>kill 3 rattatas and a giant ratticate? lame... this must be the tutorial, the first gym leader must be close
>6 hours in, still no sight of gyms or gym leaders, just lame fetch quest shit that takes place in bumfuck nowhere

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Is this it? It's not going to get better is it? They finally did it, they took the absolute most basic and core feature of the games, the thing that kept everyone still playing, and changed it with something that is essentially the same but a million times more boring and much less satisfying.

Is there at least an elite four to beat? Is there a reason to keep going? I don't want to finish the game and just get "you did you beat the trials hakuna matata like the ancient hawaiians once said XD", this gen is a pile of shit so far, I'm really disappointed.