>>37472768Personally, I think everything actually /new/ added to these games is brilliant and a breath of fresh air. Proper riding Pokemon, overworld wild Pokemon, new catch system, 2 player mode, candies, catch combos and so on are all great changes that would be staple to the series if I had my way.
The problem is there's no meat to support the new stuff. As a kiddy of the original Pokemania I love everything gen 1 and 2 but even I know that without significant overhauls, vanilla Kanto isn't a meaty enough campaign. And I appreciate the idea of streamlining the Pokemon experience, but they picked the wrong things to cut - abilities and held items don't over-complicate the experience, they just improve it.
tl;dr I don't think LGPE is the devil like a lot of /vp/ but even as a Kantofaggot and a fan of the new catch system, I recognize that the game does just as much harm as good.