Pokemon Go players have confessed to breezing through Professor Willow’s Research task dialogue, despite it being the primary source of storytelling within the game. Each month, the game introduces new Research tasks, offering players unique items, Pokemon, and useful tools as rewards.
When a new Research task emerges, Professor Willow guides players through the objectives they need to complete. Throughout the franchise, a Professor character has always served as a guide for players, with Professor Oak being the most iconic, appearing in the anime series and main title of the games, typically gifting players their starter creature.
In a recent Reddit thread, numerous players admitted to swiftly skipping through Professor Willow’s dialogue, with some confessing they don’t even know his name. Comments included humorous misnomers like “Professor Yak” and criticisms of his dialogue as “bullsh*t.”
Although skipping dialogue is common in gaming, Professor Willow’s speeches are the main source of world-building in the game. Following this revelation, players have urged Niantic, the developer, to revamp Professor Willow’s speeches. Some suggest incorporating storytelling through cutscenes, akin to other games, to make the narrative more engaging.
While each set of tasks varies, they typically involve multiple objectives, such as catching specific Pokemon, walking distances with Buddy Pokemon, or winning Gym Battles.
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The question remains whether Niantic will heed the community’s call and transform Professor Willow’s lengthy monologues into more captivating narratives to prevent players from continuously skipping through them.
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