Gotta Meme 'em All: 7.8/10 Too Much Water: Difference between revisions

Last November, {{bp|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} launched worldwide and since then have sold well over 9 million copies, making them the third best-selling {{bp|Nintendo 3DS}} title to date, with {{bp|Pokémon X and Y}} holding first place.  Being remakes of the {{bp|Generation III}} {{bp|core series}} titles, these games generated a lot of excitement in the Pokémon fandom prior to their release, especially on the internet.  Because of this, many new memes had sprouted up, including the [[Gotta Meme 'em All: Mudkip and Marshtomp, here in the track|Creepy Marshtomp meme, which was discussed in an earlier article]].  Here are a couple more memes on the subject of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

In the week preceding ORAS's release, many high-profile gaming websites who had received early copies of the games from {{bp|Nintendo}} posted reviews explaining their personal opinions of them, and whether or not they were worth buying.  One review in particular had caught the attention of the online Pokémon community - and for the wrong reasons.

[http://www.IGN.com/ IGN], one of the more popular gaming sites on the internet, had published their review of the games on November 18, 2014.  The review was generally positive, praising the quality of the graphics among other qualities, but the the main problem the reviewer had was the overabundance of water routes and {{bp|Water (type)|Water-type}} Pokémon that the {{bp|Hoenn}} region contained.  They received an overall rating of 7.8 out of 10.

The main text of the review was not what caught readers' attention, but rather the breakdown at the end of the article that summarized the games' main strong and weak points.  The specific line "Too much water," which was one of the games' two weak points according to the reviewer (along with "Too many {{bp|Hidden Machine|HMs}}"), would become the subject of controversy.

Not long after the review was published, IGN users and Pokémon fans alike expressed their anger towards the absurdity of this one quote not only in the majority of the 5,800 comments the review accumulated in the first 24 hours of its publication, but also in the Pokémon sections of other social media websites, such as [http://www.reddit.com Reddit], [http://www.4chan.org 4chan], and [http://www.gamefaqs.com GameFAQs].

caption1=The review also held the excessive need for HMs as a negative point, but fans saw it as a more reasonable complaint.|

While many were irritated at IGN for publishing a review with such a ludicrous comment, others found it quite humorous and began posting pictures and quotes online satirizing the review.  Some joked that IGN was writing for or in alliance with {{bp|Team Magma}}, whose goal in the games is to increase the world's landmasses.

caption3=IGN'S ideal game.|

[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/too-much-water Too Much Water - Know Your Meme]

[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/18/pokemon-alpha-sapphire-and-omega-ruby-review Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby Review - IGN]