Masuda was the director for the original Diamond and Pearl games, so fans of those titles will likely see the same story as those.Īlongside the announcement, Pokemon Legends Arceus, another title set in the Sinnoh region with a release date of early 2022, was revealed. Although the game will be directed by ILCA's Yuichi Ueda, Game Freak's Junichi Masuda will co-direct as well. These games will be developed by ILCA Inc., the same developers who worked on the Pokémon Home apps for mobile devices and Nintendo Switch. However, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will keep its top-down look that fans of the games may be used to from the original Nintendo DS versions. The character models in the overworld definitely have a 'chibi' look to them. We liken it to the Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee games, but with some differences.
As trainers can see from the trailer, the art style is vastly different from Sword and Shield.
