Sequels or Remakes?

[janejane6178]

I think they're most likely direct sequels, similar to Black 2 & White 2. A reason I can tell is because of the appearance of what appears to be new player characters, and as we know B/W and B2/W2 had different sets of player characters, so I could see this being the case if US/UM are a direct sequel.

But how could it be new characterts when they live in the same house the first two lived?

 

[blue]

The difficult thing right now is defining what they actually mean by alternate story. Technically, that can still mean sequel since we really haven't got much to go off at this point. Having two games, fusions, and what looks like new areas could indicate a sequel just as much as it could indicate an updated third version game, but it does seem like it's more likely that these games are sequels imo.

 

[janejane6178]

The difficult thing right now is defining what they actually mean by alternate story. Technically, that can still mean sequel since we really haven't got much to go off at this point. Having two games, fusions, and what looks like new areas could indicate a sequel just as much as it could indicate an updated third version game, but it does seem like it's more likely that these games are sequels imo.

I would really love these games to be sequals, but unfortunately I dont see that happening.
Alternative story sounds more like a third version to me. Secondly, the main character starts off in the same house the one in SuMo did..(Unlike Bw2 which introduced a new town).

 

[smocks]

That pic of Gladion was unfortunately confirmed fake, for now.

Ah okay, but I can see Gladion somehow be afflicted with Aether in USUM. Just kinda makes sense for him too imo

 

[FireSnow]

Ah okay, but I can see Gladion somehow be afflicted with Aether in USUM. Just kinda makes sense for him too imo

Gladion is already confirmed to be the current acting president of Aether at the end of SM, so i assume the same thing will occur in USUM whether its a sequel or remake. Though i personally think its gonna be closer to a remake than a sequel as described in my earlier post

 

[Hikamaru]

Ah okay, but I can see Gladion somehow be afflicted with Aether in USUM. Just kinda makes sense for him too imo

As Fire mentioned, Gladion is currently the acting president of the Aether Foundation while Lillie was away in Kanto to get treatment for Lusamine after her Nihilego ordeal. We could see that focused on more in US/UM.

 

[pkmin3033]

I don't think US/UM are going to continue the story of SM in the way people generally seem to want or expect...if these are a reimagining, as the trailer claimed, then I'd imagine one of two things: they'll either take the same roles that they did last time and the plot will play out differently, or they'll take completely different roles entirely. To avoid repetition and criticism, I think the latter route more likely; a reimagining is not a clone...or at least, it shouln't be.

The whole thing feels more like a "what if?" scenario to me at the moment than a true sequel or remake, to be honest.

 

[shadowmoon522]

i think i should note this from gamefaqs

also theres more to it then just that
https://www.pokemon-sunmoon-cn.com/usum/sc/

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translation
Story and the system of both evolution of another "sun / moon" story, waiting for all the players to experience!
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"another" part can also be translated into "other"
the whole "alternative" thing seems to be a translation error
i don't think these game are sequels or remakes, but rather a side story like xd & gale of darkness where or for an even better example like what a certain scientific railgun is to a certain magical index

 

[PlatinumDude]

I'm leaning towards remake because it's been advertised that US/UM are alternative retellings of the original S/M.

 

[shadowmoon522]

I'm leaning towards remake because it's been advertised that US/UM are alternative retellings of the original S/M.

unless of course that part was mistranslated and "alternative" was never the right word to be used

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

I'm leaning towards remake because it's been advertised that US/UM are alternative retellings of the original S/M.

An 'alternate retelling' sounds more like something that a third version is.

 

[PlatinumDude]

unless of course that part was mistranslated and "alternative" was never the right word to be used

An 'alternate retelling' sounds more like something that a third version is.

Well, we did see that we got new protagonists in the trailer, so now I'm on the fence.

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

Well, we did see that we got new protagonists in the trailer, so now I'm on the fence.

That's true. Maybe in this alternate world Sun and Moon look significantly different (but not too much as they do resembled those two still). Or it's customization. Or something else.

 

[janejane6178]

They looked like the previous players in my eyes

 

[Caaethil]

More like Platinum, but maybe more changes than we're used to. So I guess you could say it's somewhere in between?

Sequel would be a HUGE selling point. If it was a sequel, they wouldn't be so vague about it. The only way the vagueness makes sense is if it's a Platinum-style game they're just trying to hype up.

 

[shadowmoon522]

found it

Game Informer: Fans assumed after the release of Pok?mon Black and White that we?d see something like a Pok?mon Grey. And after Pok?mon X and Y, fans were expecting something like a Pok?mon Z. Will we no longer see those type of Pok?mon games in the future? Extensions of already released Pok?mon titles?

Game Freak: For the Pok?mon brand, and for Game Freak, our first and foremost goal and top priority with these titles is to always surprise and excite our fans. I?m not going to say we won?t ever do those things again, but we consider the timing and what would be the most surprising or exciting for fans at the time. Everyone was really expecting Grey, so it was exciting to come up with something fans really didn?t expect.

-https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/10/14/pok-233-mon-s-developers-on-virtual-console-absences-twitch-and-super-smash-bros.aspx

 

[Harmonie]

I think the games will be like a third version, meaning they'll pretty much be the same game, but with some differences. I hope there will be some more substantial differences, but I don't know.

 

[Pepperton]

I think the games will be like a third version, meaning they'll pretty much be the same game, but with some differences. I hope there will be some more substantial differences, but I don't know.

I can get behind this line of thinking. I also think and hope they'll be like a third version, but I hope it's closer to Emerald than Platinum in terms of the quality increase from the original titles. SM were great, of course, but there was room for improvement, just like in RS, and Emerald delivered in a big way. Emerald's post-game is still un-matched in the core title line of the Pokemon franchise. I'm hoping to be blown away enough to warrant purchasing a copy.

 

[pkmin3033]

Whatever happened to...?

This has come up a few times in other threads, but I thought it warranted a topic of its own.

Whether you think these will be direct sequels, remakes, or titles that are completely unrelated to the original games in terms of plot, they will still be set in Alola and present an opportunity to answer those questions that Sun/Moon either didn't have time or didn't see fit to go into in great detail. Have any burning questions you have as a result of USUM that you hope these games answer?

Personally, I'd like to know what Grimsley was doing in Alola. Compared to the other cameos, Grimsley was just kinda...there. Sure, he was in the Battle Tree, but unlike other Battle Tree trainers he was also out and about in Alola, being the one who gives you Sharpedo. So he was obviously there for more than just that, I think. What was he up to?

 

[Mikewind]

I don't think US/UM will answer any questions from S/M. The pokemon direct made it sound like US/UM would have a different story than S/M. At least that's how it sounded to me.