>>49854513>>Goes on about an energy crisis that clearly doesn't exist (or if it does exist the game refuses to show a single shred of evidence of it)This is what kills me. At least Lysandre clearly states the ethos for his insane plan and has justification in it throughout the game before, during, and after he's defeated.
But Rose has literally nothing. The closest SWSH even gets to "foreshadowing" the point of contention in the plot is that half-assed panned shot to the energy plant that no one gave a shit or cared about because it wasn't explorable-- and as far as the player is concerned it's working just fine because Sonia says it is.
Compare that to the entire situation of Kalos's stooges that ask for tips, the story bit involving the owner of Parfum Palace, the fight with your rival over the Mega Ring, the existence of Pokemon village, and the whole postgame episode revolving around literal orphans living on Lumiose's streets.
It's honestly a wonder to me how people try and pass of XY's story as bad but then defend SWSH by saying it's anywhere near comparable to it. I think I actually lost brain cells playing Sword and Shield and it wasn't because of Galar being as streamlined and artificial as Alola.
