1. If a game is downright unplayable, having a good story won't save it, an RPG is no exception to the rule
2. I can't deny the composers definitely were on fire on this game
1. A good story still doesn't make good game, and there are Sonic games that had a messed up story and are still good such as Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations(And arguably Sonic Lost World). Pokémon SV perfectly shows why having a good story is useless is the gameplay sucks af
2. I'm not saying that every single Game Freak employees are lazy but the people in high places of Game Freak definitely are lazy
3. You didn't answer my question btw : Would you defend Pokémon SV if it had the Sonic logo on the cover instead of the Pokémon logo ?