I hear it all the time. Bionicle's Mythology and backstory got too complex and weighed the line down and caused people to loose interest. Sales fell and a new simpler concept was launched with Hero Factory.
Um, wasn't Bionicle still basically one series after another of 6 Primary Colored good guys fighting a bunch of monsters and demons?
Isn't Hero Factory a Bunch of Primary Colored Good Guys fighting a bunch of monsters and demons?
Ok, granted, the setting and trimmings changed with Bionicle. You had Mata Nui and the battle against Makuta, and the Bohrok...etc Then Metro Nui and the Vahkti and those Spider-Things later. And that Island where the Piraka hung out to Rap Music. And then under water and in the sky. And then Mata Nui and his other planet.
Lots of changing settings and fresh characters in 10 years...I get that. But, Hardly Rocket Science.
Is it so different than Hero Factory characters changing armor twice a year and fighting enemies in all sorts of different environments?
Is Brain Attack all that different than Krana?
Was it really so hard to follow, just because the Toa changed to different characters with each wave. If they had changed the armor but kept the same TOA characters, would it have made any difference?
What do you guys think? Because, I'm not buying that Bionicle became all that hard to follow or jump intop atr any given time in the run.