November will see two big first party heavyweights launching head to head for the first time in a good while (actually probably the first time since early 2017). We have Death Stranding, the brand new Hideo Kojima game, made purely by sticking true to his vision, unencumbered by publisher or fan expectations, or the baggage of sticking to a 30+ year old IP. Death Stranding looks incredible, has a lot of fantastic ideas that might end up pushing games forward, has a lot of star power, and is published by Sony, who have the Midas Touch with all their major games this generation.
We also have Pokemon Sword/Shield, the first Pokemon game for consoles (Let's Go notwithstanding). Sword/Shield are the first games in the series to go "open world", and are introducing a bevy of long requested and awaited features, including co-op raid battles, and non random encounters. They are adding a systemic bent to Pokemon, by having an open area where Pokemon spawns are dictated entirely by the current state of the environment, and vice versa. There is a considerable amount of controversy surrounding Pokemon Sword/Shield, owing to their excision of an unspecified number of Pokemon from the roster, but on the whole, it's a Pokemon game, which means it's guaranteed to do well.
Which, in your opinion, will do better? And why?
We also have Pokemon Sword/Shield, the first Pokemon game for consoles (Let's Go notwithstanding). Sword/Shield are the first games in the series to go "open world", and are introducing a bevy of long requested and awaited features, including co-op raid battles, and non random encounters. They are adding a systemic bent to Pokemon, by having an open area where Pokemon spawns are dictated entirely by the current state of the environment, and vice versa. There is a considerable amount of controversy surrounding Pokemon Sword/Shield, owing to their excision of an unspecified number of Pokemon from the roster, but on the whole, it's a Pokemon game, which means it's guaranteed to do well.
Which, in your opinion, will do better? And why?