>>22057069>but the story was abysmal.Compared to fucking what? Pokemon games always have a dreadful story. At least they sort of tried to write an actual story in gen 5, even if it fell flat. The other gens outside of gen 1 are just:
>collect badges until after 7th gym>beat up evil team>capture box legend>complete 8th gem and beat E4 and become championAt least BW mixed it up at the end by having castle wreck the E4, with the evil team showdown replacing the champion altogether.