Real talk about DP remakes
I've got some questions I want to ask you all.
I want to know what you guys do or do not want to see added to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, what you want changed from the original or from other previous installments, or if you don't want anything changed from the original and previous games aside from modern conveniences.
I encourage you guys to even share your own ideas of what new things you would introduce to these remakes in the notes!
These are my questions for you fellow DP fans and Pokémon experts alike.
What optional activities and mechanics do you want to see added to these remakes that didn't get included in them? (e.g. changing clothes, music style changer [like the GB Sounds key item], Super Training, Pokémon Amie/Refresh, Mega Evolution/Z-Moves/Dynamax,)
What would you not want to see in the remakes?
Do you like the chibi world style or do you prefer it would be the full-scale world size like Sun and Moon or Sword and Shield?
If you were a developer behind this game, what new things would you add to the game that have never been seen in the official Pokémon series before?
Do you think they will make a Platinum version later down the line or do you think they will do what they did with Pokémon ORAS and do a Delta Episode post-game for the lack of a Platinum release?
What do you think a Platinum Delta Episode would look like?
How many Pokémon do you think will make it into the game that aren't region-exclusive?
What do you think they will do with event Mythical Pokémon that involve taking on a special sidequest, only made available by an event key item, like Oak's Letter for Route 224 or the Member Card for the Harbor Inn in Canalave City?
Here's some of my thoughts. For starters, the chibi style hit me out of nowhere, needless to say. I think I kind of like it, BDSP makes me think of what Nintendo did for the Link's Awakening remake, as it's meant to be a faithful homage to the miniature style of both games as they were handheld exclusives.
When I think of the potential for a post-game Platinum Episode, I feel like what they would do is have the player return to Spear Pillar to find Cyrus at it again, trying to summon one of the two creation legendaries, only to get trapped in the Distortion World by Giratina, and having both Cynthia and the player enter it to catch Giratina and once and for all imprison Cyrus in his own personal hell. I say this because Cyrus just abruptly leaves after seeing that you've caught or defeated the creation being while it was enraged.
Lastly, as an extra few things I want added to the game are: a new and more personalized form of Pokémon Refresh or Camp, like maybe you could go back home to Twinleaf town and spend quality time with your Pokémon in your bedroom sorta like Hey You Pikachu (without an awful mic) or Pokémon Channel. Secondly, despite that you'll mostly only ever get to see your character minimized like the rest of the world, I at least want there to be an option to switch into the Platinum clothing that Lucas and Dawn wear in that game, just to add some bit of customization.
Finally, I feel like there's a lot more that can be done in the underground section of Sinnoh! In that game, you do pretty much what you do in ORAS and make secret bases for your friends to discover and steal flags. But you also get to mine for things like star pieces, revives and fossils, as well as items you can trade to NPCs or even friends for decorations for your secret base. If Dynamax Adventures have anything in common with the Sinnoh Underground, it's that it involves exploring deep underground caves. So maybe they could do something like that, only it would put more emphasis on finding really rare items (like Mega Stones and Z Crystals) and really rare Pokémon.
That's all I have for thoughts for the remakes coming out late 2021, if you have any thoughts or ideas of what you hope to see in these remakes, I'd love to hear them!
