Gen V is held in stupid high regard. I don’t think many people noticed all the stuff in Gen V that no one actually plays or wants.
That’s largely due to V being the last peak in quality that we’ve never recovered from since.
Again, not so sure. Strip all the bloat away and people would complain. I think GF actually taking away all the stuff people said they did not want and refining the things they did actually want hurt in the long run.
We’re arguing the same point here. No one knows less about making a good Pokémon game than Pokémon fans.
The series did not handle the 3D transition well at all.
Looking at the endgame of SV which is just constant raids compared to all the content BW2 had.
Wait, what is the bloat? Also, what is the very little to do that gets repetitive and boring very quick?
They mean the keys and Dream World stuff which held about half the story of Black and White 2 behind this obscure system that isn't explained to you and is completely skippable. There's tons of cutscenes only accessible with online connections. They're important and without them, BW2 is pretty bland story-wise. Chances are you never saw them. Not only were these not accessible, easily skippable, and obscure if you didn't know about them you can no longer access them. Also, I appreciate a hard mode and easy mode but what was the point of locking them behind beating the game? Who on earth wants to play Easy Mode once you already beat the game?
Not to mention Hard Mode is bugged such that the stats of the Pokemon actually reflect what the are in "Normal" mode. So they show 5 levels higher, but stats aren't actually any higher. If you're using level caps, this likely makes the game easier than it otherwise would have.
I like to think the main reason behind making Doubles the main competitive format for sanctioned tournaments is mostly due to speed. Singles-format battles tend to last longer and, when you’ve rented out a venue for a specific amount of time, that‘s generally not a good thing.
First all of what @Party Hat Wurmple said and then there is a bunch of multiplayer stuff that no one ever did. So once you’ve done the single player stuff your done really. And even some of the single player stuff is almost locked behind multiplayer.
Not even beaten the game, beaten the correct game to get the correct Key.
Especially when the single player game and team building, the stuff people actually do and build for, is all sungle focused.
Don't forget the PWT where you face half a team. I get it, it's neat but I always hated how difficult it seems to be for them to just give us battles with 6v6 Pokemon...
especially considering how much you have to go through to even get there. Everyone just wanted rematches against updated, maybe competative built, versions of the teams they used in the old games.
Most Pokemon fans are boomers now anyway so I don't see why we're doing the hand holding thing anymore.
If you're fine with triples then you can do full 6v6 battles in the PWT under that format at least, shame that's not a thing anywhere else.
Jesus christ, the gen 5 callbacks are getting so blatant at this point that I'm almost suspicious. I can't tell if this is a massive red herring or a legitimate attempt at foreshadowing (just done with a sledgehammer to the face instead of a whisper in the ear).
I personally wouldn't use the TCG as hints towards any sort of Gen 5 remakes since it tends to bring back mechanics every now and then. For example, our current chase cards are Pokémon ex and they function in a roughly the same manner as RSE-era's Pokémon ex did. ACE SPECs are in the same ballpark, the only difference is that we now have one confirmed ACE SPEC that isn't an Item card (it's listed as Neo Upper Energy in the article) and that ACE SPECs are also effected by the Item/Tool split that occurred last year.
