>>54494212>GBA hardware allowed for a technical improvement and graphical upgrade over the previous games, allowing for a great first impressionIf you want to be technical, I guess. However, RSE are significantly less impressive as a GBA game than RGBY/GSC are as GB(C) games.
>Return to an emphasis on designing "cooler" Pokemon following the cutesy Gen 2 dexYour image does not convey that at all, with Latias being the first example of them making a Legendary (not mythical), "cute", but I do agree that there isn't a disproportionate amount of cutemons compared to coolmons like in Gen 2.
>Doubling down on the Legendary Pokemon and making them more of a presence in the narrative and thematically relevant to the worldThis isn't a good thing, especially in the case of the Eon Duo being truly fluff.
>God-tier soundtrack that added onto that already immersive atmosphereThis isn't unique to Hoenn nor did it start it with this series lmao
Nice analysis, but those points in particular aren't putting it above every other region like OP claimed.
