>>57359589That's blatantly fucking untrue, and you've posted two of the only good routes in the game, I can go route by route as evidence of this.
>1Literally a straight line with nothing on it
>2Functionally a straight line with barely any interesting mechanics, like worse than Hoenn's Route 101's nothing map design
>3A fine early game route
>4Mechanically two straight lines that can be visited on your first visit
>5Mostly linear map but there's a neat side area that gives you a chance to use your new roller skates
>6Functionally three straight lines, two of which can be visited on your second visit
>7Large straight line, but probably for egg hatching reasons so I can't really complain
>8Mechanically three straight lines, but they can be visited at different stages of the game
>9Mechanically a straight line that slows you down to DP speeds and nothing else
>10Mechanically a straight line with one small area to return to
>11Mechanically a straight line with one small area for a Sky Battle, the most pointless battle type
>12Not a straight line for once, and even gives access to an optional area, but said optional area has almost the same encounters as Route 12, has one Pokemon from earlier in the game, and wastes your time both before and during post-game which makes me want to take points away holy shit
>13Big empty rectangle with spots of interest almost entirely around the side, mechanics either blow you around in unfun ways or are turned off by riding a bike
>14Sinnoh swamp route but slightly less miserable
>15 and 16Actually decent maps with the best no asterisk good optional area in the game, fucking fantastic in comparison to the entire rest of the game.
>17Mechanically simple route that once again slows you to DP speeds, but I think it's way better than the earlier one
