>>20246297>doesn't mean anything when both are shitty. put together, they're still smaller and emptier than sinnoh.It being shitty is an opinion, I actually think Sinnoh is awful. Platinum added mainly battle facilities, HGSS expanded on GSC and added even more features. I don't think 'empty' is the right word. XY is empty. HGSS was not.
>gimmickYea it was. Can't say I really cared for it.
>and the level scale is shit, and the rematch system sucks donkey dicksAll pokemon level scales are shit. It's a pretty much a fact. All the rematch systems suck except for BW2 - the PWT is a great idea.
>okay, but there are still johto pokemon you can't use in johto, and the johto gym leaders still primarily use kanto pokemonThis is in every game though. Can't say much about the leaders but not being able to get/use all the pokemon in one game is the standard.
>just stuff that couldn't be included in the originals due to cartridge spaceSinJoh Ruins? The route with Kyogre/Groudon? You're right about the Safari Zone though.