So I'll admit I haven't really been into Pokemon for a long-ass time, but I was at least hoping to look into this, potentially even jump back into it. And so far it looks.....okay. Just okay. Like, if you told me "just take the last game or two but they're HD now" this is about what I'd expect. Obviously "Pokemon BotW" wasn't gonna happen, but I'm not really getting the sense of oomph.
Lot of people criticizing the random battles but I honestly think that's fine and think the bigger issue is no overworld Pokemon at all. Not even asking for gameplay changes, just have Pokemon roam around for the sake of visual flair. Because the world just looks barren otherwise. And the point on no rotating camera is interesting considering the map is mostly a straight line that you're mostly climbing northwards.