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Pokemon Black & White, aka Gen 5. Coming to Japan in Fall 2010.
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I don't know how much store to set by claims like "completely new work", "innovative, fresh start by adding even more new game play". I mean, for all I know they could have said that about every Pokemon game when it was announced. I won't be surprised if it turns out to be more of the same. (And, of course, I'll probably still end up getting it anyway).
But how many times could they have said new Pokemon? Only at the start of a new generation.
RB Golbat, you got scooped by Dtrain (somewhere on page 2). And if that's only "strongly hinting", then punching someone in the face is "strongly hinting" that you don't like them.
Gen 5
Well, whatever it is, its still likely to sell like hotcakes XD
Gen 5 or not I don't really care. I'm just surprised they announced before hte release of HG/SS in NA, seeing as it might make some people (like 1 person per every 10,000-100,000 people) not buy the game and wait for the next one. Still, Considering how many of the Gen 4 pokes made it into OU, I'm scared of Gen 5. I mean, How will they keep things balanced? Might make things like Lucario get replaced, or Game Freak Forbid make them have evolutions in order to stay around.
But yeah, I'll wait until I can see more translated things around before judging. Still, Gen 5 seems here too early.
Well, whatever it is, its still likely to sell like hotcakes XD
Gen 5 or not I don't really care. I'm just surprised they announced before hte release of HG/SS in NA, seeing as it might make some people (like 1 person per every 10,000-100,000 people) not buy the game and wait for the next one. Still, Considering how many of the Gen 4 pokes made it into OU, I'm scared of Gen 5. I mean, How will they keep things balanced? Might make things like Lucario get replaced, or Game Freak Forbid make them have evolutions in order to stay around.
But yeah, I'll wait until I can see more translated things around before judging. Still, Gen 5 seems here too early.
I read that in Pokecommunity as well, everyone seemed hyped. But someone noted that the last time they said that "Pokemon RPG", and everyone thought it was Gen5... it was Pikachu's great adventure (or whatever the fuck it's called).
There were new pokemon in XD (well, at the time they were knew). Same with MD1. Don't get your hopes up, I don't think it's Gen4.
There were new pokemon in XD (well, at the time they were knew). Same with MD1. Don't get your hopes up, I don't think it's Gen4.
Neither of those were developed by Game Freak.
And your point is? What's stopping THEM from making a pointless bait-and-switch as well? With 5th gen pokemon (but only as a preview)?
Why would either Crawdawnt or Whiscash get Dragon Dance? Why would Honchcrow get Brave Bird, when crows are seen as cowardly?
It could very easily happen.
Why would either Crawdawnt or Whiscash get Dragon Dance? Why would Honchcrow get Brave Bird, when crows are seen as cowardly?
It could very easily happen.
Three times out of three, when Game Freak has developed a new game with new Pokémon, it has been a new generation. Sure, they could change it up this time, but those are not odds you bet against.
Good point on the Dragon Dance, though.
assuming it is the 5th gen, the "big change" they mentioned shouldn't be....game changing as in things such as reveling another aspect of the pokemon (2nd gen: hold items, 3rd gen: abilities, 4th gen: physical/special split) since gen 4 and gen 5 i feel like should be "compatible" to each other. Well, it's not impossible but yeah. I feel like it's probably something along te line of...3D graphics implemented throughout the whole game like PBR while still being compatible with DPPt.
I will be very disappointed if this is indeed for the DS. I'm holding on to the possibility that it's for the next handheld, and they don't want to say much about it...
Also, a 2010 Japan date seems very unlikely, given that no new Pokémon have been revealed yet... Weren't the other games released about a year after a new Pokémon was announced? A later release would also mean that it's more likely to be for a new console rather than the DS, too.
At least if it is for the DS, I can be reasonably confident that Amethyst will have better graphics :P
Unless they go for full 3D or something, which would probably look bad on the DS anyway...
Also, a 2010 Japan date seems very unlikely, given that no new Pokémon have been revealed yet... Weren't the other games released about a year after a new Pokémon was announced? A later release would also mean that it's more likely to be for a new console rather than the DS, too.
At least if it is for the DS, I can be reasonably confident that Amethyst will have better graphics :P
Unless they go for full 3D or something, which would probably look bad on the DS anyway...
Considering how quickly Emerald came after FRLG, i suppose this isn't a complete surprise. However, Emerald wasn't a new gen, and FRLG was worse than HGSS (in my own humble opinion). I definitely think they are referring to the 5th gen, but even I think that coming by this year feels too soon. I guess for Japan it will be about a year's difference, which makes sense though. And then they'll just delay a North American release even more because they can.
i believe the new pokemon is the question mark they showed during the promotion for the upcoming new movie. FRLG was a meh game while HGSS in my opinion is actually quite fun.
oh and i wish the new legendaries won't be as HOLY UBER as the legends have become so far (ex: arceus + dragon trio...these are pretty much gods). Maybe they can do something like protector of elements and have monk-like (i want asian themed legendaries in terms of looks now...since we did get our ancient euro gods for the 4th gen) guardians. Maybe revolving around guardians of Shinto and buddhist religion. Well it will be pretty much impossible to top the arceus+trio dragons in terms of power (in anime) anyways.
oh and i wish the new legendaries won't be as HOLY UBER as the legends have become so far (ex: arceus + dragon trio...these are pretty much gods). Maybe they can do something like protector of elements and have monk-like (i want asian themed legendaries in terms of looks now...since we did get our ancient euro gods for the 4th gen) guardians. Maybe revolving around guardians of Shinto and buddhist religion. Well it will be pretty much impossible to top the arceus+trio dragons in terms of power (in anime) anyways.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days does an excellent job of full 3d on the DS. The console's very much able to do it. It's just so many developers AREN'T. In the rush to do fancy things with the stylus, most games have graphics no better than the GBA could do.
There is space for fighting, bug, and poison legendaries. The three types that haven't seen one yet.
yep, i'm hoping they would and probably will (i read somewhere they that have no intentions of making legendaries as powerful as the ones of the gen 4 or that they don't have to and well they shouldn't imo) make the legends not as UBER OMEGA powerful as the ones now (in anime). I'm looking forward to shinto religion or buddhist religion based legendaries (they could probably do something with fighting, poison, and bug especially with shinto religion backgrounds of good/bad spiritual guardians.
Most accurate prediction thus far.
Exciting news. I'll suppress my excitement until more details come out, but the case for this being a 5th generation game certainly seems strong. I'm crossing my fingers for no more entry hazards and very limited priority additions.
New Pokemon, though, are the most enticing news.
It is a possibility that this could be for the successor to the current DS. There has been some buzz about a DS 2. I'm not familiar with the details, though. One thing is for sure, if this launches for the current DS, you know they will increase the visuals as much as possible. No generations have the same graphics and I'm not willing to bet they'll stop that trend now.
For the sake of completeness,
Junichi Masuda's blog: http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir/ (Japanese)
Google translated with slight editing:
Junichi Masuda's blog: http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir/ (Japanese)
Google translated with slight editing:
I just very much doubt that there will be more powerful handheld than the DSi released in 2010. And I think we would hear about a new console long before a new Pokemon game if the two were to be released together. After all, for a new console to succeed requires it to have games. For it to have games requires developers to know about it. And when you start having to get lots of developers involved, there's no way it's staying secret. If there was the DS 2 in the works, I think we'd know about it.
February 7th...that sounds like a date to watch for. I'm guessing he's referring to the anime. Maybe we'll see the first gen 5 Pokemon?
February 7th...that sounds like a date to watch for. I'm guessing he's referring to the anime. Maybe we'll see the first gen 5 Pokemon?
in 9 days... lol, does that mean Ash turns stupid and drops off all his trained pokemon except for Pikachu and goes on some ship to another land?
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