A Nintendo of Europe survey posted on Reddit asks what games you’re likely to buy in the next 12 months. The last entry lists the Pokémon RPG for the Nintendo Switch! This is more evidence that Game Freak is indeed looking to launch Generation VIII before the year’s end and also that Nintendo is taking stock of player interest for the title.
The caveat here is that this is not an official release date by any means and could be subject to change. However, it is telling that Nintendo is willing to list it alongside other titles launching in 2018!
Is this sooner than you had anticipated? Do you have a Nintendo Switch yet or are you planning to buy one when the next Pokémon game launches?
Via: My Nintendo News
I Know it will… Can’t wait! 😍
I’m not saying that it won’t come out this year for sure, but I really hope it won’t. If it will, there are Big chances it’ll be sh*tty. I’ll probably still enjoy it tho.
Eh, wouldn’t say Big Chance. We just had two rushed Gens which may of come from them working on these games. It’s still a possibility that they’ll be bad, but if they come out this year they may still be good.
I mean, was Sun Moon rushed? Didn’t seem like it, was much better than XY
It was probably not rushed, but more or less good on paper, bad irl (Saying how the pace was slow and a few other kinks)
So true
Yes. Barely any content compared to everything that isn’t XY, poorly implemented functions such as the Pokemon Snap boring edition and ridiculously poor customisation for an RPG, and it it just so happened their release aligned with the 20th anniversary.
If PokeSwitch comes out this year here’s my prediction for news
-Zeraora in February’s CoroCoro
-Game title(s) revealed in March
-First details revealed at E3 in June
-Released middle of December
We’ll probably see a Big Anniversary Direct on Match 3rd, so Yeah, that could happen
Omg Ray…you better not ruin this in some wacky fashion tho… frl tbh
OH God the “(s)”, pls GF make it just a single version this time
Why tho? Two versions won’t really hurt you
No, but it’s just a crappy strategy with the only goal of making more money, a switch Pkm wouldn’t be beneficiated by it at all
I mean, it’d be beneficial to GF
It won’t hurt anyone, it’s just that version exclusives are a mild unnecessary annoyance. Local trading is going to suffer because of the switch being less potable than handhelds anyway so trading isn’t as big of an incentive.
Maybe you’re right, Idk. I just find the two versions thing cool, Idk Why.
The only way it can release in Mid December is if they have been upscaling the Pokemon 3D models and Textures, since post production of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. I still don’t believe it will be out until Q1 or Q2 2019, unless they have hired enough new staff members to increase there productivity to the point that everything has been upscaled, that has previously been in the games. I don’t want the game to be a rush job,
All this “Rushed” BS…. As if they haven’t been making the games for the past decade.. I Doubt Both SM AND XY were Rushed. You know what, maybe You just didn’t like their vision. And That is most likely until they release a statement saying so it was rushed. I’m sure it will be the same for the Switch games no matter what if it’s poorly received.
I 110% Know GF knows what they are doing. It Will Not be rushed even if released 2 months from now (I Know it Won’t), Because GF has a better idea of what it takes to plan out a Pokemon time wise, even on a new console, than some random online fanboys.
So let’s just leave all of this “Rushed” BS, in 2017 plz.. and to it I will say another dated term..
Bye Felicia
*Also, maybe the first major games with a big change. Ie. XY, Switch are Meant to come fast so they can get feed back and improve on that. But ignore this if needed, it detracts from my original statement.
XY came out a year after B2W2 that unlike USUM had the whole team working on them, that’s why they were sh*tty. They were rushed.
No. You just didn’t like it!
It was objectivelly bad, at least compared to other games. Look at the reviews. It was rushed. I’m happy that you liked them, but the fact that they were rushed is obvious.
I am not talking about if u liked it is not.. reviews.. yada yada. I’m saying they were Not rushed. They were GFs vision.. and You.. You simply did not like it. You and So Many ppl are hiding behind “rushed” in an attempt to feel comforted that GF can do better by Your high standards. Maybe they can, maybe they can’t. But I can almost guarantee it was Not Rushed. And to this saying the last two games were rushed you’re just delusional
Okay, I’m done talking to you, you’re acting childish and you can’t accept facts
Lol. I love how you call me childish. While in fact .. you calling out a business made of hundreds of people, who have been doing this for the past decade, is Most childish.
I’ve single handedly responded to Everyone’s comments, doing my best to not stretch the truth or be a know it all, and using my minor business knowledge to my beat degree. Yet I’m “childish”. That’s almost as baseless as this whole “rushed” mumbo jumbo.
And I see you gave years if releases as proof. But if you can’t understand that we have No Idea exactly what GF was doing and planning within those years then I cannot help you with my words alone.. because you will believe what you want to believe.. no matter what.
Can you please find proof of what you’re saying?
Can You find Proof it was rushed!? Did GF say so… All this pointless speculation is BS. For all we know they’ve Always had a two team system to some degree planning the next games long before we even know.
WE SHOWED YOU THE PROOF
Not Proof! Years Ain’t Proof! Proof is being inside GF to Tell everyone Exactly what is going on. Stop. You all No Better “proof” than I. Sorry to shatter your dreams. But you Don’t .
Literally look at the games, they flat out said they make shorter games to market to the modern day kid who’s playing mobile games and has a shorter attention span. The pieces are obvious and you need to be blind to not see them
That literally helps your case Not One But. That actually Help mine. That’s like saying a cartoon that’s typical 30 min long, that is now 15 min long was Rushed. No.. less show.. means less time to make it Naturally lol…. Wow
It’s still less content from a main installment in the franchise. Casualisation =/= cutting down content. And unlike a show, which you usually don’t pay for or pay for along with other shows, you pay for the content with games.
The games could have a bunch of fun minigames and side features that both appeal to the mobile audience and replace the lost content. But they didn’t.
This literally contributes to your “rushed” argument not one bit. By saying they Could have this.. they Could have that.. literally means nothing. They can make a game over the course of 5 years and Still leave out things that Could be there and maybe You Really want there.
This is Their vision for the franchise tho. Not ours. And if it’s Not their it was likely Never intended to be there.. unless GF says otherwise.
Less content for the same price with no justification sure seems rushed to me. Maybe you should buy a dictionary and thesaurus before you buy PokeSwitch?
I’ll ignore your baseless insult and respond with logic.
Less content.. for the same price.. applied to anything not just Pokemon sounds like scam yes. But has No relation to Time at all. No matter how you stretch it.. it does Not.
In fact if u say they give less over a shorter amount of time then once again.. that makes sense because just like that show.. they Only wanted to give u 15 min worth.. which takes less time to create. Fillers we’re never apart of their original plan apparently.
If they Only Ever wanted to give u 15 min worth and you say No give me 30.. I prefer 30. That doesn’t mean the 15 min was rushed still. They never intended to give u That Much. Meaning it was Never rushed.
If you can’t get past paying for that 15 min worth for the same price.. maybe you should stop buying. That’s Your choice. Your only choice unless you go work for them. But by definition.. this was Not a rushed episode.
You can tell they’re rushed. They lack the polish and content other Pokémon games and even 3DS games have. Rushed =/= bad, people still enjoyed these games.
That said, most Pokémon games before Gen V felt rushed, it’s just that they had third versions to patch them up or remakes that were amazing.
It’s not incomplete rushed, because they’re functional games. It’s lack of content rushed. HGSS, BW and BW2 had hours of content after catching the champion. Newer games don’t really have that thus they just don’t feel ‘as worth it’. Heck, SuMo is even missing a regional dex when all they needed to do was copy paste old dex entries for Pokémon not native to Alola.
No. “You can tell” is Not proof. Had to stop you right there. That’s an subjective opinion based on your own Personal values. Just because GF didn’t bring to the table what you expected.. doesn’t mean Rushed.
And to say “MOST games before Gen V” felt rushed is more Proof of that.
Where’s your proof that they aren’t rushed?
‘Oh their visi-‘ to make more accessible games. Not games with less content for the same price. Which they failed at.
My “Proof”.. is they’re decade spent making these games at GF. The games are not suddenly getting more rushed and rushed as the years pass. No. No business that stay around so long actively gets Worse the longer they practice their craft. And my Proof is technically no greater than yours as someone Outside of GF. But this “proof”, business wise makes The Most sense.
If you guys Don’t like Pokemon games and surprisingly have felt this way for so long.. you know what.. just don’t buy them. That would teach GF the Biggest lesson to make games Exactly how you feel they should be made. But until then.. it’s time to leave this “Rushed” bs.. in the Past
Clearly you’re not a Sonic fan if you think a series can’t degenerate with the same team lol
Well…. Yes.. I’ve noticed that too. I didn’t know it was they same team tho..
That’s saddening :3
But again.. that’s just their bum a*s vision for the franchise tho.
Not necessarily rushed.
Even the if the game weren’t rushed they clearly lacked content that would make them more enjoyable, a problem that’d have been solved easily if the games had more development years, so that’s why people want GF to take their time with the Switch game. Also how wasn’t SM rushed when they added a crucial feature (trials) literally in the last moment, as confirmed by Matsuda.
The first half of what you said is true… Maybe. But if they spent 2 full years openly creating a new game and it didn’t deliver then there would just be other complaints.. and less money for them to make the games.
Maybe that’s not GFs business model to take forever on a new games, but to put out something most ppl can be happy with and hear the critiques and move from there with the money gains to create new bigger better games by Their definition.
tho I’m not buying into this Rushed at all.. js. Because once again We collectively have No Clue what’s Really going on inside GF
Well nobody can really predict if they’ll deliver by this point, but I assume that if they took 1 more year of development then they can add more content into the games and Pkm seems a franchise where The more content = the better the game (Just look at HGSS or BW) sooo
And yeah their business model is to appease as many people as possible but after seeing the last 2 gens they clearly need a little more time for that.
I can accept that as your opinion. But I feel GF knows they can’t please them all.. and are content with the quality levels of all the things they’ve released thus far.
And again we have no idea how long it took to create these games. Maybe even XY took Double the time we can see from looking at the previously released game. If you are still saying “well then they need to triple that time!”, Then maybe.. but in the end people will Always find something to complain about. Can’t please them all.
Maybe GF thinks they best they can do is to hear our cries and incorporate it into the next game in some form.
And that’s Their business model.. and it’s Ok.
Because each game has Something to love even to the haters who Keep buying apparently.
We can tell xy and were rushed because they sucked and SM lacked content and the story needed tweaking
Thank you for saying it. Like I said last night my main issue is with people staying stuff like it’s a fact. People saying how it is coming out in 2019 and there is no way it comes out this year. Yeah you don’t know that none of us do. It can very possibly come this year. And then there are the people who state the opinion that gen 6 and gen 7 were shitty like it’s a fact when it’s their opinion. Personally I enjoyed both gens. Oras probably being my favorite of the set of games. Basically people really need to learn the difference between and opinion and a fact
Well I just met my crisis for the day
Buy Fries during my first lunch (now) or second lunch (Like 2-3 hours from now)
Buy two things of fries, the body needs salt and starch for something
You shouldn’t have more than 6g of salt a day because it’s linked to hypertension and although you need starch and other carbs for energy it they’re not used they convert to fat, and if hydrogenated or saturated fats are present in the body they can clog blood vessels and lead to a variety of cardiovascular issues.
But… what fun is life without salt?…
The jungle would be a lot better because most salt here is just boring
Needs more drama sauce and leaked news
And good entertaining trolls
Don’t forget them they’re important
What are you my arteries?
No
MaybeYes
Well news flash dey ain’t in good shape these days mostly because of stress related eating disorders
Second lunch??
My school has a 6 day cycle and one of those days I have 2 lunch periods being today
Cool.. cool..
Is Young Justice worth binging?
Yes. Hoping Season 3 is soon (it’s meant to be happening).
Yeah, it’s confirmed to be released this year on the DC streaming platform, the same one that will have the Titans show
Hope it goes somewhere I can actually watch it.
The DC platform will be worth it, it’ll have all the Arrowverse shows and DCEU movies and animated DC tv shows/movies
I don’t think it will be available here, and frankly I doubt there’ll be enough there for me to want to pay out for it. I don’t really need to rewatch the Arrowverse shows for example.
Yes sir, it’s amazing
I just want news of some kind in February regarding things I like (and the possibility of Dragons season 6 in Feb)
I’m stagnating game wise (although I bought Chameleon Twist 2 for N64 which should be here next week)
I truly hope we are close to a real Paper Mario on de switch
It’ll just be Zeraora. They’re not going to shoot their own marketing in the foot by revealing Zeraora after Gen 8. The most we may get is a ‘new games next month!’
Pokemon Surprise and Pokemon Motherf*ckers coming out March 2018
Tbh I’m holding out buying a Switch for a while until more games come out/there’s a bit of a price drop. If a Pokemon game is announced before my birthday at the end of April, I’m gonna be more likely to treat myself to one + probably Splatoon 2/BOTW and maybe a few other games.
Time will tell I guess
I’d defo recommend the Bayonetta series if you’re not put off by the mocked sexiness thing, they’re extremely well made games with more depth than you’d think.
Thanks, if I get a Switch, I’ll be sure to look up that series. I’m always looking for new games and franchises to branch into!
I am having a crisis
One of my fakemons which is a Steel/Ice Moose is in dire need of a catchy name
A stocky rusty brown and liquid blue moose with metallic antlers
Moozetal is all I got but it’s shhhhiiiiiiiit
Rooset Maybe? (Moose + Rust)
Or Ferroose (ferrum Moose)
Or Moosteel (Moose Steel)
Or Antferr (Antler Ferrum)
Or Antmet (Antler Metal)
Or Anvitler (Antler Anvil)
Or Freezteel (Freeze Steel)
What genre are Bayonetta games?
If you ask a smash player they’ll say metakiller because she single-handedly dismantled the entire community
…okay, but what about the games?
Yeah, she’s basically the second coming of or God and savior Meta Knight
The community is absolutely pissed from what I hear
Yep, but thank God she got nerfed in a patch or else
And she’s still broken from what I hear. It’s hilarious because so many people want a port instead of a new smash game when it’s kinda clear that these issues probably won’t be fixed in a port.
Bayonetta is best girl so she deserves to be the most broke.
Facts.
Is it really that good? I could never play.. wrong console.. I’m def buying now. She seems to have KH like devotion
Yes I heard they were very very good and among the best on their genre
Why are we talking about Cloud? 👀
Oh cloud was bad but Bayonetta broke everything.
She 0 to deathed the best player in smash
What’s a google?They’re hack and slash which is basically platformers with focus on combat
Action?
GOTY material genre
Hack And Slash?
That’s an hour of my life I won’t get back.. ‘xD
I gotta do stuff now… Or at least I should.. :3
Now back to the grind with my last semester at my university. I am quite excited to see a new game from Pokémon regardless of what year it comes out.
Ikr.. these games help me Escape my growingly busy adult in world :’3
Exactly. During my recent flights for interviews I have been playing Pokemon UM to pass the time.
*adulting.
The first ever HD pokemon maingame, the first ever mainline pokemon game on a console, the Pokemon game on a console that has games like botw and odyssey, the pokemon game that will come after the disappointment of usum, let’s release that game this year,disappoint fans. Release an updated version of the game next year.
I don’t know about you guys, but i for one don’t understand GF’s “vision”
Literally all they need to do is look at gen 5’s games and realize
“OH DICKS THAT FIRST GAME HAD AN IDEAL STORY”
“OH DICKS THAT SECOND ONE HAD AN ACTUAL POSTGAME”
Or look at ANY battle frontier
Add them in
And make a game
reaaaaaaallly shouldn’t be that hard. They’re Pokemon, they have more than enough resources to make an incredible game. I can excuse SuMo for being ass due to the relatively garbage hardware it had but there is ZERO excuse for a bad switch Pokemon game.
I just hope they don’t make the Pokemon look like in Pokken.. cell shading or whatever.. is what I find more “realistic” anime wise..
That in HD … And likely walking sprites.. Obby 0:)
I mean to be fair not all of them looked bad
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6d00dfdd261ea12f00b2cd9b2228a3936b1ade6a15b1f64596130c29f2de659e.gif
Or Weavile : )
Which whenever I play Pokken at a store I always play Weavile
If you become a weavile spammer I will obliterate you
I know not how to work switch yet so I rapidly hit all the main buttons in different orders
Do u still win? Lol
Yeah, I crushed a Garchomp and Blaziken, but I’ve only played twice
For a fighting game the imputs are actually kinda easy but it’s hard to play
A bit disappointed that there’s no Hadoken input (I think it was like Quarter Circle + Punch or something), but idk how they’d input it in the game
I rly wanted this game.. I just hear it’s not worth it.. I should of got this over Splatoon.. with my weak wifi connection tho..
-_-
It’s worth it if you’re willing to learn it and play consistently
Hmm.. not bad but.. I dunno. I’ll accept what they give us.
I keep looking at this..
0_0
They’ll keep them in Sugi’s artstyle, regardless of shading
Pokken is not?
No? Have you even seen Pokken? They add detailing far above what Sugi does. Sugi is simplistic and is basically the 3D models we get now but with better shading
I know .. but it would still be in the style of Sugi even with enhancement to details. No guarantee it will be as simple.
It’s not completely Sugi’s style. It’s the same character but the shading and textures are totally different.
Well I have a few ideas for Pokémon, but don’t know what to do first
-Fire/Psychic Glass blowing Pokémon (based on glass blowing)
-My Haunted Spring Normal/Ghost
-or my Man of War being Poison/Fighting
Wouldn’t a blown glass be Fire/Ground?
*Rock
Glass is literally made out of rock
Tbh, glass is made out of liquid sand, and sand in the Pokemon franchise has been more attributed at the ground typing (Palossand)
Nihilego is made of a glass like substance and is Rock tho
Yeah I probably should give it Ground or Rock knowing how many Psychic types I already have and that it is make from Sand
I hope PokeSwitch gives me that good RWBY/LoZ: WW style cell shading https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7bf3dd1dce76b8071916ddab3755b5292808db60b771a6b9fe1880eb62e13c4d.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/96293dbb85f04e301d086a1155ba1cac6ea24b76c551f3892f55882550f10ac1.jpg
I dunno it would feel kinda weirdish seeing Pokémon hyper real with that kinda feel
Maybe if I saw some demo looks it would help, rather would see BOTW style
Or just keep it the same but update the animations
In what world are RWBY and WW realistic. Cel shading in both cases makes them resemble 2D art in 3D form
Honestly that would be ideal
I’m at episode 3 of Young Justice and I like it, but is it me, ir is Megan kinda annoying?
She’s the worst, I started this show à week ago and am on season 2 now. It’s just amazing. And I love Aqualad and Robin.
https://youtu.be/6lNxPxssX3s
Cthulhu trumps all
Isi this real?
Really really
God yesh, I love Scribblenauts
It’s just an enjoyable game
My youngest brother loved doing the Wii U one
I had Unlimited and Unmasked on the 3DS. I find it funny how you can create the Buster Sword (Although, you had to type Zanpakuto in order to make it)
I always loved the concept of it, never really got to play it
this is more of a party game
I mean, that’s sounds awesome
*that’s still awesome
So?
Awesome a Fire alarm went off due to a gas Fire! I get to possibly go home early 😀
F*ck still have to go back in 🙁
Quality > Quantity
I would gladly wait 6 years for another Pokémon game if they make it absolutely amazing
I’d wait that long if there’s Minimum 200-250 Pokémon
If they made an absolutely amazing story, but like 100 new Pokémon, I rate it as a fail
Edit *New Pokémon
Proof that the new games are shallow asf and not up to industry standard
Wait what?
If Alola would have added even a few more Pokémon of Ground, Dark and maybe Ice then I could’ve be alot happier knowing they are shallowing up certain types even though they got potential (Or XY which added 2 Ground types as a whole)
EXACTLY it just not fair that other types get more attention and just kinda drop off right there.
I may not always say it, but I think Ground, Dark, Ice, Electric and Ghost need more
These are typically some of the rarest types in the game
SM has more problems aside from that…
Those damn alolan forms
That’s not an issue with the game
Wouldn’t consider a problem myself but I can see why some people don’t like them tbh
Lol if they had more designs to add types they’d have Alolans and more new Mons
Your salt is misdirected
All of which got new additions through Alolans
Ground? Got 2 lines and nothing more this time (and in a way lost 3 if we count the type change)
Quality
Over
Quantity
It’s not about how many Pokémon there are. It’s about if the game is actually worth playing. Look at the 3D zeldas, they took years inbetween, mostly have a similar style of gameplay, but are all wholey unique
That’s what we need.
Honestly we have so many Pokémon already the new game doesn’t have to add anymore. We just need REAL content. We need them to actually give a sh*t
I play for Pokémon, not the style of gameplay
Besides there over a billon different animals from all works of life irl and there aren’t too many of them
Ditto, I don’t give a crap about the story (I constantly make jokes of how the plot ropes me in despite clearly not giving a crap about the people)
As long as it’s not a rehash of Gen 7 with a bunch of shitmons…
I can Definitely say you are Not in the majority with this opinion. Losing nearly All their young fan base in the process. But not my main point
Oh yeah everyone really stopped caring about Zelda when it took 6 years to release BOTW.
Tbf, 4 years from Link Between Worlds but that’s probably the furthest Pokémon would go
This is Pokemon.. Not Zelda.
You’re Completely wrong here.
Little kids will move on to whatever is in their face.
Besides.. didn’t Zelda have a bunch if mini projects to keep people busy? Like 3DS/Wii U games and what not… pokken and dungeon games or whatever are Not as satisfying to keep most people up an caring. Even the older fan base who would likely deem themselves too old to jump back in and play by that point without something to keep them drawn in.
It will never happen regardless. Js
Her post has 6 upvotes and yours has 0
Hmm
*5
Hmmm what?
From my previous post, where it took me an hour to explain basic things, I can already tell many of you don’t think beyond what you Want and Reality.
Same way Trump gave shock words and spoke to people’s base instincts and won… Same is happening here.
Which is why I really don’t a da*n about an up vote.
Hmmm
It’s barely ‘shock words’, it’s Pokémon fam. You’re an adult, act like it.
Screw that I hate these small dexs especially if they keep jipping Ground types
I want a gigantic dex filled to the brim with new and exciting Pokémon of all types not just a handful of new ones per type
Why though.
Why does that matter if the game sucks
Dude it’s all about the pokemons
People like them and people want more to use, the games can be the worst story or graphic wise but in the end it’s all about what Pokémon we can pick and choose as our own
Because we play for the Pokémon, not the game itself exactly
Good game is a bonus, but there’s alot more you can do with just the Pokémon themselves
Use during a playthrough
Impact of the meta
Develop strategies for
Fan art
Shiny hunt
The use of new type combos, moves and abilities
And there it is. The problem with the Pokémon community
Kurusu if you’re going to spend 40$ and 40-60 hours on a game, wouldn’t you want it to be good? Wouldn’t you want it to be something new that leaves you feeling amazed? Because there are so many good games coming out and if Pokémon can’t be one of them then why should anyone play it
The feeling is short lived I just want more Pokémon
Not at all. A good game can still affect me in a way that lasts months after I stopped. Earthbound, Breath of the Wild, Soul Silver, Hollowknight, all games that gave me amazing experiences and really. They are games that make me love games. USUM and X and Y make me feel nothing. Half way through USUM I regretted even picking it up.
By saying you just want more Pokémon, you are saying that the game itself isn’t good or interesting enough to keep your attention
I finished SuMo once and I have only restarted to get the other starters. It lacks anything interesting
USUM gave me Pokémon I haven’t used before that I could never get in ideal places (Seel for example) before, story? I didn’t need a new story to get the hype of wanting to use something new
Playing pokemon just for the sake of completing a dex isnt that satisfactory, even though it might feel like it in the beginning.
This. Tbh if anything completing the LiveDex in New games is kind of hollowing because there’s nothing to do after 😡
The Pokémon are what give me an amazed feeling
If I play a 40-60 hour game and always train and find the same stuff, there’s nothing new, nothing to keep interest and nothing to make me want to play it again or sometimes even pick it up.
EXACTLY
SO CLEARLY THE GAMES ARENT GOOD OR INTRESTING ENOUGH ANYMORE
I found Sun and Moon interesting for adding one of the first Fire types I care for
<3 Turtonator
Pokemon has a lot of things you know…
Pokeathlon, Battle frontier, PWT, Amie, Contest, Photo club, etc.
New games can add more new things to make the experience completely new. Like you can make Pokemons do a lot of more things that aren’t just battle and battle over and over.
I want this, but I’d also like new Pokémon too
Not many people would take a shitty game just because there are new Pokemon, new mons aren’t even that relevant in the first place. What made Pokemon so popular was the gameplay and concept more than anything.
I’d rather have a so-so game with even a few new Pokémon that I might fall in love with and want to use
If Pokémon stopped making new Pokémon for good I’d be done and not come back to the series
I kind of agree with.. if the Pokemon ain’t competitive.. it ain’t relative.
Now if they could somehow make a really dense Dex full of Pokemon that are competitive amongst all we currently have… Omg :3
Half the fan base feels how you do.. half want amazing story. No one will ever be satisfied. Until we all realize it’s just a game :3
Meh I kinda want to forget this happened. But you’re right its just a game
Everyone plays for different reasons.. and based on all I’m reading.. the Best remedy Is these short games with multiple add on frequently.
Maybe the Dex isn’t large but a new game is around the way..
Maybe this game doesn’t have a BF facility but the next game has it’s variation if it. I think GF sees this and has realized themselves that they can never please everyone.. this is the most optimal way.
I agree with Earthen, throw in a bunch if new moves, abilities, type combos and hold items
GF: We would gladly make 6 substandard games during that time because it would make a lot more money…
Imo Pokemon is more in the case of Quality = Quantity (except in some cases), due to how some of the best regarded games usually have a ton of content on them like HGSS or BW.
And that’s why I want them to take as much time as they need, to implement a lot of enjoyable content and not rush any underwhelming stuff (trials for example)
If the give a big game that is great, but if it doesn’t have a whole lot of Pokémon in it, then was it really that good?
What’s are you on about? Some of the best games in the series didn’t add new Pokémon (HGSS, Platinum)
They are widely regarded to be some of the best because they are GOOD GAMES
Platinum added into it about what 30 Pokémon available only post game to DP so Plt. isn’t your best argument
30 Pokémon that were introduced in previous games.
HGSS didn’t introduce any new Pkms whatsoever and it’s considered the best Pokemon games ever
🙂
Like Gf back then knew what to do to make one of the best RPGs in all time imo
I also want to point out that BW added 150+ and people complained
I have never complained about it (This game was perfect for what it is)
Well certain Pokémon piss me off from it, but that’s on them not the game
Just curious — What do you consider a quality Pokemon game? Not like a real life example, a hypothetical one.
Honestly my hypothetical game exists and it’s called HGSS but to be more specific….
Lots of content before and after the credits.
Story that doesnt interupt for too long.
Good pacing, badges are distributed at a good pace and the need to grind is minimal (now yeah HGSS is bad at the levels)
Detail in the world. NPC’s actually world build or have small little side plots instead of spouting off stuff you already know.
Easy to use multiplayer features
Treats the player like they are a competent human being and doesn’t hold their hand
Just off the top of my head
Jacksfilms is nominated for the Youtuber of the Year Shorty Award and he really does f*cking deserve it, go vote for him.
…even tho Jake Paul will probably win because of how many fans he has that will cry if he loses
I’m pretty darn sure Jake Paul will Never win another award in his life if YouTube has anything to do with it.. how he almost single handedly tarnished their brand
YT has nothing to do with him. And I think you’re mixing up Jake Paul with Logan Paul
I want an Odyssey-esque Pokemon game. So lesser routes (like 8-10) but they’re all sandbox style like the kingdoms in SMO. Seasons, portable PC, challenge mode, underwater exploration like in gen 3 and ORAS, soaring, ride pkmn (including mountain climbing) and mid-battle evolutions like in the anime.
I’d say BOTW is more fit for Pokémon than Odyssey but the rest of that 100% yes.
Odyssey is pretty open world too but its slightly more linear than BOTW, which i personally think is a better fit for Pokemon but i’m open to both suggestions tbf
Pokémon doesn’t need to be linear at all
So many times I wished for mid battle evolution but the process is a tad difficult
One the evolution animation would have to be cut or just turn into do you want to evolve now y/n and interrupting the whole battle for it
Mega evolution?
That’s just a glorified form change
Its an evolution animation?
In a broad sense yes, but the point of the animation is to give the player time to decide to evolve or not
Oh and technically the dex entry, the new moves and what about if the Pokémon not battling
Man I’ve wanted mid battle evolutions so much, like can you imagine how much emotion and excitement would that add? :0
Mystery Dungeon added that, but it usually f*cks you in that sense
But I feel for you for the main series
I’m afraid GF won’t do ir, even tho I’d absolutely love that
I hope PokeRide is expanded in Gen 8 to let you ride your own mons. Even if it’s just fully evolved Pokémon above a certain height and width, it’d feel more immersive tbh
Mhm, and it shouldn’t only be limited to running but also for surfing, flying or even diving (pls bring dive back)
They’re never gonna do that since hypothetically they’ll need models for EVERY Pokémon that you’d potentially wanted to use
Just use the viable ones and don’t care about the hackers
I really just want to fly on my Aerodactyl (although it makes me wonder if a actual Aerodactyl could support my height and weight)
Oddly enough Aerodactyl is extremely close to my height of 5’11-6 (I honestly think I’m getting shorter these days) absolutely outweigh it by a lot since it’s only 130lbs average which I’m at least thee times heavier
So unless their flying strength can hold an object as big as it and extremely heavy it seems I’m not gonna soar with him (Back to using Golurk)
Well they already made walking animations for every single Pokemon in a function that they never even used so is not that unlikely for them to do that again but this time in a function that they would actually use
Open world Pokémon
-Pokémon spawns are dependent on the area you’re in
-All 800 however many Pokémon we have now are available
-Rare boss Pokémon that are stronger and bigger. Like totem battles. You probably wouldn’t be able to catch them but maybe there is like a special rare Pokéball that lets you
– Story is closer to something like HGSS where it’s basically just you get a Pokedex and you’re on your way but….
– Lots and lots of side quests
– 8 major gyms that act more as trials but 100 or so minor gyms that act like shrines in zelda. The twist is maybe it will focus on one type or stat, or it could focus on a certain battle format. Maybe kinda like some battle frontier ones.
– The massive list of items are cut down. Memories are removed, Silvally instead used the plates. Plates are made into a key collectible item that is part of a quest line. Evolution items like the Dawn and Shiny Stone are combined. Evolution methods are changed to make way for the massive item removal. Mega Stones and Z Crystals have their own case like the TM case in FRLG. Overall, unnecessary items are removed or combined with others to make your bag less cluttered
– Legendary side quests. Some are just found randomly in the wild but some are at the end of major quest lines. Arceus and the creation trio would be a major one. Deoxsys would be discovered in a desert area full of crators from meteors. The legendary dogs roam but have a better way of tracking them. These are just off the top of my head.
– Return of the national dex and completion awards.
– Expanded pokeride functionality. Keep the HM replacements but add more options for getting around like a Zebstrika for going as fast as possible or maybe just like something slower but more precise in movement. Bring back soaring.
– I’m not sure how leveling would work. Maybe level scaling is added but idk. This could be worked on there are plenty of solutions.
– Portable PC.
– Wider variety of battle types. More doubles and triple battles.
– Make catching Pokémon feel rewarding again. Rare Pokémon spawns in each area can help this
I’d like sidequests in Pokemon ngl, SM had some small there but I wish for that concept to get expanded a little bit
By portable PC do you mean the ability to switch our your team at any time, because I have to disagree with that…
Firstly it’s take away the whole travelling with only 6 at a time.
Secondly it’s basically a portable healing centre as depositited Pokemon are automatically healed fully…
I’m sure there would be minor tweaks to it but in an open world you need to be able to access your Pokémon.
Maybe not the whole PC but at least a small kind of “battle box” to give you variety. If not then you need to be able to get to a Pokémon center and right back to where you were in the world right away
I understand that, but if its done properly we hopefully shouldn’t have that problem as the world should be designed such that we have reasonable amount of ‘pit stops’ out in the wild to heal and change out our Pokemon without always having to go back to major area.
Also yes I’m keeping the old turn based system purely because it makes developing the world simpler. Changes I would make to it though are
– Pokémon are visible in the overworld. No more random encounters
– There is no intro animation unless it’s like a boss/legendary. The battle GUI just pops up and you’re in the battle.
– Battle animations are quick and snappy
– A fast forward option by holding L or something
– Battle music is more along the lines of Zelda or Hollowknight where it fades in and out. Ideally you had the option to turn it off the keep the area’s music
Sounds amazing!
The one thing I don’t think they have to fix are the items. I get that there bags get too cluttered, but I think adding cases for types of items would be much better than combining or deleting items.
I would agree but there are some that are literally useless. Stuff like plates, memories, Gensect Drives, Z moves and Mega Stones can be given their own cases but there are so many items out there that have such infrequent use they have no reason to exist in game.
Stuff like the deep sea scale/tooth only evolve ONE kind of Pokémon which is ridiculous
Couldn’t you fix that by adding an ”Evolutionary” item case?
It’s still really unnecessary to have THAT many. It makes more sense just to get rid of and confess some while changing some evo lines accordingly
Outside the music I love all of this. I feel like the music should be a toggle
That works too. Just something that keeps it from getting annoying
Or just add a Pokepod
Things I would like added but aren’t really that necessary
– Walking with Pokémon
– Difficulty options. Maybe a nuzlocke mode too?
– Battle Frontier
– Seasons
– Local co-op?
– Move tutor available early on
– Bring back the Radio and expand it. Make it like the music list in Odyssey
– Secret bases
– A feature where you can save your team and make it into a trainer for people online to see in their game
Oh and add group portraits too
Phil the Photo Guy needs to make a return
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Something lika dis
Yess.. I Definitely want to see “me” with my Entire team.. sucks having to wait untill the Elite 4 for that unsatisfying turn around thing.
And none of them in a spinning circle jerk
I wish this too
Absolutely yes!
I wouldn’t mind seasons coming back. They not only help change the scenery making the world more diverse looking, but also allow them to add secret areas that you can only reach at certain times of the year.
Can I just ask why Pokemon fans are so adverse to a story driven game? I get not wanting to be stopped every other second, but there are rpgs that are story driven and still give the player at least some freedom. A game that exclusively is about you getting a Pokedex and someone telling you to take on the Pokemon league to fill it is kind of boring in my eyes. It was fine for gen 1, but now I want something more. Even many open worldesque games have major story arcs. FF 15 is largely open world, but has many parts in which you need to hit plot points in order to advance and reach new areas. I wouldn’t want the next game to be stop and go with cut scenes at every new area, but at the same time a story driven game gives you purpose for playing. Otherwise you might as well play Pokemon generations where there (I assume) isn’t a story or a game that is just basically a simulator.
Because story driven Pokémon is mostly terrible. BW had the perfect balance but hey haven’t been able to strike that balance since.
Sun and Moon at least had really good characters
But if they could get that balance back it’d be great. Story in a game isn’t bad. It gives you a reason to keep playing. Otherwise there’s not point other than just to collect the Pokemon. I already have all the Pokemon to date so if there’s no story for me to enjoy what’s the point?
It’s just like. Even still I think Pokémon functions better as a game where YOU are on YOUR journey and not a role in a plot line.
That’s fine and I agree it should largely be your own story, but without a reason to go on that journey why am I even playing? To collect the new Pokemon? Sure that’s part of it I guess, but once I do that what’s the point? If a game has absolutely now story then it suffers from the one thing Pokemon fans hate most. Lack of replayability. Pokemon fans complain all the time that the games should be something you can play over and over again, but without something to grasp onto why would I want to pick it up again? It’s like watching a movie without a story or anything interesting to pay attention to. Once you watch it there’s no point in ever watching it again.
but…
the games with the least amount of story have the most replayability…
I disagree, but I suppose we can leave it at that
but like…. wouldnt having to go through hundreds of lines of dialogue over and over make them less appealing to play again?
Maybe, but having nothing to do a second time would make me not want to play again also. I think your main issue is that Pokemon games don’t have a skip option for cut scenes. If that was a thing then I don’t think people with issues of cut scenes would have anything to complain about anymore. Even without that tho I’d say replaying anything is dependent entirely on whether you want to enjoy the story again. It’s not about needing to blast through cut scenes and dialog. Plus not all games are replayable. Just because you technically can replay Pokemon doesn’t mean you always should. Acting like it’s a given is a bit ridiculous imo. Some games are just meant to be played once, maybe twice, and the put away. Lack of replayability doesn’t mean it’s a bad game. It just means it set out to tell a story and then once it’s done it’s done.
Fam I’ve played HGSS probably 7 times now? I come back to it because it’s phenomenal. I can’t see myself ever playing USUM again
Replayability doesn’t just mean having more options, it’s also having a good game you want to experience again
We’d love it with a balance if it wasn’t bad
A story driven game needs to have a long, spread out narrative balancing gameplay and story
GF sucks at this to the point that not even Gen 5 was close to other RPGs in terms of story complexity, although it was still a great game
Maybe they need to extend the content then. Maybe the new game will make such changes to the formula that they can properly tell a cohesive rpg story without it feeling like you’re stopped ever 5 seconds to talk to someone. The jump to the Switch would certainly facilitate the proper tools and tech to allow them to do something like that.
I just don’t think pokemon needs to be story driven like they’re *trying* to do. Or at least if it does, they NEED to make use of every single second they feel the need to make a cutscene and stop us. I can’t even begin to count the number of pointless interruptions across SM and USUM.