>>38582229Honestly, I feel USUM has some of the darkness found in XY's plot but a lot less maturity in art direction. Foe example, the trade plaza is a bouncy castle type carnival. The trials are charming but the bottlecap system is a big step back from super/hyper training IMHO.
If you want to wait on Sword/Shield I can't blame you. That said, it is worth playing if you want to wait a bit before hitting sword/shield.