TTYD is fantastic and I think its better then the first one.

Platinum added and changed so much that it’s still considered the definitiv Gen4 version, even after BDSP released. It’s really that different.

Not gonna lie, only having new pokemon for the story was a welcome change. It’s a reason why Ruby and Saphire are so memorable to me, you only encountered new pokemon for the first few hours. I agree that the White Forest (and Black City) are beautiful places, tho I have to say that I prefer the BW2 versions because of the “rogue-like” facility.

What excactly was so great about the postgame? The right side of unova didn’t had that much to offer. Kyurem, Cynthia, the dive maze, the roaming genie and Looker are the only noteworthy things that come to mind.

BW on it’s own really were unimpressive and I understand the hate they recieved. Coming right after Platinum and HGSS left them with big shoes to fill that those games just couldn’t. Not that they were bad, just not on par with what came before. What saved Gen5 was BW2, and personally changed my stance on BW. Both together make the best experience Pokemon ever had.