Hoenn, its routes, its seas, and that little tune that won't leave your head once you've heard it.

No gut-feel ranking here, so let's look at the criteria. And the profile says something specific. On the soundtrack side, it's a party: this version sits ahead of 96% of games, almost right at the top. The game you'd take to a desert island follows close behind, ahead of 94% of titles. Fun and the urge to rediscover it also run very high, ahead of nearly nine games out of ten. The tension is elsewhere: attachment stays low, behind two thirds of all games, and this is Pokemon we're talking about. The feel in hand and the art style land mid-pack. Careful though, several of these lines rest on very few votes, so take them as early signals.

Against other turn-based RPGs, the profile is typical of a remake loved for nostalgia and atmosphere more than for its intimate bond with the player. The surface charms, the heart hesitates.

So, who's it for? You, if you love a colorful adventure, melodies that stick, the joy of exploring a whole region. Much less if you want the RPG that marks you for life through its characters.