>>33512609I am not complaining about BW, but rather showing a certain moment in the game, and stating that there is a similarity between it and the later games, and am saying that it is unfair to give it a free pass while dismissing the later games for doing similar things. I like BW and BW2, but I think it is pretty biased to use certain points as detractors for the later gen games when they do things similarly. Sure, it isn't identical, but no Pokemon game is exactly alike in terms of how open ended or linear they are, or the pacing of certain moments in the game. If one were to compare moments between my BW recap and something in SM, the closest you'll get are everything that happens right before Hau's second battle up to the point after Ilima's trial, as there are no gyms, there is a harder comparison to make.
You also have to bear in mind that SM still has many fights during this segment, as Hau, the Trainer's School, introduction to Team Skull, Ilima, second Team Skull encounter (not unlike the second Plasma encounter) and trial are all multiple mandatory fights. They might not be in the form of multiple rivals, like Cheren, Bianca and N are, but they don't cease to exist.
