#SwSh just feels more polished and that’s crazy saying that bc so many people hate on SwSh for its graphics LMAO

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Currently in the midst of replaying Pokemon Shield and I’m like. Still so baffled that people hated on these games so much. Bc honestly? They’re fucking GORGEOUS. Obviously yes there’s some texture things that could use some improvement (I’m looking at you tree bark texture) but the colors are super pretty and even the way the routes and towns are designed too? Ballonlea in particular is still one of the best designed towns in any Pokemon game imo. And comparing SwSh to SV, I’m going to say it, SV is severely lacking in good, unique route design. I know a lot of that is because of the open world aspect but I just hate that so much of the map feels super empty and just auto generated landscapes compared to SwSh which has a unique design for every route and city and you can even go inside a lot of the buildings! Which SV didn’t give us!

Anyway SV I love you to death forever and ever but SwSh kicks your ass in terms of actual environment design any day of the week