[Meta thread] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure : Celadon City Vandels

[Lord Windos]

I just think that Pokémon has gone on long enough to suffer what I like to call 'degredation of the core concept', where they've pretty much innovated and expanded on the basic formula enough that its been more or less refined to a razor edge, to the point that its starting to cut at them. Once you've 'done everything' , and done it well with incremental and sweeping improvements at that, its hard to make more creative concept that are fun and interesting without either deviating what made a concept(s) itself, or going into a radical new direction entirely. Both of which are likely going to cause no small amount of fan outrage if not managed carefully. Sometimes it works, like the Mystery Dungeon series, and other times like the Trozi and Gamecube titles.....not so much.

Personally, while I'm not too happy with the steps back, pandering, and the other problems you've mentioned Spiritmon they've taken in Gen 7, I could also point it out as the generation that got me back into mainstream Pokémon as well, since retreading 'old' ground while also trying something new is a good idea as any to attract old and new fans alike to the series.

That, and I think the whole Rainbow Rocket stick was all too appropriate and the right amount of self indulgence fanservice, given one of the core concepts of US/UM was cross dimensional travel and all that it brings. It wasn't necessarily supposed to have some complex narrative, or really be all that threatening, but rather a fun romp through memory lane and exploring the concept of 'what if all the big bad of the series got together and tried to take over the Pokémon Universe?' Overall, I didn't find it all to offensive and a fun plotline to while away the hours, but that is just my opinion,