I originally played Pokemon X when it came out and I haven't ever replayed or revisited it like I had for other prior games and so it was fun to essentially replay this again while I race against the clock of the 3DS servers closing down which will bring uncertainty in pokemon bank's future to complete the origin dex. There were certain things I remembered and it was fun seeing them again (like the ultimate weapon) and things I had no recollection of. It also wasn't super nostalgic for that which I think was a fun way to replay this.
The gameplay of gen 6 is super strong. Of course mega evolution is an amazing edition and I'm looking forward to it returning in legends Z-A but at the same time I feel like they could have done more with it when comparing it to the other battle gimmicks in future gens. Only about 5 trainers in the main story used mega evolutions and so it feels underused especially considering no Kalos pokemon got a mega evo. I know the major complaint with this gen online is the exp share makes it to easy but I literally don't care its so convenient to level up and playthrough the game when compared to older gens swapping method. The fairy type is a great addition as well that helped to keep the game fresh. The jump to 3d was interesting and I think they had some good initial ideas for how to use the 3D in a unique way (such as in the gyms for example). Also while this is the lowest number of new pokemon I think there are a lot of amazing ones in here (greninja, aegislash, and goomy just to name a few) that I'll gladly take the tradeoff of quality over quantity. The pacing is a bit off at times but not majorly. Where this game really falters is its story and the large wasted potential of it. Team Flare is more annoying than intimidating and Lysandre's motivation is just really stupid particularly because it is barley expanded on. Even AZ just feels randomly inserted because you don't see him first until after gym 4 and then literally never see him again until the very end when the ultimate weapon is about to be used. He could have been this really cool mysterious character introduced after gym 1 or 2 as he was introduced after gym 4 but we learn more about him throughout it until the end but I guess not. I imagine the story took a backseat due to the 3D jump and if I had to guess they sacrificed it for the sake of completing the gameplay because parts of this game are missing that polish. One last thing, all the friends were annoying (mainly Shauna sorry girl) and that idea was not handled well (it was even more apparent as I just finished violet which does the multiple friends thing so much better). Anyways still a good game regardless and not as deserving of the bad rep it usually gets.
The gameplay of gen 6 is super strong. Of course mega evolution is an amazing edition and I'm looking forward to it returning in legends Z-A but at the same time I feel like they could have done more with it when comparing it to the other battle gimmicks in future gens. Only about 5 trainers in the main story used mega evolutions and so it feels underused especially considering no Kalos pokemon got a mega evo. I know the major complaint with this gen online is the exp share makes it to easy but I literally don't care its so convenient to level up and playthrough the game when compared to older gens swapping method. The fairy type is a great addition as well that helped to keep the game fresh. The jump to 3d was interesting and I think they had some good initial ideas for how to use the 3D in a unique way (such as in the gyms for example). Also while this is the lowest number of new pokemon I think there are a lot of amazing ones in here (greninja, aegislash, and goomy just to name a few) that I'll gladly take the tradeoff of quality over quantity. The pacing is a bit off at times but not majorly. Where this game really falters is its story and the large wasted potential of it. Team Flare is more annoying than intimidating and Lysandre's motivation is just really stupid particularly because it is barley expanded on. Even AZ just feels randomly inserted because you don't see him first until after gym 4 and then literally never see him again until the very end when the ultimate weapon is about to be used. He could have been this really cool mysterious character introduced after gym 1 or 2 as he was introduced after gym 4 but we learn more about him throughout it until the end but I guess not. I imagine the story took a backseat due to the 3D jump and if I had to guess they sacrificed it for the sake of completing the gameplay because parts of this game are missing that polish. One last thing, all the friends were annoying (mainly Shauna sorry girl) and that idea was not handled well (it was even more apparent as I just finished violet which does the multiple friends thing so much better). Anyways still a good game regardless and not as deserving of the bad rep it usually gets.