>>30464114Plotwise (lets not get into the no pokemon games have plot thing) the pacing was all over the place; you have that long stretch spread out until your fight with Korrina, and then nothing much really happens until the end of the game. Most of the gym leaders feel like filler, especially after BW where they all at least acknowledged what was happening in the plot, assuming they didn't get involved outright. Then you have things like Malva's Team Flare affiliations never mattering at all, or how nonsensical Lysandre's plan was in practice.
Rival Calem/Serena was downright unfun to beat all the time and the rest of your friends were either annoying or forgettable, though I am partial to Shauna myself.
The difficulty curve is non existent even as far as pokemon games go, its a faceroll game with almost any lineup.
It was very stupid to add a new battle feature as hyped as heavily as mega evolution and then have you run into enemies using it a literal handful of times. It should have been at least a feature of the gym leaders and E4, and preferably your rivals too.
I didn't hate it mind you. I've enjoyed every pokemon game, I just enjoyed XY a lot more than most
except Diamond and Pearl. 