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yusuke-of-valla · 4 months ago

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"I couldn’t even name a city from Scarlet & Violet, they were that bland and generic."

One day. There will be mainstream Pokemon criticism that doesn't suck. Like what does this mean and what counts as "not generic"? Why are the identifying features of cities in Scarlet and Violet not as good as the old ones?

The author doesn't have to say you just publish 700 words bemoaning Pokemon wasn't as good as it was with no concrete details or actual points to support your argument and you're fine!

#like ok I don't know what the fuck to tell you #like if cascaffara's water wheels and elevators #or Alfornads's tiles with the Gen 1 sprites #or artazon's windmill that brassica jumps off of #or levincia's massively bright #lights and circular walkway #don't stand out to you then IDK what to tell you?????#I would fuckiNG LOVE to talk about how Pokémon games qol improvements remove friction for players #or the fact that the plot cannot commit to making someone selfish or shitty in recent games #(sumo Lusamine I still remeber you were a bitch)#or the removal of player agency!#or like a thousand other concrete things #instead every two weeks I find an article about someone bemoaning the games aren't like they used to be #and being like incorrect or not bothering to explain their stance #'the teal mask storyline wasn't as dark as the original games' IT HAD MURDER #also are we just ignoring the entire psychological breainfuck and trauma mountain that is 'the way home?!'#I'll agree the treasures of ruin storyline sucks! you wonder what these spikes are and instead of deciphering lore you get it explained to #I'm sorry modern Pokemon doesn't recapture the magic of you being a literal child #but please for the love of god can we have criticism that's actually applicable #or at least LIST AN EXAMPLE #ahhhhhh #the gamers are being stupid again

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