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    Your controversial opinions

    It's worth noting that there's no agreed upon definition for what constitutes a "remake" or "remaster", the terms have been used interchangeably to describe different games with different levels of change to the point where the lines are blurry. However, one thing I've frequently (if not...
  2. Bolt Strike

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    Maybe, but the difference doesn't really matter in this case. In both remakes and remasters most of the dungeon designs are just lifted from the original. Ehh, I agree that most of SM's (pretty much everything except Vast Poni Canyon) and base SwSh's were bad, but I feel like that's about...
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    BDSP is a remake, I think they're talking about dungeons in the newer, 3D open world types of games. Although honestly I'm fine with some of the dungeons in SV. Alfornada Cavern, Chilling Waterhead, and Chargestone Cavern feel appropriately complex/mazelike for me.
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    AI doesn't always steal from other people's work, it depends on what they're using as source material. Quick lesson on how AI works, basically it takes in a large amount of training data (and that data can take different forms based on what you're trying to use the A.I. for, in the case of...
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    The reason silent protagonists are a thing is because they want them to be a self-insert, they want it to feel like you the player is actually a character in the story so they don't want the character to say anything the player might not. Maybe in the far future when AI is more advanced there...
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    Legends Z-A Pokemon Legends Z-A General Speculation & Discussion

    Yeah there has definitely been more than just a handful of Surfing/Fishing encounters in past games, we've had instances like Hau'oli City and the hidden park in Castelia City in BW2 where you had actual tall grass in cities and could catch wild Pokemon there. The scale that they're doing this...
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    Really it's the jump to HD that's hurt the most. Thanks to an expanded color palette and realistic shading, some of the similar colored shinies like Glaceon go from being largely similar to nearly impossible to tell apart. There's been some instances where I have to stare at the overworld...
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    Spoilers Future Pokemon Game Leaks/Rumors Thread

    No, but this is a tidbit as well. It doesn't reveal anything concrete about the game's plot, it just elaborates on Mega Evolutions being shown in the trailer.
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    Spoilers Future Pokemon Game Leaks/Rumors Thread

    Now this is a blast from the past. It's been almost a decade since we've gotten news from CoroCoro. Still, this isn't really significant, this is mainly just some tidbits and hints that seem to be elaborating on things we saw in the trailer.
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    Legends Z-A Pokemon Legends Z-A General Speculation & Discussion

    Actually, they didn't even confirm if it was early or late 2025, it's just sometime during the year. Many people assume it'll be early, but if it does end up being late, then it could be even worse than what you think. We could be waiting until NEXT Pokemon Day to see actual information on this...
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    Changes in Modern Generation Games You Prefer?

    Open world. I've always been big on exploring wide open areas and there's no beating open world in that regard. Getting to go anywhere you want, do anything you want, and catch anything you want offers immense freedom and flexibility and I've been waiting almost my entire life for Pokemon to...
  12. Bolt Strike

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    That's kind of the point though. There's still a massive difference between something like the original Zelda and something like BotW and the hardware is what made that difference. So you're admitting that something like BotW is an unfair comparison because of how much more advanced it is but...
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    It was technically possible, but very limited, that's why you didn't see many games attempt it back then. NES Zelda was top down, 4 directional, and stitched together by transition screens. Yeah, you could technically go anywhere, but it was far more difficult to plan your route because you...
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    The latter isn't that controversial, but the former? I feel like most people agree that Pokemon hasn't had the greatest showing on the Switch but outside of the context of Pokemon? The Switch is one of the highest selling consoles of all time and it and many of its non-Pokemon games are highly...
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    Legends Z-A Pokemon Legends Z-A General Speculation & Discussion

    No. If it's a 2025 game, it's probably not far enough along in development that they have something ready to show off. Doubly so if it's late 2025, because that means we're seeing a reveal a full year earlier than we normally would. This reveal comes off as more of a general concept pitch than...
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    Legends Z-A Pokemon Legends Z-A General Speculation & Discussion

    Game Freak is also not known for sticking to established patterns, they like to switch things up and surprise people. They've broken a lot of release trends in the past, they could do so again. There are reasons why it might make sense for Game Freak to break this rule and get on the Switch 2...
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    Legends Z-A Pokemon Legends Z-A General Speculation & Discussion

    Right, so replays are naturally going to make the story less fun. The only fun people generally have with the story in replaying a game is when they can choose a different storyline path if one exists or if they manage to pick up on details that they may have missed on their first playthrough...
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    Legends Z-A Pokemon Legends Z-A General Speculation & Discussion

    Ehh, it's harder to make that entertaining. Part of what makes plot twists so entertaining is the unpredictability, it makes the plot more interesting if it goes in a direction you don't expect. If the plot is simply played straight you can pretty much play out the plot in your head before you...
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    Legends Z-A Pokemon Legends Z-A General Speculation & Discussion

    No, that would still be a twist. Because it would still be a marked difference in how the character is initially portrayed. If you're saying that having a good person turn out to be evil isn't a twist, well then you're omitting a large chunk of fiction because that's quite common. Again, the...
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    Legends Z-A Pokemon Legends Z-A General Speculation & Discussion

    The problem is that a plot gets boring if it doesn't have some kind of twist. Having a twist villain is simply the easiest way to accomplish that. If you're not going to have a twist villain, how else are you going to shake up the story?
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