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So let's strip away all the shiny coating of paint.
Replace every single model with textureless boxes, make every map basic gray shapes.
Is it still a fun game for all the same reasons [insert your favorite pokemon game] was?
If not, trash it.
If so, explain how.
I think many people would agree that the ideal Pokemon game maxes out the potential of its mechanics first and foremost, so why should these games be judged any other way before acknowledging such a factor?
I, for one, quit this series the minute I began to look at it this way, so I think it's important that anyone consider this. We should always take a critical look at the things we love.
