Game Informer had an interesting interview with Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda about the history of the Pokémon series and its future. They’ve shared most of what they learned, except for news about the upcoming titles Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon. Finally they’ve shown us a new feature in the upcoming games, Alola Photo Club!
You:’ll be able to take custom pictures with your Pokémon, both inside and outside the photo studio. As the game progresses, more features will be unlocked for your photos.
What do you think?? Has the recent deluge of news whet your appetite? Personally I think this could be a great way to share your training online via social media!
Just saw all of the new stuff, and while it’s not perfect, this definitely has me hyped a good deal more than I was before. A bunch of little clips to speculate on? Perfect.
In that spirit, why is Ryuki standing in Surge’s gym, or a look alike building?
And wow, the protags look so much younger than in like every other game.
I’m certain that this is a feature that I’m going to use a lot :Y
While I’m at it, does anyone have a high res version of the new map? They claim to have new areas but the map looks largely unchanged. Maybe they mean giving us access to areas we already should have access to, like the golf course and the lighthouse.
Here:
http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1503062200122.jpg
Great, thanks!
That portal over Poni looks like the distortion world portal
Sorry for the spam, but I missed the discussion so this is just me going through what you all probably already have. New director, fresh blood could work well.
Also does the Akala basin look dried out or is it the lighting?
It is apparently the lighting.
I think I’ll have a bit of fun with this feature, then quickly grow annoyed at how the photos come out, I’ll struggle due to my perfectionist nature :/ I’ll hopefully get passed it and will probably forget about the whole feature down the line. I think it would be good if it unlocked stuff either in-game or on the Global link like prizes for doing certain amounts or themes.
Did anyone actually bother with the movie thingie in BW2?
I did all the missions and stuff but then didn’t use it again.
I tinkered with it a little bit. It’s more of a feature to use when your bored.
No, but it was nice they actually put content in if you were interested in it. Personally it didn’t appeal to me as much as the PWT
PWT pissed me off cause everyone kept beating me in the final round with BS strategies or I never got the gym leader I wanted to face
I did the movies were mostly interesting, but some were heart tugging (Everlasting memories)
Okay, but why? I’ll probably do it once or twice and then…never again
They had to actually put something new in the games :P.
Well I guess it might be cool to have a photo with my Volcarona, but I’d trade that for just being able to walk with it
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so an Alolan Extor will watch your first battle…
Wrong. If you win, it will slam its head down on you, instantly snapping your neck. If you lose, it also will slam its head down on you, instantly snapping your neck. Confirmed by the director, look it up
It’s been quite the day for news! There hasn’t been an awful lot to talk about, but at least we know that Ryuki and Kahili will play a more significant role in the story and gyms are as good as back (maybe even in Kanto, who knows). Maybe these games aren’t the rehashes I expected, and there could be a lot in store. Also, during the trailer, when that Rockruff was following the trainer… walking with Pokemon confirmed??
I wish more details dropped, but I’ll definitely enjoy my boy Kommo-o’s new Z-Move + taking 802 (at least/minus variants) photos in the photo club.
I like the new map, the quick trailer probably has a few things hidden away, but definitely could have used more.
I guess we’ll definitely get some good info come October’s CoroCoro.
I just wanted to point out since no one seems to be mentioning this.
Since Kahili and Ryuki are more or less minor characters, it<s neat to see them have a more prevalent role. And then there is the whole ''this is an alternate story/alternate dimension'' so I was wondering if we would see any relevant characters having different roles like
Guzma being a good guy or hell Team Skull being more there (I love team Skull they are my precious numbskulls) or the Aether foundation being more messed or hell the rumors were Gladion is a goodie-2-shoes in the Aether foundation or WHY THE HELL NOT SKULL LILLIE lol. (yo Nebby get in da bag. It's ya bag Nebby)
But no one is mentioning this clear shot of Kukui in his normal self. I was just wondering what people thought of that, since Kukui IS an important character. (goodbye oh dreams of Professor Guzma *sniff* )
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I’m considering whether I want to watch the Sophocles episode of the anime…..I really couldn’t care less about him…….Is it even worth watching or should I just skip it and wait for the Gladion episode? Lol
I think its worth it (then again I like this season more than XY so what do I know :p)
I love this season, but Sophocles is just so awful lol
What a day… Not one, but 3 different types of USUM news we got (even if we didn’t get too much, I’m more than satisfied with Kommo-O getting a Z-Move).
So upon further inspection of the new Alola map, only SOME of the construction sites have been utilized as far as I can tell. The new circus-like buildings are present in Hau’oli City and Konikoni City. The lot in Heahea City has also been used, but there is a dark building present there instead. Malie City also has a harnessed lot, but there is an orange-roofed building there. Royal Avenue also seems to have some structure built in a nearby area.
Thus far, that’s all I’ve been able to uncover about the empty lots. Let’s say we do get gyms… there must be other areas that the map has not shown yet. Assuming Kahili and Mina get their own trials, I think I know which two could potentially be gone. First of all, it’s possible that Lana’s trial could be retired, given as the waterfalls in the northern part of the map have dried out. Across the entire new map, there are dried out areas–the Altar of the Sunne/Moon, a little strip right near the golf course, and even a significant chunk of Hau’oli City’s coast. Another possibility is Kiawe’s trial, as the volcanoes that once had steam pumping out of them now appear to be dormant. This is a stretch considering we’re just looking at minor details on a map, but it’s still important to point out.
It still doesn’t seem that we can access the golf course, lighthouse, or power plant, but it’s too soon to say for sure. Assuming trials are back, Kahili’s is likely on the golf course somewhere and perhaps Molayne could have his own thing going on at the power plant?
The region itself has considerably less water and some of the color schemes of the buildings have changed. There are also a few new beach areas in Hau’oli and Heahea, for example. I’ve attached two images of both maps to see if any of you can find other changes. Let me know!
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Oh hey crap, where’d you find this higher res image of the new map art? The only version I found earlier was one that was not so great when zoomed in on. I think the new map is hiding some areas to be honest. We still have no idea where that new forest/cave area is and I honestly have no idea where I’d place the Pikachu farm lol
Found one on a 4chan threat lmao, and yeah another island wouldn’t be the craziest thing in the world. I’d actually love that tbh
Cool. I’d be willing to bet the cloud on the bottom are hiding something. They were way smaller and more transparent in the original map. Now they’re thicker and GF love using clouds to hide shit lol
they didn’t dry out, it’s the lighting
I mean the Malie garden definitely does have some dried out areas. You can’t blame lighting on that kind of a difference. Especially since the other half of the garden is clearly full of water. I will agree with you tho that the lighting does trick the eye a bit. It’s hard to tell in some areas and in others it’s easy. We’ll just have to wait and see.
So while today wasn’t exactly what we thought it’d be how are people feeling? Better, the same, less excited, confused? I for one am a tiny bit more optimistic about everything. I’m still not 100% on the idea of playing through SM but with a few differences here and there, but honestly it almost looks like there will be some pretty major things going on. I wonder what they’ll show off next. Hopefully we’ll get some new Alolan forms. Lycanroc was a good start, but since it’s so specific to a single Rockruff that’s an event it kind of ruins it. I’d like to see some new forms in which I can go out in the wild and find for myself rather than it just being somehting given to me lol
I am feeling better both because I finished all of my work so I now have free time for my two days of summer and because of the news drops today. They may have been small, but worthwhile. Also there is supposedly another merchandise with a question mark due to be revealed on Aug. 31st. So we should be expecting a news drop before that time. Thus, I am confident that-even though it has been a slow start-the train is moving.
Yeah I’m sure going forward we’ll start getting even more news. During BW2’s pre release we didn’t start getting substantial news until April. That was only 2 month before June when BW2 were released. So if we start getting stuff next month that’ll be on course as far as scheduling goes. I just hope we start to get more info on new forms found in the wild and maybe some official art for some characters that may have not gotten it uploaded since last year. Kahili and Ryuki are two such characters. They have art, but it’s only in the design sheets they gave out with the guides. they never uploaded them with clean ones.
Also Gamexplain has their analysis video up if anyone is interested in watching that.
Oh geez I’m sure it’s another video where they pick apart footage that is more or less self explanatory, but then make up shit that may or may not happen. And then they say “But we’ll have to wait and see if that actually happens haha” Oh well I’ll prolly watch it anyway……..lol
I’m 90% sure this has been said already, but I found something else on Bulbapedia that could point to the place that Ryuki’s at is Lt. Surge’s gym:
“Ryuki is a musician who has traveled to Alola from another region beyond the sea in order to spread his fame.”
Maybe that region is Kanto..?
I’d love ti if we were able to go to Kanto( even just a a part of it) but I’m skeptical. I know it can be done, but I get the feeling GF don’t want to do that kind of thing anymore. They’ve only ever done it once and it was when Iwata was somewhat involved. I doubt they have the drive enough to push something like that out on what would be more or less a filler set of games while they make the Switch game. I’d be more willing to bet that if it really is supposed to be a gym it’ll be more of a representation of Surges gym. Like a replica or something. I saw someone (maybe here or somewhere else) say that maybe Po Town could be changed into a Kanto styled town that would basically be like an amusement park based on Kanto. It wouldn’t really be an amusement park, but it would be the kind of thing where they have replicas of gyms and other landmarks from Kanto there.
Maybe… But it does have the exact same layout as Kanto’s electric gym (even the windows are oddly the same) so I’m not entirely too sure.
Again tho it could be a replica gym I won’t argue it doesn’t look like the Vermilion gym, but It’s hard to believe they’ll put that much effort in a secondary game.
Yeah. Guess we’ll just have to see.
Ryuki is a musician? What about him makes him look like a musician?
I mean… he has a guitar in a case in his concept art…
Not really a chance. If it will happen, I’ll be really shocked
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that’s redonkulous lol
By all laws of science you should’ve been incinerated to dust
Here’s an interesting tidbit. apparently an early version of the building that Ryuki was shown in was found in SM’s coding. It’s stripped down and doesn’t have the same coloring, but it’s definitely the same building only with some slight changes.
https://youtu.be/yM8i1aW0hWE
So this is where everyone went
does anyone here play pokken? Is the pokken controller worth the money?
I played it for about a week after it came out and decided I hated the controls and stopped. A real shame tho. I love fighting games and if it was controlled more like Tekken from which it is basically based off of, then it could have been great.
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I just noticed this in the trailer: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f66e82c34ceba24fcf24ced525630ba0785ac9d85e65c1a39776853c27fbcf0b.jpg
Like I dunno if it’s Necrozma, the symbol split on U Solgaleo and U Lunala’s heads, or something else entirely.
Nevermind GameExplain talked about it lol
Kommo-o is basically Dio but sadly it didn’t have ZAWARUDO.
I have a bit of a stretch claim to make here, but I a few pixels make me think the league is already established by the beginning of USUM.
Check out this pic: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/896e0a6fd5b20e046eb2b363c3c45d957f8a5e1fca72dd2c926a5c591ead072a.png
Notice the little arch near the peak? That wasn’t there on the SM map, despite being there in game after Kukui established the league. The fact that it’s already there probably means the league is already there.
Yeah the league is definitely already there.
Also lower on the mountain there’s a weird area that appears to be an additional spot for the victory road? Maybe Victory road will be more fleshed out in these games.
Poni Canyon felt like victory road, not Lanakila.