When the game comes out this November, Pokémon Sword and Shield could turn on their holding mechanics by bringing the first autosaves in the history of the franchise.
While the feature implementation may feel like a normal step in the Nintendo Switch sequence, some parts of the society could seriously influence the way it has been applied.
In order to argue, let’s say that the Sword and Shield autosave feature will become the only save function of the game and the game will save when you enter a new building or quit a battle or a wild encounter. Suppose that this feature is compulsory and you can not disable it.
If all this is true, it is one of the worst things that the Pokémon series has ever done–let’s just start.
Why is it a misconception?
First of all, it would create it difficult for cooperative players to construct good squads. Many of the trainers restart their games in countless places to have their teams balance and make a starter Pokémon or egg Pokémon with a particular character.
If the game saves the player after selecting Pokémon players or after having a Pokémon hatch, the player will either have to wipe his save data completely off and start again, or hatch another Pokémon.
For Shiny Pokémon and Shiny Chaining, the same can be said. If you’ve torn the chain and saves the game, or can’t reset a Legendary or Starter Pokémon to what you want, it makes it much harder for you to get these Pokémon.
Many coaches also have an practice of waiting before major fights or legendary encounters so they can resume advancement and begin again if they manage to capture or loose the fight.
The bigger image Of course, autosaving is not a problem for casual players and players who don’t worry about this part of the match. It is also doubtful that Game Freak will cancel a guide match save feature, which can help prevent a number of problems.
All these problems are also due to the fact that we don’t understand how a Sword and Shield scheme will be enforced. There is nothing to really fear until we receive more information about the system, or The Pokémon Company acknowledges its presence.
It could be a natural development for the series and the right thing to do, but at this point, a small majority of the Pokémon community will always seek something to get on with games and the whole series.
