>>38350116>>38350133>>38350143>no day/nightthis was a largely aesthetic mechanic that didn't serve too much of a gameplay purpose; in GSC, it's used to gate content in the form of Pokemon appearances and trainer battles. I bet you wouldn't sing its praises so loudly if shops closed during the nightime and most NPCs became unavailable.
>second regionHoenn is based on Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. There's not much around to base a second region on.
Hoenn is also bigger than Johto and has more substance than areas in Kanto even without the Battle Frontier---which surpassed all other content in GSC, including the Red battle---just from its optional side areas alone (including the ocean depths).
>Since it was a step back as a game from the advancements of Gen 2Only apparently. Tee games more than make up for the content that was seemingly cut in its own way.
