Yeah, Gary was still the official rival during Johto, but I think the amount of his appearances in that superlong series could be counted on one hand, so his presence was barely felt. At least the writers learned from that and had Paul showing up more often, stirring up the shit for serious business pretty much every episode he was in. I agree that with the writing this improved that Paul's not going to have a turnabout overnight. It'd be nice to show his gradual change from time to time, but part of me also thinks it's just as logical that he'll be shipped off to Kanto's Battle Frontier so he can finally beat his daddy Brandon. The fact that the anime itself has become unpredictable in ways is sort of amazing itself, given how... predictable it tended to be in the past.
I'm like almost certain that Contests will be phased out in Gen V for something else. If it's the Pokeathlon, I pray the anime steps up on that because their one episode in DP dedicated to it royally sucked. Unless they actually do Gen III remakes, which I honestly figured they wouldn't do because I thought the only reason they remade the first two generations was because they were ancient and 8-bit while Gen III looks a lot prettier in comparison and doesn't look too terribly aged at this point. But what do I know. If it equals money, I'm sure they'll do it, but I was under the impression that the RSE games were pretty unpopular compared to the other generations.
Brock... yeah, he was in a Contest against May once (and May defeated him in a BSed sort of way), but like Ash, I think it was only a one-time occasion. Something to dabble in, but otherwise he's gotta be there to be essentially Ash's mother. XD I am interested in the new girl and I sure do hope she's a tomboy as it may seem. I wonder if it's terrible that I'm not going to miss Dawn that much compared to how much I'd miss Paul/Barry/Conway...
Even if Paul does head off to the Kanto Battle Frontier it doesn't mean that he'll be gone for the whole arc, so there's also a chance he could do both. It might make for a good Wham Episode.
Well, I think that if the Pokeathlon becomes prevalent enough in Gen V that they dedicate the female trainer's character arc to it, they're going to step it up. The D/P arc probably BSed it because it wasn't important at the time.
I... yeah I don't think Gen III remakes will happen unless the GBA becomes obsolete the way Gen I-II did. I do want them, though, because I feel like RSE were really damn good games, they just... suffered slightly from being too experimental and coming out at a time when a lot of fans were too old for it to be hit with the nostalgia filter. If they were polished to Gen IV-V levels and the experimental-ness were addressed, I think it could make a shitton of money.
Hmm, that's understandable. I doubt contests will be gone completely, but I can understand phasing them out in favor of the shiny new distraction of the gen.
I'm like almost certain that Contests will be phased out in Gen V for something else. If it's the Pokeathlon, I pray the anime steps up on that because their one episode in DP dedicated to it royally sucked. Unless they actually do Gen III remakes, which I honestly figured they wouldn't do because I thought the only reason they remade the first two generations was because they were ancient and 8-bit while Gen III looks a lot prettier in comparison and doesn't look too terribly aged at this point. But what do I know. If it equals money, I'm sure they'll do it, but I was under the impression that the RSE games were pretty unpopular compared to the other generations.
Brock... yeah, he was in a Contest against May once (and May defeated him in a BSed sort of way), but like Ash, I think it was only a one-time occasion. Something to dabble in, but otherwise he's gotta be there to be essentially Ash's mother. XD I am interested in the new girl and I sure do hope she's a tomboy as it may seem. I wonder if it's terrible that I'm not going to miss Dawn that much compared to how much I'd miss Paul/Barry/Conway...
Reply
Well, I think that if the Pokeathlon becomes prevalent enough in Gen V that they dedicate the female trainer's character arc to it, they're going to step it up. The D/P arc probably BSed it because it wasn't important at the time.
I... yeah I don't think Gen III remakes will happen unless the GBA becomes obsolete the way Gen I-II did. I do want them, though, because I feel like RSE were really damn good games, they just... suffered slightly from being too experimental and coming out at a time when a lot of fans were too old for it to be hit with the nostalgia filter. If they were polished to Gen IV-V levels and the experimental-ness were addressed, I think it could make a shitton of money.
Hmm, that's understandable. I doubt contests will be gone completely, but I can understand phasing them out in favor of the shiny new distraction of the gen.
Reply
Leave a comment