I am very excited about this game. Gen 1 is my second favorite generation, so it'll be great to revisit Kanto in HD. While I'm not thrilled about the lack of wild Pokémon battles except against legendaries, I am looking forward to playing Pokémon cooperatively for the first time ever and the post-game content looks solid to keep me busy for longer.
At the end of the day, I think people who were trashing Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee blew things extremely out of proportion. This is the same game we all know and love. Adding a mechanic from Pokémon Go doesn't suddenly change that.