Poneto
Previously Obstagoon
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Personally, my take-home message for any Pokemon officials who might be reading this (ha), regarding the question posed by the tthread title, is so: step up the game, or let go; and this is specifically directed at LGPE.
I played Gen I when it first came out, am currently doing a run of Virtual Blue, and have passionately written before in defence of Kanto vs newer gen storylines (specifically praising its sleekness). So I'm very much part of their target audience for Gen I nostalgia milk. And yet LGPE annoys me a lot, and if I do get it, it will be for no other reason than the fact that I have always bought every core series pkmn game.
The thing is, I'm not just a Gen I fan; I'm a Pokemon fan. That means I love ALL the gens, and I absolutely despise how much Kanto is being blatantly favourited over the others. I understand that it was the 20th anniversary of the first gen, so its fair to do something special ... but from what I've seen LGPE isn't particularly special. Its just FRLG with better graphics and worse everything else. And that's quite unfair, for at least 2 reasons:
Or even in lieu of Stadium Remake, why didn't they make something that celebrated the franchise as a whole rather than just Gen I? Yeah, I know its the anniversary ... but its the anniversary of the entire series really too, not just Gen I. They could have made anything. They could have made:
Every thing else they have done--mega evolutions, Alolan forms--I'm totally fine with those. Sure, iirc there're no Alolan forms of other gen pkmn, but I don't see that as an issue ebcause the precedent has been now set that other regions can have their own specific variants of older gen pkmn, and thats quite good IMO. Its opens the door to future gens having their own regional variants, and I for one hope this continues, specifically with Gen VIII having regional variants of Johto pkmn (as well as adding new megas from gens other than gen I).
I played Gen I when it first came out, am currently doing a run of Virtual Blue, and have passionately written before in defence of Kanto vs newer gen storylines (specifically praising its sleekness). So I'm very much part of their target audience for Gen I nostalgia milk. And yet LGPE annoys me a lot, and if I do get it, it will be for no other reason than the fact that I have always bought every core series pkmn game.
The thing is, I'm not just a Gen I fan; I'm a Pokemon fan. That means I love ALL the gens, and I absolutely despise how much Kanto is being blatantly favourited over the others. I understand that it was the 20th anniversary of the first gen, so its fair to do something special ... but from what I've seen LGPE isn't particularly special. Its just FRLG with better graphics and worse everything else. And that's quite unfair, for at least 2 reasons:
- There is a clearly defined place for previous games and gens, not just in lore but in remakes and sequels too. And it was Sinnoh's turn next for a remake. If they were just going to release a graphically updated version of an older game, they should have released Sinnoh. So its kind of a snub to Gen IV fans
- Its boring. Like I said, its a remake of a remake.
Or even in lieu of Stadium Remake, why didn't they make something that celebrated the franchise as a whole rather than just Gen I? Yeah, I know its the anniversary ... but its the anniversary of the entire series really too, not just Gen I. They could have made anything. They could have made:
- a game where we can go to select portions of every region e.g. Cianwood Island, Sevii Island, Hoenn Islands, Sinnoh Battle Resort, a portion of Unova, an island from Alola)
- a Stadium style game where you can travel to stadiums around the Pokemon World, and win the title of Pokemon World Champ
- a game that focuses on exclusively on Coordinators and Contests, as well as previous side-ventures like Musicals and Pokeathlon, where the real challenge is travelling round the region to become a Master Coordinator or w/e instead. You could even still have like one gym so gyms are like the side-venture in the game
Every thing else they have done--mega evolutions, Alolan forms--I'm totally fine with those. Sure, iirc there're no Alolan forms of other gen pkmn, but I don't see that as an issue ebcause the precedent has been now set that other regions can have their own specific variants of older gen pkmn, and thats quite good IMO. Its opens the door to future gens having their own regional variants, and I for one hope this continues, specifically with Gen VIII having regional variants of Johto pkmn (as well as adding new megas from gens other than gen I).
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