How Pokemon we are going to combine the best of both Poké worlds

Nintendo Switch Pokémon let's go, with its editions Eevee and Pikachu, arrived on the shelves a few weeks ago. It's the first time that something that looks like the main series of Pokémon games – red, Blue, Yellow, and all that followed on the handheld – was released on a home console. (The Nintendo Switch is definitely a home console, even with reservations.) It's a combination of these previous games and the smartphone game, Pokemon Gobut how does he resist a mixture of both?

Pretty good, actually. Which was not a guarantee at all.

See, Pokemon Go This is not really a Pokémon game, not in the strictest sense. It takes significant liberties with the main series, and it's not the first game to be called "Pokémon" when it's somewhat (or totally) different. Pokemon Go was very different from the original games, and its immense and immediate popularity had an obvious effect on Pokémon let's go.

In fact, speculation prior to the revelation of the many features of the game (and its subsequent launch) had raised fears that the game was skewed. as well far to Pokemon Go, creating a kind of hopeless situation. The reality is that Pokémon let's go had to please two masters: fans of the main series of games like Pokemon Sun and Moonand fans of Pokemon Go. The Venn diagram does not imply a total overlap. It is therefore normal that people are a little worried.

The overseas world is the biggest buy, so to speak, of the Mainline series. There is something fundamentally nice about Pokémon's original region, Kanto. Professor Oak, Brock, Misty, the first Elite Four … for many players, these are cultural cornerstones that are immediately nostalgic. The update of this software during the first console-based Pokémon game like this was obvious and was by far the most important thing to take from the original series.

The mobile game has no history or major plot, and borrows that of Yellow Pokemon – which itself borrows many points of interest from the original series of cartoons – only reinforces literally everything about the game. In the same way that the outside world is nostalgic of previous games, Yellow Pokemon is nostalgic of the animated series.

As for Pokemon Go, the biggest gift of the game to Pokémon let's go must be the lack of random encounters. Being able to see the Pokémon wander, whether brilliant or not, is an incredible boon, and something that all the main games to come should perhaps emulate. Yes, the real chances of seeing a given Pokémon are always random, but being able to tell if you are taking a Clefairy or another Zubat is a gift that keeps on giving.

Although there are legitimate criticisms of how the game incorporates motion controls and capture mechanisms, it is honestly a refreshing change of pace compared to the typical method consisting of to "beat your opponent within an inch of his life, put him to sleep, then throw him in the air of Poké Balls" from the main series. There is always a small complexity with the berries, when to throw, etc., but simplifying it to "throw a ball, catch a Pokémon" is incredibly satisfying.

Pokémon let's go Wisely retains the original method of fighting coaches, however. While it's not particularly fun or interesting to see your Pokémon hitting wild creatures, choosing and choosing shots in a turn-based battle using your trained Pokémon is another thing. Pokemon GoThe battle – which is really just … hitting a few buttons, if we are honest – is not particularly tactical, and sometimes the complexity makes a more interactive and granular experience.

All this only leads to a very specific problem: not to please anyone. It is highly likely that fans of the main series will find the applied modifications of Pokemon Go to be too much, too clearly designed for the mobile aesthetic. Excessive simplification

Meanwhile, fans of Pokemon Go Adherence to old methods may be backtracking back to a design that has been iterated. Moreover, although there is a fairly important cross between the two, there is really no way for Pokémon let's go Affect Pokemon Go; it's a one-way street.

For my money, however, this first attempt is a good initial offer. It's certainly not perfect, but it combines the best of both worlds into one solid product. There is a lot to learn from Pokemon Go for the developers of everything that comes after Pokemon Sun and Moon and Pokemon Gocontinuous process. And honestly? This sounds like the essential.

What is an Exploratory Product Offer? Pokémon let's go is shockingly effective. One could even say that it is … super effective.