The graphics are great, the videos don't really do it justice. There's a few spotty places in the over world but thats it. The towns look good. The animations are great too. Adds a lot of life to the pokemon. The core gameplay is pretty much the same as any other pokemon game though. But there's a lot of new things like horde battles and sky battles that shake things up. I haven't played a pokemon game in 10 years though, so everything feels fresh to me.