User blog:Jmcdavid/Pokemon Sword and Shield - Are They Worth It?

Damn, over a year since I've done anything on here, huh?

Anyhow, I'm here to talk about Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, and ask if they're really worth it.

Yes, the characters do look interesting. Yes, the Wild Area looks incredible. Yes, the ability to interact with your Pokemon is adorable. Yes, the love being shown for Farfetch'd and the Zigzagoon line is a nice touch. Yes, it's neat that you can make curry.

However, there are a couple of things that I don't like about what has been revealed.

First, Mega Evolution and Z-Moves - things of the past. All you can do to change things up in this game is Dynamax your Pokemon. That's...not ideal.

However, that pales in comparison to what I think is the biggest sin: the transfer restrictions. You can only transfer Pokemon from the Galar Pokedex!

What is the point of being able to transfer Pokemon from previous games, if you can only do it with certain Pokemon? Game Freak, please! What happened to "Gotta catch'em all!" being the tagline for the series?