>>39505870Everyone complains about the cutscenes as if they weren't replacements for the equally unskippable dialogue blocks all pokemon games have. XY had a ton of them thanks to the friendly rival group no one gave a shit about. You can't leave a route without at least 3 of them chatting nonstop. At least cutscenes gave these moments some cinematic value, vs a bunch of text boxes you didn't read anyway.
Lilly snagging Nebby was the catalyst of the plot and the start of her character arc involving her gaining independence. It is not complete proof that she is independent yet. She still had to rely on Prof Kukui to take care of her, and she still had a lack of confidence. Her going to Kanto is her payoff, proof of her growth. Her stealing Nebby is called an inciting incident, it's a basic part of a 3 act structure. And unlike XY the plot in Sun Moon starts immediately and builds naturally as more characters are introduced and smaller conflicts happen. The crisis in XY basically comes out of nowhere halfway through the game and has no justification for being there other than the apparent need for a villian and a bad guy.
