Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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  1. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    It's not my taste, but the game itself is decently made.
  2. Eyean
    Aug 5, 2023
    7
    Gamefreak actually tied something different for once, though it feels more like a demo then an actual game. The Pokemon catching mechanic is clearly what they spent the most time on, and it carries the rest of the game very hard.
  3. Matt2790
    Apr 13, 2022
    6
    El juego que se ha estado pidiendo por años, pero que de todas formas no termino siendo bien ejecutado. Las mecanicas son interesantes y renovadas aunque terminan cansando por su poca variedad jugable. Al final termina pareciendo una lista de tareas para hacer que luego de unas cuantas horas termina cansando. Las "misiones secundaras" son de lo mas simplista y lo peor del juego sin dudas.El juego que se ha estado pidiendo por años, pero que de todas formas no termino siendo bien ejecutado. Las mecanicas son interesantes y renovadas aunque terminan cansando por su poca variedad jugable. Al final termina pareciendo una lista de tareas para hacer que luego de unas cuantas horas termina cansando. Las "misiones secundaras" son de lo mas simplista y lo peor del juego sin dudas. La historia me parecio de lo mas sosa y poco elaborada. Graficamente y tecnicamente debio haber sido pulido mucho mas. Es un gran paso de GameFrak por ofrecer algo renovado, pero falto mucho trabajo.… Expand
  4. WithFieryTruth
    Feb 5, 2022
    6
    You all probably know what's good about this game already, so I'll go ahead and just list some negatives that have impacted my overall impression of it.

    - Subpar graphics. Breath of the Wild looked way better than this back when it was released, five years ago. - Low framerate. It's 30 at best, but often far below that. - The camera is constantly shifting on its own, and there's no    You all probably know what's good about this game already, so I'll go ahead and just list some negatives that have impacted my overall impression of it.

    - Subpar graphics. Breath of the Wild looked way better than this back when it was released, five years ago.
    - Low framerate. It's 30 at best, but often far below that.
    - The camera is constantly shifting on its own, and there's no way to make it stay in place.
    - Empty world. Aside from pokémon wandering around and some farming points, there's nothing else to find anywhere. No trainers, no points of interest, no treasure chests, etc.
    - You can't switch pokémon inbetween turns in battle.
    - Story NPCs and wild pokémon can fight you using several pokémon at once, but you're stuck using a single one even in those battles. Having to go 1 vs 3 isn't uncommon.
    - Unless you're fine with wasting precious money to buy poké balls, you'll have to craft your own. This, in turn, means that you'll end up having to farm resources, which is more than a little tedious.
    - To actually add a complete entry for a pokémon in your pokédex, you need to fulfill som criteria, like catching a certain number of that pokémon, defeating a certain number of that pokémon, and so on. It might seem like a fun addition on paper, but being forced to do more or less the same tasks over and over and over again for every single pokémon gets annoying pretty quickly.
    - The "flying mount" isn't actually flying but rather just gliding, making it borderline useless for travel unless you start off on a high plateau.
    - Clunky controls while riding mount.
    - Even if you're close enough to an enemy to focus on it, that doesn't mean your poké ball will reach it. You'll often be a few inches off, alerting the pokémon to your presence and potentially make it turn aggressive.
    - A lot of pokémon have a very long aggro range, making them impossible to approach unless you sneak up on them from behind.
    - Sneaking is extremely slow, so the pokémon you're approaching will most likely have turned around and noticed you by the time you're close enough to actually hit it with a ball.
    - If you're hiding in grass and throw a poké ball that then fails to catch a pokémon, you'll be noticed and probably attacked by that pokémon even if you're still hidden and should be impossible to find.
    - Boss fights against frenzied (yellow) pokémon are godawful. The dodge mechanic is clunky at best, and the window of opportunity for sending a pokémon in to fight the boss after it's been injured enough is frustratingly narrow. Unless you do it basically the same second the message pops up on screen, the poké ball will just bounce off and the boss will recover. What this means is that you'll usually be stuck slowly whittling away the boss' entire HP with throwable items.    … Expand
  5. guyza123
    Feb 3, 2022
    6
    Okay, first off, I hate the hand-holding at the start.

    This game is NOT fun, but it is pretty. It is worth the full price, as art, not a game.
  6. Phojoros
    Jan 29, 2022
    6
    The new mechanics and the direction in which this installment moves the franchise are very enjoyable however the game seems unfinished, the missions are repetitive and the visual section gets in the way of the enjoyment of the game.

    This delivery has value and is enjoyable for the changes it introduces, but it is weighed down by the constants, sloppiness in the visual section and a    The new mechanics and the direction in which this installment moves the franchise are very enjoyable however the game seems unfinished, the missions are repetitive and the visual section gets in the way of the enjoyment of the game.

    This delivery has value and is enjoyable for the changes it introduces, but it is weighed down by the constants, sloppiness in the visual section and a development of missions / narratives too simplistic and repetitive    … Expand
  7. adolfomichelena
    Feb 13, 2022
    6
    Changing the review, I put a score of 3 first, because the first 5 hours with the tutorial was terrible, like everyone had like 5 years old. But after that the game improves, not technically of course because is terrible, but related to gameplay and fun is not that bad, nothing revolutionary here, maybe for the franchise yes, but not in gaming in general, nothing that a MH games did manyChanging the review, I put a score of 3 first, because the first 5 hours with the tutorial was terrible, like everyone had like 5 years old. But after that the game improves, not technically of course because is terrible, but related to gameplay and fun is not that bad, nothing revolutionary here, maybe for the franchise yes, but not in gaming in general, nothing that a MH games did many years ago but better. If you are a fan of the franchise enjoy, but just average to me.… Expand
  8. Cupcake214
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Pokémon is slowly turning into a cheap JRPG. The graphics are shockingly bad with a very poor frame rate, the tutorial lasts for over an hour and that’s with rushing through dialogue. The game interrupts you constantly from playing to force you through bland and generic NPC cutscenes with forgettable characters that have nothing to interest to say.
    The world is barren and has very little    Pokémon is slowly turning into a cheap JRPG. The graphics are shockingly bad with a very poor frame rate, the tutorial lasts for over an hour and that’s with rushing through dialogue. The game interrupts you constantly from playing to force you through bland and generic NPC cutscenes with forgettable characters that have nothing to interest to say.
    The world is barren and has very little atmosphere, and nothing worth exploring.

    People that excuse this game deserve the mess that it is.

    Update: If you can stick it out for a few hours more then the game lets the training wheels off you and you can start to have some fun. Still not great.    … Expand
  9. LMD
    Jan 31, 2022
    6
    This new Pokémon game has an interesting concept but the fresh air is not that well executed. Exploration is quite nice, although is not the best in open-world gameplay. Graphics, however, are bland and outdated; it looks like X/Y on 3DS 10 years ago, which is pretty disappointing since the Let's Go games were very good-looking. Better than Sword and Shield but still low in my Pokémon listThis new Pokémon game has an interesting concept but the fresh air is not that well executed. Exploration is quite nice, although is not the best in open-world gameplay. Graphics, however, are bland and outdated; it looks like X/Y on 3DS 10 years ago, which is pretty disappointing since the Let's Go games were very good-looking. Better than Sword and Shield but still low in my Pokémon list and in my Nintendo Switch list. I suggest you to buy it end of year/start of 2023 when its in discount. Bland but still a little bit fun.… Expand
  10. Arby91
    Jan 29, 2022
    6
    1 step forward 2 steps back. Brilliant diamond got a lot of crap, but some of the quality of life updates made in that game made me have some of the most fun I’ve ever had in a Pokémon game. I really thought features like accessing PC from anywhere and infinite bag space was forecasting what we would have going forward in the series. Nope, they decided to make those things more1 step forward 2 steps back. Brilliant diamond got a lot of crap, but some of the quality of life updates made in that game made me have some of the most fun I’ve ever had in a Pokémon game. I really thought features like accessing PC from anywhere and infinite bag space was forecasting what we would have going forward in the series. Nope, they decided to make those things more restrictive than ever. Collecting items to craft what I need is tedious and intentionally time consuming. Clearing my bag because I can’t hold anything else is incredibly frustrating. Those are the biggest things making this game less enjoyable than it could be, but there’s so much more I could mention if I felt like spending hours typing it out. Not a bad game, but could be SO much better.… Expand
  11. AudioRemedy
    Feb 6, 2022
    6
    PROS:
    - decent story
    - fun gameplay restructure - pokedex log tasks that are intuitive and entertaining - crafting mechanics that tie into open-world gathering - you get to ride a menagerie of impressive pokemon and the platforming is decent - new evolutions for old favorites - slick battle animations - item management/"survival" aspects with punishing consequences - "stealth" mechanics    PROS:
    - decent story
    - fun gameplay restructure
    - pokedex log tasks that are intuitive and entertaining
    - crafting mechanics that tie into open-world gathering
    - you get to ride a menagerie of impressive pokemon and the platforming is decent
    - new evolutions for old favorites
    - slick battle animations
    - item management/"survival" aspects with punishing consequences
    - "stealth" mechanics that add another layer of skill to catching and/or battling wild Pokemon

    CONS:
    - short of establishing a new camp or farming plot, all side quest rewards are virtually useless and a few of them will require an unpleasant amount of your time to accomplish (sloppy/lazy gameplay padding)
    - the game has very little content compared to other entries in the series (~40 hours)
    - postgame has little purpose, it's just a dex-grind
    - no multiplayer/PvP
    - there is only a handful of trainer battles, 98% of battles will be wild pokemon encounters
    - "boss fights" are essentially janky, unmemorable minigames
    - mediocre graphics that have no excuse for running the system so hot while looking so bad

    VERDICT:
    It's clear that the game (albeit somewhat successful) is a market test. Wait until they release multiple DLCs, or just buy Sword or Shield if you haven't already.    … Expand
  12. coltonious
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    So, there's a lot I really like, but there might be just a tad more that I dislike. Idk if I were to give it a rating probably like a 6. Overall it's fun, but it's mechanics get a bit boring after a little and the story and graphics are worse than games from 15 years ago. The story doesn't get interesting until you're in like the last arc of the game. I love what they did with the gameSo, there's a lot I really like, but there might be just a tad more that I dislike. Idk if I were to give it a rating probably like a 6. Overall it's fun, but it's mechanics get a bit boring after a little and the story and graphics are worse than games from 15 years ago. The story doesn't get interesting until you're in like the last arc of the game. I love what they did with the game and, if they were to expand upon it in sequels, the legends subseries will certainly be my preferred way to play Pokemon. But as it stands idk..… Expand
  13. Onioncreature
    Feb 18, 2022
    6
    Pokemon Legends: Arceus had a great deal of potential leading up to release, but the end product is sadly lacking.

    It's nice to see a major attempt to revitalize the age-old formula that's remained largely unchanged since the Gameboy, but the execution is muddled. Catching Pokemon in real-time feels great, alongside the overhauled battle system, but the content of Arceus is simply too    Pokemon Legends: Arceus had a great deal of potential leading up to release, but the end product is sadly lacking.

    It's nice to see a major attempt to revitalize the age-old formula that's remained largely unchanged since the Gameboy, but the execution is muddled. Catching Pokemon in real-time feels great, alongside the overhauled battle system, but the content of Arceus is simply too repetitive to be enjoyed in the long term. The open world environments are only really fun to explore the first time around. The variety is really lacking, and the Pokedex system requiring multiple captures and interactions with the same creature makes the experience a bit of a slog.

    The style of the game is initially appealing, a game set in the distant past of the Sinnoh region is conceptually very compelling. Unfortunately, Arceus fails to live up to it's premise and it's world and environments tend to be totally without life and character. There's only a single proper town, and there's very little in the way of meaningful interaction here. The graphics are noticeably subpar for an official Nintendo release, with plenty of minor visual bugs to distract you from the experience.

    The story is another letdown, as throughout the game's considerable length nothing of note really happens. It's a very basic set of events, but the game can't help itself from including walls upon walls of text. The characters are really not at all memorable, and only serve basic story functions before being left to the wayside. This is a shame, as many of the characters are really well designed, and several represent the ancestors of characters from Diamond and Pearl, which is a pretty interesting concept; so it's a shame that they feel like such a throwaway element of the experience. Although I was initially quite excited to learn about the world Legends: Arceus takes place in, this enthusiasm quickly fizzled over the game's playtime and the story petered out in a disappointingly obvious and expected way.

    I wish that I could separate the disappointing parts of Arceus from it's promising new gameplay formula, but that's simply not possible. The new gameplay style could be a great new direction for the series, but it's simply too repetitive in this current iteration to be compelling past the first few times you experience it. It's also a major letdown to see how utterly lifeless the world, characters, and story are, as these elements had the potential to be legitimately compelling and explore the world of Sinnoh in exciting new ways. Legends: Arceus is probably worth checking out if you're a fan of the series and want to see a new take on the gameplay formula, but don't expect much more than that.    … Expand
  14. aukalender
    Feb 13, 2022
    6
    Without doubt, a step in the right direction. The open world approach is simply the correct way to go with such a franchise.

    It looks awful. The pop-in is terrible. Some textures are legitimately PS2 quality. If you look up at the sky and then look at your feet, the frame rate drops. Considering that Breath of the Wild, a 2017 game, can run a much better looking, much more stylized    Without doubt, a step in the right direction. The open world approach is simply the correct way to go with such a franchise.

    It looks awful. The pop-in is terrible. Some textures are legitimately PS2 quality. If you look up at the sky and then look at your feet, the frame rate drops. Considering that Breath of the Wild, a 2017 game, can run a much better looking, much more stylized world with much better performance on the Switch, this is just embarrassing. The Pokemon in the wild don't seem to do much all, and are not organic, e.g. compared to a deer in Red Dead Redemption 2. I will not be told to compare this game with BotW or RDR2, because Pokemon makes a **** of money every goddamn year. It is simply the biggest franchise ever, think bigger than GTA, RDR, Zelda, Star Wars, Marvel, etc. They are bound to deliver something better to their fans. It doesn't even have voice acting because they don't want to spend the money!

    What I want to see next time:
    * A fully open world (not different sections as here) with actual people and towns and buildings;
    * Actual missions and quests other than catch this many Pokemon (those are just fetch quests)
    * All Pokemon included, animated and full of character,
    * Battles, gyms, badges, and a Pokemon league with good AI,
    * Better resolution, textures, frame rate and overall performance.

    Before that I just cannot give this a positive score.    … Expand
  15. edxtan
    Jul 21, 2023
    6
    Pokemon Legends: Arceus presents a huge step forward in Pokemon's catching and exploration systems, but the de-emphasizing of battles removes a lot of the incentive to engage with them.
  16. bulba2020think
    Feb 11, 2022
    6
    PLA is a fun game that is really rough around the edges. There are parts of the game that make me kinda want the game to get on with it and parts where I was actually engaged with the story. With that said the game play felt very bare-bones and repetitive making me wish that there was more to it.

    Story: 7 For a Pokemon game, the story in this one is actually pretty decent even though I    PLA is a fun game that is really rough around the edges. There are parts of the game that make me kinda want the game to get on with it and parts where I was actually engaged with the story. With that said the game play felt very bare-bones and repetitive making me wish that there was more to it.

    Story: 7
    For a Pokemon game, the story in this one is actually pretty decent even though I feel they had to use leaps in logic for why people act or why conflict sometimes happen in order to progress the story forward, which isn't a bad thing, just isn't groundbreaking in its own right. Just happy to have stakes in a Pokemon game again.

    Sound: 6
    There wasn't much music that really stood out to me mostly because I swear i couldn't hear it over
    the Pokemon in the wild, the ending song is really good though.

    Graphics: 5
    I agree with everyone else that the graphics of the game itself isn't really that good and for the largest media franchise in the world, they could have stepped them up. But at the end of the day, it could have been a lot worse than we actually got.

    Game play: 6
    The game play is fun at the beginning, but the main issue with it is the fact that it's pretty much the same thing throughout the entire game, with the only break in the monotony being the boss fights which were genuinely fun to fight against because it wasn't just a regular Pokemon battle.

    Final Score: 6/10
    PLA is a step in the right direction for the Pokemon franchise, and I really want to see what they do next with this type of game play style. Even if this instalment feels extremely bare currently.    … Expand
  17. Piligrim380
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Nice gameplay, you can see the evolution of the series. But disgusting technical condition and art design.
  18. GregLobstery
    Jul 22, 2022
    6
    Really great concept, especially for a Pokemon game but the graphics are actually pathetic for 2022, even on Switch. The story is also painfully boring and characters are pretty 1 dimensional but that's standard in Pokémon. The gameplay is pretty fun for a while but it gets boring. The boss fights where you throw those bag things at the giant pokemon are actually some of the worst thingsReally great concept, especially for a Pokemon game but the graphics are actually pathetic for 2022, even on Switch. The story is also painfully boring and characters are pretty 1 dimensional but that's standard in Pokémon. The gameplay is pretty fun for a while but it gets boring. The boss fights where you throw those bag things at the giant pokemon are actually some of the worst things ever and couldnt have been designed by anything smarter than a drunk oompa loompa. Like seriously I dont think those parts were play tested at all. This game is fine but gamefreak is headed in a bad direction with how little effort they put into games these days.… Expand
  19. ElSmasher
    Nov 26, 2022
    6
    Pokemon Legends Arceus wants to focus the license on the open world. Bold for a franchise that has remained on its feet for decades. If the game has gameplay that is fun and inventive for the "open world" (in quotes). LPA suffers here from a catastrophic technique with poor graphics and textures of PS2. The level design is also weak, due to the low number of trainers and empty environmentsPokemon Legends Arceus wants to focus the license on the open world. Bold for a franchise that has remained on its feet for decades. If the game has gameplay that is fun and inventive for the "open world" (in quotes). LPA suffers here from a catastrophic technique with poor graphics and textures of PS2. The level design is also weak, due to the low number of trainers and empty environments most of the time. However, we will note some liberties taken like the pokédex system which is surprising and to see a different atmosphere to the main series.… Expand
  20. lesiuML
    Nov 13, 2022
    6
    Gameplay is the best part of this game but everything else is just a complete misunderstanding. No voice acting, maybe 2 cut scenes at all, music is almost non existing, story is boring as hell, graphics is so bad that it's actually hurts. But graphic design of pokedex and items actually really good... Everything except catching and fighting pokemon is really really bad... If this would beGameplay is the best part of this game but everything else is just a complete misunderstanding. No voice acting, maybe 2 cut scenes at all, music is almost non existing, story is boring as hell, graphics is so bad that it's actually hurts. But graphic design of pokedex and items actually really good... Everything except catching and fighting pokemon is really really bad... If this would be game without Pokémons everyone would say that this game is terrible... Finally there is a change in formula of Pokémon game but this is really still not enough.… Expand
  21. Chesu
    Jan 31, 2022
    6
    Personalmente, este juego es el comienzo de la futura saga, y le tengo muchas ganas a lo que se va a venir pero este juego... Está inacabado, es un early access, así que confío que le pondrán más empeño y harán un juego centrado también a gente en torno a los 18/20 años - la media de personas que juegan pokémon). Eso no quita que sea disfrutable, pero eso no quita que no sea un juegoPersonalmente, este juego es el comienzo de la futura saga, y le tengo muchas ganas a lo que se va a venir pero este juego... Está inacabado, es un early access, así que confío que le pondrán más empeño y harán un juego centrado también a gente en torno a los 18/20 años - la media de personas que juegan pokémon). Eso no quita que sea disfrutable, pero eso no quita que no sea un juego disfrutable, y tampoco es el peor juego de pokemon.… Expand
  22. matheusfox
    Apr 7, 2023
    6
    Ok, I had a lot of fun with this game, but... I'm not able to see the money that Game Freak receive to develop this game. About graphics, in a world that there are Genshin Impact, Dragon Ball FighterZ and The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD, I cannot be soft to judge the Pokemon Legends: Arceus graphics. These graphics look like Nintendo Wii game, actually, worse. The Legend of Zelda SkywardOk, I had a lot of fun with this game, but... I'm not able to see the money that Game Freak receive to develop this game. About graphics, in a world that there are Genshin Impact, Dragon Ball FighterZ and The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD, I cannot be soft to judge the Pokemon Legends: Arceus graphics. These graphics look like Nintendo Wii game, actually, worse. The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword has better art than Legends Arceus. About songs, almost everything or is a old Pokemon song remixed or a The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild copy. The story is really silly, anything makes sense and everything are so boring. About controls, sometimes they don't work, making you being frustrated. The best things is the mechanism to catch pokemon in the forest. This game is not a open world, but is cool to catch pokemon on that place, craft items, I loved that. The game could be really good, but, i don't know, its like the money that the most rental game franchise of the world is not used in their games. Sad, because Pokemon Legends: Arceus could be the best game of all time.… Expand
  23. Yupiter
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    Un jeu Pokemon qui apporte des nouvelles mécaniques et une façon de jouer comme on en attendait depuis longtemps. C'est un bonheur de pouvoir se balader dans des zones ouvertes avec la possibilité de rencontrer et chasser les Pokemon à vue. Dommage que la technique de base soit raté... J'espère que Game Freak conservera les points positifs de ce jeu pour ses futurs jeux.

    Mes points    Un jeu Pokemon qui apporte des nouvelles mécaniques et une façon de jouer comme on en attendait depuis longtemps. C'est un bonheur de pouvoir se balader dans des zones ouvertes avec la possibilité de rencontrer et chasser les Pokemon à vue. Dommage que la technique de base soit raté... J'espère que Game Freak conservera les points positifs de ce jeu pour ses futurs jeux.

    Mes points positifs:
    - Un jeu Pokemon en temps réel, tu croises un Pokemon tu peux l'attraper directement ou l'affronter
    - L'univers dans lequel on est plongé, l'humain craint les Pokemon par sa méconnaissance de celui-ci, ce qui rend le jeu plus "sérieux"
    - Une difficulté plus relevée qui accentue le côté Pokemon sauvage et dangereux que le jeu veut véhiculer.
    - De bonnes idées pour améliorer l'ergonomie de jeu, menu agréables, gestion des capacités plus simples, évolution maitrisées, les déplacements en montures , les points d'efforts au lieu des IVs EVs
    - Des zones ouvertes dans lesquelles il est agréable de se balader et y croiser des Pokemon ou autres
    - On peut capturer réellement TOUS les Pokemon disponible sur un seul jeu.
    - Le système de craft
    - Les combats de boss accessibles à tous via les option recommencer depuis le début ou à partir de la jauge actuelle

    Mes points négatifs:
    - La réalisation technique au niveau des graphismes, clipping et le ressenti général est mauvais. J'aime Pokemon mais à certains moment on sort juste de l'immersion du jeu ou on arrive pas à y retourner. Des étudiants en école d'animation 3D peuvent aisément trouver les nombreux défauts sur le jeu.
    - Les quêtes secondaires inintéressantes, aucun intérêt de les faire sauf celles qui améliorer la boutique ou champs de récolte
    - La quête de récolte des 107 flammes de Spiritomb qui prolonge artificiellement la durée de jeu... Quand l'histoire principale est finie ou au bout d'un certain temps vous devriez juste indiquer la localisation de celles-ci. Le jeu est déjà assez moche pour ne pas avoir envie de s'y balader trop longuement et en plus la distance d'affichage fait que les flammes peuvent mettre du temps à apparaître même à 3 mètres...
    - Le système de perte d'objet qui est juste pénalisant si on ne possède pas d'abonnement online...    … Expand
  24. Vinivitorioyo
    Mar 9, 2023
    6
    Pokémon tem sido só decepção. Mas esse jogo tive um início de gameplay muito empolgante. Acho que os últimos mapas são péssimos. Mas tem uma experiência de gameplay nova e funciona bem. Joguei com gosto e achei que compensa bem o valor pago. Mas é um jogo com vários problemas que não tem como ignorar.
  25. Tikur
    Jun 13, 2022
    6
    First the obvious one.
    This game looks simply terrible. The environment with their Pokemon gets boring after a while and the only really aspect of the game is "gotta catch them all".
    There is a story, however it is another basic pokemon story although there are this time some highlights. The problem is, after the main story, the motivation to keep playing falls down rapidly. Because    First the obvious one.
    This game looks simply terrible. The environment with their Pokemon gets boring after a while and the only really aspect of the game is "gotta catch them all".

    There is a story, however it is another basic pokemon story although there are this time some highlights. The problem is, after the main story, the motivation to keep playing falls down rapidly.
    Because after the main Story with Dialga/Palkia the only thing which is left for you to do is catching Pokemon to complete your Pokedex so you can finally face Arceus.

    So to summarize it.
    The game only has two gameplay elements. Catching Pokemon and loot material to produce items and tools which helping you to catch Pokemon. The battle system is simple and boring compared to the main titles of the series. It is far away from being the big step forward fans were hope for.

    All in all it is with shining pearl and brilliant diamond a very average Pokemon title. Which is not worth 60€.    … Expand
  26. IronWolfFang
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    I have nothing against this game, good on Nintendo for trying new things, but its just too different for me. Bland and boring environments, weird gameplay mechanics, just not for me.
  27. Frad
    Aug 28, 2023
    6
    Arceus no alcanza la perfección y presenta numerosas áreas de oportunidad que merecen ser evaluadas. Se destaca, en primer lugar, la extensión inusualmente prolongada del tutorial en el juego. Si bien es comprensible que el tutorial sea esencial para atraer a jugadores novatos y orientarlos en esta nueva modalidad de mundo abierto, su duración excesiva y monotonía lo hacen desfavorableArceus no alcanza la perfección y presenta numerosas áreas de oportunidad que merecen ser evaluadas. Se destaca, en primer lugar, la extensión inusualmente prolongada del tutorial en el juego. Si bien es comprensible que el tutorial sea esencial para atraer a jugadores novatos y orientarlos en esta nueva modalidad de mundo abierto, su duración excesiva y monotonía lo hacen desfavorable para la inmersión del jugador más experimentado. La ejecución del tutorial, en este sentido, parece carecer de equilibrio y eficacia.

    Otro aspecto que merece atención es el sistema de combate. En el contexto de las áreas abiertas, los encuentros con Pokémon muestran ciertas inconsistencias. Los Pokémon que se encuentran en estas áreas suelen ser de niveles considerablemente bajos en comparación con el jugador, lo que resulta en desafíos desequilibrados. La sensación de que los Pokémon salvajes son demasiado poderosos y difíciles de vencer puede ser un factor desmotivador en la experiencia de juego.

    En resumen, Pokémon Legends: Arceus se sitúa en una posición interesante dentro de la serie. Si bien presenta áreas de mejora y oportunidades para pulir aspectos clave, el juego logra transmitir el mensaje de que la franquicia Pokémon está dispuesta a explorar nuevas direcciones y experimentar con formatos diferentes. A pesar de sus imperfecciones, la inclusión de un mundo abierto demuestra un enfoque valiente y progresista que podría allanar el camino para futuros títulos de la serie. Es evidente que esta transición llevará tiempo para alcanzar su pleno potencial y coherencia, pero es un paso esencial hacia la revitalización de una franquicia icónica en el mundo de los videojuegos    … Expand
  28. pokemonmaster9
    Feb 28, 2022
    6
    The underrating shouldn't not be everyone, only E10+. What's with the rating pending, and this could be harmful for little children.

    The story is like parental guidance, and the gameplay is like Monster Hunter World or Rise, like open-world or zone. The game frame rate is not enough to adjust 60fps and 1080p, and the graphic is too similar as Sword and Shield. However, the music,    The underrating shouldn't not be everyone, only E10+. What's with the rating pending, and this could be harmful for little children.

    The story is like parental guidance, and the gameplay is like Monster Hunter World or Rise, like open-world or zone. The game frame rate is not enough to adjust 60fps and 1080p, and the graphic is too similar as Sword and Shield. However, the music, open-world area, and quests that I like is much better. Like music, it was very calm and peace that I can relax my brain without expressing anger. I can believe you don't have enough strong graphic and frame rate is because I'm very disappoint that you put low quality. Even though you compared the Breath of the Wild, the only you compare is Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise. IS this a hub system?!

    The battle mechanic is not bad, strong and agile is much combination, but I'm confuse about the turns. Also, the moves were too small, so I am disappoint that all the moves about 75% are gone!!!!!
    The difficulty of battling is tricky and everyone thing they can't win a higher level, like post-ending, it will start over without check point. The 3d modeling is doesn't make sense, like Pokemon has different colors and it's confusing (think it is shiny). No more trade evolve, YAY!!!!!! The fans think the trade evolve would get stolen and refuse to give it back. I'm impress you add new items, like linking cord.

    Returning to quest, the money is too low, and the rank progress is too slow when progressing the story. Also, wasting poke balls that you catch is a limit amount, and you'll waste and buy it again.

    I think the Game Freak is using the same graphic that the AAA's are having a technical issues, rather than finding a good engine to create their own by themselves. Also, it wasn't not much fun with a multiplayer.    … Expand
  29. m0th
    Nov 2, 2022
    6
    It's a fun game but not really impressive enough to warrant anything beyond average scores.
  30. Raulvelez
    Feb 1, 2022
    6
    Nice game compared to the last Pokémon Gamesa but the graphics are poor and the game has to improve a lot. This is the way
  31. ScoresAreBad
    Feb 17, 2022
    6
    This game is definitely a step in the right direction.
    However, GameFreak now needs to build on this foundation.
    We need: - More settlements & interesting locations - A better told story (with voice acting maybe?) - More interactions with the world (especially by the pokemon) Pros: - Finally a step forward for the pokemon franchise - Fun action centric boss battles - Catching    This game is definitely a step in the right direction.
    However, GameFreak now needs to build on this foundation.
    We need:
    - More settlements & interesting locations
    - A better told story (with voice acting maybe?)
    - More interactions with the world (especially by the pokemon)

    Pros:
    - Finally a step forward for the pokemon franchise
    - Fun action centric boss battles
    - Catching pokemon feels great
    - Way better difficulty spike than older games

    Cons:
    - Horribly bad storytelling
    - Even more handholding than in a monster hunter game
    - The world feels liveless and the Pokemon do not interact with it or eachother
    - Boring environments. There are no secrets other than the ones you have to discover for the story    … Expand
  32. Fabidini
    Jan 29, 2022
    6
    Playing Legends Arceus was fun. Game Freak finally tried something new, improved the gameplay make it feel faster and some more positive things. Its the right direction for the pokemon franchise and hopefully a bunch of improvements will find there way in the main Pokemon games.

    As good as the gameplay, story and direction was, you cant ignore the technical and graphical problems about    Playing Legends Arceus was fun. Game Freak finally tried something new, improved the gameplay make it feel faster and some more positive things. Its the right direction for the pokemon franchise and hopefully a bunch of improvements will find there way in the main Pokemon games.

    As good as the gameplay, story and direction was, you cant ignore the technical and graphical problems about this game and it should be called out and criticized. The art style is not the problem. It looks really good when you find the right camera angle. When you look at the world of Pokemon Legends Arceus and compare it to similar games with their worlds like a Monster Hunter Rise on the switch, or even other exclusives like Xenoblade 2, Pokemon Snap, the upcoming Kirby game and Zelda Botw and many more, Legends Arceus looks awful as if this game is a Steam pre alpha game or even a N64 game when you compare some areas with a Zelda Ocarina of Time. There are a lot of pop ups of trees etc, the main town is the only one in game and most houses are just copy and paste, awful environmental visuals, a lot of areas feel very empty and there are also nearly no points of interests for a game that wants to you to explore the world.
    Of course there is no need to have a game with next gen graphics or a more realism look, but you have to have in mind that this game is a product of a big video game company with the biggest franchise in the world. They generate millions of dollars and cant deliver a game with a visual standard that fits the size and popularity of the franchise Pokemon. Game Freak has the finances to get help by other studios like every game does nowadays, even a Halo, Horizon etc. gets help by many different studios. The console is not the problem as you can see all the way better looking exclusives on the switch. And when there is a lot of crunch time its a company decision to put the games on the market in a high frequency with just the essential content and visuals to get enough positive scores by media and the games sold.

    Overall the game makes quite fun because it uses a fresh optimized gameplay and going another way than the main games, but you have do decide if you want to spend your money for a game that looks like a game that is stucked in the past of the Xbox360/PS3 era or even at some point lower. Compared to other actual games it feels like completely low effort product with no details and soul.
    At the end its a decision whether you want to support this course of the company Game Freak or want to see a way bigger change of the biggest franchise in the world.    … Expand
  33. Aurawhisperer
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    The game is promising, but not really worth a full $60. The graphics are poorly optimized still - Sword & Shield actually looks better. No promising change on the battle system with exception of you as the trainer moving around - thus, taking out the multiplayer was completely unnecessary. Dumbed down to 242 pokes in the region, which may upset alot of other trainers. Catching mechanicThe game is promising, but not really worth a full $60. The graphics are poorly optimized still - Sword & Shield actually looks better. No promising change on the battle system with exception of you as the trainer moving around - thus, taking out the multiplayer was completely unnecessary. Dumbed down to 242 pokes in the region, which may upset alot of other trainers. Catching mechanic lacks potential - cut the middle man between traditional & Lets Go. Stealth mechanic is poor - better off just catching on foot or battle. Story is an average Pokemon story, with minor grim tales. Abilities & Natures no longer a thing, but EVs/IVs are still in the game despite no competitive battles.… Expand
  34. M3inKampfycouch
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Legends Arceus is an expensive tech demo through and through. Through the past several years in the transition from 2D sprite work to 3D models GameFreak's made the risky move of turning Pokemon into a console title. With that shift has come a noticeable drop in quality, particularly in the department which manages the compatibility between titles. Sword and Shield had a reduced PokedexLegends Arceus is an expensive tech demo through and through. Through the past several years in the transition from 2D sprite work to 3D models GameFreak's made the risky move of turning Pokemon into a console title. With that shift has come a noticeable drop in quality, particularly in the department which manages the compatibility between titles. Sword and Shield had a reduced Pokedex and rather sparse content and Legend's Arceus follows suit by delivering a really unique playstyle overshadowed by a game generally devoid of content. The ancient world of Sinnoh is bland and misses a lot of the diverse biomes that typically populate a Pokemon game on top of generally feeling empty as a whole. If you love Pokemon you'll probably still enjoy this game as I did but I can't shake the feeling this game should've released as a free demo with the team dedicating more time to fleshing out the world, the missions and the overall Pokemon experience. I'm not sure if GameFreak is just looking for a cash grab or has just grown plain lazy but Legend's Arceus will hopefully not set a precedent and is just paving the way for a much better game down the road.… Expand
  35. novayhulk14
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Good idea, terrible execution. Pokémon tried to innovate in a game that seems to be made with an absolute lack of love for the franchise. Even though it includes some nice additions to the classics formula, it keeps repeating some of its most classic mistakes. I’m not even going to mention the art direction and the graphic issues because everybody has seen it. It can still can be a veryGood idea, terrible execution. Pokémon tried to innovate in a game that seems to be made with an absolute lack of love for the franchise. Even though it includes some nice additions to the classics formula, it keeps repeating some of its most classic mistakes. I’m not even going to mention the art direction and the graphic issues because everybody has seen it. It can still can be a very enjoyable experience though, but this is definitely not “the best Pokémon game in years”, it’s not even close. Extra points for the effort put in trying to innovate, but we shouldn’t praise Game Freak for making a game that feels so unpolished, and sometimes even unfinished… Expand
  36. StockTME
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Its a half baked game for a price of AAA game...
    Feels like game from 2005. No voices just text, cant jump, cant pass terrain..
    Graphics is horrible, just bad textures, no effort to make some art if it cant render proper graphics. You would expect 120fps on switch with graphics as bad as this, but think its barely pushing 30. World, has lot of pokemons thrown in, but besides feels    Its a half baked game for a price of AAA game...
    Feels like game from 2005. No voices just text, cant jump, cant pass terrain..
    Graphics is horrible, just bad textures, no effort to make some art if it cant render proper graphics. You would expect 120fps on switch with graphics as bad as this, but think its barely pushing 30.
    World, has lot of pokemons thrown in, but besides feels rather empty... no sense of wonder while exploring, just dull.

    You can read good stuff from other people. Making it going into good direction, or better then previous doesn't make it a good game.    … Expand
  37. F0x_in_s0cks
    Jan 31, 2022
    6
    I love the game for the first 15 hours of game play. It is really fun, and the interaction with the Pokémon are really good. But when reaching the later areas, it starts to feel a bit repetitive and empty. I understand that the world is supposed to feel empty, but this is too empty. The graphics not good. i normally would not mind, but it feels unfinished. For the hype this game got, andI love the game for the first 15 hours of game play. It is really fun, and the interaction with the Pokémon are really good. But when reaching the later areas, it starts to feel a bit repetitive and empty. I understand that the world is supposed to feel empty, but this is too empty. The graphics not good. i normally would not mind, but it feels unfinished. For the hype this game got, and the fact that Pokémon is one of the biggest franchises for Nintendo, i am kind of disappointed. I had higher expectations.… Expand
  38. Adwi
    Feb 1, 2022
    6
    La principal critica de este juego son sus gráficos y apartado artístico. Creo que en ambos puntos no hay discusión. Dicho esto se me hace un juego repetitivo y con poco gancho, forzarte a capturar o derrotar continuamente un Pokémon concreto para su registro en la pokedex tiene sentido pero se hace bola. Los combates contra entrenadores los puedes contar con los dedos de las manos. LaLa principal critica de este juego son sus gráficos y apartado artístico. Creo que en ambos puntos no hay discusión. Dicho esto se me hace un juego repetitivo y con poco gancho, forzarte a capturar o derrotar continuamente un Pokémon concreto para su registro en la pokedex tiene sentido pero se hace bola. Los combates contra entrenadores los puedes contar con los dedos de las manos. La sensación de mundo abierto se pierde cuando hay zonas limitadas unas de otras. La exploración y recolección de materiales para el crafteo se hace tedioso por los constantes ataques de Pokémon que se encuentran en la zona. El juego ofrece algunas ideas buenas y que se deben mantener de aqui a futuro (libertad de la camara, el sistema de captura o el crafteo con un zurrón cuya interfaz bebe mucho del Zelda Breath of the wild y se agradece), pero carece de otras muchas cosas y su falta de pulido en todos los sentidos impide ver el potencial de esta nueva fórmula.… Expand
  39. LunLun
    Feb 1, 2022
    6
    The game is an over all breath of fresh air and i truly like the direction it is going. The story is decent, the controls nice and the pokémon don't seem AS bland as they were in previous Pokémon Titles. It is fun! BUT as a fan of the series for 20+ years i can not ignore the many inconsistencies (NPCs sometimes moving their mouth while talking, and sometimes not for e.g.), the uninspiredThe game is an over all breath of fresh air and i truly like the direction it is going. The story is decent, the controls nice and the pokémon don't seem AS bland as they were in previous Pokémon Titles. It is fun! BUT as a fan of the series for 20+ years i can not ignore the many inconsistencies (NPCs sometimes moving their mouth while talking, and sometimes not for e.g.), the uninspired landscapes (and caves specifically), the horrific graphics (especially light and shadow work and lilac shimmer on the ground for no apparent reason) and framerate, the annoying repetitive dialogue, the pokémon glitching up trees and the jokingly bad render distances of a MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY in the year 2022. The Gameplay however is really fun, not perfect but fun and i really hope the next legends game will improve the things it clearly lacks as off right now. Great potential… Expand
  40. ChioUyuni
    Feb 1, 2022
    6
    Me gusta ver como Game Freak intenta cosas nuevas, pero porque algo sea nuevo no significa que tengamos que cegarnos ante sus fallos. El bucle jugable a lo personal ha sido muy divertido, cada vez que llegaba a una nueva zona era increíblemente divertido capturar todo y ver que habría en la siguiente zona. Las peleas con bosses están entretenidas, nunca llegan a ser realmente buenas (AMe gusta ver como Game Freak intenta cosas nuevas, pero porque algo sea nuevo no significa que tengamos que cegarnos ante sus fallos. El bucle jugable a lo personal ha sido muy divertido, cada vez que llegaba a una nueva zona era increíblemente divertido capturar todo y ver que habría en la siguiente zona. Las peleas con bosses están entretenidas, nunca llegan a ser realmente buenas (A excepción de una muy tardía). Tiene cambios de calidad de vida que recibo con los brazos abierto. Y eso sería un poco todo lo bueno, lo malo por desgracia me pesa muchísimo. Aunque es divertido investigar los mapas por los Pokémon, me gustaría que en "Leyendas" hubiera, bueno, Leyendas. Ruinas explorables interesantes capaces de contarnos cosas de este mundo, cuevas, algo de trama contada por el entorno y no solo por NPC's. Ver algunas de las ruinas más interesantes de Platino trasformadas en literalmente un cuadrado donde un npc te cuenta cosas... Es doloroso. Tiene ideas buenas constantemente que no llevan a nada o son desaprovechadas, sobre todo cuando sus personajes son relativamente carismáticos, al menos más a lo que nos tienen acostumbrado, pero de nada sirve si las tramas son cutres maniqueas o desaprovechadas. Que te hagan viajar al pasado para descubrir las leyendas y únicamente encuentras que te hablen de Leyendas más antiguas es realmente desesperanzador. ¿Por qué una nota "tan alta" entonces si tengo tantos problemas? He jugado 91 horas, es indudablemente divertido. Es cierto que está algo inflado por cosas como recoger las llamas para el Spiritomb, lento y tedioso pidiéndote TODAS para conseguirlo y siendo necesario para el "Verdadero final" al completar la pokedex. He atrapado todos los Unows sin que eso sirviera para nada. En resumen, una base buena, pero es menos de la mitad de lo que podría haber sido, y aunque me alegra el cambio y lo celebro les queda muchísimo camino por recorrer para sentirse una verdadera "Leyenda".… Expand
  41. Ceiosillo
    Feb 1, 2022
    6
    El juego es muy, muy disfrutable si no eres alguien que se fije en los pequeños detalles. Así de simple.

    Adictivo y entretenido, con mucho lore sobre la franquicia, mecánicas nuevas bien pulidas y los nuevos Pokémon (o al menos, las nuevas formas) son geniales casi todos. Sin embargo, no puedo evitar fijarme en los casos extremos de popping que se van dando frente a tus morros allá    El juego es muy, muy disfrutable si no eres alguien que se fije en los pequeños detalles. Así de simple.

    Adictivo y entretenido, con mucho lore sobre la franquicia, mecánicas nuevas bien pulidas y los nuevos Pokémon (o al menos, las nuevas formas) son geniales casi todos.
    Sin embargo, no puedo evitar fijarme en los casos extremos de popping que se van dando frente a tus morros allá donde vayas y como, aún acudiendo a técnicas de optimización extremas como las que se usaban ya hace mas de 25 años para juegos de la 64 como ocarina of time el juego no es capaz de tirar a mas de 30 justitos FPS con bajones en ciertos sitios.

    Nintendo necesita sangre nueva. Siempre estará el señorito de turno argumentando que ''solo llevan haciendo juegos 3D desde la sexta gen'' (Hace prácticamente una década ya) y que ''no tienen experiencia como otras compañías''... Pues que contraten gente talentosa que hay ahí afuera con sus miles de millones y los pongan a optimizar el juego para que cargue por completo al entrar a una zona, que no debe ser imposible viendo lo que ya han hecho otros videojuegos en la misma plataforma.

    En pocas palabras, pena. El jugador que entre en mi perfil de exigencia no podrá evitar fijarse en como ha invertido 60 pavos en un juego que no va fluido ni cargando solo lo que está a menos de 20 metros del personaje.    … Expand
  42. FrannyB
    Feb 2, 2022
    6
    Ante el aluvión de críticas con notas bajísimas y de notas con un 10 para compensar o yo que se, voy a intentar hacer un análisis sincero después de habermelo pasado y de tener la pokedex a puntito de completar:

    -Gráficos: de broma, los fps de los pokemon en la distancia se pueden contar con 3 dedos, el renderizado del entorno es ridículo con un popping que hacía tiempo que no veía.    Ante el aluvión de críticas con notas bajísimas y de notas con un 10 para compensar o yo que se, voy a intentar hacer un análisis sincero después de habermelo pasado y de tener la pokedex a puntito de completar:

    -Gráficos: de broma, los fps de los pokemon en la distancia se pueden contar con 3 dedos, el renderizado del entorno es ridículo con un popping que hacía tiempo que no veía. Incluso en ciertas cinemáticas que no están mal, se ven las texturas del entorno y la vuelven cutre. Si hay que poner nota, un 1, porque salen pokemons y la nostalgia me obliga darle algo.

    -Apartado técnico: Meh, saltos que te lanzan volando, algún que otro teleport cuando desciendes laderas, pero en general pocos bugs y los que pasan no han ensuciado la experiencia de juego, aunque se nota que no está pulido.

    -Sonido: la nota objetiva seria un 5, cumple la banda sonora, sin ser especialmente épica en ningun momento, si que incluyen rolias clasicas en la franquicia que gustan. Los dialogos son a base de cuadros de ttextto, sin ningún ssonido de soportte, ni cuando hablan los pokemons, que no se que les costaría poner el audio del "PIKAA "cuando abre la boca el pikachu y no tener que leerlo, es ridículo. Ahora, puedes tocar el principio del himno de Andalucía con la flauta, 10/10 en sonido.

    -Ambientación: Not bad cuando te haces a los gáficos, si que consigue cierta inmersión y a ratos parece que realmente estás teniendo la experiencia que han publicitado y que los fans pedíamos, no sabría si ponerle entre el 6-7. Aunque si antes eran los entrenadores los que estaban esperando meses en el mismo sitio a que tu pasaras a enfrentarte a ellos, ahora son los pokemons, con spawns fijos, sin movilidad e interacción entre ellos, si eso alguno que duerme y poco más.

    -Jugabilidad: Es muy divertido, las nuevas mecánicas encajan bien y me tienen enganchado aún, creo que es la primera vez que voy a completar la pokedex ya que no me aburro capturando, por lo que para mi es el más divertido hasta la fecha, le pondría un 9.

    -Contenido: No se si hay más postgame del que estoy haciendo, pero si lo que buscas son combates y estrategia, por ahora no es el juego, hay 7 u 8 combates contados en la historia y con la dificultad perfecta para que mi perro los juegue por mi. El número de la pokedex me parece correcto, ya que no abruma, pero se nota mucho el tijeretazo al contenido base para vender el DLC en unos meses, el cual si incluye el pvp y algún modo de combates pve que asciendan en dificultad, muy a mi pesar lo compraré ya que convertiría este pokemon en el mejor que se ha hecho, con todos sus fallos, pero que ahoramismo es sólo historia.

    -Historía: está bien, no es una peli de Tarantino pero consigue que le prestes atención a ratos, aunque los incesantes cuadros de texto rompen el ritmo de juego y desesperan a cualquiera,el tutorial son 3-4 horas de sufrimiento pero después se abre el juego y es muy disfrutable.

    RESUMEN: Si buscas una experiencia parecida a la serie de la infancia, con pokemons por ahí sueltos y un mundo por explorar, es tu juego, si buscas un rpg por turnos como hasta ahora era la franquicia, no te lo recomiendo, ahoramismo es un pokemon snap con algunos combates, pero con la potencialidad de convertirse en el mejor hasta la fecha por los cambios en los ivs, el sistema de ataque y turnos, el cambio a las MT y a la "memoria" y personalidades de los pokemons, que vuelven el competitivo mucho mas accesible (si es que lo instauran). Por lo que para mi sería un 5-6 comparandolo con la competencia, un 7 si miramos de donde viene la franquicia y el cambio que propone, un "must have" para los fans como yo (y me duele), y si con nuevo contenido hay más combates y un competitivo decente, que motive al jugador a algo más que a completar la pokedex, creo que será el mejor juego de la IP hasta la fecha.

    Perdón por el tocho, espero que le sea útil a alguien, me voy a capturar Eevees para evolucionarlos.    … Expand
  43. AhsokkaThanos
    Feb 3, 2022
    6
    Un juego absolutamente adictivo y, en mi opinión, el más divertido desde hace muchísimo tiempo, lo que no quita que el apartado gráfico, las físicas o la historia, por decir unas pocas, sean entre mediocres y muy malas.
    Creo que van por el buen camino, pero aún les queda bastante por recorrer.
  44. Cjmc1
    Feb 5, 2022
    6
    Visuals are an improvement but still very bad for a game in 2022. Game play is fun at first but gets very repetitive catching trash pokémon over and over again
  45. Blue9710x
    Aug 4, 2022
    6
    Exploring the many environments the game gives to you is very fun and improves as you progress through the game. Grinding levels and catching pokemon has been made a lot easier, making these essential tasks much less tedious than in previous games. I find myself really enjoying the game when I'm let loose in Sinnoh with the goal of catching pokemon. But the Pokemon Legends: Arceus reallyExploring the many environments the game gives to you is very fun and improves as you progress through the game. Grinding levels and catching pokemon has been made a lot easier, making these essential tasks much less tedious than in previous games. I find myself really enjoying the game when I'm let loose in Sinnoh with the goal of catching pokemon. But the Pokemon Legends: Arceus really struggles maintain that enjoyment when it keeps pausing the action to have a mid story being told to me by boring characters. This wouldn't be a big problem if I could skip the dialogue but I can't, and I'm left spamming the A button on my controller for 5 minutes to get back to the good part of the game. I also don't like the graphical capabilities of the game. I don't think graphics are an important measure to whether a game is good or not but the game looks very bad on a graphical level. During my playthrough I saw many visual glitches including a gyarados hundreds of feet above my character, multiple pokemon moving dozens of fps slower than everything else, and my pokeballs just not working to name a few. I feel that Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a solid step in the right direction for Pokemon but more care needs to go into the story and visual presentation for me to buy a future Pokemon game.… Expand
  46. Lluisgol15
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    Este juego de Pokémon me a dejado con sabor agridulce sin duda es el juego más innovador de la franquicia pero el juego técnicamente deja mucho que desear además se nota que el juego le faltaba medio año de desarrollo ami en un juego nunca me An importado en un videojuego peroaqueaimportante
  47. carlosamegos
    Mar 1, 2022
    6
    This game is a step in a new and exciting direction, but the world feels eerily dead and unfinished.

    For example, there is a severe lack of music when running around the map. The pokemon just stand around staring into space instead of playing/chasing each other. The pokemon species all just kind of spawn in groups at certain spots, without much variation. The graphics are rather poor.    This game is a step in a new and exciting direction, but the world feels eerily dead and unfinished.

    For example, there is a severe lack of music when running around the map. The pokemon just stand around staring into space instead of playing/chasing each other. The pokemon species all just kind of spawn in groups at certain spots, without much variation. The graphics are rather poor. You can finish the main story in about 10 hours. Like with most pokemon games its too easy.

    There are some cool things about it though, especially the open world aspect. There are also fairly challenging events with rare pokemon, shiny pokemon to catch, and quite a few legendaries to catch.

    I enjoyed it, but yeah, something about the emptiness really puts me off the game.    … Expand
  48. Caleidoscopio
    Mar 2, 2022
    6
    En divertido pero no es la evolución que tanto gritan por internet, es más una adaptación de pokemon a la actualidad pero aún así leyendas arceus se quedara atrás en cuestión de tiempo, el apartado artístico es feo, las mecánicas de combate son la misma porquería pero la captura es donde el juego sobresale. La historia es hipócrita y mala y su mundo no es más que para pasear, no explorarEn divertido pero no es la evolución que tanto gritan por internet, es más una adaptación de pokemon a la actualidad pero aún así leyendas arceus se quedara atrás en cuestión de tiempo, el apartado artístico es feo, las mecánicas de combate son la misma porquería pero la captura es donde el juego sobresale. La historia es hipócrita y mala y su mundo no es más que para pasear, no explorar como Zelda botw. En estándares de pokemon es el segundo mejor juego pero aún así no es suficientemente… Expand
  49. Cinept
    Mar 7, 2022
    6
    6/10. Terrible story and uninteresting characters, just barely passable graphics. Overall the best Pokemon game in 10 years. Takes a step in the right direction in almost every aspect, but a step from 0 is still only 1. There better be a sequel and it better improve.
  50. Matinho11
    Mar 30, 2022
    6
    Juego simple y con poco trabajo y detalle detras, o lo que es lo mismo, un juego adaptado a las exigencias de la comunidad de Pokemon y de Nintendo. Zonas amplias con cuatro arboles contados y aun menos Pokemon. Gráficamente es un desastre, siendo un juego propio de PS2.
    Lo único bueno del juego es el cambio de formato, siendo este nuevo formato de capturar Pokemon uno bastante mas    Juego simple y con poco trabajo y detalle detras, o lo que es lo mismo, un juego adaptado a las exigencias de la comunidad de Pokemon y de Nintendo. Zonas amplias con cuatro arboles contados y aun menos Pokemon. Gráficamente es un desastre, siendo un juego propio de PS2.
    Lo único bueno del juego es el cambio de formato, siendo este nuevo formato de capturar Pokemon uno bastante mas entretenido que los anteriores.    … Expand
  51. Daniel1516
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    este juego en el apartado tecnico es muy malo tiene varios errores en el juego en si la idea es exelente pero mal planteada
  52. Saheer
    Apr 29, 2022
    6
    Un jeu complètement rushé qui est tout simplement une honte graphiquement sur Switch. Des jeux comme Dragron Quest 8 sur PS2 faisait déjà beaucoup mieux il y a 15 ans. Framerate qui tourne toujours autour de 15 FPS, les Pokémons et les décors qui clippent comme pas permis et surtout, le contour des sprites des personnages dans les grottes qui donne l'impression que le jeu a été fait surUn jeu complètement rushé qui est tout simplement une honte graphiquement sur Switch. Des jeux comme Dragron Quest 8 sur PS2 faisait déjà beaucoup mieux il y a 15 ans. Framerate qui tourne toujours autour de 15 FPS, les Pokémons et les décors qui clippent comme pas permis et surtout, le contour des sprites des personnages dans les grottes qui donne l'impression que le jeu a été fait sur Paint. Au delà des graphismes, c'est carrément le level design qui est paresseux, avec des décors vides et sans âme, ou cela se résume à deux trois arbres, deux trois montagnes et basta. Alors certes le gameplay a pris une tournure très intéressante et il représente pour moi le seul gros point fort du titre. Mais difficile de parler d'un bon jeu quand on ressent autant de feignantise.… Expand
  53. MovesLikeJag3r1
    Apr 28, 2022
    6
    Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a step in the right direction for Game Freak. It is a breath of fresh air that Pokemon has never really gotten to experience. As usual, it is held back by a boring story, hours of meaningless dialogue, and characters that I don't really care about. While the new, open world aspect of the game allows for a much faster, more enjoyable game, a large portion of thePokemon Legends: Arceus is a step in the right direction for Game Freak. It is a breath of fresh air that Pokemon has never really gotten to experience. As usual, it is held back by a boring story, hours of meaningless dialogue, and characters that I don't really care about. While the new, open world aspect of the game allows for a much faster, more enjoyable game, a large portion of the game just feels like empty space. The menus, combat, and inventory has never been so streamlined and efficient that makes Pokemon much easier and quicker to digest. It allows you to experience the fun parts of the game much easier. If Game Freak continues evolving Pokemon to new heights, it may be able to retain its former glory.… Expand
  54. livin_dreads
    Jun 4, 2022
    6
    I'm going to stay on the middle ish ground.... as much as excited as I am for this game, really enjoying it overall - there are a few things that make my blood boil. Namely the difficulty... and don't bring up the "Alphas" because putting a lv 60 pokemon into a lv 7 area is ARTIFICIAL difficulty. The fact that EVERYTHING levels every time you fart is one of my biggest gripe. I haveI'm going to stay on the middle ish ground.... as much as excited as I am for this game, really enjoying it overall - there are a few things that make my blood boil. Namely the difficulty... and don't bring up the "Alphas" because putting a lv 60 pokemon into a lv 7 area is ARTIFICIAL difficulty. The fact that EVERYTHING levels every time you fart is one of my biggest gripe. I have constantly had to switch out over levelled pokemon if i wanted any semblance of a challenge (again Alphas do not count, they're cheap and stupid).
    but the biggest baffle of all............ why no trainer battles? I get it, this is "time skip back to the past" where they still just getting their toes wet dipping into the goodness that is the world of pokemon etc etc.... but the game HAS trainer battles in it, so why not make them good?
    at any popint someone asks "wanna try and battle?" I'd be like yea i've a roster of 6 *insert random pokemon here" aaaaaaaaand my enemy is....: a SINGLE UNDERLEVELED Literally impossible to lose.

    It's a dope concept underdeveloped    … Expand
  55. Garou_05
    Nov 17, 2022
    6
    É um bom jogo, a mecanica de capturas foi realmente elevada a um nivel diferente, poder capturar pokemons sem entrar em batalhas é algo que da gosto de completar a Dex, deveria ser incorporado a franquia principal, a historia é legal, mas falta mais desenvolvimento dos personagens secundarios, os graricos e perfomace do jogo estão daquele jeito que ja sabemos, bem ao "estilo gamefreak"É um bom jogo, a mecanica de capturas foi realmente elevada a um nivel diferente, poder capturar pokemons sem entrar em batalhas é algo que da gosto de completar a Dex, deveria ser incorporado a franquia principal, a historia é legal, mas falta mais desenvolvimento dos personagens secundarios, os graricos e perfomace do jogo estão daquele jeito que ja sabemos, bem ao "estilo gamefreak" porém se você não liga muito pra isso, vai curtir o game.… Expand
  56. LikeFahrenheit
    Apr 29, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the catching and boss fights are the best things from this game and should be a mainstay, everything else is par the course from the series. looks ugly and animations are mediocre. missing a lot of content that would greatly improve the game. Arceus should've been the focus of the climax, not Dialga/Palkia, since that is what the game is called. good game overall.… Expand
  57. ZYMROD
    Nov 25, 2022
    6
    Totalmente decepcionante en cuanto a historia, carisma, personajes y horrible tutorial. Y con ello tenemos una horrible implementación técnica y de rendimiento que sorprende lo mal ejecutado en una consola de su propia empresa. Lo único salvable son algunas mecánicas como la captura y seudo mundo abierto.
  58. LeGabrielUrbano
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    The problem with this game is that, as always, it lacks development time, it's like a steak that's undercooked, it doesn't taste bad, but it doesn't taste good either, that's what I feel with the title, it was a good product that lacked time to reach its potential, just as they gave it to us is simply very regular, with very high points, which are overshadowed by very low points and vice versa.
  59. Bearyunite
    Mar 26, 2023
    6
    Good but repetitive i like the new idea for the pokemon formula but it just not very good on the eyes and the pokemon and background don't match to me but definitely one of the best in the pokemon switch
  60. Clownsparade
    Aug 10, 2023
    6
    While this certainly does freshen up the Pokémon formula it is still lacking as a game.
    Each Pokémon acts either completely passively, aggressively or shy towards you. There are only 3 different AIs for them.
    The game basically forces you to catch thousands of those AIs to progress the story (which is a tad bit better of what you'd expect from a Pokémon game) and ends in a few fights    While this certainly does freshen up the Pokémon formula it is still lacking as a game.
    Each Pokémon acts either completely passively, aggressively or shy towards you. There are only 3 different AIs for them.
    The game basically forces you to catch thousands of those AIs to progress the story (which is a tad bit better of what you'd expect from a Pokémon game) and ends in a few fights which otherwise get completely ignored in this game. It's certainly a step in the right direction but on the same time it feels like an incomplete tech demo    … Expand
  61. 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
  62. ponferap78
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    Lento, repetitivo,aburridisimo y con un apartado técnico qué es una auténtica vergüenza en pleno 3022
  63. Patrick95
    Feb 2, 2022
    5
    Let's say is a good experiment but... The battles are a mess. Little amount, you can avoid almost any battle you want... Doesn't make any sense. It's Pokémon GO all over again. You catch them all and that's all, you don't need to train them because even bosses can be beaten without even using a single Pokémon. And the joke is that they all are wining experience even if you didn't use them.Let's say is a good experiment but... The battles are a mess. Little amount, you can avoid almost any battle you want... Doesn't make any sense. It's Pokémon GO all over again. You catch them all and that's all, you don't need to train them because even bosses can be beaten without even using a single Pokémon. And the joke is that they all are wining experience even if you didn't use them.

    Battle system is a mess and left so much to be desired like: enemy pokemon is poisoned, I use calm mind to buff myself for the next Pokémon, their pokemon use agile style and attack, their pokemon die to poison and another comes in, new pokemon uses quick attack, new pokemon uses agile style attack, new pokemon attacks again and when my turn is finally here... Calm mind effect expired. A joke. I understand now why there's no held items or abilities. They surely need to improve this in future games.

    Also story is bland, the postgame is epic, but doesn't makes much sense and... The tutorial is the longest this franchise has. Don't get me wrong I liked the game, because catching and exploring are done better than ever and that makes this game really fun to play! It's by far the best part of this game. But the rest is just... Meh.    … Expand
  64. Kadanka
    Feb 7, 2022
    5
    Game was really fun at first, due to novelty. Got really boring really fast. I am struggling to stay awake most of the time. The story is very bad, don’t let others tell you otherwise, it’s backwashed horses semen. Just bottom of the gutter story. Items are annoying, item storage even more so. Only hope I have for this is that there are more than 3 zones and hopefully some free patches. IfGame was really fun at first, due to novelty. Got really boring really fast. I am struggling to stay awake most of the time. The story is very bad, don’t let others tell you otherwise, it’s backwashed horses semen. Just bottom of the gutter story. Items are annoying, item storage even more so. Only hope I have for this is that there are more than 3 zones and hopefully some free patches. If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t have bought this. This Pokémon game was my last one, I just don’t think Pokémon is for me anymore.… Expand
  65. LastHope17
    Feb 5, 2022
    5
    Gets very repetitive and locks the main story behind level grinding. For a game called Pokemon legends it has very little Legendaries. The catching is super fun, but the battling is broken and not as fun as fighting people. It feels abusive to fight wild pokemon.
  66. Down_Cast
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    Ok, this is an average game. Running around the world and catching Pokémon is my dream come true since I was a little kid. The first time I experienced this was with pixelmon. Now, I must say this game is ugly. Horrendous textures and lod pop ins. Landscape is a blur with details from the ps2 era. I’m guessing all budget went into animations. Animations are a solid 8/10. Moves looks good.Ok, this is an average game. Running around the world and catching Pokémon is my dream come true since I was a little kid. The first time I experienced this was with pixelmon. Now, I must say this game is ugly. Horrendous textures and lod pop ins. Landscape is a blur with details from the ps2 era. I’m guessing all budget went into animations. Animations are a solid 8/10. Moves looks good. Pokémon idle is alright. And the models are some of the best. For the story, there is one. Nothing to exciting. Like in past Pokémon games, it’s very basic. For people rating this a perfect 100/100 are insane. As for the ones giving this a 0/10. This is a very average game, which I think is an honest review. Hopefully game freak evolves with this and step away from their past safe zones. I recommend buying and playing the game.… Expand
  67. NazgulzLegacy
    Apr 20, 2023
    5
    The characters are not very likable, the battle system is bad i get hit immediately faint switch then immediately get hit again before i get a turn, sometimes they use strong style and hit twice in a row which means anything can easily ko your legendaries, the variety of pokemon available are few and not very popular, the idea that im expected to catch the same pokemon 25 times isThe characters are not very likable, the battle system is bad i get hit immediately faint switch then immediately get hit again before i get a turn, sometimes they use strong style and hit twice in a row which means anything can easily ko your legendaries, the variety of pokemon available are few and not very popular, the idea that im expected to catch the same pokemon 25 times is ridiculous and boring its usually hard enough to catch one of every pokemon available in these games, but this was an okay game not worth the crazy price tag though.… Expand
  68. MadMaxxieXD
    Feb 14, 2022
    5
    So the game is very fun at first but the luster wears off badly as it goes. Initially I rated the game an 8 but as you play, you see the ugly visuals, battling is terrible in this game, the style system is horrible, barely any moves, lots of battles where it's you versus multiple Pokemon that can all potentially have multiple turns each before you can even do anything, you can send in aSo the game is very fun at first but the luster wears off badly as it goes. Initially I rated the game an 8 but as you play, you see the ugly visuals, battling is terrible in this game, the style system is horrible, barely any moves, lots of battles where it's you versus multiple Pokemon that can all potentially have multiple turns each before you can even do anything, you can send in a Pokemon and have it die without even moving if it's slow because of the styles. The boss battles are a mess, the first couple are fine but by the 3rd you start to wonder what the designers were thinking, certain attacks are basically impossible to dodge and it goes against the idea of the game being more simple(SPOILER example, Arcanine, it's whole thing is it dashes across an arena with lava and you have to leave enough space to dodge him, fine, then he just puts a massive fire ring in the middle of the arena that completely blocks anywhere to dodge sideways as he tackles, but if you go in the ring you die, it's a mechanic that makes no sense and just feels frustrating and cheap because it doesn't require you to react or dodge more, you just can't move out of the way of his attacks at that point but it's just dodging a tackle still). Like they took all the fun and complexity out of the actual Pokemon battles but the boss fights are a nightmare of poorly designed attacks to try to dodge while throwing balms. There are also a lot of small irritating things like 1 save file or how small the satchel is in a game where you're supposed to be constantly gathering things. The game is fun when you're just out catching Pokemon but it has a huge laundry list of problems that only Pokemon could ever get away with , like any other company or game series would be dragged for a game with this many issues and outdated systems.… Expand
  69. Xepher
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    -Graphics anren't very good. I swear there are reused assets from phantom hourglass (ds) on this game.
    -Sound ain't good either. Most of the music sounds like elevator music and the sound fx lack any energy.
    -Pacing is extremely slow. The game holds you by the hand the entire time and there is far too much text to read. It gets boring quick. -Not much variety in the world. -Not alot of    -Graphics anren't very good. I swear there are reused assets from phantom hourglass (ds) on this game.
    -Sound ain't good either. Most of the music sounds like elevator music and the sound fx lack any energy.
    -Pacing is extremely slow. The game holds you by the hand the entire time and there is far too much text to read. It gets boring quick.
    -Not much variety in the world.
    -Not alot of depth to the combat (you aint doing much of it either)
    -Character desings are ok
    -Seeing pokemon moving around is kinda cool    … Expand
  70. Tystuh
    Jan 31, 2022
    5
    The graphics are objectively terrible
    There's no voice or grunting
    Tons and tons of dialog and cutscenes It's not really open world, more like sections of open areas The music is uninspired Boss fights are boring The first 2 hours are a trudge Feels like a fan-made game Gameplay loop is alright and the crafting is a cool It tries to mimic the BoTW charm and falls far short in    The graphics are objectively terrible
    There's no voice or grunting
    Tons and tons of dialog and cutscenes
    It's not really open world, more like sections of open areas
    The music is uninspired
    Boss fights are boring
    The first 2 hours are a trudge
    Feels like a fan-made game

    Gameplay loop is alright and the crafting is a cool

    It tries to mimic the BoTW charm and falls far short in originality, gameplay, graphics, music, animation, bugginess, performance, controls etc.

    In all, I mean if you're a pokemon fan you're going to get this but if you are just thinking about getting into pokemon, this game will probably disappoint.    … Expand
  71. TheHonestMan
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    Mediocre game. It does get some things right like the seamless battles and quality of life when it comes to changing movesets; but otherwise this is a step back. Empty, ugly world where the battles matter very little since you can just stealth and throw the ball at everything. Even when you get into one of the few trainer battles they are too offense based to be any fun thanks to the newMediocre game. It does get some things right like the seamless battles and quality of life when it comes to changing movesets; but otherwise this is a step back. Empty, ugly world where the battles matter very little since you can just stealth and throw the ball at everything. Even when you get into one of the few trainer battles they are too offense based to be any fun thanks to the new system. This is only a good game if you just like catching pokemon and nothing else, but at that point why not just play GO?
    Too much was sacrificed like a developed region with towns and the ability to battle others online.    … Expand
  72. Khal_P
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    Gameplay is boring, you just throw your pokeballs to the pokemon and that's it. The bosses are just orrible, the graphics even worse
  73. DixyNL
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    A lazy reskin of the BOTW area's with low preforming grapichs and a bland overview. I really wanted to like the game, but it's just a sloppy overall job.. They should just have taken one more year and polish the world, i am afraid this game will do what al 4 pokemon releases before have done. Get in with a great score, and then be reduced to a 5 because the nostalgia has worn off..
  74. Distopia23
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Non-existent plot, repetitive gameplay, 2006 graphics. The only thing to do is throw balls at the pokemon.… Expand
  75. MagicMikey
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    For a game that compares itself to Monster Hunter and Breathe of the Wild it doesn't live up to the expectations. The frame rate and graphic makes it look like a very solid ps3 game hoping it gets patches and if so my rating will go up. Honestly only a game Pokemon fans would be okay with
  76. Phynster
    Feb 9, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall for a Pokémon Game the changes they made were exactly what we have been waiting for for years. The issues start once you realize though this is not a Open World Game and technically even less Open World than previous games.

    They straight up stole the World System from Monster Hunter where you have a Central Hub filled with NPCs you can converse with, merchants, and crafting capabilities; of which they didn't really even use recipes they already have(for example only brown apricots are in the game preventing the acquisition of pokeballs such as the Love ball or Premier Ball). and then Exploration Zones, which are just Wild Area's from Sword and Shield, but Larger. The Alpha Pokémon are just permanent weaker versions of Dynamaxing, which is nice but not really anything new, they are supposed to come with special moves but those same moves can just be bought from the move trainer for money.
    Money, never thought a Pokémon game would make money redundant, but I wasted my first 2 Million just buying moves for Pokémon I ended up releasing back into the Wild eventually. Some recipes cost money, and can be costly(upwards of 50,000 so far), but I made 2 Million before I even quelled the first Noble. You don't need to buy pokeballs or potions or their upgraded versions, cause you can just craft them. Bag Space is kind of expensive after awhile but after the first 15 upgrades I've never had an issue with running out of space before needing to go rest and recover pp.

    The game isn't even anywhere close to Open World. The Central Hub is separated by a loading screen between every region, regions of which you can not travel between without going back to the Central Hub, and walking into buildings causes loading screens. That is a Closed World. They have Wild Pokémon spotting's where a group of something specific will spawn in larger numbers, but that only happens to 1 region at a time, and only when you go back to the Central Hub. They also have these things called Time Distortions which summon Evolution Items, stronger Pokémon perfect for level grinding, and coloured plates and star dust which can be crafted together into star pieces. But only 3 or 4 will spawn in a region at a time, afterwards you're forced to go back to the Central Hub again if you want more of these to spawn. Before going back to town, your also forced to turn in all of your currently finished research, which gives you money and xp towards your Star Rank.

    The Star Ranks. What was the purpose of these, I was 7 Star and all Pokémon of all levels would obey my command before I even quelled Kleavor, that's the equivalent of 2 Gym Badges in previous games. Which means by time I actually got into the Mirelands, every one of my Pokémon, which I collect 1 of each one in their Alpha Form and Shiny Forms, were all 1 hitting everything, including the Noble of the Mirelands, the Miss Fortune Sisters, and all the "Trainers"

    Trainers, where are all my trainers at? I've rushed to unlock Braviary and now stopping to actually perfect the Dex, but like where are the trainers at? you fight a handful of Leaders and Wardens of the Diamond and Pearl Clan, and even give out Balls and Pokémon to people to start them out, but the only real trainer encounter is the Miss Fortune Sisters who Ambush you from time to time.

    WHERE IS MY FOLLOWER POKEMON!!! Like seriously, Yellow, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Lets Go, These were some of your best games because of the follower Pokémon, stop removing that feature!

    Combat Evolved? I noticed and love the fact that you went out of your way and removed redundant moves such as Harden, and condensed them into their other more significant abilities like Iron Defense, but where's the Pokémon Combat? This would have been a perfect game to allow us to control our Pokémon during battle and do combat like an RPG instead of turn based. Dodge, Block, Attack, all of that could have easily been done instead of being able to run around during combat as the trainer, kind of redundant there and a little useless for a feature.

    Although yes I did say this was the game we've been waiting for for years, I have to lower my rating because of the fact they keep removing features of their series that actually did very well and attracted people to their game. All-in-all I have spent over 100 hours on the game already and have perfect 115 / 242 available currently. Hopefully with future updates and dlc they can fix some issues and maybe try and actually make an open world game, not just claim it to be one and steal the concept from someone else.    … Expand
  77. Jukant
    Nov 26, 2022
    5
    Meiner Meinung nach ist Legenden Arceus ein Mittelmäßiges, aber erfrischendes Spiel. Nicht mehr, nicht weniger
  78. SrTeji
    Feb 4, 2022
    5
    No tiene el encanto de los otros pokemon, un mundo tan abierto no le viene bien.
  79. edgarnier101193
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    As I predicted, same STUPID director=same stupid game. Unfortunately the fanboys will never admit it, they think they can call themselves gamers because they like pokemon lol. As predicted, I knew gamefreak was going to use the timeline as an excuse to not add gyms, trainers, championship (less directing needed.) Is not nintendo fault, is just that sadly gamefreak owns part of theAs I predicted, same STUPID director=same stupid game. Unfortunately the fanboys will never admit it, they think they can call themselves gamers because they like pokemon lol. As predicted, I knew gamefreak was going to use the timeline as an excuse to not add gyms, trainers, championship (less directing needed.) Is not nintendo fault, is just that sadly gamefreak owns part of the pokemon franchise.… Expand
  80. enyung
    Feb 4, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An okay game , but GameFreak could do better. The total game content is not so satisfying, it should be more from a Pokémon company.… Expand
  81. Sandawi
    Feb 17, 2022
    5
    It would be nice to put the budget to use from time to time. Actually it would be the first time ever game freak actually utilized the budget.

    I’m just speechless. The only way I could start to enjoy this game was to imagine myself as a kid again, being affirmative of anything pokemon related. You’d have to be practically stuck in the 2000s to appreciate this game. I just… I don’t know    It would be nice to put the budget to use from time to time. Actually it would be the first time ever game freak actually utilized the budget.

    I’m just speechless. The only way I could start to enjoy this game was to imagine myself as a kid again, being affirmative of anything pokemon related. You’d have to be practically stuck in the 2000s to appreciate this game. I just… I don’t know what to say.

    It’s a garbage game.    … Expand
  82. Bottie
    Apr 23, 2022
    5
    As a big Pokemon fan I have to give my opinion on this game.
    From the graphics you can see right away that Game Freak has hardly taken any time for this game, but the same has to be said about the frame rate of this game I can still see the 5 FPS Staraptor in front of my eyes.
    Most of the textures are just ugly and a lot of them need time to reload and that doesn't have to be the case.    As a big Pokemon fan I have to give my opinion on this game.
    From the graphics you can see right away that Game Freak has hardly taken any time for this game, but the same has to be said about the frame rate of this game I can still see the 5 FPS Staraptor in front of my eyes.
    Most of the textures are just ugly and a lot of them need time to reload and that doesn't have to be the case.
    So enough about the graphics let's get to the most important thing and that is the gameplay.
    The gameplay completely convinced me and was even fun, and exploring the individual areas was also convincing.
    You still can't call this game an open world game because you only move around in single areas in an open world game it would be a big and free world Pokemon Legends is more like a Monster Hunter game than a Breath of the Wild.
    All in all, I have to say that the game was by no means pretty, it was really just ugly, but the gameplay and the story pulled me in a bit.
    But after Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet were announced for the end of 2022, I slowly got the feeling that I was playing a €60 paid tech demo.
    Do your money a favor and only buy Pokemon Legenden Arceus in a sale or somewhere used. 60€ is way too much for this pixel mud where game freak just didn't feel like developing anymore.    … Expand
  83. Zer0xl
    Mar 1, 2022
    5
    The game is fun, BUT IS F*CKING UGLY, JESUS CHRIST.
    I have a indiferent/hate relationship with the progression.
  84. Forketta95
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    A solid baseline for the future, but the game lacks of some fundamentals features. The story and the graphics are really terrible, but overall the game is funny. For a future chapter, with several improvement, I could think to give a better score, but as today the game is still under the 6
  85. kairadan
    Feb 3, 2022
    5
    Honestly, i will say no to this game. I really apreciate the "zelda way" attitude, but game freak need to pratice more. Graphics is not really good, and movement physics is a little inaccurate. You cannot swim a little, you cannot check your life or stamina.
    Positive that they try to make the boss fight more fun with another way to fight, but overall it's a mediocre game,but an    Honestly, i will say no to this game. I really apreciate the "zelda way" attitude, but game freak need to pratice more. Graphics is not really good, and movement physics is a little inaccurate. You cannot swim a little, you cannot check your life or stamina.
    Positive that they try to make the boss fight more fun with another way to fight, but overall it's a mediocre game,but an improvement over the old games of the past.    … Expand
  86. Perhood
    Feb 4, 2022
    5
    Ideas buenas pero el apartado artístico deja mucho que desear junto al popping de elementos
  87. YungSadYugi
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    Honestly overall it's not a bad game. The graphics are that of a Nintendo 64 game and I can't count how many graphical errors I've ran into. However the mechanics and new battle styles are honestly really cool and I have a lot of fun battling. Although the story seems pretty shallow and not super well thought out which is nothing new for a Pokemon game to be honest. overall I think it'sHonestly overall it's not a bad game. The graphics are that of a Nintendo 64 game and I can't count how many graphical errors I've ran into. However the mechanics and new battle styles are honestly really cool and I have a lot of fun battling. Although the story seems pretty shallow and not super well thought out which is nothing new for a Pokemon game to be honest. overall I think it's definitely worth playing but not worth the $60 price tag.… Expand
  88. Capedan
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    A good step forward for the brand, but with a ridiculous quality. Gamefreak should leave the technical development of the game to third parties.
  89. Hyoren
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    Here me out, I love Pokémon, I’ve been playing for over 20 years, all the mainline games.

    But I have to be honest and objective to myself. I’ve been playing, and playing, and playing, for 15 hours. Is it a bad game? Not at all, but I don’t think it’s good either. My main complaint is battles, they are completely ruined, the system is just all over the place, there’s absolutely no    Here me out, I love Pokémon, I’ve been playing for over 20 years, all the mainline games.

    But I have to be honest and objective to myself. I’ve been playing, and playing, and playing, for 15 hours. Is it a bad game? Not at all, but I don’t think it’s good either. My main complaint is battles, they are completely ruined, the system is just all over the place, there’s absolutely no balance, I hate the new “styles”, I never use them. Pokémon in battle attack you twice something just because (NO styles used), sometimes even 3 times, abilities would help with battles but they don’t exist etc. I just feel like battles are a complete mess.

    And that’s wild Pokémon battles, because proper battles with trainers don’t exist (you have some battles every 10 years with a trainer who uses 1 freaking Pokémon, 1!)

    The areas are “too big” imo. It’s not a bad thing, but it’s extremely confusing and sometimes annoying and I lose interest on exploring because everything is the same but with a different Pokémon walking around. I know some people love massive open areas, but it’s not my cup of tea, I like something more in the middle.

    The crafting is annoying, way worse is the satchel limit, that you have to pay a TON of money to get just 1 more spot for an item… wtf.

    I won’t talk about the graphics, we all know they’re not the best, and they didn’t really bother me, for me it was other stuff that was worse than that, as mentioned before.
    There’s way too much talking, nonsense talking, way too much. I find it dumb af you can’t go from one area to the other, you HAVE to go back to the camp every single time, to request to go to the village, and then again request to go to another area. That’s just dumb and a waste of time, can’t believe they pulled this on us.

    You can’t change Pokémon and access to your objects to store them, it is mandatory to go back to the camp (again) to do so, not much qol there… and don’t even get me started on losing a ton of objects when you pass out.
    I absolutely miss BATTLES, real ones. I absolutely miss GYMS, having a more “marked” objective, and go to the Pokémon League etc… some people may like the type of game Legends is, but Pokémon has been always about battles, gyms, the league and being a Pokémon master. The best.

    I play when i’m bored, when I stop playing, it takes a lot for me to go back to the game, doesn’t really hook me. I force myself to play to at least finish it (game wasn’t for free).
    I have to say I love the overworld Pokémon and the possibility to see shynies. I like the battling when you just send the Pokémon and that’s it, it’s very quick and I appreciate that.
    I personally hope this is just the typical spin off game, it hurts to admit I had way more fun with Sword and Shield. I hope Gen 9 takes the good mechanics about this game like the overworld pokemon, quick in and out battles etc, but it’s more focused on the typical gyms etc… and not so massive areas.

    Is is the “best Pokémon game everrrr!” as some people say? Hell no! It’s not even the main essence of the franchise. It’s not bad, but not the best either (at least not for me, give me back my competitive battles and gyms).

    I would give it a 5/10.    … Expand
  90. Sarvik
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    Únicamente algunas mecánicas nuevas salvan el juego. Gráficamente malo, narrativamente peor y una jugabilidad excesivamente repetitiva hacen que lo que podría haber sido el gran inicio de una nueva etapa en Pokémon quede en tan solo un juego mediocre.

    Malo: gráficos, narrativa, demasiado repetitivo, poco cariño de los desarrolladores por la IP. Bueno: la nueva Pokedex, el sistema de    Únicamente algunas mecánicas nuevas salvan el juego. Gráficamente malo, narrativamente peor y una jugabilidad excesivamente repetitiva hacen que lo que podría haber sido el gran inicio de una nueva etapa en Pokémon quede en tan solo un juego mediocre.

    Malo: gráficos, narrativa, demasiado repetitivo, poco cariño de los desarrolladores por la IP.

    Bueno: la nueva Pokedex, el sistema de creación de items y la recolección de recursos.    … Expand
  91. Grotesk
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game took a whole new direction in a different setting. The visuals are much improved and the gameplay is rather addictive! It truly feels like how pokemon should have always been. Exploring and seeing pokemon in the wild!… Expand
  92. PurifierUnit
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    IGN Italy's review is the most accurate critic review of this game. That reviewer understands how to analyze game systems and how they interact with one another, instead of just being mindlessly wowed by an open world with a few genuine improvements to the traditional Pokémon formula. And there really are some improvements. They simply seem to have been made without any considerationIGN Italy's review is the most accurate critic review of this game. That reviewer understands how to analyze game systems and how they interact with one another, instead of just being mindlessly wowed by an open world with a few genuine improvements to the traditional Pokémon formula. And there really are some improvements. They simply seem to have been made without any consideration whatsoever for how they affect the rest of the game.

    Let's start with the good. Non-random, seamless battles are great. Want to get into a fight with a wild Pokémon? Toss out one of your own Pokémon near it and bam, you're in battle. No loading screen, no battle transition effect, just instantly in battle mode, and you're still free to move around at will while the battle is going on -- see it from any angle, even get hit by the attacks if you're careless with where you stand.

    Don't feel like battling? You can catch Pokémon without being in battle now, which is great. Not all of them, mind you, but some of them.

    These are the two main alterations Game Freak made to the traditional formula. They're good ideas. Unfortunately they have some noticeably bad knock-on effects, which it seems Game Freak either didn't notice, or compensated for in rather amateur ways.

    Previous Pokémon games had the luxury of hiding all Pokémon in tall grass, and (outside Sword & Shield) never actually showed them in the wild. This means the presence of the Pokémon is part of the player's suspension of disbelief. They're there and they totally have all the behaviors listed in the Pokédex, but you just never see them. Legends Arceus, on the other hand, shows the Pokémon in the wild. And they just...stand there and wander around a bit. They don't live in the world. They have no homes, they have no behaviors, they don't interact with one another -- they simply exist and wait to be caught or fought. This, much more than the obvious visual-fidelity issues, makes the world feel lifeless and oddly empty.

    Out-of-battle catching speeds up the game to an insane extent. If you could catch everything without fighting it, the game would be over extremely quickly, and Game Freak needed to not let that happen because of the large number of people out there who equate Time Spent with Money Value. It seems Game Freak has implemented two "solutions" in order to prevent the game's runtime from being drastically shortened.

    First, Pokémon fall into three categories: friendly, skittish, and aggressive. Friendly Pokémon can be caught out of battle with no special requirements; just throw a ball. Skittish Pokémon can be caught out of battle, as long as they don't see you first (they'll run away). Aggressive Pokémon cannot be caught outside battle whatsoever, and must be fought and captured in the traditional manner. Game Freak has made MOST Pokémon aggressive. They made a super convenient change to the formula and then set things up to force you through the traditional formula anyway, for the most part.

    Secondly and far more damningly, the Pokédex requires multiple catches, multiple victorious battles, multiple observations of Pokémon move use, and other checklist items such as "catch without being seen", before a dex entry for a specific Pokémon will be "complete". There really is no reason or justification provided for what amounts to repetitious busywork; it seems obvious that this is another "solution" to the problem of "we made playing the game faster and more convenient, but we need to keep them playing for roughly the same amount of time as before". Catching is faster now? Require a lot more catches instead of just the traditional one-and-done. Battling is controllable now, and not at all randomized? Require a specific number of battles for each Pokémon so the player HAS to fight them multiple times anyway. And worse, virtually everything in the game revolves around dex completion, which never gets any more interesting or complex over time. Sidequests ask for complete dex entries outright, or for things you do to complete dex entries. The main quest also requires dex entries. It's a one-note game loop.

    Game Freak could have done much more interesting things with its good core changes. Make the Pokémon appear to really live in the world. Require the player to observe and record their behaviors: what they eat, where they live. Use the Switch as if it is the dex itself (similar to how BotW treated the tablet as an actual in-game device), and permit the player to directly record dex info, perhaps with fill-in-the-blank fields and a selection of pre-written answer options. In a game where the dex is so central, interesting things to do with the dex seem like a no-brainer. Unfortunately Game Freak settled for "just make them do the usual stuff, but way more". The end result is a decidedly repetitive, lackluster game. I hope Game Freak figures out where it went wrong here, as it really isn't hard to see the holes.    … Expand
  93. Occhiaye
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    Uno dei migliori giochi per ps2 A parte gli scherzi, semplicemente orrendo a livello tecnico (e fa ridere come YouTubers e siti di recensione gli diano 8,9,10), una cosa del genere nel 2022 è inammissibile, continuate a dargli corda tanto Gamefreak si adagia sugli allori, fa sempre il minimo indispensabile e sembra che tutti siano felici, tristissimo sapere che vende perché è Pokemon e nonUno dei migliori giochi per ps2 A parte gli scherzi, semplicemente orrendo a livello tecnico (e fa ridere come YouTubers e siti di recensione gli diano 8,9,10), una cosa del genere nel 2022 è inammissibile, continuate a dargli corda tanto Gamefreak si adagia sugli allori, fa sempre il minimo indispensabile e sembra che tutti siano felici, tristissimo sapere che vende perché è Pokemon e non perché sia un gioco valido :)
    Almeno su gameplay e storia siamo messi meglio rispetto agli ultimi capitoli (e in generale mi son piaciuti), molta più libertà e senti un mondo un po’ più vivo rispetto a prima (almeno da quando sono passati al 3d), comunque per me Bocciato, non merita di esistere un gioco così ma tanto venderà così tanto… alla gente piace la merda    … Expand
  94. Rorschach92
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In an open world-like game, graphics are one of the main features. It plays a very important role, it cannot and MUST not be ignored. .this title sold only because pokemon otherwise a title with such a technical scarcity nobody would have bought it, let's take off the fanboy mask and let's look WELL what we have on hand, a game that moves the foundations and renews these titles, fun, intriguing, etc....but we want to talk about the game world?square hills, 2 types of trees copy paste for the whole map, zero dungeons, 4 cross tunnels with the same texture everywhere, undriveable mounts, camera that leaves for its cabbages, mountains that change shape as you move away, tall grass made with of the strips that rotate with the .camera.

    telecamera
    and I could go on and on. 8, for such a title I find it absurd and offensive towards those who put effort and love into creating their own games .    … Expand
  95. Segyl
    Feb 3, 2022
    5
    One step ahead, two behind. They could have done just a little more and this could have been the new standard for pokemon game, gameplay wise.
  96. B1gf15h
    Jan 31, 2022
    5
    While it is refreshing to see pokemon in open environments, its ridiculous that people are raving about this game. It is one of the worst looking games on switch. The world is bland, empty, and the pokemon just shuffle around and dont feel alive. The volume and repetition in catching pokemon lessens your attachment to your team. Pokemon is the highest grossing video game series ever and weWhile it is refreshing to see pokemon in open environments, its ridiculous that people are raving about this game. It is one of the worst looking games on switch. The world is bland, empty, and the pokemon just shuffle around and dont feel alive. The volume and repetition in catching pokemon lessens your attachment to your team. Pokemon is the highest grossing video game series ever and we deserve better. People are giving this a 10 and if a Zelda or mario game was released with this quality and lack of ambition it would get a terrible review. New snap and the diamond pearl remakes were both bigger files and it shows in the lack of attention to detail in arceus.… Expand
  97. melinxadri
    Jan 31, 2022
    5
    Good if you are a pokémon fan but if this game is made by another company nobody would play it, the gameplay is interesting but it´s the only thing, the story is poor and the tutorial never ends
  98. Otapic
    Jan 31, 2022
    5
    I've been playing Pokemon since Emerald, and yes I do like the step that they're going to with this game.
    But out of sheer love for the franchise, I just can NOT ever recommend this game considering how much it costs and the actually quality AND quantity you're getting. I was hoping to be able to give a pass to the horrid graphics if the world itself had something compelling to do in it.    I've been playing Pokemon since Emerald, and yes I do like the step that they're going to with this game.
    But out of sheer love for the franchise, I just can NOT ever recommend this game considering how much it costs and the actually quality AND quantity you're getting. I was hoping to be able to give a pass to the horrid graphics if the world itself had something compelling to do in it.
    But no, what i got was sloppy excuse of mish mash of terrain. Right now i can't even bare to finish it, the game doesn't keep me hooked. Especially not with how grindy the progression feels.
    The research part is a great and certainly something most fans wanted, but putting it as the only way to progress the story just makes it feel like a chore.
    "No gamefreak, i don't want to catch this pokemon for 267th time to progress this subpar story"
    And moving on to the story, it was alright. But again that damn research system shouldn't be the main part, just like the pokedex in previous games it should've just been a side objective that you slowly progress AS you play through the game not vice versa.

    Now let's talk about the world, if you could even call it that. You know what the open world feels like? Like they spat on my face and said deal with it. Let me ask everyone else who's played, can you name atleast 5 places on the map and say something interesting about them, take away the pokemon roaming around and ask yourself was any of the wilderness area memorable? The answer is no

    And now the roaming pokemon, what else is there to say. They're basic AIs that just so happen to look like pokemon. I'm not expecting a complex simulation of their ecosystem, but they didn't even try to improve on it after SwSh (Sword & Shield)

    Finally i have to reiterate, i love Pokemon. But rn as things stand, i don't think gamefreak feels the same love towards it.

    Overall the game is a 5/10, there are good ideas and at least some hope for a better game in the future. But right now Pokemon Legends: Arceus feels like an unfinished, half assed game, with uncooked but great ideas. Do better gamefreak, do better.

    Unrelated rant about parts of the pokemon community:
    Like ordering a steak in a Gordon Ramsay restaurant and getting raw beef, you like steak but the chef didn't bother to cook it. You're disappointed by the result but you see everyone else eating the raw beef just because Ramsay did it. You decide to not eat the raw uncooked beef, but everyone else in the restaurant glares at you because of it. That's what the community feels like nowadays, I'm criticizing the games cause i want them to do better. I have no ill intentions, but everyone else feels ok and satisfied with the status quo while demonizing those who are actually passionate and love the pokemon games, ones who want to see it reach it's full potential    … Expand
  99. Dirtycasual10
    Feb 2, 2022
    5
    While many of the latest Pokemon games will introduce a few new features or tweaks, but retain the same gameplay and story, this takes it in a whole new direction. The gameplay is wildly different and makes it feel not like a game you play but a world you are part of. Less of a step in the right direction and more of a sprint, I highly recommend this to anyone interested in the series andWhile many of the latest Pokemon games will introduce a few new features or tweaks, but retain the same gameplay and story, this takes it in a whole new direction. The gameplay is wildly different and makes it feel not like a game you play but a world you are part of. Less of a step in the right direction and more of a sprint, I highly recommend this to anyone interested in the series and look forward to any future installments.… Expand
  100. Perrosaurio31
    Feb 2, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best gane of pokemon , The shinyhunt its more easy and The open world y increíble… Expand
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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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