Sword/Shield are one of those games where a small part of me will always 'want' to try, because at the end of the day, Pokemon is a fun series, and it's a series I love.
Then I remember they're the same price as Odyssey/BotW/Ultimate, plus tax.
And then I remember that the arguably best parts of it are locked behind a 30 dollar dlc, which, hey I have nothing against DLC, and much prefer DLC going forward as opposed to 3rd versions, but when the base game is so bland that the DLC is the only part that interests me...
And again, I really, REALLY am not a fan of Crown Tundra's "EVERYONE IS HERE!" gimmick for Legendaries. The Birds/Regis/Swords? That's cool. All the broken **** that'll make online an unbalanced mess? Jesus christ Lando stay dead for one goddamn second please.