OnePokemonfan shared images of a recreated Twinleaf Town and Route 201 fromPokemon DiamondandPokemon Pearlmade in the Unreal Engine, but fans are skeptical that a main seriesPokemongame would have those graphics.
Last year, rumors began circulating that Switch remakes of thePokemonDiamondandPearlgames were in development. This isn’t outlandish; The Pokemon Companyremakes each main series game, with the most recent beingAlpha SapphireandOmega Rubyfor the 3DS. It looks like the fourth generation is due for a remake on the Switch and a recent shot of Dialga fromDiamondon Twitter sent fans into the hopes that 2021 will finally be the year forDiamondandPearl.
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A couple of days ago, Redditor u/papabeard88 posted a handful of images to r/pokemon of what theDiamondandPearlremakescould look like in the future, recreated with the Unreal Engine. The images show off Route 201 and Twinleaf Town, the hometown of the player character in the Sinnoh region. While in the original games with 2D graphics, the town looks flat with a basic four-house layout, papabeard88’s recreation of Twinleaf Town features dynamic levels, changing up the layout between the cabin-style houses.
Some other Redditors are impressed, commenting on how realistic the plant life and trees look, while others are imagining what this version ofPokemon DiamondandPearlwould look like in VR.
Papabeard88 breaks down how they were able to create thisHD version ofDiamondandPearlbecause they taught themself Unreal Engine many years ago and recreated an HD version of Pallet Town, the protagonist’s hometown from thePokemon RedandBluegames. They explain that their goal was to create something that resembles the quality ofSwordandShield’s art style after so much critique from gamers.
Graphics in thePokemonfranchise, especially inSwordandShield,have been under heavy scrutiny in the gaming community.Pokemonhas always been known to boast simple graphics, but with the most recent main-series installment duo, fans were hoping to see improvement and much more dedication to graphical advancements. After such disappointment withSwordandShield’s overall art direction, Redditors are skeptical that aPokemongame would ever look as impressive as papabeard88’s depiction ofDiamondandPearl.
Even the OP themself is doubtful thatDiamondandPearlwould see this level of graphics: “This version of Twinleaf Town would definitely NOT run on a Switch,” they said in a comment to their own post.
Pokemon DiamondandPokemon Pearlremakes are rumored to be in development for the Nintendo Switch.
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