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'Real-life' Pokemon monsters look wildly freaky - CNET

The Pokemon series has always been known for its bright, colorful, and cartoony characters. However sometimes a bit of change isn’t a bad thing, and sometimes it works out really well, such as with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that definitely changed many perceptions of the series.It seems that the folks at Game Freak were experimenting with something similar with the upcoming Pokemon: Let’s Go series. Speaking to IGN in an interview, lead game environment designer Kensaku Nabana revealed that they had initially experimented with a new photorealistic style for the game.According to Nabana, “But we got the direction from Masuda, just like he just mentioned a moment ago, to go for this more kind and soothing and inviting experience with the visuals. After some experimentation, we just realized the more realistic, more photorealistic direction just wasn’t really working for what we were trying to do.”The series, according to the game’s director Junichi Masuda, was designed to be a relaxin

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