Do you miss when Pokemon felt Japanese?
>>59268534No
>>59268534はい
>>59268534What do you mean? It's still painfully Japanese, to the point where it's hard for Westerners to understand underlying themes in their media.
>>59268534No western studio would come up with something like an oujou-sama bullying a yankee by forcing her to dress like a maid.So it's still pretty japanese on my book, just less because they're doing the international regions stuff now.
>>59268534It still feels Japanese but it could appeal less to the lardlords in the US.
I also saw that video
>>59268582>an oujou-sama bullying a yankee by forcing her to dress like a maidSquidward did that to spongebob in one episode
>>59268534?
>>59268534Gen V should have been Tohoku.
Maybe Japan changed, ever thought about that?
>>59268534I would prefer if it was less Japanese sometimes actually.
>>59268534Holy cankles.
>>59268792>>59268896This is different since the perspective is that of a tourist visiting Japan. The Japaneseness is presented as exotic and foreign to the player rather than being an inherent part of the series core identity.
>>59268921The mochi hypnosis bullshit is 100% "Japanese humor" and not whatever fanfic you just wrote.
>>59268534Only the first 2 games are about Japan
>>59268921Nah Kitakami's whole purpose was pandering to Japanese peopleSmall Japanese towns turning into tourist traps to the displeasure of the locals is actually legit a modern problem in Japan, that's the whole theme there including the greedy ass caretaker that the games makes fun of
>>59268896>>59268921>>59269041Personally, I would have no problem with this if they main fucking region wasn't based in Spain. Why even do that if you weren't going to do anything with it, for fucks sakes most of the legendary Pokemon for gen 9 aren't even Spanish, they're mostly Chinese
>>59269055Iberia did a fuckton of trading (and "trading") with Asia during the age of discovery, the Chinese legendaries make perfect sense
>>59269059Oh shut up. It was lazy and you know it, couldn't have been bothered for even an ounce of Spanish folklore and mythology
>>59269067>d-doesn't count!!Man stfu thenGreavard line is based on Iberian mythologyCharcadet line is based on El CidAnd many othersBut let me guess, those don't count for some reason either?
>>59268958Sinnoh has lots of Japanese inspiration
>>59268921No, it's Japan adding more dogshit anime tropes because that's all they know.
>>59269115Given we're talking about the legendary Pokemon specfically, no they don't. At least SWSH understood the broad strokes on Britan's history and played into that. Also you had to reach for those examples, there's very little anything overty Spanish about them
>>59268958Tell where do you think Hoenn and Sinnoh take place?
>>59268534No, every five seconds Pokémon reminds me it's Japanese. Look, we're in PokeSpain! Oh, is that an Itamae catfish with parasitic sushi-dragons living in its sushi-geta-shaped tongue? Oh, viva la PokeFrance! Is that a ninja frog flying on a giant shuriken fighting a bancho panda? A DLC visiting a foreign region! Finally, we're going to PokeAfrica! No, it's a small Japanese village.Despite all this, it doesn't bother me. It's a Japanese game, and the creators are proud of their country. But it's annoying that people want it to stay only in Japan because of a misguided sense of nostalgia. Many love the early games for their mechanics or direction, while they hate the new ones for their graphical glitches, reduced difficulty, or poor art direction. But all of that has nothing to do with the geographical region. The Pokémon world is fun to explore because it's a fantastical reflection of our own. Limiting it to just one location is silly and a waste.
>>59269157>Meanwhile both times Pokemon went to the US, they stuck to the themeReally makes one think
>>59269150>>59269143Ok I was wrong. But I think Hoenn was vaguely Italy based on Pokemon heroes
>>59269147>doesn't countYeah thought soThe Galar legendaries are dogshit so what's the fucking point of muh references when they're ass anywayThe age of discovery theme in Gen 9 is way more interesting
>>59269184The movies take liberties since they aren't tied to the video games, and it was clear from the start that many writers wanted to expand the Pokémon world.UltraMare is based on Venice, but it's located in southern Johto; Lucario's castle is based on Germany, but it's located in Kanto; the fake Groudon movie is based on China, but it's located in Hoenn; the Victini movie is based on France, but it's located in Unova; and the Hoopa movie is based on Dubai, but it's located in Kalos.The thing about the movies is that they exist in a limbo between canon and non-canon. Some elements are canon, while others inspired future regions, like Spain in the Darkrai movie.In the AU movies they had even more freedom since they weren't connected to the anime's plot and could literally take place anywhere in the world without having to justify themselves; it's a shame that the project failed, it had great potential.
I miss when regions were literally regions of a larger pokemon country rather than microstates
None of the Japanese regions feel like Japan. They feel like a fantasy world.
>>59269239I don't give a flying fuck what you consider more interesting. What I want is if they're going to base a region of somewhere non-Japan/Asia related, they actually fucking to stick to it
>>59269340Johto was the most japanese Pokemon ever felt in-game.In the anime you did get a lot of side characters and places that felt very japanese every now and then.
>>59269164You’re so right, cousin-san. Now let’s snuggle up in our American kotatsu before continuing our Alolan 島めぐり!
>>59269346>>59269340Hoenn feels very summer countryside Japanese. Especially ORAS.
>>59269157>>59269164Japanese and American regions have been kino. Pokemon should unironically stick to those places. Every EU game has been mid or awful.
>>59269344Well go worship the shitty dogs then if you think they're so awesome
>>59269164>Meanwhile both times Pokemon went to the US, they stuck to the themeUntil you go and catch Legendaries based on the Three Musketeers and the weather kami.
>>59269366We’ll do that after you eat your hamburgers Apollo
>>59269366Hawaii has a lot of Japanese residents, so that gets a pass>>59269457Three Musketeers is at least western. I'll conceded on the weather trio though
>>59269389what part of the us would be best for a new region? i live on the east coast so i'm gonna say the atlantic southeast obviously, but there's a lot you could do with the southwest as well.
>>59269501New Orleans, definitely.
>>59268896>>59268921Nah. Nu-Pokémon just doesn't know how to keep regional depictions nuanced.
>>59268896NahThis was hilarious You have no soul if you didn't laugh at the whacky zombie outbreak bits
>>59269457Finally, an anon recognizing the difference between a Japanese kami and an Arabic djinn.
>>59269552No. Japanese "humor" is just dogshit sometimes. It wasn't a "zombie outbreak", it was cringy fetish fuel.
>>59269067>an ounce of Spanish folklore and mythologyNobody is interested on Islam culture. Cope.
>>59269580Even in the context of the original Xeno2 it's supposed to be cringy, so what's the point in saying it's cringe? It's just doing its job.
>>59269590Don't bother replying to "people" like thisThere is something neurologically incorrect with them. Their brain functions(or rather lack of) are so different they may as well be a different species. Humor is a lost concept and they exist as charisma vacuums to spoil the mood of any room they enter
>>59269501I’d love it if they made a game based around the Appalachian Mountains where the gym challenge is essentially the player hiking the Appalachian trail with the cities you pass through along the way taking inspiration from the states the mountain range encompasses.
>>59269501>new England >mid Atlantic >Appalachia >rocky mountains >midwest>California >pacific northwest >great lakes/rust belt>Texas/OklahomaI'd love for them to do the south because of how beautiful it is but GF will NEVER touch it for obvious reasons.
>>59269580I'm immune to japanese humor because I watched Bobobo as a kid
How "Japanese" do we think gen 10 is going to be?
>>59269600>the player hiking the Appalachian trailLewd.
>>59268896no but really, was Mochi Dance a reference to the first Crayon Shin-chan movie?
>>59269616If I were in charge of making a pokemon game based on the south I’d go all in on the antebellum stuff, I’m talking riverboats and plantations as far as the eye can see.
>>59269616>for obvious reasonsI’m assuming you mean slavery? That is a touchy subject but I think you can get around it by replacing human slaves with Pokemon being exploited. Gives the situation a more general “exploitation is bad” kind of message.
>>59269590It's not funny. Simple as. It's just annoying.
>>59269706>>59269580I would bet my dick you've never even touched XB2
>>59269157I'm okay with subtle japanese pokemon designs like greninja, and pangoro.Shit like castform and mawile need to fuck off though
>>59269742Fuck you, Mawile can stay
>>59269687I'm from the south, there's so much more to the regions culture and history. It doesn't stop and end at slavery and the confederacy. Unfortunately to people that don't live here the elephant of slavery will always be the first thing people have to mention.
>>59269616>>59269687>>59269775nah, gf is cool with it
>Sinnoh, most japanese region>best game>Unova, least japanese region>worst gamereally makes you think
>>59270790Whimsicott would never appear in a southern US region, normalfags might start to catch on
>>59268896this would never have happened if Masuda was in charge
