Want went wrong with Kalos? It's so boring compared to other gens, it doesn't even have an identity
Kanto=comfy urban plains
Johto=the most "traditional" region, with lots of culture
Hoenn= the seaside region, with extreme different climates (deserts, smoke mountains, water tornadoes etc), many comfy sea cities
Sinnoh= the mountain region, famous for the biggest mountain in the series and its' cold climate
Unova=the industrialized region, many forests and modern cities blend together
Kalos just doesn't have a personality compared to other regions.
It's the boring urban region
That's the problem, every route, everything feels super damn urban. Kalos backcountry feels like someone's garden. Little to no adventure or exploration, it always feels like no matter how wild something may try to be it's just a hop skip and jump from the nearest city so who cares, with very few exceptions. I'd say that that's the issue.
I don't feel like reposting my fucklong post but basically
>>28126467
>>28109971
And for what GF was thinking when they made Kalos the soulless shitfest it was, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome
>Idealized image of Paris – it is also speculated as manifesting from an individual's inability to reconcile a disparity between the Japanese popular image and the reality of Paris. The Japanese often picture Paris as a land of dreams, the land of beauty, culture, romance, and French people. However, they soon find out the contrary when they visit Paris for the first time.
If you can force yourself to assign some sort of theme or motif for kanto there's no way you didn't pick up on Kalos's themes of luxury, refinement, and history, so frankly I can't take this post very seriously.
>>28126467
I always thought Kanto was the boring urban region.Gotta agree with the 'little feel of adventure' thing, though. Except for the latter half of the region, from Anistar on down to Snowbelle city. Especially that little town with the train and waterfalls. It was comfy as hell.
I always thought that Kalos had a stereotypical frenchy feel. I liked it, honestly.
lacks identity because it's filled with old pokemon and gen 1 references.
Though I think I actually find it more fun on a second playthrough because of the pokemon variety.
>>28126664
This. Kanto is literally nothing, while Kalos has that high class feel.