They'll already have bought the console, and the console is itself solid so I doubt they'd just up and leave.
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Pokémon 2019 confirmed to be Gen 8, not an entry point and made for longtime fans
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They'll already have bought the console, and the console is itself solid so I doubt they'd just up and leave.
Interesting that they confirm better graphics for it. I don't expect the Pokémon models to improve much outside of animation but this reaffirms my theory that Let's Go is probably more of a B-team effort doing a play-by-play recreation, hence the art-style, hence the simple design, levying itself on a gimmick and using assets that fit in line with the original. If Let's Go were the main effort I'd expect a complete top-down rebuild.
Hyped for the slow reveal of the new Pokemon.
If a new Animal Crossing also comes out in 2019, maybe alongside a 2D Mario or Zelda, I'll be glued to my Switch.
If a new Animal Crossing also comes out in 2019, maybe alongside a 2D Mario or Zelda, I'll be glued to my Switch.
I'd not saying they would get rid of the Switch. More so that if they are buying Let's Go for "ohh the 151" there isnt any real promise that they will all buy Gen 8.
I bet we will have to wait until May of next year for a full reveal. That's usually how TPC handles things. However, for various reasons, they've been talking about this one much earlier. I wonder if they will do a longer hype cycle by revealing it sooner or if they'll still go for the six month reveal-to-release window.
This would be the best outcome, but I'm not holding my breath...
For someone who hasn't played Pokémon since Silver does this mean the original 151 aren't involved?
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It will be much sooner than May. Expect a February/March reveal, and batch of infos alongside the year.
If it's Gen VIII, I could maybe see an Early 2019 announcement since X and Y got a reveal trailer in January 2013 and Sun and Moon got an announcement trailer in February 2016. I could see them waiting to show gameplay (and even announce the titles) until around May 2019, though, since they probably wouldn't want to step on Let's Go's toes so quickly.
I think the main reason we're getting a bit of info this early is because the developers figured Let's Go would have a mixed reception among longtime fans and likely a worse reception if we didn't know a more traditional mainline entry was on the way next year. A lot of people would probably be livid if all was knew about was Let's Go and it sounded like Let's Go was the sole future of the mainline series.
No. However with Let's Go being released this year and it limiting you to only the original 151 hopefully it means none of the original 151 will be available until after you beat the game.
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They're going to be involved, just like all 808 Pokémon, not including the new ones that are yet to be announced.
PR disaster for certain people who didn't think this was the case, or that TPC/Nintendo were managing Nintendo badly.
This is ignoring that Pokemon has never before entered top-tier production values AAA development, whereas the others have.
Yeah, they did drop the ball on that one with Let's Go a bit...
This is ignoring that Pokemon has never before entered top-tier production values AAA development, whereas the others have.
They always are available in every Pokémon game. Not all of them, but almost - including the popular ones. Gen 1 has always the biggest presence besides the new and sometimes even eclipses it, like what happened in SM.
For a new gen i expect a Feb reveal. So they can show off new Pokemon throughout the year like they did with S/M and X/Y
it might be worse than the "western game protagonists" meme picture, but I bet it lets people feel like they have an acquired taste. Extra amusing that the new 3ds Xenoblade port looks comparable to X2 in that low res image.
There not going to leave but their not going to get Gen 8 either.
If even a quarter of new people brought in or back by Let's Go by Gen 8 I'll be honestly amazed.
Sadly I'm not that lucky. The original 151 will be there just like they always have.
It is accurate though. One serie has been barely evolving on some aspects for 20 years.
Would be nice if it entered at least AA production values. Because neither Zelda or Xenoblade 2 are "top tier production values AAA".
This is good to hear. How good would it look? We will have to wait becuase I dont trust gamefreak even for a second, but gamefreak really needs to start going into making a game that looks and feels presentation wise like it was released in a home console the last 5 years at least.
Just ask for help to Monolithsoft if needed. I dont even need a complete open world, semi open wold, as big areas separated by routes could still be cool.
He is absolutely determined to set himself up for disappointment.
I thought I read Breath of the Wild needed to sell two million copies to break even which sounds closer to AAA to me. At the very least, it seemed to have a fairly large development team.
Xenoblade games definitely aren't AAA, though, with Tetsuya Takahashi calling them mid-tier in terms of budget. I believe Monolith Soft is roughly the same size as Game Freak, as well.
I can see there being new 151 pokemons and you not being to catch old pokemon till post game like BW.
I would prefer to have Monolithsoft making their own games instead of wasting time with Pokémon. GF has enough time and money to make something good, if it looks bad that's all on them.
Obviously it's not accurate, gen 9 will be their first game on the same playing field. Did you expect S/M to have BOTW-level graphics?
Just because they're not peak doesn't mean they're top tier. Yes, obviously that'd be great, but do remember the size of Game Freak as a company. The level of production we're seeking wont be reached for perhaps two generations yet.
They're miracle workers if that's the case: as the art style outclasses most AAA RPGs that I see.
Pretty sure they have more people working on Let's Go than MonolithSoft had working for Xenoblade 2.
None of the other games were handheld exclusive games from a series that had only ever been handheld, so im not sure how this makes any sense as a comparison.
Not only that but they're from some of the most talented first party devs that Nintendo has, and its placing low resolution .jpgs next to each other to make this disingenuous argument (but it does make X2 look pretty comparable to Xenoblade on 3ds so I guess they wanted Monolith to look lazy?)
Cool, and how long have each of the respective teams been working on hardware or designing engines for that power level...?
Just typing the company names into google says Game Freak has 143 employees and Monolith Soft has 163. Not sure if that's up to date but it gives you a general idea.
As of April 2018, Game Freak has 143 employees and Monolith Soft has 163 employees. However, some of Monolith Soft's employees work at the Kyoto studio which is more of an asset house that assists on other projects while the company's own titles are primarily handled by the Tokyo studio which might be closer to 100 people.
And only about 40 people were working on XC2 yeah? These folk are pretty amazing
Yeah, they did drop the ball on that one with Let's Go a bit...
Better graphics to GameFreak's capabilities of course.
I personally don't expect a BOTW/Odyssée kind of jump.
Wouldn't be surprised to get an enhanced Let's Go engine.
Probably since they're not going to be developing 2 completely different engines and assets
I wonder if aimed at experienced fans means it'll be harder than usual or if all that means is that it's for people who stuck with the series past gen 1-3 and it'll be similar to SuMo.
No, graphics in S/M were fine. What wasn't was the world design, which is still built like a 2D RPG. We had bigger worlds on PS2.
Right, but a lot of handheld titles were better done. Dragon Quest VIII existed on 3DS.
I interpret 'same hands-on feel' to mean the same basic playstyle, i.e. top-down, not Pokemon meets BotW, but nicer looking. Probably best not to read too much into a translation though!
Square Enix are pretty huge too. Its just a lazy meme picture no matter how you spin it. Side by side would be the games native resolutions and framerates, and S/M did run at sub 10fps at times.
They're not pushing the switch like other studios but I think it looks nice and runs smoothly.