Pokémon AlphaOmega and RubySapphire

[Koh]

I am going to kindly tell you your opinions suck and are wrong.
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First of all, this mindset needs to disappear from here and the internet in general. Just because people don't have the same, subjective viewpoint on something like you do doesn't mean they're wrong. Saying things like this makes you seem like a very close-minded person who can't accept other people's opinions.

As for the rest of the stuff, I save my ultimate thoughts on a game for when I've played through it myself, from beginning to end, and I've already done so with Pokemon Black. Black and White DID have better character development and such compared to the previous entries, and I've already said as much. But even so, the exploration factor is diminished because of how literally the game takes going from point A to point B (even indicated by the map; it LOOKS like you could just go around the circle from any direction, but nope, you're only restricted to one half pre-League) and thus, your journey is literally a straight, connect-the-dot line. They always tout the phrase "Explore a new world, meet new Pokemon" as their highlight when they release new generation Pokemon games. How are you "exploring" when you're literally forced to be in one place at any given time? Where's the freedom of choice?

As for the difficulty curve, it was hardly much different from the previous games. It just hits you with a parabolic curve post-League, since you're likely within the 50-58 range in levels for your team, and everyone post-League averages at ~67.

Does this mean it's a bad game? Of course not. People seem to forget that it's possible to be critical of something, and enjoy it at the same time. Pokemon Black and White are GOOD, but they also take steps back from their predecessors in some regards. It's like they traded away some of the things that made the older games nicer to make the story better. Why can't we have both?