>>24618713He's talking about an overabundance of versions, not necessarily them putting out too many pokemon generations. We always get 2 versions, plus a third version, in gen 5 we straight up got 2 sequel versions, gen 3 had 3 versions *plus* 2 versions of the Kanto remakes. Toss in gen 4 with 3 Sinnoh versions and 2 Johto remakes, then gen 6 already having XY plus ORAS, with Z on the horizon and still potential for Delta Emerald to materialize. Pokemon is fun, and having an enhanced special edition each generation is nice, but at the same time, it's also getting oversaturated. Some people don't enjoy waiting through two years for the next iteration of the franchise because they have to put out a remake and a special edition before we wait another few years to get the next generation. Especially so when they seem deadset on not fixing the problems with the series or giving the fans what they're asking for. Each gen we get a great new feature that we love and then it's taken away the next go around in favor of another new feature that is cool, but would be better in addtion tot he previous stuff, and meanwhile the metagame is still broken, power creep runs rampant, the battle system, while fun, has grown a bit stale over time and there's only so much that they can do to keep fans interested before they start bleeding customers from lack of interest. Yeah, Y got me excited about gen 6 because "Wow! 3D! Finally! It's only 6 years later than it should have been possible to do!" and also a new type and trainer customization. That lasted one playthrough and a bit of dicking around with friends because I hadn't gotten to actually battle anyone in a long time. After the novelty wore off, I put the game down and now I'm not playing at all in hopes that Z will fix what was so fucking dull about Kalos. ORAS apparently didn't fare much better. They just need to realize that more versions isn't always better. They need better games to start with.
