Does Anybody Not Like Pokemon Go?

So, with the craze of Pokemon Go, I still don't get it. I mean, I understand what you do and all, it's just that it seems so... boring. I get it. It's free. But why all the hype, excitement, and craze surrounding it? How do people enjoy this? I understand that people have different tastes and opinions and all, but, seriously? It's only one level above Angry Birds, Flappy Bird, or Fruit Ninja, in my opinion. What are your thoughts on the "game"?

@battlestreak: Its just fun walking around and going places. Its like a new adventure every time. Never know what you might catch or who you might meet.

The App is meant to be relaxing. With jogging, walking dog, or shopping etc, you dont want no intense complex App, you just want something simple, yet deep.

I've played a few Pokemon games over the years and found them to be quite enjoyable. I liked the whole aspect of trying to catch them and train them, it's kind of like the same as a "loot based" game. That's the same kind of deal as Pokemon Go only this time you can do all this out in the real world which makes it like treasure hunting which I think is extremely cool.

@battlestreak:

I don't get what people see in it.

You have to be physically moving in order to find anything. Even then you only really find crap. There is no battle system, (which is the entire point of the fucking franchise) and means you can't level up pokemon unless you liquidise the ones you catch and force feed them to the ones you want to keep (or whatever that Prof. is doing with them).

You can't buy anything unless you physically walk to an imaginary shop and spend imaginary money to get imaginary items. I don't even like shopping for REAL items.

**** this game. It is stupid. They should have made an ACTUAL game closer to the originals with the option to go out and find pokemon on the go for a bonus if people want to be stabbed to death in a parking lot.

I don't mind grinding and battling Pokemon, that would be fine. Searching for Pokemon in my local area would be fun in its own right if they let me control my character on the map but I don't want to have to physically walk to do it. That's not fun, it is a chore.

Handicap us if we don't want to roam around the streets like fucking morons but at least allow us to play the game like a game and be able to make progress without all the gimmicky crap.

It isn't really a game and it definitely isn't a Pokemon game.

It's free, right?

I'm not leaving my house when it's 98 degrees out just to go chase some Pokemons.I've also heard there's a security issue for iPhone users.I think it's free to play but you can buy things to help you.

It's the newest craze everywhere though.I live in a small town and they're having a lure event tomorrow night.

It's summer, it's california. I work 11+ hours a day, I'm on my feet for 10 of them. I go to the gym after work for about an hour. My job is very physical. I play video games to sit on my ass and veg out, not to walk around in the hot summer (and, if I do go out, it's to the beach or lake or river).

But I haven't tried it out so I don't know, but I probably wouldn't like it.

@mrbojangles25: The Gym is a perfect place to catch Pokemon. Beach, Lake, and River are perfect too, Pokemon GO is very relaxing game.

I don't get the hype neither, so you open that game from time to time when you're bored, I don't see myself opening this game to actually play it - plus there's not much to play - some reviewers concider it's barely a game.

Yet I see some crazy people on Twitch streaming going at the beach playing Pokemon GO and streaming to Twitch, If I would be at the beach it would be to relax, swim, drink beer and eat watermelon - not streaming I play Pokemon GO

@PredatorRules: Its actually not a game, its an App. When you get to your location, you turn it on and leave it in your pocket. As yu walk and enjoy yourself, you might get a vibrate, pull out your phone, catch Pokemon, then put phone back in pocket. No one will even know your playing.

Yeah, Twitch people do crazy stuff to make a dollar. Pokemon GO is big money for them, but the competition if fierce, so they have to hustle.

@dexda: Don't understand it either but I have yet to 'play' it. Didn't know there wasnt any battle system for it but whatever people are into I guess. Hopefully it wont lead to a load of similar rip-off titles that dominate the market for the next few years followed by Nintendo making this a new thing which they then milk to death... I hope to be wrong here.

It's best just to not think about if you don't care about it... I'm finding the constant news stories about it annoying and yeah, I don't understand the fascination either. But I never will since I don't intend to download it. My phone is probably too crappy anyway.

don't give a **** about pokemon

I would get pokemon go if you did not have to spend real money.

@dexda: The main series has always been primarily about exploration and discovery, inspired by Satoshi Tajiri's childhood. This game encapsulates and brings to life those original concepts. It's funny to watch forum goers try to rationalize Pokemon GO by arguing that it's not a game because they want to overlook the physicality of an AR game and discount exploration and discovery, and the ancillary social interactions that result from those mechanics, as the primary gameplay mechanics that drive the game. You find this same dissonance when a game doesn't fit into the traditional mould of interactivity and systems, e.g. "Walking Simulators" are not games, No Man's Sky isn't a game there's no objective, etc., when in reality those and this are very much games. I'm sorry you don't want to move, but the physicality of Pokemon GO doesn't make it a lesser game; in fact, I think this physicality is what makes it a game that should be considered for game of the year. There are certainly server issues and bugs that need to be ironed out, some features could be expanded on, but the level of social awareness and joy this is bringing to people this summer is unrivaled in video games. I think people should drop this stigma that mobile games should be scoffed.

@TJDMHEM: You dont have to spend money. You can also make in game money by keeping control of a Gym for a period of time.

@TheSeptopus: No I'm saying that exploration and discovery by having to physically walk around is LAME.

The original pokemon was never designed to be EXPLORATION OUTSIDE. It was designed to be exploration WITHIN THE GAME. What they have done is take a really great game design and franchise and ruined it by taking it outside.

It isn't a game any more because unless I'm pounding the streets I can't even make progress. I walk around enough at work, any game that requires me to carry on walking after an 8 hour shift isn't even a game to me.

i'm english. it's summer. it's raining, grey, miserable and windy most of the time. god what i'd do to live in california.

on topic i've never played a pokemon game before but as a programmer i think it's a very cool and clever use of mobile technology. fair play to them

Seems utterly boring and pointless to me, but each to their own I guess.

But if I had a young son or daughter to go with then maybe - otherwise I'd be a bit embarrassed I think. :)

I don't even know what it is. I hear the references on shows occasionally and news stories about people using it to lead other people into robberies... most of it just goes over my head. But then I'm really good at maintaining a state of general obliviousness.

Never cared for Pokemon in the first place.

Don't care for it and refuse to install it.

@battlestreak: hahaha I love pokemon go :D.. a lot of youtubers playing it and i watch it every time when they update there account on youtube.. :D

I'm very happy that the game is making the brainless masses give their money to Nintendo so that they can then turn around and make REAL games, ya know like the kind I have been playing on my tv or on a handheld for 30+ years or so. As far as actually playing Pokemon GO! lol, I couldn't care less.. it's about as appealing as all the other free cell phone games. Pointless, simple, boring, not worth my time. It's practically made for people who don't play video games.

Playing a game to relax is just a strange concept to me. Why not just watch TV/Netflix/Youtube/Twitch/ect.? Relaxing games are boring imho, but hey if that's your thing more power to you.

I also think the "zombie apocalypse" people are into this, you know the people that jump on whatever the latest fad is.

Ditto. It's a brand that I find baffingly popular.

OT: I can definitely see why it's successful, but it has zero appeal to me. It was only a matter of time that someone tapped into prevalence of smartphone marrying that w/ a social game/AR aspect w/ large success.

Never played a pokemon game in my life, and watched a total of maybe 1.5 episode at the most... Also am 35 years old and play plenty of normal games. However somehow i am also a lvl 6 pokemon trainer and greatly enjoying myself so fare:) me and the gf(she is a lvl 5 noob) enjoy taking evening strolls while catching a few pokemons, so yeah huge fans here:)

Never cared about it.

I never " got" Pokemon.

@khatibi22: Epic.. XD... is the Pokemon to hard to catch?..

I have not played it, but it also doesn't interest me. But of course there will be people who do not like it.

Well, my smart phone isn't activated anymore, (I use it more like an Ipod touch than anything else these days), and I live out in the country with little to no roads, so I'm not too sure how the game would work. Plus, my phone is a bit over 3 years old, granted it was about $200 at the time.

Moving on from that, the idea just doesn't appeal to me. Granted, I enjoy walking while listening to music for long periods of time, sometimes even up to two hours at a time. But I don't need to leave my yard to do this. With pok'emon go, probably not so much.