I'm not sure any game's reputation has suffered as much as a result of circumstances as much as Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon.
Yes, it is dumb that this was a full priced expansion of Sun and Moon, and yes, it is dumb that this game wasn't on the Switch, but playing it now, without either of those things really being issues, and it's just simply one of the greatest Pokémon games that Game Freak has ever put out, with well paced gameplay, the most Pokémon that will probably ever be in a game, such a cozy atmosphere, a fun (yet still just Pokémon) story, and perhaps the most fun postgame that any game in the franchise has ever had, as episode RR is just such a great final challenge.
Maybe the most repayable games in the series for me, although that might be a result these just being the last games to come out while I was still 'Pokémon aged'.
9/10
Game #19 of 2024, March 26th
Yes, it is dumb that this was a full priced expansion of Sun and Moon, and yes, it is dumb that this game wasn't on the Switch, but playing it now, without either of those things really being issues, and it's just simply one of the greatest Pokémon games that Game Freak has ever put out, with well paced gameplay, the most Pokémon that will probably ever be in a game, such a cozy atmosphere, a fun (yet still just Pokémon) story, and perhaps the most fun postgame that any game in the franchise has ever had, as episode RR is just such a great final challenge.
Maybe the most repayable games in the series for me, although that might be a result these just being the last games to come out while I was still 'Pokémon aged'.
9/10
Game #19 of 2024, March 26th