They should have had these conversations after the release of Black/White. But truth be told, they probably don’t give a fuck. They make them, people buy them, they always sell out in record numbers, so they’ll make another one again, that’ll somehow be even worse than the previous one
@dinckelman@CosmicSploogeDrizzle Black/White were the best games that the series had. I still don’t understand all the hate for these games to this day. The world was great, the postgame was good, and the Pokémon weren’t designed as poorly as everyone says.
Because nostalgia is a driving force for this franchise and BW committed the sin to dare not to rely on that. Which is why even when they cut the National Dex in Sword and Shield, they made sure nobody would miss that Charizard was still there.
They are constantly testing how little they can offer and still have people buy out of sheer nostalgia. That Indigo Disk DLC with the Blueberry Academy looks like it will be very barebones, just an enclosed environment with some Elite 4-like fights, but they made sure to show that all the old starter buddies are back, because they know people will flock to that.
Enjoyment of something is completely subjective, but I personally just did not enjoy a lot of the design and style choices in these games. The Pokemon didn’t feel very exciting, and it just felt like they were running out of ideas quickly. I can understand why people enjoyed B/W and the 2’s, but unfortunately I did not
TBF those had to grow on me, especially the first ones. They were actually challenging, due to changes in how exp gain is scaled. Plethora of activities after the game ends is something that got me hooked for a long time in Black 2, which overall I think I enjoyed a lot more than 1
They should have had these conversations after the release of Black/White. But truth be told, they probably don’t give a fuck. They make them, people buy them, they always sell out in record numbers, so they’ll make another one again, that’ll somehow be even worse than the previous one
@dinckelman @CosmicSploogeDrizzle Black/White were the best games that the series had. I still don’t understand all the hate for these games to this day. The world was great, the postgame was good, and the Pokémon weren’t designed as poorly as everyone says.
Because nostalgia is a driving force for this franchise and BW committed the sin to dare not to rely on that. Which is why even when they cut the National Dex in Sword and Shield, they made sure nobody would miss that Charizard was still there.
They are constantly testing how little they can offer and still have people buy out of sheer nostalgia. That Indigo Disk DLC with the Blueberry Academy looks like it will be very barebones, just an enclosed environment with some Elite 4-like fights, but they made sure to show that all the old starter buddies are back, because they know people will flock to that.
Enjoyment of something is completely subjective, but I personally just did not enjoy a lot of the design and style choices in these games. The Pokemon didn’t feel very exciting, and it just felt like they were running out of ideas quickly. I can understand why people enjoyed B/W and the 2’s, but unfortunately I did not
TBF those had to grow on me, especially the first ones. They were actually challenging, due to changes in how exp gain is scaled. Plethora of activities after the game ends is something that got me hooked for a long time in Black 2, which overall I think I enjoyed a lot more than 1
What was wrong with Black and White? Did you mean Sun and Moon?