Articles tagged with
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March 6, 2024, 11:25 AM

A Dream of Your Own: The Formulas of Unova—Black & White

For the anniversary of the release of Pokémon Black and White, we release a tribute to the games. Join our exploration on what made these games great.

March 6, 2024, 11:23 AM

Longform

Part I: The Components of Unova

For the anniversary of the release of Pokémon Black and White, we release our tribute to the games. Part I focuses on gameplay and other mechanics, as well as their themes.

March 6, 2024, 11:20 AM

Longform

Part III: The Cast of Unova

Part III of our tribute to Pokémon Black and White focuses on each of the games’ many characters.

March 6, 2024, 11:18 AM

Longform

Closing

Our tribute to Pokémon Black and White ends with a conclusion and some final words.

February 16, 2021, 11:04 AM

In-Depth Stories

SwSh Character Analysis

Pokémon Sword and Shield have been well-received, but their writing has earned them their fair share of criticism. Learn what the games did right in the way they handled their characters and discover the common theme that binds them together.

May 30, 2020, 5:25 PM

In-Depth Stories

A tale of three Johtos: the evolution of the Gen II maps

You can’t make a game on your first try, and sometimes not even on your second. While developing Pokémon Gold and Silver, Game Freak went through several designs for Johto, which have now been leaked. Looking at how the world map was refined over the years tells us a lot about the evolution of the game as a whole.

February 1, 2017, 9:50 PM

Longform

Conflicting Egos: The False Beauty of Kalos

You are about to enter the beautiful Kalos region: a region built on the tragedy of a war long past. Join us on a tour of X & Y’s themes of life, loss, and obsession, and the three great men who embody them.

August 24, 2016, 10:22 AM