>>57349889>sword and shield is actually really goodnah
>The dex has a lot of great designs in it,I actually agree with this even though it also has a lot of shit designs. Unlike Paldea where almost everything is mediocre, Galar is a dex of high highs and low lows IMO
>it gave new forms to pokemon that desperately needed a touch-up like Corsola, Farfetch'd, and Linooneshouldn't have been regionals
>it had some overall bangers in itI agree with Orbeetle, the Applin line, Dragapult, Runerigus, Barraskewda and the fossils. Everything else is trash
>The gym challenges were enjoyablenot more than the average gym puzzle. same as the dex: high highs and low lows. Especially near the end of the game where they clearly ran out of time to come up with good challenges leading to Piers's hallway and Raihan's single room
>the fact we got a dark type gym leader after so many years is amazingwhy? it's a type like any other
>Hottest take here, but I genuinely think Hop is the greatest rival (tied with tierno my goat) Snivelly, submissive smiley brats aren't good rivals no matter how you spin it. Tierno is barely a character, let alone a rival. The fact that you rank Hop above Bede is insane to me because he has the exact same growth arc except he isn't constantly whining or fellating the player
>The routes were simple, sureunderstatement
>the fact that we got an open-world area that doesn't feel like a giant fucking slog to traverse like S&Vit doesn't feel like a slog because it's miniscule and has 0 obstacles or challenging terrain. You can hold forward and cross it in 3 minutes.
>Seeing a cocky orphan with daddy issues getting vibe checked by an old lady was one of the funniest things I've ever witnessed in this seriesyes
>And finally, the dex cut (...) was a gigantic breath of fresh air to the metagame when the game launchedeeeh sure
