I enjoyed the open-world, "non-linear" approach to the main story, even though the difficulty for each progression forces you to still follow some events in a certain order. Each story route was written well enough to follow and complete it. Pokémon Scarlet/Violet also had a fresh take on introducing the box cover legendary Pokémons.

While doing a full open-world is a step forward, bugs and minor issues can be encountered from time to time -- something I only experienced in this game after being a long-time Pokémon fan.