>>56755648Hoenn engenders both a sense of discovery and familiarity; risk and safety. It balances its sense of proximity and distance, that is, between points on its map and the characters in its story. Looping around to Rustboro after taking the long way to Verdanturf, or riding the rapids from Pacifilog to Slateport convey Hoenn's balanced, "comfy" scale. The story shows a sheltered kid like Wally become a genuine competitor, a small-scale, scale-shift; to competing eco terrorist organizations reaching harmony. It's the stuff of legends.
Is that gay enough, now?
