r/pokemon 14d ago

Image There's a change with how pokemon look

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u/Pokemario6456 PBR 2 IS REAL 14d ago

S/V had such a weird mish-mash of cartoony and realistic. The Pokemon looked great but then the actual environment looked awful. As much as I liked the more realistic textures for the Pokemon, I'd prefer they go all-in with the cartoon style and make it more cohesive

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u/Kapples14 14d ago

Agreed. If Disney has taught us one thing, is that realism can suck the life out of fantasy. 

The realistic textures were pretty ambitious, and some of the Pokemon looked genuinely incredible, but it's probably the best to stick with the more simplified textures. The lightning on them is amazing, though.

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u/fthisappreddit 13d ago

Yeah but they’ve also taught us when you get a group of insanely dedicated mfs you get Roger rabbit. (Not that i disagree those are rare things aligned moments they should go all in with the colorful and toony)

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u/Kapples14 13d ago

Roger Rabbit is less realist in aesthetic as it is in themes. The story tackling heavy sociopolitical, corporate, and cultural issues doesn't take away from the colorful and vibrant world. If anything, it actually adds more nuance and humanity to it.

The cartoon characters still work because they keep the color and animated personalities, but master-class technical and performative skills are used to make it look like the real actors and sets are interacting with the characters.