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HGSS is the gold standard for what the remakes should be. FRLG was good, but having certain things locked till postgame, or straight up unavailable AT ALL holds it back. ORAS comes off as tryhard with shoehorning Mega Evolution into the plot, and Delta Episode.
On a side note, here's what I mean by FRLG being limited: trade with RSE, friendship-based evolutions, and breeding were all locked behind postgame. Even worse, since FRLG didn't have a time-based mechanic, Espeon and Umbreon are ENTIRELY unavailable unless you traded Eevee to RSE to evolve them, or traded over the Espeon and Umbreon from Colosseum/Gale of Darkness.
