So this is where it finally ends. Sword/Shield are a complete shitshow and I refuse to reward GameFreak for such unfinished and half-assed mediocrity.
I've played every game in the series since Red Version all the way back in 1998 with my Purple GameBoy Color, both of which I got for Christmas. While my standards and expectations for good Pokemon games have risen over the years, GameFreak's standards and effort put into creating Pokemon games have fallen. Pokémon is finally dead, and so I can make peace with it and move on.
February 27th 1996 - November 15th, 2019
Rest in Peace, Pocket Monsters
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