>>54953569>the map design is worseBoth are pretty neck in neck in terms of map design. RSE had higher highs and lower lows if compared to DP. The stretch from Meteor Falls has some of the best map designs in the whole Pokémon series, but it really drops the ball after that with all the water routes. DP doesn't have routes designs as good as 119, but they are overall more solid, and I'm of the opinion that no RSE dungeons come close to top Mt. Coronet in terms of map design, epicness and music
>the secret bases are worseYeah, but the Underground more than makes up for it. RSE only had the bases, DP has a multiplayer underground with a bunch of other features.
>the battle frontier is worseEmerald's Battle Frontier is overrated as fuck.
>the pokemon designs and distribution is worseIn DP, yes, but Platinum improves it and makes it even better than Emerald. It had three good facilities (Battle Factory, Battle Dome and Battle Tower), three situational ones that get boring really fast because of how much RNG is involved (Battle Arena, Battle Pyramid and Battle Pyke) and the absolute travesty that is Battle Palace. Platinum has three good facilities (Battle Tower, Battle Factory and Battle Hall) and two okay ones (Battle Castle and Battle arcade) that have way less RNG than their RSE counterparts
>the story is even worse because it's just vague "MUH SPIRIT" nonsense instead of wanting to create more landAgain, Platinum improved the story a lot more than Emerald did to RS. Also, who plays a Pokémon game for its story? DP may have a shit story but so does RS and all other Pokémon games except for maybe RB
>the contests are worseIt's literally RS contests but with more stuff to it
>the performance is worseI'll give you this one
