Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
As remakes of the 2006 DS games, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are pretty faithful to the source material. But that same faithfulness holds it back from reaching the potential of a more radical update. These games are colorful, nostalgic, and have a handful of modern quality of life changes that make them at least more approachable than the original games, but they ultimately end up feeling like a missed opportunity to make a more robust update to two great Pokémon titles. This isn’t helped by it being the first of a handful of Pokémon games marred by technical issues not found in the originals. They’re fine! But that’s all they are.
