After spending some time with Pokémon Let’s Go! Pikachu and Eevee, I now understand why The Pokémon Company was at pains to break tradition and mention its plans for a separate, full RPG game in 2019. If it wasn’t clear from the brief snippets of footage shown in Pikachu and Eevee’s reveal trailer, a few minutes of hands-on gameplay confirms these Pokémon games are very different from the ones you are used to – even more than I was expecting.
Despite the familiar Kanto region setting and the franchise’s original, best known crop of Pokémon characters, Let’s Go! Pikachu and Eevee’s simplicity is immediately evident when you pick up its optional but fun Pokéball controller, whose single input is a clickable control stick which can handle direction and confirm actions. With this, and a few wrist gestures, you can control the full game.
There’s something remarkable about this – and something solidly Nintendo about the little device itself – and I was surprised how well it worked overall. Holding it in the palm of your hand (wrist-strap attached, of course), you simply ensure the top of the ball (the upper red part) is the side closest to the screen so you are aiming it in the right direction. The ball’s gyro-powered throwing mechanic works accurately, but the best part is its rumble, which jolts and tremors convincingly when a Pokémon is seemingly captured inside.
Source: Eurogamer Pokémon Let's Go! Pikachu and Eevee is a startlingly basic reboot