In my opinion, ORAS definitely lived up to most of its expectations though of course like any pokemon game nowadays, i can't say that its the perfect game of this generation. It still definitely has some of the flaws it left over from its contemporary such as the really broken EXP share, and the fact that the gym leaders were basically copy-pasted from classic R/S, because honestly, I thought that the Emerald versions of the Hoenn gym leaders were a huge improvement to their lineups (especially Tate and Liza, whose Emerald version is the most fun gym battle in any pokemon game i know of, but sadly, its a missed opportunity in ORAS. Seriously 6th gen version of Emerald Tate and Liza would probably be incredible). Also, it seems that this generation of pokemon games will now be defined to cater more for those who want to play competitive with the super training and all (much more efficient methods of EV Training) and a bigger focus on competitive interest, which sadly leaves a little less content for the CASSSUAAALZZZZ (or the players who enjoy the game more for the adventure and not for the player vs player interest) (may include myself but I live well enough for Battle Frontier and a bit of RU, UU, OU, and UBER battles with my friends and acquaintances)
Super training is great and all, but i find it hilarious to go super train on an E4 member's room to toughen up some stats on the go. (and yeah Super Training kinda makes playing through the game easier than it sounds. Optimizing and maxing out stats if pokemon as early as before Winona is kinda broken in a sense, especially if one is lucky enough to get dem SMOGON natures on their in-game team (Modest, Adamant, Jolly, Impish)
Now to be really on topic, as the thread title states, I definitely went on to finish the initial part of the game (8 Badges, Primal Mascot, 1st run vs the Elite Four and Steven), but i spent more hours exploring and catching more pokemon with the expanded DexNav after the Primal Mascot event. With an overall play time of 100:00 hours before tackling the E4 and Champion pre-Delta episode, I could say that I really did my best to make my money's worth.
So yeah, the money i spent to get a 2nd hand 3ds from a friend and the extra money to get the game (Alpha Sapphire here) was worth the pennies (and currency) spent.
Super training is great and all, but i find it hilarious to go super train on an E4 member's room to toughen up some stats on the go. (and yeah Super Training kinda makes playing through the game easier than it sounds. Optimizing and maxing out stats if pokemon as early as before Winona is kinda broken in a sense, especially if one is lucky enough to get dem SMOGON natures on their in-game team (Modest, Adamant, Jolly, Impish)
Now to be really on topic, as the thread title states, I definitely went on to finish the initial part of the game (8 Badges, Primal Mascot, 1st run vs the Elite Four and Steven), but i spent more hours exploring and catching more pokemon with the expanded DexNav after the Primal Mascot event. With an overall play time of 100:00 hours before tackling the E4 and Champion pre-Delta episode, I could say that I really did my best to make my money's worth.
So yeah, the money i spent to get a 2nd hand 3ds from a friend and the extra money to get the game (Alpha Sapphire here) was worth the pennies (and currency) spent.
