EVERYTHING WRONG WITH POKEMON SWORD & SHIELD (So Far)

[@DistantKingdom]

Did I miss anything? 👀

[@goldxperiencerequiem]

hi

[@drag7405]

I don't think so

[@chocolatelover19]

No I like your video's I will be watching you!

[@dr.emmettbrown5345]

No...you actually even pointed some stuff out I didnt see

[@ChReNiC]

A point japanese twitter seemed to keep making is that because of how drastic and unexpected the decision to remove pokémon was, Game Freak should release the full Galar dex to the public so that people who're buying the game (specially those who preordered) know if their favorites are actually in. Don't know if that counts.

[@unsungangel7269]

Me:”finally a mainline Pokémon game on a home console. They can finally push the boundaries further than they ever have” GF:”No...I don’t think we will”

[@enrichettagolisano7876]

Gf: we don't do that here

[@BustedZ2]

dude that was exactly what I thougth, I was heartbroken. To look at pokemon S/S and then look at dragon quest XI, warframe, or the witcher 3 running on the switch just makes me sad

[@lord_khufu]

Because they’re freak

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

@@BustedZ2 7 Months late but that Witcher comment didn't age well and probably wasn't great at the time lol. Everything else is accurate but the Switch running the Witcher 3 is a nightmare.

[@hoogis]

Gf: its rewind time

[@andri7037]

I'm crying at how truly AMAZING this game could've been,.the Wild area is a huge missed opportunity. We could've had the option of climbing trees to catch maybe wild grookeys. We could've had the option to ride our pokemons instead of using an horrible multitask bike. It could've been so cool if, just like you said, different species of pokemons had different interactions with the world and you, like Snorlaxes sleeping, ghost pokemon appearing behind you at any time, fire pokemon burning grass or trees if you annoyed them, Thunder type pokemons messing up your bike if you got close to them, flower inspired pokemons disguising as flowers. Being able to get friendly with a pokemon for a short time by maybe offering it berries, and this could make you able of riding it or interacting with him in cool ways. Hearing wild pokemons ROAR if angry. Having wild pokemons attacking you with actual moves if you annoyed them (could be just flamethrower for fire types, thunderbolt for thunder types and on and on) Such a missed opportunity, disappointed

[@v0canon]

Those ideas are so cool! It could have been like the Safari zone, but in 3D and with way more fun options! Too bad it's actually not this way.. :{

[@donathan2933]

GOJISAMA I fucking hate this game

[@Diamond-zc9jw]

@@donathan2933 this game does not worth 60$

[@donathan2933]

Diamond this game don’t even deserve to be on something as innovative as the Switch

[@Diamond-zc9jw]

true

[@TheRealDismantler]

This is just rushing a game out because “oh we don’t have a Pokémon game this year.” Jesus Christ, I would’ve accepted a 2 year delay over this.

[@PhoenixAce]

Leonard Byrne damn you speak for yourself and stop denying evidence

[@drewsnider7352]

If we’re trying to be factual they’re just meeting a merchandising quota If you wanna boycott the entirety of Christmas that’d do more to hurt them than not buying their game

[@opadrip]

@@drewsnider7352 Not an excuse. They can choose to delay a game for a few years to fix it, and people will still buy merch no matter what.

[@drewsnider7352]

opalander The issue is a new release ties heavily to merchandising and if they don’t release the game they also have to put merchandise on the back burner, merchandise they’ve already made and intend to sell by Christmas for max profit I’m not saying I like what they’re doing but that’s just what they’re doing, filling a quota

[@Erfeearchives]

Even though you would've accepted it (and so would i), the majority of this shitty, whiney fandom wouldn't have that. No matter what, people will always complain about ANY Pokémon game that comes out. They say it's shit, but proceed to buy and play it anyway. The only Pokémon game that I cannot stand AT ALL and still refuse to play is X & Y, but everyone knows why that game is a flop. Yes gamefreak are cutting corners, but in the process getting quicker games. There's no pleasing everyone

[@--Paws--]

This critique sounds like it was made today, a few days after the game came out. The analysis still holds true to what to the content of the game.

[@getthegoons]

Crown Tundra, which may or may not be the last DLC (it's not 100% clear) just came out a few months back. All of this is still pretty valid.

[@ShampooSalesman]

1 year later still valid GF stopped giving a shit about there game. Hopefully arceus and the remakes are better.

[@getthegoons]

Arceus came out. Old pokemon still use the same animations, there's a handful of new ones, flying pokemon look like ass when they move away from you because they dropped to like 15 fps New battle system is a mixed bag at best, I've lost a lot of mons to people starting unexpected battles and they're running 3 pokemon at once that are all faster than my lead so it just takes 3 hits and dies instantly. Tying stats to random drops is some OG Destiny level bullshit game design, and they have less than 300 mons in the game (I'd argue effectively even less because most pokemon evolve at least once so it's effectively one mon for the price of 3 but no one else ever brings that point up?) Basically 1 step forward, right onto a Rake Sideshow Bob style

[@nina9346]

Not to mention all the hand-holding in the game, no need for an exp share, getting free heals from NPCs after one battle. It's like they dumbed down the game

[@legoferrari14]

At least the nurse trainers both made sense AND were placed in appropriate spots mid-dungeon most of the time.

[@nina9346]

@@legoferrari14 hahah "most of the time"

[@legoferrari14]

@@nina9346 Well in black and White they were usually reserved for a dungeon midpoint or the last room before the end of dungeon rival/N fight.

[@somerandomwizard5799]

And it’s too easy! I don’t know if this is the norm because sword is my only Pokémon game, but one mediocre grinding session at the wild area was all I did and I oneshot everything until the third gym. And that exp sharing, let me tell you it’s way to easy to get a garydos

[@nina9346]

@@somerandomwizard5799 Nah it's not the norm at all they made the game way too easy this time. If you go back and play the original gameboy color games there's a huge difference in difficulty

[@edwardhopkins3254]

Dynamax is one of the most uninteresting concepts I've ever seen.

[@dumonga9594]

Because kids like COOL and BIG

[@clashbydaylight3002]

Edward Hopkins You know what would have been really cool lol? If Pokemon turned so microscopic that you need a microscope to see them in battle and they’d be cell versions of themselves (kind of like Zygarde cells) fighting against each other. Idk an idea I had for a little while.

[@JuanPablo-wq8br]

I believe it would had been a better mechanic: ALLOW EVOLUTION, NO MEGA - EVOLUTION, NORMAL EVOLUTION INSIDE THE COMBATS.

[@minhngoctran7271]

Too much pandering to kid these days, and they treat kids as id they are retards

[@MMalke]

Pokemon moved one step closer to being a generic JRPG. We have giant mechas (Dynamax Pokemon), colored spiky hair, and a sword Pokemon (I bet someone wanted to make it a Katana).

[@Talia_Foxx]

"Whenever you want to go fast or surf, you have to equip the clown suit against your will, turning you from a Chad Trainer into to Turbo Virgin." LMFAO

[@jumpman9141]

From "gotta catch em all" to "gotta catch what I'm allowed"

[@rorydoyle9983]

Oh no, its a nightmare

[@BallistikaGames]

Lol this is now my favorite comment on youtube xD

[@birdbiddness]

Jumpman 91 gotta catch what they feel like animating

[@nootthezero5508]

The game isn't lazy pokemon games never got famous for their graphics or animatoins they got famous for there rpg play style

[@Magma09]

Meh the limited pokemon is not that bad for me,the thing i hated the most is how some of the pokemon animations isn't even moving.Like Wailord for example, he's supposed to be a whale pokemon but the dynamax is even more little than some other dynamax pokemons.

[@DanielSoulja]

"Who cares about National Dex or reused animations?" " *Cause we have 100 different currys* "

[@neppyneppynepu]

***151

[@JustaDislikeButton]

@Crumbled Cookie 51506 too late he's that guy

[@Dakodyyy]

and milcery forms

[@trafalgarlawtism]

And now 9 new Pikachu cause we all need more Pikachu

[@professionalidiot1156]

@@trafalgarlawtism and a fat Pikachu

[@praisedwvorm7695]

I always laugh so hard after seeing the winguls's models rotate

[@Ghms-go4pj]

They T-pose more than White Diamond.😂😂

[@DeathnoteBB]

Ghms00987 I mean, they’ve always done that. That’s how they fly. Even in the anime. Granted they probably used to flap some but their wings have always done that.

[@Ghms-go4pj]

@@DeathnoteBB I see your point and I do know that Wingull flies like that in gen 6 and 7 but... This isn't the 3ds anymore, Nintendo Switch is the strongest Nintendo console so far, and seeing them static like that feels... lifeless, I mean, the game has some good things, I fell in love with the Scorbunny line and Corviknight, but these games could have been so much better than they are.

[@dakota6885]

@@DeathnoteBB yes, but that's when they actually fly. these wingull hover in place without flapping their wings. it looks awful.

[@whothou]

@@DeathnoteBB see fans like you are the absolute worst yo... Y'all suck up to companies you like non-stop and accept mediocrity... That's literally how you end up with fall out 76 years and years of fans accepting half baked software...

[@dondopyrocanto1530]

1. Starters look so bad in their final evolution, will be my first time not joining a starter. 2. Mega Evolution was the best out of Pokemon, and they stupidly remove it for some awful copy of Giant Bowser. 3. Half of the Dex is gone, so as half of the best Pokemon out there. 4. A clishit storyline, probably could've done better like BW. 5. What's the point of playing in the post-game? P.S. I hope they should not do this in the generation 4 remakes.

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

To be honest when I finally found about the Gala's starter Pokemon's final evolve form I was a bit disappointed because I prefer the other designs shown on goggle and on KZbin about three months ago. Grookey's final evolve form is a version of a female monkey amazon warrior, Scorbunny's final evolve form is really cool and Sobble final evolve form version between a lizard/chameleon is very impressive. Shame it didn't happen because If i choose Grookey then it's Final evolve form of a Female warrior monkey would suit me and give Infernape a run for it's money. If you're still confuse to what I'm talking about then have a look on google image or on KZbin for the description that I've been describing.

[@FlaringStardust]

@@kerrygligorovic9758 I may not be who you were asking but I think I can still give a reasonable response. People are expecting Gen 4 remakes because of a general pattern shown throughout recent years. We've been getting a new gen then a remake before another new gen; this happened in Gen 3, 4 6 and 7/8 (I'm honestly not too sure which of these LGPE is) with a probable explanation for it not being in Gen 5 being BW2 basically being new games, albeit in the same region. Regardless, with the way remakes have been released so far, Gen 4 remakes seem inevitable. Of course there's no evidence but it's a very reasonable belief.

[@christiangarcia7625]

You stupid, uncultured swine. You have no idea what you're talking about. Its Giga Bowser smh. Never disrespect him again like that.

[@7mmdy562]

The tms are lame i wish for gen 4 remakes to have better tms

[@andresreynoso7254]

Denzi Norski also online

[@lifeisanenigma213]

The game came out and nothings changed. Well, except the lag before the battle; there’s no more of that but ya everything else is the same.

[@shevrett2658]

Apologists: iT wIlL gEt fIxEd sOoN

[@lifeisanenigma213]

Sad Cat LOL

[@lifeisanenigma213]

Leonard Byrne meOw

@@lifeisanenigma213 That was actually funny

[@lifeisanenigma213]

Leonard Byrne thanks :)

[@JVisser1990]

This is what a cash grab looks like.

[@eastwaters4082]

Only way for GF to save their asses is if they actually admit they rushed half-ass content for a cash grab. Have some dignity.

[@lennyface2586]

Indeed

[@drewsnider7352]

lol they’ve pulled this shit since they realized their merchandise sells more than the games, stop pretending this is new

[@crypticbeast1013]

KingM why tf would you buy something without knowing what the finished product is like?

[@LeaderPenguin]

Hey it’s July 2020 and the National Dex is coming back But ya gotta pay for it. So yes, this is a cash grab.

[@kalisahhhh]

In the wild area flying types should come flying down from the sky to peck at the ground, grass types could be out sunbathing on clear days, bug types scurrying about out of grass and flowers... honestly there is so much room for creativity.

[@Wipple.]

yeah! also ghost Pokémon could maybe suddenly spears with a goshtly effect behaind you at night! or other poekmon teleport close to you maybe, try to attack you cause you are a human, or maybe alwasy scape from you! there are a lot of good ideas!

[@cereal1629]

@@Wipple. Perhaps they could do what Level-5 did to Noko in the first Yo-Kai Watch: have the Pokémon run away after you get close to it. After chasing it for a while without catching up to it, it successfully runs away. They could execute this perfectly with Dunsparce.

[@cc-cl9zz]

Ground types could maybe have a digging animation coming out of the ground

[@ChampionPlagueNexus]

That would be too much for gamefreak to do. Considering how lazy they are reusing animation and models from previous games. What is this, Bethesda.

[@shevrett2658]

Smash ultimate: Everyone is here! Pokemon: Nope only some of them are here and we’re not going to tell you which ones are

[@stevenwolfe3610]

everyone except waluigi

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

@@stevenwolfe3610 He's an assist trophy, just like his Daddy before him and his Daddy before him. He will never aspire to be a playable character.

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

omar عمر Or maybe I was trying to motivate him to prove me wrong. ;)

[@ItsMe-bt4tm]

Pokemon: We got Curry.

[@OmegaDragonGaming]

You can thank the Pokemon fans and their reactions to Pokemon Let's Go being a thing in 2018

[@RobotHunter1234]

why does the male protagonist have a brick for a backpack

[@imoved2317]

Ikr?

[@nethascotx24]

As a male I confirm that I do keep a brick as a backpack with me at all times

[@kobidenatale9648]

I agree, as a male. Bricks are a beautiful method of storage

[@SrFlink]

Confirm, as a male the back-bricks are really good backpacks despite the fact they aren't backpacks

[@nguyeninhtri1155]

As a male, carrying a brick around is especially handy for "emergencies" where you need to "sleep powder" someone.

[@imaginaryidiot]

10:20 "Whenever you want to go fast, or surf, you have to equip the clown suit against your will, turning you from a chad Trainer into a Turbo-virgin" Simply amazing

[@cthulhubecausewhynot1182]

From Thad to Wizard

[@jaqcarter]

A fellow Penguin fan

[@EarthUPC]

yeah those suits are fekin laaaaaaame wish they had an option against it who carries around a flipping leotard in there bag ready for a bike ride? just give us a helmet if you must.

[@Valetic6]

I totally missed that 😂

[@benyshubenbub7665]

Uh, you guys know they did that in gen 7 too right?

[@Gigabarto]

everything went down hill when Game freak felt the need to implement a stupid gimmick every new generation

[@russellcavallo9923]

Mega Evos were amazing though. That was literally the only good thing about XY, however. Z-moves are cool too. But dynamax just sucks.

[@Alex-ur7gk]

@@russellcavallo9923 Yeah agreed, Mega's were great but I think dynamax is a major stepdown

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Mega evolution was the best thing that has ever happened to Pokemon and its like they can turn super sayain like Goku in Dragon Ball and Z-moves are good as well giving all Pokemon a powerful move and others a special powerful move.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Harrison Klebold Z-moves aren't really a insta win.

[@boiwifeyasmr4U]

Gen 2? Really?

[@figs-oliomedley]

I didn't know the scaling was that bad holy shit

[@AtelierRobu]

The fact that some fan games are giving more respect and care to the world of Pokémon than the actual devs is probably the most aggravating thing to me about all this.

[@skelskeleton]

crystal clear comes to mind, you know, an actual open world game

[@Ascyndaeon]

Even just some of the spinoff games even do better than GF. They definitely don't seem to care at this point XD

[@tyoity]

Yeah i like insurgence better than the new generation games

[@rennycepeda6576]

Pokemon Reborn easily beats this

[@subliminallover5714]

Actually the main team(game freak team that was working on Pokemon for years) is right now making a new game so the sword and shiel is from the second team.I think main team thought “they already have assets they can’t fuck up” but oh boy they were wrong

[@creeeamy7133]

"Good lord what is happening in there!" "Pokemon in the overworld" "Pokemon in the overwold? In 3d, in this game localized entirely in this area?" "Yes!" "May I walk with my pokemon?" ".....No"

[@djchat4127]

Walking with pokemon is shit

[@dominickperez2952]

@@djchat4127 So is your opinion

[@RevenantZavier]

@@djchat4127 Digimon games let you do it. Why not Pokemon? I would KILL to be able to look at my Pokemon and talk to them like in HeartGold/SoulSilver.

[@JoseFranco9]

Got the reference of steamed hams.

[@vanafsossfigokolarios5181]

@@RevenantZavier because pokemon is handled by gamefr-EA-k

[@metashade4218]

Somewhat unpopular opinion, but after Sword & Shield, I think GameFreak needs to take a break from releasing mainline Pokemon games, at least give it a 3 to 4 year break. Because hear me out, from 2008 to 2019, GameFreak has been pumping out mainline Pokemon games very frequently, almost annually, to the point where they're not giving the games that much time to develop or further polish their games, whether it be them pumping out a new gen, a slightly different version of the same gen or a remake of a previous gen. I think GameFreak really needs to slow down a bit & take their time in making their Pokemon games more polished & more developed, especially since they're now dealing with a more powerful Nintendo console such as the Switch. Not to mention I noticed some fans are starting to get a little burnt out on Pokemon, which I seriously don't blame those fans. Like come on do we really need to see a core Pokemon game every single year? Do people want Pokemon to become the next Call of Duty? because I sure as hell don't want to see that happen.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Meta Shade No, give Pokemon to someone else and let them do the work so Gamefreak can relax and take a break until they feel like they are ready or let that company have Pokemon so they can be responsible with the franchise and give care to it unlike Gamefreak.

[@kazoorion7993]

@@xlbthedemigod5662 Genius Sonority SERIOUSLY need to make the main game series as they already were experiented with games like Pokemon Colosseum, Gale of Darkness and even Battle Revolution.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Kazoorion I would let that company do that and you are right about them.

[@Vince0]

@@kazoorion7993 Genius Sonority is not the same as it was. Most of the people were fired after PBR failed on the Wii and were employed by Game Freak. It currently counts 22 employes

[@kazoorion7993]

@@Vince0 So bacicly you're saying that Game Freak's employees are limitting Genius Sonority employee's creative freedom despite the fact that they now work in the same company. Really sad if you ask me.

[@wockytalkie8352]

Let’s not forget the H I G H Q U A L I T Y A N I M A T I O N S

[@centosa6636]

Ah yes the roaster

[@jasanetwinn6709]

@ by pointing out the issue

[@jasanetwinn6709]

@and that's not a bad thing

[@jasanetwinn6709]

@ you can criticize the same thing because guess what they still haven't fixed it

[@iiOmarSP]

"Some people unironically use Wingull's dex entry as a reason to defend Game Freak" Here's a better reasoning: you do know what gliding means right? to MOVE smoothly and CONTINUOUSLY along. And if you really want to get technical: This mode of flight involves flying a significant distance horizontally compared to it's descent and therefore can be distinguished from a mostly straight downward descent like with a round parachute. Wingull right here, is literally lacking every condition for it to be considered as either gliding or gliding flight, no movement, no air, he isn't going downward and then upward to gain speed, nothing simplification doesnt work if it doesn't retain what characterized the original this, and it's not even slightly swaying, its literally just standing there hovering, even Pokémon Let's Go didn't tho that, they really can't just make him bend his wings even thou they are trying to convince us they got overworked on animations, and had to cut content because of that? In other words, there are people who go as far as using a Pokédex entry to justify laziness because it "matches" when they don't even know the difference between gliding and hovering. -thanks to a friend of mine who wrote that

[@azure.6874]

SAY IT LOUDER!

[@TaiSupreme]

Pretty accurate, surprisingly there are no Gf blind fanboys here, maybe it just proves your argument is pretty good, good work on showing them the truth even while being respectful

[@iiOmarSP]

@@TaiSupreme if they want to enjoy the game regardless of what people say about it since *its reveal*, then they have every right to do so. But on the other hand, we have every right to complain about it; because we want a better product that would appeal to the fans old and new, AND attract new people to it. (P.S: saying it's a kids game to excuse anything is irrelevant since kids themselves dislike the game and question why "Nintendo" would allow such product to be like this.)

[@MJ-oi6ul]

Tell Joe merrick!

[@TaiSupreme]

@@MJ-oi6ul Why should he?

[@shinostwin]

Instead of thanos snapping the pokemon, maybe they shoulda snapped whoever made these executive decisions

[@dbooth3975]

They the ones doing the snapping.

[@dbooth3975]

I should point out that alarmingly, Satoshi Tajiri himself seems indifferent to the fact that they are turning the games in the total opposite direction that the idea he had for it back when he first pitched it to Nintendo. I remember hearing someone joke that Masuda has him locked in a basement so he(Masuda) can control the franchise, but I'm starting to believe that.... I just can't bring myself to believe that Tajiri is in favor of these changes

[@dansmith1494]

D Booth Then Masuda needs to go.

[@tahdaaa6191]

I’m pissed there aren’t any mega evolutions

[@dbooth3975]

@@tahdaaa6191 Arent we all? (Please ignore the salty people who hated on megas, I'm not including salt in this)

[@zex4284]

-"Wingull rides updrafts rising from the sea by extending its long and narrow wings to glide. This Pokémon's long beak is useful for catching prey. " -"It soars on updrafts without flapping its wings. It makes a nest on sheer cliffs at the sea’s edge." -"It makes its nest on a sheer cliff at the edge of the sea. It has trouble keeping its wings flapping in flight. Instead, it soars on updrafts." As we can read, the Pokédex states that Wingull can glide BUT only in updrafts near the sea, the Pokédex says nothing about Wingull floating at low altitude in the middle of the fields. Basically the Pokédex doesn't justify those floating Wingulls.

[@DistantKingdom]

Exactly. Truly one of the worst excuses I have ever seen

[@arantem2809]

@@DistantKingdom Butterfree and Wingull should've switched places in the overworld, that would solve all the nitpicking about this topic

[@kazoorion7993]

Sometimes the Pokedex contradicts itself.

[@maryamlendar1359]

@@arantem2809 shut up whiney deffender

[@maryamlendar1359]

@@jcvrants did you see the bottom comment?

[@spoopzreal1]

Dude he literally said, “I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed”

[@gijsvanderplas6027]

he's a mother in diquise

[@_M_4]

So basically, Dynamax Pokemon aren't very _dynamic._ *_Oh, the irony..._*

[@autobotstarscream765]

What makes them "dynamic" is probably their spontaneity and transience, as it adds sudden momentary bits of variety. Here today, gone in 3 turns...

[@Troll_vs.]

@@autobotstarscream765 and not to mention its the same model just bigger and tinted. Also it looks like the big zmoves( basically just zmoves) look like the same attack animation of the normal version

[@kidomni5283]

Marcelo Guerrero Your PFP goes well with this statement. XD

[@stanpunt]

1:09 "the dislike bar got dynamaxed" IM DEAD BRO LMFAO

[@Blackmage456]

Omg steelix still floats in the overworld? Come on gamefreak. Also can we actually have phanphy/donphan actually use rollout with their models instead of the rock/boulder model. Geez

[@Castersvarog]

At least steelix has been seen floating such as in stadium and Pokemon ranger. But now that animation doesn't look very good

[@SSL_2004]

Steelix has always been able to float, it even does so in the anime, but that doesn't excuse the animation for being so. . . Stilted.

[@edwardrobinson5470]

Yes. Actually curl in a ball and roll. That's what I really like about the anime. I think Phanpy is really cute Pokemon either way.

[@ATM9318]

Nah, that won't happen. Making Phanpy/Donphan have a custom Rollout animation would take effort

[@edwardrobinson5470]

@@ATM9318 ok

[@IlyanaFan]

It seems like Sword and Shield were originally meant to be a 3DS game...

[@Hellbro360]

I really doubt that

[@drag7405]

@@Hellbro360 I wouldn't seeming sword and shield looks like a upscaled 3ds games with a lot of things.

[@afonso1816]

If you play monster hunter stories on the 3ds youll see that it is indeed possible that a game like this was made for 3ds

[@Cklert]

Doubt it, Sun and Moon was already giving the FPS on the 3DS a hard time.

[@drag7405]

@@Cklert that's because game freak just sucks at optimizing their games because even let's go lagged when the switch should be able to handle that game at 60fps

[@DustyTheKitty]

Really hits hard having spent years EV and IV training hundreds of pokémon, thousands of in-game hours grinding and hundreds more making notes for movesets, only to have what should be the next leap forward in a franchise I've enjoyed since I was a kid just break both it's legs and it's neck. At least when we had to make the sacrifice from gen 2 to 3 it was justifiable that the data wouldn't be compatible between GB and GBA, it was ultimately worth it but this? There is no real reason for it, it adds nothing positive to the players experience. At this point I think Nintendo really need to have other developers work on the core series of Pokémon, because gamefreak seam to have lost their passion and drive as a whole since X and Y.

[@alienxotic5028]

Relatable

[@kazoorion7993]

@Pyro Flare I think they are indeed joking. XD Btw I really love your icon. Shiny Tsareena is one of my favorites.

[@maryamlendar1359]

@@Ballislife32 uhhh no idiot mario games are for children what do you say about that?

[@janinmarquez-medina6265]

@G Tuesday hmm you actually make it more convincing a new studio outside of TPC should work on it... seems like the parent company is the problem.. as a parent you gotta guide your kids in the right direction otherwise even new ones will conntinue going the wrong path

[@SSL_2004]

You could still complete the Gen 3 National Dex anyway via external games like Coliseum, besides Let's Go, which despite being main series, is still very clearly a subset of games (similar to 2D Marios and 3D Marios), this is quite literally the first, and so far only Pokemon duo to not allow you to complete the National Dex.

[@Jira_the_Dragonborn]

I don't see sword and shield as a main game. Pokemon fan games have more grace. Game Freak could try putting out a suggestion box for their website for any tips on how to make their game better.

[@ShinyKelp]

Insurgence ftw

[@antiamourshiper8477]

Game freak doesn't want to hired more graphic designers to save money since their greedy.

[@Jira_the_Dragonborn]

@@antiamourshiper8477 true. They're basically going down the Disney route.

[@DrawnToast]

@@ShinyKelp there are better ones out there too.

[@hobodefender3476]

Hell, Sega hired a few fans and those fans released what is now the most well received Sonic game to date. So maybe Game Freak should consider looking into some of their fans while they still have them. Not the white knights... They're not doing anyone favors.

[@atraxian5881]

13:20 9k °C wouldn't just vaporize water, but would turn pretty much all matter near Macargo into plasma, killing everything in a relatively big radius either by heat, pressure or radiation (almost twice as hot as the Sun's surface)... Not to mention Gardevoir being capable of making black holes...

[@KotagMaster]

So that explain the hollow, emotionless player character in the games. Looking at shedinja's back during battle got their soul stolen... right?

[@autobotstarscream765]

The infamous Pokédex entry for Magcargo seems to be off by a power of *10* due to an accidental extra 0. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYbUp3SOj5mAjsk

[@Sh4dow8888]

And despite evaporating water before it could even make contact, it's still 4x weak to water

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@Sh4dow8888 If they really want to stand by Magcargo being 18,000°F instead of obviously being 1,800°F, and vaporizing all water before it can reach it, they *at least* need to change its Ability to Desolate Land.

[@SSL_2004]

The Pokedex isn't even consistent with their own fake information. Somehow Magikarp can both leap a mountain. . . "A Magikarp living for many years can leap a mountain using Splash. The move remains useless, though." - Platinum And can only jump a pathetic 7 ft maximum. . . "An underpowered, pathetic Pokémon. It may jump high on rare occasions, but never more than seven feet." - Gold If you're going to make fake information, at least stay consistent!

[@fromthestreet1969]

"Turning you from a chad trainer into a turbo virgin" XD i'm dying

[@donathan2933]

fromthe street 😂

[@GARU7x]

During the video, the SWSH footage suddenly looked a lot worse after you showed footage from DQXI and BoTW lmao

[@DistantKingdom]

Ikr - I got the same impression when watching it over xD

[@dannykazari]

DQXI looks so beautiful and colorful, and then when Pokémon came on again I just thought “wait no, go back to that game please...”

[@plazmatter]

Right keep nitpicking.

[@El-Iks]

@@plazmatter How in the fuck is that nitpicking? You know that the graphics are one of the important things that makes a game great. So stop these bad excuses and please for the love of God open your eyes and stop supporting this garbage company

[@GARU7x]

It's not even nitpicking. Fire Emblem Three Houses looks like garbage too but it does SO much to move the series forward that people completely overlook that fact. The only interesting part of SWSH is the wild area and it is so half-assed that doesn't even come close to justifying everything else.

[@aladdict727]

Damn I did not notice the scaling. They’ve massacred my tyranitar 😢

[@TheNadroj10]

I know right smh. Mantine for example is a big Pokémon, see Pokémon stadium 2 for example but the scaling or lack there of in these new games make him look the same size of pikachu

[@scheve1994]

Tinyranitar

[@Ch1l1C0nCarnag3]

You think T-tar was done dirty? Look up Sun and Moon's Wailord. Wailord was fucking butchered.

[@ceejay607]

Who cares, they slaughtered my Nidoking.

[@sreenaths6829]

The scaling was already god awful in SM. For example, Blue's Aerodactyl looked like Zubat.

[@fives9880]

Distant kingdom uploads, Everyone to S&S: *How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man.*

[@xBlaster]

LMAO

[@kazoorion7993]

Masuda: I love money.

[@kazoorion7993]

@Tom The Fish Same. I will just stick to the old games like Leaf Green and Emerald.

[@justp0w3r154]

Kazoorion y'know that's a good idea. Let's all play GOOD Pokémon games instead of Sw/Sh. I'm gonna play Pokémon White Version this year.

[@frozenvoltz6739]

@@justp0w3r154 Same but il be playing white 2

[@bylethmain574]

GamefrEAk: “50% less Pokemon for you, 50% more money for us!”

[@B-Man-69]

And 0% new mega evolutions. Sad. So so sad.

[@flainfan]

+Descartes' Apparition Good luck getting people to take you seriously with that kind of attitude.

[@Error-7-0-7]

@Descartes' Apparition No, more people did not work on it. Literally less people worked on it, they split up the teams so one works on Pokemon and the other one works on Town. If it was the full team they would have been able to put the whole Pokedex.

[@bylethmain574]

@Descartes’ Apparition Uh... no. GamefrEAk split their team to work on Little Town Hero. There are less people working on Pokémon this time.

[@despair8181]

@Descartes' Apparition yea....you're the reason why they continue to chuck out garbage cause people like you will still eat it up regardless, like how the first pokemon you mention is garbador rofl.

[@MrSuperAJ]

It feels like every game with a good reputation is being used as a money grabbing cash machine. It makes me furious and sad. I want games to be as good they could be without being half baked and milked for what it´s worth.

[@danielwilkinson7726]

Apart from Kerbal space program2

[@earljoevincentnacion7801]

I totally agree

[@jackbones309]

That's the honest truth

[@blockEdragon]

The industry is in the toilet.

[@PinheadLarry-lc9wi]

Legend of Zelda games are usually consistent in quality

[@hoaryu]

RIP childhood dream of having a game with multiple regions and tons of pokemon to catch. Hell, RIP in general.

[@niclasneziru1854]

HGSS released ten years ago, you know that?

[@niclasneziru1854]

@Sebastian Ramirez Dude i am literally waiting for a post-Gen 6 remake of Crystal that will never ever happen. Don't talk to me about disappointment

[@niclasneziru1854]

@Sebastian Ramirez I would even like a frame-by-frame remake of HGSS with Gigantamax forms and other autistic gimmicks but the problem is we'll probably get a Let's Go Marill & Togepi that's just as oversimplified and shallow as Pikachu & Eevee

[@angryorchard7185]

RIP Pokemon the day Pokemon Go became a hit

[@kaela-kae]

Honestly, for the gen 4 remakes, just make it a 2d game (like the original style of DPPt). Add the first four regions of Pokémon in it, with some new areas/features in each, and you’ll have the ultimate Pokémon game.

[@fives9880]

The next Pokémon game is just going to cut even more Pokémon and have them t-pose with no animation at all.

[@moonbound6478]

I'd actually find T posing pokemon enjoyable, now if I had to pay money for it that's a different story

[@slim_mck3486]

master run that’s a stretch

[@insert_name_here5335]

Gen nine features: No random encounters or overworld pokemons, it's just the trainer t posing for 10 hours

[@neptune9647]

*"Well. For our next Pokémon game. We've decided to go back to our 2D, black and white, origins."*

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

I wouldn't be surprised if Gamefreak got rid of abilities again.

[@Laterose15]

Megas: Amazing redesigns that don't break the meta and increase player choices Z-Moves: Flashy moves on the level of Limit Breaks/Mystic Artes, but with none of the same requirements or tactics Dynamax: WE MADE THEM REALLY BIG

[@donathan2933]

Laterose15 I miss Z moves and Mega Evolutions 😢

[@door1852]

@@donathan2933 z moves was just one gen ago

[@joshuakolton9955]

I’ve never been more excited to not purchase a game.

[@miss_thing1737]

IKR

[@isayrandomthings680]

Wow that's so great of you

[@xxo5294]

You still gona buy it let’s be real

[@miss_thing1737]

@@xxo5294 Nope

[@kazoorion7993]

@@xxo5294 Where did you hear that lie?

[@maxg2335]

“Wingull makes sense if you read the pokedex” If Gamefreak doesn’t think the pokedex is important enough to properly have in the game then I don’t think it’s important enough to use as a point of argument.

[@maryamlendar1359]

And the pokedex dosn't even actauly justifie it

[@theepicoshawott]

I now have a new defense

[@timmyreobed5043]

Every time I see this asinine excuse, I point out how Vibrava’s Pokedex entry states that it’s wings are underdeveloped and it can’t fly for extended periods, yet in all the 3D games it flies effortlessly in all its models.

[@theepicoshawott]

Someone tried comparing a fire breathing badger (typhlosion) to wingull not needing to flap its wings

[@theepicoshawott]

@@onlytrueway8742 Ah yes, the true way to prove you're right, tell us to move on then insult us for having standards. I thought anyone, at least a person with a pokemon for a profile picture would understand why this would be important to some. To us, the games look sub-par. To you, they might not, but that isn't important because you are only trying to impede us getting a product we would more naturally gravitate towards. Don't respond with "well it looks great" because I don't care for that. You're still fighting against the common interest. So be quiet, and if Sword and Shield tanks, and GF listens to what we want, you can thank us for a better game. You won't change our minds, especially with insults, so just calm down and let us be upset. Just let the storm will pass, and you won't have to worry about this game ever again. And neither will we.

[@parkzy2920]

As long as you can tell they're going for a gimmick in a pokemon game in my opinion that gimmick will never be as good as mega evolution.

[@j.436]

Yep mega evolution is one of the best ideas ever made by game freak its hard to top it

[@leviaringo6770]

Definitely. Makes every new gimmick looks stupid

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Parkzy 2 Agreed.

[@VhanchyShu]

Seriously. Why won't they just stick with mega evolutions. It's not like we're not asking for it.

[@frostywiktur8906]

I mean, mega evolutions were amazing but region-version of our old fellas are great gimmick too.

[@aschneider8912]

"Drones masquerading as birds" THE BIRDS WORK FOR THE BOURGEOISIE

[@LCancel]

THE BIRDS WERE REPLACED BY SPIES

[@thesnoms1492]

May I ask, "Bourgeoisie" is pronounced like Borschwasi right?

[@TheGamersState]

Gamefreak have been a mediocre developer since Pokemon X and Y, it's just that until now they had the excuse of only working with weak hardware.

[@xxstealerxx]

Wasnt even a valid excuse at the time because the 3ds was more than capable of handling decent graphics and rendering

[@skelskeleton]

the issue is that a lot of fans kinda went with this shit on the 3ds, but now that the switch is around and we have seen amazing games like BotW, gamefreak’s laziness is really obvious.

[@tanygio2789]

In this (and the 3ds') case, gamefreak's TERRIBLE coding played a big role in that, I feel. Having 8 models -or even 6 for double battles, shouldn't make the 3ds games lag as much as they do

[@dramamine755]

I really like USUM

[@matheusfreire2474]

Well ***k gamefreak

[@Daniel328DT]

I don't understand why Pokémon fans gets so defensive over criticism. If you are not happy with the product, do you just sit there and buy it anyway? I get the guy makes a bunch of these types of videos, but that doesn't invalidate this game of receiving criticism. Just some things to consider. I don't expect people stopping the hashtag spams, but be calm minded and respectful please before you type in the comments.

[@SMEARGLEX75]

also, criticism to them is the same to harassment

[@Daniel328DT]

@@SMEARGLEX75 I can understand the confusion around the controversy especially if you're just scrolling through social media and are unaware of the complaints GF has been receiving. Some people misuse hashtags as the means to go out and harass people online. So when someone is being more rational and smart about the situation and gives criticism, some of those fans will take it the wrong way and accuse them of harassment. I get that sometimes when I make a comment, and it's fine to correct them on it so long as you are being cool about it. It's very easy to get heated up over something this controversial especially since it's been going around for so long.

[@kazoorion7993]

Fanboys, as simple as that.

[@BigHailFan]

Gamefreak apologists are some of the biggest hypocrites.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

I don't call them fanboys, I call them Apologists.

[@Croissant90_]

Everything Sword and Shield does right: 7 Minutes Everything Sword and Shield does wrong: 16 Minutes

[@KenOfSoda]

I mean more bad than good. People just think the little good out weighs the many bad

[@slim_mck3486]

It’s the guys opinion. It isn’t the same for everyone. Personally if I made a video Everythingit does right: 11 minutes Everything it does wrong: 7 minutes. I’d wait till more info comes out to see what else I don’t like

[@kazoorion7993]

@@slim_mck3486 It really won't change anything anyway was the game will come in just three months.

[@slim_mck3486]

Kazoorion what wont change anything

[@henryknippling2408]

This channel is a joke.

[@jamestran7209]

I feel like they should've just waited an extra year to release the game. For the past 3 years now, they have been consecutively releasing pokemon games. They could've at least just chilled for a bit and took their time to make the game.

[@Mega-rw8mt]

That's impossible the tcg the anime and the games have to come out about the same time and getting a time for something to be shown on tv take's a LONG time

[@idman4081]

@@Mega-rw8mt You're absolutely right, and it's unreasonable to tell a company "Hey, please slow down your money making machine to let us enjoy it a little more", but think about the long run. If they show a lack of interest in making a better experience for players, and instead produce as fast as possible to make more money, they're going to lose players. Then it won't matter how fast they are, they won't be nearly as profitable as they were in their prime. I think they need to step back and realize that if they want a consistent player base and income from their work, they need better products, not more. TL;DR They should slow down tcg/main line games to make better games in the long run, or else they're just losing players.

[@Hellbro360]

Considering that Ultra Sun and Moon were basically the same game made by a different team and Let's Go was also made by a different team. They have been working on this for 3 years.

[@davidnagy364]

Or Just have two teams who make pokemon games this way each team have more time but it is just my opinion

[@dragonwing1982]

Tbh they should have not made let's go and instead used that time to make this.

[@TheJayeagle]

Oh hey look. I suddenly have 60 dollars available to buy Animal Crossing New Horizons.

[@Kevxtreme21]

Animal Crossing will always get my money lol, that team puts so much effort and love into that franchise

[@TheTexasDice]

I'm buying a Digimon game

[@Kevxtreme21]

@@TheTexasDice apparently the new ones aren't that bad. there porting them onto the switch but u can grab them for ps4 for like $20

[@TheGrandRevo]

I’m pissed it got delayed but tbh a delayed Nintendo game is usually GOTY material

[@Beefaroni_Bert]

"hello store clerk, 2 copies of animal crossing new horizons, for me and my fellow king here, only on the Nintendo switch, available march 2020"

[@hakpeth9292]

The scaling issue is what pisses me off the most.

[@chrisjackson6149]

God, same here. I feel like I could make my hardest attempt to forgive the animations and lack of ambition if at least they got the sizes right. They got it precisely right in Let's Go, so what's going on here? It feels like Dynamax and Gigantamax or whatever the hell is called is the primary culprit in so many of these disasters. They should've just added more mega evolutions alongside the pre-existing ones. This is an HD console and Wailord's still going to be smaller than the trainer characters, the GameCube games got this right as well as Battle Revolution. This is just sad.

[@DragoCubX]

Since I stopped caring about Sword/Shield after the devs answered "We don't care, and we won't in the future" in response to #BringBackNationalDex I didn't even notice/hear about the scaling issue. I actually, physically facepalmed when I saw it in this video - I've never done that in front of a video ever before...

[@emperortgp2424]

Tyranitar is one of my favorite pokemon and it looks so pathetic in battle now.

[@humanwreckage4563]

You're stretching with the art stuff man.

[@joshuapaes5914]

Nice to see you guys have your priorities in order

[@justsomejojo]

Hallway syndrome is one of two problems that made the Alola games very boring to me. Sure, there is a small number of hidden things, like the coast area or the ice cave on Mele Mele, but for the most part, it's "run to the goal". The other glaring issue the Alola games had was way too much talking. And I don't mean story, altough the story is way too bloated for what it is too. I mean characters literally explaining to you all a city has to offer in a long-winded cutscene before you even get to explore. This is something that made SM and USUM a chore to play and I don't expect GF to back down from that development, even if they suddenly included all Pokemon. Pokemon was conceived as a franchise for kids. Yet it was super successful without catering to them to an absurd degree. There was no babyface NPCs in Gen1 to 3, there was no "oh my god kids could never accomplish this" concerns from Gen1 to 4, with 4 including one of the most daunting falicities to complete. There was no need to make villains over-the-top goofy-looking until the 3DS era. Pokemon as a franchise tries to do focussed marketing harder every generation, when it doesn't have to to sell millions and it honestly drives me away from the franchise The dexit was a pretty big blow to my liking modern Pokemon, but overall, it served to me re-evaluating what I liked about Pokemon. I was an avid competitive player but I willingly scratched that because the generations that I enjoy playing are not the newest ones. It's everything from Gen1 to Gen5. Gen6 was great too, albeit it started the trend of way too much talking. So yeah, even if the dexit got revoked, I'd probably not be coming back at this point.

[@angryorchard7185]

Sun and Moon felt like the player was in a summer camp where everybody expects you to always follow the dots on the trail instead of letting you explore the less linear paths like in Ruby and Sapphire. For example, they have people blocking pathways until you complete a trial or do something instead of having a natural barrier like a Snorlax that's also conveniently part of the quest. It's like they're watching you the whole way making sure you don't deviate from the paths and it feels like they are also trying so hard to making a more powerful game more like it's predecessors in that, for example, you can get away with adding a million trees or small mountains to define pathways and give the game a nice normal background but these newer games try to emulate the same thing while failing to hide their intentions in a more normal-looking way, like by adding just darker green grass as a reason to prevent the player from walking on it.

[@Soniman001]

Bye

[@FrankUnderwoood]

I have the exact same feelings about this franchise. I love all Pokemon games from Gen 1 to Gen 5. Gen 6 was kind of a downhill for me, but still the idea of Megas and a very interesting remakes of Ruby and Saphirre made up for it to some extent. Gen 7 was worse, because it felt like an one, big tutorial instead of a game, and I didn't like the idea of Z-moves from the start. But still, I liked some Alola forms and the Battle Tree was an amazing idea for an endgame (still nowhere as close as the battle facilities from the previous games lol). Gen 8 honestly looks like a joke for me, in comparison to the previous games from this series, and the Pokemon designs are getting worse too. I guess that I will pass on the newer Pokemon games, because I feel like they lack that characteristic and unique depth, which was always making the Pokemon games so attractive for the players and fun. It's a shame that Pokemon games nowadays, look like a one, big marketing products, and they're getting more and more simple and bland.

[@Shinydrybones]

Welp, at least the player's character finally walks like they don't have wooden arms and legs.

[@blackbullet4254]

😂

[@gijsvanderplas6027]

yeah but they allways have a depressing look

[@Bloomkyaaa]

10:06 Nothing wrong with wearing a helmet while riding a bike, BUT there is absolutely 0 reason to change clothes. Ok, carry on.

[@DistantKingdom]

The helmet implies taking safety precautions but these trainers go in between 2 Godzilla sized Pokemon which implies extreme danger. Just thought it was ironic. Also the player should have the choice whether they wear a helmet or a hat. It should be up to them, not the developers And yes the clown suit is the nail in the coffin lol

[@Bloomkyaaa]

I get you, but I mean like in real life. Pokemon aren't real lol.

[@SMEARGLEX75]

@@Bloomkyaaa thats not the point, its the fact that rse's protagonist (brandon/may) can be a unit close to kyogre and groudons battle but not giving a shit about safety, yet swsh's protagonist wears a ridiculous get up when biking

[@Bloomkyaaa]

*JUST MAKE THE PROTAG WEAR A HELMET ENTIRE GAME FOR EXTRA SAFETY!!!* :D

[@mrsanguini5819]

DistantKingdom The only reason I can conceive for the whole helmet thing is kids. They probably wanted to make the game as kid friendly as possible adding helmets so children playing would do the same

[@4horsemenoftheapocalypse58]

If only gamefreak could catch up with the other RPG devs

[@yarc9]

Pokémon you can play Pokémon competitively other rpgs you can’t play the game competitively there just generic storytelling from start to finish

[@Blackvoid2me]

And yet other RPGs can't catch up in terms of sales.

[@Justin-fk6br]

@@yarc9 Umm, Dark Souls?

[@yarc9]

dark souls isn’t an rpg

[@kazoorion7993]

@@Blackvoid2me As if sales equal quality.

[@wikidwillbur5516]

I just want nintendo to take full control of the pokemon games so they can be actual games worth buying

[@OmegaDragonGaming]

They have a say in this, to be honest. However, Pokemon fans are so cutthroat about new mainline titles that we shunned a good game upon its reveal at E3. It has its glaring issues, but it's still gen one, and it's there to get Pokemon Go players to get back into Pokemon, which it did.

[@backbiter4775]

@@OmegaDragonGaming Pokemon Go was made for non pokemon fans as a money generator because kids would rather play mobile games due to low attention spans and little curiosity.

[@goremagician7972]

Back Biter was that sarcasm? I’m pretty sure Pokémon go wasn’t made for that reason

[@bathrobe4015]

GoreMagician 05 I believe that was a sentiment expressed by Masuda in response to being asked about X and Y’s lack of difficulty.

[@OmegaDragonGaming]

@@backbiter4775 Still, that's not the point. The point is we ended up rushing Gen 8 because of that E3 where we threw a fit about the games' reveal.

[@ThisisAlexsCorner]

unpopular opinion, Gamefreak wasn't ready for 3D and should have kept doing sprites.

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

To be honest, Gamefreak started making worse and worse games and decisions when they went to 3D. It's partially Nintendo's fault that they've gone this far since they are the ones trying to merge their home console and handheld markets (which WILL backfire on them).

[@Hellbro360]

That's a pretty popular opinion

[@theradicalginger3060]

This is Alex idk about that you gotta start somewhere they made the jump now they just gotta adjust

[@lo4tr]

I don't think the problem is at all in sprites vs 3d models. I think the problem is that Gamefreak has lazed about with doing anything with the Pokemon franchise for almost every generation and now, that they are directly attacking core aspects, people are finally realizing it. Remember, these are the same people who decided to cut out every beloved feature from earlier games for 'region variation'.

[@thomasontdeker]

i like the sprites more

[@bylethmain574]

At this point I'm pretty much done with Pokemon now. I'm not going to enjoy a game that doesn't have as much effort put into it as the previous games.

[@bugonboris6681]

Actually, the trees in Sword and shield look better than the ones in Sun and Moon. Not joking. Just go look at them.

[@TheAbsol7448]

Check out the Digimon games coming to Switch. Those look so sick.

[@bugonboris6681]

@@TheAbsol7448 Oh, are you talking to me?

[@TheAbsol7448]

@@bugonboris6681 Just pissed off fans in general.

[@bugonboris6681]

@@TheAbsol7448 Don't forget to buy Hello Kitty stuff while your at it, because Hello Kitty is the Second Highest Grossing franchise, and if it gains 15 Billion more dollars it will be above Pokémon. So all you need to do is to get a lot of people to buy Hello Kitty stuff. That is, if you think Pokémon no longer deserves to be the Highest grossing franchise.

[@paulnoell39]

I like how in May, I knew for sure I was buying whatever Pokémon game came out for the Switch, but now I know I’m not buying it. Crazy how wrong I was.

[@UmDevoto]

You just summarized life

[@parkingmeters2646]

perfect paul When you buy the game it will be very funny.

[@redguard1607]

@@parkingmeters2646 Since Pokemon Showdown exists, there is no incentive (for me personally) to buy the game apart from the game's story, which will probably be mediocre anyway.

[@kazoorion7993]

@@parkingmeters2646 Nah not really.

[@blackdot105]

@@parkingmeters2646 If I ever buy the game, it'll be second hand.

[@jbuggyps2]

They have a crap ton of money....this game can be Soo much better.....delay it!!!!!

[@slaytonrevelation7693]

As much as I would love to see it delayed and fixed, there are so many products set to simultaneously release that the pokémon company won't let them. Which is probably part of their plan to get people to stop buying core series games anyways

[@maestrojo]

Yeah, no way thats gonna happen. They're on a fixed schedule with merchandise, and the anime and the movies and all sorts of stuff, and even if they DO delay the game they'd need an additional 6-8 months at a minimum to fix the majority of the more glaring flaws to the game.

[@slaytonrevelation7693]

@@maestrojo you missed the perfect opportunity to say "galarian flaws"

[@maestrojo]

@@slaytonrevelation7693 lol funny thing is, I was thinking about it, but this is serious business. Its a travesty how much they've dropped the ball with this game.

[@goremagician7972]

Jesse McKowen maybe they just aren’t using their resources properly

[@AstraSight]

And I left the Pokemon franchise once it moved to Switch *plays Diamond and Soul Silver for the billionth time*

[@Nani-hf9pc]

Lmao bro. I always played pearl and heart gold.

[@NoSmoke1]

Gen 4 and Gen 5 were the golden years

[@majorasmask_8288]

LOL IT'S ME

[@sipscha]

Soon as I saw Haunter pop out the ground I wanted to smash my head against the wall

[@angryorchard7185]

for many reasons🤦‍♀️

[@lennartstockl5826]

@ghost boi as far as i know it can learn dig🤷‍♀️

[@pokemon_trainer_isaiah]

It’s a freaking ghost, Why would there be dirt effect when it. is. a. ghost

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

I saw that and I punched my wall.

[@toomy7007]

Well, Haunter is a ghost, so I guess it would make sense for it to go in and out of the dirt. *Sees Machoke pop out of the ground* *confused screaming*

[@katsukibakugou4095]

3:13 Also Pokemon: *hey look, the champions main pokemon is none other than a charizard*

[@joshuakim5240]

Fun fact: Sword/Shield will be the ONLY pokemon title where the champion doesn't have a region-debutted pokemon as their ace (ffs even Diantha at least mega-evolved her Gardevoir for a complete form change and stat overhaul and had all 5 other pokemon in her roster be gen6 pokemon).

[@margaretgoodwin5816]

And yet we have none for ourselves

[@katsukibakugou4095]

Margaret Goodwin wdym

[@margaretgoodwin5816]

@@katsukibakugou4095 You cant get the older pokemon.

[@Yuri-kh8wv]

@@joshuakim5240 Nope, Lance is. Also he don't even have a JOHTO mon in his team and have like 3 DRAGONITES, fucking lazy.

[@VeteranXGaming]

For the first time in 20+ years of me playing Pokemon, I think I'm going to skip this one (my very first video game was Pokemon Red). This "game" just looks and feels horrible, especially when compared to high quality games such as God of War, The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption II, Horizon Zero Dawn, Zelda BOTW, etc. Like, imagine if some of the studios behind those games could take a shot at making a Pokemon game, it would be incredible. This latest installment with Sword & Shield is the textbook example of stagnation and subpar effort, you hate to see it man..

[@Loki1900]

The Astute Titan DIN sun and Moon is the badest Game when you Buy that you can buy sw&sh

[@elderlyoogway]

+

[@NatePhan]

+Hussen Ahmed At least SM had all the Pokemon and didn't cost 50% more.

[@bobjeezorham7658]

Why would you compare Pokémon to God of War and Witcher III? There really isn't much similarity between them.

[@VeteranXGaming]

@@bobjeezorham7658 I'm not really doing that, I'm only speaking in hypotheticals. For example, let's imagine if the "studios" behind those games could "make" a Pokemon game. There's no doubt in my mind those games made would be incredible, especially when compared to the Sw&Sh crap we're seeing from Nintendo/GameFreak. That's all I'm saying.

[@thisrandomdude2880]

Yeah, didn't buy, and not planning to do so anytime soon. I'll buy pokemon games again when Game Freak gets its shit together.

[@krungle6303]

smash ultimate: everyone is here pokemon sword and shield: im boutta end my own career

[@tomfrost419]

Ultimate forgot waluigi and now sword and shield forgets most of the Pokemon

[@Majokodomo]

@@tomfrost419 At least Waluigi is still in as an assist trophy! Most of the Pokemon aren't even in as a cameo! -_-

[@tomfrost419]

Ixey5 true but if I were a Pokemon, I would not want to be in this game. But if I were waluigi I would want to be in dmash

[@randyramirez6095]

@@tomfrost419 i gotta admit, that's some really strong logic right there.

[@Whukariousprods]

@@tomfrost419 what? The pokemon not being in the game is the reason everyone is whining about it.

[@kinggangrel9520]

even Dragon Quest 9, which came out around 10 years ago on the Nintendo DS had different animations for almost every kind of monster. Some (ghosts, etc.) appeared out of nowhere, some others (plants, etc.) came out of the ground - it looked good and it made sense. A few years later, DQMJ2 came out for the DS aswell, featuring similar overworld monsters and a camera that was controllable throughout the entire game. Also, the scaling was on point with some boss monsters being up to 50, if not 100 times bigger than your own monsters. Meanwhile, a 90 billion dollar company developes a home-console game featuring ghosts popping out of the ground and little bunnies almost the size of godzilla in 2019 and NOONE sees a problem. Are you kidding me?

[@walteryoung3492]

DQMJ2 was the shit. good game

[@CaptainCFalcon]

Ahhh... It's nice to see _Sentinels of the Starry Skies_ referenced. But yeah, I'm convinced that people intent on defending GameFreak's laziness at this point are denser than Flat Earth-ers.

[@GoddoDoggo]

@@CaptainCFalcon Or maybe they just have a different opinion than you and that doesn't automatically make them "stupid." Your opinion that they're stupid does make _you_ an asshole, though, congratulations.

[@RommekePommeke]

@@GoddoDoggo Stop being so sensitive over God damn opinions. These people have the right to be disappointed in Pokémon. I mean I would be disappointed as well if a game like LoZ or a David Cage game would look very poorly made.

[@TheMissingLink2]

Still not buying. Although I'd die to have Corviknight and Obstagoon on a team... Can't wait for Showdown to update.

[@ChicagoMel23]

The Missing I say buy it anyway

[@drag7405]

@@ChicagoMel23 no because he's not a brainless causal that would buy this trash game

[@drag7405]

Yep I'm just waiting on pokemon showdown

[@kazoorion7993]

@@ChicagoMel23 That's why he said whe was waiting for the update for showdown.

[@M3rtyville]

honestly, I can't get excited for any pokemon right now. Imagine removing unique typing Pokemon because they aren't Popular. You can still get a used copy tho. I won't buy it at all because I just can't enjoy a game knowing the stuff they pulled

[@birdsocks9083]

Me: *Is excited for a mainline pokemon game set in my country on a home console* Game: *Isn’t going to be good* Me: *Extreme disappointment*

[@breadthealien]

Same

[@some_shitposting_idiot3023]

It's just like our country. Fucking shit

[@birdsocks9083]

some_shitposting_ayame True..

[@XRyXRy]

Everything Wrong with Pokemon Sword & Shield: they're not taking enough time with the game that's literally it

[@burgermeister8261]

They don't have any time though? The points in this video are (for the most part) pretty reasonable and well made, but this one could be gone within a moments bit of research. They're on a strict deadline due to all the merchandise, anime, and other such appendages that coincide with the release of these games. They literally cannot delay the game because if they do the entire stock of pokemon will drop quite a reasonable amount.

[@XRyXRy]

yeah, thats exactly the problem pokemon is kinda being hurt by it's own popularity

[@OmegaDragonGaming]

@@XRyXRy Actually, it's all rooted back to 2018. Remember when Pokemon Let's Go was announced and Pokemon fans were upset? Well, this is basically what we're getting because, well, we wanted Gen Eight, dammit, not Gen One!

[@goremagician7972]

X Ry time crunch is hard that way

[@Ruukasu97]

@@burgermeister8261 BULL SHIT, if you dont have enough time there 3 good solutions #1 Hire more goddamn people 143 Employees (2018) is not enough for the biggest franchise on earth, and not all of them are working on pokemon they're working on another game #2 plan better, say that you need more time to develop the game before everything is set in stone #3 Announce a free update

[@NIGHTWINGEX]

They put all their effort into the new curry mechanic..

[@J374338]

Mitchell Alorda OOF.... but so true, with the camping stimulation (so YuruCamp?) and maybe because Japan is always proud with all of their cultivated products including those that are not Japan origin, like Curry lol

[@henrywilliamcox]

nice.

[@alwaysangry2232]

and the camping looks like shite too

[@undercoverfbi3155]

What if the “snapped Pokemon” are the ingredients of...

[@henrywilliamcox]

*cough cough* FBI, get him

[@mrtruman4339]

Witcher 3 was released for Switch. Game Freak has no excuse for any of its actions.

[@ryanhirnikl5220]

With all fairness, W3 was downscaled significantly.

[@scheve1994]

@@ryanhirnikl5220 Nonetheless downscaled W3 has way more going on than Pokémon does.

[@nikitos3558]

@@ryanhirnikl5220 Witcher 3 has a much bigger world, the most amazing city of all video games and it runs on a much more demanding engine

[@weirdboyrox]

Let us not forget Skyrim is also available for Switch.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Mr Truman Even Overwatch is coming to the Switch, yet I and others thought it would never happen but it did.

[@nsr4000]

Still pissed they removed zangoose -:

[@scarletrosekat9444]

but there is galarian zangoose, just like you couldn't normally get a kanto ratatta in sun and moon

[@shevrett2658]

@@scarletrosekat9444 do you know what zangoose is

[@megarayquaza502]

ScarletRose that’s zigzagoon not zangoose

[@eastwaters4082]

@@scarletrosekat9444 You definitely just discovered Pokemon today, it's okay. You are incorrect however.

[@dindapriska]

Zangoose is a cool pokemon, I like its design

[@logariuswheels5244]

Honestly I just want another 2D game without any stupid gimmicks that you aren't required to use

[@justpage8565]

Same but with octopath traveler levels of graphics. It’s just something about 2d games that makes me smile

[@purplebeast8353]

@@justpage8565 love that game

[@kazoorion7993]

@@justpage8565 I REALLY need to play that game.

[@bialex8083]

I think Rom Hacks do a nice job if that's what you're searching for, but I'd love it if they choose to go back to 2D for the main games.

[@SSL_2004]

Technically it should be "that you are required to use", But I get what you mean. Back when the games were sprite-based, and even up to X and Y somewhat, every mechanic that a generation introduced was a substantial addition that actually changed the battle scene for the foreseeable future, nowadays it's just a flavor of the week that plays a part in one game, and is gone in the next. You shouldn't be able to boil an entire games mechanics down to. . . "Oh that's the one with ______." Sequels should ALWAYS be better than their predecessor, they shouldn't just be different from their predecessor, and successor for that matter.

[@legionbeast]

Thing is, the pokemon games suffered since gen 6 (and longer than that with their OCD about removing fan loved features, such as the VS seeker and following pokemon), yet the players would keep returning, *so long as they could keep grandfathering in their pokemon from previous titles.* But now, without that, people see the cracks of everything else. Had they made good on their word and overhauled the models liked claimed? I think folks would be willing to understand that they may not get their pokemon for one game, but that's not the case. Instead, gamefreak has made the equivalent of a side game; an unimportant title that should be passed up until a real mainline game comes along that will give the actual satisfaction the players desire. For this reason, I strongly suggest all Switch owners to get your hands on Digimon Cyber Sleuth. It will give you an exceptional turn based battle system and highly detailed and expressive partner monsters that you're looking for. Oh, it's also a two pack containing the sequel game which adds over 100 digimon and lets you transfer over your encyclopedia.

[@nidohime6233]

Any catching all mons's games look better now than Pokémon, Yokai Watch, Digimon, the future Shin Megami Tensei, an mmo called TemTem...

[@legionbeast]

@@nidohime6233 Not to mention that Monster Rancher is making a comeback and the original game is getting ported to switch and phones.

[@nidohime6233]

@@legionbeast There are getting Monster Rancher back? I wonder if there are gonna release on the West too, and not just in english like Digimon Cyber Sleuth...

[@nidohime6233]

@Pyro Flare I don't think insulting the messenger would do anything, it was something everyone is gonna knew soon or after.

[@legionbeast]

@Pyro Flare Yup, your THREE active digimon will follow you on the overworld with standing, walking, and running animations, regardless of which digimon they are. Oh, and each digimon, regardless of level, has it's own signature attack featuring a unique animation. Oh yes, and you can have around 9 digimon with you at any time (as you earn the space to do so). @Nido_Hime No word yet on a western release. That said, the Switch isn't region locked...

[@GUZ_Sirou]

Its the first Pokemon-Generation I wont buy... And it really hurts 😕

[@miss_thing1737]

Same😔

[@Hamanuna]

@@miss_thing1737 Me too, I'll prefer play showdown with those new pokemon

[@Amfibios]

same and i still have my red that i was playing in the 90s... RIP....

[@raddreokami6892]

Same.

[@randallbelgard3309]

Same here... *sigh*

[@grundypeebo]

it hurts being a veteran of the series and just see it being treated like shovelware. I love what pokemon used to be. guess this will be digimons time to shine

[@junkfire4554]

Literally one of the most profitable franchises on the planet, and this is what they put out... there's no excuse. The leadership failed

[@GoddoDoggo]

Why are you so upset about this now, it's literally exactly the same as every other Pokemon game they've ever made.

[@Haildawn]

Dog God that’s the problem

[@Troop-]

Pokemon makes more money than Star Wars, DC, Harry Potter, and so many more major franchises and this is what they put out...

[@HolyD2Blink]

Troop There has never been a need for good graphics in Pokémon games. Hell, the majority of them are made of pixels. There should be no issue of it now. People justify it by saying that since Gamefreak didn’t create COMPLETELY NEW models and animations for 300+ Pokémon, that they are entitled to good-looking animations. Horse shit. We, as consumers, are entitled to nothing, as we are in their hands. Despite the national dex not being in the game, everyone who bitches about it will still buy it. Their sales will not be affected whatsoever. Any statistical discrepancy will be balanced or overweighed by how many new kids there are who are buying the new game. Kids, by the way, that don’t give a shit about how the animations or graphics look. If kids=money and kids are in the majority, Gamefreak won’t change squat. In addition, we , as the players, aren’t entitled to them changing anything. Tired of all these whiney-ass babies. Play the game, judge after whether or not a dog shaking its ass looked good enough for your royal standards

[@RomvnlyPlays]

@@HolyD2Blink Ah, the common 'snowflake' approach. I've dealt with many of you people, you all say the same thing. However, you say that their sells won't be affected however since this a high profile franchise the fan base expects more. If this continues, expect a downward spiral for the series. It's that simple.

[@WinterDulcet]

Gamefreak is definitely not a chad trainer after watching this.

[@M3rtyville]

Lead Designer Ken Sugimori doesn't like designing cool characters according to an interview on Nintendo Dream Magazine when the Generation 5 games were discussed

[@M3rtyville]

​@ghost boi It's his own words. It was about human characters by the way

[@maxley.]

5:06 This bird keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

Mostly ours.

[@angryorchard7185]

cue to that laughing guy who appears every time something ridiculous happens in a pokemon-related video

[@thisyunco]

12:38 Pokepark managed to do more than have Pokémon just wander around. They can chat with each other and even play chase. It’s not much but it is better lol

[@jme6036]

Game Freak is so lazy. Nintendo should give the series the AAA treatment it deserves.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Link Legend Exactly, you have the same words as I do.

[@zemanken]

lazy is the WRONG word. they have other titles that you don't pay attention to because pokemon is all that matters to you. lazy is not the right word, they just dont focus entirely on what you want them to.

[@afarensis9720]

Not lazy, just uninspired and bored of the Pokemon franchise

[@GoddoDoggo]

If you think this is "lazy," you're a fucking idiot. It's not up to your expectations, it's basically the same thing as every other Pokemon game, sure, but "lazy," fuck no. I dare you to try and tell any one of the less than 200 severely underpaid people on the Gamefreak development team that they're "lazy."

[@RommekePommeke]

I think Game Freak stopped caring much anyways after Nintendo focused more on Mobile gaming. I mean, look at Pokémon GO and Masters, those game make a huge profit. If I were a developer, I wouldn't bother making the perfect game because a shitty mobile game is beating me to it. It wouldn't make your time feel worth it.

[@KenOfSoda]

So how quick do you think people will show up to shitfling and "discredit" the vid??

[@vastholosgaming6632]

Ken Soda dude I told my friend that the game looks terrible and his fan boy thinks it’s good btw he never actually finishes a game

[@kazoorion7993]

Let's get some anti fanboy shield before they arrive.

[@TheAbsol7448]

I'm still waiting for that Bo Bo guy with the Psyduck pic.

[@jcvrants]

They're here. Just sort by new.

[@jcvrants]

@@vastholosgaming6632 NEVER? I doubt that.

[@fgizzle13]

Those Wingull are just T-posing lol

[@Hotdog718]

8:48 I think the logo is off center due to the esrb rating right next to it, they didn't want the logo to be partially covered by the rating, that or some regulation regarding the esrb ratings that I don't know of.

[@darkmoon2503]

Me: disappointed with the direction of my favorite franchise. The Golden Deer: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."

[@justinjohnston8923]

Jared Gross a soul for a soul

[@wellalrightthen3920]

I’m a blue lions man, myself

[@fluffystagbeetle4526]

Three Houses is putting Sw/Sh to shame. Too bad nintendo fans give Fire Emblem hate for no reason

[@Malphaxx]

@PokeHearts Fan PokeHearts Fan Three Houses isn't the prettiest game but the gameplay isn't dumb. It is a strategy game in mind with good fighting animations and strategy-gameplay. Sword/Shield is a RPG fighting game with very bad animations and dumb gameplay decisions.

[@Malphaxx]

@PokeHearts Fan Yes you're right. Breath of the Wild like it was mentioned in the video is a way better example. It was developed for the Wii U and looks waaaayyy better than SW/SH.

[@Deathlock61]

Everyone make sure you share this video everywhere with everyone.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Snapping Role Tell everyone to not settle for less, fight for more.

[@Deathlock61]

@@xlbthedemigod5662 exactly share this on reddit at r/gaming or r/pokemon so literally just everywhere.

[@tochinomasuta4600]

Pathetic

[@Deathlock61]

@@tochinomasuta4600 how is this pathetic? The only thing that's pathetic are the people buying this trash

[@poopikins]

Don't bother with the SwSh subreddit. They can't handle ANY criticism

[@Deathlock61]

Imo pokemon has been dropping in quality ever since x and y and it only got worse each game

[@drag7405]

I agree with you

[@MisterHeroman]

I think SM was better than XY, but yeah.

[@wirno2559]

@@MisterHeroman even with all the lag and gen 1 pandering and cutscenes?

[@uhm3326]

gaming Work uhm, X/Y has a butt ton of Kanto pandering in it lmao

[@wirno2559]

@@uhm3326 not as much as sun and moon

[@jzawesome0049]

Some of these are just nitpicks but I agree with a lot of what you’re saying, Pokémon is just progressively getting uninteresting

[@manueldeleonjr.2782]

No, its just that you are no longer the target demographic. Remember...this is a kids game that 20-25 yr olds refuse to let go of.

[@rolfich7219]

@@manueldeleonjr.2782 as far as I know there was a study or some sort which showed that their core audience are 20-40 year old people who grew up with the franchise. I guess the game wasn't ready but they still wanted toe 2019s holiday sale, since they might think most casuals like the pokemon go players might wanna grab that game, and pokemon go players don't really have any demands from a pokemon game.

[@jzawesome0049]

Manuel De Leon Jr. well I’m 15 so

[@kazoorion7993]

@@manueldeleonjr.2782 >"kids game" >doesn't realise that it's E rated.

[@AsecasJavi]

Half of the video is " I dont like gigamax"

[@classymarowak7001]

I still cannot wait to see how the final game will come out and disappoint all those who keep saying "It's a demo". The fact people want to support a *lack of attention of "care and details"* still boggles my mind.

[@DistantKingdom]

They will then change their narrative and say "It's fun so it doesn't matter"

[@bugonboris6681]

Speaking of Demo, I didn't buy Omega Ruby or Alpha sapphire because I didn't like the demo. It's because in the demo, you couldn't keep your Pokémon leveled up, even though they fixed that problem in the full game.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

It will be funny seeing them having a mental break down.

[@SMEARGLEX75]

@@DistantKingdom not to mention that betas is the reason WHY CRITISIM IS NEEDED. if i look at ssbu's demo but didnt like a design, id critisize it.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

That's because they lack a brain and a soul, for Game Freak holds both of them.

[@nemesisalex9424]

The second excuse they made about the dex cut was to balance the game. Then they reveal galarian Weezing that can thanos snap abilities, imagine the balance of being sweeped by Slacking or swords dance Archeops while your Shedninja just got in touch with the afterlife and your ninetales forgot to do its sun salutations. And weezing is a pretty bulky pokemon, add the fairy type to resist dragons and the poison to nullify the poison weakness

[@dbooth3975]

Not to mention dynamax is basically super mega z move spam.

[@dbooth3975]

Removing pokemon to add more variety to the meta-check. Removing pokemon to balance game before giants that spam z moves are added-check Removing pokemon to give less used and new ones chance to shine but removes megas which were intended to have the same purpose and gives champion charizard as his signature mon-check Hulk:I see this as absolute logic.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

D Booth Balance? Wow you are stupid.

[@chrisjackson6149]

They will most likely cut Slaking, Archeops, and Shedinja. Remember that the roster will have cuts for the first time in Pokemon history, regrettably.

[@jonnyhuk5]

I came here to defend Pokémon Sword and Shield. However every single point you made is spot on and I couldn't agree more

[@popsicIes]

I wish I was an apologist

[@drag7405]

@@popsicIes no you don't

[@RoyalTrashing]

O rly?

[@aaronjackson1875]

Same. He pointed out things I hadn’t even noticed.

[@RoyalTrashing]

@@aaronjackson1875 that shows you how much hes nitpicking honestly

[@bin6549]

What if Sword and Shield is just one big joke and we're all being wooooshed

[@Hmmm777]

Gf: Haha we privated the real sword and shield that we create. The game that you guys played is a pokemon fan made game

[@its_just_an_opinion_bro]

5:51 The embarrassing part about this is that Pokemon stadium actually managed to properly anchor the attack animations. This is most evident when Dragonite and Ninetales are using flamethrower; the fire looks like it's coming out of their mouths despite their heads moving substantially. Another example would be Beedrill, where its hyper beam is shooting out of its stinger.

[@DistantKingdom]

Good points! Yup GF just fixed the beam to a static location instead of putting in the necessary work- the end result looking awful as expected

[@EliC09]

Attacks have been fixed to a certain location since the DS games. My Houndoom would use Flamethrower out of its eyes

[@its_just_an_opinion_bro]

@@EliC09 Of course, but fans have been conditioned to expect high quality/anchored animations on console Pokemon games. You can MAYBE argue that the handheld games can't work with anchored attacks, but Let's Go, Sword, and Shield basically have no excuses.

[@NEETKitten]

It's sad when Gamefreak gets shown up by not only Genius Sonority, but their own work from over a decade ago.

[@kazoorion7993]

Also Clefable when it uses Hyper beam, it shoots it out of it's finger.

[@daenerystargaryen5171]

I hope one Day we’ll have the pokemon Game we deserve. An open world, with animations, real Wild areas, beautiful environnements (do you imagine stopping in front of a sunset with your Pokémon ?) a good story, a good post league and challenge

[@mattcrewsable]

You gotta break the wheel for this to happen

[@daenerystargaryen5171]

@@mattcrewsable Daenerys Targaryen first trainer of her name, Mother of Charizards, Queen of Kanto, Protector of the Real Dimension (i see you giratina) breaker of chains (shiny/fishing), Khalessi of Floarama town , the Unburnt Queen of the 8 leagues

[@vladtepes9380]

valar morghulis

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Daenerys Targaryen and ALL Pokemon and Megas with new Megas.

[@Hetsu..]

@@mattcrewsable Exactly, and every pokemon "fan" hates changes, they only care about hoarding 50 trillion imaginary friends, smfh

[@colinfliegt8091]

12:43 Botw even had these features. Bokblins would sleep at night, hunt animals on horseback, kick bombs , sniff you of you have a Bokblin Mask and sit on logs around a campfire and tell stories and jump up and down as their meat burns. They even point at you with their finger and stomp with their feet angriliy after you steal their weapon. Pokemon? Why? Why cant they hunt other pokemon? There are some Pokemon that hunt other pokemon, and some are just rivals. But they do NOTHING! Just walk! And appear from the ground! WTF GAMEFREAK

[@pengfeizheng4372]

there is no way you will see pokemons hunting each other. It has nothing to do with how good the gamefreak devs are(even though we all know they are trash), but it is their philosophy of making both the game and the anime. Same reason you won't see people consume PM either. They wanted it to cater to kids, that's why you are never going to see human consuming pokemons either.

[@colinfliegt8091]

@@Wes-Tyler 600+?! There are definetly not more than 300 pokemon in the game. Besides, Im not talking about all Pokemon. Just some special ones who do special things, for example a Incineroar could walk to other Pokemon and pose just like in Smash, and a Charmander could do nothing.

[@decidueyezealot8611]

That's asking them to confront the what do wild pokemon eat question lmao.

[@zemanken]

@@decidueyezealot8611 im pretty sure if they didn't do that in Gen1, they covered it in Gen2. pokedex entries.

[@177SCmaro]

@@Wes-Tyler Even so, botw did A LOT with what they had. Most of the dungeons were also built out of the same elements, textures, etc but look at how creative they were with that. Pokemon is barely doing anything with what they have, very, very little innovation, effort, or creativity. And like others have pointed out, they wouldn't have to do the same "creatures interacting with each other and environment and it's physics" with every single pokemon species, just enough of them to make the world feel lived in. Even if they did the same thing botw did with a handful of different Pokemon it would have been something new for the Pokemon franchise which desperately needs something new.

[@casualgameronline5890]

You know, this all just goes to show that Game Freak never really learned after Iwata helped them maximize efficiency in Gold/Silver. Seems like they just reverted back to the same incompetence that got them in that mess in the first place.

[@gyppygirl2021]

I've been thinking lately that if Iwata was still around, none of this would have happened. I miss him even more now...

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Iwata wouldn't allow this and tell Gamefreak to wake up.

[@kazoorion7993]

Man, Iwata was an AMAZING Game designer. I REALLY wish he was still alive.

[@cc-cl9zz]

I've always said this. Gamefreak were always incompetent. They have always struggled and now they don't have limitations to fit their laziness.

[@casualgameronline5890]

@@cc-cl9zz Exactly. And I think this is something that has been going on for a while, longer than people are probably willing to admit. Blue/Red made a splash when it first came out as being unique. Gold/Silver were a major improvement on the series (thanks mostly to Iwata). But after that, the games fell into this rut of being the same exact thing with a fresh coat of paint. That's not to say it made every game after Gold/Silver bad, but they all sort of fell into the "meh, not much to write home about" category. It was great for our nostalgia, but now that Game Freak has drawn attention to their own incompetence with the "we want to focus on higher fidelity animations" argument, it's certainly made things worse for them.