SpiralRhapsody
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You just said it was mediocre without any explanation. I referred to that statement as subjective, which is still valid given you never specified why the app is mediocre... until someone brought it to attention. You just said...
... followed with a link to a Jim Sterling review, which in itself subjective, since, y'know, reviews. It's one thing to say "this looks mediocre", "to me this is mediocre" but there was a tone of objectivity to what is really an opinion. I hate sounding like that type of loopyhead on YouTube comment sections who basically jumps out at everyone for saying -blank- game is less than a 11/10, and while it's okay to criticize the game, it seemed very apparent, at least to me, that you held what you felt as fact.
Going back to the first quote, I'm pretty sure..... catching Pokemon and claiming gyms is an overarching goal. My goal is to literally catch 'em all (or at least, the Pokemon that are actually available in my region because okay, I'm never going to Australia, not even for a Kanghaskhan or w.e it's spelled), as well as claim as much gyms for Team Valor. In addition and more importantly, I think a pretty big overarching goal for many playing this game is exploration; I wouldn't expect an application on its own to harbor deep gameplay of any kind, but what mobile games can do for people is make real-life... a lot more interesting and bring new experiences. Since it's so interwined with my real-life exploration around my hometown and all, I would consider me actually going out and about "gameplay"; after all, you can't play the game if you don't leave your room. Not everyone's the same though so I'm not here to say you're wrong for lacking any interest in it.
In my experience, the app has not demanded my attention to where I can't enjoy the scenery nor actually know where I'm going. Even if I stared at the phone for an extended amount of time, the game is literally a map of where I am. But like, no, I wouldn't do that, because i'm level 16 in and there still hasn't been a reason for me to focus on my phone over what's in front of me.
It's a real shame people are willing to exploit this sort of app for really crappy things like that. I wouldn't put the blame on anyone feeling uneasy about playing the app when it comes to this. I think it's just best to go to an area with clusters of pokestops with lures attached to all of them, because that usually means several people are there playing.... and not just in one group. But still, the hesitation is completely valid.
If there's any gripe I have with the app, it's that some pokemon are region locked, which i find completely ridiculous. I'd have more to say and I probably will edit this later tonight but I gotta go someplace. Users, please don't flame me too hard while I'm gone :(
