XY is still traditional Pokemon? It comes with plenty of its own charms anyway. I guess pixelart is "The peak of the series!!" right now, but I thought it was nice to see every Pokemon given fresh animation and models in 2013. You know, after years of recycled sprites and Stadium rigs on the Wii, and people complaining about THAT holding the franchise back. Pokemon visuals stagnated after a time, and XY cel-shaded 3D was a good reflection of Sugimori's modern artwork in-game. It's not hard to imagine players finding some joy in the series here.
>>53240587>>53240605This is a small thing, but I also like how XY looks compared to ORAS. 3D Hoenn looks very blocky. Like straight lines translated from the GBA. It's very subtle, but Kalos has natural curvature and detail in its overworld design even though its grid-based. Lumiose City is another good example.
