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Remember, Game Freak wants to appeal to today’s kids, and they’re willing to do whatever it takes to shed away the old fans by alienating them as much as possible. Just think about it:
>protagonists are 8-10 year olds
Scarlet/Violet include an academy that can be attended by people of all, but Game Freak still went ahead with making the protagonists kids. The fact they look even younger than Gen 7’s and 8’s protagonists is no surprise either. Moreover…
>school setting
As far as I can tell, no reasonable and functioning adult or teenager actually likes playing as a schoolchild in a school setting. Hell, not even children want to play as schoolchildren since it’s tiresome to have your entertainment revolve around a school, but it doesn’t alienate them as much as adults. It’s not all that different from Rockstar’s Bully game, which was targeted towards teenagers as a diet GTA clone, but even that game doesn’t alienate adults as much as Gen 9. Doesn’t help that the region’s antagonist team is composed of academy delinquents.
>obscene lack of Gen 1 pandering
Considered by some to be a good thing, but asides from a silly toothbrushing game made for literal babies, the inclusion and glorifying of gen 1 pokemon is Game Freak’s signature way of re-attracting old fans to the newer games. The fact they’re not doing it now sends a clear message they want to move on for good. No Charizard Bridge, or a gym leader whose signature pokemon is a Kantomon, or anything like that. And this is without mentioning the design. Back in 90’s and 00’s, edgy and rugged designs were what kids liked. Meanwhile, today’s kids prefer funny and cute designs, though they have their own idea of cool designs, as is the case of Armorouge.
Save yourselves the headache, and move on to something new. Game Freak no longer wants us, and they’ll keep this up until the last individual above the age of 12 stops buying their games.
>protagonists are 8-10 year olds
Scarlet/Violet include an academy that can be attended by people of all, but Game Freak still went ahead with making the protagonists kids. The fact they look even younger than Gen 7’s and 8’s protagonists is no surprise either. Moreover…
>school setting
As far as I can tell, no reasonable and functioning adult or teenager actually likes playing as a schoolchild in a school setting. Hell, not even children want to play as schoolchildren since it’s tiresome to have your entertainment revolve around a school, but it doesn’t alienate them as much as adults. It’s not all that different from Rockstar’s Bully game, which was targeted towards teenagers as a diet GTA clone, but even that game doesn’t alienate adults as much as Gen 9. Doesn’t help that the region’s antagonist team is composed of academy delinquents.
>obscene lack of Gen 1 pandering
Considered by some to be a good thing, but asides from a silly toothbrushing game made for literal babies, the inclusion and glorifying of gen 1 pokemon is Game Freak’s signature way of re-attracting old fans to the newer games. The fact they’re not doing it now sends a clear message they want to move on for good. No Charizard Bridge, or a gym leader whose signature pokemon is a Kantomon, or anything like that. And this is without mentioning the design. Back in 90’s and 00’s, edgy and rugged designs were what kids liked. Meanwhile, today’s kids prefer funny and cute designs, though they have their own idea of cool designs, as is the case of Armorouge.
Save yourselves the headache, and move on to something new. Game Freak no longer wants us, and they’ll keep this up until the last individual above the age of 12 stops buying their games.
