I mean, finding Surf for example wasn't a matter of thinking and problem solving. A lot of Gen 1 was just wandering around until you randomly figured out what to do.I don't get what's wrong with kids having to think and problem solve. Yea they took it too far, but I think it shouldn't even be a problem.
But again, Let's Go fixes that without completely dumbing things down. So they know how to make things kids friendly without making things into a straight line. They just... aren't fnrbsjwjwownscva