>>40528967>Gen 5 is where the series became story focused.Gen 3
>It's where the best friend rivals started. Gen 3
>Gen 5 is when the games started to become extremely linear (because of the story focus).Define linearity.
>he entire pokedex was essentially regional variants ripped entirely off of Kanto. Two different species that fit the same catergory > Outright taking the same pokemon and giving it a new coat of paint. But if you still consider that to be ripping-off Gen 1, then Gen 3 beat you to it.
>How can people seriously complain about the new games while calling gen 5 the best? It CREATED the new games.What created the new games was the success of RBY, and the sudden realization that Pokemon is a prime cash cow material that will be milked for generations to come.
