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UNITE is out, there's hardly anything to talk about it.Plot twist: it's all UNITE news
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UNITE is out, there's hardly anything to talk about it.Plot twist: it's all UNITE news
When it comes to whether or not we can expect anything new to be talked about regarding BDSP, I think we need to each set up our own lists regarding what we can reasonably expect, what our realistic hopes are regarding news, and things we don't really expect to be talked about but we wish to be mentioned and/or are present in the games themselves.
Expectations:
- What exactly are the quality of life features for these games?
- What will become of features like the Global Terminal and WiFi Plaza, especially given that the functions of the former have been taken by Pokémon HOME?
- How will ICLA adapt the hardware related features such as the Pokétch, if at all?
Realistic Hopes:
- What changes will be made to Super Contests and the Sinnoh Underground, if any?
- How much Platinum content will carry over into BDSP?
- What are the connections between BDSP and Legends: Arceus, feature-wise or lore-wise (the latter won't have much more than a (de-)confirmation, but confirmation of a connection would still be nice).
- A new Mythical Pokémon reveal.
Unrealistic Hopes:
It's sad that the last bullet under "Unrealistic Hopes" is even there, but I don't want to get my hopes up too high.
- We get information on how much post-game activities carry over into these games (swarms, Battle Tower or the entire Battle Frontier, if we get a Distortion World post-game, etc.). Worst case scenario: they end up cutting the whole post game either due to Dexit or because they feel it would take away from Legends: Arceus.
- Whether we have access to the Mythical events and locations the Gen 4 games had or if we get stuck with another boring, immersion-breaking internet/code distribution method.
- How will Manaphy be handled given the Ranger games are out-of-print?
- Will we have new Mega Evolutions, Regional Variants, or anything similar in BDSP?
- Are there less Pokémon available in these games compared to the original DPPt due to Dexit? This will most likely impact the decisions of a lot of returning consumers (regardless of whether or not they happen to be the majority).
- Basically, give us an indication about anything other than quality of life features, a Mythical Pokémon, and an easier version of the Sinnoh games that don't even have as much content as DPPt did. One Mythical and quality of life features aren't worth $60.
When it comes to whether or not we can expect anything new to be talked about regarding BDSP, I think we need to each set up our own lists regarding what we can reasonably expect, what our realistic hopes are regarding news, and things we don't really expect to be talked about but we wish to be mentioned and/or are present in the games themselves.
Expectations:
- What exactly are the quality of life features for these games?
- What will become of features like the Global Terminal and WiFi Plaza, especially given that the functions of the former have been taken by Pokémon HOME?
- How will ILCA adapt the hardware related features such as the Pokétch, if at all?
Realistic Hopes:
- What changes will be made to Super Contests and the Sinnoh Underground, if any?
- How much Platinum content will carry over into BDSP?
- What are the connections between BDSP and Legends: Arceus, feature-wise or lore-wise (the latter won't have much more than a (de-)confirmation, but confirmation of a connection would still be nice).
- A new Mythical Pokémon reveal.
Unrealistic Hopes:
It's sad that the last bullet under "Unrealistic Hopes" is even there, but I don't want to get my hopes up too high.
- We get information on how much post-game activities carry over into these games (swarms, Battle Tower or the entire Battle Frontier, if we get a Distortion World post-game, etc.). Worst case scenario: they end up cutting the whole post game either due to Dexit or because they feel it would take away from Legends: Arceus.
- Whether we have access to the Mythical events and locations the Gen 4 games had or if we get stuck with another boring, immersion-breaking internet/code distribution method.
- How will Manaphy be handled given the Ranger games are out-of-print?
- Will we have new Mega Evolutions, Regional Variants, or anything similar in BDSP?
- Are there less Pokémon available in these games compared to the original DPPt due to Dexit? This will most likely impact the decisions of a lot of returning consumers (regardless of whether or not they happen to be the majority).
- Basically, give us an indication about anything other than quality of life features, a Mythical Pokémon, and an easier version of the Sinnoh games that don't even have as much content as DPPt did. One Mythical and quality of life features aren't worth $60.
All this does is make me sad because even with better lighting and color it doesn't counter the main complaint about the graphics, which was that they looked too miniaturized and basic compared to the graphics used in every core game since Gen 6.Kelios just showed a snippet gif of Floroma town with cleaner colours and better lighting and resolution.
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They UNITE a fully 3D animated trailer, which requires a lot of work, and it would make total sense from a marketing standpoint if they wanted this game to suceed.Has there really been that much promotion for Unite though? They obviously didn't ignore it when it launched last month, but it didn't seem like they put that much priority on the game either. Plus, they're able to promote different projects and events at the same time, so I don't really see why they'd put more priority on another mobile game over main series titles.
All this does is make me sad because even with better lighting and color it doesn't counter the main complaint about the graphics, which was that they looked too miniaturized and basic compared to the graphics used in every core game since Gen 6.
It's like finding a bug in your hamburger at a fast food joint and the server only handing you a condiment packet when you complain about it instead of a fresh, untainted hamburger. Like, what am I supposed to do with this minimal improvement?
I'm not saying that they didn't want the game to succeed or that they didn't put any effort to promote the game, but just that it didn't seem like there was a lot of focus on it. That and I don't think that they'd put more priority over it than main series titles.They UNITE a fully 3D animated trailer, which requires a lot of work, and it would make total sense from a marketing standpoint if they wanted this game to suceed.
The brighter tones kinda look worse imo
Pretty sure the GIFs are just taken from the February Presents video. It's not new footage.I have a feeling it'll look better when we see the high resolution footage on Wednesday. I often see GIF animations where the colours and contrast don't look quite right.
No they’re not. For the ore one especially since Lucas is travelling in a completely different direction compared to the trailer. And Dawn as well in Floroma Town.Pretty sure the GIFs are just taken from the February Presents video. It's not new footage.
No they’re not. For the ore one especially since Lucas is travelling in a completely different direction compared to the trailer. And Dawn as well in Floroma Town.
I have a feeling it'll look better when we see the high resolution footage on Wednesday. I often see GIF animations where the colours and contrast don't look quite right.
Huh well I didn’t realise that. My humble apologies.There was more footage in the Presents video than what was shown in the trailers, and that does indeed seem to be the source of these GIFs.
Indeed, after sourcing the above I'm pretty confident now that there isn't actually a difference, and the increased brightness is just a result of contrast in the GIF.
No they’re not. For the ore one especially since Lucas is travelling in a completely different direction compared to the trailer. And Dawn as well in Floroma Town.
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Huh well I didn’t realise that. My humble apologies.