Although fans finally received an official reveal of the long-awaitedPokemon DiamondandPearlremakes last month withPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl, the games have been shrouded in debate ever since their announcement. While most fans seemed to be happy to receive any news at all, many quickly took to the internet to discussPokemon’s chibi overworld artstyle,something not seen in the mainline series since 2013’sPokemon XandY.
Even thoughPokemongames utilized a chibi artstyle in the overworld for nearly 17 years, fans have expressed mixed feelings towards the artstyle of theBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlgames. While some fans expressed joy over the faithfulness to the original Nintendo DS games, others expected to see something closer toPokemon SwordandShield, hoping for a full-scale recreation of the Sinnoh region. Now, one fan has created their own trailer depicting what more detailed and realisticDiamondandPearlremakes could have looked like.
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Over on Twitter, digital artist and game designer millenniumloops posted their fan-madeBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearltrailer, splicing in their own footage with the original trailer’s. The fan-made trailer features an artstyle much more akin toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, andevenPokemon Legends: Arceus,Game Freak’s upcomingPokemonaction RPG set in the Sinnoh region of old. The artist’s trailer features lush, vibrant environments, loaded with wild Pokemon and a few other surprises.
Complete with a cutscene featuring the player choosing their starter Pokemon, millenniumloops' trailer also features following Pokemon, a feature now beloved by many fans since its debut inPokemon Heart GoldandSoul Silverand return intheLet’s Gogames.However, that’s not the only fan-favorite feature that appears in the trailer, as Mega Evolution also makes a quick cameo, featured in what looks to be the battle against Sinnoh’s Champion, Cynthia. Finally, the trailer concludes with an ambitious encounter withDiamondandPearl’s signature Legendary Pokemon, Dialga and Palkia.
In another tweet, the digital artist mentioned that this is what they had hoped to see in the 4th generation remakes, as opposed to a nearly 1-to-1 recreation, which fans have argued looks like more of a remaster than a remake. While many details have yet to be revealed about the upcoming Nintendo Switch games, fans do hope to seethe return of Mega Evolution,just as millenniumloops had shown.
While ILCA’sDiamondandPearlremakes seem to stay more faithful to their source material, at least fans havean entirely newPokemonexperienceto look forward to inPokemon Legends: Arceus. Regardless, withBrilliant DiamondandShining Pearlreleasing late 2021 andPokemon Legendsin early 2022, fans of the franchise will have a lot on their plate soon enough.
Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandPokemon Shining Pearlrelease exclusively for the Nintendo Switch late 2021.
