>>41078258I like Sinnoh, it felt a lot like the Minnesota wilderness I'm used to seeing since I live there. I feel it did a good job making nature feel like nature ibstead of the glorified tours we get of regions starting with Kalos. I also enjoyed the strong trainers, getting evo stones in the underground was great. Locking Spiritomb off the way they did pisses me off and I'm not wild about the Lake Trio's dull designs, but I feel Sinnoh has a lot of merit, even if I'm a Kanto/Johtofag at heart.
Hoenn I'm merely okay with. I dislike it for the reasons you listed, they REALLY needed to add more Pokemon to the water, and I say that as someone who likes Tentacool and Pelipper. But seeing them, and ONLY them, for hours drove me upa fucking wall. And that's HALF THE REGION, goddamn.
That said, Hoenn has some killer locales. Fortree and Lilycove are great, with their respective routes being some of the best in the franchise. I'm also a big fan of the Spheal line.
But yeah, it has giant flaws in my opinion.