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>PLA has good critic reviews. COPE
>PLA sold like hotcakes. COPE
>I will buy it and have fun. SEETHE
Not a single person was expecting this to not be the case. Pokemon is too big to fail, the fans will buy any piece of shit with the name on it and defend it to the death. Anyone who dares to voice criticism is labeled as a "doomcuck" and made fun of for expecting the largest franchise in the world to have some semblance of modern game standards.
The game is "amazing and innovative" for doing basic shit that other better games did over a decade ago, but because Pokemon has used the same formula for so long we HAVE to praise this one so that GameFreak actually continues to shake things up. I think this gen has had the most HIRE THIS MAN fan trailers I've seen, and they all look better than this game. Hell even the Chinese knockoff with guns looks like a more polished and entertaining game.
But how does it actually play?
>Story
Time travel on-par with Isekai trash. An interesting premise, but it's ruined by the SuMo tier tutorials and cutscenes.
>Exploration
Is at its best when the game isn't holding your hand, but even so there are arbitrary limits on what you can do. This ain't BotW.
>Catching
This game is just Lets Go with a shitty coat of paint. The Pokedex observations and side quests are all tedious grindy shit.
>Graphics
Embarrassing, but nobody defends this.
>Turn based battles
Feel tacked on and the styles are a shit gimmick. Also, no abilities just like Lets Go.
>Boss Battles
Do a Dark Souls roll and throw 100 bags at it while dodging poorly animated attacks and generic AoE circles. Don't forget to have your team weaken it once and a while!
>Pokemon Designs
The new forms are a mixed bag, but some of these are just straight up abominations.
There's almost nothing worthwhile here. The only silver lining is that MAYBE they will continue to improve on this formula for future installments. I suppose at least it's better than BDSP, but that's a low bar to clear.
