I had a lot of fun playing this to be honest. The story was so good and I was invested in it the whole way through, although predictable which is to be expected for a children’s game. The rival team actually had such a great story probably the strongest of the three if I'm being honest and I loved how they got their happy ending. It was a smart change as well considering the last few rival teams have been a joke (flare but ESPECIALLY yell and even sometimes skull). But even the other two storylines were awesome and felt like some of the best pokemon has seen, especially Arven's because my goodness saving that dog had me tearing up. The final storyline with Area Zero was also so cool I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The time travel aspect was also great and my heart melted everytime miradon came out for a sandwich. They really made me love the box legendary pokemon the most I ever have because we were together the whole game and that was such a smart decision
Gameplay wise there is a lot to love. Terastalizing is such a cool battle gimmick probably the best after megas because there is some strategy to how you use it and who you use it on. The aspect of being able to change a type could make a really useful pokemon even better or make one that would be weak in a scenario strong. The 3 pathways was a great idea and I loved how open the game was to allow you to explore anything you want. On the other hand this openness had a downside as the levels needed to be scaled because I was either way overlevelled or underlevelled. The towns also had no ability to explore them as the houses had nothing in them so they each lacked identity and didn't feel lived in. Even if you could enter a building it would just be the menu. There was some lag but honestly it didn't bother me I had too much fun. The let’s go feature was cool and was pretty convenient for levelling. Plus its fun being able to bring your pokemon out and run around with them. Pokemon in the overworld again which I'm glad is a feature thats here to stay.
Gameplay wise there is a lot to love. Terastalizing is such a cool battle gimmick probably the best after megas because there is some strategy to how you use it and who you use it on. The aspect of being able to change a type could make a really useful pokemon even better or make one that would be weak in a scenario strong. The 3 pathways was a great idea and I loved how open the game was to allow you to explore anything you want. On the other hand this openness had a downside as the levels needed to be scaled because I was either way overlevelled or underlevelled. The towns also had no ability to explore them as the houses had nothing in them so they each lacked identity and didn't feel lived in. Even if you could enter a building it would just be the menu. There was some lag but honestly it didn't bother me I had too much fun. The let’s go feature was cool and was pretty convenient for levelling. Plus its fun being able to bring your pokemon out and run around with them. Pokemon in the overworld again which I'm glad is a feature thats here to stay.