"Discussing Gen 3's Water Problem"

Whenever I talk to or see people that dislike Gen 3, a very common complaint is that there is too much water in the game. Personally, I don't understand this as it makes perfect sense with the game.The two box art legendaries for base Gen 3 are Groudon, who controls continents, and Kyogre, who expands the seas. In the past, Groudon and Kyogre have clashed for control of the land/seas, ever shifting the topography. Fast forward to when Gen 3 takes place, either Team Aqua or Team Magma awakens just one of these titans, and surprise surprise, they want to change the topography of the region yet again. If Groudon is awoken, he creates intense draughts to dry up the seas and thus create more land. If Kyogre is awoken, he creates hurricanes and monsoons to flood the lands and thus create more seas. However, the player stops the titans from throwing off the balance of the region as it is known. And that right there is the key. Gen 3 is about balance between the land and sea.So yes, it may be unusual for a region to have as much water as Gen 3 does, but it is by design. The Hoenn region as we know it is supposed to be a natural balance between land and sea that was found after centuries of Groudon and Kyogre fighting for superiority. I don't know the exact ratio, but if the region was a 50/50 split between land and sea, it would fit this design choice even more. via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/3uejl2L