cabbage5k2
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Milotic's pretty good, as is all of the Metagross line.
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Pokemon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass announced
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Milotic's pretty good, as is all of the Metagross line.
Quezacolt
Member
The season pass is 30$, if it was 60 it would be absurdSo the price of two DLC's is the price of a full game... Wow.... The days where there were a bunch of cheap DLCs seem great now. At Worst, two DLCs would cost half the full price of the game...
Dhoulmagus2008
Member
I'll wait for a complete edition that'll probably be released down the road then.
RE2_Apocalypse
Banned
I will leave this here from a Nov. 10th article. Mind you, a day less than 2 months ago...
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Game Freak currently has no plans to add missing Pokemon in Sword/Shield later on
Game Freak made it known earlier this year that not all Pokemon can be brought over to Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. Based on early leaks, quite a number of creatures were cut. While some fans have held out hope that they’ll be added later on through opportunities such as updates, it sounds...
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RE2_Apocalypse
Banned
RE2_Apocalypse
Banned
$30 for each version if you got both of them. So a total of $60 more dollars.
Frotchki
Neo Member
Both expansions ( island of armor/ crown tundra) are in each $30 season pass. The only difference between the sword and shield version are some of the pokemon encountered. But you can trade to complete your dex. And you can transfer pokemon available in the pass through home. So if you caught it in another game you can put it in sword/shield. Spending $60 on both passes isnt necessary.
Jooxed
Gold Member
it better come with a soy latte.
RE2_Apocalypse
Banned
Do you really think the individuals that have both games wouldn't want all of them? While unnecessary, those die hard sheeple will spend the $30 for each one.
And those are the people Game Freak are counting on for the extra revenue...
Ascend
Member
jimjonjimmy
Member
You are correct. Looking on the eShop you will need to buy the Expansion Pass twice if you own both versions of the game. That is if you want to play through the expansion twice.
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HaveButOneLife
Banned
It really got bad after gen 4. Gens 2 and 3 were great though.
Codes 208
Member
I disagree. Gen 2 had a healthy mix of really good designs and even shared the same art style of gen 1.
infinitys_7th
Member
So this is why the base games don't really have legendaries beyond the covermon?
Imagine R/B/Y charging you money to hunt the birds, or G/S/C charging you money to hunt the dogs.
Imagine R/B/Y charging you money to hunt the birds, or G/S/C charging you money to hunt the dogs.
Roufianos
Member
Yea, the last couple of gens have had quite a few decent designs. Enough to build teams for at least 2 playthroughs. This is by far the ugliest gen yet.
I remember finishing the game and going on YouTube to see if I'd missed any. What do I get? A penguin with an ice cube head and those hideous fossil dragons.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
Going forward thats what everyone should do.
mcjmetroid
Member
T-Square
Member
no, the operative word there was "currently". clearly shit has changed.Gamefreak... Lied?
But they wouldn't lie again would they ?
digressing ...I'm happy that there are more than just those 35 that were data mined before. that was a bit depressing.
Fake
Member
Most of pkmn reddit users are doing the same.
RE2_Apocalypse
Banned
But that was around Nov. 10th... so what? A week later they said let's do DLC and show it the second week of January...? Haha, no... they deliberately held back content.
Mista
Banned
It’s pathetic how we just accepted the fact the industry got greedy and they know that we know that they’re ripping us off
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Of course they did and they will.Gamefreak... Lied?
But they wouldn't lie again would they ?
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
No doubt about it. Since this content takes time to develop it was likely in the framework around release or a month or two before. No plans my ass.
Or they had to meet a deadline and put out an incomplete product.
From my perspective they blatantly lied to their consumers twice and the majority are fine with that. Which I find pretty pathetic.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
They already ruined the design language
Pokemon used to be beasts, creatures that you train for battling
but they keep trying to pander to twitter and making designs like this:
They're beauty and the beast creatures, or they're lazy filler or they're a sign that pokemon is in the wrong hands. They aren't pokemon.
Pokemon used to be beasts, creatures that you train for battling
but they keep trying to pander to twitter and making designs like this:
They're beauty and the beast creatures, or they're lazy filler or they're a sign that pokemon is in the wrong hands. They aren't pokemon.
Jooxed
Gold Member
They already ruined the design language
Pokemon used to be beasts, creatures that you train for battling
but they keep trying to pander to twitter and making designs like this:
They're beauty and the beast creatures, or they're lazy filler or they're a sign that pokemon is in the wrong hands. They aren't pokemon.
I....I love Appletun
Fbh
Member
But is there any precedent that they'll make one? I doubt Nintendo will give up on the chance to make $90 from Pokemon, and I'm sure that like 95% of their audience will happily pay.
As far as I know Breath of the Wild didn't get any Goty edition. All I can find on amazon is a base game + DLC "bundle" which just costs the same as buying both things separately.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
It's fine to like it I just don't think it makes sense as a Pokemon. Its a worm eating an apple.I....I love Appletun
the other one is an ice cream cone
the other one a candle
and ...a set of keys
I don't get it.
But Maybe I'm wrong for thinking all of it should fit into my structure of what a Pokemon should be.
Jooxed
Gold Member
Oh no I think the other ones are dumb as well I often am opposed to the inanimate object Pokemon, even Appletini was meh for me but Appletun was just a design I liked. I agree with you.
bigDdestruction
Member
Agreed, Gen 3 you can still see that same art style but that is when it starts to branch off with the newer designs. There was some youtube video that I totally agree with, that the Pokemon designed now look more like toys on a shelf instead of something you'd see in the wild. Gen 1 and 2 (to an extent gen 3) imo is Pokemon designed by a team that had creative passion and doesn't feel so, i don't know, forced I guess you could say.
Quezacolt
Member
I get this feeling, but i also wonder if sometimes people ignore certain gen 1 designs just to prove that the new ones suck.They already ruined the design language
Pokemon used to be beasts, creatures that you train for battling
but they keep trying to pander to twitter and making designs like this:
They're beauty and the beast creatures, or they're lazy filler or they're a sign that pokemon is in the wrong hands. They aren't pokemon.
Voltorb and electrode, magnemite e magneton, Exeggcute and Exeggcutor. These are pokemon that aren't really beasts, they are the same as the examples you used, so you can't really say they only started doing it now, pokemon always had this.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
No I was right these are still dumb
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Silvawuff
Member
This DLC was in development long before anything was announced. Not sure how this could be a "response" to the whole national dex outcry. I think game development vs. consumer perception has always had a very skewed expectation. This isn't in defense of the DLC or how this game is being monetized; it was certainly handled poorly on both ends.
I miss the days when games would be launched as complete, whole products. It's an interesting, complex topic and it's frustrating for players because we frequently have little information to go off of to make a formative opinion about why developers arrive at the decisions they do.
I miss the days when games would be launched as complete, whole products. It's an interesting, complex topic and it's frustrating for players because we frequently have little information to go off of to make a formative opinion about why developers arrive at the decisions they do.
ValiantTraveler
Member
Voltorb and Magnemite say hi.They already ruined the design language
Pokemon used to be beasts, creatures that you train for battling
but they keep trying to pander to twitter and making designs like this:
They're beauty and the beast creatures, or they're lazy filler or they're a sign that pokemon is in the wrong hands. They aren't pokemon.
Clefable is filler.
Seel is one of the blandest designs for sure.
And why would Game Freak pander to Twitter? And to whom on Twitter? You think a japanese developer is gonna care what English-speaking fandom says?
C’mon, people have been displeased about new Pokémon since at least gen 4, and GF have always been doing whatever they felt like.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
Not gonna lie, some of these 30 dollar Pokemon look nice but maybe Gamefreak should have released it for fucking free as a gesture of good will? This is true greed. Also I love regional forms but regional form legendaries? 
Gen V best gen btw.
Gen V best gen btw.
The Mad Draklor
Member
B/W had a pretty good story and B2/W2 were actual new games as opposed to rehashes like with Ultra Sun/Moon.Gen V best gen btw.
Bakkus
Member
Gen 3 had some of the best ever Pokemon designs.
Ryu Kaiba
Member
I didn't forget Seel but a Seal is a very Pokemon lookin' animal. The Twitter pander is real, doesn't matter what nation the company is from, they are the worlds biggest IP and it's admittedly good marketing.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Modern Pokemon design
If you had a valid point, you would have just used an image of the latest starters...
DeviousAngel
Member
I'm conflicted. Generally I'd much rather prefer DLC to a third version or sequel; I think it gives the original game some value as opposed to it feeling worthless a year after release. $30 for both expansions (assuming you don't double dip) is also a pretty good price compared to $60 for a third version game, especially given how meaty these expansions seem.
What conflicts me is: 1) That Gamefreak not only released a clearly-unfinished game, but based on those trailers they knowingly went ahead and did so while withholding plenty of finished material; I think I would have enjoyed these news more if they had announced the expansion a bit later, and only after they patched the game's most glaring faults at no cost to appease fans. 2) They could have been FAR more transparent about the dex cut; heck just say something like "pokemon will be released as DLC in the future" or something.
PS: Regarding pokemon designs, they have to adapt with the times. Dragon Ball Z angry eyes and jagged edges/points may have been cool in the 90's and therefore may be cool to those who first played red/blue around then, but these design choices don't resonate with kids today. Furthermore, as more Pokemon are made it becomes necessary to dig deeper for inspiration and as a result plenty of the new designs actually have really fascinating backgrounds!
What conflicts me is: 1) That Gamefreak not only released a clearly-unfinished game, but based on those trailers they knowingly went ahead and did so while withholding plenty of finished material; I think I would have enjoyed these news more if they had announced the expansion a bit later, and only after they patched the game's most glaring faults at no cost to appease fans. 2) They could have been FAR more transparent about the dex cut; heck just say something like "pokemon will be released as DLC in the future" or something.
PS: Regarding pokemon designs, they have to adapt with the times. Dragon Ball Z angry eyes and jagged edges/points may have been cool in the 90's and therefore may be cool to those who first played red/blue around then, but these design choices don't resonate with kids today. Furthermore, as more Pokemon are made it becomes necessary to dig deeper for inspiration and as a result plenty of the new designs actually have really fascinating backgrounds!
Mista
Banned
Nice post mate. The thing is with each new generation the designs feels so random to me.
Disclaimer: I love all the first 5 generation and most of the Pokemon in all of those. Gen 6 Has some good, but mostly bad or uninteresting designs, and I don't think I really like a single design from gen 7 & 8.
Thurible
Member
Sometimes I take things literally, so I apologize if I caused concern on the part of you guys.Come oooonnnn mate. We’re just having some fun together
, I thought we were buds (you are cool man).I actually am a fan of gen 3, though I admit a good part of my love is nostalgia (first games I played, and actually bonded a bit with some or my sisters playing with them). It also added weather, natures, and abilities (if I remember correctly). I loved how colorful the landscape and pokemon were. Ludicolo is such a weird design and I love it. It also ran pretty smoothly on the gba and every game I played after that was a bit slower imo (especially diamond and pearl). I just have a lot of love for it. I have no problem if someone loves or hates it honestly, its all just opinion based.
bigDdestruction
Member
Disclaimer: I love all the first 5 generation and most of the Pokemon in all of those. Gen 6 Has some good, but mostly bad or uninteresting designs, and I don't think I really like a single design from gen 7 & 8.
Great post and you can go even further with this, with the constant repetition of shapes/patterns, just all the extra unnecessary geometry all over them. The simplicity of gen 1-2 designs are just so good to me. Whenever Gamefreak does a timeline of their Pokemon games and show the creatures in order by each gen, you can literally see the progression where the designs start to look (imo) shitty. The elements of gen 1-2 are imo perfect. The people that use designs like Muk, Voltorb, Magnemite as ammo for bad gen 1 designs are imo just looking at it on a surface level and aren't digging a little deeper. I hate that excuse of "Muk is a shitty design because its literal shit". The elements that go into designing Muk completely destroy Garbordor. And what's a real shame is you can bring all this together in a conversation with hardcore Pokemon fans and it literally goes over their head. I used to be one of those types of fans, but me and a friend of mine have had these types of conversations and its mind blowing how much sense he made.
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The Mad Draklor
Member
The other thing is that Gen 1 Pokemon were the very first Pokemon to be designed, you know, back when the franchise had yet to take off. I would personally cut the Gen 1 designs some slack because of that.
Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
Gen I was designed by three people. The latest gen probably had at least 10+ designers working on it and James Turner was the art director, taking over from Yusuke Ohmura and before him was obviously Ken Sugimori. The internal dealings for Gamefreak when it comes to Pokemon design gradually changed with every gen.
