Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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  1. lizardglitter
    Feb 4, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awesome new concept and I had really high hopes. The story is interesting at first but the game is so grindy and loses a lot of the pokemon charm. No cool new landscapes, bonding with pokemon, and not that many hidden secrets to discover. It’s grindy and the visuals aren’t good—all the pokemon want to run or fight. Interesting new direction but overall loses the fun.… Expand
  2. BirdPs4
    Feb 5, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All four of the bosses were great. The way you catch pokemon is amazing in every way. Awesome game.… Expand
  3. Dant00ine
    Feb 6, 2022
    5
    Really let down by the gaming community’s inability to give objective reviews.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    That being said, I’m optimistic for this franchise going forward. The massively positive response this game has seen (despite its, to me at least, obvious shortcomings) should tip off the game makers that the community is hungry for the types of gameplay that Arceus displayed. I’d maybe pay $30 for this game, but $60? No way.    … Expand
  4. Lukej142
    Feb 8, 2022
    5
    I quite like the game! It's fun, I sunk 24 hours into it in a few weeks! It just seems under baked. I know I'm going to complete the game because I enjoy it but it's flawed. The environment is stale, AI is poor, pop in is horrible for a game about exploring. My biggest complaint is the map. There's no map in the corner and so I find myself constantly opening the map up and on top of that,I quite like the game! It's fun, I sunk 24 hours into it in a few weeks! It just seems under baked. I know I'm going to complete the game because I enjoy it but it's flawed. The environment is stale, AI is poor, pop in is horrible for a game about exploring. My biggest complaint is the map. There's no map in the corner and so I find myself constantly opening the map up and on top of that, you can only place one guided marker at a time. It's a refreshing game! It's not hard at all if that's what you want, but I would recommend it. 5 just because it's good but it could have been so much more. I just see a decent base idea with a flawed execution.… Expand
  5. Endymion_Var
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    Vamos Nintendo que te cuesta darnos unos mejores gráficos, solo para pasar el rato.
    Se ve mucho mejor Genshin Impact que es gratis
  6. Cimmo72
    Mar 14, 2022
    5
    game from a graphic point of view, too far behind by Nintendo standards. very bad
  7. Rossiez
    Mar 17, 2022
    5
    What is with the endless dialogue, 2 hours and still holding my hand. No possible skip absolutely painful.
  8. Jealto
    May 28, 2022
    5
    It looks ugly and still runns unsmooth, it gets boring and repetetiv fast. Its just sad, its the biggest gameseries of all and still Nintendo acts like it is non profitable
  9. patnott
    Jun 14, 2022
    5
    I gave this game a 5 for effort. Game Freak actually did something a little different. I welcome the changes in how wild encounters work and the seamless integration of wild battles. That’s where the praise ends. In 2022 such appalling graphics is unacceptable in my opinion. I know Pokémon was never cutting edge with its graphics but even the widely panned Sword and Shield had betterI gave this game a 5 for effort. Game Freak actually did something a little different. I welcome the changes in how wild encounters work and the seamless integration of wild battles. That’s where the praise ends. In 2022 such appalling graphics is unacceptable in my opinion. I know Pokémon was never cutting edge with its graphics but even the widely panned Sword and Shield had better graphics. Only 1/4 of the entire roster of Pokémon features in this game. That’s shockingly bad I think. After you complete the post game there is nothing at all to do except shiny hunt. Overall I enjoyed the game to an extent but there is so much left out that it feels like a €30 side game, not a full price mainline game.… Expand
  10. Sherlax
    Aug 18, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Historia lamentablemente excelente jugabilidad y malos gráficos.Buenos modelos malos colres… Expand
  11. BertKA88
    Aug 29, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Personally I had a few of major problems:

    1. I won’t factor this into my score but I wanted BOTW style open world. Oh well…
    2. I really don’t need 2-3 hours of handholding and being stopped by every NPC for tutorial style info. Just let us explore and discover for ourselves. I almost put the game down for this alone.
    3. The game was so repetitive. It’s just catch this and catch that and get that thing a million times over. I got over it.
    4. The bosses were “meh”. Why am I throwing bags of magic dust at them. What even is battling?

    Disappointed in this because it had so much potential yet fell flat for me.    … Expand
  12. Cloud_cipher
    Nov 29, 2022
    5
    I wish I could just do whatever I wanted from the beggining but of course pokemon/gamefreak has to give you a boring start then after 30 minutes of talking and almost endless dialogs. You finally get to set out on only the first place and have to unlock the other places by doing main missions.
    Story was boring but post game is alot of fun espicially when you can do whatever you want and no    I wish I could just do whatever I wanted from the beggining but of course pokemon/gamefreak has to give you a boring start then after 30 minutes of talking and almost endless dialogs. You finally get to set out on only the first place and have to unlock the other places by doing main missions.
    Story was boring but post game is alot of fun espicially when you can do whatever you want and no one is stopping you giving you a full history on something dumb like a rock and giving you 3 minutes of dialougue because of one dumb rock    … Expand
  13. Rockyford
    Feb 9, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s good until you get to a point where you have to battle the leader of the galaxy clan which is rigged everything and move is in their favor. For example they use a move of strong style and he gets to go twice when I get to go twice it’s canceled and they go. Another example is their moves keep changing powers even against Pokémon their type is super weak too . So therefore rigged at the end… Expand
  14. DanB_06
    Feb 28, 2023
    5
    I went in to this game not positive, I have a friend who hates this game big time and recommended I didn't play. I decided to play anyways. And at first, I loved it! But as I progressed, I start to dislike the game more and more. Note, I play competitive singles and VGC doubles, and adore pokemon battling, so the changes made in this game to battles and abilities just kill any interest II went in to this game not positive, I have a friend who hates this game big time and recommended I didn't play. I decided to play anyways. And at first, I loved it! But as I progressed, I start to dislike the game more and more. Note, I play competitive singles and VGC doubles, and adore pokemon battling, so the changes made in this game to battles and abilities just kill any interest I have anymore. Removing abilities? Removing turns for a BS turn order system where you randomly will get hit 2 times at the start of a battle? Getting rid of items like the life orb and choice items? I find the battle system only works in scripted fights, like fighting the boss pokemon. Even trying to fight wardens and clan leaders, I constantly find myself barraged by random wild pokemon, turning a good fight into absolute BS. I really loved the ability to catch pokemon without battling, I absolutely adore the new pokemon and am waiting patiently for them to join Scarlet / Violet. But the small changes made to battling make a huge difference for someone like me, who finds the strategy and consistency in battling to be amazing. I cannot recommend anyone buy this game now that Scarlet and Violet are released, nor can I even recommend pirating the game, as it feels incredibly sluggish and confusing.

    TLDR; I loved the changes made to the core gameplay loop, but the changes to the battle system feel like reinventing the wheel while the wheel is in motion. Just buy Scarlet / Violet and ask a friend to share some HIsuian pokemon with you when Pokemon HOME compatibility is released for SV. Don't waste your time.    … Expand
  15. Dradkol
    Aug 23, 2023
    5
    Pokémon Legends: Arceus is not a good game but not bad either. Surely it is the best chapter released in the last 10 years and this is sad, as it depicts the state of the games of "The Pokemon Company". The game tries to experiment and above all takes its cue from sagas of important games such as Monster Hunter (on some aspects of gameplay) etc. The game is fluid and fast, as you can throwPokémon Legends: Arceus is not a good game but not bad either. Surely it is the best chapter released in the last 10 years and this is sad, as it depicts the state of the games of "The Pokemon Company". The game tries to experiment and above all takes its cue from sagas of important games such as Monster Hunter (on some aspects of gameplay) etc. The game is fluid and fast, as you can throw poké balls while moving, you can also move during battles and this makes the game much more immersive than in previous chapters where the battle was static, moreover the capture of pokémon is fluid and the desire to complete the pokédex soon becomes a "drug". Unfortunately both from an artistic and technical point of view, the game is behind, far behind, we are talking about a level comparable to games released on Playstation 2, with infinitely repeated textures, polygonal models copied and pasted like the main village of the game, which features a house model repeated in a linear pattern to form the village, leaving you with the impression that the developers have done the bare minimum, the open world map itself is flat, with always the same polygonal models forming hills, rocks, rivers , trees etc. always repeated and the pop up that afflicts the title worsens this feeling of emptiness, repetitive and fake. The plot is childish, obvious and boring, if there hadn't been pokémon I would have abandoned it before the ending.
    The frame rate is decent, not perfect, as there are moments where it drops below 30fps, but nothing that spoils the gaming experience, which happens with the last two chapters (scarlet and violet ).
    To conclude, I can't give the game enough, but I can't completely reject it either, so I decided to give it a 5 as a vote. If you are a Pokémon lover, I recommend the title as it is a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of the brand. If you are not a Pokémon lover, I do not recommend it.    … Expand
  16. zezimawashere
    Jul 29, 2023
    5
    This game is okay. It's a bit repetitive. Not only do you have to catch all the Pokemon, but for completion there are a ton of small tasts, like use "splash" 100 times with Magicarp...

    Also, I am a good way through the game, and so far there has only been one romantic relationship. Of course, it was an interracial relationship that they said they had to hide. I don't know why they    This game is okay. It's a bit repetitive. Not only do you have to catch all the Pokemon, but for completion there are a ton of small tasts, like use "splash" 100 times with Magicarp...

    Also, I am a good way through the game, and so far there has only been one romantic relationship. Of course, it was an interracial relationship that they said they had to hide.

    I don't know why they push this propaganda so hard recently.    … Expand
  17. Jazzparagus
    Aug 31, 2023
    5
    The catching mechanic is good and what they did with battles is at the very least interesting. It's nice to see them trying out new gameplay methods.

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

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

    I guess Im glad it's not on the level of SwSh but you can tell they should've kept this game in production for at least another year.    … Expand
  18. samichsupernova
    Feb 8, 2022
    4
    I wasn’t sure what to make of PL:Arceus when it was first announced. On the one hand, GF and TPC appeared to be changing up the battle mechanics & adding real-time elements. On the other hand, its poor graphics and empty overworld left a lot to be desired. It was also unclear whether the game would be an experimental one-off, or an attempt to change/evolve the series’ core mechanics. AsI wasn’t sure what to make of PL:Arceus when it was first announced. On the one hand, GF and TPC appeared to be changing up the battle mechanics & adding real-time elements. On the other hand, its poor graphics and empty overworld left a lot to be desired. It was also unclear whether the game would be an experimental one-off, or an attempt to change/evolve the series’ core mechanics. As someone who’s played since the very first titles but finds the latest entries to be stale and disappointing, I went in with very low expectations.

    Pokemon Legends: Arceus’ trailers promised a decent story, and while I can attest that the writing receives more focus than usual, the presentation frankly sucks, as there’s still no voice acting, with most interactions consisting of characters awkwardly standing & talking.

    The real draws are the revamped combat and catching systems. The changes to gameplay, while not perfect, make Arceus initially far more captivating than its preceding games. First and most importantly, you can aim Poke Balls to interact directly with Pokemon on the field, & while exploring, you’ll be able to easily shuffle who’s next in line to battle, as well as send them to harvest materials from trees, shrubs, and mineral outcroppings, essential for crafting healing items and Poke Balls.

    Many Pokemon will either run or attack your avatar on sight, so you’ve got options - dodge like it's Dark Souls, sneak around and try to nab them without being spotted, ambush with your Pokemon to start a fight, lure/repel them with food, or run away. You’ll also get multiple Pokemon mounts to ride across the game’s several open areas.

    Combat is tweaked in many minor ways. While you’ll be dodging occasionally, aside from bosses, you don’t fight Pokemon in real-time, so the traditional four-move, turn-based core combat remains. The game introduces Agile and Strong variations to attacks (faster and weaker VS stronger and slower). Best of all, your Pokemon’s moves can now be easily switched outside of battle, making it infinitely more convenient to swap movesets. It really opens up a lot of possibilities - you can have your starter be a sweeper in one battle, and a defensive mon-catching tool in the next. Held items no longer exist. Status effects are tweaked, with most being weaker, and they thankfully disappear after each battle.

    These changes, as well as the limited pool of teachable moves, make certain builds, such as dedicated physical and special sweepers, far more effective. It’ll be in your interest to get battles done as quickly as possible, especially since you’ll often find yourself fighting multiple wild Pokemon at once with just one of your own. For the most part, the changes also help the game to flow smoother, since you’ll be covering a lot of ground in the great outdoors, often atop mounted Pokemon. However, due to the kneecapping of potential builds owing to the removal of breeding, and lack of variety in your foes making fine-tuning an afterthought, I grew bored of the battles halfway in.

    There are no gyms, no breeding, and very few trainer battles. Instead, you’ll spend time gathering/crafting, and on the Pokedex. This time your dex entries don’t end with just catching and trading. You’re also tasked with specific battle tasks. You’ll only need to fulfill ten challenges per Pokemon, so while it isn't daunting, it does feel like busywork.

    That brings me to the game’s biggest weakness - the world itself - and I don’t just mean the fact that there are limited ways to interact with the environments, or that the 242 Pokemon are a mixed bag of species. While the Pokemon models are often well-animated, the day-night and weather cycles add variety, and the game runs smoothly with minimal loading, there’s no sugarcoating the fact that the graphics and environments are subpar, featuring empty worlds, trees & textures that would look bad on the GameCube, pop-in and heavy aliasing, & a bland color palette tempered by muted art direction.

    It's a testament to the strength of Arceus’ core mechanics that the bland environments, lack of trainer battles, and unfinished feel of the game don’t completely sink the experience. Perhaps it’s because my expectations were so low going in, but I can safely say that in spite of its many faults, Arceus is the most fun I’ve had with a Pokemon title since the days of the DS. It also shows that the franchise in general still has potential. That may sound like faint praise from someone who has been critical of the mainline franchise for years, but I think most fans will appreciate the real-time elements, the easily-swappable movesets, and the additions to the world-building and lore. My only hope is that Nintendo is able to build upon what was established in this title and utilize it to take the franchise forward in a bold new direction. Rated 4/10 to balance out all the shills.    … Expand
  19. Nobilis1984
    Jan 30, 2022
    4
    A nice Pokemon game. Is wonderful for milking the brand.
    After all, it looks good, but purely in terms of gameplay, it's all scheme F. Nintendo releases a Pokemon game without really thinking about it. You don't have to be creative anymore because it will be bought anyway.
  20. Redman_07
    Dec 10, 2022
    4
    Remove pokemon and it would be a 4-5. Nothing but hype. Gameplay is awfully repetetive and not demanding at all. Dead and empty landscape. Graphics, please. Holy. Stop celebrating bad games please!!!
  21. amandra
    Aug 11, 2022
    4
    Exceedingly mediocre linear "fake open world" game. They copied so many great games and failed to deliver even a passable copy of any of them. There's some fun to be had here, but it's a completely skippable game.

    Bought for the kids who are obsessed with pokemon and they both moved on to other games after a few hours of game time. There simply isn't all that much value here. I played to    Exceedingly mediocre linear "fake open world" game. They copied so many great games and failed to deliver even a passable copy of any of them. There's some fun to be had here, but it's a completely skippable game.

    Bought for the kids who are obsessed with pokemon and they both moved on to other games after a few hours of game time. There simply isn't all that much value here. I played to help explain the mechanics and rushed through the second half of an abyssmal story. There's nothing to draw you back in if you aren't a sadistic completionist.    … Expand
  22. Blindman
    Sep 30, 2022
    4
    Open world is nice.
    Catching pokemon is fun but catching the same one over and over not so much.
    Fighting pokemon is fun but fighting the same one over and over...... Boss fights are fairly terrible. English translation is very bad, hopefully better in Japanese but for those that don't have that option well its very sad. I gave it a 4/10 as I did complete it but I wish I had given    Open world is nice.
    Catching pokemon is fun but catching the same one over and over not so much.
    Fighting pokemon is fun but fighting the same one over and over......
    Boss fights are fairly terrible.
    English translation is very bad, hopefully better in Japanese but for those that don't have that option well its very sad.

    I gave it a 4/10 as I did complete it but I wish I had given up earlier.
    I rate this the worst pokemon so far.    … Expand
  23. MikeGold
    Jan 31, 2022
    4
    While the story and new mechanics are truly amazing and mark a great progress in this old franchise, everything is let down by the terrible engine in the game which brings everything down. The amount of details is terribly low, framerates are well below acceptable, resolution is low and the game even in docked mode looks and plays really bad. The world is simply empty and still theWhile the story and new mechanics are truly amazing and mark a great progress in this old franchise, everything is let down by the terrible engine in the game which brings everything down. The amount of details is terribly low, framerates are well below acceptable, resolution is low and the game even in docked mode looks and plays really bad. The world is simply empty and still the framerate dips quite often. It is really sad, because the new story, mechanics and the whole idea for the game is great. We can't even blame Switch for this state of the game. We had the games like BOTW or Xenoblade that had a really well made open world. It's a major disappointment considering that the Pokemon games are always sell like crazy.… Expand
  24. majr
    Jan 31, 2022
    4
    After completing the game and spending about 25 hours in it, I sadly have to say it is a hard pass on a reply. I wanted to like it....I tried to like it....but the only reason I even beat it at the end was to say I did. A lot of small things overall irritated thought out my time playing this game, that will be excused cause it is not as buggie as other "AAA" titles. I will give it all theAfter completing the game and spending about 25 hours in it, I sadly have to say it is a hard pass on a reply. I wanted to like it....I tried to like it....but the only reason I even beat it at the end was to say I did. A lot of small things overall irritated thought out my time playing this game, that will be excused cause it is not as buggie as other "AAA" titles. I will give it all the credit in the world for being playable, but it's sad were in a age where that is a thing.… Expand
  25. Mattaj
    Jan 30, 2022
    4
    I was hoping for Pokemon to finally catch up with times but it feels like they only developed a game that should have been released 10 years ago. It even further convinced me that publishers/developers of pokemon games only aim to milk nostalgic players and children who just started their adventure with pokemon. Minimum amount of effort for maximum amount of profits looks like has becameI was hoping for Pokemon to finally catch up with times but it feels like they only developed a game that should have been released 10 years ago. It even further convinced me that publishers/developers of pokemon games only aim to milk nostalgic players and children who just started their adventure with pokemon. Minimum amount of effort for maximum amount of profits looks like has became the motto for a while now. Still, could enjoy bits and pieces but I was falling asleep most of the time.… Expand
  26. chlxowns68
    Jan 29, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I tried to play Pokemon but I still see a lot of room for improvement.
    I'm looking forward to the next one.    … Expand
  27. Stoikil
    Jan 30, 2022
    4
    Por fin han dado el paso, mundo abierto, las batallas contra los animales salvajes son muy rápidas, la recolección es muy rápida y agradable, poder completar entradas de la pokedex de diferentes formas es una buena decisión... Ahora bien, el apartado artístico es un desastre, técnicamente no aguanta, constantes popeos de elementos en un mundo vacío y que no insta a la exploración, el juegoPor fin han dado el paso, mundo abierto, las batallas contra los animales salvajes son muy rápidas, la recolección es muy rápida y agradable, poder completar entradas de la pokedex de diferentes formas es una buena decisión... Ahora bien, el apartado artístico es un desastre, técnicamente no aguanta, constantes popeos de elementos en un mundo vacío y que no insta a la exploración, el juego no te para de llevar de la mano evitándote cualquier sensación de libertad, el lore es un desastre, no se sostiene por ningún lado, en fin... Lo hubiese puesto un 6 pero viendo la cantidad de 10's que tiene me parecería que estoy siendo injusto con la industria, a este juego le faltan 2 años de desarrollo para ser un 8.… Expand
  28. Poochingus
    Mar 3, 2022
    4
    This game is almost average. Gamefreak still has a long way to go to justify their literally biggest media franchise in the world budget.

    What this game did right is being a fun spin off with great out of the box thinking. It was fun to actually find new pokemon and keep coming back to interact with them. The concept was solid as could be. The feeling of pokemon being a genuine danger    This game is almost average. Gamefreak still has a long way to go to justify their literally biggest media franchise in the world budget.

    What this game did right is being a fun spin off with great out of the box thinking. It was fun to actually find new pokemon and keep coming back to interact with them. The concept was solid as could be. The feeling of pokemon being a genuine danger came across quite well, and it was fun to actually focus on how it would be in real life. I also enjoyed the different pokeball types too. I appreciate that for the most part, you are finally just allowed to explore and enjoy the game instead of being stopped every 10 minutes for some exposition. You get to take the story at your own pace. The actions in the game being tied to speed and having two additional combat styles was also a very neat concept that I think was done pretty well.

    That, sadly is about where it all ends. The bad outweighs the good. This is still a game that had the world of money behind it, and it felt more like an indie game than a real AAA game. Overall, the general UX and UI were half baked. I look forward to the day gamefreak realize you can speed up combat by adding a 2x, 4x, 8x speed shift too. Combat may start and end faster, but its slow as ever in the actual fights. Speaking of that, the battles were sparse and boring. They also often pit you against 2 or 3 enemies with your just 1. Why can't I use multiple pokemon per battle? They fell back on being to conservative in that aspect. Combat was sadly easier than any game to date, and I realized I hardly ever needed to fight. The boss fights were all literally the same, and it was boring every time after the first one. Graphics improved, animations improved, but are still sub-par, in time it seems that will be iteratively improving, but I don't excuse it either way in the here and now. The end of the story felt very rushed and messy. Overall the story had me rather bored, and side quests were also a literal waste of my time so I stopped doing them. There are no unique quest rewards, just common items I can craft in low quantities. Crafting, while interesting, was admittedly, rather limited. I'd have liked more than just 3 pokeball types. Also full heals were pointless because after battle you got cured of status conditions. Another weird thing was a glitch that for me at least, %100 accuracy moves would often miss, for both me and the enemy. The only items I ever seemed to use were pokeballs and potions, and then occasionally food to feed to wild pokemon for pokedex goals. The "HM" pokemon were nice here. They were a great idea in sun/moon but the goofy baby safety gear ruined the vibe, so here they looked good. However I did find the way they worked didn't quite make sense. The flying one was especially bad, it was really just slowly falling, not flying. The lack of ability to do anything multiplayer of note outside of trades was also wildly baffling. This could have been a chance to explore and fill out the pokedex together with a friend in the survey corps. and each task you both did together filled out both pokedexes at once. Of course the biggest thing missing is battles. Honestly why not let me battle someone else? Makes no sense except to keep people buying the terrible gen 4 demakes. This would make up for the fact that this game has no satisfying battles in it at all. Also they removed held items and abilites. So there is that.

    Overall I feel this was a promising step forward, but gamefreak still need to learn how to step up to the plate, and they need to stop pumping out games too fast. This will probably be my last pokemon game that I buy for myself. In future I may borrow a game or sail the high seas, but this feels like the last I'll be playing. The franchise is giving out at this point in the videogames department.    … Expand
  29. Javieraso12
    Jan 29, 2022
    4
    No es lo suficientemente bueno. Disfruté el juego pero porque pokemon es la franquicia de mi infancia, por lo que si eres como yo probablemente te lo pases bien. El juego en si es una costra, tiene muchos glitches visuales, se ve como el culo y tiene unas caidas de frames en las animaciones brutales. La historia es la cosa mas horrible y plana que te puedan echar a la cara, creo que me hanNo es lo suficientemente bueno. Disfruté el juego pero porque pokemon es la franquicia de mi infancia, por lo que si eres como yo probablemente te lo pases bien. El juego en si es una costra, tiene muchos glitches visuales, se ve como el culo y tiene unas caidas de frames en las animaciones brutales. La historia es la cosa mas horrible y plana que te puedan echar a la cara, creo que me han repetido minimo 100 veces los mismo puntos principales de la historia, me sentia tonto. Las mecanicas de combate son lo peor de cualquier entrega, lo de los turnos va fatal y esta explicado como el culo, me atacan tantas veces que hay veces que saco un pokemon y no puedo ni seleccionar movimiento porque ya ha muerto, es patetico. Hay algo que te engancha, creo que son las capturas o ver los pokemons en el mundo andar, pero es que eso ya lo hacia y lo hace mejor pixelmon, asi que este juego no tiene nada y esta hecho sin cariño. Me decepciona en que se esta convirtiendo esta franquicia, pero es el mejor juego 3d de toda la saga, por lo que no se que mas decir.… Expand
  30. Northon720
    Jan 31, 2022
    4
    Pokémon es la saga más famosa que conocemos, nadie que esté mínimamente metido en el mundillo lo podría negar, el problema es que los que hacen el videojuego también lo saben y aplican la ley del mínimo esfuerzo en cada juego desde hace unos cuantos ya, pero es que en este es una pasada de rosca monstruosa, me explico.

    Vamos a pasar este tema rapidito porque es el que más destaca a    Pokémon es la saga más famosa que conocemos, nadie que esté mínimamente metido en el mundillo lo podría negar, el problema es que los que hacen el videojuego también lo saben y aplican la ley del mínimo esfuerzo en cada juego desde hace unos cuantos ya, pero es que en este es una pasada de rosca monstruosa, me explico.

    Vamos a pasar este tema rapidito porque es el que más destaca a simple vista, pero no es ni de lejos el mayor de los problemas, los gráficos y la dirección artísitca, los pongo juntos por el simple hecho de que mi opinión sobre los 2 es la misma, lamentable, las texturas están sacadas de un juego de ps2 (y de los mediocres), aun por encima el juego es horrendo visualmente, no es ni bonito de ver, tiene una paleta de colores horrenda, lo único que es decente es el cielo, que está bien, FIN.

    El mundo, Jesús bendito menudo insulto, "mundo abierto" pero que va, llegas al pueblo, que viene siendo el "hub" entre misiones e investigaciones, llegas a la puerta y, sorpresa! Te sale una pantalla la cual seleccionas a la zona de capturar que quieres ir, a lo Monster Hunter, pasémoslo por alto, porque claro, vamos a explorar al menos una zona con detalle e interés, bien, la primera zona es una pradera y puedo contarte lo que encontrarás, 3 tipos de árbol diferentes, montañas que delimitan la zona, una textura de suelo PLANA, mineral al cual le tiras un pokémon y lo recoge, lo mismo con los arboles que dan bayas, rocas de adorno (iguales) y por supuesto los Pokémons, tiene un interés nulo, no hay secretos, no hay zonas que llamen la atención, la distancia de dibujado es ínfima, es que es una cosa que de verdad, lo ves, y jamás dirías que está hecho por una compañia millonaria a todos los niveles, es una falta de respeto a los fans alucinante.

    (Para los que ponen de excusa "es que es la Nintendo Switch que es una patata y los gráficos pues cojean", claro, es que el Monster Hunter Rise o el Zelda salieron para PC y por eso parece que están 2 generaciones por encima, tanto por gráficos, como esfuerzo en hacer un mundo interesante que explorar, este pokémon esta más cerca de un pokemon snap con una mínima historia y quitando los raíles que de cualquier otra cosa.

    Ya he opinado sobre la saga en su momento, y tengo que reconocer que la idea de este juego me gusta, capturar los pokemons de forma más "salvaje" explorar el mundo si este fuera interesante, y los combates iniciándolos sacando tu pokemon al mundo directamente, fluye, pero es que es tenemos que exigir mucho más a una franquicia gigantesca, me encantaría que siguiera por esta línea, esta idea de juego, el problema es que el siguiente será otra aberración porque saben que venderán una locura haciendo lo mínimo posible por los fans que se hartan a soltar 10 y 9 solo por ser Pokémon, a otra compañia no le permitiríamos esto y lo sabemos.

    CONCLUSIÓN:
    Si mañana me dijeran que el juego lo han hecho un estudio desconocido que se dedica a portear juegos de móvil me lo creería sin dudarlo, parece un early access en una versión muy muy temprana, pero no, es la franquicia más grande del mundo riéndose en tu cara.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

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