Pokémon needs to win me back

We have a lengthy conversation about Pokémon Legenda ZA, and why we're not feeling very connected with the Pokémon franchise despite the upcoming 30th anniversary. —— Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:38 Recent games are on a downhill 10:39 The ZA Review 11:36 ZA: Customization 12:39 ZA: Battles 15:53 ZA: Open World 21:37 ZA: Sequel 27:01 ZA: The L-ephant in the room 36:35 What is the message? 45:38 The Villain CEO 52:50 But wait, there's praise! 55:12 ZA is BG3 but worse 57:03 "Political commentary" 1:06:18 Pokémon needs to win me back 1:10:13 What's next for UmbreonLibris?