Really not feeling this. Gen VI and VII, the 3DS generations (outside of ORAS, which whilst good, felt watered down in comparison to the gens before it) has killed a lot of what I loved about the Pokemon games, they have begun to feel more like a visual novel with RPG elements to me, particularly in the first two islands of S/M, they handhold so much that it doesn't feel like your adventure anymore, there's no sense of adventure anymore. Mash A, walk two steps forward, have to mash A through a massive tutorial section, another two steps, rinse and repeat. There's no sense of having to go and explore the world for yourself at all.
I've got no hype for US/UM, I haven't touched S/M since beating them the first time, and I haven't felt compelled to go back to X/Y since I beat them either (and that was like three years ago now). I hope US/UM can be pleasant surprises but it's really not looking like it and the newest trailer hasn't swayed me at all.
I hope Pokemon Switch is a massive step-up, I still love the series, but the 3DS entries have felt so lifeless.
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