>>53724033>Unskippable cutscenesGen 1
>Shitty mon designsSubjective, but if you feel that way that's entirely reasonable
>"Friendly" rivalsGen 3 arguably, definitely Gen 4
>Multiple "rivals"Gen 3 arguably, technically Gen 4 too
>Garbage "plot"Subjective, but if you feel that way then it's entirely reasonable
>Shitty forced minigamesI don't remember of any forced non-core gameplay segment in any Pokemon game, let alone a Gen 5 or 6 title, if you mean Musicals you aren't forced into that and Pokestar Studios is a core gameplay segment even if it is entirely fucking unnecessary
>easy mode elite 4 that you can do in any order you wantFair point, but BW's postgame rematch definitely has something over XY (and you don't even get to be champion on the first run technically, dunno if that changes your opinion)
>Pushover championDepends on the game
Sounds like Kalos just repeated everything Unova did but did it worse, based on your complaints? Like, it took everything without considering why it was done in the first place, which just screams bad game design to me.