>>17860712>Games lacked day night cycleThis ruins the series because...
>games lacked phoneAlright, yeah, it was useful, but I still don't see how you go and say that something like this missing kills the series.
>games lacked ability to trade with older gensThis is a fair point.
>games map design was shit>games pokemon design was shitThat's your opinion.
>NPCs were increasingly obsessed with pokemon, offering no actual tips or displays of wit like gen 1/2 hadEh... alright, I can concede this.
>no team rocketSo? Are you a genwunner who can only be satisfied by repeated use of nostalgic elements? Team Magma and Aqua were far better designed in their purpose rather than "lol steal pokemon because game says so xDD"
>no continuity with gen 2Well yes, GF wasn't going to keep fleshing out a story that had honestly been already concluded in the GSC games.
>series sound design became abysmalAn opinion again. I think Gen 3 has its fair share of good music.
All in all, it seems like your argument is based on nothing but "b-but it's not muh nostalgia games." Gen 3 also added a shitload of improvements and new concepts to the series that made battles much more fun and strategic. Gen 3 had its problems, but it also made some gigantic steps in other areas. That you refuse to see this because of your nostalgia goggles isn't anyone's problem.
