The Pokémon models are actually updated. They all have modeled eyes and mouths, which many Pokémon in the last 3 gens had 2d textures instead of modeling them
Yeah I saw that. But let's be real you have over 900 Pokemon and mostly all of them are Unique. Would anyone truly want to spend all that time making New Models for all 900+ Pokemon?
They didnt retcon oak creating the pokedex, but rather oaks pokedex is a device that automatically catalogs caught pokemon, while ye old pokedexs were just nature guides that had to be made through manual research. Oaks invention was actually an automatic self writing research device
I think another problem it's that game freak did try to shake things up and innovate with Black and White (more story driven and deeper story, only new pokemon before post game, new mechanics and battle modes, more difficult battles, etc.), but the fan backlash was insane. You can see it in how far they snapped back with x and y. However, now people love the gen 5 games, so maybe they're moving back into that innovation mode.
@@ayzix-polytopia3854 I assure you it wasn't kids hating black and white, it was whiny adults who thought OMG A TRASHBAG POKÉMON!!! HOW AWFUL!!! And then they'd praise gen 1 that had grimer and muk. It's their fault the series has come to be what it is in all honesty.
Pretty sure Black & White were not particularly innovative. In fact having only new Pokémon before postgame is a step back in my eyes. The new battle modes were restricted to one or two NPCs, so it’s not like they were used in the main story. Difficulty is not innovative at all if the battles remain exactly as they have been. The only thing that GameFreak tried to do was have Pokémon grow up with the audience in the most basic of ways. It was a soft reboot of sorts, and well…People did not take too kindly to the game pretending other games did not exist. Legends is far more innovative because they are actively changing the core gameplay, whereas Black & White didn’t actually change anything. People give Gen 5 way too much
@@riotkitty We could have seen an expansion on the battle modes if it wasn't for the backlash. Instead we got a series of one-gen-only battle gimmicks. As for difficulty, I hear B2W2 are actually a lot harder than most games (I noticed you singled out BW while ignoring B2W2's existance). Everyone seems to have Cynthia-induced PTSD too.
I genuinely love this game and is currently having a lot fun with this! Yes I acknowledge that it’s far from perfect (mostly graphics), but I will say this, it’s a great step in the right direction and so look forward to see how they’ll continue with the games. I’m glad that they finally are doing something different and it working out for both the player and the company themselves
I think all Game Freak needs to do with Pokémon going forward is improve on this game's formula. Or in traditional League and Villain team core titles, could they please keep big QoL improvements like moves are things Pokémon equip and renaming in the menu.
I have doubts that the next mainline game(s) will keep with this same style. I get the feeling that they'll be back to the same old style, IVs and EVs will be back, not much beyond maybe a few changes may remain.
Legends Arceus is a mainline title. So, wish granted. The next game(s) might not take from it, but the games after that certainly will I think. This was one of the more reasonable videos I’ve seen, so thank you
From Sword and Shield to Legends Arceus? They took a huge leap in the right direction. They actually manage to bring hope into the Pokémon franchise, at least for me. I cannot wait for the next generation of Pokémon with improved LA mechanics. It’s been so long since they actually released a fun Pokémon game that felt… like Pokémon.
@@robertharrison1058 you do have to realise that Gamefreak isn't the one calling all the shots. The kind of laziness and greed we were seeing was most certainly due to the demands of the higher ups within the pokemon company
@@ultimate9056 Well. Even worse than that, I can almost guarantee that Game Freak's employees are absolutely abused constantly because of the ridiculously tight deadlines. However, the higher ups at Game Freak are just as bad, if not worse, since they literally refuse to increase their team size. Legends Arceus is terribly designed in about every single way, yet I can guarantee you none of that is by intention. (Besides the terrible Pokémon balancing ig? But they may have not had enough time to tweak the numbers correctly) I'm sure the creators wanted to make a better game, but you can't exactly do that when you're given 2 years or less to make the entire thing, on a team who's estimated size is basically nothing. That's why fans defending the flaws of the game is so harmful. Not because it's letting a company get away with extremely low quality control, but because that extremely low quality is indicative of far worse conditions. When fans "defend devs" they are quite literally advocating for their abuse. It's super disgusting.
Arceus is the first pokemon game since Emerald where I've had this much fun with the franchise and I've been a fan since the beginning. I hope they take this idea and really fine tune it because this is a much better direction, for my tastes anyway.
I didn't feel like I was experiencing Pokemon for the first time all over again like I did with Red and Blue, but I definitely felt like I did playing Black and White - it had the things I was familiar with but repackaged in a way that felt fresh and new.
2:04 Gens 6 and 7 had this too with Pokémon-Amie/PlayNav/Pokemon Refresh (in XY, ORAS and SMUSUM respectively) which the camp system was an evolution of. Refresh rehashed (and removed the minigames for some reason, replacing them with the namesake refresh mechanic) while the camp system actually made things different.
I think I'd like something like what they did in Pokémon masters. I'd hate fully voice acted stuff, it just doesn't fit pokemon, but the small voice clips in between dialogue is nice
And that’s totally fine. I’ve been advocating for awhile that since Pokemon has its own gibberish alphabet, the next logic and only step to take is for the characters to speak in their gibberish language. Don’t have to dub for like five or six different languages at once, so the games can still release at around the same time worldwide.
@@mattwo7 A lot of the games I've played lately seem to have full voice acting. Series like Assassin's Creed, Halo, Borderlands, Watch Dogs, Fallout, I guess just Triple A games in general. Smaller series like what Nintendo makes are generally more reserved about it. Personally I think it's better just to do what fits the needs of the game. Full voice acting isn't really needed most of the time and doesn't always add a whole lot to the experience.
Good grief it is. It's got banging remixes of DPPt tracks and it's got some new originals that just bop. I like that the overworld music doesn't play all the time, so when it does kick in it's a treat. But the wild battle music is fantastic, and I never get tired of hearing it.
Wow, this is sounding less like a spin-off, and more like a reboot. Some of these new features make earlier installments of the franchise, despite taking place in present day, almost seem regressive.
To me Pokémon has evolved and iimproved greatly since Red & Blue. I love Sword & Shield, i never skipped a Pokémon game either. Legends Arceus is a backdoor pilot for a secondary main series since they aren't going to fully replace the road to making every country into a proper Pokémon region. I also don't mind there not being a National Pokédex anymore since actually a few generations ago since the phasing out started in Kalos. In real life, you don't see the same wildlife in every country so it is more realistic for each region to have its own habitats and wildlife. I also appreciate that the regions now have their own cultures, way of life and their own way of battling. Like how Z-Crystals are part of Alola's culture overall and also part of their Pokémon battles. Dynamaxing/Gigantamaxing Pokémon being part of Galar's culture and them having Stadiums to accomodate them. Pokémon to me now really feels like a Pokémon journey, in the old gens i couldn't chill and spend time with my team, now we can actually camp out and actually spend time together. Also Legends Arceus is not a spin off, Let's Go isn't either. Both are main game backdoor pilots though one was masked under Yellow's 20th Anniversary and converting GO only players into main game players
*Fun Fact:* The original plan for the OG anime is that every Pokemon are supposed to start out just making short noises (like saying their names) and then they speak in full sentences after learning a new language.
This sounds awful but tweaking it a bit I think would be adorable. Wild Pokémon make animal noises but the more you befriend a Pokémon it learns its name and starts repeating it
The same happens with some of the Pokemon manga (excluding Adventures).Pocket Monsters and Magical Pokemon Journey both have Pokemon speak but they do say syallbles of their names as a quirk when they speak. Some other Pokemon in both manga are still incapable of speaking though.
Gonna agree with this, this is a good directional step for the series and I hope GF learns from its current success. In regards to the graphics, I'm just gonna accept they have the same mindset as Illumination and just live with it... This game has also made me waste almost an hour of my life watching Petilil...
I was listening to the video while working and was completely blindsided by the sudden end it has. I thought something was wrong with my headphones. PLA isn’t the only thing with a few technical shortcomings it seems.
Ohohoho! I wasn't expecting this, but this is now my "sit down and wake up with tea and breakfast" video of the day! :D My personal feelings of Legends Arceus are: I can't fully get past the negligence and rushing regarding the graphical issues (there are a lot. It's okay if some people don't personally mind them--I just really really do), and it shows how little Game Freak still cares, BUT I have been enjoying some aspects of the game and I hope things will continue to improve from here. Hope! I'm not convinced yet. Super cynical about games nowadays. 😅 I honestly just wish I could pet my pokemon in the game, but I think I'm an outlier with how much I want that lol
Pretty spoiler free: Something really neat is that throughout the game, Jubilife Village grows the more you complete the story, and more pokemon are shown alongside people. They're building their trust along with the village.. The music also builds for the village throughout the game.
@@mattwolf7698 I do prefer that, but in swsh's case, the base game was *so* lacking, I feel like they should have just made one exception to make the DLC free. Oh well.
The Digital Pokedex is Oak's invention, people catalogued information about Pokemon long befor Oak's time. Where do you think the Pokedex's entries came from, that they were spawned randomly by the Pokedex each time?
@@MizuFujimori Consider if you will, *_Oak didn't even know there was more than 150 pokemon in the world_* even though in Gen 2 he was reconnected to be an associate of Professor Elm _and_ had a radio show in Johto.
I got into pokemon really late in its existence, having only played Gold before 2015, and because of this I'm personally not tired of the formula. Especially since any feelings I would've had towards wanting a new formula has been satiated by Ranger, PMD, and now LA. I want to play Colosseum and XD but nobody is selling for
As someone who’s been playing Pokemon all my life, I’m ALSO not tired of the formula. I don’t really get people who get tired of things. I’ve never felt that way about any franchise. And god bless you for not being crazy like everyone else and realising that spin offs have existed for a long time.
On Laventon, while it’s technically a retcon that Oak doesn’t invent the first Pokédex, he’s still the inventor of the electronic modern ‘Dex - which was our understanding as the first Pokédex, really. The written notebook version that Laventon is a bestiary of sorts, and he may not be the first to try it - he is however the first to have the Hisui/Sinnoh dex made, and arguably the first to make a complete one anywhere (given how new catching is…)
Tge game doesn't looks bad at all to me but I could definitely brush off the technical limitations as being a esthetic choice simply because the gameplay itself is fantastic.
In terms of appearance and graphics I think part of it may stem from the fact that until sword and Shield Pokémon was an exclusively handheld game so game freak likely lacks the experience to work with stronger hardware.
@@lambybunny7173 Monster Hunter isn't one team. There was an original team, which made the PS2 games, and a portable team which worked on the handheld games. Eventually, the portable team took over entirely, because the series became a 3DS exclusive for a long time (barring a slightly up-scaled port of 3U on the Wii U, which was basically identical to the 3DS release). When MH World came out, it was another entirely new team, and it was their first time developing a MH game. When Rise came out, it was back to the portable team who had been the main developers of the series for the longest time, and Rise was their first time working on a console title, having to worry about topping World too. They did an incredible job of transitioning from the 3DS to the Switch, after having only worked on the 3DS for 8 years. Your same argument would be like saying "pokemon's not a handheld franchise, what about the Gamecube games?"
Not only that, but Pokemon hasn't been 2D since the fifth generation, and it was a hybridized art style of 2D/3D. I've heard somewhere that there was a change in staff, as the 2D sprite artists weren't versed in 3D art, which I think makes a lot of sense and gives credence to your hypothesis!
Not only that but they have said that they introduced lots of younger less experienced developers for SwSh onward so they could start having more experince with game devolpment.
I want more games like legends Arceus. Not just gameplay wise, but more games that take place in the past, where Pokemon are seen as dangerous and destructive.
The biggest problem up to this point is that Pokemon has become more of a multi-media franchise than a video game franchise. There's more of an emphasis on things like shows, merchandise, and the card game, and less attention is being paid to making good games. Sword and Shield is the biggest example of this, accomplishing the bare minimum to qualify as a new generation game. That being said, Legends Arceus feels more like an experiment, with a lot of gameplay tweaks being the focus here. Many of these changes actually feel like a step in the right direction, so I'm hoping that if this game does well enough, they'll start making more games that are genuinely fresh and polished.
Legends Arceus seems like they went back to the first anime in the 90s and actually made a game based on that world finally. Not the region but the mechanics. With trainers sneaking up on Pokémon and chucking balls, and then running for their lives while getting attacked. The games always were limited by the Game Boy technology which is understandable but keeping that gameplay all the ways to Sword and Shield was painful to see. People fell in love with the story about a kid who was getting electrocuted by a yellow mouse and dragged it along on an adventure to collect and train dangerous monsters, they're finally making games that kind of feel like they are depicting that world.
2:34 TPC Japan says it's a main series game. They also said this about Let's Go. It's dumb but they're officially not spinoffs. I mean seriously, it's not even a Pocket Monsters game in Japan, it's a Pokemon game there too. How can it be a main series when its name is literally not part of the series?
This game is the most fun I've had with Pokemon in 10 years. But it looks like doo-doo, lmao. I really wish they improve the graphics in future titles, especially since we're still getting good looking games on the switch from other developers.
I wish pokemon in the wild area would act more natural. In new snap you'd see them eating, playing, doing things you might expect a wild pokemon to do. Here they're just standing around waiting for the opportunity to engage with you. All that being said it's still a great time consumer and I'm having fun with it
@@MizuFujimori exactly! I didn't really care for the picture aspect but I LOVED how you could interact with the mons and how their actions would change the more you went to a level.
I've only ever felt underwhelmed with Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and SwSh. I've enjoyed pokemon games up till Sun & Moon. But I've been wanting something more game changing. I felt something in the Crown Tundra DLC of SwSh, and when i finally played Legends Arceus, it finally hit me. Im excited for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
One aspect that gives me hope as that this isn't even a spinoff. They consider this to be a mainline entry. Not only that, but as pointed out, random battles were phased out, and entirely gone by Sword and Shield. Even the tall grass in those games. wild Pokemon were shadows you can avoid. So to me, this does feel a lot like the natural evolution of the series's mechanics than a wild experimentation, and I'm optimistic about what they'll carry into into future games. The boss battles where you fight the Pokemon yourself directly is by far the most fun I've had in a Pokemon game. As for why the most profitable series in the world is still so comparatively underdeveloped, I'd blame the decision making higher ups at either Nintendo or the Pokemon Company, whoever allocates the budget and time for GameFreak's development. Just because the brand makes infinite money doesn't mean the devs get to use it. Since it's such a serialized franchise with anime and merch to push, they also likely don't get as fair a deadline as they should. That's why I'm more inclined to believe them when they say that shortcomings like dexxit came from development issues that they literally had no time to fix, than the idea that they're lazy or incompetent. Not making assumptions that you in particular think that, but its a tired stance I've seen so often.
The only thing I don't like about removing random encounters is it takes away the random aspect of Nuzlocks. But that's countered by the fact that I can chose what I want to grind against. Makes grinding so much easier.
I personally have no issues with the more technical part of what this game lacks (textures, FPS, etc.) i personally just like the idea of going out, studying these Pokemon and going on a wild adventure to fix what could break time and space. not to mention being more active in what your Pokemon do is always a treat, even if it is just walking around them during battle. Hell, I like the collectables like Unowns and Spiritomb's wisps that make you find cool little places and just explore the world you found yourself in. i know people also cry out about the barrenness of the game but considering this is just old Sinnoh i don't want it having a city with each new area. sure, temple ruins say there was civilization but that doesn't mean there is gonna be ruins all over the place. you think the Pyramids are just spaced out for every 10 miles of desert? I just don't see the major complaints people have for this game and it baffles me people aren't that excited for this title considering the snore we had for SWSH. heck, I'll even say Sun and Moon were lacking in gameplay, though i liked the story. this strikes a balance i like and want Game Freak to continue down and hopefully make it grander.
Pretty sure Sun and Moon also at least tried to make you feel invested with the whole post battle thing, but I got tired of that after a while, though it was a way to get around using healing items for status effects, like paralysis and poison. Pokemon Refresh, had to jog my memory on that. But yeah, it did tend to drag and I'm almost happy I've lost major interest, though I still want to get a Switch to play some of the games, even if it's not the Pokemon ones (maybe Brilliant Diamond)
Tom, hope you’re doing well buddy. You do great reviews ^^ Oh also, the way you discussed Pokemon’s Camp feature, reminded me of the feelings I first got upon playing around with my Pokémon in Amie. Even though that specific style of interacting with your team has been mostly left in the past, and I think the Camp is all around a better evolution of it, I do still think there’s something special about the original Amie features of XY (even Sun and Moon didn’t quite capture it for me). So that’s why I have been thinking, I’d be interested to see if they try and iterate on the Camp further in the next main series game and possibly even include some of the aesthetics, design elements or mini games of Amie. That would be amazing for my nostalgia at least haha
Im just going to defend one thing, the Pokemon models One of the things I liked the most is practically every Pokemon obtained a new model because de mouths and eyes are modeled and not just pngs Sure, some of them are simplistic or not change at all, but a lot of Pokemon era way better looking and expressive I can say the biggest example of new the model is Flareon, the fur is way wilder and is modeled
Hard no Sometimes the games poorly renders the pokemon and im staring at clefable with rings around its eyes that it shouldn't. (The rings aren't meant to be a fill circle around their pupil) same for togepi and many others. The game is very ugly but fun.
I think something that should be kept in mind is that, while Nintendo does own a stake in the franchise (49% I believe), they don't control the development of the games. That is handled mostly in-house by GameFreak, who have their own operating budget and staff to work with. Nintendo COULD invest some money and developers into the franchise, but it's far more likely for a new sequel than for a spinoff or remake.
You say they'll use Arceus as a template for future mainline games. Maybe, but I don't see it for Gen. 9. Also might I direct your attention to the darker story telling of Colosseum and XD? Those games took risks by introducing something more mature and gave a darker side to Pokemon. But that didn't stick and we went back to the more kid friendly plots with only sprinkled in dark moments.
With how well this game is being received/selling, I think we’re near guaranteed to get returning mechanics in future titles. If not more games in the “Legends” series
Holy shit massive incorrect statement. The pokemon amie was introduced in Gen 6 with X and Y we had the ability to pet, feed, and play with ALL pokemon i existence but everyone shat on that gen even though it was literally the most robust gen yet. It even added what we now know as hyper training.
Gen 5 was way better than gen 6 and the story for it was amazing to boot. In gen 6 the story was close to being good, but not quite there. I think Gamefreak should have delayed it by another 3-4 months to have spruced up the story for that game. The game was mechanically sound, but without a great story I could care less. It just didn't scratch that itch that gen 5 did for me.
I wish they didn't establish that pokeballs were recently invented cuz I wanna play a pokemon game where you see the legend being born. Like, I don't wanna hear no "back in anicent times" when I'm playing it, y'know?
It's nice to see the game is a step in the right direction, but I wouldn't call it a great game either. Pokémon as an overall series is heavily reliant on nostalgia, and these games are hard to really have fun with when there are so many other better alternatives.
Curious, what would you consider a better alternative to this game? I really enjoy the catching mechanics and the importance on completeing the pokedex over battling
Is this game a spin off? It was developed by Game Freak who have always made main line Pokemon games. It takes place in a location that 100% confirmed exits in the main line games. Also I remember them saying this was the future of the Pokemon series in the direct that announced the game.
i think people think it's a spinoff bc its different but I'm pretty sure it's this year's mainline pokemon game. i don't think game freak would add new pokemon and regional variants for a side game. also the way they marketed it was like how they market their mainline games so i think people are just confused.
Nah, Laventon is the guy making a Pokedex for the region of Hisui. Kanto is mentioned in-game by an NPC as already having used pokeballs and working with Pokemon for a long time by the time of this game
20 years from now we will all be complaining that after this game every pokemon game is just Legends Arceus with one or 2 more features. So maybe in 13 years we will get a 10 out of 10 pokemon game
I recently began playing Pokemon Sword, and so far I've been having a good time 🤷♂️ I've been playing Pokemon since the 1st generation, all the way up to Black/White. I haven't played X/Y or Sun/Moon, mainly because I didn't have the proper consoles or had any time due to work. While so far I will admit Sword is a good game, I will say it does feel like the previous games in terms of battles and objectives; with a few differences. Even as someone who's played Pokemon since the beginning, I would like to try something new with the Pokemon games. While I haven't gotten Legends Arceus, it sounds like it could be the step in the right direction 🤷♂️
Advanced versions were always the best in their generations. Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum. Each game adds new content and addresses some of the flaws in the first renditions of their generation.
I'm just mad that, in this nice little "open-world" game, we can't actually fly on Braviary. BOTW had an excuse, it's a glider, it can't gain altitude (Although there were nice updraft currents, and you could make your own with bomb/fire arrows-), but we're literally flying with a giant bird that's about three times our size! I was so upset! We had free flying with Latias/Latios in freaking ORAS, but not here?
I want to see better writing in the Pokémon games. I got really excited when Black and White were released and we had the rich characters of N, Bianca, and Cheren, the question posed by the narrative about the ethics of catching and forcing Pokémon to battle, and the philosophical debate between the characters about the importance of truth vs ideals. The gameplay was practically forgotten under my excitement to find out what would happen next and how the characters would grow and their conflicts be resolved. I thought the was a sign of things to come. And then X and Y came out and it was back to the same flat characters who have no conflicts and aren’t interested in anything except getting you to go challenge the next gym or stealing Pokémon because “we steal Pokémon, we’re so evil, muahahaha!”. It was so flat compared to Black and White, and the following titles felt the same. I lost interest in the series until they announced Legends of Arceus.
10:24 ive heard some people criticize this aspect, saying it makes the game too easy. But... nobody is forcing you to catch the alpha and put it on your team? Just dont do that if its too easy. Its interesting how some people feel like they *need* to min-max their decisions when playing a game. I feel like thats not the best way to play pokemon, with so many options for pokemon, of course there's going to be something you can do to make the game braindead easy. Just dont do that.
This philosophy is painfully misguided imo. I'm not one of those people who says the game was too easy as the team I built for myself was pretty reserved by happenstance, but getting frustrated at the player base for not balancing the game when it's the job of the developers to do so is kind of ridiculous. Whether or not you think people should or shouldn't "mix max" their teams doesn't stop the players from doing that, as it's simply a fun thing to do, coming from someone who DOES tend to do that. What developers are essentially asking when they release games with unbalanced aspects to them is to have the players fit themselves into one of two camps. Either they play the game in a way that removes a lot of the challenge, or they willingly force themselves to play in a way they know is suboptimal, both of which are situations the players should not need to face. So, instead of getting mad at the players, ask the developers to do more to prohibit that kind of behavior, (which players naturally trend towards) like adding difficulty options for example.
I’ve had two playthroughs of the game so far. My first, wherein I did not focus on the pokedex, and so mostly headed towards main or side objectives whilst catching rare/unobtained Pokemon on the way. My second, I focused on building out the pokedex whilst still heading towards main objectives, catching/battling EVERYTHING on the way. My first playthrough had gotten quite tough towards the end of the game, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The second, whilst I haven’t finished, has been laughably easy because of how over-levelled I am, even after swapping out members for new additions (it’s a monotype ghost run and I want to use every ghost type during it). So, essentially, doing what the game really wants me to do, the game is incredibly easy for it. You can tell me not to do these things all you want but, unlike other games, this one is actively encouraging me to pursue game objectives that leave me incredibly over-equipped to handle what are supposed to be progression blockers. If we want to talk about Alpha Pokemon, there’s some pokedex challenges that require capturing alpha specimen, so whilst you can say that players don’t HAVE to engage with them, the game wants you to.
This kind of reminds me of how so many people will agonize about having a perfectly balanced team but then calls the games easy. If I wanna make the game harder and go "oops! all ghosts!" I frickin will lmao
Anyone else reminded of a great show with that title? "Last, Best Hope for Peace." Except it only took them 5 tries to get it right, and no way could they have predicted what happened with number 4.
The last few entries in the pokemon franchise have really killed off my trust in Gamefreak, I haven't had the drive to finish a pokemon game since X and Y I've been very skeptical of giving into Legends, fearful that it'll be another $60 that'll end up collecting dust, but it's certainly refreshing to see that this game is fairly different from all the others My question is: should I give the game a shot? Is it worth the current price tag or should I wait a little while for a secondhand copy or a price drop?
If you're not desperate to play it, I'd wait for a price drop, personally. I've had a ton of fun with this game, more than I've had with any pokemon game in years
Pokémon games don’t tend to price drop. I would see if someone could lend you a copy so if you like it you can buy a personal copy and finish it. Or rent it if possible.
When a pokemon game removes multiplayer it removes the only valuable thing in the game. RNG is also the single worst aspect of pokemon by a mile. And this just makes that worse.
Not "hundreds" of years before mainline Pokémon, just "a hundred". The general consensus and idea is that the year is likely around 1860-1890 (our time), and is supposed to draw similarities during that same era of time, when the "westernization" of Japan really first started (as reflected by some of the early westerner clothing in the shop).
Hundreds is correct though, cause in the DP/BDSP the library mentions when people and pokemon lived together, however this is farther back as you noticed people fear pokemon.
@@MikeTheEnforcer The book likely isn't mentioning the Legends Arceus time specifically, it's talking about a time even further back when humans and Pokémon were the same. Fearing Pokémon also doesn't set any timeline, since they didn't go from loving Pokémon, to fearing Pokémon, to loving Pokémon again, so fear doesn't set a specific time since basically "all" of time before 1890 people were afraid of Pokémon. It can still be talking about the same area, but the timeline doesn't have to be the same. And if it were hundreds of years old, the western influence would make absolutely no sense, since that would mean it was before the Meiji restoration period that introduce western designs and philosophy to Japan. After all, that book also talked about humans and Pokémon marrying each other, and I didn't really see any of that in Arceus, haha.
Arceus seems to have decent sales, though if the numbers are accurate, BDSP has sold more games even for just one of the two entries, just barely. 13.94 million total for 2 versions means almost 7 million a version versus 6.5 million for Arceus
I get what you mean with lack of voice acting it's the same with Sword and Shield you see the characters mouths moves and they don't say anything making it feel awkward. But I don't think game freak will ever put voice acting in a mainline game. Though I would like to see it. Who knows they might blow my mind with Scarlet and Violet
11:30 Holy Arceus, how did the Kleavor cutscene run that bad for you?! It wasn’t nearly that bad for me. I won’t argue that it’s graphically beautiful, but this game has its great scenery based on emotional value.
Every time GameFreak tries to shake up the formula, the fan base immediately starts lobbying for the exact opposite. You remember the Gen 7 games? Extremely unique among the whole series, with a heavy focus on a darker, character-driven story centered around abuse and belonging of all things. Not to mention the trial system, which I always liked. Now, I'm not a huge fan of Z-Moves myself, but I think the Gen 7 games are excellent. Not many in the community seems to agree tho.
The combat system is a very watered down and simplified version of the main games system (work fine for how LA is but would work badly on a standard mainline game) and a very small roster of Pokémon. Other than that, I think it’s pretty good.
I didn’t really even notice any difference with the visual aesthetics of the game, it looked fine to me. Anyway, better graphics don’t always mean a better game. A game that looks nice but sucks in all other aspects will do poorly both critically(though I personally never cared about what critics have to say about games, or anything else for that matter) and financially. But I do agree with you on everything else, this was an awesome game and introduced mechanics that have been implemented into Scarlet and Violet.
I didn't play this game because well I prefer the old ones. I started with Red back in 1999. BUT this game is actuallyl good. It is a breath of fresh air because you barely fight other trainers and is almost all about Wild Pokemon. Sure you have to capture and fight multiple of earch Pokemon to fully register it but that is fine. Catching and battling is fast.
I've been really on the fence for this game since it was first announced, I've been a fan of pokemon games since Red, and for some reason I just haven't been keen on this one despite the fantastic reviews ... this video was exactly what I needed, I'm leaning towards giving this one a go
Why do people always rag on the graphics of this game? It looks really good! And way better than "a PS2 Game" I hate when people say stuff like that. I absolutely loved Legends Arceus and cannot wait until the next game in the franchise. To me, the game looks like a Switch game, because it is XD. And it is by far the best looking pokemon game. IMO
Well, if this game were compared to the graphics for Xenoblade Chronicles, Smash Bros Ultimate, or even Genshin Impact, it's not quite pulling it's weight graphically. It doesn't mean the game is terrible. It just means it could look better. Compared to the other games I listed on the Switch, it sadly could pass for a PS2 era game. Nah... Maybe a Wii era game.
Oak invented the Modern Pokedex like how someone can invent an early air conditioning and someone else invented the modern air conditioning. Pokeballs were invented somewhere else and brought over by the galaxy team ig.
The game encourages you to switch Pokemon out frequently to fill out many Pokedex entrys. This game is not about challange. It's about catching every Pokemon in the Hisui region. Just because it's easy doesn't mean it's bad. Fast experience in this game is a good thing to reduce the grind for the Pokedex entrys which is the main point of the game. There are rarely trainer battles and even if there are, most of the time it's clear they are not a challange. Don't treat this game like Pokemon Gen 1-8. It's different.
@@tadaokou4919 The fast progress of exp doesn't really work in a system where you have to catch as many pokemon as possible. The "just switch your pokemon out" argument never made sense as the games want you to get attached to your mons
@@malicekerendu3574 Yes, but that is a completly different critizism. It is obvious that you are SUPPOSED to use multiple different Pokemon. Just look at the tasks they give you for many of the Pokemon. ""Times you've seen it use ..." That is a clear message from Gamefreak towards the player that they are supposed to use multiple different Pokemon in this game. More than 6. Is that good? I don't know. But it works for this game. Does it work in the mainline games? Depends on the game. Sword and Shield was clearly designed with leveling up many different Pokemon in mind. It's the best way to experience the game, but it is an extremly flawed one, yes. Doesn't really change the fact that Legends Arceus is not about difficulty. You won't have your big league battles or anything similar in this game. This game is easy going and it is supposed to be that way. Giving you less experience would just drag out the gameplay and make everything take way to long. In this specific case about this specific game, the exp share is a good thing. If you complain about it in one of the mainline games, I can totally understand that. But here? No. If you dislike it here, than maybe this game is not for you.
Very random comment, but the narrator kind of sounds like the completionist. I even had to double check the channel and the description to make sure it wasn't.
The Pokémon models are actually updated. They all have modeled eyes and mouths, which many Pokémon in the last 3 gens had 2d textures instead of modeling them
Some of the old models did have actual mouths, usually the ones they couldn't get away with using a 2D texture on like Ho-Oh.
Some of them also have examples of new textures as well, though it's a bit subtle.
The Pokemon themselves all look great. I think some of them also have slightly different proportions, which is kind of cool.
Yeah I saw that. But let's be real you have over 900 Pokemon and mostly all of them are Unique. Would anyone truly want to spend all that time making New Models for all 900+ Pokemon?
@@christophermata7811 That's true of BDSP as well. Some of pokemon battle models look amazing while others just look like action figures...
They didnt retcon oak creating the pokedex, but rather oaks pokedex is a device that automatically catalogs caught pokemon, while ye old pokedexs were just nature guides that had to be made through manual research. Oaks invention was actually an automatic self writing research device
I think another problem it's that game freak did try to shake things up and innovate with Black and White (more story driven and deeper story, only new pokemon before post game, new mechanics and battle modes, more difficult battles, etc.), but the fan backlash was insane. You can see it in how far they snapped back with x and y. However, now people love the gen 5 games, so maybe they're moving back into that innovation mode.
@@ayzix-polytopia3854 I assure you it wasn't kids hating black and white, it was whiny adults who thought OMG A TRASHBAG POKÉMON!!! HOW AWFUL!!! And then they'd praise gen 1 that had grimer and muk. It's their fault the series has come to be what it is in all honesty.
@@lambybunny7173 Trubbish is genuinely very cute. He's a perfect little trash baby.
Some people just wouldn't understand...
Pretty sure Black & White were not particularly innovative. In fact having only new Pokémon before postgame is a step back in my eyes.
The new battle modes were restricted to one or two NPCs, so it’s not like they were used in the main story. Difficulty is not innovative at all if the battles remain exactly as they have been. The only thing that GameFreak tried to do was have Pokémon grow up with the audience in the most basic of ways. It was a soft reboot of sorts, and well…People did not take too kindly to the game pretending other games did not exist.
Legends is far more innovative because they are actively changing the core gameplay, whereas Black & White didn’t actually change anything. People give Gen 5 way too much
Most of the backlash was about the pokemon themselves wasn't it?
@@riotkitty We could have seen an expansion on the battle modes if it wasn't for the backlash. Instead we got a series of one-gen-only battle gimmicks. As for difficulty, I hear B2W2 are actually a lot harder than most games (I noticed you singled out BW while ignoring B2W2's existance). Everyone seems to have Cynthia-induced PTSD too.
I genuinely love this game and is currently having a lot fun with this! Yes I acknowledge that it’s far from perfect (mostly graphics), but I will say this, it’s a great step in the right direction and so look forward to see how they’ll continue with the games. I’m glad that they finally are doing something different and it working out for both the player and the company themselves
I think all Game Freak needs to do with Pokémon going forward is improve on this game's formula. Or in traditional League and Villain team core titles, could they please keep big QoL improvements like moves are things Pokémon equip and renaming in the menu.
I have doubts that the next mainline game(s) will keep with this same style. I get the feeling that they'll be back to the same old style, IVs and EVs will be back, not much beyond maybe a few changes may remain.
@@TheFluBugZ EVs are in Legends Arceus though?
@@corrinflakes9659 Sorta, to my knowledge the are ELs where you can raise them using the grit dust/gravel/pebble items.
@@corrinflakes9659 sorta, EL is EV and IVs put together
Legends Arceus is a mainline title. So, wish granted. The next game(s) might not take from it, but the games after that certainly will I think. This was one of the more reasonable videos I’ve seen, so thank you
i thought Oak invented the digital pokedex and not the concept of the pokedex itself, sending you out to see if it works properly
Yeah pretty sure it was the dex, I think in gold silver thry say jhoto invented the pokeball
I’m pretty sure it was the Pokédex device, not the concept of one.
@@Radicalbeast makes sense, since Sinnoh and Johto are so closely connected
@@lambybunny7173 It's honestly odd to me that they share a connection as they are rather far apart from one another geographically.
@@TheFluBugZ Yeah, Johto is connected physically to Kanto but there's a sea in-between Johto and Sinnoh
From Sword and Shield to Legends Arceus? They took a huge leap in the right direction. They actually manage to bring hope into the Pokémon franchise, at least for me. I cannot wait for the next generation of Pokémon with improved LA mechanics.
It’s been so long since they actually released a fun Pokémon game that felt… like Pokémon.
Yeah this is what happens when they dont treat pokemon like a cash cow because thats what game freak was doing right up to sword and shield.
@@robertharrison1058 you do have to realise that Gamefreak isn't the one calling all the shots. The kind of laziness and greed we were seeing was most certainly due to the demands of the higher ups within the pokemon company
@@ultimate9056 Well. Even worse than that, I can almost guarantee that Game Freak's employees are absolutely abused constantly because of the ridiculously tight deadlines. However, the higher ups at Game Freak are just as bad, if not worse, since they literally refuse to increase their team size.
Legends Arceus is terribly designed in about every single way, yet I can guarantee you none of that is by intention. (Besides the terrible Pokémon balancing ig? But they may have not had enough time to tweak the numbers correctly) I'm sure the creators wanted to make a better game, but you can't exactly do that when you're given 2 years or less to make the entire thing, on a team who's estimated size is basically nothing.
That's why fans defending the flaws of the game is so harmful. Not because it's letting a company get away with extremely low quality control, but because that extremely low quality is indicative of far worse conditions. When fans "defend devs" they are quite literally advocating for their abuse. It's super disgusting.
Arceus is the first pokemon game since Emerald where I've had this much fun with the franchise and I've been a fan since the beginning. I hope they take this idea and really fine tune it because this is a much better direction, for my tastes anyway.
I didn't feel like I was experiencing Pokemon for the first time all over again like I did with Red and Blue, but I definitely felt like I did playing Black and White - it had the things I was familiar with but repackaged in a way that felt fresh and new.
If you closely look at Pokémon that have scales, they actually have scales now, also it’s shocking the player character actually makes noises for once
2:04 Gens 6 and 7 had this too with Pokémon-Amie/PlayNav/Pokemon Refresh (in XY, ORAS and SMUSUM respectively) which the camp system was an evolution of. Refresh rehashed (and removed the minigames for some reason, replacing them with the namesake refresh mechanic) while the camp system actually made things different.
Yeah that blew mind how wrong that statement was.
Ok bro, the dodge roll has I-frames, they even tell you that before one of the boss fights, dodge into the attacks
There actually is a slight amount of voice acting, the player grunts a bit when running and rolling. It’s not much though.
I think I'd like something like what they did in Pokémon masters. I'd hate fully voice acted stuff, it just doesn't fit pokemon, but the small voice clips in between dialogue is nice
@@lambybunny7173 Personally I’d like that too, but full voice acting for cut scenes
@@fruit3193 Most games with voice acting only fully voice the (cinematic) cutscenes to begin with.
And that’s totally fine. I’ve been advocating for awhile that since Pokemon has its own gibberish alphabet, the next logic and only step to take is for the characters to speak in their gibberish language. Don’t have to dub for like five or six different languages at once, so the games can still release at around the same time worldwide.
@@mattwo7 A lot of the games I've played lately seem to have full voice acting. Series like Assassin's Creed, Halo, Borderlands, Watch Dogs, Fallout, I guess just Triple A games in general. Smaller series like what Nintendo makes are generally more reserved about it.
Personally I think it's better just to do what fits the needs of the game. Full voice acting isn't really needed most of the time and doesn't always add a whole lot to the experience.
One thing I will say is that the Arceus soundtrack is a god damn treasure.
Good grief it is. It's got banging remixes of DPPt tracks and it's got some new originals that just bop. I like that the overworld music doesn't play all the time, so when it does kick in it's a treat. But the wild battle music is fantastic, and I never get tired of hearing it.
Wow, this is sounding less like a spin-off, and more like a reboot. Some of these new features make earlier installments of the franchise, despite taking place in present day, almost seem regressive.
To me Pokémon has evolved and iimproved greatly since Red & Blue. I love Sword & Shield, i never skipped a Pokémon game either. Legends Arceus is a backdoor pilot for a secondary main series since they aren't going to fully replace the road to making every country into a proper Pokémon region. I also don't mind there not being a National Pokédex anymore since actually a few generations ago since the phasing out started in Kalos. In real life, you don't see the same wildlife in every country so it is more realistic for each region to have its own habitats and wildlife. I also appreciate that the regions now have their own cultures, way of life and their own way of battling. Like how Z-Crystals are part of Alola's culture overall and also part of their Pokémon battles. Dynamaxing/Gigantamaxing Pokémon being part of Galar's culture and them having Stadiums to accomodate them. Pokémon to me now really feels like a Pokémon journey, in the old gens i couldn't chill and spend time with my team, now we can actually camp out and actually spend time together. Also Legends Arceus is not a spin off, Let's Go isn't either. Both are main game backdoor pilots though one was masked under Yellow's 20th Anniversary and converting GO only players into main game players
*Fun Fact:* The original plan for the OG anime is that every Pokemon are supposed to start out just making short noises (like saying their names) and then they speak in full sentences after learning a new language.
This sounds awful but tweaking it a bit I think would be adorable. Wild Pokémon make animal noises but the more you befriend a Pokémon it learns its name and starts repeating it
The same happens with some of the Pokemon manga (excluding Adventures).Pocket Monsters and Magical Pokemon Journey both have Pokemon speak but they do say syallbles of their names as a quirk when they speak. Some other Pokemon in both manga are still incapable of speaking though.
Gonna agree with this, this is a good directional step for the series and I hope GF learns from its current success.
In regards to the graphics, I'm just gonna accept they have the same mindset as Illumination and just live with it...
This game has also made me waste almost an hour of my life watching Petilil...
This is a mainline Pokémon game. The main series has a distinctive style of logo in Japan and this has it.
I was listening to the video while working and was completely blindsided by the sudden end it has. I thought something was wrong with my headphones.
PLA isn’t the only thing with a few technical shortcomings it seems.
Ohohoho! I wasn't expecting this, but this is now my "sit down and wake up with tea and breakfast" video of the day! :D My personal feelings of Legends Arceus are: I can't fully get past the negligence and rushing regarding the graphical issues (there are a lot. It's okay if some people don't personally mind them--I just really really do), and it shows how little Game Freak still cares, BUT I have been enjoying some aspects of the game and I hope things will continue to improve from here. Hope! I'm not convinced yet. Super cynical about games nowadays. 😅 I honestly just wish I could pet my pokemon in the game, but I think I'm an outlier with how much I want that lol
Pretty spoiler free: Something really neat is that throughout the game, Jubilife Village grows the more you complete the story, and more pokemon are shown alongside people. They're building their trust along with the village.. The music also builds for the village throughout the game.
0:34 wow gamefreak was ahead of their time, thats basically DLC.
I like how the third version seems to be gone and is DLC now, id rather spend $20 on DLC than $40 (now $60) on a game that's still 90% the same.
@@mattwolf7698 I do prefer that, but in swsh's case, the base game was *so* lacking, I feel like they should have just made one exception to make the DLC free. Oh well.
The Digital Pokedex is Oak's invention, people catalogued information about Pokemon long befor Oak's time. Where do you think the Pokedex's entries came from, that they were spawned randomly by the Pokedex each time?
Or you know, Oak didn't know the Hisui dex existed somehow?
@@mattwo7 no he literally explained it perfectly for you. The hisui dex is paper.
@@MizuFujimori Consider if you will, *_Oak didn't even know there was more than 150 pokemon in the world_* even though in Gen 2 he was reconnected to be an associate of Professor Elm _and_ had a radio show in Johto.
I got into pokemon really late in its existence, having only played Gold before 2015, and because of this I'm personally not tired of the formula. Especially since any feelings I would've had towards wanting a new formula has been satiated by Ranger, PMD, and now LA. I want to play Colosseum and XD but nobody is selling for
As someone who’s been playing Pokemon all my life, I’m ALSO not tired of the formula.
I don’t really get people who get tired of things. I’ve never felt that way about any franchise.
And god bless you for not being crazy like everyone else and realising that spin offs have existed for a long time.
Pst... Hey.... You can play it on the Dolphin emulator.
Let’s just pray that Arceus isn’t the equivalent of Sonic Unleashed and Colors giving people falsehope for Sonic for a long period
On Laventon, while it’s technically a retcon that Oak doesn’t invent the first Pokédex, he’s still the inventor of the electronic modern ‘Dex - which was our understanding as the first Pokédex, really. The written notebook version that Laventon is a bestiary of sorts, and he may not be the first to try it - he is however the first to have the Hisui/Sinnoh dex made, and arguably the first to make a complete one anywhere (given how new catching is…)
I managed to get to rank 5 before I even took out the first boss. I just been working on the dex
I’m baffled how good this game is
It’s not great but it’s a great step forward
Its so ugly but the game is fantastic
I wouldn't call it ugly ive seen worse but yeah some new ideas there that have potential time will tell if game freak utilise them or drop the ball.
@@MizuFujimori Dated Is a Better word
It’s really fun in my opinion.
Tge game doesn't looks bad at all to me but I could definitely brush off the technical limitations as being a esthetic choice simply because the gameplay itself is fantastic.
4:43 One of the myths in Gen 4 even mentioned how Pokemon didn't use to be in tall grass lol.
In terms of appearance and graphics I think part of it may stem from the fact that until sword and Shield Pokémon was an exclusively handheld game so game freak likely lacks the experience to work with stronger hardware.
Monster Hunter had to overcome the same hurdle, and handled it phenomenally.
@@Gatchu137 ??? Monster hunter's first game was on the ps2 what on earth are you saying
@@lambybunny7173 Monster Hunter isn't one team. There was an original team, which made the PS2 games, and a portable team which worked on the handheld games.
Eventually, the portable team took over entirely, because the series became a 3DS exclusive for a long time (barring a slightly up-scaled port of 3U on the Wii U, which was basically identical to the 3DS release).
When MH World came out, it was another entirely new team, and it was their first time developing a MH game.
When Rise came out, it was back to the portable team who had been the main developers of the series for the longest time, and Rise was their first time working on a console title, having to worry about topping World too. They did an incredible job of transitioning from the 3DS to the Switch, after having only worked on the 3DS for 8 years.
Your same argument would be like saying "pokemon's not a handheld franchise, what about the Gamecube games?"
Not only that, but Pokemon hasn't been 2D since the fifth generation, and it was a hybridized art style of 2D/3D.
I've heard somewhere that there was a change in staff, as the 2D sprite artists weren't versed in 3D art, which I think makes a lot of sense and gives credence to your hypothesis!
Not only that but they have said that they introduced lots of younger less experienced developers for SwSh onward so they could start having more experince with game devolpment.
I'm gonna be so mad if they throw all these improvements away next gen
I want more games like legends Arceus. Not just gameplay wise, but more games that take place in the past, where Pokemon are seen as dangerous and destructive.
The biggest problem up to this point is that Pokemon has become more of a multi-media franchise than a video game franchise. There's more of an emphasis on things like shows, merchandise, and the card game, and less attention is being paid to making good games. Sword and Shield is the biggest example of this, accomplishing the bare minimum to qualify as a new generation game.
That being said, Legends Arceus feels more like an experiment, with a lot of gameplay tweaks being the focus here. Many of these changes actually feel like a step in the right direction, so I'm hoping that if this game does well enough, they'll start making more games that are genuinely fresh and polished.
Legends Arceus seems like they went back to the first anime in the 90s and actually made a game based on that world finally. Not the region but the mechanics. With trainers sneaking up on Pokémon and chucking balls, and then running for their lives while getting attacked. The games always were limited by the Game Boy technology which is understandable but keeping that gameplay all the ways to Sword and Shield was painful to see. People fell in love with the story about a kid who was getting electrocuted by a yellow mouse and dragged it along on an adventure to collect and train dangerous monsters, they're finally making games that kind of feel like they are depicting that world.
Arceus gave me hope in the series for the first time in years.
Shoutouts to everyone who couldnt stop staring at the mouse cursor in the top left
2:34 TPC Japan says it's a main series game. They also said this about Let's Go. It's dumb but they're officially not spinoffs. I mean seriously, it's not even a Pocket Monsters game in Japan, it's a Pokemon game there too. How can it be a main series when its name is literally not part of the series?
This game is the most fun I've had with Pokemon in 10 years. But it looks like doo-doo, lmao. I really wish they improve the graphics in future titles, especially since we're still getting good looking games on the switch from other developers.
I wish pokemon in the wild area would act more natural. In new snap you'd see them eating, playing, doing things you might expect a wild pokemon to do. Here they're just standing around waiting for the opportunity to engage with you.
All that being said it's still a great time consumer and I'm having fun with it
Yeah I had issues with this as well. Didn't help I played snap like a week before LA. The world felt so ALIVE in snap and LA just feels off.
@@MizuFujimori exactly! I didn't really care for the picture aspect but I LOVED how you could interact with the mons and how their actions would change the more you went to a level.
A miniature step forward for Pokemon, a massive step forward for Game Freak.
I've only ever felt underwhelmed with Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, and SwSh.
I've enjoyed pokemon games up till Sun & Moon. But I've been wanting something more game changing. I felt something in the Crown Tundra DLC of SwSh, and when i finally played Legends Arceus, it finally hit me.
Im excited for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
One aspect that gives me hope as that this isn't even a spinoff. They consider this to be a mainline entry. Not only that, but as pointed out, random battles were phased out, and entirely gone by Sword and Shield. Even the tall grass in those games. wild Pokemon were shadows you can avoid. So to me, this does feel a lot like the natural evolution of the series's mechanics than a wild experimentation, and I'm optimistic about what they'll carry into into future games. The boss battles where you fight the Pokemon yourself directly is by far the most fun I've had in a Pokemon game.
As for why the most profitable series in the world is still so comparatively underdeveloped, I'd blame the decision making higher ups at either Nintendo or the Pokemon Company, whoever allocates the budget and time for GameFreak's development. Just because the brand makes infinite money doesn't mean the devs get to use it. Since it's such a serialized franchise with anime and merch to push, they also likely don't get as fair a deadline as they should. That's why I'm more inclined to believe them when they say that shortcomings like dexxit came from development issues that they literally had no time to fix, than the idea that they're lazy or incompetent. Not making assumptions that you in particular think that, but its a tired stance I've seen so often.
The only thing I don't like about removing random encounters is it takes away the random aspect of Nuzlocks. But that's countered by the fact that I can chose what I want to grind against. Makes grinding so much easier.
I personally have no issues with the more technical part of what this game lacks (textures, FPS, etc.) i personally just like the idea of going out, studying these Pokemon and going on a wild adventure to fix what could break time and space. not to mention being more active in what your Pokemon do is always a treat, even if it is just walking around them during battle. Hell, I like the collectables like Unowns and Spiritomb's wisps that make you find cool little places and just explore the world you found yourself in. i know people also cry out about the barrenness of the game but considering this is just old Sinnoh i don't want it having a city with each new area. sure, temple ruins say there was civilization but that doesn't mean there is gonna be ruins all over the place. you think the Pyramids are just spaced out for every 10 miles of desert?
I just don't see the major complaints people have for this game and it baffles me people aren't that excited for this title considering the snore we had for SWSH. heck, I'll even say Sun and Moon were lacking in gameplay, though i liked the story. this strikes a balance i like and want Game Freak to continue down and hopefully make it grander.
Pretty sure Sun and Moon also at least tried to make you feel invested with the whole post battle thing, but I got tired of that after a while, though it was a way to get around using healing items for status effects, like paralysis and poison. Pokemon Refresh, had to jog my memory on that. But yeah, it did tend to drag and I'm almost happy I've lost major interest, though I still want to get a Switch to play some of the games, even if it's not the Pokemon ones (maybe Brilliant Diamond)
Tom, hope you’re doing well buddy. You do great reviews ^^
Oh also, the way you discussed Pokemon’s Camp feature, reminded me of the feelings I first got upon playing around with my Pokémon in Amie. Even though that specific style of interacting with your team has been mostly left in the past, and I think the Camp is all around a better evolution of it, I do still think there’s something special about the original Amie features of XY (even Sun and Moon didn’t quite capture it for me).
So that’s why I have been thinking, I’d be interested to see if they try and iterate on the Camp further in the next main series game and possibly even include some of the aesthetics, design elements or mini games of Amie. That would be amazing for my nostalgia at least haha
Im just going to defend one thing, the Pokemon models
One of the things I liked the most is practically every Pokemon obtained a new model because de mouths and eyes are modeled and not just pngs
Sure, some of them are simplistic or not change at all, but a lot of Pokemon era way better looking and expressive
I can say the biggest example of new the model is Flareon, the fur is way wilder and is modeled
The floof got more floofier?
Now I gotta catch one
Not only that, but quadruped Pokémon don't just stand there while in battle. They actually look ready to pounce on the enemy. Luxray looks so badass!
Hard no
Sometimes the games poorly renders the pokemon and im staring at clefable with rings around its eyes that it shouldn't. (The rings aren't meant to be a fill circle around their pupil) same for togepi and many others. The game is very ugly but fun.
I got stuck on the second phase of the last lord, who I hear is even harder than Arceus itself.
I think something that should be kept in mind is that, while Nintendo does own a stake in the franchise (49% I believe), they don't control the development of the games. That is handled mostly in-house by GameFreak, who have their own operating budget and staff to work with. Nintendo COULD invest some money and developers into the franchise, but it's far more likely for a new sequel than for a spinoff or remake.
You say they'll use Arceus as a template for future mainline games. Maybe, but I don't see it for Gen. 9.
Also might I direct your attention to the darker story telling of Colosseum and XD? Those games took risks by introducing something more mature and gave a darker side to Pokemon. But that didn't stick and we went back to the more kid friendly plots with only sprinkled in dark moments.
With how well this game is being received/selling, I think we’re near guaranteed to get returning mechanics in future titles. If not more games in the “Legends” series
Holy shit massive incorrect statement. The pokemon amie was introduced in Gen 6 with X and Y we had the ability to pet, feed, and play with ALL pokemon i existence but everyone shat on that gen even though it was literally the most robust gen yet. It even added what we now know as hyper training.
Pokemon amie fucking sucked compared to camps in swsh though... also people shat on gen 6 because it was ugly and just kinda boring and easy
@@slowazzd2165 What do you mean by 'ugly'?
Gen 5 was way better than gen 6 and the story for it was amazing to boot. In gen 6 the story was close to being good, but not quite there. I think Gamefreak should have delayed it by another 3-4 months to have spruced up the story for that game. The game was mechanically sound, but without a great story I could care less. It just didn't scratch that itch that gen 5 did for me.
Pls Nintendo give us remakes of XD and Coliseum and an MMORPG of all regions combined please I beg you
Even if it may get stale over time, if this is the direction Pokémon wants to go, I welcome it.
I wish they didn't establish that pokeballs were recently invented cuz I wanna play a pokemon game where you see the legend being born. Like, I don't wanna hear no "back in anicent times" when I'm playing it, y'know?
8:53 Also applies to your own Pokemon's moves.
Scarlet and Violet looks like it's using the stuff Arceus started.
It's nice to see the game is a step in the right direction, but I wouldn't call it a great game either. Pokémon as an overall series is heavily reliant on nostalgia, and these games are hard to really have fun with when there are so many other better alternatives.
Curious, what would you consider a better alternative to this game? I really enjoy the catching mechanics and the importance on completeing the pokedex over battling
I'm happy seeing Pokemon finally being experimental. I was tired of playing the same game for the past 20 years
Is this game a spin off? It was developed by Game Freak who have always made main line Pokemon games. It takes place in a location that 100% confirmed exits in the main line games. Also I remember them saying this was the future of the Pokemon series in the direct that announced the game.
i think people think it's a spinoff bc its different but I'm pretty sure it's this year's mainline pokemon game. i don't think game freak would add new pokemon and regional variants for a side game. also the way they marketed it was like how they market their mainline games so i think people are just confused.
It's a mainline game. :)
I don't care about the graphics, the gameplay is so good than it distracts me from the graphics.
Nah, Laventon is the guy making a Pokedex for the region of Hisui. Kanto is mentioned in-game by an NPC as already having used pokeballs and working with Pokemon for a long time by the time of this game
20 years from now we will all be complaining that after this game every pokemon game is just Legends Arceus with one or 2 more features. So maybe in 13 years we will get a 10 out of 10 pokemon game
I recently began playing Pokemon Sword, and so far I've been having a good time 🤷♂️
I've been playing Pokemon since the 1st generation, all the way up to Black/White. I haven't played X/Y or Sun/Moon, mainly because I didn't have the proper consoles or had any time due to work.
While so far I will admit Sword is a good game, I will say it does feel like the previous games in terms of battles and objectives; with a few differences. Even as someone who's played Pokemon since the beginning, I would like to try something new with the Pokemon games. While I haven't gotten Legends Arceus, it sounds like it could be the step in the right direction 🤷♂️
Crystal was amazing!
Advanced versions were always the best in their generations. Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum. Each game adds new content and addresses some of the flaws in the first renditions of their generation.
@@That_Doctor_Del_Fella agreed!
I'm just mad that, in this nice little "open-world" game, we can't actually fly on Braviary. BOTW had an excuse, it's a glider, it can't gain altitude (Although there were nice updraft currents, and you could make your own with bomb/fire arrows-), but we're literally flying with a giant bird that's about three times our size! I was so upset! We had free flying with Latias/Latios in freaking ORAS, but not here?
I want to see better writing in the Pokémon games. I got really excited when Black and White were released and we had the rich characters of N, Bianca, and Cheren, the question posed by the narrative about the ethics of catching and forcing Pokémon to battle, and the philosophical debate between the characters about the importance of truth vs ideals. The gameplay was practically forgotten under my excitement to find out what would happen next and how the characters would grow and their conflicts be resolved. I thought the was a sign of things to come. And then X and Y came out and it was back to the same flat characters who have no conflicts and aren’t interested in anything except getting you to go challenge the next gym or stealing Pokémon because “we steal Pokémon, we’re so evil, muahahaha!”. It was so flat compared to Black and White, and the following titles felt the same. I lost interest in the series until they announced Legends of Arceus.
10:24 ive heard some people criticize this aspect, saying it makes the game too easy. But... nobody is forcing you to catch the alpha and put it on your team? Just dont do that if its too easy. Its interesting how some people feel like they *need* to min-max their decisions when playing a game. I feel like thats not the best way to play pokemon, with so many options for pokemon, of course there's going to be something you can do to make the game braindead easy. Just dont do that.
Also no amount of alphas helps once you get to the later parts of the game
This philosophy is painfully misguided imo. I'm not one of those people who says the game was too easy as the team I built for myself was pretty reserved by happenstance, but getting frustrated at the player base for not balancing the game when it's the job of the developers to do so is kind of ridiculous. Whether or not you think people should or shouldn't "mix max" their teams doesn't stop the players from doing that, as it's simply a fun thing to do, coming from someone who DOES tend to do that. What developers are essentially asking when they release games with unbalanced aspects to them is to have the players fit themselves into one of two camps. Either they play the game in a way that removes a lot of the challenge, or they willingly force themselves to play in a way they know is suboptimal, both of which are situations the players should not need to face. So, instead of getting mad at the players, ask the developers to do more to prohibit that kind of behavior, (which players naturally trend towards) like adding difficulty options for example.
My desire to only use the new pokemon/regional forms made my game harder at some points lol.
I’ve had two playthroughs of the game so far. My first, wherein I did not focus on the pokedex, and so mostly headed towards main or side objectives whilst catching rare/unobtained Pokemon on the way. My second, I focused on building out the pokedex whilst still heading towards main objectives, catching/battling EVERYTHING on the way.
My first playthrough had gotten quite tough towards the end of the game, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The second, whilst I haven’t finished, has been laughably easy because of how over-levelled I am, even after swapping out members for new additions (it’s a monotype ghost run and I want to use every ghost type during it).
So, essentially, doing what the game really wants me to do, the game is incredibly easy for it. You can tell me not to do these things all you want but, unlike other games, this one is actively encouraging me to pursue game objectives that leave me incredibly over-equipped to handle what are supposed to be progression blockers.
If we want to talk about Alpha Pokemon, there’s some pokedex challenges that require capturing alpha specimen, so whilst you can say that players don’t HAVE to engage with them, the game wants you to.
This kind of reminds me of how so many people will agonize about having a perfectly balanced team but then calls the games easy.
If I wanna make the game harder and go "oops! all ghosts!" I frickin will lmao
There's a mouse cursor in the top left of the screen during gameplay. Just had to say it.
Legends Arceus is easily the best pokemon game in recent years
Anyone else reminded of a great show with that title? "Last, Best Hope for Peace."
Except it only took them 5 tries to get it right, and no way could they have predicted what happened with number 4.
The last few entries in the pokemon franchise have really killed off my trust in Gamefreak, I haven't had the drive to finish a pokemon game since X and Y
I've been very skeptical of giving into Legends, fearful that it'll be another $60 that'll end up collecting dust, but it's certainly refreshing to see that this game is fairly different from all the others
My question is: should I give the game a shot? Is it worth the current price tag or should I wait a little while for a secondhand copy or a price drop?
If you're not desperate to play it, I'd wait for a price drop, personally. I've had a ton of fun with this game, more than I've had with any pokemon game in years
Pokémon games don’t tend to price drop. I would see if someone could lend you a copy so if you like it you can buy a personal copy and finish it. Or rent it if possible.
I have never seen or at least noticed a Pokémon game price dropping. I would go for 2nd hand.
When a pokemon game removes multiplayer it removes the only valuable thing in the game. RNG is also the single worst aspect of pokemon by a mile. And this just makes that worse.
Not "hundreds" of years before mainline Pokémon, just "a hundred". The general consensus and idea is that the year is likely around 1860-1890 (our time), and is supposed to draw similarities during that same era of time, when the "westernization" of Japan really first started (as reflected by some of the early westerner clothing in the shop).
Hundreds is correct though, cause in the DP/BDSP the library mentions when people and pokemon lived together, however this is farther back as you noticed people fear pokemon.
@@MikeTheEnforcer The book likely isn't mentioning the Legends Arceus time specifically, it's talking about a time even further back when humans and Pokémon were the same. Fearing Pokémon also doesn't set any timeline, since they didn't go from loving Pokémon, to fearing Pokémon, to loving Pokémon again, so fear doesn't set a specific time since basically "all" of time before 1890 people were afraid of Pokémon. It can still be talking about the same area, but the timeline doesn't have to be the same. And if it were hundreds of years old, the western influence would make absolutely no sense, since that would mean it was before the Meiji restoration period that introduce western designs and philosophy to Japan.
After all, that book also talked about humans and Pokémon marrying each other, and I didn't really see any of that in Arceus, haha.
I just found this channel.. is it just me or is Sabers voice different?
That might be because that’s not Saber. He runs this channel with a friend
Arceus seems to have decent sales, though if the numbers are accurate, BDSP has sold more games even for just one of the two entries, just barely. 13.94 million total for 2 versions means almost 7 million a version versus 6.5 million for Arceus
To be fair I think they're just in low stock right now. My Game Stops and Wal-Marts have been completely sold out.
Attacks home in on you, that’s ludicrous and plus that’s water pulse a move that doesn’t miss
I get what you mean with lack of voice acting it's the same with Sword and Shield you see the characters mouths moves and they don't say anything making it feel awkward. But I don't think game freak will ever put voice acting in a mainline game. Though I would like to see it. Who knows they might blow my mind with Scarlet and Violet
11:30 Holy Arceus, how did the Kleavor cutscene run that bad for you?! It wasn’t nearly that bad for me. I won’t argue that it’s graphically beautiful, but this game has its great scenery based on emotional value.
Every time GameFreak tries to shake up the formula, the fan base immediately starts lobbying for the exact opposite. You remember the Gen 7 games? Extremely unique among the whole series, with a heavy focus on a darker, character-driven story centered around abuse and belonging of all things. Not to mention the trial system, which I always liked.
Now, I'm not a huge fan of Z-Moves myself, but I think the Gen 7 games are excellent. Not many in the community seems to agree tho.
this game is the best thing to happen to pokemon in YEARS!!!!!
It's been a good game and fun game so far
Very nice take
Oh boy, unironically comparing the graphics of an on-rail shooter with an open world game.
It would be so cool if you review'd dillion the Armadillo's game series! I is quite unknown but surely my Childhood ❤️
Last shot? Their games sell incredibly well despite the bitching on twitter.
Twitter is a ceasepit of bicthing games sports even politics Twitter will always be rife of people bicthing.
The combat system is a very watered down and simplified version of the main games system (work fine for how LA is but would work badly on a standard mainline game) and a very small roster of Pokémon.
Other than that, I think it’s pretty good.
I didn’t really even notice any difference with the visual aesthetics of the game, it looked fine to me. Anyway, better graphics don’t always mean a better game. A game that looks nice but sucks in all other aspects will do poorly both critically(though I personally never cared about what critics have to say about games, or anything else for that matter) and financially. But I do agree with you on everything else, this was an awesome game and introduced mechanics that have been implemented into Scarlet and Violet.
I didn't play this game because well I prefer the old ones. I started with Red back in 1999. BUT this game is actuallyl good. It is a breath of fresh air because you barely fight other trainers and is almost all about Wild Pokemon. Sure you have to capture and fight multiple of earch Pokemon to fully register it but that is fine. Catching and battling is fast.
I've been really on the fence for this game since it was first announced, I've been a fan of pokemon games since Red, and for some reason I just haven't been keen on this one despite the fantastic reviews ... this video was exactly what I needed, I'm leaning towards giving this one a go
Why do people always rag on the graphics of this game? It looks really good! And way better than "a PS2 Game" I hate when people say stuff like that. I absolutely loved Legends Arceus and cannot wait until the next game in the franchise. To me, the game looks like a Switch game, because it is XD. And it is by far the best looking pokemon game. IMO
The graphics reminds me of Okami. That is a PS2 game. But it’s a very pretty one. It’s meant as a compliment.
Meme time:
“It looks like a PS2 game!”
“That’s a compliment!”
Well, if this game were compared to the graphics for Xenoblade Chronicles, Smash Bros Ultimate, or even Genshin Impact, it's not quite pulling it's weight graphically. It doesn't mean the game is terrible. It just means it could look better. Compared to the other games I listed on the Switch, it sadly could pass for a PS2 era game. Nah... Maybe a Wii era game.
At times the game manages to look good, but it often looks like an asset flip.
Bit I do t care to catch the same one 10 times or catch ones I dont want at all. And does that mean there is no trainer battles?
I spent 40 hours in the first area of the game this game is amazing and so fun
Don't think I don't see that mouse pointer.
My only complaint thus far is they gave Stantler an evolution instead of doing the right thing and putting him in the incinerator
Unpopular opinion, i do not want the old pokémon formula to be thrown out, infact, the one legends arceus brings SHOULD stay in non-mainline games
Dont waanna um actually ya but this is a mainline game
Oak invented the Modern Pokedex like how someone can invent an early air conditioning and someone else invented the modern air conditioning.
Pokeballs were invented somewhere else and brought over by the galaxy team ig.
The exp share really isn't that good. I caught my first alpha pokemon early on and my entire team was became way overleveled
The game encourages you to switch Pokemon out frequently to fill out many Pokedex entrys.
This game is not about challange. It's about catching every Pokemon in the Hisui region.
Just because it's easy doesn't mean it's bad. Fast experience in this game is a good thing to reduce the grind for the Pokedex entrys which is the main point of the game.
There are rarely trainer battles and even if there are, most of the time it's clear they are not a challange.
Don't treat this game like Pokemon Gen 1-8.
It's different.
@@tadaokou4919 The fast progress of exp doesn't really work in a system where you have to catch as many pokemon as possible.
The "just switch your pokemon out" argument never made sense as the games want you to get attached to your mons
@@malicekerendu3574 Yes, but that is a completly different critizism.
It is obvious that you are SUPPOSED to use multiple different Pokemon. Just look at the tasks they give you for many of the Pokemon. ""Times you've seen it use ..."
That is a clear message from Gamefreak towards the player that they are supposed to use multiple different Pokemon in this game. More than 6.
Is that good? I don't know. But it works for this game. Does it work in the mainline games? Depends on the game. Sword and Shield was clearly designed with leveling up many different Pokemon in mind. It's the best way to experience the game, but it is an extremly flawed one, yes.
Doesn't really change the fact that Legends Arceus is not about difficulty. You won't have your big league battles or anything similar in this game.
This game is easy going and it is supposed to be that way. Giving you less experience would just drag out the gameplay and make everything take way to long.
In this specific case about this specific game, the exp share is a good thing.
If you complain about it in one of the mainline games, I can totally understand that. But here? No.
If you dislike it here, than maybe this game is not for you.
To be fair the game doesn't force you to use an alpha on your team, if easy exp is a problem then just box it
Very random comment, but the narrator kind of sounds like the completionist. I even had to double check the channel and the description to make sure it wasn't.