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What anti-christian propaganda things in Pokémon? I haven't seen anything like that anywere, not even implied.
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(I was confused too at first but quickly realized OP meant the church leaders who were calling Pokemon demonic.)What anti-christian propaganda things in Pokémon? I haven't seen anything like that anywere, not even implied.
No, I meant this:(I was confused too at first but quickly realized OP meant the church leaders who were calling Pokemon demonic.)
I have played every single game (USUM included) and talked to every single NPC and I haven't seen anything like that.Basically the anti christian propagandar we had in gens 1-2 but turned up to 112. If i was at Gamefreak, I wouldnt want to risk with such a thing until stuff cools down.
The exclusion of the Battle Frontier isn't so much a further casualisation of the Franchise, as it is a reflection of GAME FREAK's apathy (if only at the time), which in my opinion is far worse.Deciding not to add the Battle Frontier in ORAS is another example of Game Freak's vision of making the games casual and removing the aforementioned options.
They believed that not enough people would've used/appreciated the Battle Frontier, it very much became a: Why bother? situation.Junichi Masuda said:Put simply, the Battle Frontier wasn't included because only a tiny number of players would have appreciated and used this game feature. Players get fed up more easily than they did in the past and aren't attracted by these 'demanding' challenges.
My reply still stands. "Propagandar" = "The-church-leader-you-find-when-you-search-up-'why pastor meme'".No, I meant this:
I have played every single game (USUM included) and talked to every single NPC and I haven't seen anything like that.
No, I meant this:
I have played every single game (USUM included) and talked to every single NPC and I haven't seen anything like that.
Again, thanks for correcting me. English is not my native language so I guess that's why I got it backwards. Wait a minute...We've only had really religious connotations in Gen 5, but the religious / evil assumed propaganda was in Gen 1-2 when people called pokemon like Alakazam and Poliwhirl satanic, its all silly mind you, but it was everywhere in the media especially in gen 1. This is all old history, but likely will repeat in a region associated with the middle east lol
They considered Poliwhirl satanic? I-I don't know how to react to this...when people called pokemon like Alakazam and Poliwhirl satanic
Again, thanks for correcting me. English is not my native language so I guess that's why I got it backwards. Wait a minute...
They considered Poliwhirl satanic? I-I don't know how to react to this...
There's plenty of religious people who play Pokémon, me among them.
I mean, Game Freak did a region on Hawaii with no mention of how the United States overthrew Hawaii's monarchy. Heck, Alola is autonomous in the Pokemon universe, so why can't a Middle Eastern region be peaceful? Plus, I'm sure there'd be no outrage if the region was based on Saudi Arabia. With how it's portrayed in pop culture as being $$$, it'd be a stretch to say it's synonymous with terrorism. Not to mention, burqas and other controversial aspects of the culture don't have to be portrayed at all. If anything, we've seen that Game Freak likes to create a rosy world where everything is perfect and is being clearly ruined by the evil team. Thus, all that has to be portrayed are positive aspects to create a positive new cultural experience in a distinct region.Another consideration is that there are parts of the middle east that ban video games and pokemon still, so I feel personally with that in mind + the social issues, its better to let stuff cool off.
The biggest issue is if Lets Go broke fans, can you imagine what a region on the middle east would be like, the serious modern connotations with it + how the US and UK is like with their war against them, it wouldn't be a smart move. You might as well show the Japanese bombings in Lets Go Eevee and Pikachu while we are at it lol
I dont feel the world is ready for it until the religious wars tone down.
I mean, Game Freak did a region on Hawaii with no mention of how the United States overthrew Hawaii's monarchy. Heck, Alola is autonomous in the Pokemon universe, so why can't a Middle Eastern region be peaceful? Plus, I'm sure there'd be no outrage if the region was based on Saudi Arabia. With how it's portrayed in pop culture as being $$$, it'd be a stretch to say it's synonymous with terrorism. Not to mention, burqas and other controversial aspects of the culture don't have to be portrayed at all. If anything, we've seen that Game Freak likes to create a rosy world where everything is perfect and is being clearly ruined by the evil team. Thus, all that has to be portrayed are positive aspects to create a positive new cultural experience in a distinct region.
TL;DR - If only the non-controversial aspects of Middle Eastern culture are used, games will sell like normal, and people can enjoy a new distinct aesthetic in the Pokemon world.
What I want more than anything is for dragon Pokémon to be based off actual dragons, don’t want semi hybrids, don’t want dinosaurs, don’t want reptiles, don’t want wyverns, don’t want serpents, some actual dragon origin inspired Pokémon please lol
I think it fits it more spiritually than design-wise, though. I could also go for an actual feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl design.
And as far as dragons go- the non-dragon dragons are great, but we could use some more actual-dragon dragon designs too? There's an imbalance lately where for dragons we're getting slugs, turtles and trees instead of a good dragon and I'd like to see it be more of both. Especially since there are so many different kinds of dragons in mythology. How about more feathered dragons? More chinese dragons? More wyverns? Fairy dragons, amphitheres, hydras, kirins... there's plenty to work with.
Really, nothing against the non-dragon dragons- I absolutely adore Alolan Exeggutor- but what passes off as a dragon lately seems to have become more of a joke and I'd just like to see a balance to it.