>>54547624i cant take anyone who describes unova as linear seriously since it means they're just parroting someone who drew their conclusion from looking at the official art map. when you actually play through unova, the routes are wide and open enough with optional areas/dungeons that make the linear point completely moot, especially since pokemon doesn't actually use non-linearity properly when it comes to progression when people say non-linear they actually just mean backtracking through the same area but this time with the HM that lets you progress.
