[Sword & Shield] How would you guys react if it was revealed that there will be no trainer customisation?

[tokyodrift]

I'd be pretty disappointed. I don't think it's that important, but it would be a nice addition.

 

[BrandoSheriff]

Because of its presence in the previous 2 generations, it'd be a pretty big bummer to me if it was suddenly removed. I've always found it fun giving my character more of a personal touch appearance wise. I really do hope it's still in, and with many more options to choose from to further give off that feeling of putting ourselves into the game.

 

[Percy]

don't matter to me. i rarely use it. fun to change clothes though. would be fun if they amp the customizations a bit more for the next few generations

 

[Juno]

I actually really like the female protagonist's outfit, but I would like to be able to customize - it wasn't something I thought would be a big deal in a Pokemon game until they actually started incorporating it, and I really had a blast customizing my characters in the games that allowed it.

 

[colours]

It'd be a bummer, but like... I don't feel too strongly about it? I think the female protagonist looks fine enough (albeit a little boring but still) that I wouldn't be bothered that much if there was no trainer customization in these games.

 

[Pinkie-Dawn]

I would sigh in relief as it means no more "questionable" clothing options for your trainer.

 

[Super Pokemon]

If the customization was deep, like Fallout, Skyrim or an mmo like City of Heroes, perhaps I would be upset if it were not added. However, I do not recall Pokemon ever having deep customization. Therefore, I could deal with it being dropped. Not game breaking for me, unless it was an integral part of the game imo.

 

[hotsushi-kun]

I am hoping the customization will be added on next generation titles, i am sure that's the only thing i knew so far.

 

[Bellsprout]

Bummed but not surprised

 

[emeraldgaming4]

I wouldn't really care if there wasn't a trainer customization option, but l there's at least slightly trainer customization because of the soccer part of the trailer.

 

[alisaie]

I would be a bit disappointed but SM/USUM didn't have that great of customization than XY so I mean .. guess it depends. ): If they're going to be lacking like in Gen Seven then I wouldn't mind skipping it if that makes sense

 

[Sydian]

i would be disappointed, but it is not a deal breaker for me. at the very least, as long as there is still a choice of skin tone, i'll be happy. to remove that would be a massive step back. my hope is that there will be better customization than the previous games to have the option, though. there's been enough games and enough time to figure out what works and what fans want. i would say take the animal crossing route and let us have basically whatever kind of hair style and color we want and have a larger options on clothing, but i know that's not the focus of this game so i'm not setting my expectations high.

 

[Bhima]

I wouldn't really care at all, I would just find it either disappointing or a bit questionable that they went back with this after the generally positive feedback they've gotten. No one really seemed to complain about it. If they didn't like it, they just avoided it.

 

[Fairy]

I'd be maybe 2% disappointed? Give or take. While I really enjoy trainer customization, it won't make much of a game play difference tbh!

 

[Miss Wendighost]

I would be kind of disappointed, since I felt that it gave a sense of individuality to the game, but I would still buy it since it wouldn't really be too big of an issue.

 

[Rivvon]

It would definitely sour my expectations on what the rest of the game has to offer, considering that character customization, to the degree seen in past generations, would be far easier to implement on the programming side of things than, say, a collection of post-game battle facilities. Trainer customization is also quite beloved, and goes hand-in-hand with the idea of "each adventure is unique" that comes with every Pokémon title.

 

[Palamon]

I'd be angry. Trainer customization has been a staple in the Pokemon games (with the exception of ORAS) since it was introduced. Why remove it now? Trainer Customization makes the games feel more personalized to me since I'm not just the same trainer as everyone else, just with a different name.

 

[Brendino]

I mean, I'm going to buy Sword or Shield either way, so at the end of the day it wouldn't make a big difference. Still, it would be a big step backwards to take it out of the games after featuring in every game since X/Y (sans ORAS for obvious reasons).

 

[RileyXY1]

A Japanese design contest confirmed that there will be trainer customization in these games. This thread is no longer necessary as a result and should be locked.

 

[Sheep]

Yep, character customization has indeed been confirmed to be in Sword & Shield. Feel free to check out the article and reply here to give your thoughts!