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They didn't give them MegasThat’s a weirdly hostile thing to assert
They got overshadowed by Kanto
Heck, Kalos was Kanto 2.0.
They didn't give them MegasThat’s a weirdly hostile thing to assert
I remember reading somewhere that their reasoning was that they didn't want to design a pokemon that felt "unfinished" without the mega, or something along those lines.On some level, it feels a little odd that the Kalos starters never got access to their game’s big gimmick; but when you look at the mega roster, they never included ‘mons after Gen IV (barring the event-exclusive Diancie). And the whole schtick behind mega evolution was that it gave new opportunities for old Pokémon to shine.
And unfortunately, that's the fate half the Gen 8 mons will suffer when Gigantamax forms get scrapped for the next generation.I remember reading somewhere that their reasoning was that they didn't want to design a pokemon that felt "unfinished" without the mega, or something along those lines.
Eh, I don’t know about that. Most of the Pokémon that can Gigantamax look pretty complete to me. The only one I’d say doesn’t is maybe Alcremie, but even it’s not a far bridge from the likes of Slurpuff or Aromatisse, plus it already has a different gimmick going for it.And unfortunately, that's the fate half the Gen 8 mons will suffer when Gigantamax forms get scrapped for the next generation.
Curiously, Centiskorch is one of those pokemon that I feel would look unfinished without the Gigantamax form. I don't expect it to be a complete rollercoaster but I always felt like it's regular form is a little too short and disproportionate for a final stage Pokemon. Similarly, Sandacoda is going to be stuck looking like a turd for the rest of time. For them both, their full potential is clearly in the Gigantamax form.If, for example, Centiskorch had been introduced in Sun & Moon, I don’t think anybody would be looking at it thinking “It doesn’t look finished...”
Not giving them Mega Evolutions doesn’t mean they don’t care about them. I don’t know where people get off thinking that decisions like this are so toxically minded rather than being innocuous design choices that maybe have an odd rationale.They didn't give them Megas
They got overshadowed by Kanto
Heck, Kalos was Kanto 2.0.
Personally I’m actually not too fond of Gigantamax Sandaconda - I think it looks goofy balancing all that upper weight on that tiny tail tip.Curiously, Centiskorch is one of those pokemon that I feel would look unfinished without the Gigantamax form. I don't expect it to be a complete rollercoaster but I always felt like it's regular form is a little too short and disproportionate for a final stage Pokemon. Similarly, Sandacoda is going to be stuck looking like a turd for the rest of time. For them both, their full potential is clearly in the Gigantamax form.
You know, that leads me to wonder, what are they going to do about camping? There's a pretty good chance Poffins are going to replace curry like you say, so then what are they going to do about camping as a whole? Will they just keep it the same but with Poffins? So then what do they do with the Poffin House in Hearthome? Do they have something else in place of camping to allow you to raise affection and evolve Eevee into Sylveon?I can see the poffin-making gameplay being identical to the curry one. Heck, they can just copy over the control code from the curry minigame to the poffin minigame and just call it a day.
I think they can make it so there are two versions of poffins: The ones made in camp would be the same as curries as they raise affection for the Pokemon while the ones made in the poffin-house would keep their original role.I sincerely hope this thread doesn't get closed before the remakes are announced because people keep derailing it.
You know, that leads me to wonder, what are they going to do about camping? There's a pretty good chance Poffins are going to replace curry like you say, so then what are they going to do about camping as a whole? Will they just keep it the same but with Poffins? So then what do they do with the Poffin House in Hearthome? Do they have something else in place of camping to allow you to raise affection and evolve Eevee into Sylveon?
In Gen VIII Eevee evolves into Sylveon via friendship + fairy move, not affection (which was dexited out of existence in Gen VIII). So, I'm guessing they'll nix curries and keep everything else the same.You know, that leads me to wonder, what are they going to do about camping? There's a pretty good chance Poffins are going to replace curry like you say, so then what are they going to do about camping as a whole? Will they just keep it the same but with Poffins? So then what do they do with the Poffin House in Hearthome? Do they have something else in place of camping to allow you to raise affection and evolve Eevee into Sylveon?
That has little marketing value. The last time the Hoenn starters stood out was in ORAS. TPC has barely done anything with Greninja since 2016, either.and Hoenn because it was the start of the gameplay we’ve come to expect; exclusive box legendaries that play a major part in the story, abilities, villains who drive the story, etc.
I could see Pal Park being a wild area, but I don't see why Amity Square would be one. Even using its Platinum map, it's supposed to be a small man-made enclosure for trainers being with captured Pokemon, not a wide open space for finding wild ones.Do y'all think they'll make the Amity Square or the Pal Park a Wild Area?
Perhaps you missed my point; the Kalos Pokémon are not the only ones who get shuffled aside at the end of their region/game’s life.That has little marketing value. The last time the Hoenn starters stood out was in ORAS. TPC has barely done anything with Greninja since 2016, either.
Pretty sure he's not arguing that starters don't get shuffled aside, just that Hoenn starters aren't really getting much of the spotlight, either.Perhaps you missed my point; the Kalos Pokémon are not the only ones who get shuffled aside at the end of their region/game’s life.
Aside from Kanto, the only other starters to get megas were the ones from Hoenn. Obviously, some of this was due to the ORAS games being released in Gen VI. But even in Gen IV, the only non-Sinnoh starter allowed in Amity Park was Torchic; until HGSS dropped, the Johto starters were relegated to a post-game prize (but just one), or catching their middle evolutions in a spin-off game on a home console.
TL;DR: Kalos starters are more the rule and not the exception once a new region is announced.
I mean it's possible, but I think if the pandemic were to affect anything, it would most likely be the Expansion Pass and that seemed to release on schedule more or less. I think DP remakes will release on schedule as well.Do you guys think the pandemic will affect the quality of the games?
I don’t think it would. I can’t speak for GameFreak, but I would think most devs are used to being able to work remotely anyway.Do you guys think the pandemic will affect the quality of the games?