Kage-Pikachu
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Thanks and I agree, it gets annoying having to press B the whole time, especially when trying to play one-handed while using my laptop (I multi-task).
Yeah I definitely agree. It affects my ability to shiny hunt random encounters for the very same reason.Thanks and I agree, it gets annoying having to press B the whole time, especially when trying to play one-handed while using my laptop (I multi-task).
The quality of life features are really great-as long as they don't feel wrong in the context of the franchise. And the only real flaw of the HMs is the fact they take up moveslots, otherwise it is a perfect demonstration of the Pokemon World's theme.lol, sounds intriguing.
I'll probably be dying...I mean playing Zelda Breath of the Wild and Spider-man after getting tired of LGP/E. Maybe I'll also get around to beating the dozens of games from previous consoles, lol. I to this date haven't beaten Mega Man 8 (the only game in the series I own).
I'm sure that would cause a riot, lol. Then again, Game Freak does have a bad habbit of dropping good features. Like wasn't there a button in HS/SS where you could run without holding down B? (mine was stolen so I can't check).
It is a horrid alterative because using rental Pokemon in a franchise about trainers getting to explore the world thanks to their Pokemon is just completely wrong. And if you want to use a monotype team, then you're deliberately handicapping yourself, which is a bad idea by definition. In Alola, you don't need a Surfer yet you still pretty much have to use a Water-type, courtesy of Kiawe, Olivia and Hapu.It's irrelevant whether Water type is good or not. I don't want the game to make me put one on the team just to progress, especially now that we have a much better alternative (imho) in ride Pokemon. If I don't like any of the regional water types (or other Pokemon that learn surf) if I simply like other Pokemon better, if I want to focus on specific types, then the game should let me do that.
Eh, I wouldn't say you HAVE to use a water type. Yes, it's easier, but not a requirement by any means.The quality of life features are really great-as long as they don't feel wrong in the context of the franchise. And the only real flaw of the HMs is the fact they take up moveslots, otherwise it is a perfect demonstration of the Pokemon World's theme.
It is a horrid alterative because using rental Pokemon in a franchise about trainers getting to explore the world thanks to their Pokemon is just completely wrong. And if you want to use a monotype team, then you're deliberately handicapping yourself, which is a bad idea by definition. In Alola, you don't need a Surfer yet you still pretty much have to use a Water-type, courtesy of Kiawe, Olivia and Hapu.
The quality of life features are really great-as long as they don't feel wrong in the context of the franchise. And the only real flaw of the HMs is the fact they take up moveslots, otherwise it is a perfect demonstration of the Pokemon World's theme.
It is a horrid alterative because using rental Pokemon in a franchise about trainers getting to explore the world thanks to their Pokemon is just completely wrong. And if you want to use a monotype team, then you're deliberately handicapping yourself, which is a bad idea by definition. In Alola, you don't need a Surfer yet you still pretty much have to use a Water-type, courtesy of Kiawe, Olivia and Hapu.
The quality of life features are really great-as long as they don't feel wrong in the context of the franchise. And the only real flaw of the HMs is the fact they take up moveslots, otherwise it is a perfect demonstration of the Pokemon World's theme.
It is a horrid alterative because using rental Pokemon in a franchise about trainers getting to explore the world thanks to their Pokemon is just completely wrong. And if you want to use a monotype team, then you're deliberately handicapping yourself, which is a bad idea by definition. In Alola, you don't need a Surfer yet you still pretty much have to use a Water-type, courtesy of Kiawe, Olivia and Hapu.
Finally, none of the HM slaves I used in earlier games ever felt like "my" Pokemon, they might as well have been rentals that prevent me from having one of my actual, properly raised Pokemon with me. Woooo.
The quality of life features are really great-as long as they don't feel wrong in the context of the franchise. And the only real flaw of the HMs is the fact they take up moveslots, otherwise it is a perfect demonstration of the Pokemon World's theme.
It is a horrid alterative because using rental Pokemon in a franchise about trainers getting to explore the world thanks to their Pokemon is just completely wrong. And if you want to use a monotype team, then you're deliberately handicapping yourself, which is a bad idea by definition. In Alola, you don't need a Surfer yet you still pretty much have to use a Water-type, courtesy of Kiawe, Olivia and Hapu.
If the makers will follow this pattern, the next region has a cold climate like Sinnoh:
Kanto: modern/urban
Johto: traditional/cultural
Hoenn: warm/tropical
Sinnoh: cold/northern
Unova: modern/urban
Kalos: traditional/cultural
Alola: warm/tropical
generation 8 games: cold/northern
I wasn't aware of that Canada-France-Hawaii telescope. Now with that in mind the posibility that the next region is based on (a part of) Canada is even more obvious. If not, I can see Alaska, Scandinavia or a part of Russia as possible candidates.
I also have a few name suggestions for the new games:
Earth & Air - theme is width and height plus the fact these are the other two of the four elements together with water and fire
Plus & Minus - positive and negative energy (with megas or regional variants for Plusle and Minun)
Up & Down - happiness and sadness
History/Past & Future - as mentioned before in this topic
Purple & Orange - if they return to the traditional colour theme
I'll summarize what I'd like from Generation 8 in bullet-point, since it is too early to discuss based on the little information we received:
That is all I can list at the moment. While it is a wishful thinking and I learned not to overly optimistic when it is about GameFreak, they surprised me with their confident interviews lately. I'm impressed with LGP/E so far, so why 2019 wouldn't surprise me even more?
- Plot like BW, SM.
- Brand new Pokemon around 80-100, I wouldn't like to see a design-mess Pokemon like BW introduced for the sake of reaching 150's.
- If possible, introduce new evolutions of the past Pokemon as 'brand new' Pokemon.
- For them to truly understand and implement what it means to create a Pokemon game for veteran fans.
- Not to remove features from the past games, including LGP/E: Don't remove over-world Pokemon encounters and following Pokemon.
- An attractive Online Hub (PSS over Festival Plaza) and Battle Facility (Frontier/PWT over Tree/Tower).
- Post-Game story that doesn't finish within 2 hours; make them rewarding such as BW: You finish N and Ghetsis, but have to actually train and reach 70's from 50's if you'd like to beat Alder and become Champion.
- Convenience over complexes: Implementing features similar to PokeRide to remove HM existence and etcetera.
- Make every Pokemon usable: Mega's just overpowered the already-powerful Pokemon, Z-Moves were fair to increase the utility of Pokemon such as Eevee. Implement a system where a properly-trained Dunsparce can be viable in-game, excluding Battle Spot/VGC due to tiers.
- Make past characters relatable like SM: Burnet.
- To have two different default characters based on age: 10's for kids, 16-17's for teenage/adults.
- Interesting regions with stories: From UK to Scandinavia or Africa.
- Implement a facility to play sports and then let it use a Health Data to track your record, very much like Apple Health app. while you gain IG rewards.
It probably wouldn't be a good idea to try to market the 2019 games - even just a little - if it comes at risk of overshadowing exposure for LGPE. That's probably why they're only saying that these games exist, and nothing else.