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[stormypip7]

i just wanna say something: gen 6 was unbalanced. I agree, but think about it from the perspective of a literal child who was given a 3ds and a copy of X or Y.

-pokemon xy were the first mainline 3d pokemon game, so obviously it was never going to be perfect. the way that people immediately decided gen 6 sucked ass was quite dumb. honestly, children playing gen 4 found it difficult and the internet decides that's correct and the only way to view it.

-but gen 6, the game that so many small-ish children started with, isn't given any of the same chances. like on my first run on my old 3ds, im pretty sure i lost to diantha. sure it's easy, but not if you've never played a pokemon game before... that's how every game seemed to a beginner!

-and another thing! the EXP SHARE WAS OPTIONAL. IT WAS NEVER MANDATORY UNTIL LIKE LETS GO. so you can make it harder for yourself if your issue is exp related.

-ALSO there was solid postgame content! most people just assumed there wasn't any because it didn't start on its own. you actually had to play the game! surprising, am i right? there was a looker storyline with xerosic and a girl called emma! there was the whole anistar cutscene that lets you do the rest AND unlocks collecting mega stones at dusk!

-and xy also gave us so many beloved features, whether they stayed or not. the pss! that was the best! you had access to it off the bat! there's also pokemon aime which is where interacting with your pokemon outside of battle comes from! don't forget full customisation! better shiny odds.. friend safari.. PR VIDEOS? hello?

god i could just keep going! whilst almost all of this is partially based on nostalgia every other games popularity is the same.

yknow something else? im getting bored of all the gen 5-version-of-a-genwunners complaining that they don't have pokemon bw3. seriously, let us kalos kids have our turn. you have sequels already. we have nothing.

i know how salty i come off as, but it's honestly my truth and also my opinion. like i know how easy xy are when you know what you're doing. but just remember: we were kids playing pokemon for the first time too. of course the game wasn't going to be difficult; it was, i suppose in some sense, an experiment.

[mintglacier]

Finally finished my first playthrough

Thoughts below

Spoilers ahoy

WOW what a great game like holy fuck. The amount of content and things to do is insane and it's all incredible?? I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it.

Now for the spoilery bits

I didn't go too in depth with a few companion quests and straight out skipped shadowheart's (as in I didn't even put her in my party OR camp) so I think that didn't help with my somewhat lackluster feelings on what happens in act 3. I didn't finish or do astarion's or gale's either, whatever tho

I feel like Orin and gortash were way too easy?? To fight. Like I dunno it wasn't so difficult and I thought it was such a meh fight so when I defeated them there wasn't much feeling of accomplishment.

I HATED that the choice I went with to turn karlach into a mindflayer is basically her good ending, and I get why they made that decision but it just SUCKS there wasn't any other way to save her unless we wanted her to go back to avernus.

I loved freeing Orpheus for laezel's quest but I feel like there could have been a bit more to it when she leaves with him to free her people? I would have loved more intimate dialogue with her or have the option to hug her or her say something to you because she looks so sad as she gets on her dragon ;w;

Wyll's resolution I loved. Literally no complaints to his story or how it ends. He got his closure and reconciled with his father and now will work to rebuild baldurs gate!

And look I love halsin to death but he is such a flat character. I enjoy having him with me but he really doesn't have much to him.

Oh I don't like how u don't really see what happens to ur allies after the fight or what people have to say? When you save the world. It seems like an oversight imo cuz I'd have loved to talk to those u recruit in helping u with the final boss. And I only say it's an oversight because of how meticulous the rest of the game is.

I dunno. Act 3 just didn't hit like act 1 or 2? It feels lackluster. Again, I didn't do EVERYTHING there was to do which ofc is impossible on a first playthrough but somehow...it just didn't feel climactic or rewarding for all the effort you put into killing the netherbrain.

Act 2 by far was the best part, and ketheric thorm was beyond a much more challenging fight with 2 phases to him.

Raphael's fight was good. Challenging but really good and worth the headache.

I think my biggest disappointment is certainly karlach's character tho. It's real sad how dirty they did her and I see why so many people don't like it. Next time I won't turn her into a mindflayer or free Orpheus so we'll see what happens.

Speaking of disappointments tho, the whole thing with the emperor was so BLUH. maybe I just didn't explore enough or learn more about him but the way he immediately goes against you when you free orpheus is so stupid. And orpheus didn't even stop blocking out the absolute's influence when you freed him so the emperor was full of shit. I know it's something about dnd lore where mindflayers are simply evil so it makes sense but gosh damn it why lol

Overall however the game is fan fucking tastic. I'm gonna try and recruit everyone on the next playthrough and take my time in certain areas, especially in act 3 and ofc make different choices.