>>33554805Idk I always found HMs to be pretty immersion-breaking, outside of Surf and stuff. Always hated having to give up an entire moveslot for some shitty move I'd only need maybe twice in the entire game. There's no more annoying feeling than
>A rugged rock. A Pokemon may be able to smash it!Moves like surf and fly and whatever make you feel powerful cause you can go anywhere; Cut and Rock Smash and Flash and whatever make you feel like you have to ruin the dignity of your cool-ass team just to get past a tiny bush. HM slaves break immersion too, because by the mid game you have this whole team of titans and your best bros, but some shitter pack mule in the back who just ruins the image.
I'll say that the riding gear is fucking awful though, and that you should have been able to use your own Surf mon. Those are pretty much my only complaints with the new system; it's a hell of a lot better than that old one.
