My very mixed reactions to the Pokemon announcements

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Green098 said:

mZuzek said:

Eh, I'd hardly call them Kanto remakes.

Anyways, personally I'm not too excited for anything at this point. I'm completely burnt out with this franchise, it isn't just gonna take a great game to put me back on board, it's also going to take a massive change in direction, and based on the stuff I've seen today there was none of that.

Why not? An almost 1 to 1 3D HD render of the Kanto region, Professor Oak, 8 gyms, Team Rocket etc.

I would say this is the biggest change of direction the series has ever seen, but these are spin-offs so none of it (or at least most of it is not) going to transfer over to the main series game in 2019. Which is a good thing though in my eyes, because these games are clearly their own single separate experience with unconventional mechanics that just wouldn't work in a main game.  

It's not a full remake in the traditional sense. No wild Pokemon battles. I'm curious how you'll level up your Pokemon once you beat all the trainers. Oh no. Not the candy. Noooo