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After the announcement of the more stripped back and simplified Pokemon Let's Go titles, there has been some concern amongst fans that the 2019 RPG won't offer the full gameplay experience that's been built up over the past 20 years. Head of the Pokemon Company Tzunekazu Ishihara assuaged these concerns in a recent interview with Famitsu magazine
According to Ishihara, the 2018 Pokemon release will be a "completely different game" to Pokemon Let's Go. "It's is not an entry game," he says, "but a game that we want long term fans of the Pokemon series to look forward to."
Yikes! Outright lying to your consumer base is pretty based though imo.