>>45875939One doesn't become bad just because another game was worse. XY get a lot of flack for ORAS not delivering in the Battle Frontier. They were still widely loved.
Anyway, here's a picture that gives me a pit in my stomach after SWSH's E3 reveal.
>>45875948SM cut a lot of things people gloss over.
>Triple/Rotation/Inverse Battles>EV Training Interface and method to reset them on a whim, as well as hordes which to this day are still the fastest EV method.>National DEX (Free Space)>Ability to give buffs to your friends in regular play>Capped the FPS from 60 to 30 with dips.>Explorable design philosophies went out the window, with the game being more or less the Metroid: Other M of Pokemon>Customizable battle screens, bond minigames, in-depth berry mechanics, pokeradar/DexNav, ability to fly to any route, the list goes on and all of these are things every player saw at least once in past games. 