OMG I hate you all for having opinions!!
Nah, I just hate opinions. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion unless it's baseless or ill-informed because nobody is entitled to ignorance and that's what a majority of Pokemon hate is formed around.
What's your problem? People are going to dislike things no matter what. If you have a problem with people being negative with things that aren't released yet, go somewhere else please.
As I said, I have major problems with baseless hatred. Ignorance is my #1 pet peeve and I refuse to let it go unchecked. As
you said, the games aren't even released yet. That alone is reason enough to roll my eyes at all of this negativity. Video game fans have gotten pretty haughty in the past few years and it's a terrible, terrible trend. Whether it's complaining about Mass Effect 3's ending to the point where a new ending is made just to shut people up or having the Devil May Cry reboot bomb in consumer reviews because people were upset that it took a new direction, the video game community's self-entitlement has been a major problem. More on this later.
Either ignore or be polite. Because this post is anything but. Be a bit more openminded would you? Not everyone is going to drop down to their knees and worship the Game Freak gods without question 'kay?
We've reached "later". This is actually a really interesting thing that I've seen pop up a bit in threads like this. That mindset is very complex due to its primarily political nature. It makes sense to question your government and your media because the potential for withheld information is EXTREMELY high. There could be life-altering secrets hidden from the public or a focus in the news that serves to strategically avert attention from something much more important, and people don't deserve to be blindly herded like that. Questioning can be a very powerful tool when used properly.
The issue with this that's been bugging me all day is that applying it to this situation is kind of...well, stupid. Keeping the mindset that one must consistently question all of a video game developer's actions doesn't really get anywhere. The game will be released regardless of how wary a handful of people are about it, and one can assume that sales will be very good by using the past as an example. That being said, there's a very simple option that most people forget: One can completely opt out of the entire experience by simply not buying or playing the game. Nothing is being forced upon anybody.
In fact, this actually turns the tables a bit. It makes more sense for people who hate the games to keep their opinions to themselves because voicing those opinions would most likely start a conflict (see: here). Hell, it's my personal opinion that going onto a site based around an entire franchise and flaunting that one hates certain aspects of that franchise even though there will obviously be backlash from those who enjoy it is a terrible idea. I also believe that the way opinions are presented factors heavily into the possible reactions that people will have. For example:
"I hate gen 6 because Fairy types are stupid and they don't even look like fairies."
vs
"I don't understand why the Fairy type is named what it is."
(I totally tried to explain that this morning, by the way) Anyway, let's move on.
What really annoys me about what you've said is "don't let nostalgia cloud your mind". God, you know what I hate about the Pokemon franchise? That just because someone dislikes something newer makes them a Generaton 1/2 worshipper.
This is another interesting point. Nostalgia refers to a longing for the way things were and I recognize that by never singling out one specific group of games. Generally speaking, the idea that new games aren't as good as past games is a form of nostalgia. Getting into a debate over what's considered old enough to be material to nostalgia over is a huge waste of time and not on topic with this thread so we'll stay away from that. My point is that people feel like new games ruin what they consider to be the peak of the series by adding more content that those people feel is needless. This happens every generation.
Every. Single. Generation. It's understandable to a degree, but at some point people who genuinely enjoy the new releases get really sick of constantly hearing about how new stuff is crap.
Stop jumping to conclusions and act more openminded about other people!
I've given much thought to the conclusions that I've reached and I'm quite content with them. If I really must defend myself, then allow me to say that if you are entitled to your opinions then I am entitled to mine and I'm very, very sorry that they don't line up.
I never even played Red/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver/Crystal because they have remakes and I don't need to play them!
You totally should just for the experience. Like, this isn't me being elitist or anything. I'm genuinely recommending them to you because they're pretty fun. At the very least, play Yellow. There's a way to catch a Mew without using a hacking device and it just relies heavily on timing.
Also the tail end of this logic can apply to X/Y as well. You don't
need to play them. As I've said in past threads similar to this one, nobody is forcing new games upon consumers. Buying a video game is an entirely voluntary option that can be avoided by, er...just not buying it.
Just because I dislike fairies and such doesn't make me and other people genwunners. I hate fairies because they're only designed to look adorable, and not to be based off of real fairies from mytholigy.
See, that type of hatred is genuinely understandable because it has an actual basis to it and just requires a bit of explanation. I tried to do so in my previous post, what with the whole "Fairy types are modeled around the standard fairy archetype in modern Japanese children's entertainment" but I was half-awake and I don't remember how well that post turned out. I'd check, but I'm going to bed soon.
