>>58698059There are games in the series that I've liked more than others, but there's not one I don't actually enjoy playing every now and again. I'm not one of those people who play the games for 1000s of hours, though, I complete the story content, complete the dex, then dip back in for DLC/events.
I think a lot of the really angry Pokémon fans just play nothing but Pokémon, then get to a point where they never want to play Pokémon again, and spend the time they've freed up by telling people they don't play Pokémon anymore.