You might as well say 2D Marios have been the same for 40 years because he always runs to the right and jumps on things. That doesn't sound like the same game for 26 years to me. There are some Pokemon games I can play over and over, and others I never want to go back to. My biggest worry with Legends Arceus is the battle system will lack complexity for removing layers like held items and abilities, introduced in gens 2 and 3 respectively, that helped differentiate pokemon from each other and opened up many new strategies. Even Mega evolutions, which were pretty centralizing in multiplayer battles, were hoped by many to be brought back in Sword and Shield DLC or the Diamond and Pearl remakes, because they added a lot to gameplay. Thu 27th Jan I could make a similar list of things that have drastically changed from entry to entry, and you could call them "minor changes", and we would just argue in circles.Ī common complaint in the Pokemon fandom is actually that GameFreak isn't making games enough like the old games, because the difficulty has been so lowered, and popular features like following Pokemon (HGSS) and the reworked exp formula of B&W will show up in one game and be pointlessly abandoned in the next.If you take all of the main line games, a high percentage of the above list will be in each of them. Stop team somebody from a dastardly plot. Almost guaranteedly have a counterpart who is a sort of competitor. Get locked into gym competitions in a generally set order. Some of us want changes to something other than minor additions to the battle system, or adding in other competitions (like beauty contests). If you do that, then the differences in your pokemon and your friend's pokemon is basically down to who is further in the game. I haven't wanted to go on a linear path in a pokemon game for years. Sure, the competitive aspects have grown slightly more complicated, but the games have felt very samey.Īdding new pokemon and enhancers still makes me feel like I'm playing an old pokemon with a minor change.Įxploration has been mostly the same (sword/shield being the outlier). I stopped buying them because giving pokemon ways of becoming bigger and bigger didn't really seem like growth in the series.ģv3 battles felt like they changed little, as well. Wed 26th Jan agree with The main game have the same basic gameplay.With an enticing gameplay loop, fun side activities, and a story I’m glad I saw through to the end, Pokémon Legends: Arceus sets a solid foundation for what I hope is the next evolution for the series." "Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a worthwhile spin-off adventure, even if some of the concepts aren’t fully developed. Unlike what Breath of the Wild did for Zelda, though, Arceus doesn’t reach quite as far in its mix-up of the classic formula, and so doesn’t succeed nearly as much."Īnd finally, Game Informer offered the title an 8.75/10: "Pokemon Legends: Arceus is the most ambitious Pokemon game yet, offering the catch-and-fight Pokemon experience across wide open lands, with the most direct interactivity seen in any game in the series.
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The folks at PC Mag weren't quite as impressed, giving the game 7/10: It's a must-buy Pokemon game destined to land on many "top games of the year" lists and should bring countless new and lapsed fans to the franchise." " Pokemon Legends: Arceus is easily the strongest Pokemon game made in recent memory and should provide unforgettable memories that rival the first time a player first encountered a favorite Pokemon or conquered their first Pokemon Champion fight. It received another perfect score from Comicbook, who called it a "must-buy Pokémon game":
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Once Pokemon Legends: Arceus finds its stride, though, it's the most daring and inventive the series has been in years, breaking apart the staid core and creating something new and exciting from its pieces." This is an awkward first step, and it was a big adjustment for me, a longtime fan of the series, to make. "Some of the new ideas in Arceus have rough edges, and it's slow to start before you get access to many environments and mounts. GameSpot went for an 8/10 score, describing it as one of the series' most "daring and inventive" moments: It may not have been apparent from the trailers, but this is one of the most entertaining, engaging and engrossing games in the entire history of the Pokémon series, and is highly recommended to both long-time fans and complete newcomers." "Pokémon Legends is the breath of fresh air the series has needed for so long. We'll kick things off with VGC, who awarded the game a maximum 5/5: Right, now you've read through our final verdict, let's see what other critics had to say.
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