Fumbled PokéBalls.
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Lowell laments the Scarvi DLC, but finds a diamond in its rough. The following article contains story spoilers for The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk…
Pokémon stories suck. For a world with so much creativity packed into it, Game Freak regularly fails to include a provocative narrative to go along with its colorful monsters. No one – including myself – expects a Pokémon game to win a Nebula Award for Best Game Writing, but that doesn’t exempt them from producing something halfway intriguing, even if the series remains aimed at children. Fun characters, like smokeshow Professor Kukui from Pokémon Sun and Moon or fan-favorite goth girl Marnie from Pokémon Sword and Shield, certainly bring some life to each game, but for about a decade now the Pokémon tales have either been incredibly rushed or downright insulting to both children and adult fans alike.
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