For me this just cements the zero confidence I have in them and that they barely know what they're doing. They know they want to cash in with this giant piece of fan service, but as for what that means they're just throwing ideas at it that sometimes seem antithetical to what was enjoyable about the original. I would argue that as a company struggling to make modern games that review well or please their fans, they are no in a position to modernize a classic in a positive way.
Will it be good? Nobody can possibly know at this stage but I'm not filled with confidence. Austin says there's a lack of control over the messaging, I say it's symptomatic of a developer that doesn't really know what they're doing.
I love everything about this except the monster designs, which kills it for me. Pokemon is an inferior game in some respects but I can't stand these designs. Yokai show up in the latest Phoenix Wright game and they looked a lot like this so I'm guessing it's a style deeply ingrained in their culture.
The video seemed to be dropping frames during the livestream, but the archive is completely fine. I'm guessing it has something to do with what you're sending to the player? Either way, just letting you know it looked bad live. I saw other people reporting the same.
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