>>48404553>gameplay is different irrelevant, the genre isn't limited just by slashing sword or going pewpew with the blaster, it refers more to the level design
>require backtrackingwhich is also relevant to what i posted, old regions used to make you go all over the place instead of just straight forward, and if it wasn't always required it was at least highly encouraged by having good shit like Thunderbolt and other useful items
Just in Sinnoh alone you had
>Canalave >Hearthome (in DP)>Mt.Coronet >Route 210 to go to Celestic>The Various Lakes >Hotel before last gym 
