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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ม.ค. 2022
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a significant reimagining of what makes a Pokémon game, with an exciting level of flexibility that's only slightly hampered by a slow early-game grind.
Game Freak and Nintendo's Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be available on Nintendo Switch on January 28, 2022. You can read the full written Pokémon Legends: Arceus review by Steve Watts on GameSpot: www.gamespot.com/reviews/poke... - เกม
Hey All! Thank you so much for checking out our video review. I wanted to note a few things:
You might notice some parts of the frame on certain shots had to be blurred, or that there are a lot of gameplay clips that are repeated. This is due to Nintendo's particularly strict embargo which dictated we could only show certain "approved" Pokemon, areas, quests, or even characters. As the video editor, I would have loved to show you guys so much more of the gameplay I captured so far but this is just the nature of the industry! What I can say is that after launch we will be able to show so much more, so DEFINITELY stay tuned cause we got some great content for Pokemon coming your way!
I personally have been having a blast playing and I hope you guys do too!
Wouldn't it then be better to wait till the day the game is released then?
@@mohamedabdourahman9845 but some people want to see reviews before buying or preordering
Yes, but then gamespot loses out on views because they waited instead of putting it out the same day as other reviews (IGN, GI, Nintendo Life). People are more hype about reviews before the game drops than they are the day it comes out. Majority goes straight to let's plays the day a game drops compare to reviews the day of.
That's my educational guess on why.
@@mohamedabdourahman9845 💯
Wow, this statement tells me everything i need to know about the game: it doesn't look good...
The game’s performance struggles shouldn’t be blamed on “hardware limitations”. We should be able to call it what it really is without the sugarcoating. There are other games on this console that are more visually striking while offering much larger open worlds than what is on offer here and yet they run just fine.
Ikr boohoo your million dollar company needs new hardware lol
Based
With 396 fully modeled and uniquely animated monsters ?
@@garenthal9638 Have you heard of a game called Shin Megami Tensei V? There is 221 monsters/demons, but they have much more intricate models and animations
@@zchilly7775 yeah SMTV is gorgeous and mostly runs pretty well, the only reason this isn't feasible for nintendo is that it took a very long time to develop
I don’t feel it’s fair to blame the hardware for the look of the game, especially in the same breath as you mention BotW. I feel the look of the game is less a technical issue and more a failing of Game Freak from and artistic perspective.
Absolutely, there are dozens of great looking games on Switch. Just compare this to Breath of the Wild or Dragon Quest XI S, which both show the Switch can easily run good looking games in a comparable setting.
Absolutely. No doubt about it.
I absolutely agree. I refuse to believe that the ground textures in 6:39 are a product of technical limitations and not just plain greed. There are much more ambitious games on the platform which apparently haven't had this technical struggle. This might be ambitious for a Pokémon game, but for the industry in general this isn't anything groundbreaking
Zelda BOTW had insane levels of pop in and lazy textures ect.
Clearly down to switches hardware.
There's a video on TH-cam which shows what BOTW would like on better hardware (just mods, still the same game) and it's night and day to the retail version for switch/Wii u
@@yourlegalassistant Nobody Said this game has no issues or games in general not benefiting from potent hardware but it is night and day in comparison to this Pokémon entry.
As a long time Pokemon player, the fact that you can move around during battle blows my mind lol
Be careful. You can get hurt by your own Mon's moves
@@werejustgaming excuse me wat
@@jufref yeah you if you stand to close to your Mon the move they get hit by can radiate out and hit you and if you get between them well I am sure you can imagine. You can throw out a Mon and run away to leave a battle your not ready for. When you are far enough away your Mon will return to its ball and the battle will end.
@@werejustgaming wow
@@werejustgaming The game is becoming fantastic day by day
It can be a goty nominee but probably won't win it because eldan ring is coming.
It's nice to see a series so heavily linked to evolution actually evolve. Feels like Pokémon has been holding down the B button for decades. It's getting old. Hopefully this will be big step forward the series has needed since about the 3DS era. Got mine and my daughter's pre-ordered so I guess we'll see on Friday.
Dragon Quest 11 is really set the bar for modern JRPGs. Sad to see that Pokemon still isn't at that level, despite having more financial resources to do so.
I prefer the gym challenge route. I like the new stuff they’re trying but wish they put that on the gym challenge format
@@zachcarmichael699 Dragon quest 11 is not even better than Dragon quest VIII. It set the bar for nothing.
There isn’t any problem with 3ds games. Actually, XY and ORAS are some best games of the series! Sword/Shield could be better, but still a very fun game.
Legends Arceus looks very good!
@@pedromonteiro2248 I enjoyed 11 over 8 tho, but I'm that kind of guy who enjoyed 9 the most. XD
@@bukojoetheslapsoils8273 The thing is that DQ franchise isn’t a good example of “set the bar”. The new games just polish old games but they didn’t do anything too different.
Its not hardware limitation from the Switch its GameFreaks inability to optimize their games. Its been the same with the 3DS when X & Y came out youd have massive frame drops with certain battles
Agreed
People underestimate what the switch is capable of. Yes, it isn't a the most powerful console on the market at the moment, but it has proven that, with proper optimization, open world games can run (30fps with a little hiccups here and there)
@@themanbehindyou.216 switch has a weak 2015 cpu
yeah just look at SMT V, BotW, etc
@@420247paul And? BoTW runs, the Witcher 3 runs, SMT V runs. What's the point? I never said it isn't a weak console, because in today's standards in certainly is, but it is not as weak as people paint it out to be. Optimization goes a long way
You can move around during battle
O yeah?
@jeanine g I haven't thought of it as that much of a big deal, but I could see why others would be disappointed by that. But the whole interface is pretty complicated and definitely I think they tried to make it the best that they could
@@50zezima I think the reason why ppl talk about that is because it's advertised that you can move around in battle but then when you are actually deciding what to do you can't move. Same as with the pokeballs. There's no point in walking around, even if you walk in front of the pokemon when they attack nothing happens because you can't take damage from them, you can get knocked over but you don't actually take damage.
pokemon can attack human in battle so need avoid there attack
@@JazneoGaming They can hit you but it doesn't actually do damage to you like it does everywhere else in the game.
Imagine this but with amazing graphics and dense, detailed locations
Imagine walking into McDonalds and expecting real beef
@@reaper24234 I'm talking about the potential not this game specifically.
@@reaper24234 in this comparison, I'm paying gourmet big money for this fast food
They have mods that make everything you said come true.
7:02 "Pokemon Legends Arceus also seems to be straining against the technical limitations of the Nintendo Switch". Wrong, its straining against the limited technical skills of GameFreaks developers.
If the Wii U can run breathe of the wild the switch should easily be able to handle this
I have to agree. There a lot of significantly better looking games on the Switch. Believe me, I was the first one to moan and groan about the lack of a new of a chip in the Switch OLED.
@@Kingolimar354 BOTW doesn’t have nearly as many assets as this game
Even Xenoblade 2 looks better than Pokemon So the technical aspect is a lie
@@samantharaqueldiaz4617 even DQ11
The dodging and real time action, so long as it’s good, is a huge gamer changer for me. I always thought Pokémon was dying to have real time action in it. If you were actually in a world where Pokémon existed, you probably would get attacked by big scary aggressive wild Pokémon as you explored, and you would have to dodge and roll and run away, or battle them. This feels much more like the anime or the manga, and that’s what I’ve been waiting for with Pokémon. The graphics don’t look amazing, but I also think they are better than people are giving them credit for. I really just wish they would stop the yearly Pokémon games, this could look like 10 times better if they’d had another year to polish stuff. I don’t usually buy Pokémon games when they come out, but I think I’m gonna pick up this one. Even if it’s not the most beautiful visually, I think the gameplay is gonna set this Pokémon game apart from the rest. Let’s hope this is the new direction that will save Pokémon (well it always sells well so it doesn’t need to be “saved” but the last 4? 5? 6? games have been terrible
Tri yearly you mean and its impossible when the other facets depend on a game being released I like square enix for making Kingdom hearts but they can forgoe releasing that for more of its other known games like final fantasy, dragon quest or a new chrono trigger, pokemon is just pokemon but two games coming out means gen 9 being pushed to next year so there's that
I strongly disagree that most of the modern games have been terrible I think Ultra Sun & Moon is one of the best games in the series honestly with the memorable characters and new ideas it brought to the series with regional variants and trials instead of gym battles. The Gen 3 remakes were also really good in my opinion X & Y and Sword & Shield were good but not amazing the only recent Pokémon game I have mixed feelings on is Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee.
Terrible?
EVERYTHING BEFORE GEN 6 IS GOOD
@@miaspaghetti LIE. Oras and Ultra Sun are amazing games, take off ur nostalgia goggles and see that hgss is overated
hardware isn't to blame, it's optimization and art direction, something Pokemon has struggled with since it's debut into 3D.
I'd say it's both... it's the switch isn't that crazy old but it's 2022, and they really should bring a more optimized Switch by now. But yea, the art style in this game isn't eye catching compared to SwSh which isn't even a standard by itself lol.
This one feels half baked coming from GameFreak.
Optimization takes time, and the ridiculous amount of optimization to make an open world game look pretty on the switch was a tall order given the release date of this game. If the switch’s hardware wasn’t such a constraint, it’s unlikely this would have been an issue.
@@savage3boiimalek560 i prefer lets go art style, best looking
@@savage3boiimalek560 Yeah it uses the exact same art style as BOTW but with worse lighting for some unexplained reason. The tiling in the textures is super annoyingly visible also.
Not "defending" or "attacking" the 3d models, after all, everyone has their own opinion about it, especially when it comes to when it appeared in the games, but pokemon x and y are great
“I still got attached to these cute anime kids”
Hella weird...
No get dying light 2
I'm getting dying light 2 :-)
im dying light 2 rightnow
Glad to hear the new mechanics are largely well implemented. One of the more frustrating conversations I see cropping up is the complaint that Pokemon never makes substantial formula changes, while simultaneously arguing that changing the core loop is a "betrayal" of Pokemon's base concept.
For what it's worth it looks like these new mechanics are going to be a lot of fun to play around with and I like the idea of the dodge/deploy/counterattack style "boss" fights. Feels like it might play out like a simplified Monster Hunter.
These aren't mutually exclusive. You can maintain the core game play loop and still make substantial changes and improvements to the game.
Look no further than Pokémon Collosium and Pokémon DX which both are significantly different than the mainline series but still use the main game play loop.
For example they could allow for 3 type Pokémon, dual type moves, build entire game around doubles battles(see above).
The idea that you have go to a let's go style game to advance the Pokémon formula is kinda ridiculous.
@@hopefulmayhem5744 still waiti g for lets go gold/silver, i hate the lack of innovation and hand holding but lets go eevee i likes a lot, just chill and catching monsters... I stopped after sun and moon, last game i thoroughly enjoyed was emerald, favorite one is gen 2 gold silver crystal
Edit: game freak just doesnt know what to do... Look at super evolution, they were ok, but they messed it up with the switch game (huge monsters bit nothing changes 😂😭)
Pokemon fans: Pokemon doesn't change.
Pokemon company: Changes something small.
Pokemon fans: Ugh! I don't like it when Pokemon changes.
Pokemon fans for the past 7 years in a nutshell.
@@ashlirabid9614 i just dont bother playing them anymore, just the art direction of arceus legends makes me not want to play it 💔
@@ashlirabid9614 Pkmn fans: its the same thing
GF: changes with SM/Ultra
Fans: its the worst thing ever, we'll never give it credit where its due (until its considered old)
Gen 7 in a nutshell
I agree tho
This isn’t a matter of “If this game will be good or bad”.
This is a matter of “This game NEEDS to be good.”
Spoiler its not good. Its absolutely fantastic.
@@DanielLoveMetallica Ah, I see what u did there
@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 Had you at first half.
@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 jebated, as was I 👌
@@DanielLoveMetallica You were right in the first half
3:03 the weird ground shakes around pichu, and the tree clipping through itself right after aren’t very reassuring for a game that’s releasing in two days.
The addition of side quests along with the other new mechanics is a nice refreshing feeling. It took a risk being different than running around fighting endless NPCs. I’m 25 hours in since release and I find I just love exploring and filling my Pokédex over the story sometimes.
I totally agree. Ive barely noticed the lack of trainer battles cause i tend to lose myself trying to research certain pokemon to then boost my shiny chances later :3 its pretty awesome but we definitely need gym battles in the next game
Not a spin-off though. This is a mainline Pokémon game, that is TPC’s official stance on the matter. Which honestly makes these gameplay changes and iterations even more exciting.
Gaming "Journalism" at its finest. Who cares about accuracy, just get the article/video out there.
So they're not including PvP in one of their mainlines, this must be a first right? Wow, that's so sad.
Feels like a more of a half mainline game to me, like they were just experimenting with something new. Its named like the spin-offs, missing some pretty big features like pvp & i dont think its getting its own anime like previous mainlines.
Yeah, I noticed many r**arded ''off'' things said, by this reviewer.
@ I predict they didn't include much because they wanted to play it safe. The japanese boomers who direct the production of the game are too used to the status quo so to them this is a huge risk and they don't want to waste too much money developing all the features. Now that they see that this is a success maybe they'll actually put in the work for once... or they'll take it as the consumers are satisfied with this level of quality and keep it like this for 20 years.
Good review! One correction though, the game is not a spin off. It has been confirmed main series.
I mean, it's clearly not a new main series Gen entry
@@louis.alexander
Not a new Gen, but a game doesn't need to be a fresh Gen to be Main series. The Pokemon Company and GameFreak have both officially referred to PLA as a main series addition which is all I was pointing out since they claim its a spin off in their review.
It is a prequel 🤔
Yeah, I noticed many r**arded things said by this reviewer. Many of the things he said were ''off''.
Played through it all weekend and I have to say this definitely is a 9/10 bc it was a lot of fun. This game just needed better graphics, multi-player interaction, and needs to bring back more complex battling for those that want it. Hopefully the next Switch and Game Freak can give us a better game.
10/10 compare to the last 5 pokemon games
@@chay770 facts
I mean tbh, empty worlds in video games can work but it depends on gameplay and enemy variety. Having worlds with tons of things to do can get overwhelming, tedious and just feel like a chore. This Pokémon game doesn’t look as bad as it was introduced. I’ll consider picking this one up
Okay, I'll actually back this up because I know a majority probably disagree. But Shadow of the Colossus (one of my favorite games) did the barren open world thing very well and is well regarded. I also think that it works as long as it fits thematically. Here it seems like you're newly exploring the wild with just open traverse and wild Pokémon so it makes sense that this is all there is to the open world.
@@STN_MN I forward what you said about Shadow of the colossus and that it CAN work its just that from my experience so far it hasn't really and somehow they managed to make tiny slopes your biggest enemy.
@@IOwnKazakhstan if you dive roll on the slopes you should be able to get up it's worked for me but if you have a ride pokemon you dont really need to worry about slopes as you can just jump over them
@@creid946 yuh but before that most slopes you can't just roll over. some of them you can but most you can't
@@creid946 and to sneak you also have to be crouched. and anyway the slopes are annoying even on wyrdeer
Colosseum and Gale of Darkness for me where the start to something new. Love to see this and hope they do something with Colosseum and GOD in the future
I’ve been so nervous for this game. I’ve wanted it to be good and bring back the magic of Pokémon so badly. If anything, I hope this is the beginning of a new series of games so they can polish over the new formula. Red and Green were pretty rough when they came out but they did something novel. I hope this is something similar.
You mean Red and Blue?
@@mikeworkman1759 No he doesn't. Red and Green were the first versions released.
@@LetsShitPost oh, I am in US and only played red and blue, green never was in US.
@@mikeworkman1759 yeah green and blue are pretty much the same just green is Japanese blue is us, idk what it’s like in other places tho
It won't be, gamefreak will change everything again as always and learn nothing
I really hate that there is no dislikes to have an idea about the feelings on the review
Its at 43 dislikes
Is there a way to trade Pokémon or import Pokémon from Poke bank (or whatever the app is called for switch)
the gameboy versions and all those memories of being a kid. and laying outside in the early morning in the sun playing them will forever be my favorite
About time it got some real progress. In another 20 years they’ll finally add voices to characters 😆
Haha and the ANOTHER 20 years for actual battle animations
Even Zelda has voice acting. I was hoping that this was where Pokemon would finally add it to the games.
"Pokemon never really broke from that pattern until Arceus"
Rangers, Mystery Dungeons and The literal TRPG cross over with Koei would beg to differ.
XD Gale of Darkness and Colosseum also aren't the normal pokemon story and same mechanics.
This however is the first pokemon game made by gamefreak themselves that deviates from the formula in any way
bruh they meant mainline pokemon games smh.
@@cax1175 Double battling through the whole game was the best part. They should do that again.
no no hes talking about the main series
To me this Game is like Red and Blue: A new beginning to something beautiful, the future is so bright.
Haven’t played a Pokémon game since red. Will be playing this one.
Needs more trainer battles, but it's a step in the right direction. There was this one part where I didn't notice a side antagonist hiding up on a cliff and while riding by she jumped down in front of me and challenged me to a battle. Having hidden trainer battles along the routes in a Pokémon game is a brilliant idea.
@@Isaw1117 me too! Let’s get it!
Touch grass
@@lukamaruigi5207 ok
I'm excited for Breath of the Wurmple. Even if it's not perfect, it is still a HUGE step forward for Pokemon, and I am here for it. I'm picking up Monster Hunter: Raichu on release day for sure.
I'm waiting for Legends: Celebi
@@nemodemigodofstuff6373 im waiting for either Legends: Bidoof
or Legends: Magikarp
Breath of the Wurmple 😂🤣🤣🤣 ah, that made my day. Thank you 😆
“Though it’s a spin-off…” the company confirmed it literally isn’t a spin-off
So it's not a spin off but they're removing the pvp mechanic? wow, that's so sad
@ it's Pokémon go on the switch.
@@sav3429 its kinda very bad isn't it? How can they call it a mainline and remove "the" core mechanic xD.... anyways, nothing left but skip it
Who cares? Its basically a spin-off.
If they didn't want it to be a spinoff they shouldn't have given it a subtitle. They should have called it Pokemon: Arceus not Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Nice to see you guys made it through the tutorial.
I love where they've taken it.
I've been very disinterested by many of the recent titles. As one of the many who first picked up Pokémon in 1998, the "modern" games felt to removed from the core Pokémon experience.
But, I like the blend of old school mechanics combined with the Zelda style open-world in Arceus.
I not only intend to buy and play it, I'm genuinely excited to try it. I can't say that about any other Pokémon title in the last 10 years.
Oh you are going to love it! Ive been into pokemon since the first generation and i havent had more fun since I picked this one up. The game looks and plays perfectly undocked, i have no idea what people are blabbing on about unless they have only ever played it while docked. The game is perfect if youre okay with less trainer battles and more exploration. Tbh its a change i didnt know i needed
I've felt the same way. I was born in 1987 so Red, Blue, and Yellow were games I was playing constantly from 11 on. But I'm 34 now, I've been craving something that blends the old with the new, and nothing has made me want to buy anything. Have you tried it out yet? I feel like our experiences are similar so I'd be interested in your take on it.
@@Spacemaaan as much as you are right about less trainer battles and more exploration, i do miss the occasional WILD trainer battle -other then story driven/forced trainer battles-
This is why (imo) the entire world feels semi-empty.
however, 60 hours in the game already and i can't put my switch down😂 sooo.....
@@VintageCR hahaha yeah i agree. im 62 hours in and im in the same boat xD its way too much fun
I love how the bidoof sees his buddy being caught, jumps in horror and runs off
Yes! Details like that makes the world and pokemon seem more alive!
Looks fun, but the "limitations of the Switch" excuse just doesn't fly. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 came out 4 years ago and looks 3x as good as this game, along with BOTW. Props to Gamefreak for switching up the formula, but try to put some of your billions into better graphics.
Billions is with TPC
Funny how you think the billions The Pokemon Company makes goes to developing games. Gamefreak only has a certain amount of time to get games ready. They have a strict schedule unlike Monolith for XC2 and Nintendo had for BotW. So yes, hardware limitations is a thing when you only have a limited amount of time for optimization.
Don’t forget shin megami. It looks amazing
@@IAmAwesomeSoAreYou Atlus had a lot more years to develop SMTV and they reused assets from Persona 5.
@@jeffn1215 None of that stuff you said doesn't even matter though. The Switch is the weakest of the consoles but it can still run games that look good with decent performance. You can't blame this games graphics and performance on the switch at all. If Game Freak isn't given enough time to properly optimize their game then that is their fault. TPC knows they can pump out unpolished games and it will still sell millions. The switch is graphically/performance wise, capable of much more than what Game Freak has ever released or developed. Quit being a game freak apologist.
What is the song being used at the end?
I've played for hours and had 3 trainer battles where they had one polemon vs my 6. I don't get it? Obv capture is front and center but what's what's point in building a team if you don't need them to battle?
I skipped the new remakes, wasn’t really interested in playing the same game for the 10th time. I wasn’t sure about this one either but it actually looks pretty dope. I’m going to preorder it based on this review.
You made the right decision. They were literally just Diamond & Pearl with 3D graphics. I should’ve just replayed Platinum 🤦♂️
A lot of the people who have been playing it early have been saying PLA is one of their favorite Pokémon games in the entire series, so that's a good sign.
I didn't mind the remakes, but I get why people were upset. I thought bdsp brought back classic pokemon, and the game actually got hard.
@@ninetailedfox579121 That's what I say whenever I start a new game. You gotta give it time for the genuine reviews to come in. It is a great start tho, since when I game is terrible, the reviews are negative from the start
Don't it's mid
To me Pokédex was a secondary task to the main story. Though I haven't beat the last Noble yet. I progressed to Star rank 4 or 5 in the first area and from there as long as you catch a bunch of every new Mon you should rank up along with the story
I want to see also, a Police grandma, in every country, house, schools, hospital, grandma pray nonstop
I say a Pokiman grandma
We love positive story for the kids.. Grandma
"as long as you catch a bunch of every new Mon" i mean isnt that just completing the pokedex?
@@emilianowiiland Glory to God Jesus Christ in heaven and earth forever and always, pray nonstop and repent now and read the Bible, John 3:16,Psalms 23,grandma
this is NOT a spinoff, why do people still think this when the company said its a NEW era for the mainline series games
Gamefreak said let's go Pikachu and Eevee were mainline games. Gen 9 will happen and it won't be a Legends game.
@@jeffn1215 of course its not going to be a legends game but they will implement a lot of stuff from legends into gen 9, its still a mainline game
@@jeffn1215 thats like saying every mario game isn't a mainline game since they all have different names and are almost completely different
This is the first Pokemon game I ever played. Yeah I'm 43, Pokemon came out a little after my time. Been playing Arceus for 2 days and I love it.
4:00 this honestly wasn’t an issue for me… I leveled up just exploring as you said previously, I didnt need to grind at all for my first two stars
I haven't felt a need to grind any levels and I'm almost done with the story
For people who think the score should be higher than 8- Number based scoring systems don’t work well for games that are both brilliant and substantially flawed. This is a case where the game can’t be reduced to a score out of 10, but the reviewer was required to do that.
It's a huge difference seeing unbiased reviews compared to poke tubers and longtime fans giving the game a 9 or 9.5 out of 10. Even games like Chrono trigger, symphony of the night, and ocarina of time don't reach as much perfection as biased reviewers make it out to be for this game.
Since they gave Sword&Shield a solid 9 when those games were roughly a 6, yeah, it should be higher than that even though it has its flaws.
@@TheGoDoT96 giving SwSh a 9 is still very criminal though regardless of who you are.
@@joesavag GameSpot gave a 9 to SwSh, that's why an 8 for this game seems terribly low. I'd accept an 8 for this game if they had given a 6-7 to SwSh.
Brilliant? That's quite a stretch...
Arceus or Brilliant Diamond? What should I get? still deciding...
Same here but doubt I'll be getting brilliant pearl/diamond since there is no real difference between that and the originals. Played on my brother's switch and meh nice memory lane but not worth the price in my opinion
Emulate them for free
please be good please be good please be good
*sniffs Pokemon Legends Arceus*
yep... smells like it might be good, not too sure yet...
I thought I clicked IGN, but this is gamespot no wonder this review was so informative and unbias
That comment has more bias than the whole video
They cater to the babies
Looks like this game had potential to have another Pokemon Snap game within it too to fill the pokedex.
I was just thinking about how cool a camera would’ve been
Yeah, this is kind of what I'd hoped for a Pokemon Snap game, make it proper exploring rather than on rails.
Can you use a pro controller to catch a pokemon cuz my other controllers have drift
yes, all controllers work
@@aparasol2645thank you *hugs*
3:18 - Not sure what's blurred out but thank you for doing so!
Verlisify is somewhere watching this & punching the air seeing that this game got a positive review with a good score
To be fair Pokemon sword and shield also reviewed well.
@@hypno17 Yeah and the majority of the community like those games as well.
Great review! I'm very curious about this game. I haven't preordered it yet for Friday, but I'm definitely picking up this game later this year. Maybe during my summer holiday :D
Now if Arceus Legend had an actual difficulty mode and graphics that didn't look like a PS2/GameCube era and it could have been the best mainline Pokémon game since Black and White 2
I would actually agree
the word design (or lack of) , terrible textures and just all round dullness of the world are whats killing it for me. If the world just looked a bit nicer I would be all over it but seeing those trees just repeated over and over with no variation makes it just look terrible. Such a missed opportunity at greatness
“Gotta catch em all” I think it’s a great idea they made the Pokédex important
Great review! I feel like this gave me the look into this game that I needed to really understand what this entry to the series is all about.
"Pokemon Legends feels like the edgier, less sociable younger brother of Pokemon" - IGN 8/10
I get this reference and it still makes me sad
Edit: “Legends Arceus is a good game even if at times it feels like Pokémon Sword and Shield without the heart.”
So no gym leaders or any training battles?
Does this game use real time clock?
This is the first Pokemon game I've ever pre-ordered - lets hope this is the first of many open world Pokemon games :)
Pre-ordering something with that many red flags maybe isn't the wisest move. >__>
@@planescaped Preordering something isn't the wisest move.
tbh, i did the same
Preordering a game that you think looks great and fun to play is not a dumb move, especially considering you can return it if you arent happy with it 😊
It is not open world champ 😉.
That’s a nice score for a game that’s at least trying to be innovative in its core concept while still being what we love about the Pokémon series. I still hope to have it on my Switch after I get Rune Factory 5 for my birthday in March. This year’s gaming is going to be interesting to say the least.
Playing catch-up to other games isn't innovative.
How much of the mechanics in Pokémon Legends Arceus do you guys think will carry over into the next flagship Pokémon game?
Literally none. Sitting here like 'oh, the agile/strong would be a neat mix-up! Too bad it won't ever make an appearance again!'
When throwing a pokéball, does the game allow for precision controls by moving the Switch/joycons themselves? Similar to how you can aim with the bow in BotW.
It has Gyro controls yes
Not enabled by default though. You need to go into the game settings and change motion sensitivity from 0 to 1.
My friends thought 2 was a bit too sensitive.
precision LOL that was the worst thing about the "lets go" games.
"I still got attached to these cute anime kids"
sorry, rephrase please.
3:10 Anyone else get excited for the game after seeing that triple Machop catch?
Cheers friend, it was a hype moment for me when i capped the gameplay -- trust me, those moments in game feel real good.
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well this game focused about catching multiple pokemon to fill pokedex so indeed they allow us to catch multiple easily, i hope they could make a more mature Pokemon, pokemon trap kinda cool, i mean we could use pokemon to paralize or make them sleep etc, why not using trap too right
I thought you meant as in you throw a poke ball at him and he catches it lol
Is there a difficulty level?
Is the over world like sword/shield?
Or is it like monster hunter world with every area segregated by long load screens?
It's like Monster Hunter. There are 5 separately loaded wild area maps that you access from a mission hub (Jubilife Village). You unlock them as you progress through the story missions.
Either the grass is consciously moving like that or the wind is literally blowing in every direction at the same time
IM DYING AHAHAAHAHAHAHA
This is the pokemon game that will be revolutionary. A definite step in the right direction. If gen 9 follows suit . . . it could be an incredible pokemon game
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Pokémon Evolutions Were Chosen Based On Shine Form…
So recently I was scrolling through Serebii looking at the new Pokémon and their shines and I realized something.
These of the colors of their shine forms
Stantler- Lime Green Scizor- Lime Green Ursaring- Lime Green Basculin- Lime Green
Then it changes
Sneasel- Pink Qwilfish- Pink
Finally Enamorus’s shine is the same color as Sneasel and Qwilfish!
I’m thinking this could confirm the colors for Gen 9 Legendaries Green and Pink
Or
Could confirm Zygarde return in an open world game based on the war we heard about in Pokémon X & Y
Along with Enamorus confirming Black & White remakes?
"Mom can we get BOTW pokemon?"
"we have BOTW pokemon at home"
*The BOTW pokemon at home:*
The next game will be where its at, as long as it builds on this it could be the best in the series.
Hasn't this been being said since X and Y?
@@Kroeckinator I think his point is that this seems to excel when it comes to taking a new approach to the franchise, but the polish is lacking. In a sequel, the developers could probably reuse a lot of the things for this game and put more work into polishing the technical aspects, which should make for a more complete experience. I wouldn't be shocked if the mainline series stays as stale as it's been for years.
I pre ordered this game and i really can't wait for the 28th
so correct me if i'm wrong, battles are still turn based?
Yes with the only difference being that its ATB now. Which just means you or the enemy can attack more than once before it's the others turn.
Does this game have breeding and friendship mechanics like the others?
I really liked it, it may not be a graphic masterpiece but it's a lot of fun, the changes are positive, and because they are positive, they tend to stay and be improved in the future. Do not take seriously the opinion of those who have not played and simply say that it is not worth it because of the graphics (you can be sure that if someone said that the game is not good because of the graphics that person did not play). Go play and see how fun the game is.
It's an important step for franchising. They've been trying to evolve a 25 year series and they're on the right track, thinking so Pokemon Legends Arceus can almost be called a successful draft. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the franchise, who doesn't play pokemon and doesn't have the weight of nostalgia probably won't be enchanted by the game.
This is the Pokémon role play progress we need in the long term. Imagine the Pokémon games we can get in the future!
@@nigel-uno He's not talking about the graphics at all
@@nigel-uno Man, i'm just telling you his point was about the gameplay, ik the graphics are mediocre at best, but that's not related at all to what he was referring to
What are all the different biomes?
There are 5 separately loaded wild area maps; Forest, Grassland, Coastal, Tundra and Rocky Area. I'm pretty sure the coastal map has a tiny volcanic island that you can fly/swim to.
I want to know if they kept party xp share or if I can toggle off
Party XP is back, but from what i have seen, the diversity of levels in the wild is so great it shouldn't pose a problem with difficulty in the game
lol, a whole new game concept, and your worried about exp. share? I guess its the small things that matter.
I understand the critism and the doubt on this game (not those who straight up bashing it in every corner), but still cant wait to play this game. Im sure the pre-order bonus "hand fan" will be useful when things gets spicy 😅
Say what you will about the environment graphics, but this is the most fun I’ve had playing a Pokémon game since heartgold came out
So what I’m hearing, I can play it like a traditional Pokémon game in open world, sold. They’re little nitpicks i wish were apart of it, but I’m very happy for this to be the first entry in what I hope to be a new branch of games for them.
How did you get the game
I appreciate your review of the game, but pinning the technical issues on the limitations of the switch feels quite disingenuous in my opinion! I don't understand why you didn't point out how one of the most lucrative franchise in video-game history decided to phone it in with an underpowered game engine with technical glitches that put the Pokemon company to shame, especially when you quoted Breath of the Wild in the same sentence!
Probably because they actually have an idea of how game development works unlike you.
@@ninetailedfox579121 Saying in the same sentence that it looks worse in comparison to Breath of the Wild, while talking about the console limitation is just incoherent, and has nothing to do with them knowing more than I do about game developpement.
@@ninetailedfox579121 what an inane reply
@@saleemshady5352 agreed, he obviously doesn't know what he is talking about.
Here's the thing, LA takes a lot from monster hunter and monster hunter stories. Those games run on the switch. They don't look fantastic, but they are visually inoffensive to kinda pretty sometimes. LA is not that. LA is stiff and blurry and straight PS2 quality at times. Like the remaster for .hack gu looks better. The switch is limited, but that's not the problem with LA graphically. The problem is that it's subpar even for a switch game.
I just rewatched the original trailer for arceus and the jewel of life (which is free via TH-cam movies) and they actually said arc-e-uhs, even though I swear at some point a trailer, movie or tv show character said ar-cee-uhs. In any case, watch the movie if you havent, as the entire thing is arceus battling with dialga, palkia and giratina.
Where do I watch it?
FWIW, the Japanese name has an s-sound. So it would be Ar-see-us.
It's been inconsistent across different media for several years - I've heard ar-kay-us, ark-ee-us, and ar-see-us at various times, all from "official" sources. I think ar-kee-us is the agreed-upon 'correct' English pronunciation at this point (though we all know it's really Arkoos)
@@alexgreifenkamp it’s Ar-See-Us the pronunciation is in the spelling
@@jesceeskylar6409 Ar-kee-us is the English pronunciation currently used by the Pokemon company.
Can't wait for the game! I chuckled at the slight editing blip at minute 7:02. Sorry you cut yourself off lol
Looking pretty good and like a huge step for the series. Hopefully it holds true to that belief it's given me.
Delighted to see so many positive reviews popping up!
That’s because their paid to give good reviews
it pokemon it's expected, pretty sure SwSh also has alot of positive reviews
@@igotthemunchies7292 Pretty sure Nintendo Life aren’t actually employed by Nintendo, given they give lots of mediocre to bad scores on lots of games.
@@igotthemunchies7292 this channel doesn't own game dream or is owned by Nintendo
@@igotthemunchies7292 Adrive wasn't a huge fan of SWSH and he gave Legends Arceus good review as well. He got an early copy and he said it is one of his personal favorite Pokémon games.
I feel like this game is going to be a bit rough, but still a breath of fresh air
Go to route 3 behind the village shed to find the golden egg, bring back to village and you get a mew.
And put a nice Grandma and a mean grandma together and Pokemon became their friends and bring these 2 granny 'S running around and happy, grandma pray nonstop and repent now and read the Bible,
incoming comments ''graphics looks bad'' cause we all know that the graphics is the most immportant part of Pokemon games, or any other game in general.
IKR? Since when was Nintendo known for great graphic games? Thats what too much PC life will do to you..
I'm actually excited for this game! Love that gamefeeak broke the mold here
Pass
Not really. Just slightly change the same mold.
Jesus Christ you guys are a bunch of wet blankets
@@pigzwigz8318 What? Salty cuz someones really excited for a Pkmn game, cuz thats a lie
@@AS-ri1mb They'll sit there and complain but buy the game day 1 anyway
I preorder every new Pokémon game just because I know I’ll enjoy it somewhat no matter how bad it may be. But this one I gotta say, looks a bit epic.
So,would you say it’s worth the. price tag?
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is very different from the other past Pokemon games because sometime a trainer need to dodge a wild Pokemon's attack instead the usual Pokemon battle to weaken a wild Pokemon before catching it. Watch some of the video on TH-cam of how to dodge even the legendary Pokemon like Palkia, Dialga, Giratina and Arceus is really hard as it reminds me one of Nintendo sitch games like Zelda and Mario.
It's nice to see Game Freak finally try to compete with Digimon World.
Ja! I do love those games though.
Digimon what? 😂
Digimon? 😂😂😂😂😂
Wow this actually sounds kinda cool. Think I’ll pick it up.
I’m excited play it this weekend. I preordered on Amazon and it arrived Saturday
it's 2022, and Nintendo still is so behind on EVERYTHING. it's actually really really sad.
5 steps forward 5 steps back.
I see this as a stepping stone for the next Pokemon games.
If it sells, this is what Pokemon will be. If not it'll probably be more like the diamond and pearl remakes. The real stepping stone was sword and shield. That was the middle child that couldn't decide what it wanted to be.
@@harrisonmakris1376 How SW&SH didnt really do anything other pokemon games havent at least to me.
@@demonintellect9834 It had that half-assed explorable area thing and visible Pokemon. That's what makes it a halfway step to kinda what LA is trying to be. It's mostly Sun and moon but there's a bit that isn't and that bit is the missing link between the other games and Arceus. Which is what I meant by stepping stone
@@harrisonmakris1376 let's go eevee and pikachu had that first.
@@demonintellect9834 the open bit? No it didn't. But yeah it had the Pokemon on screen. I forgot that. You also can literally put swsh and la together and be like, yep, one is clearly built off another.
Wow... You can move around during battle
I was surprised to see this as well, in the trailers and gameplay showcases the battle camera looked super static, but if you can actually move around, that's pretty dope
Yeah it exists but unfortunately nothing rlly happens, you can get hit but it doesn't deal dmg to you for some reason. and the bars on the screen make it really annoying to see what is going on.
And?
This is a main series Pokémon game right?
Sound like it’ll be cool if they went a step further. Maybe incorporate moves where the player has to dodge or maybe making position part of the battle system
You do have to doge some moves