Pokémon Let's Go
Nintendo's Switch Pokémon games with simplified catching.
Where Pokémon Let's Go comes up1 episode or test
- Pokéball throw needs a waggle gesture
- Core catching action blocks one hand
- Important buttons mapped to one joy-con
- Went the other way on one-handed play
Sword and Shield mapped key buttons to one joy-con
From Game Maker's Toolkit, 2019 games accessibility review
What was said about Pokémon Let's Go
Pokémon Let's Go forced waggle gestures to throw Pokéballs, blocking one-handed play. Throwing a Pokéball, the core catching action, required an awkward waggle gesture. Game Maker's Toolkit's review of 2019 games called this the opposite of one-handed accessibility.
Pokémon Sword and Shield went the other way and mapped all important buttons onto a single Switch joy-con. Gears 5 was the year's accessibility MVP, with remapping, an auto-follow camera and a left stick aim option that let you "basically play the game with one hand".
How Accessible Were 2019’s Biggest Games?
Forced awkward waggle gestures to throw Pokéballs, the opposite of one-handed accessibility.
Pokémon Let's Go forced waggle gestures to throw Pokéballs, blocking one-handed play. Throwing a Pokéball, the core catching action, required an awkward waggle gesture. Game Maker's Toolkit's review of 2019 games called this the opposite of one-handed accessibility.
Pokémon Sword and Shield went the other way and mapped all important buttons onto a single Switch joy-con. Gears 5 was the year's accessibility MVP, with remapping, an auto-follow camera and a left stick aim option that let you "basically play the game with one hand".
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