Also, our drummer fronts this band. They're the Dinosaur Jr to our Wedding Present
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I just realized I was actually wearing the Perennial shirt in that photo should this be embarrassing

All good points. I was going into it without having played it since release so I was caught off guard on the sweepers lol

I really agree on the mega point. There also just aren't that many useful stones in a playthrough, imo. I had a Garchomp but found out that mega's post-game locked for no reason

It feels like we do this with every gen but it turns out the Pokemon formula is strong enough that even things like SwSh and XY turn out to actually be pretty good. I think there IS a conversation to be had about relative quality but these "worst" games aren't as bad as people make them out to be

I've been meaning to do a monotype Pokemon run after these nuzlockes I've been doing. Also considering doing a thing where you release your whole team after each gym but idk about that one

+/-Oleana is done better than Rose, relatively, but is hampered by him as a character
+The gym formula changes are cool and pretty flavorful. I can see downsides but I liked them
5/? More to come if I think of anything

General: Flawed game but way overhated

Vague story stuff:
-Macro Cosmos came out of nowhere. Would have liked better buildup on that front
+/-I didn't really hate Hop. Not sure why everyone does. Not my favorite rival but not the worst. Why does he pick the starter you're strong against?
-Rose is not built up very well, imo
4/?

+Fossils! The Half-and-half setup is cool even if I didn't use mine
-Town Map controls kind of janky?
+TM implementation is cool. TRs bring back some decisionmaking
-Encounter tables have a lot of cool stuff at like 1% in weather. Come on, man. I get it but come on
3/?

+Being able to enter houses is sorely missed in SV. I actually wanted to explore
-Pretty linear! Lots of roadblocks that feel unnecessary! Hard to be anywhere you're not supposed to be yet
-Pacing kind of rushes in certain spots so level caps can feel tight if you play under them
2/?

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