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>Good
SM, USM
>Disappointing
ORAS
>A mistake
XY
I value
>a good well-built world with plenty of immersion, good music and good fights
>XY
>the worst region in Kalos, being a clusterfuck with no identity because of bloated dex
>made worse by extreme Kanto pandering (here have a free Kanto starter, haha look at that Snorlax just like Kanto, haha free Lapras just like Kanto, btw you can digivolve your Charizard into TWO Charizards)
>soulless atmosphere that felt like a constant cheap tourist hike (see Paris Syndrome for an explanation of Japan's unhealthy obsession with france, going to Japan myself I witnessed fucking everyhting plastering the Eiffle tower to look fancy first-hand)
>not a single even passable character save your main rival, and even they suddenly forget their goal of beating you to become one of your groupie stalkers
>the worst writing, it takes effort to make everyone sound like they're toddlers are talking down to you
>the worst balanced difficulty after ORAS
>boring as fuck music save a few environmental themes, feels like with 3DS sound tech they had no idea what to do anymore
>bland washed-out colour palette, despite region's theme of """"Beauty""""
>ORAS
>took the dumb as fuck Mega Evolution gimmick and actually made it feel like it belonged by giving it to regionally relevant Pokemon (starters)
>generally pretty visuals, limited by trying to be failthful to the old game design
>pretty good writing (except maybe for Delta episode)
>plenty of lore, Sea Mauville was cool
>corners constantly cut in small ways that really took away the feel of the originals (no berry blender, no field waterfall animation)
>xp share given for balancing and difficulty even worse than that of XY
>original music remastered fantastically, except for Route 110 and 113
>NO BATTLE FRONTIER
Overall, considering what it's building on, the worst generation. Condering that rumours indicateSwitch games are nearly complete, it might not get any less rushed. U/SM incoming
