>>56350392I don't think so. The map design is a bit too linear for my liking, but themeatically the region is great and it had good worldbuilding to back it up, like gym leaders not being a thing, and the tapus having an active role as guardians. And like I said good characters.
While we take it for granted now, alolan forms were a big deal at the time too. I'd also go as far as to say they're the best looking 3D entries considering the hardware they were made for. It's the last gen with all the pokemon in too so there's that
