one of my favourite video games is Drakengard
I consider Drakengard a masterpiece, even if the game was really crap. Well its not a horribad game that would let me ask "What the hell were they thinking" but it is a "crappy" version of a Warriors game. But the story, the cutscenes and whatever really made me love it. Its something that still makes me ask, "What the hell where they thinking" in a good way.
On topic: I figured you'd be the 3rd person to be asked about this ;)
Thematic Motif you'd want to see for Gen 7. I've already asked certain users about this, and you're lucky to be the next one:
Pretty Big and SRSBNS question to ask, yeah i figured you'll be the second one to answer this ;)
We are all aware (Ihope) with the things and themes of the Pokemon generations, which I'll list down here, which will be called Thematic Motifs but some of these interpretations are based on my own views, aside from sources I read from Bulbapedia
Spoiler:Gen1: Genetics and Engineering which is seen with after all, this is the 1st gen, the starter pokemon are all very reptilian dinosaur-like in nature, there's a good number of fossil pokemon which adds with the theme, and of course the creation of Mewtwo, which was a product of some experiments with Mew. There's also Porygon, the firstly introduced man-made pokemon. And there's Eevee, the pokemon with the rather unstable DNA with more evolutions than the Kardashian family has brain IQ.
Gen2: Mythology and Tradition The second generation of Pokémon games were more directed towards mythology and tradition. The three starters were all "pure" element types, fitting the classic Water > Grass > Fire cycle all starters adhere to. Unlike two of the fully-evolved starter Pokémon in Generation I, and at least one of every starter trio since, the fully-evolved Johto starters maintain their single types. Also there's more evidence on the game regarding the whole mythology thematics with the towns, NPCS, and even the version mascots and the rest of the legendaries.
Gen3: Relationships with Nature and the Environment. Team Magma and Team Aqua, according to some sources, are seen as eco-terrorists who want to change the world according to their plans. Also much of the Pokemon in the game have something to do with the environment, in particular Hoenn's Weather Trio. There's even the starters. Mudkip is based on a fish which thrives only in Water, Torchic is a chick (which, in the real world, needs warmth in order to hatch) holding its Fire internally, and Treecko is a gecko that lives only in forests with Grass. Also, there's the towns in Hoenn where its more inclined with nature than industrialization such as Fortree City,
Gen4: History of the Universe, myths, legends, and folklore. Gen 4 and Sinnoh is pretty much it. The version mascots represent the origins of the universe and there's also Arceus, the god. Then there's the fully evolved starters which have references to mythological beings, Infernape being Sun Wukong, Empoleon is a Poisdon Reference, and Torterra is based on a "World Turtle" legend. Heck, the folklore part is also there with many of Gen 4's pokemon being based on myths and folk tales.
Gen5: Truth VS Ideals. Perhaps Gen 5 was probably the most obvious game to actually express the themes that it wanted to say out in the game given the story, the dialogue of the characters, the conflicts seen, and even the pokemon (Reshiram and Zekrom, and even the Swords of Justice, and of course Kyruem (B and W)).
Gen6: Change. The introduction of Mega evolutions seem express it greatly, the re-typing of several Normal types into Fairy types, which the said type also introduced a ton of changes regarding type matchups, and even the starters' secondary types which teased the fan requested Fighting, Psychic, and Dark starters as a change from the typical Grass, Fire, and Water starters. Heck, Gen 6 even introduced Super Training which also gave long time players a way to actually see EVs in the game, a huge step from the past generations where you wouldn't know if you have maxed out your EVs or not. Also aside from Change, there's also a bigger emphasis on Industrialization, which also has something to do with the thematic of change, in gen 6 as well which is evident in many of the cities Kalos and even ORAS with Mauville from a simple town becoming into a Super Town of sorts!
Now that's out of the way, What do you think is a good thematic motif to explore for Gen 7. From the way i see things right now, people are more vocal about what's good or not, there's the huge popularity of social media, Floyd Mayweather proving that why he's still undefeated (yeah it really sucks it had to happen), clashes between old timers vs the new generations, 90s kids arguing all the time with Millennial kids (aka the should be teenagers right now), people always finding some conspiracies to uncover whether it be something serious or something funny like Global Warming, Pewdiepie and a ton of people making "lets plays", loss of family bonding because of dem gadgets, the rapid progress of technology, ESPORTS, acceptance and re-evaluation of social norms, equality between Men and Women becoming more even, the good and bad of what's happening right now.
