The new ones have... a ton of features which actually add a whole lot to the battling and the overall exploration. If you don't like RPG's, it's obvious it's not your type of game, and I don't see why anyone would feel the need to bash it, and not just... not play.

There are new contests, a whole slew of online capabilities, and... I'm around 70 hours in and I still have only one star on my trainer card, with a maximum of 5.

Yes, I know, gold stars.