>>41902271This. James didn't have anything to do with how small, short, simple, and easy the game is. He isn't responsible for the bad animations, the dex cuts, the shitty gimmicks, and the overall lack of polish and quality.
James is mostly just an artist. He draws concept art and his vision of what the game should look like, and oversees the game's progress to keep everyone on track towards that vision. James probably designed a few Pokemon too, of course, but which ones we do not know. He gives the OK on things, but when you have to work with a team of people with dated skills (or lack thereof) and are constantly being rushed by TPC, there's only so much you can do.
The game probably looks as best as it could have, considering Gamefreak's lackluster abilities, so I can say James did a good job at the very least. How it plays and how it functions is completely out of James' territory and is not his problem. /vp/ just loves to use him as a scapegoat for EVERYTHING that is wrong with modern Pokemon.
