This game is by no means perfect, there are still a great many things that I think it could've done better. However, putting the comparison to the other games in the franchise aside, I can confidently say that this is an amazing addition to the series! Is it lacking in some aspects? Yes, of course it is, most games right now are if everyone looks at the bigger picture. But the visuals that this game has along with somewhat open world gameplay aspects makes this one of the most revolutionary games in the series and is probably the reason for Legends Arceus to release in the first place. All of the Galar Pokemon are amazing as well, Game Freak clearly put in effort in to designing the Pokemon. There are a few things that I don't terribly like about the game which is the reason why I am only giving it 4 stars. The sound design in the game is absolutely terrible at times, especially with the Pokemon. There was a part of me that was hoping that the Pokemon would have sounded like how they do in the anime with actual voices, but for the majority of the old Pokemon, they still use the gameboy sounds and it's pretty bad in comparison to the other pokemon sounds. And the other sounds in the game aren't the best and I wish Game Freak took more time to develop the sounds. Other than these slight little nitpicks, the game is still good and I would definitely recommend it to any Pokemon fan!