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Pokémon Direct - June 6th 2017 15:00 BST

What are you expecting from this Direct?


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Wamb0wneD

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To be fair I love the Alolan forms but were incredibly disappointing that they were gen 1 only and voiced my disappointment with it a lot leading up to release.

It's just that Alolan forms are the epitome of genwunner pandering in Sun and Moon. Maybe if they did other generations it wouldn't be perceived as pandering anymore but for now you're contradicting yourself.

regional forms are a cool idea that is ruined by they fact it's only gen 1 pokemon

They are a cool Idea nontheless and the fact it's only gen one pokemon makes sense insofar that they are the oldest of the bunch/the most logical target for a redesign. People always criticized them for being too bland/boring and now they are criticizing that these boring/bland pokemon get a redesign lmao. Shit makes no sense.
 

Kyzer

Banned
I hope their post launch support isn't garbage this time, and by that I mean theres a season pass available for purchase for dlc like loot boxes and clothes
 

NeonBlack

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I'm hoping this and the Diamond/Pearl is cross-release at the very least because
  1. I don't own a Switch
  2. I don't WANT to own a Switch
  3. I won't go back to playing Pokemon on a cluttered single screen especially after the great UI Sun and Moon had

also how shitty would it be to remake the games the introduced dual screens with a single screen, especially since that houses a good chunk of the game's features

A single cluttered screen bigger then the two 3ds screens. And higher resolution.
 

VegiHam

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The only people who have an issue with gen one "pandering" are people that will buy the games anyways. What exactly does everyone suffer by having tributes to gen 1 in the games? People just wish their favorite gens got attention instead, like "attention" is some quantitative thing from developers that should be equal and fair to all, but the fact of the matter is gen 1 has been prevalent in nearly every pokemon game and is a part of what Pokemon is as a series. The developers and fans love it and people who are bothered by tributes to a gen they dont like need to get over it and realize that just because they dont like something doesnt mean everyone else should stop liking it too. Oh no, things related to the first and most popular generation of pokemon, what a terrible thing to have to suffer in a video game

It's just fucking boring man. It's not about fairness, it's about buying a new game but it all feeling rehashed and samey.

Black and White had total dedication to being new and it rocked.
 
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In-game image was posted yesterday and the concept art was posted today. Some details

i'm a translator working on the upcoming pokémon game which you know as codename "pokémon stars".
I'll be leaving here few infos because u'll soon get an official announcement.

the new game will be available both for 3DS and Nintendo Switch. Only one title, not a couple of games.
the two versions can, of course, communicate.
Game will be again set in Alola, no visiting Kanto. Most of the characters will be grown up, such as Gladion that now fully runs Aether Paradise on his own.
Gyms are now built up. No more Alolan trials.
there will be no new pokémon or megas. Necrozma is getting a new form though. there will be new exclusive Z-moves. Won't say
anything more on them.
while the game is a sequel, plot is heavily focused on past events, such as black & white 2: you'll know more about how Mohn lost his memories, and how Necrozma fell into our world. (hint: "stars"!)
the game is heavily filled with cutscenes, even more than Sun & Moon.

what you see here is a grown up Gladion in his new suit. Feel free not to believe, i don't want any troubles on leaking things. Do not ask anything, I won't be saying more than what's already in the post.

boy is called kaosu, girl is called hoshi

Don't people get banned for pretending to be insiders when they're not?

edit: Okay, you're just reposting what you've read
 

Kyzer

Banned
I was worried about Pokemon moving back onto a single screen and then I realized its 720p. They can make it work much better than it did in the gameboy days.
 

Chauzu

Member
I still believe Eurogamer's report on this. Switch exclusive, basically a Sun Moon port including some extra neat stuff they couldn't do on 3DS, like Pokémon walking behind the trainer. It being mostly a port explains the exclusivity too: can't really release the same game another time on 3DS. If it's an entirely new game, then cross platform would make more sense. I'm also fully expecting cross play between 3DS and Switch like with MH XX.
 

Dekuboy

Neo Member
The real question here is how did you manage to look at the picture and remember, oh that background, let me look up this very specific random character with the background. That's pretty impressive.

because he has it from /vp/.

Also there is a spike missing, that´s kinda strange.
 
Oh here we go. Going to be fun. If it's 3DS only shits going off lol.

Personally, I think it'll be on 3DS and Switch both. Dont think they want to move away from the 3DS playerbase just yet, and Gamefreak has a habit of releasing games on a console late in its life.
 

Thoraxes

Member
Keeping my expectations in line and not expecting a Stars, or at the very least there will have to be a 3DS version.

But holy shit if it does happen.
 

Mediking

Member
As long as something gets announced for Switch that's Pokemon related then I'm fine. It's okay if the 3DS gets something but let the Switch get something too.
 

Joqu

Member
I can't say for sure about that art but...
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The art looks pretty damn convincing but there are some good "official Pokemon style" artists out there so I could see it being some really convincing fan art.

But yeah, that background? Gotta be a shop then. The angle matching up perfectly is very suspicious.
 

MegaMelon

Member
like "attention" is some quantitative thing from developers that should be equal and fair to all,

I mean yes, you can do this. One could easily quantify the references to other games including pokemon distribution and see that gen 1 is the king. Not sure why you're trying to deflect the issue of pandering by claiming we can't quantify it when we can.

but the fact of the matter is gen 1 has been prevalent in nearly every pokemon game and is a part of what Pokemon is as a series.

A series comprised of 7 generations and counting including 7 regions, not just kanto.

People just wish their favorite gens got attention instead,

Quite the bold and laughably incorrect generalisation you have there! I encourage references to ANY region including those in the spin offs like the ranger series to help the world feel like a breathing, inter-connected place. What I don't welcome is chucking this out of the window so GF can yell 'HEY REMEMBER GEN 1 HAHA LOOK A REFERENCE SO COOL NOSTALGIA!!!111'.

The developers and fans love it

I'd be interested in seeing a breakdown of pokemons current demographic because I'm pretty certain until pokemon go came out most fans weren't those who started with gen 1.

people who are bothered by tributes to a gen they dont like need to get over it and realize that just because they dont like something doesnt mean everyone else should stop liking it too. Oh no, things related to the first and most popular generation of pokemon, what a terrible thing to have to suffer in a video game

Ironic for you to say this since shouldn't the reverse 'people who like gen1 shouldn't expect everyone to like it too' be also true?

Oh no, things related to the first and most popular generation of pokemon, what a terrible thing to have to suffer in a video game

Ah yes the classic equivalent of saying 'first world problems' to shut down any dissenting opinion. Should people not discuss at all anything that they don't like? Would you rather this place be a mindless echo chamber so you and SOME of the gen 1 fans who are this obnoxious don't get upset?
 

Kinglypuff

Neo Member
It's just fucking boring man. It's not about fairness, it's about buying a new game but it all feeling rehashed and samey.

Black and White had total dedication to being new and it rocked.


Agree 100%.

Black and White has the least amount of new mechanics and yet it felt newer than any other game that came after because it felt for the first time that the franchise was looking forward, and not backwards. X/Y was a real disappointment after that.
 

NeonBlack

Member
So much joy, so much happiness.

I can't wait for all of us to cry about this being an announcement for battles being implemented in Pokemon Go.
 
Regardless of what the announcement is, it'll be nice that it won't take up time in the actual E3 presentation next week!

More time for Odyssey and Metroid Zen!
 
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