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It’s no secret that Pokemon<\/em>‘s 8th generation\u00a0debut on the Nintendo Switch got off to a rough start, faced with a decent\u00a0amount of controversy<\/a>. For many, 2018’s\u00a0Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu!<\/em> and\u00a0Let’s Go, Eevee!<\/em> were a sign that Pokemon<\/em> developer\u00a0Game Freak was testing the waters of the Switch hardware while trying to introduce the wider Nintendo Switch audience to the\u00a0Pokemo<\/em>n<\/em> series. So, while\u00a0the\u00a0Let’s Go<\/em> games weren’t exactly anything to gawk at, fans had high hopes that Game Freak was saving its best work for the mainline 8th generation\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games that eventually became\u00a0Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em>. However, upon\u00a0Pokemon\u00a0<\/em>Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em>‘s releases, many fans were disappointed by\u00a0how\u00a0the games looked like upscaled versions of the more recent Nintendo 3DS titles, like\u00a0Sun<\/em> and\u00a0Moon<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Arguably the largest\u00a0controversy of Pokemon Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em> had to do with the games not including every past\u00a0Pokemon<\/em>.\u00a0And on\u00a0top of that, statements from the developers mentioning “high quality animations”<\/a> rubbed fans the wrong way, as the animations and some other assets in\u00a0Pokemon Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em> seemed to be reused from previous 3D\u00a0games in the series. These occurrences led fans to demand more of\u00a0Game Freak and even compare the newest games to many other large-scale RPG’s on the Nintendo Switch. It’s worth mentioning that despite this,\u00a0Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em> managed to sell well as usual, and many fans enjoyed the games regardless. However, many other fans of the series have been hoping\u00a0that Bandai Namco’s upcoming\u00a0Pokemon Snap<\/em> sequel could spell good news for the next generation of\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games.<\/p>\n

RELATED: What New Pokemon Snap’s Online Functions\u00a0Could Be<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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When\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games made the jump from 2D to 3D,<\/a> many fans were disappointed to see the traits and personalities\u00a0of certain\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> seemingly stripped away in their 3D models. While 2D sprites got more elaborate with\u00a0Pokemon Black<\/em> and\u00a0White<\/em>, 3D models are arguably more involved. However, many 2D sprites were dynamic, allowing the developers to convey more expression, especially since\u00a0still sprites could depict\u00a0Pokemon<\/i> striking different poses or\u00a0performing different actions.\u00a0A common example fans often refer to is Typhlosion, who is shown in many of its 2D sprites flaring the flames on its neck, but in the past few\u00a03D mainline\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games, Typhlosion is depicted rather\u00a0emotionless, only briefly flaring its neck flames while attacking. However, it seems that like the previous Pokemon Snap<\/em> game,\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em> is focused on bringing out similar attributes in wild\u00a0Pokemon<\/em>.<\/p>\n

For example, in the recent trailer for\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em>, the Fruit Pokemon Bounsweet is shown propelling itself forward by spinning its pedals, something that is not shown in any of the Pokemon’s walking or running animations in either the 7th generation or 8th generation\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games. Additionally, one shot in the new trailer shows Hippowdown releasing sand from the holes on its back, something that the Pokemon’s sprites depicted ever since it was introduced in\u00a0Pokemon Diamond<\/em> and\u00a0Pearl<\/em>, but was stripped away from the 6th generation onwards. This was\u00a0arguably one of Hippowdown’s\u00a0most defining characteristics,\u00a0and sand has not been included in any of its models or animations since. Although\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em> is a spinoff title, many hope that Bandai Namco might\u00a0share its\u00a0new\u00a0assets with Game Freak so that they carry over to the\u00a0next mainline\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games. And while Game Freak has gone on the record stating that it remade\u00a0<\/a>Pokemon models for\u00a0<\/a>Sword<\/em><\/a> and\u00a0<\/a>Shield<\/em><\/a>,<\/a>\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em>‘s models and animations\u00a0could give players something new to look at compared\u00a0to what they’ve seen\u00a0for the past 7 years.<\/p>\n

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Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu!<\/em> and\u00a0Let’s Go, Eevee!<\/em>\u00a0quite literally changed the game by adding wild Pokemon to the overworld for the first time ever, and\u00a0Pokemon Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em> followed suit while also including pseudo-random encounters so as to not stray too far from the typical mainline formula. However, while finally being able to see wild Pokemon roam the overworld<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em>\u00a0is nice, they tend\u00a0to wander aimlessly for the most part, aside from occasionally\u00a0walking up to the player character or running at them to initiate a battle. This left many fans desiring more from Pokemon in the overworld, and although seeing some Pokemon notice the player character was nice, them not interacting\u00a0with each other seemed rather unnatural to many. But,\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em> also seems to take the dynamics of wild Pokemon into account.<\/p>\n

For example, trailers for\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em>\u00a0have shown many wild Pokemon interacting with each other, from a Zangoose staring at a flock of Vivillon, to a Wooper running along with a Bounsweet. These little touches give more character to the environments in the Pokemon world. But most notably, one scene in the most recent New Pokemon Snap<\/em>\u00a0trailer<\/a>\u00a0shows a Heracross battling it out with a Pinsir stag beetle-style, acknowledging that the two critters\u00a0are often seen as counterparts and are considered to be rivals of each other. Contrary to this, Heracross and Pinsir can be seen wandering aimlessly together in the wild in Pokemon Shield<\/em>‘s Isle of Armor, seemingly ignoring each other’s presence, disrupting the game’s\u00a0immersion for some. While it’s nice to\u00a0be able to actually see Pokemon coexisting\u00a0in the wild in\u00a0Pokemon Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em>, perhaps the next\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games can take a page out of\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em>‘s book by focusing more on Pokemon interactions in the overworld.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Pokemon Gen 9 Should Replicate One Major Sword and Shield Change<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Another aspect of New\u00a0Pokemon Snap<\/i>\u00a0that may influence the 9th generation of\u00a0Pokemon<\/i> games for the better is\u00a0the environments and how Pokemon interact with them. Pokemon<\/em> games have always given players a\u00a0wide variety of environments to explore<\/a>. Almost every\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> game seems to include beach, desert, and snow-laden areas, for example. And throughout trailers for\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em>, Pokemon are seen interacting with the environment in many different\u00a0ways, from\u00a0nesting up in trees, to grazing in wide open fields, to basking on top of rocks. These small interactions with the environment go a long way, making it feel like Pokemon actually live in the world being shown to players, and there are likely ways that these interactions could be implemented into the next mainline\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games without disrupting the flow of gameplay.<\/p>\n

One way these environmental interactions could be implemented is that they could be more noticeable but more sparse.\u00a0Pokemon Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em>‘s Wild Area<\/a> introduced strong spawns, which\u00a0are slightly higher-leveled Pokemon that spawn outside of the tall grass, refresh with each real-time\u00a0day, and also tend to change with the Wild Area’s weather. Perhaps strong spawn Pokemon in the next\u00a0mainline\u00a0games can receive more attention to detail, being dedicated to interacting with their environment. For example, a Primarina like the one shown in\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em>\u00a0could be spotted from a distance relaxing on a rock out in the ocean, and the only way to encounter it would be for the player to go out of their way to travel across the water and over to that rock. Or, a Pidgeot could be spotted nesting out on a distant ledge, and a player must traverse a cliff to go and encounter it. This could also encourage exploration in the next\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games. With a higher quality and lower quantity, strong spawns could give the next\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games more character without being too technologically demanding.<\/p>\n

Of course, it’s important to note that\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em> and the mainline\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games are very different from each other and that\u00a0the Pokemon Snap<\/em> sequel is a much more focused game<\/a>. While it’s not yet known exactly how much content\u00a0is packed into\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em>, the file sizes for\u00a0Pokemon Sword<\/em> and\u00a0Shield<\/em> are significantly bigger, accounting for loads of dialogue, events, and other assets like NPCs. So, while it may be difficult for the next generation of\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> games to implement everything\u00a0New Pokemon Snap<\/em> has to offer on a much larger scale, it still may be able to take some influences from the upcoming spinoff title.<\/p>\n

MORE: How Pokemon Gen 9 is Handled After Sword and Shield May Define the Franchise’s Future<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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