Pokemon used to have such a distinct artstyle. It's shame that it's fallen into the Japanese media trap of anime same face.
The second gen (not the remakes) was probably the closest we got to matching Ken Sugimori's original watercolors in game
Having a meter on the general pokemon fandom, I know that if Gamefreak made a game like this, 70% would pan it for not being "Nintendo, hire this man!" unreal engine demo graphics in a Ubisoft open world.
That's a shame. I feel like this is how Pokemon should look. Not some ultra realistic bullshit and certainly not the art style it has now.
"THE SAD STATE OF POKEMON: SURELY GAMEFREAK CAN DO BETTER THAN THESE OUTDATED GRAPHICS!"
Yes, exactly :this:, it happens every goddamn time, at least since Sword and Shield
Maybe because it's true and the games look and run like shit lol
I have a feeling Gamefreak would make a different game if the fanbase hadn't been clamoring for such games for years. Also, you can't just magically fit a good looking game on the Switch without ample development time, something the GF devs never get between releases, sadly. Which is why yes, the game do run like ass and often look bad too, I agree.
Yup, they need to go back to the Kanto/Johto style games.
Wow I’ve never thought about it but that would slap so hard. It’s honestly pathetic how little risk is taken with Pokémon as opposed to say, zelda, or to a lesser extent mario.
Those early Pokémon cards had some banger art.
I really like the pokemon cards where it's a little resin sculpture in nature. Or the wool ones. They're so cute!
Imagine a Pokemon game entirely in felt art. :meow-melt:
Nintendo already made that for yoshi, and Kirby.
They have made pokemon games where they were plastic toys and that was rad. Little plush monsters seems like a win
Smelling a opened packet of pokemon cards makes me feel like a crack addict on rebound
If you didn't know, your image actually comes from a series of animations - they look fantastic, I wish there was a pokemon game that looked like this https://twitter.com/pokeyugami/status/1527576053014618112
https://64.media.tumblr.com/45234c1c5c2a2ba043678cb6b08b7066/tumblr_pg814wGkfU1vw1ceco1_r1_1280.png
I love those early pokemon guides, and everything up to gen 2. It just had a different feel to it, more mystical, more obscure...
It's probably part nostalgia but I also think the less clear-cut graphics left more to the imaginationOne thing I like about the earlier gens, as opposed to later ones, is that they didn't drop Legendary encounters in your lap as part of the plot. You had to go out of your way to find them, which to me made them feel more special.
I know man, I loved the art style for the first couple games. What the fuck happened? I really don't like Kens art at this point.
What the fuck happened?
Pokemon became a sucess so every game needed to appeal to mainstream anime/game fans to keep selling games.
Pokemon hasn't looked good since they switched to 3D. The sprite work could be beautiful at times but the 3D stuff is just...meh.
