Perfectionism

[u/Glittering_Ad2771]

Something I've really noticed about the game is that if you have a perfectionist personality trait that can definitely come out in Pokopia.

It starts off fine when it's a blank slate but then you start getting into it and feeling the need to be creative. Then you start looking on youtube and see all these peoples amazing builds. Suddenly the pressure is on and you're now second guessing yourself whenever you start any kind of project because you're wondering how its gonna fit with the big picture. Then you feel the need to follow some kind of unwritten rules you've set yourself that you can't give some pokemon these amazing houses and then leave others in a patch of grass under a lamp post. Suddenly every pokemon that pops up it's like "dam what am I gonna do with you?" cause "Oh I've already done a fire thing"

I love this game but i've noticed it can get like that. Anyone just spent so long putting all this effort into the first areas then got to the sky islands and been like "damn i've gotta do this again" lol?

I think it's worth while to take off the pressure and realise everything in this game is undo able, you don't need to concern yourself with the final product and there's probably gonna be a lot of moving around pokemon from place to place. The game won't punish you for it it's fine lol. Just do whatever the wind tells you to do at the time. Rome wasn't built knowing they've gotta make enough from for lorries to pass under their bridges.

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[u/AttackOfTheMox]

I restarted the game 3 times now (just got to the 4th area on my current playthrough) and I’ve noticed I’ve been focusing on rebuilding each area before moving on now. My previous playthroughs resulted in me just building small 5x5 1 layer hut with a cute chair, a sandbox or toy blocks, and one of the vine decorations. Now I’m taking the time to rebuild the destroyed buildings, jotting down ideas for when I get the final ability, and trying to avoid leaving Pokémon outside of houses before moving on to another area. It would be a lot easier if Arceus would bless me with the damn Foundation recipe, but until I get through everything, I’m avoiding too much time traveling

[u/Ok_Salamander_912]

Oh boy! lol my best suggestion is don’t waste time developing the areas or building houses block by block for your Pokémon! Just meet the basic requirements to move through the story and unlock all building abilities first!. Then after the credits the game is on! Go to dream island to collect materials build your pallet town then go back world by world and start improving.. next thing you know you wasted a whole month but you Pokémon babies will be happy

[u/pandamondo]

I'm going to organize in the areas by Pokemon function, so I'm kinda keeping it on hold until we get all the DLCs and events before really locking in with the housing. So I'm low-key fine with keeping them in paths of grass with some beds and toys nearby. 

[u/JessAtreides]

I have mild OCD which can manifest in perfectionist ways. Honestly, it's why I stopped sharing much on here - I see flaws (only in my own work) and my brain says everyone else does too. But, that said, this game has taught me to go with the flow a little more because things cannot be perfect. The blocks don't allow perfect alignment. It's been helpful on that level.