I have finally read all the posts in this topic.
Eesh. I was actually thinking about doing a randomized nuzlocke run of one of these games. Was thinking about Black/White. Or doing a wondertrade nuzlocke of X/Y but I feel like I wouldn't get anything good from that.
But to add to this topic, I think what disappoints me about the progression is that we're still fighting a bunch of gym leaders and then beating the Elite Four at the end. Which, I kinda get it. It's an easy progression. But they couldn't at least change something up with that?
Even if you gave it a flavor of a region being run entirely by Team Rocket or something and then you get a Pokemon and you have to figure your way through 'leaders' of Team Rocket to help liberate cities until you finally have to fight your way through an 'Elite Four' that promises to do something terrible to the region unless you surrender yourself.
Just spitballing here, and I get why they actually do the "Wow, I want to become a Pokemon trainer and be the bestest there ever was!" story each game, because every Pokemon game is a kid's first Pokemon game. I get it. You have a lot riding on it. Hell, you change the formula and then you have to change the anime too at this point.
But as someone who played and beat the first two gens to completion, the lack of real change to the story never really hooked me to try playing many others. It really does feel like they aren't making the series for long time fans and are just doing it to dig their hooks into a new, young audience each time.
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