The Virgin Sage(d) vs. the Chad Clover
>Sage uses essentials, making it only playable standalone; got fucked when essentials got C&D'd
>Clover stayed humble with a romhack, which means it can run on anything that can run a GBA emulator
>Sage took the entire thing super seriously: everything had to be perfect. This philosophy lead to slow progress and fans lost interest
>Nobody took Clover seriously at all, making shitty designs hilarious and the sky was the limit for mon possibilities since the meme well ran deep with ideas. Consistent thread and the "anyone can join if they're good enough" philosophy made progress speedy and glitches were patched frequently
>Sage dev team fell apart after 2016 amerifat shitfest because of conflicting political views
>Clover dev team already had shitty offensive memes in their game, so you can tell how much they cared
>Sagemon designs are uninspired, soulless fakemon made with the philosophy of "it hasn't been made yet"
>Clovermon designs are inspired by memes and are made in a way that, even if it's a dead meme, it's still a unique take on it and, thus, still funny
>Sage "Demo": 4 gym demo in a color-saturated region reminiscent of sinnoh's worst parts
>Clover now: Full 8 gym + e4 + champion experience with Ebin islands (4 more gyms) on the way
