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@TheAwesomeBowser Not necessarily.

@KiraMoonvalley Don't even start with that.

@KiraMoonvalley Okay, I think that's going too far.

The story was NOT awful, and Hop is NOT "cancer in human form". I mean, come on. He's not perfect, but he's not that bad. Good lord...
Dialogue about Leon doesn't equal every single line of dialogue in the game. And he's referred to as a champion because that's a part of his history.

No. This is NOT a lazy game. You just don't like how it's presented. And that doesn't apply to most games these days either. NOT "lazy cashgrabs". If you don't want to buy video games anymore, you don't have to. Nobody is making or forcing you to buy video games. And they're only "cashgrabs" for people that do want to buy them and play them. And whether or not a game is good or bad is strictly a matter of personal opinion.

@KiraMoonvalley Well, Sword/Shield were the most fun I've had with a mainline Pokemon game. Does it have its imperfections? Of course it does. But for me, the positives outweigh the negatives. It wasn't "casualized" (not even a word). All of the Pokemon games are rather casual for the genre they're in.

@KiraMoonvalley What? No it isn't! And neither is Hop.

@Yosher Whether the next big thing is the next fun thing is a matter of opinion. I personally think they are. I don't think they're "stupid", nor do I think they're ever "forced" onto the player.

@Yosher They didn't "shoehorn" Mega Evolution in other games. It was a part of games in Generation 6 because that was the next big thing for the series. I doubt Dynamax is going to be "shoehorned" in either. But even if they did, it wouldn't be "bull".

@HarvestGoddess You don't have to get them if you don't want to. Besides, it's only for Korea.

@readalie It's not just Leon "moping in a locker room". It shows him being taken out of the fight against Eternatus, and Victor and Hop work to drive it back as Leon regains consciousness. It's him contemplating what had happened, with his Charizard as support. Afterwards, he goes out into the stadium as the people of Galar watch on.
Remember that this is the first episode. There's always a chance the series will pick up a bit afterwards.

@DomGC I don't think it's "crap".

@UltimateOtaku91 I think that was the idea. To give more perspective on certain characters during particular scenes from the games, and also to add depth to the world-building.

@UltimateOtaku91 Was the art really the only good thing?

@Domino Ah, so you watch Goof Troop!

Am I the only one who thinks Blastoise looks a bit like Pete?

I see.
Regardless, I'm fairly certain that none of those incidents are tied with Pokemon Unite and people's enjoyment. It's worth giving it a try, at least. To see if you like it.

@Wyatt006 Maybe it wasn't done?

@Paraka Why the whole Tencent thing? The game itself looks decent.

@MagicMan Ah, I see. You're right.

It's not a matter of "competence". Like I said, for what it is, it looks fine.

@MagicMan Who?

The question is, what does this mean? A regional variation?

@NintendoArchive It isn't a matter of what they should or should not do. If they feel that going for a more simplistic art style is the way to go, then that's how it is. It looks fine for what it is so far.

@NintendoArchive Come on, it doesn't look THAT bad.

@Elanczewski "Your eyes"? Come on, it's not THAT bad. Besides, the two games look pretty similar.

I didn't mind the original style in the first place, but this is definitely an improvement.

I think I'm going for Cyndaquil.

It's like the Lost World of Sinnoh.

@TuxDC I highly doubt that's going to happen.

I reckon it might not be long before there are more Pokemon than there have been rotations around the sun.

@NinjaGuy69 Well, that was a long comment.
The National Pokedex wasn't going to appear regardless, because there are simply too many Pokemon for it at this point. And if memory serves, the absence of the National Pokedex is what sparked this flame war in the first place, And the N64 tree and the mouse cursor were only small things. I didn't even notice the mouse cursor at first. When I played the game, they just amounted to pointless nitpicks at the most.
Besides, I didn't think the experience share thing made the game unenjoyable. If anything, it made the gameplay far less tedious for me. And I really like that the games are moving away from all the tedium and monotony of doing things one at a time.
I'm not "accepting" mediocrity, because in my opinion, Sword/Shield weren't mediocre. Not everybody thinks they're lazy , low-quality or low-effort cash-grabs. Every game in the series, whether you like certain ones or not, and in spite of their flaws, all take a lot of effort to create. If people want to play these games, let's just let them. It's their call on whether or not they enjoy the games, not ours.
We're not "throwing money" at anything. We purchase these games because we want to. And we love the Pokemon franchise. It's been a major part of my life since early childhood, so of course I'm always going to be loyal to it. I'm not "throwing money at things with the word Pokemon on it". That's a really unfair and immature way of putting it in my opinion. Nobody is being "disingenuous" because it's ultimately their opinion whether something is good or bad. Remember, Game Freak isn't the second coming of Jesus Christ or the meaning of life, it's a video game company. Holding them on such a high pedestal is sort of pushing it. We don't "need" to hold anything to whatever standards. This mentality is what feels disingenuous to me. If you want to play the games, purchase them. If you don't want to play them, don't. It's very simple.
As for me, I'm not interested in Pokemon Unite at the moment, but then again, my interests could change.

Again, they probably won't reveal it in the trailers because they want it to be a surprise.

@jamesthemagi Well, don't expect any Platinum-related content to be shown in the presentation, because they might want us to play the game for ourselves and be in for a surprise.

@jamesthemagi Remember, don't get your hopes up too high.

@NinjaGuy69 I have to disagree with a couple of your points. Pokemon Sword/Shield may have had their flaws, but they aren't what I'd call "low quality". And it's not about their consumers' "intelligence" either. It's because whatever flaws recent games may have, those flaws don't bother some consumers as much as they do others. It's not that they're willing to buy anything that has 'Pokemon' in the title. Many of these people are fans of the franchise, and want to see what new games have in store, regardless of whatever flaws they may have. As for me, the positives in Sword/Shield outweighed the negatives.

@NinjaGuy69 "Get away with"? I mean, I know Sword/Shield or Unite aren't perfect, but it's not like they're committing crimes or anything.

@Mando44646 I don't think it's a matter of them "remembering". For all we know, it could still be in early development.

@PaulBizkit We don't know that for sure.

@IronDaughter Was Sword/Shield even that bad though?

@nessisonett We don't know that. They said that this presentation would be dedicated to Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Legends Arceus.

Though we don't know for sure if the Platinum editions will be removed or not. We could be pleasantly surprised.

I mean, I know these games might be a bit too easy for your liking, but I don't think by THAT much.

@Heavyarms55 No, it isn't. It's just hurtful and unnecessary. If you don't like the games for being too easy for your liking, that's fine. Just please don't compare it to "five year olds who can't read".

@RareFan That's not very fair to say.
It's not a bad thing. There are people who like the games and people who don't. You can like the games and "really see the potential of Pokemon" at the same time. I liked Sword/Shield, and will always be a Pokemon fan, and I still see the franchise's full potential.

@Heavyarms55 "Five year olds who can't read". I don't think that's very fair.

@nocdaes I personally thought Sword/Shield were decent. They may have had their share of flaws, but I still thought they were good games.

@BloodNinja It's tradition.

@RareFan Because there are fans that aren't as bothered by the games' flaws as much as others.

@Shadowmoon522 Game Freak's involvement doesn't automatically mean it will be bad.

Hopefully we get some news sooner rather than later.

Hopefully we get more news on both or either games sooner rather than later. It's been a long time since they were announced.