So Ive been watching this thread for a few days now, reading through the comments looking for all the details of it and well it looks immense and I'm thankful to the development staff for enduring this task.
I just wanted to give my two cents on this magnificent game that is before us.
Firstly Captain Arcane you remind me of myself for one reason, you like to think big (to have something that includes everything, however the difference between us is, you can achieve your goal while I lack the ambition and moreso knowledge to fulfill what i set out to do (I have all the ideas, but cannont turn ideas into reality), So i congratulate you, (And seeing that your only 17) dude you will go along way.
The 4 images that are on the first page are unreal, I love the huge maps, the shout nothing nothing but success at not just me but all those who are like to think outside the box.
Question : On one of the pages of this thread there is an image of Viridian City however the link seems to be broken, If anyone has the image or any others that has been released by Captain Arcane could you please re-upload them as i have yet to see it and would love to.
Anyway im not gonna bug you about release dates / any other of that mumbo jumbo as i can see you get pestered enough. However I am gonna post a few of my many ideas of little things that could add those little touches to them big citys
Shops in General:
In bigger citys there could be several shops in place to make the city more realistic rather than the ol one shop does all. Yes in smaller villages there could be the simple Pokémart. There could even be more than one business in town and a side quest could be help one become the dominate one, (one could be owned by a greedy man and the other (A kind man) the outcome would effect the players game somehow
Medical Locations:
Different Medical items could be bought from your local Pokémart, or a Pharmacy thats potions are that tiny bit more expensive but seem to have a better effect
Pokémon Centres:
Pokemon Centres could be like your picture you posted however maybe i big citys there could be a slighty bigger Centre. In desolate places where there are no Pokemon Centres there could maybe be a medical Guru, A Man/Women that heals travelers.
Bike Shops:
When you get your bike, There could be maybe some sort of customization (not over the top) Just simple things like
Paint respray (Red/Blue/Green/Yellow/Pink/White/Black)
Speed upgrade (10%/20%/30%) speed upgrades for the bike, each becoming available during the games progression
Miscellaneous Upgrades:
Bag Upgrades - Player starts out with simple schoolbag later can get A rucksack to carry more
Map Upgrades - Starts out with map later can invest in GPS
Other - Player Starts with Pager, can later invest in Mobile Phone
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I have many more ideas but would rather not post them publicly in case you have already thought of them and would not like them spoiled and such