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SwSh What do you think of James Turner being the art director for Sword and Shield

Do you like the fact that James Turner is the art director for Sword and Shield?

  • Yes

    Votes: 50 49.5%

  • No

    Votes: 10 9.9%

  • Indifferent

    Votes: 29 28.7%

  • Unsure

    Votes: 12 11.9%
  • Total voters
    101
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SpinyShell said:
I think it's more of a coincidence than a connection to Poland. I don't recall Poland and England having a major relationship that GameFreak would take inspiration from.
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'Though the British monarchy did have very good relations with the Polish cause even before the World War; one of the British princes was even rumoured to be a candidate for being elected as king of Poland

But, yeah, most likely an accident or another source of inspiration than that ship.
 
Vullaby and Mandibuzz aside, I actually rather like his earlier designs (most of all Trevenant, who I'd genuinely take over Decidueye if I'll be honest). I'm pleased to hear that he's got this role.
 
I honestly feel that he was chosen because he's British, and probably wanted authentic British experience for the game. Looking at the designs, lot of them seem to be based British "trends"; Polteageist on teapots and Corviknights on Ravens to name a few. Overall, the designs are hit and miss for at least this game. I love Polteageist, Galarian Ponyta, and Gossifleur but a lot of other designs seems to be poor knockoffs to a lot of other Pokemon. Cramorant has an overused typing, and its face reminds me of Ducklett, Grookey looks and behaves just like Pansage, while Drednaw is an overdone concept of a water turtle. Zacian and Zamazenta are the worst though. They just look so forced to look like a sword and Shield. My vote for worst looking box legendaries. The problem lies in that they look forced to be a sword and shield, even though wolves aren't like that. Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde look really cool because they naturally incoporate the letters without compromsing the anatomy of the animal they are based on. They should have chosen Pokemon who have more natural resemblance to a sword and shield.
 
SpinyShell said:
I think it's more of a coincidence than a connection to Poland. I don't recall Poland and England having a major relationship that GameFreak would take inspiration from.
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many polish citizens work in UK, the polish government escaped there from the nazi and soviets.

Szkolnastrona.pl

www.lowkole.pl www.lowkole.pl

I will quote diret from it "Britons and Poles have been in contact for much longer than most of us imagine. The first Poles came to England in 1014. Three hundred horsemen and a contingent of foot-soldiers from Poland were a part of a Viking invasion force led by the Danish King Sven Forkbeard and his son Canute – grandson of Mieszko I and son of the Polish Princess Świętosława. In 1017 Canute became King of all England. Mieszko I had become a Christian ruler in 966. His halfPolish grandson, Canute, although born a pagan, strengthened the Church in Britain during his 18-year reign and made a pilgrimage to Rome. Much later, in 1589, Polish King Sigismund III appealed to fellow monarchs to help him stave off a threatened invasion by the sultan of Turkey. Queen Elizabeth I of England urged the Sultan to make peace. King Sigismund, she explained, was a good friend, having always supported her with food, powder, timber and weapons. The Sultan – to demonstrate his friendship towards Elizabeth, as he put it – promised peace and an end to Tatar raids on Poland, on the condition that the Poles stop their Cossacks raiding the Turks."
 
BlueWaves said:
Zacian and Zamazenta are the worst though. They just look so forced to look like a sword and Shield. My vote for worst looking box legendaries. The problem lies in that they look forced to be a sword and shield, even though wolves aren't like that. Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde look really cool because they naturally incoporate the letters without compromsing the anatomy of the animal they are based on. They should have chosen Pokemon who have more natural resemblance to a sword and shield.
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I rather like Zacian but I actually can't disagree with this... it holding its sword in its mouth is pretty awkward and Zamazenta doesn't look any more comfortable with its shield attachments. I wouldn't call them the worst box legendaries (personally I hand that award to Gen 4's ugly dinos and Gen 5's turbine tails) but they sure are a couple of awkwardly forced designs.
 
Matleo said:
many polish citizens work in UK, the polish government escaped there from the nazi and soviets.

Szkolnastrona.pl

www.lowkole.pl www.lowkole.pl

I will quote diret from it "Britons and Poles have been in contact for much longer than most of us imagine. The first Poles came to England in 1014. Three hundred horsemen and a contingent of foot-soldiers from Poland were a part of a Viking invasion force led by the Danish King Sven Forkbeard and his son Canute – grandson of Mieszko I and son of the Polish Princess Świętosława. In 1017 Canute became King of all England. Mieszko I had become a Christian ruler in 966. His halfPolish grandson, Canute, although born a pagan, strengthened the Church in Britain during his 18-year reign and made a pilgrimage to Rome. Much later, in 1589, Polish King Sigismund III appealed to fellow monarchs to help him stave off a threatened invasion by the sultan of Turkey. Queen Elizabeth I of England urged the Sultan to make peace. King Sigismund, she explained, was a good friend, having always supported her with food, powder, timber and weapons. The Sultan – to demonstrate his friendship towards Elizabeth, as he put it – promised peace and an end to Tatar raids on Poland, on the condition that the Poles stop their Cossacks raiding the Turks."
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And so they decided to name the entire region based on this fact, despite it having nothing to do with the games?
 
Scruffyjay said:
I think Zacian looks super cool with a sword in its mouth but its colors are ugly.
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Agreed. I think the pale redish-pink looks like flesh... I feel it would've been better if it was a more vibrant red instead of the washed-out color we have now.
 
Matleo said:
Knights in Europe do.
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Knights in Europe do not name Pokemon games. And I sincerely doubt they name things based on languages they don't speak.
Matleo said:
Also you should read polish legends and myths Tech.
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Not interested, not going to read them to try and back up your theory that a Japanese company named a region based on the United Kingdom for a Polish word meaning "boat" as a reference to some myth from a country that is entirely unrelated to the game in every other way.
 
Sakuraa said:
Another video from Game informer.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMTFYTKwiQ
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This absolutely made me appreciate him as art director much more. I think I almost forgot about how the “art” aspect extends to much more than just Pokémon designs. I really like the direction he steered the art team in with aiming more for authenticity rather than your typical “postcard” interpretation of the U.K.
 
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