first game in the series that I've fully completed in a while - and this time not just for the shiny charm. While the graphics leave a lot to be desired, and the story may have some problems, I thoroughly enjoyed this game. I constantly found myself off just doing my own thing apart from the main story, exploring and catching everything that I could (including trying to reach areas without having the necessary ride pokemon yet). Was a breath of fresh air for the series really, the openworld and stealth catching aspect feel like things the series should have tried out ages ago. While it unfortunately comes off as a bit of a "test" game, it still feels like much more of a proper sinnoh remake than bdsp, and if anything it makes me excited to see how they could improve a lot of concepts from this game in future installments :)
[slight spoilers past this? vague enough, though]
I know some people didn't necessarily enjoy the end battles (main scenario or post-content) since they aren't the traditional battles, but honestly? One of my favorite portions of the game, especially the one after the main story. It felt so much more involved than a regular battle and really made it feel different from all the other battles, whether they be regular, alpha, or legendaries.