Nintendo’s latest Pocket Monster series, Black & White, will be out later this year in Japan. Here are the first official screenshots from the game.
You’ve seen some of these are scans, yeah, but scans can be crappy sometimes, and this was one of those times.
Mr Explody
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 4:03 PMWho would have thunk it, I’m now officially excited about another Pokemon game.
Jake Elliott
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 8:19 PMMe too, and I haven’t even finished HG/SS
Sughly
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 4:45 PMI dunno, that bottom right battle screen looks like a step backwards :(
Rest are kind of cool. Woo for pokemons
Benjamin Sutton
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:10 PMWe might get a better idea of the combat once a video is released.
I’m excited for the new game. I’m still walking around with my Pokewalker, lol.
Joshy206
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 4:56 PMIntriguing indeed, but the one with the female character in the 3D city just doesn’t look right.
The attempt this game makes at trying to be different seems nice, but I’m not sure if it’s enough to interest me.
Mr Explody
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:44 PMWhat I really want is better animation during battles (ie not just shake the sprite for a bit then rocks fall down). I know it’s quite an amount of work to get the art assets to animate for all effects, but given the amount of revenue this franchise generates, I think it would be doable.
Although it could be a sizing issue.
Joel
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:53 PMI agree, I hope it’s some sort of intro movie or something. If the game had that weird 3D-type look it just wouldn’t feel right. Although the rest of the screens look normal (semi-3D like in 4th gen).
Brenton Cassidy
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 5:34 PMI’m not sure, it looks a bit too much like Diamond and Pearl to me – that is, a game that they’ll get right the ‘second time around’ like they did with Platinum.
Even in those screens, it seems like there’s a lot of corner cutting. Is it too much to ask for even just a little bit of anti-aliasing?
Milly
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:54 PMI was really hoping that they would completely change it to the 3d style they used in Colesseum, but with simpler graphics, but this doesn’t look too bad. But now I want to know what else new they’re offering to the series.
Random
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:56 PMJeez… Compare this to current DS games like Spirit Tracks and you’d think this was some cheap old 3rd-party game, not Nintendo’s leading handheld franchise!
Sure, graphics aren’t everything, but considering how little the franchise has evolved gameplay-wise, it’d be nice if we saw at least SOME of the billions of dollars Pikachu and friends earn go back into the games…
Dire Wolf
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 7:56 PMThose 2 new pokemon and the guy character look lame. Still exited for this game though.
Hank
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 8:36 PMSo they changed the camera angle,added a little 3d and updated the sprites, but have they updated the gameplay?
I fear this is just another Pokemon we’ve seen and played numerous times before.
Strand0410
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 8:37 PMSo….will you be able to move beyond 4 directions?
poohbum
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 9:34 PMLOOK it’s the MEW TRUCK!!!
either way, ANYONE can get this quality in the current pokemon games via cheats.
my care factor is at zero
Kray
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 9:38 PMI sense a Pokemon Grey releasing in 2-3 years time…
opm881
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 10:14 PMwell, in reality, from what I can tell its just the same as the current ones with the camera angle adjusted(with the exception of the battle screen of course). I mean, the current gen pokemon games use 3d environments with 2d sprites, as do these versions of pokemon, only with the camera angle changed.
Jay
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 11:35 PMJust making a freaking Pokemon game for console in 3D already!!! – possibly MMO which would be the cherry on top of the most delicious cake in the world.
Heck i would BUY a Wii for it. Okay Nintendo… I WILL BUT A WII FOR A FREAKING POKEMON GAME!