And I'm not being delusional because you see it all over the media and especially youtube in the comment section all the time. If the Pokemon Company had decided to go with the art of Pokemon Sword & Shield I may have even been a 'bit' more interested but as it stands I'm just watching from the sidelines. I'll just observe from videos when the game gets launched 'later this year' and wait for when all the hype dies down to get the game, if I feel like it, and on sale. Do I blame the Pokemon Company? No. Do I blame the consumers? Hell yes.

P.S: In the meantime I'll be waiting for Xenoblade Chronicles X to launch for NS. Now that's something I'm highly looking forward to since I'll finally be able to get more into the Xenoblade franchise. It's just a personal pet peeve for me but despite that I have a Xenoblade Game (The Golden Country one) I have not played it that much, heck if you can call being in the beginning lands even much progress at all and that's because I preferably like to play as my very own created character. So with Xenoblade Chronicles X having that option I can finally give Xenoblade my undivided attention. (At least I'll have fun with something both aesthetically pleasing to the eyes AND enjoyable.)

At this reveal I'm not even surprised anymore. Disappointed, yes, but not surprised. I'm glad I kept my expectations rock bottom since I've been keeping a close eye on the 'regress' of the Pokemon games that have hit the Nintendo Switch since its release. I'll say this, the last Pokemon games that I truly enjoyed were Pokemon Heart Gold & Silver, Pokemon Black & White 2 and Pokemon X & Y, each for different reasons; Pokemon HG &SS for the GREAT amount of content they provided along with the Pokemon follow and interaction mechanic, Pokemon Black & White 2 for the art style, moving sprites and the addition of the 'Hard Mode' and Pokemon X & Y for the lovely amount of clothing and hairstyles and nice little gimmicks for being the first ever Pokemon game introduced to the 3DS, which sadly it also quickly fell off since it wasn't expanded on further despite the potential it showed and Pokemon Sun & Moon got sequels instead. The only Pokemon Games I have on NS are Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, which, I might add, that I got ALL on sale for $40.00 once the 'hype' died down. I'm sorry (or maybe not so sorry) to say this but thanks to the brain-dead consumers who continue to all the games the Pokemon Company sends out regardless of their glaring faults, the Pokemon Company doesn't have to, or even need to commit time and effort into the games since they'll sell faster than hot cakes in MASSIVE amounts. (I mean they always boast the millions of money they make from their sales, right?) Why put time into something that you know will sell anyway regardless of what or how it's done? The Pokemon Company can dish out half-baked games with stick people every year and the Consumers and Streamers will still say, "This is one of the best games of all time!"