Pokemon Legends: Arceus With A Side Of Salt

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[@zenerstorm95]

I find the whole "Arceus" part of the game hilarious. He's literally like "YOU. RANDOM CHILD. I AM GOING TO TELEPORT YOU THROUGH TIME AND SPACE TO OLD SINNOH SO YOU CAN COMPLETE THE FIRST POKÉDEX. ALSO HERE'S A PHONE. GOOD LUCK."

[@SpeedDemonPowerage98]

Lolz.

[@friskybiscuit1624]

I like to imagine that they grab the player character from Diamond or Pearl after you become the champion. So he decides that since you have proven yourself to be worthy of the champion title you have proven your worth to work on the first ever dex. I don't think it is ever even hinted at, but I like to imagine that's who your character was beforehand

[@AchillesMad]

He doesn't even give you a phone, he puts a phone case on your old phone

[@flueberly]

@@friskybiscuit1624 in't that literally what happened you're Dawn/Lucas, age 15 so you clearly already become the champion in present sinnoh

[@friskybiscuit1624]

@@flueberly I don't think they ever outright stated it, but I wouldn't doubt you if you said they did somewhere without me noticing

[@jesterofbadpuns8717]

I actually love how even they casually put that death talk at the start they literally said "If you dont manage this we will banish you and wouldn't care finding your corpse the next day" And that was kind of the funniest at the start hearing that in a pokemon game

[@123goldenlily]

And then you can't fail the first quest even if you try

[@the_clawing_chaos]

I have to say, they really took the animations criticisms from sword and shield to heart. The pokemon animations and behaviors were the real stand out to me for this game

[@kirin1230]

This is the first game since XY where pre existing Pokemon got new animations (excluding the let's go starters). There's genuinely brand new animations (cough cough, sword and shield).

[@savvythedivineyethuggable7493]

@@kirin1230 Yeah, we know. The whole SwSh thing isn't going to net you extra points. It's already been used in case you haven't noticed (which you obviously haven't). Low and behold some rando with something big to say storms in and shows the horrible flaw that nobody noticed when ever people commit the heinous act of pointing out an improvement.

[@tobymacdonald5893]

@@savvythedivineyethuggable7493 you good?

[@savvythedivineyethuggable7493]

@@tobymacdonald5893 Yeah. Just tired if anything.

[@UltraDucc]

@@savvythedivineyethuggable7493 dawg what the fuck are you talking about

[@Broomer52]

The part of gameplay that got me thinking “This is how it should be” was when your Pokémon learns new moves they don’t forget the previous ones and instead just switch out a set of four of any move your Pokémon currently knows. Not only is it a great quality of life perk but it also just makes sense. Like why would a super powerful being only be able to keep 4 techniques in their head?

[@josuemassa2027]

You know, Digimon has been doing that for years. 🤣 Why did it take so long for Poke.

[@heat9238]

We are doomed, that what you happy about smh.

[@mguymario]

The anime was doing that for years

[@zjzr08]

TemTem did it...it's more like "it's about time" Game Freak implemented such feature.

[@viraltang]

It's one of those things that worked in the limited hardware days of the Game Boy. But yeah in this day and age it really is inexcusable anymore.

[@gradeagamer6423]

You missed the best part about this game. That Arceus literally just gave you an iPhone and is now texting you throughout your adventure

[@crpalstuck2966]

Arceus be like: "You up bestie?"

[@_EllieLOL_]

Arceus starts a tech company

[@Mr.Faust3]

This what catholic means when they “talk to god”

[@commanderpluto6307]

Well it was originally the player characters phone.

[@MercuryAlphaInc]

As long as he doesn't call me to go bowling every 5 minutes, I'm good.

[@khariskully9565]

Yellow up to BDSP - Human: "I sure hope there are no Pokémon in the tall grass." Legends Arceus - Pokémon: "I sure hope there are no humans in the tall grass."

[@numberstheidiot]

Oh how the tables have turned. A wild Trainer appears! What will Bidoof do? -Rollout A wild Trainer used Heavy Ball! It was super effective! Bidoof is out of useable strength! Bidoof dropped *all of its free will* in panic… Bidoof blacked out!

[@Kaichubites]

I love how the pokedex feels like what a pokedex should actually feel, you are learning about this creature and helping the world become more informed on what it is or does!

[@Strix182]

I kinda wish it allowed you to unlock even higher tiers of research and unlock new data the more you research a pokemon.

[@drnanard9605]

I would love a game with new Pokémon that you actually need to enter data yourself. Like, you need to observe which attacks are effective and which aren't, then you can deduce their types, for instance.

[@elcalabozodelandroide2]

@@Strix182 that would be inconsistent

[@javierkiman8302]

Well, a virtual game should not be felt within the software. You should be wholesome of yourself and play these games like reading a book or a puzzle with composure.

[@FeralHydra75]

@@Strix182 There is. There's level 10 and then there's Perfect Entry

[@TheCapitalLetterM]

Imagine a nuzlock with this game, a new permadeath rule could be added for the character now. Edit: I mean that if you passed out that you would have to automatically restart from the very beginning.

[@blaster915]

Don't you DARE give them ideas 😂☠️

[@mrrithexthesilent6385]

Take it one step further: you die in game, you die irl

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

@@mrrithexthesilent6385 Yume de takaku tonda karada wa! *SAO ost hits*

[@Tay-xj5ud]

oh god!

[@millis6054]

I got a weird idea for a nuzlock, and could use some feedback. So my current idea is that you can catch one pokemon either per Map (which would be harder) or per named area (which could give more leeway). Another idea I had is that the pokemon you go for can not notice you, or the catch is forfeit, this would make it more about skill then about luck. As for all the other mons you need to catch, well you can just toss those into a box or release them. Keep in mind this is a rough idea that I got while playing the first 30 minutes of the game, as in I only just beat the first required alpha. So any ideas on how to improve would be appreciated.

[@ChromaSoul]

Bottom line: As long as they keep building upon this new semi-open world format, they can potentially make something really good.

[@madethat]

I don't wanna be that guy, but ur being to optimistic with game freak

[@dimondsi]

Honest, if this was a gamecube game, maybe wii, wii u at a strech, I'd say you'd be right. But gamefreak are making the cheepest games they can get away with because they know the sales are 100% gonna happen

[@raze2012_]

@@madethat You're being that guy. And it's clear with gen 9 that they are improving. Geez, The world isn't going to end because a pokemon game doesn't look like Horizon forbidden west

[@tyler6971]

@Heritor _ Yeah cause it would have been so hard to make the game look like chronicles. Gamefreak is lazy and it baffles me that you're defending them.

[@tyler6971]

@Heritor _ xenoblade chronicles. The switch is more powerful than a ps3/xbox360. There is absolutely no reason they cant step up the graphics. Lazy.

[@corbingovers7559]

My favorite part of this game. Every other pokemon game, you're introduced to the world of pokemon by a friendly professor. This one...literally GOD.

[@oryza_1973]

They literally grabbed you, pulled you into a Void, gave you back your phone when you dropped it (and upgraded it beyond recognition), then dropped you on a beach and periodically send you vague texts implying that you should go somewhere or do something. Exactly as They should be, I think.

[@TryingMyWorst]

For real. Arceus just straight up steals a child 😭

[@selduss9]

@@10tailedbijuu 15 is practically still mentally a child, and has minimal life experiences lol

[@SnoFitzroy]

"this is the world of Pokemon." [creates a whole new species for an example]

[@oryza_1973]

The leaders of the main political groups, discussing religion: almighty Sinnoh is the creator of All and the ruler of time/space! Hey, you came from the spacetime rift, did you see which it was? Us, from the future, knowing full well they're talking about two distinct legendaries with their own names and dominions, who are both submissive to the ACTUAL Creator of All, who is currently spamming our cell phone: uh...

[@Jasonwolf1495]

Honestly the only thoughts I have for Arceus is more. I want more of everything it had. I would take a very linear improvement to this game, as in no need for more mechanics and complicated things like that. Just more of everything they have now and bigger. Dont just have the little caves, have whole underground areas. Don't just have the sparse trees, have a real forest.

[@DarthXelion]

I am excited for a eventual Legends 2 after playing Legends Arceus. Perhaps they do Legends Unova with the whole 2 princes at war with eachother, original dragon and stuff. Make the player a "Knight" in this hypothetical game. Though I will say and take this with a grain of salt, I saw it on a article but it could just be pure BS. but apparently in April Arceus might have DLC announced for it. Which I don't think this game needs DLC. but I really like this game and I wanna play more of it once I 100% the pokedex. (I am someone that really doesn't like resetting my progress in a pokemon game)

[@loganflowers9486]

@@DarthXelion I'm looking forward to either a johto, unova or kalos legends game, with the war in kalos and the burnt tower of ecruteak

[@pcdeltalink036]

This is more my stance. I had last played Black and White and between hearing the absurd increase in handholding and the crap about graphics, animations, and the towns in sword and shield I refused to play the newer generations. This game brought back something I didn’t think I would find again in this series. I had fun playing this, more fun than I’ve had in a long time.

[@DestroyerOfChaos]

Honestly I rather... hear me out. Next legend game should be an entirely new story, you start off in the past already as a character from a tribe/clan in a region that would become Gen 9 or 10. Filled with a ton of new (70+) and old pokemon. At the end of the story arceus bring you into the future to help with some issues. And it ends with you waking up to the concerned professor of the Gen 9 or 10 region and its starters looking over you. Then later in the same year nintendo and pokemon should release the Gen 9 or 10 game. With the new pokemons from legends returning, some with evolution changes: typing changes, new variant look, new evolutions, color changes, etc. And the story in ways continuing but at the same time if no one played legends still be it own thing.

[@korok7523]

And better graphics

[@Soandnb]

This game actually has a rather varied overworld soundtrack, though it does get interrupted a lot from Pokemon spotting you and being near Alphas.

[@subaruanon]

Yeah it has the same problem as Ocarina of Time, BotW, and Skyrim to me. There is actual area music and it's excellent, but it's constantly getting interrupted by the battle music.

[@FoxInFlame]

The "dun-dun" of the spot music is sooooooo infuriating after a while!

[@TheCoolB2000]

4:52 "The Pokedex is a completionist's wet dream... Or nightmare" Scott, bold of you to assume it can't be both at the same time

[@thethelog2990]

The Oshawott still being named "Revolver" over a decade after the rare candy video is a great callback

[@slavkei]

Is there anything you CAN name an Oshawott other than "Revolver Oshawott"? It'd like not naming your Snivy either Solid or Liquid.

[@saiyanfang1047]

@@slavkei what about solidus or naked or venom

[@slavkei]

@@saiyanfang1047 I only played the first MGS and none of the original Metal Gear or later MGS games so I don't know anything about them.

[@Possibly_wolf]

Hehehe he mantion x and y. I love dat game because it’s easy

[@Metaknight180]

@@slavkei I thought most people named their Snivy as 'Smugleaf.'

[@HellGrimo]

Honestly - Game Freak made the expectations so low that ANY kind of change is welcome. And having quite a few of these was a BREATH of the fresh air.

[@SoCalMinion]

A breath...of the wild 😎?

[@ThatOneGhostRat]

And now you can have the feeling of a guardian chasing you except now it's pichu

[@milkywilkyyy]

@@ThatOneGhostRat or a Paras

[@treemannick2969]

Yeah man it's WILD

[@gambilious9690]

@@ThatOneGhostRat Wdym pichu? Pichu legit be like this when they see you: 🏃🏃

[@Rigamarole]

The piano from Mario 64 would be a good Pokemon now that I think about it

[@Unmustache1]

Ghost and steel type It knows musical attacks Awesome idea 10/10

[@torquevonthorne948]

Piano are made of wood too, so another ghost/grass it is

[@snintendog]

It better be in a haunted mansion with a jumpscare and NOT be in a trailer.

[@vengeance1]

Just when you think there's no more original pokemon ideas, just think of all the musical instruments that could be pokemon'd.

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

Strange I was theory crafting a 3 stage (hah, stage) evolution for that Piano.

[@spindash64]

Voice Grunts are an underrated tool, and I’m sad they’ve seemingly been forgotten

[@itsmethatperson7382]

Look at the new lego star wars game! It has a grunt mode that replaces all the dialogue with grunts

[@Strix182]

Oddly, the player character has a set of effort vocals for throwing stuff, dodging, running, getting hit, and so on. It catches me off guard sometimes.

[@tigresen5660]

One of those things I sort of expected to show up in this game just due to how much seems to be inspired by Botw, but yeah

[@yourdemiseishere]

Some online series' use them with text to give infliction.

[@Oreca2005]

Lego

[@xMorphasis]

My biggest issues with the graphics were: -The rendering of trees and mons only went out a short distance -Flying Pokémon outside the render distance got 3 frames per second and looked so derpy -They only coded like 3 facial expressions -The art styles don't match up sometimes. Like the grass will be super detailed and then the ground is almost a solid colour. The water is just a repeating texture but then they bothered to put in waves and splashes

[@chubmouse]

I think the shading engine they used is also just awful, characters really don't jive for me with the hideously textured yet realistically styled natural environments. These two art direction teams sat in different rooms. In different buildings.

[@IMATR0LL0L0L]

Okay, I'll see a Staraptor or Gyarados flying in the distance in the first open area, and it looks like one of the flying Pokemon from the background of the Saffron City stage in Smash Ultimate (which is from Smash 64). The way they move is almost like stop motion

[@johnbuscher]

@@IMATR0LL0L0L That’s the Switch for ya. If it was running at full speed, you’d probably have noticeable slowdown on framerate. So it was either keep a smooth experience, or have terrible frame drops like BotW had. I’m personally more in favor of smooth gameplay, and playing on mobile, I find the render distance doesn’t bother me as much as playing on a TV. Doesn’t mean it’s not bad, just less noticeable.

[@RobotnikPlngas]

I totally read "moms"

[@NothingXemnas]

I think you guys are forgetting this game is running on Switch, the single modern console with the absolute weakest GPU in the market. Could Pokemon be optimized? Yes, as you can see in Legend of Zelda BotW, but its Game Freak we are talking about here lmao Still, Switch graphics suck for the simple fact it runs on a tablet.

[@yeahitsscott]

The fact that you nicknamed your Oshawott "Revolver", as in "Revolver Oshawott" is genius and my life is so much better because of it.

[@Solrex_the_Sun_King]

Am I missing something?

[@yeahitsscott]

@@Solrex_the_Sun_King Revolver Ocelot is the name of a main character in the Metal Gear series.

[@Solrex_the_Sun_King]

@@yeahitsscott have not played that, thank you for the reference

[@paperluigi6132]

I need fan art of that now.

[@jking4219]

It’s also a reference to a short he did a while back.

[@BugsyFoga]

Not gonna lie, I honestly didn’t expect this game to come out as soon as it did .

[@SunnyjonesINC]

Agreed! I feel like if they waited a bit more they could’ve definitely fleshed out the graphics

[@ChargeQM]

It needed another few months of polish AT LEAST. IMO, it should have waited a year and really taken the fan criticisms to heart, like what the Sonic Movie did. Would they have fixed everything in that time? Absolutely not, but they could have given themselves a starting platform to run a bunch of more engaging pokemon games in the future.

[@chronossage]

I totally agree. The first trailer a year ago made me think "this looks neat I'll probably pick this up in a few years when it finally comes out". Then the second trailer a months ago made me think "wait this is this is coming out now? It doesn't even look finished yet". The first trailer looked more like a concept trailer than a this will be out in a year trailer. Heck seeing footage from it again in this video is making me think they forgot to turn on the cel shading filter in this game and that's why it looks so bad.

[@felixdaniels37]

@@pokuhmoo9415 But that only highlights the inherent issue of modern Pokemon. The games are just an extension of a merch machine, rather than vice versa. The mainline games shouldn't be an afterthought, they should be the main attraction everything else focuses around.

[@TheSonicFan4]

Almost as if it was rushed

[@naotohex]

This is by far the most fun I have had with a Pokemon game in years. I actually feel like collecting them all and it seems manageable. Shiny hunting actually seems good now as well. Everything is so much faster its insane. By the time you fill 1 box in the old games you can probably fill 10+ boxes of pokemon in this game.

[@Poniksei]

honestly, i zoomed through the game the last few days and im super close to the end of the main story but like i almost feeling like doing a completionist run im enjoying it that much

[@MetaNiteFM]

I might be in the minority, but I’m thrilled this game is more focused on single player than multiplayer. I don’t mind the multiplayer aspect of Pokémon, but I’ve always been more interested in the story and completing the Pokédex so this game really appeals to me. It could’ve used a few more months to a year in the oven to improve the aesthetic and make some minor QOL changes but other than that this is my ideal Pokémon game.

[@BradTheDead]

oh believe me, you are definitely not in the minority. a way better single-player experience is the biggest thing that was being requested for Pokemon. the competitive modes in these games have been frequently robust, but often when few other things are, and are by their nature enjoyed the most by a small percentage of players. I rarely try to get into any of that stuff anymore since it's so imposing. this game on the other hand might be the most fun I've had with a Pokemon game ever.

[@DaSheepKiller]

You're definitely not the only one. Back when Sword and Shield came out I remember thinking "this game focused way too much on multiplayer, I'd really like a full-on singleplayer RPG Pokémon experience", and this game is literally that so this is the ideal Pokémon game for me. I really hope gen 9 follows in this game's footsteps instead of going back to SwSh style.

[@lukemis]

Im so glad, you can even evolve graveler without trading him and its life changing

[@VVVHHHSSS]

Agreed, this game pulled my away from RDR2, which is surprising. It's a really fun game.

[@Mernom]

Just having an option for vs mode, or joint exploration of the overworld is not really much of a focus, though.

[@SlamBolts]

Small thing about the music: There IS music similar to route music in previous games. It just pops up at random and it's pretty good. Upbeat and with that Pokémon route music flare we know and love. Not only piano flourishes.

[@coreyhall5065]

Was about to say this myself. I'm really liking the music when it kicks in and some of it is D&P remixed with old edo period instruments. It's pretty cool

[@SlamBolts]

@@coreyhall5065 YES! It's amazing! I got a huge nostalgia rush when visiting the lakes, because it has this slow build up into the main piano melody, it was awesome

[@cinderleaves3949]

I love the Obsidian Fields and Heartwood area music(I’m at that part of the game, about to move onto Crimson Mirelands), and the ‘spotted’ music is one of my favorites.

[@imnotwritingmyrealname6451]

The credit music tho, THE CREDIT MUSIC

[@cinderleaves3949]

@@imnotwritingmyrealname6451 I'm not at the credits no spoilers pls

[@Nokyyyyy]

When I'll finally be able to catch that damn huge rapidash, I'll rename it "Lynel" because it gave me ptsd

[@robertbeisert3315]

It's been a few days. You end up sneaking up on it with the bonk balls and some berries?

[@catchyname1081]

Same...

[@bean6803]

Did you get him?

[@Nokyyyyy]

@@bean6803 I did

[@Nokyyyyy]

@WaitingToFade GG !!! And yes I did :D

[@lennester_]

A Nuzlock for this game would be super interesting.

[@mtp0304]

Bro the stress would be unimaginable

[@ashleyjones8597]

I think PeChall is doing a hardcore one right now.

[@art-cs6us]

If your character gets knocked out, do you instantly lose the nuzlock?

[@Eldoofus]

@@art-cs6us Y e s .

[@PikaGirl7]

if the player faints they die and you can only catch the first pokemon you see in each area welcome to the nuzlock

[@HDDiletti1911]

Imagine connecting with friends and running around hucking balls at everything. How funny would it be if they could interupt you mid battle by stealing the pokemon

[@SammyAnimations]

Lol, your describing Team Rocket

[@kookio4284]

Can you imagine how many trolls there would be if you could interrupt and steal other people’s Pokemon? LOL

[@jakesmall8875]

Dark souls style invasions

[@hornetsilksong]

Hopefully the next Legends title, they're on the right track they just need to polish it

[@O1OO1O1]

Do you just play shit games, so you don't know what fun game play is? If you like this, you'll love marbles. Or hop scotch.

[@SuperSupper2]

I'm so glad this wasn't just an obligatory "pokemon bad, me cool" rant. Good criticism and praise in deserved amounts without spoilers

[@sawk1875]

Too bad we can’t escape that in the comments 🙄

[@cameronweaver2013]

@@sawk1875 I was worried to watch the video originally as I wasn't done with the main story. Yeah, it's been a week so it's usually assumed that many already played I guess.

[@gregallan4291]

You're joking right lmao

[@chriswentz5197]

​@@gregallan4291 All pokemon reviews are Either "Wow this game sucks,go play a 2013 game that i used to hate"Or "Wow this game rules go suck Gamefreak bollocks now"

[@stuffjuststuff6067]

@@chriswentz5197 sir literally no review is like that

[@gorglegoog3117]

I like he named his Oshawott the same name that he did in his rare candy animation.

[@808Mark]

🤣

[@EJthemad7174]

Which in itself is a reference to a character from Metal Gear Solid: Revolver Ocelot. Because Revolver Oshawott?!

[@amogusus4684]

@@EJthemad7174 I mean oshawott and ocelot sound alike

[@kirin1230]

Now that's dedication

[@usbtypec.]

The way he emphasizes "balls" whenever he says it is just hilarious.

[@danielhoward8229]

Real life and the game are the same for me, standing in the bushes getting my balls out for anyone nearby.

[@hffdml-s9808]

@@danielhoward8229 r/cursedcomments

[@noux2w]

5:35 “You can now use *Heavy Balls.* “

[@DigiCrit]

Im surprised he said that without laughing

[@sandow8575]

That and the "hucking"

[@sirpacsalot8839]

honestly, super respectable review gives praise where praise is due, and gives critique where it's needed, all without sounding either like an obsessed fanboy/clout chasing "hater" this is the kind of shit i look for with reviews in general, and i hope to see more like this you're awesome scott, keep it up

[@StickMaster500]

There’s definitely going to be a side of salt from this, but also a large amount of blood from all the Pokemon trying to kill you

[@IsaiahStickman]

You line Pokémon to

[@crowmaster9652]

This game sucks dont buy it

[@amogusus4684]

@@crowmaster9652 you didn’t even play it yet.

[@zjzr08]

From what I'm seeing being actually damaged by attacks are only susceptible if you're truly careless...or you keep on drowning on water hehe.

[@crowmaster9652]

@@amogusus4684 I did stop sucking copium its not that great of a game, get monster hunter or breath of the wild HELL get dragonquest has more detail and gameplay to boot.

[@zach4463]

Also each time you complete a dex entry fully that pokemon get increased shiny odds

[@beetleR6]

Honestly a lifesaver

[@HildagardeGaming]

Speedruns will be hell for this game depending on the goal. Getting through main story: Not too bad. Complete the Pokedex: Spiritomb....good luck.

[@General_C]

If you know where the wisps are, it's free once you have Braviary.

[@thatpersonsmith6274]

I'm really liking this new "side of salt" approach. It still has the snarky-comedy while giving the game credit where credit's due.

[@caravaneerkhed]

The environment art is the only thing that looks bad to me, the models look decent, and the lighting is pretty good. My fiancé has played it, I didn’t play it myself yet but I think I’ll give it a go, since it’s a mechanically dense game compared to previous Pokémon games… i just hope this is the direction of the future much like you said

[@caravaneerkhed]

Also I’ve always though the first nino kuni games combat is like the ideal for Pokémon and idk why they haven’t tried ripping it off yet

[@pinkusdean1178]

@@caravaneerkhed I'll admit I was totally hoping the same thing when I played, love the game but wish the combat was like ni no kunis XD, agree with the environment, it's ok just feels very muddy and a bit bland at some points (plus the purple shadow shader loves to glitch and sit bright purple on a well lit piece of ground XD) but still love it for sure

[@caravaneerkhed]

@@pinkusdean1178 the environment reminds me of the GameCube harvest moon game same with the town

[@HunionYT]

Yea I seen some of the structures load in and I was so confused but it’s just the rendering of a separate object just placed on the map

[@Stevo-4896]

Unfortunately the environment art is the thing you are gonna spend the most time looking at

[@russianbot5302]

I think it's important to remember that this is a first, it's a potential new formula for pokemon games and so naturally needs to be refined and tweaked in response to feedback from the fanbase. This game feels like I think pokemon should, so I can't wait to see if they try out this formula again.

[@galaxythebat]

The problem isn't in the fact that it's a first for Pokemon games, it's the fact that this should've happened YEARS ago. They should already have all this tweaked out, this 'first' came like six years too late.

[@lioceretamitlu5257]

They need to tone down speeds importance so anything with less base speed then 100 isn’t completely useless yeah

[@gonzalofraguasbringas8617]

Of course new changes need tweaking. But that really doesn't excuse the embarrassing graphics. It's ok to be happy with what you have, but it's also ok to ask more of a billion dollar company. It's not like they can't do better, they just seem so obsessed with churning out new releases, they don't put inn the work to polish them

[@galaxythebat]

@@gonzalofraguasbringas8617 You're completely right!!! Except it's actually not the "they don't put the work in" the devs are overworked to hell. They WANT to put the work in, but they literally can't- We shouldn't get a new pokemon game every year, so they can polish it. Nobody WANTS a new pokemon game every year

[@gonzalofraguasbringas8617]

@@galaxythebat I agree. And when I say "them" I mean the executives and people making the decisions. All the workers are saints as far as I'm concerned. I've worked in the games industry for the past three years and I KNOW for a fact everyone in the teams is giving it their all. But you can't expect an artist to do well if your keep working them to exaustion with imposible to reach deadlines

[@PMSeymour]

My big issue is in caves that weird ass white particles around your character, the hell is that???

[@jabbathehutt2774]

Dust?

[@TryingMyWorst]

Sheer laziness. Have you got to the quarry? That big block in the center of the room broke me

[@Mattisperplexed]

I think that’s something with your TV but I could be totally wrong

[@RWAsur]

oh yeah thats annoying lol, at least its minimal. Freaking antialiasing. They darkened all of the base models so light would be more prevalent but I guess they fucked up the caves

[@Aman-og9pw]

Cum

[@beywheelzhater8930]

So we have pokemon in an environment with a clashing style to them, battles that take place in the overworld, and crafting Guys, we've done it, we've achieved "pixelmon real" status

[@cuptainreese]

I was always compared this title to pixelmon. It's like almost at pixelmon level. I do really like the battle styles system. I would love it if pixelmon could eventually implement it as an add on mod

[@lucilucid]

@@cuptainreese My thoughts too!

[@Mystic-Midnight]

I used my old Pixelmon pokemon cause I knew they were meta but I was sad to see Hypnosis + Dream Eater didn't exist in the game :(

[@doobiousyt]

I had the same feelings of this game being the "make or break" deal for me and Pokémon. Now I can happily say, "I'm ready for a Legends: Kyurem"

[@kittysflipout764]

Honestly I’m hoping for Legends Celebi :3 but it’s probably just wishful thinking

[@fortysvideoarchive]

That would be awesome

[@quincius8638]

Damn this came out fast be sure to pace yourself unless a lot of people helped out here and I’m just dumb

[@irritatedlibrarian9057]

He probably got a reviewer copy a few weeks ago.

[@quincius8638]

@@irritatedlibrarian9057 ah that makes sense thanks

[@SexyMonsterLover]

People have beaten this game in a day.

[@TheSonicFan4]

The game leaked over a week ago

[@rethardotv5874]

The game was leaked at least 3 weeks ago.

[@TheBooBomber609]

This is the first time since B2W2 that I’m genuinely having _fun_ with a Pokémon game. Sure, Legends: Arceus has its rough edges, but what’s there is a great base to build upon in future games. I do kinda wish it tried to be its own thing rather than piggybacking on Breath of the Wild’s aesthetic and overall vibe.

[@braydentaylor3851]

Yeah

[@wasquash]

Exactly! I love it!

[@rpgfanatic9719]

Breath of the wild piggy backed on Skyward sword. Talking about modern titles looking like wii games.

[@Scarecrowexe]

It feels more like monster hunter than breath of the wild. It's not a full map but instanced sections. . Oh Scott just said that! Cool! But yeah I don't feel any botw here~ so it doesn't feel piggy backed to me!

[@HunterForHire422]

@@Scarecrowexe and as someone who plays monster hunter I see no reason to play something that both looks and feels inferior in many ways like this. But that's just me. I'm waiting to see if they can actually make a follow up that improves on this or if this was just a lucky exception to the mediocre pile we've had for awhile.

[@philippecuisset4247]

Personal i find the Porygon lines Pokedex entries to be the funniest ones, because they're literally Laventons concerns, confusion, and fear.

[@donutholebandit6212]

"It's a completionist's war dream! ...or nightmare, I'm not sure." Neither are we, Mr. Falco. Neither are we.

[@itsmethatperson7382]

You mean wet dream? Or do you mean ptsd?

[@smartie2261]

I love the face expressions because in older games you were just expressionless “oh my grandma died” “Stares into your soul with a smile” But another thing I wanted to mention is I personally love the art style and graphics the rain looks so nice and the trees and rocks look cool too the sky is amazing I just love this game so much

[@ramen1551]

I thought i was the only one so happy to hear Pikachu's old cry back!!!!

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: When the Pokémon anime first aired in the 90’s, it was only planned as a one-off series to promote the game. However, it proved surprisingly popular, and there have been over 20 series and 23 films! It’s also currently one of the longest running anime series ever!

[@zadock6370]

hi

[@wasquash]

Longest?

[@BroAnarchy]

Scary

[@BroAnarchy]

@@wasquash and _Girthiest_ 😏

[@yaminogame]

Not to mention, it is THE highest grossing franchise in history! I doubt anything could truly dethrone it

[@noblebork7444]

In my opinion, at the end of the day, this is a huge proof of concept for a new system that I hope to see expanded upon in Pokemon. This is what I personally hope to be the baseline for pokemon, but if a few things are wound back, that's fine. Honestly, all they need is a more powerful console to pull it off.

[@O1OO1O1]

Breath of the Wild, Doom Eternal, or any number of games with way better graphics--and frankly, better games--didn't need more console power. The Witcher 3 runs on Switch just fine. Yes, the visuals take a hit, but it's all there.

[@Voiceofreason772]

Funny, I actually said the same to myself, “If Legends Arceus sucks, I’m done purchasing mainline games”. I was adamant about that.

[@sacredpower7530]

Same here, of they make more games similar but better then this one. I'll remain a fan of the mainline games and continue looking forward to playing them.

[@JulianCaesaro]

Guess you found a real diamond then, huh?

[@RaiGamingz]

It's far from perfect but still a step forward in the right direction for the pokemon franchise I'd say. There is still a lot to be improved (graphics, world design, etc), and even then, been enjoying it so much than their traditional games. Can't wait to see what's in store for the next game assuming Game Freak will start to innovate more on their games

[@ghastlyanarchy1720]

If there are more games they could even keep the naming style, Pokémon Legends Arceus, Pokémon Legends Mew(for Kanto), Legends Celebi(for Johto) and so on. It'd be cool to see what comes after this.

[@byby488]

A 60$ step in the right direction, sure. I mean, this game is really not polished and I am not talking about the graphics aspect: the story has new twists but it's written by a 5 years old, the bosses are easy, the styles really don't matter (you can push through the game using only the strong style), the last part is rushed and don't make any sense. I think generally the concept could have been good but the execution is just lackluster. What is left is just "catch the same pokemon that have 3 possible different behavior patterns untill you are bored to death" and it is very disapointing

[@RaiGamingz]

@@byby488 I agree with you on some points especially if you break it down like that... and based on your words, you see potential but there is a failure in execution which is understandable. I didn't set my expectation too high for now since it's GF 1st attempt at breaking their traditional design and have been enjoying it. Also, I don't think there is a hard/souls-like difficulty pokemon game (I remember only using my starter + HM slaves in clearing the original Red,Gold,Ruby,DPP) My comparison was with their previous games (the latest is BDSP) which was "as expected" to play in my opinion (as someone who started in Red version) With this game making that "step", I can now hope and set greater expectations cause I don't really expect much if they are following their "traditional formula" I too have disappointments on this game like how they removed all pokemon abilities in the game(except one from what I've heard)

[@byby488]

@@RaiGamingz Yeah i agree that have never been a "hard pokemon game" except maybe for BW2 in hard mode, but I also don't to expect it to be really hardcore, just something that makes you use your brain a little. I think the problem is that the Pokèmon comunity tends to compare these titles with others of the same Pokèmon series (and more specifically with the ones of the mainline because with spinoffs we reached very high standards) and not with titles that have been published in the same year. When I started doing that I realised that before they are going to make a change that i'm gonna actually appreciate and not rushed and timid attempts, I will probably have played something even greater. I hope I am proven wrong because I was very into Pokèmon, they were my childhood but let's face it: brands are just brands, not friends and not even something we should trust blindfully.

[@GameBreaker1055]

GameFreak needs to finally figure out how to make villages/towns/cities that fit into a 3D enviroment for starters. Then putting more polish in the open areas and routes would also be very welcome.

[@GoldenKirby]

I just can't get over the NPCs saying that you can die out there Something about reading that in a Pokémon game is hilarious

[@doggiecardeater]

I like how they mentioned that Kleavor mutilated some of the survey corp members

[@magolor152]

I mean in oras as soon as Archie awakened kyogre with obvious results maxie said that the beginning kyogre brings about would be by driving every other living thing to it's death first, this is kinda more nightmarish if you remember that kyogre episode in pokemon generations

[@GoldenKirby]

@@doggiecardeater that's amazing haha

[@GoldenKirby]

@@magolor152 I forgot about that too oh wow

[@magolor152]

@@GoldenKirby the weather trio is not only scary but probably among the most broken legendaries to exist

[@nataliaspitha]

"I just wish there were more landmaks or cool things to see!" *Unown hidden in locations hinted at by riddles*: *Wisps*: are we a joke to you?

[@robertbeisert3315]

On the one hand, I agree that the landscape wasn't all that exciting. On the other, I climbed to about as high as possible, and on top of a weathered Pokemon statue I found an Unown, so...

[@WarmLillie]

Lillie: “I have Nebby in my sachets and grabbing other people bags.”

[@WarmLillie]

@Some guy with a blursed pfp [Mayk Felix] Alola, I see you like a bit of salt.

[@goromajima7677]

My main fear before buying this is that the “open world” aspect will be the wild area from sword and shield- but bigger. I really didn’t like traversing the wild areas most of the time and found them kinda bland

[@CreepyConnor]

Like scott said, it's not really an open world, but it's for sure a much grander scope than the wild areas of sw/sh. The wild area really had nothing going on except the battles. This game expands upon it enough that i'd say it's worth a look.

[@aydenmartin8914]

The open world is one of the worst aspects of this game tbh. Graphics are bad and it is unbearably empty. If you can deal with both of those then youll be fine

[@cephery8482]

@@aydenmartin8914 its not empty your just meant to be focused on the pokemon. Zelda doesnt really expect you to be interested in its enemies, whereas in this game theyre all enemies, collectathon points and prospective party members.

[@Wylie288]

@@aydenmartin8914 Its one of the very few open worlds ever done right. The worst parts of the game is the god damn story. I don't fucking care. Ive never cared. Just let me catch pokemon ffs.

[@peanut983]

@@cephery8482 no… it’s empty, even Pokemon wise, the maps are big, and only so few “sections” have an abundance of Pokemon, obsidian falls has quite a few spots of big plains full of like tiny groups of 1 to 2 Pokemon in a large open field. Some spots feel barren. And you could say, “it’s like that, because it’s a starting zone, to keep players from overwhelmed from battles and faints” in which case I’d argue that’s an even worse point, it’s a pain to run on foot without the mounts to start, through long empty fields, it hurt my opening impressions of the game. I hate having to explain a game as “it gets better later in the game, because other “regions” in the world have more Pokemon sprinkled on the map compared to obsidian falls

[@Necrobubz]

the story is based on the ainu from what I've seen, the dress is reminiscent of our attush robe, and the ainu headdress known as the matampushi (usually worn by women though in the past by men) and the sapanpe which was worn by men though it also looks like another Japanese/ Yayoi headdress, but the whole story world and attire is pretty much based on Hokkaido and Ainu culture as a whole. I am pretty glad our people got this much recognition than just Golden Kamuy (another good ainu media) the gameplay so far needs some work and I totally get your points!

[@sheepcountingme4309]

huge golden kamuy fan, you saying this might be the thing that finally gets me to try pla lol

[@Necrobubz]

@@sheepcountingme4309 Im glad, this motivates you it is such great representation of my ainu roots (Kuru-Aynu/kuril ainu)

[@SaitoIkari]

I think one of my favorite things is that we no longer need to trade kadabra or any other mons in order to evolve them since there's now an item for it lol

[@Lucario690]

Only reason Geodude is on my team right now lol

[@groudongamer3178]

What's the item!?

[@isaccsushi8610]

@@groudongamer3178 "Linking Cord"

[@SaitoIkari]

@@groudongamer3178 As Isacc said it's called the Linking cord, you can get one from either the space time rifts or the merit point shop next to the training grounds.

[@groudongamer3178]

@@SaitoIkari *interesting....*

[@purpleperfection6304]

Recently I looked over a mountain at the huge landscape, trying to be amazed by the beautiful vista before me, but I just couldn't get past the weird outline the trees had. When I ran into that alpha Rapidash though, I stopped for a good while. The Pokemon look pretty good in this one

[@officersoulknight6321]

There's definitely a reason they put rapidash so early. Alpha rapidash looks damn majestic.

[@lugiamastero13]

That thing kept looking at me while twisting its head back to keep its eyes on me while i attempted to try and catch it hiding in the nearby bushes

[@imnotwritingmyrealname6451]

@@officersoulknight6321 and then it dashes at you and brutally slaughters your entire team.

[@officersoulknight6321]

@@imnotwritingmyrealname6451 I know, right? Think about it. With the theme of "pokemon are dangerous wild animals" being a big part of the game, this helps make it reinforced. Cool game design.

[@galaxythebat]

@@officersoulknight6321 Gods YEAH, the first time I saw that Rapidash I tried battling it. Hit 'Run away' after so much as seeing it's level, stared at it a moment, and it threw a fucking fireball at me. They REALLY went hard on the "Pokemon are dangerous and WILL KILL"

[@DarthOmix]

9:50 I had a similar moment in Final Fantasy 14. There's a moment in one of the expansions where a character goes "BEHOLD, THE SKY" It was overcast for me in-game, so he's gesturing at a big grey nothing. I just fucking lost it.

[@CalamitasCalliope]

One of the best Pokémon games in recent memory. Sadly, that isn't that high of a praise

[@usaydt]

Amen

[@indigo7898]

sadly, its also not that good given the income pokemon games generate, they could have done a lot better At least they still try in zelda games, looking forward for botw 2

[@gektoast4968]

@@indigo7898 at least zelda actually has a big team. Game freak never has more than 200 employees total, and they’re expected to chug out a game almost every year. Yes they could improve the games if they just hired more people, but that’s a Masuda decision. It’s not that they’re not trying. Not at all.

[@indigo7898]

@@gektoast4968 i mean nintendo in general What stops them from hiring more people to polish their games? Greed, knowing pokemon fans buy it anyway Its like fifa games, why would you do it differently if it works so well?

[@Silverizael]

If Pokemon games were actually rated against other games in the genre as a whole and not just other Pokemon games, they would average a 5/10, 7/10 for the better ones.

[@RazanaArcclaw]

Something to note scott, on the "being able to send out more then 1 mon" The "only 6 pokemon on a team' thing is because cannonically its difficult for people to manage more then that ,so thats why only skilled trainers have u pto 6, cause people who are unskilled can only care for 1 or 2. think of it like caring for a kid, you have 1 baby to take care of ok managable... 6... yeeeeah no. Same comes for combat, the only people who have 2 pokemon out at once are trainers who build bonds with pokemon instead of capturing them in balls like you do. The galaxy core "enslaves" pokemon, while the native trainers treat them with respect and befriend them, thats sorta the deal and how we work with the riding pokemon, why we dont send them from pokeballs but instead call them with the flute. So trainers who use 2 pokemon are those who dont have to work as hard to manage their pokemon because they befriended them and grew with them, while us we just snatched them up, and so we can only control 1 at a time. Same reason why in the old games, double battles were almost always 2 trainers versus you, cause you the protag are strong enough to control 2 pokemon instead of 1, while the opponents need to control 1 each.

[@zjzr08]

Not really, the closest canon explanation why we can only use 6 Pokemon is explained in the anime, that somehow after 6 Pokemon in the party the captured Pokemon either teleports to your chosen professor, or gets locked as it all seems regulated by the Pokemon League commission or something.

[@Kiss_My_Aspergers]

@@zjzr08 I like OP's take on it. I think it's more thought-through than what Nintendo seemingly arbitrarily decided. In terms of IRL rather than in-universe canon, it probably had more to do with technological limitations of the time. There wasn't much they could do about it and I imagine they didn't see it as that important of a detail to have a canonical reason to exist, so they just threw something out there. But if we're looking to create a more logical canon, I think we should consider OP's reasoning!

[@jonathanbeaudry3351]

@zjzr08 ball teleportation doesnt exist yet and the pokemon league doesnt exist. Plus why would you put regulations on the pokeball you make? Pokeballs are a recent invention and most people are afraid to be near pokemon.

[@zjzr08]

@@Kiss_My_Aspergers I agree for the Legends Arceus time period they may not have the technology for regulations but did LA said trainers just prefer 6 at most, like it will probably better to just keep it vague.

[@RazanaArcclaw]

@@zjzr08 except the champion in gen 5 alder walks around with way more then 6 pokemon on him the anime thing is about people who sign up with PC's, they automatically get sent to the of after you catch 6, as by this point the league has capped teams at six, to stop people like alder (I think that's his name, the redhead champion) from just destroying everyone else with 30 pokemon.

[@Fizzlecris]

10:30 Yes yes yes! Slap a post process effect onto the game and make it look cel shaded and like the anime! I'm actually not opposed to the frames being jittery like that either it looks so vibrant and nice. Basically like spiderverse

[@vincenttorrijos9680]

I'm glad I'm not the only one to compare this to Monster Hunter, the instanced maps, the overworld spawning bosses, and the challenge and reward in repeatedly just roaming around. I think it just needs a clearly desired visual touch up and it could really be the best next step for the franchise.

[@vincentender1486]

I enjoy the completionist thing, it makes sense in a way to how the pokedex became what it is modern day.

[@alejandrovallencci]

I think I’m a special case as to why I love this game so much. I’m 21 and never owned a Nintendo console prior to me buying a Switch a few months ago, and that also means this was my first ever Pokemon game. The only Pokemon related thing I ever watched was the anime, and so going into this game I just loved seeing all the Pokemon I used to see on TV. I absolutely fell in love with the throwing pokeballs, doing quests for characters in the village and building a collection and moving up the ranks. The gameplay loop is so addictive and the world, although pretty bare, is gorgeous and I love exploring it to find new mons. It also made me wanna check out some of the older games too!

[@Lazer_Specter]

Thank goodness for the move pool! Best thing they added to the battle system since phys/special split and I hope it'd here to stay! While I don't think this style of game would replace traditional Pokemon I do hope it becomes something that will run alongside it like how 2D and 3D Zelda games are released. Also how funny is it that the best modern Pokemon game takes place in past within the series' timeline?

[@tokeivo]

"since phys/special split" - eh... that was present in the first pokemon game.

[@Lazer_Specter]

@@tokeivo I mean when physical and special moves were divided into categories based on how the move would actually be used rather than based on the type the move was. And Gen 1 only had a special stat which controlled both spec. atk and spec. def so there wasn't even a split in the 1st game when it comes to special moves.

[@houndofculann1793]

@@tokeivo "Phys/Special split" refers to Gen4 where moves were changed to being either physical or special on a move-by-move basis, instead of a move's type determining it like it was in the first 3 gens. It definitely was a great change

[@brickhead1131]

I really liked arceus, although I agree with a lot of your criticisms. The one thing I disagree on is the color scheme and landmarks, I think that's very personal preference. I love the muted tones, and the construction of the world feels very well made to be natural and unexplored, reminds me of some places I;ve hiked before actually.

[@TheRealOfficialGator]

Also my first overworld death was because I didnt see the “press A to use Braviary” prompt when they told me to jump off a mountain

[@SebastianTheGreat]

Can’t wait to play this game 4 years from now with some 4K high texture and lighting mods, it’s gonna both look and playamazing

[@warlordofthewest8010]

I will say rare spawns are sometimes linked to far off regions. I found several Turtwig hiding in a corner of the marsh map.

[@BakaTaco]

Found a Chimchar on a little island that had Aipom and Gastrodon. Promptly ignored the Alpha Infernape cry.

[@johnbuscher]

Yep! It’s actually kinda cool though, that matches the Pokedex style of finding pokemon by region rather than pure random chance along a whole route.

[@inferno7892]

"Mario taught me to hate pianos" Me too, man. Me too.

[@missssmarie1763]

The lack of music really made me wish for voice acting in this game, especially in the beginning. I wasn't sure exactly why until you brought it up. That was my once complaint, because it just felt so empty and I couldn't figure out why. Also there are a few visual glitches during battles, but I enjoy it.

[@Durpydogstudios]

Thank you for this. I have been contemplating getting this game from the start. I like hearing takes from fans who are not afraid to say crap about a game. I am more comfortable about my decision to purchase this game.

[@HunterForHire422]

And his honesty has made me decide not to buy it. I'm grateful as well. Hope you enjoy it!

[@caue77]

@@HunterForHire422 Who asked tho 😐

[@HunterForHire422]

@@caue77 nobody.

[@caue77]

@@HunterForHire422 Good that you know

[@HunterForHire422]

@@caue77 I don't need to be asked to voice my opinion. If you're saying I shouldn't say anything at all as a result then sorry to disappoint

[@elperrogamer7931]

Not gonna lie..having a lopunny twice my height was...an experience I'll never forget

[@bobbyferg9173]

The consensus from what I've heard about this game is that it is one of the best Pokemon games made in the last few years yet still feels cheaply made

[@That1powergamer]

Scott is allot nicer to this than other people I've seen review it because so many people just absolutely DUNKED ON IT. and I like how he knows you can only do so much with the Formula without making it a completely different game all together.

[@Saphirai_]

*chough* *cough* F*** Verlisify *chough* *cough*

[@TheReZisTLust]

Iv actually seen the opposite. I had to search up Legends is bad cause every other youtuber (especially the day early reviews) felt like they just licked the boots for more opinions. Hell my friend said she wants to throw her switch cause of it.

[@8-bitsarda747]

I feel like Colosseum and Gale of Darkness changed up the Pokémon formula about as much as, if not more than, Legends. But they're definitely still Pokémon games, and really good ones at that.

[@williamnguyen8663]

@@TheReZisTLust if you need to look up a specific opinion….what’s the point? Your clearly just validating your own opinion at that point, there’s no point in doing that

[@morewi]

I haven't seen anyone "dunk" on the game

[@omega97hyper24]

The funniest part is how he calls them balls and not poke balls so you get out of context things like "slapping your balls away"

[@vhslofi]

I love the new features so much, but man I wish the world was more dense and vibrant. I watched a friend of mine play it and it does look really fun to just run around and fight all kinds of pokemon.

[@conabot]

Doesn‘t really look like fun, but it really is haha kind of similar to how fun monster hunter is, battling the same monster over and over again.. so the comparison with the mh franchise‘s approach (additctive gameplay) to my surprise is accurate..

[@Davtwan]

The genuine attempt shines through, and it pays off.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

This game has significantly raised the standards of every Pokémon game to come.

[@ethanfaulkinbury8640]

The thing about legends is it's not everything we wanted from nintendo. But its MOSTLY. It's the game where nintendo took a look at what we said we wanted, and said," eh, why not." They took a risk when they deviated so far from the core pokemon experience. If we want to keep this momentum going we as consumers need to shower praises on this game, our complaints must be seen as hopeful adjustments that can be added to future legend games! Legends is definitely a step in the right direction, and a relatively big step at that!

[@meballsitch1107]

Exactly, gamefreak needs to be praised but also criticised. Whenever I bring this up on the pokemon subreddit, I get downvoted to hell and get people saying “no, gamefreak deserves absolutely no praise for giving us this terrible game”

[@thebrotherhoodofderp1557]

@@meballsitch1107 What did you expect? Its Reddit ;)

[@caue77]

@@meballsitch1107 Redditors like to hate on things

[@13thephantom]

Honestly, I remember seeing the trailer and muttering "it's gonna be bad". Now the game it out, people love it, I have hope and I am scared of having hope

[@creppersaurusrex2300]

mood

[@casperbinnett8265]

It's not perfect. But it's FUN. It's just a good time. Expect just a good time and nothing CRAZY revolutionary. Its FUN. and new!

[@traine4126]

Nah its the best pokemon release since ORAS. Aside from the mystery dungeon remakes

[@kendra4932]

Yall take this way too seriously. Just relax, not everything needs to be a 10/10 on every front to just be…fun. “Scared of having hope,” why? Its just a video game, sheesh. Lighten up a little.

[@sawk1875]

@@kendra4932 honestly considering everything we’ve gotten after gen 5 I learned its really best to not have any hype when it comes to Pokemon. Games have been more enjoyable that way, but yeah this game is rly good despite its glaring flaws

[@I_alone_am_the_honoured_one]

10:15 me whenever i think I do well in a test but then get the results back

[@silentkill450]

While the game can be rough around the edges at time, I am actually having fun with it. Just walking around and throwing pokeballs in the wild is a lot more enjoyable than expected and the fact that battles are done seamlessly with no transition make the gameplay less sluggish to get things going. Hopefully this is something that gamefreak can continue doing since this is a really fun concept with a lot of room to improve and grow, but for now, I’m just looking forward to getting some of the new hisuian Pokémon since I genuinely like how they look!

[@Cirex2118]

This was what I was expecting lmao here is to hoping they learn from their mistakes, take their time, increase their budget and team working on this but notice that fans want these open world directions and formula

[@NaturesFlame]

I'm sure Game Freak would love more time to innovate and expand, but The Pokemon Company needs their workhorse to hurry up and release new Pokemon so they can get started on new plushies, anime, etc. Pokemon getting huge was great for the franchise but terrible for the games themselves. As long as they only bring in a fraction of what the trading cards do, they'll always be lower priority.

[@somedavidoguy_5629]

I don't think this is an amazing game where pokemon has finally given us what we wanted, but I think it's a huge step in the right direction for them, and I'm excited for the next title!

[@getthegoons]

I mean it's a decent base but I have some issues with the changes to the battle system. I.e. I just lose my first pokemon sometimes because a character decided she wanted to battle and I don't even have a chance to save it, I'm just down a guy for the rest of the fight. If you get ganged up on you're screwed because I don't think you can send out a backup mon or hit multiples with a big attack. Effort Levels being tied to random drops makes it difficult to keep up. It's a Base, but it needs more iterating on, and we all know how much Greed Freak loves to introduce awesome stuff then never use it again because muh quality animations.

[@anonymondo]

I love the mechanic of the pokedex as it was always my favorite part of the other games, I just wished there was more emphasis on the actual information gathering. Like I would’ve loved to be able to record whether pokemon are nocturnal, see which pokemon form in groups or are more solitary, or test what kind’ve food they react to by throwing things at them until they react instead of just being told automatically. Instead it’s just like “use this move 25 times” or “catch 30 of this species” which is still fun but gets a little repetitive.

[@jakdekayen]

Same! I hope they up the research you have to do, if they ever make another like this one or even going forward It'd be fun to have to figure out when their active, maybe you could even watch them pick up random materials nearby like the berries or rocks/minerals for ground and rock type and eat it, or even watch pokemon that are enemies chase each other There's tons of potential for future games here!

[@NintendoPolitics]

I'm hoping this is the door that opens Game Freak to pursue an actual "Breath of the Wild" Pokemon. Pokemon can be an MMORPG if the devs put their mind to it.

[@K0DA._.]

Heh, not on the switch, if Pokemon Sword and Shield’s online is anything to go by.

[@HunterForHire422]

I feel like trying to do what someone else did is a bad mindset to have cause it will always feel like it's copying it. I was seeing the Momster hunter comparisons He was making in this video and that made me think "why wouldn't I just play monster hunter then?" Pokemon has its own style but they never bothered to improve it and I feel thats the biggest issue.

[@SilverDragon1991]

@@HunterForHire422 I feel you hit the nail on the head. If Pokemon wants to improve, it's gotta break out from its usual formula. While this looks like it's a step in the right direction, I wouldn't want Pokemon to become a second-rate version of something else. PL:A looks interesting overall, but I think I'm giving it a pass as well. I just don't think I'm interested in playing mainline Pokemon anymore.

[@jukesdtj656]

@@K0DA._. The thing is that Pokemon Sword and Shields online is NOT anything to go by. The lack of optimization on that game is clear to see because the Nintendo Switch is a mobile console that can run newer versions of Skyrim for gods sake. It should not be beyond the realm of possibility to have an open world Pokemon game with lots of people in it, Sword and Shield is just not a good example of what can be accomplished on the Switch.

[@HunterForHire422]

@@SilverDragon1991 here's hoping they keep improving it rather than stagnate

[@erikwiley586]

This game definitely brought me back, I hope this is the way they go forward

[@Jason-ir5ig]

I'm kind of baffled by the time period. It's supposed to be WAY in the past, and some characters/buildings reflect that style, while other buildings look like modern ones with chimneys and the one character is wearing a modern lab coat and bow tie. And then you have a phone? It just feels...inconsistent.

[@captanblue]

It makes sense when you play it. They kinda explain things in the first minute.

[@TheSaharay1]

Bc it's actually not that way in the past but near around the time period of the late 1800s

[@wintersong2266]

It's based on the industrial revolution so it's not like ancient time. As for the phone thing it's explained at the very beginning of the game. Let's just say this game has something in common with Mystery Dungeon and I'll leave it at that.

[@captanblue]

@@wintersong2266 oh wow that profile pic...

[@AlonsoDalton]

Not to mention that Porygon is present. A digital, artificial Pokémon created in the timeframe of gen 1...yeah.

[@guacamole8561]

Arceus with salt must taste good 🙃

[@SaltyPotatoHead]

why would i wanna eat a bidoof?

[@guacamole8561]

@@SaltyPotatoHead Queues de castors?

[@theman6422]

*begins sprinkling salt on arc phone*

[@silverpokemonfan]

@@SaltyPotatoHead Hooty

[@magolor152]

@@SaltyPotatoHead I tried to pour salt on a goomy.. but it only starting screaming and foaming into a gross mess then it died, it became completely inedible and it only made me sad

[@Derpsman]

Laventon's theme is literally such a BOP dude

[@howyoudoinggrim]

Nuzlockes of this game must be nightmare fuel i cant imagine it, the amount of battles i lose half of my team to random encounters is nutz

[@RealmOfUnknown]

The online satchel recovery feature, and the move pool features were surprising and I genuinely enjoyed them. Sure a lot could be improved on with the game, but I do enjoy it.

[@robertbeisert3315]

When the network works, sadly. Much like Sword/Shield, whether I got anything on a given day was a crapshoot. 3 days before someone returned my bag of EXP Candy (L) and bonk balls.

[@RealmOfUnknown]

@@robertbeisert3315 I think the return feature is just far more randomly timed. I’ve gotten some back within the hour others within a day. Doesn’t really matter much though, pretty much everything can be regathered from resources, alpha drops and crates pretty quickly.

[@dxmaqe8142]

literally god: "go to ancient sinnoh for no apparent reason" main character: "lol ok"

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

The description of this game from this review seems "Cool the first time, till all the flaws and issues settle in and you stop enjoying the game." It is funny how Okami and Wind Waker showed it was possible to have an interesting art style.

[@TheSpeedfoever]

Finally happy you got to enjoy a Pokemon game it's a miracle! Also thank you for pointing out since I'm not the ONLY person thinking about speedruns for this game. It's gonna be insane!

[@SwiggleMcJiggle]

Graphics aside it's actually a lit better than I expected it to be. One of the things I actually like most are the little changes taking place in the village, the more you complete quests.

[@ferinzz]

good start, needs more. I feel like it's in a good direction, but still feels like it's so many years behind other games like Craftopia. Great video, keep having fun

[@KC_Smooth]

I think a game like this with voices and more budget could be an all time great..

[@cinderleaves3949]

Imagine if we got voice acting for player Rei/Akari. If we had voices though, the player would have to have set names, because it would be impossible to get voicelines for EVERY name in the game.

[@eternalsummer8409]

Pokemon lore: in ancient times people married Pokemon. Pokemon arceus: no they didnt

[@cashjackson5564]

The fact that he could make a video this close to release is really impressive

[@Flimmertje]

Maybe he played it already because it got leaked.

[@irritatedlibrarian9057]

He could have gotten a reviewer copy like some other game reviewers did.

[@cashjackson5564]

@@irritatedlibrarian9057 but it’s still impressive

[@Christian-rv4cy]

Idk, the fact that he got the review out so fast could just mean that he sped through the game and didn't thoroughly explore everything. I don't really think any review of any media that came out the day before holds any real merit

[@cashjackson5564]

@@Christian-rv4cy I get that the review side of this video doesn’t really mean considering that the game just came out, but I think it’s more important that Scott can enjoy a Pokémon game again, and that’s what’s important.