>>55961806XY's features were honestly god-tier but the problem is that the game has so little actual content compared to previous titles. It feels like after they did the 3D models and added said peripheral features they ran out of dev time so they cobbled some nonsense for the story and, realizing they didn't have time to optimize the engine, made the routes and dungeons feel way smaller and more claustrophic than ever. Beyond that there were problems with the games that weren't related to them getting rushed, like how piss-easy it was due to the exp. share, trainers having pokemon with only three moves for some reason, and all the kantooo references that would become a mainstay in later games. These things were more reflective of their smartphone design philosophy than any legitimate constraints, which really wasn't a good sign for the future of the series.
It's a shame because I liked Kalos and I feel like it had potential but XY needed to be kept in the oven for at least another year, as now they're half-baked and forgettable at best. But there's no excuse for shit like pic related.
As an aside i really do wish they would've kept the gen 5 exp share system in these games. Its return in gen 7 made it less braindead easy and gen 6's level curve would at least make it marginally harder (even with the stupid AI)
