POKEMON GEN 6 ANNOUNCED

[Kriven]

It's not that you shouldn't have an opinion. But what's wrong with the designs being more intricate? I've just never heard a complaint against something like this before. I usually hear complaints about the designs "sucking" or being "bad ideas", not that they're complex.

So would you rather have Pokemon continue to be stylized animals with extra features, like Tauros? I mean there are still Pokemon in later generations that have simple designs (Like Stantler, Sealeo and Ducklett). But Game Freak mixes that in with Pokemon that are extravagant in how they look.

Lemme put it this way. Which would you prefer? A bland watery soup or a soup with spices and stock in it?

Again I'm not against you having an opinion; it's just the subject of your opinion that befuddles me.

See, I don't see the "intricacy" of the modern designs. I see clutter. Too many spices can ruin a good soup. You have to know how to cook.

Also, was telling me to hush because my opinion befuddles you really any different from being against my opinion? You basically told me to shut up because... you were befuddled?

In response to style change: It's possible the advancement of hardware contributed to it, yeah. That doesn't mean it was a necessary change, though. I think it also has to do with how things have progressed as far as art in general, though. The early Pokemon were very clear and clean and light like Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon. The later designs are more claustrophobic feeling and heavily detailed, like other monster shows which became prevalent after the rise of Pokemon.

Also: I know there are still some more simple Pokemon, and I typically like those Pokemon. I guess a lot of people dislike Litwick, but his whole line is pretty cool IMO. In general, though, there seems to be what is, in my opinion, an over-abundance of bells and whistles.

Oh, while I'm thinking about it: someone earlier mentioned animals with details and nobody complaining about it. Cats shouldn't have forehead whiskers. They look dumb. But I can't really complain to evolution.

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And maybe right. Later Pokemon characters, because of the lift on color and detail, don't match up in design to earlier ones. Looking at a Mario character or a Kirby character, you can tell what series they come from. With Pokemon, they broke from the mold and haven't looked back.

This. It's almost like style-clash in a fan game.