>>41728809Pokemon Sword and Shield is the logical end point of capitalism. Its existence is the triumph of capital over creativity; it has no reason to exist beyond adding a simulacrum of novelty to a declining commodity. It is the committee designed end point of a franchise alienated from the ideas of play. To choose to play Sword and Shield is the ultimate act of false consciousness, you may tell yourself you can engineer some kind of enjoyment when in reality this cynically designed game is playing you. Where one could see some joy in the running, jumping, shell throwing antics of the Super Mario Bros., Sword and Shield brings nothing new to the table; it is simply an invitation to buy the latest iteration of mainline Pokemon games. Like the New Super Mario Bros. games and the futile non-existence of Funky Kong, Sword and Shield is Nintendo cynically selling back to you something you’ve already bought and demanding that you enjoy it.
