Alright, Is Pokemon Legends: Arceus Really That Good?
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- Опубліковано 31 січ 2022
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In addition to all of the other improvements, making it so that pokemon moves are treated as equippable abilities from a total catalog of learned moves is an incredible upgrade compared to the old system.
This is literally my FAVORITE thing. Man it makes so much sense lol they better keep that moving forward tbh because going back would be brutal. At least something similar
I'm surprised it took them so long to implement something so obvious
Took a note from temtems book i suppose. Its def one of the best changes.
I loved it!
Doesn't even matter if you can't battle them lmao
This game straight up feels like playing through an episode of the anime. A old school Pokemon fans dream come true.
If only we could travel the Pokémon world with friends like in the anime 😂 the dreams..
I'm an old school Pokemon fan and I did not like this in the long run. It didn't feel like the anime at all, but a lacking BotW with Pokemon clone.
Except the Anime features a character exploring a world full of towns and cities and other places to go, the character went on a journey to not just collect Pokémon but become a master by beating trainers and gym leaders and the League...
If the anime was just let's go walk in a field and catch some Pokémon it wouldn't be interesting at all....
I think your just wrong!
U do know there are games with actual "anime like models",also the anime shows alot of regions in one part (e.g journeys) but in PLA there's just copy pasted regions (same fields,trees just different color) with pokemon here and there and only a single village,like at least give us a few towns or villages that's the bare minimum
@@ericmartin4479 I am a longterm fan of the anime, the games and BoTw and I thought it felt like the anime but could have used voice acting and it's not a close of Zelda. The Zelda influence you see comes from the Zelda devs that helped build this. It's their art shining through
Been playing this game almost 20 hours and have barely even explored the 2nd area… just enjoying running around catching little mons and taking my sweet sweet time
A friend of mine is doing the same, he's got a few shinies now
@@micahjoelgeimer4215 I only have the freebie ponyta.. I’m just slow lol
Got really lucky with a shiny Toxicroak in the dome, didn’t even realize until I checked what I got after lol
@@InventSlaminate I got a level 40 toxicroak in the rift when I was level 20… but it was so op I felt weird using it. I also kinda don’t like how easy it is to find the final forms of so many Pokémon. Not really sure if that was something in previous games, but I have like all evie’s and I haven’t trained a single one
I have to remind myself to go ahead and progress in the story from time to time.
I am a long time single player, I really love that you don't have to trade with anyone to compete the pokedex, but having both options would be nice to in future
You can still get trade evolutions via trading. My buddy and I traded our haunter and kadabra respectively and they both evolved after the trade. It's just that trade held items now work like evolutionary stones, and the Linking Cord item allows you to evolve your Haunter/Kadbra/whatever without the need to trade.
So the option is absolutely still there, and I even recommend it because the linking cord is a pretty rare item, and you'd need four of them otherwise.
trading has always been a moneymaking scam. i'm glad to be released from it
@@MrMisterMisterMr The oneley isue I have withbtrading is intering a linking code. I know you can just enter a code but sence I don't know an actuall code somebody is using I usuall just type a bunch of ones or something and hope for the best. If annyboddy has a list of codes to shere or something I'd apreciate it.
despite it’s flaws (graphics, pop in, no voice acting, etc) i had an absolute blast with this game. this feels like the alpha for a new style of game, so if gamefreak sticks with this style, it can be further improved
What's wrong with the graphics?
@@onyxplays94 put it side by side to Breath of the Wild
@@hyperfixatedd to be fair, you could make those same comparisons for other Pokémon games.
Put Emerald side by side with Minish Cap.
It’s even worse when you consider the fact GameFreak was getting bent over by even Nintendo’s third string benchwarmers.
Love how Pokémon fans pretend to have standards
Exactly, game feels like an alpha version
@@onyxplays94 Terrible texture work, pop-in, low-poly assets, unstable framerate, lots of copied-and-pasted assets that make areas look boring. I'm enjoying the game so far but the graphics are not worthy of such a big release.
Would love a Legends series that take place at different eras & regions. Kind of like how Pokemon Generations/ Evolutions focuses on key moments. A game that takes place in Kanto during the war predating Red/Blue where you work as a research intern, cataloguing Pokemon to help the researchers in their cloning process to create an ultimate weapon to win the war. A Johto game where you work for the ancient Sprout Tower, with a story all centered around the Unown and the events of Ecruteak city, culminating in the people learning a dark truth and swearing themselves to monkhood. Unova has the long ago war started by the twin brothers, there could be a game featuring Ultra Megalopolis, the ideas write themselves. Hell, if its retreating too much ground they could tie in an anime location for the first time, taking place in Arborville
or the Kingdom of Rota. There's so much potential for this as an ongoing series and I hope they really let themselves take more risks.
I agree. Legends to me feels like the perfect avenue to explore key points in Pokémon history and lore
Hey Ciara, they should write new stories and come up with new ideas. Those settings are so weak already, why build on top of low quality? Just start fresh.
@@victorcruz9492 I actually don't disagree! I'd be happy diving in and elaborating on current lore moments, but I'd be even happier with fresh ones. As much as I'd love a story around Mewtwo, I'm also fairly burned out on Kanto. But I couldn't speak to ideas that haven't been made yet. :)
Johto needs to be on Celebi
Gonna be completely honest, one of the most appealing aspects of this game for me is the quality of life changes. There's been so much downtime in mainline Pokemon that it's been way too slow for me. Here, they fixed basically all of that. Pokemon battles start and end faster, all Pokemon earn experience on the side after battles, catching Pokemon is much faster (which is very important for a game like this), Pokemon can swap moves that they learned without talking to a specific person, and there's probably more I'm forgetting.
Basically, this game saves a lot of time and that is actually a very appealing part of this game.
Definitely! It makes for a much more seamless experience and arguably, many of these changes could and should have been implemented generations ago.
Another good one is being able to select Pokemon and Items through a quick menu in the overworld.
Doesn't change how seamless the experience is, but the grit items and how IVs are now called EVs and how EVs are removed is also a massive change. Eliminates a lot of the arbitrary breeding and EV training and that kind of thing, it's awesome. Look it up if you haven't yet!
I like it but people always cry and rage about the share exp for every Pokemon in the party.
Yes, the time spent is HUGE. Like they mentioned in the the earlier portion of the video, the previous games were about multitasking, let me play Pokémon WHILE I’m watching a movie, watching a tv show, folding laundry, etc… now… I can’t multitask because everything goes by so fast and I LOVE it.
@@Quiqueleal85 I understand why people would be upset, but this game really makes it work. From what I've experienced, the exp share doesn't make the game super easy, it feels more balanced to have it, surprisingly.
Maybe a spoiler…
But watching jubilife fill with Pokémon and the citizens growing accustomed to them has been really neat. It’s more subtle than the main story, but really feels good to watch.
Yea that's cool to see only noticed it after the second area
@@danielforgesson6389 There's something nice about seeing people realize "oh, this pokemon is nice and helpful." I loved the sign the man fall for his eevee.
Such an underrated comment for such an overlooked detail in this beautiful game.
Fill with pokemon? You mean get like 5 pokemon the game is empty.
@@PeacepiperF20 We're clearly not interested your contrarian opinions. Go stand on your soap box somewhere else. Sorry your over scrutinizing robbed you of a good time.
I gotta say I'm so glad it is challenging. My team regularly takes hard hits even from pokemon of lower level. I'm forced to swap and think on the fly. I just love this
same goes with me, complaining about how easy the game is by seeing reviews. but damn those pokemons in the wilds give me kicks lmao
@@rezamuhammad6575 same. Just had my entire party knocked out by a Roserade and Roselia pair lol
I was unlucky enough to get into a fight with an Alpha and three other Pokemon. Ended up running when they got me down to my last Pokemon.
Throwing poké balls, dodging and sneaking up on pokémon is amazing. I also adore that side quests can actually change the village
Updated the shops for clothes and Items. I can buy the items I want at the villiage or camp shop and sell moste of the items I finde in the wilde for a steady growing income. It just feals like your realy opening people to pokemon when the village folk just regarded them as pureley dangerous. Seing pokemon helping in the farm and such just makes it feal like I helped these people understand the potential of pokemon and the villiage has opened up to them.
I like that this WASN'T a huge open seamless open world. This feels very much like Monster Hunter and I think that formula lends itself very well to Pokemon!
even monster hunter stories got voice acting. it's been 25 years and they still not managed to get it in the main line games.
@@RizzofromIndo I assume it’s because that’s an extra process in the development time they can’t afford right now while creating things from the ground up.
Bare in mind the visuals of the game still don’t feel entirely done at points, I’d rather they not include something rather than have to half ass it 😁 hopefully in the future though
About continuing this series, I'm really curious what a game in this style set in the present would be like. I hope, at the very least, they keep this sort of style when they do the gen 5 remakes. Id love to see Castelia City in its full glory.
I don’t think we can expect this in the remakes, but most likely in the next gen, which should take place in recent times or maybe they’ll stick with this being a spinoff series and go through all of the past games in this type of format, that would be cool too.
A Legends Ho-Oh and Legends Kyurem will happen in the future I feel. Johto and Unova are the 2 most lore filled regions. Maybe Legends Zygarde as well?
In the present would be weird because of how close pokemon and humans are the whole point of this game is that they aren't
@@justsubtitute2170 are you stating in the present wild Pokémon are close to humans and humans trying to catch wild Pokémon wouldn’t get attacked based off the pokemon’s aggression? That’s beyond false lol
@@LeeoGoneWild it doesn't seem that way in the main games people are just standing where wild Pokemon are out in the open I prefer the disconnect of man and pokemon for this style of game
I’ve gotten incredibly bored with mainline Pokémon. Haven’t truly loved a game since Black. But after New Snap and Legends, I can say those two are the best releases in a long time. The graphics and world of Snap! is great, and Arceus is really cool. I absolutely love the SPEED of the game. I’ve gotten very tired with pokemons slowness
I think a highlight for me has been the fact that you can take things at your own pace, and there's a HUGE wealth of content to explore. Usually I find myself absolutely blasting through each new Pokémon game, but with this I'm about 45 hours in and still only on the 3rd area, which is so wild to me. Each new Pokémon - even one's I've caught, or evolved before - have been so exciting for me to see in the wild, watch how they react, see their new moves, fill out their Pokédex entry, etc. Also, I feel like I've spent so much time even with Pokémon I usually just skip over?? I've never been invested in doing much other than acquiring a team of 5 or 6 party members, but this time I've had multiple boxes full of Pokémon I've had on rotation!
I also think having the world be less densely packed has made it easier for me to get into it - I've found a lot of modern open world games stifling with how much content that is packed everywhere that you can't avoid (it makes it feel like a job to me). With the long-term content here relegated mostly to isolated locations in-game - the Pokédex, the village, your boxes, etc - there's nothing in the way of just having a fun time exploring and catching or battling anything I come across. It's definitely flawed and a little messy in places, but if they tighten things up in a sequel or successor I think it would be the best entry in the series, without question. Also catching with motion controls a la Splatoon has been seriously fun for me!
I’m with Alex. This style, but in the old gym to gym format. But I’d like a true open-world.
Yes. The thing is, in an actual Proper region with Cities across many miles needing access via Bikes, boats etc there'd have to still be a structure of travel but maybe they could jut give you the Train and ferry passes after the 1st mini 'training' area.
Will be so interesting to see as eventually they cannot stick in the past, we'll be getting Modern day settings in this format soon!
I just love how it respects the player's intelligence so much more than past games, it really feels like the first game in a while that wasn't trying to be baby's first Pokémon game (though it's still very accessible to new players). One of the first things I do in any game is go in the settings and change text speed to fast. In this game, text speed is set to fast by default - it immediately made me feel like it was meant for people above a 2nd grade reading level.
I wish the environments were more varied, and exploration had more substance. Some areas feel a bit…empty. This is a really good foundation for future iterations, though.
Agreed. People need to give props to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (also 1) for its environments feeling varied, lived in, creative, artistic and unique. That game is what I always felt like the pokemon world should be. Xenoblade 1 on the Wii had more variety.
@@MyKindaArt There’s no excuse for Game Freak to put out a game like this, when we have games like Xenoblade Chronicles, Breath of the Wild, and The Witcher, which look great and run great.
@@PJ-io8pl well, I don't think xenoblade chronicles runs good... especially xenoblade 2
@@Visper1an Ok, well I haven’t played those games on the Switch, so I wouldn’t know. But still, if they can get The Witcher 3 to look and run as good as it does on the Switch, then Game Freak has absolutely no excuse. The Witcher 3 may not be a perfect port on the Switch, but it’s a damn good one all things considered.
@@PJ-io8pl lmfao *says Pokémon don’t have an excuse when xenoblade chronicles runs well. Admits to having played it on switch* 🤣
I thought gathering resources was going to be such a burden, especially in previous games where it could only be a specific pokemon and the animation was so slow, in this game, I LOVE IT, I can throw out any pokemon I want to see to do anything I want, which is incredible. I hope they are secretly working on an expansion. I want to be able to mount the alpha pokemon
Absolutely adoring the game so far! I'm so glad it came out at a time when I can dedicate so much time to it
Easy for you to say, game released 1 week before my exams started…but ofc I still played it
@@TheCountdown_420 good luck on your exams 💪🏾
In SwSh and Let's Go I could sweep through the entire game with just my starter if I wanted to- I'm glad I now have a reason to switch to different party members because it feels like type matchups have more weight than other games. I even have a little notebook with notes on the type matchups so that I don't have to look it up if I forget, because the types actually feel like they matter now. If I send in the wrong type, my mon gets ohko'd. I haven't lost a battle/blacked out yet in my so far 30+ hours of playing, but I've gotten extremely close. Closer than in previous games.
The way it feels like this game respects your time and intelligence more than the other games is a huge improvement, too. I know that Sp. Atk and Atk are both offensive stats, there's no need to list them both individually if they both go up, and finally this game fixes that. And I agree, just showing the experience gained and level ups on the side of the screen does so much for the pace of the game when you're so used to having to slog through a dozen text boxes completely stopping the game in its tracks. I'm an impatient person by nature, I want the game not forcefully pause my game to tell me things that could easily just be HUD elements. And Legends finally does that, and the game flows so much more smoothly than any other Pokemon game I've ever played. Are there still a few points that are a little slow for me? Yes, but they're much fewer and further between than the older games and that makes them far less frustrating.
The worst thing about this game, to me, is the graphics, and they aren't even that bad. They're perfectly passable, and though textures of faraway cliffs look ugly as sin, the terrain around you still looks fine, and the beautiful skybox somewhat makes up for the low-poly world below. The fact that I can see all the Pokemon and items on the ground from up high and far away is worth the lower visual quality, solves the weird pop-in thing that SwSh had where Pokemon would just suddenly appear when you got close enough.
It's going to be really hard to go back to playing a game with the classic formula after Legends, and I think Gamefreak knows that. Legends feels like a test run for something greater that they might be working on; it's rough around the edges but it's an amazing game for what it is.
It’s honestly so much better than I ever expected. I was afraid the hype was undeserving but holy cow I love this game
You're probably the cutest person I've ever met in my life! :)!!
I was very surprised by Hisuin Qwilfish. I was surfing around, enjoying my newfound aquatic mobility, when I wound up in a fight with three of the suckers. They looked like they might be a different color, but I wasn't sure. The fight was going badly real quick! I didn't notice my electric attacks weren't super effective, but then I tossed out Espeon to go for the Psychic... It has no effect. Runawaaaay then check the pokedex and see... oh! They *are* different!
Catch one, use strong style 20 times
@@autismandgaming4532 Well Strong Style of it's signature move.
Regional Variants always have a different typing.
I like the direction Pokémon has been going since Black & White, where just because something lives in the water doesn't mean it has to be water type. Stunfisk, Dhelmise, Cursola, Qwilfish, etc.
I love how smooth the resource collection is in this game! You don't have to wait for a frustratingly slow, two second animation, or even stop running. Just lob a pokeball at it as you run and keep right on going. You're pokemon will come right back to you with whatever resources it's gathered.
Been having a great time with it, way surpassed my expectations, but I have one kind of big criticism.
So I made the mistake of checking out a different open world game yesterday and it hit me with a big moment of "Oh... that's right." A reality check.
So if you look at most other high profile open world games set in nature, be it Horizon or Red Dead or even Ubi's Immortals Phoenix Rising (still a bad name btw) or whatever else , the wildlife, both the passive and "enemies" and have lives. When not being hassled by the player predators are hunting prey, robot deer are tilling fields while the little guys are doing guard patrols, crocodiles are basking, birds are flocking, they fight each other, animals interact with the world and each other in ways that, depending on the game, either have real mechanical momentum or are at least cool window dressing that obfuscates that deer you're about to kill as an actual animal and not just mats for a new wallet.
The Pokemon do nothing. They just sort of listlessly idle about waiting for your to catch or fight them. At most you'll find one sleeping, which honestly is super dope and something they should have done way more of.
The Pokemon are the stars here and they pale in comparison to the back ground wildlife of an average open world game. They're lifeless.
Bidoofs should be playing with each other. Bird Pokemon should be taking flight when a predator type comes strolling up. The game was never going to look as good but I wish they'd taken a hard look at how Horizon Zero Dawn really went to the mat in characterizing it's monsters and really making them believable as creatures existing in the world completely divorced from the player. Or hell, even just look at Monster Hunter Rise.
Really truly like the game, definitely going to keep playing it. Loads of fun. But they still feel way behind the industry in so far as open world design goes. And don't give me the "It's a Switch game" excuse. Tons of games on Switch do stuff just like this. Phoenix Rising looks even worse (on Switch) then Arceus and still get's this part right :P
For a first attempt though? My expectations and faith in them definitely went up a notch based on this one.
I am hoping they keep working on this. Ever since I saw the Pokemon Generations, Origins Power of One, movie, it was so great watching how well Pokemon interacted with the world and how they served a function. I'm hoping this is a starting foundation.
Almost the Pokemon game of my dreams, so, so close.
For me this game fills a third spot in my experience with Pokémon games. The first is the game that captured me and got me into the series. The second is Pokémon go, the one that brought it to the real world and got my non Pokémon fan friends even playing it. This one, the third is the first time I’ve ever truly felt the magic of what I witnessed in the anime. It’s so damn nice to finally feel like I’m experiencing the Pokémon world.
I’ve been playing Pokémon games for 2/3 of my life since Yellow was first released on the gameboy and this feels like an absolute breath of fresh air without taking too much away from what we know and love, we saw it a little bit in sword/shield and I feel like they listened took what we liked and evolved it which makes me so excited for the future of Pokémon games. I feel like my Pokémon are part of my team now and not just battle objects but also I’m more inclined to switch up my actual team for Pokémon in the plantations just to experience them too whereas in the past I’ve caught my main team and everyone else is banished to the box never to be seen again
It's a step in the right direction but still leaves a lot to be desired (& not just on the graphical front).
There's just so much potential to push it further & really polish it.
I hope this inspires nintendo/gamefreak to take advantage of us oldies that grew up with the franchise & want something a bit more complex/fresh brought to the table.
Keep the mainline entries newcomer friendly and let these spin-offs evolve the formula!
45:25 Actually I always thought of Pokemon as a futuristic series already. Not like a distant future but they have amazing technology in the world of Pokemon, like teleporting floor tiles that are cheap enough to build mazes with them.
Playing this reminds me of how I felt playing Pokémon colosseum for the first time. It was a completely new way to play and I couldn’t put it down.
In terms of finding stuff, I really can't complain. Besides the constant stream of new pokemon and items, the Wisps and Unown always keep me on my toes for things to find. Its similar to Koroks, always having something small to find is a treat.
I think the primary reason it feels lifeless and barren compared to BOTW is the details, when you move through the zelda world the grass and trees flow in the wind there are embers floating on the wind, leaves flow and dance on the wind honestly these details are amazingly immersive and make you feel like you are in this magical world. Now I am not sure why all these little details that really do a lot to make the world feel alive are not in arceus but I imagine it has a lot to do with the fact the map has to be a template for random spawning mons. I don't know for sure, but hopefully if they make another one like this they can add these little deatils.
Somehow, these things that everyone has a problem with have never bothered me. The world is just so full of Pokémon, it doesn't feel barren to me! Unlike BotW that has huge areas where just *nothing* is going on, in Legends: Arceus, there are *going* yo be Pokémon there.
I'm bothered Porygon is included in the roster. It's supposed to be the first artificial Pokemon achieved by the modern technology.
you don't happen to know about the time rifts that happen within the game, do you? Just asking.
There are barely any Gen 1 Pokémon in it so I wouldn't worry too much.
I'm guessing you haven't played the game. I say this because there's a pretty in your face lore reason as to why porygon is in the game.
@@chromaticcracker321 Why only the protagonist and Porygons, and latter probably much earlier in the timeline? Whatever explanation sounds more like an made-up excuse.
@@Julio3324 It's not about which gen, more about the origin of the particular Pokemon.
I think back to how skeptical Alex was pre-release, and hearing his praise for the game now is a joy. I've also been enjoying my time with the game to a great degree.
Pok-é-mon. É is like AY. Like fiancé
I like - This is finally a fully 3D Pokémon game. It drove me nuts in Sword&Shield to have very little camera movement up and down in the wild area. The revamped move system. Pokémon now learn move lists and you can swap moves at will. There is no more having to grind for heart scales! I love this change so much. You can sneak up on Pokémon to catch them. I don't like - the performance issues with the game. The limited items system. I wish items that can't go into your satchel would just go into box storage. I wish it was easier to travel among the areas. If I wanted to say go from Cobalt Coastlands back to Obsidian Fieldlands, you have to speak to the professor, do the evaluation, go back to Jublife Village, then go to Obsidian Fieldlands. I want more trainer battles. They do come up from time to time, but I want more of them. What they could do is have the other Galaxy team members present optional battles rather than if they spot you, they will challenge you.
Thematically, I feel like the "barren" world makes a lot of sense, in a way? Yes, I think some more varied terrains or potentially smaller settlements or something out in the open would be good to break up the environments, but at the same time I kind of feel like it helps to sell the Hisui region as this relatively empty place where people don't venture out of the Jubilife settlement because they're genuinely afraid of the Pokemon out in the field. I'm not trying to find an excuse for the game, as it definitely has some presentation issues, but I just felt like it made a lot of sense that the worlds were pokemon and little else - you wouldn't catch me running around if a giant ass Snorlax might eviscerate me with a Hyper Beam!
God such low standards
@@RealRagnar816 sums up most people who like this game
You can still have an interesting world. They could have had bandits and outcasts living out there, heck you could have had bandit forts where all the enemy trainers follow a theme like an unofficial gym and you have to clear them out.
My play time is 11 hours and I've only just beaten Kleavor, the first boss. The whole world, exploring and catching pokemon is a huge distraction from the main story, and I'm loving it!
I’m glad Jon was still here for the conversation, I’m gonna miss his input on times like this
Thank you for showing my that incredible trade animation. None of my friends live close or even play Pokemon games, so I would not have seen that otherwise
Definitely crapped myself a few times playin this. Found a massive alpha rapidash, decided to try and stealth catch it. Got reeeeeal close threw a ball and it BONKED off its ass. It was immediately alerted and looked at me with bloodlust in its eyes. I ran SO fast.
I've had that happen too. I think if other pokemon see you they snitch and the alpha loves your fear
I don’t think you can catch Alpha Pokémon without fighting them, so that’s probably why it didn’t work for you
@@dingomatic Ah, okay, thank you for informing me!
@@niftyskyblue oh ive definitely caught a couple, surprised em with a heavy ball and that was it
I just hope they have DLC for this amazing game
For the idea on limiting ride Pokémon, what about an altered version of the old HM system? Where you get the ability to use a ride Pokémon - but you have to have a Pokémon that can do that kind of ride in your party? So you have to go out and find a rideable Pokémon in order to gallop, or surf, or fly.
Of course, it doesn't take up a move slot like that used to, but that way you're connecting with your Pokémon more. You don't ride around on a random wyrdeer, you ride around on the arcanine you caught a a growlithe and evolved.
You get the exact same functionality, but the Pokémon is yours.
When the internet grills you for the pronunciation for Pokemon and not Arceus.
But, in all seriousness. I'm loving this game so far. I haven't been hooked on Pokemon like this since Black/White.
I was thinking the same thing, if anything this game solidifies how it SHOULD be pronouncedArceus and Arc-phone (ARK-eus, and ARK- phone,) it’s not (ARSE-eus) and definitely not ARSE-phone
@@josephsalvucci7316 to be fair english has really weird rules. Centimeter, century, censorship, centipede. So arceus (ar-seus). Whereas pokémon is an accented é "EH". The rule is far more defined outside of english.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this game is the new jumping off point for future mainline games, it feels like they have been slowly testing new ideas for the future of the series ever since switch released.
First we had sword and shield where they got to practice a fully 3d environment and added in the wild area were pokemon were fully modelled in the overworld, and we could move and ride freely. Then we got the 2 dlc areas which were entirely based off the wild area with all pokemon fully modelled and all areas free roaming.
Now with legends arceus it feels like they have come full circle and are ready to test all these mechanics in one big game, hopefully this will continue to be a big success and the future of the series embraces theese changes.
All I want now is for voice acting to be introduced for characters and for pokemon cries, after all in sword and shield they used the voice clips for Pikachu and Evee so it can be done. I would also like to see a graphical evolution for the next entry but that is really the least of my wants as while I can very much appreciate nice graphics it's not essential for me as gameplay and storytelling always come first. Lastly following pokemon, I want it back so that I can chill with my pokemon and gave them follow me on foot in a fully 3d environment.
I agree with everything you said except for voice acting for Pokémon, that would be horrendous. Just imagine going through the field and hearing ''BIDOOOOOF! STAAARLYYY! SHIIIIINX!'' I was so happy when I heard Pikachu had its old cry.
It won't be
Just another gimmick thrown aside as they've always done
And rushed out which will continue cause always sells well
@@alexgalipeau6443 I mean, the most they should do for VA, is do grunts, or small voice lines(kind of like Fire Emblem), and then full on VA in notable cutscenes. Kind of how BotW did; I don't think Pokemon NEEDS full blown VA in their games, but some would be nice.
@@XDarkEcho I don't mind at all if humans do get voice acting. I just don't want the Pokémon to say their names like in the anime.
@@alexgalipeau6443 exactly this. That would be horrible
Finished the main story now in post game mode. I had the most fun in a Pokémon in years! So engaged in the game right now never been so motivated in catching em all since red/bleu and gold/silver. This is going to be the new blueprint for future games. Only gripe miss some more trainer battles. There is so much possibilities now for future instalments.
The first moment I stood by my Ponyta and she turned to look at me, I knew this game was for me.
Stealth, mount, back attack first strike. Feels amazing roaming and dashing behind alphas to back strike encounter first strike
Keep in mind these thoughts were typed down before I even watched this videos. I didn't want any spoilers lol.
I am enjoying Arceus so far! Maybe only a few hours in, but I can already see somethings that I would personally change about it. Being someone who's played Pokémon since the 90s, I really think Gamefreak needs to give us more lol we're still waiting for a more online, co-op friendly game; I just think it would be so cool to traverse the Pokémon world with your friends, just like in the anime, double battle, trade, capture Pokémon together... ahh, but that is just a dream.
Not to say Arceus isn't good on its own, but I am hoping it'll get some patching done soon. In my game, I've noticed that the grass kind of twitches around in battles, and some of the textures are pretty blurry in docked mode, or even just too squared out. Like in a cutscene with Wyrdeer, you can see the rocks he stands on, are just off-looking, imo. Maybe it's just my TV.. but.. they could have made it look better. I would have waited another month or so for them to clean it up 😂 just my opinion though
I think they could have done better with the graphics as a whole. Especially in the over world. Heck Monster Hunter Rise came out early last year and looked a lot better than this. And it was rendering giant monsters with complex ai in good looking worlds. But I am still enjoying this Pokémon game. It’s awesome. I just really don’t understand how they couldn’t have done more for graphics.
Now imagine this game with : voice acting, riding your own Pokémon, real character customisation, and online open world options
I can't believe how addicting is this game even if it is just a fetch quest galore and the graphics are disappointing, the exploration of a new area and finding the Pokemon that inhabit the region is breathtaking. when was the last time we were afraid of a wild Pokemon?? the feeling of approaching an Alpha while being lvl 32 and discovering it is a lvl 50 really gets your blood flowing.
Yeah, this was the first time a Pokémon game actually made me feel *fear.* And not just once, either! Wandering off the beaten path with level 12ish Pokémon, I stumbled intoa den of Beautiflies around level 20, and I was legitimately terrified! And that didn't remotely compare to coming nose to nose with the Alpha Rapidash on Horseshoe Plain.
I had wandered off the beaten path at that point, mind you, because I was so sick of tutorials, I *seized* the opportunity for freedom the second it presented itself! It was funny coming to the Alpha Kricketune and them all saying "watch out" while it was only 2 or so levels above my team.
Better graphics would be great, but it’s just graphics at the end of the day. Gameplay wise, it’s amazing. Definitely a step in the right direction.
It’s great, apart from the lacking world design and environmental puzzles, and some boss fight mechanics
Its great you must talking about the art style
The graphics go well with the art style of pokemon
As for someone who enjoys story. I do think this did a great balancing job between the openness of the world and the story. And i found neither were overwhelming either. Which is great. It makes me actually want to do both the story and exploration without me losing interest in either which is huge for my adhd brain.
I thought it was gonna be more of an empty experience but nah even the side quests and the main story is getting me hooked. Mostly the catching though and exploring are really fun, I'm literally getting destroyed by wild and alpha pokemons which is rad, i've always wanted a challenge.
13:14 i find myself doing much more strategizing than in any of the previous games, like before id just power through with my starter and a couple other pokemon for type advantage but now ive got a whole battle plan with backup plans to try and catch this big ass alpha rapidash thats 10 levels above me. Just spent like 5 hours grinding out another star rank yesterday so i can control the level 43 chansey i somehow managed to catch the day before, which is part of my grand plan.
That bloody lvl45 Snorlax.... I struggled so much to capture it with my lvl 35ish team. And i LOVE it! It was so memorable and engaging. I havent felt that sense of adventure since Pokemon Silver!
@@christopherpoussin3948 ya got balls, i took one look at that absolute unit and decided, nah id rather live
Sounds like you always played the games wrong and was robbing your self of a fun experience and any challenge....
@@micabryant4513 not really playing them wrong, thats just the playstyle i naturally gravitated toward when i played those games. i still enjoyed them immensely over the years. But this one is on a whole nother level. Plus i still had challenge, i still had to grind out my pokemon in order to get em strong enough to bully all the other pokemon and trainers in my way lol.
@@thomasdavis8722 if you were able to bully the trainer's then in my estimation that's playing em wrong....I say that because it's just not much fun (for me at least) if there's no challenge...I want to feel like I'm struggling a bit so the wins are satisfying.
I like to be able to win a battle that on paper you'd go ...err good luck! That's when it's fun. Everyone is free to play how they want of course but i want a challenge so I'll pick a bad team that doesn't synergise well and reject the strong starters and so on.
I sort of rushed through the story so I can hopefully finally just be allowed to catch Pokemon without the story bogging me down.
But man that shift in the story surprised me! It really made me engage with it.
Having Pokemon interact more with eachother & the environment is one of the main things I'd like to see in a sequel.
I'm okay with an "empty" world, but give us an ecosystem that feels alive.
So, so much potential.
so for me this is the game that brought back the wonderlust and wanderlust when it comes to pokemon. for the first time in a while when i comes to pokemon games i felt amazed. and like the 11y old kid i was when red and blue came out.
I'm intrigued to see how the next gen is handled, I don't think it'll follow the same exact formula of having to complete research in the pokedex but I'd like to see it go back to the trainers journey format but from a new angle using some of the elements of this game
I got this game for my Grandson who just turned 7. I REALLY wish they would have used voice acting. I had to read everything to him in the beginning and it was brutal. They claim these games are for kids but the ones that are still learning to read can't play by themselves. At least not until you get through the overly dragged out tutorial. He can play the game itself fine so it's not like he's too young for it. Luckily he slept over so we were able to get through the beginning before he went home. Other than that it's great. For me, this is what I thought a pokemon game should be like and I'll be playing this one myself.
I wouldnt worry too much about that actually. But great that you are helping! Was around the same age when Red and Blue came, and speaking as someone from a non English speaking country, everyone made it through those games eventually. Sure, it was tough at times, but as a kid you do not mind running around exploring a whole new world.
As a kid I initially had no motivation learning to read, but that quickly came with Pokemon, and even learned English before we had it in school.
I'm loving the game, I have around 20 hours on it and most of this time was just walking around discovering stuff and battling alpha pokémon. The only thing I really don't like is the story, it's not bad but the lack of voice acting makes it super boring, you basically skip text after text after text... I simply stopped the main qust after the second noble pokémon to enjoy and discover stuff for myself rather than continue the story.
I felt the same. Except I rushed through the story so I could get access to more Pokémon.
Having spent probably 18 hours wanding every corner of the first area without Wyrdeer, I was relieved to have the mount to get around more quickly. The fast travel, though, does feel broken. That took me right out of the experience (though it did save me when I managed to wander onto a rock at the base if a cliff I couldn't climb surrounded by water).
7:33 Definitely did the same thing, they let me go and i didnt realize where the character was so i just went off at random excited by seeing the pokemon mill about and started figuring out the controls on my own, then eventually found them like oh yeah thats right i was supposed to talk to em to learn thing.
I'm still early on, and I enjoy catching Pokémon, but having to catch a ton of the same is just exhausting.
Is there more to the loop outside catching Pokémon? Are there trainer battles? Are they plentiful? Do the environments beyond the first have more to them? The first area feels like a big, open land with Pokémon randomly strewn about it and nothing more SO far.
I just want my gameplay loop to be a little more than just catching, you know. I hope there's more to it.
Well you can battle any one of them at any time. There are definitely "trainers" to battle throughout the story, but they're not nearly as plentiful as in past games. However you can re-challenge many of them in Jubilife Village whenever you want at the training area and essentially fight them over and over again for XP if that's what you're after.
feeding it, evolving it, seeing it do certain attacks or defeating it in battle can bring up the research level so you don't have to JUST catch them, catching a bunch is just the easiest way to complete the pokedex entry. so you can change it up a bit, you just gotta check the pokedex research list for whatever pokemon you are around or working on. but yeah i get you, just catching can get exhausting which is why i try to do the other things i listed from time to time to change it up. or taking a break from it by continuing the story or doing requests. think they can def improve on this whole thing by adding more options to do in future games for sure.
Really loving the formula here! I’d say my biggest disappointment though is how empty the world feels sometimes. I’ll climb up a big mountain just to find…nothing. Hard not to compare to BOTW where every nook and cranny rewards you with some kind of delightful detail to discover. Still having a ton of fun tho, and super excited for v2 of this format
Yeah that's what turned off from buying the game, I'm glad people are enjoying the game but for me an open world has to be interesting in order to justify it's openness and this isn't it for me
I think there are two counters here. The first, and most important, is that BotW is literally one of the best reviewed games of all time. It topped many Game of the Decade lists and made almost every journalists list at the least. It was also chosen as game of the decade by more gaming journalists than not. So you comparing a game to it is a disservice to the game because it is setting an unrealistic expectation. It's like comparing every basketball player to Michael Jordan. Secondly, even though BotW had those things they are all kinda not really anything, if that makes sense? I just did a play through in late Decemeber/Early January and you do find a Korok on the top of most mountains but also, it is literally getting to the top of the mountain, picking up a rock then getting the korok. So while you do get something, it isn't actually anything because the act of getting is a single button press. So you found something new but it lasted for about 1.5 seconds then it is done with. Not to say that it isn't important because it is but also I think it is worth noting that in BotW you can find about 50 korok seeds that involve nothing more than picking up a rock so that isn't really depth.
@@ragreenburg ik you were referring to the original comment but imo i didn't expect it to be as expansive or filled with things in the open world like BOTW but i feel that they definitely needed somethings to do or see, not just the Pokemon in the open world, it might be disservice to compare it to BOTW but they should've put more effort into making the world interesting to be in rather than just nothing but land and wandering Pokemon
@@vicrattlehead5051 I feel like it is very worth noting that GF is on a strict deadline here. BotW took about 6 years to make and GF had at most 3 with this game. Not to say that they couldn't have put more in the world but it is to say that when you have twice as much time for a project, you can flesh it out more. I do agree though, it would be nice if there was more in the world, but for me the act of just being a Pokemon researcher is a ton of fun and enough for the price point. The fact of the matter is though, GF will never have a 6 year gap between mainline games like Zelda can have. The Pokemon Company won't allow it. So that inherently means that you can never have a Pokemon game that gets the same amount of time and energy as BotW did.
@@ragreenburg I'm not arguing whether it's a bad game or not or whether people should enjoy it but i don't think that their development time should be a huge excuse, I agree it plays a factor but there are RPGs like Fallout New Vegas which was rushed out in 18 months and that game has a ton to do and things to find, and i also think that in 3 yrs of development I find it hard to believe they couldn't have made it more interesting, not as huge or filled like BOTW but they could've added things like maybe dungeons, in the form of caves to find Pokemon maybe specifically in that area or just cool sights
I’d love to see a remake of red and blue with this style gameplay and an open gym order and fully explorable world. I know people hate kanto at this point but I think it would be a brilliant way to show off how good this formula can be
This game looks like a tech demo built to help them get to that point where they can integrate a open worldIsh map with the usual Towns and gyms...I'm waiting for that
I had to pass 'that' Alpha while hugging the cliff, that sense of dread was so satisfying
It's been an outstanding experience! One of the best games I've played in a very long time honestly.
My insane left-field hope for this game is that they drop a whopper DLC that expands on core systems. I want a bit more depth overall I think. The game is obviously phenomenal, but a bit more RPG in my RPG can't hurt. Would love to see much more detailed cave systems to explore as well.
I sprinted through the story just until I got Basculegion so that I could fully explore. Now I'm going back to previous areas to throw balls at everything that moves.
This is my very first Pokémon game and I’m so happy that it is. It so fun and charming and the grind is so addicting. It looks pretty most of the time but the dated graphics is undeniable. The UI and menu design attracted me so much when I saw the trailers and the Pokémon are so adorable the it further my curiosity for the game. It’s been a refreshing experience for me and I still have lots more to discover. On a side note, I noticed that Shiny Pokémon are kinda like the anemic versions of their original 🤣
Shout out to Jon if this is his last discussion. Thanks friend!
I am really enjoying it, I think there are some improvements to be made, even discounting the graphics. I'd like Pokémon to interact with the environment more as you watch them, it does kind of feel like Pokémon are just dropped in and not really part of the environment. I would also like battles to take one more step toward action RPG and let you control the actual Pokémon instead of just watch them stand around.
Tbh that would make this game botw levels of good
Yea imagine if they made the combat like FF7 remake
@@ItsYuhBoyyyy yeah that makes more sense, full on action I feel just wouldn’t require any thinking. I would like some strategy to be needed.
How would playing as the Pokémon itself work with 300 of em that would be hard to pull off.
I honestly can't see them pull off a proper action element in a way that would be both logistically realistic and engaging. They could allow the player to mash buttons for attack sequences or whatever and then proceed to program that for every one of the hundreds of Pokémon that would be in a given game, but that by itself is not really interesting, is it? "I want to directly control the Pokémon in battle" is a much more vague and complicated wish than you might initially think.
Something I’m personally really enjoying is the lack of trainer battles. However, i wish the trainer battles We had were harder. (Not talking about the last one that one was amazing)
Yes, I’m super happy to hear you say Pokémon correctly. I’m still a bit salty about Arseyus tho.
I think sword and shield’s story was just a tutorial for competitive.
Legends is good for the casual player but it can’t replace the modern competitive scene.
A lot of competitive players feel like the main story is a slog to get through. Having something for the different audiences could be awesome.
I honestly don't understand the story being a slog. The tutorial does go on for *way* too long, but once it give you some freedom, I found it very nicely paced.
Alex, the reason why starters feel less overpowered in this game is because the mainline series would buff them with Abilities that would increase the power of their S.T.A.B. moves. Since Legends: Arceus removed Abilities, that buff is no longer present.
Well, those abilities would only kick in when they were on low health. I think the reason for starters (and every Pokémon on one's team) feeling underpowered is due to a wider overhaul of the game's mechanics to make for a more challenging experience.
Jons last video?:( if so, i just want to say that you will be missed!
In the future they need to combine all areas into one. I think having them separate is the most painful thing for me. It increases how often you see “can’t go there” SO MUCH. Stop telling me I can’t go there and connect the areas! Make it so I have to accomplish something big to access certain regions… but then once I do, they are forever connected.
10:14 due purely to the shared XP share ive felt a tad disconnected, but more connected at the same time. Because ive been keeping pokemon in my party, just for the time being, partly to progress the pokedex, partly just to have a pokemon there, but then when I decide "okay this will stay on my team" I name it, and then it stays. Its kind of weird because now its not "well this is the first pokemon I caught so youre on my party" like other games, its a deliberate choice im making now. Which kind of makes it more personal.
As a long time fan of this generation even going so far as to read all the 11 manga books. I feel like this game is pretty good but they managed to make the lakes, these amazing beautiful parts of the story and world, into these almost completely irrelevant circles of water pushed off to the side with a rock in the middle that literally serves no purpose aside from catching the lake pokemon really easily late game. Very disappointed by how they treated the world in this game, it's supposed to be Sinnoh but it barely feels like it if you know what i mean?
I still love this game i just find it hard to enjoy it as much as i would have hoped to.
Arceus needs a very good polish up on the world. And everything like that. Then it would be epic. Damn I just wish the switch was more powerful.
The thing is though is that beautiful open world exist on the Switch. The problem with PLA is the lacklustre art style.
There is literally no problem with this game unless you're an aesthetic fanatic
The switch is really good and super capable... we got really good looking games and some like botw, mario odissey, the witcher 3 and doom which had no problems whatsoever...it's just lazy development or programing IMHO.
Gamefreak just doesn't know how to optimize games
its not the Switch's fault 🤦🏻♂️
i would love to see more interaction with the environment, like needing a fire pokemon to melt an icicle, or a rock/fighting pokemon to break theough the boulders blocking off paths
One tiny thing that would be a massive improvement for players who like to do the research tasks would be to go directly to pokedex entries for caught pokemon from the satchel or pastures menu.
A pretty good , not perfect or amazing though because it does have quite a bit of flaws, but I appreciate the attempt at trying something new and ambitious and it's definitely a good step for a new direction for a more innovative evolution of the Pokemon franchise.
yes
I love that @JonComms, Jon Cartwright, at 02:46 leans right into it by giving us a great opening description of *what makes Pokemon Legends Arceus different* than its predecessors.
The other day I was dodging 3 attacking Murkrows trying to stun and catch one… I was like wow what a crazy cool Pokémon experience I never thought I would go thru
I would like for them to do this type of game for all the series from Red to sword and shield
The quality of life improvements are incredible and the game is a step in the right direction, but there's too much on the negative side to call it a great game. I wish the world felt less empty, or the story was more interesting, or there was less grinding with ranking up. At least, for a Pokémon game, it's definitely better than most of the others in the series.
I am a complete newb with Pokémon and I’ll just say I’ve loved playing and learning all the different types. I know I have barely scratched the surface with only having around 35 Pokémon registered so far but very much enjoying the game!
I think if we‘d ever see Mimikyu in a Legends game it would have to be a regional form and I‘m really excited for it. Because the reason Mimikyu dresses in a Pikachu costume is that Pikachu is beloved by humans and it wanted to experience the same love. But since Pokémon (Pikachu included) are feared in the beginning of Legends games, Mimikyu would not be wearing the disguise yet, so I‘m excited what the result would be.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses looks worse than this and it's also a great game. Great graphics are awesome, of course, but gameplay must always come first. I'm 25 hours in and having a blast.
Fire emblem 3 houses is a strategy rpg while legends arceus is an open world that environment detail comes into a really important part of the open world structure. I understand the switch isn’t the strongest system but when you have games like botw, dragon quest 11 and Witcher 3 it’s kinda sad to see legends arceus being comparable to almost 20 year old games because this game genuinely should have looked better
Now for the game itself I’m 5 hours in and the new additions of the catching Pokémon interactions is a lot of fun! Using the fast transversal Pokémon even tho i only have one so far is really nice for the exploration. My only issues with this game is i feel like there’s too much dialogue being thrown at you especially when you just start up the game and the graphics definitely could have been better in terms of textures and pop in but hope game freak takes this concept and expand on it for future titles. Glad you’re enjoying the game though
Great graphics? Are we talking about Arceus? It has horrible textures, popping from 10 meters, clunky animations
Three Houses looks 120x better than Arceus 😂😂😂Completely delusional :)
Three Houses absolutely does not look worse than Legends, what are you smoking? I’m loving Legends currently but to say blatantly false things in defense of it is just a bad look.
When they announced this game they said that "pokemon enters a new era" in the trailer. I feel like this is self-explanatory. They won't step back to the old formula I guess.
Also, I am not a pokemon fan so I don't know whether pokemon fans want new pokemon every two years. But instead of having new gen, I prefer them to polish existing pokemons. Like better animations, especially more realistic behavior etc...
No, the game literally takes place in a different era.
I'll be content if Scarlet and Violet is simply a classic Pokemon world (with gyms, trainers, and Pokemon league) but with Arceus gameplay.
I'm hooked on this game like a drug. Sacrificing sleep and took a day off work. Got my 5 star and only in the 2nd area
I don’t know why basic good things are slobbered over by Pokémon defenders . The game is fine but no masterpiece.
"Pokemon defenders"
Its a game not a warcrime.
To be fair Pokémon fans always do this. You’d think that Pokémon Black and White is a 10/10 narrative masterpiece but it’s objectively a 6/10. Pokémon fans are just giant hypocrites
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 No one says it's a narrative masterpiece and that isn't how objectivity works. Doubly so for your "Pokemon was always objectively mediocre".
Chill. I only really like up to Gen 5 but that's a subjective opinion on the series. As is yours.
@@walter4180 to a Pokémon fan their opinion is objective and they all parrot the same things-
2D Pokémon- 10/10 masterpieces that put PS4 graphics to shame.
3D Pokémon- 0/10 dumpster fires that are worse than Atari shovelware
If you disagree you’re a shill. I hate Pokémon fans they are objectively bad people
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 I think I'm just sane for disagreeing lmao
Generalization, strawmans, unnecessarily negative, like idk what you've been through in life but this is just straight delusional dude.
And you still don't understand objectivity lmao
Who's said 2D Pokemon as a whole is 10/10 and who said PS4 graphics are worse? Probably 3 children on Twitter.
Who says 3D Pokemon is 0/10? 3 children on Twitter.
Grow up lad.
Gotta disagree on one aspect, i actually feel a lot more detached from my party members, bcuz by catching THIS many new pkmn, big or small, alpha, shiny or not, i end up swapping my team around a looooot more so that "bond" theyve been talking about, i dont see it as much as older games where i would carry my Starly to a Staraptor in the Elite 5.
I'm having the same experience.
I feel like another big part of it is that your Pokémon level up too easily without doing anything and there are way too little battles to actually use your Pokémon.
To give an example; My starter got to its final evolution with only using it a handful times in battle.. Not much opportunities to make memories with it..
I have gripes with the game, but it's definitely a great step for the series, especially compared to anything I've seen before, if each subsequent entry takes this concept and improves upon it then I'll be very happy
I want this series to go to ultraspace we got glimpses of what the worlds look like in US UM