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Maybe Nintendo still wish to keep the emphasis on the gameplay and not the graphics, in which case I'm sure the game will be amazing - well they might make up for it that way. Whatever happens the game will still fly off the shelves, but people may turn towards the golden sun sequel instead.
Still, they will need to do something to draw in newcomers, otherwise Pokémon Advance (and "Pokémon Stadium Cube" or whatever) will indeed be the last of the Pokémon games.
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The other problem with the new Pokémon is the "quality" (or lack thereof) of the new monsters. I mean, a Wobbuffet (ソ-ナンス) was bad enough, but do we really want a baby Wobbuffet (ソーナノ) now also (as shown on the right-hand graphic)?
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> Where can I see some screen shots of Pokémon Advance on the
> internet. This debate seems to be very interesting, but I would like
There are some screenshots in SR's news article on Pokémon Advance:
http://special.reserve.co.uk/news/story.php?id=1674
As far as I can tell, these are the only screenshots that have been released because these are the only that appear in magazines.
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(1) They're going back to the drawing board after seeing Golden Sun's graphics; I suspect a LOT of GBA RPG developers are, or
(2) They released those screenshots to force our expectations down, so in a month or so, they'll release better screenshots though not as good as GS... we'll still be wowing as our expectations have been lowered by what we've already seen. Shrewd, if this is the case.
Or, (3) this is really the final state of play. They're shooting themselves in the foot if this is the case!
Anyway, I hope Pokemon Advance has something new. Maybe they should have more minigames to win pokemon as hunting for pokemon can get a little repetitive. They could also have tag team matches like on Stadium utilising the 4-player capabilities of the GBA. The improved move rules of G/S (no more endless wrapping) does make a difference. There are no real problems with the battle system that I noticed. Another improvement would to make character interaction better to create a more complete world and a better story.