>>47487603While this actually would match some of the in-game aesthetics like Opelucid City or Black City/White Forest, the theme as a whole wasn't really about past vs present. They were just apart of Truth & Ideals pulling society one way or the other,
In order for the theme to make sense, every single city in Unova would need to be treated like Opelucid was. I honestly wish it was bc I prefer version differences being more substantial than simple trades.
Too much work for GF, but it would've been amazing to have a rustic Unova vs a cyperpunk one with each town having its own themes, trainer encounters, etc.
>>47487954The Past is "Truth" because the events already took place. However, he who writes history writes their own version of "the truth."
The Future is Ideal because we are always moving forwards as a species, hoping to reach some ideal state of being which hasn't yet occurred. However, the ideals of tomorrow may not be something that's necessarily "good" when judged against the past, or they may get lost along the way.
