Pokemon Should Do This!

[Tellis]

Though I agree that it would be cool to see Game Freak mix it up a bit, we all know it's not going to happen. The problem with your suggestions is that they change the system TOO much. I'm all for allowing people to do certain gyms out of order again, but allowing people to go in ANY order would be a lot of work for something that not a lot of people would really appreciate. Everyone else has made the point that WE AREN'T THE TARGET AUDIENCE so I hope that's clear by now. Branching paths can get confusing, and if you allowed full exploration, unless they made sure it was easy to tell what places you still didn't have a badge from, it'd be really easy to get lost. Not to mention, Pokemon's really rooted in "J"RPG mechanics and other than having the main character be more of a blank slate character that their own person, it doesn't have much to do with Western RPG mechanics, like leveling up your surroundings.

One thing I wish it did have from Western RPGs is character customization, it gets kinda boring seeing the same trainer over and over, especially with how easy it is to connect with people wirelessly now. I'm all for branching paths and more freedom but your suggestions are way too radical.

Oh, and they already did away with HM requirements in BW, so... that's not an issue anymore. Oh and there's always been a darker side to Pokemon. Check out what the trainers on the subway in Nimbasa say, there's some pretty depressing stuff in there, neglected children, people fighting to keep the spirit of their dead best friend alive, old couples that compare the train to them being on the way out, a little girl who talks in Cockney rhyming slang (that one's a joke, but there is). So yeah. And there's always the manga.

they changed "hehehe this gyms great its full of women" to "this gym is full of strong trainers" why nintendo why

I believe they changed that back in FireRed and LeafGreen? I still love the fact that the Gym Guide is gambling in the Game Corner instead of helping you out at the Celadon Gym. They did change Gamblers to Gamers in that game... plus, they've done away with Game Corners entirely from Gen V onward, it seems. (which I'm indifferent about, I never cared enough to get stuff from them).

Um, this is longer than I thought it would. Point is, Pokemon could stand to be less formulaic, but I'll still find them fun, and so will tons of other people, and Game Freak/Nintendo doesn't see a point in changing it.