RE: (3) Live-Action Pokemon Movie?, BW Shipping, Isshu's Fighting-Type Legendary Trio Revealed; More Leaked Pokemon Info
As for the two trios of the game, "Raijin" and "Fighting Arceus Trio" (as so many people have been calling the second set =P) I think it's just a matter of getting acclimated to them. I remember when I was a wee little laddie and I saw the Entei-Raikou-Suicune trio, I was a little upset with them. "They don't have tails," I thought to myself, "and the blue one's snout looks really weird. Why do they have clouds on their backs?" Once everyone gets used to them, I think they're gonna be way more accepted.
I'm sure Nintendo has some pretty awesome cultural influences to explain their designs. From what they've said about the influences of the starter lines (they're based on designs from Western, Chinese and Japanese cultures) it's easy to imagine that they have such varied designs for the Pokémon and the legendaries, especially. I, for one,
really like the Flying-type trio, and the really strong Japanese mythology they evoke. If nothing else, they look unique and have really strong visual appeal. Voltros, the blue one, has a really nifty look, I think.
Another thing that I think people don't give enough credence to is the (in my opinion)
BRILLIANT addition of animated sprites. With that new feature you can only judge a Pokémon so much based on the single sprites we've seen. You have to imagine them having really interesting and personalised animations. Sure, the Flying trio all look the same, but there's a really good chance that they'll have unique and varied animations.
I can't wait for these games to be released here in America to really experience it for myself. You can bitch and complain all you want about how they look too rehashed or boring or awkward or whatever you want, but I can assure you beyond any shadow of a doubt that you will find yourself falling in love with these new critters after playing the game for only a little while. Some of them (the monkey gang, anyone?) have evident personality and appeal, and they grab your attention right away, but I think in the long run, people will find that their favourites are the ones that they skimmed over at first. I haven't heard anyone talk about Nuttre (the grass/steel one with tentacle-maces) but I think it's a really cool one and I think it'll have a really cool appearance in the anime.
I realise that this has become something of a rant, but really, everyone, you need to see just how much work Nintendo has put in to making sure that this game is just as much fun as we hoped for. I think that the series is going in a great direction, and I really appreciate the isolated-ness of Isshu, to really recapture that old Generation I feel of "just
this group of critters" and nothing else. Honestly, if I was a kid about to embark on his own Poké-adventure, I'd rather live in Isshu than Kanto. There's something timeless and beautiful about Generation I, but there is nothing but good to say about this grand new set of critters set before us in Black and White.
That is all
