>>49899996SM are pretty decent games no matter what people say.
Their only flaw was being very ambicious.
A new region with a new type of story, leaving the "I'm evil and wanna destroy the world because fuck you all!" and the Gym/League formula to take a break.
Actually, SM was that. A break for the franchise.
But people who are not used to JRPGs just cryied about having Cutscenes.
Excuse me but pretty much EVERY GAME has them nowadays.
SM tried to take the story not in a grandiloquent aspect, but more personal.
The plan of Team Skull was having no plan, and the plan of Lusamine was just go to the nihilego's dimension, AT ANY COST. Which is why she's an antagonist at the end of the game.
SM surely could be benefited by a sequel (like BW2) but no.
I'm still disappointed with UsUm because; instead of being a classic third version, it "tried" to be it's own thing.
But the whole idea of NECROZMA just ruined Lusamine's whole arc.
Also, ride pokémon to remove the TEDIOUS HM's was other very cool quality of life improvement.
Tested in 6th but 7th was the one that really said "no more"
