>>51235233It is stupid as fuck isn't it. What was wrong with a bike? Relatable to kids and adults alike, fits the theme of a kid setting out on a journey. I blame gen 3 for introducing JRPG end of the world bullshit into the games, it's been nothing but concept creep since then, with the next game straight up having an evil team trying to erase the universe.
Now you just get to ride some kind of time god from the beginning of the game? Calling it kiddy bullshit would be insulting to kids, it's something worse.
The first open world game of the series should have been a proper reboot and a return to much simpler times, a wonderful world to explore with a simple premise of setting out on a journey to become champion, with much bigger focus on player expression and a world to live and adventure in, as opposed to an anime story to passively partake in. I can only dream of that game one day existing.