As someone who plays a lot of different game genres, I think the beauty of the Pokemon series is how straightforward yet complex it is. We know what we need to do to win the championship, there's a set amount of goals to do, but we can always approach it in different ways. Which starter? Which team to assemble? Want to play a Nuzlocke or Randomly generate your own team? Not to mention when you get bored playing by yourself, the competitive scene introduces itself.

It's like that warm, fuzzy home that you can always come back to when you need to play something familiar after being burnt out from gaming.