Last Post: 9:45:52am, 01/26/2022
Tbf, to be absolutely fair here...as someone who hasn't and will likely never play another Pokemon game after the original gold&silver; graphics and art/design direction are separate things and they're both pretty bad in that particular case. It's a visual medium and one should aim to nail at least one of the two.
People also have a sense of perceived value based on things such as budget, pricing, and what's possible at time of release. There's also the possibility this is a separate subset of gamers and there aren't as many hypocrites on this subject as you might initially think.
With all that said, you do have a point lol.