Lane Lorenzo

Overall 4.5 For context, I have 100’s of hours in every mainline pokemon game since red and blue. Arceus is little rough around the edges graphically, but is a well executed new spin for a big Pokémon title. This was like a test for a super volatile, overly-attached community and they pulled it off. New, smooth mechanics and simplified interactions with pokemon but it all makes sense because of the storyline and setting. A lot more character/charisma to both npcs and ‘mons, and story. They added a lot of elements we’ve always wanted and pokémon fan or not, this game is fun. Sets foundation for more open-world pokemon titles in the future.