Pokemon X & Y October 2013
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OMG, Pokemon in 3D! I can't wait!
Sold my 3DS not long after I got one at launch but this will have me picking up a new 3DS along with the game.
Worldwide launch (yes you read that correct ) October 2013.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/01/08/pokemon-x-and-y-coming-in-october
Sold my 3DS not long after I got one at launch but this will have me picking up a new 3DS along with the game.
Worldwide launch (yes you read that correct ) October 2013.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/01/08/pokemon-x-and-y-coming-in-october
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Can't wait to see all the new Pokémon. Hopefully there'll be some brilliant ones.
On a side note, does anyone think the games' mascots will have anything to do with dimensions- just like the x and y axes on a graph (up and down, side-to-side)? It sounds a bit mundane and boring for a Pokémon game, but who knows? You could also have a 3rd version (Pokémon Z) as on a graph there is sometimes a z axis.
Anyway, I will ignore all the "Pokémon sucks now" people and buy this game as soon as it's released.
The sprites AREN'T 2D, they are indeed 3D. They're done with the 3D models that have an animation (as in, drawing) on them, as seen in Futurama and Family Guy. So they are 3D, but they won't be composed of a 3D image; just a model with a drawing slapped on. They still look great though and far superior to an all out 3D model; I much prefer them this way as they retain their original charm.
And the X and Y are being speculated as representing Chromosones and DNA; not least because the Japanese logo for the games actually features a DNA helix.
I actually quite like the starters; Fennekin was an instant hit, Chespin I wasn't too thrilled with but it has really grown on me, whereas Froakie, I hated to begin with, but it's not so bad now. I just hope the rest of the 'mons in this gen follow suit with the simple designs.
I still like the way they haven't gone for the full 3D models like in Battle Revolution or Pokédex 3D etc.
The chromosome idea did just cross my mind a while later, and to be fair it probably does make more sense. Didn't know about the double helix in the Japanese logo though.
Genetics and gender probably will be far more interesting themes than dimensions on a cartesian plane.
Yes, I know about the z-axis.
Chromosomes probably are a more likely theme if I think about it, but there is no Z chromosome so I don't know what they'd do for a third version. Maybe they will just make a "Pokémon Z" anyway or maybe they'll go down the "Pokémon X2 and Y2" route again.
Wouldn't disregard the axes thing so quickly. Another point in its favour - X is across, and Y is up.
The X legendary is a land mammal, crosses land horizontally, and the Y legendary is a bird, most notable for travelling vertically. We've got a horizontal creature with Xes all over it, and a vertical creature in the shape of a Y.
Doesn't mean there can't be a chromosome thing going on as well, but I'd be incredibly surprised if the dimensions thing was a coincidence.
I'm going to get Y. Chespin seems like the only decent starter Pokemon for me, although I prefer fire types, Fennekin is nowhere near as cool as Tepig.
http://www.kimikogaming.net/pokemon-x-and-y-yggdrasil-myth-points-towards-pokemon-z-and-a-legendary-dragon/
VERY interesting read that. It's not unusual; all other Pokemon games have legendary Pokemon/stories based on real myths and legends so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that X and Y will be based on this mythology.
As for the starters, I only like Fennekin at first but Chespin has really grown on me to the point that I *might* just pick it (dependent on it's evolutions and possible dual typing later on). If speculation proves correct however and Fennekin obtains a dual fire-psychic typing as it evolves then I'll definitely be going with him; fire starters are my favourite anyway.
Have to say, I'm incredibly excited for this game. Unova was a very boring region for me; it full dull, uninspired and not very big. When I say not very big, I know that in terms of size it was, but I think it's more to do with how linear it was; it just felt quite empty and lifeless and didn't have the same charm as regions such as Johto and Sinnoh. Hopefully the new region will feel a lot more alive and full of life.
I must admit my first instinct is to go with the fire type but I always want to see the end evolutions before making a final choice because that's the sprite I'll be stuck with.
Any images of those doing the rounds yet?
Not yet and the next issue of Coro Coro isn't out for a few more weeks so we probably won't get anything until then. GF is always quite slow when dishing out early information on a new Pokemon generation but as we have a ten month wait this time I think the information will be an even slower trickle than it would normally be. With that said, I think we should anticipate some info in a few weeks, what with the next Coro Coro and I would imagine that in a few months time we'll have quite a stead flow of info coming in.
Ah, ta very much:D
Black and White felt like a relaunch for me, so this will just feel like a continuation.