I really want to emphasize that my praise for this games falls on a few things: the systems and mechanics, the art design, the sounds and score (mostly…), and the great amount of content. Those things alone earn it a full four stars for making this new Pokemon entry a blast.

However, this game is not finished, and I'm hesitant to start patting Game Freak on the back just yet. No matter how you look at it, graphically, this game is a wreck, and for no reason other than more time was not spent on it. There's literally a tab for outfits that are not even in the game yet. Some might call that a programming shortcut for the inevitable, I call it putting out your game too damn early. I know they wanted to rush it for Christmas, trust me, I DO know that. But if we keep encouraging this, then it's never going to stop, and we're going to keep being given Pokemon games that will never be realized to their full potential.

But, yes. I am having fun.