Allow me to give credit where credit is due: The concept behind Pokémon Go is great and it not only succeeded in turning Pokémon into a global sensation a second time around, but it actually managed to get nerds like me out of the house. That is an accomplishment.
But it strips away a lot of things that make Pokémon interesting in the process, which does make it more accessible, and also far less enjoyable. Not to mention the fun factor drops off a steep cliff if you don't live in metropolitan areas (read: a lot of people). At least it's a little easier to get by if there's a church every two minutes up the road (read: me). And of course, it's got all the usual trappings of mobile game garbage. It was neat when it was new. I have no desire to play it any longer.
Just throwing this out there, though: This concept would be ten times cooler if it was based on Shin Megami Tensei instead. Especially with the obligatory COMP phone shells. Hop to it, Atlus.
But it strips away a lot of things that make Pokémon interesting in the process, which does make it more accessible, and also far less enjoyable. Not to mention the fun factor drops off a steep cliff if you don't live in metropolitan areas (read: a lot of people). At least it's a little easier to get by if there's a church every two minutes up the road (read: me). And of course, it's got all the usual trappings of mobile game garbage. It was neat when it was new. I have no desire to play it any longer.
Just throwing this out there, though: This concept would be ten times cooler if it was based on Shin Megami Tensei instead. Especially with the obligatory COMP phone shells. Hop to it, Atlus.