Pokemonfans have been asking forPokemon DiamondandPearlremakesfor years, and The Pokemon Company has finally delivered.Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlare in active development for release later this year on the Nintendo Switch, and while many fans were excited by the announcement, others have expressed disappointment in the games' art style. However, one small change to the art seems to improve it quite a bit.
It’s unclear exactly where these images originated from (they have been shared on Twitter, Reddit, TikTok, and elsewhere), but aPokemonfan and arist has shown what thePokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlgraphics would look like with the characters outlined. The adjustment makes the characters inPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlreally pop, both in their overworld chibi form as well as their normal-sized appearance that shows up during battles.
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The reaction to this proposed change has been largely positive wherever it’s been posted, though it seems unlikely that it will be adopted byPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearldeveloper ILCA. After all, the games are already deep in development with release dates coming later this year, and while this may seem like a simple change, it would likely take a significant amount of time to actually implement in thePokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlgames.
And while many fans have reacted positively to the proposed art style change, it may not be enough to persuade those who have been against the chibi art style to begin with. It seems many fans were expecting thePokemon DiamondandPearlremakes to use an art style similar toPokemon SwordandShield, and so those fans have expressed their disappointment and the different direction the remakes are going in. However, the games should still provide the same gameplay as the originalDiamondandPearl(or more accurately,perhapsPokemon Platinum), so it seems like a safe bet that people that enjoyed the originals will like the remakes.
Those who are still vehemently opposed to thePokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlart style still havePokemon Legends: Arceusto look forward to in early 2022. A new corePokemongame that takes the franchise in some bold new directions,Pokemon Legends: Arceuslooks to be the properopen worldPokemongamethat fans have been waiting to play for years. Whether or not it lives up to those lofty expectations remains to be seen, butPokemonfans will find out next year.
Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearllaunch late 2021 for the Nintendo Switch.
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