Knight Dude
Keeping it going.
Might as well throw my two cents for Pokemon I guess.
The closest thing to major changes in the formula would be Pokemon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness. With most battles being double battles. A larger focus to catch Pokemon rather than beat Gym leaders. The Purification system. And having Eevee as your starter. They aren't main titles, but are the only games to have enough depth to stand side to side with them as a traditional RPG. And they can still be played with the newest games at the time.
Aside from that most of the other games just try to one up the previous ones. New types in Gen 2, Double Battles in Gen 3, the Physical and Special split in Gen 4, Triple and Rotation Battles in Gen 5. Obviously Mega Evolutions and another new type for Gen 6.
I don't doubt these new game will be good. I just think that they should change up the structure of the games a bit. Mechanically, the games are fine. They add worthwhile features and new moves are usually well implemented. Many of the gameplay staples are still good too. But even slight alterations on the story beats would be great.
The closest thing to major changes in the formula would be Pokemon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness. With most battles being double battles. A larger focus to catch Pokemon rather than beat Gym leaders. The Purification system. And having Eevee as your starter. They aren't main titles, but are the only games to have enough depth to stand side to side with them as a traditional RPG. And they can still be played with the newest games at the time.
Aside from that most of the other games just try to one up the previous ones. New types in Gen 2, Double Battles in Gen 3, the Physical and Special split in Gen 4, Triple and Rotation Battles in Gen 5. Obviously Mega Evolutions and another new type for Gen 6.
I don't doubt these new game will be good. I just think that they should change up the structure of the games a bit. Mechanically, the games are fine. They add worthwhile features and new moves are usually well implemented. Many of the gameplay staples are still good too. But even slight alterations on the story beats would be great.