They set out to make a good game, at first they were like
>we don't want another rubby sapphire situation
>this game is for long time fans
>we are making it! (reading a forum that asked when are they going to make the game everyone is waiting for)

but then they were like:
>haha i hope people don't have too high expectations...
>we had to cut the dex...
>we chose quality over quantity...

The game itself starts out fine while the ending is ridiculously rushed and the story is wrapped up really weird

And compare the map to what we got, and it's sort of accurate for the first towns, but the final city is literally made of cardboard...

they didn't want to make a bad game because they think less of their fans... they just really couldn't finish what they planned in time