>>46000480Yeah, Gen 3 and the transition away from watercolor was when the soul started getting sucked out. You could tell the new art/designs were made with committee approval to appeal to the most people as possible.
There was still a ton of great stuff about Gen 3, and 4/5 for that matter, but it was really obvious the hard wall between the small team making some strange Gameboy game, and the big team with multiple departments working under creative directors to make a product.
