>>43040362You can have a good game without a story, see minecraft, tetris, and many others
>>43040399Pic related
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>>43040454>>43042287Optional and secret areas and quests, like the regis, birbs, giratina, that one route with dunsparce and its whole legend to name a non legendary, unova's underwater temple puzzle that tells a lore that can still tell a lot, if they were to expand on that, alola had hidden z stones and even kalos had something to hide like rotom (although I have to agree, it's probably the one with less content after lets go and swishy swoshi). These are part of optional exploration, and we all like it. I especially liked kanto because it lets you catch zapdos pretty early, if you're able to catch it at all.
