[Meta Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Dragonstrike]

Explorers of Sky is generally considered the definitive version of PMD2, as well as the best entry in the series as of the time of this post's writing.  If you're going to play Explorers, it's usually recommended that you play Explorers of Sky.

Your other main choice if you're going to go the emulation route is Red/Blue Rescue Team, the first game in the series.  It's not as refined as PMD2 is, but it's still a damn good game even if it is a little clunky and much more difficult for a whole grouping of starter pokemon.  There are a lot of things unique to it that people look back at fondly (such as Friend Areas), but it's definitely rough around the edges (like many first attempts at creating a new kind of formula).

Gates to Infinity (PMD3) and Super Mystery Dungeon (PMD4) are both 3DS games, and thus more difficult to emulate.  They're also generally not considered as good as Explorers for varying reasons (but again, they're still pretty dang good games imho).  Like Rescue Team, they also have some interesting gimmicks with their own appeal (Building Paradise in Gates, and the Connection Orb in Super).

Moral of the Story: every game ends up being compared to Explorers (specifically Explorers of Sky).