- Joined
- Jul 1, 2015
The lack of characters designed by Ken Sugimori this time around is really weird. The characters not looking like Pokemon characters really takes some getting used to. Little things bug me, like changing how names are (selectively) displayed. Fuckhead the Janny, for instance. But, Pokemon Trainer and Hitchhiker still come before the name. The school setting is just diet Persona, right down to classes and tests. I can get why JRPGs that don't sell gangbusters took a page out of that formula, but Pokemon really didn't have to. Stakes feel pretty low overall here too. The villain teams just kinda get lamer and lamer and stop being real threats after Team Flare for some reason. Badges beimng required to make all Pokemon obey and not just traded ones is kinda lame. Makes me feel kinda pressed to get the Gyms out of the way so I can level up without worry.
While watching some livestreams of S/V, I did notice that there seems to be a lack of trainer classes in this game. Are Youngsters, Lasses, and Swimmers even still a thing in the game?