>>58270569>HGSS did nothing to fix the level curve.Like I said, I never really had that much of a problem to begin with. It's not perfect, but I like what it went for a lot more than other gens. I found HGSS to have more challenging fights than other games, on account of being a lower level than a lot of the bosses.
>Actually they completely shat on it by giving you easily accessible level 50 Magikarps after Morty.I don't see much of an issue with this. I didn't even know it was there until it was pointed out to me on this board, and even now, I just see it as a cool powerhouse option that you can choose to use if that's your thing.
>Doing Rocket Hideout and Radio Tower together still completely ruins the pacing. It's the most tedious part of any Pokemon game.I don't know, I liked them. I've always found taking down Team Rocket more engaging than other criminal teams, maybe because of the fact that they're very "grounded" criminals. They aren't trying to flood the world or create a new universe, they're just trying to contact their mob boss so that they can get back together and start stealing Pokémon for profit again. I admire that, and I always found the Voltorb/Koffing/Geodude traps in the hideout to be very charming.
>Kanto is generally restored but there's still no incentive to explore it.Finding gym leaders to add them to your rematch list, the legendary birds and Mewtwo, a number of items, pretty much the same reasons to explore any other region apply to Kanto in HGSS.
>The game is still slow as shit and has the same HP bar bug as gen 2.Never really had an issue with this. I actually like the slow health bars more than the lightning-fast ones. There's no tension when they drain all at once. I see how this can be seen as an issue though.
Thanks for being civil, by the way. It's nice to have a sophisticated discussion about the quality of specific Pokemon games for once, instead of mindless genwarring.
