Sword and Shield was formulaic.
I hadn't played a Pokemon game before that since red/blue and not much of the usual tropes had actually changed in several decades.
Scarlett/Violet was the first game in many years I physically returned to the store as it was unplayable in my opinion.
Hopefully Gamefreak gets it right next time around and I definitely will give them another chance, but definitely being cautiously optimistic this time. No pre-order.

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