Comment on Pokémon 'em up Cassette Beasts adds multiplayer on May 20th
shani66@ani.social 7 months agoYeah, Pokemon is not all monster catching games dammit! In fact, I’d go so far as to say it’s literally the worst one out there.
Comment on Pokémon 'em up Cassette Beasts adds multiplayer on May 20th
shani66@ani.social 7 months agoYeah, Pokemon is not all monster catching games dammit! In fact, I’d go so far as to say it’s literally the worst one out there.
otp@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Pokemon popularized the genre (and heck, it arguably helped popularize JRPGs in general, at least in the west). My issue wasn’t with the word “Pokemon”, but with trying to use “'em up” as if it makes a game a genre.
Especially when we have “-like” already, as in “Roguelike”.