Pkmn havent changed their formula all these years... for teh first time now they actually do that in a way.... thats a risk.... it can pay off or it can backfire
I don't know how old you are, or how many games you've played, but this formula isn't the slightest bit new. The
only new thing is the lack of wild battles, and if
that's your cornerstone for this game, then I'm speechless.
The series' formula changed heavily from in Gen 2, with the introduction of Special Attack and Special Defense and the overhaul of several types, as well as the introduction of Dark and Steel, and the series' formula comparatively changed almost entirely in Gen 3, with the overhaul of the Effort Value system, the introduction of Natures and Abilities, and the additions of battle-based hold items.
You see, I've played these games well enough and long enough to know these "changes" in Let's GO are just a revisit. What I've seen in trailers and gameplay footage reminds me more of Pokémon Stadium than anything, which I dedicated hundreds of hours to as a child. There were no hold items then, nor were there abilities. But you know what? There weren't a Fairy type back then, either, nor were there Alolan forms or a great deal of Ghost and Dragon moves, or move categories (another formula-changing feature, introduced in Gen 4).
The old and the new have combined in this game, but the forumla? The formula's pretty much the same as it's always been. Again, the only difference between this game and the rest of the franchise is the lack of wild battles, and if that's all it took for you to not want this game, then I take it weren't a fan of Quick Balls. lol
But you're right, it
can pay off or it
can backfire. It's going to pay off. For Game Freak. They always win. They aren't risking anything; the company isn't going to suffer, or lose any money. The game will sell, business will go on as usual, and you will live to see the next day. Stop acting like this is going to be the end of the franchise. You're being overdramatic, as is the rest of the anti-LGPE crowd out there.