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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The worldbuilding is so shallow and the Pokedex entries don't make sense.

they're written by children

[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's the cute meme, but the reality is that they were written by the developers without much forethought. I read that post about Diagetic Essentialism a few days ago, and I know it's splitting hairs to over invest in worldbuilding, but I think such a popular series could stand to be a little more responsible in how it explores the relationships between humans and animals. Even fictional ones.

I don't want an age-up or edgy story, I just want the world to be depicted with more depth. I just want to know where the ham comes from when you make sandwiches in the new games. Or just don't have meat. Nobody asked for it and it just raises more questions.

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An autistic person with terrible luck in special interests.