Lanky? I personally thought they looked normal for once, given how hard Pokemon has started leaning into the chibi aesthetic recently. I’m grateful for it honestly.
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Sword & Shield **Official news only** DLC Crown Tundra 22nd October
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Lanky? I personally thought they looked normal for once, given how hard Pokemon has started leaning into the chibi aesthetic recently. I’m grateful for it honestly.
Looks a bit more like Germany to me but who knows.
I like the new designs too. I guess "lanky by comparison" would have been more accurate.
Too much water for Germany.
ALSO: Ferris wheel in an end-game part = battle frontier. Change my mind.
Aegislash line is
It has got Big Ben and London's Eye, it's most likely based on England. Plus it's an island.
It has got Big Ben and London's Eye, it's most likely based on England. Plus it's an island.
First of all, if you aren't part of GrassStarterMasterRace I do not aknowledge you as my friend.
That aside, holy they look gorgeous.
I can safely assume everyone who had weird fears about Let's Go horribly destroying the core series can finally rest in peace, the game looks in everything perfectly comparable to the core games we're used to, from encounters to battle to following and improving SM/USUM graphics.
That aside, holy they look gorgeous.
I can safely assume everyone who had weird fears about Let's Go horribly destroying the core series can finally rest in peace, the game looks in everything perfectly comparable to the core games we're used to, from encounters to battle to following and improving SM/USUM graphics.
I'd say it had a Scandanavian feel personally, there wasn't much there that reminded me of the UK (other than the clock tower, but many countries have them).
Also, the game looks gorgeous. I didn't like the looks of Let's Go, couldn't say exactly why, but this looks amazing. Day 1 purchase for me.
Boy, another region where we won't get an Ice-type until 20 minutes before we challenge the league.
Seeing as that map and the locales looked to be based in Britiain, i wonder how similar the final game might be to this video
I originally thought Norway, but with that definitely-not-Hadrian's wall just below the icy section it's almost certainly UK themed
I hope the Shield cover legendary has really good SpDef too so we don't have some like Avalugg-like spread. The Sword cover legendary might have the generic 150 Attack but hoping for more (especially as Kartana has base 181 lol). Aegi has 150 each so they both better outdo that.
And I couldn't help but see this
And I couldn't help but see this
you're going to not get aegislash in the regional dex and you're going to like it
The region is very clearly based on the UK. Tudor-style houses, the southern city's landmark is literally St. Pancras station (EDIT: Or Manchester Town Hall), the tower in the middle city is based on Blackpool Tower, the northernmost city has London Eye AND Big Ben, and the region is also peppered with a hill figure, railroads, and general British countryside. And it has a Hadrian's Mountain between the industrial city and the icy area.
Also, boo for the icy area being late-game again. Looks like there will be yet more generations until we get an Ice-type that may actually be used against the region's Gyms. Or I guess they are soccer stadiums now instead of Gyms...
Also, boo for the icy area being late-game again. Looks like there will be yet more generations until we get an Ice-type that may actually be used against the region's Gyms. Or I guess they are soccer stadiums now instead of Gyms...
Pokemon seen in the trailer (and presumably therefore in the game) are the starters, Pikachu, Minccino, Lucario, Tyranitar, Wishiwashi, Hoothoot, Grubbin, Munchlax, Zweilous, Flygon, Wailmer, Meowstic, and their evolution lines.
I'm irked that Galar doesn't immediately resemble a real-world location as a base; some signs point to Britain, but... that geography does not look like the island of Britain, especially since it seems to be a long peninsula rather than an island*.
Really enjoying the European aesthetic, though; it feels a lot like Kalos (which I adored aesthetically), right down to the colour palettes of the starters matching their Kalos counterparts pretty closely.
*EDIT: Wait wait, someone pointed out that it looks a lot more like Britain turned upside-down, which makes things geographically more sensible even if it puts the climate the wrong way round.
Really enjoying the European aesthetic, though; it feels a lot like Kalos (which I adored aesthetically), right down to the colour palettes of the starters matching their Kalos counterparts pretty closely.
*EDIT: Wait wait, someone pointed out that it looks a lot more like Britain turned upside-down, which makes things geographically more sensible even if it puts the climate the wrong way round.
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This was also confirmed in the Direct, where they offhandedly mentioned gyms.
We also saw them in the trailer...
I love gyms, I always liked how massive they were on the inside compared with the outside. On the outside they weren't much bigger than normal houses, but inside they were massive areas spanning multiple floors.
Once again, I expected nothing and am still let down.
Care to elaborate? I've got a longer post in mind too, but might wait for the thread to cool down before I post it.