I was surprised that Sidney and Phoebe didn't get much of a design change this time around, not that it was a bad thing. I thought most of the major characters would get some kind of change even if it was a barely noticable. Sidney does look a bit more menacing than I remembered though. Their leak differed from what I expected. The Gym Leaders got the same treatment. Somewhat small changes that got us a bit more hyped while we wait for November to come. Even Norman got me hyped. A Normal type Gym Leader getting a huge overhaul in redesign seems out of place, but the simplicity retained with all of them seems too perfect; nostalgia will hit every time you challenge each Gym. It may be because Norman is the player's father, but who cares. I bet half the people on this thread can't even remember what their own mother looks like after taking five steps outside of their house. I sure can't. I was wondering who that strange lady was when she yelled for me to stop so that she could give me a pair of Running Shoes.
Remember the scans showing Team Magma and Aqua? The Grunts on both sides look great and by great I mean the best design overall next to the Team Rocket Grunts. We can all agree that all the Grunts over each Generation Post-Hoenn have been looking worse over time. However, it was really the subtle changes in the Team Leaders and the massive appearance change in the Admins that got me thinking about how the rest of the major plot characters would look like. Archie became more of a badass, even in a wetsuit and Maxie actually looks more cynical and calculative. With the Admins, it seems that Archie had some serious tanning done with Matt and Shelly and some work done on their hair while Maxie got some new college interns for the office. Well maybe one intern; Courtney looks a lot younger than Shelly and the thing that ate Tabitha and attempted to assume his form doesn't look very threatening at all. I dunno. I liked the old Tabitha and Courtney I guess, even if they were just regular Grunts with different poses in the original games; they felt unique.
Any predictions for the design changes of any other characters in the game? Peeko and Mr. Briney? Wallace? The Frontier Brains? The old ladies at the Lavaridge hot spring? Cynthia? Everyone knows she gets around. It wouldn't be too far fetched to assume that new redesigns like these would show up. If only the customizable outfits would return to ORAS. I would not regret buying both versions if they gave you the option to wear Magma/Aqua Grunt outfits.
Remember the scans showing Team Magma and Aqua? The Grunts on both sides look great and by great I mean the best design overall next to the Team Rocket Grunts. We can all agree that all the Grunts over each Generation Post-Hoenn have been looking worse over time. However, it was really the subtle changes in the Team Leaders and the massive appearance change in the Admins that got me thinking about how the rest of the major plot characters would look like. Archie became more of a badass, even in a wetsuit and Maxie actually looks more cynical and calculative. With the Admins, it seems that Archie had some serious tanning done with Matt and Shelly and some work done on their hair while Maxie got some new college interns for the office. Well maybe one intern; Courtney looks a lot younger than Shelly and the thing that ate Tabitha and attempted to assume his form doesn't look very threatening at all. I dunno. I liked the old Tabitha and Courtney I guess, even if they were just regular Grunts with different poses in the original games; they felt unique.
Any predictions for the design changes of any other characters in the game? Peeko and Mr. Briney? Wallace? The Frontier Brains? The old ladies at the Lavaridge hot spring? Cynthia? Everyone knows she gets around. It wouldn't be too far fetched to assume that new redesigns like these would show up. If only the customizable outfits would return to ORAS. I would not regret buying both versions if they gave you the option to wear Magma/Aqua Grunt outfits.
