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I clocked maybe 40 hours on this back then, Chrono Trigger got roughly the same from me.
Game entry
Pokémon Blue Version
1996 · JRPG, Strategy, Adventure · Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo
Pokémon Blue Version carries 1,867 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 49 in the world ranking, with 74% of duels won out of 328 played. Final Fantasy VII is the rival it has faced most: 13 duels, 8 wins and 5 losses. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 1 out of 56 (1996).
World rank
no. 49
ELO score
1,867
Wins
74%
Duels played
328
About Pokémon Blue Version
Pokémon Blue is the third core series Pokémon game released as a minor revision of Pokémon Red and Green, which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first solitary version in the core series of Pokémon games. Various fixes in the game include a graphics and sound upgrade, as well as the removal of several known glitches that had been found in the original pair. Outside of Japan, its graphics, game engine and script formed the basis of Pokémon Red and Blue, while the wild Pokémon and game-exclusive Pokémon lists were changed to match Red and Green.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,867 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Final Fantasy VII 62% 13 duels played · 17 points ahead
- against Chrono Trigger 45% 11 duels played · 41 points ahead
- against Persona 5 56% 9 duels played · 61 points ahead
- against Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 50% 6 duels played · 40 points behind
- against Genshin Impact 100% 5 duels played · 325 points ahead
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Around this spot
The games Pokémon Blue Version sits between in the world ranking.
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The standing
Where Pokémon Blue Version ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Pokémon Blue Version stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 1 out of 56 (1996).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 49 | 5,035 |
| JRPG | 6 | 228 |
| 1990s | 6 | 659 |
| 1996 | 1 | 56 |
The community
The debate
9 comments
qstanton
I clocked maybe 40 hours on this back then, Chrono Trigger got roughly the same from me.
GhostByte2
Le rythme est lent aujourd'hui mais l'attachement reste intact.
AnaïsKid
Il mérite sa place.
Hebert49
Face à Final Fantasy VII il fait pâle figure niveau ambition, mais l'un a lancé un genre que l'autre a juste perfectionné.
Alice_1995
Ce qui tient encore aujourd'hui c'est la structure : on avance par petites étapes, un gymnase après l'autre, et chaqu'un fixe un objectif clair sans jamais noyer le joueur sous des systèmes annexes. La limite c'est que hors de cette progression il n'y a presque rien, pas d'histoire à proprement parler.
Faivre4
J'y jouais chez mon oncle qui avait acheté la version bleue direct (il refusait la rouge pour une raison qu'il n'a jamais expliquée). Des heures entières sans s'en lasser.
Lenoir80
La version bleue partout, marrant. Chez nous c'était pareil, jamais compris ce choix collectif.
Celia_44
Y lo que más recuerdo es jugarlo con mi hermano, turnándonos cada vez que el otro moría, aunque aquí no se moría exactamente, más bien se perdían los combates y tocaba curar en el centro Pokémon antes de seguir. La parte de explorar juntos fue lo mejor, aunque el ritmo ahora se siente bastante lento comparado con lo que jugamos después.
Gaudin1990
Bref, curer au centre plutôt que mourir, ça change tout niveau frustration comparé aux RPG d'après.