It's not like people are being super positive about Legends right now anyway. I'm cautiously optimistic about it for sure, and I think I might be far more optimistic than most people, but even I still see a lot of traces of modern GF in it that I really don't like.
They would be more positive about Pokemon because Legends is the most different Pokemon main game ever and having no remakes, wouldn't take anything from that.
I honestly don't think BDSP are taking anything away from Legends. If anything, they are making it seem cooler by comparison.
I mean the general attitude towards Pokemon, as none of this would exist.
*cranky old voice* I've been in this community for far too long to know the default attitude towards the franchise lately is one of defeat. At this point, we just assume we are going to get underwhelming games and not getting one (like New Pokémon Snap) feels more of a delightful surprise than an expectation.
If they're in there at all (having my doubts), they'd probably only be available through new trading NPCs like in Let's Go; definitely wouldn't be catchable in a different region, because that goes against the lore/marketing reason for their existance.
No idea what that user did to get banned (I disagree with him heavily, but that's not ban worthy).
You mean the one who was mocking people not liking the game and saying that they would be laughing to the bank while at the same time asking people why they weren't excited for the game like they were in the same post? Hmm I wonder why.
I mean Cresselia isn't an event Pokémon and part of the post-game so that should be in it as standard (much like Regigigas and Heatran).
"Toxic" is just code for "they have an opinion I don't agree with" to a lot of people at this point.
There are literally interviews that say Nintendo has never made a creative mandate in the game. Why do we have this same conversation over over again??
They may not have given full input in creative aspects, but you are wrong if you think Nintendo don't provide development aid and some funding.
Main story is all vanilla DP in just about every way, including trainer teams (lineups and levels; but some have altered movesets, for the better from what i've seen). The user who made it the furthest quit posting stuff after reaching the Elite Four out of fear for being hit by takedowns or worse from Nintendo, so we still know nothing about the post-game.
It's basically a 1:1 remake of Diamond and Pearl aside from the pre-announced additions, with none of the Platinum content.
They're the same basic games as the originals
they're expensive af now :( I bet they'll even increase after this
All I'm saying is that someone is making those decisions and it's not he guys making the game, it has to be someone on Pokemon Company / Game Freak side.
Don't downplay the backlash. It doesn't matter how small it actually was, it was very loud and incessant. Even I received death threats and constant harassment about it & I just report on the news and it broke me. That sort of stuff, even small, it can cause directional shift or reconsiderations. Developers are human and even if it's just a small group of ~200 online just constantly screaming at you, it can get to you.
Never been more glad that I own two physical copies of Platinum.
Well yeah, the mandate for this game was almost certainly "Make a faithful remake using SWSH QoL features"
The bigger issue with Diamond and Pearl teams is stuff like Gardenia having Cherubi, Byron having a Bronzor, Candice having a Snover, Aaron having Dustox and Beautifly instead of Scizor and Yanmega, Bertha not having Rhyperior or Gliscor, Flint not having Magmortar and Lucien not having Gallade. The teams are objectively weaker and all it does is make the games easier. I just can't get over the fact that they've reverted to the majority of the Sinnoh evolutions being post-game only (outside of the Underground, although we don't know how that works yet)
Ah, cool.
Most were pretty civil here imo. We posted every leak and vid that came out, shared our thoughts and reactions to it. It was usually only a select few who steered things off topic
Not sure entirely how the Underground is going to work yet
