Many Hated the Cutscenes
On the subreddit, r/WanderingInn, user TheRealPirateAba had some pretty terrible things to say about the overall storyline. They stated “Why put in the effort at all into the cutscenes if they’re so bad or barely passable? You know what? It’s a winning formula for each new generation and Nintendo is going to stay on top. Pokemon, Mario, and Zelda forever. Unless of course you can run a franchise into the ground. I guess we’ll find out after a few decades. Or maybe it’s just less special with every bad installment.”