![]() New Pokémon Snap begins as something of an extended (and probably unpaid) academic internship. But before all that, let’s talk about the game. I spent the past week playing New Pokémon Snap, and while I enjoyed it, I also found myself less excited about a game that isn’t so interested in encouraging me to get weird with my photos. ![]() Yet the more I play, the more I realize that the problem might not be my “bad” photography skills but rather the game series’ approach to “good'' photography. Now, as an adult, I find a similar enthusiasm for New Pokémon Snap, but also that old feeling of total inadequacy. ![]() Maybe it was my poor reflexes or lack of coordination, but I clearly remember fumbling on all of my photo endeavors. I haven’t played the original Pokémon Snap in decades, but I do remember one critical detail: For as much as I loved the game, I was never actually good at it. To my young Pokémon-obsessed self, the 3D rendering of the Pokémon universe, as well as its easy-to-love gameplay, felt world-shattering. I remember the first time I played it, as a 9-year-old. But back in 1999, the original Pokémon Snap blew me away. As we enter a new generation of games, with higher frame rates, increasingly complex stories, and shorter loading times, it’s easy to forget how impressive prior generations actually were. ![]()
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