Lonely_Dolphin said:
"Splatoon 2 criticism is just hardcore fans whining that the game isn't for them." - No more or lesss accurate than your statement due to the lack of specifics as I've explained already. So not even gonna try to justify your complaining about other's complaints not being justified? Well alrighty then! |
To be honest, I don't really feel like it, because when someone begins a conversation with a strawman argument, then insists on being absurdly literal I generally don't feel like continuing. But if you insist.
One of the biggest complaints is in doing away with random encounters. Since the game is made based on Pokemon Go, it makes sense that the game would be more like Pokemon Go, in which you can see Pokemon, and choose which ones to engage. Similarly, it makes sense that the catching mechanics would be based on Pokemon Go.
Another complaint is about the removal of features like abilities, held items, mega evolutions, etc. Which again, isn't an inherently bad thing, just a matter of audience. Fans of the main Pokemon games have had two decades to get into all of the various nuances, but to newcomers to the franchise, it's kind of intimidating, and somewhat bloated. If Let's Go is meant to be a bridge between mainline games and Go, then it makes sense to focus on the core rock paper scissors mechanics.
Essentially, the complaints are that a game designed to be a simplified version of Pokemon and advertised as a simplified version of Pokemon is indeed a simplified version of Pokemon.
