>>38620978oh I'm not talking about mons, I love gen 7's mons, I was just talking about the maps themselves, idk
maybe it's because they're so small? and the fact that they went for 3D but for a semi-realistic 3D look for the environments while keeping the characters very colorful didn't help at all
LGPE on the other hand, I found it just the right amount of colorful and cartoony and the right balance for characters/environments
but yeah, the towns are small, the roads are small, the dungeons are small, though I understand that it's mainly for gameplay reason, it still feels so artificial, you know?
so with that in mind I'd say hoenn is my fav region, because it didn't feel so cramped at times, but it could just be nostalgia goggles since I haven't played it for a while now