Nautilus
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FINALLY
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I have always loved Pokemon, but after the third or fourth game, I got tired of the formula, because Gamefreak never introduces anything new that felt substancial. Any new feature felt superficial, and all the ambition that Red and Blue had was drained away.I tried recently X and Y and they felt so damn boring.
So many RPGs had surpassed Pokemon in every sense by this point in time.Persona, SMT, and any turn based RPG.Heck, even Tandem was a better Pokemon game than most actual Pokemon games.So when Nintendo showed Legends: Arceus I felt hopeful.That seemed like everything I wanted from a pokemon game.But I wanted more than simply innovating in the level/traversal aspect.I wanted them to reimagine what it meant to be a Pokemon game....
AND THEY FUCKING DELIVERED!Its a open world game, where you can go anywhere you see.No more tight corridors without exploration.
They revamped the battle system completely.Being apparently inspired in FF X's battle system, where speed plays a crucial role, you now have to be careful when using fast or slow and powerful attacks.I imagine status effects will have an even bigger importance this time.
Not only that, but now you approach pokemons in a completely different way.Some you just have to throw pokemon balls at them, other you have to sneak up to them.Others you will have to battle first.I imagine that you can only find certain pokemons in certain areas.
And who knows what more is completely new and never seen before in a Pokemon game.For the first time in god knows how long, this franchise has this air of mystery to it again.
It all feels fresh again.It all feels exciting again.That same excitement that I felt discovering everything that Red and Blue had to offer.
After 20 years, I am finally excited about a Pokemon game again.What about you guys?
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I have always loved Pokemon, but after the third or fourth game, I got tired of the formula, because Gamefreak never introduces anything new that felt substancial. Any new feature felt superficial, and all the ambition that Red and Blue had was drained away.I tried recently X and Y and they felt so damn boring.
So many RPGs had surpassed Pokemon in every sense by this point in time.Persona, SMT, and any turn based RPG.Heck, even Tandem was a better Pokemon game than most actual Pokemon games.So when Nintendo showed Legends: Arceus I felt hopeful.That seemed like everything I wanted from a pokemon game.But I wanted more than simply innovating in the level/traversal aspect.I wanted them to reimagine what it meant to be a Pokemon game....
AND THEY FUCKING DELIVERED!Its a open world game, where you can go anywhere you see.No more tight corridors without exploration.
They revamped the battle system completely.Being apparently inspired in FF X's battle system, where speed plays a crucial role, you now have to be careful when using fast or slow and powerful attacks.I imagine status effects will have an even bigger importance this time.
Not only that, but now you approach pokemons in a completely different way.Some you just have to throw pokemon balls at them, other you have to sneak up to them.Others you will have to battle first.I imagine that you can only find certain pokemons in certain areas.
And who knows what more is completely new and never seen before in a Pokemon game.For the first time in god knows how long, this franchise has this air of mystery to it again.
It all feels fresh again.It all feels exciting again.That same excitement that I felt discovering everything that Red and Blue had to offer.
After 20 years, I am finally excited about a Pokemon game again.What about you guys?