This game is shaping up well from the trickle of information and videos that
Nintendo is putting out. OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire are remakes of the 3rd
generation of Pokemon games (Ruby and Sapphire) which originally came out on
Gameboy Advance, but they are far more than the typical remaster. The games have
been completely remade in 3D to take advantage of the 3DS' hardware.
This version will support all 719 Pokemon plus the new Mega Evolution forms
that have been announced, however like in previous games, you will need to trade
with and own other games in the series to actually catch all of the Pokemon.
Transferring Pokemon from the previous titles: Pokemon X and Y to the new ones,
is made easier this time with the Pokemon Bank, a cheap(ish) subscription
service which allows you to store Pokemon independently from the games. Though
trading between games using two 3DS consoles is still necessary if you want to
transfer items (such as Mega Stones necessary for Mega Evolution) across with
the Pokemon.
New players and old fans of the series will find lots to enjoy in this game,
with a faithful remaster of the beloved Hoenn region with new and old Pokemon.
The cover mascots (Grouden and Kyogre) feature new Primal forms, and the
storyline from the original games looks like it will be largely the same.
Gamefreak have made excellent remakes before (FireRed & LeafGreen and
HeartGold & SoulSilver) so we can expect to see good improvements over the
original games.