Fresh X and Y Review *spoilers but really it's so old now* less complainy

Fresh review of X and Y because after playing it more and more since my 'notes on x and y' complainy review, I realised I grew to like it.

Pros:
I liked the new Pokemon, overall.
I liked very much the chateau where you can battle to increase your rank from whatever to duke or duchess etc. A lot of opportunity for fun easy growth and getting money too.
I spent A LOT of time in that place haha!

I liked a lot of the NPC designs, especially the furisode girls and the waiters and waitresses. It just felt cool to battle them for some reason. And battling elderly NPCs always feels cool too, like it's nice to meet someone old who still likes Pokemon. Even though they aren't real people, ok shut up!

I liked the new Fairy type that was introduced, and the fairy gym and it's town.
I liked some of the music eventually, haha.
I liked the overall aesthetic of the game, mostly.

I liked the map, it was easy to get to where I needed to go. I don't think I ever got lost.
The post-game stuff with the suit and Mimi etc was actually great! I liked the characters and the story.

Cons:
Still thought it was a bit too easy, and the plot was rubbish.
Also the ending with AZ and his Pokemon was underwhelming. I tried to care, but just didn't.
3000 years wandering should have driven him completely mad and he should have forgotten everything. It just didn't make sense.

I still don't like the Professor's Frenchiness, waving his hands, his theme music. It's kinda stupid. Like, foreign ppl's idea of what French ppl are like. Let's move away from stereotypes?
Diantha or whatever her name was, didn't like her dress. It was weird. Also she looked too much like the Professor. She didn't have much charisma, I dunno.
And how they treated crazy Team Flare leader, killing him off? First time to actually kill a baddie. Not sure I like it. Didn't have to kill him. How can he learn there are other ways of thinking if he dies? I mean, the Professor and everyone kept laying that idea on thick all the time (everyone is different, think about other ppl).
And I felt that the 5 friends should have had a little more to do with each other post-game. Or at least be shown doing stuff, like dancing kid should be in a dance studio teaching his team to do the moonwalk or something.

Anyway overall, I did like X and Y. Despite all my nit-picking, I ended up buying the next set of games which turned out to be ORAS (yay). And I have bought Sun and Moon too. Reviews of those to come in the future.

Fave Gym Leader: Ramos. Always Ramos. Dunno why - possibly because he is old, and talks like a fortune cookie and has GIANT shears as a walking stick. Also his badge is cool.

Fave member of Elite Four? Siebold. So handsome. And Drasna. She is so sweet.

I'm actually replaying X while I'm here in Japan. I bought it for my Japanese 2DS (impulse buy, it's lavender-coloured which NZ doesn't have) and I got the Mew from Pokemon Yellow - sorry, Japanese games only. I'm using Mew in X and it's fun. :)
I didn't need to waste money on all those things but it is my main hobby now.
Might as well dive in rather than just dipping my toes.