Why is Pokemon such an acclaimed franchise that people still play in 2014?
>in game battles are basically rock paper scissors
>story is so bad and cliche that it borders on parody
What's that? You play online?
>competitive battles are shit spamming contests using the same handful of copy and paste teams
>metagame in general is unbalanced beyond repair
It has to be the nostalgia factor. No self-respecting adult would enjoy these games otherwise. When will you realize these games are objectively shit? Not to mention the "third version" of the main games is a blatant, literal rehash. But I guess you guys will eat anything Game Freak shits out. I don't mean to sound hostile but it's frustrating how those jewy Japs are scamming you by pandering to older fans with nostalgia and then giving them a shitty children's game.