Update: about 10/11 hours in, just beat the fourth gym, I really like this game. Comparing it to Sun/Moon seems like a disservice, but its so far feeling like one of my favorite Pokemon games.
The gyms especially are fantastic, they're just so hype. The mini game for 3/4 so far had been fun, unique and really stand out from the rest of the series (Nessa was kinda 'by the books' and typical). The gym battle music is great, especially when they are on their last Pokemon, a small cut scene plays where the music builds up and it all drops back in with crowd chanting. Again, it's just so hype. I hated the idea of gigantimax before this yet the atmosphere of gym battles really brought me around.
So far I have an entirely different team from usual too. None of the Pokemon in my current lineup have ever been in my team, and I quite like it. It's a huge welcome change from just being able to catch/trade my old team immediately since given the choice, I would just go with the same 6 I always do. Mawile and Gardevoir are two of my team regulars, but I've opted to not have them given the rest aren't availible (to the extent I got shield since Mawile isn't in it).
Wild area is great too. I dont mind the loss of a few routes given the wild area more than makes up for it.
At this point all I can say is anybody skipping or boycotting this game is just missing out. I could go on all.day about how bad Game Freak are, but theyve put together a really fun game, possibly the best since Platinum (and I liked Black/White and X/Y)
The gyms especially are fantastic, they're just so hype. The mini game for 3/4 so far had been fun, unique and really stand out from the rest of the series (Nessa was kinda 'by the books' and typical). The gym battle music is great, especially when they are on their last Pokemon, a small cut scene plays where the music builds up and it all drops back in with crowd chanting. Again, it's just so hype. I hated the idea of gigantimax before this yet the atmosphere of gym battles really brought me around.
So far I have an entirely different team from usual too. None of the Pokemon in my current lineup have ever been in my team, and I quite like it. It's a huge welcome change from just being able to catch/trade my old team immediately since given the choice, I would just go with the same 6 I always do. Mawile and Gardevoir are two of my team regulars, but I've opted to not have them given the rest aren't availible (to the extent I got shield since Mawile isn't in it).
Wild area is great too. I dont mind the loss of a few routes given the wild area more than makes up for it.
At this point all I can say is anybody skipping or boycotting this game is just missing out. I could go on all.day about how bad Game Freak are, but theyve put together a really fun game, possibly the best since Platinum (and I liked Black/White and X/Y)
