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Comming from a self considered snob, you should probably actually play it. The only rehash is the fact they use a turn base system from the original game (and that in itself has been modified to the point it's unrecognizable to the older systems).

Sorry but I'm with greg on this one. It's the same formula with a small splatter of difference.

You play as the same kid who's just getting out of your parents house
A rival, the only time I can recall a difference in how the rival was introduced was gold and silver
You have the same dumb ass long water route you have to go through (concept)
Cave level
Ice level
A "bad" organization
The elite four
And the same stupid ass HM's that waste pokemon slots.

The only differences is slight changes on introductions, names, towns and pokemon, but it's the same formula. Granted the "3rd" of each game (yellow, crystal) had different story lines pertaining to specific pokemon, but it be nice if they just put all the goddam regions together, told you to become the goddam master, with pokemon only getting harder, which gives more rewards.

I feel like if they took the same concept as ratchet and clank it be 10x better and refreshing, none the less I can't argue its a classic.