>>34304924No, it was flat out unfinished. You don't fully model some things just to not give them a use and leave them there and never revisit them, like if plot points were dropped. There was also dialogue that made little sense, like if the game was changed without revisiting the dialogue ("by defeating Lysandre you saved him" he's fucking dead) or just rushed and unfinished (the narrative of your friends and rival just goes nowhere).
There was also such a lack of polishment everywhere. The texture work and landscaping was bland as fuck, most of the cities were forgettable and the region barely felt like France, Lumiose was mostly gray and devoid of personality (they didn't bother making the museum look like the Louvre, and the cafes were copy-paste, and the sameyness of the architecture was a big part of the reason why people got so lost so easily). Even the music was a huge downgrade from Gen 5 and 5, all the experimentation with sounds and new instruments was completely forgotten with little to no excuse has the 3DS has better sound quality. The game looked and felt like a demo that would have been shown at a con and not like a finished product.
And the nostalgia pandering didn't help. It just added to Kalos having even less identity and personality on it's own.
Even considering they were transitioning to 3D there were little reasons for the game to feel so half-assed. My fear of another XY is the reason why I probably won't buy the first Pokemon for Switch that gets released, or at least until I can confirm is a good product.
>>34305134I'm half way in USUM, on my way to Nanu, and no way this content would have worked as DLC because most of these things cannot be patched, and would have been unfair to overwritte the game.
I think in some aspects the story of the game is a downgrade and in others a improvement, but gameplay wise, I love the new trials and substories. Wish all the trials would have gotten revamped.
