>>31319218Because you're half falling for the "its a shit" meme
>linear as shitPokemon has been linear for the last 10 years, get over it.
There's also a greater emphasis on story in these games.
>small pokemon selectionThe real problem is not being to get half the new 'Mons with ease.
They're either absurdly late game like Crabrawler, Vikavolt, etc, or 5% encounter rate like Passimian and A-Vulpix/Sandshrew.
>extremely self-masturbatory with the features it pushes in your face every five secondsBoo hoo
They want it to be accessible to kids
>tedious petting minigames that take time out of real gameplayYou don't have to pet your Pokemon.
>at least one unskippable cutscene per roomStory. I personally love it.
>arbitrary roadblocks everywhereAlways been in Pokemon. They're handled better in this one than, lol a line of Psyduck or lol, we're just dancing here for no reason, one day we'll be gone for no reason!
>plays everything completely safe; no risks to be found with the game design or storyUBs, Z-crystals, Alolan forms, story, Kukui, and Trial Captains all beg to differ
>legendary music is sub-parThat's just like your opinion man
Personally I agree that they did a lot of shit wrong.
But I also feel that they did a lot more things right. I love these games and, so far, they are my favorite in the series.
