#missing the plot

He’s been able to quickly exploit a developing culture that’s trying to hold people who spread violent ideas accountable.

Now he’s strawmanning to an audience of people who want to be hateful in peace.

He gets money from tickets sales from stubborn Gen X’ers, and clicks and attention based on the NECESSARY conversations that people are having.

I´m through with Pokémon Shield after one long week and I feel.. underwhelmed and slightly irritated after the last battles.. good thing the the world is so damn pretty that I cannot get enough of looking at it...

What I missed the most:

- The Plot! The f*cking plot that started so mysterious and all, but never really since the Wild Area picked up.. I´m so mad, because I´ve hoped for some  really cool plot & then we´re just running from city to city, little smalltalk here and there, but nothing ever happens >_> 

- A real challenge... seriously, I did almost no training -that bit at the beginning in the wild area was more playing around, honestly - and my pokemon were still above the gym leader´s pokemon. It has never been this f*cking easy to beat everyone, it´s frustrating.. 

- So many interesting character designs and I´m crying because they did (almost) nothing with them T_T The water gym leader? Seen twice only, before and after becoming champ, nothing else added to her character... Hop, I swear his personality just.. his team got more changes than his expressions!

- When I get options for answers, I would really appreciate a different reaction >_> But, oh wait, there´s no need for another reaction, because both answers were (almost) always the same just worded differently - exception: Opal, because you actually had to give the right answer..

- The “real evil” antagonist... honestly that was disappointing on so many levels, I don´t know what else to say except: please, give us back the usual grunts and their evildoers, because I really missed them! And a better reason for trying to destroy the whole region, please T_T The worst part: we had to do it twice! Yes, there´s not only the president who needs to be defeated, no! After championship comes the real deal - which means: the real disappointement.. I´m so done with playing right now just because of this whole developement >_>

What I loved:

- The world! I love the designs of all the cities so much! Ballonlea with the mushrooms is so beautiful, Hammerlock like a real medival castle, Circhester a calm winter wonderland, Stow-on-Side a desert with artist had a cool flair, too.. it´s really sad there wasn´t much to explore in them..

- The Wild Area of course and the camping! I´ve never liked camping before but with pokemon and curry it´s cool xD 

- The character designs, especially the gym leaders... and Bede, because at least he had some “asshole”-traits and got a (not so unexpected) new role.. I love the idea they had with Bede, I´m totally supporting that, but otherwise... no real development.. Marnie is a cool character, real chill and all, but I honestly wish there had been more to her than her brother and team yell.. and her pokemon team..