Posted on 03/03/2014 at 10:15 AM
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Man, this game disappointed me so much as a kid. Thankfully me and my brothers didn't buy it or ask for it for Christmas/birthday, so we didn't get burned. My cousin had it and we played her copy to completion in about the five hours you described. At the time, that was a completely unacceptable clock time for a game so we were highly disappointed.
Flash forward to around 2010 when I replayed it as an adult... and damn do I love this game. It's original, relaxing (as you mentioned) and just plain ol' fun. Would love for Nintendo to revisit the concept on the Wii U and make another.
Can't wait for my kids to get a bit older and get into Pokemon and give this game a whirl. I think they'll really enjoy it for what it is. Unlike them, I didn't have many games growing up, or access to many either. When games were short, we hated them because it meant we had nothing new to play. I've got so many games now, they won't have to have that hanging over their head while they enjoy something like Pokemon Snap.