Howdy peoples.
So far, the rpgs are still very fun and they are geniuses to keep stringing us along like this; were going in circles and taking baby steps to re-originate old games. I had been expecting tag along pokemon ever since after pokemon yellow. I understand they probably couldn't have put all of the sprites for tag alongs in those games, but what about sapphire and up? There are many other things they could have done to spice up the previous versions.
By the way they keep doing this, I can already predict what's to come next-
Hoen in pokemon ranger form (hopefully)- we're already in johto. If they don't go back to kanto next, we are headed for hoen. I love the rpgs stories, but really only keep playing because I expect for them to step up with some real graphics and let players truly interact with their teams.
What I am hoping to expect is a new region as a trainer in ranger form or better. I want my jolteon and arcanine outside with me. I want to be able to ride my arcanine any time I want over some mountains, or pick up food and feed them. I want to see my team do random things and interact with each other. How freaking awesome would it be to see somebody in your team randomly fight over a toy you just bought them, or have them be a brat sometimes and barbeque people on the street? How cool would it be to play fetch with a ninetales, or basket ball with bipeds like blaziken or aggron?
And yes, we need a real time, bust your head open till the white meat show battle system! I WANT TO KICK BUTT! PHYSCALLY! NOT throw a kick in the air 5 feet away from the opponent and magically expect the air from the friction to do some damage.
If this game was in this layout, just think about the possibilities. If a pkmn is out and was detailed, this could allow for them to wear clothes. You could put dog packs or some type of saddles on them, make them wear the ribbons they won, or have them wear hats. The trainer could dress up too- which is something that even in the current games they should have done. You should also be able to see the actual item they hold. You could groom them, see them swim if they can- actually fly around with them, pet them, actually have 'them' themselves do hm moves, etc and a whole lot more.
It might be memory extensive for each pokey, but who knows what the next handhelds will be capable of? Shoot- add a memory card or expansion pack to the game if you have to.
They made beautiful environments for pokemon ranger, so I know they'll do something that'll start the whole craze again for an actual trainer game.
I don't blame them for stringing us along so slowly because if they just up and did the best things first, the whole franchise would be out of business very quickly because fans wouldn't have anything to expect anymore- I just wish they would step at least a bit more with trainer/pkmn interaction. I'm so glad they let us have tag alongs now though, because after all these years, anything less would finally completely ruin it for me.
I would also like to see something a lot more mature in style for us poor older players. I'm not a kid anymore, and want to play something more appealing. I know they try to make it so everyone 10 and up could enjoy it, but DANG! When are the older players that have been with you from the start going to get some appreciation??
I want be an adult when I start the game or at least a teen, not a ten year old. If we have to start young, let us age into adults! And some final fantasy looking clothes and styles would be highly appreciated too, as well as making the beasties look more realistic. NO MORE BOBBLE HEAD PKMNS. I want see some detailed fur and whiskers, scales and feathers, and should i dare say--some blood??
Let us actually take down prey animals to feed the team! I don't mean gory stuff, but how else would a real life trainer feed a charizard or feraligatr? And don't tell me bag fulls of kibble or berries like they do in the show will fit the bill either. Just look at some of pokemon and their old school descriptions! There's NO WAY an absol or a syther with those blades, or a salamence or any other elemental breathing tyrant does anything pretty to take down a prey item and consume it.
Also, the trainer should be made more 'field' useful. We already see them just flash a pic of a pkmn before the trainer uses an HM- why not just let the trainer learn hm moves and have stats? It should be that the trainer has to be a certain level before they can endure some areas such as deep ocean waters, or high altitudes and snow. They should swim on their own in calm water, and choose to surf on a beast for speed, or to get through strong currents or storms on the sea.
To train a trainer though- well.....
Let them fight in double battles.
I’m serious- why can’t they use special attacks and jump in the fight along side their partners? Npc trainers could team up with their beasts. Let's go street fighter with it. Bring back dojos to teach people field moves and attacks. Let them learn attacks like fire punch and maybe even agility or something.
Also let me throw in-
fully customizable trainers (race age and height along with clothes),
color change by name pkmn (like in stadium),
IN GAME STADIUM TOURNEYS,
more interactive secret bases,
harder to beat and more developed bad guys that DON'T look gay,
all regions plus,
Stricter breeding rules (no horses with dogs, snorlaxes with pikas- for petes
sake make some breed by weight and species rules!!),
let trainers be gym leaders, police officers, rangers, hunters, breeders, and eventually an elite 16 (yes i said 16) member, all with their own respective clothes that you buy/win,
let us hook up small gyms, game courts, nurseries, practice contest floors, personal gardens, shops, or work out rooms in our bases,
actual in game radios, prettier day to night animations, more weathers changes,
real mini games like beast racing (in water, on land, or in the sky) and 'take control of your beast' minigames and missions,
more sophisticated and most importantly a FAST trading system- and by this I mean you also can trade clothes, items, treasures, or just pay (with game money), for beasts instead of just trading for animals,
Anime places like the orange islands, as well as old characters. Basically, play through some of what Ash got to do.
To tell you the truth, I've wanted a game like this for so long that I actually started making my own. I've been developing these concepts in flash for a couple of years. It started out as a demo game, but kept getting more and more advanced. It made me realize that if everything was made into a game, it would probably have to be an MMORPG. I would love to have people test it, but I'm scared to death that someone will steal my 4 year old pet project.
I do want to show one safe example of what I mean though-
this is an example of the trainer's stat screen, or at least the top of the scroll page. Your info is calculated by the majority of how you interact in the world and with your team.
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp321/jolteon777/example1.jpg
The beastie is not an evolution of lapras, but a new style of him, as they all are in the demo. I don’t make any of the beasts dead on in appearance because 1- originals look lame and I want more realism, 2- copyright purposes. I code named him ‘sea angel’.
Speaking of copyrights- DON’T USE MY PICTURE ANYWHERE! EVUH! Okay?!
I cut out the trainer and the background, but right now it is resting on land. He is at full speed underwater when you ride him, and slowly loses health when he has to heft himself after you on land.
I have ten billion other ideas but will wait for other inputs.
Well, after about 4 pages of typing, I feel now that I have left my mark on this topic! Whew...
Tell me what you think, whoever actually reads all this.
jolteons rule fools;135;;135;
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