I think a huge issue with Pokemon is that, no matter what there is always a good time to be had playing it. Because of this, I think who ever is in charge of making decisions is blinded to faults and lets sheer laziness get in the way of good ideas.
Any Pokemon game is fun. But it doesn't mean that they are good games. This game shipped a buggy mess and unfinished. That is insane in its self but to be honest after all the fixes, it is still so messy. Models misbehave, the camera sometimes leaves my character behind, I constantly glitch into walls and corners. Even the originals didn't have these problems.
What confuses me if why the people who decide that get 4 would be remade this way was what people wanted? People obviously wanted gen 4 but with SW engine. They didn't want strange time capsule messes.
There was so much talk about being faithful remakes. That was obviously just said as an easy copout for Platinum content. These games have new moves, new types, following Pokemon, no gts, no actually secret bases, reduced ribbons from the contest hall, no letter seals. That whole list is just from the top of my head but that doesn't make this game faithful. And why would you want to do that anyway! Why would you want to make a faithful version of a game when the better version (Not my words, but game freaks calling them 'enhanced versions') exists. It just reads to me as the people who make these decisions are out of touch with what fans want.
I did have fun playing this, I love the contests but I miss the role playing elements from platinum. I want to have my own villa where I have my berries growing outside. Then when I have watered them I can pop down to my secret base. I want the battle cafe back so I don't have to repeat the gym puzzles every time I want to rematch the leaders.
And then on top of that, add more! Battles with Lucas/Dawn, in game events, small new areas like a berry field, let your whole team play in amity square.
It leaves fans in a difficult place now because there are now 3 completely different versions of this game to play, with platinum and BDSP both having strengths and weaknesses and you now have to choose between them.
Any Pokemon game is fun. But it doesn't mean that they are good games. This game shipped a buggy mess and unfinished. That is insane in its self but to be honest after all the fixes, it is still so messy. Models misbehave, the camera sometimes leaves my character behind, I constantly glitch into walls and corners. Even the originals didn't have these problems.
What confuses me if why the people who decide that get 4 would be remade this way was what people wanted? People obviously wanted gen 4 but with SW engine. They didn't want strange time capsule messes.
There was so much talk about being faithful remakes. That was obviously just said as an easy copout for Platinum content. These games have new moves, new types, following Pokemon, no gts, no actually secret bases, reduced ribbons from the contest hall, no letter seals. That whole list is just from the top of my head but that doesn't make this game faithful. And why would you want to do that anyway! Why would you want to make a faithful version of a game when the better version (Not my words, but game freaks calling them 'enhanced versions') exists. It just reads to me as the people who make these decisions are out of touch with what fans want.
I did have fun playing this, I love the contests but I miss the role playing elements from platinum. I want to have my own villa where I have my berries growing outside. Then when I have watered them I can pop down to my secret base. I want the battle cafe back so I don't have to repeat the gym puzzles every time I want to rematch the leaders.
And then on top of that, add more! Battles with Lucas/Dawn, in game events, small new areas like a berry field, let your whole team play in amity square.
It leaves fans in a difficult place now because there are now 3 completely different versions of this game to play, with platinum and BDSP both having strengths and weaknesses and you now have to choose between them.