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I recently restarted my copy of Pokémon Ranger after not playing it since it originally came out. I've found its unique gameplay as fun and rewarding as I did all those years ago, but will admit the in-universe explanation for what's happening feels very contrived. I won't blame them for it, as it's pretty hard to think of a natural way to tie drawing loops on a screen in with the real world, but it got me wondering how a fic about the series would handle the Styler aspect. There must be different interpretations with different levels of creative freedom across all Ranger fics, just like there's much variation in interpretations of the core games' mechanics.
Either way, I figured this could be an interesting topic to make a thread about - not just how the mechanics of spin-offs are handled, but what kind of opportunities and challenges their universes can offer in general. I think it's fair to say that of all spin-off series, PMD is overwhelmingly the most popular in fanfic, but I'd like for us to give the others some fair thought as well. The reason behind this thread was to give the less popular games some spotlight, after all. However, if you have some thoughts on the games that aren't core titles but aren't total spin-offs either (such as Stadium or Colosseum), feel free to share those as well.
To refresh your memories, here's the list of Pokémon spin-off titles from our very own Bulbapedia.
Either way, I figured this could be an interesting topic to make a thread about - not just how the mechanics of spin-offs are handled, but what kind of opportunities and challenges their universes can offer in general. I think it's fair to say that of all spin-off series, PMD is overwhelmingly the most popular in fanfic, but I'd like for us to give the others some fair thought as well. The reason behind this thread was to give the less popular games some spotlight, after all. However, if you have some thoughts on the games that aren't core titles but aren't total spin-offs either (such as Stadium or Colosseum), feel free to share those as well.
To refresh your memories, here's the list of Pokémon spin-off titles from our very own Bulbapedia.