HGSS gets a pass for several reasons. First off, it's a remake, so we should truly be comparing GSC instead. GSC has several issues with not showing enough Johto mons, but beyond that it's because GSC was conceived as a sequel to RBY. Under this context it would be really weird that Kanto didn't show up. You can criticize the execution but not the concept.
The rest of the games, however, don't have such context. They're not sequels, they sell themselves at being their own thing. Therefore it really strikes as odd when there are too many obvious references to Kanto. So the dissonance is: are the games truly their own thing, or are they an offshoot?
>>39674932>Kanto is a region I think should be treated with some respectWhat the fuck is this backwards argument, "respect" is not a thing granted to concepts or objects.
