Pokemon dev explains why the series hasn't gone 3D yet
Why hasn't developer Game Freak pursued making a proper Pokemon adventure in 3D?
Many lifelong Pokemon fans have been frustrated to see their beloved monster-collecting franchise never make the jump into a proper console adventure. With the impending launch of Pokemon Black & White Version 2 for Nintendo DS, one has to wonder: why hasn't developer Game Freak pursued making a 3D adventure?
Producer Junichi Masuda said that moving to 3D would make the franchise lose its distinct flavor. "The feeling and the control of the character is also very important to us. There is definitely a certain feeling you have when you control these 2D characters. It may be different if we switched over to 3D," he said.
Speaking to Game Informer, he said that the Pokemon that appear on the package look really cool. "One of the reasons we use sprites, at least currently, is because we like to have more of a comical, kind of look like an animation, this kind of visual style is what we want to do for the Pokemon games... If we were able to take that style we have now and have it translate into 3D with no problems; that is definitely something we would be into."
Perhaps Game Freak will have to consider making the jump to 3D once the series make its inevitable move to the 3DS. For now, Pokemon fans will have to live with the colorful animated sprites featured in the DS games.
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Why hasn't developer Game Freak pursued making a proper Pokemon adventure in 3D?-
I'd rather know why they have yet to make a proper Pokemon console game.
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Because the series sells millions and millions of DSs.
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Shouldn't a console title then sell millions of Wiis or whatever generation it could've happened?
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They'd run the risk of splitting the main pokemon DS base. It could turn out fine, but it's probably not worth the risk.
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Pokemon snap wasn't 3d?
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There's no reason to take Pokemon in a 3D direction. Sometimes the old way is the best way.
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There's a lot of cool gameplay mechanics that would only really work in a 3D world if the right studio was allowed access to the franchise *coughRetrocough*
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Yeah, we haven't seen much from them since what, DKRC? Here's what we know.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-20-metroid-prime-dev-making-wii-2-game
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/12/miyamoto-interview-transcript/all/1
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/06/e3-2012-reggie-discusses-launching-wii-u-retro?page=4 -
We've been hearing rumblings about a Retro title since before E3. FFWD to today and we still haven't heard anything. You'd think we'd have heard SOMETHING by now, given that the Wii U's landing in two months. But I digress.
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I'm guessing Nintendo's keeping it quiet since it's not launch window and they have limited supply anyways.
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I agree to an extent, but I would be all over a 3D full-on Wii U Pokemon RPG with a 60+ hour campaign.
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I'd totally play a 3D Pokemon if they could do it right. I just think some games, such as Castlevania and Mega Man, work so much better in 2D.
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MML was MM 3D done right, and Metroid made a great leap in Prime to 3D, not sure Castlevania could be done right though, it would be interesting.
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people like that lord of shadows or whatever the last console one was called. i did not care for it at all, but i dont like the God of War style games, and it was basically god of war with a belmont, so im probably not the best judge.
i am dying for a new Metroidvania. Order of Ecclesia was in 08 and its about time for a new 2d one.-
You tried Dust: An Elysian Tale? I hear that's somewhat metroidvaniaish and really good to boot.
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Next year's Mirror of Fate will probably be close to what you're looking for.
http://www.shacknews.com/article/74156/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-mirror-of-fate-announced-is-2d3d
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MML was okay, but Capcom returned to MM's 8-bit roots with MM9-10 for a reason. The games are just more fun.
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I think there's room for both, with MML being my third favorite MM game I will probably always think so.
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Genius Sonority developed Pokemon Colosseum and XD for GameCube, but Game Freak (devs of the main series) have yet to make a 3D Pokemon.
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Translation: We are fucking terrified that we will break the money machine. Nobody knows exactly how we built this thing, we just feed it virgins twice a month and it just spits out money and everybody is scared that if we FUCK with it... it's going to break and we will be fresh out a damn fine money machine!
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I'm not a Pokeman fan, but that was a pretty stupid, ignorant comment.
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Nah, the virgin part of the comment was spot on.
My girlfriend still plays that shit.
Also, who says "bruh" at all? Are you in special ed?-
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...lol.
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Relax. I don't have any problems with Pokeman or this developer. It was just the way this guy came across, it really sounds like they are simply afraid of ruining a good thing which happens to make their company a lot of money. I just decided to say it in my usual bizarre and mildly offensive way.
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Lol, my apologies man.
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Worked for Disgaea 4
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I hope this isn't the case but is their argument really that Pokemon doesn't need new hardware or innovation to be a great game and so we'll continue making the same game? I get that Pokemon has a specific and great formula but if you don't innovate and try improve chances are some other franchise will come along and replace you.
Pokmon on handheld has been really fun and so was Pokemon Stadium on the N64,!I can't see why you can't have a 3D HD true Pokemon game on a console and if there was I'd be sold. -
In other words: "It's Cheaper...".
Cell-Shaded 3D would fit the series fine. They're just to busy milking it atm to make the swap.
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