>>41105462They didn't know it was this bad because Game Freak keeps embargo-ing reviewers and people into buying the game with as little information they know as possible. The National Dex situation hasn't even been fully disclosed officially asides from interviews and fucking Famitsu.
Hell, ya think they even addressed the missing Moves/TMs when by the end of it, we only heard about it as soon as the datamine hit? Or the thousand excuses they made instead of letting the game speak for itself and it turns out the excuses are only to make things worse because it fully blows their cover and innocent "we hope you enjoy this game" facade.
I'm still getting this game for little of what it's worth and the very little good things it has (like monster designs and shit), but at least then I'll have the right to fully complain, alongside millions of other people.