>>40755568>wild areasFuck, thanks for bringing this up, I've been too livid about dexcuts and the high chance of lacking post/sidegame to even think about that.
Wild area is a replacement for what could have been countless unique routes and caves and dungeons. It's a straight downgrade from even the most rudimentary stuff Gen 1 gave us, isn't it. Or at the very least Gen 3, where environments started getting really varied.
