wow.... not even a shill or man baby here, just a genuine pokemon fan since i was a kid, and casual player/collector.
this game is the pokemon game i dreamed about since i was little. the graphics are beautiful, the characters have personality, the world feels huge, the pokemon are interactive, you can bring out pokemon whenever you want, there are no random encounters, the battling is more of a challenge with pacing to keep a more experienced player on their toes.
the amount of things they did right really outnumber the things they got wrong (which in my opinion, is only walk/running controls). anyone doomposting about this game just doesn't like pokemon, bottom line.
if this is the new format for future mainline pokemon games going forward, then i 100% am here for it.