Unova Region Discussion/Speculation Thread [Read First Post]

[R_N]

I'm thinking it will be "Natural Park"

[MetalFlygon08]

they could also substitute Nature for Pure or Pristine

Pristine Sanctuary...


R_N has it right though, the localizers seem like the kind of people who would make Sanctuary into Park.

[R_N]

they could also substitute Nature for Pure or Pristine

Pristine Sanctuary...


R_N has it right though, the localizers seem like the kind of people who would make Sanctuary into Park.

Natural Park would, honestly, probably be the proper term and something more people would grasp immediately than sanctuary
Either that or Nature Reserve

Basically: Something that makes it obvious from the get go using terms people are more familiar with right off the bat.

[Excitable Boy]

They're probably going to call it

brace yourselves, this could get ugly

Safari Zone

[Wulava]

I prefer it as a Natural Reserve, or Nature Park.
It doesn't really live up to its name as a "sanctuary".

They're probably going to call it

brace yourselves, this could get ugly

Safari Zone

^This would've been WAAAAY better.

[Bolt the Cat]

They're probably going to call it

brace yourselves, this could get ugly

Safari Zone

That would be the biggest troll move ever.

[Ver-mont]

And then it could be crowned as the most barren Safari Zone ever, proving that a Safari Zone doesn't work without human intervention.

[KyuremCraze]

Yesh, but the only Safari Zone where you could catch a giant black dragon with axe-tusks..... probably......

[Ver-mont]

Either that or Nature Reserve

So close

We got the idea right, though

[your boss]

They're probably going to call it

brace yourselves, this could get ugly

Safari Zone

The best idea I have ever seen! It would be cool IMO too lol

[Wishing Star]

Either that or Nature Reserve

Yeah, Nature (P)reserve makes sense. Both (p)reserve and sanctuary can mean a safe place for wildlife.

[Endoplasmic Reticulum]

I like how we're all discussing something we'll probably never get to. At least I won't

[Paladin of Arceus]

The Nature Sanctuary (or however the US version localizes it) only requires that you see every BW2 Unova-dex Pokémon, which is much less difficult than catching them all.

On the subject of localization, Nature Reserve sounds good, but a little bit like some place where humans breed endangered species for repopulation due to overhunting and habitat encroachment by humans. If they localized it Nature Preserve or Wildlife Sancutary, its name would fit its intended purpose as a place where rare and endangered species are allowed to thrive without human intervention.

[GoldCyndaquil]

I like how we're all discussing something we'll probably never get to. At least I won't

Getting the entire Unova Dex isn't that hard. It's not like we're talking about the Shiny Charm. The Nature Preserve should be relatively easy to get to. It's also helpful when you have a near completed BW1 National Dex that you can send over. But every Pokemon in the the New Unova Dex is capable to be caught in some way in game barring the Kami trio.

[R_N]

Maybe they just wanted a linear route for the sake of having a linear route

[Wishing Star]

Maybe they just wanted a linear route for the sake of having a linear route

Quite possibly. Which really isn't a good reason at all.

For a person with a negative opinion on Unova's design, taking note of such a reason just fuels their fire. :/

[Bolt the Cat]

I think it's because the little kids were getting lost, so it's easier for them to figure it out.

That's ********. There are very few instances where a player can get lost in the game, and that's usually due to the game not giving them a good enough hint where to go next as opposed to a problem with the regional design.

And the game designers are lazy.

Seems to be the only reason I can think of why they would make some of the mistakes they've made lately, a lot of the issues present in the 5th gen games scream laziness.

IDK BW2 isn't that linear. It's about as linear as Kanto, which is still one city to another but it doesn't feel like a straight line

That's definitely wrong, as Kanto has several diverging paths (most notably Rt. 12-15 and Rt. 16-18 as well as Rt. 19 and 20 and Rt. 21) and has enough optional areas to give you the exploration feel. BW2 Unova on the other hand, only really has Rt. 14 and 16 as divergent paths (if you can call them that), and the handful of dungeons dotted throughout the region.

The same could be said for Hoenn and its expansive waters, but Sinnoh was quite the opposite of linear. Besides, it's not like the DPP storyline never told you (either directly through dialogue or indirectly through invisible plot walls) where to go next, right?

There was once instance in DP where you could get lost trying to find Strength, but that's a fault of the game not providing you adequate clues as opposed to bad regional design.

Maybe they just wanted a linear route for the sake of having a linear route

And what do they have to gain from that? Pokemon is an RPG, exploration is a major factor, so I doubt they would arbitrarily decide to make the region less linear just because.

[Wishing Star]

There was once instance in DP where you could get lost trying to find Strength, but that's a fault of the game not providing you adequate clues as opposed to bad regional design.

Yeah, I think they had to find a place to put HM04 last minute due to neglect in design. Otherwise, I'm sure the HM would've been well-integrated into the game. :/

[R_N]

And what do they have to gain from that? Pokemon is an RPG, exploration is a major factor, so I doubt they would arbitrarily decide to make the region less linear just because.

Well what do they lose from that?
Oh no you don't get to go in circles or an offshoot route

How often do you really notice this without frequently checking the map or whatever?

How much would it honestly, really matter which way you go in a given region

[Endoplasmic Reticulum]

Fine, Johto. That's a better example of another linear region.

And BW2 involved you going to the Eastern Unova from Mistralton, going to Opelucid, then going back to Undella. It was still pretty damn linear though but still, it didn't feel like it was questioning my intelligence like BW1.

And what else in BW was lazy?