>>37436074He's still needed as a PR spokesperson and a soundtrack orchestrator. Pokemon needs new blood and a fresh pair of eyes, quickly. So far we've got that in terms of the actual designs of many Pokemon (bringing in character designers from other franchises such as Ariga, or Westerners like Turner). But, the real core of the game (the content and storyline). Yeah, we need someone that can make the series feel fresh and different again. Miyamoto stepped down from Mario and Zelda, and those two franchises developed some of the best games of all time on the Switch. Masuda should also step back and let someone new handle Gen 8. But it'll probably be Ohmori again, which, while not all completely ideal, is 10x better than Masuda.
>>37436085Ohmori directed ORAS and SM, two of the better games in recent Pokemon history. Masuda directed two of the worst games in Pokemon history (LGPE and XY).
