Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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  1. Jerem8
    Apr 11, 2023
    8
    Despite the bad graphisms, Pokémon has to reinvent his gameplay to perfection. The history is good, the artistic direction is great. It's too bad the graphics couldn't have been done better.
  2. Garde_Mystik
    May 25, 2023
    8
    leaving this as a placeholder to rate and in case i want a full review one day. tl;dr - i had a lot of fun with these games, but getting mission blocked after every boss felt like a chore to overcome. the game also had next to nothing going for it after i got arceus. you could either shiny hunt the easiest shinies ever or you could do a constant repetitive string of catching to completeleaving this as a placeholder to rate and in case i want a full review one day. tl;dr - i had a lot of fun with these games, but getting mission blocked after every boss felt like a chore to overcome. the game also had next to nothing going for it after i got arceus. you could either shiny hunt the easiest shinies ever or you could do a constant repetitive string of catching to complete 100% of everything imaginable in the regional pokedex. the eternal battle reverie was cool at first but ended up being far too easy as matches are limited to (1-6) v (1-3 with all pokemon being sent out simultaneously), and any pokemon being able to be used. you were also unable to leave without resetting your streak all over, which dwarfs the potential of customization. i really like this game personally, and am biased because it gave Sinnoh the story it truly needed. Gen 4's plots were so abysmal it's not even funny, but Legends Arceus fixes all the issues there were with it and creates something that represents Gen 4 lore well. if i factor in this bias, i'd give it a 9/10, but nah i won't here.… Expand
  3. JNTHN13
    Jan 15, 2023
    8
    O que posso dizer... assim, o jogo tem uma ótima jogabilidade, porém, os gráficos são ruins (nada que deixe injogável, mas ainda sim são um pouco ruins). O jogo tem um sistema de RPG de turno ao mesmo tempo que tem um de RPG de ação (quando está fora das batalhas ou nas batalhas contra os "Pokémon Royal" o jogo vai ser em RPG de ação, mas se entrar numa batalha jogando sua pokebola emO que posso dizer... assim, o jogo tem uma ótima jogabilidade, porém, os gráficos são ruins (nada que deixe injogável, mas ainda sim são um pouco ruins). O jogo tem um sistema de RPG de turno ao mesmo tempo que tem um de RPG de ação (quando está fora das batalhas ou nas batalhas contra os "Pokémon Royal" o jogo vai ser em RPG de ação, mas se entrar numa batalha jogando sua pokebola em algum pokémon na área o jogo vira RPG de turno) mas, a ação não é nada difícil, nem mesmo as batalhas de turno, então, se você procura um jogo um pouco mais difícil, com gráficos melhores, esse jogo não é para ti. Mas se procura um com uma jogabilidade legal e poder lançar sua pokebola em todo pokémon em volta, pode ir que você vai gostar kk.… Expand
  4. empowell
    Jan 17, 2023
    8
    The story starts off slow but I love the new way to catch Pokemon. This game made me interested in playing pokemon again.
  5. AshuraZoro
    Feb 13, 2023
    8
    bad looking, and no voice actors. this 2 things was anoying at the start, but its a great game
  6. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    8
    This is a bold and fun new title in the mainline pokemon series that I can not wait to be more of. Hopefully in different regions
  7. TTTE
    Aug 29, 2023
    8
    This is the only pokemon game that I have enjoyed for some time and while the gameplay is very refreshing and new, the graphics still look like its from a ps2 at best.
  8. MoonSpeir
    Aug 15, 2023
    8
    Started a new playthrough of this one after being completely let down by the latest releases and underwhelmed by the recent Presents event last week. Legends Arceus is probably fairly close to the Pokémon experience people have been dreaming of since the 90s - it has large open zones full of species suited to the biomes within each zone, the Pokémon exist entirely on the overworld and areStarted a new playthrough of this one after being completely let down by the latest releases and underwhelmed by the recent Presents event last week. Legends Arceus is probably fairly close to the Pokémon experience people have been dreaming of since the 90s - it has large open zones full of species suited to the biomes within each zone, the Pokémon exist entirely on the overworld and are interacted with entirely on the overworld, the process of tracking these Pokémon feels like a safari expedition with campsites and mounts, allowing for rest and replenishment at any time along with the ability to scale any surface and cross all terrains. The new catching mechanic no longer requires initiating battle, with Pokéballs able to be thrown from any location, and the catch no longer having its own cutscene. Battles feel smoother and faster-paced with only brief transitions between screens and move sets, with turn order being influenced by the use of new strong or agile style attack patterns.

    The story is well thought-out and greatly enjoyable; you're a stranger from a far future land, sent back to resolve a paradox following the events of Diamond & Pearl (I think you're intended to be the player character from that generation, anyway). In this timeline, you witness the process of Pokémon becoming domesticated and you actively drive that process by conducting survey and studies to help people better understand and befriend those magical creatures, all while balancing an ideological conflict between opposing cultures and clans, and navigating the suspicions of the inhabitants of this ancient world where your arrival has coincided with numerous bad omens and impending disasters.

    The main town/settlement of the game becomes much more lively and populated as you progress, offering plenty of new customisations in the form of resources, crafting recipes, hair styles, clothing etc., with plenty of quests/requests specific to each unlocked region.

    Another highlight is the presence of the wider Pokémon series within Legends; numerous characters are very clearly the ancestors of other beloved MCs, professors, gym leaders, champions and villains in the franchise ranging from Johto to Unova.

    The visuals get a lot of complaints but I personally loved the traditional Japanese watercolour direction that perfectly fit the overall presentation of its historical aesthetic, one thing I will say is it definitely doesn't look good on a bigger screen - this is something that was clearly intended for handheld mode alone.

    Another complaint I have is the lack of a more sophisticated AI all round - the Pokémon do have a fair range of interactions with you and with each other, but not necessarily with their environment; some will roam around their own small areas and occasionally change their moving pattern or fall asleep, but that's about it - they don't eat, source food or drink, they don't bathe, play or communicate with each other, nor do they really react to the presence of other species including those that are known to be a threat to a certain typing (e.g. flying/bird species in the territory of bugs), this sounds like a minor problem until you take into account the game's premise is intended to be an investigation of wildlife, compiling a Pokédex by making notes and documenting various actions and behaviours that are now implied rather than shown. Much more consideration and effort should have been placed into expanding the behaviours of each species.

    Despite the main hub of the game being the progressively developed town, the NPCs feel completely lifeless as they never move from their original positions nor do they have any interaction with you or each other outside of existing to simply trade you stuff.

    Even with those above two complaints, the gameplay experience in general is fantastic and Hisui itself is a well-designed region offering much to see and do. I had hoped the new mechanics and format of Legends would carry on to future generations especially in the wake of its highly positive reception, but unfortunately it looks like it will be standing on its own.    … Expand
  9. Megataco2017
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    Pretty fun.................................................................
  10. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    8
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! pla
  11. Ruffian
    Jan 29, 2022
    7
    My God the world envrionment is ugly af! Gameplay is really good though, i would say that if you are able to look pass the story, lack of multiplayer battle system, gym battles and the horrendously bland and lifeless world of Hisui this is an alright game to pick up but with a company as big as Game Freak it feels kinda lazy and they should be doing more
  12. AsboXFlemzo
    Feb 2, 2022
    7
    Completed in 20hours, was extremely boring story, no gyms or leagues. Easily exploited gameplay that allowed me to catch everything with a single ball and no aggro. Graphic so old it looks like ps2 era. No idea why people rate this higher than sword and sheild when it's half baked game. Add ability to throw a ball which is in pokemon go so it's nothing new.
  13. MovieGuy999
    Jan 29, 2022
    7
    Legends Arceus, as just a game without its franchise, would definitely be mediocre. It is a collect-a-thon with some QoL elements, a serviceable plot, subpar graphics, and a musical score which, while charming , is a bit too subtle in the overworld. The fact that it has a full game price tag would definitely turn some people away.

    With that said, as a Pokémon game, it is pretty damn    Legends Arceus, as just a game without its franchise, would definitely be mediocre. It is a collect-a-thon with some QoL elements, a serviceable plot, subpar graphics, and a musical score which, while charming , is a bit too subtle in the overworld. The fact that it has a full game price tag would definitely turn some people away.

    With that said, as a Pokémon game, it is pretty damn good! Not GREAT but GOOD. The game's new focus on it's old "catch em' all" motto has turned out to be for the better. Why? The best way to describe why is to address how this game deals with the complaints previous entries have received:

    Same Old Gyms and Championship? No and no. Your exploration of the world and your capturing of Pokémon now serve as the goal posts for your progress.

    Trade Evolutions? Gone with an in-game item.

    Animations? While the models and art style of the world are worse, they are more expressive than I remember them being in both BDSP and SWSH.

    Too Many Cutscenes/Dialogue Boxes? Plot is to the point: catch em' all and do quests to advance! You will not be kept from the game for too long at any point.

    Level Capture Block? Gone! Not to worry though, catching a strong Pokémon is not going to suddenly break the game for you. The one thing that is still restricted are the level limits of your Pokémon obeying you. Catch one out of your league and it will not listen to you.

    Too Much Experience? While you do still have EXP Share, it's distributed better and more sparingly. If I can catch a Level 40 Rapidash in the starting area due to a fluke and only get a few levels, I'd say it's pretty balanced.

    Grinding sucks? The focus is on catching and that is where most of your EXP is going to come from. Just sneak and throw, no long battles necessary (except in certain cases). You can battle but...

    Battles suck? This game gave one hell of a boost to your opponents. They can abuse the special mechanics you can use and the strength in level differences is not as pronounced now. You have to play smart since the combat isn't just single turn switches anymore.

    Listen, if you wanted a Pokémon game that would erase all of the past controversial entries, this is not that game. It is very fun but, as many people rightfully think, this could have been done sooner and better. Still, I can't help but really enjoy this game. Maybe it's just a one-time thing but I sincerely hope that the fun I am having now is a sign that Gamefreak is going in the right direction with its game development.    … Expand
  14. Schueli
    Sep 21, 2022
    7
    Pokémon Legenden: Arceus kommt mir vor, wie eine Mod für Breath of the Wild. Irgendwie klingen die Sounds teilweise sogar gleich. Die Grafik ist dabei noch eine ganze Ecke schlechter. Hinzu kommt das absolut hässliche Charakter-Design. Was denkt man sich da teilweise bei dem Aussehen - zum Beispiel beim Professor? Wer denkt sich, machen wir den mal so hässlich mit der Mütze. Naja.

    Dann    Pokémon Legenden: Arceus kommt mir vor, wie eine Mod für Breath of the Wild. Irgendwie klingen die Sounds teilweise sogar gleich. Die Grafik ist dabei noch eine ganze Ecke schlechter. Hinzu kommt das absolut hässliche Charakter-Design. Was denkt man sich da teilweise bei dem Aussehen - zum Beispiel beim Professor? Wer denkt sich, machen wir den mal so hässlich mit der Mütze. Naja.

    Dann zum Spielspaß, das mit wichtigste. Und ja, das haut irgendwie rein und man verfällt direkt wieder in die Suchtspirale. Es bockt und man möchte alle Pokémon fangen, die es zu fangen gibt. Da es im Endgame dann aber in Fleißarbeit ausartet, in dem man irgendwelche sonderbaren Sachen machen muss, waren es am Ende dann bei mir doch nicht alle Pokémon.

    Das absolute Ende hab ich im übrigen auch nicht gesehen, da man Arceus nur zur Gesicht bekommt, wenn man zuvor alle Pokémon zumindest gesehen hat, was Entwicklungen mit einschließt. 

    Die Geschichte ansonsten bis zum normalen Ende ist langweilig und bietet nichts neues. Ich hab mich da einfach wild durchgeklickt.

    Fazit: Spielspaß top, der Rest eher ein Flop.    … Expand
  15. tmcov
    Oct 13, 2022
    7
    If GameFreak wasn't so lazy it could be one of the greatest games of this generation and the best Pokemon title ever launched
  16. TwistedBengal90
    Jan 31, 2022
    7
    This game is a step in the right direction. Open world, change of style and gameplay was sorely needed after 25 years. The graphics are not top notch but man the gameplay is fun! They took a risk although not far enough, but it is the best Pokémon game in years. Now they need to push further. Make it truly open world. Create better AI for roaming Pokémon, interactions with environment,This game is a step in the right direction. Open world, change of style and gameplay was sorely needed after 25 years. The graphics are not top notch but man the gameplay is fun! They took a risk although not far enough, but it is the best Pokémon game in years. Now they need to push further. Make it truly open world. Create better AI for roaming Pokémon, interactions with environment, better animations. Add gyms back in the next one, allow us to ride your own Pokémon on ground, air, and sea. Add more towns and cities to explore. More caves and dungeons, add more raids. And add a multiplayer aspect. Maybe something akin to Destiny. Where 30-50 players share the open world with you at any given time. Again, step in the right direction. Can’t wait for the dlc and future releases with this formula. Excited for the future.… Expand
  17. 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
  18. Pouwilli
    Jan 29, 2022
    7
    It's good but it's lacking some heavy graphicals features that game from past 2010 have. For the price it's not an excuse the switch isn't powerfull enough anymore we are in 2022 not 2008
  19. AsrielDreemur
    Feb 1, 2022
    7
    I'm nearly 20 hours in when I'm writing this review, my first impression for this game is that it's probably the most unique pokemon game by far. The fact that GameFreak decided to try something new in a Pokemon game without reusing the previous pokemon formula really impressed me. Overall the game wasn't really mind blowing but it did laid the groundwork for future pokemon games.

    There    I'm nearly 20 hours in when I'm writing this review, my first impression for this game is that it's probably the most unique pokemon game by far. The fact that GameFreak decided to try something new in a Pokemon game without reusing the previous pokemon formula really impressed me. Overall the game wasn't really mind blowing but it did laid the groundwork for future pokemon games.

    There are some other stuff to be work on such as the visual and graphic. Voice acting in Pokemon is always somthing I wanted in the game and it's kinda disappointing that they continue to overlook that aspect. Although I love the new game mechanics of catching pokemon that was implemented, I felt that the map in this game is really empty and lifeless at times. The missions in the game could be tedious at time when they force you to catch "X" pokemon in a "X" amount to progress.

    All things consider, it's a good Pokemon game that could have been better and I hope that GameFreak will continue to improve their future Pokemon games as they are going down the right path with Pokemon Legends Arceus.    … Expand
  20. Timeflies164
    Feb 1, 2022
    7
    This game had the potential to be a masterpiece. Unfortunately the lack of voice acting and polished/improved graphics prevent it. That being said this is still a good game and worth the adventure for pokemon fans. It has me so excited for the future of what pikemon games have in store. I truly hope they will give one pokemon game the time and love it deserves to make a game as good asThis game had the potential to be a masterpiece. Unfortunately the lack of voice acting and polished/improved graphics prevent it. That being said this is still a good game and worth the adventure for pokemon fans. It has me so excited for the future of what pikemon games have in store. I truly hope they will give one pokemon game the time and love it deserves to make a game as good as super mario odyssey and breath of the wild. This is the closest we have gotten to it. But there is still a long way to go.… Expand
  21. Kearne
    Feb 2, 2022
    7
    It's good, feels fresh. New catching system is great. It just feels kinda rushed thou and like it wants you to mainly be re-catching the same Pokémon all the time to fill out that Pokédex. And there is even less emphasis placed on story and battles. I don't like how there is almost no trainers battles, as having high level good Pokémon being pointless.
  22. 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.
  23. ZXSth
    Dec 16, 2022
    7
    In his YouTube video on the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Arin Hanson comedically rants at a metaphorical representation of one of the franchise's successive instalments, Skyward Sword, is lauded with praise entirely because it rides the coattails of its predecessors. Similarly, I believe that much of Pokemon Legends: Arceus' praise has been heaped upon it simply due to the fact thatIn his YouTube video on the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Arin Hanson comedically rants at a metaphorical representation of one of the franchise's successive instalments, Skyward Sword, is lauded with praise entirely because it rides the coattails of its predecessors. Similarly, I believe that much of Pokemon Legends: Arceus' praise has been heaped upon it simply due to the fact that it is not the same abhorrently mundane, head-bashing, mind-numbingly repetitive slog that most Pokemon games have become. While Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a solid open-world adventure RPG, this game has come about 10 years too late, in my opinion, and lacks the nuance needed to stand on its own two feet in a world populated with games that not only outshine it, but also came out almost ten years ago.

    Arceus has some strengths: Its open world is fun to explore, and speeding up Pokemon battles streamlines the combat in a really positive way. Additionally, the core experience of the Pokemon games is here, which will likely please series veterans craving more of the same. And of course, needless to say, shaking up the Pokemon formula after so long is an incredibly desirable and long overdue change of pace.

    Despite the game being a rather pleasant experience, this game seems, at its core, to be a moderately successful hodgepodge of Pokemon Go and Breath of the Wild. At its best, the game is a streamlined Pokemon experience; at its worst, it is a slog through a somewhat lifeless and archaic-looking semi-open world, where the same tired, outdated turn-based battle system is used. Somehow, after 25 years, Pokemon games are still managing to survive using what is almost exactly the same simplistic, turn-based combat that arguably does little to differentiate itself from the first Dragon Quest game on the NES - a game made in 1986.

    While many may see this game as a step in the right direction for Pokemon games to go, I cannot help but think that the game is not a big enough step. As nice as it is to see that Nintendo is willing to bend a bit regarding one of their flagship franchises, not enough risks were taken - risks that would likely elevate this good-enough experience to heights only hit by the original Red and Blue games.    … Expand
  24. Speedie
    Feb 1, 2022
    7
    You may want to stick this review out. It's a rollercoaster ride.

    There are two driving forces in this game. One force that takes the game in either direction. In the direction of being a good game, there is the amount of fan service in the game. New forms of Pokémon, an regional origin story, new strategies to collect Pokémon, Breath of the Wild menus, sounds, and gameplay. The    You may want to stick this review out. It's a rollercoaster ride.

    There are two driving forces in this game. One force that takes the game in either direction. In the direction of being a good game, there is the amount of fan service in the game. New forms of Pokémon, an regional origin story, new strategies to collect Pokémon, Breath of the Wild menus, sounds, and gameplay. The negative driving force however is how long it takes for the player to be able to enjoy these things.

    It isn't as if the player is always learning new things that they must use in the gameplay. The opposite actually. Almost everything needed to complete the game is handed to you right off the bat. This is not an inherently bad feature. This kind of freedom allows each player to create individual experiences and choose their own way to complete each task. Sadly, in this game, there are no choices to be made. It's simply a game where you build your collection, with new environments only serving as a change of scenery. Even then, the same forest area is used for a majority of three out of five areas. Finally, the graphics are unacceptable. This is something that can be looked over when we talk about quality, since gameplay is most important, but it's a sad thought when you realize every once in a while how poor the graphics are.

    With all of the complaints somehow, someway, this game made me return to my desk and continue where I left off the night before. Why was I coming back? What kind of game do I turn on and start complaining about? Freedom. For once, you aren't just a Pokémon Trainer. You're a collector. A researcher. The one that others look up to. You are the obstacle in their way from the very start. For Pokémon fans this story is one they've wanted to know for so long, and want even more of in the future. It's Pokémon history being played out and created by you. The most important thing in the entire game is collecting and studying things about Pokémon that have never been such a large focus.

    Effort. That's what this game has. It's not the norm for the developers. It's unexplored territory. They made their mistakes, the game has it's flaws, but it has the soul that a good Pokémon game should have. They didn't leave out crucial features to make the game more marketable to wider audiences. They didn't make the story simple so everybody could follow it. It's a huge chapter in the Pokémon world and one that's worth experiencing, even through the flaws in it's core. As fans we all have our opinions about this game, but this game will absolutely be built on in the future, and is a foundation for the future of fun in the Pokémon franchise.    … Expand
  25. Blentz499
    Jan 30, 2022
    7
    A good improvement on the Pokemon formula. The gameplay loop is awesome if you're a completionist like me. The things that are being the score down is this game is either unoptimized on the switch or the switch is not powerful enough for the game. I think a mixture of both are true. There is a lot of pop in and I have seen other games that shouldn't be able to run on the switch be able toA good improvement on the Pokemon formula. The gameplay loop is awesome if you're a completionist like me. The things that are being the score down is this game is either unoptimized on the switch or the switch is not powerful enough for the game. I think a mixture of both are true. There is a lot of pop in and I have seen other games that shouldn't be able to run on the switch be able to run quite well so this is disappointing. The other thing is the small Dex size. 240 Pokemon for a franchise that is right around 100 is too small to reasonably charge 60 bucks.… Expand
  26. 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
  27. Freesteff
    Apr 10, 2022
    7
    Pokemon Legenden Arceus ist von der Umgebung eine absolut Hässlich es das beste am spiel ist das man die wahl hat ob man das Pokemon einfach fangen will oder gegen Kämpfen will das sollte Game Freak auf jedenfall bei behalten und weg von random encounter die Sotry ist auch super gelungen spielerisch hat es mir deutlich mehr spass gemacht als die Hauptspiele
  28. ProfesorAbeto
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    Tiene mecanicas que aunque mejorables sinceramente espero ver en futuros juegos, la historia interesante sin más, creo que aun falta por explorar mucho del mundo del pasado que espero que se haga en futuros leyendas, se va evolucionando este es el camino sin duda
  29. Mynnigon
    Mar 9, 2022
    7
    The gameplay is fun and refreshing, however the graphics are terrible and the level design is absolutely uninspired. Even though the game is flawed in so many ways, the gameplay loop is very addictive and makes for the experience I always hoped for in a Pokémon game. For a first real departure from its standard all of its flaws are acceptable. Gameplaywise I hope the new mechanics will getThe gameplay is fun and refreshing, however the graphics are terrible and the level design is absolutely uninspired. Even though the game is flawed in so many ways, the gameplay loop is very addictive and makes for the experience I always hoped for in a Pokémon game. For a first real departure from its standard all of its flaws are acceptable. Gameplaywise I hope the new mechanics will get improved on and will be implemented in future iterations of the mainline series. However, Game Freak and Nintendo should also improve on their lazy graphics and level design for their future games, because those are a huge disappointment and are unacceptable for any AAA game in 2022 and onward. It simply breaks the immersion.… Expand
  30. manufail
    Feb 22, 2022
    7
    Pkmn Legends Arceus (PLA) is a step in the right direction but still shows how Gamefreak (GF) makes minuscule progress in game design. Let me start out with the good. I haven't had FUN playing a Pkmn game in so many years, and finally, a game delivers on the fun. I haven't felt a pkmn game had hope to be considered a good game until now. That being said, I am baffled at why GF made thisPkmn Legends Arceus (PLA) is a step in the right direction but still shows how Gamefreak (GF) makes minuscule progress in game design. Let me start out with the good. I haven't had FUN playing a Pkmn game in so many years, and finally, a game delivers on the fun. I haven't felt a pkmn game had hope to be considered a good game until now. That being said, I am baffled at why GF made this game worse than it needed to be. Fans have been complaining at how long tutorials are and this game's tutorial is a PAIN to play. And yet, for all the new features in the game, the tutorial teaches you none of them really (its essentially just capture a pkmn tutorial). To me that's sort of the story of this game. Fun to play but the game refuses to let you enjoy it. There are SO MANY cutscenes in this game that take you out of the experience. Why you still can't skip them is beyond me. Why I still have to wait for each text scroll before I can continue to the next one makes no sense to me. Honestly, if this game had a skippable tutorial and skippable cutscenes or just none at all - it would be a much more pleasant experience. The sad part about that complaint is that GF has no excuse. Yes the graphics are awful but there's a million excuses I can give for that (no engine, Switch can't handle it, time constraints vs risk of project success, etc.). But the tutorials and cutscene pacing was a conscious choice by GF that could've been avoided. I'm glad this game exists and I'm hoping GF can merge all these changes into a new mainline series of games. As of right now, PLA is a step in the right direction for GF, but unfortunately a super safe dive at change and a continued display of antiquated game design. I would love for GF to continue along this path and not give up but this game is not quite there. Giant leap for a pkmn game but I am tired of giving Pkmn a pass just bc I love the franchise so much.… Expand
  31. thompsonmelo
    Dec 28, 2022
    7
    best pokemon game implements all of the previous ones with map quality and good story with the best pokemons in the playable franchise and an evolution of the small fight system but that improves playing considered graphics compared to others in the series and stable fps
  32. K3tamine
    Apr 19, 2022
    7
    Creo que los cambios de fórmula deben valorarse como lo que son, cambios. No por romper con una fórmula clásica considero que estemos ante el mejor juego de la historia de Pokémon, ya que creo que lo presentado en Pokémon Leyendas, aun aportando una serie de ideas interesantes para construir un futuro refrescante y distinto para Pokémon, y aun siendo radicalmente distinto a Espada yCreo que los cambios de fórmula deben valorarse como lo que son, cambios. No por romper con una fórmula clásica considero que estemos ante el mejor juego de la historia de Pokémon, ya que creo que lo presentado en Pokémon Leyendas, aun aportando una serie de ideas interesantes para construir un futuro refrescante y distinto para Pokémon, y aun siendo radicalmente distinto a Espada y Escudo, acaba pecando de lo mismo que los juegos de 2019: te diviertes jugando, te pasas el final del juego ya bastante cansado, y a la vitrina con los demás.

    Considero que el juego es en general divertido (aunque no me acabe de ilusionar el estilo "Collectathlon", "hazte con todos", que acaba aborreciendo), el nuevo sistema de combates engancha bastante, el apartado sonoro como siempre es sobresaliente, y hay muchas píldoras de "fan service" muy estratégicamente colocadas que hacen que pongas más interés y que conectes con el juego. Sin embargo, no puedo decir lo mismo de los apartados artístico y gráfico, ya que hay decisiones de diseño bastante extrañas, sumado con unos recursos técnicos pobres para Switch y para lo que podíamos esperar del juego. Los nuevos Pokémon, en mi opinión, son pasables, pero no están al nivel de los de Espada y Escudo. La historia no es muy memorable, además de que hay varias cosas demasiado metidas con calzador, aunque el diseño de personajes sí que mejora respecto a Espada y Escudo, ya que se les otorga mayor profundidad.

    En definitiva, veo interesante explorar nuevas fórmulas para no sobrecargar el JRPG clásico que siempre ha sido Pokémon (aunque me quedaré con las ganas de ver otro título sobresaliente de este estilo como fuesen Platino, Blanco y Negro o Sol y Luna), aunque no por ello debemos bajar unos estándares de calidad que, tratándose de Pokémon, han de ser bastante altos.    … Expand
  33. Simpson_761
    Jun 9, 2022
    7
    Sub par graphically. Game was too "easy" a lot of the time. Lovedddd a lot of the new features though.
  34. Zumbie101
    May 7, 2022
    7
    Story is actually pretty good and its nice to see pokemon make a change to the standard formula. Gameplay wise its a nice combination of the GO mechanics and standard pokemon while also being its own thing.

    Though I will say it gets repetative quite quickly
  35. hector_bcn98
    Nov 28, 2022
    7
    +
    Ofrece una experiencia Pokémon diferente al resto.
    Por primera vez completar la Pokédex es divertido, aunque requiere muchas horas de cumplir tareas innecesarias estúpidas con cada uno de los Pokémons. Poder completar el juego sin necesidad de depender de intercambios con otra persona: puramente singleplayer. A veces supone un reto a nivel de dificultad que pocas veces se suele ver    +
    Ofrece una experiencia Pokémon diferente al resto.
    Por primera vez completar la Pokédex es divertido, aunque requiere muchas horas de cumplir tareas innecesarias estúpidas con cada uno de los Pokémons.
    Poder completar el juego sin necesidad de depender de intercambios con otra persona: puramente singleplayer.
    A veces supone un reto a nivel de dificultad que pocas veces se suele ver en la franquicia.

    -
    La historia es absolutamente banal y aburrida.
    Las batallas con los jefes no son satisfactorias y suponen baches en la experiencia.
    Secundarias de recadero sin ningún tipo de interés.
    Conversaciones y personajes clásicos de la saga: te tratan como si tuvieras 5 años y fueras imbécil.
    Técnicamente es un despropósito, una vergüenza para las capacadidades de Switch. Debe ser el AAA más feo de la historia. Gráficos que dan asco, con un popping a apenas unos metros del personaje, expresiones faciales inamovibles, sin doblaje... Es un juego de hace 15 años. Que Game Freak siga teniendo la licencia de Pokémon y realizando entregas indignas de la saga y de Nintendo es surrealista, un insulto al consumidor.    … Expand
  36. klarkc
    Jan 30, 2022
    7
    I like the exploration Mechanic's, but sometimes the game feels too repetitive. The missions would be more epic, I keep farming and exploring all the time. The alpha battles breaks this a little, but I miss the epic battles at gyms.
  37. xXCDRageQuitXx
    Jan 31, 2022
    7
    Definitely a weird Pokemon game.
    The bad:
    The graphics are bad and they only get worse The story is not very good and the lack of voice acting, considering the graphics, doesn't do the game any favours The game wants you to complete the Pokedex but a couple of really BS long term collectathon puzzles that artificially pad out time Most of the best parts of the game are locked to after    Definitely a weird Pokemon game.
    The bad:
    The graphics are bad and they only get worse
    The story is not very good and the lack of voice acting, considering the graphics, doesn't do the game any favours
    The game wants you to complete the Pokedex but a couple of really BS long term collectathon puzzles that artificially pad out time
    Most of the best parts of the game are locked to after the credits or even 50 hours in.
    The story is gated by Pokedex progression

    The good:
    Exploring areas and finding new Pokemon is fun
    The game has made filling the Pokedex a significantly more active task
    The new battle system is better and creates closer and more strategic battles
    The final act of the story is enjoyable
    The soundtrack has some genuine bangers

    Pokemon Legends Arceus asks you to complete the Pokedex fully to unlock the whole game to be able to then turn around and appreciate the value of what you played, but a big if here is "How many people are really going to do that?" at least 80% of players are not going to reach the very end and are as a result going to leave this game having experienced a mediocre story with an enjoyable final act. Some players will reach the end of the post-game story quest which genuinely has an awesome conclusion and is honestly challenging, but very few are going to reach the very end.
    This game is rich with little optimisations to the Pokemon formula. The rocks and trees that you throw your Pokemon at to gather resources for crafting are a great system. The ride pokemon that allow you to travel faster, over water, and through the air or up mountains, is a great system. The addition of Strong and Agile Style and the Move Order really make long battles way, way better. Once you get a grasp of how to work the system it is excellent. The cheeky moves you can do and your opponents will also do make battles significantly more even fights than ever before. It is unfortunate that very few trainers in the game have large parties of Pokemon that allow the system to shine. Crafting is great, for the most part wild Pokemon behaviour is great. The Pokedex challenges that change from Pokemon to Pokemon keep the game fresh. The boss fights are a good idea that has a lot of potential, but some of them didn't land this time around.

    This game is brought down so much by its graphics and GameFreak's pulled punches. The game is simply ugly. The ugliness of this game never relents and is at all times making the experience worse than it could be. Textures are constantly being reused, Pokemon load distance can be fine but it can also be abysmal, with Pokemon loading only if you're a few metres away if you're flying over. It feels like GameFreak hasn't tried, and that this game is more so a pitch to the playerbase, asking "How does this new gameplay loop feel?"

    To me, this game has landed well because I've always enjoyed the catching pursuit of the game. I want to see where this game takes us. Gamefreak has done some excellent things with this game and from here it's a matter of trimming the fat like the artificial time-sinks or the story progression gates, and refining what else has potential here. Battles go largely unsung and that is a shame, Pokemon feel more alive than ever in their environments, boss fights are pretty cool, the story was one of the best Pokemon stories and it really wasn't good for the most part. Improve and add more of these parts of the game that have potential and eventually we'll have a great game.    … Expand
  38. SgtSocks
    May 11, 2023
    7
    Pokemon is back and better then ever! The Gameplay is refreshing, but the story needs some work. that's really my only problem with this game. This is solid evidence that Graphics does not measure how good a game is.
  39. CharlestonBit
    May 29, 2022
    7
    Not going to lie, this game at first didn't really catch my eye in the opening hours, however as I progressed the game is now in a way nostalgic by all means. I love this game.
  40. cfc1998
    Jun 17, 2022
    7
    I don´t know where to start with this review, when game was first announced everyone was so excited because this is definitely the right direction for the Pokémon saga. Unfortunately the game had big issued with the graphics, visuals and performance, and it was obvious that wasn't going to change before the final release. Its clear that Nintendo doesn't have the same care or love with theI don´t know where to start with this review, when game was first announced everyone was so excited because this is definitely the right direction for the Pokémon saga. Unfortunately the game had big issued with the graphics, visuals and performance, and it was obvious that wasn't going to change before the final release. Its clear that Nintendo doesn't have the same care or love with the Pokémon franchise, because the would never let a Zelda or a Mario sold in this state of unpolished and unfinished product. Overall the gameplay was fun, that´s the main thing, but the story was bland and uninteresting and didn´t make up for the technical problems of the game. And then just months after that they release a trailer for Pokémon Scarlett and Violet which makes feel this game as if just a tech demo of whats comming next. Disappointed with the final result, and this just proves that we have to wait several years more to get the real Pokémon game that we been dreaming as kids.… Expand
  41. ND-Bringer
    May 15, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Legends Arceus is very enjoyable game, except in the long run. Out of all the core series Pokemon games on the Switch, it has the most polish, but it still carries a lot annoying moments. When you rapidly capturing Pokemon in a big, wide, open world, it gives you a sense of adrenaline. You're on a quest to capture and research all the greatest Pokemon from the past and future. And being a time traveler, you must use your modern knowledge and experience with Pokemon training to tackle all the challenges.

    It feels really good to catch Pokemon is this game. With the lack of results screens and options to choose where you want to your Pokemon go. There's more focus on the rush you get from exploring a truly alive world. Nothing will slow you down if you play your cards right. Capturing multiple Pokemon in a row on the first try. Luring powerful alphas with Razz Berries and then striking them from behind with a Gigaton Ball. Claiming airborne Pokemon from far way with far flying Feather Balls. Collecting Pokemon has never been more fun.

    But you also can't get too careless. For if your avatar takes too much damage, they will black out, and you will end up losing important items. The way Pokemon hunt you down in this game reminds me a lot of PokePark. Whenever Pokemon get angry in that game, they would randomly attack Pikachu like it was a battle. This is the nightmare version of that mechanic. The glowing red eyes on the alphas add a lot of menace. Though it also reminds me of the most disappointing arc in the Best Wishes anime.

    Speaking of disappointing, I loathe the boss fights in this game. They're not unbearable per se, whenever you get a game over, you can resume right back where you left off on the boss' health meter. But there's not a ton of breathing room in each clash. You're constantly spamming the throw button to toss treats at the enraged Pokemon to calm them down while also rapidly pressing the dodge roll command to avoid shockwaves and other attacks.

    It's not very comfortable to control. Maybe if there were way more types of dodge commands, like in Smash Bros, it wouldn't be so repetitive. Otherwise I'd prefer a stealth game where you have to avoid the boss in a sealed off labyrinth taking advantage of the premium hunting mechanics. I've studied video game boss fights for years. And what separates the epic battles from the lifeless fist fights is whether or not players would gladly take on the challenge again without regrets.

    Though my biggest gripe with this game comes down to the title itself, oddly enough. You see, during the climax of main story, you have to defeat Dialga and Palkia, the legendary Pokemon from the original generation four games, Diamond and Pearl. But after capturing them, the credits roll, even though Arceus himself stated that you must seek out all Pokemon to complete the game.

    Believe it or not, until he messaged me in the climax, I forgot Arceus was even in this game. He leaves so little impact on the story that you replace him with any other magical guide and miss nothing. It actually would make more sense to call this game "Pokemon Legends: Diamond and Pearl" and leave Arceus as a surprise for the post game.

    With most players being confused with the ending of the main game being to capture all the Pokemon, spending hours waiting for the correct exclusives to appear in the distortion zones, and collecting all the wisps, the adventure would be a lot more comfortable to play if Arceus was treated more like a secret unlock able character, rather than the answer to all questions.

    The true purpose os this journey is to not simply "Gotta Catch em' all". But rather to stop rampaging Pokemon from destroying the past by gathering all the allies you can in the wild.If your going to play this game, just focus on stopping the strongest Pokemon from rampaging, rather than complete Arceus' annoying fetch quest. It takes way too long to gather all the Pokemon with all the luck based mechanics regarding obtainment of the distortion exclusives.    … Expand
  42. TrickyRikke
    Sep 22, 2022
    7
    Honestly a really incredible game, however my biggest complaint is this game feels to be a big step forward with a big step back. Great ideas, pretty decent execution. My biggest issue with the game is there is next to zero replay-ability, unlike every other pokemon game before it. THe new catching mechanics are fun at first but become an unrewarding chore that mimics Pokemon Go, in thatHonestly a really incredible game, however my biggest complaint is this game feels to be a big step forward with a big step back. Great ideas, pretty decent execution. My biggest issue with the game is there is next to zero replay-ability, unlike every other pokemon game before it. THe new catching mechanics are fun at first but become an unrewarding chore that mimics Pokemon Go, in that you endlessly chuck pokeballs until you catch an absurd amount of the exact same pokemon to complete the dex.… Expand
  43. 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
  44. PMG-Writer
    May 15, 2022
    7
    Thus, Nintendo managed to make a decent game with "Pokémon: Legends Arceus". The storyline and the battles are well done and always drive you through the game's story. Unfortunately, the battles are rather boring after a while and the graphics are rather a disappointment for Switch owners. Those who would like to play with the pocket monsters again should buy "Pokémon: Legends Arceus", allThus, Nintendo managed to make a decent game with "Pokémon: Legends Arceus". The storyline and the battles are well done and always drive you through the game's story. Unfortunately, the battles are rather boring after a while and the graphics are rather a disappointment for Switch owners. Those who would like to play with the pocket monsters again should buy "Pokémon: Legends Arceus", all other buyers should rather try it out.… Expand
  45. Holden89
    Jan 30, 2022
    7
    Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a bold new step by Nintendo and Gamefreak that would have been outstanding several years ago. PLA does a great job of making you feel like you truly exist in the Pokemon world and does a good job immersing the player through all of the new mechanics it presents.

    Catching new Pokemon is more dynamic than it has ever been before. You can choose the old route:    Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a bold new step by Nintendo and Gamefreak that would have been outstanding several years ago. PLA does a great job of making you feel like you truly exist in the Pokemon world and does a good job immersing the player through all of the new mechanics it presents.

    Catching new Pokemon is more dynamic than it has ever been before. You can choose the old route: start a battle, weaken the enemy, then attempt to catch them, or you can utilize the open world and items you have at your disposal to distract, feed, or even stun them and simply throw the ball. It is even possible to use this method to catch "Alpha" pokemon unaware and capture them without need of a battle.

    There is an all new crafting system as well. While it is quite simplistic it does get the job done. I found myself going out into the wild simply to gather materials for crafting. Action to reward. Basic. Good job. The game also goes a solid job offering newer, more powerful items as you progress to make it seem like you're actually improving as a member of the survey corps.

    Story wise, it's what you'd expect from a Pokemon game. Solid enough, keeps your attention for the most part, but nothing remarkable. There's no "wow" moment in the story nor are there any moments that elicit much of an emotional response. Towards the end I was skipping dialogue because I just wanted to "play the game".

    The battles themselves are largely the same. The ability to run around was interesting for the first couple of battles but after that I forgot you even could and stopped doing it altogether. There's no real reason to move around outside of seeing different angles. Pokemon don't randomly target the player character in battle and as long as you don't stand directly between the Pokemon fighting you're safe from harm. Some status conditions did get updated which felt long overdue.

    Now, the bad...

    The game looks terrible. The game runs terribly. Unacceptably awful for a full fledged console game in 2022. Jagged edges, frame pacing, models popping in and out of existence, and several graphical glitches plague the game and severely hurt the score. It is either time for Gamefreak to find a new game engine or for Nintendo to find a new developer. This does not cut it. To be clear, I like the art style they tried for. It could have been a very aesthetically pleasing appearance but it just isn't. It is ugly and is very poorly optimized. The retail price of $60 does not reflect the amount of polish put into this game. Very disappointing presentation for Pokemon on the Switch. Again.

    All in all, I greatly enjoyed my experience and will likely playthrough the game several times. I know in this world of hyperbole and dramatics a 7 seems like a low score. It's not. This was a fantastic step in the right direction. Ball is in their court to improve upon it.    … Expand
  46. Allissei
    Mar 13, 2022
    7
    A great spin off for the series, but something that most of us want from Pokemon

    A decent story, interesting mechanics, a game loop that is fun and a bit addictive. A lot of good stuff here that we hope becomes the new standard BUT... there's also the bad stuff... this games need voice acting, more animations for the main story so the game doesn't looks so outdated... I think    A great spin off for the series, but something that most of us want from Pokemon

    A decent story, interesting mechanics, a game loop that is fun and a bit addictive.
    A lot of good stuff here that we hope becomes the new standard

    BUT... there's also the bad stuff... this games need voice acting, more animations for the main story so the game doesn't looks so outdated... I think this games need some lessons from other games, like Xenoblade and Breath of the Wild
    The graphics are decent... but they really need more details, and also a better way to optiimize the hardware of the Switch. (lots o pop in)
    And finally... the turns and experience are changed... so this makes some battles, a bit unfair.
    If the pokemon is a bit slower and gets oneshot... doesn't matter, the next one is going to have priority because is his turn... it doesn't resets every time a pokemon gets defeated. So the game doesn't favours a fast pokemon with lots of damage... IT NEEDS defence to endure attacks because you'll always get by the oponent... Also... no abilities, I guess it's fine, but they need to return for the sequel.    … Expand
  47. Pembroke_Watts
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    This game is definitely a fresh take on a repetitive formula. The main focus of the game is on collecting pokemon, and it does that better than pretty much any other game in the series. However, it also at times feels like you are play-testing an upcoming title. For one, the graphics look like something from 20 years ago. Furthermore, the main plot could be improved by voice acting.This game is definitely a fresh take on a repetitive formula. The main focus of the game is on collecting pokemon, and it does that better than pretty much any other game in the series. However, it also at times feels like you are play-testing an upcoming title. For one, the graphics look like something from 20 years ago. Furthermore, the main plot could be improved by voice acting. However, many vital features like online battles are completely missing.… Expand
  48. HalphCyan
    Jan 30, 2022
    7
    A huge step into being the pokemon game I've dreamt of for years, but really could've used another year of dev time to add more and to polish. More than any other pokemon game, you can feel the Pokemon Company's crushingly strict bi-yearly release schedule in this game stifle this game's potential. But in all, it's as fun as pokemon ever was ignoring that.
  49. MunhozMCM
    Jul 28, 2022
    7
    My Score:

    (7) - Good.

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    Yes, there are some major flaws with this game, but it is definitely a step in the right direction for Pokémon.
  50. Bananz06
    Feb 19, 2022
    7
    An extremely fun and enjoyable game! This game Is a pokemon game that I have been waiting for to be made! It takes elements of other open-world games and adds It into the pokemon universe! The combat Is extremely slick and seems almost fresh but old to some gamers. The one thing I wish was built upon more, was the visuals. Although Pokemon Legends Arceus Is a very fun and entertainingAn extremely fun and enjoyable game! This game Is a pokemon game that I have been waiting for to be made! It takes elements of other open-world games and adds It into the pokemon universe! The combat Is extremely slick and seems almost fresh but old to some gamers. The one thing I wish was built upon more, was the visuals. Although Pokemon Legends Arceus Is a very fun and entertaining game, It lacks In the visual department. But... That doesn't mean It's a good game. Overall: 7/10… Expand
  51. Gremlinpirate
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    A strong title in this franchise. The basic mechanics of the game are great and the flare they add takes it over the top. It does have it's flaws however, it is very glitchy at times and the overall game gets kinda boring after awhile. I also couldn't stand the battle system in this. I am excited to see what else can be done in a potential sequel to this.
  52. briiiz
    Feb 15, 2023
    7
    在体验玩朱紫后才回来玩的阿尔宙斯，很大程度上阿尔宙斯该有的优点都继承去了朱紫那边，因此对我而言阿尔宙斯的自由捕捉并没有那么的有吸引力，而游戏流程中又是多段硬性需要玩家提升捕捉的队员星级，反复刷等级确实不是很舒服。另一方面在游戏系统上大幅度简化并改用行动条的机制，算是有好有坏吧，虽然本身pve没多少深度但是还是有点过于简化了。另一方面游戏里还有大量支线，但是我的评价是做不好的支线可以不做，几乎所有任务都是水到不行，实在没有做完的想法。在体验玩朱紫后才回来玩的阿尔宙斯，很大程度上阿尔宙斯该有的优点都继承去了朱紫那边，因此对我而言阿尔宙斯的自由捕捉并没有那么的有吸引力，而游戏流程中又是多段硬性需要玩家提升捕捉的队员星级，反复刷等级确实不是很舒服。另一方面在游戏系统上大幅度简化并改用行动条的机制，算是有好有坏吧，虽然本身pve没多少深度但是还是有点过于简化了。另一方面游戏里还有大量支线，但是我的评价是做不好的支线可以不做，几乎所有任务都是水到不行，实在没有做完的想法。
  53. DeltaZ
    Mar 19, 2022
    7
    Story: Angang gut, Mitte Schwach, Ende Sehr gut!
    Grafik: Einwandfrei technisch Unreif!
    Soundtrack: gut.
    Gameplay: Kampfsystem gut, Quests eher Langweilig und gleich.
    Features: In Ordnung ist luft nach oben
    Postgame: Sehr gut.
    Sonstiges: Bitte keine Schwarzblenden mehr und ja eine weißblende ist auch eine schwarzblende!
  54. nowells5
    Feb 8, 2022
    7
    Se agradecen los cambios y el esfuerzo por revolucionar la saga, y en muchos aspectos lo consigue, llegando a tener mecánicas por momentos adictivas. Sin embargo, un apartado técnico desastroso, unos tutoriales extremadamente largos, misiones secundarias de recadero y una sensación de repetición que al final termina cansando hacen que el juego se quede a medias de lo que quería conseguir.Se agradecen los cambios y el esfuerzo por revolucionar la saga, y en muchos aspectos lo consigue, llegando a tener mecánicas por momentos adictivas. Sin embargo, un apartado técnico desastroso, unos tutoriales extremadamente largos, misiones secundarias de recadero y una sensación de repetición que al final termina cansando hacen que el juego se quede a medias de lo que quería conseguir. Si cogen todo lo bueno de esta entrega y arreglan todos los errores que ha tenido, pueden revivir la franquicia en futuras entregas. Duración aproximada: 30 horas… Expand
  55. GuardianFrosty9
    Feb 16, 2022
    7
    New Pokémon Game!
    You're not buying this game because of the graphics but because you can fill the first ever Pokédex and find various types of Pokémon.
  56. danipoli7
    Nov 26, 2022
    7
    After 25 years of the same formula gamefreak decides to try and reinvent the Pokémon formula with legends and it turned out to not be terrible. This game still has its flaws and probably the most noticeable flaw is the graphics. Now I know that graphics aren't everything but gamefreak seem to not even bother making textures look nice and this in result makes the game look embarrassinglyAfter 25 years of the same formula gamefreak decides to try and reinvent the Pokémon formula with legends and it turned out to not be terrible. This game still has its flaws and probably the most noticeable flaw is the graphics. Now I know that graphics aren't everything but gamefreak seem to not even bother making textures look nice and this in result makes the game look embarrassingly bad. The battle system has had a noticeable change with how you can move the camera around and actually move around yourself which is a nice refresh on how battles work.

    The story is alright enough but don't expect anything groundbreaking to keep you on your toes.

    Gameplay is really where it's at here as you spend a lot of your time roaming around catching Pokémon and filling out your Pokédex. The catching in this game is so good as your able to throw pokeballs at Pokémon without going into battle.

    Music is great as always with Pokémon games.

    Alpha Pokémon are a nice touch and add a nice difficulty spike as most of this game is really easy. NPC's are trash nothing more needs to be said about them.

    All in all a nice refresh for the Pokémon franchise but certainly not a masterpiece.    … Expand
  57. MagmaCanon
    Feb 22, 2022
    7
    Die Grafik sieht aus wie eine HD version der 3DS Spiele, die Texturen sind sehr matchig, man hat keine ausdauer anzeige (wegen dem Rennen) und man ist nicht in der lage an einem 5mm hohen ort zu laufen ohne das man abrutscht. Ansonsten ist es eines der besten der Reihe seit X Y und Omega und Alpha, es ist toll das man nicht mehr gegen ein Pokemon Kämpfen muss um es zu fangen, dasDie Grafik sieht aus wie eine HD version der 3DS Spiele, die Texturen sind sehr matchig, man hat keine ausdauer anzeige (wegen dem Rennen) und man ist nicht in der lage an einem 5mm hohen ort zu laufen ohne das man abrutscht. Ansonsten ist es eines der besten der Reihe seit X Y und Omega und Alpha, es ist toll das man nicht mehr gegen ein Pokemon Kämpfen muss um es zu fangen, das Vervollständigen des Pokedex macht jetzt viel mehr spass, und die Story ist sehr gut gemacht. Aber sie hätten nicht gleich oft erwähnen müssen das wir vom Himmel gefallen sind.… Expand
  58. skjmz9066860
    Jan 30, 2022
    7
    Pokemon has generally been going in the right direction; Let's Go and Sword/Shield brought in the 3D aspect that Game Freak denied avid players for years. The system in Pokemon Legends: Arceus in terms of battle and capture is unquestionably superior to every Pokemon game preceding it. The death of the battle screen is satisfying to say for the least. The in-world interaction is a greatPokemon has generally been going in the right direction; Let's Go and Sword/Shield brought in the 3D aspect that Game Freak denied avid players for years. The system in Pokemon Legends: Arceus in terms of battle and capture is unquestionably superior to every Pokemon game preceding it. The death of the battle screen is satisfying to say for the least. The in-world interaction is a great addition. My issue is, the better looking battles are few and far between. There are not many Pokemon trainers in this game nor are there gyms. If the storyline had induced the building of towns & settlements upon completion that led to more trainers and the first ever gyms the game would have been 1000% more effective. While this game certainly succeeded in putting old and tired mechanics to rest, it failed by foregoing the aspect of competition.My hope is that Arceus will remedy this by way of DLC, and hopefully much more expansive DLC than those we saw in sword/shield. All in all, this is certainly a better direction for the catching, battle, and exploration aspect of the franchise.… Expand
  59. MichelinENTE
    Jan 31, 2022
    7
    Besides the hirribal graphics and some physics the game is great gameplay wise side quest are a bit repetetive
  60. Filldoe
    Jan 31, 2022
    7
    TLDR it's flawed, but a good Pokemon experience. At its core, this game is on to something, but Gamefreaks execution is pretty disappointing. I still enjoy playing Emerald and FR/LG, I really don't need perfect graphics, but I think the graphics in this game are pretty laughable. Only to be out done but the overall world design, it feels empty, the textures are all the same.

    but    TLDR it's flawed, but a good Pokemon experience. At its core, this game is on to something, but Gamefreaks execution is pretty disappointing. I still enjoy playing Emerald and FR/LG, I really don't need perfect graphics, but I think the graphics in this game are pretty laughable. Only to be out done but the overall world design, it feels empty, the textures are all the same.

    but exploring the world is fun and catching the pokemon is also fun. hopefully GF let someone else take over making these games in the future. but if you like pokemon you'll like this game    … Expand
  61. Rorix6
    Jan 31, 2022
    7
    Non il gioco dell'anno . Ma sicuramente una buona base da cui iniziare un nuovo ciclo.
  62. Arod4
    Feb 2, 2022
    7
    It’s a fun game but the entire battling aspect of the games is essentially put on the back burner and forgotten. Not nearly enough opportunity to use the team you assemble. Love the new mechanics and open world aspect but the graphics are rather poor
  63. TV1889
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    Contra: Die Grafik ist eine riesengroße Frechheit und hätte so nicht rauskommen sollen.
    Immer wieder laden Texturen nach und Gegenstände ploppen auf. Die Texturen sind matschig und nicht zeitgemäß.
    Das Wasser sieht sehr billig aus und die Lavatextur kann man nicht als Lava bezeichnen. Die Dörfer sind sehr klein und bestehen aus Copy Paste Häusern. Bei Treppen hat man sich nicht die Mühe    Contra: Die Grafik ist eine riesengroße Frechheit und hätte so nicht rauskommen sollen.
    Immer wieder laden Texturen nach und Gegenstände ploppen auf. Die Texturen sind matschig und nicht zeitgemäß.
    Das Wasser sieht sehr billig aus und die Lavatextur kann man nicht als Lava bezeichnen.
    Die Dörfer sind sehr klein und bestehen aus Copy Paste Häusern.
    Bei Treppen hat man sich nicht die Mühe gemacht diese sauber einzufügen sondern hat unsichtbar schrägen drunter gelegt.
    In Höhlen hat man überall weiße pixelige Umrisse die aussehen als hätte jemand gerade erst Photoshop geöffnet.

    Die Story ist wie in jeden Pokemon nicht der Rede wert und auch das Postgame ist nichts besonderes.
    ABER
    Pro: Die Welt ist relativ offen.
    Man kann alle Pokemon auf der Overworld sehen und hat keine Random Pokemon im Hohen Gras.
    Die Shiny Pokemon sind sichtbar gemacht worden und es ist seit langen ein Pokemon in dem man alle Pokemon fangen kann.
    Das System den Pokedex zu füllen und durch Missionen aufzuwerten sorgt trotzdem dafür das man weiterhin viele Pokemon fangen will.
    Es gibt keine Routen auf denen man mit Trainerkämpfen zugespammt wird und es gibt keine langen auf und ab Animationen vor jeden Kampf die das Spiel unnötig strecken.
    Alles in allen ist es ein Pokemonspiel wie ich es mir wünsche da es mir nicht vorkommt als würde ich Stunden damit verbringen die Animationen zu sehen.
    Aber es ist leider grafisch nur eine Alpha Version. Wenn man das ausblenden kann, dann hat man aber definitiv Spaß mit dem Spiel    … Expand
  64. Guts17
    Feb 3, 2022
    7
    The best beta i have ever played. This is the best way to summarize this game. The world lacks depth and it feels empty. Graphics could be easily improved. The difficulty is too low even for a Pokemon game, there are no real Pokemon fights until end game. There should be an option to chose in which difficult mode you want to play. I am no longer 8 years old and I no longer want to playThe best beta i have ever played. This is the best way to summarize this game. The world lacks depth and it feels empty. Graphics could be easily improved. The difficulty is too low even for a Pokemon game, there are no real Pokemon fights until end game. There should be an option to chose in which difficult mode you want to play. I am no longer 8 years old and I no longer want to play versus a trainer that only has 2 pokemons after playing 30 hours of game. Also too much pointless dialogues.… Expand
  65. Bellzos
    Feb 3, 2022
    7
    While this is the shakeup that the Pokemon Franchise desperately needed, ultimately it is flawed in its execution. The game play is great, the story not so much. I found myself just getting through the story without caring much about anything or anyone. Catching Pokemon in different and unique ways is fantastic. Strong and Agile style feel like they need more time in the oven. PerformanceWhile this is the shakeup that the Pokemon Franchise desperately needed, ultimately it is flawed in its execution. The game play is great, the story not so much. I found myself just getting through the story without caring much about anything or anyone. Catching Pokemon in different and unique ways is fantastic. Strong and Agile style feel like they need more time in the oven. Performance is unacceptable for a game that looks this poor. The game feels as if it needed more time to reach excellence. I am happy that everyone is enjoying their time on the game though, however I feel it is disingenuous to give this game a 10/10 with glaring issues such as these.… Expand
  66. 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
  67. Yujizenjiro
    Apr 9, 2022
    7
    Pokemon arceus es un soplo de aire fresco a la saga, hace mucho que no echaba tantas horas a un Pokemon hasta el punto de completar la pokedex, en mi opinión lo mejor que ha hecho Pokemon en años.

    Aún así también destacar el mal apartado artístico que tiene, paleta de colores muy desafortunada y texturas que a mi parecer podrían ser mejor
  68. 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
  69. fbmbat
    Feb 15, 2022
    7
    I really enjoy playing this game and it's cool because this is what all pokemon players ever wanted.

    BUT! 1. Why no one have voice in this game? 2. Needs more anti aliasing when playing docked 3. Need more character animations for some choices in game, like pressing a stone button instead of chat selections. 4. Need a better way to track side quests and track pokemon progression    I really enjoy playing this game and it's cool because this is what all pokemon players ever wanted.

    BUT!

    1. Why no one have voice in this game?
    2. Needs more anti aliasing when playing docked
    3. Need more character animations for some choices in game, like pressing a stone button instead of chat selections.
    4. Need a better way to track side quests and track pokemon progression

    Sometimes I feel the dev team had some lazy decisions about some aspects of the game.

    But in the end it's a good refresh for the pokemon game franchise and I expect more on the next games like online coop, battle arenas and more    … Expand
  70. CorbyO
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    전체적으로 재미있으나 역시나 게임 프리크이다.
    스토리는 외전작인 포켓몬스터 불가사의 던전 에서 벤치마킹이 많이 된것같음, 그래도 자연스럽고 재미있는 스토리.
    포획, 도감 시스템은 이벤트의 템포가 빨라져 긍정적인 변화 였다고 판단이라고 생각. 전투 시스템은 익숙하진 않지만 재미있고, 이전에 타 스탯에 비해 크게 신경쓰지 않았던 스피드와 pp에 무게감이 있어 마음에 들었음. 성장 시스템에서 라이트유저와 해비 유저도 전체적으로 만족할만한 시스템이라고 생각함. 모험 시스템은 타 오픈월드 게임에 비해서는 부족하다는 느낌과 이전 게임과 비교해서 큰차이를 느끼지 못했음. 이외의 부정적인 의견은 온라인 배틀이 없음, NPC의 생동감히 전혀 없음, 난이도가 전체적으로 너무 쉬움, 다중배틀이 없어져서 너무    전체적으로 재미있으나 역시나 게임 프리크이다.
    스토리는 외전작인 포켓몬스터 불가사의 던전 에서 벤치마킹이 많이 된것같음, 그래도 자연스럽고 재미있는 스토리.
    포획, 도감 시스템은 이벤트의 템포가 빨라져 긍정적인 변화 였다고 판단이라고 생각.
    전투 시스템은 익숙하진 않지만 재미있고, 이전에 타 스탯에 비해 크게 신경쓰지 않았던 스피드와 pp에 무게감이 있어 마음에 들었음.
    성장 시스템에서 라이트유저와 해비 유저도 전체적으로 만족할만한 시스템이라고 생각함.
    모험 시스템은 타 오픈월드 게임에 비해서는 부족하다는 느낌과 이전 게임과 비교해서 큰차이를 느끼지 못했음.
    이외의 부정적인 의견은 온라인 배틀이 없음, NPC의 생동감히 전혀 없음, 난이도가 전체적으로 너무 쉬움, 다중배틀이 없어져서 너무 아쉬움, 포켓몬스터 레츠고 처럼 외전느낌이 있음.

    전체적으로 마음에 드나 기대 이하인것은 확실하고 이후의 오픈월드 게임에 더 기대가 감.    … Expand
  71. Wyve
    Feb 11, 2022
    7
    Finally the franchise go out of its old classic gamestyle. Compared with other JRPG nothing looks increadible but Pokemon charm is very strong.
    From technical point of view PLA looks like 2002 game with worst art direction.
  72. Raksel_Airon
    Feb 18, 2022
    7
    Tras unas 40 horas jugadas en Leyendas Arceus, me veo en la obligación de comentar lo positivo y negativo de este nuevo título en la franquicia, una en la que llevo metido desde su primer juego hará ya más de 20 años. Leyendas Arceus ofrece una nueva forma de explorar y capturar a los Pokémon, renovando la forma en la que realizamos los combates y un poco acercándonos a la fórmula de mundoTras unas 40 horas jugadas en Leyendas Arceus, me veo en la obligación de comentar lo positivo y negativo de este nuevo título en la franquicia, una en la que llevo metido desde su primer juego hará ya más de 20 años. Leyendas Arceus ofrece una nueva forma de explorar y capturar a los Pokémon, renovando la forma en la que realizamos los combates y un poco acercándonos a la fórmula de mundo abierto, aunque con ciertas limitaciones. Si bien las primeras 15 horas las disfruté bastante, pronto me di cuenta de lo repetitivo que acababa siendo llegar a un nuevo lugar y que tras un par de horas explorando a fondo, sentía que muchos espacios estaban desaprovechados, y que podrían haberse aprovechado para meter más puntos de interés o que tuvieran alguna sorpresa inesperada. En la base, siento que es un juego que de aquí a un par de entregas va a ofrecer un resultado muy firme y sólido y que gradualmente se acercará más al gran juego soñado por muchos de la franquicia. Si mi nota no es la más alta no es porque no me guste, sino porque sé que a la larga, usando esta base obtendremos juegos cada vez mejores y más interesantes, con más variedad de situaciones, entornos, con una mayor inmersión, más actual a nivel artístico. Pokémon Leyendas Arceus es un juego muy entretenido, refrescante, y que sienta una base para juegos mucho mejores. Además, la narrativa ha sido más interesante que en otras entregas, y espero que siga así.

    Cosas que me gustaría que volvieran o estuvieran en el futuro:

    - Más combates contra entrenadores. Por la temática, es lógico que en Arceus no hayan muchos, pero espero muchos combates contra otros entrenadores en futuras entregas, como en los juegos anteriores. La dificultad la han llevado bien en Arceus, y me molaría verlo reflejado en combates contra líderes de gimnasio y una liga Pokémon.

    - Modo PVP. El competitivo me es indiferente, pero molaría que hubiera una forma para combatir contra otros jugadores.

    - Más Pokémon. Por temática, "entiendo" que no hayan más, pero espero ver de vuelta a muchas criaturas en futuras entregas de temática más moderna.

    - Una mejor banda sonora. Muchos temas de Arceus eran remixes de Diamante y Perla, y tampoco es que fueran mejores que los originales. Es el juego con peor banda sonora que recuerdo de la saga o que sea más olvidable.

    - Zonas más variadas en temática y que tengan una mayor inmersión y interés a la hora de ser exploradas.

    Y eso es todo. Si Game Freak acaba actualizando el juego, que sé yo, sacando modo PVP o más criaturas, alguna zona extra más única a modo de expansión, etc, quizás la nota suba. Al final, lo que le ha faltado en parte son cosas que ya teníamos y que aquí se han visto sustituidas por la temática del propio juego.    … Expand
  73. royalguy07
    Mar 3, 2022
    7
    I played exclusively in handheld modeand this was my first pokemon game in over a decade.

    Lets get the crap out of the way that doesn't distract that much from the overall feel and fun of playing the game. It looks like complete **** top to bottom, poor textures/everything, it is unfortunate because it is 2022 now and there have been good looking games on the Switch. The lack of    I played exclusively in handheld modeand this was my first pokemon game in over a decade.

    Lets get the crap out of the way that doesn't distract that much from the overall feel and fun of playing the game. It looks like complete **** top to bottom, poor textures/everything, it is unfortunate because it is 2022 now and there have been good looking games on the Switch. The lack of dialogue is tough, characters are pretty hollow, dynamics between the NPCs are muted, some more work could of been done here. Now to the good, the games fluid open world mechanics, battling, gathering, collecting, and mounting all seamlessly flow within each other. It is a lot of fun once you get the hang of the controls, you can basically play like a maniac throwing pokeballs to collect, switching to throwing pokemon to collect, all while switching between your various mounts instantly. The game does gate you a little as you progress, requiring you to level up to progress through the story and soft gate you by making you level up or acquire a new team of Pokémon for a challenging story battle you can't beat. The "boss" battles become repetitive as they are similar in their mechanics and how you beat them, just dodge and throw the food at them, they are very hard to lose. It is a little annoying that it is not a "true" open world game but instead has separate large zones that you move in and out of through loading screens. Ultimately a good play and was pleased with it.    … Expand
  74. VantheSloth
    Feb 23, 2022
    7
    I've played about 40 hours of Legends: Arceus. It's a good game. Is there a lot that could've been done better? Absolutely. Are there some things they should've expanded upon? Yes. Is it a step in the right direction though? Certainly.
    The gameplay is arguably the most important aspect of a game, and I am happy to say that what Legends: Arceus provided is strangely satisfying. When    I've played about 40 hours of Legends: Arceus. It's a good game. Is there a lot that could've been done better? Absolutely. Are there some things they should've expanded upon? Yes. Is it a step in the right direction though? Certainly.
    The gameplay is arguably the most important aspect of a game, and I am happy to say that what Legends: Arceus provided is strangely satisfying. When looking at trailers, you may be concerned that the environments have nothing to really explore. This is somewhat true. The terrain can be a bit dull at times, but there are also times where you'll find yourself wandering into this hidden corner of the map, and you'll be rewarded by various things. Even when the terrain isn't too interesting, you'll find that the Pokemon and items you pick up will make up for it. When it comes to the Requests, it can be a bit mixed. Some will be really interesting, slightly comedic in an almost Pokemon anime fashion, or wield some cool rewards. Others, however, will just leave you looking up how to complete it on your phone due to it just being a boring scavenger hunt. I don't mind having to look for stuff, but I think some hints that would narrow down where to search would've made the experience a lot better. The battles with Noble Pokemon can be surprisingly difficult, and has a very consistent difficulty curve. The only one I have issues with is in the Cobalt Coastlands, and that's mostly because the arena makes it feel like you're fluffing your way through it until you finally manage to somehow beat it. It was still fun, but it could've been better. The one in the Alabaster Icelands has to be my favorite. It's hard, but it's a fun type of hard. The trainer battles are, for lack of a better description, interesting. At the beginning of the story, it's very basic, and comparable to Sword and Shield's battling. By the time you get to the post game though, it leans more towards the "almost unfair" territory you'd expect from Cynthia in Platinum, and arguably beyond that. The battling itself has changed a lot in this game, and my feelings on it are a bit mixed. On one side, it adds a bit of strategy that was appreciated, on the other side, it can seem a bit unfair and annoying, especially when some Pokemon out-speed you right out the gate. The new status effects are actually pretty cool, and I wouldn't mind if they were implemented into Generation 9. The crafting is also a nice touch, and surprisingly well balanced. Overall I give gameplay an 8/10.
    The story is fairly average, until you get to the post game. A lot of it feels like it could've gone deeper, or been explained with less presses of the "A" button. I think two things that Game Freak should learn in the future is to show rather than tell, and to not repeat a single point several times. It's better than it was in Sword and Shield, but it still needs some work. The last plot point in the post game was definitely worth it though. The story is a 7/10 for me.
    Do not expect the best in Legend: Arceus' graphics and animation. Some terrain from far away can look downright ugly, and not properly portray what's actually out there. For instance, if you look at The Heartwood from The Heights Base Camp, almost all of the trees are nonexistent. The anti-aliasing can also be really weird at times, especially around water. The animations department is actually a bit better in comparison. It isn't quite Monster Hunter levels, but most of the animations are good enough to keep you immersed. There are times (mostly while doing requests) where it's somewhat obvious that they took some shortcuts, but it's nowhere near as bad as Sword and Shield. 5/10 for graphics and animations.
    The music is one of Legends: Arceus' high points. It's blissful when you go into The Heartwood or traverse the lands at night, because the music just brings you in. Sometimes you don't want to battle Pokemon just so you can hear some of these tracks without interruption. There are two tracks that play in the Cobalt Coastlands that takes me out of the mood though. "Cobalt Coastlands 1" and "Cobalt Coastlands 1 (Version 2)" are references the Diamond and Pearl's "Route 210" track, and while it fits Diamond and Pearl's tracks, it doesn't really fit the feel you get in the Cobalt Coastlands, which is a "nice, chill day at the beach, but with a pinch of danger". The music has more of a "sprint to the adventure ahead" sort of feel. There are also times where I felt that the "Battle! (Wild Pokémon)" track got a bit repetitive. Maybe if there were slight variations depending on where you were, that would've made it a lot better. There was also this one trainer battle that I wish had some more dramatic music to it instead of the normal trainer theme. All of these are nit-picks though, and didn't in the way of my enjoyment much. An 8/10.
    Overall, I hope that Generation 9 and future Legends titles (if there are any) improve upon this and make something truly great. There's promise here.    … Expand
  75. pprjackjr
    Feb 25, 2022
    7
    Although this game is a good one compared to bdsp, i do not understand how people can call it a 10/10. I ve played the game around 40 hours or so and i have to say the only thing that makes this game enjoyable are the mechanics. The story is a solid 3/10 at best, and the graphics are truly horrific. Im a fan of old games and dont care about graphics but visual bugs and disappearing assetsAlthough this game is a good one compared to bdsp, i do not understand how people can call it a 10/10. I ve played the game around 40 hours or so and i have to say the only thing that makes this game enjoyable are the mechanics. The story is a solid 3/10 at best, and the graphics are truly horrific. Im a fan of old games and dont care about graphics but visual bugs and disappearing assets are truly bad. Its a shame because BOTW manage to do graphics way better so its not about the switch rather than the game… Expand
  76. StudiesofWumbo
    Mar 9, 2022
    7
    It's pretty good. Don't have much to say. The gameplay and exploration is really fun. The story is boring in a good way. And the less said about the graphics the better. 7.5/10, check it out if you're bored
  77. globbten
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    This game is fun, most of the new things it tries to do are pulled of well, like the new catching mechanic.

    However, the game has many flaws, for example: the draw distance in this game is bad.

    Pokemon Legends Arceus is one of the better Pokemon games I've played and I'm excited to see what they do with the series going forwards, but there's still flaws that can't go unnoticed.
  78. duck370
    Mar 16, 2022
    7
    게임프리크에서 힘을 넣고 제작한 흔적이 보이는 포켓몬의 신작 맵은 지역별로 나눠져 잇는 몬헌식에 배틀은 필드에서 바로 시작할수 잇으며 배틀을 하지 않고도 포켓몬을 포획할수 잇는 시스템으로 편의성을 추가하엿다 거기다 전작들에 비해 상당히 다양해진 포켓몬들의 행동이나 반응들 거기다 좀더 다양하개 도감을 등록하는 형식이다
    전반적으로 좋은게임이다 하지만 아쉬운점도 괭장히 많은 편 없어져버린 많은 포켓몬과 기술들이 괭장히 아쉬운 편이다    게임프리크에서 힘을 넣고 제작한 흔적이 보이는 포켓몬의 신작 맵은 지역별로 나눠져 잇는 몬헌식에 배틀은 필드에서 바로 시작할수 잇으며 배틀을 하지 않고도 포켓몬을 포획할수 잇는 시스템으로 편의성을 추가하엿다 거기다 전작들에 비해 상당히 다양해진 포켓몬들의 행동이나 반응들 거기다 좀더 다양하개 도감을 등록하는 형식이다
    전반적으로 좋은게임이다 하지만 아쉬운점도 괭장히 많은 편 없어져버린 많은 포켓몬과 기술들이 괭장히 아쉬운 편이다
  79. Darkred401
    Apr 1, 2022
    7
    Legends arceus is the positive change pokemon has needed but feels like its an awkward in-between phase from previous gens to gen 9, the battles and gameplay are greatly improved feeling more fun and snappier, the music is good however the new orchestral element could be improved. Ultimately the major flaws are the game's poor graphics, weak evironment art direction and awful writing thatLegends arceus is the positive change pokemon has needed but feels like its an awkward in-between phase from previous gens to gen 9, the battles and gameplay are greatly improved feeling more fun and snappier, the music is good however the new orchestral element could be improved. Ultimately the major flaws are the game's poor graphics, weak evironment art direction and awful writing that interrupts your gameplay. Ultimately I'd wait for scarlet and violet as they seem to do what legends arceus but better making arceus feel like an early prototype charging $60 where a more complete/improved experience is being released only a few months later… Expand
  80. Toasttt
    Mar 26, 2022
    7
    meh .
  81. Br0nev
    Mar 26, 2022
    7
    Esperimento positivo, ma grezzo e moooolto ripetitivo. Fra i fattori più positivi vi è l'esplorazione nelle prime ore di gioco: bene, proprio questo fattore diventa il suo più grande tallone d'Achille. Finché sei blind e ti senti l'Indiana Jones dei Pokemon è tutto bellissimo, quando le aree le hai esplorate in lungo e in largo e le steppe di Hisui diventano una estensione del tuo salottoEsperimento positivo, ma grezzo e moooolto ripetitivo. Fra i fattori più positivi vi è l'esplorazione nelle prime ore di gioco: bene, proprio questo fattore diventa il suo più grande tallone d'Achille. Finché sei blind e ti senti l'Indiana Jones dei Pokemon è tutto bellissimo, quando le aree le hai esplorate in lungo e in largo e le steppe di Hisui diventano una estensione del tuo salotto buona parte di quella magia svanisce e la seconda metá del gioco diventa parecchio ripetitiva, il mero prolungarsi di una cosa che hai fatto giá per 30 ore, ma per altre 30. A finirlo ci ho messo 65 ore (mi rimangono una ventina di side quest, e la missione principale relativa al completamento del pokedex) e ho il bisogno fisico di staccarmene, quando io di norma su un titolo pokemon classico ci passo 150h (pure su quelli che mi fanno cahá, perché comunque fra competitivo, villa/albero lotta, alta rigiocabilitá etc c'è tutta una sfera multiplayer post-game che funziona a prescindere dalla pessima qualitá del titolo: in Leggende Arceus, tutto ció è invece completamente assente). Su Pokemon X l'orologio segna 999.59, perché oltre 1000 non va. Sì alle migliorie di quality of life (rimozione degli IV, EVS molto più accessibili - ma c'è bisogno di un level cap massimo, altrimenti diventa un pigro maxare tutte le statistiche), no alle semplificazioni del combat (mosse di stato stravolte e rese spesso completamente inutili) e alla rimozione delle abilitá. Il fatto che sia un gioco interamente single player, per quanto limita la longevitá a minimi storici (a meno che non siate shiny hunter, nel qual caso avete il vostro nuovo gioco preferito di sempre), ha il pregio di non far pesare granché lo striminzitissimo Pokédex di neanche 250 pokemon (sui quasi 1000 che esistono), al contrario di titoli principali come Spada e Scudo nei quali la rimozione di certi pokemon e mosse ha significato la loro forzata assenza dal multiplayer (e quindi se uno dei pokemon che vorresti usare è uno dei 400 rimasti a casa - o meglio, su Home - sucks to be you). Mi viene quasi da sperare che non venga implementato l'Home Support e Leggende Arceus resti "isolato" nella sua bolla, proprio in quanto titolo atipico per la saga. Tante belle cose, ma alla ventordicesima volta che ti fanno rivisitare la stessa costa, palude o foresta per non far quasi altro che catturare pokemon, la mancanza di Palestre, allenatori e battaglie degne di questo nome si sente. Rimane una parentesi positiva, che poi questo abbia un impatto positivo sulla saga classica è tutto da vedere: se riescono ad amalgamare il meglio di queste novitá con la formula canonica potrebbe uscire qualcosa di carino, al tempo stesso non posso scartare la possibilitá che Scarlatto e Violetto ereditino il peggio di Leggende Arceus e seppelliscano la saga principale che non vede ormai un degno rappresentante dal 2017. Insomma, un bel titolo con le dovute premesse, piacevole ma ancora molto grezzo (e tecnicamente raccapricciante, ma questo è stato giá ripetuto fino alla nausea).
    Un 7 per l'impegno se lo merita, per essere un indie di un piccolo studio non è male (che poi sia l'ultimo titolo di punta della saga videoludica più di successo della storia è un dettaglio). Scherzi a parte, ci sta, va bene, promosso, pollice su. Prima sufficienza dal 2017, incredibile.

    GF, ci rivediamo a novembre, sperando nel meglio ma aspettandosi il peggio.
    Che è giá qualcosa, visto che prima, come ho imparato a fare dal 2018, mi aspettavo il peggio e basta, perchè sperare nel meglio avrebbe reso soltanto il boccone più amaro.    … Expand
  82. Rhex98
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    El mejor juego de Pokémon en bastante tiempo en mi opinión tiene problemas de rendimiento al igual que los otros juegos de switch que han salido y no es aceptable, pero la experiencia que te otorga es un gran paso adelante y hacia donde tiene que ir la franquicia de aquí en adelante.
  83. MiscTheKing
    May 19, 2022
    7
    This game is a nice change of pace compared to other pokemon games the new gameplay mechanics and battle system are enjoyable and fresh with move turn priority for single and horde battles adding a layer of depth to battles beyond any gimmicks the new entries had introduced.

    In terms of story without spoilers is alright, it may not be my favourite storyline out of all the pokemon games    This game is a nice change of pace compared to other pokemon games the new gameplay mechanics and battle system are enjoyable and fresh with move turn priority for single and horde battles adding a layer of depth to battles beyond any gimmicks the new entries had introduced.

    In terms of story without spoilers is alright, it may not be my favourite storyline out of all the pokemon games but with the setting and characters it feels a lot more braver compared to any mainline game where they tackle issues like pokemon actually being threats towards humans.

    With all said the reason it's not rated higher is that they have these new mechanics but the entire game is just a repetitive system and quickly gets boring after the first 2 areas where they don't introduce anything new except transportation methods.

    This game feels more of a alpha test of a future game and how people would like the mechanics and gameplay differences compared to the traditional format. The game by itself is meh but it does show good ideas that could be applied in future instalments.    … Expand
  84. Shiffpup2
    Jun 8, 2022
    7
    A delightfully fresh take on Pokémon, Legends Arceus is a new idea to the table of this 26 year old series. Being able to catch Pokémon without battling them, sneaking up behind them in an open zone, is very entertaining. However, the game lacks one CRUCIAL element to any Pokémon game: Replay value. It becomes a slog to play through the game again, being forced to complete Research TasksA delightfully fresh take on Pokémon, Legends Arceus is a new idea to the table of this 26 year old series. Being able to catch Pokémon without battling them, sneaking up behind them in an open zone, is very entertaining. However, the game lacks one CRUCIAL element to any Pokémon game: Replay value. It becomes a slog to play through the game again, being forced to complete Research Tasks in order to gain Research Stars, which are required to reach the next area. Grinding out moves on weaker mons (which usually means heading back to the first zone), leveling up through friendship, and specific items which only appear in the Distortion Zones (which can also be bought with points gained from finding Lost Packs, which is grinding in itself), it all detracts from replaying the game. And that's if you weren't focusing on these issues your first time around, instead being wowed by how different of a game it is for Pokémon.

    TL;DR: Heavily flawed with grinding for Research Stars, and the charm wears off rather quick, making this a POSSIBLY fun game your first time, but it's a game you will probably never finish twice.    … Expand
  85. Urir
    Jun 8, 2022
    7
    Required a lot of grinding, poor graphics, the story is long and repetitive.
  86. Wat926
    Jun 13, 2022
    7
    Overall not a bad Pokémon game. I’m really excited that they are trying out new concepts as the top down rpg style, though fun, is getting a bit repetitive in newer Pokémon games and remakes. I’m glad they are taking the series in a new direction.
  87. Agusto101
    Nov 17, 2022
    7
    Más o menos lo que se puede esperar de un juego de pokemon , nada sorprendente es un BIEN a secas y ya está....de nada serviría alargar esta reseña no se que se ha fumado la gente para darle un 9 o 10 jajaja buen chiste.
  88. Rage_turtle
    Aug 6, 2022
    7
    First Pokémon game I've played properly since gen 1, 2 and 3. Some good and bad things.
  89. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
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  90. zpa7rick
    Sep 22, 2022
    7
    en un principio estaba muy ilusionado por este juego pero después de algunas horas se me comenzó a hacer muy repetitivo, muchas misiones innecesarias, lo positivo del juego es que tiene mecánicas nuevas que son muy interesantes para la saga.
  91. AlexMakesToast
    Dec 16, 2022
    7
    Arceus = 7/10
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  92. MetaOni
    Nov 28, 2022
    7
    Pretty Fun Game.

    Pros: -Fun Departure from the repeated gameplay of the other games in the series -Overworld Catching is fast and fun -All the ride Pokemon are fast and fun to use -The new Pokemon are mostly pretty cool -The battle/idle/overworld animations are a clear improvements -The Ability to fill up the Pokedex alone without needing to trade with friends Cons: -Graphics    Pretty Fun Game.

    Pros:
    -Fun Departure from the repeated gameplay of the other games in the series
    -Overworld Catching is fast and fun
    -All the ride Pokemon are fast and fun to use
    -The new Pokemon are mostly pretty cool
    -The battle/idle/overworld animations are a clear improvements
    -The Ability to fill up the Pokedex alone without needing to trade with friends

    Cons:
    -Graphics Look Underwhelming(Not Really Bad Just Kinda Disappointing)
    -I wish there were more new Pokemon
    -The Story is Boring and The Long Dialogue Segments Don't Help It
    -Catching Anything that Swims Or Teleports Is a Pain

    Other Notes:
    Alot of these things should've been added around BDSP or SWSH
    I still am waiting for real time battles where we can control and fight as the Pokemon
    (But that's just a wish not a con)

    Overall: 7.5/10 A Pretty Fun Game One Of The Best In The Series(Kinda Sad a 7.5 is best in the series material)    … Expand
  93. LeJanman
    Nov 29, 2022
    7
    Es fühlt sich an als wäre es die Alpha Version von Karmesin und Purpur. Gameplay Technisch, sehr gut, aber Grafik, uff.
  94. Luky1996
    Nov 30, 2022
    7
    Un gioco gradevole che porta una ventata di aria fresca al brand ma con un comparto tecnico non all'altezza. Musiche e ambientazioni molto suggestive, il ribilanciamento dei livelli è stato molto gradito in quando riesce a dare al gioco una certa difficoltà che nei titoli main line manca da tempo. Un peccato per la grafica, meritava di più.
  95. MacArron23
    May 15, 2023
    7
    Fresh air that the pokemon franchise neede, had a lot of fun, did 100% and I am waiting for the sequel
  96. AleRommy
    Dec 28, 2022
    7
    This game is hard to rate, on one side if compared to the previous pokemon games is just way more fresh and innovative, a beginning for something very good; but in the other side if compared to modern games is just way too antiquated in the graphics and the mechanics.
    I really loved this game but se as pokemon fans deserve better quality and not 2 games in a year One of witch could be    This game is hard to rate, on one side if compared to the previous pokemon games is just way more fresh and innovative, a beginning for something very good; but in the other side if compared to modern games is just way too antiquated in the graphics and the mechanics.
    I really loved this game but se as pokemon fans deserve better quality and not 2 games in a year One of witch could be good and the other One is a total disaster.    … Expand
  97. TheQweast
    Mar 3, 2023
    7
    A pretty interesting side game in the Pokemon franchise experimenting with a more open world feel. I like the mechanics with stealth and catching as a whole the story overall was a bummer for me as it kept feeling samey. Also love the art style it actually makes the 3d models pop which was something they were missing in Pokemon sword. The gimmick in this game was also a bit disappointingA pretty interesting side game in the Pokemon franchise experimenting with a more open world feel. I like the mechanics with stealth and catching as a whole the story overall was a bummer for me as it kept feeling samey. Also love the art style it actually makes the 3d models pop which was something they were missing in Pokemon sword. The gimmick in this game was also a bit disappointing but all the new forms are stunning.… Expand
  98. SANTIACO
    Jun 19, 2023
    7
    Un videojuego que refresca la formula clásica de los juegos de Pokémon siendo, un buen comienzo para experimentar nuevas mecánicas para juegos a futuro. Aunque Pokémon Leyendas arceus sea algo innovador en la saga, queda a deber debido a su corta duración de juego y a la ausencia de batallas, además de que no se le agrego un multijugador que es algo indispensable para los juegos deUn videojuego que refresca la formula clásica de los juegos de Pokémon siendo, un buen comienzo para experimentar nuevas mecánicas para juegos a futuro. Aunque Pokémon Leyendas arceus sea algo innovador en la saga, queda a deber debido a su corta duración de juego y a la ausencia de batallas, además de que no se le agrego un multijugador que es algo indispensable para los juegos de Pokémon. En el apartado gráfico y técnico tienen detalles que faltan pulir y esto es debido a la falta de tiempo en el desarrollo del juego, además, de que el mapa del juego está casi vacío sin agregar, las pantallas de carga al trasladarte de un lugar a otro.… Expand
  99. drseven
    Jun 30, 2023
    7
    The first 5 hours of play were unbearable for me. Once the game gives you freedom, it improves. The idea of ​​hunting pokemon and completing the Pokédex is fun, although it can be a bit repetitive. The characters are flat and the story irrelevant, artistically very poor although it has a good performance.

    Conclusion: If you like Pokemon one of the best they have done in recent years.
  100. MisterWizard
    Jul 20, 2023
    7
    Although this game is the best Pokémon game I've played, I felt like it could've used a year or 2 extra of development. Adding details, make some mechanics (like swimming) more smooth and especially just making the NPC's feel more alive. They mostly just stand in 1 spot and have 2 lines of dialog without voice acting. Even BotW and TotK had minecraft villager voice acting or normal in bigAlthough this game is the best Pokémon game I've played, I felt like it could've used a year or 2 extra of development. Adding details, make some mechanics (like swimming) more smooth and especially just making the NPC's feel more alive. They mostly just stand in 1 spot and have 2 lines of dialog without voice acting. Even BotW and TotK had minecraft villager voice acting or normal in big story cutscenes.
    I did enjoy my time with this game, if you never played a Pokémon game, you should pick this one up.    … Expand
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#41 Best 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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