>>34331758I personally got my money's worth because strictly gameplay wise, this was completely superior. From things like changed up Totem fights (which are arguably more difficult at times, like Totem Araquanid), to a full Mt. Lanakila, to Hau stepping his game up big time, to the incredible climax fight against Ultra Necrozma... it was a thrill ride to go through it again. The postgame stuff, like Team RR and all of the Legendaries and Ultra Beasts, while it's rather basic, it's serviceable.
...However, a lot of characterization and story had to suffer because of it. Lusamine's no longer deranged and obsessed with the Ultra Beasts because of Nihilego, she's just a jerk with a big ego who apparently betrays the URS for reasons I'm still not sure about. Her and her whole family arc was definitely impacted negatively here just to leave room for Necrozma in the spotlight, and because of this, Lusamine, Lillie, Gladion, and Nebby all had to suffer and became afterthoughts of sorts. The Exeggutor Island scene was removed, Lillie standing up to Lusamine was removed, and yet everything about their character arcs were all kept in even though it mostly depended on Lusamine's obsession with the Ultra Beasts.
The long and short of it is... yes, I did get my money's worth, as this was superior gameplay wise, but kind of inferior story and character wise.
