Reviewed by Rebekah Valentine on Nintendo Switch.
"Pokemon Legends: Arceus is an ambitious revamp that successfully revolutionizes the defining Pokemon experiences of catching and battling, but is unfortunately set in a drab, empty, and at times tedious world."
It sounds like it was a step in the right direction but needed better execution on the world density
Yea if that wasn't obvious already though. Passing on this
You could have sensed that from a mile away though
density and history wise.
this is their first try, maybe the sequel will perfect it
Its a barren bland world and a huge joke for 60 dollars and lmfao a 60 dollar "first try" hahahaha
I'd at say they are at least going down the right path. They are just doing it rather slowly.
Slowly? Or they just dont care since people will buy their pokemon shiet anyways.
@@emdo2395 Shut the heck up with that crap. If they didnt care, why did they completely change so many mechanics and improved things overtime? Especially considering the state of AAA games
Indie company guy please understand :(
Which is aggravating considering they refuse to properly invest in one of the biggest franchises in gaming
@@AwesomeNick94 its not "one of" the biggest, it's THE biggest media franchise in history.
The world design definitely gives the impression of a game that was on a really accelerated release schedule and was trying to keep costs low in case the game flopped. Hopefully the positive reception sees them continue this line of games with more polished content and a bigger budget with more time, as this is a fantastic foundation.
Every pokémon game for years has been the same ‘low budget’. Don’t expect it to change.
@@nowlibongo6123 and people always hope gamefreak “learns” and make better looking games, just to end up disappointed again lmaoo
More polished content? Haha, dream on it. Pokemon games are far away to be polished. Remember Pokemon Colosseum for gamecube? That game looks better than this. No,, man, this game is disappointing.
How can a game with Pokémon in the name flop. Every single Pokémon game has sold extremely well despite being well under the quality standards for the respective genre each game is in. Even then the Pokemon brand has enough money behind it to “take risks”. There is zero excuses for anything Pokemon related to not be top cut in design. They have the money, the brand, the recognition, the influence.
@@Swillo true. Game Freak is full of lazy developers, the don't care about polishing. They sell a brand not a decent game.
This is the first Pokémon game in a VERY long time that actually gives me hope
Hahahahahahaha
Really dude? That’s sad.
Wtf do you mean...
@Merciless Freak Lmao you're a failed existence. Your mom should be ashamed
@@theminecommanders8013 relax, he's just stating his opinion
This sounds like a beta to a better game to eventually come out.
You sound like a dude will never be satisfied so what's the point
@@GotDamnJones he does doesn’t he
lol, the replies sound like butthurt hardcore pokemon fans
@@GotDamnJones tell me you’re a Pokémon fanboy without telling me you’re a Pokémon fanboy
the game looks average at best if we are being real.. slap a Pokemon skin on it, and people love it. Hopefully this is a step in the right direction
The biggest problem with this game is a lack of progression and the worlds feel empty. There should have been more trainer battles and some kind of interaction between the pokemon like in snap.
^^ what this guy said
They should release a dlc!
@@russellbrown8534 they should release a NEW GAME!
@@russellbrown8534 They should release a better and whole new game where they actually put a lot of effort into the game for once and aren`t like "Its Pokemon, people will buy it anyway"
@@InnerRise Is it worth getting? Just got switch and I'm looking for a Pokemon game. Which is the best for switch?
Regardless of all opinions, one thing that seems that everyone seems to be happy about is that they FINALLY tried something different. Edit: come on. Stop mentioning Mystery Dungeon, ect. That's clearly a effing spin off. Arceus feels like a main line game. The entire way we do things in the game, though they may be the same things, is done differently.
A swing and a miss :/
@@jayh9806 Summarised your life in 5 words
@@jayh9806 yeah not really
It's going to go either two ways, the board will see the success of this gamble and use the data to make the sequels higher quality, or the board will see the success as only a one-time gamble and only maintain this quality of pokemon games from now on to play it safe.
Pokémon Colosseum ?
It'd be cool to get a pokemon game on the same level as breath of the wild, with it's perfect and awe inspiring open world. I'm surprised such a big brand didn't attempt something on that scale
Game freak is super lazy, its taken them this long to change things, they would never do that
It’s because their fan base are some of the dumbest around. They purchase the unfinished, sub-par mainline Pokémon titles every single year at full price. They’re over saturated and uninspired games.
Looks similar, this reviewer is too harsh, its a 8.0 for younger audiences...she is just thinking as an adult not the target audience IGN
Breath of the wild is a game of a whole other caliber
palworld
Have no problem with IGN giving this a 7 but maybe shouldn’t have also given sword&shield a 9
Or maybe they can because they don't have to agree with you
Different reviewers different opinions.
Sword and Shield are better games than this. This game is the Wild Area minus all the other stuff in Pokémon games. Atleast Sword and Shield had a mainline game PLUS a Wild Area lol.
@@undisclosedsteve6361 A mainline game that was the equivalent of a final fantasy 13 dungeon.
IGN did give anyone anything. The person who reviewed S&S gave it a 9. The person who reviewed Legends Arceus gave it a 7.
Hopefully they can improve the game world, optimise, improve graphics and build on what is here for a strong sequel, easily the most significant and ambitious switch up from GF which is nice to see
Knowing gf they'll do that in the next game or not at all
GF will not update the game that vastly knowing their stubborn and tone deaf attitude lol. They’ll give you a better game with the next installment, maybe.
I'll be waiting on modders to fix everything. Once they crack it, they will probably be able to update the textures, fill up the empty areas with content, and fix the technical issues. If the gameplay is as fun as the reviewers say, then those simple mods should make the game great.
@@iRsemple "empty areas" There are a lot of pokémon on the game and this takes place on the ancient Sinnoh when humans recently entered the Sinnoh region. Real world gameplay from other reviewers and youtubers (even outside pokémon fans) show that the bad draw rendering distance hides that.
@@saricubra2867 The render distance isnt bad, does no one play attention to the trailers dangit 🤦
This is the first step into the future of pokemon. They got the gameplay down now they just need to get the mechanics and scenery. Can't wait to see the next version like this blow out out the sun
I’d love something that’s a hybrid between the freedom and openness of Legends while also maintaining the traditional story and gym format of the main series
@@thedeepfriar745 I'd love to be able to have access to all 8 gyms as soon as you start up, and the difficulty/pokemon set of each gym scales to the badges you have so you can visit them in any order. Or strategically pick which gyms to do first etc.
Fingers crossed for Pokémon violet and scarlet
Haha they fumbled the bag again
After 150 hours of investing in Scarlet and Violet, gotta say they are fun, but the art style is not as immaculate and smooth as PLA.
Cannot believe one person made this game in unity over the course of 6 months. Imagine what they could do if they were a multi billion dollar franchise.
We can only imagine unfortunately, it's really frustrating knowing how big Pokemon is worldwide, yet they don't put the time or attention in their games to reflect that. It's like Madden games coming out every year, slightly different but mostly the same thing.
Yeah, if this was the largest media franchise of all time instead of a small indie studio we’d probably cut them less slack! 🤣
The environment art would look better if it was Unity.
@@user-fb8yb8so8n you get the joke. 😅
Gamefreak only has 160 some odd employees. And that counts for their whole staff… so you’re probably not far off. There’s probably like 20 software engineers that made this.
This is a very exciting new direction for the franchise. Hopefully they keep refining this formula.
The formula can’t get anymore basic than this at least. All it can be is refined.
Explain me what excited you while watching this, the 240p textures or the most empty open world we will see this year? It wouldve been exciting 12 years ago.
@@De4daim exactly bro these Nintendo fans will defend anything
@@De4daim exactly keep the core of this game while upgrading graphics and “filling” the world because it is indeed empty! Everyone is arguing but everyone is saying the same thing? The game is on the bad side visually and gameplay wise everyone can agree just like we can also agree that this games catching mechanics and third person playthrough is way better than just seeing pokemon in an overworld and walking up to them to catch them.
@@De4daim Have u seen Cyberpunk? Has ps1 models and ppl t-posing 24/7, npcs are pathetic, cops are a stinkin joke, etc. Yet that was promised to be the most impressive game ever for 10years
I'm literally flabbergasted that someone at IGN had the audacity of doing a genuine and honest review.
FR
Im flabbergasted u guys only agreed cuz its crapping on the game cuz of stinkin graphics, seriously, GRAPHICS DONT DETERMINE A GAMES QUALITY
Everything is an honest review as long as you agree with them.
@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 it’s not just because the graphics are terribly dated by industry standards, it’s that coupled with an empty world with little to do outside the main gameplay loop. Why are you bootlicking for such a low effort game?
@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 ur right, lets forget about the graphics and focus on the 75 other lazy decisions gamefreak made
This really looks like baby's first open world. Open world Pokemon is a perfect idea, but you can't achieve that potential with the low budget and short development time Game Freak operates with. But that was obvious from the moment this was announced. That on top of the lack of voice acting and proper cutscene animation and direction just makes this look like a low budget indie title, and not the new installment in a series that consistently sells millions of copies.
AKA another cashgrab
And they are still going to make a billion dollars because of the Pokemon fans who are in total denial about all the criticism...
lol this is no baby open world game the bosses are awesome.... better than any Pokemon game...
@@jamihcustodio6808 low bar but congrats man.
"lack of voice acting" excuse me, please do tell what pokemon game has voice acting?
If one of these games took place in the modern pokemon world with proper landmarks, dungeons, cities and gyms, it would be fantastic. Nintendo sold us a functional alpha mode for their next game
This. And shield and sword felt like an alpha for this 🤣🤣.
@@mr.makeitdowhatitdo7779 sword and shield was miles better than this game though… you obviously haven’t played it yet.
@@iTrustInTheMusic lol no
They churn out games too quickly. They should take more time to perfect games.
@@christopher399 nintendo behaves like they need money every quarter. They chArge full price for ports and remakes from 20 years ago. Well really ports cuz it be the same exact game. But this is annoying cuz we asked for pokemon mixed with breadth of the wild. They couldve easily made the world feel natural and lively and even added voice overs. This is just a lazy execution.
It's a solid foundation for future games. Hopefully they keep some design philosophies.
It’s Nintendo they won’t change drastically
@@Skeletoncross its gamefreak/Pokemon company. Not Nintendo Dumb*ss.. 🙄
@@coreymckee4844 it’s Nintendo. It’s their sluggish hardware that’s 9 years old at this point. The Tegra x1 came out in 2013
Guess I'll wait for future games then, pass
@@Skeletoncross literally most of their switch games have been nothing but new
This seems like a proof of concept. Like, the next Pokémon game will be amazing.
@@TylerScow And SwSh got about 30% worse. This game has less Pokemon than gen 2.
Okay and?.. people said the same thing about sword and shield..how many concepts or foundations does Gamefreak needs to make a better game,....they hype up the games so that they sell well with things that are never seen again like mega evolutions,z bands,dynamax....it's embarrassing how many free passes these games get just because it's pokemon ( been a fan of the first five pokemon games after that it was just a trainwreck
@@TheMysticalFox and the worlds are just so barren, everything in this game is budget or plain lazy in design.
@@TylerScow Come on man, you can't deny this is the biggest leap of Pokemon games yet...every game has been somewhat similar in nature, up until ARCEUS... Open World, 3rd person, Pokemon with a.i's, actually CATCHING them, combat with your trainer, better storytelling.... it's obvious this is the new format for what's to come... If you think about the next game, it could be INCREDIBLE.. if the graphics are better, if the world is richer, with landmarks, dungeons, etc... The next pokemon game will be amazing... or a few more sequels.. but it's clear we're on the way to something really special that fans have been waiting for their whole lives.
Game has an 86 on metacritic. Thats not the score of a proof of concept. Funny how suddlenly IGN is reliable.
The whole experience feels like the Safari zone, having gyms and other trainers would definitely give more depth to the game.
Well said!! I'm hopeful they'll be able to draw a line between the two and knock it out of the park with the next one, or if this gets an update
Why are Pokemon fans mad at Pal World? These games are barely comparable.
It's palworld fans saying "it's better than everything pokemon has made recently"
@@mr_flawlesstaco which is true
@@mr_flawlesstaco Look at that mess of a game lol, Gamefreak really need to step up
The poor environmental aesthetics are a real shame. Otherwise, this looks quite enjoyable. Edit: These comments have convinced me to turn my back on humanity.
the game is indeed really enjoyable. but for such price, customers deserve better.
I've been playing it and it actually looks much better in person than it does in video. Game actually looks pretty nice.
@@Thefabregas22 get your eyes checked bigman
@@Thefabregas22 lol no it looks awful even when playing
@@ImmortalXGaming How about u get help cuz ur mad someone likes the look of the game, did u parents abuse u if u didnt care about the graphics of a game?
She didn't hold back with this honest review, Thank you!
I'm glad! I've been surprised to see so many people defending the terrible graphics in this game.
still rated it high. not honest enough
@@hoodsom3 as a general rule with ign, ignore the rating at the end. They rate everything high
@@hoodsom3 True. I'd have given it a 5 going off everything she said.
The fact ign gave sword and shield 9.3 and this 7 score mde ign UNCREDIBLE and UNREALIBLE
No trainer battles or some form of gym progression. No play. The whole point of these games is developing a strategy for BATTLING. The dead open world is to be expected from game freak, but they took out the one thing that's actually fun in Pokemon games.
Filling the Pokedex is literally the most boring and repetitive thing in Pokemon games. This game might as well be called Pokemon Legends: Pokedex Filler
If this same game came out but it was not Pokémon but a lesser franchise, would you play it?
I’m really pumped to see where this leads for the Pokémon franchise
Hopefully to BOTW graphics. Won’t happen cause Nintendo lazy
@@Who-Uhm-Cares Nintendo isn't developing Pokémon and the issue isn't laziness but rather the strict timeline enforced by TPC on Gamefreak, they get like 2 or 3 years which just doesn't cut it for big budget games anymore
@@gatst7680 I hate how greedy the Pokémon company is, yearly releases are so unnecessary
@@lillrice27 a private organisation cares about money wow what a surprise
@@Who-Uhm-Cares BOTW is Nintendo 🥴
If exactly this game came out on the Wii it would have fit perfectly technically and would have probably been considered a masterpiece… Today it’s frustrating.
Wii wouldn't be able to run it
@@angelvillegas9604 it was able to run Xenoblade Chronicles. It can surely run this game
@@infernoROBO But barely, do u guys know whats hardware limitations?
Lmao this games dope
@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 just poorly optimised bud. fr just look at breath of the wild.
Honestly having a lot of fun with this. It’s a nice change to actually do tasks instead of just shiny chain. And moving around is pretty cool and this game is quicker than other Pokémon games, meaning you can catch more quickly and do other things fast
I'm enjoying this game so far. Honestly, this is the Pokemon game so many of us imagined Colosseum would be back in 2004. And honestly, that's my biggest complaint. This looks and feels like a Gamecube game. And that hurts to say, since the Gamecube is one of my favorite consoles. But there's a serious problem when Breath of the Wild looks so much more vast and detailed and that game came out FIVE YEARS AGO!!! But if this is the shock to the system Nintendo needed, I'm happy.
kid me would've been so excited for this, but man the world feels so empty...
Same 😭
It's got Pokemom everywhere, resources to collect like tumblestones and trees, plus secret areas like caves or valleys hidden all over. How is that empty
''The world still the same it just less in it'' - Jack Sparrow
Just like botw…
@@firenze6478 CAP ! lol it feels that way until you explore and realize how filled it is
seems like a pretty fair review, which is nice to see from IGN. We need more like this and less like the Shin Megami Tensei V one....
Rofl
That review sounded like a 5 or 6 at the highest, 5 pretty much would mean there was just as much she liked as she disliked, which is about how the review sounded. How is a 7 justified here?
@@laynewarner937 cause it's a 7
@@laynewarner937 Nintendo bonus
@@joo4816 Nothing to do with Nintendo, they do this with all AAA titles.
If you're saying "this is a step in the right direction" and "just wait for the sequel" then this game must not be up to par. Pokemon is such a huge fantastic franchise but It's a shame we are in 2022 and this is what fans get. They could of done better
*have
@Boogerbong Bootycplap *have
An idea that would be cool is like if they use the battle system similar to FF13 so it will be real time battles constantly using items and dodging
Also the Tales of series, FF7 remake like combat. Game as a whole is refreshing nonetheles. Also plenty of HMs they didnt use
They should learn from Yakuza games, its game world is smaller than GTA but it has more things to do
Most youtubers are overhyping it comparing it to likes of BOTW which itself is an insult to BOTW. Thanks IGN for being unbiased for at least once
Love ign when They satisfy your bias, hate them when they don't.
This game needed a couple more years in the oven to fully reach potential. It's obvious that this game is trying to emulate much of what worked in BoTW. You can’t reach that level of game in 1 to 2 years.
Honestly, my only complaint is the lack of trainer battles. Hopefully an update or DLC will take advantage of this. It's otherwise a very fun and relaxing game.
The world looks way too empty for me in this game
No this game has almost 300 types of Pokemon roaming the open world living in colonies
@@wellhello7711 so? Sword and shield had more pokemon roaming around in wild area. That's not what he meant by empty. The world itself has to be interactive and varied. There are currently some behavior variation among pokemon even if it's just 3-4 kind of variation. But that doesn't change that the world is empty with repetitive trees and stuff like IGN said
@@wildbeerus818 exactly
@@wellhello7711 no, theres only 242 kind Pokemon in total
Sounds like Horizon Zero Dawn, except the gamplay is far more dull
Thank you for the honest review. Most reviewers I've seen never addressed the bland emptiness of the open world.
😆
Bland is the best way to describe the entire game.
@@antemedon just like your personality
@@DaFootyChannel Pokémon fanboy?
@@DaFootyChannel atleast he has one, you are just a sheep
Now if this wasn't Pokémon and just some random monster hunter/catcher game, would it still be 7/10 or would it be lower?
I’d say lower. Popular franchises (especially Nintendo) usually get an automatic 7-10 just because anything lower and all the fans would lose their mind
def like 5
3:28 That's not exactly true... Very early on in the game you can buy items that protect you and prevent you from fainting and/or losing items when you do faint. Also, when you die during a boss battle, you're given the option to restart the fight from the beginning or continue the fight from where you die, and if you chose the second option you're given the option to reset the boss' health bar or leave it where it was (rounded up to the closest quarter)
This sounds like a genuine review for once, which is surprising giving there reputation with pokemon reviews
7.5 out of 10 - too many Pokémon
It's a step in the right direction but there could be so much more. People are really overyhyping this game just because it changes up the gameplay slightly which is about time since the original pokemon games were released. It still has a long way to go but the poor looking open world and the fact that you really don't do anything but fight or catch other pokemon just makes this one a pass for me (until the price drops eventually). You'd think they would have learned a bit since all of the Sword and Shield drama to at least put a bit more effort into these games.
Drama-Queen talking about Drama.
Youll be waiting years. Old Switch games are still almost always 60$
@@k-mart7475 Mario Kart😂
@@TheAufziehvogel Facts over feelings!! Just another cash grab from GF. Indie devs create better quality
Time to sail the high seas matey
This was a very fair review. Unfortunately, Gamefreak doesn’t care what we think.
It’s a 5.
They need to mix it with dungeons or events where you need a certain type to assist in player driven quests for additional content as well as a more rounded partnership of pokemon and player. Similarly, they could have had pokemon needed to help other pokemon such as the show. A bit of Zelda-ish landscape with more weather effects would be better to complete the world atmosphere aspect.
Fair review. It's not the dream Pokemon game we imagined, but it's a step in the right direction. Hopefully the next game has less handholding and a better plot
Did you even watch this video? She explicitly said this is the HARDEST pokemon game to date.
and better graphics
Hopefully? You can wait for ages.
Idk man so far it’s my favourite Pokemon game and I’ve been playing for the last 17/18 years
How many steps is it going to take to actually get where we want to go in this franchise?
Much better review than the GameSpot one, for a change. Though the traditional cop-out "7/10" does feel a little high compared to the actual tone of the review.
Right?? She states repetitive game play, no gyms, and bland empty environments. It sounded like a 5 or 6/10 just from her tone.
@@robertofigueroa9378 Nice fan fiction.
well, like it or not its the best pokemon game since 2016 sun and moon
@@richard35791 Which is actually sad tbh
@@richard35791 nah. Sword and shield was still better than this. At least the word felt lived in and had a decent online component. I’m having 0 fun with this game.
Wonder if there going to put the rest of the Pokemon in in the switch games. Scarlet got a update adding some more. Thanks. Arceus was different enough.
Watching this makes me realize how Pokemon colosseum was so ahead of its time....
So many people complaining….. don’t you guys understand there is a small indie company with a minimal budget behind this game? Show some respect 🙏
Eeerm, sorry but the franchise is owned by a huuuge company with plentiful resources. This is not an excuse, they should have allocated more time and budget for this.
@@dobyk5338 he forgot the /s
Honestly after seeing all the leaks and spoilers, what I'm mostly looking forward to in this game. Is how easy and fun it will be to get shiny pokemon.
Why are people so obsessed with shiny pokemons?
@@hilvystewy7298 the same reason people collect trading cards or anything like it They're fun to collect
Game only benefits shiny hunters and that’s it
Nice. Hope that fulfils you and brings you happiness.
@@hilvystewy7298 bc they are very rare, encounter rate is 1 in 5000 (varied).
I'm really hoping that with success and feedback, they'll make a sequel in this type of game's vein.
this game honestly feels like a demo version of a game, kinda like Pokemon X&Y since there was things missing to make it more complete
That's cool and all, but can you catch Wooper? 🤔
Finally someone's asking real questions
I'm still waiting for a Pokemon colosseum remake. 😢
It's called running it on Citra on your phone 🤷🏻♂️🎮
@@blaster915 Whoa
@@blaster915 *Nobody cares*
They gave Sword & Shield a 9. This only got a 7? What rating metrics are you even using?
Its IGN
I’m tired of Nintendo games in 2022 that has no voice over. It makes the games seem incomplete this games gives me legend of Zelda vibes but with different characters
That's a fair score, especially for the first iteration of something new. If video games have taught us anything, it's that the first one is plain/simple, not very "beefy" then the second entry is usually amazing, then the subsequent sequels just pretty much gradually go downhill from there.
Kingdom hearts in a nutshell
@@wolflink9000 KH has been great all throughout tbh
Yes but gamefreak has done lots of "first tries" over the last years
Then there's Horizon: Zero Dawn
Doesn't look like its a fair review if you compare to others. Metacritic doesn't lie
Great review, thanks for the strong insight into the fun, and the problems. Honestly, looking at this game makes me just want to boot up Breath of the Wild instead.
Pokemon fans gonna hate this comment 😭
Oh no! Whatever will they do to get your attention? Oh no the sales will drop because you are not interested.
@@isimioyekunlemarktaiwo3643 There is no need to rustle your jimmies my man.
@@fireflamegamer8321 im a pokemon fan and I'm not even mad. This game does have it problem. Like the lack of pokemon. 242 pokemon is too small of a roster.
@@DaiMie might be dlc disappointed there’s no charizard 😢 gotta remember there may be a johto legends remake coming on the next console
Amazing review! Thanks so much for the insight!
After zelda botw, theres no excuses why the world should be looking like some 2000s computer website game...
The reason why its always “the next pokemon game will be great” is because nintendo knows they dont need to spend money on making the game great. People will buy any pokemon game they make
Nintendo only owns a 1/3 of Pokémon they don’t control the series the Pokémon company do
Ya that's true if people are willing to spend money on pokemon toilet paper. Pokemon basically has their fans on the plam of they hands.
@@jackstclair6832 yeah, you can see the difference in quality between games Nintendo fully owns and Pokémon
Thats every Nintendo game at this point. The last Smash game added less than 10 new characters, and less than 5 new stages at launch.
@@jayray1714 U do realize that game already have aton of content right? That was just bonus fighters and stages, u dont need them to fully enjoy the game
This should have been done over 10 years ago, it just seems so bland and bare bones as an idea that fans have already fleshed out
Okay..but they have done it and it is a Segway to better ideas and concepts in later iterations..so your complaints just seems bitchy right now.
@@isimioyekunlemarktaiwo3643 most likely 😂
Playing this game was so refreshing. Hope they continue expanding this new formula!
Imagine this but with amazing graphics and dense, detailed locations
That will stay in your imagination only. For at least 2 decades.
@@JavierSegura 😭
That is my problem with this game is that the open world feels so empty.
Yeah man
Yup..
Like Breath of the Wild? Well at least this was what everyone said about Zelda before it get the worldwide acclaims! People loves to hate Nintendo things.
@@pedromonteiro2248 breath of the wild was not empty
@@pedromonteiro2248 BoTW gives incentive to explore and there's always plenty of combat engagement and interaction with the world. Pokemon however has a lot wider empty areas, repetitively without any interaction, BEFORE u get to combat engagement or interaction with said environment.
My biggest fantasy has always been to see joltiks actually feeding in electricity from power lines in cities. It's a long shot but this game has given me hope that the gen 5 remakes would be amazing!
With how wide of range of fan age Pokémon has, it’s surprising they don’t make difficulty modes that you can choose from.
I've been saying this forever. You'd think they would put in something as basic as that but no .
If this crap didn't have the name "Pokemon" on it nobody would take it seriously, let's be real.
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that If the game wasn’t Pokémon it would be reviewed very badly
When Genshin impact a mobile game has a better graphics 🤣
Sad but true, makes me very proud of genshin
it’s unfair to compare a game that prioritize fun with a game that was solely made to be pretty. while Genshin has stunning visual, the game wasnt as fun as Pokemon in my opinion
Even a chinese game looks and plays better than pokemon
Because those smartphones are way more powerful than switch
@@CC0Z no
im thinking they will populate a lot of it with updates/dlc for the game, adding new locations and pokemon over time, like they did with sword
$60 for an unfinished game with unconfirmed additional content. Very cool!
This could have been so much prettier if they just gave it a cell shaded look
They could have made the polygon graphics and it wouldn’t have made a difference. Just give me something to do in a big open world instead of “find and catch this Pokémon for me”. “Now find a bigger one” give me a break.
Solid start! A fleshed out region with this gameplay would be so fun!
Ikr
it already is tremendous fun. But I'm excited to see more of this on the next gen switch!
@Merciless Freak u seem to be a hater
@@serendipity_05 idk bout that one. They might not like just catching Pokémon
@Merciless Freak Maybe you're not a fan...period?
Speaking as someone who neither has a Switch nor will likely play this, but does have a love in their heart for Pokémon, this looks to me like an excellent 1st step in the right direction that could lead to some utterly splendid Pokémon games down the line....assuming GameFreak doesn't just go "there we gave you your innovation for the decade now piss off."
Same. I'd be more impressed if they accomplished this 10yrs ago, now it's not that impressive.
They did
In this day and age, the developers are still stuck developing games that look like it belongs on DS. The development quality needs to evolve into something worthy of consoles.
A 7?!?! They were being nice......
Pokemon fans are about to dox the reviewer for criticizing the game
LMFAO True! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Facts💀
They’re gonna spend more time defending the game than Game Freak did making it 😭😭😭😭
@@justin.7849 😂😭😭
@@justin.7849 FOUL!!!
This is a step in the right direction. I'm finally excited for the future of pokemon if they continue down this path
@Merciless Freak you'd rather the rinse and repeat formula they've been using for over a decade? Lol come on dude this is the step in the right direction rather you wanna acknowledge it or not
@Merciless Freak No. Sword and shield is bad. This is better.
You said that for every generation lol
@Alex Cheng Just shut up, go back to playing buggy unfinished content lacking movie games
@Merciless Freak Not you again
So when the new Pokémon Home update, that connects this game and BDSP is released?
The reference to Lovers in a Dangerous Time song (or the game Spacetime) title got me right away!
Gamefreak: releasing a student game project for a price of a AAA games Pokemon fans: just take my money already
not gonna lie the 7 sounded like an oddball from the consistent 8-10s across the board. still extremely excited and will play either way
This is IGN, its either 7 or 10 no inbetween
@@dxt2891 Pretty much. That's why I'm taking the review with a grain of salt.
@@dxt2891 Their last three reviews were all 8's.
The lowest review so far came from IGN Italia which gave the game a 5 and the reviewer stated in the comments that she was generous with the score. Since this here is a different reviewer compared to the one who gave Sword/Shield a ridiculous 9 where other reviewers where much more ciritical, giving Arceus a 7 seems more like a traditional score for a japanese game when it comes to IGN. A 7 isn't a bad score by the way, but the hater here a celebrating the 7 like a 3. Now they have a barren open world next to fugly graphics to complain about a game they wouldn't play anyway.
@@dxt2891 they always give 9 to almost every game
Since it's a new direction if u haven't touched any of the games in awhile due to being a gen1 & 2 fan boy is this ok to jump bck in?
A genuine review from ign, I’m shocked. When majority of Poketubers are calling this the best Pokémon game ever made lmao
It's like Breath of the Wild without any of the *heart*
It’s Pokémon
Botw doesn’t have heart
Nah, it’s got more heart than your family. It’s just severely undercooked with some very VERY subjectively fun stuff in between.
Imagine if Nintendo put as much work into pokemon as they do zelda.
@@unioneye1087 wut
This looks so dated... Pokemon could be so much more
Watch out for the butthurt consoomers
For context, IGN gave brilliant Diamond and shining Pearl an 8/10. Lol. Legends is far better in so many ways. IGN also gives Madden a +5 score every year. IGN is beyond irrelevant.
One of the better looking Gamecube games!
so basically the game is a usability test for the next one
And Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee was a test for Sword and Shield, which was a test for this, it's almost like they know what we want, but will sell us 4, 5, 6 games before we get that game.
It's a pre alpha
well yes, but actually Pokemon fan boys will say no
@@undisclosedsteve6361 don’t worry, in 10 years we’ll finally get the perfect pokémon game 😔
@@kingkai18 Exactly lolol and by that time gaming will be evolved a decade and what they give us will feel antiquated just like this😂 It'll feel 10 years old and look 15 years old
Each inches toward the game we expect them to put out. Interesting how every release on the switch dabbles with a new mechanic that is adapted into the next release. Curious to see about the next title now!
If only they would bring the per-release improvements to the new iterations...
Well, there goes all my hype for the game. Just ready to get into a bland world, and a short story.
The concept of open world should stay but they need to give us A lot more to do in an open world. Plus This should be in a modern Pokemon experience
The problem is that it might be revolutionary for pokemon but not in a sense of games in general. It is the bare minimum and utterly awful graphic, clunky gameplay and pop ups everywhere. Any other game would easily get a 5 rating!
PS or Xbox would never get away with releasing this. Most of what Nintendo releases these days is woefully outdated in terms of graphics, technology and gameplay mechanics but you can’t deny that they sell well.
I'm glad you guys waited to post this one. This feels like the most comprehensive review I've seen
did the person just give legends arceus a lower rating then bdsp...
Needed another year in the oven, can’t make a game like this in less than 2 years
They knew they were making crap..
It's pretty amazing if you're playing it on an emulator and not the switch. With 4k resolution and 60 fps plus, the game looks and plays incredibly well.
@@rooslanmizan5564 I'm on ryujinx with 4k res on and not rly, game looks drab with lots of pop ins etc. Other switch games look miles better
The textures are absolutely disgusting
I'm curious to those that have this game, do you think this game is better than sword and shield, Let's go series and the DP remakes or no? Haven't played Pokemon since gen 5 and this looks much more interesting and unique compared to the other Pokemon games for Switch.
No is not better, it's a huge downgrade for sure :(
It’s a million times better.. I’ve been playing Pokémon since 98.
Much better than Sword and Shield, Let’s Go, and the DP remakes imo.
A lot of people are saying it’s better.
3 options to catch Pokémon is a buffet?
Never will understand how gamefreak sells so much Pokémon stuff and has yet to make an actual console game worth buying.