>>53954428As someone that thinks XY is shit, it was pretty fun while it was still alive. Something about the UI design and certain features made it a lot more pleasant to play than anything post-Gen 6 (ORAS counts as well).
>AmieThey somehow fucked this up in Gen 7, and never brought it back afterwards.
>CustomisationFar better options than anything that came after it.
>OnlineMost seamless online play multiplayer features + best meta easily.
>MegasUnironically hype. Objectively, they're probably not what was best for the franchise, but by default they're better than every gimmick after it and everyone was still excited to see them. Powered up form changes are just cool.
>Pokémon availabilityIt made playthroughs fresh. I think it was the perfect balance of amount of mons available without it feeling too artificial.
>Some locationsCertain places in the game still kept up the illusion that Kalos was fun. Lumiose, while a mess, was novel. The stretch from Lumiose to Korrina's gym was pretty good. And then there was the autumnal area I forgot the name of.
After all of this wore off though, the games are very hollow. But it was definitely a far better time to be a fan back then. A lot more positivity despite all the flaws.
