>>58836251The map design was bland and often just repetitive which is reflected by the abundance of the same Pokemon virtually popping up everywhere.
The academy was just a glorified set dressing which when removed had little bearing on the characters overall because their issues aren't centered around it and those that are badly written.
Performance issues aside, it's often a chore to go around because of the larger size in open world design. The order in which the gym leaders can be challenged is pointless when their level never changes.
>Inb4 Muh scaling or muh codeThey went through the effort to make multiple versions of their teams across the postgame and DLC battles, the check up on whether Player collected X amount of badges is the equivalent of a single If or switch statement in code which already existed in some form for the Teal Mask DLC (Which checks if you completed the Main story).
