Pokemon: My reflections on why the series is no longer fun

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llewdebkram said:

I haven't read it all but you started off with 'a little over 11 years ago.....'

So I then looked at your profile.

and my reply would be...


Or it could be that 11 years ago you were 8 and were not interested in games with killing and swearing and women, drinking, partying.

 

In other words your've grown up.

Wouldn't this technically be

As 8, you loved Nintendo, as 19 that's impossible?

 

And secondly.

Pokemon isn't gonna change. Will he start liking it again when he turns 30? I mean, there's lots of 30 years old that love Pokemon. There's a flaw in this design that many people make.

Kids (5-15) love Nintendo.

Real gamers (15-30) don't.

30-45 are kinda in the middle

50 + love Nintendo.

 

Do you "take a break" from Nintendo for 35 years?

 

Finally.

I still like the exact same things as I liked when I was 11. I play the same games, watch the same kind of series, same games, play virtually the same sports, have pretty much the same friends, and have generally pretty much identical hobbies. This does not include killing, swearing, drinking or partying. .

Does that mean I haven't grown up at all?

 

On topic:

I didn't really like Diamond/Pearl. I wasn't a huge fan of Ruby/sapphire either. Frankly, I prefer Gold/Silver over both of them. Heck, after playing Diamond to Pokemon League (not finishing it... I had somehow gone so I would have to grind 5 levels on all my pokemons would have a chance), I started playing Silver again (everyone in my family played Pokemon, so we have 3 Pokemon Silvers and 2 Golds). I liked it better, as it felt less like "do that" for some reason.

 

Hmm... Could Pokemon have outgrown me? :O