Pokemon Legends: Arceus launches January 28, 2022

[Darwinianevolution]

Doctor_MG said:

Darwinianevolution said:

1) The trailers for Sword and Shield released months before the launch of the game too, and when it launched, it had very little changes from those, even with things that people complained about before release. Textures were unchanged, NPC movements were unchanged, big spaces were too empty...

2) That's right, Nintendo-made games get a lot of polish in their last months. But this is Game Freak we're talking about here, not Nintendo. And ever since they went 3D, the performance of their games has gone down quite rapidly. Just look at the dip in quality SwSh can get in certain parts (like the wild areas, or the very short draw distances), and that was with all of the corner cutting supposedly done to improve performance.

3) That's not a point in favour of the game. If the game's going to need months to get enough content to justify its purchase, why bother launching it so soon? This is not acceptable behaviour, just finish the game before releasing it.

I would say that, after the disaster that was Sword and Shield (from failure to communicate, to new levels of corner cutting and recycling, to simplifying the story and gameplay once again, to charging extra for less content...) it would be wise to be skeptical of Game Freak. I don't know whose fault is it, if it's Masuda being unambitious or The Pokemon Co. putting a lot of pressure from behind the scenes, but the quality of their releases has reached a breaking point for me. And unless we see some drasting improvement, I'm not going to support them. Don't preorder, wait for reviews.

Though in the end, it's not going to matter much. People complained a lot with Dexit, and after all the boycott threats, SwSh ended up becoming the fastest selling pokemon game ever. I don't believe the fanbase can put their money where their mouth is.

1. Didn't Gamefreak add Pokemon in the overworld due to feedback from gamers after the announcement trailer? The announcement only showed random battles and people didn't like that. In addition, Pokemon Arceus is getting two extra months of polish on top of what Pokemon Sword and Shield received. 

2. While I agree that Sword and Shield isn't a graphical showcase IDK why people are suggesting that the quality of Pokemon has dipped so much since it went to 3D. Honestly, Sun and Moon were some of the best looking games on the 3DS. I would also imaging that Monolith Soft is helping with the world building of this game. 

3. I agree with this point completely. 

I'm pretty sure the roaming pokemon wasn't a thing they added because of the fans, but because they already had it from Let's Go. Whether it was ready or not by the time of the first trailer, I have no idea. And about the graphics, Sun and Moon had a decent amount of slowdown in certain areas (especially in double-triple battles). That continued in Sword Shield, plus added some more issues, even though the Switch is vastly more powerful than the 3DS. Also, the 2D sprites allowed for environments more complex and detailed, plus they give you an easier time to suspend your disbelief (Pallet town is three houses, that's fine on a 2D environment, but a town with 3 houses in a free roaming 3D game is harder to swallow). The most developed a town has looked in the 3D games is Lumiose City, back on X/Y.