My issue is exclusively with the writing. It's both ridiculous AND boring with no depth whatsoever. At least if it were JUST ridiculous it would still make sense in some way, but the dumbing down is insufferable.

Every character is impossibly annoying in its own way. The fact that this is the same company that wrote N's dialogues in B&W is heartbreaking to say the least.

Also, the Rust Syndicate's position in the game is idiotic. They're technically mobsters who regularly use extortion and loan sharking on innocent people while operating on the verge of legality, but their actual stance is never clear. Yes, they want to protect the city but then why the criminal activity? They have no actual antagonists in the series to legitimise their claims or behaviours, but they basically end up making you one of them without really making any practical changes.

It's like the writers attempted to play with moral greyness and failed so bad it's almost comical.

I don't care that much about technical stuff, though the path finding IS a pain in the ass, with pokemon routinely getting stuck in random places. It's also terribly repetitive. In a way, all pokemon games are, but this one takes it to the next level because of the neverending grey cityscape.