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Yusshin May 16th, 2010 1:10 PM

NPCs, Towns... Pokemon lost its feel?
 
http://serebii.net/blackwhite/market.png

D: dude, they look the same!

http://serebii.net/blackwhite/bridge.png

Cars?! Sure, there was a moving truck in R/S/E but it was out-of-place 0.0

They're killing the Pokemon spirit with high tech' stuff D:

It just doesn't have the same "feel" anymore. Really. It's way too high tech' now.

Izanagi May 16th, 2010 1:13 PM

I like this change. Save for the NPCs, but then again, the game is still under development. Plus, it's a new region. Some parts of the world are more developed than others. Like La Rousse City of the anime.

PokemonCrazy_ May 16th, 2010 1:14 PM

That looks kinda of cool, but I agree it dosent have that same "feel"

Zeta Sukuna May 16th, 2010 1:15 PM

Well, things evolve. Personally, I can't wait to play through this. If it feels way too different, then I still have Generations 1-4 to fall back on, but considering that I only really care about story and the battling system, I probably won't care that much when I play it.

(The NPCs always looked the same anyway, so that won't bother me at all.)

Hamilton May 16th, 2010 1:15 PM

it doesn't have the same feel but i think it feels better

cobraman228 May 16th, 2010 1:17 PM

Well, the world is evolving all the time, so well, I dont mind the change, plus, if they have the technology to fit a massive Lugia into a tiny capsule, I'm sure they must have the technology to make cars :P

SolarAbusoru May 16th, 2010 1:21 PM

well, they did say they wanted to make it look like you weren't playing a Pokemon game, besides, it hasn't lost it's feel at all, it's feel has been upgraded.

MartinJF May 16th, 2010 1:23 PM

It felt weird when the only tech things was TV's and pokegears, while they had NeXT to no veichles and stuff.

icomeanon6 May 16th, 2010 1:25 PM

You can't judge the feel of a game until you sit down and play it yourself. Screenshots can be deceptive. The true feel of a game isn't just how it looks at one given moment, it's how it moves, reacts, plays.

All that aside, I'm too worried about how stupid the starter Pokemon look to be worried about the towns.

agumon May 16th, 2010 1:25 PM

I agree that Pokemon games definately feel different now than before, lately I've been playing original red version and having a blast, but that shouldn't take away from enjoying all the newer pokemon games, I'm also playing through Pearl right now (First time playing through) and yeah at times they seem worlds apart but then I realize that it's been nearly what 15 years? seperating the games. they should feel different. and play differently.

Pityflame May 16th, 2010 1:26 PM

There are vehicles in all gens.

Timbjerr May 16th, 2010 1:28 PM

This is supposed to be a region rather distant from the previous four regions...rumors abound that this region is actually based on the American west coast. so it's understandably much different both culturally and technologically from the Hoenn/Johto/Kanto/Sinnoh continent. :P

If implemented well, it will lose the traditional feel, but gain a newer, fresher one in the process. :D

Ayselipera May 16th, 2010 1:33 PM

I don't think you can judge it until you try it. From here it does look very city like, but I think we've only seen one city and one town so far. Actually only a bit of a town if I remember correctly. Perhaps the other towns and cities won't be as industrial although I personally hope they will be. I just want to try something new. Rural towns were getting a bit old.

JAK3 May 16th, 2010 1:36 PM

I think it fits, seeing as the world is also getting more High Tech as it goes on. Hopefully the whole game won't be cities and repeatedly same looking characters, i'm sure somethings will be changed.

Tiacha May 16th, 2010 1:57 PM

I think it looks pretty neat like that, some high tech stuff will definitely look interesting in the games. As soneone else said, it's been about 15 years since Pokemon's been out, so it surely is going to be, er, 'teching' itself up.

Haza May 16th, 2010 2:25 PM

What? All of the regions/generations have different feels. Johto was different than Knato, being more Sacred and ancient. Hoenn was different than anything done before and Sinnnoh truly was separate. It is only natural for these things to evolve over time.

colcolstyles May 16th, 2010 2:25 PM

It does seem like they're going a little overboard with the graphical stuff. Sure, it looks nice and all but I prefer the quaint towns nested in the countryside of the region, amidst beautiful flowers and flowing rivers. And, on the topic of cars, I sure as hell hope that they're not replacing the bike with a motorized vehicle of some sort.

Massai May 16th, 2010 2:38 PM

More than six people living in a town!?!

Technological advancements in the hardware reflected in the architecture and advancement of in-game technology!?!

Pokemon not from Red/Blue!?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!11one1!1eleven!!11

/drama
/nostalgia goggles

war rock exe May 16th, 2010 2:42 PM

I think you're right.... They don't make pokemon or pokemon games like the used to...

Massai May 16th, 2010 2:49 PM

They don't make anything like they use to. You can either speculate about the scary changes, or accept the fact that everything changes and speculate about how much fun it can be, because you know you're buying it, playing it and loving it.

GunSaberSeraph May 16th, 2010 2:55 PM

Didn't one of the Corocoro screenshots back in April show the hometown looking rather traditional?

http://i40.*.com/2qko0sy.png

My guess is that there will still be a few old styled areas, but the main focus will be urbanized.

GlitchCity May 16th, 2010 2:57 PM

I kinda like this little detail. It seems that GF is paying attention to the outside world. Hover crafts Im still waiting for lol.

Esmas May 16th, 2010 3:17 PM

I do agree; Pokémon is losing its feel with these games, starting in Gen IV, but I know we'll eventually get used to it and we'll like it even more.

Oh, and looking at the moving Pokémon battle sprites...that kind of ruined it for me.

Shorty- May 16th, 2010 3:42 PM

I really don't see a problems with the changes at all. Look at it this way, The pokemon world is basically a parallel of ours. We have are urban an rural areas, and so does the pokemon world. It is only natural that the urbanized areas have more than 5 to 6 peopl living in it. Change is good, and it is the only and absolute way to try new things, and if it fails, they can always redeem themselves with something else. All this complaining and everybody is going to be playing it anyway.

Kirbychu May 16th, 2010 3:51 PM

I've always felt that this is a franchise that doesn't have just one feel. Each generation has had it's own feel for me.

Gen I:
This is Pokemon.
Gen II:
This is Pokemon+.I always get this Japanese vibe from these games.
Gen III:
This is different than before. This is a reboot of the franchise. Nature plays a huge role in this region.
Gen IV:
Legends? I can't play through Sinnoh without thinking about all it's history.

This generation looks like it's going to put an emphasis on technology. That's what's going to give itself its own feel; it's what's going to set it apart from the all other generations.


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