>>41274490People are having "fun". They are forcing themselves to think "hey, it's not that bad" because they are rationalizing their purchase.
Very few people can spend 60$ and think "hey, I've been scammed and I'm a fucking idiot because there were lots of indications that I was going to be scammed".
That coupled with nostalgia googles is a hell of a ride.
Tell people about the game's problems, they will say something along the lines of this:
> Well, it's not like everyone catched everything> There's plenty of Pokémon still> Pokémon's never been a hard game> Graphics don't matter in Pokémon games> Every Pokémon game has a shit story> Every region is linearSo why do people play Pokémon if that above is true? Spoiler: it isn't. Pokémon is being declining in quality over the last 6 years, since BW. But people have some kind of Stockholm Syndrome with this series, and many GOfags have invaded the main games with their shit taste.
Bad times for Pokémon
