>>46938766>>unmemorable characters, setpieces or storyEven if we pretend that isn't a horrible cope by Alolasomes desperately trying to pass off their "characters" as good, Kalos still tied even the most minor characters into the theme pretty well. Not nearly as much significance as the Unova cast but they were at least better integrated than everything that came after.
>>not the best new batch of monsWe've reached the point where we're never going to have the "best" batch of new mons again. Gen 6 being the last gen to have cross gen evos is telling.
>>not the best route/dungeon designIt was engaging, though. Each route having a clear purpose and alternate paths if you bother messing with any HMs other than Surf like the Gen 5 Routes still makes them fun even if lackluster in some areas.
>>seasonal world design is inferior to BWOnly point I agree with since sacrificing the gameplay mechanic to integrate seasons into the narrative instead is easily missable
>>dont really care for the regional dex since everything is such a breezeNot seeing the correlation here, especially since Alola's dex ended up being even less meaningful despite having objectively better difficulty than XY.
>>megas were a boring post game hunt only for the onlineI still prefer it to the literal nothing we get in Gen 7 and 8.
>>battle maison wasnt an improvement over the battle subway when it came to new strategiesHaving Triples and Rotation makes it an improvement since those modes already required more strategic thinking.
