REPORT: GameFreak Will Have More Development Time for Pokemon
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- čas přidán 25. 01. 2024
- REPORT: GameFreak will have more development time for Pokemon on the Switch 2. According to reports, The Pokemon Company, Nintendo, and GameFreak are all hoping for more development time and further adjustments to the rushed release schedule they're currently on. Could this lead to a higher quality animations era for Pokemon?
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After this, check out my full retrospective for Pokemon on Switch! It was quite the rollercoaster ride: czcams.com/video/YtfXWCXVD3o/video.html
what no love for Sword and Shield?
@@DryBones271 there's plenty to say about it in the retrospective video 😁
@@johtojonny I have a few questions
1. Will we get G5 remakes as a bunch of rumors suggest?
2. Will GameFreak actually going to step up their game and start making quality games that are actually finished and not rushed??
3. Will game freak fix S/V and patch up all the issues?
First from the pattern of how remakes go johto has a higher chance of happening next. Second, Pokémon delayed the release of the indigo disc so it could release at a higher quality. Third, they will fix the bugs and glitches but the performance is the switch itself which doesn’t have good power if the switch 2 or whatever name it has can use scarlet and violet then it will fix the performance issues. This is just what I have seen online and looked back on.
I’ll believe it when I see a high quality polished game. Actions speak louder than words.
100% i don’t trust this news
Yup we're gonna see if they stick to it in the coming years
You don’t understand how FAST I clicked after reading the title!
SAME!!
me too I just can't resist.
Awesome! I hope the report made you as happy as it made me! 😁 the best part is this report isn't the first time I've heard these rumors floating around so it just solidifies it more than anything that someone with very close ties to the company said this
Me too 🤣
Before I saw this, I was planning to listen to “GUN Fortress” to collect myself again, but seeing this? After watching this, time to listen to “Final Haunt!”
Im happy too hear that they're gonna spend more time doing the new games!! As a fan, I think it's good to see them give more effort to their games!! I hope theyre gonna spend more time in polishing the games and making everything right on them!
If GameFreak get more time to develop games then that would be brilliant. I love Scarlet and Violet but they needed more time to polish off the issues.
I can imagine the reason they don’t have much time nowadays is because how big the franchise has gotten like for TCG, anime and Merch but there are things they can do. I.e. spin-off games by outside companies like the old days or announce new Pokémon for merch and such before game announcements. If I had to suggest on the spot.
What about VGC? The competitive battle scene requires new Pokemon to stay fresh
@@theminecommanders8013Not exactly, Gamefreak needs to make the Pokémon that are already available more competitively viable. State wise and with better abilities.
@@ZackSNetwork There are quite a few meta Pokemon currently in Scarlet and Violet. They can't just keep changing their stats and abilities every year since it's not a live service game. That's why they release a new gen every 3 years instead to change stuff then
That's like giving Batman prep time. 😂
@@theminecommanders8013 They could’ve had the Hisui pokedex available for WiFi battles or just the rest of BDSP Sinnoh
I feel like the internet opinion on Gamefreak is a love-hate relationship. The sad part is we all want the games to be better, but Gamefreaks practices are so mind bogglingly confusing that it's hard to do anything but deny them any sort of benefit of the doubt; it feels like parody when they say they're "taking it seriously", its THAT bad.
That's a great way of wording it lol
People gotta understand that Gamefreak isn't the problem. It's the Pokemon company's fault. They are the ones forcing their tight schedule. They are the reason we're getting half assed games
I’ll believe that when they bring back the national dex and include proper overworld textures
Gosh I hope this is true because having a 5-6 year cycle would be so awesome! And Pokemon Fans dream come true! We might actually get to see the Pokemon dream game of ours. Hoping we still get Voice Acting to because in Persona 5 it makes the characters more alive.
How do voice acting will get around the names tho?
@@naganut9718 Other games do this a lot. They can use titles, like "trainer", or just use pronouns or descriptions (like "this guy" or "my friend here").
@@naganut9718i think the bigger issue with voice acting is all the different languages, pokemon has 8 language options iirc.
They do it all the time in the anime
Plenty of games have voice acting in many languages...? Am I missing something?
One thing that people forgot is Game Freak managed to release 2 big games like Legends and SV as both were developed during the pandemic. BDSP i assume is in bad shape most likely because of ILCA being a novice and was severely affected by the pandemic as well.
Even ILCA managed to do One Piece Odyssey after BDSP, so they do have potential. Hope ILCA can prove themselves in the next game.
We've seen from their concept art that they had far bigger plans for BDSP but I do believe several factors got in the way (dev time and pandemmy for sure) check this out:
czcams.com/video/couGGhIRgzw/video.htmlsi=7g1j9zUeCEZG7gdj
Nobody has addressed this in any video!
Gamefreak wants to improve the quality of their games while sticking to their release schedule. It's not going to be possible unless they hire more people, take their time, or outsourcing (which I don't want). Bdsp was a pathetic excuse of a remake. I'm holding off on pokemon games going forward until I see actual change
Yup
Facts
It's good to have more time, but having more staff is important too...
OH GOD I HOPE THIS IS TRUE!! WE NEED POKEMON TO GET BETTER AGAIN!!!
Were you happy or unhappy with Legends and SV?
@@johtojonny Okay sorry you might not have understanded what i meant XD, yes i loved them, but when i say that i meant in terms of not having the frames, renders and all of those problems and that Game Freak needs more time to do games so they don't feel rushed at all
@@pokenart2267 oh don't worry I was just genuinely asking your thoughts 😁 I wanted to see if you thought they were on an upward trend or a downward one
@@johtojonny Its okay, i just want that they realize that Pokémon Company needs to stop forcing these forced release dates so that they can work the time that its fully needed to release the pokémons games without problems
My worry is this will become a situation like CoD (each game rotates between treyarch, sledgehammer and IW) where each game has a 3 year “dev time” but still ends up being lacklustre.
That's already the situation at GameFreak. They're looking to change from that
I'm just excited for the future, it's looking bright and if they can bring the quality up a bit we'll be golden :). We'll see in a month what's next for us lol.
I reeeeally feel like they can only go up from here now that they've developed several home console gamez! We shall see tho!
Pokemon Day will be here before we know it its practically a holiday for us PokeFans.😁
@@FTChomp9980 haha yep, hence the month :).
Well, I wouldn't be so sure that we'll see the effects of this next month already, considering that the next game would've already started development and had its schedules and deadlines set before SV released even, starting probably right after Legends Arceus, so if this really is a change triggered by SV, then unless they're going to delay that game, which I'm not sure they would, we'd still get an announcement for this year on Pokemon Day most likely, and would only see the actual effects in 2025...
@@Justic_ I think we'll see the effects thanks to the love for legends, I think gamefreak will see that pokemon fans like that sort of gameplay and freedom.
It's evident that Gamefreak has been wanting to move away from Pokemon for a while now. If Creatures Inc. and Nintendo started outsourcing more remakes and spinoffs to other companies so that GF could take a break for a few years, we could potentially see higher quality pokemon games down the line.
More time? Are they actually listening?
Oh *please* be true, i want to be excited again
Would be nice to see a return of mystery dungeon to fill up slots for a holiday or summer release. Make them communicable through the mainline games with special features and etc. like they've done with already by having current save files of other Pokemon games.
Mystery Dungeon, maybe a return of Rumble or a new take on the Ranger-games? Or a new crossover like Pokemon x Fire Emblem that'd finally fill the void left in my heart by Pokemon x Nobunagas Ambition aka Pokemon Conquest...
There are 4chan "leaks" of a new mystery dungeon game in the presents. Now I normally wouldn't bother paying mind to a 4chan leak but the same leak said that there wouldn't be a main series release this year and that made me raise an eyebrow.
I think it's a good thing because by being an indie company they deserve more time to develop their games.
New pokemon snap was made by namco and from what I've read, its awesome. Outsourcing other companies to make pokemon side games is a good idea as long as the main game gets all what it deserves and becomes what it should have been. See tears of the kingdom as an example
Literally this. They made Snap and Pokken, and both of those were great. They need to return to the DS era where the main games are released, but the spin offs allow fans to have some appetizers while they develop the main games.
Seriously, if they released something like a Mystery Dungeon Explorers remake, it would be sick.
I think people don't give Game Freak enough credit, they DO listen, they aren't tone death like some other companies - heck games like Scarlet and Violet are exactly what fans have been asking for, for YEARS so they very much want to make their player base as happy as possible though yeah, development time has definitely been an issue and if they are going to be addressing this that is fantastic to hear (There's also been indications they're going to be switching to Unreal Engine too which is particularly exciting!) and Game Freak are certainly not lazy, claims that they are nonsense, a lazy company doesn't make a massive open world like Scarlet and Violet, there's a lot of effort on display so I've always disagreed with the notion they are lazy, the issue has always been time more than anything, Game Freak is a very talented company, they just need to be given more time for their games to reach their full potential and I think we're very close to that full potential - they just need to make sure future games look and run a lot better and if they do and they have all the fantastic things Scarlet and Violet has? We'll be absolutely golden! Though you say the Switch era is over but I don't think it is quite yet, I'm pretty sure this year's game(s) will be on Switch whatever it turns out to be though I'm guessing that'll be the swansong for the Switch, especially with rumours that Switch 2 will launch *this year* and if Game Freak are increasing development time then we probably won't be getting a game next year and that's perfect if so since then Gen 10 can coincide with Pokemon's 30th anniversary in 2026! What better way to celebrate a huge milestone with a new generation AND most likely the first new mainline games on a new console, that's just perfect!
After reading all that makes me somewhat optimistic about Pokemon.
Literally most games they've released has been influenced by fan feedback. Obviously none moreso than Legends and SV, as their entire existence was born out of fan criticism, but still even games like sun and moon and even as far back as FireRed Leafgreen. You're right, people don't give them credit enough for this. I just hope they get the time and resources to bring their quality up
Yeah, if Game Freak were lazy devs, we definitely wouldn't have a lot of the issues that modern Pokemon has.
On 2 levels, on one hand they wouldn't be adding as many new features every gen which would just lead to more programming work, and especially not try to evolve the franchise as much as they've done since the switch to 3D, from grid-based to free movement, from routes to open areas, from random to overworld encounters, and now the complete open world with overworld battles, that's way more effort than what a lazy person would do, if they were lazy we'd have seen way more conservative games.
But also at least from what I learned about programming, the "best" programmers are "lazy" programmers, those that search for the kind of code that they need online and copy paste it, then play with the numbers a bit to make it fit to the rest of the code they're frankensteining together so it'll look good and run smoothly. So if GF was that kind of "lazy developer"... well, the game would be running smoothly.
They don’t listen.
@@BillSchrader They do and and need to seriously go touch grass
I thought I already heard something like that before Palworld.
It's a common misconception that GameFreak is getting instructions by The Pokemon Company when in fact GameFreak, Creatures Inc. and Nintendo are the owners of The Pokemon Company. If GameFreak was actually interested in creating more polished and more feature complete video games, they absolutely could do it. They themselves chose not to do it because the games sell anyway. People should stop believing that TPC is some kind of centralized body of command for the video games. It's sole purpose is overseeing and managing all parts of the franchise, including the anime, the trading card game, merchandise and the video games.
Pokémon is decided as a group, the individual companies do not just make their own decisions on what to do. There are multiple arms of Pokémon and they all have to line up together. The games, anime, TCG, merchandizing, and everything all have to make their products along the same schedule. It wouldn't make any sense for the anime to be on gen 11 and Game Freak deciding that the gen 10 games are ready to release and designing Pokémon for gen 12 while Creatures is still making gen 9 cards.
To be honest, rather than focus on remaking a past game or developing gen 10, I'd rather have Game Freak give Scarlet and Violet another shot. Recreate the game from the ground up using the existing assets, fix all the issues, change the story, tweak the Terastalization mechanic, make it play more similarly to Legends Arceus, and call them *Paradox Scarlet* and *Paradox Violet* . Have them prove themselves that they can fix what's arguably the most broken entry of the series.
I’m OK with outsourcing but I actually liked BDSP. ILCA is competent enough. They have experience now and they wouldn’t be as crunched for release
None of the reports, even that one from Utsunomiya earlier, ever really mention more development time but “better production schedule”…. Which really leads me to believe they’re gonna pull a Call of Duty like system of juggling studios for annual releases.
For their first game BDSP was not as bad as people say it was, and I agree, I think this will become a development carrousel between Game Freak, ILCA and maybe another team.
We've seen from their concept art that they had far bigger plans for BDSP but I do believe several factors got in the way (dev time and pandemmy for sure) check this out:
czcams.com/video/couGGhIRgzw/video.htmlsi=7g1j9zUeCEZG7gdj
They definitely need more time if they want to keep up on the yearly release of the games and for them to be high quality then they would need to outsource them.
Not that its necessary for them to do that just a cashgrab but there's a lot companies can do with existing titles like remakes and different perspectives like the rom hack of Fire Red on Team Rocket all while using the base assets.
The thing is there's a lot of people out there that make Pokémon games for fun so they could just ask for some of the popular creators to create a game for them you know give back to their community sort of thing.
That wouldn't happen quite frankly given their history with Pokémon fan games in the past but that would be the ideal type of scenario instead of going to a different company like they did with BDSP.
What I can't fathom is why not pull a Gen 3-4 & Gen 4-5 scenario? Where its 4 years in between these 2 groups of Generations. That gives an extra year for them to develop next generation of games. I'm fine with them using ILCA again but make character models not chibi, thats all I ask.
Well, this sounds very heartening. Not unexpected, since them enlisting ILCA to do a game on their own feels like it was at least a "test run" to give a mainline game to a new party and take pressure off of GF, but it'd be nice if the disaster that was SVs performance and the fan reception actually hammered in the nail for TPC to give Game Freak more time for the games.
I'm not even that pessimistic on the next game ILCA might be working on, if they are, since personally, I see BDSP more so as a test run, and despite its few changes and glitches, the changes they did make were at least decent, and afaik, they've also worked on One Piece Odyssey since/simultaneously, and that game had a pretty positive reception from what I recall, so I feel another Pokemon-game by them could be a bit more ambitious, although I'm definitely more so expecting them to be given a title like the Lets Go-games with their pseudo-remake status, or the Gen 5 remakes when it's their time, rather than something like a new mainline game or a Legends-game, I feel they'd still want those to be handled by GF directly... although if they should ever return to 3rd versions instead of DLC (although unless they're more like BW2, I can't really see that), that'd definitely also be something ILCA/a new party could do.
Anyways, if this does happen, I'm very glad it finally will. I mean, I remember thinking back around 2016 or so, around the time USUM was announced, that yearly games will lead to a decrease in quality of the games (well, specifically content was what I was thinking of back then, especially postgame content) as long as they only have 2 teams working on them, and I was still in highschool back then and had very little idea of programming or game development as a whole, so... seeing that it took 8 years for the board of decisions at The Pokemon Company to finally get that (...or the majority of the Pokemon community, for that matter...) is... yeah... disappointing, but I really hope that they actually got it now and are working towards improvement.
Even just getting the news for the POTENTIAL of a longer release schedule brings me hope. I love Pokémon and the people who make the games really need more time to make the best possible product they can. Scarlet and Violet could have been top notch if it had been afforded more time in the oven, and going forward I don’t mind a longer release schedule given the amount of content we already have from Pokémon (not to mention with gen 9 we’ve hit the over a THOUSAND creatures mark).
But Robinson never said they are considering more development time. Utsunomiya said months ago that they want to keep the same pace, but "maintain" quality. It sounds more like they will be taking other measures, like a bigger core team at Game Freak, hiring more experienced staff, maybe switching to Unreal or Unity engine, these are the things they could do.
One of the points I gave in the video is that more dev time doesn't necessarily mean breaking pace. The factors you mentioned can be part of that, as is outsourcing entire games a la BDSP (but hopefully higher quality products to come from that). If done right they can still have annual releases but with an added year or two for development. (I'm also hoping for the things you mentioned like hiring more people and using better engines)
@@johtojonny yeah you could be right, but I think they mean keeping the pace of mainline new gens.
The most likely thing they will probably do is outsourcing more games, but I can't see them outsourcing for example Legends, that's Iwao's baby.
But just being on more powerful hardware alone will probably fix the biggest problems SV had with the memory and frame rate.
@@lucashen9686 yeah we'll really have to wait and see what happens. I really do hope new gens get more time in between release tbh. I always feel like the 2nd new generation on each console comes too soon. Maybe they should think about sticking to one new generation per console instead?
@@johtojonny yeah, I had the idea long time ago that there should be only one new gen per game the gets like 3 years of DLCs, but big ones, like entire new regions like the size of Kitakami with new Pokemon.
If they do it right, make the DLC really cool, they could still make the same amount of money they made with two generations or maybe more since the games would keep selling for much longer. But that is risky so I don't think they would try that, but they could've easily put Arceus at holiday 22, than SV holiday 23, I think they didn't do it because they underestimated Arceus' sales potential. Maybe they can just correct that mistake next time.
@@lucashen9686 Being on more powerful hardware will fix frame rate maybe, but memory no. Memory leaks are not caused by the system not having enough RAM (I mean I guess technically they are, but at fault of the developers), they are caused by the developers not de-allocating memory properly. When a game creates a packet of memory and allocates it to a certain variable, that memory gets flagged as being in use. If that variable is not deleted properly (usually when some object is unloaded but still has some reference to it) then the in use flag never gets reset, and that memory becomes unusable to the future steps of the program. If this builds up over time then eventually the available memory will continue to shrink and will impact performance or cause the game to crash.
As for performance, sure having better hardware will help, but do we really want that? I would much rather have Game Freak learn optimal and efficient coding practices in order to improve performance than just throwing it onto a better system and calling it a day. Maybe SV will run smooth as butter on the Switch 2, but if the rumors are true about it having PS4-level graphics then the graphical fidelity of SV is simply unacceptable.
I just hope there's no graphical issues, I'm okay with performance not being the most stable
I bet you didn't play skyrim on the ps3. Otherwise you would be saying different. Performance needs to be somewhat consistent. Or it's a slideshow that's unfun.
I think it'll only be easier for them on stronger hardware (not that that's an excuse for their issues on Switch 1, but still)
@@RedPanda_______ Skyrim is also an action game so that comparison isn't entirely valid. Performance of course matters much more in actions games than it does in turn based games. That being said I am hoping that eventually Pokémon will be action oriented similar to how Palworld is.
You’re OK with frame rate drops?? Wow the Pokémon fans really are the cause of the games being so poor. Your standards for gaming are VERY low. You should feel bad for even suggesting this.
Bandai Namco has done a great job with the spinoffs Pokken Tournament DX and New Pokemon and even did Pokemon designs in Smash 4 and Ultimate. Why not have there new Nintendo specific studio do the next game.
I'll believe it when I see it. It'd be nice to see the series return to its former glory or even surpass it before I die.
Gamefreak literally made main series Pokemon games on the 3DS engine. Along with short development time, small budget and not enough developers.
People can't understand the pain I got when my boyfriend played Palworld and just told me (le me playing since Red and Blue) that's Pokémon but better. That hurt so much that I really still can't Palworld to this day but also I love it that they're successful! Pokémon hurt me personally with this... And they needed the punishment...
Im hopeful for the future of pokemon but if it ends up being a let down I wouldn’t be surprised
I do hope Gamefreak does get either more employees or more time. I agree with people saying they are passionate and from what we’ve seen in the last 2 games they and want to experiment. I wouldn’t get to hyped for 2024 due to S/V just being finished, but gen 10 is something I’m really interested in.
Personally whether new game's gonna be good or not, Pokemon's future looks interesting
Absolutely. I really can't imagine what they're gonna do next and that's intriguing
What i think that would be a great idea in my opinion is GF to expand a little bigger, so that way, they can have say Team A make the next mainline game, Team B work on continuous DLC for said current game, like a DLC beyond for current gen game. And then another dev making a remake or spin off or whatever
They kinda already do that, the diamond and pearl remakes were made by a different studio
@Mingodough I know they do that hahah I'm just saying it would be lovely to also bring more dlc for scarlet and violet while they have big main team develop the next mainline game, so people don't lose interest, as much as Square is not as great nowadays, they at least know they gotta have multiple teams developing multiple Final Fantasy titles to keep interest.
Even Yoshida mentioned how Square releasing Final Fantasy 13 and 15 did not adapt well to the modern gaming market and now the franchise is really shit.
Pokemon is doing well releasing a game every 1-2 years but it's just gonna hurt their brand when people wait. It's better to expand and have multiple teams working on several projects. I mean I understand it can go good or worse like BDSP. But GF and Nintendo legit sitting on the biggest franchise in the world, they have the money, they just aren't using it when needed
Make Pokémon Pokémon as a Japanese series it once was, especially with the anime graphics to allow plenty of fun content. Easy as that, and it is an indie thing to do that Junichi Masuda wanted.
They can bring back the national dex as well as postgame content
If this isn't true. I'm gonna be very mad
The Switch 2 is reported to have an 8" LCD screen, not OLED by the way
I also think it's important to note that Nintendo has most definitely supplied their 3rd party developers (Game Freak, Square Enix, etc.) with Switch 2 hardware well before anyone was aware (as is normal in the industry). Not to say that Gen 10 development has been well underway for a couple years or so, but Game Freak has at least had decent time thus far to dabble with the hardware's capabilities. It remains to be seen if they will put the time they *should* into development, or just abuse the hardware to make it look like they did, for at least the first main line game anyway.
I'd like to see monolith soft work on a pokemon gane
Im actually not opposed to outsourcing games- on the assumption that theyre, like, lower stakes games like remakes. Or even original games using pre-existing assets and ideas in a new way. For example, since the Indigo Disc has Unova fever, a new game that takes place in Unova. Using the map data we're familiar with, but with new pokemon, new gym leaders, new story, etc.
Like, my bjggest problem with BDSP was thay it was just a gussied up D/P. Nothing new, even less content in some places. If theyre not allowed to make new assets, let them try playing around with pre-existing ones.
Yup I agree completely. Also imagine a studio like Bandai Namco making a Pokemon game
2:10
Did they really though? I still have yet to notice. Lol
good. they need more time. It'll in better and be much easier on the dev team.
I can certainly believe that Game Freak will take more time with their future development.
Switch 2 rumors have become more prevalent recently, and a Pokemon title as an announced planned released with its unveiling would sell consoles like hotcakes.
Not to mention outsourcing their games is helpful to tide players over, add connectivity to their most recent releases, and add a bit of extra cash. BDSP wasn’t great, but it worked!
As well, the Horizons anime feels like it was made to have its plot stalled at any time (since it kinda has atm). This would help ease timing on game releases I’m sure.
I think it’s proven beyond any doubt that Game Freak (on the whole) isn’t purposefully lazy, nor is it the Switch’s fault for the game’s bugs or issues. Remember the whole “thank you Game Freak” hashtag thing that happened? I can only hope having more time to work on the games will prove useful for all involved.
Oh really hope this is true ❤
I wouldn't be opposed to ILCA getting games outsourced to them instead of Gamefreak as long as they take the experience and criticism from BDSP and move forward with it. I think discounting them right out the gate isn't the good idea because it could easily be that they need like another game or two to really hone their development skills
My son thinks that the pokemon games should be taken over to bandai namco they do make great games and the graphics were better
I agree with your son
I mean... I think the *best case* scenario is alternating release years with outsource partners like ILCA. I don't think Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl deserve the hate that they got, ILCA just played it really safe where the only things they really changed from the DS originals were repurposing the Grand Underground to have a bunch of Pokémon from the National Dex (at the cost of only having statues for secret base instead of furniture) adding a clothing shop in place of the Game Corner (which we can't get anymore due to PEGI restrictions), and changing contests (which i honestly hadn't even touched on the DS version). Although I'd personally prefer if they had some further QoL improvements like permanent TMs, but I also appreciate the change to field HMs that they added.
But I would absolutely not be opposed to an ILCA remake of Heart Gold/Soul Silver in the same style, if we don't get Gold/Silver remake in Let's Go graphics.
Bdsp was a pathetic excuse of a remake.
@@BrandyDerg I mean, in pretty much every way that matters they're faithful to the original Diamond/Pearl. They're good remakes, the issue is that people were so nostalgic for D/P that they built those games up to be better than they were. And most complaints I heard were that they didn't include Platinum features, but it's not a remake of Platinum.
03:19 *_"we take the feedback from players seriously-"_* - hugh is that so, I'll believe this only when I see it in the games, and its very likely we'll see any results from this potentially come to fruition only after the Unova games - because those are definitely still done at the current speedrun-pace
I mean, the main reason they've started going into this Open World direction starting with SwSh is because of player feedback, because riding on the high of BotW back in 2017, a bunch of fandoms suddenly started screaming "BUT WHAT IF THAT WAS OPEN WORLD?!" with the Pokemon fandom being one of the most serious offenders from my memory.
Then you are blind because they've already fixed some issues people had with pokemon. The recent mythical pokemon Pecharunt was gotten through an event and just given to us.
@@teamchaos5101 fixing "some issues" on a game that was literally released half-baked has next to no effect because the game is a dumpsterfire in terms of its technical foundation to begin with - also idk how Pecharunt event factors into any of this
@@Justic_ and it makes all of this that more sad to witness, there's literally no way to squeeze a game of this scale in this time frame at this pace
Honestly i hope they do one game freak game ever 3 years plus dlc and maybe have a different company that no the one who made bd and sp to make the remakes/ legend/ let’s go games people want new stuff In remake not literally the same game but with modern mechanics also if a game isn’t worth 60 don’t make it 60 because i didn’t get lets go and gen 4 remake because I think the price wasn’t worth it the big reason why people hated bd and sp is because it’s literally Diamond and Pearl but cost 20 extra dollars it’s was no reason for them to not add platinum content and add more then just
A area in the underground and legendaries you can already get in sword and Shield
One day pokemon will have the production value it deserves :p
One day! Also wow I've missed your comments. Been a while!
@@johtojonny I'm always here lurking :) Great content as always!
@@drpuffington_ thank you thank you! Excited to see more commentary from you in the future then 🥳
Skipped Sword and Shield since nothing about those games was much of a selling point. Took a chance with Scarlet, and I have to say those games are a litmus test for if someone is an optimist or pessimist. It was some of the most fun I've had with these games, but it was also a glitchy broken mess. Both sides are right with this one. Gamefreak can clearly still cook, but they just don't leave it in the oven long enough. Also maybe hire on some folks who specialize in designing 3D worlds. Either that, or go back to classic style for the main games while making the Legends games 3D.
As long as Gamefreak gets more time to develop, I’m fine with that. To keep us satisfied, I’m also fine with outsourcing to other companies to do the remakes, in order to give GF more time to focus on the main games
YES!!!
Good, they already have billions of dollars in reserves, there's no need to rush development to meet the 3 year interval.
Hazzah!
A man of quality
Thier problem is not mainly a lack of timey but lack of skill.
That studio is just incompetent. They having almost nothing to show for their decades of experience.
People love to get on Gamefreak's case but forget that their situation is alot different from a regluar development studio. Their tied to a huge media thing and have bosses above them they need to answer to. And I hate when people attack an employee that's on the lower level because they can't get to the higher level people. At that point all your doing is making a HUMAN BEING misreable for something they can't control and more often than not don't agree with too.
I also still think people are way overblowing the glitches for Scarlet and Violet, I played through the game fine with no major issues. Yes the smaller things were definetly noticable but I did'nt see what people were posting online once. Now I do agree pokemon company should either relax and give Gamefreak the time to develop games, or hire more people to help get a game out yearly without any issues. However I understand that Gamefreak is doing the best they can with the time they have and AFTER being forced onto home consoles after decades of only doing handhelds. So I do not let the minor issues overshadow everything they gave us with Scarlet and Violet.
i wonder if they ever make the ultimate pokemon game
fans gonna do two sides
thanks to palworlds they finally move their ass to work
and others who say "HAHA FOR SEE IS BETTER THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT NOW PALWORLD DIE" Or something like that
YES
Holy shit what?! This is exciting!!!! 🤩
This just made my damn weekend! 🥳
Also I seen your PalWorld Pokémon discussion video and I’m so thankful that you are middle ground about it! Especially with brother planning on trying out PalWorld while I’m a Pokémon girl! 😊
Yeah I'm super excited too!
Also you know me I'm not usually middle ground but the palworld debacle is a rare example of something that has both right and wrong to it. Nuance is important!
it is a good start but just one thing they need to do undo the nerfs they did to Greninja and undo the nerfs for Protein and give us Ash Greninja back that will bring be back to the new Pokémon games if not then i am not coming back that is for sure and i will mostly play Palworld.
@@johtojonnyHi! We less than 24 hours left until we see Pokémon Day! Will you do a live stream?
As a old time pokemon fan since I was a little kid, I stopped buying the games at Sword and Shield. Well, they were my last pokemon games I've personally played and became so severely disappointed with the product. Honestly Gen 6 onwards has been a clusterfuck of mid to bad games and I got really tired of it.
to see that they are just now willing to actually put more time and effort into the next game makes me really happy and gives me a bit more hope for the next game, But nevertheless my optimism is still low as it could be just another blunder.
I am hoping that the next generation of pokemon will be 2026 tbh.
No, don't give me hope. Don't you dare do that
If the next game doesn't have a stable frame rate I'm not buying
Give Electabuzz a mini gun and have him go to town. Okay jokes aside I hope that Palworld pushes Pokemon to allow us to ride any of our mons. If Palworld can make it happen sure Pokemon can, right? RIGHT? 😢 Time will tell I suppose.
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A remake lacking a gimmick is bound to happen not so soon
I'll wait to see the results of this personality but I'll give them the benefit of doubt Jonny
That's all we can do for now unfortunately 🥲
@JohtoJonnyYT honestly the fact that it took this long for them to realize this is concerning
I. JUST. WANT. TO. PET. MY. POKEMON.
I see people saying 5 years between games, like sure that’s fine but I think that’s too much, of course I want it to be the best it can but a giving a new game every 2 years sounds fine to me
5 years is too long because then the anime, TCG and VGC competitive battles will all get stale with no new Pokemon
Too bad you deserve to wait 5 years. GTA 6 is coming out 10 years later after 5.
@@theminecommanders8013oh no you can’t consume as much Pokémon media as you can…. Such a tragedy… not the crappy anime anything but that we NEED to see new pokemon every year… this is why the games suck
@@BillSchrader GTA v also doesn't have competitive VGC battles for money. Pokemon does. It also has a TCG, and merchandise and an anime. So no, 5 years won't work.
@@BillSchrader But again, Pokemon has a online battling competitive scene, GTA doesnt. Games like Zelda don't. They also don't have an anime or trading cards etc
Many recent games were still good though.
So it took the release of a hit indie game that embarrassed Nintendo and GameFreak
For Nintendo and GameFreak to finally say "we're going to bake our games now"
It shouldn't have taken getting embarrassed to up the quality of their games on the switch .
WRONG. PALWORLD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
@@teamchaos5101 oh please. Palworld has everything to do with it.
They weren't going to listen to the fans they weren't going to listen to criticism they were just going to release a new game every year
Until Palworld released. They were embarrassed by an indie game being better than the current game on the switch and everyone talking about it and loving it more than Scarlett and Violet.
@@_loveableidiot If they weren't impressed by Yokai Watch back in the day, they won't be for something like Palworld.
Better not hide some micro-transaction junk like, Pokemon Sword and Shield release.
I hope this is true. Games with ambitious chnages to the formula on the level of PLA and SV but with more time in the oven to smooth things over sounds like a dream come true honestly.
Nice, now I'll get disappointed biannually instead of annually
If the PS4 comparison is real I'm not getting no switch 2 even if it's a handheld there is no reason for it to be so underpowered especially in 2024 when we're seeing handheld PC like the steam deck. I'm not saying it should be on par with the steam deck or above it but come on.
Some reports have said some ps5 grade capabilities but we don't know 100% yet. Regardless, ps4 is very powerful tbh I would be more than happy. I'm already happy with Switch 1 capabilities
@JohtoJonnyYT I'm not expecting Nintendo to put out a console that's on the same level as the PS5 or series x/s I just have expectations that it would be in between that sweet spot of the PS5 and PS4 Pro in terms of power. By that I mean stronger than last generation consoles but I don't expect it to out power current gen consoles. The Nintendo switch one it's a cool concept but I will not lie it disappointed me don't get me wrong it has a great selection of games but it's home menu is worse than the 3DS and the eshop runs worse than the 360 store. If it didn't have the hybrid console model there be nothing to distinguish it from the crowd. That's why I waited till they made a handheld only switch to justify spending my money cuz the only thing I would play on the switch anyways is mainly Pokemon, fire emblem, and another long-running jrpg series. I just want to know that I won't have to run out and buy a pro version of the console especially with video games getting bigger, more difficult to create, and optimize.
@@kamuisensei9045 to each their own I guess 😁
Gamefreak will try harder now that Palworld scared them.
Outsource spin offs. It's not that hard
Pokepark, Mystery Dungeon, Snap, Battle Revolution, etc
All game freak has to do is combine let's go Pikachu over world with the game play of legends Arceus would be a good start in the franchise, it is not that difficult.
Take the sparkle aura from Lets Go for shiny, the shiny jingle from Legends, let you ride certain Pokemon you catch like in Lets Go, keep open world
Is the switch era actually over though?
Yes
who knew all that was needed to make their move for a better future for the game is a funny "pokemon" game with guns
I think talks of this were already started beforehand but yes I do agree Palworld is probably expediting the process
I love palworld
I love Pokémon but I am going to be honest. LGPE and Legends Arceus are the only games to not have massive bugs and went well for the most part and had fun gameplay in my opinion
How hard was it to mess up Kanto? Lol
@@BillSchrader fair but you have to agree that those three games had the fewest bugs and patches and did performed decently
I'm too sarcastic to offer any hopeful or witty comment, i'm just boosting the comment section at this point because i like you man, the fact that an asset flip from an AA dev team pushed them into panic mode after 20 years of lagging behind is baffling
But that didn't happen. There have been talks about them trying to have more dev time throughout the ENTIRE YEAR.
good.
If they want to outsource, maybe they should hire the team behind Palworld.
The game with a massive artstyle dissonance because they reused assets from their previous game. I don't think they are right for the job.
@@teamchaos5101 you may be right, but the game(Palworld) is fun as hell. I'd like to have the same level of fun in a Pokemon game.
@@JStranger6292 are you actually having fun or have you convinced yourself your having fun?
@@teamchaos5101 Lol. I am having fun. However, what i may consider fun may differ from others. All of my friends are having fun with it as well, but it may not be your thing for all i know.
Yeah they can only go up from here, they cant exactly go down from SV 😂😂😂
Ilca made One piece Odessey
It might not be Unover Johtobros
Pls
I just wanna return to johto tbh
Palworld scared tf outta them😂😂😂😂
Eh, I think it was the straw that broke the camel's back, people have been complaining since gen 6
Feel like this decision was also possibly put forward do to Palworld success so far so maybe with some competition the next title will be good hopefully we will just have to see
I really hope they don't outsource another game to ILCA. BdSP was trash
Lol cause of palwourld
The fact that scarlet and violet are still some of the worst games to ever launch on switch (performance wise) tells us they have 0 plans to improve. Lets keep it a buck.
This seems oddly close to Palworld's recent success. 🤔 Considering they've been ignoring people's complaints for multiple gens. Pla was a good step, but still wasn't enough. And they never even bothered to patch out the issues in SV.
I'm still skeptical because the games still sell like hotcakes. SV is somehow the second best selling titles in the series! I have doubts they'll actually change anything unless they lose sales.
I do think Palworld is expediting the process but these talks have been circulating for quite a while now. (Since SV received backlash for performance)
Doubt