Forum - View topicPokémon Pokopia Might Be A Lot Darker Then We Think
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ZakuConvoy
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Yeah, I'll admit, the story actually has me interested in Pokopia. I'm not usually all that into farming or town sim games. But, I'm interested enough that I want to know more.
When I realized that the Ditto is copying it's old trainer, which it only partially remembers, thus looking more "cartoony", that's when I realized this game was going to be more melancholy than I was expecting at first. And there's the destroyed Pokemon Center. And all the new "mutant" Pokemon. There's probably more of those that we haven't seen yet. Something happened. I just hope the game actually gives us a clue about what. I mean, is this a alternate dimension where Lysandre won? Or a followup to Guzzlord's Ultra-Space? Or is this something brand new? Not every game has world-ending consequences, so there's not that many possibilities. I just hope the game actually goes into it, and it's just not vaguely hinted at for the entire game. Even though, that's probably the most likely option. I feel like Pokemon has actually been teasing some deeper lore stuff for a while now. And I have to wonder if this is actually going to play into that. There's something going on with the Pokemon Multiverse, and the Gimmick-Source Legendaries, and all the "invasive species" we've been seeing. And part of me kind of hopes that it's going to eventually come to a head soon. But...this is Pokemon and Nintendo. And Nintendo likes to hint at deep lore, without really ever focusing on it too much. Just look at Kirby! So, we'll see. |
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Joe Mello
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I think it's very funny that the article posted above this in the feature column is a review of Touring After The Apocalypse. I imagine both are going to dabble in a sort of "memento mori" kind of storytelling, melancholic about how everything can and will go away, but what exists is beautiful and worthy of its own stories and journies.
While I understand the desire to have a singular Pokemon narrative, I reckon we have to think about all the various entries (games, anime, etc) sort of like other major franchises like Godzilla or Ultraman (among other tokusatsu) in that each instance only vaguely affects the other but more importantly all reflect the same things. In Pokemon's case, the unifying ideas are that it truly is the world of Pokemon and the path to success is through friendship, cooperation, and respect for the world around you. |
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Hal14
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@Joe Mello
Personally, i'm reminded of Apocalypse Hotel. Ditto is kind of like Yachiyo, a human-like creature left behind by their human and hopefully awaiting their return, in a post-disaster world |
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Dr. Wily
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The premise of this reminds me of some of the older games having the occasional creepy elements where you're like "who on staff pushed for that?". Like the "ghost girl" in X/Y, or the sidequest in Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon where you do side quests for a girl only to find that she was never there and/or a ghost. (and there are plenty of others but those are the ones that jump to my mind.
Just one of those things where the assignment was "make a Pokemon farming sim starring a Ditto" and someone just piped up like "GUYS, WE SHOULD IMPLY THAT THE DITTO'S TRAINER IS DEAD" |
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Regalli
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Given all the trainers seem to be missing, I'm wondering if this isn't some kind of stealth prequel for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon... Mostly facetiously, though. The Pokemon Multiverse is a thing that's both very canon (Team Rainbow Rocket exists, the multiple continuity families across media,) and also left to implication at times (the way Delta Episode confirms there IS a multiverse, but by using the Link Cable specifically a la classic Gameboy trading kind of implies that it's not just "two timelines, one with and one without Mega Evolution" but "every individual cartridge is its own unique universe, new Pokemon legitimately don't exist in the universes of prior generations thus explaining why in GSC the time capsule wouldn't let you trade Pokemon that 'didn't exist in the past' and why version differences exist, because they're ALL canon, they're just all different facets of the multiverse." Which, I am aware, sounds like an absolutely WILD extrapolation from a very small fact that may just have been an easter egg.) You're not meant to think too hard about it.
But I deeply appreciate that this game's strongly implying something post-apocalyptic for Pokemon's foray into Cozy Gaming TM. Sure, maybe we'll bring the humans back in the end, but if this game's meant to have an endless customization endgame the way trailers have kind of implied, it might not. |
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Richard Eisenbeis
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My crazy theory? This takes place in a world where N wins the final battle with the player character in Pokémon Black/White and separates all humans and Pokémon.
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ZelosZoidberg
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Really hoping this is good. As I've said in the past I was disappointed Z-A but that's only because they focus on the battling aspect compared to the catching focus in Legends. Still a good Poke'mon game but man my Switch 2 has been starving since Kirby Air Riders. |
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whiskeyii
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Ah, the ancient days when OG Gold and Silver had the Unowns, and we were all scrambling to figure out what the heck it all meaaaans. Good times. Honestly, I was gonna pick this up for the chill Harvest Moon (yes I know, technically Story of Seasons now, sue me) meets Pokémon vibes, but knowing there’s actually story involved is the cherry on top I didn’t know I wanted! |
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ninjamitsuki
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Considering how genuinely dark the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers games could get I'm kind of intrigued if they'll tell a story as good as that one.
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Regalli
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So yeah, between "what Gamefreak/TPC has allowed in the past with the brand" and "what this team has done with supposedly-cozy games", I'm getting more and more optimistic that this will genuinely be some kind of post-apocalyptic thing... though both Builders games had ultimately happy endings, so I suspect they'll either be vague as to what happened to the humans or ultimately bring them back. |
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Dr. Wily
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I remember one of the playground rumors of old was that if you caught all the Unown precisely in alphabetical order, you could get Celebi. (but for real, the Unown have always been one of those "so are they ever gonna do something with these?" Pokemon mysteries. Doesn't help that they were basically the co-stars of the third movie) |
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