Legends Arceus could be interesting if they implement the experimental new combat system correctly. Do we control the moves the battling Pokemon do?
It was described as an Action RPG. The game comes out a year from now, so I presume we'll get more details along the way. Maybe an e3 Direct or another Pokemon Presents close to DP's release.
I've seen a lot of people hating the Diamond/Pearl remakes
Oh, no. Not the Pokemon fandom hating new Pokemon games.
because of the chibi aesthetic,
To be honest, I don't think "it just looks chibi", it also looks like they're remaking the game while retaining the original art style.
And this is coming from someone that loves Sinnoh and thought that they would use the SwSh engine to remake it, but I am very satisfied with what we're gonna get.
Also, the chibi art style is also because of a point you make:
but I gotta say I actually prefer it over seeing the region linearized and forced into having Gigantimax stadiums to make it compatible with Sw/Sh.
Good excuse as any to NOT make it compatible with SwSh.
Same goes for Legends: it's an Action RPG in order to try something new and use as an excuse to not be compatible with SwSh.
Also: this is me assuming they aren't going to make it compatible. Who knows, but I'm inclined to think they won't make it compatible.
Will the action give us the special endgame people have been missing since the original D/P?
Special endgame?
Like what'd even is the point of Pokemon Home if it doesn't let you bring your Pokémon form game to game. B
I presume the justification is going to be that SwSh are the only "mainline" Pokemon games, whereas DP Remakes and Legends are stuff of their own.
By the way, I wonder if Legends is gonna be a sub franchise of its own or if it's gonna be the future of Pokemon.
I can see them using the Legends engine to remake the Kanto games. But I think a Gen1 remake of that scale should be attepmpted for the Switch Pro/2.
Also, they could reuse the BDSP engine to remake Black/White. I wonder what they're gonna call those remakes? Colorful Black/Stale White? xD
Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl first landed on DS in 2006 (2007 in the west). Pokemon Platinum would follow a couple of years later, building off of the originals while adding extra features and more. These original DS titles are now returning on Switch. As was announced earlier today...
nintendoeverything.com
For people afraid that it's going to be a 1:1 of Diamond and Pearl, just with new graphics, at least 1 thing from Platinum made it in. Now obviously it's pretty logical to include the Gracidea flower in the same way Platinum did, but there is a reasonable assumption that Mega's are coming back as well.
A reliable source who previously revealed mega evolutions for Let's Go Pikachu has now done the same for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
gamerant.com
Off course, take this all with a grain of salt.
We should be getting Megas. If they're remaking this Gen, they should include Mega Sinnoh Pokemon.
I am not Japanese so Taisho means nothing to me.
This is what I found on Google:
So it's past Sinnoh, but not ancient past, haha