>>51222102NTA but I'd argue it was a shitshow primarily because of:
>Dexit and ensuing drama, on top of the false reason given for it >story is objectively terrible even for Pokemon, with events unfolding offscreen and nonsensical motivations for the main villain. Felt really unfinished to me, moreso than any other game in the series>level design is dumbed down more than usual, as you mentioned>still getting constantly led by the hand by cutscenes and NPCs, at least until you hit the Wild AreasGranted this is all in the basegame, I think the DLCs are great, but they should have been included with the base game. Aside from music and character design, it's definitely a bad game in my eyes. Not the worst entry, but close. It'salso the only game in the entirety of Pokemon I've played that crashed. On a legitimate copy and a non-homebrew switch.
BUT REMEMBER this is me thinking critically about it. I still had a lot of fun playing it, especially the DLCs. Fun and quality are two entirely separate metrics and conversations
