I feel like that's a bit more acceptable because those are actual games instead of a 50 dollar paperweight.
But still pretty bad.
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But still pretty bad.
You're free to do so just as many others have done in this thread, just as others are free to criticise it without the tired old deflections getting thrown at them (pick one): "you'll buy the game anyhow", "imagine getting this upset over a kid's game", "gen 1 still sells so you're wrong", etc.
Game Freak: *doesn't matter how many years is turning*
Game Freak: Panders to Kanto in every single new game release since like the 4th gen.
Community: Ok...?
Yeah but things change, it's aimed for "literal children" now! Clearly these games aren't meant for us core players if we're tired of our childhood gen being overexposed.
Yeah, lets ignore that they pander to gen 1 for a ton of pokemon who are far less popular than Charizard and Pikachu as well, while ignoring super popular pokemon from later gens
Especially when "this [LGPE] is for kids, you'll get yours next year [this one] so shut the fuck up" was thrown around very liberally around here.
"It's for literal children, don't get upset about it!"
"By the way, don't get mad that the generation that YOU GREW UP WITH, not those kids that the games are aimed at apparently, is being overexposed and overused!"
"By the way, don't get mad that the generation that YOU GREW UP WITH, not those kids that the games are aimed at apparently, is being overexposed and overused!"
Pikachu, Eevee, Charizard and Meowth are top merchandise sellers and are widely recognised across the globe. Their merchandise sells, that's why they're getting new stuff.
I was making the point that these Pokémon are what sell to the wider audience
And there's a very real possibility it's nervous hand-wringing over nothing.
Yo homie I generally appreciate what you do, but this shit is embarrassing. Come on bruh
Nope you're good
I'm just saying that's why these Pokémon were revealed today. I'm not saying that's why they focus on Kanto.
Right, and I don't really see a problem with it. Johto is my favorite region and Ampharos is my favorite Pokémon. I'd love to see it get a new form (since its mega won't be in this game) but I also understand that Charizard, Pikachu, and Eevee are probably the three most popular Pokémon of all time and sell tons of merchandise and TCG cards for them. It makes sense that they'd want to make more forms of those Pokémon to capitalize on it since they're so popular
This is a hilarious argument to try and dismiss complaints about pandering a Gen that's over 20 years old.
I am getting slightly worried about the games which is weird as I am usually optimistic. If you had asked me earlier if we would get new Pokémon and Galarian forms revealed I would have definitely agreed. But just 5 Gigantamax forms a month before reveal is just bad. Especially for someone who simply doesn't care about the G-max forms at all. I loved Mega evolutions and I even loved Z-Moves but Dynamaxing/Gigantamaxing is just not for me. And seeing how they keep hyping this up with new forms is boring to me. This whole pre-release cycle is just weird.
There's no reason an anniversary celebration couldn't contain a popular mon from each generation. They're doing exclusive Kanto mons for the same reason they've always done it
Give your child a cupcake reward to encourage further behavior
Just remember this.
What we know now is not all of the game's content. Please don't act like it is or that it's necessarily indicative of the entirety of the content.
I have little doubt there will be more non-Gen 1 Galarian Forms and Gigantamax Forms. Just be patient.
What we know now is not all of the game's content. Please don't act like it is or that it's necessarily indicative of the entirety of the content.
I have little doubt there will be more non-Gen 1 Galarian Forms and Gigantamax Forms. Just be patient.
Giga Ledian or Rotom would have been a more appropriate way to celebrate Gamefreak's anniversary, if we're actually celebrating Gamefreak's age and not just using it as an excuse to bring Butterfree back.
It was the same with Smash Bros Ultimate. Every sign pointed towards and Sakurai even said there wouldn't be many Newcomers, and yet disappointment happened because everyone convinced themselves there'd be a ton that hadn't been revealed.
All signs point to there not being a ton of new Pokemon this go around. Best to set our expectations accordingly.
It's not like today is the 30th anniversary of Pokemon.
And again, we've gone over a month with nothing but Gen 1 reveals.
Mothim, Volcarona, or Dustox if they really wanted a Mothra-esque Pokemon! I don't know why they used a butterfly.
i dont understand what is your problem with butterfree...
everybody knows what a butterfree is.
Same here I appreciate everything you do for the Pokémon community. But it has been 3 gens that have been filled with Kanto pandering. It's getting old. Zigzagoon stuff was cool because it was different. We need that. GF hasn't instilled confidence.
ALso I feel like the popularity of a bunch of the prominent gen 1 pokemon has more to do with them being constantly pushed in the anime and other marketing stuff rather than them being inherently more appealing. Like, I'm convinced a ton of other Pokemon could sell similarly if given a similar push
They have much more than Siglyph and even Lucario to work with. Gen I Pokemon being the most recognizable feels like a self-fulfilling prophecy since they're often the most highlighted, and they're the most highlighted because they're the most recognizable, and so on.
At this point the people who grew up with later gens are young adults and Pokemon like Mudkip, Garchomp, Gardevoir, Rowlet, etc. are more familiar and popular than Farfetch'd or Butterfree. I think Sirfetch'd is a cool idea because it enhances a dull gimmick Pokemon, not because Farfetch'd was at all popular. On the contrary I think taking unpopular or underused Pokemon from Gens II - IV like Girafarig or Bouffalant and giving them new evolutions or forms would enhance their popularity, which is what they did with Mawile and Sableye and their Mega Evolutions.
You better do it because he will probably not gonna able to play with them this gen.
I'd argue stuff like Lucario and Greninja which were literally playable in smash are more popular, and yet we see nothing for stuff like them.
I mean, I think this is what everyone should do instead of buying the game Day 1. Wait and see if it'll have the content you'd be interested in.
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Because no other Gen is classic obviously.
You know most companies tend to celebrate their entire history on their anniversaries but I guess GF is an exception.
You are being so blatant right now.
Ah, yes. Galarian Zigzagoon and its evolution. That should satisfy every single fan of anything that isn't Gen 1.
And we aren't saying it doesn't make sense, of course it does from Game Freak's point of view, but we want other generations to get new stuff too.