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Lonely_Dolphin on 19 November 2018
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StarOcean said:
Lonely_Dolphin said:

So which is the truth? Rhetorical question because it is in fact a mainline game. Nintendo said as much when they announced it and the finished product does indeed play like a traditional Pokemon game. The removal of content and mechanics doesn't mean it's suddenly a different genre, just that it's a worse game. Even if it were true that it's a spin-off, less content is still less content, being a spin-off doesn't somehow make that a good thing. Gates to Infinity for example got criticized for not including all Pokemon all the same.

It’s both. A remake of Yellow while a spin-off of Go. 

Mechanics were replaced not removed. You act as though you cannot interact with wild Pokemon anymore. I also never said it was a different genre. Pokemon XD and Colosseum and they “play” like a traditional Pokemon game and are still both RPGs. Also keep in mind this is not a remake of Red/Blue or FR/LG. It is Yellow which before aside from a handful of tweaks did not reflect the anime as much as this game does. It does not have less content than Yellow, it has more.

Tell me how this game has less content than Yellow version

Alright fine it's both. I don't care much for semantics so I'll just give that one to ya. :L

There is no replacement for held items and abilitys that I'm aware of. As for wild battles, I actually like that they're not random, though I'd definitely prefer the option to battle. Also, I'm of course using the most recent games as the standard rather than one from 20 years ago. Being a remake is not a valid excuse either, especially when previous remakes did include the most recent Pokemon/graphics/features/mechanics/etc.