In an interview with the UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine, Game Freak's Shigeki Morimoto has said that the Pokemon series will continue to remain familiar.
The core gameplay for the Pokemon RPG series has pretty much remained the same since Red and Blue were released way back in 1998, but the director of the latest games to hit the DS, Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, appeared to rule out a total reinvention for the series in the future.
"I consider every possibility," said Morimoto. "I think the games need something familiar combined with new elements."
The core gameplay for the Pokemon RPG series has pretty much remained the same since Red and Blue were released way back in 1998, but the director of the latest games to hit the DS, Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, appeared to rule out a total reinvention for the series in the future.
"I consider every possibility," said Morimoto. "I think the games need something familiar combined with new elements."
The game's producer Junichi Masuda said they would only consider reinventing the series if they thought it needed it, saying:
"If we thought totally reinventing the series would be attractive enough, we would definitely try. But, if we want to simply try something new, then, I just add those ideas to a new series. I always try to create a game that anybody, including those who have never played before, can enjoy."
Everyone here at the VGS office really enjoys the Pokemon games, we just wish we could walk in eight directions instead of just four.
Check out our review of Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver here.
"If we thought totally reinventing the series would be attractive enough, we would definitely try. But, if we want to simply try something new, then, I just add those ideas to a new series. I always try to create a game that anybody, including those who have never played before, can enjoy."
Everyone here at the VGS office really enjoys the Pokemon games, we just wish we could walk in eight directions instead of just four.
Check out our review of Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver here.
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