First, the starters. The starters were surprisingly good, even by my standards. The first thing I noticed is that ALL the starters are 4x super effective against each other. Water/Dark is super effective against Fire/Psychic both ways, right? Same for Fire/Psychic against Grass/Fighting? And also the same for Grass/Fighting against Water/Dark? That just amazed me. The introduction of a Fire/Psychic type was also awesome, hence the last 3 generations had Fire/Fighting types as their final evolutions. And a Water/Dark type that isn't Sharpedo? Just awesome. The Grass/Fighting that isn't Breloom? Also awesome. This generation's starters are completely flawless.
Starters rating - 5/5
Next, the storyline. This storyline is truly one-of-a-kind, as there was no 2D in the game, the designers could get creative. The introduction of a doomsday weapon powered by your legendary is just awesome. I cannot find words for how awestruck I was when I found out that AZ was the king mentioned in the tales. Also, I was deeply disappointed that Lysandre was evil. The post-game wasn't so bad, either. Figuring out that saving Mimi uncovered the Essentia plot and the leftover Team Flame scientist really got my hopes up for the rest of the game. But then, nothing. No more storyline. Dead end. There needed to be a little more storyline.
Storyline rating - 4/5
Next, the legendaries. I have no words for the amazing legendaries that this generation has. A bird of destruction, a reindeer of life, and a snake of ecology. Never saw that coming. Especially the snake of ecology, Zygarde. But, Xerneas, the reindeer of life, was rather overpowered, considering that it was super effective against both of the other legendaries. Yveltal is superior to other Dark types in one way; it can take a lot of hits. Most Dark types are very fragile, but this one is pretty sturdy. Zygarde, being Dragon/Ground, is second to none of its typing. The only other one, Garchomp, can't take many hits, if any at all, so another of its type really helped out the Dragon type cause. My only complaint is about the lack of legendaries. How many new legendaries were introduced? 3. That's it. 3. Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde. But, the legendaries that were introduced were of exceptional quality, so I supposed that made up for the lack of new ones. Other than that, flawless.
Legendary rating - 5/5
Next, the extra features. There are a lot of extra features, so this list might get rather long. The introduction of the Battle Chateau was interesting, and also a super fast way to earn BP. I never thought that they would add reverse typing matches, but they did, at Psychic Inver's house. Those battles are confusing, but absolutely amazing! Normal moves, super effective against Steel, Rock, Ghost, and more! It left me dumbfounded. The addition of the Pokemon Amie was also a good way to grow a bond with your Pokemon and play other minigames with them. The addition of the Super Training amazed me so much, I have never found EV training so fun and easy to do! Also, the addition of the PSS was exceptionally amazing, as well as the easy communicating with friends, and tag team battles, as well as triple battles! Also, Wonder Trade equally amazes me, not what you put in, but what comes out. If we would all just put good Pokemon into Wonder Trade, we would all get something good out. The addition of the Mega Evolutions was perhaps the largest change so far. I am thoroughly impressed with the megas, though you should be allowed to mega evolve more than 1 at a time during a match. And, we can't forget the friend safari. I have always been impressed with the friend safari, but the inability to use the Poke Radar inside makes me upset. No matter, as you can now catch all the starters!
Overall, on the extras portion, speechless.
Extra features rating - 5/5
My final rating - 19/20 - Recommended Highly
Starters rating - 5/5
Next, the storyline. This storyline is truly one-of-a-kind, as there was no 2D in the game, the designers could get creative. The introduction of a doomsday weapon powered by your legendary is just awesome. I cannot find words for how awestruck I was when I found out that AZ was the king mentioned in the tales. Also, I was deeply disappointed that Lysandre was evil. The post-game wasn't so bad, either. Figuring out that saving Mimi uncovered the Essentia plot and the leftover Team Flame scientist really got my hopes up for the rest of the game. But then, nothing. No more storyline. Dead end. There needed to be a little more storyline.
Storyline rating - 4/5
Next, the legendaries. I have no words for the amazing legendaries that this generation has. A bird of destruction, a reindeer of life, and a snake of ecology. Never saw that coming. Especially the snake of ecology, Zygarde. But, Xerneas, the reindeer of life, was rather overpowered, considering that it was super effective against both of the other legendaries. Yveltal is superior to other Dark types in one way; it can take a lot of hits. Most Dark types are very fragile, but this one is pretty sturdy. Zygarde, being Dragon/Ground, is second to none of its typing. The only other one, Garchomp, can't take many hits, if any at all, so another of its type really helped out the Dragon type cause. My only complaint is about the lack of legendaries. How many new legendaries were introduced? 3. That's it. 3. Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde. But, the legendaries that were introduced were of exceptional quality, so I supposed that made up for the lack of new ones. Other than that, flawless.
Legendary rating - 5/5
Next, the extra features. There are a lot of extra features, so this list might get rather long. The introduction of the Battle Chateau was interesting, and also a super fast way to earn BP. I never thought that they would add reverse typing matches, but they did, at Psychic Inver's house. Those battles are confusing, but absolutely amazing! Normal moves, super effective against Steel, Rock, Ghost, and more! It left me dumbfounded. The addition of the Pokemon Amie was also a good way to grow a bond with your Pokemon and play other minigames with them. The addition of the Super Training amazed me so much, I have never found EV training so fun and easy to do! Also, the addition of the PSS was exceptionally amazing, as well as the easy communicating with friends, and tag team battles, as well as triple battles! Also, Wonder Trade equally amazes me, not what you put in, but what comes out. If we would all just put good Pokemon into Wonder Trade, we would all get something good out. The addition of the Mega Evolutions was perhaps the largest change so far. I am thoroughly impressed with the megas, though you should be allowed to mega evolve more than 1 at a time during a match. And, we can't forget the friend safari. I have always been impressed with the friend safari, but the inability to use the Poke Radar inside makes me upset. No matter, as you can now catch all the starters!
Overall, on the extras portion, speechless.
Extra features rating - 5/5
My final rating - 19/20 - Recommended Highly