>>37353300Overworld encounters are one of the best changes they've made to this franchise. Makes looking for Pokemon and exploring cave/water areas actually enjoyable and it makes hunting for specific Pokemon less of a chore.
The difficulty of the game is more reasonable than I thought, the level curve is far more balanced than any of the gen 6 shit. The only thing I don't like is the amie boosts.
Wild battles being gone fits this game specifically since it's so focused on mass catching Pokemon and having wild battles would only slow down the pace. And wild battles still exist where they actually matter (legendaries, Electrode, Snorlax). This plus the limited scope to gen 1 Pokemon actually makes it fun to catch everything instead of it just feeling like a chore.
Overall the game is fine, I had more fun with it than fucking ORAS because they at least experimented with the gameplay. OW encounters, removed HMs, and riding your own Pokemon definitely need to stay for gen 8.
