Is that really any different from any of the past generations? There was always modern cities with nature. Well, except for Johto which had a mix of more olden day cities. I admit, I kind of want to see the series return to a Japan based setting for Gen 9. Or something entirely fictional and not constrained by having references/shout outs to real places
I guess i feel like Gen 9 is going to put less empathise on cities compared to Gen 8 - i expect a few but I think they will be smaller and more like Jubilife in Legends Arecus - it sorta makes sense to put less of a focus on the city areas if they want to do more and more focus on the wild areas. I don't feel like Gen 9 will return to Japan but i could see it being based in a country in Asia.
I don't see why it has to be one or the other. Plenty of JRPGs do both and modern cities don't clash with this gameplay wise. Like I said, most previous gens were characterized by this, just in 2D
Fair point - i still think there will be towns don't get me wrong in Gen 9 but i feel there will be either less of them but bigger or lots of smaller cities/settlements. I could be wrong though
Something like The Crown Tundra but massively expanded to be a whole game would be great, as long as there is plenty of trainers, towns and cities. Would also be nice if one or two of the open areas were comparable to the areas in Legends Arceus. It also doesn't have to be one big map, having it cut up intelligently here and there would be totally fine, that's how most JRPGs are these days anyways.that's why I think routes will just be pathing in the larger fields. like instead of "Path to the Peak" it's "Route whatever"
in other news, IoA and CT are more linear than it looks
The best trials were basically gyms (enclosed spaces with a fun little puzzle thematic to the type in question), but with a boss Pokemon instead of a boss trainer.
I don't consider trials to be mechanically or thematically the same as gyms at all, but they obviously work as the story checkpoints. What they do prove is that they can try new ideas without going back to gyms for the 8th time, or 9th if we consider BW2 separately. I'm just so over it.
this is not counting Steel/Dragon Goodra,Ice/Rock Avalugg and Fairy/Flying Genie
We'll definitely fight important characters such as the villain if there is one. The combat system doesn't really work if it's just 6v1 battles, the whole switching and team building mechanics fly out of the window if you're the only person with a team
I know, just having two back to back Grass/Fighting types strikes me as a bit odd. The rest of the variety is nice though.
True.
Eh, the noble Pokemon and their wardens are extremely similar in concept to Sun/Moon's totems and trial captains. The only difference is Legends isn't framing it as a competition/challenge. It's still probably gonna be the same in terms of story progression, though.
new - Cyndaquil line
I think Ice/Rock is probalby one of the worst defensive typings in the game and given to Avalugg which has a base speed of 28
they did it in gen 6 with grass/ghost too(Trevenant and Gourgeist) they like doubling up on type combos
Well, the reason would be that they have a concept that requires those types. They don't usually start from a type combination and then design the Pokémon from there
Hey, one of the Grass/Ghosts is sorta Grass/Ghost/Steel at least
When I think grass/fighting I usually think of Breloom from Gen 3 as that was a good grass type I liked using.
And i haaattte that. I understand why but i dislike when they double up on dual type combos.
they do sometimes. they did admit to making some pokemon to fill roles
With a typing like Ice/Rock - i doubt it. When have we ever had an extremely fast Rock Type?
Depends on your definition of extreme but Lycanroc is pretty fast
Fair point but generally Rock Types are slow/defensive mons...which doesn't work in combination with Ice Types which is the worst defensive type in the game
I know, but reusing the same type combo twice in the same new game just feels excessive
I agree, there's still unused type combinations left to do...it surprises me we still haven't gotten a Fire/Fairy,Ground/Fairy or Ground/Fighting
Base the gyms on the local area and its pokemon. Have them rate/test you on more than just battling. Turn them into reseaech centres.
