Without actually reading my review again, I think I mentioned something about not being sure if I would go back and keep collecting more Pokemon. I still kind of am, but I am still unsure if I want to.

I went through the first stage another 15 times last night just trying to catch the Togepi I needed to finished the collection for that stage. Each time through was only a few minutes, but 15 times adds up. For one Pokemon.

I started getting frustrated and almost gave it up, but then I finally saw another one. Wasn't able to catch it, but just seeing it activated that "almost had it" feeling and I had to keep trying. Then I did see it again several plays later and I got it. And it felt great.

Then I stopped and compared this to the feeling of the original Red I played and I realized it's actually pretty similar. It's not like I went and caught each of the 151 the first time I saw each of them. Sometimes it took hunting. It took grinding. It took being annoyed because you accidentally knocked it out or it ran away. But eventually you get it, and it's amazing. Maybe I will actually stick with this in the background a little more than I thought. But that was also back when I had more time to put into a fewer amount of games I had access to.

Also, looking at some FAQs, some of the rare ones sound really annoying to find and catch. Again, like Red, but I don't know if I have that in me. And if I'm not going to plan on getting them all, why get any more? We'll see what I feel as time goes on, I suppose.