Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3825 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 2,951 out of 3825
  2. Mixed: 388 out of 3825
  3. Negative: 486 out of 3825
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  1. Rockyford
    Feb 9, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s good until you get to a point where you have to battle the leader of the galaxy clan which is rigged everything and move is in their favor. For example they use a move of strong style and he gets to go twice when I get to go twice it’s canceled and they go. Another example is their moves keep changing powers even against Pokémon their type is super weak too . So therefore rigged at the end… Expand
  2. SANTIACO
    Jun 19, 2023
    7
    Un videojuego que refresca la formula clásica de los juegos de Pokémon siendo, un buen comienzo para experimentar nuevas mecánicas para juegos a futuro. Aunque Pokémon Leyendas arceus sea algo innovador en la saga, queda a deber debido a su corta duración de juego y a la ausencia de batallas, además de que no se le agrego un multijugador que es algo indispensable para los juegos deUn videojuego que refresca la formula clásica de los juegos de Pokémon siendo, un buen comienzo para experimentar nuevas mecánicas para juegos a futuro. Aunque Pokémon Leyendas arceus sea algo innovador en la saga, queda a deber debido a su corta duración de juego y a la ausencia de batallas, además de que no se le agrego un multijugador que es algo indispensable para los juegos de Pokémon. En el apartado gráfico y técnico tienen detalles que faltan pulir y esto es debido a la falta de tiempo en el desarrollo del juego, además, de que el mapa del juego está casi vacío sin agregar, las pantallas de carga al trasladarte de un lugar a otro.… Expand
  3. drseven
    Jun 30, 2023
    7
    The first 5 hours of play were unbearable for me. Once the game gives you freedom, it improves. The idea of ​​hunting pokemon and completing the Pokédex is fun, although it can be a bit repetitive. The characters are flat and the story irrelevant, artistically very poor although it has a good performance.

    Conclusion: If you like Pokemon one of the best they have done in recent years.
  4. MisterWizard
    Jul 20, 2023
    7
    Although this game is the best Pokémon game I've played, I felt like it could've used a year or 2 extra of development. Adding details, make some mechanics (like swimming) more smooth and especially just making the NPC's feel more alive. They mostly just stand in 1 spot and have 2 lines of dialog without voice acting. Even BotW and TotK had minecraft villager voice acting or normal in bigAlthough this game is the best Pokémon game I've played, I felt like it could've used a year or 2 extra of development. Adding details, make some mechanics (like swimming) more smooth and especially just making the NPC's feel more alive. They mostly just stand in 1 spot and have 2 lines of dialog without voice acting. Even BotW and TotK had minecraft villager voice acting or normal in big story cutscenes.
    I did enjoy my time with this game, if you never played a Pokémon game, you should pick this one up.    … Expand
  5. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    It's not my taste, but the game itself is decently made.
  6. fflatburger
    Aug 13, 2023
    6
    Love this pokemon games coz lots of new mechanics and changes to the formular.I still miss the gym battle, and bad peformance for this pokemon game
  7. Jazzparagus
    Aug 31, 2023
    5
    The catching mechanic is good and what they did with battles is at the very least interesting. It's nice to see them trying out new gameplay methods.

    That's really about it for the good bits though, while I dont care for graphics it's really hard to ignore how the game looks. The worst is probably when looking out over one of the 3 lakes. The worlds also feel empty. No real landmarks,    The catching mechanic is good and what they did with battles is at the very least interesting. It's nice to see them trying out new gameplay methods.

    That's really about it for the good bits though, while I dont care for graphics it's really hard to ignore how the game looks. The worst is probably when looking out over one of the 3 lakes. The worlds also feel empty. No real landmarks, no people, empty fields upon empty fields and mysteriously it still runs like ****
    The story isnt great either, which is strange because the premise of the story is pretty interesting with God just dropping you off in a different time period and all that.

    I guess Im glad it's not on the level of SwSh but you can tell they should've kept this game in production for at least another year.    … Expand
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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 102 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 118
  3. Negative: 0 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    80
    Definitely not a bad game. It handles its mechanics perfectly, and as long as it doesn't try to talk at you, you'll enjoy it. It's the first step on the road to new games with Pokémon on the cover, and the good sales could be the main reason to continue similar work and experimentation. [Issue#317]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 19, 2022
    85
    Acreus came out just a few months after Diamond & Pearl remake. Isn’t that too soon? Actually, no. Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the most innovative, revolutionary, and maybe simply the best Pokémon game of the last decade. [Issue#259, p.48]
  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 13, 2022
    90
    This really does feel like a big step forward for a series that famously plays things safe, and I'm excited to see where the franchise will go next! [Issue #58 – March/April 2022, p. 72]
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