Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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  1. CKaedhan
    Feb 1, 2022
    9
    50 hours in, around 45 hours of fun.

    The game has terrible graphics, you know it, everyone knows it. But also, the sound design is lackluster. The story is as usual, you need 2 functional braincell to understand it. But people enjoys Minecraft. The game is amazing, there is so many QoLs I love, you can catch every pokemon without needing someone else to trade with you. Easily    50 hours in, around 45 hours of fun.

    The game has terrible graphics, you know it, everyone knows it.
    But also, the sound design is lackluster.
    The story is as usual, you need 2 functional braincell to understand it.

    But people enjoys Minecraft.

    The game is amazing, there is so many QoLs I love, you can catch every pokemon without needing someone else to trade with you.

    Easily the best Pokemon game, if you are a fan you need to try it.
    I just wish there was more battling content.    … Expand
  2. DaLawUK
    Feb 2, 2022
    9
    So we finally have a game that Gamefreak have put some effort in, however does it actually work? Minor spoilers if you haven't watched trailers so be warned.

    So my first sitting I sat there for 9 hours straight giving this an honest go so I can put together a fair review. I played it all on stream and said my pros and cons there but here they are in text for others to read and decide on    So we finally have a game that Gamefreak have put some effort in, however does it actually work? Minor spoilers if you haven't watched trailers so be warned.

    So my first sitting I sat there for 9 hours straight giving this an honest go so I can put together a fair review. I played it all on stream and said my pros and cons there but here they are in text for others to read and decide on if they want to purchase. I have now put in 35 hours I can put together a fair review.

    Overall, Yes this game is worth and I am very impressed Gamefreak took this risk and I hope future games use this type of system. There are some things they could have done better which I'll go into first Pokémon at night could have more of a variety, every map has 80% of the same Pokémon at night except a few that are exclusive to that map at night. It's most driffloons you find which is annoying, but during the day there's a variety on each map. It's only at night it's lacking.

    Some side quests need some work, they need to be more descriptive or give you the maps name at least. Some of them give you a quest where you have to go an area but that name isn't on any map at all, someone would have mentioned the name but you'd have to remember.

    The map needs more little towns for immersivness, you have people coming from other existing places to your town. However you never actually find those towns, instead of having random quests on the maps to pick up you could have little towns you go pick them up from and then you could learn a little more of how those places operate at the same time. Except you just hear of all the places and never get to see them which is a shame.

    Pokémon in the wild could have behaviour characteristics, get too close to another Pokémon they could argue with each other or even fight, Have bidoofs collecting wood to make dams, Beatifly landing on trees and sucking the nectar. Just things to give the Pokémon more life, they do go to sleep at night (If they don't despawn and get replaced with night Pokémon which does happen).

    Now on to why it's such a great game.

    System.. The open world style really suits this game and it's a huge step forwards for the franchise. Being able to choose to try and catch a Pokémon right away or battle it is great.. what's even better is being able to move while battling. This doesn't do anything but it lets you look around and if you annoy more than one Pokémon you can end up battling as many enemies that are around you.

    Crafting.. Now this actually lets you do something with the open world style. Collect materials which you can find on the ground or get as rewards for catching/fainting pokemon. You might think it's a tedious thing but you don't need to craft you can just smash through the content however crafting does add a little more to do for those that like this type of thing. Collecting recipes and crafting those new recipe's to make fights easier in the future.

    Mounts.. You can run fast, break stuff, swim or fly and you can switch between them whenever you want with the D-Pad and if your currently on your running mount and go into water it will automatically switch to your swimming mount. Great addition Gamefreak, well done. However I wish you could actually fly around and fight flying Pokémon in the sky.

    Danger.. Now you can actually faint from Pokémon attacking you. This could do with being harder though it is very easy to dodge Pokémon attacks or get away from them. However the fear of you actually fainting and loosing items you went out and crafted/bought is a cool addition to the game. Alpha Pokémon are a great addition too. You can litterally throw your Pokémon out anywhere and call them back, so you catch an alpha Pokémon you can compare it's size to a regular one. You have a choice to either fight the wild Pokémon or catch them right off the bat. Even aggressive Pokémon can be approached with the correct items, I've caught about 10 Alpha Pokémon without battling them.

    The side quests are both great and have their flaws at the same time. Most of the side quests have different styles quests, have a little story too them too but then around 1/5th side quests are just 'Fill X Pokemons Dex entry'. Which is too many in my opinion, your planning to finish all Dex entries anyway if you want the reward.

    Overall this game is a hard 9/10 I love that Gamefreak went for a risk and put so much effort into a new game rather than us getting a new 3DS game that's slightly bigger in map size. This is a great direction for new Pokémon games, I see this as the BoTW of the series. This is a test to see if the audience enjoy this style of game and then in future we will get more immersive maps, maps will towns we are going to end up having a truly flawless game if they continue in this direction and don't just use this style of spin off games in the future.    … Expand
  3. tuanchuong789
    Feb 9, 2022
    9
    I can say that the game has been really enjoyable so far after 12 hours in game. Not a game that is as breathtaking as Breath of the Wild, but I do think that it could be a steppingstone for the next Pokemon game which might revolutionize its series. Game Freak is on the right track. I give this a 9 for the fun I've had.

    By the way, the graphic is not that bad if you don't compare it to    I can say that the game has been really enjoyable so far after 12 hours in game. Not a game that is as breathtaking as Breath of the Wild, but I do think that it could be a steppingstone for the next Pokemon game which might revolutionize its series. Game Freak is on the right track. I give this a 9 for the fun I've had.

    By the way, the graphic is not that bad if you don't compare it to BOTW, people just had way too high expectations for it like "I expected this to be on the BOTW level, what the hell!!!".    … Expand
  4. NextPlayer_it
    Mar 2, 2022
    9
    Game Freak ha unito azione ed esplorazione insieme alle radici dei titoli Pokémon precendenti e questo rende Leggende Pokémon: Arceus una delle ambientazioni più singolari nella storia della saga. Anche il nuovo approccio al gameplay e il nuovo sistema di combattimento fanno la loro parte, accompagnando l’intera avventura senza stancarti ma con la voglia di voler cercare ogni nuovo PokémonGame Freak ha unito azione ed esplorazione insieme alle radici dei titoli Pokémon precendenti e questo rende Leggende Pokémon: Arceus una delle ambientazioni più singolari nella storia della saga. Anche il nuovo approccio al gameplay e il nuovo sistema di combattimento fanno la loro parte, accompagnando l’intera avventura senza stancarti ma con la voglia di voler cercare ogni nuovo Pokémon possibile per poter completare il Pokédex. Se avete giocato e apprezzato Pokémon Diamante Lucente e Pokémon Perla Splendente, ed avete esplorato tutta la regione di Sinnoh, sarete entusiasti di vivere questa avventura nel passato!… Expand
  5. Nancyglass
    Jan 31, 2022
    9
    The most excited I’ve ever been to see and catch a Zubat in any Pokémon game. The new gameplay loop is very addicting and there’s an actual challenge in catching some of the Pokémon and staying alive. The only con I have for this game is the graphics can be buggy at times but I mean what do you expect from an oversized cell phone? Bottom line, the game is very fun and holding my interestThe most excited I’ve ever been to see and catch a Zubat in any Pokémon game. The new gameplay loop is very addicting and there’s an actual challenge in catching some of the Pokémon and staying alive. The only con I have for this game is the graphics can be buggy at times but I mean what do you expect from an oversized cell phone? Bottom line, the game is very fun and holding my interest compared to the last 3 mainline Pokémon titles.… Expand
  6. DouglasQuilava
    Feb 3, 2022
    9
    Pokemon Legends Arceus is an amazing new direction for this series. and honestly it's a thousand times better than Sword and Shield were in my opinion. sure, i enjoyed Sword, but Legends is amazing. it feels like Pokemon meets Breath of the Wild sort of. that or maybe Pokemon meets Monster hunter Rise with how you go to multiple massive and open areas to explore and hunt things down in.Pokemon Legends Arceus is an amazing new direction for this series. and honestly it's a thousand times better than Sword and Shield were in my opinion. sure, i enjoyed Sword, but Legends is amazing. it feels like Pokemon meets Breath of the Wild sort of. that or maybe Pokemon meets Monster hunter Rise with how you go to multiple massive and open areas to explore and hunt things down in. also, it's just so much fun. graphics look... alright, but they're leagues better than Sword and Shield. the gameplay is solid, and much more like what i was hoping for when I saw the original reveal trailer. I love this game, but it's kinda tough to avoid getting wrecked by high level Alpha pokemon if you wander too far. oh, and i would say at least make save datas for a Pokemon Let's Go game, Sword or Shield, and Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl for some free clothing items and two bonus quests involving mythical pokemon in the postgame. oh, and it's also fantastic that my favorite starter pokemon, Cyndaquil, is a starter in this game, but i digress. just pick up the game for yourself and find out how good it is for yourself!… Expand
  7. shitedoodle
    Feb 15, 2022
    9
    Not a perfect game but man this is by far the best pokemon game released in over ten years
  8. KreyGame
    Nov 24, 2022
    9
    Es sin duda el giro que necesitaba la franquicia.
    Tiene sus fallos pero planta unas bases muy interesantes a desarrollar en distintas entregas.

    Este es el camino a seguir dentro de la franquicia pokemon.
  9. bualsman69
    Feb 3, 2022
    9
    This is one of the first times a Pokemon game has captured that wonder I felt playing my first game when I was young. I was astounded at how many risks GameFreak has finally taken, I genuinly hope that this type of pokemon game gets polished more and is a new template for the series moving forward. However the graphics are in fact pretty awful, while usually that doesn't mean anything toThis is one of the first times a Pokemon game has captured that wonder I felt playing my first game when I was young. I was astounded at how many risks GameFreak has finally taken, I genuinly hope that this type of pokemon game gets polished more and is a new template for the series moving forward. However the graphics are in fact pretty awful, while usually that doesn't mean anything to me personally, somehow this game makes me notice more and the pop in is pretty anoying, I don't really understand how games like breath of the wild can be a launch title and look way more amazing due to clever art style tricks to make it run flawlessly on the Switch's limited hardware but I assume that after this game's success there will be more effort put into these aspects of the next Arceus like game. unfortunately the graphics do hold it back a bit but I'd rather have annoying graphic problems and a huge rework of Pokémon than another bland mainline copy-paste Pokémon game.… Expand
  10. Jt0429
    Feb 2, 2022
    9
    Pros-
    This game has some of the most addictive and well designed gameplay loops I have played in a Pokémon game. The game allows you to be curious and encourages it more often than not and it feels very rewarding for just exploring the map. It adds so many new quality of life updates and changes like the battle mechanics are expanded. These changes are long overdue for the Pokémon IP and    Pros-
    This game has some of the most addictive and well designed gameplay loops I have played in a Pokémon game. The game allows you to be curious and encourages it more often than not and it feels very rewarding for just exploring the map. It adds so many new quality of life updates and changes like the battle mechanics are expanded. These changes are long overdue for the Pokémon IP and it works really well in the games favor. The music is amazing and is so pleasing especially in battles and just wandering around the open world. The story this time around is surprisingly decent and kept me invested. The Pokémon formula is changed for the better and it really works in the games' favor. Also the actual Pokémon have an actual personality and it is very refreshing to see.

    Cons-
    Honestly, this game is really ugly looking at most times and the graphics are just not up to par even for a switch game. There is a lot of jank in the controls and it takes away from the experience. The game does have a certain lack of polish that I am sure will be somewhat fixed but at release the polish or lack thereof definitely is noticeable

    Conclusion-
    All of the problems I mentioned are a problem and I wish Game Freak was given perhaps a few more months to iron things out, Even though that didn't happen, Pokémon Legends: Arceus is one of the most well designed and compelling Pokémon games ever and is able to overcome those shortcomings. This game is the game Pokémon fans have been waiting for years for and for the first time in years I think the future of the franchise is looking bright    … Expand
  11. GnosticBean
    Jan 30, 2022
    9
    I was worried about the graphics and world being lifeless and empty but there is simply too much to do and an addictive gameplay loop to either notice much or care. +Pokedex completion is varied and engaging
    +Completionists will be happily busy
    +Pokemon themselves never looked better +Music is phenomenal +Seamless transition from open world to battles +Engaging story - Graphical artifacts    I was worried about the graphics and world being lifeless and empty but there is simply too much to do and an addictive gameplay loop to either notice much or care. +Pokedex completion is varied and engaging
    +Completionists will be happily busy
    +Pokemon themselves never looked better
    +Music is phenomenal
    +Seamless transition from open world to battles
    +Engaging story

    - Graphical artifacts are genuinely distracting at times ; flickering, pop ins, and glitching grass flat out ruin some moments    … Expand
  12. JaniMosley
    Jan 31, 2022
    9
    El soundtrack es de lo mejor del Juego, una nueva fórmula y refrescante, de verdad es lo que franquicia necesitaba, esperemos que para la 9va generación sigan con esta fórmula.
  13. Game_Critical
    Jan 29, 2022
    9
    I'll start with the obvious downsides. The graphics are not good, even considering it's a Switch game. It just looks unpolished and unfinished. The story is nothing special and it's about what you expect from a Pokemon game.

    However I enjoyed playing it. The changes to the stale formula, makes it a nice and new experience. New fighting options, no stale trainer fodder fights and it's    I'll start with the obvious downsides. The graphics are not good, even considering it's a Switch game. It just looks unpolished and unfinished. The story is nothing special and it's about what you expect from a Pokemon game.

    However I enjoyed playing it. The changes to the stale formula, makes it a nice and new experience. New fighting options, no stale trainer fodder fights and it's fun being a researcher. The action sequences give a nice break from the normal, more monotone battles. I would have given it a 10 if it was more polished and had more content, but I'm satisfied for now.    … Expand
  14. zoharwolf
    Feb 8, 2022
    9
    The best pokemon game so far. I had not enjoyed any pokemon game since 15 years ago, but this time, I really enjoy it.
  15. JWAY21
    Feb 24, 2022
    9
    The best Pokemon game I have ever played. It is all I ever wanted growing up. This game is not perfect, but it provides an excellent stepping stone for future games of this style. I hope GameFreak sticks with this style of game. At times, it was painfully obvious this was the devs first time attempting to make a game like this. However, the gameplay is absolutely addicting and theThe best Pokemon game I have ever played. It is all I ever wanted growing up. This game is not perfect, but it provides an excellent stepping stone for future games of this style. I hope GameFreak sticks with this style of game. At times, it was painfully obvious this was the devs first time attempting to make a game like this. However, the gameplay is absolutely addicting and the overworld Pokemon are simply too cool to pass up this game.… Expand
  16. PoetAnderson44
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    Such an amazing game. I hope Pokémon games continue in this direction in the future. You can get lost for hours in the world simply just wandering around and catching Pokémon. It’s the first time I am actually interested in completing the Pokédex. Graphics are the only let down in my opinion.
  17. Pkm21
    Feb 20, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El mejor juego de la franquicia, es cierto aún tiene muchas cosas por pulir, mayormente derivadas del poco tiempo de desarrollo que permite Pokémon company sin embargo es el camino por el que deben de seguir.… Expand
  18. JohnnArmstrong
    Jan 30, 2022
    9
    I've never liked Pokemon games. After the tutorial I would always remove the game because I was bored. Technically Pokémon Legend Arceus is my first Pokémon that I have enjoyed in my life. I've played 20 hours and I'm still a long way from the game. It really is an advance to what Pokémon is. The graphics leave a lot to be desired, but that doesn't stop the game from being veryI've never liked Pokemon games. After the tutorial I would always remove the game because I was bored. Technically Pokémon Legend Arceus is my first Pokémon that I have enjoyed in my life. I've played 20 hours and I'm still a long way from the game. It really is an advance to what Pokémon is. The graphics leave a lot to be desired, but that doesn't stop the game from being very entertaining. If you are someone very focused on graphics; do not buy it. But if you are a fan of the games or wanted a change in the Pokémon saga; buy and play this game because I promise you won't be disappointed… Expand
  19. Alvgarrido
    Feb 3, 2022
    9
    De las críticas malas que he leído solo debo decir que la única que tomo en cuenta es la grafica....
    Nos encontramos frente al primer cambio en la mecánica de juego de un pokemon!!! eso si no excento de fallos.... sin embargo, para ser la primera gran incursión de la compañía fuera del típico juego simplón y sin alma que llevan haciendo desde la nintendo 3ds.... se le perdona, innovando    De las críticas malas que he leído solo debo decir que la única que tomo en cuenta es la grafica....
    Nos encontramos frente al primer cambio en la mecánica de juego de un pokemon!!! eso si no excento de fallos.... sin embargo, para ser la primera gran incursión de la compañía fuera del típico juego simplón y sin alma que llevan haciendo desde la nintendo 3ds.... se le perdona, innovando con nuevas formas de juego, trama sencilla pero mas disfrutable y algo de dificultad un poco mas elevada.

    En fin un Juego bastante entretenido, distinto y que invita a explorar su mundo... como lo eran los juegos de pokemon en un principio    … Expand
  20. ekko64
    Feb 12, 2022
    9
    Best Pokémon game in a long time, cuts down on the nauseating text boxes you have to acknowledge in the previous games
  21. shmayfish
    Jan 30, 2022
    9
    If you are someone who does or ever has liked pokemon, you will like this game. If you are someone who literally only cares about graphics, you will not like this game.
  22. Yakuboto
    Feb 3, 2022
    9
    Not a fan of pokemon until now !!
    Game ís amazing ! Love IT all music, gameplay every body should enJoy ^^
  23. iamotto
    Jan 31, 2022
    9
    The first Pokemon game I've genuinely enjoyed and wanted to finish since HG/SS! I'm a big fan of Monster Hunter, so I wonder if that's why I love the game so much. A sequel/dlc with all new Pokemon, and some better textures would being this to a 10.
  24. Nintenderek
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    I've been playing Pokemon games since gen 1. I've enjoyed every Pokemon game since then. Pokemon Legends Arceus is a great video game, perhaps one of the best on Switch if not the absolute best, but it is not the best Pokemon game per say.

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

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

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

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

    All in all, Pokemon Legends Arceus is a very good game, but if you are looking to pick up your first Pokemon game, I'd recommend Sword and Shield first and then checking this out afterwards. This is easily the better game, but Sword and Shield is the better Pokemon experience where you get to see and do more Pokemon related stuff. I'd say both games are 100 percent must plays for anyone interested in Pokemon. Pokemon Legends Arceus is very good groundwork for future games and I certainly plan on following to see what they continue to do with the Pokemon Legends series. I think with a bit of refinement and just generally taking everything a bit farther, this very well could be the future of main line Pokemon games and that excites me.    … Expand
  25. Dysilik
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    It is a little liberation that this game offers us. Fluidity of play and freedom of movement are as good as graphic performances are in agony.
    It will be impossible for me to return to an episode that would take up the gameplay and the speed of the old games.
    The scenario is good if we are "Role-Play", we are more a researcher than a trainer and it is logical with agoal to completing a    It is a little liberation that this game offers us. Fluidity of play and freedom of movement are as good as graphic performances are in agony.
    It will be impossible for me to return to an episode that would take up the gameplay and the speed of the old games.
    The scenario is good if we are "Role-Play", we are more a researcher than a trainer and it is logical with agoal to completing a pokédex.
    The rating is quite high because I have fun on it and I appreciate the initiative of change.

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

    I hope for a legends 2 that would push all of this higher and finally use the processor of this Switch.    … Expand
  26. Cronodougs
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    The Best Pokemon Ever Made (So Far)!

    Dynamic, fun and direct. Only need more camera options, open world and more procedural pokemon spawns.
  27. TheRealBando
    Feb 1, 2022
    9
    Really amazing game overall! Love the new mechanics and it would be amazing to see these implemented in mainline Pokémon games if not have the spin off with “Legends” and keep it going! It has to be said the graphics aren’t up to par which is a real shame and It could have really done with voice actors I feel like it’s something they need to invest in going forward… but more than makes upReally amazing game overall! Love the new mechanics and it would be amazing to see these implemented in mainline Pokémon games if not have the spin off with “Legends” and keep it going! It has to be said the graphics aren’t up to par which is a real shame and It could have really done with voice actors I feel like it’s something they need to invest in going forward… but more than makes up for them with its sheer amazing gameplay. Overall they done an amazing job.… Expand
  28. Callum22Morgan
    Jan 31, 2022
    9
    I’ve played around 15 hours so far and can honestly say, it’s something unique and special, Nintendo have done it yet again! Take critic reviews with a pinch of salt, they highlight the technical aspects far too much for what it is, like many great Nintendo games, they do come with their performance quirks, however, this does not at all get in the way of the many hours of fun which can beI’ve played around 15 hours so far and can honestly say, it’s something unique and special, Nintendo have done it yet again! Take critic reviews with a pinch of salt, they highlight the technical aspects far too much for what it is, like many great Nintendo games, they do come with their performance quirks, however, this does not at all get in the way of the many hours of fun which can be had on this game! Thoroughly recommend this game to anyone who has a switch, even if your not the biggest Pokemon fan, this game is great fun, packed with content and a great step forward for Nintendo and pokemon, only thing I ask for is more of this in DLC and future games!… Expand
  29. Swichtman
    Jan 29, 2022
    9
    Tienes que jugarlo y sentirlo para ver lo rápido del combate y lo divertido y adictivo en portátil se disfruta como en la época de Game Boy ,el estilo anime kodomo es perfecto ,no cuenta con texturas pulidas salvo elementos de juego,tiene cierto poping aunque en elementos donde no va tu vista jugable ,la distancia de dibujado no es mala aunque la texturas no están en alta ,a poco un parcheTienes que jugarlo y sentirlo para ver lo rápido del combate y lo divertido y adictivo en portátil se disfruta como en la época de Game Boy ,el estilo anime kodomo es perfecto ,no cuenta con texturas pulidas salvo elementos de juego,tiene cierto poping aunque en elementos donde no va tu vista jugable ,la distancia de dibujado no es mala aunque la texturas no están en alta ,a poco un parche se la pueden subir un poco per no le hace falta ,al ser anime kodomo no debe tener mucha definición los transfondos ni detalles y siendo un juego de Pokémon el juego te lleva perfecto ,la banda sonora y el sonido ambiente es el mejor de la serie y perfectamente dirigido ,el ciclo día noche es perfecto ,los Pokémon lucen como nunca Sin duda obligatorio nunca… Expand
  30. Karbenz
    Mar 14, 2022
    9
    A large leap towards the right direction. Keep up the good work and polish the game in the upcoming DLC!
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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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