I’m talking about a new game but made with old graphics and mechanics similar to Megaman 9 & 10.
I personally think such a thing could sell gangbusters and honestly go on record as one of the greatest Pokemon games ever made, especially in recent years.
Reposted from !games@lemmy.world, here (they got a lot of responses), figured this would definitely be appropriate here, especially since I complained in the !games post about it being posted there first instead of here. Might as well be the change I want to see in the world.
Give me Gen 5 Pixelart. I’m begging you. Don’t give the Unova remake to ILCA. Give it to Square. Make it look like Octopath Traveler and the Live a Live remake, please.
one could argue bdsp was that (chibi style), but they picked d p as the basis, instead of platinum, which made them bad to begin with, had poor level curve (easy weasy … easy much-much-hard), and also unstable. If bdsp would have been a better eleae, people might have better expectations
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Considering it’d have to be Gamefreak making it most likely, the main problem is graphics, so yes please, ditch the 3D that barely performs at 4 fps (when Monster Hunter Stories 2 gives solid 30 and better-defined monsters with cinematic attacks) and give us back some glorious spritework, like Arceus intended when he gave us Emerald. Or at least make a fancy compromise: how about a 3Desque overworld that is Octopath-style (HD2D), and for the battle rendering keep the presumptions of 3D but use the carton placeholders instead of 3D models like the G6 prototypes did. Betcha we can get some decent 42 fps everywhere this way.
Now, if another, more decent company, takes over development of the mainline games? Yeah by all means try something more like PLA or beyond for the graphics. It was a pretty decent venture.
Gameplay and mechanics-wise, I’m not too married to “old style” (whatever that means. Without Abilities, like in G1? No double or triple battles, like in G2?). That said, more recent gens have had an annoying tendency to go for gimmick-of-the-week and add only like, 2 or 3 new usable Pokémon per gen plus 20 legendaries, so maybe a return to form is required in style as well. I think G4-G5 strikes the sweet spot for that one.
No. I want a mainline Pokémon game to realize it’s 2025 and fucking update their goddamn gameplay. Palworld was the best Pokémon game since Ni No Kuni. Everything else has been literal shovelware trash priced as it it’s a AAA title.
Palworld is a weird mishmash of popular game mechanics that feels disjointed at times, but I’d still take it over literally any Pokémon game.
I think the balance for late game is a little harsh, but settings are adjustable so whatever.
No , don’t understand wy peops want such thing . At best this’ll only appeal to porkyman superfans who think RETVRNing to that pixel art style’s best art direction for mainline games going forward , while every one else gets alienated
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You do realize this is on !pokemon@lemm.ee, a place full of people who enjoy the series. Also, people who are not superfans do enjoy pixel art.
It’s fine to have your differing perspective but I’m picking up a lot more “fucking fans, they ruin everything and all their dissent, especially preference of anything present in older games, is bad” and less from actually preferring a different art direction than the pixel art from the older series, and preferring the direction of the newer games.
There’s difference between (wanting pixel art pokemon game|preferring pixel art styles) and believing Game Freak should revert to that art direction for their mainline games bcus “old = gꝏd new = bad” since SWSH’s graphical controversies which I feel majority fan response’s off the walls batshit imo and where most of this want for return to pixel art direction’s coming from
And am pokemon fan tꝏ , know lots more about them as far’s mainline game’s concerned than some one who just casually enjoys the series . Sometimes do chores while listening to youtubers like BlueBoyPhin . But Game Freak’s not gunna cater to cave every type of periphery pokemon fan’s every want
Understand it’s my “porkyman superfans” comment you’re worried about , totally get that . But am not coming from place where I absolutely (hate pokemon|think (it’s irredeemable franchise|every pokemon fan’s insufferable prick⦆. If I did wouldn’t even be here making this comment and would just (block the community|filter out every thing having to do with pokemon|.*)
