Why does Gamefreak keep changing Pokemon color palettes?

Why does Gamefreak keep changing Pokemon color palettes?

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  1. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    Whoever did the models for PLA needs to be doing the models for the main games, and whoever did them for SV needs to be fired.

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      I thought it was because TPC wanted to match Ken Sugimori's modern pokemon designs, they seems to be matching with his work

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        Are you moronic? What arbitrary reason should the models follow the 20 year old artwork for?

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      They're just filters. I always thought it was funny how they were bragging about using filters but based on the reaction it makes sense why the simple minded are impressed.

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        Well no, if you rip the models directly the actual colors on them are very different.

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          >the actual colors on them are very different
          From how they show up in the game because of filters?.. Yes. I can't believe you are arguing against the people who actually made the game, it's their presentation.

          • 3 weeks ago
            Anonymous

            Doesn't the image disprove your post Anon?
            The textures are saturated on the left and they're satured in-game too (hell they're actually slightly desaturated)

            • 3 weeks ago
              Anonymous

              I don't know Anon, the people who made the game are saying they use the same models and make the games look different with filters but you can go ask them yourself.

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          Anon discovers post-processing.

  2. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous
  3. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    Why is Electrode's menu sprite different to its model colour?

    Why is it pink?!?!?

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      hope this helps

      I never understood this argument.

      1. The desaturated versions ALWAYS look worse than the saturated versions, as proven by the examples in this thread.

      2. The official art was drawn 2 decades ago long before they ever considered switching to 3D models for the main series.

      3. Almost every other form of media (anime, TCG, side games, etc.) ignores the official art colours. For example, New Snap used saturated colours for their models. Even Go, which uses the game models, sometimes uses more saturated colours.

      Masuda said when working on XY they wanted to make the 3D models look like the Sugimori artwork, the official art has always been the accurate colors.

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        It looks moronic though. Electrode shouldn't be pink. Masuda is a moronic nostalgia-blinded hack. Sugimori is a moron.

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          that many bright colors all moving around in the overworld would look bad, they'd look like toys stapled onto the terrain.

          • 3 weeks ago
            Anonymous

            Yeah, I forgot animals don't have bright colors.

          • 3 weeks ago
            Anonymous

            Ok, so, every Pokémon past Gen 5 should be deleted then?

            • 3 weeks ago
              Anonymous

              >so, every Pokémon past Gen 5 should be deleted then?
              be careful, you might not like my answer

          • 3 weeks ago
            Anonymous

            >they'd look like toys stapled onto the terrain
            ...they already do.

          • 3 weeks ago
            Anonymous

            Also remember the old sprites were designed for screens that look more washed out.

            • 3 weeks ago
              Anonymous

              Also remember the Sugimori art (any concept art really) was designed to be mostly on white backgrounds and demonstrated a Pokemon with maximum light shining on it.

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          >Sugimori is a moron.

          [...]
          [...]
          so basically, ken needs to die
          [...]
          >modern pokemon designs

          >so basically, ken needs to die
          why is this Ken Sugimori's fault when he was simply doing a less saturated art style at the time. He didn't say "hey, color match everything I do exactly unless it's my earlier art of Jynx"

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        Maybe they shouldn't be using water color renditions of pokemon for how they should actually look.
        >pokeballs are white and red
        >electrode, the pokeball mimic pokemon, is white and kinda pink

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        [...]
        I thought it was because TPC wanted to match Ken Sugimori's modern pokemon designs, they seems to be matching with his work

        that many bright colors all moving around in the overworld would look bad, they'd look like toys stapled onto the terrain.

        so basically, ken needs to die

        Are you moronic? What arbitrary reason should the models follow the 20 year old artwork for?

        >modern pokemon designs

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      *Creatures Inc.

      Sugimori Official Artwork colors

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      >Why is it pink?!?!?
      He's horny

  4. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    reminder that people who whine about desaturation use fanfiction colors for their argument

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      I never understood this argument.

      1. The desaturated versions ALWAYS look worse than the saturated versions, as proven by the examples in this thread.

      2. The official art was drawn 2 decades ago long before they ever considered switching to 3D models for the main series.

      3. Almost every other form of media (anime, TCG, side games, etc.) ignores the official art colours. For example, New Snap used saturated colours for their models. Even Go, which uses the game models, sometimes uses more saturated colours.

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        >as proven by the examples in this thread
        The same examples that are always posted. No one cares about your cherry picked complaints.

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      >official art
      >how it's supposed to look like
      1. wrong
      2. who cares what it's "supposed to" look like? I care about quality over creator intent because I'm not a moron

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        >the official illustration is wrong thats why they used those colors when they remade all the Pokemon for 3D

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          >the official illustration is wrong thats why they used those colors when they remade all the Pokemon for 3D
          Yes. They made the wrong decision.

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          Saturated model looks infinitely better.

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          the official illustration is wrong because it was made far after Gengar had an established look at retconned it

          Gengar got ruined after Gen 2

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      Gengar got ruined after Gen 2

  5. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    I hate what they did to Swampert, holy shit. How the frick has GAME FREAK not realised people don't want the Sugimori colours after a fricking decade?

    Left: Swampert's menu sprite in SV
    Center: Swampert's model in Unite
    Right: Swampert's model in SV

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      Swampert isn't in Unite?

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        My bad, that image is a fan mockup.

        But that makes my point even stronger. Unofficial, more saturated colours for the old Pokémon is superior to following artwork made 20 years ago not designed for the 3D games.

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          That artwork from 20 years ago is still used today

  6. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    >games directed by the lead team and Ohmori use shit "faithful" colors
    >games directed by the secondary team use the brighter colors
    B team chads, we can't stop winning.

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      Where the frick did you get a “”SwSH model”” for Paras and Parasect considering that those don’t exist?

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        SwSh and BDSP use the same models and palletes, just with a different renderer. It's not disingenous to list BDSP exclusives under "SwSh" or vice versa.

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        I know you SWSHills don't like this but BDSP was very much in the SWSHit style.

  7. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    Electrode isn’t in Sword and Shield though?

  8. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    Why does everything in Pokemon look so disgustingly washed out

  9. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    The Masuda's A team said they wanted to be "faithful to Sugimori's watercolor" and desaturated the colors, the B team uses the normal more saturated colors like the older games

  10. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    So it’s obvious people prefer the more saturated and vibrant looking colors. And the comparison with Legends Arceus proves they can still use the vibrant colors if they want. Basically comes to art direction of the games

  11. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    [...]

    i haven't bought any of the switch titles other than PLA

  12. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    [...]

    >Unsaturated is better
    Biggest cuck opinion I've ever seen.

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      >cuck expert
      Congrats.

      • 3 weeks ago
        Anonymous

        >cuck expert
        That would be you wienersucking worse colors pretending they’re better.

        I don't know Anon, the people who made the game are saying they use the same models and make the games look different with filters but you can go ask them yourself.

        We know for a fact they’re lying because of other tweaks in the models, such as texturing. Colors also would naturally be altered slightly between games. There’s no way to apply a filter that magically shifts every color in a model to match the sprites, as they would all change different amounts.

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          sure thing bud

          • 3 weeks ago
            Anonymous

            You realize that doesn’t disprove my post, right?

        • 3 weeks ago
          Anonymous

          >reee anyone that insults me is the same person that I'm seething over
          kek kys

          • 3 weeks ago
            Anonymous

            Who are you even quoting, schizo? Seems no one can respond to my post properly without pretending I accused them of samegayging when I didn't.

            • 3 weeks ago
              Anonymous

              >That would be you wienersucking worse colors pretending they’re better.
              I don't know if you need psychiatric or literacy assistance.

              • 3 weeks ago
                Anonymous

                Prove it's not the same person then. Post a screenshot within three minutes or else it's edited.

  13. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    LGPE was also pretty vibrant

  14. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    You're obviously a NEET, you wouldn't understand.

  15. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    holy autism, batman

  16. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    They keep switching artstyles because they know if another game has the exact same style people would complain why they didn’t port Pokemon over and so they keep making model textures to excuse them from doing so

  17. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    Pla was original model work the others have been confirmed ported from 3DS/new snap.

    • 3 weeks ago
      Anonymous

      wrong

  18. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    SV is so fricking ugly

  19. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    Different teams fighting over what the pokemon should look like I'm sure
    One team realizes they look better with their sprite coloration, the other hangs onto the autistic official art thing

  20. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    PLA Gengar is easily the best one.

  21. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    LGPE - To look like the anime
    SWSH - To look like the sugimori art
    PLA - To look like Japanese artwork
    SV - To look like shit like the rest of the graphics.

  22. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    >SV
    >old pokemon look desaturated
    >new pokemon look oversatured
    What is going on with the quality control?

  23. 3 weeks ago
    Anonymous

    NGL I wouldn't mind if they leaned even harder into the Sugimori artstyle and gave the textures a subtle watercolour effect, really aiming for a "3D painting" vibe. Would be pretty cool, and certainly preferable to SV's dogshit "realism" style.

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