You say that you're being objective because you're not affected by the nostalgia of gen 1 players.... but really you're just being affected by your own nostalgia of the gens you grew up on.
Look, as an objective opinion, gen 1 was really conservative with their designs. They used iconic animals and insects and just made them into poke. As someone who played gen 1 at launch, what I noticed specifically was that as the gens continued, it seemed like there was less focus on making a clever name and clever design, and more of a focus on "cool". I think, for those of us who grew up on gen 1, since we are older, we've also kind of grown out of the "cool" phase. Additionally, newer pokemon have this kind of human quality and facial expressions that most of us didn't really like from the gen 1 types that did. Nobody liked mr mime or jynx...the popular ones just kinda looked like animals.
I'd say if you really want to understand the difference between the gens, just look at what seems to make gen 1 look more like actual animals or things, and what makes later gens seem more like cartoon characters. Later gens just kind of feel like they have "accessories" or "flair", yaknow like they thought they were too bland or something. They just feel kind of overdone.
gen 1 feels chill.
later gens (3 and up) feel extra.'
EDIT: Just as something I noted right now, I think the thing about gen 1 was that it introduced this kind of world where common animals could be something more. It kind of gave real life this kind of magical undertone, like hey that mouse might be a rattata. Like, we were living in a world where maybe we were overlooking the common things we see every day. As the gens progressed I feel like pokemon became less about fantasy undertone. I feel like that's kind of a reason why pokemon go was so popular with gen 1 gamers, because it reintroduced that magic. The feel is just not the same in later pokemon generations.
Last edited by theprof00 - on 20 May 2018
