[Katamari]

Originally posted by J. YONCÉ

And here again, it kind of seems like you don't feel comfortable with your opinions unless other people agree with you.

Originally posted by J. YONCÉ

It's just really seeming like you're very, very insecure and need all of these lists to validate your own opinions TGK. Just play the games and like what you like!

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[Jameson Teqkilla]

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

first release = initial release.

My dear, please escape this thread while you can.

I'm not referring to the first release or initial release.

I'm referring to how you said it received "acceptable" scores from critics when it actually received universal acclaim.

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by !Blue!

Why can't you just accept the fact that every person on the planet thinks differently and that some people think Pokemon is amazing and some people think it isn't. All those awards and critics mean ****, like seriously

NP: Pokemon X

I can see why you would believe that.

[Jameson Teqkilla]

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

Correct, sad that so many people can mass consume the same garbage repeatedly and actually believe they are playing a great game. Good thing the industry, critics (both major and minor), and reader's all collectively pay them dust. Maybe it's time for some creativity Nintendo.

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

"Universal acclaim" upon release my dear. Can you interpret information? Are you familiar with common sense?

Some games garner acclaim upon initial release and are forgotten by the end of the year. Case in point, Pokemon. You tried though.

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by J. YONCÉ

I'm not referring to the first release or initial release.

I'm referring to how you said it received "acceptable" scores from critics when it actually received universal acclaim.

Sorry I have high standards then? 80-89 is acceptable for me. .

[!Blue!]

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

I can see why you would believe that.

Lol, people like you are the pits

[Phoenetic]

Originally posted by keshaspearsxo

The game is marketed for kids, and follows the same formula each game, there's no real reason for it to win GOTY. It's not one of those over hyped standalone games that you seem to stan for.

Exactly.

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

And yet Wii Sports has even won a GOTY award.

Because it was original. Pokémon, as much as I love the game, is not worthy of any GOTY award.
It's the same formula every time, and handheld games also often just fall behind pc/console games.

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by J. YONCÉ

From "universal acclaim" to forgotten by the end of the year. Imagine in 2 years.

[Jameson Teqkilla]

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

Sorry I have high standards then? 80-89 is acceptable for me. .

So you're admitting you can't enjoy a game unless it receives a 90+ on Metacritic?

You're admitting you're incapable of having an opinion on video games without critics and year-end lists helping you?

TheGeoKing, this just is getting more and more sad.

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by Phoenetic

Because it was original. Pokémon, as much as I love the game, is not worthy of any GOTY award. It's the same formula every time, and handheld games also often just fall behind pc/console games.

Agree completely.

[DripDrip]

What a redundant conversation. Why does Pokemon need GOTY awards or any critic awards to justify its self as a good game. Does it make it any less of a good franchise because? Does it make it any less globally loved around the world enjoyed by millions of fans? Please The Last Of Us was a zombie survival game released at the peak of the zombie craze along with 40 other games that deal with the same subject. So it can cling onto its GOTY award, and then be forgotten by the next fad.

Pokemon has always been critically praised, its metacritic scores are always positive. Is it the perfect game? No not by any means and fans are always poking at GameFreak to change it, and they listen (sometimes). In its almost 20 years since R/B/Y how is it possible that a "bad game" sells as much as it did? Yet you call the fans mindless drones, yet you're over hear clinging to any "Top 10 List", you buy just as much into the propaganda as any of the Pokemonsters do. Don't think your taste is superior because you like a game that's GOTY.

And people that constantly whine about Pokemon's rehashed mechanics, and think it needs to be a tradition Final Fantasy Japanese RPG, with glossy realistic graphics and more violence and some deep level story line are full of ****. They're always talking out of their asses. Pokemon has always been about you filling in your own journey with your own Pokemon, no player has the same experience playing a Pokemon game, there is no guide on how to unlock a dungeon, and you can play any way you want too. The story isn't done just because you beat the last boss.

A damn mess at this thread. If you seriously think Pokemon isn't a respected video game franchise in the industry then your ignorance is LIVID and REAL. Its ****ing iconic, its a cultural force that spawns generations of generations. So what if it doesn't with any trophies. It'll be loved for so much more years and praised for so many more, more then The Last Of Us or any other GOTY Game will be.

[Jameson Teqkilla]

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

Agree completely.

I'm very sorry that you can't enjoy a video game unless it makes GOTY lists, and in fact actually have trouble imagining others enjoying a video game that did not make GOTY lists

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by J. YONCÉ

So you're admitting you can't enjoy a game unless it receives a 90+ on Metacritic?

You're admitting you're incapable of having an opinion on video games without critics and year-end lists helping you?

TheGeoKing, this just is getting more and more sad.

No, I played Pokemon X for myself unlike many who have probably never touched TLOU. I play games that I later may deem to be terrible. I don't blindly hate on games or judge games without experiencing them for myself. I play games that are deemed acceptable. So basically anything above 80. I don't have money to just throw away on terrible games. I'm not going to purchase something that I believe to be below average.

[Jessie Mulay]

Phonetic just close this already. TGK already said it was fine.

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

Thank you for being the first person to speak the truth and answer the question. Pokemon fails to win because essentially the game is a recycled experience that is pandering to the lowest common denominator in order to achieve safe commercial success. There is no artistic vision, no interesting gameplay mechanics, no notable story, nothing. That is the reason why it has not won, and that is why it will never be revered in the industry.

Now that this question has been truthfully answered you can close the thread now.

See ya later pokemonsters.

This is just going to fuel more arguments so just close it now. TGK is just trolling. Half of his threads bash Pokemon.

[konaa]

The committee knows the tea.

[Jameson Teqkilla]

Originally posted by TheGeoKing

No, I played Pokemon X for myself unlike many who have probably never touched TLOU. I play games that I deem to be terrible. I don't blindly hate on games or judge games without experiencing them for myself. I play games that are deemed acceptable. So basically anything above 80. I don't have money to just throw away on terrible games. I'm not going to purchase something that I believe to be below average.

But no one is even hating on TLOU. Why are you getting so defensive about a game no one is attacking, and a game that has been placed highly on many GOTY lists? Obviously GOTY lists are extremely important to you, I would think you'd be happy a game you liked placed well on them. You seem to be focusing all of your time and energy on Pokemon instead

Doesn't TLOU have very good replay value? Go play it again.

Or maybe go play the stellar online mode

[Jessie Mulay]

Originally posted by J. YONCÉ

But no one is even hating on TLOU. Why are you getting so defensive about a game no one is attacking, and a game that has been placed highly on many GOTY lists? Obviously GOTY lists are extremely important to you, I would think you'd be happy a game you liked placed well on them. You seem to be focusing all of your time and energy on Pokemon instead

Doesn't TLOU have very good replay value? Go play it again.

Swag and Vin could never

The dedication to something they "hate"

[Jameson Teqkilla]

Originally posted by Jessie Mulay

Swag and Vin could never

She can challenge me to a battle for the badge is she wants. What's ha friend code?

[Attitude]

The amount of "" smileys is killing me.

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by J. YONCÉ

But no one is even hating on TLOU. Why are you getting so defensive about a game no one is attacking, and a game that has been placed highly on many GOTY lists? Obviously GOTY lists are extremely important to you, I would think you'd be happy a game you liked placed well on them. You seem to be focusing all of your time and energy on Pokemon instead

Doesn't TLOU have very good replay value? Go play it again.

Or maybe go play the stellar online mode

Oh sis, you must have missed the Pokemonsters coming to drag in my iconic video game rate thread. I find it humorous to drag Pokemon, and it is perfectly acceptable to do so, as publications and readers have payed it dust and have essentially done the same. It is amusing to see the squirming though, I must admit.