>>56476637I think that once you get to the sky pillar, that and everything west of it is genuinely fun. The pillar itself, pacifidlog town, the abandoned ship- those were all very memorable locations. Even the route west of pacifidlog with all the currents was decently engaging since you're not getting random encounters on the currents or just bobbing along holding one direction on the d pad, and the hidden regi chamber just puts the cherry on top. The issue is really everything before that from the moment you leave lilycove, it's just the same 2 random pokemon on the water's surface, and the same 2 pokemon while diving. It's also just so disorienting to surf on. There should never be a point in pokemon where all you see is your character and repeated tiles around you. There should ALWAYS be something else with you on screen- otherwise you have no landmarks to help orient where you're going, and it just looks plain boring.
