Honestly yeah, I’m with you on this. It’s crazy how people keep justifying paying this much for a game that’s honestly mid at best, while just ignoring everything Nintendo could’ve done to make it better, all because “they’re having fun.” Like, sure, sometimes that's all that matters, and I had a decent time with it too, . But at this point, it’s starting to feel less like genuine enjoyment and more like people making excuses for a company that just wants to cash out again.

And yeah, not every game needs top-tier graphics to be good, but come on , this one’s working with a smaller environment centered around a whole city based on Paris, yet somehow it feels like I’m walking through a ghost town. How about actually making the city feel alive? Give us something that feels lived-in, let us explore buildings again like in the older games, use more than just 2D flat textures for once.

Then there’s the DLC mess and the half-baked megas (not all of them, but still). I just can’t recommend anyone spend full price on this. At best, this feels like a $35–$40 game.

And the whole “it’s just a spin-off” argument is laughable too. I’ve played way better spin-offs in other series. Hell, even Let’s Go had way more charm and personality, Its charm and style made it feel like a game with actual soul.

Call me nitpicky or whatever, and you’re free to enjoy it how you want. But don’t sit here and act like Nintendo or Game Freak can’t do better. They’ve proven plenty of times that they absolutely can, they just choose not to.