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>dared to be original to attract newer fans
>dared not pandering older pokemon to give new ones all the spotlight they need
>dared to upscale the visuals on a best-selling system
>dared to tell a relatively more mature story than previous games
>dared incorporate rich real-life philosophy and mythology in a very nuanced manner to its pokemon
>dared to create similar, yet different, parallels to famous pokemon from previous gens because old fans will whine about being “alienated”
>dared to introduce competitive features and new mechanics that are still appreciated to this day
>...
>it comes out
>...
>ends up not selling as well as previous entries because, as they predicted, old fans claimed they were alienated and whine about not using their “bros” and stupid shit like HMs not breaking
>the same old fans, almost 10 years later, are now whining as to why Game Freak are telling stories that treat them like children and pandering to genwunners
You didn’t appreciate the series at its best, because you thought it was at its worst on that point. Shut the fuck up.
>dared not pandering older pokemon to give new ones all the spotlight they need
>dared to upscale the visuals on a best-selling system
>dared to tell a relatively more mature story than previous games
>dared incorporate rich real-life philosophy and mythology in a very nuanced manner to its pokemon
>dared to create similar, yet different, parallels to famous pokemon from previous gens because old fans will whine about being “alienated”
>dared to introduce competitive features and new mechanics that are still appreciated to this day
>...
>it comes out
>...
>ends up not selling as well as previous entries because, as they predicted, old fans claimed they were alienated and whine about not using their “bros” and stupid shit like HMs not breaking
>the same old fans, almost 10 years later, are now whining as to why Game Freak are telling stories that treat them like children and pandering to genwunners
You didn’t appreciate the series at its best, because you thought it was at its worst on that point. Shut the fuck up.
