A new Pokemon game got announced today, so I decided to do something that I haven't done since the last time a new Pokemon game was announced- go browse /vp/. Somehow, people were surprised that the game series that hasn't had a good entry since 2014 looks like dogshit.
Let's talk about what's in the name first- the Pokemon! Right now, the only ones that have been revealed are the starters.
Personally, I feel very neutral. They look soulless and corporate, just like the Pokemon franchise itself.
Now, what does /vp/ have to say about them?
Personally, I got into sounding with the stylus of my DSi back in 2011.
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Most of the other discussion surrounding the starters is either "DUCKBROS WHERE YOU AT?" or schizos trying to prove/debunk various theories involving the starters. "ALLIGATORS ARE RELATED TO SNAKES AND IT'S THE SWAHILI YEAR OF THE SNAKE SO THIS PROVES ZODIAC THEORY!" and shit like that. I would have posted interesting examples if there were any.
The intellectual discussion surrounding this trailer has to do with the new region. We don't know its name yet, but we do know this- it's not!Spain.
Just realized that I haven't brought up the games' names yet, wow.
First reply:
Wow, 4chan not immediately rushing to support fascism? Never thought I would see the day.
Nevermind.
Ooh, is this mutual hatred between Spaniards and Portuguese I sense? Is it time for /r/2Iberian4You?
If you've read this far, you're probably thinking, "Pokemon fans are surprised that a children's game is shitty, and I'm surprised that they have internet connections in Iberia. What made this rdrama.net worthy?"
My dear reader, this is because the whole time, I have been skirting around the most important part of any Pokemon games: the female character designs.
And boy, are they something.
Are they dumbing down the games even more to seek an even younger audience or they are marketing it to pedos now?
Yo-Kai Watch is the better series.
As someone who always self-inserted as Youngster Ben, I'm not complaining.
It was a nice ride, you guys.
shorts on the girl
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There are some dissenters.
They're wrong.
Japanese fans have also had some things to say about these designs.
I'm surprised with how few are pedophilic in nature.
Now, some of you might be wondering, "Is how attractive the 10 year old player characters are really that big of a deal to Pokemon fans? There's no way that they're all p-dophiles." Allow me to show two average threads from /vp/.
/vp/ should not be a blue board.
Now currently, due the games only being announced today, there's not much material for drama creation. If Gen 9 is going to be anything like Gen 8, Nintendo will make a big announcement in June that causes flame wars hotter than the 
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25 years later and the starter pokemon are still fire/water/grass
How immensely boring
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They only work on graphic and slightly balance. But best part they make every year new Pokemon game now but nobody cries about it being cod or asscreed
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Why are the graphics still fricking terrible then?
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Don't get me wrong, exploiting dumb goomers is a noble pursuit, I'm just baffled they've managed to do so for so long while introducing virtually no significant change in the gameplay.
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It’s good marketing they now show poke players as 35 something year old models in fashion clothes playing pokemon with their kids.
If you also noticed most ads are aimed at foids and general younger folks since the companies trying to grooming loyalty.
Only legit shit thing in this Pokémon game and that game that released in January (Pokémon arcsus or something) is graphic and I strongly believe it was a new 3ds game first. The game has size of NDS3 room and with lower rez and texture it could run fine on it.
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Are you calling a childrens game advertising to children "grooming loyalty"?
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i thought they changed it with the last games? i saw a video of it being like a third person shooter except you throw pokeballs
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Nah, that was a spin off that will languish in the depths of heck after it falls out of popularity.
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They sell the same game 4 times on one platform. Todd howard has to wait for a new console before he can sell skyrim again.
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Slightly balanced until you catch a high level legendary with all of the overpowered attacks right before the elite 4 every time. It is as balanced as Ukraine vs Russia
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It's cause Pokemon isn't meant for adults, it's primary audience will always be kids who are experiencing it for the first/second time.
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It's target audience is kids, but I doubt the majority of buyers are first timers and definitely not younger than 10.
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