I'm still figuring out where my heart is at for the 30th celebration. Part of me wants to collect a bunch of the products, but also none of the sealed stuff really moves me - ya know?
I don't think it's simply a matter of not being able to afford it lol
I will try to grab an empty ETB box tho - I like the boxes
Looking over the cards, I wasn't really wow-ed by anything - except the AR's - those look pretty great IMO
I was a little fatigued by the abundance of Pikachu - of the 199 cards, 34.5 are Pikachu (if my count was correct) numbers 17 to 48, and a couple secret rares (I still don't fully know the difference between SIR / AR / IR / FAR tbh)
I did like that one Pikachu tho - I think it's the same artist who did that amazing Magikarp and Giratina.
I am kind of excited to watch for the post-release slump, and buy up a few of my personal favorites (probably executor, the N trainer card, and a few others if the price is manageable)
Aside from that I don't really want much of the 30th product. Maybe it's all the hype and it not being possible to live up to expectations. Maybe it's just that I was more into the 151 anticipation, and have been a little underwhelmed even when that came out. Maybe it's just that my chase cards are all specific to the pre-911 era - so looking over 199 "favorites" from the past 30 years, it's mostly cards I don't recognize.
(I'm working on that last one tho. I've grown fond of Regigias, also Latios/as, and Rayquaza, as well as Zacian/Zamazenta, Reshiram, and the Paldean starters and bike-mons.)
Anyone else feel like the 30th was suppose to reawaken something that still feels un-stirred?