>>36983809There are some good things in it - Like references to the series past; The Poster in your room in the beginning. Small stuff like how instead of checking your PC and reading notes, you got an email for your Rival. Little details.
But the core game is just so incredibly lazy. Re-used animations and models. NPCs still walking on a grid. The fact the overworld is still set-up as a grid, despite not needing to be anymore. No abilities or held items. Simplified battle/leveling system. It's just a lazy game at it's core.
Some people wanted effort in it; but this is the game Masuda wanted, for whatever reason. But hey, at least we got some decent music in it...
