Lol no, they have the anime to give them even a semblance of a personality and give them voices, why put that much effort into the game and have to pay voice actors? Plus, they "supposedly" dont have any space for the pokemon let alone voice files (well, more than the pokemon sounds at least), if vocals were added people would demand that space go towards reading the other pokemon.
I didn't know if it had been mentioned just how insanely insulting his explanation for why there will be no national dex was. I just thought I'd bring it up.
That's just it. It isn't Nintendo. This is The Pokemon Company/Game Freak/Creatures. I guarantee you if Pokemon was a bona fide Nintendo property they've would've done some quality assurance on this mess.
While I won't get into an argument about the anime being the only thing that gives the characters personalities. I will say that while voice acting would be nice, it's not worth the effort. It's like using a fruit topping on a cake, it's a nice addition and gives it some extra flavor, but it isn't needed (besides they gave the mascot pokemon the VA's cry, so it's not like they can't or won't do it).
I thought I was the only one who felt that way. I remember a while back I saw a meme berating ign for calling pokemon repetitive and call of duty better but when I think back on said meme IGN wasn't wrong.
It would be neat if they did a Pokemon game marketed towards actual adult or older teen pokemon fans and not try to use nostalgia to draw in folks. Can you imagine a game in which you're an adult trainer who has already finished their journey and become the champion? In which you help the next generation of pokemon trainers rise to eventually defeat you?
I haven't been paying close attention to the character designs but I have noticed that a lot of the females designs have been a tad gaudy.
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There's a part of me that believes SWSH looks like an uprezzed 3DS game, because it was a 3DS game at one point. Before the console even hit the shelves TPC CEO claimed the Switch would be an automatic failure.
With that in mind, the all around lower quality of SWSH compared to its contemporaries and rampant reuse of assets (as in more than usual, recycling assets is commonplace but it's so glaring in this instance for what's supposed to be a dramatic graphical and technological jump) suddenly makes a lot more sense.
The man in charge of Pokémon thought Nintendo's Switch was going to fail
In a world where smartphones dominate handheld gaming, Nintendo's Switch was a big risk. That risk paid off.www.businessinsider.com
Not outright saying it's a fact, there's no way of knowing unless datamines tell us something specific, but still something to ponder.
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As I said earlier this series needs to pick a direction and stay with it. They have to stop trying to please everyone. XY and SM tried too hard to cater to everyone and it didn't work out well. I'd rather have a game solely aimed at kids that is high quality than a mediocre or awful game that panders to old and new fans.
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Pokemon XD was just a bit darker but ultimately it was just a reused plot from the first game. I think the darkest part is when you get to the factory but that was really it. You still played as a child and there was still more light hearted stuff that overshadowed most everything so it wasn't much of an improvement from the first game. I will say though that the music is A+.
I see what you're saying. It has been years since I played the games so my memory is quite fuzzy. I still wonder if an edgier spin off Pokemon game would work, especially now that there is no console and handheld split like before.