>>16987340Since when does Pokemon ever have an amazing story? They all follow the same formula because they work and nobody really plays for the story. I was disappointed with the number of Pokemon though, I agree. Though some of them are fine in competitive. Chesnaught works great in some times, Greninja is almost always there, Talonflame is spammed, Aegislash, Goodra, Noivern is usable to an extent, Meowstic has niche that works for it. Then you've got Diggersby, Floetta, Malamar, Heliolisk, Tyrantrum. That's virtually half the dex.
And I think the reason the game took long to beat was because their were plenty of storyline arcs, and a lot of people enjoyed catching and training Pokemon on the way which is something Gamefreak needed to nail because of the idea of the Pokedex.
Plenty of reviewers had great things to say, and I believe plenty probably didn't That all comes down to opinion again.
