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Originally posted by Hugamari
Ready for this to be Gen 5 Part 2 aka hated because it didn't move to a new console and it looks ugly because they tried too hard to stretch the limitations of the 3DS and they also decide to try to force nostalgia bc 20th anniversary.
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I don't think it will be a repeat of the Generation That Shall Not Be Named at all, though.
For one, Gen 6 - while a massive upgrade - really didn't hit the limits of the 3DS, something a lot of people have talked about since it debuted. There's further they can go without stretching its capabilities.
As another point, the nostalgia factor is firstly much more warranted (what with a decade anniversary this year) and secondly not going to be as sudden. We had quite a bit of Kanto nostalgia factor incorporated in X and Y and in my opinion they pulled it off nicely. We're also coming straight from what are - again in my opinion, but in the opinions of I'm sure many others - some of the best remakes and games in the entire series, which relied hugely on nostalgia by their very nature.
However this generation is presented, I'm actually really excited about it and confident that it's going to be amazing. Gen 6 completely revitalized my interest in the series and brought me to a place with the games that I hadn't been in since at least HGSS, and probably passed that into a place I hadn't been since Gen 3.
Whatever criticisms some might level at Generation 6 - which are all entirely subjective or rely upon the experience share breaking the game - I think that overall, it was done well and accomplished its mission. I think they can build on that and make another great generation.