MojaveKnight17 Like specifically the Kantonian birds in XY? Cuz I like roamers for the most part from Gen 3 onwards! Just didn’t care for the beasts in gen 2 and I felt that the birds here were obnoxious due to the sheer amount of encounters necessary and the little explanation behind their appearances in the first place. But obviously everyone has their own likes and dislikes!
@@RandomTens true and I was referring to Gen 2 in pokemon crystal! It feels more organic to chase after pokemon you want within the pokemon world and since I was a kid I loved it so much!
It's kinda interesting that there was hype that we finally had a game that is in-sync now with all of the world, and with 3DS being uncracked at that time, there's virtually few leaks, which it made it a surprise -- who knew they seemingly weren't prepared for it and really should've waited more.
“Zygarde who was done so dirty they had to give him a role in Sun and Moon” They did him dirty again. It was just collect some cells, the poor dragon didn’t even do anything for the story
I mean, it got a big role in the anime. It's their thing now. They did a lot of characters in Sword and Shield and the recently concluded mini series Twilight Wings only proves that the storytelling can happen outside the game.
For me, the biggest disappointment with the 3D models isn't the washed out color palettes, it's the lack of personality. Admittedly, this is more of an animation issue than a model issue, but it's not like you can have one without the other. Even in games like FRLG where the Pokemon sprites had no animation whatsoever, the sprites had interesting poses that really showed off that Pokemon's personality. In XY (and all later games), Pokemon just blandly stand there, and that's it. Gen V has my favorite battle style of any generation. Also, for what it's worth, XY is too easy regardless of whether you use the Exp Share or not. I've always been mixed on Mega Evolution. It never really accomplished what they were trying to do. It was intended to make bad older Pokemon viable, and while it succeeded at that a few times, most of the Megas went to Pokemon that were already strong. And even when it does go to a Pokemon that genuinely needed it the resulting mega usually isn't even good by Mega standards, and that's a problem since you can only Mega evolve one. Mega Beedrill, for example, is pretty good, but you're still generally better off going with something better as your Mega. While I think 10 encounters is a bit much, I actually like how XY handled the roaming legendary bird. I've always hated roaming Pokemon, so the fact that they eventually settle down and you can fight them in a normal battle where they don't run is appreciated.
Settling down is good but I think it would've been better if they gave you a chance to capture any of them while roaming and then landing after the 10 searches.
Get this. I played through Y with 9 Pokemon throughout the whole game. I made sure to leveled them all evenly through each fight. To be noted, the Exp. Share was off. I ran away from all avoidable wild encounters, banned Mega-Evolution, and didn't use any gift Pokemon other than the starter. I beat Diantha *15* levels under Mega-Gardevoir, and I only needed one Hyper Potion in that fight. The game was a joke.
BRUH they did so many sprites dirty. LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID TO MY BOI HAXORUS. His stance in gen 5 was SO COOL but in gen 6 on its legs look akward and kinda wierd
eh...not all the animations were bland or lacked personality hoenstly. but the biggest ones that were lacking had to be the flying ones which just look like there t posing eh I would say they kinda did succeed with megas as the ones that went to strong pokemon while there ones that weren't needed there were some megas that worked as alternative playstyles really. mega beedrill helped make beedrill better though so it still worked and succeeded another one that was great was actually mega lopunny.
To be fair I would have been fine with it if ultra sun and moon didn't exist since this gen deserved a 3rd game so much more since gen 7 already felt complete
I mean yeah I agree they do very much treat Gen 1 as the wonder child of the franchise but it was the one that started it all and I’m not mad about let’s go because ever since Omega Ruby and Alpha Saphire I’ve wondered what Kanto would be like with 3D graphics and I’m happy we got to see it even if it wasn’t exactly what we hoped for
@@antmik3 i am mad that they have to shove charizard everyfuckingwhere, literally, he got a copy cat (dragonite) he got TWO megas because of a joke (wich is bs and we all know the truth) he got a gigamax (and no rework making 100 times less sense then gardevoir as dianthas ace) and we got the other two as well now. Thats what really pisses me off. At least ORAS gave you most starters from previous gens, jeez
kalos is so beautiful though. it really has this unique energy. walking under the trees in route 6, exploring parfum palace, getting lost in the streets of lumiose, sitting on the swing in the rain in the playground in route 14, or on the big mushrooms in laverre city... these games definitely have problems but man oh man do they nail the atmosphere
I personally really love kalos and that’s one of the main reason. the region is so beautiful Even small details like the big mansion The museum Riding on mamoswine into the ice Or skiddo And the theme music is just so awesome Unfortunately the story wasn’t as polished But that won’t take away of how enjoyable the region was
Taking all of the flaws into consideration - the lack of anything meaningful for Zygarde, the tease of areas that never became accessible, the nonsensical plot of Team Flare that would have made way more sense in a game about the ecosystem, the room for improvement with some of the battle backs and graphics, etc - as well as the odd way Zygarde cells were shoehorned into the Alola games, it becomes extremely obvious they intended to make Pokémon Z but canceled it in favor of a new Gen for the 20th anniversary marketing push. Pokémon Z was a thing and you can’t convince me otherwise 😅
Latte Sylvie yh like I’ve always wondered how hoopa rings and stuff were in oras (unlike ultra wormholes which made sense in usum) and jammed zygarde in sm I feel like a lot of the megas in oras were intended in xy or z cos pidgey is practically a route 1 bird in xy dunno where I can catch pidgey in oras same with mega diance only gen 6 Pokemon that got mega and was introduced in oras (most likely to promote a movie but still) probably reading too much into this
I feel like X and Y needs a remaster. It needs the better post-game and a better story, but honestly, the world is one of the best worlds I feel we've seen. It took the French feel and ran with it.
@@jjc4924 the only battle I found a bit difficult in sword and shield was raihan, because he ised weather in a strategic way, but in general, the fact that you couldnt turn off the exp share just made the whole game easier for me
@@zaneheaston8254 not in my eyes. to me, the non optional exp share made the whole experience even easier. instead of being 5 lvls under the pokemon in the latest parts like in X and Y, in sword and shield I was above them. I honestly think the exp share must be optional to turn off
Jolt X I played Shield without using Exp Candies until the end, and I found the game to be fairly balanced in terms of difficulty, even with the mandatory EXP share
While I'm not too fond of X and Y and there really shoud've been a Z version, hands down this game has the best regional dex and wish that more games had a split regional dex like X and Y
I really love x and y for what they brought to us. The story wasnt the best but I found it fun with the new pokemon and megas. The pokedex in these games is huge and gives u options on different teams to use especially since there wasnt alot of new pokemon to choose from. Kalos is beautiful and is in my top 3 pokemon regions I enjoy. Overall x and y were great and should have had more development time and a pokemon z was needed to give the kalos games that extra love just as platinum did to d/p.
@Cyber Console wolf XY weren't bad and they did mprove by addign 3d a new type and stuff like trainer customization. the OST isn't bad at all. were any prior games really like a movie orchestral? Team flare wasn't that bad either. there are memorable towns and music to how did detective pikachu take inspiration from the colosseum series? many games didn't have inspiration for a pokemon movie doesn't mean the game is good or bad.I guess colosseum references a movie itself but that doesn't really mean that much. I think in general multiple protagonist could appear again as actual npc boss fights
I'm playing X for the first time and using Citra and, before watching the video, I want to say that I'm enjoying it a lot. Not because of the story obviously but because of everything else. And I'm catching everything (which gives experience) and still I'm not overleveled (without using Exp Share). So, you really can play the games without being overleveled and without skipping trainers, and you can even catch everything and still be on the same levels as the regular trainers. You can get overleveled so easily if you use the experience share because that multiplies the experience you obtain by 6, since it gives the rest of the team the same amount of experience your Pokémon obtained (which also happens if you switch Pokémon in battle, so if you would obtain 100 experience by defeating a Bunnelby but decide to switch to a different Pokémon, both of your mons will obtain 100 experience). My team, right before the 7th badge, is Greninja, Doublade, Lucario evolved from Riolu (so not the one Korrina gives you), Talonflame, Gardevoir and Roserade. I'm not using the Kanto starter (or the Snorlax since it's broken, it's too strong) because X and Y have so many diverse Pokémon, one starter is enough. I considered using more than 6 Pokémon if I got overleveled because there are so many available Pokémon.
yeah, i definitely scrapped Kanto startet after received in Luminose. I didn't needed more kanto pandering, and I was in serious love with my Fennekin. And that was the best decision I made playing X (that, and turning off exp share)
@@patomorillas165 Yeah the best way to enjoy X/Y is turning off the Exp. Share for the main campaign but using it for getting a living regional dex or even National Dex
I must be honest, I absolutely love X/Y. My Y copy wasn't the first Pokémon game that I played. In fact, it was Black (which is on the second place on my list, closely followed by ORAS). Somehow the whole idea with Megas and such was intriguing to me, and honestly I love them more than Z-moves and Dynamaxing. The legendaries look amazing to me, especially Yveltal which is my favorite amongst them all. While the game was really easy due to the Exp. Share being broken af, I enjoyed playing through it. I can't wait for these games to be remade. This generation will always have a special place in my heart.
I always thought that gen 6 while took a step forward with the 3d, took a few steps backwards in difficulty, content, characters and story. I really hated that the underperformance of gen 5 caused GF to take these shortcuts. Gen 6 really started the downfall of the franchise, even though I enjoyed Sun and Moon.
What's sad is that we didn't get an Z version & this gen could've been alot better. Imagine Gen. 4 without Platinum & stuck with Diamond & Pearl. That's how bad it is. I don't think X & Y are terrible games by any means. But it's definitely where my experience for Pokemon really started to drop out. Thank goodness Sun & Moon were decent at the very least.
Gera. Don't know. Gen. 5 is where GF really put alot of qualities & effort into the franchise. Afterwards, they almost forgotten. Sun & Moon certainly gave it an effort that were pretty decent & than when Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon came along, it was nothing more than an cash grab & it's where GF stop giving crap about the franchise. It's really sad that one of the most popular video game franchise or media in general just don't have the same quality as from Gen. 2 - Gen. 5 and even Sun & Moon had. Honestly, I blamed the fans that ever since Gen. 5, they made The Pokemon Company & GF go confusing on how they want to please fans & the way they are now.
26:54 "After so many years, having a typing that can FINALLY stand up against the OP Dragon class was honestly overdue." OR, what about making Ice types finally viable at large instead of only a select few glass canons??
From what I've heard it's more like they jumped off a cliff, got slightly better with the other 3ds entries, then went off another cliff with Let's Go and SwSh.
@@delphoxxthevulpera68 More like when Lets Go released, they drove a car off a cliff, while hanging themselves, and simultaneously cutting their wrists and the car went to Tartarus
As well as being a brilliant video that totally encapsulates the way I feel about gen 6, the editing is incredible! The music is well chosen, blends smoothly together and perfectly timed. I've missed you, man.
This was great, Stan. I'm always happy to see an upload from you. I'm sure you get a lot of questions about your videos and the time it takes, but the editing work you do and the amount of capture and sifting through footage really make your videos shine. A lot of channels will talk about something and just use general or repeating clips, but you always make a point to show what you're talking about on-screen. Then there"s music sticking to the generation and showing off favorite tracks without needing to pause the video to list them off, as well as matching the tone you're trying to achieve with your writing. Add in the title cards and transitions that match the game aesthetics to really go above and beyond to make each video feel unique to its generation without losing the cohesive style you've used for the series. If you want to be faster with videos and feel the need to drop any of that, your writing itself more than makes up for it so don't feel like you need to push yourself, but I just wanted to make sure you knew it was noted and appreciated. You touched on my very real problem with this generation, and that is potential. Despite not loving this generation, the opening of the game is generally one of the best in the series for me. The start all the way to around the 3rd gym badge really feels like an adventure and capture some of Sinnoh's perfect blend of naturalistic map design with game utility. It's slow but filled with events along with a ton of fun nods to Gen 5 in the architecture. You're presented with the mystique and mystery of mega evolution, and hanging out with your group of friends is exciting until you realize that's all they're ever going to be allowed to be. The issue is that the best chunk of the game is the beginning, which leaves 2/3 of the region to explore and that really starts to drag. Questions are answered in unsatisfying ways. What is the mystery of mega evolution? It exists a couple of towns over and despite you being tasked with solving it, at that point, it is basically dropped as the mystery has mostly been solved. To add insult to injury, the game tells you it works because of the love between a trainer and a Pokemon, yet the first Pokemon you receive is not able to mega evolve. It's such an obvious point of friction and comes to define the problems of XY to me. That same friction can be found in the Team Flare plot. I find the motivation behind Lysandre incredibly interesting. The world does have limited resources, and overpopulation has the potential to be a devastating problem. Yet Kalos doesn't feel overpopulated. Its biggest city feels sparse compared to Castelia from Black and White, which is probably at least partially due to the limitations of the 3DS. And Lysandre barely touches on this. You only hear overpopulation as a motivator outright said by the Professor after Lysandre has been defeated. And the rest of his backstory comes from a random NPC that doesn't even have a unique sprite. None of this takes away from the core gameplay being as fun as it always is, but personally, exploring a region is as exciting as new Pokemon for me. And Kalos, whether it's from the awkward mishmash of chibi characters in a more realistic world or the sparseness of the latter half of the game, just didn't satisfy that. And while the AZ battle is the most I've laughed at a Pokemon game because of the sheer absurdity of the story completing, I do appreciate the lore and theory crafting it has allowed between Gen 5, 6, and 8 all having reference to Kings from 3000 years ago. I'm hoping that's touched on in a future game, but even if not it's fun for me to think about. Looking forward to the Hoenn remake review. There's plenty to talk about. (I have a response I wrote elsewhere about why I think the Black and White ending doesn't feel like Game Freak chickened out on answering the Pokemon abuse, but I'll have to look for it. Basically, the only one who ever comes close to abusing Pokemon in the way others bring up is the player character themselves, and that is part of why Ghetsis is such a good villain and manipulator, as it immediately pits you against N. We see the Pokemon talk for themselves, like with Musharna pretending to be Ghetsis, so we know they have an understanding of what's going on. N constantly argues with Pokemon, who each tell him he misunderstands. Most trainers only have a couple of Pokemon that they take care of, and we see this exemplified in Hugh and the importance of his sister's Purloin. Our ability as a kid to beat adults who have trained all their lives shows the contrast with us as players abusing the mechanics of Pokemon. Essentially, the game is asking us to reflect on our choices, and what is the truth behind the ideal. N accepts that you love your Pokemon and you are showing strength through kindness. If you feel otherwise, that is what the game is asking you personally to contend with.)
The difficulty issues that plagued the future games started with these games. It sucks that now we have to brush through the story, gyms, and the evil team until post game, for battles to get difficult.
For as much as I like x and y(mostly due to nostalgia) I really wish it got an extra year of 2 in development. Many of its issues could probably be fixed in that year. In addition it could probably make for a better postgame as once the looker missions are finished there is next to nothing to do.
@Cyber Console wolf dog I hate to say it but a 3DS game having mediocre graphics is not a surprise and certainly isn't enough to make it a bad game. What happened to everyone saying "A game doesn't need good graphics if it's fun"
@Cyber Console wolf I don't remember there being issues when they load characters honestly.. XY's story I feel...isn't the best but it honestly isn't bad
@Cyber Console wolf what makes the story of there games "unique" then? XY had more pokemon to work with and it was on a main series game it wasn't just focused on graphics and battling which battle revolution didn't have much stuff besides
@Cyber Console wolf oh? thug home...hm reminds me of po town a bit... anyway cool a cage mmatch but um... a area that is used later for a important fight? like viridian city gym and it not only being the 8th gym but the final giovanni fight? or how in XY there was geosenge town which is later used for the final fight with lysandre references yay! also while it's nice the places are connected XY's region is also connected via the heart being lumiose city you play as a anti hero? wonder how actually...anyways it's cool you can play as a professor's son I mean personally I think being the child of a gym leader is also cool but ok villians in the main series games have been redeemed well actually. I get pokemon sizes being more visually accurate...but eh...IMO some gen 7 npcs seem to have actual personality never played the gamecube games I have nothing against them...but I won't just have them be only praised while later games be only slandered and hated
XY are the games that made me start to play Pokémon and i still like them, however i understand why fans from previous gen don't like it, it's Just a lot of wasted potential. Mega-Evolutions, AZ,Xerneas, Yveltal Zygarde,Dianthea, Kalos Power Plant, so many cool things that should have get more attention. And the Lengedaries is really the worst part for me like the game barely talk About Them and leave us with so many unanswerd question about them like, Yveltal, Where does he come from? How did Team Flare know its existence? How is he related to the Team Flare plot? How did they discover its egg?! At the end of the Day XY are good games but they feel rushed on some aspects and could have been more memorabele if Game Freak give Them more time
To be honest you already know how Team Flare learned about the existence of Yveltal/Xerneas. In Anistar City there is an NPC that tells more about Kalos’s Legendary Pokémon. The girl in that house mentions that ‘some guys in red suits’ (of course these are members of Team Flare) came to hear the story about Xerneas/Yveltal from the man. Although this doesn’t enter where Team Flare exactly found Xerneas/Yveltal. Only that it was found in some mountains.
I feel the legendaries could have gotten to know where they came from...we kinda got some info on that honestly . X was my first pokemon game I cherish it it's special to me even though when I played it last year from the start it...wasn't the msot fun game ever it was still enjoyable and chill to go through kalos again ( I even learned you can get some jobs in the game )
@@Jdudec367 it kind of did for me too, but that is because i have my own head canon, wich shouldn't be the case, the game should establish it, not me. In the game, team flare is pretty much modern days "Climate change activists" or whatever they want to be called. The story they shown could've been sooo much better and realistic if game freak took its god damn time to make the game
ngl i liked sword and shield more. pokemon y was really boring for me, and the characters were like walking pieces of furniture- very cookie cutter personalities. i liked the clothing customization and the roller skates and the routes in between the first and second gym but that’s about it.
@Cyber Console wolf the villians? explian how the villians are good . in terms of content gamecube games can't compare... kidnapping theif abuse? and dark themes? did you...play the 3ds games?
I think this is a great review! XY felt lacking in many ways, but it's the generation I played the most even though Gen.5 is my favorite. I made so many memories with those games, especially online. These were the games where I learned about competitive battling and was constantly breeding pokemon. They may feel weird playing nowdays, but they were so important back in 2013 and how united the fandom felt at that time. I love going back to my original Y savefile and just see how complete it is with everything I've ever needed in one game.
Even though I'm a 90's kid, Y was my first Pokemon game. Froakie was my first pokemon ever, and that's why I love gen 6, and why I'm among the hordes of people who love Greninja
@@KKHell I mean, I don't hate you for feeling this way, I just know if we argue, we aren't gonna change our opinions on the game, we will just get angry at each other and ruin the rest of our day, I'd say you could recommend me your favorite Pokémon game and I'll give it a go. I'll say what I like about the game, sound fair?
I remember in 2013 when all of the reviews started coming out for the game. I was initially excited for the game and I couldn't wait to play it but I couldn't afford a 3ds to play it on. In 2018 I finally played X for the first time and most of that excitement from before basically became non existent. Sure I liked mega evolution, most of the music, the transition to 3d, and the pss, but there were many cons that made my experience feel more like a drag rather than a joy. The overall plot/story and most of the characters were not rememberable to me even though it's only been about two years since I played the game. I feel like GameFreak could've done better with the story since they came out with Black and White only 3 years before. Overall though they aren't horrible Pokemon games or video games in general, just probably one of the least favorite games in the main series of games for me right above Sword and Shield. I like and respect your critical review and opinions on the games.
I think if Pokémon Z was ever released it’d be like the best game ever. I think the “fast food” analogy is really accurate, they’re quick accessible, and tasty. I’ve spent 1,500+ hours in X and Y specifically, just because it’s the easiest way to come back to the series swinging. I think an underrated aspect of X and Y is the roster, the Pokémon available in X and Y both brand new and old feel hand selected to deliver a varied experience on every play through, other games (Gen 4 specifically in my opinion) feel like you have to slog through like 8 routes of the same wild encounters before getting to that 1 or 2 new encounters you’re on the lookout for, with XY it’s much more of a buffet selection, where you can waltz around picking up strong Pokémon without a plan whereas Sinnoh requires studying a menu of a limited number of strong Pokémon to make sure that you’re going to be able to have a palatable experience.
This generation is easily the most forgettable for me. I played it once through and never touched it again and has the shortest play time of any Pokemon game for me. While I love lots of the ideas X and Y introduce such as character customization, mega evolution, and a 3D world for the first time, like you said, the games just feel so unpolished. There were several mysteries from the games such as the ghost girl in the random building, a message on the back of a train station sign, or the strange souvenir that never had any explanation. In my opinion, this is the one generation that needed an enhanced version the most and yet is the only generation without one. Zygarde felt like an afterthought, the power plant was unfinished with several doors that never opened, and there was virtually no post game. All of these issues and more could have been fixed in a Pokemon Z version. And like mentioned, most of the characters just felt disconnected from one another. I couldn't tell you even half of the gym leaders' names let alone what typing they were or what city they were in. This is something I really appreciate about Sword and Shield. They made sure that the gym leaders had more of a presence than just a figurehead at the end of the next gym. Overall, I thought this was a really well done review and highlighted a lot of the problems with X and Y while also being fair and giving it praise where it was due. I hadn't thought about how gorgeous of a region Kalos actually was or how good the Pokemon designs were because I was too busy focusing on everything X and Y did wrong. Looking forward to that ORAS review!
gen 6 most forgettable? ._. *sylveon,greninja being at top ten* *xerneas,yveltal,zygarde having more votes than 1-4 legends* *xy having the best pokemon anime* *fairy,mega evolution was introduced in this gen* idk what do you mean by forgettable forgettable to you i grew up with 5,6 ^^" sorry if that sounded mean
@@glamrockchica8631 I was talking about the games only in the context of its characters, story, gameplay, and content. Gen 6 does have some of the best pokemon designs, and I do really enjoy mega evolution. Its just that those aren't the only things necessary for a good Pokemon game. In my opinion, Gen 6 is the weakest pokemon gen that also suffered by not having a third version.
@@L1ght_7 yes gen 6 suffers alot i hope future remakes make it somewhat better i do agree with what you just said when i was ten i didnt see all of these mistakes but when i became 18 i started to realize how low xy is lowest new mon amount lowest postgame content no sequel third game or anything easy gameplay lack of lore i mean cmon kalos! you got gods of life & death you could have had a proper arc
But one of the best multiplayers, giving the new trainer tons of tools to become a competitive one. I spent at least 100 hours breeding because it was really easy compared to previous gens, making the EV training actually fun with super training; it also had the PSS made really efficient to find 6v6 battles. Is overall a mix bag who clearly defined the future of the games (Less story, more competitive)
I was waiting for this video, I started playing Pokemon X few days ago, I have already played Omega Ruby and Ultra Sun, but X/Y actually surprised me with graphical details, omg they actually poured their heart out on this game. Never before in a Pokemon game I took pause to look around and enjoy just the view.
Awesome review! I’m glad you’re back. I played Pokémon X up to glittering cave so far. I agree about XY having great Pokémon designs, and how being 3D gave the scenes an immersive feel.
I wish so dearly that I liked this gen, but there's something that makes me feel claustrophobic with the way the camera is framed in it when compared to Sun and Moon. I can't say I 100% get why, but it made my time with it a chore...
Oooh the new intro, graphics and transitions look amazing!!! I thought your criteria and evaluation of Kalos was very fair! Reminded me of all of the good while addressing the more problematic aspects. Overall an excellent review ^__^
I feel like Kalos gets too much hate or is overlooked by newer fans, although I understand that opinions exist I feel that people overlook the beauty, music and aesthetic of the region. Of course that's not all that matters but those who acknowledge that the game is now focussed on it's appearance and brand new 3D will be able to forgive some of the flaws that the game has.
For all it’s faults, Pokémon Y is still one of my favorite games because it got me back into Pokémon and games expanded my taste in video games. The sixth generation also brought us remakes of Ruby and Sapphire, my all time favorite Pokémon games. So it was amazing being able play Y and Alpha Sapphire because before getting my 3ds in early 2014, I only played Pokémon through emulators, so Y was my first true Pokémon experience. I’ll never forget all the memories, battling my friends in high school, spending all summer 2014 breeding, trading and completing my Pokédex.
I've always had some kind of grudge against X/Y because I heard all his flaws from other people on internet. I have to admit that while playing these game, I didn't feel them as bad games, I had lots of fun playing it. But it was clear as water that they didn't have the same level of quality of the previous games, so the grudge continued with me. Generation VII came and it also had its flaws and I started to feel like where Sun/Moon fails, is where X/Y sucessed and vice-versa. Nowadays I look back to X/Y with more kind and miss these days when the community was so united, completely differente of the situation of today with the boderline mediocre Sword/Shield games
Same, I really enjoyed sun and moon the first time I played it. Although battles were easy, they were varied and the story was surprisingly good. Unlike sword and shield...
grudge? well...there quality makes sense atleast unliek gen 8...gen 7 is better and USUM are some of the series best...weirdly enough I haven't played it but I have a grudge against gen 5 which I still like unova so why do I have a grudge...some fans that's all some who are basically like genwunners and as toxic as them
Every so often, I return to watch these reviews again. They're wonderfully enjoyable, and maybe one day we will see the other games. But regardless of that, I hope wherever RandomTens is, that they're doing well.
Man! This was an fair review. Good job. Oh boy. X & Y. Honestly, this is where my experience of Pokemon really started to drop. I really want to like it. I really do. But these games are so disappointing & bland to me. Despite some good thing that I do liked about X & Y like Fairy types, the looks of Kalo, character customization & few others, everything else from the gameplay wise causes the damaging price. It's an real shame really because it could've been alot better. If only we had Pokemon Z, this gen could've been one of the best Pokemon gens we had. Imagine with Gen. 4 that we didn't have Platinum and were stuck with Diamond & Pearl. That's how cryptic it'll be. As it is, this is where the franchise starts to go downhill from there. It's not the worst game I've ever played nor it isn't like Sonic 06 bad. And I don't think it's the worst Pokemon game I've played ( Red, Blue & Yellow, Diamond & Pearl only and even Sword & Shield are my least favorite. ). But this is definitely one of the weakest entry of the series & with still no Z version coming, it is really mediocre at it's best. It deserves better.
I very much agree with the Z solution. It really is too bad we never got it because I feel like of every gen so far these were the games that needed that extra love the most lol
Jayden C. Well. I did say Sun & Moon are better. But it's not saying much. It was just ok IMO. Which is why I hoping GF will go back on reworking Gen. 6 & maked Pokemon Z to fixed alot of the problems from X & Y. Kinda like how Platinum did from Diamond & Pearl.
@@jjc4924 well personally I thought XY was fine but USUM are some of the series best. if any gen needs a remake it should be gen 6 but...not now at a much safer time when there better equipped
It really sucks how many people seem to dislike this gen. It got so bad, that a friend of mine refuses to play these games because people online say that these games are too easy and have other flaws. Even when he enjoys Sun and Moon, which MORE people seem to dislike. Instead, he just takes their opinions as his own and says these games are bad without ever playing them (and even then, no one actually thought these games are bad, just not as good as the others). I, on the other hand, think that these games might be some of my favorites in the series.
I played & defeated both X & Y at least couple of times. I thought these would be great Pokemon games. But after completing it twice; maybe 3, I felt both disappointing & unimpressed. The story is garbage, the characters are uninspiring & forgettable ( with the exception of Scyamore & few others ), Team Flare are the worst group of evil organizations of the series by far, the gameplay felt way lacklustering due to it's poorly pacing, lacks of exploration of the layouts through the region, difficulty challenge ( even without the Exp. Share on ) & Mega Evolutions that personally I found it to be an broken gimmick for an battle combat, no added content, lack of postgame & most importantly; it's so boring. It's really sad because these could've been alot better. If only we had Pokemon Z instead of having Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and Gen. 7 immediately, this gen could've been alot better. It's like Gen. 4 with Platinum fixing most of the problems from Diamond & Pearl and it became one of the best Pokemon games. But at it is, this game is nothing more than an demo type of an game instead of being an full & complete game. This gen deserves better than this. So sorry. I agree with the fellow here. I refuse to play X & Y and I rather play Sun & Moon and Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire over X & Y.
@@jjc4924 Gamefreak does have a track record of having their weaker entries when they transition to a new system such as DP, XY and SwSh. Given this, I didn't have high expectations when going into SwSh but I didn't expect a huge controversy bigger than the Let's Go controversy. Next game will probably be better than SwSh, but most likely not better than HGSS or B2W2.
Jayden C. By no content; there barrly any content. There isn't alot of interesting landmarks or side fetch that we could've explored & even if there was, we didn't get to explore it often because of the pacing design. Meaning the journey to the region is all just your main quest with no extra side fetch. And besides the pointless & boring Looker mission, there's barely any postgame.
28:30 The Exp. Share does not only distribute the experience points from the battle among EVERY Pokémon in the party, but introduces ADDITIONAL exp in the progression, as every team member gets 50% of the original exp earned by the battling Pokémon, resulting in an overflow of exp and level progression. THIS makes the games CONSIDERABLY easier, if you choose to leave this thing on. Granted it is good for training and avoids too much grinding by increasing the gain per battle, the fact that this item basically enables the "easy mode" for the game is never mentioned anywhere. Plus it is enabled by default. Why couldn't it just stay an item to hold for a Pokémon or distribute the actual exp among the team instead of generating more exp than there actually was in the first place. I found myself blantly overleved in my first playthrough, making a lot of the fights a piece of cake.
@Christian Mexicano I don't hate it, I actually have had over 150 hours into it, it's just not my favorite pokemon game, and it's not one I'd like to go back and replay. I especially loved the addition of Pokemon Amie and Super Training which were really really great additions, and Pokemon Amie made me feel connected to my pokemon like never before. I feel that although underwhelming in retrospect for me, they were still good games and were very fun when they came out. I'm really glad that some people enjoy them a lot! Edit: I don't know how I forgot this, but MEGA EVOLUTION, it's great.
Gen VI is one of my favourites. I'm not blind, I know it has a lot of problems, but I always thought Gen VI was the terrain to make something better in the future. Then they just screwed up in my opinion.
I'll personally give XY a solid B, the story may not have been great, but the worldbuilding AZ's backstory added to the pokemon universe may have 1 of the most important pieces of info ever dropped in any game, it lead to so much theory and discussion its unbelievable also, i loved the looker mission to death ngl i wish we had a pokemon Z, a fixed kalos couldve easily been 1 of the best games in the franchise
For me, Gen. 6 was the beginning of the downfall for Pokemon. It's not an terrible game by all means & I'm not saying it's the worst game ever. But it definitely could've been alot better & we still haven't got an Z version yet, which could've make Gen. 6 an whole lot better than we would've had. Imagine with Gen. 4 that we didn't have Platinum & were stuck with Diamond & Pearl.
@@KodexKat thought the designs were pretty good i the context of a tropical region, i do think handholding was an issue, but kalos barely had any content or lore, barely any good character development, the kalos dex was great, but nonetheless, gen 7 reminded me alot of gen V with the high concept direction
@@zw6201pppnp gen 7 goes out the park with pokemon designs. They tried too hard to make new pokemon look cool that it backfired making them look garbage. The story is similar in almost any pokemon game so i left that out. The rivals weren't as anoyying as in X&Y but more involved. The only reason i feel they were involved more is because the serious nature gen 7 had compared to x&y rivals being regular kids. Playing x&y felt more refreshing as compared to sun/moon felt rushed and delayed at the same time.
thank you very much for making this video, i grew up with gen 5 and 6 i can see its mistakes now that i'am 18 but i still really love both of them :) maybe in gen 6 remakes theyll give megas to kalos and unova pokemon maybe even alola 👀
Something that I love about XY is that although it doesnt have the season system of Gen 5, it uses the natural states of the routes to emulate them along with the passage of time. The beginning of the game emulates spring with the lush, flowery routes. Near the second gym it transitions to summer with the beachfronts and ends with the arid desert. Autumn begins after Clemont's gym with dead trees, constant rain, and piles of leaves strewn over the ground. And lastly the snow and ice of winter signal the end of your journey. I've never heard anyone else talk about it but its something that really elevates the games for me.
Another fantastic review as always Stan. IMO, a little too easy on what I feel to be the most boring gen with some of the worst pokemon (Aromatisse???), it’s still pokemon, and it’s got a solid core concept of fun. Although I did spend 550+ hours on it with friends!! Excited to see what kind of takes you got on ORAS and SuMo!
I’m glad my first Pokémon game isn’t forgot it isn’t my favorite and it does have flaws But it’s my first it has a great anime and all the nostalgia And I’m really hoping that one day we’ll finally get a Pokémon Z remake and fix the story maybe and bring back mega evolution Even if it doesn’t I love gen 6 and it will always have a special place in my heart
Just watching the video makes me fall in love with X & Y all over again! When there’s a long break between videos it’s cause it’s an IN-DEPTH review. Gotta take time with it Lol
My experience was almost the same as yours, I was in college, and play this game during the launching was really fun. I think the postgame for this game was the competitive battles, everyone was playing it, breeding Percy IVs Pokémon and creating different teams.
Actually, this is the point where I jumped back in as well, I grew up with Red & blue and played every release until Diamond & Pearl where I got kinda tired of Pokémon, I started to see that every Pokémon game is about a 10 year old kid who becomes a trainer, sets out his journey, collects 8 badges, beats the league and some evil group along the way, it felt like every game was the same. But when I saw X&Y I got excited for the games again, it looked different! Its too bad I missed out on Heart Gold and Soul Silver because of it, because Johto is my favorite region and those games are so freaking expensive now.
Watching the first two or so minutes of this video, I was like, did he just get the game? Oh, no. X and Y storyline isn't the weakest in the franchise, it's Sword and Shield's storyline. No offense. It's got weaker storyline, I think because the game was developed around same time as Black and White Version 2.
@@c0mpu73rguy there's a difference between a simple storyline and a bad one. Red and blue didn't have a lot going on. (just a rival, a mafia and the dream of becoming a champion that every pokemon game has), but those few elements it had felt well integrated, it was simplistic but enjoyable. With shsw, you go 2/3 of the story with the plot being ignored almost entirely, then you get to the twist and think to yourself "what the actual fuck, who thought this was worth of a 60$ game"
@@squirtleislife1312 Still, Red and Blue had no main storyline. It was just a kid going from gym to gym and accidentally defeating a mafia like organisation near the end. And of course, SwSh is terrible, not worth $60 (didn’t buy it if you’re wondering, I watched Let’s plays of this game instead).
Absolutely LOVE these reviews, brother! Thanks again for making them-it really is exciting to see these videos pop up on my subscription feed. These are well crafted, articulate and I’m sure very time consuming to make. But they’re great. So again, thanks!
I love XY with all my heart! It was Gen 6 who brought me back to Pokemon after Gen 5 disgusting games! XY gave us the best Feature on all franchise: MEGA EVOLUTION! The concept of Pokémon evolve even beyond to get max of its battle potential is amazing. And the Megas designs are just badass! Kalos Dex was very well balanced and has a lot of great evolutions line! Although it has less Pokémon, Game Freak tried to improve quality over quantity. As a result, they created OG like Greninja, Sylveon, Talonflame, Aegislash, Hawlucha, Malamar, Phanthumb, Goodra, Noivern, Tyrantrum, Xerneas, Yvetal... The transition graphical to 3D was really good! Pokémon models were great for its time, and all game looks so gorgeous! The games have greats new online features like Wonder trade and GTS (properly done), and big improvements on the shiny hunter mechanics! The introduction of trainer customization was another cool news of those games. Although some people say it, I don’t think Gen 6 was pandering Kanto! They just put Starter Kanto Pokémon cause they created Megas for them! And it is really nice you could get two started in the same quest! And, Finally, Gen 6 has the best and most creative competitive scenario of all generations! Megas pushed the battle system so forward and the metagame was never so balanced and enjoyable to play! All of it said, I can easily say that Gen 6 brought Pokémon Back to the top of World! And we all should be thankful for those games exist!
Masuda needs to have less of a hand in the development of Pokemon games. His decisions are arguably the reason the series keeps falling flat on its face
No that’s wrong it’s because he has less hand in the new games that they turned out the way they did. literally look at his involvement in the old Pokémon games. He’s the one who did the Plot in Black and White and their sequels and was the composer for those games and Diamond and Pearl. Masuda has barely been involved in the games he’s literally a singer now. Yeah his name is slapped as “producer” but we all know he’s barely done anything with the new games he’s more involved with Pokémon company now
I must say XY brought Pokémon back to the top of the world after controversial Gen 5 games. And we must remember that XY outsold BW and B2W2 in a smaller base console. At time BW was released, there were more than 100 millions Nintendo DS solds in the world. Otherwise, in XY launch, the number of 3DS in market was very smaller number! And yet XY could outsells BW. XY had to struggle with the bad reputation that BW left to the franchise and the rise of smartphones games (plus Yokai-watch). And now, 7 years after their launch, we can say that they dealt with that near perfectly! I think XY were the games which reunited the old and the news fans to enjoy the primordial concept of Pokémon. As a result, they made the franchise really strong again and lead Pokémon to place the title of the Most profitable entertainment franchise of the world! We really should be thankful for those games happened! And Mega Evolutions are just badass!!!
Oh boy were do I begin. Lets start with Black and White BW -The map is a literal circle and extremely linear, and the only interesting area is the desert and the dragon spiral tower the game in general has just bad lore. The game didn't really feel like an adventure -The story is horrible. Team Plasma is quite literally PETA. They say to release Pokemon so Humans and Pokemon can be "equal" or something like that, yet they challenge you, **YOU** the player with "enslaved" Pokemon as they would say it. People and Pokemon have always co existed with each other before Pokeballs were created. Drayden says and I quote from Bulbapedia that "If a Pokémon really didn't want anything to do with humans, it would simply leave... Capturing a Pokémon in a Poké Ball doesn't mean you've captured its heart" Pokemon quite literally get stronger because of Humans and sometimes absolutely need them for evolution or new moves, etc. Then there are people in Team Plasma it self who don't give a shit about Pokemon. -Ghetsis is so horrible that he gets his own section, this dude pulled the most stupidest twist possible. I can forgive obvious plot twist but the whole "Ha, I never wanted equality I just wanted to rule the world" is so stupid and such a boring motive when the game is trying to be deep and complex. Also Ghetsis would have to deal with the other regions, legendary pokemon are strong but it ain't 1v4ing especially since legendaries like Mewtwo exist and Zygarde although it came the game after B2W2 so if you don't want to count him then don't. -The post game for this is just playing hide and seek with the 7 sages? Its even shorter then the XY game and people did not like how short the post game was. Although you are probably thinking what about the 3 new areas which is a good point however the story pretty much blocks you off from it entirely which is just dumb. - N goes on and on about truth and ideals but he hardly says anything about the whole question. -They shove characters in your face the entire time, istg I couldn't move one route without getting in a cut-scene -Removed following Pokemon -Removed Battle frontier I could forgive BW if it could make up for all those flaws somehow but it doesn't these are pretty much the only things I liked about the games -Unlimited TMS -N was cool -Introduced hidden abilities for Pokemon -Good idle animations B2W2 This game was actually ok so I will start with the positives this time -The story this time is ok since they don't try and be deep or complex, just take down the bad guys which is fine for Pokemon as long as they don't contradict themselves -Long and good postgame -Added new areas -There is alot more to do in this game Cons -The map is still linear -Didn't fix the boring lore of the region -Continued the cut-scene spam -The game doesn't really have anything that can differentiate it with from other games, its almost the same as Platinum I would give B2W2 A solid B+,still a fun game to play through, although I don't think its not the best of the series like you claim it is. Man I wrote a long ass report I hope I never do this again xD.
@@user-oy7sh9uy2b hm, yeah, still far superior to any other main line pokemon game, especially sword and shield who do the same exact shit, only far worse, with not even two interesting areas, but one, the rest is all corridors and the map its as linear as it gets... and deont get me started on the shit they did with x and y
I've tried a couple Nuzlocke runs, but whoo boy. I rage quit my last run in the Mirror Cave after Wobbuffet decimated some of my Pokémon. High HP, Counter/Mirror Coat, and Shadow Tag for its Ability (so you can't escape the pain train). And my first attempt I made the mistake of fighting that Double Battle with the two Furfrou and being ill-prepared for that.
Honestly these games are my favorite by far, I don't really care about the story, because I don't play for the story at all, like if I want a good story I'm not going to play a pokemon game of all things, for the difficulty, yeah it's too easy but honestly grinding for exp just isn't fun at all, it's not "challenging" to make you fight the same wild pokemon over and over again, so I'm happy with the exp-share, and even then they actually give you the option to turn it off. /cough cough sword and shield/ And I see some people complaining about the graphics but honestly I love them, I've always loved the DS-3DS era of 3d graphics and yeah its mostly just nostalgia because I grew up with the ds and 3ds but for me I love the graphics, a lot of the areas in the game honestly look amazing for a 3ds game too, a couple smaller things, Zygarde got done dirty, he looks so cool, and even in SM all they had you do is get some cells and get new forms of zygarde, which is another reason I wish they made a 3rd game, I love the chibi art style, it's my favorite art style of every game and is honestly the most unique, the past games are just pixelated, which there's nothing wrong about but the art style isn't that unique, and SM and SWSH just look like real people which isnt bad but I prefer the Chibi style XY had, another thing I really disliked was the Kanto pandering, giving you a second starter made the game even easier then it already was, as well as how charizard and mewtwo got 2 megas, megas were also really cool to me, I never liked Z Moves at all because it's just a move, and I just really like seeing old pokemon get new flashier designs, G Max pokemon made it a lot better though imo because it gave more pokemon new forms again, another thing I loved was the character customization, like honestly I prefer it over SMs customization because in XY every outfit felt unique while in SM most of the shirts were just a T shirt with a design on it. The pokemon designs in this gen easily had the best of every gen with quality over quantity, Also another big thing, this game easily has the best online of every game, festival plaza was a cool idea but it was just annoying to go through, and SWSH was just XYs online but worse. So overall I know this game is far from perfect and I can easily see that, but all the things it does just makes me love it, as well as it just being a lot of nostalgia lol, also if you couldn't tell I really disliked SM.
Everyone complains about the pokemon models now but back when the game was first released, they were phenomenal. The graphics were beautiful and Sun and Moon pushed the 3DS to its limits. The washed out colour palette and the lack of personality in the animations isn't X and Ys fault, rather its Sword and Shields fault. These games had the graphical potential to full animate the personalities and change the colour palette back to the Blach and White era but Game Freak just copied the 7 year old X and Y models.
Exactly, I totally get why they couldn't get more animations in XY, and SM, because there was over 700 pokemon that have 3d models on a *handheld* system, so I totally get they couldn't do that, but then in SWSH on home console, they had less pokemon but still didn't add more personality.
Bro same! If I wanted to play a game for good story, a Pokemon (main) game is the last thing I would choose. News flash for every fan of the franchise, but the main games all have shitty stories. Even Black and White's story is mediocre compared to a game like Final Fantasy XIII's story.
Maybe there's hope we'll see the sword/shield in-depth review before the inevitable heat death of the universe lads!
Lmfao best comment hands down
@@RandomTens Stan I've been writing dumbass comments on UA-cam for 10 years now, this is the only art I can comfortably say I've mastered
@@RandomTens I wanted you to know that I genuinely love the roaming Legendary Pokémon Gimmick. Really 👍
MojaveKnight17 Like specifically the Kantonian birds in XY? Cuz I like roamers for the most part from Gen 3 onwards! Just didn’t care for the beasts in gen 2 and I felt that the birds here were obnoxious due to the sheer amount of encounters necessary and the little explanation behind their appearances in the first place. But obviously everyone has their own likes and dislikes!
@@RandomTens true and I was referring to Gen 2 in pokemon crystal! It feels more organic to chase after pokemon you want within the pokemon world and since I was a kid I loved it so much!
I bet that if the game had one more year in development time, it would probably solve about 75% of the issues with X and Y.
Agreed. It had some things going for. But everything else causes the price.
Agreed
Or even a sequel!
It's kinda interesting that there was hype that we finally had a game that is in-sync now with all of the world, and with 3DS being uncracked at that time, there's virtually few leaks, which it made it a surprise -- who knew they seemingly weren't prepared for it and really should've waited more.
And yet 90% of the problems with modern Pokemon can be traced back to XY.
“Zygarde who was done so dirty they had to give him a role in Sun and Moon”
They did him dirty again. It was just collect some cells, the poor dragon didn’t even do anything for the story
Maybe in a remake.... but I mean it's still dumb
@Aquileas Narwhale In like 10 years
@@paulvine8127 in like, never
@@Magic_Ice after lets go ruby and sapphire
I mean, it got a big role in the anime. It's their thing now. They did a lot of characters in Sword and Shield and the recently concluded mini series Twilight Wings only proves that the storytelling can happen outside the game.
For me, the biggest disappointment with the 3D models isn't the washed out color palettes, it's the lack of personality. Admittedly, this is more of an animation issue than a model issue, but it's not like you can have one without the other. Even in games like FRLG where the Pokemon sprites had no animation whatsoever, the sprites had interesting poses that really showed off that Pokemon's personality. In XY (and all later games), Pokemon just blandly stand there, and that's it.
Gen V has my favorite battle style of any generation.
Also, for what it's worth, XY is too easy regardless of whether you use the Exp Share or not.
I've always been mixed on Mega Evolution. It never really accomplished what they were trying to do. It was intended to make bad older Pokemon viable, and while it succeeded at that a few times, most of the Megas went to Pokemon that were already strong. And even when it does go to a Pokemon that genuinely needed it the resulting mega usually isn't even good by Mega standards, and that's a problem since you can only Mega evolve one. Mega Beedrill, for example, is pretty good, but you're still generally better off going with something better as your Mega.
While I think 10 encounters is a bit much, I actually like how XY handled the roaming legendary bird. I've always hated roaming Pokemon, so the fact that they eventually settle down and you can fight them in a normal battle where they don't run is appreciated.
Settling down is good but I think it would've been better if they gave you a chance to capture any of them while roaming and then landing after the 10 searches.
Reference to Pokémon Battle Revolution and maybe XD
Get this. I played through Y with 9 Pokemon throughout the whole game. I made sure to leveled them all evenly through each fight. To be noted, the Exp. Share was off. I ran away from all avoidable wild encounters, banned Mega-Evolution, and didn't use any gift Pokemon other than the starter. I beat Diantha *15* levels under Mega-Gardevoir, and I only needed one Hyper Potion in that fight.
The game was a joke.
BRUH they did so many sprites dirty. LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID TO MY BOI HAXORUS. His stance in gen 5 was SO COOL but in gen 6 on its legs look akward and kinda wierd
eh...not all the animations were bland or lacked personality hoenstly. but the biggest ones that were lacking had to be the flying ones which just look like there t posing
eh I would say they kinda did succeed with megas as the ones that went to strong pokemon while there ones that weren't needed there were some megas that worked as alternative playstyles really. mega beedrill helped make beedrill better though so it still worked and succeeded another one that was great was actually mega lopunny.
X and Y got the short end of the stick because they didn't get a third game
To be fair I would have been fine with it if ultra sun and moon didn't exist since this gen deserved a 3rd game so much more since gen 7 already felt complete
The anime is the third game
@@cereal9986 I feel as tho maybe instead of let's go Pikachu we should have gotten dp remaked
Kanto is still very much favored by game freak and it annoys me
Seriously, we should have got a gen 4 remake instead of another Kanto remake that’s just a Pokémon go rip off
@@excalibur493 me too
I mean yeah I agree they do very much treat Gen 1 as the wonder child of the franchise but it was the one that started it all and I’m not mad about let’s go because ever since Omega Ruby and Alpha Saphire I’ve wondered what Kanto would be like with 3D graphics and I’m happy we got to see it even if it wasn’t exactly what we hoped for
@@antmik3 i am mad that they have to shove charizard everyfuckingwhere, literally, he got a copy cat (dragonite) he got TWO megas because of a joke (wich is bs and we all know the truth) he got a gigamax (and no rework making 100 times less sense then gardevoir as dianthas ace) and we got the other two as well now.
Thats what really pisses me off. At least ORAS gave you most starters from previous gens, jeez
@@michelecastellotti9172 i agree with everything but dragonite. Never come at my boi like that. Lol
kalos is so beautiful though. it really has this unique energy. walking under the trees in route 6, exploring parfum palace, getting lost in the streets of lumiose, sitting on the swing in the rain in the playground in route 14, or on the big mushrooms in laverre city... these games definitely have problems but man oh man do they nail the atmosphere
If only we get to explore Kalos more, than the pacing would've been better.
Snowy areas are aesthetically pleasing
right it makes me wish it was real like i lowkey wanna be a trainer so bad
I personally really love kalos and that’s one of the main reason.
the region is so beautiful
Even small details like the big mansion
The museum
Riding on mamoswine into the ice
Or skiddo
And the theme music is just so awesome
Unfortunately the story wasn’t as polished
But that won’t take away of how enjoyable the region was
I swear 2020 is bringing back channels who haven't uploaded in months back into my feed
"Weakest story since gen 2"
Gen 8: is that a challenge
Gen 8 is on par with gen 7 when it comes to the story. Gen 6 was utter garbage.
@@c0mpu73rguy Gen 8's story is nowhere close to as good as Gen 7
@@c0mpu73rguy Gen 6 & 7 at least have a story.
Gen 8 has no story.
When RandomTens finally uploads a new Pokémon Review: “It’s Been 3,000 Years” 😬
So...it’s time for him to conquer earth?
@@Maniac536 Recruit a group of teens with attitude.
lmao
You legit just stole his own joke
He quoted it.
Taking all of the flaws into consideration - the lack of anything meaningful for Zygarde, the tease of areas that never became accessible, the nonsensical plot of Team Flare that would have made way more sense in a game about the ecosystem, the room for improvement with some of the battle backs and graphics, etc - as well as the odd way Zygarde cells were shoehorned into the Alola games, it becomes extremely obvious they intended to make Pokémon Z but canceled it in favor of a new Gen for the 20th anniversary marketing push. Pokémon Z was a thing and you can’t convince me otherwise 😅
Even the anime had a Pokemon Z storyline
Pokemon z could have been the platinum for x and y
Latte Sylvie yh like I’ve always wondered how hoopa rings and stuff were in oras (unlike ultra wormholes which made sense in usum) and jammed zygarde in sm I feel like a lot of the megas in oras were intended in xy or z cos pidgey is practically a route 1 bird in xy dunno where I can catch pidgey in oras same with mega diance only gen 6 Pokemon that got mega and was introduced in oras (most likely to promote a movie but still) probably reading too much into this
Actually Pokemon Z was cancelled because of OR/AS
Zistheone2 it was cancelled because of both oras and sun and moon
My first Pokémon game.. then I went back and fell in love with the franchise again
I feel like X and Y needs a remaster. It needs the better post-game and a better story, but honestly, the world is one of the best worlds I feel we've seen. It took the French feel and ran with it.
I wish for Pokémon Z and Eclipse
Honestly they should skip gen 5 and go straight to gen 6. Gen 5 is amazing as it is and really only needs a port with enhanced 2d graphics imo.
"get ready for the easiest pokemon adventure of your life" - enters lets go and sword and shield
As much as I disliked Sword & Shield more than X & Y, I somewhat found those game an little bit more challenging than X & Y.
@@jjc4924 the only battle I found a bit difficult in sword and shield was raihan, because he ised weather in a strategic way, but in general, the fact that you couldnt turn off the exp share just made the whole game easier for me
Sword & Shield, while not the hardest games, are still more difficult than X & Y
@@zaneheaston8254 not in my eyes. to me, the non optional exp share made the whole experience even easier. instead of being 5 lvls under the pokemon in the latest parts like in X and Y, in sword and shield I was above them. I honestly think the exp share must be optional to turn off
Jolt X I played Shield without using Exp Candies until the end, and I found the game to be fairly balanced in terms of difficulty, even with the mandatory EXP share
While I'm not too fond of X and Y and there really shoud've been a Z version, hands down this game has the best regional dex and wish that more games had a split regional dex like X and Y
Yes
ORAS in 3-4 weeks?! What is this madness?!
I really love x and y for what they brought to us. The story wasnt the best but I found it fun with the new pokemon and megas. The pokedex in these games is huge and gives u options on different teams to use especially since there wasnt alot of new pokemon to choose from. Kalos is beautiful and is in my top 3 pokemon regions I enjoy. Overall x and y were great and should have had more development time and a pokemon z was needed to give the kalos games that extra love just as platinum did to d/p.
@Cyber Console wolf No one gives a shit about Colosseum though
@@bronzeplays5335 What about XD: Gale of Darkness?
@Cyber Console wolf Sorry but no one asked
Hey its relly nice to see the occasional positive comments about the newer gens
@Cyber Console wolf XY weren't bad and they did mprove by addign 3d a new type and stuff like trainer customization. the OST isn't bad at all. were any prior games really like a movie orchestral? Team flare wasn't that bad either. there are memorable towns and music to
how did detective pikachu take inspiration from the colosseum series? many games didn't have inspiration for a pokemon movie doesn't mean the game is good or bad.I guess colosseum references a movie itself but that doesn't really mean that much.
I think in general multiple protagonist could appear again as actual npc boss fights
I'm playing X for the first time and using Citra and, before watching the video, I want to say that I'm enjoying it a lot. Not because of the story obviously but because of everything else. And I'm catching everything (which gives experience) and still I'm not overleveled (without using Exp Share). So, you really can play the games without being overleveled and without skipping trainers, and you can even catch everything and still be on the same levels as the regular trainers. You can get overleveled so easily if you use the experience share because that multiplies the experience you obtain by 6, since it gives the rest of the team the same amount of experience your Pokémon obtained (which also happens if you switch Pokémon in battle, so if you would obtain 100 experience by defeating a Bunnelby but decide to switch to a different Pokémon, both of your mons will obtain 100 experience).
My team, right before the 7th badge, is Greninja, Doublade, Lucario evolved from Riolu (so not the one Korrina gives you), Talonflame, Gardevoir and Roserade. I'm not using the Kanto starter (or the Snorlax since it's broken, it's too strong) because X and Y have so many diverse Pokémon, one starter is enough. I considered using more than 6 Pokémon if I got overleveled because there are so many available Pokémon.
yeah, i definitely scrapped Kanto startet after received in Luminose. I didn't needed more kanto pandering, and I was in serious love with my Fennekin. And that was the best decision I made playing X (that, and turning off exp share)
@@patomorillas165 Yeah the best way to enjoy X/Y is turning off the Exp. Share for the main campaign but using it for getting a living regional dex or even National Dex
I must be honest, I absolutely love X/Y. My Y copy wasn't the first Pokémon game that I played. In fact, it was Black (which is on the second place on my list, closely followed by ORAS).
Somehow the whole idea with Megas and such was intriguing to me, and honestly I love them more than Z-moves and Dynamaxing. The legendaries look amazing to me, especially Yveltal which is my favorite amongst them all.
While the game was really easy due to the Exp. Share being broken af, I enjoyed playing through it.
I can't wait for these games to be remade. This generation will always have a special place in my heart.
what's in your first place? (im gonna assume you meant oras wasn't in your first place either)
Glad after 3000 years I'm still alive for the X & Y review. Your Black and White review convinced me to play it so thanks it was well worth it.
I always thought that gen 6 while took a step forward with the 3d, took a few steps backwards in difficulty, content, characters and story. I really hated that the underperformance of gen 5 caused GF to take these shortcuts. Gen 6 really started the downfall of the franchise, even though I enjoyed Sun and Moon.
It only took me an hour to find the first "XY started the downfall of the franchise" comment. I'm honestly surprised one didn't pop up sooner. lol.
What's sad is that we didn't get an Z version & this gen could've been alot better. Imagine Gen. 4 without Platinum & stuck with Diamond & Pearl. That's how bad it is.
I don't think X & Y are terrible games by any means. But it's definitely where my experience for Pokemon really started to drop out. Thank goodness Sun & Moon were decent at the very least.
@@jjc4924 it makes me wonder that did gen 5 do so poorly that causes GF to provide low effort games?
Gera. Don't know. Gen. 5 is where GF really put alot of qualities & effort into the franchise. Afterwards, they almost forgotten. Sun & Moon certainly gave it an effort that were pretty decent & than when Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon came along, it was nothing more than an cash grab & it's where GF stop giving crap about the franchise. It's really sad that one of the most popular video game franchise or media in general just don't have the same quality as from Gen. 2 - Gen. 5 and even Sun & Moon had.
Honestly, I blamed the fans that ever since Gen. 5, they made The Pokemon Company & GF go confusing on how they want to please fans & the way they are now.
eh....it also improved online and in pokemon to...gen 7 was a step up so it wasn't exactly the "start of the downfall"
26:54 "After so many years, having a typing that can FINALLY stand up against the OP Dragon class was honestly overdue."
OR, what about making Ice types finally viable at large instead of only a select few glass canons??
These games are where the Pokemon series started taking a nosedive
Sad, but I agree.
From what I've heard it's more like they jumped off a cliff, got slightly better with the other 3ds entries, then went off another cliff with Let's Go and SwSh.
@@delphoxxthevulpera68 More like when Lets Go released, they drove a car off a cliff, while hanging themselves, and simultaneously cutting their wrists and the car went to Tartarus
people said the same about black and white
@@Marian_Polnocny *used to say
That's before people shat on them for no reason. Now it's considered as one of the best.
As well as being a brilliant video that totally encapsulates the way I feel about gen 6, the editing is incredible! The music is well chosen, blends smoothly together and perfectly timed. I've missed you, man.
This was great, Stan. I'm always happy to see an upload from you. I'm sure you get a lot of questions about your videos and the time it takes, but the editing work you do and the amount of capture and sifting through footage really make your videos shine. A lot of channels will talk about something and just use general or repeating clips, but you always make a point to show what you're talking about on-screen. Then there"s music sticking to the generation and showing off favorite tracks without needing to pause the video to list them off, as well as matching the tone you're trying to achieve with your writing. Add in the title cards and transitions that match the game aesthetics to really go above and beyond to make each video feel unique to its generation without losing the cohesive style you've used for the series. If you want to be faster with videos and feel the need to drop any of that, your writing itself more than makes up for it so don't feel like you need to push yourself, but I just wanted to make sure you knew it was noted and appreciated.
You touched on my very real problem with this generation, and that is potential. Despite not loving this generation, the opening of the game is generally one of the best in the series for me. The start all the way to around the 3rd gym badge really feels like an adventure and capture some of Sinnoh's perfect blend of naturalistic map design with game utility. It's slow but filled with events along with a ton of fun nods to Gen 5 in the architecture. You're presented with the mystique and mystery of mega evolution, and hanging out with your group of friends is exciting until you realize that's all they're ever going to be allowed to be.
The issue is that the best chunk of the game is the beginning, which leaves 2/3 of the region to explore and that really starts to drag. Questions are answered in unsatisfying ways. What is the mystery of mega evolution? It exists a couple of towns over and despite you being tasked with solving it, at that point, it is basically dropped as the mystery has mostly been solved. To add insult to injury, the game tells you it works because of the love between a trainer and a Pokemon, yet the first Pokemon you receive is not able to mega evolve. It's such an obvious point of friction and comes to define the problems of XY to me.
That same friction can be found in the Team Flare plot. I find the motivation behind Lysandre incredibly interesting. The world does have limited resources, and overpopulation has the potential to be a devastating problem. Yet Kalos doesn't feel overpopulated. Its biggest city feels sparse compared to Castelia from Black and White, which is probably at least partially due to the limitations of the 3DS. And Lysandre barely touches on this. You only hear overpopulation as a motivator outright said by the Professor after Lysandre has been defeated. And the rest of his backstory comes from a random NPC that doesn't even have a unique sprite.
None of this takes away from the core gameplay being as fun as it always is, but personally, exploring a region is as exciting as new Pokemon for me. And Kalos, whether it's from the awkward mishmash of chibi characters in a more realistic world or the sparseness of the latter half of the game, just didn't satisfy that.
And while the AZ battle is the most I've laughed at a Pokemon game because of the sheer absurdity of the story completing, I do appreciate the lore and theory crafting it has allowed between Gen 5, 6, and 8 all having reference to Kings from 3000 years ago. I'm hoping that's touched on in a future game, but even if not it's fun for me to think about.
Looking forward to the Hoenn remake review. There's plenty to talk about.
(I have a response I wrote elsewhere about why I think the Black and White ending doesn't feel like Game Freak chickened out on answering the Pokemon abuse, but I'll have to look for it. Basically, the only one who ever comes close to abusing Pokemon in the way others bring up is the player character themselves, and that is part of why Ghetsis is such a good villain and manipulator, as it immediately pits you against N. We see the Pokemon talk for themselves, like with Musharna pretending to be Ghetsis, so we know they have an understanding of what's going on. N constantly argues with Pokemon, who each tell him he misunderstands. Most trainers only have a couple of Pokemon that they take care of, and we see this exemplified in Hugh and the importance of his sister's Purloin. Our ability as a kid to beat adults who have trained all their lives shows the contrast with us as players abusing the mechanics of Pokemon. Essentially, the game is asking us to reflect on our choices, and what is the truth behind the ideal. N accepts that you love your Pokemon and you are showing strength through kindness. If you feel otherwise, that is what the game is asking you personally to contend with.)
25:05 Then she gives you a protect TM. Sneaky Game freak, sneaky
Wasn’t it the butler that gave you the tm?
The difficulty issues that plagued the future games started with these games. It sucks that now we have to brush through the story, gyms, and the evil team until post game, for battles to get difficult.
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_Slightly remembers Unova League chambers being 100% more badass_
They were cool transitions and the music helped build it but short lived
I was going to rewatch the Platinum review and I saw this. I hadn’t even gotten the notification.
For as much as I like x and y(mostly due to nostalgia) I really wish it got an extra year of 2 in development. Many of its issues could probably be fixed in that year. In addition it could probably make for a better postgame as once the looker missions are finished there is next to nothing to do.
I loved X&Y, and I’m not sorry.
@Cyber Console wolf dog I hate to say it but a 3DS game having mediocre graphics is not a surprise and certainly isn't enough to make it a bad game. What happened to everyone saying "A game doesn't need good graphics if it's fun"
So brave.
@Cyber Console wolf I don't remember there being issues when they load characters honestly.. XY's story I feel...isn't the best but it honestly isn't bad
@Cyber Console wolf what makes the story of there games "unique" then?
XY had more pokemon to work with and it was on a main series game it wasn't just focused on graphics and battling which battle revolution didn't have much stuff besides
@Cyber Console wolf oh? thug home...hm reminds me of po town a bit...
anyway cool a cage mmatch but um... a area that is used later for a important fight? like viridian city gym and it not only being the 8th gym but the final giovanni fight? or how in XY there was geosenge town which is later used for the final fight with lysandre
references yay! also while it's nice the places are connected XY's region is also connected via the heart being lumiose city
you play as a anti hero? wonder how actually...anyways it's cool you can play as a professor's son I mean personally I think being the child of a gym leader is also cool but ok
villians in the main series games have been redeemed well actually.
I get pokemon sizes being more visually accurate...but eh...IMO some gen 7 npcs seem to have actual personality
never played the gamecube games I have nothing against them...but I won't just have them be only praised while later games be only slandered and hated
Gen 4 has my most favorite soundtrack this includes HGSS
XY are the games that made me start to play Pokémon and i still like them, however i understand why fans from previous gen don't like it, it's Just a lot of wasted potential. Mega-Evolutions, AZ,Xerneas, Yveltal Zygarde,Dianthea, Kalos Power Plant, so many cool things that should have get more attention. And the Lengedaries is really the worst part for me like the game barely talk About Them and leave us with so many unanswerd question about them like, Yveltal, Where does he come from? How did Team Flare know its existence? How is he related to the Team Flare plot? How did they discover its egg?!
At the end of the Day XY are good games but they feel rushed on some aspects and could have been more memorabele if Game Freak give Them more time
To be honest you already know how Team Flare learned about the existence of Yveltal/Xerneas. In Anistar City there is an NPC that tells more about Kalos’s Legendary Pokémon. The girl in that house mentions that ‘some guys in red suits’ (of course these are members of Team Flare) came to hear the story about Xerneas/Yveltal from the man. Although this doesn’t enter where Team Flare exactly found Xerneas/Yveltal. Only that it was found in some mountains.
I feel the legendaries could have gotten to know where they came from...we kinda got some info on that honestly .
X was my first pokemon game I cherish it it's special to me even though when I played it last year from the start it...wasn't the msot fun game ever it was still enjoyable and chill to go through kalos again ( I even learned you can get some jobs in the game )
Look at what should've been, look for XYsider leaks, your pants will shoot up the sky
@@michelecastellotti9172 the original plot is....very different if it is true I still feel like team flare did make sense though
@@Jdudec367 it kind of did for me too, but that is because i have my own head canon, wich shouldn't be the case, the game should establish it, not me.
In the game, team flare is pretty much modern days "Climate change activists" or whatever they want to be called.
The story they shown could've been sooo much better and realistic if game freak took its god damn time to make the game
Immediately clicked this within seconds of a notification
Oh my god, I was just watching your crystal review this morning! Missed you!
I loved X. Villian was meh. But the game was so fun and Mega Evolutions are fantastic. I absolutely love Noivern.
X and Y aren’t great games but they’re still INFINITELY BETTER than the mediocre sword and shield
I can agree. Even with the expansion pack, I still prefer X & Y over Sword & Shield.
Sword and Shield are actually really good if you really look at it, some characters are really well written like Hop and Sonia.
I'd say they do thing very differently. Depends on what you value.
ngl i liked sword and shield more. pokemon y was really boring for me, and the characters were like walking pieces of furniture- very cookie cutter personalities. i liked the clothing customization and the roller skates and the routes in between the first and second gym but that’s about it.
@Cyber Console wolf the villians? explian how the villians are good . in terms of content gamecube games can't compare... kidnapping theif abuse? and dark themes? did you...play the 3ds games?
I think this is a great review!
XY felt lacking in many ways, but it's the generation I played the most even though Gen.5 is my favorite.
I made so many memories with those games, especially online. These were the games where I learned about competitive battling and was constantly breeding pokemon.
They may feel weird playing nowdays, but they were so important back in 2013 and how united the fandom felt at that time. I love going back to my original Y savefile and just see how complete it is with everything I've ever needed in one game.
Even though I'm a 90's kid, Y was my first Pokemon game. Froakie was my first pokemon ever, and that's why I love gen 6, and why I'm among the hordes of people who love Greninja
Same
Shows you a Pokémon you can’t have, and an area you can’t go, in a game that rewards 100% exploration and collecting.
I remember getting X for Christmas in 2013, definitely my most played Pokémon game.
Finally! i really like X & Y a lot!
honestly? XY is a underrated game honestly I will still stand by that
GEN 5 IS NOT UNDERRATED
GEN 6 NEEDS MORE LOVE
bawkers facts gen 5 is overayed
If I could I would buy the franchise and make these games actually better
@@KKHell Nobody hates Pokémon games more than Pokémon fans
@@KKHell I mean, I don't hate you for feeling this way, I just know if we argue, we aren't gonna change our opinions on the game, we will just get angry at each other and ruin the rest of our day, I'd say you could recommend me your favorite Pokémon game and I'll give it a go. I'll say what I like about the game, sound fair?
"Let's your adventure 'rollout' smoothly" with Miltank on screen. Nice.
When the world needed him most, he returned!
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The entire Gen 5 Community would like to disagree.
The gen 3 community also disagrees.
I remember in 2013 when all of the reviews started coming out for the game. I was initially excited for the game and I couldn't wait to play it but I couldn't afford a 3ds to play it on. In 2018 I finally played X for the first time and most of that excitement from before basically became non existent. Sure I liked mega evolution, most of the music, the transition to 3d, and the pss, but there were many cons that made my experience feel more like a drag rather than a joy. The overall plot/story and most of the characters were not rememberable to me even though it's only been about two years since I played the game. I feel like GameFreak could've done better with the story since they came out with Black and White only 3 years before. Overall though they aren't horrible Pokemon games or video games in general, just probably one of the least favorite games in the main series of games for me right above Sword and Shield. I like and respect your critical review and opinions on the games.
Agreed.
I think if Pokémon Z was ever released it’d be like the best game ever. I think the “fast food” analogy is really accurate, they’re quick accessible, and tasty. I’ve spent 1,500+ hours in X and Y specifically, just because it’s the easiest way to come back to the series swinging. I think an underrated aspect of X and Y is the roster, the Pokémon available in X and Y both brand new and old feel hand selected to deliver a varied experience on every play through, other games (Gen 4 specifically in my opinion) feel like you have to slog through like 8 routes of the same wild encounters before getting to that 1 or 2 new encounters you’re on the lookout for, with XY it’s much more of a buffet selection, where you can waltz around picking up strong Pokémon without a plan whereas Sinnoh requires studying a menu of a limited number of strong Pokémon to make sure that you’re going to be able to have a palatable experience.
This generation is easily the most forgettable for me. I played it once through and never touched it again and has the shortest play time of any Pokemon game for me. While I love lots of the ideas X and Y introduce such as character customization, mega evolution, and a 3D world for the first time, like you said, the games just feel so unpolished.
There were several mysteries from the games such as the ghost girl in the random building, a message on the back of a train station sign, or the strange souvenir that never had any explanation. In my opinion, this is the one generation that needed an enhanced version the most and yet is the only generation without one. Zygarde felt like an afterthought, the power plant was unfinished with several doors that never opened, and there was virtually no post game. All of these issues and more could have been fixed in a Pokemon Z version. And like mentioned, most of the characters just felt disconnected from one another. I couldn't tell you even half of the gym leaders' names let alone what typing they were or what city they were in. This is something I really appreciate about Sword and Shield. They made sure that the gym leaders had more of a presence than just a figurehead at the end of the next gym.
Overall, I thought this was a really well done review and highlighted a lot of the problems with X and Y while also being fair and giving it praise where it was due. I hadn't thought about how gorgeous of a region Kalos actually was or how good the Pokemon designs were because I was too busy focusing on everything X and Y did wrong. Looking forward to that ORAS review!
U tooked the words right off my mouth.
gen 6 most forgettable? ._.
*sylveon,greninja being at top ten*
*xerneas,yveltal,zygarde having more votes than 1-4 legends*
*xy having the best pokemon anime*
*fairy,mega evolution was introduced in this gen*
idk what do you mean by forgettable forgettable to you i grew up with 5,6 ^^"
sorry if that sounded mean
@@glamrockchica8631 I was talking about the games only in the context of its characters, story, gameplay, and content. Gen 6 does have some of the best pokemon designs, and I do really enjoy mega evolution. Its just that those aren't the only things necessary for a good Pokemon game. In my opinion, Gen 6 is the weakest pokemon gen that also suffered by not having a third version.
@@L1ght_7 yes gen 6 suffers alot i hope future remakes make it somewhat better
i do agree with what you just said when i was ten i didnt see all of these mistakes but when i became 18 i started to realize how low xy is
lowest new mon amount
lowest postgame content
no sequel third game or anything
easy gameplay
lack of lore i mean cmon kalos! you got gods of life & death you could have had a proper arc
I feel like the mysteries made it more memorable and the things it added were done well I feel.
I was 12 years old when x and y came out. They were my first ever Pokemon game. I got for Christmas when I was 13.1 year later.
"XY is fast food Pokemon" True.
You deserve way more views man, gr8 vid
Pokémon X and Y were preeeeeetty bad single player games, in retrospect . But still worlds ahead of Sword and Shield
Yep
I can agree. It's an shame really. This gen could've been alot better.
But one of the best multiplayers, giving the new trainer tons of tools to become a competitive one. I spent at least 100 hours breeding because it was really easy compared to previous gens, making the EV training actually fun with super training; it also had the PSS made really efficient to find 6v6 battles. Is overall a mix bag who clearly defined the future of the games (Less story, more competitive)
eh...I wouldn't say they were "bad" singlplayer wise but really not the best
Love this guy. Glad you're back, dude.
I was waiting for this video, I started playing Pokemon X few days ago, I have already played Omega Ruby and Ultra Sun, but X/Y actually surprised me with graphical details, omg they actually poured their heart out on this game. Never before in a Pokemon game I took pause to look around and enjoy just the view.
Awesome review! I’m glad you’re back.
I played Pokémon X up to glittering cave so far. I agree about XY having great Pokémon designs, and how being 3D gave the scenes an immersive feel.
I wish so dearly that I liked this gen, but there's something that makes me feel claustrophobic with the way the camera is framed in it when compared to Sun and Moon. I can't say I 100% get why, but it made my time with it a chore...
The camera is fixed in gen 6 while it’s more dynamic in gen 7 (and 5, always remember that glorious arrival in Castelia City).
I missed this guy SO MUCH!!!! Hopefuly we'll get more uploads soon from this amaizing poketuber.
Greetings from Argentina!!
Oooh the new intro, graphics and transitions look amazing!!! I thought your criteria and evaluation of Kalos was very fair! Reminded me of all of the good while addressing the more problematic aspects. Overall an excellent review ^__^
Thank you so much Moon! I have a soft spot for these games for sure so I’m glad you thought I was able to do them justice haha
I feel like Kalos gets too much hate or is overlooked by newer fans, although I understand that opinions exist I feel that people overlook the beauty, music and aesthetic of the region. Of course that's not all that matters but those who acknowledge that the game is now focussed on it's appearance and brand new 3D will be able to forgive some of the flaws that the game has.
Oh, I haven't realised how much I've missed your pokemon reviews! :"^)
Really glad you enjoyed this one!
For all it’s faults, Pokémon Y is still one of my favorite games because it got me back into Pokémon and games expanded my taste in video games. The sixth generation also brought us remakes of Ruby and Sapphire, my all time favorite Pokémon games. So it was amazing being able play Y and Alpha Sapphire because before getting my 3ds in early 2014, I only played Pokémon through emulators, so Y was my first true Pokémon experience.
I’ll never forget all the memories, battling my friends in high school, spending all summer 2014 breeding, trading and completing my Pokédex.
I've always had some kind of grudge against X/Y because I heard all his flaws from other people on internet. I have to admit that while playing these game, I didn't feel them as bad games, I had lots of fun playing it. But it was clear as water that they didn't have the same level of quality of the previous games, so the grudge continued with me. Generation VII came and it also had its flaws and I started to feel like where Sun/Moon fails, is where X/Y sucessed and vice-versa. Nowadays I look back to X/Y with more kind and miss these days when the community was so united, completely differente of the situation of today with the boderline mediocre Sword/Shield games
I actually enjoyed Sun & Moon more than X & Y. At least they put some effort into the game.
Same, I really enjoyed sun and moon the first time I played it. Although battles were easy, they were varied and the story was surprisingly good. Unlike sword and shield...
grudge? well...there quality makes sense atleast unliek gen 8...gen 7 is better and USUM are some of the series best...weirdly enough I haven't played it but I have a grudge against gen 5 which I still like unova so why do I have a grudge...some fans that's all some who are basically like genwunners and as toxic as them
At the very least, Sun & Moon had good qualities & wasn't rushed. Unlike X & Y and especially Sword & Shield.
@@Jdudec367 i'm not native english speaker. Maybe grudge was not what I meant
Every so often, I return to watch these reviews again. They're wonderfully enjoyable, and maybe one day we will see the other games.
But regardless of that, I hope wherever RandomTens is, that they're doing well.
Man! This was an fair review. Good job.
Oh boy. X & Y. Honestly, this is where my experience of Pokemon really started to drop. I really want to like it. I really do. But these games are so disappointing & bland to me. Despite some good thing that I do liked about X & Y like Fairy types, the looks of Kalo, character customization & few others, everything else from the gameplay wise causes the damaging price. It's an real shame really because it could've been alot better. If only we had Pokemon Z, this gen could've been one of the best Pokemon gens we had. Imagine with Gen. 4 that we didn't have Platinum and were stuck with Diamond & Pearl. That's how cryptic it'll be.
As it is, this is where the franchise starts to go downhill from there. It's not the worst game I've ever played nor it isn't like Sonic 06 bad. And I don't think it's the worst Pokemon game I've played ( Red, Blue & Yellow, Diamond & Pearl only and even Sword & Shield are my least favorite. ). But this is definitely one of the weakest entry of the series & with still no Z version coming, it is really mediocre at it's best. It deserves better.
I very much agree with the Z solution. It really is too bad we never got it because I feel like of every gen so far these were the games that needed that extra love the most lol
@@RandomTens I wonder if having Z in the Switch is possible -- they already have the assets made right?
eh...wasn't that bad also as you've said gen 7 was better...so it wasn't simply "going downhill"
Jayden C. Well. I did say Sun & Moon are better. But it's not saying much. It was just ok IMO.
Which is why I hoping GF will go back on reworking Gen. 6 & maked Pokemon Z to fixed alot of the problems from X & Y. Kinda like how Platinum did from Diamond & Pearl.
@@jjc4924 well personally I thought XY was fine but USUM are some of the series best. if any gen needs a remake it should be gen 6 but...not now at a much safer time when there better equipped
XY the region and generation that had so much potential and the best gimmick to be ever released..... but abandoned right away
It really sucks how many people seem to dislike this gen. It got so bad, that a friend of mine refuses to play these games because people online say that these games are too easy and have other flaws. Even when he enjoys Sun and Moon, which MORE people seem to dislike. Instead, he just takes their opinions as his own and says these games are bad without ever playing them (and even then, no one actually thought these games are bad, just not as good as the others).
I, on the other hand, think that these games might be some of my favorites in the series.
I played & defeated both X & Y at least couple of times. I thought these would be great Pokemon games. But after completing it twice; maybe 3, I felt both disappointing & unimpressed. The story is garbage, the characters are uninspiring & forgettable ( with the exception of Scyamore & few others ), Team Flare are the worst group of evil organizations of the series by far, the gameplay felt way lacklustering due to it's poorly pacing, lacks of exploration of the layouts through the region, difficulty challenge ( even without the Exp. Share on ) & Mega Evolutions that personally I found it to be an broken gimmick for an battle combat, no added content, lack of postgame & most importantly; it's so boring.
It's really sad because these could've been alot better. If only we had Pokemon Z instead of having Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and Gen. 7 immediately, this gen could've been alot better. It's like Gen. 4 with Platinum fixing most of the problems from Diamond & Pearl and it became one of the best Pokemon games. But at it is, this game is nothing more than an demo type of an game instead of being an full & complete game. This gen deserves better than this.
So sorry. I agree with the fellow here. I refuse to play X & Y and I rather play Sun & Moon and Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire over X & Y.
@@jjc4924 Gamefreak does have a track record of having their weaker entries when they transition to a new system such as DP, XY and SwSh. Given this, I didn't have high expectations when going into SwSh but I didn't expect a huge controversy bigger than the Let's Go controversy. Next game will probably be better than SwSh, but most likely not better than HGSS or B2W2.
@@jjc4924 disagree with much of this...but no content? what do you even mean there?
yeah...XY are pretty overhated/underrated people don't dislike gen 7 more though
Jayden C. By no content; there barrly any content. There isn't alot of interesting landmarks or side fetch that we could've explored & even if there was, we didn't get to explore it often because of the pacing design. Meaning the journey to the region is all just your main quest with no extra side fetch. And besides the pointless & boring Looker mission, there's barely any postgame.
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The Exp. Share does not only distribute the experience points from the battle among EVERY Pokémon in the party, but introduces ADDITIONAL exp in the progression, as every team member gets 50% of the original exp earned by the battling Pokémon, resulting in an overflow of exp and level progression.
THIS makes the games CONSIDERABLY easier, if you choose to leave this thing on. Granted it is good for training and avoids too much grinding by increasing the gain per battle, the fact that this item basically enables the "easy mode" for the game is never mentioned anywhere. Plus it is enabled by default.
Why couldn't it just stay an item to hold for a Pokémon or distribute the actual exp among the team instead of generating more exp than there actually was in the first place.
I found myself blantly overleved in my first playthrough, making a lot of the fights a piece of cake.
I’m sorry but when I played through Pokémon X, I was so bored & boring is something the series should never be
When I first played it, it was exciting because everything was new and I was a little kid. I replayed it a little while ago and it was B O R I N G.
@Christian Mexicano I don't hate it, I actually have had over 150 hours into it, it's just not my favorite pokemon game, and it's not one I'd like to go back and replay. I especially loved the addition of Pokemon Amie and Super Training which were really really great additions, and Pokemon Amie made me feel connected to my pokemon like never before. I feel that although underwhelming in retrospect for me, they were still good games and were very fun when they came out. I'm really glad that some people enjoy them a lot!
Edit: I don't know how I forgot this, but MEGA EVOLUTION, it's great.
@Christian Mexicano These games were garbage
@Christian Mexicano I didn’t sinve I refused to buy SwSh if that’s what you’re referring to.
@Christian Mexicano Yeah, in a world with UsUm, SuMo isn’t needed.
Love your content man! Happy to see you back
Gen VI is one of my favourites. I'm not blind, I know it has a lot of problems, but I always thought Gen VI was the terrain to make something better in the future. Then they just screwed up in my opinion.
I'll personally give XY a solid B, the story may not have been great, but the worldbuilding AZ's backstory added to the pokemon universe may have 1 of the most important pieces of info ever dropped in any game, it lead to so much theory and discussion its unbelievable
also, i loved the looker mission to death ngl
i wish we had a pokemon Z, a fixed kalos couldve easily been 1 of the best games in the franchise
An C for me. While it does have some uniquess, everything else from the gameplay wise causes the price. If only we had Pokemon Z.
i have been waiting for this for so long, these are my favorite games in the series
RandomTens: So, you want to replay this game again?
Me: UHU!
Imo Gen 6 was the last good gen. After X&Y pokemon fell off hard
For me, Gen. 6 was the beginning of the downfall for Pokemon. It's not an terrible game by all means & I'm not saying it's the worst game ever. But it definitely could've been alot better & we still haven't got an Z version yet, which could've make Gen. 6 an whole lot better than we would've had. Imagine with Gen. 4 that we didn't have Platinum & were stuck with Diamond & Pearl.
Gen. 7 was a MAJOR improvemet from XY
@@zw6201pppnp not even close. The pokemon designs were the laziest and hand holding was a big deal in that game
@@KodexKat thought the designs were pretty good i the context of a tropical region, i do think handholding was an issue, but kalos barely had any content or lore, barely any good character development, the kalos dex was great, but nonetheless, gen 7 reminded me alot of gen V with the high concept direction
@@zw6201pppnp gen 7 goes out the park with pokemon designs. They tried too hard to make new pokemon look cool that it backfired making them look garbage. The story is similar in almost any pokemon game so i left that out. The rivals weren't as anoyying as in X&Y but more involved. The only reason i feel they were involved more is because the serious nature gen 7 had compared to x&y rivals being regular kids. Playing x&y felt more refreshing as compared to sun/moon felt rushed and delayed at the same time.
After learning about the dr octopus arms on the main villain I thought of fighting the trainer in a pokemon game
thank you very much for making this video, i grew up with gen 5 and 6 i can see its mistakes now that i'am 18 but i still really love both of them :)
maybe in gen 6 remakes theyll give megas to kalos and unova pokemon maybe even alola 👀
Same tbh. I wish there was more love than hate about these games.
Something that I love about XY is that although it doesnt have the season system of Gen 5, it uses the natural states of the routes to emulate them along with the passage of time. The beginning of the game emulates spring with the lush, flowery routes. Near the second gym it transitions to summer with the beachfronts and ends with the arid desert. Autumn begins after Clemont's gym with dead trees, constant rain, and piles of leaves strewn over the ground. And lastly the snow and ice of winter signal the end of your journey. I've never heard anyone else talk about it but its something that really elevates the games for me.
I just noticed this, that's a nice nod to Gen 5
Another fantastic review as always Stan. IMO, a little too easy on what I feel to be the most boring gen with some of the worst pokemon (Aromatisse???), it’s still pokemon, and it’s got a solid core concept of fun. Although I did spend 550+ hours on it with friends!! Excited to see what kind of takes you got on ORAS and SuMo!
cant believe youre still around these parts man
Ah yes the beginning of the end of quality for Pokémon games.
3D was the biggest mistake Gamefreak could’ve ever made
I’m glad my first Pokémon game isn’t forgot it isn’t my favorite and it does have flaws
But it’s my first it has a great anime and all the nostalgia
And I’m really hoping that one day we’ll finally get a Pokémon Z remake and fix the story maybe and bring back mega evolution
Even if it doesn’t I love gen 6 and it will always have a special place in my heart
I could not agree more!
I randomly discovered this channel while watching pokemon videos and honestly im hooked...
Just watching the video makes me fall in love with X & Y all over again! When there’s a long break between videos it’s cause it’s an IN-DEPTH review. Gotta take time with it Lol
Mark Thanks Mark!
My experience was almost the same as yours, I was in college, and play this game during the launching was really fun.
I think the postgame for this game was the competitive battles, everyone was playing it, breeding Percy IVs Pokémon and creating different teams.
Percy IV's?
28:27 don’t use it then. I get confused when people complain about optional mechanics.
Actually, this is the point where I jumped back in as well, I grew up with Red & blue and played every release until Diamond & Pearl where I got kinda tired of Pokémon, I started to see that every Pokémon game is about a 10 year old kid who becomes a trainer, sets out his journey, collects 8 badges, beats the league and some evil group along the way, it felt like every game was the same. But when I saw X&Y I got excited for the games again, it looked different!
Its too bad I missed out on Heart Gold and Soul Silver because of it, because Johto is my favorite region and those games are so freaking expensive now.
Watching the first two or so minutes of this video, I was like, did he just get the game?
Oh, no. X and Y storyline isn't the weakest in the franchise, it's Sword and Shield's storyline. No offense.
It's got weaker storyline, I think because the game was developed around same time as Black and White Version 2.
If you think SwSh storyline is bad, you must hate Red and Blue’s.
@@c0mpu73rguy there's a difference between a simple storyline and a bad one. Red and blue didn't have a lot going on. (just a rival, a mafia and the dream of becoming a champion that every pokemon game has), but those few elements it had felt well integrated, it was simplistic but enjoyable. With shsw, you go 2/3 of the story with the plot being ignored almost entirely, then you get to the twist and think to yourself "what the actual fuck, who thought this was worth of a 60$ game"
@@squirtleislife1312 Still, Red and Blue had no main storyline. It was just a kid going from gym to gym and accidentally defeating a mafia like organisation near the end. And of course, SwSh is terrible, not worth $60 (didn’t buy it if you’re wondering, I watched Let’s plays of this game instead).
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, I’m sure it’s a lot of work.
Pokemon X/Y > Pokemon Sword and Shield
As mediocre as X & Y are, I can agree.
I agree and I like it more then sun and moon and ultra sun and moon
Game file plays. Eh. I enjoyed Sun & Moon more than X & Y.
@@jjc4924 sun and moons replay ability is god awful
Game file play. Fair enough. But I don't mind. And at the very least, it has more quality & effort into the lore game than X & Y.
X/y's main issue is that there wasnt enough content post game compared to literally every other game
Finally!🔥 Any chance of Gen 7 anytime soon? Please 🥺
Gotta get a smaller Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire review our first haha! But hopefully it’ll be out before the end of this year!
@@RandomTens you haven’t reviewed Pokémon Sun and Moon.
@@RandomTens you also haven’t reviewed Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
Absolutely LOVE these reviews, brother! Thanks again for making them-it really is exciting to see these videos pop up on my subscription feed. These are well crafted, articulate and I’m sure very time consuming to make. But they’re great. So again, thanks!
I love XY with all my heart!
It was Gen 6 who brought me back to Pokemon after Gen 5 disgusting games!
XY gave us the best Feature on all franchise: MEGA EVOLUTION!
The concept of Pokémon evolve even beyond to get max of its battle potential is amazing. And the Megas designs are just badass!
Kalos Dex was very well balanced and has a lot of great evolutions line!
Although it has less Pokémon, Game Freak tried to improve quality over quantity. As a result, they created OG like Greninja, Sylveon, Talonflame, Aegislash, Hawlucha, Malamar, Phanthumb, Goodra, Noivern, Tyrantrum, Xerneas, Yvetal...
The transition graphical to 3D was really good! Pokémon models were great for its time, and all game looks so gorgeous!
The games have greats new online features like Wonder trade and GTS (properly done), and big improvements on the shiny hunter mechanics!
The introduction of trainer customization was another cool news of those games.
Although some people say it, I don’t think Gen 6 was pandering Kanto! They just put Starter Kanto Pokémon cause they created Megas for them! And it is really nice you could get two started in the same quest!
And, Finally, Gen 6 has the best and most creative competitive scenario of all generations! Megas pushed the battle system so forward and the metagame was never so balanced and enjoyable to play!
All of it said, I can easily say that Gen 6 brought Pokémon Back to the top of World! And we all should be thankful for those games exist!
Any Pokemon game that gives you two starters near the beginning is at the very least decent
It’s because of people like you that crapped on gen 5 which was crafted with love and passion that we end up with half assed games like XY and SwSh.
Great video my friend! Thanks for the awesome content as usual!
Masuda needs to have less of a hand in the development of Pokemon games. His decisions are arguably the reason the series keeps falling flat on its face
Sadly he and his friend Ohmori will keep going at this franchise instead of somebody like Shigeki Morimoto
No that’s wrong it’s because he has less hand in the new games that they turned out the way they did. literally look at his involvement in the old Pokémon games. He’s the one who did the Plot in Black and White and their sequels and was the composer for those games and Diamond and Pearl. Masuda has barely been involved in the games he’s literally a singer now. Yeah his name is slapped as “producer” but we all know he’s barely done anything with the new games he’s more involved with Pokémon company now
Man gen 6 was a golden introduction into a new era of pokemon with such good potential
I must say XY brought Pokémon back to the top of the world after controversial Gen 5 games. And we must remember that XY outsold BW and B2W2 in a smaller base console. At time BW was released, there were more than 100 millions Nintendo DS solds in the world. Otherwise, in XY launch, the number of 3DS in market was very smaller number! And yet XY could outsells BW.
XY had to struggle with the bad reputation that BW left to the franchise and the rise of smartphones games (plus Yokai-watch). And now, 7 years after their launch, we can say that they dealt with that near perfectly!
I think XY were the games which reunited the old and the news fans to enjoy the primordial concept of Pokémon. As a result, they made the franchise really strong again and lead Pokémon to place the title of the Most profitable entertainment franchise of the world!
We really should be thankful for those games happened!
And Mega Evolutions are just badass!!!
True, but bw and bw2 are still the superior games of all the mainline ones, lets agree on that.
@@michelecastellotti9172 No way lol
@@user-oy7sh9uy2b change my mind B
Oh boy were do I begin. Lets start with Black and White
BW
-The map is a literal circle and extremely linear, and the only interesting area is the desert and the dragon spiral tower the game in general has just bad lore. The game didn't really feel like an adventure
-The story is horrible. Team Plasma is quite literally PETA. They say to release Pokemon so Humans and Pokemon can be "equal" or something like that, yet they challenge you, **YOU** the player with "enslaved" Pokemon as they would say it. People and Pokemon have always co existed with each other before Pokeballs were created. Drayden says and I quote from Bulbapedia that "If a Pokémon really didn't want anything to do with humans, it would simply leave... Capturing a Pokémon in a Poké Ball doesn't mean you've captured its heart" Pokemon quite literally get stronger because of Humans and sometimes absolutely need them for evolution or new moves, etc. Then there are people in Team Plasma it self who don't give a shit about Pokemon.
-Ghetsis is so horrible that he gets his own section, this dude pulled the most stupidest twist possible. I can forgive obvious plot twist but the whole "Ha, I never wanted equality I just wanted to rule the world" is so stupid and such a boring motive when the game is trying to be deep and complex. Also Ghetsis would have to deal with the other regions, legendary pokemon are strong but it ain't 1v4ing especially since legendaries like Mewtwo exist and Zygarde although it came the game after B2W2 so if you don't want to count him then don't.
-The post game for this is just playing hide and seek with the 7 sages? Its even shorter then the XY game and people did not like how short the post game was. Although you are probably thinking what about the 3 new areas which is a good point however the story pretty much blocks you off from it entirely which is just dumb.
- N goes on and on about truth and ideals but he hardly says anything about the whole question.
-They shove characters in your face the entire time, istg I couldn't move one route without getting in a cut-scene
-Removed following Pokemon
-Removed Battle frontier
I could forgive BW if it could make up for all those flaws somehow but it doesn't these are pretty much the only things I liked about the games
-Unlimited TMS
-N was cool
-Introduced hidden abilities for Pokemon
-Good idle animations
B2W2
This game was actually ok so I will start with the positives this time
-The story this time is ok since they don't try and be deep or complex, just take down the bad guys which is fine for Pokemon as long as they don't contradict themselves
-Long and good postgame
-Added new areas
-There is alot more to do in this game
Cons
-The map is still linear
-Didn't fix the boring lore of the region
-Continued the cut-scene spam
-The game doesn't really have anything that can differentiate it with from other games, its almost the same as Platinum
I would give B2W2 A solid B+,still a fun game to play through, although I don't think its not the best of the series like you claim it is.
Man I wrote a long ass report I hope I never do this again xD.
@@user-oy7sh9uy2b hm, yeah, still far superior to any other main line pokemon game, especially sword and shield who do the same exact shit, only far worse, with not even two interesting areas, but one, the rest is all corridors and the map its as linear as it gets... and deont get me started on the shit they did with x and y
I've tried a couple Nuzlocke runs, but whoo boy. I rage quit my last run in the Mirror Cave after Wobbuffet decimated some of my Pokémon. High HP, Counter/Mirror Coat, and Shadow Tag for its Ability (so you can't escape the pain train). And my first attempt I made the mistake of fighting that Double Battle with the two Furfrou and being ill-prepared for that.
Honestly these games are my favorite by far, I don't really care about the story, because I don't play for the story at all, like if I want a good story I'm not going to play a pokemon game of all things, for the difficulty, yeah it's too easy but honestly grinding for exp just isn't fun at all, it's not "challenging" to make you fight the same wild pokemon over and over again, so I'm happy with the exp-share, and even then they actually give you the option to turn it off. /cough cough sword and shield/ And I see some people complaining about the graphics but honestly I love them, I've always loved the DS-3DS era of 3d graphics and yeah its mostly just nostalgia because I grew up with the ds and 3ds but for me I love the graphics, a lot of the areas in the game honestly look amazing for a 3ds game too, a couple smaller things, Zygarde got done dirty, he looks so cool, and even in SM all they had you do is get some cells and get new forms of zygarde, which is another reason I wish they made a 3rd game, I love the chibi art style, it's my favorite art style of every game and is honestly the most unique, the past games are just pixelated, which there's nothing wrong about but the art style isn't that unique, and SM and SWSH just look like real people which isnt bad but I prefer the Chibi style XY had, another thing I really disliked was the Kanto pandering, giving you a second starter made the game even easier then it already was, as well as how charizard and mewtwo got 2 megas, megas were also really cool to me, I never liked Z Moves at all because it's just a move, and I just really like seeing old pokemon get new flashier designs, G Max pokemon made it a lot better though imo because it gave more pokemon new forms again, another thing I loved was the character customization, like honestly I prefer it over SMs customization because in XY every outfit felt unique while in SM most of the shirts were just a T shirt with a design on it. The pokemon designs in this gen easily had the best of every gen with quality over quantity, Also another big thing, this game easily has the best online of every game, festival plaza was a cool idea but it was just annoying to go through, and SWSH was just XYs online but worse. So overall I know this game is far from perfect and I can easily see that, but all the things it does just makes me love it, as well as it just being a lot of nostalgia lol, also if you couldn't tell I really disliked SM.
Everyone complains about the pokemon models now but back when the game was first released, they were phenomenal. The graphics were beautiful and Sun and Moon pushed the 3DS to its limits. The washed out colour palette and the lack of personality in the animations isn't X and Ys fault, rather its Sword and Shields fault. These games had the graphical potential to full animate the personalities and change the colour palette back to the Blach and White era but Game Freak just copied the 7 year old X and Y models.
Exactly, I totally get why they couldn't get more animations in XY, and SM, because there was over 700 pokemon that have 3d models on a *handheld* system, so I totally get they couldn't do that, but then in SWSH on home console, they had less pokemon but still didn't add more personality.
This reflects how I really feel about X and Y. They're my first and favourite games
Bro same! If I wanted to play a game for good story, a Pokemon (main) game is the last thing I would choose. News flash for every fan of the franchise, but the main games all have shitty stories. Even Black and White's story is mediocre compared to a game like Final Fantasy XIII's story.
Oh my god you're back