>>56392704>What was your first pokemon game?Red and Blue, borrowed from older siblings. First I owned was Yellow. But played all 3.
>What generation did you have peak enjoyment with the franchise?Gen 2. Similar peak at Gen 4 for HGSS.
>What in your opinion is the best mainline game, and what is your favorite spinoff?It's between Crystal and HGSS for me. But for non-Pokémon enjoyers, I always recommend HGSS as the best.
As for favorite spin-off, Colosseum. PMD Explorers of Sky being a close 2nd.
>At what point do you think the soul was lost and the magic died?It didn't die for me. But shit like Let's Go and BDSP are quite bad and I'd rather they didn't exist. It's especially annoying on a community level when "fans" don't recognize PLA as the actual intended Remake for gen 4 rather than the 1:1 remake but on 3D.
BW1 really pained me too. BW2 was one of the greatest saves of all time.
>What do you think the future of pokemon is?I think it will continue down the path of retconning old designs (I'm ok with that), it will always have a "real" mainline game like SWSH and SV with all the important competitive features, but technology wise, it will always develop slow, and feel subpar if you compare it to other games.
>Who is your favorite pokemon?Quilava
