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Pokémon games have become consistently ugly, and it's alright to wish they weren't (www.eurogamer.net)
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[–] pory 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Nah, at the time I was also like "holy shit why do you want game freak to go 3D?". And I say that as an unrepentant Colosseum/XD stan. Black and White's unique animated sprite style was absolutely gorgeous on the DS and still is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sure, I'm not saying you specifically, but you sure sound plugged into the franchise enough to remember that frustration existing. If not in the more hardcore fanbase, such as it is, definitely in the larger gaming space.

This made me go back to check press reviews of the time and, man, they are funny. There are open requests for everything from "a nice long epic that makes the GameBoy series wish it could compete" to this one guy outright claiming they want it turned into an MMO (so of the time), a bunch of requests for voice acting and lots and lots of "fans will enjoy it, everyone else stay away". I miss the 2000s.

In any case, I'm sure a bunch of those reviewers are firmly in "no, not like that" territory today.

[–] pory 1 points 1 day ago

The frustration existed mostly as mockery from people that didn't play Pokémon anyway, and didn't suddenly start playing Pokémon when XY came out.