LogFAQs > #962375292

UshiromiyaEva posted...

It's not like it's actually affecting my enjoyment, it just frustrates me when people go full on "this is fine", because it's never going to get any better if you don't care that it looks bad. If they aren't willing to pull out the stops for a full upheavel of the franchise, when will they?

I think this is the main thing - I don't think Gamefreak/Nintendo/TPC want to! When you look at how these games get made, I don't think this is as simple as a lack of budget. They have access to it. Gamefreak lacks experience making 3D console games and has always just undergone trial by fire whenever they have to learn a new console. Improving the quality would take either years of additional dev time or outsourcing more assets than they currently do to more experienced studios (paying out more). When they can put out games this fast, still sell this much, and keep the profits mostly in-house...why would they ever change?

This isn't really a defense it's just...I think the hardcore audience and the casual audience GameFreak is very good at targeting are just completely out of step. Sword and Shield and now Arceus got a lot of praise for their design advancements despite having a more mixed reception with the hardcore crowd.