Game Informer
Exclusive: Behind the Inspiration of Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Galar Region
In this exclusive Game Informer interview, Pokémon Sword and Shield’s art director James Turner talks about the history of developing the new Galar region and how it took inspiration from his youth in the UK. Learn more at…
Wow, James Turner is really an amazing art director! Imagine what this game could be if only it was developed by a company who cares about Pokémon ?
was ea their inspiration behind removing the national dex.
I hope they have a character based off of the queen
This game cant be modeled after the UK, i only saw it rain once in the video!
this guy is pretty much the only good thing about these games, the artstyle is quite nice
I think the reason Im so hyped for SW/SH is cause its a uk inspired region, I live in Scotland and the environments we have here can be stunning and I love seeing that UK scenic moments replicated in this pokemon game.
How can anyone be excited to play this pathetic looking mobile game is beyond me. It just goes to show that nostalgia is one hell of a drug that causes Pokemon fanboys to have such low standards for video games.
If only the games looked as pretty as you tried to make them. Unfortunately you can't account for Game Freak's laziness.
I thought they got inspiration from Fallout 76.
Ofcourse they used someone else's designs lol
Nice choice with the music. The S.S. Anne sounds very much like a G. F. Handel composition.
It can't be accurate to the UK unless the only weather condition is rain.
This has me more excited than anything else so far
1:41 London Olympics i guess
It’s a shame that they really well incapsulated the UK countryside but as far as we’ve seen the normal areas and industrial areas are completely different to reality. Most normal towns aren’t really represented, like where I live :/
This music…it's a remix of S.S. Anne! Nice!
italy for the next region please
can we for a moment appreciate how good the music in the background of this sounds?
They should make a Pokemon region based off of Taiwan. A beautiful and diverse place.
Wow Pokémon has come a long way since crystal version
To be honest, while I’m disappointed with the graphics of the game, the actual art style and direction is very nice so well done that man.
I hate the way the characters run, it’s awful
Anyone else from the UK that's not hyped that it's based on the UK? Like, I see more than enough of the damn place. Give me exotic locations again. Not reminders of football hooligans and royalty. (The Lake District is nice though. I wouldn't mind seeing something like that in the game.)
I thought the inspiration for sword and shield was thanos
They should add British signposts, for when you enter city areas.
How is there a desert in a uk based region?
I'm glad that James chooses to see the beauty right in front of him when others deliberately refuse to acknowledge it.
SS ANNE!
So glad to see so much love and appreciation for this beautiful work =)
And 0:14 , nice artwork but I feel the actual games actually look better than the concept. How many times can one say that I wonder!
We still don't get a bathroom in our house. How am I going to be able to go to the bathroom after eating spicy pork curry
I hope gen 9 is philippines or russia
tiocfidh ar la
No qwilfish no buy simple
I just watched the Pokemon interview about Sword and Shield and wanted to also say thank you for talking about Sobble too because it will be my Starter in Sword and now I really can't wait to meet it!!!
We finally have almost a whole house interior
So none of us are going to talk about how they beautifully orchestrated the S.S. Anne theme from Red and Blue for this game??
I am from England and these games look so good because I live in the country side and the games show up it really good
Does this mean pokecentres won't be open on weekends?
For the first time, the water and grass starters look cooler than the fire one
One of the cities deffo looks like Manchester! It's grim up North!
The game looks absolutely gorgeous!
Reminds me of the Cotswold villages in England, really some of the best beautiful places on earth. I think the shire (lord of the rings) was partly based on these villages too. UK countryside is amazing.
Hop is Toufik Rias
I love the fact that my favourite pokemon Growlithe is native to the galar region and I live in the UK as well!
Oasis for Pokemon Sword and Shield anime
You failed so Hard James!
I love how the new Pokemon Games' are drawing inspiration from real world countries and regions. As a fan of RPG's this allows me to easier immerse myself into the world and appreciate the vision the developers had in mind.
Gives me a bit of hope that people from other countries can have a spot at being like James and we can have so much diversity in the Pokémon games and the Pokémon themselves
I really love the Uk style in this game. I lived there for 1 year and I can say it’s the same! ✨✨ The details are amazing also!