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Quoted By: >>58079802 >>58079821
>be me
>been replaying Pokémon X recently
>comfy pacing, fast battles, fun Megas, great music
>Lumiose still kino, Kalos feels fresh
>hear Pokémon Z is “the definitive Kalos experience”
>trailers drop
>same overworld, same towns, same NPCs just with extra dialogue nobody asked for
>new areas? one swamp and a cave
>Zygarde shoved in your face like he’s the main character
>Elite Four the same except now they spam Z-Moves
>new Megas? half of them are for meme Pokémon
>postgame teased as “Zygarde Research” = cell collecting AGAIN but slower
>no Battle Frontier, just Maison with a different floor color
>framerate in trailers still tanks when more than 2 Pokémon are on screen
>GF still using XY animations from 2013
>soundtrack is just rearranged XY music with less energy
>Meanwhile, XY had:
>tight pacing
>first proper 3D Pokémon game feel
>roller skates, Sky Battles, friend safari
>actual hype when seeing Megas for the first time
>memorable OST (Lumiose, Gym Leader, Trainer Battle themes all peak)
>no bloated fetch quest killing the story flow
>Calling it now: Z is going to be the USUM of Kalos. People will cope, but XY will still be the true Kalos experience.
>been replaying Pokémon X recently
>comfy pacing, fast battles, fun Megas, great music
>Lumiose still kino, Kalos feels fresh
>hear Pokémon Z is “the definitive Kalos experience”
>trailers drop
>same overworld, same towns, same NPCs just with extra dialogue nobody asked for
>new areas? one swamp and a cave
>Zygarde shoved in your face like he’s the main character
>Elite Four the same except now they spam Z-Moves
>new Megas? half of them are for meme Pokémon
>postgame teased as “Zygarde Research” = cell collecting AGAIN but slower
>no Battle Frontier, just Maison with a different floor color
>framerate in trailers still tanks when more than 2 Pokémon are on screen
>GF still using XY animations from 2013
>soundtrack is just rearranged XY music with less energy
>Meanwhile, XY had:
>tight pacing
>first proper 3D Pokémon game feel
>roller skates, Sky Battles, friend safari
>actual hype when seeing Megas for the first time
>memorable OST (Lumiose, Gym Leader, Trainer Battle themes all peak)
>no bloated fetch quest killing the story flow
>Calling it now: Z is going to be the USUM of Kalos. People will cope, but XY will still be the true Kalos experience.
