>>33763180BW did the whole story thing better while also not being as intrusive, even if it was still kind of bad at some points. Older Pokémon were completely absent in the main game and replaced with 150+ new ones making the game feel really fresh to me. I also like Unova as a region, it's linear but has a lot of optional areas, and felt fairly big. Alola was just as linear if not more while also being a lot smaller. I think there's still value in playing BW before BW2, whereas I am not getting that same vibe from Sun and Moon but there's no telling what will happen so I'll reserve judgement.
Overall I wouldn't say I hate SM, but it was very disappointing. It seems like its biggest features were pretty half-assed:
>here's this big new thing, ALOLAN FORMES>oh wait there's only a handful of them>gyms are being replaced with something entirely new: trials>they're all fairly simple tasks, making them more braindead than gyms>the Electric trial in particular is basically Clemont's gym but gimped because no trainers>the thing to replace megas are just new moves with animations I'll want to skip after a whileThere was enjoyment to be had in SM, but it left a bad taste in my mouth.
BW is nowhere near my favourite, but I'd definitely consider it better.
