>>47032255>pokemon designs that still look like pokemon despite the half of them looking like this :)Yes, this is dumb and anyone who says this should be shut down immediately. If Skitty isn't a Pokemon neither is Aipom.
>nonintrusive chosen one story despite every NPC still relying on you for their helpI mean, it's a video game and you're playing as the main character. Why would you want the NPCs to not rely on you for their help? That's kind of dumb. The way Gold and Kris' story is structured isn't that different from Brendan/May's (we'll say May's because she's cute) but Gold/Kris only end up cleaning up some stragglers before becoming a regional champ. May saves the world. The scale is different. Personally, I don't really see this as a bad thing, since DPPt is also about saving the world. I just think RSE's variation of it is bad. Aqua and Magma are suuuuuuuuper dumb.
>Neo Rocket wasn't totally a jokeI dunno who has been saying this, the Rocket Remnants are piss weak. It sort of works to their advantage but only sort of. The story as a whole in GSC peters out pretty unceremoniously. Definitely a weak point.
>ruins of alphaPretty based point. I remember thinking they were tied to a Legendary or some shit as a kid, but they weren't and ultimately went nowhere. At least HGSS does something cool with this.
>johto shitmon no one uses on their teamsI mean, I like Flaafy and Skiploom. Furret and Teddiursa too. Johto is piss easy though and you can wreck GSC pretty handily with a Geodude. Not saying you won't have to swap, you will, but it's still a really strong early game monster.
>cardboard cutout charactersI like Johto's characters, they're okay.
>much rural Japanese world designVery good, definitely in Johto's favor.
>postgame with the only content in being a bad boss rushEh, it could have been better for sure. HGSS added more stuff to do. Ultimately, Kanto is a point in Johto's favor.