Skizor
Nov 15, 2019
5
I have already cleared everything including postgame. This is going to be a spoiler free review, i will only focus on the positive and negative aspects and what needs to be improved.

Positives:

*Some areas in this game look absolutely gorgeous, like the towns Ballonlea and Circhester.
*Most of the new Pokemon look pretty good.
*IVs and EVs, and by extension Competitive battling, are more accessible than ever.
*You can change your Pokemon's Nature with Mints.
*Pokemon Camp, with new features, such as said Currydex.
*New "Open-World" Wild Area for encountering higher level Pokemon.
*Most in-depth trainer customization to date.
*Move Tutor/Remover/Name Raters are now in every Pokemon Center.
*You can access PC almost anywhere.

Negatives:

*Hundreds of Pokemon were cut from the game, such as previous Starters, Legendary Pokemon, and many others.
*100+ Moves were cut, the most notable being Return/Frustration, Pursuit, and Hidden Power. Signature moves of certain Pokemon were also cut, even though the Pokemon themselves are in the game, like Vespiquen's Heal Order and Woobat's Heart Stamp.
*There are multiple examples of the game feeling rushed or unfinished, like how the "Corviknight Taxi" Fast-Travel system doesn't have an animation and is just a screen fade, every NPC walking on rails, time stopping when you climb a ladder, and the entire Wild Area feeling empty, with low-resolution textures, pop-ins, and broken shadows.
*Any battles that are not major battles, such as Wild Battles and most Trainer Battles, have the same generic backgrounds. When you are outside, the battle always takes place on a dirt road with grass, trees, and mountains in the background, and when inside a building, the battle uses a generic white void for a background.
*Post-Game Content is confirmed to be very short, less than 2 hours to complete, similar to X&Y. It's basically just "catch Box Legendary, go to Battle Tower."
*Most Pokemon Moves, and the Pokemon themselves, have had no noticeable improvements made to their models or animations. Everything that isn't brand new is recycled, and even some of the brand new stuff, like Hop, uses recycled animation, from Hau.
*Riding a Bike forces you to wear an ugly biking outfit instead of your custom clothes.
*Most of the "Story" takes place off screen, and only really makes an appearance near the end of the game. The "Story" itself is also lackluster, in that it's incredibly short and forgettable.
*The EXP Share is mandatory, and cannot be turned off. This makes the game very easy.
*Strange changes that don't make much sense logically, like how the sound control settings are locked behind a Key Item you get from a random NPC in Motostoke City.

Summary:

IMO this is the most disappointing Pokémon game i played, since i had high expectations about this game being on a console like Switch.
They really need to add all Pokémon back in the game since there is nothing here to justify the cut of so many Pokémon.
GameFreak need to hire more devs so they can polish and finish this games better. Collapse