I'm honestly hoping we get Z in the style of Platinum, because XY wasn't horrible it just suffered "new console syndrome" - they put more effort into showing what a 3D pokemon game can be like. XY definitely has a good concept it was just poorly executed (just like Diamond/Pearl)
That’s exactly how I felt about X and Y. Gamefreak put more effort into the visuals than they did any other part of the games.
Like yeah a lot of us have been wanting a fully 3D Pokemon game for a while now but....it just isn’t what I was expecting, at all.
I’d rather have a game with Gen IV/V style visuals and an amazing experience, than a game with XY/ORAS style graphics and a piss poor game experience.
Hopefully they can combine the best of both worlds in the next main series games.