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Yes, Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee! are part of the "core" Pokémon series
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Oh man, I would absolutely love to see the meltdowns if the Sinnoh remakes have the Let's Go style.
I️ like Pokémon go a lot. I️ haven't enjoyed a core Pokémon game since the DS ones.
I'm willing to give let's go a shot. Honestly can't be worse than sun and moon. And If it is, ehh I'll just continue not having good new pkmn games
It's weird how aggressive people are towards these games
I'm willing to give let's go a shot. Honestly can't be worse than sun and moon. And If it is, ehh I'll just continue not having good new pkmn games
It's weird how aggressive people are towards these games
Persona is its own core series based on SMT thats just as important, if not more so to Atlus at this point.
The SMT branding was only added outside of Japan iirc. so its not being promoted as a spinoff.
Do people really think the developers have to say "It is a core game" for it to sell? Have you been paying attention to Pokemon sales since Pokemon became a thing?
Mainstream won't care about this whole core or not core business, hell I bet these terms will not even reach them, this whole thing only serves for nerds like us to claw at each other at dumb terminology, just like we did with the whole "Mario 3D World=not a real 3D Mario" or "Not a real JRPG" bullshit.
Mainstream won't care about this whole core or not core business, hell I bet these terms will not even reach them, this whole thing only serves for nerds like us to claw at each other at dumb terminology, just like we did with the whole "Mario 3D World=not a real 3D Mario" or "Not a real JRPG" bullshit.
Let's Go is not part of the mainline games no matter how much people (and I'm including Game Freak and TPC in this) want to pretend it is. As an actual mainline game, Let's Go would be a notable regression in a wide variety of aspects. At best it's an attempt to branch off a more casual-focused spin-off series.
To be fair, spin-off games don't do amazingly well
I'd take the developer and publisher's word of what the game is (calling it Core/Main) over the Internet trying to reach to claim otherwise
When I say Pokemon RPG do you really think im referring to a mobile clicker type game and not the RPGs in the traditional sense?
When looking at it through technical terms it's probably a "core" game. But when people say it's not a "core game" they're basically saying it's a game focused for casuals and not a proper sequel or evolution of the Pokémon Red/Blue/Silver/Ruby/etc games.
I thought this was obvious, I guess not.
I thought this was obvious, I guess not.
Some things are sacred. Sinnoh is one of them. If Gamefreak ruins Sinnoh or ruins a Pokemon Platinum remake... I might actually lose it. Lol
People insecure about the direction of the series with respect to their own expectations try to downplay LGPE, but they're core games.
I can't look wait for them, and for Pokémon 8 next year.
I can't look wait for them, and for Pokémon 8 next year.
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Sorry I should have included this in my post to begin with, but I don't put any particular stock in that. It can be a second "Pocket Monsters" series just fine but that doesn't make it part of the mainline games. You could maybe say it's creating a new second mainline, but then you need qualifiers to separate the two.
Honestly, I viewed them as their own separate thing, that doubled as a segue into the mainline games for the casual mobile audience of Pokemon Go. Yes, they're reimaginings of a generation 1 game, I acknowledge that, but they feel like some strange hybrid between mainline series and Pokemon Go. That doesn't make them anything less, compared to what I expect from what has been a traditional Pokemon experience, but they just look like something different. Maybe I'm just not clear on what they represent, all the same though I'm still looking forward to playing them.
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I look forward to both titles as well for very different reasons. Similarly I also will continue to play multiple smash bros games simultaneously despite people relentlessly telling me otherwise.
Ill also keep watching Sun and Moons anime, despite so many of the same Pokemon fans trying to tell everyone how "bad" the new designs are.
Core game that play differently and pretend all previous games don't exist .. makes total sense.
All the "Let's Go core" talk from them is because of marketing reasons.
All the "Let's Go core" talk from them is because of marketing reasons.
If Let's Go manages to replace the remakes that'll be a travesty. The best part of the remakes is bringing the old games up to the current standards, and Let's Go is pretty antithetical to that.
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No core game has had no Pokemon gyms...
SM is not a core game, its a spin off.
Gamefreak/TPC is just taking a page out of Activision where they have 3 branches of COD. Hell, you could argue that they took this approach years ago.
During the last few years they have released Pokemon almost yearly with:
-New generation games
-"Third" version(s)
-Remakes
Now the Let's Go branch will be part of this. I see people here joking about Sinnoh getting the Let's Go treatment but the one that is on the chopping block since 4 branches might be too much it's the "third" version since these are the games that sell the least.
IMO this is how the pokemon schedule looks for the next few years:
2019: Gen 8
2020: Traditional remakes of gen 4
2021: Let's Go Johto
This is of course assuming that the Let's Go titles don't underperform (although this is unlikely).
During the last few years they have released Pokemon almost yearly with:
-New generation games
-"Third" version(s)
-Remakes
Now the Let's Go branch will be part of this. I see people here joking about Sinnoh getting the Let's Go treatment but the one that is on the chopping block since 4 branches might be too much it's the "third" version since these are the games that sell the least.
IMO this is how the pokemon schedule looks for the next few years:
2019: Gen 8
2020: Traditional remakes of gen 4
2021: Let's Go Johto
This is of course assuming that the Let's Go titles don't underperform (although this is unlikely).
mhm. there's space for both enthusiasm and criticism in these threads. fans should take care to avoid internalizing frustrations with a developer as personals attacks.
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Sorry, I meant I can't wait to look forward to them.
I'll go edit that now.
No core game has had a Hard Mode unlocked after beating the game.
Black and White 2 isn't a core game, it's a spin off.
Black and White 2 isn't a core game, it's a spin off.
If Konami said that Metal Gear Survive was a mainline Metal Gear game, would there be no possible argument against that?
If there had been a consistent effort to have core MGS games named "metal gear solid", and it's been officially addressed as such over years, and then MGSurvive had been called Metal Gear Solid: Survive, then yes. But none of those things have happened (because Konami created the game as a spin off) so it's a ridiculous false equivalent.
I'll go one step further than the other poster. The amount of denial in this thread is embarassing. I'd be embarrassed to be a pokefan at this point.
Story driven single player cinematic focused MGS vs multiplayer base defense game that Kojima had no part in? They're not even the same genre.
Outside of the GO stuff these games seem to play almost identically to the usual Pokemon formula beat for beat.
Zelda LBW changed up the formula much harder and wasnt on consoles but its still a core Zelda game.
If the game is similar to all the previous games then that's fine.
If the series is known for changing the style and gameplay like RE that's also fine.. see RE7.
If it's the same formula for years then suddenly a game that remove core mechanics we had from the first game in the series years ago then for obvious marketing reasons call it "core" then no it's not core.
Really, this is it.
As a fan of Pokemon for all my life- really, it's been so long that I don't remember a time when Pokemon wasn't a part of my life in a major capacity- the reaction to LGPE has been so embarrassing and pathetic, I feel ashamed to consider myself a part of the same group.
First labo and now Pokemon lets go. It appears that some users like to make failure narratives about the things they dont like, its so weird.
And the most baffling thing is that we know a game more "core" is on the way.
And the most baffling thing is that we know a game more "core" is on the way.
Entitled Pokemon fans are really the worst. Can't believe there's such a hissy fit when there's another game more to their taste coming out next year.
Vocal minority who are upset with Baby's 1st Pokemon will end up buying it anyway.
Don't be ashamed. I understand how both sides feel.
You're kidding right? Do you own Pokemon? Do you work for GameFreak? If the answer for those two questions are No. Then deal with the fact that the developers just called the Let's Go series a core game.
A Pokémon game that only has 1 out of 7 generations of Pokémon isn't a core game imo, so unless you can transfer other Pokémon to it I won't see it as such.
"Resident Evil 4 is clearly a spin-off; it's a third-person action game that removed all the puzzle solving, horror, fixed cameras, pre-rendered backgrounds, monsters from previous entries, changed how combat worked, and with barely any connections to the storyline that was established in previous games."
Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 are mainline entries in the Metal Gear series.
Yes, outside core mechanics (which will be included in the upcoming traditional Pokemon game) they have similarities, but I think plenty of people, myself included, consider the core mechanics to be important.
There is a new naming convention because this is a new direction for the series, and the traditional/mainline/core game will be out in 2019.
so we can just make up our own rules about what is or isn't a core game? What is even the point?
By your logic then Red, Blue, and Yellow aren't core games because they only have one generation. Re-read what you wrote again.
R/B/Y did not have 1 out of 7 generations. It had 1 out of 1 generations. The entire selection of pokemon at the time.
If a statement from a developer clearly disregards reality, then I have no qualms with ignoring it. For the same reason, I'd dismiss the whole "Smash Wii U is Smash 5" thing out of hand even if it wasn't sort of dubious that that was what the statement from Sakurai actually meant.
You're forgetting the part how this game is a remake of Yellow. So it should only have one generation of Pokemon.
But his logic is this game can't be a core game because it only has 1 out of 7 generations. Whilst forgetting the part this is a remake from Yellow aka generation 1.
So you're going to live in denial even after the fact is shown in your face? Serious question.
Re: MG1 & 2 I don't know what point you're trying to make here. Those examples further back up my point. It's a totally nonsensical equivalent.
FireRed and LeafGreen was also a new naming convention, does that make them non core games?
Pokémon has a pretty established remake formula for mainline games at this point. They always include all the current Pokémon, and sometimes even introduce new forms from Pokémon not of the same generation.