>>39578273>Gen 1-2The franchise in its most pure, although highly imperfect, form.
>Gen 3-4Deviations from the originals, leaving behind some early installment weirdness and bringing many improvements. For better or worse, solidified what the franchise was going to be from then on.
>Gen 5Its own thing. Tried to go back to the original roots without leaving the Gen 3-4 spirit.
>Gen 6-7A further deviation from the original spirit of the franchise. Had some really good ideas, but focused too much on the "WOW" aspect of them instead of the implementation.
>Gen 8-?God knows what it'll be, but it seems to have taken the mistakes done by Gen 6-7 to another level. Might even bastardize one of the main pillars of the franchise since its inception.
