This review contains spoilers
this one ended up as my least fave mainline game sadly. loads of intresting surface stuff that never really delivers.
what i liked:
- pokemon amie!! really good and cute way to connect with ur pokemon!!!! pet them or feed them , each with their unique animations for it!!!! i love it. all the little lines of “pokemon withstood the attack so u wouldnt worry” or “i know u can do it pokemon!!” is sooooo cute i ADORE it
- the post game looker story is literally the only part of the entire narrative that like. had me invested lol. short and with a strong character (emma). were was this energy for the main plot and crew
- im glad exp share all is a thing now. less pain in the ass to level mons up (i would even say overleleved lol but w/e)
and..thats sadly it. as to why this ended up as my least fave
- the characters, really.
- i love the idea of some of them, how tierno for example just want to have a decent dance team, or shauna stumbling around trying to find a goal for herself.
- except..nothing interesting is explored with that. we dont get tiernos motivation for why he wanna have a dance team, we dont really get any further than a hint of shaunas insecurity before it kinda gets..swept away?
- the only memorable moment i had with these characters was the fireworks scene and..thats it! give me more scenes like that!!
- dont even get me started on ur neighbor rival lol. an absolute nothing character
- everything just feels underdeveloped, from the main characters, the villain and also the main plot
- i wanted to be invested in az’s whole deal but his story is inserted so oddly i was left kinda uh...ok...than anything else. this could just be a me thing tho
- i also think, beyond the narrative, that the transition to 3d is kinda rough. pokemon models look kinda washed out from the more colourful sprites in bw. the character models themselves feel kinda stiff in conversations.
- i think mega evos are cool but the focus on kanto or other regions makes kalos lose some of its unique identity. why didn't we get mega evos for our kalos starters??
- i like 2d art dont get me wrong, but the lack of 3d intros for say, the gym leaders, was such a lost opportunity to showcase their personality (in comparison to the flare admins)
- the gym leaders themselves felt largey forgettable, which is a damn shame bc i dig alot of their designs
- navigating luminose city is also a pain in the ass mostly bc how haywire the camera can get
- also why was style level a thing
overall the most lackluster of pokemon games im afraid.
what i liked:
- pokemon amie!! really good and cute way to connect with ur pokemon!!!! pet them or feed them , each with their unique animations for it!!!! i love it. all the little lines of “pokemon withstood the attack so u wouldnt worry” or “i know u can do it pokemon!!” is sooooo cute i ADORE it
- the post game looker story is literally the only part of the entire narrative that like. had me invested lol. short and with a strong character (emma). were was this energy for the main plot and crew
- im glad exp share all is a thing now. less pain in the ass to level mons up (i would even say overleleved lol but w/e)
and..thats sadly it. as to why this ended up as my least fave
- the characters, really.
- i love the idea of some of them, how tierno for example just want to have a decent dance team, or shauna stumbling around trying to find a goal for herself.
- except..nothing interesting is explored with that. we dont get tiernos motivation for why he wanna have a dance team, we dont really get any further than a hint of shaunas insecurity before it kinda gets..swept away?
- the only memorable moment i had with these characters was the fireworks scene and..thats it! give me more scenes like that!!
- dont even get me started on ur neighbor rival lol. an absolute nothing character
- everything just feels underdeveloped, from the main characters, the villain and also the main plot
- i wanted to be invested in az’s whole deal but his story is inserted so oddly i was left kinda uh...ok...than anything else. this could just be a me thing tho
- i also think, beyond the narrative, that the transition to 3d is kinda rough. pokemon models look kinda washed out from the more colourful sprites in bw. the character models themselves feel kinda stiff in conversations.
- i think mega evos are cool but the focus on kanto or other regions makes kalos lose some of its unique identity. why didn't we get mega evos for our kalos starters??
- i like 2d art dont get me wrong, but the lack of 3d intros for say, the gym leaders, was such a lost opportunity to showcase their personality (in comparison to the flare admins)
- the gym leaders themselves felt largey forgettable, which is a damn shame bc i dig alot of their designs
- navigating luminose city is also a pain in the ass mostly bc how haywire the camera can get
- also why was style level a thing
overall the most lackluster of pokemon games im afraid.