February 25, 20214 yr Author It's worth nothing that it being a Pokemon Presents rather than a Pokemon Direct means it won't solely be Switch games. Though I'll eat my hat if a mainline game isn't announced :lol:
February 26, 20214 yr watch it be totally anticlimactic and the entire thing is just gameplay clips of PKMN Snap 2021
February 26, 20214 yr Author watch it be totally anticlimactic and the entire thing is just gameplay clips of PKMN Snap 2021 Given it's the 25th anniversary presentation, I really doubt that'll be the case!
February 26, 20214 yr 3 hours! I’m really more sure what to expect, I’ll be happy with any main series game but if it turns out to be Let’s Go Sinnoh I’ll be a little disappointed since we’ve waited so long for a remake and Id much rather it just be a normal one
February 26, 20214 yr Honestly I was hoping for a remake because Sword/Shield did not deliver for me. Excited for Diamond/Pearl as it has been AGES. I would have also been happy with a Black/White remake as well. WTF is this Arceus nonsense. So basically just Pokemon without the Cities, Gyms. Just catching and fighting?
February 26, 20214 yr Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (not the greatest of names with so many better fan made ones)! I suppose they are essentially direct remakes with what looks to be not many new features, whereas OR/AS obviously had the Mega and Primal Evolution story intertwined. The art styles reminds me of Link's Awakening on the Switch which was just an exact remake of the original game with updated graphics. I don't mind that though as it means we will have all the features of Sinnoh and it won't be forced into a huge 3D semi-open world like Sw/Sh. I was afraid they'd try change too much but thankfully it doesn't look like they are. I'm totally on board with all future remakes being done like this Pokemon Legends: Arceus looks incredible tbh. It needs some more work based on the footage but that's obvious and it won't be out for a while anyway so they have plenty of time to work on it some more. It's essentially what everyone was asking for tbh: an open world Pokemon game set in a region everyone loves with Pokemon from around the world. The starter choices are amazing too they're FINALLY not forcing Kanto down our thoats! Rowlett, Cyndaquill, and Oshawott! They could have easily gone for the Kanto starters but thank god they didn't. I might be extra excited because they're the starters from the games I've played the least of - I've never finished Johto and have not touched B/W or S/M :P I'm so excited by a BOTW style Pokemon it's crazy. I kinda hope there is more villages out there but the video made it sound like the one we saw was the first settlement so idk. Lakes, forests, caves, etc. will be great to explore open world but some kind of ruins would be nice although I'm not sure how it'd fit into the lore. A big mystery around Arceus I guess creating the Sinnoh region and all Pokemon could be cool too.
February 26, 20214 yr The remake is exactly what I wanted tbh!! I think going full SwSh graphics or open world for the remake would have been a bit jarring, I think this keeps the charm of the original and makes it feel faithful, but it's definitely a graphical update and glow-up still. Best of both worlds to me, and pretty much what I wanted without knowing it was what I wanted :lol: If you look at how Sinnoh is built and how Galar is built, it's so different I don't think it would have done justice to Sinnoh had they used the "new" style of graphics. This way, you get a new and fresh feel, but to me it has the same charm and heart that the originals had. The prequel thing looks interesting, you can tell it's very early on so I'm reserving judgement on how it looks, as a spin-off/side thing I think it's a good move to have something different! I think had they moved to that in lieu of a normal remake, I'd be less happy with it but it looks great, it's good that they are kind of testing out a more open world approach with different gameplay on a side game then maybe they can merge a bit of that into Gen 9. It shows they are constantly looking at how the franchise can change with stuff like Final Fantasy has done really well, granted similarly to some of the reactions to this, fans aren't always happy, but Pokemon fans are never happy unless it's Kanto or Johto so meh. The LoA starters are interesting too, Rowlett I never used in Alola as I loved Litten and Popplio so used them on my two playthroughs, Oshawott I overlook because I always choose Tepig in Unova! Cyndaquil I've never been a fan of but Totodile is the only usable Johto starter x
August 18, 20213 yr Why does this look like it was created in the Animal Crossing world. The small over world chibi look is so childish. Just watched a bit of the direct, some interesting new features coming!
September 28, 20213 yr Oh wow it looks really good to be fair, was a bit worried when the first trailer came out that it looked a bit naff. Will definitely be getting a copy to keep me busy while waiting for February's release.
October 14, 20213 yr This article breaks down a little bit more of what's to come: https://mobilesyrup.com/2021/10/13/pokemon-...switch-preview/
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