dnovraD: [...]
The kind of pokemon game that would work for me would basically be a biologist simulator: A lot of observation at a keen distance, perhaps even a whole game about correcting errata in the Pokedex or making taxonomic decisions.
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dnovraD: If I say "I'm bored with the turn based battle system of the game and never was interested in the competitive aspects of the game", that is axiomaticly different than what the mainline games offer.

I don't want the Gym Leader challenge, I don't want to stop and save the world, I haven't interest in the battle system as is. Superficial improvements won't change that I've come to find it a slog.

The kind of pokemon game that would work for me would basically be a biologist simulator: A lot of observation at a keen distance, perhaps even a whole game about correcting errata in the Pokedex or making taxonomic decisions.

Edit: Thanks for the free double post.

dnovraD: If I say "I'm bored with the turn based battle system of the game and never was interested in the competitive aspects of the game", that is axiomaticly different than what the mainline games offer.

I don't want the Gym Leader challenge, I don't want to stop and save the world, I haven't interest in the battle system as is. Superficial improvements won't change that I've come to find it a slog.

The kind of pokemon game that would work for me would basically be a biologist simulator: A lot of observation at a keen distance, perhaps even a whole game about correcting errata in the Pokedex or making taxonomic decisions.

Edit: Thanks for the free double post.

J Lo: Do you have a Wii or Nintendo Switch? Sounds like Endless Ocean might be the game you are looking for. I recommend looking up gameplay videos before purchasing.

Dawnsinger: It might be feasible with sufficient inside knowledge to make a mod that turns a RTWP into turn based, but only maybe.

Lifthrasil: Well, the most famous example of mods fixing a game that was released in a broken state was Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines. Such a mess on release with the dev going out of business. But such a great game with the community patches and mods!

Dawnsinger: Huh, what? I got that game on DVD back in the day and never modded it and it was perfectly fine? Didn't get it straight on launch though, so if later editions were released and fixed things, that might have been the case. Maybe I still have the DVD somewhere even.

toroca: My experiences with "Mods will fix this" is more connected to fixing issues than with modifying play, though I often enjoy gameplay mods as well.

I couldn't begin to count how many games I play that were left with fundamentally flawed/broken aspects after the final official patches for them. Luckily, some of them have or had active modding communities that have been able to either outright fix these issues or build workarounds that render them neutral. A great example is Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. There are hundreds of bugfixes in the community patches for it and its expansion that fix bugs, glitches, and broken things that the developers bever got around to. You can use the community patches without any other mods if you so choose, leaving you with a more functional but otherwise unchanged experience. Of course, the Elder Scrolls series on the whole has hundreds of very well-made gameplay mods that are quite fin as well.

Another example for me is SimCity 4. The largest mod for the game is probably the Network Addon mod that drastically expands your transportation options, but the mod also includes some fixes for fundamentally flawed or completely broken pathfinding in the game's simulation. Those fixes alone are worth installing the mod, even without all the new gameplay stuff it lets you add.

When I acquire a new (to me) game, one of the first things I do is check to see if it has a modding community, and if it does, I look to see if there are bugfixes for it. I usually browse the gameplay mods as well just to get a sense of what's available, but those bugfixes are my first priority.

Shmacky-McNuts: Being bored with a game series aimed at children is an odd thing to be upset about. Adults tend to move on to things, more mentally stimulating. That is normal.

toroca: When I acquire a new (to me) game, one of the first things I do is check to see if it has a modding community, and if it does, I look to see if there are bugfixes for it. I usually browse the gameplay mods as well just to get a sense of what's available, but those bugfixes are my first priority.