>>23105975They fleshed out Magma and Aqua and gave them bitchin' redesigns.
Dexnav was fun and I enjoyed being able to use egg moves and HAs for an in-game run. Though I have to pre-emptively take points away out of the knowledge that it's probably not coming back.
SOME of the visuals were nice. (Others I didn't care for how they were done.)
SOME of the music was great. (Others I didn't like the remixes
they ruined Route 113.)
The rival gets more appearances and doesn't suddenly disappear after Lilycove.
Wally's better developed -- in RSE I felt I was just beating up a sick kid even toward the end, in ORAS I felt his development was better presented.
Online secret bases were cool.
The ending almost made me cry, both the montage and the final battle with May. I made sure I used mostly Pokémon I hadn't before, but May's team was almost entirely the same as my Emerald team when I first got it (except Raichu which is one of my favorites anyway and I've used it in other games multiple times), and the whole thing just really struck a chord with me in a way I wouldn't've expected. 