XMNR: Game Freak director Junichi Masuda revealed the latest new character for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y from the Japan Expo in Paris on Friday. Those that pick up the Nintendo 3DS game will find a ghost-type Pokémon named Honedge that is a possessed sword.
Pokémon’s shift to 3D was a big mistake, as the series’ roots in 2D design make it difficult to transfer important game mechanics into a 3D overworld.
why do other games pull off 3D monster collecting JRPG games just fine? Look at Jade Cocoon and Shin Megami Tensei for examples.
BLG writes: "While it didn’t sell as well as the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo 3DS was nonetheless a wonderful system. And, while this may be a hot take, it’s easily my favorite handheld. Even more than a decade removed from launch, the system’s library has so many titles that feel as fresh today as they did back at release. While it was hard to narrow down, these 30 Nintendo 3DS games are emblematic of the system’s success."
The Pokemon Company has a solid thing going right now. Well, it’s been going on for a while, actually, but it has been a while since a new typing has been introduced to the popular monster-taming series. The latest one, Fairy type, was introduced back in Generation VI (Pokemon X & Y), so it does seem like it is time to bring in a new one. Check out Jason Capp's article for more.
Before anyone starts proclaiming how uncreative this is, remember your precious Gen 1 and how creative a purple rat is, a rock with a face, a pile of sludge, and a magnet ball. Very creative.
A possessed sword... What would have been better is a ghost pokemon that could possess any object or possibly other pokemon and trainers...but a sword? meh throw that one in to the icecream and garbagebag pokemon pile.
The sword looks awesome! And it's a cool type combo they've never done before!
I stopped caring about Pokemon after the third generation.
I was excited because I thought they were talking about the protagonist. I mean, it's not like pokemon are characters, they're just collectible resources.