>>36433576This is unironically a good analysis, but a have a lot of disagreements.
>It's casualized and watered down to appeal to the younger generationPokemon games have always been for children at the end of the day, but releasing such a watered down project isn't appealing at all, and highly controversial for a majority of the fandom. I'm sure most kids nowadays are getting hype over Fornite on their mobile phone, and ideally it's better for their parents in the long run since it's a free phone app compared to a $60 Switch title. I'd see if LGPE was simply two sets of games with all the current mechanics we have while focusing on the original 151 for a nice price of $40 at the least, but it's not.
>revealed the 2019 game will be the true successor continuing the ramping up style of adventure of the past generationsAnd the issue here is, although it's reassuring to hear that the 2019 game will be a true successor to the games we're all familiar with, people's faith in the series have declined rapidly due to the worries of LGPE and GF's overall laziness. The current mindset is:
>"But if they're trying to push LGPE levels of casualization currently, what's stopping Generation 8 and onward from continuing this trend of casualizing simply to appeal to the "newer generation?" And in essence, nothing is stopping them because Pokemon is one of Nintendo's top grossing franchises that'll sell millions even if they shit in a bag.
It's true that LGPE could have very well been made without a home system in mind, but the fact lies that a Pokemon game looks as lazy as this in 2018 when just about every other franchise in Nintendo is flourishing for the better, and it's very disheartening. If Generation 8 looks good then hey, I'll eat my words. But for now, I have no faith in the series.
