If you know me, you'll know that up until quite recently I was still moderately active in playing Pokemon. I challenged D/P Battle Tower like there was no tomorrow (and finally managed to get a >100 streak using Togekiss/Garchomp/Milotic :D ) and dabbled in ShoddyBattle. I was pretty interested in the competitive Pokemon scene, and clearing the main story was simply something I had to do to unlock the Battle Tower and grab all the essential items and TMs. Then B/W came out. I was very impressed by the effort put in to develop plot and character development that was miles ahead of any Pokemon game before it. It really recaptured the feeling of wanting to be a Pokemon master and wanting to save the world from evil. I was actually engaged in the Unova lore.
Time came and went, and I eventually lost interest in competitive Pokemon (because the metagame is now saturated with weather -.- ), and for a while now I thought that with that I had lost interest in Pokemon as a whole. This video changed that:
After being jaded towards Pokemon for so long, this animated trailer for the upcoming Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 reminded me that I love the series for more than simply Pokemon Online and competitive battling. It reminded me that every playthrough represents a new adventure against great odds, every character a friend or foe whose presence will still be felt after the final credits roll, and every battle an epic clash of power and wit. This video puts into visual form every childhood fantasy of anybody who has ever played Pokemon as a child.
Now I remember what it feels like to be excited for a new Pokemon release not because of that new Pokemon with awesome stats or that broken ability or that revolutionary move, but because it's yet another road into a fantastical land that I yearn to immerse myself in.
