| mZuzek said:
Guessed by StarDoor I think after time passed and the hype faded away, everyone got on the hate train for this game and started saying it's the worst Pokémon game ever yatta yatta, but not to me. When I played this game for the first time, it felt truly special, and four years after, it still does - if anything, I'm really nostalgic about it nowadays. This game pushed the franchise forward in so many ways it was unbelievable, and ushered in a new generation of Pokémon that for the first time since 1999 felt like a truly monumental leap forward. Besides the obvious huge improvements in the graphics department (which I don't think are as unimportant as some make them out to be), this game also heavily improved the leveling system for better progression, the breeding and EV training system (and made it easier to get BP) to make competitive play accessible to anyone willing to put some effort into it, and last but definitely not least, the PSS, which instantly made Pokémon an online-friendly game after 3 generations of very cumbersome and awkward online features (it's still better than the generation after!). Besides the general improvements, X & Y totally nailed it as a new generation of Pokémon, with 72 awesome new species (quality above quantity here), a beautiful new region, a fantastic soundtrack, and a story that, while very simple, was still pretty good and engaging. These games were not without their flaws, but I'm always willing to take a few flaws if the strengths overwhelm them so much, and that's why I love X & Y. |
Yes to everything you said about this game! I completely forgot about how it added the shortcuts to make competitive battling less of a grind. I may just have to quote you for next year's list. Unless of course by some miracle of miracles Poke'mon Switch releases before then.
