>>47080313Yes, though I might be heavily biased because I grew up playing it. I love Johto being so heavily themed around tradition and mythology, and how it nicely contrasts with Kanto being an urban and modern environment just next door- and a lot of the elements that I can understand people hating about it (weak/gimmicky pokemon that're extremely rare, fucked level curve, non-linearity, too much content with Kanto, Red being stupidly overleveled) are the same reasons I absolutely love it. I think it's the ideal Pokemon experience, and I wish more Pokemon games leaned into what it has to offer.
Honestly, the ideal Pokemon game for me would be one that leaned further into GSC's eccentricities, rather than try and "fix" them- which is probably why I like Crystal Clear so much, even though I know it's not for everyone
