That is the reason why I wan to demake Sword and Shield after demaking Scarlet and Violet. I saw the GBA demake, bu that demake does not feel righ to me.
A region based on the UK has so much to offer that didn't make it into the final games.
In 2019, Pokemon was still new-ish on the Switch, with Lets Go being more of a gimmick/pandering game instead of a full-blown mainline title.
Therefore, my expectations were high.
SwSh was announced as the first photorealistic open world pokeyman game. Photorealistic probably meant the photos from 1998s Pokemon snap. Honestly, those graphics are better than in SwSh.
Just to get things straight.
If i want to create a game with a UK based Region, why don't you take what the respective country is famous for?
There is no scary wood, the woods in the game are smaller than the First gym. Next, why is galar lacking a creepy castle in the style of Sinnohs old chateau, where is the creepy stuff in the game?
Maybe it's just because the creepapasta hype was long time dead in 2019, but the 3DS era was a glorious pandering to every enjoyer of a good fan theory, hence the slenderman reference in XY.
Where is Loch ness and the dangerous cliffs of Wales? The Regents park and the Buckingham palace?
What about the royal museum?
Instead we got a dumb scientist (a strong and Independent whamen of course) on a lonely route who puts together random parts to create flailing, gooning piles of twisted limbs that get banned from OU.
They added a snowy hallway and a desert instead.
Stonehenge became a goofy looking useless rock type i forgot about it even existed until now, when I was trying to remember if the monument got referred to in the game.
While some of the mon are flavorful for britain, like the grimmsnarl line, the hatterene line, Obstagoon and Corviknight, the Galar region is an excuse of a try at best.
There are so many iconic tropes, people and places associated with the UK that havent even been mentioned within the Games.
Like where is the looker, that man has been annoying players for three generations straight, but in a Region famous for Scorland Yard, where he would actually have fit in, there is not even a single police station, while Hawaii/Alola has multiple.
How does Eternatus fit into the region instead of gf adding more suitable creatures from britains folklore into the game. Eternatus does not fit in by any means and looks like a sweet more than it does look like a Pokemon.
The climax of the story feels displaced, is very uninspiring and like slapped on during the last 5 minutes of development.
Galar was wasted potential, they should have kept the setting to advance and use for later generations.
