>>50879146The constant "unique new puzzle/gimmick" is top kek because IT WAS THE FIRST GEN OF COURSE THEY ARE NEW GIMMICKS!!!
All you did was highlight the later games made you go back to re-explore areas rather than making them all one-and-done shots.
Also purposefully ignoring that:
- Wayward Cave also had darkness mechanic, winding paths, branches, new pokemon, etc.
- Voltorb/Electrode as items would continue in basically every generation moving forward.
- Rock Tunnel "introduces TWO brand new Pokemon!!!" meanwhile "first cave area ONLY introduces three new Pokemon"... irony??
- Strength puzzle in Seafoam also repeated in future games.
- Portrays rare pokemon being in certain areas as GREAT in Gen 1, but cumbersome in Gen 4?
All to say Gen 1 doing things first does not mean they did it best.