>>49606251Of all the legitimate complaints you could have made about Gen 3, you chose the most subjective surface level bullshit that doesn't even impact the core gameplay.
>killed pokemania"mature" highschool contrarians killed Pokemania
>first dexcutIt's not a cut if you can still get them
>removed day/night cycleStill had time based events, night without a backlit screen would have been terrible
>no 2nd regionKanto was easy and empty except for 2 battles
>shit graphicsEvery Pokemon game has shit graphics relative to its consoles library
>ugly pokemonsGen 3 mons look great, we haven't reached Gen 5 onward yet
>started the trend of legendary-centred plotsThis is not inherently a bad thing
>no apricorn craftingWhy would you want them to standardize something that made Johto unique? Most of the balls are shit and didn't even work right anyways.
>no compatibility with gen 2Sadly a necessary limitation
>have to buy multiple games just to complete the dexAt least you can still get them all, and lets face it you bought it anyways.
>shitty cashgrab remakesFRLG were perfectly fine remakes, this isn't BDSP
>started furbait startersProjecting
>started waifumonsI want to fuck Gardevoir. COPE
Gen 3 introduced so much good shit that even if all of these points actually mattered (they don't) I'd still prefer it to many of the generations that came afterwards.