Examining the Pokémon Sword and Shield Backlash a Year later

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Published on November 25, 2020 10:00:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cxDDaPLvQI

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Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019)

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Pokémon Sword and Shield are easily the most controversial Pokémon games since the original Red and Blue. The controversy centered around the fact that there was no National Pokédex present in the game, instead restricting the player to ones found the Galar Region Pokédex. Criticism then extended to the graphics of the game and nitpicked every aspect of the game for signs of supposed laziness and cut corners. In this video, I examine exactly how this controversy came to be and why the online manifestation was the way it was.

Roadmap:
0:00 Intro
1:48 Previous Entries
5:51 Parasocial Relationships
8:32 Brands
11:12 Why so angry?
15:34 Boycotts & Social Media
19:55 Corporate Laziness
24:291 Conclusion

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