Celebrating 30 Years of Pokémon and the best I can give you is a Meh with a shrug
It's a little unfortunate that my friends aren't keeping up with Pokémon or even deep into the ROM hack/fangame scene with me these days because we could have been chatting (even a little bit) about the announcement trailer for the Generation 10 titles Pokémon Winds/Waves . I say "even a little bit" because after watching that short video I don't have a lot to say about it, and you know damn well that there'll probably be several YouTubers out there who'll bust out those "analysis" videos in an effort to dissect the trailer and mine for as many clues, hints, references, call-backs, Easter Eggs and so on as they can. It happens. But I wanted to share my thoughts about the trailer and take some time to think about the many years I've spent as a fan of this giant franchise now that it has turned 30 years old. Hopefully those of you who'll read this post are Pokémon fans too and perhaps you've taken time to reflect on your years as a fan ...