>>48338141>sick OSTDebatable. I can't recall any music off the top of my head other than cynthia's theme and spear pillar.
>great gym leadersI can't remember most of them.
>good rival who doesn't have a stick up his assBarry deserves the noose, he is literally the most obnoxious fucker until USUM and the male rival there. He's second only to Hop.
>good selection of new to oldYes, but not nearly as good as HGSS.
>baller bossIf you mean the drooling tard that is Cyrus, no. If you mean cynthia, also no, her garchomp is piss easy to take out just like any other dragon type that's quad weak to ice. overhyped as fuck and the best thing about her is her theme song.
>Vs. SeekerI'll give you this one.
>BF that HGSS copy and pastedBattle Frontier is overrated, and even if it wasn't it wouldn't be a one-up because it's the same thing.
>level curve that isn't gayThere is a sharp spike in levels once you start towards the Spear Pillar that immediately shoots back down after. You go from a brutal cyrus fight in the distortion world to a piss-easy fight against volkner or whatever the electric guy's name is.
>postgame story plus a new area that isn't a ghost townThere's plenty to do in Kanto in HGSS, and none of the "postgame story" even goes anywhere. As far as I'm concerned platinum ends after the credits roll because nothing after that is worth my time.
>KANTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOThe OG and don't you forget it. Plus, it actually ramps up the difficulty of the elite four once you beat all the gyms and they are even tougher than the Sinnoh Elite four and even tougher than Red (who I will admit is a pussy bitch). Plus, with the returning legendaries you have way more to do that is nowhere near as obnoxious as the postgame legends in Sinnoh.
>shitty selection of monsBetter than most of Sinnoh's new pokemon. The best new pokemon in Sinnoh are legendaries, starters, and the Shinx line. Everything else is shitmon tier trash.