>>36080134>XY and S/M were praised to the moon and back when they first released but then people started trashing them about a month thereafter>ORAS was heralded a disappointment when first released but continues to garner more praise as time goes onThat just about tells you all you need to know.
I just played through ORAS and XY and am now starting USUM again. The one factor that Gen 3 and ORAS (as well as Gens 1-2 and their remakes) have that Gens 6 and 7 don't is really simple yet imperative for a game like Pokemon: exploration.
Hoenn has so many optional areas, and even allows you to tackle some gyms out of order. A lot of the routes in Hoenn are really broad and have a lot to explore, and as soon as you got Surf, you could spend a good hour scavenging the sea for items, Pokemon, or trainers.
This has been something that seemed to be waning pretty much since Gen 5.
XY didn't really have any of this. A lot of the routes were really short and linear and didn't have much substance.
And S/M/US/UM are practically movies with how forced the story is.
I just wish they would go back to the format Gens 1-3 used. I'm not saying Pokemon needs to be fucking BOTW open world and shit, just loosen the leash and let us explore you fucks.
