>>49438109i'm not gonna respond to all of these, just the ones i really disagree with
>one-dimensional piss-easy rivalsthey have more character than any other rivals in the series until that point. giving two rivals that both have contrasting personalities also makes it so both camps (the ones who like friendly rivals and the ones who like standoffish, "i want to be strong" rivals) can be satisfied. also maybe it's just cause i was shit but i remember cheren giving me a lot of trouble near the end
>bad designsagain, i think you're exaggerating. people give this game a lot of shit for "lol gears, lol ice cream, lol candle, lol trash" but like i said, there's some real gems in there. and it's funny you should point out the legendaries are ugly because the box legendaries are actually among my favorites. the genies and swords really are underwhelming compared to past trios though
>ugly player charactersare you sure? i was under the impression that they were some of the most beloved in the whole franchise, especially hilda and rosa, who get 2x the amount of love than other girl protags except for dawn. the guys are appealing too, whereas i thought the gen 3 and 4 guys were ugly
>forced to catch the box legendariesi thought that was the whole point of them... do you just kill the legendaries? i mean, you do you man
>N sucksmaybe he's an autist, but i do like him. especially how seeing you and your pokemon getting along make him question his own point of view, and conflicts with what he's been told from ghetsis, who was taking advantage of the fact he's a massive autist. the whole clash of truth vs ideals is cool too
>bad musicthis one is just straight up wrong, though i guess it is a matter of personal taste. you can't blame the music for being crunchy though, they can't just magically make the ds sound better
>failure to fuse 2d and 3dthe overworlds are beautiful, but i will admit i cringe when i see the pokemon sprites get squished and tilted around
