>>48184836You want the real reason? Johtotoddlers are subconsiously realizing that their childhood games are becoming irrelevant, outdated trash like gen 1 currently is. They had a nice run and did bring a lot of QoL improvements that the community takes for grant it, but that was over two decades ago. No one cares anymore. The only real edge it has over generations is that it has a two region gimmick. This was cool two decades ago but now as the community has matured, they realized how barebones both regions are along with other flaws. Newer players simply don't care how good it USED to be because they were 2 years old at that time. Sounds familiar? This is how /vp/ treats genwunner games (Oh well it was okay for it's time, but it's too glitchy and isn't modern enough to be a serious option to call the best of anything). This isn't about us. It's about Johtotoddlers needing to be honest to themselves. Say to themselves "Yes the overworld used to look cool and impressive compared to gen 1, but there's better out there. No muh soul is not an argument".
It's best not to clown them too hard though. You don't clown him for no getting rid of his old, busted and rusty car from 1950. He'll just lecture you to death about how much he used to drive in his car, how "they don't make them like they used to" and how ungrateful this newer kids are. You just accept that he's a coping old geezer who can't let go of the past. Defending and cherishing this car/game is incredibly important to him as this is his way of rebelling against the evils of modern society. So just just let him have his moments. Let him tell you stories about how fun his childhood game was. It'll make him stop screeching autistically and you can move on to doing more productive things with your time.
