Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Need to Bet More on Character Customization
As the technologies behind creating new consoles and video games evolve, with ever-improving graphics and in-game features, Pokemon releases are caught in a weird place because of how limiting it can feel to customize one's character. Character customization has not always been something that Pokemon games do. While it's great to see how far the series has come with titles like Gen 8's Pokemon Sword and Shield, as well as Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Scarlet andViolet too should improve on what their predecessors have built. Character customization in Gen 8 and Pokemon Legends: Arceus was good, but at times it suffered from either too few options or more of the same.
This could be improved upon in Gen 9 if the player characters were more fleshed out than just avatars with changeable eye color, hair color, hairstyle, or parts of their outfits. These features are great to see, and they were even refreshing at some point, but as the series progresses, more options should be implemented. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are seemingly revolutionizing the way their universe can be explored through a fully open-world approach to Pokemon, but taking the customization game to the next level could be equally amazing.
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While the franchise offers customization for some good, basic character components, there are many more parts of a player character that Pokemon games could make customizable, such as faces, body types, height, weight, and more. It's important to give players more elements to customize their character in this day and age than just a couple of cosmetic changes when something more substantial would go a long way, especially when it comes to making the experience as
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