After drip-feeding us Pokemon Scarlet and Violet reveals for the previous few months, in the present day noticed the discharge of the latest ScarVi trailer (sure, that is what we’re calling it, typically in our greatest pirate voice), which promised to be packed full of latest data to get us pumped and able to discover Paldea.
Whereas it actually stuffed so much in, we could not assist however really feel a bit like we had been watching an individual converse with their mouth full for 3 minutes. We completed the trailer feeling rather less AH! and somewhat extra EH?
We expect it is truthful to say that quite a lot of this got here all the way down to how the trailer was edited. Come on, whose concept was it to place these cantered dialogue packing containers so giant and on the display screen and for such a short while? Even the quickest readers amongst us struggled to maintain up with what felt like a barrage of information.
That conveniently segues into the second enhancing difficulty we had relating to the quantity of knowledge being given to us with out the chance to savour it. The three-path construction of Scarlet and Violet regarded very attention-grabbing certainly, nonetheless, maintaining these new concepts in our heads turned troublesome when the trailer was eager to maneuver on to the following level.
Brief and snappy is best than bloated and boring, certain, however we’d have appreciated a little extra time to soak up the data right here. Our thought course of, determined to maintain up with all the brand new particulars, turned frazzled by the velocity at which it was delivered. Ooo, storylines! Okay, Victory Highway remains to be right here. Wait, who’s that massive crab boy? You’ll be able to ship your Pokémon away now? Okay, actually massive crab boy. Baddy group on automobiles. Mega Man? Was {that a} whip on his belt? Ooo shiny diamonds!
To be clear, we’re not saying that these options do not look good — there’s so much to be enthusiastic about right here — however it has taken a great quantity of additional analysis to get to a spot the place we now really feel like we’ve got a grip on what’s going on. Would not that defeat the purpose of the trailer somewhat, although?
However hey, do not simply take it from us. Possibly we received too distracted by the massive crab boy. Maybe the novelty of using your Pokémon nonetheless hasn’t worn off on us. What did you make of the video games’ latest trailer? An incredible round-up or a tad too speedy(ash) in your liking? Forged your vote within the ballot under and let’s discover out whether or not that trailer actually was complicated or if it is simply us!
As soon as you have forged your vote, why not take to the feedback along with your ideas on the brand new trailer? What are you excited for, what handed you by? Let all of it out under.
