>>38756689>Physical special splitThis is the dumbest shit I ever heard. Every game after it has it. Only gen4fags do that shit. Nobody list catching pokemon as a plus when talking about gen 1, or abilities when talking about gen 3. What kind of shit is that?
>Good spritework and artworkI like sprites and I think they did a good job in gen 4. Seems like a stretch though. It's literally between gen 3 and 5 like a technical improvement.
>Very explorable regionIt's pretty fucking linear and dull. Doesn't stand out from any other game.
>Good musicI guess but is not the best. It might be better than gen 3 because gba sound was awful but that still manages to be memorable. Gen 4 doesn't stand out.
>Good use of (then) current hardwareNo. It's a marginal improvement like the sound. The slowness and fucking saving is abysmal. The bottom screen is very underutilized. They literally did the minimum to justify the gimmick. I like how they just gave up on the second screen on later installments. The stylus and the touch screen are also useless gimmicks they put minimum effort into. I don't blame them. Gimmicks are fucking useless and dumb, especially in pokemon.
I actually like Pokemon. All of it. I value people who enjoy games I don't but those reasons are often repeated and utter bullshit.
