Really enjoyed this game when I first played it.

This game is really seen in a negative light and some mark it as the game that started Pokemon's downward spiral. Admittedly there are some problems with the game.

- The elite four seem weak and have basically no character.
- Rivals were lackluster
- The main story is sloppily written despite having some good ideas
- The game is too easy

There are probably more complaints but these are the main ones I see.

However, I found this game has many good aspects that tend to get swept under the rug.

- Fantastic OST. Walking into Snowbelle City was magical.
- Pretty cool region. Lumiose city is my favorite large city in any pokemon game and the amount of stuff you can do there speaks to the liveliness of it.
- Really nice post-game story with Emma and Looker.
- Mega Evolution
- Well-designed new pokemon (mostly).

I still think the good outweighs the bad, and if this game got a
third version it might have been my favorite.