Bros... I think I actually like these games. Like, a lot. The Alola region is full of cool environments, the characters are actually interesting, the trials were a breath of fresh air, and the game is packed with interesting side missions. Team Skull/Aether Foundation are the best evil teams we've had in the past decade. The Ultra Beasts are cool and were an interesting twist on the typical legendaries.

There are some flaws of course, like the constant fade in and out every time a character appears on screen is obnoxious, and the tutorial stage on the first island is obscenely long, but ultimately I think SM are the best games of the 3D era. I just wish USUM hadn't gutted the story so much and the Rotom Dex wasn't so annoying, because the extra stuff introduced in those games makes them probably the most content-rich in the series.