For some of you, this may feel like Masuda will go out with a whimper, but I don't care whether it's a whimper or a bang.
He gave us pretty much the entire third generation, helped coin the Masuda method for shiny fanatics, and went above and beyond to produce all the games from RSE onward.
After we say our goodbyes to Masuda-san, we're going to get a younger director and we're going to like it.