>>33974626It was about moving the series in a direction where game freak could try new things with the story and emphasize narrative and characters. If you just want the old get 8 badges and do the elite 4 with the same mons, just play the old games. Instead we got more gen one pandering shit like megas. And a lot of the 3D models look like absolute shit. The sprites had charm, and the colors weren't so bland and washed out. Thats another reason gen 5 stands out to me. Since your so caught up on gimmicky shit, Gen 5 also introduced rotation battles.
