![]() ![]() I can't climb cliffs as easily, but I'm already finding myself wandering to corners of the vast map, looking for surprises that might be there. I can ride Pokemon, including one that carries me quickly like Breath of the Wild's horse. There are natural items to pick up that can be crafted into potions and other items. There are big ones, too, sometimes filled with red-eyed rage (and you have to figure out how to battle them, or calm them down). There are small Pokemon running around everywhere. The game's setting, which feels more rustic and meditative than other Pokemon games I've played, is made to get lost in. I can also choose to run past them as I did with so many battles in Breath of the Wild. Instead of the random dice-roll feel of old Pokemon games, Arceus shows the differently sized Pokemon out in the wilds, where you can choose how to approach them. Sometimes you'll see something and figure out what the best way is to get there. Arceus is a big RPG, with missions and shops and item-crafting, but the "go research Pokemon" part of the game might end up being my favorite part of it all. Pokemon Legends: Arceus has some of this same vibe: Missions involve going out and collecting and/or battling Pokemon, but also discovering certain behaviors that you can mark down in a field guide. New Pokemon Snap, which came out last year, was a Disney-like set of on-rails safari tours of wild environments, where you try to spot Pokemon and even catch them in different behaviors. I'm not a Pokemon fan, but I like the idea of studying and discovering strange new lifeforms. I could see it being even more immersive, though, over time. Arceus works now, and it's a wide-open sort of Pokemon wilderness adventure. ![]() The Switch could be different, but the point I'm trying to get to is that Arceus feels like an idea Nintendo could build on as its gaming hardware improves. Nintendo game consoles have generally emerged every five to six years or so. ![]() Back to my son, it's not necessarily the game I'd have in mind for younger fans, but Pokemon Legends: Arceus feels like the Pokemon game for the future of Pokemon.įive years into the Switch's life cycle, we're probably bound to hear news of a new Nintendo console platform sooner than later. Not always for Nintendo, though: The Switch's exclusive games have mostly felt like comforting throwbacks ( Metroid Dread, a side-scrolling game, being a classic example). Five years later, it feels like open-world game environments are pretty standard. Also, the weirdest.īreath of the Wild was a massive, open-world Zelda that felt like a living universe, and showed off the Switch's gaming power despite being a handheld. Nintendo has tons of Pokemon games to choose from on the Switch, but Arceus, for me, is the most satisfying. My first few hours with Nintendo's latest exclusive Pokemon game on the Switch remind me of what it felt like five years ago to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. My 9-year-old son has had Pokemon Legends: Arceus on his birthday list ever since he saw the latest game trailers. ![]()
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