I was extremely excited when I heard about Pokemon Go initially. Pokemon battling is actually a fantastic game mechanic, and one I have fond memories of. I'd l

I was extremely excited when I heard about Pokemon Go initially. Pokemon battling is actually a fantastic game mechanic, and one I have fond memories of. I'd love a game where I do it against other people, but the competitive scene is way too intense to appeal - I want a simple, Clash Royale style game where I could battle against players of similar intensity. Capture mechanics, like the ones Pokemon Go actually used, could keep teams feeling novel and interesting. But instead, we got Go. No story, no battles, just captures and microtransactions. I'm honestly baffled that it ever saw such energy - it seems like Pokemon sans Pokemon.