Little Town Hero, The Next Game From The Creators Of Pokémon, Arrives In October

So the soundtracks probably going to be pretty great then?

@Dizzymario Perhaps, but the gameplay just doesn't look that interesting yet.

Beyond excited for this!! Been waiting for this since forever and the announcement of Toby doing the music has me even more hyped, ahhhh so many games

It looks very pretty, but there's something I don't like about it... I don't know, I expected more I guess.

@Kalmaro honestly the only thing that caught my eye was the fact Toby was doing the music

so close to my b day...yep buying this.

I think this one looks unique and fun. It's nice to see Game Freak put out something not Pokemon related.

@Dizzymario Same, so I expect the music to be decent, that's about it.

the most shocking thing about this is Toby Fox's involve in this (in a good way too!)
definitely excited to try the game.

Am I the only one that saw the frame rate stuttering through the entire direct?

Knowing GF. This is going to be mediocre or just plain terrible.

So many games for September and October, is Nintendo cancelling the Switch in 2020?

It looks so much more appealing than the new Pokemon game for me.

My interest in the game went down quite a bit after seeing it in the direct lol. Just doesn't look good to me.

@Ron22 It was hard to ignore.

I’m intrigued. However, I’m wondering why they’re launching so close to Pokemon. The game must be on the short side.

I dunno, I need to see more, but this latest gameplay didn’t really grab me.

Hoping to see more of the gameplay and how the different combat choices and citizens affect things. That interested me most about this, and if the game builds on that and ways to counter opponents, I'll be more than interested.

I'll be keeping an eye on this one but would like some hands on impressions and more footage before deciding if it's for me. I'd take a blind chance on it if my backlog wasn't already clogged with RPGs.

@Ryu_Niiyama, October 20th per chance?

Gameplay looks soo lame. Very, very much geared to kids.

I concur with pretty much everyone here. They didn’t really show enough to make me excited! But I wanna be.... show us the goods Game Freak!

Interested, with Toby Fox involvement I'm more interested. But... Yeah, I need more info on gameplay to make my mind into buying this. With so many games coming out, gameplay has to be really good.

Music will be good, but aside from that it looks like a smaller and less interesting Pokemon.

I used to think this game looked better than Sword/Shield, but it seems like the latter was upgraded enough to put it above Town in terms of visuals and atmosphere.

There's something... off about it. I think it's the animations and artstyle that I don't really like.

I may check this out in November as my money for October already belongs to Luigi's Mansion 3.

@Lucarianzx Nope!

But it will be digital only, so.....

Digital only? Must be really short.

Is this really from the creators of Pokemon, or just their main console developer?

@Anti-Matter Where did you hear digital only??

I was more interest for this before the direct. Not so much now

I betcha if they release this for PlayStation 4 instead of Switch, all y'all would be complaining. Just be glad they made y'all an exclusive.

I still don't understand what this game even is.

This just doesn't look that interesting to me. The idea of an RPG where you never leave town doesn't sound very good, and the way they suggested moving around town to get villagers to fight with you makes me think you don't have a regular party or abilities and are forced to rely on, effectively, consumables.

Wow that looks nice after I finish Fire Emblem. And Astral Chain. And Links Awakening, and Nino Kuni, and Dragon Quest, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokemon, Sakuna, my backlog of FF games, everything else in my backlog, the new SNES games and Animal Crossing.

For an eShop only title, this seems a silly release date. Might get it in the eventual sale it will get.

Oh man I'm not gonna lie, I'll probably buy the game mainly for the ost if Toby Fox is doing it. I'm really excited to hear what he has for a game like this, I think there's some really exciting potential here. Of course, for me, music is one of my favorite aspects about games so I can see why many are still pretty unsure about this one.

Very cautiously optimistic.

I would like to buy a physical copy of that RPG. I don't get it....why there is no physical release?

Im very curious to see whats this going to bring to us.
Cant wait!!

After little news this game suddenly seems to be being pushed out the door. I don't have high hopes for this, it's looks like it could be digital only/on the short side and possibly not very good. I know I'm making alot of assumptions and hope I'm wrong, time will tell.....

Still interested, but good gods there are SO MANY GAMES now. I was ready having to pick and choose due to time constraints, but this Fall I won't be able to play half the good games that are coming out.

im excited for Little Town Hero im open to something different and i love RPG's

This looks pretty bad in my opinion. It has the exact same rough/outdated style as Pokemon Sword and Shield, and the gameplay looks pretty bland and non emergent.

Can't wait to listen to the soundtrack for this game but never play it.

@neogyo If it was physical, there probably would've been a box art available by now. And it's only $24.99 iirc, so yeah, probably just digital only.

His weapon system looks like a copy of Nafume's shield in The Rising of the Shield Hero...but overall this doesn't look too interesting. It appears to be the sort of game that is very scripted and you basically follow through a series of optimal steps to win each encounter.

@Xelha what GF need is to make a permanent Pokemon team that rotates every two gens (to avoid burnout), that is always focused on the franchise, without members getting involved in any other project during their time there.

And Nintendo needs to double down on their “upending the table” philosophy with the Pokemon Company because they are letting them off the hook way too many times. It doesn’t matter if its a cashcow, you have to enforce quality, otherwise the brand will dilute over time.

@Octane good points....
Well that price sounds good at least. Could be a good diversion to get into once the late winter dry spell hits

After hearing this is going to be 25 bucks when it gets released digitally i'm way more interested in checking this out with that more budget friendly price.

That game rated Teen due to Language and Violence.
Hm....
I have changed my mind about Little Town Hero and i have decided to remove that game from my shopping list due to digital only and some dissatisfaction impression.

Looks interesting.