re: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

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Things change

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Like the quality of games since going 3D.

I had decided I was too cool for pokemon after Gen 1 growing up and waited until my 20s to admit that wasn't the case. Played through Ultra Sun and Y and thought they were ok even if I thought they had made them a little too easy and linear. That is until I played Black and Black 2.

Black 2 black-pilled (haha) me on the state of Pokemon. It is the absolute peak of the franchise and everything after it has been downhill. I say this as someone who hadn't even played Gen V until a little over a week ago. The post-game of Black 2 has more content than the main story of the newer gens by itself. It's sad for me to see Pokemon fans happily lapping up the hollow shite that comes out now while they're getting crumbs in comparison to the games they used to be getting.