Although the information known at present is still very limited, many Pokémon fans are looking forward to the ninth generation. It is known from previous videos that the game can support up to four people to explore together, and various cooperation modes will be very interesting. Of course, the open world setting is also the first attempt of the Pokémon Orthodox series, which excited many fans because they don’t have to follow the rules and play the game step by step, but can go anywhere from the beginning and explore the Patia region of based on the real world Iberian Peninsula as the prototype.
Since the official announcement of this game, the "open world" with high freedom has been called a revolutionary system by GF. Since the 9th generation will have three main story lines, this means that players can arbitrarily choose their order, or even trigger them at will, or completely ignore the main line. Of course, to experience the complete game content, you have to complete all three main plots, but being able to explore areas without boundaries and freely choose the order to complete tasks or goals is indeed the first time in the series. However, as the game content continues to be revealed, the question of freedom has begun to surface, and it seems that there are fewer and fewer places to explore.
Why is the exploration of "Zhu Zi" restricted
In the past few months, various information about "Pokémon:Zhu Zi" has been leaked, including illustrations and various events, so the Ninth Generation may be a work that has been leaked for a long time. For example, recently, some insiders revealed that some new insect-attribute Pokémon can be encountered in the early stage of the game, but Pokémon like Quasi God can only be seen in the later stage of the game, while Pokémon such as Ancient and Future species are the major late stage content of the game. In other words, there will be many Pokémon that cannot be encountered and obtained in the early stages.
Although some Pokémons will be discovered earlier than others based on the location on the map, the practice of controlling the process with time in this open world game is inconsistent with the previous statement that it is free to explore. That is, if players are allowed to go anywhere they want to go from the beginning, there shouldn't be a Pokémon that can only be encountered in "latest game". Of course, there are many possibilities, such as the need to complete some events to appear in the big map, but it may also be some closed areas, just like in the previous "Pokemon Legend: Arceus".
The conclusion is that from a technical perspective, players can freely explore some areas in the game, but only after they complete the plot, can this be called free exploration? From the game pv I have seen so far, it can be inferred that players may need to unlock all forms of the two cover beasts before they can enter some specific areas. To unlock them, they must complete the main plot, which is bound to each other.
Seeing this, many players should suggest that open world games like "Breath of the Wild" also require unlocking various skills before they can go to specific areas? This is true, but real open-world games allow you to achieve your goals in various ways. Although Link does have some restrictions in his adventures, he can overcome them, and even challenge the final boss directly after leaving the novice village. If "Zhu Zi" can do this, it will not affect other game experience, which means that GF is not exaggerating.
What's worse is that "Pokemon: Zhu Zi" has three main lines, and some specific Pokemon are locked in a certain main line, which means that players can theoretically ignore them, but if they want to continue to take risks or have specific Pokemon, they have to complete the main line in turn, which is also one of the reasons why "Breath of the Wild" downplays the plot. This is actually a GF's usual game development model, which means that players are restricted from accessing specific areas during the pass, until they unlock the specified things, and then return to the areas they could not go to at that time to continue exploring.In general, it is very likely that the 9th generation will not allow players to explore Pedia freely, but will instead replace it with a GF-style limited open mechanism.
