I've seen lots of love for ORAS here in 'rank the games' threads and whatnot. Have those people actually played Emerald? ORAS undid everything that Emerald added or improved upon.

> Doesn't use the vastly superior Gym Leader teams.
> Doesn't have Gym Leader rematches.
> ORAS railroads you much more than even the original R/S did. You can no longer progress through Granite Cave until you beat Brawly, and you can't get to Slateport anymore until you talk to Steven. Wally auto-backtracks you to Mauville after you defeat Norman, when previously you were allowed to explore the west coast more freely after unlocking Surf.
> Lati@s is now a mandatory capture. Rayquaza is also mandatory, right before you fight a Dragon user (how convenient!). etc.
> Highly simplified Sky Pillar climb.
> Highly simplified Regi hunt.
> No Leichi Berry Mirage Island.
> No Berry Crush mini-game.
> No Trainer Hill.
> No Battle Frontier.

and probably more that I'm forgetting.

I love the DexNav as much as the next guy, but ORAS really dropped the ball in a lot of ways.