>>32578363Seriously, I didn't hate SM but holy shit everytime I wanted to explore a little I quickly realized there was NOTHING to explore. In other Pokémon games you'd sometimes stumble upon a cave or something that you wouldn't know what to do about until later in the game, but in SM there's none of that. You just go from place to place in the order you're supposed to, and the only hidden things are Itemballs here and there. I was so fucking mad when I got to explore a cave at some point and exhited to find a lighthouse. I was like "cool, finally something that's optional and rewards me for going out of my way to find it!".
But no. The door doesn't open. It's nothing. It's just there for decoration. This whole game is decoration, and it's what upsets me the most. I don't hate SM, but fuck you GameFreak for being so lazy. It was supposed to be the 20th anniversary game and it was just a huge step backwards.
