Game Freak to release Switch RPG Little Town Hero for PS4

Plus physical release confirmed for Switch version in Japan.

[FallenAngel1984]

I’d be more excited if this game was actually more substantial

[Sono421]

The only reason i'm even a little "excited" hopeful is probably the better word, is that maybe now Gamefreak will shift their focus and stop making the Pokemon games and let a competent developer make them. So please guys, even though this game is garbage, get it so they their grubby hands off Pokemon ;)

[Mr Marvel]

Pokemon sucks balls anyway, so it really doesn’t matter.

[Fritzwochel]

Well I bought Tembo the badass elephant. It was an okay platformer. But I don't think GameFreak has what it takes to make a truly great title

[WickedLester]

It's becoming the Switch's MO. Glorified 3DS quality titles upres'd to 720/1080p and sold at a premium price.

[PhoenixUp]

This game turned out to be such an underwhelming title from such a prolific developer, I’m surprised this didn’t get as much controversy as Sword & Shield garnered.

Pulseman, Drill Dozer, HarmoKnight, & Tembo the Badass Elephant show that the developer can produce great games outside of Pokémon, but they dropped the ball with Little Town Hero in so many ways that it’s appalling.

It’s especially egregious because LTH is the biggest budget non-Pokémon game in Game Freak’s history. Giga Wrecker Alt didn’t dare that much better either. These freaks need to step up their game.

2019 was not a kind year for the developer as all three of the games released last year didn’t fully live up to their potential. It seems they spread themselves too thin across these three projects and it shows. Most of their team was focused on LTH and that ended up being a mess, which diverted attention away from Pokémon S&S which also resulted in its own issues, which meant that GWA had the least attention and it wasn’t even much of a blip on the radar.

[NotoriousWhiz]

Harmoknight was a pretty fun game. Wasn't in to Tembo the bad ass elephant. I played one level and put it down.

[badz149]

Prolific?? Gamefreak? Hahahaha

They are just lucky they co-owns Pokemon. Other devs could have done a way better job than them without a doubt.

[lellkay]

"Profilic" looool

[RedDevils]

More like horrific.
Gamefreak is the most overrated developer, outside of Pokemon they've done nothing. Even Pokemon has been below average for years, never deliver what fans really want, just a re skins in every Pokemon generations.

[Gemmol]

Sony fans can’t complain now you getting a game from people who work for Nintendo

[FallenAngel1984]

You acting like this is new?

Game Freak already released Tembo the Badass Elephant and Giga Wrecker Alt on PS4.

Little Town Hero releasing on the system isn’t satisfying when the game itself is still underwhelming

[Gemmol]

Well hopefully some of y’all like the game

[FallenAngel1984]

It’s an underwhelming title

[KeenBean345]

This game was a big let down for me but some fun can be had with it

[Xaevi]

This is something to get excited for. Not for the game itself, but Gamefreak moving away from what they're most comfortable with. They needa get a better feel for making console games, unless they're not the ones working on the port then nvm

[badz149]

Nope I don't think so. Even with something that they are very VERY comfortable with in Pokemon, you can't say with a straight face that it's anything but a disappointment. It's just that Pokemon has a huge following that is saving them and is willing to still accept their mediocrity that other devs would easily be slayed for by the industry let alone with an IP as massive as Pokemon.

They need to get with the time and update their tools to be more modern for this newer generations.

[Segata]

They already released 2 other games for PS4.

[AriesBear]

Heard it wasn't very good. It needs major quality of life improvements from the reviews. Hopefully they can fix and adjust it. It looks great.

[Bleucrunch]

why???