>>19225324They explicitly said that Kalos theme was beauty. As in classic French architecture, you have old Palaces and flower paths siding the rivers, art museums and a gothic style Pokémon League, central Europe geography (continental weather with some snowy and rocky mountains), hotels for tourism everywhere. Gardens here and there. Painters doing art in the routes and tiuristic photo services. The feeling was very well done.
Unova was a urbanized region, big cities, based on business and entertainment, movie studios, Ferris wheel, the host of the World Tournament... You could even walk through the Castelia sewers under the big city, which were nothing like the empty caves in Sinnoh's underground. Everything is connected. By planes, by bridges, by metro. There were street dancers breakdancing on the streets and cities installed over old train roads and warehouses.
How the fuck did you not notice their themes?