its mind boggling how far graphics have come in the past decade, to think this was once the pinicale of design for a pokemon game is just depressing, thankfully gamefreak have now embreaced 3d graphics, its like living in the future. Tell me, if someone had asked you as a child what pokemon games would look like in 2020 even in your wildest dreams you wouldn't hold a candle to sword and shield, truely remarkable. We are living in the future.