>>58326165>>naturesThings nobody gave a shit about
>Balanced level curveIgnoring the fact that the leap from Clair to Lance is smaller than Wallace/Juan to Steven/Wallace, again kids didn't give a shit
>Muh Starter2/3 starters are great in both games
>Large regionFelt lackluster compared to getting both Johto and Kanto (which had way less surfing too
>Excellent new additionsI'd largely agree, although I still prefer Gen 2's additions. But popular opinion wasn't on Gen 3's additions side at the time
>Battle Tower in EmeraldSo not in RS, not to mention Crystal (thus not in GS) had the BT
But your missing the key difference between Gen 1 and 2. Gen 2 didn't really cut anything. Maybe the Safari Zone? It only added features, and it added way more than Gen 3 did. Nobody went into Gen 2 going "wow, where's X feature that I loved?"