Pokémon Legends: Arceus' new trailer shows it's the Pokémon game we've always dreamed of
Wow this game looks amazing.
Listen. Pokémon is Pokémon. And there haven’t been many bad Pokémon games throughout its history. Some are just better than others, but most of them play pretty well and give you some sense of a challenge.
While they’ve all been great, though, they all haven’t quite filled the heart up of every wannabe Pokémon master out there.
For the folks out there who play Pokémon, y’all know what I mean. We want every one of these games to feature every single thing.
There’s a long list. We want to be able to catch Pokémon from every generation. We want to be able to travel from every single region in the series that has ever existed. We want access to every legendary Pokémon. Some folks (read: ME) have even stranger requests like wanting to be actual gym leaders.
But one thing we’ve all universally dreamed about is having an experience on the game that mimics the show a bit more.
We want to really see Pokémon out in the wild and just throw Pokéballs at them if we want to capture them. We want to ride on the back of our Pidgeot as it flys throughout the region. We want that full experience.
And it’s pretty clear that a lot of that and more is the vision here or Pokémon Legends: Arceus after seeing the brand new trailer.
Welcome to the Hisui region, Trainers.
Newly discovered Pokémon, newly discovered regional forms, and new gameplay features are coming to #PokemonLegendsArceus! pic.twitter.com/h08CvKToSf
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) August 18, 2021
The Zelda: Breath of the Wild comparisons seem apt here. This is a full RPG Pokémon experience. It’s unlike anything we’ve seen the franchise put together before.
It feels realistic. You’re sneaking around through grass trying to capture Pokémon. The ones you fail to capture might actually attack you while you’re off guard. You can also have your Pokémon companions defend you and actually watch them battle.
This game feels like what happens if you fuse the main games from the franchise with Pokémon Stadium and then fuse that again with Zelda. It looks spectacular.
This is what we’ve always dreamed of in a Pokémon game. This game is going to be so fun. January can’t get here quickly enough.
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