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>rushed releases for new games as a result of aggressive business structure that prioritises the constant revitalisation of new merch/anime/gacha spin offs; games are never as good as they could be
>they are the epitome of missed opportunity: what could be great games merely serve as a means to guide brainless consumers to buy scorbunny plushies
>even starter popularity is manufactured, i.e. Cinderace's signature move, ability, role in new anime
>each release gets worse and worse as directors like morimoto who push the boundaries of what can be included in a game are discarded for hacks like masuda and his lapdog who do the bare minimum and suffer from terrible defeatist mindsets about childrens and muh smartphones that hold them back creatively
>no matter how far they stray from what once made them great, pokemon will never falter because it's massive universal appeal has ensured it a massive fanbase of not so savvy people who are so enamoured with it that they will continue to support it as it drives itself into the ground
>the people who constantly support pokemon with their money are unknowingly forming a destructive echo chamber that is driving their beloved franchise into the ground
>they are the epitome of missed opportunity: what could be great games merely serve as a means to guide brainless consumers to buy scorbunny plushies
>even starter popularity is manufactured, i.e. Cinderace's signature move, ability, role in new anime
>each release gets worse and worse as directors like morimoto who push the boundaries of what can be included in a game are discarded for hacks like masuda and his lapdog who do the bare minimum and suffer from terrible defeatist mindsets about childrens and muh smartphones that hold them back creatively
>no matter how far they stray from what once made them great, pokemon will never falter because it's massive universal appeal has ensured it a massive fanbase of not so savvy people who are so enamoured with it that they will continue to support it as it drives itself into the ground
>the people who constantly support pokemon with their money are unknowingly forming a destructive echo chamber that is driving their beloved franchise into the ground
