Pokemon Letter part 3
games are wonderful as they are, but my community and I feel these flaws prevent the series from reaching a much wider audience of gamers and from the respect and grandeur it is destined for. Correcting them could also satisfy more fans, ensuring greater profits for your company.
The first problem I need to mention is the fact that the games focus too much on younger, newer players and often dismisses or ignores older, more veteran players. While I said earlier that having hand-held games able to be picked up and played by anyone was a benefit—and it is—you shouldn’t want to focus too much on attracting newer players. This risks alienating the older players who have endorsed the games for over ten years since they themselves were children. The original players were a big part of the reason pokemon has succeeded so long. I and many of my friends online are beginning to feel like we are being forgotten in favour of newer players who may or may not stick around. We have remained loyal to the franchise since 1997, and yet we feel that we are considered little more than an afterthought. We think it would benefit everyone to have a pokemon game geared toward older players. After all, it isn’t as if pokemon fans stop playing the games as soon as they become a teenager. If they are truly dedicated fans, they’ll continue to play the games into their teen years and even into their adult years.
Another problem is that the story of the main hand-held games such as Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum has not changed much since the series began. While the characters, setting, and villains change, it is essentially the same story in each game—10-year-old X must save region Y from Team Z while completing the pokemon league challenge. There are rarely even any deep themes to interest older players. Platinum’s deep themes are another reason it was so successful. As the games are now, they are somewhat monotonous. In fact, I feel it is safe to say that the only real innovation from game to game is the features. One member of my community even felt that the games aren’t even challenging. It’s easy to beat the game as long as you’re of a high enough level. You don’t even need strategy to beat any of the gym leaders or common trainers.
