Don’t Ever Stop Running
This game was my first return to Kanto since playing Crystal (and Silver and Blue and Red) back in the day.
I loved it. Revisiting all the Pokémon and old haunts was amazing. Rolling back up to Nugget road? Skipping up to Bill’s? I had a blast. But it all pales in comparison to running.
The ability to run was the greatest boon that we could have received. Caves and mazes suddenly feel traversable. I can kind of hold the model of the space well enough in my mind, because I can just zip through it.
The bicycle? No sir, thank you, I don’t think I’ll be needing that. Bind a new key item to my item button? For a brief and sultry ride? I think I’ll just SPRINT instead.
How am I supposed to use the item checker every four steps if I need to also bind the bike? Absolute nonsense. Simply absurd.
But with running…. Holding the B key, we are simply free.
Don’t ever stop running. The demons can’t catch you if you SPRINT!!!