Nintendo!
Game Freak!
PUT POKÉMON ON SWI-...
What?... it's in development?
Nintendo reps have stated it's a 2018 game?
It's a full fledged Pokémon game?......
WELL, THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
& If you think that means I'm incapable of going on and on about how to get Pokémon
right on Nintendo Switch YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMING!
Pokémon fans have wanted this for a really long time and now that we're finally getting
it, it doesn't feel real.
Too good to be true you may say?
There's not a lot of faith that Game Freak will get it right.
But, what does "right" even mean?
WELL MY FRIENDS, do I have the answer for you!
Let's start with the presentation.
I know the dream is a stylized ultra realistic game but I don't think that's necessary.
Or likely.
Granted, I don't really think ANY of this is likely.
We'll probably just get a standard affair Pokémon game with slightly improved online
play & visuals with everything else being standard Pokémon RPG affair.
This video is more of a wish list than it is supposed to be about being my well-researched
predictions.
It's all for fun!
So play along!
Leave your own predictions in the comments.
I do want to incorporate a touch of realism so the compromise I'd be willing to make
is rather than that Unreal 4 concept render art style, I'd be cool with a higher fidelity
Sun & Moon art style.
There are videos of the Sun & Moon assets being rendered at 1080p.
I can see that happening for the Switch version in docked mode and 720p undocked like most
Switch games so far.
I think the Sun and Moon assets look great and with a little extra touches this could
still be a pretty stunning game even WITH that compromise in mind.
Next up is the setting.
I think the best case scenario for the very first full fledged Pokémon game would be
if it were set in the Kanto Region.
Ok.
So, little known secret.
Pokémon Go was a thing that happened.
& it did OOOK.
I GUESS! & because I'm POSITIVE you didn't know due to it being a small indie game with
moderate success I don't blame you if you didn't know it ALSO started out as a Kanto
exclusive game.
Sooooo, it's only right to follow in that tradition.
BUT, I don't think it should be the standard Pallet Town-born hero story.
I THINK that the player character should be given a choice of their location.... and vocation.
I want to be a Pokémon Breeder from Celadon City, a Team Rocket Member from Cinnabar Island
or yeah, a Pokémon Trainer from Pallet Town.
& I don't mean those specifically just the ability to be from different places with different
goals, & have different routes depending on where you're from & the job you choose.
& MAAAYBE you can even change your mind and change paths.
Or pursue more than one thing.
Maybe I wanna be a Pokemon Coordinator AND a Team Rocket Member.
Or a Gym Leader AND Breeder?
I understand this is a pie and the sky thing, but again.
That's sort of the point.
& while I'm on the subject of reinventing yourself as a person in the Pokemon world,
I wanna say that I don't think this should END at Kanto.
I want AT LEAST one other Region.
Ideally, I'd like ALL regions included in the game, but, I'll go easy on the Game
Freak team and just say to include Kanto and Alola.
That way there's representation from the old and the newest of the new…..
Or….
Maybe even a NEWER region than Alola?
WHO KNOWS??
As far as the story goes I think they could stick with the classic Team Rocket escalating
scheme and maybe one other team that interfere at set points throughout your journey's progression.
But rather than being location based I think story beats should be able to play out depending
on how far you've gotten as a trainer.
What I mean by that is if you're a Team Rocket member stronger main character trainers
appear as you pull off bigger schemes.
Or if you're a Gym Leader your progression can be more of a leveling system based on
how many wins your Gym has.
Or you need to travel around recruit better trainers to be gym aides and what not.
This way you're not tied to going from point a to point b.
You decide your path and it scales accordingly whether my first Gym is Cerulean City or Cinnabar.
& while we're at it.
You know this scene?
HOW DID HE GET THAT MANY BADGES???
I want the option to get THAT many badges.
& I want to be able to have different badges from my friends.
Procedural Generation for Gym types could be a cool solution for this.
Put 20 gyms in the game.
Scatter them in some new cities and towns in addition to the original 8.
For the extra region stick to 8 badges.
I'm a reasonable man, people.
For the gameplay, I'm holding to what I said the last time I talked about my console Pokémon
game desires.
I want the next Pokémon to play like the original Ni No Kuni.
Or really, kind of a combination of that & an improved Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm battle
system with a hint of Breath of the Wild.
This will allow for location based strategy for attack angle variation.
You can attack from the side, behind, or above.
& I want environments to play a part in turning the tide of battle in the way.
Rain should make electric type attacks do normal damage to ground types.
Or bright sun light should make normal type attacks effective against ghost types.
A stamina system that'll require you to manage how much you use a particular Pokemon,
or a bravery system where certain Pokemon are scared, nervous or even overly confident
when pit against certain Pokemon based on their level & nature.
& hell, give them a food system where you can feed your Pokemon food that momentarily
boosts attributes relating to the new battle system.
So, no increased special defense or anything like that.
This food would momentarily increase stamina or bravery.
& I KNOW people hate systems like that but I think they add a lot of character to games
and introduce a lot of unique experiences to each play session.
These kinds of systems would bring the crazy battle strategies from the anime to the video
games and for me that would be a game come true.
Again, things like this happen in the anime.
Bring it to the games!
Which brings me to the Pokemon League and post-game.
Again, I'm sticking with past me and saying I think the Pokemon League should operate
in the same way they do in the anime.
The Elite Four should be a challenge reserved solely for the trainers that can rise to the
top of a multi entry tournament comprised of trainers that also have at least 8 badges.
These battles would obviously need to be curated in a way that they're competitive and every
entrant has an equal opportunity to win.
Matchmaking would be pretty important here.
Which brings me to my last point.
In an ideal world where Switch Online improves Nintendo's online infrastructure, I'd like
to see a persistent online system that allows you and a select few of you friends inhabit
the same world when connected to the internet and through local wireless.
This way you could compete against them in Pokémon contests, the Pokémon league, form
a Team Rocket group, & just go on adventures in the world that affect each of your progress.
I know this is a pipe dream, but, it's fun to think about & I think this all could happen
ONE DAY
But those are my thoughts.
What do YOU think?
Do you have any off the wall hopes for the Nintendo Switch Pokémon RPG?
Let me know in the comments!
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Ok.
That's it for me.
See you next week.
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