>>47593953>>47594013>>47593934There's a point to be made, though. Gen 6 was functionally and mechanically similar to Gen 5, and had gameplay progression akin to the first 4 generations.
Meanwhile, Gen 7 was the one that completely stripped the formula of the National Dex, player-based progression and agency, and narrative focus. It speaks nothing to Gen 6's actual quality, but the barrier between Gen 6 to 7 is too great to lump them together, especially when Gen 8 ended up being a straight offshoot of what Gen 7 went for.
>inb4 blind Unova shitposting because autists can't handle the truthYou don't even have to like Gen 5 or 6, the point is that whether you like it or not these statements hold true. 3D didn't kill Pokemon, lack of any real scope past ORAS (and arguably even XY) did.
