>>58764553Also I think GF missed the point of Megas returning. People wanted Megas because of nostalgia, and it makes zero sense to go into these new Megas with a totally different design philosophy. If they kept the same philosophy from the initial batch of mega designs from
XY and ORAS the “hey let’s take this design and make it more cooler or make it more of itself and reinforce the designs concept and make it stronger ” I think the Z-A batch of megas would’ve been received better.
Also a lot of the appeal of mega evolution is the aesthetics and look of mons. It doesn’t help if the designs actively make the design less appealing. Both Mega Raichus are a prime example of how NOT to design a mega evolution.