>>33733678>old man tutorialOver in less than a minute and gives you the best running shoes up to that point in the series
>odd speaking trainer school NPCAlso in the originals
>route to Union Cave is blockedJust like in the original except in HG/SS you have some grass to catch Mareep is hardly "worse".
>BaobaImplying a new safari zone when the Kanto one was cut in the original GSC is a bad thing
>forced catching tutorialI'll give you that one.
>Sprout tower is recommended firstMakes sense because the levels of Falkner's team is higher in HG/SS (14 compared to 9 for his Pidgeotto)
>Battle FrontierExplain how this makes it worse when it's optional content the originals didn't have.
>Lance healing in Mahogany BaseI'll give you that.
>Kimono girl scenesBuilds them up for the tougher back to back fight with them after the 8th badge and establishes the myth of Ho-oh/Lugia and their relevance with the dance to summon them
>Censored old menSucks they're lines were changed, so you can have that
>steel gym NPCs don't battle youThere weren't any in the first place, you know.
>EusineHe was in Crystal, what's the problem?
>Suicune at CianwoodJust like in Crystal
>Can't surf until seeing ElmThe silliness of the mom getting frustrated and Lyra/Ethan taking her place is enough to justify the absurdity of it all
So two dialogue boxes of non-important NPCs and a catching tutorial. Definitely wasn't worth your time making this collage of nitpicks.