This game is more annoying than fun. The world design is very boring: every world is just a straight line with a dungeon somewhere along it. The constant walking back and forth fighting enemies just is not fun. The RPG elements feel more like a chore than a core part of the game. The game is not hard enough that it requires I actual engage with its systems so it feels monotonous. The action commands in battle just feel tedious because of how easy most of them are. Games with mini story arcs within them don't appeal to me because it just makes everything feel shallow. This game is overall very shallow and most of its challenge is just annoyances and inconveniences.
1985
2022
2022
Many Pokemon evolve way too late to the point you have to grind in order to fully evolve them before the elite four. The game is very easy, with the AI constantly doing the worst possible option and trainers having very few Pokemon. The story tries to be something special but its young target demographic stops it form truly exploring its concepts. The rivals are great and have interesting stories and writing. The Pokemon introduced are great, tons of Pokemon I wanted to use but couldn't.
2022