"I truly don’t want to see my first and favorite Pokémon games, Diamond and Pearl, to be treated in the same vain as SW/SH"

So, I’m typically not the kind of person to be super nervous about anything in this nature. But obviously, Pokémon has meant a lot to me, and assuming they will be releasing the DP remakes possibly even next year with how fast paced their releases have been make me so nervous for the DP remakes.Diamond and Pearl meant a lot to me. They were my first Pokémon games, and the amount of memories I’ve had with them as a child are so special. I remmeber looking up on YouTube peoples crazy stories and theories about the Old Chateau, and looking up strategies. I remember all the memories I have messing around with action replay, because I REALLY wanted to get the darkrai and shaymin event that I missed.It’s been so hard to admit that Pokémon has its numerous flaws as of late. I love Pokémon so much, so finally admitting that yes, the games are not in a good state right now was tough. So with the state of Sword/Shield, I’m absolutely a nervous wreck just thinking about the DP remakes coming out in this point in time. I would be extremely heartbroken to see my favorite and first games be treated as nothing more than a cheap cash grab with little effort.I wish companies would realize how much these stories and creatures mean to us. I hate to be thinking negatively. I REALLY want to believe that maybe the remakes will somehow be fantastic. But I keep thinking the worst. I only imagine more megas not coming back, the world of Sinnoh being reduced to linear and simple paths. I imagine Dialga and Palkia being gigantimaxed, never seeing the primal forms we all want to see.I imagine team galactic be simplified, I imagine all the towns in the game I love losing their unique atmosphere.I REALLY want these remakes to be treated well. I can only imagine how the Ruby/Sapphire fans felt when ORAS was released with its lack of features.I would have rather had the remakes occur around the 3DS era at this point honestly. I feel this is the worst gen for the remakes to happen, and I’m scared only more features that made the originals great will be removed. I totally understand that Pokémon is meant for kids.But the ORIGINAL diamond and pearl were ALSO meant for kids, and look how amazing they were! I had so much fun, and the key difference from the SW/SH is that I CAN STILL ENJOY THEM JUST THE SAME AS AN ADULT. I think that’s what made the games special. They put in effort, and were still catered to kids without sacrificing their timeless gameplay, characters, and story. I feel now that Pokémon has become even more iconic than ever, the games have been treated as simply glorified merchandise.Please, please, please make good remakes of these games. And for ALL future remakes. So many people had memories, and while no remake can ever be perfect, I at least want to see more content and effort put in...I will continue to be crossing my fingers, hoping for a solid DP remake. Despite the controversies of SW/SH, I have a little bit of hope that the DP remakes at least can be decent enough. via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/2XPBUeY