5th Gen Unova & New York City - Spelling it Out Plainly

[vaporeon7]

I did know Unova was based on New York City, but I didn't know some the little facts like this. I did know like Grand Central Station = Battle Subway and Central Park = Entra Link.

 

[Spades Slick]

Well, I did know that Unova was based on the US, but I didn't realize it matched the actual map this much
Well done research

 

[SuperTrainStationH]

Well, I've got the first round of comparison photographs here. I'll do the rest I plan on doing tomorrow if i find the time.

THE REST ARE IN THIS SPOILER TAG:

Spoiler:

Just a note, Camden Plaza and Brooklyn Bridge Park are in fact directly adjacent the Brooklyn Bridge entrance, as seen in the games.

Also, the main image in the topic post has been updated.

 

[Ho-Oh]

Hey that's pretty awesome that Masuda said that - and that screenshot really does look like Nacrene. As for the other photographs, I don't really see the similarities other than with Pinwheel Forest (which looks to be right on spot). As for Striaton, it just seems to be coincidental that those houses were there, more than anything (are they actual important buildings...?)

 

[SuperTrainStationH]

Hey that's pretty awesome that Masuda said that - and that screenshot really does look like Nacrene. As for the other photographs, I don't really see the similarities other than with Pinwheel Forest (which looks to be right on spot). As for Striaton, it just seems to be coincidental that those houses were there, more than anything (are they actual important buildings...?)

While Nacrene City does borrow heavily and explicitly from the actual location, the funny thing is, those views of Bed-Stuy and Flatbush happen to be the exact views one would get if they were to simply look those neighborhoods up on Wikipedia, which would lend itself to the idea of the creators doing some very basic research as a starting point for the sort of buildings that would be found in those areas.

If I had to go out my way to hunt for these images, I wouldn't have considered it of significance, its the fac that a mere wikipedia search for those neighborhoods turns up these results is the only reason I included them.

My aim isn't to reach for evidence where there isn't any, just to point out possible inspirations and potentially coincidental similarities.