>>41091670I want to stress, this is just another pokemon
If you like sun/moon this will feel very familiar.
It offers nothing you haven't already seen a dozen times before.
I the most accurate way to describe the game is stagnation.
There are a few welcome quality of life changes. Being a little bit less handholdy then the previous titles is a welcome change. The opening few hours doesn't waste your time like sun/moon its still slower than it should be. If you skip the dialog you'll reach the wild area in less than a half hour.
Roaming pokemon is very welcome change and by far the best thing I can say about this game. The random encounters tend to have a few more rare pokemon as apposed to the roaming ones. trainers actually have some variety you're definitely meet duplicates sometimes in the same room its a small thing but it helps break the boredom. Some of the new animations are actually good there's just alot that aren't
For every positive aspect there are dozens of other issues that hurt the game alot more.
Raids are too easy 1vs1 would have been a better challenge and they give you rewards like TM and rare candy out the ass so there's no reason not to do it.
The game is easy, not too easy like sun/moon to the point that its boring.
Frequent frame drops, flat boring characters with almost no personality besides their appearance.
The wild area is a mixed bag it feels like wasted potential. it ismuch smaller than advertised
