Many people seem to rage against the removal of content that felt flavorful or gimmicky or part of the tedious grind that they grew up with. I think the game has gotten much better personally. They also removed enemies that could break your consumables and inventory encumbrance limits (items, not armor encumbrance). I can't really imagine playing with them again.

Food in particular always felt stressful and time consuming even though I never made it to the end without an enormous stash of permafood.