Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 3825 Ratings

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  1. Quart22
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Quite the different Pokemon game from the main line series. However, this is one of the best Pokemon gaming experiences I've ever had. 10/10. 100% would recommend to fans of the franchise.
  2. 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
  3. LuigiCuau
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    Simplemente es impresionante, más de 45 horas de juego tengo actualmente y aún no termino todas las misiones secundarias, es verdad que gráficamente le falta razón por la cual no le doy el 10, pero mi problema principal es la historia, yo se que PKM no se distingue por la historia pero al ser un juego llamado "leyendas Arceus" esperaba más pues se debería mejor llamar "leyendas Sinho oSimplemente es impresionante, más de 45 horas de juego tengo actualmente y aún no termino todas las misiones secundarias, es verdad que gráficamente le falta razón por la cual no le doy el 10, pero mi problema principal es la historia, yo se que PKM no se distingue por la historia pero al ser un juego llamado "leyendas Arceus" esperaba más pues se debería mejor llamar "leyendas Sinho o leyendas diamante y perla" pues es casi nula la presencia de Arceus tanto en historia principal como post game, fuera de eso es un juegazo .… Expand
  4. PHE_AT_SL
    Feb 7, 2022
    1
    Legends Arceus is just incredibly ugly. In addition, so much is not ideally thought through and is boring and repetitive. I just don't know how an "established" company like GameFreak has so little attention to detail. I just miss it in too many places. No.. Without me.
  5. PatrizioItaly
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    I've completed the 100% of the game last night. I'll always recommend this game to the franchise's fans but not without many criticisms.
    This game changes the game play completely with many long awaited new mechanics that we can only hope will stay in the future games. It's still a major improvement from the past games especially the recent BDSP remakes.
    Unfortunately the technical    I've completed the 100% of the game last night. I'll always recommend this game to the franchise's fans but not without many criticisms.
    This game changes the game play completely with many long awaited new mechanics that we can only hope will stay in the future games. It's still a major improvement from the past games especially the recent BDSP remakes.
    Unfortunately the technical aspects of this title are lacking and may lower the enjoyment of this experience by a lot.
    It's sad to know that your avatar is exploring a forest just because of its name appearing on the top corner and not by the visual environment. It's unsatisfying having many places very similar to one another inside the same map. The art direction is great as always but the immersion is ruined by its lacking.
    We knew of this lacking by the trailer but I would have still granted an 8 out of this game if not for another very disturbing aspect. The writing in this game is a new low. Pokémon had always had childish writing but in this instance every other dialog contradicts the one before. We are in a time where pokémon are feared but 50% of the village population is from a well established region where they already have pokéride, HM and are living peacefully with the pokémon. We are told that no one knows how to capture pokémon then they explain to us how to do so. They told us we are the greater battler but we have a teacher for that way more skilled than us. We are told that all the pokémon are fearsome then we are shown other character knowing that there are many species that are very peaceful toward them and easy to catch or to live with.
    I know this game is mostly for children but I would love to have a game not contradicting itself so often.
    The combat mechanics are an improvement but they need some fixing especially while battling other trainers. If you build, like me, a slow team it might occur that when one member is KO the next one entering will have to wait 2/3 moves from the opponent resulting in another KO without being able to do anything. In late game I had to rethink my team because one trainer attacked 13 times in a row demolishing my team. This is not a rise in the difficulty but some design flaw since I might want to play with my favorite pokémon without having such a disadvantage and all slower pokémon fill penalized.
    Over all the game is a good one and the game play loop in enjoyable. If they keep working on their optimizations skills and fix up the few problem this game could be a new starting point for the brand,    … Expand
  6. TadaoKou
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    Well, normally I wouldn't give this game a 10/10 but an 8/10 but because there are so many morrons here which give the game a 0 or 3/10, I will give it a 10.
    Giving this game just a 0 or a 3 or even a 5/10 is just objectivly not true, even if you dislike the game.
    Now, where to start with this game...I personally absolutly adore it. I have over 70 hours right now put into it and I    Well, normally I wouldn't give this game a 10/10 but an 8/10 but because there are so many morrons here which give the game a 0 or 3/10, I will give it a 10.
    Giving this game just a 0 or a 3 or even a 5/10 is just objectivly not true, even if you dislike the game.

    Now, where to start with this game...I personally absolutly adore it.
    I have over 70 hours right now put into it and I think it is the best Pokemon game since Black & White. Personally I was never a fan of the 3D Pokemon games until Legends Arceus came out.

    Now, I want to address the biggest issue people have first: The graphics.
    The graphics are a 2 sided coin in this game. If you look at the game in TV mode, it looks terrible. Simply terrible. The performance in TV mode is also terrible. It often feels like a 20 FPS game.
    But...if you look at this game in handheld mode, it can actually look really pretty in some parts. If you have the game already, just compare a run through Jubilife Village between the TV mode and the handheld mode.
    You will notice that the handheld mode runs extremly well and looks really good in some areas.
    But you will also notice that the TV mode is the opposite of that.
    I would advise anyone to play this game ONLY in handheld mode! Personally, I can only say that this game is an 8/10 because I only played in handheld mode.
    If I have to judge the game by it's TV mode, it would be a 4 or 5/10. That's how big the difference is.

    Even despite me acknowledging the bad graphics in TV mode, I still think a lot of reviews here are extremly unfair towards the game. Calling Gamefreak lazy or terrible in this case is not true.
    Pokemon Legends Arceus was clearly a passion project for Gamefreak. You can see it in a lot of details they put in the game. Especially Jubilife Village. That is probably the best Pokemon village or town we had since the games went 3D. There are so many small details put into Jubilife Village, it is insane.
    For spoiler reasons I will not mention any. I will just say, this game was clearly a passion project for Gamefreak and even with flaws like the terrible TV mode, you can clearly see that they tried this time with the game.

    I honestly want this to be the main take-away from anyone who reads this review:
    The game is awesome if you play it as a handheld game.
    But if you play it as a homeconsole game, it is mediocre at best.

    I honestly would wish that Gamefreak just disabled the TV mode for this game and made it handheld only. Yes, people would still be angry about that but I think we would have way less people complaining about the graphics, if Gamefreak was just honest with their terrible TV mode.

    It also sadly just shows me how the Switch in itself makes it hard to judge games.
    Like I said, I give this game a 10/10 because morrons put negative reviews out which are WAY to negative for such an wellpolished handheld game.
    On the other hand, I can understand those reviews if they only played in TV mode.
    Like I said, I would personally give this game an 8/10 as a handheld game.
    But as a homeconsole game, it's in the 3-5/10 area.

    It also shows the duality of the Switch itself. The console itself is great but there are always set-backs which drag it down. We can clearly see it with other Switch games too.
    For example: Breath of the Wild can sometimes have a bad performance if you play it in TV mode. But in handheld mode, it's completly fine.

    Now, I didn't really talk about gameplay or story or anything like that because...I think it is quite clear that I enjoyed the gameplay in itself if I would give this game an 8 or 10/10.
    About the story...I really liked some of the characters. They are not great, but entertaining enough.
    The story in itself is good, but not great. It more or less is just an excuse to send you running through the world.
    In general, this game is extremly gameplay focused and I really don't want to say anything about that because there are a lot of surprises here. It is not comparable to previous Pokemon games, that much is clear.
    But in my opinion, Gamefreak should continue going in the "Legends" direction.
    If the next Legends game is not on the Switch or on an more powerful Switch, we might even get a game with a working handheld AND TV-mode!

    Gonna add one thing here:
    People who give this game 0 or 3/10 are objectivly wrong. Even if the graphics were as terrible as everyone said (which they are only for TV mode and even than, it could be way worse), this game is objectivly not a Zero.
    Morrons like that should honestly stop playing Pokemon in general. Why? Because disencouraging Gamefreak now with bad review scores is REALLY not the thing we need now.
    I don't say just blindly applaud them but if people continue to hate on this game, we will just get the same old terrible Pokemon formula again.    … Expand
  7. Alexholyfool
    Jan 29, 2022
    10
    De aquí debe partir la franquicia para las siguientes entregas, comentar lo de los graficos esta de más, si gustas de disfrutar un juego adelante.
  8. nezeeqko
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Gameplay is more repetitive than previous games, NPC don't even have voice acting making cutscenes and conversations boring (NPC grunts etc), wild Pokemons are just walking mindlessly with no simple routines making the game feels more lifeless (for example in Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2 you can see monsters sleeping, eating and in Stories 1 some monsters like Velocipreys are going outGameplay is more repetitive than previous games, NPC don't even have voice acting making cutscenes and conversations boring (NPC grunts etc), wild Pokemons are just walking mindlessly with no simple routines making the game feels more lifeless (for example in Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2 you can see monsters sleeping, eating and in Stories 1 some monsters like Velocipreys are going out hunting preys, and it was a 3DS game).

    Graphics are horrendous. In a game where 90% of the time you were walking out in the world, at least make the world looks decent (it was worse than a 3DS game). Character models are a total downgrade from Sword and Shield, like HOW? Imagine visual artists working in another game trying to make their game looks as pleasing as possible only for Pokemon re-tarts to say they work doesn't matter because "GrApIcHs ArEn'T eVeRyThInG". I don't say that Pokemon need 4K ultra-realistic visuals, all im saying is at least make it looking better than fecking Wii games.

    My biggest offender in this game is the animations. Monster Hunter Stories 2 and SMT V are proof that a monster collecting game can have good animations. Unsurprisingly, Pokemon continue it trends to make sub-par animations that feel robotic and unnatural. Just try compare MHST 2 animations to PLA.

    TLDR: In my offensive opinion, **** game made by **** developers played by nostalgia blinded fans who never play any other game than Pokemon.    … Expand
  9. Requiem666
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    Best Pokemon game ever made. Game does a lot of things well, however there are a few small problems, The graphics and not enough sex.
  10. navi14
    Feb 7, 2022
    0
    Es una vergüenza para los videojuegos que esta cosa tenga mas de un 2, es un juego simple, fácil y si me dicen que es un juego de ps1 me lo creo.
  11. Gethin
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    Honest Review - Ok i thought this game was going ti be terrible, i held back from buying it but recently bought it after watching gameplay and fans loving it.

    I played it and i was very surprised. Its the pokemon game we all wanted 10years ago but never too late i guess. Very addictive game, ive thoroughly enjoyed it, so much to do, could easily sink 100 hours in to it. Negatives for me    Honest Review - Ok i thought this game was going ti be terrible, i held back from buying it but recently bought it after watching gameplay and fans loving it.

    I played it and i was very surprised. Its the pokemon game we all wanted 10years ago but never too late i guess. Very addictive game, ive thoroughly enjoyed it, so much to do, could easily sink 100 hours in to it.

    Negatives for me is the lack of online and the graphics, no voice acting and music. Also i think the battle system needs to move from turn based to more of a free moving system. But regardless of all these faults it has to be one of the best pokemon games since gold silver for me personally. Its a step in the right direction but has much to improve on.

    Honestly a great game and anything i sink 100hours in to is a high rating game.    … Expand
  12. Merro
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game have bad graphics, bad design, boring grind fest loop. This is embarrassing for the most popular franchise in the world. What's the point in growing Pokémon if there aren't any trainers. It's a grind fest in an ugly environment. No music, voice acting or story.
    The best lava and water graphics ever, almost better than sea of THIEVES. GAMEFREAK MADE A MONEY GRAB.    … Expand
  13. Stockdalius
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Only thing keeping it from a 10 is graphics. Still do not understand how some things made into final cut (Pokemon just going up a tree randomly, the outline of your character during some backgrounds, distance renderings, etc). HOWEVER this is the most fun I have had with a pokemon game in years. BDSP shouldve been this. Great story and characters. I do not see how we go bacto tradutionalOnly thing keeping it from a 10 is graphics. Still do not understand how some things made into final cut (Pokemon just going up a tree randomly, the outline of your character during some backgrounds, distance renderings, etc). HOWEVER this is the most fun I have had with a pokemon game in years. BDSP shouldve been this. Great story and characters. I do not see how we go bacto tradutional pokemon games after this. Gen 9 and BW remakes have a high bar to pass. I do hope GF gets outside help with graphics.… Expand
  14. WHaines
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Pokémon Legends: Arceus is about 8/10 of the way to being a perfect Pokémon game. It's certainly not the most amazing game to look at. But the gameplay is fun enough to make up for the lack of graphical fidelity.
    It's a great addition to the franchise and I hope they continue to build on this concept.
  15. Ben3033
    Feb 6, 2022
    7
    At first sight, Pokemon Legends: Arceus seems to be the game fans have been pleading about for all these years: an open world game where you can freely explore the lands and fight Pokemon. In a way, that is true, but the execution was very flawed. The game is restricted to zones, otherwise known as an "open-zone" game. This was a disappointment, especially when the earlier trailers made itAt first sight, Pokemon Legends: Arceus seems to be the game fans have been pleading about for all these years: an open world game where you can freely explore the lands and fight Pokemon. In a way, that is true, but the execution was very flawed. The game is restricted to zones, otherwise known as an "open-zone" game. This was a disappointment, especially when the earlier trailers made it out to be a game similar to BOTW. Not only that, but the game restricts you from entering certain areas of zones if you haven't filled out enough of the Pokedex. However, this shouldn't be too much of an issue, as long as you are doing more than just following the missions.

    The main gameplay loop is very fun. Being able to explore freely(in the zones of course) and catch, fight, or run away from Pokemon doesn't get old... well at least for most of the game. It starts to tedious after a while, especially because it's REQUIRED to access certain areas.

    The Pokemon don't do anything interesting; they are completely lifeless. They either walk around, sleep, or occasionally teleport depending on the Pokemon. Why not have some Pokemon fight with each other occasionally, or have two Pikachu's touching their tails as a greeting(which is quite literally in their Pokedex entry), stuff like that which would make the world feel more active. The zones themselves are bare-boned, with only the most basic terrain. Not to mention, the graphics are awful for a 2022 Nintendo Switch game. The terrain looks worse than games on the GameCube.

    When you aren't following the main story or exploring the world for fun, you're probably doing Requests, otherwise known as sidequests. These sidequests are the most basic, boring, and tedious tasks you can think of. They're all the same; catch a specific Pokemon, fill out a specific Pokemon's Pokedex entry, or collect a certain amount of an item to bring back to the requester. It felt like doing homework going through these. However, there are a couple of fun ones. One of them, you get to catch a shiny Ponyta. But like I said, there are only a COUPLE of these. It feels like the developers were asked to make a sidequest system last minute, so they had to rush like 100 of them and made them all practically the same thing.

    There IS a story, but it's pretty awful. Every cutscene is just two or more characters staring at eachother with 0 sound effects or voice acting, and these cutscenes happen ALL. THE. F****ING. TIME. The tutorial of the game is like an hour long and you are CONSTANTLY being interrupted whenever you get a chance to actually do something. These interruptions are not as frequent as the tutorial throughout the rest of the game, but that isn't saying much.

    TL;DR: Pokemon Legends: Arceus has a great concept, but it's incredibly obvious Game Freak half-assed many things. It's not truly open-world, and the restrictions placed upon you really take away a lot of the fun you could have. However, despite all of this, the gameplay loop is still incredibly addicting and fun to the point where this game deserves a 7. I hope we get more games like this in the future in which all the issues are ironed out, because this game really had potential.    … Expand
  16. JScott07
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Great game! Was really into pokemon during the Gameboy and GB advanced but grew out of the franchise until sword and shield which was ok ish but left me thinking I was done with these games. Decided to take a chance on this new one anyways and I'm having a blast and it's complete rejuvenated my interestes in the series going forward
  17. AyZix6
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    FINALLY A FUN POKÉMON GAME! After years of stale games, Pokémon finally changed their formula, and for the better. The concept may not sound too interesting at first, but building your own team has never been this fun. I’d even go as far as saying that the game gets better and better as you progress. Zones get bigger, Pokémon get smarter, and you can finally assemble the team with theFINALLY A FUN POKÉMON GAME! After years of stale games, Pokémon finally changed their formula, and for the better. The concept may not sound too interesting at first, but building your own team has never been this fun. I’d even go as far as saying that the game gets better and better as you progress. Zones get bigger, Pokémon get smarter, and you can finally assemble the team with the Pokémon you want. I’ve always wanted an alakazam in my team and was limited by the outdated trade mechanic, but now I can finally use one! How refreshing. This game would be a 10/10 if it wasn’t for the graphics. I am especially disspointed by a certain aquatic zone that looks completely hideous and that I rushed through to get to the next zone. Luckily, the zone following was way better looking and fun. I also don’t like the water mechanic very much. I think it’s way less fun to go catch Pokémon in the water than on land. The story is ok, nothing special but it’s not necessarily bad. No voice acting also kinda makes you cringe along the weird animations during the cutscenes. Some lag here and there but nothing that will alter the gameplay. The difficulty of the game is quite easy, (if sword and shield were a 1 and dark souls were a 10 this would be a 2 or 3) but you can also choose to fight Pokémon that are much stronger than your team and try to catch them, which adds optional difficulty. Overall, amazing game, mediocre graphics considering BOTW had a similar style and looked miles better despite coming out 5 years prior. This is a game where gameplay is everything and the rest is pretty much just there to be functional.… Expand
  18. SamirMrtnz
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Un juego decepcionante, apartado gráfico de risa, jugabilidad la misma por turnos pero al menos ahora es un "mundo abierto", tiene excesivos diálogos que las primeras horas de juego te la pasas más hablando que explorando ese mundo abierto, y aunque la historia nunca a sido el fuerte de pokemón es increíble que hagan algo tan malo; creo que todos tenemos en mente el pokemón perfecto, yUn juego decepcionante, apartado gráfico de risa, jugabilidad la misma por turnos pero al menos ahora es un "mundo abierto", tiene excesivos diálogos que las primeras horas de juego te la pasas más hablando que explorando ese mundo abierto, y aunque la historia nunca a sido el fuerte de pokemón es increíble que hagan algo tan malo; creo que todos tenemos en mente el pokemón perfecto, y este juego quiso hacer eso, pero el resultado a quedado horroroso, por favor Gamefreak ponle ganas… Expand
  19. 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
  20. Mossus
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    The game is a masterpiece in terms of evolving the now-previous Pokemon formula, the first in chance and Game Freak has nailed it in every manner.

    The Game-play is immersive, fun and addictive, fully-fledged into an open-world format that feels very refined and fresh, and can be taken as very close to what fans have always wanted. The Soundtrack is one of the best OSTs Pokemon has ever    The game is a masterpiece in terms of evolving the now-previous Pokemon formula, the first in chance and Game Freak has nailed it in every manner.

    The Game-play is immersive, fun and addictive, fully-fledged into an open-world format that feels very refined and fresh, and can be taken as very close to what fans have always wanted.
    The Soundtrack is one of the best OSTs Pokemon has ever received. The Graphics lack, but by no means bad, even grand in many places.

    The game nails in every manner put forth and I've been completely blown away by the quality. It may very well so be the Pokemon fan's Dream Game, as well as the best Pokemon videogame to date.    … Expand
  21. DbMixolydian
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Legends was an extreme disappointment for me. I was super hyped for this game as a lifelong Pokemon fan, but also as an RPG fan. This game fell short of my expectations in several different categories.

    Firstly, the combat feels horrible to me. They revamped the stats and combat system for Pokemon Legends, but it doesn't feel good. Every move hits so hard, and you will often lose several Pokemon battling a wild Pokemon. You will almost always lose a few when fighting an Alpha Pokemon or a Noble Pokemon. A lot of people seem to think this makes the game more challenging, but to me it just made it more frustrating. I still never blacked out or lost my entire party, I just had to craft a boatload of revives and potions after each fight.

    In addition to this, they removed abilities from the game and instead added "Agile" and "Strong" style moves. You can use agile to perform and weaker attack, or strong for the opposite. While this seems cool in theory, battles rarely ever last long enough to reward using agile style. I personally feel like abilities made Pokemon more unique and provided for a more interesting combat experience. Overall, I tried to avoid encounters with wild Pokemon and catch them without entering combat if possible.

    Secondly, the story blows. One of the main appeals to most RPGs is their stories. The Witcher, Skyrim, Horizon Zero Dawn, etc. all have deep stories with plenty of twists and turns that keep you engaged. The story in Pokemon Legends is extremely vague and offers very little conclusion even upon full completion. You're basically a kid who fell through a space-time distortion into ancient Sinnoh where Pokemon are going crazy. Upon completion of the story and the entire Pokedex, you still haven't figured out who you are and why you fell through the space-time rift to begin with.

    Third, calling this an "open-world RPG" is laughable. The game is extremely linear and you are bound to certain areas until you complete the main quest. This isn't like Skyrim, Fallout, or Breath of the Wild where you can freely go where you please and complete the story how you like. There are no meaningful choices involved at all. You can explore the areas you've unlocked to your heart's content, but there aren't really any side stories or anything. The world is bland and lacks depth. There aren't any cool puzzles or hidden areas to discover. Ultimately, this just felt like a different take on the existing Pokemon games. It certainly didn't feel like the revolutionary open-world RPG that it was hyped up to be.

    Lastly, I tried not to judge this game too harshly off of graphics and performance, but unfortunately, it is impossible to overlook that aspect of the game. This game plays and looks worse than Skyrim, a 2011 game. There are FPS drops that make the game laggy and feel bad regardless of whether you play handheld or docked. I know the Switch isn't a very powerful system, but it sure ran Breath of the Wild a heck of a lot better.

    Overalll, I think Pokemon Legends is a cool idea with awful execution. While it was enjoyable at times (especially in the beginning) doing the same thing over and over got old pretty fast. This game feels close to being something awesome but falls short in way too many crucial areas for me to warrant giving it more than a 3 or a 4 at best. Unfortunately, due to the shockingly good reviews this game has gotten so far, I don't think Game Freak or TPC will make efforts to improve on these areas in the future, and Pokemon will continue to go downhill as a franchise.    … Expand
  22. MrXJinGleS
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    It wouldn't be a fair review if i just gave this game a perfect 10/10 because it does have it's faults but in all honesty even with those faults this is still a pretty amazing game in its own right and I hope for the future of this series they keep this style of gameplay. This is the first game since BW2 where I've actually enjoyed playing it all the way through despite its issues soIt wouldn't be a fair review if i just gave this game a perfect 10/10 because it does have it's faults but in all honesty even with those faults this is still a pretty amazing game in its own right and I hope for the future of this series they keep this style of gameplay. This is the first game since BW2 where I've actually enjoyed playing it all the way through despite its issues so that's why I gave it a 9/10.… Expand
  23. kietteik
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Best pokemon experience I've ever had so far, it was everything I.ve always wanted and imagined of the Pokemon world. One point from perfect for the terrible graphic.
  24. Dogman01
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Starts off a little slow and the menus are a mess also needs a better story but the game play is amazing i love it
  25. HugeSnorlax
    Feb 6, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have not played the entirety of this game, but so far, I've really enjoyed this new Pokémon game. Sure, the graphics could be a little better, but with the open world experience and that you can catch pokemon without having to engage into battle, it's really awesome.… Expand
  26. Dant00ine
    Feb 6, 2022
    5
    Really let down by the gaming community’s inability to give objective reviews.

    I was excited about this game from the moment I heard about it a year ago. I really wanted to like it, but as I watched it go through development I saw red flag after red flag. The game seems to suffer from lazy open-world design syndrome; where the illusion of endless opportunity boils down to reveal a game    Really let down by the gaming community’s inability to give objective reviews.

    I was excited about this game from the moment I heard about it a year ago. I really wanted to like it, but as I watched it go through development I saw red flag after red flag.

    The game seems to suffer from lazy open-world design syndrome; where the illusion of endless opportunity boils down to reveal a game void of meaningful content with redundant and scarce gameplay loops.

    Seeing the Pokémon in the overworld, having more control over the trainer and their poke-balls, these are great ideas that get people excited. But think about how much is missing; look at the legendary open world games like TES, GTA, and BotW. These games have their base gameplay loops (slinging swords and sorcery, stealing cars) but they come together to support epic overarching stories: guilds, colorful characters, impactful decisions.

    I had a lot of fun with Pokémon let’s go, and a lot of people complained about that. I think both the games suffer from a lot of the same problems. Hasty development, lazy and uninspired UI, technical issues we didn’t see in their predecessors. But where are the negative reviews for legends? I wanted to like Arceus, but this game clearly didn’t get the budget it would have taken to properly pull off this really great idea. Imagine: guild plotlines like from TES, but you’re working your way up through gyms, saving Pokémon as a ranger, or refining your Pokémon as a breeder. Imagine colorful characters sending you on meaningful adventures and becoming your companions! But no, we get a super boiled down game that feels like one or two years of development work from the B-team.

    Come on gaming community… tell me with a straight face this is Pokémon breath of the wild… that’s just insulting to the team who put together the masterpiece that is botw. It’s like saying a Honda with a spoiler is the Japanese Ferrari… smh

    That being said, I’m optimistic for this franchise going forward. The massively positive response this game has seen (despite its, to me at least, obvious shortcomings) should tip off the game makers that the community is hungry for the types of gameplay that Arceus displayed. I’d maybe pay $30 for this game, but $60? No way.    … Expand
  27. sulaco426
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    its bland, ugly and boring as hell. the worst pokemon game in history. it feels like a bad fangame
  28. aaronmbarnes03
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    This was an exciting new leap and formula for Pokemon! I have played every game from since red and blue from the the very beginning. This game took so much fan base complaints and molded this game into something fresh and exhilarating. The graphics are something that can always be improved upon but we are dealing with the 5 year old console switch graphical capabilities. There areThis was an exciting new leap and formula for Pokemon! I have played every game from since red and blue from the the very beginning. This game took so much fan base complaints and molded this game into something fresh and exhilarating. The graphics are something that can always be improved upon but we are dealing with the 5 year old console switch graphical capabilities. There are occasional glitches but they are few far in between and doesn’t affect the playability. Can this series improve of course, but the game is so addicting I’ve spent almost 30+ hours just in the first section exploring catching this game is beautiful and makes me want to complete everything something the other previous games made boring.… Expand
  29. carpelychee
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    Unique and great approach to an old classic Pokémon. There’s a nice balance between fresh and new game mechanics combined with familiar themes.
    Great to see that there isn’t an strong emphasis on fighting but more on catching and exploring which feels more in tune with the theme of Pokémon.

    A mix between breath of wild, monster hunter and Pokémon.
  30. occ86
    Feb 6, 2022
    8
    For me, Pokemon was on a decline the last few entries.
    A decline not because it actually got worse, but because after all these years you'd think they could improve these games so much more.
    Arceus is ALMOST exactly the big improvement I was always hoping for. Only "almost" because on a technical standpoint this game is - as always - rather disappointing. I think we all know that    For me, Pokemon was on a decline the last few entries.
    A decline not because it actually got worse, but because after all these years you'd think they could improve these games so much more.

    Arceus is ALMOST exactly the big improvement I was always hoping for.
    Only "almost" because on a technical standpoint this game is - as always - rather disappointing.

    I think we all know that gameplay is the most important thing and Arceus does deliver on that front, but I can't lie: I often wonder how much better these games could be if they wouldn't be held back by Nintendo Hardware.    … Expand
  31. AmazingBanana
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    Probably the best Pokémon switch game yet, definitely the most fun! Anyone who is complaining about graphics or lack of Pokémon need to see this as the best jump forward for the video game franchise. Brilliant
  32. igor_velikiy
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Spend at least a cent on development. The game is sold in huge numbers, you can afford it.
  33. nalragyo
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    My best Pokemon game ever. Great interaction with Pokemon, nice game-play and decent story and sub-quests. I hope that Game freak keeps this direction to develop a new Pokemon game. I really enjoy it!
  34. DeedyLump
    Feb 6, 2022
    7
    The standards for Pokemon games is at an all time low. While Legends Arceus is by no means bad, it continues the trend of a barebones game that feels immediately outdated in a franchise that just doesn't seem to grow. It's a backwards step, maybe a reduction of the formula to set a new foundation for later games, but it's just a bit too late for me. The world isn't an enjoyment toThe standards for Pokemon games is at an all time low. While Legends Arceus is by no means bad, it continues the trend of a barebones game that feels immediately outdated in a franchise that just doesn't seem to grow. It's a backwards step, maybe a reduction of the formula to set a new foundation for later games, but it's just a bit too late for me. The world isn't an enjoyment to traverse. It's hindered by being visually underwhelming, but it just lacks a sense of activity. The pokemon exist only for the player. They don't interact with the world in any meaningful way, they're just collectibles. In the past, this wasn't as big of a problem because creating a team to conquer the league was always your goal; here, the pokemon are the only real goal. Yet, they just linger as mostly aggressive or timid creatures not really displaying much if their nature or showing character. Maybe you're now thinking I expect too much, and yes, I do. I expect a lot from one of the most successful franchises of my lifetime. Considering other titles in the franchise have had features that would be suitable here, but as is the trend with Pokemon games; we lose 3 features and gain 1. And yet, here we are, with one of the most well received games in the franchise in a while. If only, it seems, because the game is just about good enough. Is it a step in the right direction? Absolutely. Is it a good pokemon game? Sure. In a vacuum of just pokemon games it may be one of the best. But I'm of the opinion it should be better. Call it entitled, but having supported the franchise since the first iteration, I do think the fanbase deserves a game of much higher quality. Which now leaves us in the position we're all in; we want to support the good parts of the franchise in hopes we get better versions of that. But the excitement and initial highly positive reaction from just getting something that isn't a disappointment means the quality of this game (which is quite low) is more than enough for a company that just wants to make more money. It's an okay game. It's not bad, but it's not great. And when the honeymoon period wears off, we'll be back to a state of disappointment as we wait for something truly good.… Expand
  35. xXFedericXx
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    A low quality graphics for a 2006 game. Seems to play Metin 2. rendering problem, purple spots around the world, etc...
  36. glennandre
    Jan 30, 2022
    9
    First Pokémon Game. Great gameplay and performance. I like the style of the graphics but the draw distance and pop-ins are bummers.
  37. Jorgeranio
    Feb 6, 2022
    8
    Un juego de 10, con muchas cosas buenas que debe de seguir la saga en futuros juegos... el gameplay, aún siendo repetitivo es muy adictivo, aunque tiene fallos grandes como los gráficos o mecánicas simples. Va haciendo falta doblaje en los juegos de pokémon para dar más inmersión en su historia, sobre todo en escenas importantes o cinemáticas que se puedan hacer pesadas.
    Si bien es cierto    Un juego de 10, con muchas cosas buenas que debe de seguir la saga en futuros juegos... el gameplay, aún siendo repetitivo es muy adictivo, aunque tiene fallos grandes como los gráficos o mecánicas simples. Va haciendo falta doblaje en los juegos de pokémon para dar más inmersión en su historia, sobre todo en escenas importantes o cinemáticas que se puedan hacer pesadas.
    Si bien es cierto que los modelos y animaciones están más trabajados, creo que el poco tiempo ha hecho que otras cosas queden sin pulir y generen problemas visuales bastantes importantes... En la historia no me voy a meter, no hace falta que sea buena o mala cuando queda en segundo plano, aunque en términos generales tienen diálogos más profundos, que como he dicho antes, mejorarían bastante con un doblaje acorde.
    En conclusión, el juego no tiene a Arctozolt así que le quito puntuación, vean Gintama    … Expand
  38. Bacon95
    Feb 6, 2022
    9
    I have been playing Pokemon since the gold and silver days. Even though I have always been a hardcore fan, i was slowly losing interest in the series due to the never changing nature of the games in the past 20 years. And behold, Gamefreak finally decides to step into unknown territories. I agree, the graphics are something that definitely look like they still belong to the previousI have been playing Pokemon since the gold and silver days. Even though I have always been a hardcore fan, i was slowly losing interest in the series due to the never changing nature of the games in the past 20 years. And behold, Gamefreak finally decides to step into unknown territories. I agree, the graphics are something that definitely look like they still belong to the previous decade, but i feel that they have more than made up for it with the gameplay. I hope this sets the milestone for all future pokemon games to come.… Expand
  39. Mortanius_lok
    Feb 6, 2022
    10
    Le jeu commence par nous mettre le doute au début quand on se rend compte que graphiquement est vraiment pire que ce qui se disait. Mais une fois imprégné de son gameplay, on est foutu ^^. Je suis à 84 heures, et ce jeu ne me lâche plus, c'est tellement prenant et addictif, avec cette envie constante de savoir quel Pokémon manque dans mon Pokédex et comment le passer en complet. Un plaisirLe jeu commence par nous mettre le doute au début quand on se rend compte que graphiquement est vraiment pire que ce qui se disait. Mais une fois imprégné de son gameplay, on est foutu ^^. Je suis à 84 heures, et ce jeu ne me lâche plus, c'est tellement prenant et addictif, avec cette envie constante de savoir quel Pokémon manque dans mon Pokédex et comment le passer en complet. Un plaisir après 80 heures que je veux retenir, qui a effacé les premières heures de doutes face à l'aspect visuel.… Expand
  40. cobes
    Feb 5, 2022
    9
    What a breath of fresh air for a franchise that felt like it was drowning. I hope GameFreak goes forward with a full head of steam with this new gameplay. The story itself is also a lot more competent and enjoyable than Sword & Shield’s. I really hope Gen 9 is similar to this with more emphasis on graphical fidelity and interacting with your Pokémon.
  41. BigThomas
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Terrible game. Visuals are horrible, the world is barren and dry. People only say this game is good because it’s a step forward but if game freak can’t put in the effort to make a good game there is no point buying any future Pokémon game until they do. They know that anything with Pokémon in the title will sell. Trust me I really wanted to like this game but with all these issues and bugsTerrible game. Visuals are horrible, the world is barren and dry. People only say this game is good because it’s a step forward but if game freak can’t put in the effort to make a good game there is no point buying any future Pokémon game until they do. They know that anything with Pokémon in the title will sell. Trust me I really wanted to like this game but with all these issues and bugs I cannot. To have a game released in 2022 to look worse than games released on launch with switch. I cannot support a game that looks like the world has been through 4 nuclear winters.… Expand
  42. 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.
  43. maticio03
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    Im so addicted! New mechanics and ideas are really fantastic! Can’t stop playing it! Over 40 hrs and still can’t put down the console! The world is really beautifull, exploration is truly amazing. The only grip is the performance and graphics but the game has it own graphical moments. Must play for sure!
  44. Babayaga23
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    Me fascinó el juego, en ningún momento dude de su compra y la experiencia muy inmersiva.
  45. MrIDontKnow
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    it could be better but rating it 10 so game freak realizes this format is has a lot of potential so they make a sequel
  46. busylizziebee
    Feb 5, 2022
    9
    This is genuinely the most fun I have had playing a pokemon game in years. I get lost in the wilds searching for new areas and alpha pokemon, sidequests and satchels. Like all pokemon games, parts of the story itself are pretty predictable but there were aspects I definitely didnt see coming. Genuinely loving this game so far and glad to see there is still lots to do after the creditsThis is genuinely the most fun I have had playing a pokemon game in years. I get lost in the wilds searching for new areas and alpha pokemon, sidequests and satchels. Like all pokemon games, parts of the story itself are pretty predictable but there were aspects I definitely didnt see coming. Genuinely loving this game so far and glad to see there is still lots to do after the credits roll. Graphics could use some polishing (the caves are pretty... yeah)but the graphics dont make the game for me, personally. The gameplay feels smooth and I love the different ride pokemon and crafting mechanics. Overall a very fun game and I hope they continue down this path.… Expand
  47. griv2001
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am loving it! The battle mechanics are fun. The only downside for me is the graphics. Overall, a breath of fresh air for the franchise.… Expand
  48. Katsumon
    Feb 5, 2022
    8
    This game has a lot of what I've wanted from a Pokémon game. It's really good. It's like the devs came together and said "We're tired of the complaints. Let's make a better Pokémon game." It got lots of good stuff: a cool story, a fine collection of Pokémon, interesting characters, some mysteries to solve, excellent music, overdue quality of life changes, refined (and addictive) catchingThis game has a lot of what I've wanted from a Pokémon game. It's really good. It's like the devs came together and said "We're tired of the complaints. Let's make a better Pokémon game." It got lots of good stuff: a cool story, a fine collection of Pokémon, interesting characters, some mysteries to solve, excellent music, overdue quality of life changes, refined (and addictive) catching and battling mechanics, an interesting and sometimes beautiful world to explore... It's simply closer to the Pokémon game fans have wanted for decades. The graphics are mostly ok and can look good, and they certainly don't take anything away from the experience. They're just rough and there is pop-in and low-res textures. Most importantly though: it's a lot of fun.

    The game clearly took some inspiration from Zelda: Breath of the Wild. But it simply lacks things that BotW got. And those are things it would need for a rating anywhere close to BotW. Things like better textures, voice acting, more modern graphics, larger/more detailed areas, more ruins and generally more to explore, more settlements and camps, Pokemon should be doing more than just walking around aimlessly and sleeping, dynamic weather affecting gameplay, better quests and side quests etc. The game is still too much fun for a 7/10 imo.    … Expand
  49. Unluck
    Feb 5, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. good game pokemon , a pokemon game i've been looking forward to since childhood… Expand
  50. 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
  51. BlairPScott
    Feb 5, 2022
    9
    After 58 hours, I finally finished the game fully - completing the Pokédex and facing the fight. Pokemon Legends Arceus has been a wild ride, a massive step forward for the series which I hope we see going forward. I’ve played every single Pokemon game since FRLG and grew up with the series and never felt more emboldened by it since then.

    Catching Pokemon has never been easier yet still    After 58 hours, I finally finished the game fully - completing the Pokédex and facing the fight. Pokemon Legends Arceus has been a wild ride, a massive step forward for the series which I hope we see going forward. I’ve played every single Pokemon game since FRLG and grew up with the series and never felt more emboldened by it since then.

    Catching Pokemon has never been easier yet still more in-depth, battles are fun and closer to what the anime portrays the world like. Full of environmental storytelling if you go looking for it and characters that you’ll recognise from other games but with little twists along the way by making use of it’s settings.

    Legends Arceus also takes some more steps forward in terms of the behind the scenes mechanics that I think would be good to take forward into the future competitively and also makes it better for casual players by not punishing you too hard if you beat legendaries or rare spawns.

    There’s some occasional pop in and sometimes the models look a bit slow when at a distance, but that’s been my only real problem with this game. But barring that, the gameplay loop is amazing and scarily addictive.

    I’d absolutely recommend Pokemon Legends Arceus to anyone.    … Expand
  52. Sucuk
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    Pls more just take more time for fixing bugs and better graphics…………………..
  53. XabiXroSS
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    Game is awesome, first 2-3 hours might feel a bit slow but after that it's really fun, also the history is the best of the Pokemon series, even better than B/W on my opinion.

    The music is fantastic too, and the graphics might feel a bit sharp at the beginning, but as you progress on the game it feels much more smooth (especially on handheld mode).
  54. Silfing
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, this is the way gamefreak should follow for the next pokemon games, just improving and polishing graphics.
  55. Hbrass23
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Between textures running at 240p, horrible white artifact pop-up whenever the game gets dark, bad draw distances and pop up, and distant pokemon often running at 2fps, this game is visually embarrassing. The battles aren't cooler or different. You can just move your character during them which is purely cosmetic. Sometimes you get 1v2 or 1v3 battles, even against trainers but you cantBetween textures running at 240p, horrible white artifact pop-up whenever the game gets dark, bad draw distances and pop up, and distant pokemon often running at 2fps, this game is visually embarrassing. The battles aren't cooler or different. You can just move your character during them which is purely cosmetic. Sometimes you get 1v2 or 1v3 battles, even against trainers but you cant send out another mon and theytook out aoe attacks. This feels like a f2p mmo from the early 2000s minus all of the other people.… Expand
  56. Bondi
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Si saliera 20 dólares estaría bien, pero vos estás cobrando un juego a 60 dólares con unas visuales que me dan dolor de ojos literal, una gran basura.
  57. Lartif
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Its soo ugly... This game somtimes look like psx 1 game... Its 2022... This game look like 1999 game... Dont buy!
  58. Irarius
    Feb 5, 2022
    7
    this is a solid 7/10 game
    heres my reasons, bulletpoints and then a short explanation
    first positive - a step forward for the franchise - overworld maps are bigger then expected - 2 /3 pokeball choises are amazing - a bunch of the bossfights are great, - only a few trainer battles, and most of them are decent, you never feel burned out by them. - you barely get annoyed by the rival    this is a solid 7/10 game
    heres my reasons, bulletpoints and then a short explanation
    first positive
    - a step forward for the franchise
    - overworld maps are bigger then expected
    - 2 /3 pokeball choises are amazing
    - a bunch of the bossfights are great,
    - only a few trainer battles, and most of them are decent, you never feel burned out by them.
    - you barely get annoyed by the rival
    - alot of good character designs
    - customization is decent
    - riding feels great and is fluid
    - going through maps is good
    - oppertunities to catch rare mons are there, and they are good
    - you can catch EVERY mon of the game, including special evolutions,
    - trade evolutions have an item now, and thats amazing
    - a few rly good siequests, some of which can permanently alter things and thats amazing
    - sometimes the game looks good
    - new fighting system is interesting
    - SOME sideobjectives that are kinda neat
    - legendary battles are nice

    negatives
    - the game is kinda flat in content
    - maps feel empty with nothing to do in them
    - overworld is filled with overly agressiv pokemon who will get aggrod from insanely far away for
    way too long,
    - maps can feel like hotrooms where everybody wants to kill you, and that rly fast
    - some sidequests are downright ****
    - the wisp thing is interesting, but kinda dumb too, a radar would have been good for this
    - no minimap, and that would have been needed alot
    - riding camera is unacceptable, its horribly bad
    - wild pokemon are insanely unbalanced, my lvl 80 maxed out mon can get murdered in 2 turns
    by a lvl 30 mon... that just cant be a thing
    - wild mons can alot of times attack you twice before you can even do a single thing,
    - pokeballs can bounce off the air, sometimes its simply not possible to gaige if a ball can hit
    - sometimes you cant catch a mon because the catch range is not enough, and thats rly
    inconsistent somehow
    - the story is kinda... wack and i dont rl know wth is going on. in the grand scheme of things what
    is even happening
    - the game is OFTEN ugly, flat and just bad / boring design wise
    this encompasses
    style: its a poor mans breath of the wild
    presentation: its a poor mans breath of the wild
    visuals: washy, colours look flat
    stability : this game is not rly lagging, but anything further away then you can throw a
    pokeball will look like it is lagging out, or loading in half
    - pokemon just stand around, only a hand full of them are actually doing something, ponyta for
    example will try to play with you, but rly most of them want you dead, and there isnt rly
    anything between most of the time, we desperatly needed some defensiv mons that would
    balance it out by helping you or fear away mons - progression is kinda meh, there was definietly a better option here for example pokemon half of the lvl of the mons that will obey you, should not attack you anymore so if you command mons up to lvl 50, mons of 25 or under arent agressiv towards you or give clothes properties like better stealth, or something like that its rly lazy yeah in total ALOT of missed chances, BUT still it was a totaly playable game, and while alot of times being good, the game managed to piss me off BAD when my cam while riding NON STOP got stuck when pokemon would permanently break my stealth out of nowhere when my pokeballs didnt work because i was 1 cm to far away which sucks ALOT of times when a wild mon 30 lvls under m,y own mon ONESHOTS my mon... and THEN i get options for battle... even if i engage them, like wtf bro 5/10 is mediocre = sword and shield 4/10 is less the mediocre = BDSM remakes 6/10 would be an improvement over the last game without anything big 7/10 is when a game improves, but its not fully realized also washy and inprecise controls to earn anything aobe this 8/10 the ideas are realized and also a bit deeper, **** works fine 9/10 the game is outright amazing, and for the time it has been released is up to date which this game 100% IS NOT it looks like crap, runs almost as bad, and features seem rushed 10/10 the game actually pushes forward what it means to be a game of that genre + it works fine and is at its time beyond what others deliver this is not the case, here, the game 100% underdelivers and prol needed another 1-2 years of pure development to be this good so whats could have been done in 1-2 years of more development? cleaning up the game, adding more things to do in the overworlds coop for the maps like they did in bdsm underground or S&S wild area increase stability polish visuals adding a few more behaviors for the very limited pokedex all of this could be possible EASY and would make the game a 10/10 other games manage to accomplish this and pokemon is a billion dollar franchise no excuse in the world can excuse this not being the case this thing sells millions of copies    … Expand
  59. Santithur
    Feb 5, 2022
    8
    This is the most untertaning Pokémon game I played for years.
    Yes, graphics are kinda ugly and there are some visual glitches from time to time. but that's really anecdotic when playing de game.
    The soundtrack is a sweet mix of nostalgia and modernity and the sound design is awesome. The gameplay is innovative and can get a little spicy, especially in postgame I would recommend this    This is the most untertaning Pokémon game I played for years.
    Yes, graphics are kinda ugly and there are some visual glitches from time to time. but that's really anecdotic when playing de game.
    The soundtrack is a sweet mix of nostalgia and modernity and the sound design is awesome.
    The gameplay is innovative and can get a little spicy, especially in postgame
    I would recommend this game more than any other Pokémon game.    … Expand
  60. HaraldTheLord
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Graphics are unbelievable bad and the gameplay is repedetive, you‘re just running from quest marker Top quest marker.
  61. BirdPs4
    Feb 5, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All four of the bosses were great. The way you catch pokemon is amazing in every way. Awesome game.… Expand
  62. Dreamscanner
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    El juego es increíble. Es hasta ahora el primer juego de Pokémon que trasciende la fórmula tradicional, está enfocado en la exploración por lo que como era de esperarse la dificultad es bastante alta, en especial con el tema de los Pokémon Alfa. Tiene todo lo que le faltaba a la saga.
  63. albegres
    Feb 5, 2022
    8
    75/100
    Gameplay is barebone as everything in this game, but it's already so satisfying going around and throwing PokéBalls.
  64. theodoros_patt
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    This game is an 8 but because it looks like they finally listen and there is a lot of pointless 0 i am going to give them a 10 , I hope they continue down this path and continue improving the franchise , they need to put more effort in the graphics , i love the style but there is a lot of graphical problems , also make the world feel more alive with more interactive pokemon and npcs , alsoThis game is an 8 but because it looks like they finally listen and there is a lot of pointless 0 i am going to give them a 10 , I hope they continue down this path and continue improving the franchise , they need to put more effort in the graphics , i love the style but there is a lot of graphical problems , also make the world feel more alive with more interactive pokemon and npcs , also i want to see more dungeons and caves more moves and see how they improve the battle system more… Expand
  65. 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
  66. SrTeji
    Feb 4, 2022
    5
    No tiene el encanto de los otros pokemon, un mundo tan abierto no le viene bien.
  67. 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
  68. teafan011
    Feb 4, 2022
    10
    So, so good. Gamefreak really outdid themselves this time, and it's about time they did. I can't recommend this game enough if you've gotten tired of burned out on the usual Pokemon formula.
  69. Ultra_145
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    Este juego esta muy mal hecho, hay poping en las texturas, las colisiones estan muy mal hechas, puedes interactuar con una puerta desde la pared de al lado, te lo venden como mundo abierto, pero en realidad es un juego estilo monster hunter, es decir, mapas semi abiertos, son abiertos si, pero no es un mundo abierto, y el juego consiste en atrapar el mismo pokemon mil veces para avanzar enEste juego esta muy mal hecho, hay poping en las texturas, las colisiones estan muy mal hechas, puedes interactuar con una puerta desde la pared de al lado, te lo venden como mundo abierto, pero en realidad es un juego estilo monster hunter, es decir, mapas semi abiertos, son abiertos si, pero no es un mundo abierto, y el juego consiste en atrapar el mismo pokemon mil veces para avanzar en la historia, para mi, la saga perdio toda su magia en las entregas de 3DS.… Expand
  70. lizardglitter
    Feb 4, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awesome new concept and I had really high hopes. The story is interesting at first but the game is so grindy and loses a lot of the pokemon charm. No cool new landscapes, bonding with pokemon, and not that many hidden secrets to discover. It’s grindy and the visuals aren’t good—all the pokemon want to run or fight. Interesting new direction but overall loses the fun.… Expand
  71. ckhrist
    Feb 4, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game of pokemon in a long time.
    The change the formula a little an it works nicely.
    A lot of story and new mechanics makes this game perfect.
    I hope that it will be a new line of Legends games in other regions.    … Expand
  72. SammyHauguth
    Feb 4, 2022
    2
    The Noble Arcenine made me hate this game, how in the world could they even consider this being good?! How am I suppose to avoid arcenine? The space is so tiny...
  73. Criscros14
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everybody knows that this game looks like **** but man look at the gameplay it's amazing y it's really fun, great pokemon game… Expand
  74. rawwggplat
    Feb 4, 2022
    4
    Es un juego de Pokémon y tenemos sentimientos encontrados, no puede ser que haya un retroceso gráfico en 2022, que prometieran en un primer momento mundo abierto y lo modificaran a mundo encajonado y lo tosco y poco dinámico que son los controles, da la sensación que aceleraron los procesos y el lanzamiento.

    Es cierto que ha supuesto un cambio, nuevas dinámicas, pero tenían que hacerlo    Es un juego de Pokémon y tenemos sentimientos encontrados, no puede ser que haya un retroceso gráfico en 2022, que prometieran en un primer momento mundo abierto y lo modificaran a mundo encajonado y lo tosco y poco dinámico que son los controles, da la sensación que aceleraron los procesos y el lanzamiento.

    Es cierto que ha supuesto un cambio, nuevas dinámicas, pero tenían que hacerlo tan similar a Monster Hunter y no tratar de ver una fórmula propia? Es un juego que cuando lo terminas o lo revendes o lo dejas en un rincón tomando polvo.    … Expand
  75. Nintenderek
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    I've been playing Pokemon games since gen 1. I've enjoyed every Pokemon game since then. Pokemon Legends Arceus is a great video game, perhaps one of the best on Switch if not the absolute best, but it is not the best Pokemon game per say.

    First off, graphically, it looks fine. Pokemon games have never been visually impressive and I personally don't see a whole lot of difference    I've been playing Pokemon games since gen 1. I've enjoyed every Pokemon game since then. Pokemon Legends Arceus is a great video game, perhaps one of the best on Switch if not the absolute best, but it is not the best Pokemon game per say.

    First off, graphically, it looks fine. Pokemon games have never been visually impressive and I personally don't see a whole lot of difference between this game graphically and something like Breath of the Wild. The sounds are great. The music sound track hits hard and the game itself makes good use of sound effects. Sometimes you can kind of tell where a Pokemon might be just by listening. It helped me a lot as it was much easier to tell when a Pokemon was about to attack. Performance is fine. The game is 30 FPS, but it's a consistent 30 FPS. Personally, while I do prefer 60 FPS, I don't actually mind 30 FPS as long as it's consistent and the framerate here is good enough for me.

    Of course though, this is a Pokemon game, so gameplay is what really matters. This game is very fun and very addictive. It's relaxing to go out looking for Pokemon. The boss battles need a bit of work, but generally I've had fun with this game. It's very addictive. I don't have a whole lot of free time due to work and stuff, so the fact that I've played about 50 hours of this game in just the last week that it's been out says a lot. The crafting system is a nice idea, but it needs a bit of work to be really good. A lot of the resources you gather are only good for one or two specific items and that seems like a bit of a waste. It would be a nice if you had to think about which resources you wanted to use for which items and if each resource had a few different uses. As it is, you have resources that are very specifically for certain types of pokeballs, resources that are very specific for certain types of medicine, etc. It gets to a point where you simply just don't collect certain resources because you simply have no good use for them. The Pokemon themselves however is what really matters. Battling them is fun and switching between the overworld and the battles themselves has never been better. I do think the move pool is lacking. I noticed a lot of moves seem to have been taken out of the game and while in some ways that helps balance the battles, it makes it difficult to get the right moves for certain Pokemon and type coverage becomes difficult. Speaking of variety, Pokemon is where this game needs a LOT of work. The Pokedex is only about 250 Pokemon, the smallest we've ever had outside of remakes. Most of those Pokemon are from Sinnoh, which makes sense given the story. However, it's a bit disappointing to see such a limited number of Pokemon in this type of enviornment. There was about 10-12 Pokemon that seem to be available in every area and with as many Pokemon are there are, this simply shouldn't be the case. I know people have complaints about Sword and Shield, but this is something they really got right with the wild area in Sword and Shield, so it's disappointing to see how limited the selection of Pokemon is here. A 400-500 pokemon size of Pokedex would make a lot more sense here.

    The story is very good. It's not the absolute best story we've ever gotten in Pokemon, but it easily makes the top 5. My only real complaint is that there is much too much handholding through the story. In other Pokemon games, this makes sense, given how linear the games are in the first place. Here however, it makes a lot less sense given the open world enviornments. All I really want to do is explore the enviornment and they almost seem to force the story upon you instead. I do like the rewards for Pokedex completion and completion of the game itself as you go. This game gives the most insentive to keep going out of all the Pokemon games and easily gives the best rewards. You get money for pokedex completion and I find myself continuing to catch as many Pokemon as I can so I can get more money to get more items and clothes. I do wish there were more clothing options, but the ones that are there are good. There's also way more shiny hunting options than usual, which is nice for people who enjoy that sort of thing.

    All in all, Pokemon Legends Arceus is a very good game, but if you are looking to pick up your first Pokemon game, I'd recommend Sword and Shield first and then checking this out afterwards. This is easily the better game, but Sword and Shield is the better Pokemon experience where you get to see and do more Pokemon related stuff. I'd say both games are 100 percent must plays for anyone interested in Pokemon. Pokemon Legends Arceus is very good groundwork for future games and I certainly plan on following to see what they continue to do with the Pokemon Legends series. I think with a bit of refinement and just generally taking everything a bit farther, this very well could be the future of main line Pokemon games and that excites me.    … Expand
  76. Oldbailey
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    As someone who has had minimal interest in Pokémon games up to this point, yeah, this is the real deal. It's rough around the edges, with somewhat poor graphics and minor graphical glitches, but it shines at times, too, with decent character models and pretty sunsets. The gameplay itself is compulsive, the story pleasingly dark, and the soundtrack is better than it has any right to be. I'mAs someone who has had minimal interest in Pokémon games up to this point, yeah, this is the real deal. It's rough around the edges, with somewhat poor graphics and minor graphical glitches, but it shines at times, too, with decent character models and pretty sunsets. The gameplay itself is compulsive, the story pleasingly dark, and the soundtrack is better than it has any right to be. I'm impressed.… Expand
  77. sugarnite
    Feb 4, 2022
    8
    As an turn-based rpg, you can do better on the Switch (almost the entire look and UI is lifted from Breath of the Wild.) As a Pokémon game, it completely blows the other games out of the water. The improvements to the core gameplay are so vast, it will be extremely hard to replay any of the previous entries.

    Unfortunately for Game Freak, this amount of innovation is setting a high bar.    As an turn-based rpg, you can do better on the Switch (almost the entire look and UI is lifted from Breath of the Wild.) As a Pokémon game, it completely blows the other games out of the water. The improvements to the core gameplay are so vast, it will be extremely hard to replay any of the previous entries.

    Unfortunately for Game Freak, this amount of innovation is setting a high bar. Things like voice acting and dialogue trees are going to be a must for sequels. You can’t get away with copy/pasting the entire game any more.    … Expand
  78. guizaum
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    The game is ugly
    But is great fun!
    Realy interesting and envolving
    Im loving it

    But is 10 yo graphics
  79. Syhlcam
    Feb 4, 2022
    8
    Au que dire de Légendes Pokémon : Arceus ?

    Bien que le jeu soit clairement en retard sur la partie technique, avec de trop nombreux défauts sur ce point. Le jeu offre une véritable sensation d’aventure dans un monde Pokémon qui commence à être plus vivant et plus réaliste. L’action du jeu est beaucoup plus fluide, sans casse du rythme et plaisante à découvrir. L’histoire bien qu’elle    Au que dire de Légendes Pokémon : Arceus ?

    Bien que le jeu soit clairement en retard sur la partie technique, avec de trop nombreux défauts sur ce point. Le jeu offre une véritable sensation d’aventure dans un monde Pokémon qui commence à être plus vivant et plus réaliste.
    L’action du jeu est beaucoup plus fluide, sans casse du rythme et plaisante à découvrir. L’histoire bien qu’elle reste simple, n’est pas inintéressante et offre des combats particulier et fun.
    Peut-être un peu trop facile, le jeu en reste pas moins une excellente base pour une nouvelle série de jeu à côté de la série principale, ou une source d’inspiration pour celle-ci.

    Full test >>> https://www.geekexperience.fr/jeux-video/avis/avis-legendes-pokemon-arceus/    … Expand
  80. Dysilik
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    It is a little liberation that this game offers us. Fluidity of play and freedom of movement are as good as graphic performances are in agony.
    It will be impossible for me to return to an episode that would take up the gameplay and the speed of the old games.
    The scenario is good if we are "Role-Play", we are more a researcher than a trainer and it is logical with agoal to completing a    It is a little liberation that this game offers us. Fluidity of play and freedom of movement are as good as graphic performances are in agony.
    It will be impossible for me to return to an episode that would take up the gameplay and the speed of the old games.
    The scenario is good if we are "Role-Play", we are more a researcher than a trainer and it is logical with agoal to completing a pokédex.
    The rating is quite high because I have fun on it and I appreciate the initiative of change.

    It's a good old whiskey served in a good old bidet.

    I hope for a legends 2 that would push all of this higher and finally use the processor of this Switch.    … Expand
  81. AceTML
    Feb 4, 2022
    8
    The game is great and game freak really did a good job trying out new things. The only thing that is miserable are the graphics.
  82. Johnnybravo8125
    Feb 2, 2022
    10
    The only thing this game could improve on is graphics. This is a huge step forward for pokemon.
  83. Braxto
    Feb 4, 2022
    7
    The new style of gameplay is fresh and exciting, however I feel disappointed by the lack of PVP, pokemon abilities, and held items. The open world aspect is fun and questing feels more like a modern RPG than pokemon. While the graphics of NPCs and the game in general are laughable, the gameplay is smooth when throwing pokeballs and using a mount to transverse the open world.
  84. Sebaeelerizo
    Feb 4, 2022
    10
    Botw graphics + the pokemon we always wanted. I hope gamefreak continue this way and make a AAA game with this formula.
  85. Perhood
    Feb 4, 2022
    5
    Ideas buenas pero el apartado artístico deja mucho que desear junto al popping de elementos
  86. shw079
    Feb 4, 2022
    10
    Best Pokemon experience I would say. Previous games have been tedious and too easy, and easy games mean no fun. This game is significantly more challenging and I very enjoy it. The pokemon are more vivid and for the first time, I have the desire to fill in the Pokedex instead of finishing the main story as soon as possible. Although the graphic is not the best, especially in water, I wouldBest Pokemon experience I would say. Previous games have been tedious and too easy, and easy games mean no fun. This game is significantly more challenging and I very enjoy it. The pokemon are more vivid and for the first time, I have the desire to fill in the Pokedex instead of finishing the main story as soon as possible. Although the graphic is not the best, especially in water, I would say this game is a great leap and I truly have a blast.… Expand
  87. greenkohl23
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    Best Pokémon I've ever played, but why is there still no audio for the cut scenes?
  88. Turtl3_Speed
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    Battles are boring and the exploration is very lackluster. Clearly Nintendo had shipped out here and it’s going to be the second version that would probably be worth playing.
  89. Lumber_Jones
    Feb 4, 2022
    7
    I love this game, I think it is one of the best, if not the absolute best, Pokémon games that has ever been made. I also think it will be a contender for GOTY which will be a true achievement for this game and the series. I am scoring it as I have because they seemed to stop working on the game at a point and just accepted it where it was.

    On the Narrative: This game has a story which    I love this game, I think it is one of the best, if not the absolute best, Pokémon games that has ever been made. I also think it will be a contender for GOTY which will be a true achievement for this game and the series. I am scoring it as I have because they seemed to stop working on the game at a point and just accepted it where it was.

    On the Narrative: This game has a story which loosely makes sense. it's interesting, it captures the imagination of everyone from the newest trainer to the most hardened veteran. but there are parts where it just doesn't seem to go far enough. Each boss fight feels repetitive with no "real" mechanical changes present in them other than the monster you are fighting. There are parts of the game where the narrative does genuinely tug at the heartstrings and make me as the player feel that I am an in a real world with people in it that I should care about. But also after the initial scene of you waking up on a beach in a completely different time/era. There is basically no mention of trying to get home. I understand that the point of the game is in-fact to catch Pokémon. But even if at some point during the collection of the research something was mentioned along "the more we learn the closer we are to figuring out how we might be able to get you home" would be more dynamic. It all feels a little lazy and like they couldn't find a way to start the story so they just through in you coming back in time.

    On Gameplay: really the gameplay is incredible for a Pokémon game I don't feel like I'm just making these incredible creatures fight for no reason. Instead I can just catch Pokémon in the guise of research and then release them as a regular part of the game. it is a truly amazing step for the series. every throw of a pokeball feels great, and each time I craft something en masse I get a little shot of serotonin knowing that I made my own pokeballs. However for some reason that is never explained narratively or visually I appear completely unable to climb even the simplest hill. nor can I swim for some reason. the reason for these hinderances as a player are obvious, they don't want me to access the areas early when the Pokémon are stronger. but at least make it visually or narratively interesting. Can't make it up that hill? it's because it's too steep and you don't have climbing gear, or maybe it is raining so it's simply to slippery to climb. You can't swim because Pokémon will attack you, or maybe because you as a character don't know how to swim. at least give me a reason for these road blocks in a game which proudly calls itself "open world"

    Final thoughts: THis game is a tremendous step forward for Pokemon as a series. it adds a new breath into something which hasn't truly experienced new-ness in what feels like over two decades. I hope that they take this side series to a new area in the future as well, whether that means an ancient Hoenn region, or perhaps ancient Alola. ANYWHERE BUT KANTO. I also hope that whatever the next "main series" game is it borrows from at least the innovation in the gameplay so that Pokémon are seen less as competitive tools, and more like the subjects of research that the game proports them to be.    … Expand
  90. Miser_Able
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    Always trying to make something completely different and sell it by the name they put on it let's break it down if you change everything about something can you still call it the same thing let's say I artificially produce an orange when you see it it looks like an orange but as you begin to peel it you notice that it's green on the inside and instead of being juicy and squishy it's crispAlways trying to make something completely different and sell it by the name they put on it let's break it down if you change everything about something can you still call it the same thing let's say I artificially produce an orange when you see it it looks like an orange but as you begin to peel it you notice that it's green on the inside and instead of being juicy and squishy it's crisp like an apple and taste like a jalapeno, so you assumed it was an orange by the surface without delving deeper in and creating an opinion so now I ask how many of you would still call this monstrosity an orange because I certainly would not. This has been the same scenario with most switch games you people are to skiddish to say you dislike something in today's society or you're just not prone to thinking for yourself and let the media and other outside information strongly influence your opinion… Expand
  91. Iceberg91
    Feb 4, 2022
    8
    ottimo titolo gamefreak ha intrapreso la strada giusta ha ancora evidenti lacune tecniche ma il gameplay prende molto e diverte speriamo sia un nuovo buon inizio per il brand

    Grafica 6
    Sonoro 8
    Trama 7.5
    Giocabilità 8.5
    Longevità 8.5
  92. Jinouga
    Feb 4, 2022
    2
    The absolute minimum. A review.

    With Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Gamefreak has created a game, that is on the one hand loved and praised to heavens and on the other hand, objektively critisesed to bare bones. But how is this even possible? Wouldn't a really good game be critisesed only by haters without any foundational and objektive reasoning? Pokemon Legends: Arceus tries to be and is    The absolute minimum. A review.

    With Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Gamefreak has created a game, that is on the one hand loved and praised to heavens and on the other hand, objektively critisesed to bare bones. But how is this even possible? Wouldn't a really good game be critisesed only by haters without any foundational and objektive reasoning?

    Pokemon Legends: Arceus tries to be and is very different from your classic Pokemon game. The changes in gameplay are refreshing and it's clear, that Gamefreak finally pushes Pokemon to new grounds. The gameplay is very different and very pleasing. You can through a Pokeball to a Pokemon and catch it WHILE you are already on your way to a tree with fruits on it. And you trough a ball to the tree and your Pokemon collects the fruits. Then you have different maps where you go to do quests, like in the Monster Hunter games. This concept on it's own is very nice and can be quite adicting.
    The story is also quite interesting. You get to know the beginning of the Sinnoh area, where only settlers exist and cities are yet to build.
    However, this where the negatives come in...

    1. Grafics/Artstyle/Tech: High and grafics are by all means no necessity. But what Gamefreak delivered here, is a disgrace. A punch into the gamers face and eyes. The world is empty, there literally are 3-4 types of different tree designes that where just copy pasted like in a map editor. The textures are muddy, low res, edgy, polygonal. Some designes unironically look like they copied them from an N64 game (trees). Look at the god damn lava! Like they didn't allow the designers, to give it texture and make it look like actual lava and not pumpkin soup.
    60 FPS are also no requirement for a game. But somewhat stable 30 FPS like in breath of the wild, Xenoblade Chronicles games or Monster Hunter Rise should be the expectable. ESPECIALLY from a BILLION Dollar company, that owns the biggest and most successfull franchise of all time. The framerate constantly is below 30 and in some areas the lags are maddening... Breath of the wild on the WiiU was smooth as **** in comparison. It baffles my mind how reviews credit the game to be "technically faultless".

    2. Pokemon and Charcters: From a game, that want's you to explore a world full of animals (Pokemon), that want's you to study them and build the pokedex, you could expect, that they interact with each other or have some kind of behaviour. But no. Nothing. The Pokemon just stand there and go from point A to point B, without a reason. The don't yawn, scratch their ears, scream at ech other, play around, eat grass/fruits/insects, smell etc. There is no Evoli cuddling with another, or Starly building a nest. They are lifeless creatures. They could very well scarecrows that are mechanically moved between point A and B.
    The Characters in this game have like no gestures. The head looks like a robot when the look from one person to another, eyes don't seem to moved at all apart from the eyelids. And in centuries of RPG developement, earning billions and billions of USD, Pokemon has still no voice acting (s if they wouldn't have an Anime where they could borrow actors from. FOR THEIR OWN FRANCHSIE).
    Also... why the hell can't we fly UPWARDS?

    3. Quests and Progression: The quests... repetitive, boring and uninspired. It's like Gamefreak thought of a way to artificially increase the length of the game. They send you from point A to point B to talk to someone, just to be sent back to point A. And this feels like, they want you to spend time with walking around between speechbubbles, because they just haven't thought of enough content.

    All in all, the game is obviously rushed and needed at least a year if not two, to really be worth a full prized AAA game, from probably the most wealthy gaming company in the world. Every other independent devstudio could have done game that looks appealing to the eye, implement animations to pokemon and characters, think of actual quests and a better way to fill the pokedex (kill or catch 25 of this pokemon to get the pokedexentry). This game, didn't even try to be good to make money, because the pokemon company knew from the very beginning, that it will print them millions and millions of lovely, fresh and green USD. They didn't even try to hide tha fact, that they didn't spend much money on the development, with good visuals, like EA does.

    Pokemon Legends: Arceus is the result of a company who only want's our money, because they already have built up their reputation with the first 6 generations of Pokemon games, the anime and merchandise. They know that they only have to do one thing, to be able to make more money with Pokemon TM : The absolute minimum (and even less than that).    … Expand
  93. Equiixxx
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    Imperdonable que pokemon saque un juego con cero esfuerzo. Empresas indies de 3 personas hacen juegos con mas cariño, esfuerzo y detalle que una empresa multibillonaria.
  94. BratAx
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    Une expérience nouvelle, addictive même si les graphismes laissent à désirer
  95. Guten
    Feb 4, 2022
    8
    Excellent jeu Pokemon dans le fait qu'il renouvelle grandement une licence essoré déjà depuis bien longtemps.

    Certes les graphismes ne sont pas bons, mais les animations et la DA forment un ensemble qui tend à équilibrer cet immense défaut. Le scénario est prenant, les personnages sont bien mieux écrit que les 3/4 du reste de la licence, sans que cela soit parfait malgré tout. Les    Excellent jeu Pokemon dans le fait qu'il renouvelle grandement une licence essoré déjà depuis bien longtemps.

    Certes les graphismes ne sont pas bons, mais les animations et la DA forment un ensemble qui tend à équilibrer cet immense défaut.

    Le scénario est prenant, les personnages sont bien mieux écrit que les 3/4 du reste de la licence, sans que cela soit parfait malgré tout. Les musiques présentes sont vraiment chouettes, même si elles ont tendance à rester discrète pendant une bonne partie de l'exploration.    … Expand
  96. Ish90
    Feb 4, 2022
    0
    Es lamentable que una de las franquicias que más dinero genera saque a la venta un juego así. Es inadmisible que solo por ser Pokémon haya que conformarse con un juego mediocre que no aporta nada más allá de un estilo de juego a lo Monster Hunter , que no es realmente un mundo abierto y no están inventando nada que no haya ya , sacrificando un apartado gráfico, lleno de popping, bugs y queEs lamentable que una de las franquicias que más dinero genera saque a la venta un juego así. Es inadmisible que solo por ser Pokémon haya que conformarse con un juego mediocre que no aporta nada más allá de un estilo de juego a lo Monster Hunter , que no es realmente un mundo abierto y no están inventando nada que no haya ya , sacrificando un apartado gráfico, lleno de popping, bugs y que es peor que el de Wii, un apartado sonoro repetitivo e inexistente en algunos casos . La historia flojita con unos diálogos que no llevan a ninguna parte puesto que la elección del diálogo es una falsa ilusión, con personajes inexpresivos y sin gancho. Un juego con poca dificultad y mucho texto, cuyo mundo abierto, resulta vacío con un pueblo lleno de casas copiadas y pegadas, la innovación en el sistema de juego está bien pero no sacrificando todo lo demás .

    El juego es disfrutable, y si es el camino que van a seguir los próximos juegos de Pokémon estará bien siempre y cuando no repitan los errores de este, gráficos, diálogo, dificultad, etc.

    Es un éxito solo porque los fans de Pokémon nos conformamos con cualquier basura. Y no debería ser así, desde el punto de vista de consumidor deberíamos exigir más. It is unfortunate that one of the franchises that generates the most money releases such a game. It is inadmissible that just because it is a Pokémon you have to settle for a mediocre game that does not contribute anything beyond a Monster Hunter-style game, which is not really an open world and they are not inventing anything that does not already exist, sacrificing a section graphic, full of popping, bugs and what is worse than the Wii, a repetitive and non-existent sound section in some cases. The weak story with dialogues that lead nowhere since the choice of dialogue is a false illusion, with inexpressive characters and without a hook. A game with little difficulty and a lot of text, whose open world is empty with a town full of copied and pasted houses, the innovation in the game system is fine but not sacrificing everything else. The game is enjoyable, and if it is the path that the next Pokémon games are going to follow, it will be fine as long as they do not repeat the errors of this one, graphics, dialogue, difficulty, etc. It's a success only because Pokémon fans settle for any garbage. And it shouldn't be like that, from the point of view of the consumer we should demand more.    … Expand
  97. Jorgenzjdo
    Feb 2, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this is the BEST Pokémon Game, is a reinvention, the graphics could be better but there are no vas, i love the new Pokémon, the music is incredible, the BEST point is all the posibilities that you can do, capture, history, pokedex. A 10. (Enamorus tótem is horrible xd)… Expand
  98. Zaparov
    Feb 4, 2022
    10
    Best pokemon game in a long time. The are minor issues with the textures and frame rate but still an amazing game.
  99. TheInactiveWall
    Feb 4, 2022
    3
    It's interesting and good that Gamefreak finally decided to innovate, but the world is dead and looks very ugly. Art style of the world doesn't match that of the characters, buildings and Pokemon. Whose bright idea was it to create a realistic looking ground and grass with cartoon characters filled in the world? Makes no sense. Art direction is horrible. Want more evidence? Unity freeIt's interesting and good that Gamefreak finally decided to innovate, but the world is dead and looks very ugly. Art style of the world doesn't match that of the characters, buildings and Pokemon. Whose bright idea was it to create a realistic looking ground and grass with cartoon characters filled in the world? Makes no sense. Art direction is horrible. Want more evidence? Unity free asset store water.

    World is empty, nothing happens in it. It used to be that Open World games carried with them some feeling of prestige. There was always something to do in it and the worlds were filled to the brim with content. This game is the opposite and feels like a student project. Completely empty and void of ANY interaction or variety in nature. You literally cannot do anything.    … Expand
  100. aot93
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    This game is not a 10, maybe not even a 9 but I feel the need to overrate it because all the hate I'm seeing. It's a great game and most important, it's a great Pokemon game which honestly I haven't seen in a long while. It's definitely worth my time and I'm enjoying every second of it. I'm even completing the Pokedex without following the main story because I don't want it to end.

    100%    This game is not a 10, maybe not even a 9 but I feel the need to overrate it because all the hate I'm seeing. It's a great game and most important, it's a great Pokemon game which honestly I haven't seen in a long while. It's definitely worth my time and I'm enjoying every second of it. I'm even completing the Pokedex without following the main story because I don't want it to end.

    100% recommend    … Expand
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#41 Best Switch Game of 2022
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#2 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2022

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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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