NightlyPoe said:
curl-6 said:
The potential audience for a modern HD Pokemon game reaches well beyond just the existing core fanbase; it's not at all far-fetched that among those interested there are many for whom graphics this outdated aren't satisfactory.
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1. This whole game is very much about reaching beyond the core fanbase and is using the flavor of Pokemon Go. It's doing so through a welcoming, clean aesthetic.
2. The graphics are not outdated. Once again, we are living through a period where many game designers are experimenting with less power-intensive graphics. There's no such thing as modern graphics anymore. The standard simply doesn't exist the way it once did.
3. Your point seems to rest entirely on "Some people like graphics this way". Fair enough, but you could just as easily say, "Some people like 1st person shooters and it's not at all far-fetched that among those interested in 1st person shooters, there are many for whom a simple RPG isn't satisfactory." There are obviously millions of them as well.
That's their right, but not every game is going to cater to those people who dismiss games that aren't 1st person shooters.
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No, my point is that many gamers have graphical standards to which they will hold a high profile game releasing on current gen hardware. There's nothing surprising or unreasonable about the idea that many of these same people might also be interested by the promise of a modern HD Pokemon game.
At this point though, this particular tangent is just going in circles, and it's all just a matter of personal opinion in the end. I'd rather be discussing other aspects of the game, so I'm gonna do that instead.
Anyway, the game itself looks like a winner. My brother, who hasn't played Pokemon since Blue, is hyped for this simply cos he finally gets to play Pokemon on a console. That's this game's real strength the way I see it; that it will draw in new/lapsed players and thus expand the franchise's reach.
Last edited by curl-6 - on 02 June 2018
