Answer me, oh Defense Force. Why should I buy this game if it doesn't meet mine or someone else's standards? Why should I get Home? Or Sleep? Or any of the countless spin-off games they're trying to sell me- if I disagree with their business philosophy going forward?

All I wanted was a compromise. Some great big announcement that made it all better. Made it worth my time. But the more I looked back over the years, the more I realized that the removal of features actually became Pokémon's overall biggest feature. They get rid of interesting concepts immediately instead of expanding on them further. They do it in the name of trying to preserve those game's integrity, but at the same time, I just feel cheated. It's not fair to me as a paying customer that if I wanted to try out the Pokéthlon, for instance, I can only play Heart Gold and Soul Silver, because those are the only games in the series that offered it.

Why aren't they trying to go bigger? Their latest endeavors have been short, simplistic, and have very little to do endgame-wise. Why aren't they trying to make "the mother of all Pokémon games" and instead are giving us yet another Sun and Moon, or X and Y? Their marketing strategy hasn't implied otherwise, or else they'd be showing off a hell of a lot more than they have. Think about how long it's been since they made that announcement, and how little they'e revealed in the meantime. It's appalling.

I am a paying customer, damn it. I can take my business elsewhere. The Switch has so many better options, and when it boils down to it, this is the decision that got me to stop playing their new games entirely. They are not 'entitled' to my money. So please, tell me, why should I buy this game? Seriously, give me a damn good reason.

tldr; Succ my Sword and Shields, I'm not buying it.