There are 802 Pokemon out there, not including the many variations like Alola forms, Mega Evolutions etc., that's artificially inflating an otherwise relatively simple game. Some of them you can't even catch anyways, you have to go through real life hoops or hack the game to fully complete a Pokedex. Pokemon used to be about "gotta catch'em all", now it's an immensely boring fetch quest. I am old enough to remember when Ubisoft put 100 feathers in Assassin's Creed 2 and people went nuts about it, collecting them was a gigantic effort for a simple trophy, and they've greatly reduced the amount of collectibles ever since. 802 is gigantic overkill, 151 was a nice sweet spot for Pokemon, I could squint and pretend that Gen 2 was still okay, but by now it's become blatantly clear that the studio is running out of ideas and they're cramming in garbage Pokemon to sell merch.
even on the first and second gem you cant catch mew or celebi without going to real life events either way so yeah, this mechanic was ther since the first ever game.
Mew was a single Pokemon and it didn't even appear in the Pokedex unless you got it - it was an add-on. This is no longer the case - you have popular and well-known Pokemon that are just absent from the game.
all event only pokemon dont appear in the pokedex until you get it either since they are always the last ones.
lol so for ou only the first gen is good since there are no pokemon numbers after mew... that makes no sence, it means nintendo couldnt release any new pokemons after mew.
so im guessing from now on no more new pokemons? we can only get remakes or just start cutting pokemons from the list as new games come out?
No. The excitement for every new Pokemon game is the anticipation of a new adventure in a familiar and fun universe. You do not need to pad it any further.
that is your opinion lol everyone talks about what new pokemons will appear and what types and such, its always a must have of every new gen be able to play with new pokemons, most people dont care about the story since it hasnt changed since gen 3 lol
You're right, the quality of Pokemon games has greatly declined and the story became formulaic. How does that support your point? They need to add ridiculous amounts of new Pokemon because the game is otherwise unremarkable? That's a problem with the game, not the Pokemon roster. I'm sorry that I'm not autistic enough to have to collect every single kind of rock or I'll scream, I do have a bar and Pokemon doesn't meet it most times.
Coming from someone that still has Mewtwo as one of the favs, I disagree, especially as low as 151. I mean, you can just focused on catching 151 out of the 802 and growing, since it seems you don't care to catch them all, anyway. As pointed out, some people like the growing list of Pokemon.
it has alot of pokemons becuase its a series that has been around for more than 22 years, now try and make a series with 22 years and 8 diferent generations remain alive having the same 151 pokemon for every game ...
Megami Tensei has been alive for significantly longer than Pokemon and it rarely gets new demons. The list is consistent and all monsters are familiar.
Some people like putting anchovies on pizza, that doesn't make them not degenerate.
http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/games.php?name=Megami+Tensei+
You can say that, but it's still a better game. I'm sure McDonald's sells more burgers than a high end restaurant, but that doesn't mean they're not cardboard burgers. As for Megami Tensei, the latest game in the universe, Persona 5, sold 2+ million copies which is perfectly respectable. Needless to say, it's a game better than recent Pokemon titles in every way. Pokemon would still sell well if it was made better, it has powerful branding. MT does not, it's a niche brand with 18+ themes that "doesn't sell well with the kids", so comparing sales is comparing apples to oranges. I drew the example because the series better embodies what Pokemon is supposed to be. For starters, Megami Tensei games actually have *a* story which is why they don't have to rely on cheap tricks and padding to go by.
what is 2 million games compared to 15 ? The mcdonalds analogy does not work because mcdonalds sells more becuase its cheaper than an high end burger by alot wich makes it much cheaper for a family to eat at mcdonalds vs going into an high end restaurant, the games sell at the same price, so if people really loved the series it would have sold much more.
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