>>33406798VGC 2011 and VGC 2014 were the same with their respective regional dexes, and they were both fun metagames too. I've heard people complain that it's too centralised and only a few Pokémon are viable, and I've also heard people complain it's too unpredictable and they can't counter every team, which suggests to me the balance is just right for once.
My only criticism is that it was too defensive, with Arcanine, Porygon2, Celesteela, Tapu Fini and Snorlax making sure offensive teams were difficult, which is in contrast to how VGC has been in previous years.