Should pokemon have a large connecting story? Or should you be free to roam around and do things are your own pace while things scale to you? To me, pokemon used to be about making your own story and going on an adventure. Now your railroaded into a story you dont care about where you save the world or some shit. Should pokemon just become non-linear? maybe certain story events happening after a certain amount of badges being obtained (like rival battles) and such?

essentially, do you preffer romhacks like ROWE and crystal clear that allow you to do your own thing and progress in a non-linear fashion? or do you preffer everything you do in the game being a linear set out line?