Phosphene
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Masuda literally said this was their policy for future games...
He also said that GameFreak will not patch in the remaining Pokémon too.
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Masuda literally said this was their policy for future games...
Sigh. People keep bringing up the dexit. Pretty sure it's only temp. Just wait for Sw 2 / Sh 2.
There was that quote that said just because a pokemon won't appear in Sw/Sh, doesn't mean it won't appear in a future game.Masuda literally said this was their policy for future games...
That doesn't change anything? Masuda's saying that every game will have barriers on what Pokemon can enter it from now on. A Pokemon that doesn't appear in SwSh has a chance of appearing in a later game, but in that later game, other Pokemon can be cut, even those that were included in SwSh.There was that quote that said just because a pokemon won't appear in Sw/Sh, doesn't mean it won't appear in a future game.
I don't think they're burned out... but I do think that they've gotten so big that it's getting harder for them to fit everything into a game now. While maybe the cartridge doesn't limit them yet, it must be getting harder to find somewhere in a region to fit some things, as well as finding time in their own schedule to fit development for it. Not to mention just keeping track of everything. So I can understand their approach now of cutting stuff out so they can focus on just a smaller portion. Don't love it, but I can understand it.Could it be possible that rather than having lost steam, they're burned out?
Actually I have to admit that Gen 3 and 4 were the lowest point in the series for me and I might've skipped out on 5 even if I didn't hate it for the Pokémon anyway. Neither were all that impressive and my interest in Pokémon had pretty much been lost by Gen 4- if a friend hadn't wanted to go for the Manaphy store event and asked for a ride, I wouldn't have even picked up Diamond in the first place. So I guess we can be minority buddies. =)Edit: Gen 4 was definitely not "impressive" to me. I almost dropped the games because of diamond. Honestly, there's a lot of subjectiveness to all of this - but I also recognize I'm in a minority here.
Out of curiosity, didn't you say last year that you'd given up on finishing SM? Because of the Pokemon, maybe? Anyway, I liked the worldbuilding behind trials, but Galar's sports theme isn't for me. It's a rather off-putting world in real life, personally. A kid humbly making their way to the top is more appealing, even if it's worn out (I'd rather see something entirely different).Recent games are at least trying to improve graphically instead of just accepting their fate as a stagnant 2D series, they have more memorable stories and characters (well, moreso Gen 7 on the characters than Gen 6), and they are expanding upon the world via new concepts like Trials, Mega Evolution and Regional Variants.
I’m not really seeing where it’s dying. Unless you mean subjectively like in your own opinion, in which case I respectfully disagree.Yeah the franchise is slowly dying and what makes it frustrating is that Game Freak are the ones who have crashed the ship into the iceberg themselves by focusing on temporary gimmicks that they ditch after a generation or two rather than on long lasting quality. They're also condescending to alot of fans as seen with Masuda's recent passive aggressive apology message and refusal to do something about the Dexit thing.
I haven't given up on it, I just really haven't been motivated to finish so I'm still only halfway through. I admit, I got tired of random encounters a long time ago so I'm actually really happy with what they've done for Sword and Shield in that regard. There's also the whole UB part of SM that really just does not make me excited to finish the games either, so... it's a bit of finding the journey tedious and the destination unsatisfying. I love the concepts that SM introduced with regional variants and the idea that some regions might have a different culture that don't involve gyms- for world-building purposes, they were great games. But implementation definitely fell short and I was not at all impressed by Ultra Beasts which made them being the story focus an extra let down. Naturally USUM focusing even more on UBs just made me skip them outright.Out of curiosity, didn't you say last year that you'd given up on finishing SM? Because of the Pokemon, maybe? Anyway, I liked the worldbuilding behind trials, but Galar's sports theme isn't for me. It's a rather off-putting world in real life, personally. A kid humbly making their way to the top is more appealing, even if it's worn out (I'd rather see something entirely different).
As for SM's "memorable" story, that's debatable especially after USUM diluted it and Lusamine's exact motivations were already unclear (and her fate was left unresolved). Since there is always something that bothers me about the writing in Pokemon, I place greater value on the lore and how it lends itself to my imagination, so sometimes the less said the better. Other (most?) fans just don't care at all and find the dialogue/cutscenes intrusive.
The reason people think Gen 1-2 were the best is purely due to nostalgia. If you really look at it, the stories were meh and the pokemon could be really boring and unoriginal. They were mediocre. Gens 3-5 were where Pokemon starting stepping up their game, having better graphics, cooler pokemon, better story lines, etc. But the reason everyone hates Gen 5 is how they "have unoriginal pokemon". This sentiment makes me so mad. Are pokemon like Chandelure, Golurk, Victini, Leavanny, Volcarona, and Heatmor "unoriginal"?! Gens 6-8 are actually doing really well. The graphics look great, the Pokemon are amazing, the stories are awesome
Gen 3 was my first (but with fire red) and my favorite, but yeah I think nostalgia factor might play a lot into people's favorites.Actually I have to admit that Gen 3 and 4 were the lowest point in the series for me and I might've skipped out on 5 even if I didn't hate it for the Pokémon anyway. Neither were all that impressive and my interest in Pokémon had pretty much been lost by Gen 4- if a friend hadn't wanted to go for the Manaphy store event and asked for a ride, I wouldn't have even picked up Diamond in the first place. So I guess we can be minority buddies. =)
I wonder how many people on this forum just happened to have Gen 3 or 4 as their first games and that's why those were the "good years" to them, though. I tend to run into people whose first game was Ruby or Sapphire more than anything from Gen 1 or 2.
Two (the Squirtle and Tirtouga lines). They're based on different turtle species, but there was no reason to make them all Water-type (Drednaw even has the exact same typing as Tirtouga).Drednaw is a Water turtle? Already had 1 before.
I agree with you on Gen I and II games not being good games. While I enjoyed it as a kid, I bought the eshop versions of Blue and Gold and at the end it was more for nostalgia than anything else BUT I do love Gen III and it was that Gen. that made me come back to Pkmn, because it had new Pkmn, almost no previous Pkmn, greener areas, great music, running shoes, no Oak, no Kanto, diverse settings, etc. so much that I think that Sapphire is better than AS and I can still play and greatly enjoy the first to the point that I turn my As and I just wish there were no other Pkmn aside from te Hoenn ones.Still don't understand where everyone is coming from with thinking that the recent games are somehow worse than the older ones... as much as I loved Gen 1 and 2, they weren't good games, they were just a good formula from which better games could be made and they have done that with every generation since. Gen 3 and 4 weren't strong story-wise. I refused to play Gen 5 but I understand that it was apparently the first time that they really pulled off characterization and so the story was very good for those games.
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I find the graphics argument backwards, too. Because they're not on-par with other games, they should've stuck with their stagnant 2D art style? Why? Because people can't bitch about it not being good enough if it's in 2D?
I'm starting to think that the love for Gens 3 and 4 is just nostalgia glasses talking. It's popular to hate on Gen 1 and 2 for that reason, but no one mentions how bland Gen 3 and 4 were as well- they're practically just Gen 1 and 2 with a lot more color and some new mechanics thrown in. Recent games are at least trying to improve graphically instead of just accepting their fate as a stagnant 2D series, they have more memorable stories and characters (well, moreso Gen 7 on the characters than Gen 6), and they are expanding upon the world via new concepts like Trials, Mega Evolution and Regional Variants. Even Galar's unique attitude towards gyms is interesting. World-building especially has stepped up in more recent gens compared to the past.
The only complaint I have is that they let Mega Evolution fall to the wayside in favor of introducing another new "boost" mechanic each gen... they really would have done better expanding upon that rather than doing an entirely new one each time. =/
Not to say that the recent games are absolutely perfect, there's definitely a lot that they could do better, but I really cannot see how they are in any way a decline. If they had persisted with the 2D games, that would have surely been the death of them.
I just saw news about (I think) yet another backpack exclsuive-thingy and all I think is "seriously, after Alola's version exclusive colour and clothing, now we're tearing content apart according to retailers!?" In a few years, it'll be 100% like Ubisoft with tons of firrent packs and bonuses.I got off on a bit of tangent there but the bottom line/tl;dr is that shady decisions and controversial business practices (like releasing the same game four times) has me very hesitant to mindlessly throw my money at their games now, and I'm sure I'm not the only "hardcore fan" that feels this way. That being said, the vast majority of consumers will continue to consume Pokemon games.
1 of the earlier leaks that claimed all the photos, had a Ghost pokemon as clocks. Boy am I wanting that! Hoping for a clock pokemon.There are still a lot of unused animals (some more distinct than others) and mythical creatures. I would prefer not to see object-based Pokemon become common, but whatever works I guess.