>>54008738>empty, hideous overworldThat's fair. Most open world games suffer from this though.
>with dogshit character designs.Wrong, but I guess that's just a question of taste.
>even ignoring that it runs like shit, the environment has zero personality and the pokemon themselves are lifeless props.That is just plain wrong. Every area has its own character and the Pokemon actually have tons of different behaviours and environment interactions. Pokemon live in groups, they sleep underneath trees, they react to the weather, they have different reactions to the player etc
Sure, there could be more, but they definitely aren't lifeless.
>the emphasis on being a schoolkid is absolutely soulless and barely factors into the plot.It's a very easy way to connect all the important characters with each other. It factors in the plot by setting it (and the other characters) up. Also, going to school and learning about things are fun and important parts of our lives.
>everyone sucks off area 0 for being 'omg so climatic' but it's nothing we haven't seen a million other jrpgs do.Then play the other shitty JRPGs. It was a first for Pokemon and executed very, very well.
>PVP is not real contentWhat are you, a shitter?
>and tera raids are retarded busy work. Yeah kinda, I didn't bother with them much.
