Pokemon has always been one of the leading titles on the
Nintendo handheld systems; becoming a common household game to play and
something almost everyone has heard of. Due to the success of Pokemon GO, the
augmented reality mobile game featuring the Pocket Monsters, it has again
become as popular as it was in it’s prime. This led to the newest addition to
the series, Pokemon Sun/Moon to become the most pre-ordered Pokemon in history
and causing the Nintendo 3DS console to sell out worldwide. In the future, we
hope to see this series continue and it will on the Nintendo Switch; which is
Nintendo’s new home console, handheld hybrid coming in March of 2016. On this
console, will be the edition of Pokemon titled Pokemon Stars, which is a
compilation game of the Sun and Moon editions, including Pokemon from both
games. This is pretty common occurrence in the series and has happened in
almost every Pokemon release, except for the previous most recent editions –
Pokemon X and Y. Although a Pokemon Z was rumoured, it never came to light – it
could possibly come out on the Switch, although it is unlikely.
The Switch itself is an extreme upgrade on the 3DS, being
capable of playing Skyrim and other beautiful titles such as the
yet-to-be-released Zelda: Breath of the Wild – which won E3 this year. This is
a big step up from the mediocre performance and graphics that the 3DS was
capable of; causing the latest Pokemon release to have serious frame-rate
issues when you were battling more than one Pokemon. With these new changes, we
can expect a different kind of Pokemon experience, as it will be the first main
entry to the series to be on a home console. Although core elements of the
series remain, the game has changed dramatically since its debut on the
Gameboy. Although all the upgrades to the game we want will not be possible to
put into the Stars game, as it may change the gameplay too much from the ones
on which it is based; we hope they come later on in the series as it progresses
on better hardware – this is our list:
Graphics Overhaul:
Nintendo has never been one to care about graphics, but have
always been open to upgrading the graphics of their games on newer and better
hardware. The visual fidelity of Breath of the Wild on the Switch proves that
games can still keep their roots, but can be greatly improves by amazing
visuals. YouTuber CryZENx provides us with what Pokemon could look like on modern technology.
More Player Models and Occupations:
Anyone who has been playing Pokemon for even the slightest
bit of time will recognise the quirky trainers which you encounter in the game.
Unfortunately, due to many of the same character models seemingly overlapping,
the immersion seems to fade away and become quite stale. Although this has
improved with the recent additions to the series, it still isn’t perfect yet.
Ability for 4th Person Experience:
Many of us who started on the first few Pokemon do miss the
original view of how the game operated, which was from a top-down perspective,
as opposed to the more 3rd person view we seem to get now. Many
people like the new view, but it would be nice for nostalgia for people to be
able to switch between the two so older players aren’t alienated. This view is
possible as there are some areas in the new game which are so close-cornered
that the view much change to that way, so we know it’s possible and looks good.
Sound Other Than Music:
Pokemon games have always been famous for their great sound
design, which really gets you involved in the game. But the game itself also
requires a lot of reading – this was good a few years back but now gamers have
become accustomed to player voices being heard in games – this would be nice to
see in the Pokemon series.
The Ability to Turn Tutorial Off:
Pokemon never really changes much mechanically over the
years, and it can become quite frustrating when every new game treats you like
a newbie over and over again – there should be a mode to switch on which allows
players to get a less hand-holdy experience.
No Loading Times:
The 3DS was never capable of doing much, but a system that
can run Skyrim should be able to hold a Pokemon world that is seamless to
explore without different areas needing to load.
Seamless Multiplayer:
This has been a disaster at times and has even been the bane
of some games like Watch Dogs 2 – but if it is truly optional then seamless
multiplayer like in Dark Souls would be awesome. Being able to interact with
real trainers out there would be a great experience and addition to Pokemon.
A Living World:
Pokemon is a world that only changes when you interact with
it, but if AI were allowed to walk around and interact with each other without player
interaction, then that would make the world a lot more interesting. This occurs
in many RPG’s nowadays, if not most. This would be like having trainers meet each
other and fight each other in front of you or wild Pokemon attacking each other
randomly. Or even just townspeople walking around the cities on a non-set
route.
Well – this is our list of improvements, but we would like
to hear of what you would like to see in future Pokemon games on the Nintendo
Switch!
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ReplyDeleteI was thinking about all the things you were thinking about. From my knowledge I remember learning this that the first 4 regions are all apart of the same continent. I am hoping for this Pokemon continent to be in the next gen. A huge over world. The multiplayer thing I was also thinking about that but even further. Like a tournament Colosseum place as a hub area and you can see live matches and commentators maybe, but that could be to much. But maybe only at worlds maybe. So like people all over the world could participate in Pokemon worlds or just watch it live. Also about what I mean by watching a match. I mean like watching a match in the anime. No to player standing in front of each other or Motionless 2 Pokemon standing 2 inches from each other I mean a full out battle you can see there. And another thing is game chat. I would love game chat to be able to be used. Another thing about the continent is you are not just limited to a single country. You can go to multiple countries. And with that Pokemon can just have this continent for a while since it is so big. And make sequels with a lot of changes like Black and white 2 was to Black and white. A huge story line would be mandatory and the gyms would be spread out or multiple. Also I am just imagining seeing people flying on their charizards. And another things is walking with Pokemon should be a thing or me being able to take out my Pokemon and show them off and my friends being able to see his level and movies kinda transparent next to him like in pixelmon I saw something like that. And I want the rotom Pokedex to actually be heard this time. I want it to be like the Ghost in Destiny. It says things and can tell you things. I want several small side quest kinda stuff that could happen or side arcs. Also there doesn't have to be a huge continent. There could be multiple regions to explore, but I want a continent.
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