>>57051941I know this is a bait thread but I'll answer honestly anyway.
In terms of representation of Iberia, it definitely could've done better, but it could also be worse. It also seems much worse in comparison to gen8 only because Galar represented Great Britain very well, visually that is. James Turner was the art director, and as a Brit himself, he was extremely familiar with the setting. So they had an "expert" on the team to get the feel of the region right.
But they obviously lacked such a person for Paldea. Additionally to that, the map is obviously very rushed and simplified due to being Open World, particularly the cities. They probably could've done a much better job if they gave themselves more time, but sadly they rushed that shit out of the window as soon as possible.
It still has some pretty charming details that refer to subtle things typical for Spain, such as the mailboxes, the stores or Alfornada having slight Arabic influences similar to the south of Portugal due to its proximity to Morocco. It's smaller things that a lot of people wouldn't even be aware of unless they were familiar with it.
So overall I'd say they didn't do a great job, but I wouldn't say they completely fucked it up either.
