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It's a remake.

@Slaz I can't speak on behalf of others, but personally I don't want more of the same. I want the franchise to evolve forward and continue to build on the mechanics that already exist.

@Arehexes Older games weren't just about grinding though. They had actual harder NPC trainers. In X and Y, the E4 only had 4 Pokemon each. Also, no one uses Mega Evolution other than yourself and a handful of other trainers. It's unbalanced to favour the player. Compare that to say, Diamond and Pearl. Random trainers had powerful Pokemon. One of the Team Galactic commanders had a Giga Drain Zubat! It was more than just grinding.

@Saego To be fair, EVs and IVs are useless in-game anyway. They're only for people that want to play competitive. I do agree though that we don't need "hidden" stats in an RPG.

I can respect the honesty here. He seems pretty genuine and cares about the fans.

However, Pokemon has always been a simple and casual RPG series for newcomers. It was always a gateway RPG. Why does it need to be simplified further? He says they want to create a new experience for kids. Guess what. The original (and hardest) Pokemon games were played predominantly by kids in the 90s and early 2000s.

All that aside, I hope that Let's Go Pokemon is a success. I appreciate what GameFreak does and I want them to make a boat load of cash. Which I am confident they will.

Hey at least these guys don't cut out the entire story mode just because some people posted the cutscenes online.

@LordGeovanni Yeah, it's kind of sad to see it go in a way. I had so much fun looking for Pokemon using the Poke Radar or the Dex Nav. There was a fun aspect to it as well. Every time you go to a new route, you have no idea what Pokemon are there. Now you can see them all straight away.

@LordGeovanni SMT does overworld encounters right in regard to your point. You can "see" an enemy, but you won't know what it is until you start the battle. So you can't pick and choose.

Also, random encounters in Pokemon added a really fun surprise element to it. This sucks out all of the joy and excitement of shiny hunting...

SMT V will be a nice palette cleanser after this.

@bolt05 That's fair. SMT games are purposely hard on the player. Once you pass the first boss, the game balances out a bit. Now, getting past that boss can take a while...

I doubt this is the new game. They've done these sorts of announcements before. It's usually about the anime or something like that. The only thing that will shock people is how shockingly uninteresting the actual announcement is.

This could be a side thing like the PokeWalker or whatever from HeartGold and SoulSilver. Personally, I believe GameFreak has no ambition and will never evolve Pokemon.

@gatorboi352 Honest question and don't take this the wrong way. But you seem to genuinely enjoy whenever there's bad news about Nintendo. Of course, there's nothing wrong with disliking a company, but actively wishing for their downfall seems unfair.

@admwllms Atlus has to stop making EO on 3DS for that to happen. XP

It isn't too late to add it in. However if Alolan Raichu is anything to go by, we probably won't see Gorochu anytime soon.

That poster about leaving Rupees where he can find them...that should be the canon explanation for finding money in the grass. haha

@Octane I'm not getting it. Waiting for the inevitable "Imperial Edition" or "Chosen King Edition". haha

@Anti-Matter I think more companies are doing this often now. Square Enix re-released FFXV and I'm sure somewhere down the line we will get a Splatoon 2 Deluxe Edition with all the DLC. They have no problem releasing the same game as many times as possible.

@Prof_Yoshtonics
I think Ys VIII was detailed in a NIS America event. Sometimes you have to look at non-Nintendo stuff for that sort of news. Keep an eye on Bethesda for new about Wolfenstein.