>>719229449
the main problem with pokemon is they're glorified merch ads. any daring, enterprising ideas are promptly shot down by corporate. what's more, since the series has to adhere to (((international standards))) from all parts of the world, anything remotely "offensive" is cut off. they literally can't make dieting jokes or references and allusions to anything, lest a single country doesn't get it
>>719223293
the digimon/partner dynamic is shown through actual characters. while the protagonist is just a blank slate, they have other characters that get scenes with their partners showing their development, like nokia and agumon and gabumon, himari and her angewomon, kouta and his guilmon, mameo and his mugendramon, and inori and aegiomon
they seem to be keeping the protagonist a mime intentionally to avoid favoritism. something tells me that there'd be quite a lot of backlash if they picked a protagmon like the joker games did with the incarnus

>>715291706
and writers are seriously hamstrung and held back by draconian policies like pic related

>>714708564
I've never understood it. the world is nice and all, but as the years went by it got so neutered it feels blander than tasteless gruel. the way the games are censored is revolting. they can't even make references or diet jokes anymore for fuck's sake, and everything is made with (((international audiences))) in mind, so no pop-culture references to famous performers, comedians, bands, recent events, or anything that might get lost in firthy gaijin's minds (even if localizers could find a way to adapt them)
>>714725269
I hate that next order, cyber sluts, and survive didn't get JP text on PC.
at least fans were able to fix the latter 2 with mods

>>528166561
pokemon is being held back by corporate. corporate mandates have sterilized and strangled every last bit of charm fun out of the series. it used to be a series that sold merch. now it's merely merch with a tv and video game advertisements

>>712327539
secondaries are even worse. they latch on to anything popular like leeches and start making insane demands to suit their shit tastes that completely clash with the source material. then when the trends have run their course they run after the next popular franchise to latch on to
pokemon is in a pitiful state thanks to seeking (((global audiences))) and adhering to (((global sensibilities))) with no fun allowed