"More obviously linear" is a bit of an understatement. Over time, they've almost completely excised anything that even resembles exploration.
My point is, that spin-offs often aren't given all that much space to themselves. There was even one case where a spin-off intentionally launched the exact same day as a mainline game (Pokémon Dream Radar).
Pokémon Dream Radar was literally designed as a 3DS boost for B2W2 to encourage 3DS players to get B2W2...on its own Dream Radar is barely a game, it was 100% designed as a companion for B2W2
While it was definitely a tie-in, it's about as much a game as Pokémon Dash, or literally anything released on the Pokémon mini.
Have you ever played Pokémon Dash? The only reason it isn't a $2.99 download is because Nintendo didn't have the infrastructure to release such a thing in 2004.
Dream Radar was a $3 tie-in for for BW2. Pokemon Snap is a $60 follow up to a fan-favorite classic. Not the same thing at all. Personally I just don't see why they'd announce Gen 4 remakes next month when Snap is so close to release and when remakes have a history of being announced in May.
I don't disagree that May is the most likely unless it gets pushed up to February by the anniversary. My only point of contention is that I don't think Snap has anything to do with that.
Okay I get this is supposed to be a shitpost talking about how GF is gonna screw up the remakes but I don't see how there will be less Pokémon in the remakes than the original DP.
Sneaking around trainers doesn't make much sense given the sportiness of pokemon battles, hence why I think an accept/decline option is overdue. Maybe if you're sneaking around the evil team's base, but this only works if there's a reason not to fight them, but there never is
if you look at tit from an adult perspective that you can just decline when you are challenged... =P
Yeah. GF are not the problem, the conservative save mindset of the higher ups is the problem. Inovation is to them slaping a superficial mechanic (Mega, Z-Moves, Gigantamax,...) onto the game (they viewed smartphone games and gatcha games as their competition in some way)
The Battle Frontier makes sense as DLC considering it actually is a niche feature that mainly hardcore fans want, but I'm expecting the rest of Platinum's additions to be in. And in general, Platinum improved existing stuff rather than adding new things on top of the old ones so there's less room for cuts.
Not likely to be announced in May. Kind of a special year... with a special day that has a history of announcements
To be honest if it's DLC they would need to add more to it otherwise people will complain
Well I mean part of the DLC, not as its only feature. That would be a commercial flop otherwise lol
Unless Game Freak are actively trying to court controversy (to be fair, with how they've been acting lately, they very well might be), there's no reason for them not to reuse all the Pokémon that have already been fully implemented into Sword and Shield. With all those, they're basically at the point where they could realistically have most, if not all of the missing ones ready for launch.
I'm thinking we'll at least get the rest of the Pokemon from the first 4 gens.
Yep and almost certainly get a patch for SWSH when whatever game comes hits for connectivity
Sun/Moon has a better story, but UltraSun/UltraMoon has gameplay enhancements. XY is...ok. be warned the level design and progression of all of these aren't very good, but XY is better here
Since you don't seem concerned with playing the most current game I'd go for Sun and Moon. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have some gameplay enhancements but their pacing is awful and the story in Sun and Moon is great. The best games of the 3D era in general.
Not only was the backlash not in full force yet, but Let's Go used very different (worse) shading on all the Pokémon from how the mainline games have looked since the transition to full 3D.
Sun and Moon or UltraSun and UltraMoon, the former if you care about story (I LOVE Sun and Moon's story) and the latter if you care about more content and difficulty
HGSS was a much safer remake even though that ended up making it very polished, but ORAS had higher highs with the liberties it took. Huge upgrades to characters, story, lore, Mauville City and Sea Mauville, and it crowned everyone's childhood dream of flying to space and fighting Deoxys
