Well, there are things that I both like and dislike about the new games. Currently, I have completed most of the game, but not all of it, so there are things that I don't know of yet.
LIKE:
- I like that you can fly to any place (any city, route, 'special' place, etc) instead of just being able to fly to cities. That can be very helpful at times.
- I also like some of the new mega evolutions, especially the ones that greatly benefit some NU / Tesla Pokémon like Beedrill and Pidgeot. Obviously, some of the new mega evolutions are not 'all that' (see Mega Steelix or Primal Kyogre), but most of them at least are helpful in some way.
DISLIKE:
- I dislike the fact the game seems too easy at times. I know that Pokémon games are not geared toward people around my age, but still, I wish that opposing Pokémon matched the levels of my Pokémon at least, especially later in the game.
- I also dislike the fact that the game almost seems too similar to the old Ruby / Sapphire games. I know that some similarity should be expected, but the span of time of getting the first two badges almost seemed like a new carbon copy of the older games.