I’ve been replaying some of the older Pokémon games, and honestly, Paldea just feels bland and monotonous in comparison. I’m not even talking about textures, just the world design itself.

Mainly because it has no impressive landmarks that really stand out- especially landmarks that actually mirror real-world ones. The only thing I can really remember are a few towns that had cool aesthetics and lore to them, but outside of that it's all green grassy fields.

In comparison, I've been playing through Pokemon Y in preparation for Z-A, and there are tons of landmarks that make Kalos unforgettable. You have things like Reflection Cave, Glittering Cave, Prism Tower (even though that is a gym, it's still memorable and striking), the manor on route 6, the mega evolution tower in Shalour City, the Kalos Powerplant and Lumiose Badlands.

Then with Sinnoh you tend to think of places like Mt. Coronet, the Safari Zone, Snowpoint City and Temple, the lakes.

Unova had the Dream Yard, Reversal Mountain, the Marine Tube, Chargestone cave, etc.