>>26666137Every Pokemon game can be made easy, but I think Gen 6 made it harder to challenge yourself in fun ways. Going through RB on virtual console showed me that, when you don't do anything overboard like stocking yourself with healing and grinding out the ass, the game puts up a decent fight even for an adult. It's easy, but it isn't boring. People make fun of Blue's shitty movepools, but his Pokemon are up to 20 levels higher than you when you get there without much grinding, so it's actually not that bad.
It certainly can't be nostalgia, given that I was already a young man when Platinum was out, I even played recently, and again it's an engaging challenge.
If you want to have gen 6 challenge you, you have to cripple yourself. I don't think I would have liked that as a kid, but most kids these days are mobile shitters, so maybe they like those constant compliments everyone in the game is doling out to you.
I really hate that every gym leader has only three Pokemon, the Elite Four not getting stronger as you progress, and said Elite Four having four Pokemon, none of them seem to try to counter what you might have.
We desperately need a hard mode. I get that Pokemon is for kids, and should be accessible, but some series can benefit from growing with their audiences. There were no adults playing Pokemon when it came out, now there are, in fact they actually make up a pretty significant portion of the player base if I look at those Gen 5 sales figures.
