Now, this isn't a thread ranting about the fact people say this, it sucks as we all know, especially when one gets made fun of for liking Pokemon based on that judgement (made a thread about this an age ago on here) but this is more about why people say that.
Now, I know that it's obviously made with children in mind, but there are alot of aspects to these games that in my personal experience, most young players don't understand. EV Training for example, hell, even I have trouble with that sometimes! But there's also the patience required to level Pokemon up to level 100 and max them out, the huge collecting side of it that requires multiple games to complete if you're willing enough, and it goes on.
There are alot of aspects to these games that can appeal to older players, and it makes me wonder why people say Pokemon is strictly for kids, and I was wondering if anyone had any possible explanations or guesses as to why?
Again this is not a rant thread per say, it's just me trying to make some degree of sense of this.
Have fun people, looking forward to hearing your input here.
Do you think that the rest of society realizes that EV Training exists? Do you think that society realizes that there are more adult complications to Pokemon? I don't think so. Really, use your common sense here.
Also, do you want the whole world to take seriously a goody-goody world where creatures of all different sizes use elemental powers to defeat the forces of evil? Do you want the whole world to take seriously a wannabe trainer who thinks ~friendship~ should be focused on? At first glance, Pokemon seems ridiculously childish. It's just like looking at a picture of Dora the Explorer and saying its childish.
Of course it looks childish! Who knows, even Dora the Explorer might have some adult aspects (lol) but we don't realize them at first glance. That makes our impression of the series childish.
the reason for all the babyish nonsense in pokemon is the little rat and my enemy pikachu.
it follows ash around like a shadow and will never evolve, therefore being a SMALL pokemon. people (me included) think it's about time to let it evolve then things would probably be a lot less babyish.
not only that, but the little kids and even some fangirls (no names) keep acting all 'aww aww so cute! pikachu 4ever pwn pwn! :3' is pretty much childish itself.
once it evolves, then I pretty much will fail to see what else is childish about it.
Pikachu is only one character. It can't influence the whole series alone. There are many other components that influence how Pokemon is childish. Take a look at the trainers; they're all pretty much well-mannered, nice, and goody-goody. The creatures are adorable, and some are big giant beasts of fiction.
I agree with you.
When I first heard about EV's I was like:
"Woh. Wait... What?" XDDDDD
Then I got use to it and it was fine.
I think it just depends on the people who play it.
People who say its for kids either:
1. They refuse to accept it is an awesome game so they cover it up
2. They have no soul
XDDDDDDDDD
... um... what? I can't believe you just called everyone who doesn't like Pokemon soulless. I mean... lol. Really, not everyone is going to like a certain franchise or series. :/ Learn to accept that.
Adults think Pokemon ruin the minds of kids...I think.
They think it's childish.
Pokemon is for everyone, it just depends on how deep you dig into it.
It
can be for everyone. It was aimed at a younger audience. But... yeah.
The people who say those things probably play it non-stop themselves. Isn't the game like a 3+? And the anime probably didn't help.
That is a big
probably. You just said Pokemon-haters are non-existent. No... there will be haters, there will be people who think its childish. It's society's first impressions of Pokemon.
It's being called childish and a freak for liking something meant for kids that pisses me off, is that not understandable?
That's going to be society's first reaction if they realize someone of your age likes Pokemon (no offense). I mean, it gets worse and worse the older you get.
The losers that make fun of us PokéFans don't understand the actual complexity of the game itself. They think, all there is is "fighting people with monsters with powers." Well, all of us smart Pokémon lovers understand that they are to retarded to actually give it a try again, and they'll probably like it. Even though they are entitled to their opinion, they still don't have the right to make fun of us, when they know they have played it. And besides, it's not like we make fun of them because of what they like that we hate. We know better than that, and they don't.
Good god, you are such a loyal Pokemon fan. ._.; Open your eyes, please.
There will be haters of a certain series.
There will be people who lose interest.
There will be people who think it is childish.
You know what? I can't blame them. People look at Pokemon the first time think it's childish for reasons that I do not have to explain. They're not losers for just judging them by the first impression of Pokemon.
