Pokemon Legends Arceus Shocked Me... | Review
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2022
- Pokemon Legends Arceus for Nintendo Switch has arrived and many are asking "is this the Breath Of The Wild moment for the series?" As someone who has been borderline hyper critical of the incredibly stagnant franchise, I can't say yes to that question assuredly. That's not a bad thing. Pokemon follows Monster Hunter most as a template and it's better for it. The level of interaction and dynamic exploration moments make this a future worth believing in.
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As I mentioned in the video, I have a retrospective out on the brilliance of Pokemon Stadium from 1998. If you haven't checked it out, I think it really captures the transformation of going from 8 bit on Game Boy Color to the full 3D models that the Nintendo 64 was capable of thus transforming Pokemon truly is - ua-cam.com/video/BxrU5WKDzYA/v-deo.html
lets keep in mind that yes, highest grossing FRANCHISE, but its not by the games... sadly, that means the investors push for other priorities than the games. We may never see a pokemon game not made in less than 3 years unless the toys sells less or the game make so much money that it becomes a priority again. This series is the perfect definition of too successfull.
As someone that has only played up untill gen 3 games. Will this game be enjoyable for me if im not familiar with sinnoh region and the mon above gen 3 ? Like im really only interested in catching mon from these 3 gens and ignoring the rest
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"Its so... much more.... better"
- Retro Rebound, 2022
Catching that Alpha Rapidash when I had no business being anywhere near it at the time was a phenomenal feeling.
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Bro same here, I actually just caught that last night and I was screaming in victory cuz it took me like an hour to catch it, not counting all the time I wasted trying to catch it before my star level was high enough. Congrats 👏
@@skylarblackwell2279 Well done!!! It was a challenge to yell out lol! But totally worth the effort
My entire team are alphas at this point
I think games having the right amount of difficulty and balence is the biggest part that makes a game fun and rewarding. Reminds me of some of the gran turismo races. They felt like they were impossible but you knew other people had beaten them. When you finally get a perfect race and pass the car inches before the finish line. The reward and excitement is what makes players keep coming back for more.
I feel largely the same way. I’ve been playing every Pokémon game since Ruby, after everything with Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond really soured the games for me. I was blown away with how much I enjoy the gameplay of Legends. Hope they stick with that formula for the future
Since ruby 😂 go play gold please
@@Battered_Shlunga ruby is twenty years old now lmfao stop trying to act better because you played an earlier game and not even the firsts one at that lol
@@setsukosucks Plus Heart Gold is the better game anyway 😭
I thought Sword/Shield reception was mostly positive?
@@kieranwilcox7739 oh honey no... It was surrounded with controversy and MANY angry fans of the series rip
If you fill out the whole page and get a perfect page. It increases the Pokémon Shiny spawn rate
What?! That's so awesome!!
@@retrorebound8887 yeah. Then you can combine that with the shiny charm. If you combine this with defeating an area's Noble and you can even encounter random Shiny Alphas. Random spawns have a random chance to be alpha once the Noble has been defeated.
Good to know, thanks in advance!
@@saranavarro1859 that is what we are all here for. To be the very best, like no one ever was
@@werejustgaming And, it may be the most obvious but still can add up, inside an outbreak the shiny rates are also higher! Although no alphas as far as I'm aware
I already know I have developed such a bond with this game because hearing the Jubilife Village theme gets me every time.
Yup. Such a great track!
Yeah that song relaxes me so much I love it
Its already classic they went crazy in the studio!
Man, jubilife village feels like home after playing the game
Let me tell you when I heard some music out in the wild some of that jazzy stuff holy cow took me off guard. For some reason I was expecting hard-core similarities to breath of the wild with the piano stuff but the soundtrack on this game is like a chefs kiss
This game deserved voice actors! It would've taken it to the next level for me personally.
I think the reason why voice actors are difficult to implement is because the characters say your name SO much in dialogue. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s super awkward hearing footsteps and clothing shuffle but no spoken words. like those music videos without music
@@imquitefondofgeckos446 persona and many other games did it well with names. Woulda been hard to implement in their timespan I believe (more likely just a decision)
@@imquitefondofgeckos446 Well maybe not full blown voice acting but like little "Hi! Hey! WATCH IT! Wow! Huh? Hmm, Yep, Grrrr, woah"
I'm so happy you review this thank you 🙏
When I saw the gyarados flying through the air it made the game for me. I sat there trying to catch it with a normal pokeball till it was mine.
Same lol, i also found a togekiss flying when i climbed high up somewhere, ans i was like 'can i catch this one?' When i caught it i was like holy damn this is so cool!
Everything you've said sums up my opinion of the game pretty much exactly. I really hope this can be a turning point for this series
The last Pokémon games I played (aside from Go) were Diamond & Pearl, never finished them. I loved Colosseum and just couldn't enjoy the 'classic style' games the same after that. Legends Arceus is finally a game I was interested enough to buy and I love it.
Great review! I've been playing Pokemon since Blue/Red on Gameboy. I loved Stadium and Snap and always thought the mainline pokemon should be 3D open world. I played some other mainline pokemon after that, but got bored by the fact it's always the same. I was so hyped when I saw Pokemon Legends Arceus but so afraid they would mess it up, but damn... I've been playing more than 20 hours now and I feel like the kid who played PKMN Red for the first time again. Amazing game, finally an evolution (pun intended).
I feel 100% the same about basically everything you said. Only thing I’m surprised you didn’t mention was the action boss moments with dodging and whatnot. I really hope we see more things like that in future Pokemon games.
Really hope they stick with this formula and improve the visuals
UGH! And here I am thinking I covered everything lol
@@retrorebound8887 haha still a fantastic review!
Great review! My best friend and I are absolutely loving the game, can't put it down.
I love this game. I already put in 45 hours of gameplay. I didn't even finish the story yet because all I've been doing is exploring and ranking up my pokedex. I'm at rank 8 right now and is hunting for shinies and catching all the Alpha pokemon I can find so that I can say I caught every Alpha pokemon in the game.
I haven’t played a pokemon game in quite sometime. But I loved the series as a kid and after picking this up.. man. I’m hooked. Couldn’t imagine a better way to get back into the series. Keep up the good work Matty, love your stuff.
Love your gengar t shirt for this video and yeah although I haven't got the game yet Pokémon legends seems very different and I'm hoping for a new direction of the Pokémon mainline series.
I watched many videos about this game and really appreciate your positive input here ! (on a side note, l checked about the pronunciation and what's written in Japanese is ARSEUS and not ARKEUS)
About the music, I too think the moments of silence were the best, it enhanced the feeling of being alone in this vast world, but also when the music starts, its a soft crescendo that grows with your pacing, gets quiet when you stop and ramps up when you’re speeding through the herds of pokemons, its always perfectly placed. My favourite theme is Obsidian Fields. That cello just MELTS me like butter.
Love your shirt dude. And great video!
This was my first Pokémon game and holy shit it was a transformative experience. I was immersed in the story because I dropped in similar to the protag, not knowing anything and actually reading text to learn about the world and mechanics. Also this game feels like it’s a must have on switch much like BotW
One of the craziest things is that the Pokemon can attach you directly and there are real-time boss battles
This is the 1st video of yours to be on my recommended list, and I am subscribing. You very clearly vocalized exactly how I feel about this game. I was born in the 90s and grew up with Pokémon, I’ve witnessed the gaming world grow and evolve over my life and it was so frustrating to love games that just wanted to rest on their laurels. I bought bdsp and put it down within hrs. After many discussions with friends in the same boat I felt like “Pokémon games are no longer for me”. Sword/shield looked like it belonged in the 3ds and bdsp didn’t feel fun to me. This game has reinvigorated my love for Pokémon and for the 1st time in forever I feel like they are going in the right direction and that’s exciting.
holy shit dude! i’ve been watching your content since I was 11 when fallout 4 came out. i don’t know how i missed that you made this new channel! congratulations bro
14:12 if you look when you toggle over to strong/agile style, you can see in the move screen the power and accuracy of the move changes. So a Strong style Aerial Ace would be higher than it's base 60 power. And the slight inaccuracy of Rock Slide is negated when using a Agile/strong!
I love this review and how PMD is mentioned among others. You make great points and keep things positive even when talking about what needs to improve! Subscribing!! I'm still in the first half of the video as I write this comment but I like your approach on things.
After taking a break from pokemon for many years. I played Fire/Water, And Silver when the released. Getting to play Sword & Shield, Shining Pearl, and now Arceus. Has sparked my love of the franchise again. I would probably have been pretty burnt out had I kept playing the same game for a decade though.
I’m playing Sword right now, and love it, but it’s the first Pokémon game I’ve played since the original DS, but this does look awesome. Like the inspiration from traditional Japanese paintings too, especially the map.
I really like this game now that I’ve finished the main story. You’re right, the story isn’t for everyone (I feel it got in the way of the gameplay loop for me) but i think this game is a great model moving forward. One thing I’ve come to really like is building your team in this one because it matters WAY more. Since the wild Pokémon are so incredibly strong you really have to put a stronger focus on typing which makes me constantly looking for Pokémon I can add that will fill in the typing gaps. Overall I love this game and I’m incredibly excited to see where they take it.
15:50 there's also hearing the distinct sound of a shiny and then gasping for air as you try to regain control so you can hopefully find the shiny before it despawns!
I've been slowly getting through this game its just something about having to go out and catch pokemon and grind in order to rank up in order to continue the story. But im at the point in the story where things are drastically changing so I hope the grind gets better or the story just moves along faster
This is the first Pokemon game I've really played since FireRed/LeafGreen and I am having a ton of fun with it. With that said, it feels REALLY rough a lot of the time. I honestly dislike the environmental visuals a lot... there's no artistic or visual flair to it; it's just stock environments pasted in from some kind pool of assets.
Thankfully, the gameplay upgrade(s) are very welcomed and truly make the series feel new again. I really like how fast-paced it is and how leveling and catching Pokemon basically feels like a proper Action game instead of an RPG (I like RPGs mind you... just tired of the Pokemon formula.) What surprised me the most is how much I enjoy completing the Pokemon Index. It seems like it would be extremely monotonous to me, but it has me thoroughly devoted to completing it.
Overall, way better than I expected it to be, but definitely as good as I'd hoped. But as a lot of people have said, it is more of a solid foundation than something truly special. I sincerly hope they stick to this for a few more games and continue to improve upon it until we get something truly wonderful.
It's the first I've really loved since Gen 5, personally. Gen 5 got me really excited for the future of Pokémon. It was the first mainline Pokémon game to feel like a proper JRPG. XY was a little disappointing, but it felt like they were just testing the waters for full 3D Pokémon. Everything after XY was where Pokémon really started to die for me.
Been having a ton of straight up fun in this one
How do you get the Meter or Arrow to pop up on Pokémons head to indicate the percentage of catching it 🤷🏾♂️
"Wait for a sale"
Physical buyers: This is Nintendo
That ain't happening
Perfectly said bro. Loving this game so much! I can’t put it down lol. I have to force myself to stop and run a match of halo just to stay sharp lol
I fell back in love with pokem like a year ago and I've played through all the games since then... My god, what a time to be alive.
Mate, where did you get the shirt from. Its 🔥
Great review. Valid criticisms and valid praise.
As someone that has only played up untill gen 3 games. Will this game be enjoyable for me if im not familiar with sinnoh region and the mon above gen 3 ?
I’m absolutely in love with this game. I also thought it was like BOTW meets Pokémon meets Monster hunter. Great review! I hope this game sells well and becomes a new pillar series!
We have the MEATS
I started with Platinum years ago but never gotten to complete the game because I was a dumb kid who couldn't understand Pokemon typing and didn't like turn base at the time so I stopped playing the game. Years later I gotten myself Pokemon Moon in 2018 to see if I would finally enjoy a pokemon game since I grew to enjoy turn base games and I did start to enjoy the game from start to finish but never completed the pokedex. My friend bought me BDSP and though I did beaten the game I quickly stopped playing afterwards because the post game was just the Grand Underground mining, so I just waited for Legends Arceus.
My friend bought me Legends Arceus even though I was planning to buy it myself so I used my money to buy the game for him last week and the moment we both opened the game we didn't stop playing, the gameplay loop was addicting and the story was interesting to watch unfold and all of this ended up with me completing my first pokedex in a Pokemon game and felt rewarded for doing so. I really hope they carry this into the next Pokemon game because as of now my friend and I are excited to see what the next game is going to look like.
I played RED but never finished. I thought, I would wait until they released it on a console. I would never imagine it would take them 20+ years to do it. I was surprised that the first games on console were basically similar to the old ones with a little improvement in graphics. I think I will play Arceus.
There was two Pokémon games on the game cube
I’m actually not a fan of Pokémon in general, but i gotta say this is the best game in the series I’ve played
Huh? I do not understand... wait what?
This game is so much fun, I didn't even care about the few things like graphical polish or lack of voice acting. I actually think the graphics are pretty in a way, like a painting. I wouldn't even say they are low res - more low detail like broad brush strokes. At the end of the day, if a game is great, the graphics don't really matter so after 100+ hours played, I'd give it a 9/10, especially after the free dlc update which took my game time from 70 hours to over 100 and still going.
Now that was a good f-ing review. I probably still won‘t play it because it looks like a wii u launch title, but now I know what‘s up.
I want a hybrid. I love pokemon legends so far, but i do find myself wishing and wanting for gym battles
Scarlet and Violet seems like it's gonna be exactly that.
@@Argent_Void fingers crossed!! I would love that
@@NicholePV It's already confirmed that you can do the gyms in any order
I haven't played a Pokémon game since Pearl on the DS and I'm going to be honest here, Pokémon Legends Arceus's games loop is so good that you can genuinely blanket recommend this to any gaming fan and there is a strong possibility they will find a hook.
Some more than others but this loop is very addictive and I can definitely see gamers who are not fans of Pokémon, getting into this game to some degree.
Ive never had so much fun since i first played pokemon in 1999 as a five year old
I've heard similar things from friends who're playing it & myself I've been an on again / off again fan of pokemon. Not a huge fan of portable gaming beyond my days of riding in the back seat of my parents car, so missed out on a bunch until Let's Go / Sword & Sheild. I actually felt Let's Go was a nice nostalgia trip, if a bit on the easy side but that's not a bad thing. Really wish this game came out during more of a lul as I've got quite a stack of games to play & have some highly anticipated ones (Sifu, Elden Ring, Tiny Tina's Wonderland, Kirby and the Forgotten land & Stranger of Paradise) coming out too close to pick up Pokemon until later when I'm recovered from all the RPG I can take to the face. For sure picking this one up, but not in a rush either.
I gotta say, after watching this franchise going to shit for years, which was particularly saddening for me as someone who has been with the series since Gen 1, I was pleasantly surprised by Legends Arceus. It doesn’t make up for all the crap Game Freak has put out for years, but it is definitely a step in the right direction. I only hope that this game means Game Freak is finally starting to learn its lesson, will put more effort into their games from now on, and that things will only go uphill from here. For the first time in a while, I’m cautiously optimistic about the future of the Pokémon franchise.
As someone whose also been around since gen 1, a step in the right direction isn’t enough at this point it still subpar for an actual game. If it didn’t have the Pokémon skin graphically and for the content of the game I wouldn’t pay 30$ for it. They are still just playing off the Pokémon name.
@@cryptocaesar8972 I never said it was enough for me, either. It’s merely a step in the right direction. I’m not completely satisfied. As I said, it still doesn’t make up for all the crap they’ve released in recent years. I merely said that I hope Game Freak is starting to learn its lesson and will put more effort into future games. That’s why I said I’m cautiously optimistic. I stay hopeful, but at the same time I’m not holding my breath.
@@cryptocaesar8972 If it didn't have the pokemon skin people would still call it a pokemon ripoff. It's not like botw where I can get that argument slightly cause it's just a different game entirely
@@tbhandrew5857 graphically it’s not great and the gameplay loop is really whatever. Aiming a ball and throwing it at something isn’t that fun it’s just slightly fun to us because it’s been a part of Pokémon for so long but we’ve never really got to do it. Pokémon needs a massive over haul.
@@cryptocaesar8972 I'm not really a pokemon guy so I'm not sure I'm qualified for this argument actually
i remember back when i played stadium i thought wow! this is the future of pokemon! we just need more pokemon and a character to run around and catch the pokemon but nope it stayed a handheld game and i think thats because Nintendo knew it helped sell handhelds. pokemon was the must have game for your gameboy and was really the only reason i upgraded handhelds
I’m having fun. 20 hours of gameplay have passed in a blink of an eye, and this is the first game since black and white 2 that I’ve been thinking about a lot and waiting to get a chance to play again. The past few games haven’t done that for me.
Genuinely, I like what they did with Arceus. It was known to change typings IN BATTLE through the power of plates, using types in which give it the upper hand. In this case, I like what they did in Legends: Arceus. They made Arceus be able to change to a super effective typing through its signature move, judgement with the legend plate. It really does let Arceus shine, as in previous games, other pokemon overshadowed it in terms of PvP until this game came, although there is not any pvp in Legends: Arceus ;-;
Just finished the pokedex today! Legends Arceus is really a breath of fresh air for the Pokemon Series! I also have Brilliant Diamond but im not too fond of it and barely play it. What I wish for Gamefreak is to revive the Conquest game (or have a pokemon strategy game) in Switch with revamped mechanics and storyline!
In my opinion, the pokedex was the biggest improvement because, unlike past games, Legends Arceus actually made an attempt to motivate me into competing the pokedex.
Pokemon Yellow was my first pokemon. That was my best childhood christmas, getting an Atomic Purple Gameboy Color and Pokemon Yellow.
Great, interesting review! I've barely touched Pokemon games, especially in the last like... 10 years, but for some reason I gotta know what Matty thinks of them. :')
easily one of the things i liked about the game is while there were things that were expected both gamewise/plotwise, there are also some surprises and emotional moments. There are honestly funny and sad moments. I love that despite the overworld being slightly lackluster, it has an aestletic. The character expressions are great too, and certainly beats the dead eyes of previous games. I completed the main/post game and STILL have questions and theories. 4/5 stars for me
As a person who's been waiting 24 years since Pokemon Yellow Legends of Arceus is quite amazing.
The Pokemon animations are great just check out Mr mime and how he interacts with the player if you try to throw a pokeball while he's doing his little barrier you literally can't throw it at him because there's a wall there or as he sits there drinking tea.
i am enjoying it quite bit especially the filling out of pages i live for stuff like that.
I was gonna say I got it for $50 before tax at Walmart. I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm definitely a pokemon series fan, and it's such a different experience
It’s so cheap in America I’m jealous it’s about $80 in Australia
I didn’t even finish Sword or Brilliant Diamond because I got bored with it. Traded those for Legends and was definitely worth it. So fresh and new, enjoying the experience.
Imagine Pokémon colosseum and legends combined. Epic battles, towns, story, characters mixed with the open world, exploration, also story, Pokémon catching all combined into one game! That be epic
Matty, it's interesting your mention of your last real care for the games was Sun/Moon. Same for me. I played through Moon and enjoyed it for the most part, but again lost any and all interest cause of the sorely outdated gameplay.
Then this dropped and after thinking for a day or two, I bought it and I haven't been able to play anything else since. I am in absolute Pokemon heaven with this title. I love it so much that I bought a SECOND copy full price for my daughter, without batting an eye. I don't mind because I want GF to have no doubts about the direction for future titles.
any tips on beating Volo, the final boss of legends arceus?
Second review for the channel should be Pokemon's first attempt at a 3D rpg on mainline consoles, Colosseum 😏
I'm definitely in a non-Pokemon fan camp where I don't see what's special about this. This still feels like a low budget indie game and is clearly made in very little time. Like, the world's highest grossing media franchise really can't afford voice actors and cutscene animation?
the games framerate is uncapped in docked?
Pokémon Fans really split here, 1 type need random encounters and the other type hates it
Can you do a review of Pokemon Coliseum? No rush but that's my favorite RPG version of Pokemon that isn't like the main stream games.
Wait for a sale? On a Nintendo game?
Loving this game soooo much. We finally have a Pokemon game that feels like the animes!
It's a great game
i didnt want to buy this game at all. i got tired of the same story and gameplay for decades and i started watching people stream this and then i got it and iv been loving it
Yes you were wrong! I planned to write into you on DD next week about this. Hopefully you’ll pick my write in :)
I never played a pokemon game. Fell in love with arceus and played through the main story in less than a week. I despise turn based combat but somehow I didn’t mind it here. I had a blast and I’m so happy I gave this game a chance :)
I love this game. Its one of the best Pokemon titles ever released. Today i the game solidified itself for me. Im working on catching Eevee's in a specific spawn and I manage to get like 2 each at level 3. But then I notice an outbreak of them in another area so I go there and catch like 10 Eevee's more than I needed and better yet they were all above level 50. Now it was a coincidence that this in game spawning event occurred as I was trying to catch enough Eevee's for evolution but that doesn't lessen the moment. It was an experience no other Pokemon game has ever given me. I gaming moment that I will remember fondly for years. And thats something I never thought I would say about a Pokemon game.
Quite a low bar to meet, to be honest… But I’m happy for you?
@@David-ro1sb Could’ve omitted the question mark tbh
@@servantbyday I could have, but I didn’t. What I think doesn’t diminish the moment for the person.
@@David-ro1sb Then why even type it?
@@Hydra_X9K_Music Because I wanted to. Don't ask questions with obvious answers.
I really enjoy the game. I haven’t played many Pokémon games because I find them very repetitive, but this time around with the prospect of having an open world I felt compelled. I was surprised and enjoyed the whole experience. I don’t know if is fair to say that I doesn’t look good or that it doesn’t do anything “new”. Not every game has to reinvent the wheel. What they basically did is a very enjoyable Pokémon game, with open world aspects and a more immersive and interactive experience using weather and time. To me this is one of their best entries ever.
Here's my thing it's not a bad game but the only reason it's getting 9/10's is because it's pokemon and pokemon hasn't done anything innovative so people are blinded from fair criticism by novelty. It's time consumers stop letting pokemon slide on brand recognition.
You’ve convinced me Matty! I’m gonna give it a crack
I personally really enjoy the game as well, my daughter and I have been playing it and she loves it also. A small and not so interesting feature for some but for my daughter it's the world a difference is she can just let her pokemon out of the PokeBall now and she loves that lol
I loved it, at first.
Now it's the source of all my frustrations and stress.
Imagine the possibility of Gen 9, playing an open region where you can travel to any gym first and challenge em. I think the difficulty here is how to get the poke balls coz we get to buy em instead of crafting em.
this agile and strong style was allways in the previous game. all moves have an init value and if youre useing a move that has alot of init you can attack several times if youre lucky D;
They should bring back conquest. That game was awesome.
The game looks gorgeous in both handheld and docked mode.
I think this really should be the direction for Pokemon going forward, it takes a lot of bold changes but they all work so well. Only thing I will say, is I've never been so hungry for more powerful Nintendo hardware. Game really doesn't look or even run great - it just needs a bit of a boost to eliminate the aliasing and stabilising the frame rate to an even 30
The problem isn't the hardware, look at breath of the wild. The problem is game freak are lazy and they know they don't have to try at all to make money.
On your point about this maybe not being for people who aren’t fans of Pokémon: My girlfriend really doesn’t like Pokémon games. She was never really a Nintendo kid but I’ve been getting her into Mario and Zelda of late and she thinks a lot of the Pokémon are cute but she just isn’t into the gameplay. She likes some rpgs but for some reason she just really has no interest in playing Pokémon. But this game she’s interested in. I was watching the last trailer before launch and she looks over at the screen and says “that’s the new Pokémon game? That actually looks really cool, I’d probably play THAT” and I was honestly shocked. So I got the game and I’ve been playing the hell out of it, thoroughly enjoying it. I’ll fully admit that the graphics and stuff like objects and Pokémon and characters popping in and out are really disappointing, but the gameplay is so good that it has made up for that to the point where it hasn’t bothered me at all while playing. Anyway, my girlfriend has been seeing me play sometimes and she’s actually interested. She said she wants to play it herself whenever I’m done with it, and I can’t believe it. She actually wants to play a Pokémon game. The gameplay is fun and exciting enough that someone who has been adamant about not playing Pokémon for her whole life is now gonna play it. Technical issues aside, I think they really nailed it with this game. The story is a bit predictable and also has some plot holes but I love the change from the usual formula and it was actually a pretty enjoyable story, and I feel like once you get to the mid to late game there isn’t much handholding anymore, at least a major improvement over the most recent Pokémon games. While the graphics of the over world are definitely disappointing, the character and Pokémon models (specifically the Pokémon) look great and the battle animations are amazing, a huge step up. These battle animations are what I was expecting in sword and shield, actually even better than that. The size of the Pokémon is fucking awesome. I caught an alpha Gabite and evolved it and the garchomp absolutely dwarfs my character and is taller than almost every other Pokémon I come across. I think that gabite is one of the scripted alpha encounters but I’m not sure. The quality of life improvements such as releasing multiple Pokémon, the new move learning system, the highly improved battle ui, etc are all very welcome and really improved the experience for me. Obviously the real time action is a great way to change up Pokémon, and while it’s not perfect it feels fun to dodge around and avoid attacks from Pokémon in real time. It feels like the anime, everyone is saying that and that’s what I think we’ve all been looking for from Pokémon for a long time. I like the “boss battles”, though I think they could be a little bit harder. I didn’t black out to a single one of the noble Pokémon, and I think anyone that has played any sort of game with a dodging system probably had the same experience. But I bet it was a good challenge for more casual gamers, and we can’t forget that Pokémon IS supposed to be for anyone really. I think this might be the best Pokémon game ever, and I can’t believe I’m saying that after years of mediocre games over and over again. I think the yearly release of multiple games puts too much pressure on game freak to allow them to make good games, and up until now they had a really hard time finding the balance that allowed them to make a good game in that short time. The game is compromised in graphics and some other technical aspects because they obviously put all of their time and energy into making the amazing gameplay. This even explains why bdsp sucked so much, obviously everything they had went into legends arceus and bdsp was just bare minimum effort. The Pokémon company needs to change their plan with these games and do a release every 2 years maybe.
I chucked some mud balls at a legendary and caught it without ever having to enter batttle.
The different approaches you could take, all equally valid as opposed to there being a preferred method, is the best part for me
I like this much about it. It’s set in an older sinnoh. I wish Mew had a story in it. I wish we saw people marrying their Pokémon. Maybe Arceus 2 will hit and we get to see that but outside of the dope mechanics, that’s what i like about the game. It’s set in the past with our future character.
Review was spot on tbh
Same, i just try the other pokemon game but dropped it 30 minutes later because it's boring. But this new one made me play the game around 97 hours -_-.
Can't wait for legend Johto ETC hahaha
I thought of purchasing a Pokemon title, but I am unsure what game would be a good intro to the series. I saw this game that looked like Breath of the wild and it interest me, but I don't know what game is a good intro to the series.
I enjoy the game as a casual gamer who started out with Red and Blue. But I like every Pokémon main series and remake game so far, I happily experience it every few years when a new one gets released.
Is this a BOTW scale game with Pokémon? No, but I can imagine I will play this one for about 50hrs as I did BOTW and enjoy it as well.
I have a really nice tv that upscales anything to 4k. Game looks great to me especially compared to previous gens of Pokémon. You all need to get better TVs.
I am enjoying legends quite a bit. Just got a switch a week ago. First time back to Nintendo since ds.
Nicee. A couple of games I recommend is Fire Emblem Three Houses & Astral Chain. Both Switch exclusives
@@Galohide heck yea! Thank you I’ll check them out
@@Galohide Three houses was damn great, can vouch for it! I liked Astral chain a little less but still an 8/10 game in my opinion
I feel like this is the Pokémon game for those that entered the world through Pokémon GO. I know many, many people who had never played a Pokémon game until PoGO. Lots of veteran Pokémon players would complain to us new people about game mechanics and battling and stuff, but for me and the other new players new to the series through PoGO, it was just whining. This seems to combine the best of both entrance points for Pokémon. Open world and catching mechanics alongside battling very similar to the traditional series. I absolutely love this game.
I realized the story was way different when the leader told me I earned my meal and a place to sleep for the day after completing an objective. lol
I'm debating on getting either this or Dying light 2... so many games coming out at once, the struggle is real 😂
Neither one of them are worth full price, quite honestly. Dying Light 2 is the most whelming sequel, just average in every way. And the other is a Pokémon game, so… yeah. Good luck. 👍🏼
I freakin love the game. I think the best way to play it is to ignore the challenges in the pokedex and just explore the world catching all the pokemon, and naturally let it happen.
Facts
You need to need to do the challenges to get more stars to make catching easier and get good free crafting recipes. No reason not to get a few Pokemon to lv 10 research for the stars.
@@davidkiller61 like what I said, whenever you feel you need to do something, the game is no longer much fun. I haven't looked at the challenges and I've completed most of them by just playing the game.
I haven’t played a Pokémon game since yellow. Should I play diamond and pearl before this?
No
No