Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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  1. TJD2
    Mar 4, 2023
    9
    Pokemon Legends Arceus is close to being the best Pokemon game I have played. Catching Pokemon and stealthing your way through the various areas of the Hisui region is a blast, and the act of filling your "Pokedex" is fun as always. The new features and gameplay mechanics are a breath of fresh air, and the crafting is a welcome feature that SHOULD have stayed around for Scarlet andPokemon Legends Arceus is close to being the best Pokemon game I have played. Catching Pokemon and stealthing your way through the various areas of the Hisui region is a blast, and the act of filling your "Pokedex" is fun as always. The new features and gameplay mechanics are a breath of fresh air, and the crafting is a welcome feature that SHOULD have stayed around for Scarlet and Violet - as is the case with a lot of features from this game. There are a few snags - the graphics aren't all that appealing but they do their job. Some of the textures feel very dated and the environments are bland but still end up looking better than Scarlet/Violet and BDSP but worse than Sword/Shield. The world isn't truly "open" as advertised but broken up into sections within the region. I think this is to the game's benefit as Scarlet/Violet was a true open world that had to cut many corners to get it out so quickly and out on the Switch. There aren't many corners cut here and Pokemon Legends Arceus comes in right behind Heartgold/Crystal as my favorite Pokemon game of all time.… Expand
  2. 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
  3. Phuz
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    Well lets start with the village. The music, I could literally haul myself out of bed, boot up my PC and knock up a better song in around 30 minutes. And that is on the generous side. The village song is repetetive, not good to listen to and made of about two sounds. Who did you commission for the music? Fisher Price?

    Next the characters, all of them. Dislikeable, annoying and    Well lets start with the village. The music, I could literally haul myself out of bed, boot up my PC and knock up a better song in around 30 minutes. And that is on the generous side. The village song is repetetive, not good to listen to and made of about two sounds. Who did you commission for the music? Fisher Price?

    Next the characters, all of them. Dislikeable, annoying and completely void of personality.

    The visuals I don't care. They're not great but visuals don't make, or break for me. The gameplay loop. I just didn't enjoy it. As with Pokemon Sword this is the same, in that it is very difficult to get in to whilst playing Cybersleuth. I'm not a huge monster collecting fan but it does fascinate me and Digimon is great. Pokemon has just been dire. I mean 2x £40 games and they're **** So just as with Pokemon Sword I am yet again going to lose money trading in some half baked game. I have so many eshop games, some as low as 99p that are better than this.

    I love the music from the old Pokemon games and started playing the new games for that reason. What do I find though, the energetic music replaced with some washed out crap version and on this occasion just crap music.

    If you want to collect monsters and are older than 6 then just but Digimon Cybersleuth/Hackers Memory. Half the price and twice the enjoyment.

    Again I'm going to have to drive when I'm ill, to lose money exchanging a piece of **** game.

    Metacritic really needs minus scores in the system because all this junk has done is cost me time and money and caused boredom.

    At least Digimon Survive will be out soon.    … Expand
  4. QUANTICDREAM
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    This is...... amazing ! (This is one of the best pokimon games) :D
  5. Panranch
    Feb 11, 2022
    9
    Definitely one of my favorite Pokémon games. The new battle mechanics are a breath of fresh air and has a sense of similarity to the old battle mechanics, the world a big with lots of different Pokémon to find in certain parts of the region. The visuals are lacking, but the performance on the switch makes up for this and the story is great.
  6. danuffo
    Jan 31, 2022
    2
    NO TIENE TRADUCCIÓN EN ESPAÑOL DE MÉXICO.

    Por eso le doy esa calificación, por la indiferencia de Pokemon Company al país que le ha dado popularidad al idioma español, y en su lugar contrata traductores que adornan el texto con demasiadas expresiones de la calle (de España) que nadie entiende e incluso algunas palabras que contiene son consideradas vulgares para los niños de este país.
  7. Aaronzamuel
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Las primeras 4 horas son un tutorial lleno de texto explicándole mecánicas BÁSICAS que cualquier persona aunque tenga problemas motores serios podría descubrir y ejecutar por si mismos.… Expand
  8. Pazos64
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Malo como pegarle a tu madre y feo como una blasfemia, 4 cosas; Un mundo vacío, un desperdicio de mecánicas, ausencia de carisma en sus personajes y un apartado artístico pobre.
  9. jld89
    Feb 2, 2022
    0
    This game is good on paper, as most people say. But the graphics are really lackluster. I am not asking cutting edge graphics and ultra realism no. Breath of the Wild managed to have a beautiful world without getting ultra realism.

    The game is repetitive and sometimes just falls flat. There are too many dialogues without end and sometimes there are no sounds in the game! There are no    This game is good on paper, as most people say. But the graphics are really lackluster. I am not asking cutting edge graphics and ultra realism no. Breath of the Wild managed to have a beautiful world without getting ultra realism.

    The game is repetitive and sometimes just falls flat. There are too many dialogues without end and sometimes there are no sounds in the game! There are no special sound effects for birds or the wind etc... I mean there are some, but they are so rare that it doesn't feel like a world. It feels like a draft videogame. This is a fake openworld with only a few regions. The NPCs feel cloned, there are no voiceovers, the music lacks variety. I was expecting more from a franchise that has had billions from games where they have only done minor changes.

    The changes in Arceus are welcome for the most part, but they NEED to be fleshed out, to be more detailed and finished !!! It's just a good first draft, not a finished game, specially for 60€.    … Expand
  10. Secr3tt
    Feb 2, 2022
    0
    This is the best Pokemon game i have ever played.

    My first pokemon game was Red And Blue and see the evolution is amazing!
  11. AlexLogan2001
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Only good thing about this game is the new mechanics for catching Pokémon. .The world is large but completely empty so there is no reward or satisfaction from exploring it
    . The new battle system makes any Pokémon that doesn't have a high speed stat worthless
    . The gameplay is extremely repetitive and tedious, requiring you to grind the same task up to 25 times
  12. Sticker_Chat
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    It's catastrophic. Graphism is ugly. The gameplay is very boring. The fights are not interesting, it's only throwing a bag of dust on the Pokemon for ten minutes. Really, it's a scam, if this game was not a pokemon game, the rating have been at 50 or less.
  13. Blipjan
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    El juego definitivamente no es un 0, pero lo hago para nivelar los ridículos 10 y falsificaciones de cuentas de youtubers famosos.
    De igual modo, es decepcionante como una de las compañías más poderosas del mundo no puede dar un producto de calidad a sus fans.
    "Es que es un juego para niños" NO IMPORTA. Si se ponen a dar esas excusas y justificaciones, juegos como Mario odissey, Mario    El juego definitivamente no es un 0, pero lo hago para nivelar los ridículos 10 y falsificaciones de cuentas de youtubers famosos.
    De igual modo, es decepcionante como una de las compañías más poderosas del mundo no puede dar un producto de calidad a sus fans.
    "Es que es un juego para niños" NO IMPORTA. Si se ponen a dar esas excusas y justificaciones, juegos como Mario odissey, Mario kart, animal crossing tendrían una calidad tan deplorable como la de este juego.    … Expand
  14. 2bitplayss
    Feb 2, 2022
    4
    as yall already know the graphics are really bad like a unity terrain tutorials look better
    its not really open world and you know that is not the worst problem
    so you have like 5 smaller areas with a hub world but they somehow made this 5 smaller areas really empty and bland battle system is boring cathing pokemon is not the worst thing ever but it gets old after a while couldnt    as yall already know the graphics are really bad like a unity terrain tutorials look better
    its not really open world and you know that is not the worst problem
    so you have like 5 smaller areas with a hub world but they somehow made this 5 smaller areas really empty and bland
    battle system is boring

    cathing pokemon is not the worst thing ever but it gets old after a while

    couldnt get more than 13 hours in before geting really bored
    and if u like it thats fine but il take a break from all the crappy games that have come out the past 9 years    … Expand
  15. ISaacT
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Es un gran juego y un paso gigante a la franquicia de pokemon implementando nuevas funciones y mejoras nunca antes vistas en la saga es una maravilla tanto en el aspecto tecnico como grafico.
  16. XopZ
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    It doesn't have SQUIRTLE, how can a POKEMON game be launched without simply having the best pokemon in the game. This is disrespectful.
  17. TimNotSam
    Jan 31, 2022
    3
    It's pretty crazy what Pokemon can get away with. They've switched up the formula which imo is definitely for the best. However, it has been done poorly. It looks like it is still in development and made by a small company with little income. The graphics look so crap. There are so few NPCs. Pokemon just sit idling as if theyre not actually part of the surrounding, but just artificiallyIt's pretty crazy what Pokemon can get away with. They've switched up the formula which imo is definitely for the best. However, it has been done poorly. It looks like it is still in development and made by a small company with little income. The graphics look so crap. There are so few NPCs. Pokemon just sit idling as if theyre not actually part of the surrounding, but just artificially placed there. The gameplay loo… Expand
  18. PurifierUnit
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    IGN Italy's review is the most accurate critic review of this game. That reviewer understands how to analyze game systems and how they interact with one another, instead of just being mindlessly wowed by an open world with a few genuine improvements to the traditional Pokémon formula. And there really are some improvements. They simply seem to have been made without any considerationIGN Italy's review is the most accurate critic review of this game. That reviewer understands how to analyze game systems and how they interact with one another, instead of just being mindlessly wowed by an open world with a few genuine improvements to the traditional Pokémon formula. And there really are some improvements. They simply seem to have been made without any consideration whatsoever for how they affect the rest of the game.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Game Freak could have done much more interesting things with its good core changes. Make the Pokémon appear to really live in the world. Require the player to observe and record their behaviors: what they eat, where they live. Use the Switch as if it is the dex itself (similar to how BotW treated the tablet as an actual in-game device), and permit the player to directly record dex info, perhaps with fill-in-the-blank fields and a selection of pre-written answer options. In a game where the dex is so central, interesting things to do with the dex seem like a no-brainer. Unfortunately Game Freak settled for "just make them do the usual stuff, but way more". The end result is a decidedly repetitive, lackluster game. I hope Game Freak figures out where it went wrong here, as it really isn't hard to see the holes.    … Expand
  19. Crownxwhite25
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Juego Mediocre, No solo son los malos graficas y su mal diseño artístico, es un juego hecho sin amor
  20. Backe
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    Si tienes 3 años de edad mental está guay, supongo. Si tienes criterio y algo de amor propio, jugarás a cualquier otra cosa
  21. criticexpert
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    un juego muy pobre, tutorial innecesariamente largo para explicarte 2 mecánicas, el juego se ve bastante feo en general, opciones a elegir en conversaciones donde si eliges 1 no pasa nada y te obligan a elegir la otra, la gente esperaba un buen juego y se encontró con esta bazofia.
  22. Austinhunter406
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Plays like a over price mobile game, not very many pokemon and less battles. Even Sword and shield is better all they did was recycle old pokemon into a game we're ur supposed to research them like there something new. The game is significantly shorter then any of the other pokemon games.… Expand
  23. oscarmenjivar
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    A 6 but 0 to balance the people giving ten, Game is the best direction for pokemon i believe but need some polish work to do in the future.
  24. Fayble_1887
    Jan 31, 2022
    2
    Don't know where all the good reviews come from ... are the expectations already this low ?

    Gameplay: So first off: the first hours of the game are great. New Experiences, nice ideas and the whole setting is great. But: after the first hours this game is just a grind. Everything is repetitive and it gets boring. World: the world is just boring, no mysteries & nothing to really    Don't know where all the good reviews come from ... are the expectations already this low ?

    Gameplay:
    So first off: the first hours of the game are great. New Experiences, nice ideas and the whole setting is great.
    But: after the first hours this game is just a grind. Everything is repetitive and it gets boring.

    World: the world is just boring, no mysteries & nothing to really explore. Besides this the graphics are awful. The citys are all just copy and paste and the pokemon in the world are acting like robots.

    Also is the game on the technical level like a N64 game (bad animations, bad rendering, ....)

    So lets sum it up: Pokemon is finally progressing but not nearly enough. This game would be okay for like 30$ but not as a full price title. Of course some players will have fun with the game and they like to just grind the same things over and over again but this game is far away from being good. We shouldn't forget that this is not an Indie-Game (even if it looks like one) - this game is from GameFreak and its one of the most profitable franchises of the industry. So i just recommend everyone to wait for a massive price drop.

    Have fun & stay safe !    … Expand
  25. SnoLight
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Im not gonna lie this Pokémon game looks really bad the graphics are horrible, But i over looked all of that because this is the most fun iv had playing a Pokémon game in a while. This is a amazing step in the right direction and the story is pretty interesting so far its something different, im no longer a 10 yr old going on the same journey im a teenager who is in a new world. Is it theIm not gonna lie this Pokémon game looks really bad the graphics are horrible, But i over looked all of that because this is the most fun iv had playing a Pokémon game in a while. This is a amazing step in the right direction and the story is pretty interesting so far its something different, im no longer a 10 yr old going on the same journey im a teenager who is in a new world. Is it the best story? no but then again i wasn't expecting naughty dog story telling levels i honestly wasn't even expecting to be into the story at all. The last Pokémon games i followed the story with were x and y and black and white 1&2. look at the reviews for a few past Pokémon games (sword and shield brilliant diamond and shining pearl) this has been the best reviewed Pokémon game in a long time. There are plenty of new surprises in this game and i wont spoil anything. if you don't care about graphics at all then this Pokémon game is for you other than the weak weak weak graphics this Pokémon game is a easy 7.5. we need to stop trying to make excuses for game freak this company makes too much money to put out games that look like a launch ps3 game if breath of the wild, Splatoon 2, Mario odyssey, Metroid, new Pokémon snap and pokken can look amazing on switch so can future Pokémon games. Maybe we don't need a new Pokémon game every year, I would be cool waiting a while for another game if it means a more polished better looking experience. also telling me game freak isnt good with making 3-D games isnt a excuse. hire talent that is good at making 3-D games, pokemon is a billion dollar IP. Other than my gripes with the graphics its a fun Pokémon game the most fun iv had in years from a pokemon game. finding new things and seeing new evolutions for is exciting.… Expand
  26. LMD
    Jan 31, 2022
    6
    This new Pokémon game has an interesting concept but the fresh air is not that well executed. Exploration is quite nice, although is not the best in open-world gameplay. Graphics, however, are bland and outdated; it looks like X/Y on 3DS 10 years ago, which is pretty disappointing since the Let's Go games were very good-looking. Better than Sword and Shield but still low in my Pokémon listThis new Pokémon game has an interesting concept but the fresh air is not that well executed. Exploration is quite nice, although is not the best in open-world gameplay. Graphics, however, are bland and outdated; it looks like X/Y on 3DS 10 years ago, which is pretty disappointing since the Let's Go games were very good-looking. Better than Sword and Shield but still low in my Pokémon list and in my Nintendo Switch list. I suggest you to buy it end of year/start of 2023 when its in discount. Bland but still a little bit fun.… Expand
  27. NakedSamusAran
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Huge Pokemon Fan here.

    In my opinion this game is one of the worst Pokemon games of all time.
    I like the fact that they finally tried out something new, but Game Freak has failed.
    The music is lame and boring.
    The graphics are from 2004 (Botw is from 2015 and looks thousand times better).
    The world is empty and very generic, some places are just copy-pasted.
  28. Killuina
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Despite having good ideas and being the first innovative pokemon game in the last 10 years, its graphics is the least of its problems.

    This game is an insult to the player, it treats u af if u had 3 years old, the dialogues are pathetic, and despite having a very simple and very easy to understand, it has more that 3h of tutorials, without letting u explore the world or do anything    Despite having good ideas and being the first innovative pokemon game in the last 10 years, its graphics is the least of its problems.

    This game is an insult to the player, it treats u af if u had 3 years old, the dialogues are pathetic, and despite having a very simple and very easy to understand, it has more that 3h of tutorials, without letting u explore the world or do anything freely.

    I just hope next pokemon games will do something at least acceptable with the core ideas of this game.    … Expand
  29. 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
  30. Bottons
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Technically a ps2 game, also a flat world that doesn’t have a soul, Pokémon are png that walk completely random and also doesn’t interact with them. They are in strage habitats like Hauter in the snow habitat or other stupid things. Probably Game Freak should get helped because this game is completely garbage.
  31. Haktan
    Feb 21, 2022
    8
    Oyunda eşşek var bu en önemli sebeb , 2.si oyun yıllardır beklediğimiz pokemon oyunu olmuş durumda.
  32. grodes
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    a game made without love, the gameplay is fun sometimes, technically is a shame, it is not even "low graphics", is a game badly done with poor technical decisions
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. DenBriecht
    Jan 31, 2022
    3
    The ingredients are there but combined in an incredibly lazy, low-effort way. Optimistic that they will continue to try new things, but this misses the mark ik polish, story and variation in gameplay.
  36. GraduateBard97
    Jan 31, 2022
    2
    I honestly really disliked legends of Arceus, and I think i'm just done with mainline Pokémon for a while. Aside from the technical issues that we all knew would be coming, the game just isn't fun. The catching got really boring for me after a while. The weaker mons just went in and it felt like a chore to battle everything else. At some point it felt like "why am I just fighting theseI honestly really disliked legends of Arceus, and I think i'm just done with mainline Pokémon for a while. Aside from the technical issues that we all knew would be coming, the game just isn't fun. The catching got really boring for me after a while. The weaker mons just went in and it felt like a chore to battle everything else. At some point it felt like "why am I just fighting these Pokémon, there's no reason my ultra or great balls shouldn't just be able to deal with this", which left me wondering why i was bothering to even engage in the dex.

    The game is also horribly unbalanced. With your ability to catch alpha Pokémon, if you catch one then you basically sweep till the next power up, then you sweep again. Rinse and repeat. The alpha Pokémon are so far ahead of everybody and everyone else it makes the game a massive breeze. Sure you can self inflict rules to not catch them, but honestly, it shouldn't have even been an option. The mons offer good enough rewards defeating them, they should have been uncatchable mini bosses.
    The pokedex honestly feels like padding. I'm glad its more involved, don't get me wrong, its an improvement, but the option to go further than research level 10 is nothing more than an excuse to get you to play the game more, it doesn't offer anything substantial and nothing you can't get going well below research level 10 on every Pokémon in a given zone. Now instead of simply completing the dex, the player for true completion must watch a magicarp use splash 100 times, watch the tackle, ember, fire wheel, and almost every other move's animation dozens if not hundreds of times. You must catch every Pokémon a minimum of 15-25 times, for many more because you need to catch them while they're unaware of you, watch Pokémon eat food who knows how many times, beat Pokémon with a certain type of move a ton of times (which adds to the problem of seeing repeated animations) and this is far worse than other Pokémon games because you can't disable battle animations, and its required to beat the game.

    The world is probably the worst part of the game. I'm not talking about the look (although I also dislike the art style), but the actual play world is just bad. Its so empty. There is nothing to do in each zone other than catch Pokémon. Nothing to look at other than Mt. Coronet, nothing in the world to interact with that's fun. There should be more to do than resource gather or catch, I want to have fun things to do while I'm engaging in the main game. It feels like a parred down version of what it could and honestly should be. Every zone feels the same. While yes, one zone is swampy, another is cold, and one is the sea, they feel the same to explore. The only reason I remember differences between the zones is because Its so fresh in my mind. In a few months its going to all blend together. If I recall correctly, there was a pathway in the first zone that went up and to the left (might have been the 3rd), and that reappeared in the snowy zone. Not a pathway going up and to the left, the exact same pathway. It had the same side, same slope, same geometry, same everything.
    The art also looks bad. I don't mean graphically, I don't care how it looks graphically, I mean the art style. The game is bland, boring, and really uninspired. Its clear they were trying for ancient Japanese art, but it doesn't translate to the game at all. Compared to other games on the swtich with more inventive art styles, and other Pokémon games like unite or xd tournament, the game just feels like a smear of brown with some green and blue mixed in. The fan made stuff looks better than the actual game. I honestly think it should have looked like the end of the reveal trailer, that would have been fantastic.

    The characters are all also super bland. Its the same issue with the zones, in a few months, they're going to blend together again. I'm not expecting a story or characters in Pokémon akin to xenoblade, but I am expecting something more, especially since this Pokémon game is the most story and character driven game since gen 5. I can honestly say I will remember gen 6 characters better than these ones, and its because they had distinctive designs.

    The game did improve on the PC (mass release), moves, seeing the true size of Pokémon on the overworld, and evolutions, I think all of those should stay. I like those.
    I also enjoyed the boss fights. The main draw for me was interacting with Pokémon in the overworld, and they were a fun way of doing that while also showing the destructive might of Pokémon, and showing how truly dangerous they were.

    The final thing I really enjoyed was the time the game was set in, learning about Pokémon with everyone else, and watching as people are afraid because of how little they understand about Pokémon is a really fun thing to experience, I just wish the rest of the game was as good as that.    … Expand
  37. C_Digital
    Jan 31, 2022
    4
    If we are honest in the graphic section it leaves a lot to be desired and is even boring and cancine at times, the Pokémon Legends arceus I understand that it seems very good because of the new fighting mechanics, however they continue to drag certain problems from the sword and shield series I do not deny that the game is fun or that we are facing a great game created by Game freak,If we are honest in the graphic section it leaves a lot to be desired and is even boring and cancine at times, the Pokémon Legends arceus I understand that it seems very good because of the new fighting mechanics, however they continue to drag certain problems from the sword and shield series I do not deny that the game is fun or that we are facing a great game created by Game freak, however I could notice how this game was not made with the love and affection that accompanied the Pokémon games… Expand
  38. 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.
  39. Nestrooo
    May 5, 2022
    0
    the best pokemon game period. It may not be the best representation of the series, but it's sooo good. the catching mechanics are very refreshing, the action focused boss battles are a unique take on the formula of the franchise, the story is actually interesting and the characters are straight up drippin. i also really like when the funny animals go swoosh.
  40. Derpcat
    Sep 24, 2022
    10
    When this Pokémon presents happened, everyone thought the remakes would be the thing to talk about. And this happened.

    Open world Pokémon. How about that? If you don’t know what that means, then it means the world is much more open and explorable. It feels much more immersive and personalized. This is much better than the old Pokémon formula. Not to say that the old formula is bad, but    When this Pokémon presents happened, everyone thought the remakes would be the thing to talk about. And this happened.

    Open world Pokémon. How about that? If you don’t know what that means, then it means the world is much more open and explorable. It feels much more immersive and personalized. This is much better than the old Pokémon formula. Not to say that the old formula is bad, but it’s leagues behind the new one. The game also looks gorgeous in a hand-drawn sort of way. The music is quite good, and reminds me of Diamond & Pearl.

    The story is that you are teleported by some diety to when Sinnoh, or Hisui as it was called, and stop the powered-up Pokémon terrorizing the region, whilst filling up that Pokédex. I won’t go into further detail, but the story is quite intricate.

    There is more content then Mario Odyssey. There are tons of side quests and a post game. This is hours and if you want the true ending, you need all the Pokémon.

    This game is what the new Pokémon formula is. I’m excited for Scarlet and Violet already.    … Expand
  41. gelida
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Gamefreak sembra non essere capce di fare giochi 3D, dovrebbe chiedere aiuto e affidare il lavoro grafico a un azienda che lo sa fare.
    Sulla grafica ci posso passare anche sopra, ma durante il giorno stare in un mondo tinto di rossastro/viola è un pugno in un occhio.
  42. Khal_P
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    Gameplay is boring, you just throw your pokeballs to the pokemon and that's it. The bosses are just orrible, the graphics even worse
  43. Jonas-san
    Jan 31, 2022
    1
    Je donne un point pour le renouveau de la série, qui arrive enfin à évoluer dans le bon sens.
    Tout le reste est négatif, on a la une bêta : Difficulté toujours ridicule, techniquement a la ramasse, monde vide, scénario gaga, pokédex peu généreux, pas beaucoup de choses à faire au final.
    En espérant que le prochain pokémon Legends soit plus travaillé.
  44. Gouken128
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Too big for gamefreak. There are some good ideas here and there but very poorly executed. Graphics destroy and limit the whole experience.
    A disaster. A beta version of what it should be.
  45. Chrizzle
    Jan 31, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first 3 hours have been awesome, but the exact same procedure in ugly environments, which are repeated in the next 4 areas is the worst. The story is bad, as well as the gameplay or the animations of the figures. Actually, its pokemon stadium with better graphics. A shame for this game studio.… Expand
  46. Masrani
    Jan 30, 2022
    2
    Also sry, ja Pokemon macht mal was neues aber dennoch ist das Spiel nicht fertig. Ich erwarte von einer Millionen Franchise Marke wie Pokemon mehr als nur eine mehr schlecht als rechte Kopie von Monster Hunter Rise Elementen. Das Spiel hat eine Unterirdische Grafik und selbst für die Leistungsschwache Switch ist das nicht ok, siehe MH, BotW, Xenoblade chronicle etc. Ich verstehe auch nichtAlso sry, ja Pokemon macht mal was neues aber dennoch ist das Spiel nicht fertig. Ich erwarte von einer Millionen Franchise Marke wie Pokemon mehr als nur eine mehr schlecht als rechte Kopie von Monster Hunter Rise Elementen. Das Spiel hat eine Unterirdische Grafik und selbst für die Leistungsschwache Switch ist das nicht ok, siehe MH, BotW, Xenoblade chronicle etc. Ich verstehe auch nicht wie der Gameplayloop Spass macht, denn es besteht eigentlich nur aus Rollen und Ball werfen + manchmal etwas Kämpfen auf nem sehr einfachen Schwierigkeitsgrad. Dieses Pokemon hat einfach alles Wegrazionalisiert, was Pokemon ausmacht. Es gibt kein PVP, nur eine Handvoll Trainer kämpfen, keine Ligen oder wirklichen Challenges, keinen richtigen Plot (hatte Pokemon nie aber man hier ist die Story echt flach) usw. Die Gelbcolorierten Boss Pokemon muss man auch nicht bekämpfen, es reicht zu Rollen und dem Vieh ein Säckchen an die Birne zu werfen dabei wirkt es nicht sehr fordernd.
    Das Spiel bietet eigentlich nichts ausser Grind, da du x-mal dieses Pokemon fangen musst, x-Beeren geben sollst und x-mal dieses Pokemon Person A-Z zeigen sollst. Die hohen Wertungen, kann ich nur verstehen, wenn sie von Casual Spielern kommen, welche leider ausser den Mobilegames keine wirkliche Gaming Erfahrung besitzen. Ich sage nicht das Spiel kann einem nicht Spass machen aber für mich jedenfalls ist dieser ewige Grind und die Wiederholenden Aufgaben mit der minimalistischen Grafik und der etwa 20h beschäftigungs Foltertherapie nichts.

    Positiv: - Was neues probiert

    Negativ: - Freche MH Rise Kopie von Mechaniken (Map mit Biomen, Quest Dorf, crafting, etc) in viel schlechter
    - Unterirdische Grafik
    - Wiederholender langweiliger Loop und Grind
    - keine Voice Ausgabe in 2022 (Das wäre doch mal ein Fortschritt)
    - Nur etwas mehr als 200 Pokemon
    - Keine guten Funktionen aus älteren Teilen übernommen (Mega Entwicklung, Schwierigkeitsgrad, Pvp etc)
    - Reduktion der Attackenmovesets auf ein Mimimum
    - Kein Multiplayer
    - Framerate einbrüche aus der Höhle
    - Wird sich verkaufen wie heisse Schokolade weil halt Pokemon drauf steht

    Fazit: Hiesse dieses Spiel nicht Pokemon, dann würde es wohl als schlechter Monster Hunter Rise Wannabe Klon abgestempelt werden. Nostalgie ist echt ein Grausamer „ich Aktzeptiere alles Faktor“.    … Expand
  47. JanterX
    Jan 31, 2022
    3
    Absolute garbage, how anyone can rate this higher than a 5 is beyond me, I was already bored after the first 4 hours and never wanted to play it again. I am a pretty decent pokemon fan but this game is so empty and dead and looks like im playing and unfinished PS2 game. Literally no thought was put into the art direction, its as if all they did was raise the terrain in random areas andAbsolute garbage, how anyone can rate this higher than a 5 is beyond me, I was already bored after the first 4 hours and never wanted to play it again. I am a pretty decent pokemon fan but this game is so empty and dead and looks like im playing and unfinished PS2 game. Literally no thought was put into the art direction, its as if all they did was raise the terrain in random areas and splattered on some copy and paste trees and called it a day. The gameplay it fun at least, and its finally something new and fresh and I believe that they can build upon this and make a better game in the future, but this aint it chief.… Expand
  48. Escueroi
    Jan 31, 2022
    4
    La verdad la idea es buena, el cambio es algo que rescatar en la jugabilidad para tener en cuenta en futuras entregas, no obstante carece de mucho apartado gráfico, visual, se nota que fue hecho con cero cariño, en muchos pasajes del juego hay escenarios muy cutre, ni hablar del delineado en los personajes en partes oscuras, es un chiste mal contado. No representa un modelo artístico,La verdad la idea es buena, el cambio es algo que rescatar en la jugabilidad para tener en cuenta en futuras entregas, no obstante carece de mucho apartado gráfico, visual, se nota que fue hecho con cero cariño, en muchos pasajes del juego hay escenarios muy cutre, ni hablar del delineado en los personajes en partes oscuras, es un chiste mal contado. No representa un modelo artístico, representa la mediocridad de las desarrolladores para hacer un juego que no tuvo el suficiente tiempo de desarrollo para salir en condiciones decentes. La historia pues.... Cómo siempre deja mucho que desear. Y la cantidad de texto que tiene el juego es una completa locura, tanto que llega a aburrir… Expand
  49. eltabaco
    Jan 31, 2022
    1
    Cosas que me gustarían A MI en un Pokemon de nueva generación:
    - Empieza como el Arceus pero nadie te viene a llevar de la mano durante 4h.
    - La nueva pokedex es mucho más interesante pero incluso la llevaría más lejos, me gustaría tener que estudiar a los pokemons de verdad. cosas malas de este pokemon: este juego reduce los frames de animaciones de pokemons a pocos metros para que    Cosas que me gustarían A MI en un Pokemon de nueva generación:
    - Empieza como el Arceus pero nadie te viene a llevar de la mano durante 4h.
    - La nueva pokedex es mucho más interesante pero incluso la llevaría más lejos, me gustaría tener que estudiar a los pokemons de verdad.

    cosas malas de este pokemon: este juego reduce los frames de animaciones de pokemons a pocos metros para que no explote el juego. Que en la charla con la jefa esa el Abra tiene la animación de la cola a la mitad de frames y está a 3m de ti.
    Poco se habla del tutorial de 2 horas que tiene el Pokemon Arceus para cuatro mecánicas que tiene el juego.
    Perder horas volando por el más vacio esperando que un shiny aparezca a los dos metros de distancia de visión es horrible, en comparación a los juegos clasicos me parece muy completo con sus fallos obviamente, el tema de la Pokedex me gusta mucho, siempre hablo de mi gusto personal y no defiendo a gamefreak.    … Expand
  50. Nikoflecha98
    Jan 31, 2022
    3
    This game looks like a beta. It is not finished. The technical section is a disaster, it has bugs, it is very flat and the textures are not attractive at all.

    For all the money and support the company receives, it's a game made with very little desire. The new mechanics aren't much, and the combat lacks any appeal. We need the company to get its act together or this saga will go to    This game looks like a beta. It is not finished. The technical section is a disaster, it has bugs, it is very flat and the textures are not attractive at all.

    For all the money and support the company receives, it's a game made with very little desire. The new mechanics aren't much, and the combat lacks any appeal.

    We need the company to get its act together or this saga will go to waste. Very disappointed.    … Expand
  51. Hecamii
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    A 7 but 0 to balance with people giving it 10.
    Fun game but boring after a few hours, bad graphics and boring music
  52. QuestionSleep
    Feb 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El diseño del mapa es pésimo, sin zonas que se diferencien unas de otras y eso hace que te pierdas porque todo se ve igual, para orientarte debes abrir el mapa porque no hay minimapa.

    Los gráficos son feos aunque es raro porque en contadas ocasiones no se ve tan mal. La distancia de dibujado esta vez mejoró para los pokémon y ya no hacen popping a los 5 metros como en SwSh pero hace que los objetos a la distancia se vean como cartones.
    La historia es igual de simple que cualquier otro juego de pokémon.

    Spoiler:
    Solo hay un pueblo.
    Solo hay 180 moves y no hay habilidades.
    Los diseños nuevos de palkia, dialga y el nuevo djin del trio de las nubes son horribles.    … Expand
  53. Lukas10
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    Good idea for a game but horrible execution. Game is just boring for the most part and story make no sense.
  54. Distopia23
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Non-existent plot, repetitive gameplay, 2006 graphics. The only thing to do is throw balls at the pokemon.… Expand
  55. ponferap78
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    Lento, repetitivo,aburridisimo y con un apartado técnico qué es una auténtica vergüenza en pleno 3022
  56. Hyoren
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    Here me out, I love Pokémon, I’ve been playing for over 20 years, all the mainline games.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I would give it a 5/10.    … Expand
  57. Cupcake214
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Pokémon is slowly turning into a cheap JRPG. The graphics are shockingly bad with a very poor frame rate, the tutorial lasts for over an hour and that’s with rushing through dialogue. The game interrupts you constantly from playing to force you through bland and generic NPC cutscenes with forgettable characters that have nothing to interest to say.
    The world is barren and has very little    Pokémon is slowly turning into a cheap JRPG. The graphics are shockingly bad with a very poor frame rate, the tutorial lasts for over an hour and that’s with rushing through dialogue. The game interrupts you constantly from playing to force you through bland and generic NPC cutscenes with forgettable characters that have nothing to interest to say.
    The world is barren and has very little atmosphere, and nothing worth exploring.

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

    Update: If you can stick it out for a few hours more then the game lets the training wheels off you and you can start to have some fun. Still not great.    … Expand
  58. Sarvik
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    Únicamente algunas mecánicas nuevas salvan el juego. Gráficamente malo, narrativamente peor y una jugabilidad excesivamente repetitiva hacen que lo que podría haber sido el gran inicio de una nueva etapa en Pokémon quede en tan solo un juego mediocre.

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

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

    Bueno: la nueva Pokedex, el sistema de creación de items y la recolección de recursos.    … Expand
  59. IsRoyo
    Jan 31, 2022
    3
    Es una vergüenza que una de las franquicias que más dinero genera trate con tan poco respeto a sus fans como para cobrar 60 euros por una versión alpha de un sistema de captura. La única razón por la que es entretenido, que lo es, es por ser Pokémon.
  60. 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
  61. MichelinENTE
    Jan 31, 2022
    7
    Besides the hirribal graphics and some physics the game is great gameplay wise side quest are a bit repetetive
  62. WithFieryTruth
    Feb 5, 2022
    6
    You all probably know what's good about this game already, so I'll go ahead and just list some negatives that have impacted my overall impression of it.

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

    - Subpar graphics. Breath of the Wild looked way better than this back when it was released, five years ago.
    - Low framerate. It's 30 at best, but often far below that.
    - The camera is constantly shifting on its own, and there's no way to make it stay in place.
    - Empty world. Aside from pokémon wandering around and some farming points, there's nothing else to find anywhere. No trainers, no points of interest, no treasure chests, etc.
    - You can't switch pokémon inbetween turns in battle.
    - Story NPCs and wild pokémon can fight you using several pokémon at once, but you're stuck using a single one even in those battles. Having to go 1 vs 3 isn't uncommon.
    - Unless you're fine with wasting precious money to buy poké balls, you'll have to craft your own. This, in turn, means that you'll end up having to farm resources, which is more than a little tedious.
    - To actually add a complete entry for a pokémon in your pokédex, you need to fulfill som criteria, like catching a certain number of that pokémon, defeating a certain number of that pokémon, and so on. It might seem like a fun addition on paper, but being forced to do more or less the same tasks over and over and over again for every single pokémon gets annoying pretty quickly.
    - The "flying mount" isn't actually flying but rather just gliding, making it borderline useless for travel unless you start off on a high plateau.
    - Clunky controls while riding mount.
    - Even if you're close enough to an enemy to focus on it, that doesn't mean your poké ball will reach it. You'll often be a few inches off, alerting the pokémon to your presence and potentially make it turn aggressive.
    - A lot of pokémon have a very long aggro range, making them impossible to approach unless you sneak up on them from behind.
    - Sneaking is extremely slow, so the pokémon you're approaching will most likely have turned around and noticed you by the time you're close enough to actually hit it with a ball.
    - If you're hiding in grass and throw a poké ball that then fails to catch a pokémon, you'll be noticed and probably attacked by that pokémon even if you're still hidden and should be impossible to find.
    - Boss fights against frenzied (yellow) pokémon are godawful. The dodge mechanic is clunky at best, and the window of opportunity for sending a pokémon in to fight the boss after it's been injured enough is frustratingly narrow. Unless you do it basically the same second the message pops up on screen, the poké ball will just bounce off and the boss will recover. What this means is that you'll usually be stuck slowly whittling away the boss' entire HP with throwable items.    … Expand
  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. 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
  65. DixyNL
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    A lazy reskin of the BOTW area's with low preforming grapichs and a bland overview. I really wanted to like the game, but it's just a sloppy overall job.. They should just have taken one more year and polish the world, i am afraid this game will do what al 4 pokemon releases before have done. Get in with a great score, and then be reduced to a 5 because the nostalgia has worn off..
  66. 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
  67. Aurawhisperer
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    The game is promising, but not really worth a full $60. The graphics are poorly optimized still - Sword & Shield actually looks better. No promising change on the battle system with exception of you as the trainer moving around - thus, taking out the multiplayer was completely unnecessary. Dumbed down to 242 pokes in the region, which may upset alot of other trainers. Catching mechanicThe game is promising, but not really worth a full $60. The graphics are poorly optimized still - Sword & Shield actually looks better. No promising change on the battle system with exception of you as the trainer moving around - thus, taking out the multiplayer was completely unnecessary. Dumbed down to 242 pokes in the region, which may upset alot of other trainers. Catching mechanic lacks potential - cut the middle man between traditional & Lets Go. Stealth mechanic is poor - better off just catching on foot or battle. Story is an average Pokemon story, with minor grim tales. Abilities & Natures no longer a thing, but EVs/IVs are still in the game despite no competitive battles.… Expand
  68. M3inKampfycouch
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Legends Arceus is an expensive tech demo through and through. Through the past several years in the transition from 2D sprite work to 3D models GameFreak's made the risky move of turning Pokemon into a console title. With that shift has come a noticeable drop in quality, particularly in the department which manages the compatibility between titles. Sword and Shield had a reduced PokedexLegends Arceus is an expensive tech demo through and through. Through the past several years in the transition from 2D sprite work to 3D models GameFreak's made the risky move of turning Pokemon into a console title. With that shift has come a noticeable drop in quality, particularly in the department which manages the compatibility between titles. Sword and Shield had a reduced Pokedex and rather sparse content and Legend's Arceus follows suit by delivering a really unique playstyle overshadowed by a game generally devoid of content. The ancient world of Sinnoh is bland and misses a lot of the diverse biomes that typically populate a Pokemon game on top of generally feeling empty as a whole. If you love Pokemon you'll probably still enjoy this game as I did but I can't shake the feeling this game should've released as a free demo with the team dedicating more time to fleshing out the world, the missions and the overall Pokemon experience. I'm not sure if GameFreak is just looking for a cash grab or has just grown plain lazy but Legend's Arceus will hopefully not set a precedent and is just paving the way for a much better game down the road.… Expand
  69. Stormsurfer
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    looks like most reviewers only played the game for 3-4 hours, otherwise i cant explain myself all these good ratings
    game looks like trash and after a relatively short time everything just repeats
  70. square1
    Jan 31, 2022
    2
    It is just a disrespect to players to deal with such an outdated graphics, if GF doesn't know how to develop a 3D game they should stick to 2D.
    The game itself could be a nice spin-off from the main series more focused on the grinding and "lore", the main problem with it is that the open-map world feels empty, you can't interact with anything but the small number of pokemon you find along    It is just a disrespect to players to deal with such an outdated graphics, if GF doesn't know how to develop a 3D game they should stick to 2D.
    The game itself could be a nice spin-off from the main series more focused on the grinding and "lore", the main problem with it is that the open-map world feels empty, you can't interact with anything but the small number of pokemon you find along the way. Overall it kills the immersion and make you feel bored pretty soon.    … Expand
  71. StockTME
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Its a half baked game for a price of AAA game...
    Feels like game from 2005. No voices just text, cant jump, cant pass terrain..
    Graphics is horrible, just bad textures, no effort to make some art if it cant render proper graphics. You would expect 120fps on switch with graphics as bad as this, but think its barely pushing 30. World, has lot of pokemons thrown in, but besides feels    Its a half baked game for a price of AAA game...
    Feels like game from 2005. No voices just text, cant jump, cant pass terrain..
    Graphics is horrible, just bad textures, no effort to make some art if it cant render proper graphics. You would expect 120fps on switch with graphics as bad as this, but think its barely pushing 30.
    World, has lot of pokemons thrown in, but besides feels rather empty... no sense of wonder while exploring, just dull.

    You can read good stuff from other people. Making it going into good direction, or better then previous doesn't make it a good game.    … Expand
  72. Dom007
    Jan 30, 2022
    4
    Man the graphics in this game are bad. Looks like a ps2 game. The gameplay is not fun.
  73. GutiOut
    Jan 29, 2022
    0
    Sounds good. It has the worst graphical quality of the last decade, an empty world with "new" mechanics that add absolutely nothing. In short, the IP that generates the most money in the industry laughing in your face, once again.
  74. TheHonestMan
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    Mediocre game. It does get some things right like the seamless battles and quality of life when it comes to changing movesets; but otherwise this is a step back. Empty, ugly world where the battles matter very little since you can just stealth and throw the ball at everything. Even when you get into one of the few trainer battles they are too offense based to be any fun thanks to the newMediocre game. It does get some things right like the seamless battles and quality of life when it comes to changing movesets; but otherwise this is a step back. Empty, ugly world where the battles matter very little since you can just stealth and throw the ball at everything. Even when you get into one of the few trainer battles they are too offense based to be any fun thanks to the new system. This is only a good game if you just like catching pokemon and nothing else, but at that point why not just play GO?
    Too much was sacrificed like a developed region with towns and the ability to battle others online.    … Expand
  75. Jaumecen
    Jan 29, 2022
    3
    Bare bones of a game, decent gameplay mechanics but surrounded by ugly graphics and a bland story, could be far better, and any fan that settles for this it's not helping the franchaise.

    Yes, praise the good things of the game, the new things that they've tried with the capture mechanics, the combat, etc, BUT PLEASE, say the truth, it's an average game at most when you see the full    Bare bones of a game, decent gameplay mechanics but surrounded by ugly graphics and a bland story, could be far better, and any fan that settles for this it's not helping the franchaise.

    Yes, praise the good things of the game, the new things that they've tried with the capture mechanics, the combat, etc, BUT PLEASE, say the truth, it's an average game at most when you see the full picture. Let's not make a battle of 0's and 10's, we can argue about giving the game from a 3 to a 5.5/6 rating, but anything else it's just unfounded hate or fanboyism.    … Expand
  76. Forketta95
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    A solid baseline for the future, but the game lacks of some fundamentals features. The story and the graphics are really terrible, but overall the game is funny. For a future chapter, with several improvement, I could think to give a better score, but as today the game is still under the 6
  77. Ulvson
    Jan 30, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Demasiado Fan Boy, se conforman cada vez con menos, así sólo seguirán fomentando los malos juegos de Pokémon.… Expand
  78. pokemonmaster9
    Feb 28, 2022
    6
    The underrating shouldn't not be everyone, only E10+. What's with the rating pending, and this could be harmful for little children.

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

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

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

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

    I think the Game Freak is using the same graphic that the AAA's are having a technical issues, rather than finding a good engine to create their own by themselves. Also, it wasn't not much fun with a multiplayer.    … Expand
  79. Fo_Que_Rico
    Jan 29, 2022
    0
    Esto es una vergüenza , este juego se nota que no lo han terminado, le falta por pulirlo , esto es un bochorno de juego
  80. 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
  81. Grotesk
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game took a whole new direction in a different setting. The visuals are much improved and the gameplay is rather addictive! It truly feels like how pokemon should have always been. Exploring and seeing pokemon in the wild!… Expand
  82. igor_velikiy
    Feb 6, 2022
    0
    Spend at least a cent on development. The game is sold in huge numbers, you can afford it.
  83. lucasbraz133
    Jan 29, 2022
    0
    People should really stop buying/supporting the Pokémon game series. It's disgusting that they throw at us new games with the exact same flaws the previous ones had and the poorest imaginable quality regarding graphics, designs and story.
  84. TheTurtule
    Jan 29, 2022
    4
    alors que dire du jeu, il n est pas mauvais mais il aurai pue être clairement mieux! on ce sent très vite dans un espece d'espace vert simulator ou un no man sky a ces début du vide du vide et rien que du vide zero dresseur a part dans le scenario avec de la cinématiques a ne plus en finir juste pour comblé le manque de contenue voila le jeu ne mérite pas une sale note mais ce n estalors que dire du jeu, il n est pas mauvais mais il aurai pue être clairement mieux! on ce sent très vite dans un espece d'espace vert simulator ou un no man sky a ces début du vide du vide et rien que du vide zero dresseur a part dans le scenario avec de la cinématiques a ne plus en finir juste pour comblé le manque de contenue voila le jeu ne mérite pas une sale note mais ce n est clairement pas le jeu Pokémon révolutionnaire tant attendu espérons que ce jeu soit juste une phase test pour faire patienté et que la 9G sera a la hauteur de nos attente avec ce gameplay… Expand
  85. Piligrim380
    Jan 30, 2022
    6
    Nice gameplay, you can see the evolution of the series. But disgusting technical condition and art design.
  86. 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.
  87. Xepher
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    -Graphics anren't very good. I swear there are reused assets from phantom hourglass (ds) on this game.
    -Sound ain't good either. Most of the music sounds like elevator music and the sound fx lack any energy.
    -Pacing is extremely slow. The game holds you by the hand the entire time and there is far too much text to read. It gets boring quick. -Not much variety in the world. -Not alot of    -Graphics anren't very good. I swear there are reused assets from phantom hourglass (ds) on this game.
    -Sound ain't good either. Most of the music sounds like elevator music and the sound fx lack any energy.
    -Pacing is extremely slow. The game holds you by the hand the entire time and there is far too much text to read. It gets boring quick.
    -Not much variety in the world.
    -Not alot of depth to the combat (you aint doing much of it either)
    -Character desings are ok
    -Seeing pokemon moving around is kinda cool    … Expand
  88. Nezziak
    Jan 30, 2022
    1
    One Point for the Try

    As we know Pokémon, the game is full of handholding at the beginning, who thought that sun and moon has a long tutorial, hasn't played this, after an Hour you can finally play without getting interrupted by every 5 seconds. Then you encounter the endless loop of Gameplay, which is catching, catching , catching.. do these and with luck it was the right exemplary you    One Point for the Try

    As we know Pokémon, the game is full of handholding at the beginning, who thought that sun and moon has a long tutorial, hasn't played this, after an Hour you can finally play without getting interrupted by every 5 seconds. Then you encounter the endless loop of Gameplay, which is catching, catching , catching.. do these and with luck it was the right exemplary you needed and you can continue to the next area of the game. It's a drawing after numbers, and you walk from one marker to the next. If that's fun for you, cool. We not talking about the graphics even, that deserved a 0. So yeah, story sucks as it making no sense, they got electric lights and phones even tho it plays hundreds of years ago,the plot is stupid, the gameplay is boring, and the graphics is worse than a 2005 game. There you got your Game. I'll never buy anything from Gamefreak again.    … Expand
  89. BuffMantis
    Jan 30, 2022
    2
    Low effort slop from the highest grossing franchise in the world. Plays and looks like a unity asset flip
  90. WhiteRaven95
    Jan 30, 2022
    2
    after a few hours the same man again and again feels like a bad mobile phone game it's not the full price
  91. Relfuun
    Jan 30, 2022
    3
    作为一个新的旁支系列，无论是类比主系列作品，还是横向比较其他RPG，都过于缺乏游戏性，为了机械重复的开放世界投入了大部分资源，却失去了RPG的灵魂。
  92. Gelider
    Jan 29, 2022
    1
    Un juego mediocre y repetitivo… está fatal hecho y sin cariño . Me parece lamentable!!!
  93. Down_Cast
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    Ok, this is an average game. Running around the world and catching Pokémon is my dream come true since I was a little kid. The first time I experienced this was with pixelmon. Now, I must say this game is ugly. Horrendous textures and lod pop ins. Landscape is a blur with details from the ps2 era. I’m guessing all budget went into animations. Animations are a solid 8/10. Moves looks good.Ok, this is an average game. Running around the world and catching Pokémon is my dream come true since I was a little kid. The first time I experienced this was with pixelmon. Now, I must say this game is ugly. Horrendous textures and lod pop ins. Landscape is a blur with details from the ps2 era. I’m guessing all budget went into animations. Animations are a solid 8/10. Moves looks good. Pokémon idle is alright. And the models are some of the best. For the story, there is one. Nothing to exciting. Like in past Pokémon games, it’s very basic. For people rating this a perfect 100/100 are insane. As for the ones giving this a 0/10. This is a very average game, which I think is an honest review. Hopefully game freak evolves with this and step away from their past safe zones. I recommend buying and playing the game.… Expand
  94. elrox
    Jan 29, 2022
    0
    Pokemon Legends Arceus no llega a llamarse Pokemon y no lo llega a publicar Nintendo y absolutamente todo el mundo lo estaría poniendo a parir y las notas estarían por debajo del 5. Nadie lo estaría jugando si este mismo juego se llamara Monster Legends Arkeos.

    Es un juego FEO y la paleta de colores es deprimente. He jugado juegos como Genshin Impact que es precioso y el mundo si que se    Pokemon Legends Arceus no llega a llamarse Pokemon y no lo llega a publicar Nintendo y absolutamente todo el mundo lo estaría poniendo a parir y las notas estarían por debajo del 5. Nadie lo estaría jugando si este mismo juego se llamara Monster Legends Arkeos.

    Es un juego FEO y la paleta de colores es deprimente. He jugado juegos como Genshin Impact que es precioso y el mundo si que se siente vivo. Y quien diga lo mismo de Arceus es que no ha jugado juegos de mundo abierto en su vida o no conoce juegos fuera de Nintendo.

    Me da muchísima pena que Pokemon esté llegando a estos niveles de mediocridad gracias a un estudio como Game Freak y gracias a los fanboys que se conforman con cualquier mierda. Y si, la switch tiene suficiente potencia para mover DOOM Eternal, no me jodas. Hay que recordar que es un juego AAA y que se vende por 60 eurazos. No es un juego indie, Game Freak no es un estudio de 5 personas sino de 200 y que menos que exigir un mínimo de mimo que desde luego no se ve por ningún lado.

    La jugabilidad es tan penosa que el personaje no puede ni saltar. El gameplay es insulso y repetitivo a mas no poder. Las misiones típicas de un juego de hace 10 años. Y la personalización del personaje deja mucho que desear. Si algún fan de Pokemon se conforma con eso, tiene mas de hater que de fan, porque no le está haciendo ningún favor. Llevo toda mi vida imaginando un Pokemon con los gráficos de Genshin y siendo MMO o multi como minimo, pero con esta gente es imposible que eso llegue a pasar.

    Menos mal que está TEMTEM, que eso sí es un juego indie y se folla a Pokemon en absolutamente todos los aspectos. Pero claro, no se llama Pokemon y no es de Nintendo. Eso es todo.    … Expand
  95. redmandana
    Jan 30, 2022
    8
    takes about an hour or 2 to get into, after that its very fun. i cant put the game down sometimes. probably the best pokemon game ever
  96. Rockomon
    Jan 30, 2022
    0
    ... What a ugly and repetitive game. Sorry ...the worst game "open world" with graphics from n64 or mobil game.
  97. Rorschach92
    Jan 30, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In an open world-like game, graphics are one of the main features. It plays a very important role, it cannot and MUST not be ignored. .this title sold only because pokemon otherwise a title with such a technical scarcity nobody would have bought it, let's take off the fanboy mask and let's look WELL what we have on hand, a game that moves the foundations and renews these titles, fun, intriguing, etc....but we want to talk about the game world?square hills, 2 types of trees copy paste for the whole map, zero dungeons, 4 cross tunnels with the same texture everywhere, undriveable mounts, camera that leaves for its cabbages, mountains that change shape as you move away, tall grass made with of the strips that rotate with the .camera.

    telecamera
    and I could go on and on. 8, for such a title I find it absurd and offensive towards those who put effort and love into creating their own games .    … Expand
  98. sarapastra
    Jan 29, 2022
    0
    They copied same house seven times for main village of the game not even changing rotation at this point single game developer can make a better game. They are just lazy and they know pokemon bias people gonna buy their game anyway.
  99. 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.
  100. laloting
    Jan 30, 2022
    1
    es increíble que pusieran este juego a la venta con la baja calidad que tiene tanto en lo visual como en el gameplay, es obvio que lo único que quisieron hacer con este juego es aprovecharse de los fans (increíblemente ciegos) de pokemon
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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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