>>20686839> the massive inclusion of so many pokemon was an awful idea and failed to make kalos its own memorable regionI've thought of this, too. I actually did a Kalos-only run on my first game, but seeing a SHITLOAD of all the other old mons took the sense of discovery ad uniqueness away. I'm happy I was able to catch my favorite mons from last gen, but for them to be present and overwhelmed the pitiful 70 new Kalos mons was too much. My first encounter was a Pidgey, ffs.
>a bland conglomeration of different extremes that don't even make sense togetherTruer words have never been spoken. The Mountain Kalos was the worst offender. I thought by Dendemille the introduction of "cold" areas was nice because it starts off only as frosty breath, but the swamp before Snowbelle really ruined it. I know the explanation for Snowbelle is that the gym is causing the snow, but still. Ice and snow to the North/Northwest and South and you get a swamp in the middle?
They also cheaped out and teased us on Rhyhorn racing, the other Power Plant gates, animations for the Coumarine Rail, etc.
