KeithIsActuallyBad
SPEEN!
I'm pretty sure there's a lot of sarcasm going on in the posts you're referencing.That just isn't true.
G/S/C, R/S/E, D/P/PT, and HG/SS are all some of the best games you could own on their respective platforms.
There's a definite argument that the games have harshly declined post DS era, but a franchise doesn't get this beloved without a solid foundation.
Pokemon games have always been fine, but HGSS aside, never really amazing.