>>47624348Things people didn't like in the last few generations (like humanoid starters, a lot of cutscenes, straightforward routes, no complex maze-y dungeons, lack of difficulty, kind of handholdy, no exploration, no edgy epic cool kaijumons, too many objectmons, shit story) were pretty amplified in gen 8, and the dex cut just soured everyone right from the beginning. The stuff that was new was quite poorly implemented and wasn't enough to reign in fans on the edge.
With that said I liked it, and it's one of my favorite gens.