Pokémon AlphaOmega and RubySapphire

[E-Man]

I really wish I could get excited for these games... I think X & Y just left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. I'd not played through a Pokemon game in the long time prior to these, and I just felt like it was way too easy and straight forward. There was no variety to anything, and nobody on God's earth should be able to memorise all of those Types and which Pokemon relate to what, considering their colours and design don't relate to anything anymore.

As someone who hasn't played a Pokémon game since Ruby and Sapphire, I get what you mean.

While X and Y were good Pokémon games and the changes they brought were very refreshing, it didn't hide the fact that it was an easy Pokémon game. Not only did that XP Share get a lot of my Pokémon to keep up with the leading ones, but also it was so easy to stockpile money in that game. All you need is the Amulet Coin and once you enter the Battle Manor, you're set for the rest of the game. Also, the abundance of people out in the middle of nowhere who heal your Pokémon for free sucks some of the difficulty out of dungeons (including Victory Road).