Pokemon Legends: Arceus for Nintendo Switch

I started playing Pokemon since I was a child on the very first Nintendo consoles. Be it Pokemon Yellow, the Original Red and Blue till the Sapphire and Ruby launched in 2003ish. I also played a bit of FireRed and LeafGreen in 2005 around sometime before that. And after that I just left the franchise because I moved to India, Pokemon games aren't really that popular here.I loosely followed the games and their regions over the years but when I heard of Legends Arceus I really wanted to get back into the franchise, and 6 months after the game launching, I finally bought the Switch and the Pokemon Legends Arceus was the first game I got.This game is a MASSIVE shift from the general dogma of Pokemon games. It's Open World and doesn't focus on the things generally Pokemon games want you to do. I'm not going to leave spoilers incase you're considering buying it and you should buy it, it's just that great. A lot of aspects have been taken from Zelda BOTW. The graphics are great and story is somewhat made for mature audiences, I genuinely felt the story could only be truly understood by a mature adult (you'll know what I'm talking abut if you play it). It's interesting, really fun and intuitive. It's kind of warming to know you can feel an authentic bonds with the Pokemon you raise and can fully interact with them in ways the past games would never let you. 10/10 recommend.EDIT: I played the game for over 100 hours at this point, after my previous initial impressions. Here are some few other stuff I'd like to say.The graphics are strictly fine. Coming from the biggest franchise in the world, it should be way way better. There are some areas which are really choppy and feel like the game is running on 10 FPS or less, lol.Coming to the gameplay aspects, it's really really fun. Where it's lacking is the AI of the Pokemon themselves. I mean they're just there in the overworld, hanging and mucking about doing nothing. No interaction with the environment and each other. You will occasionally find some Pokemon sleeping here and there, and doing unique stuff which kind of excites you but should've been more appealing.I just completed the living Pokedex, and it was a grind. it was a HUGE grind, but I enjoyed a lot of it. One tip I can give is, finish the respective Pokedex entries till level 10 of each area, it will take time to clear an area but it'll be more fun too. After which shiny hunting got a lot easier. If you enjoy gathering and switching Pokemon and the free to roam aspect in Pokemon, it's a must get. It's a snappy game.

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I enjoyed this game thoroughly, the storyline is amazing yet challenging. There are so many main quest plus side quest that are engaging. If you're a Pokemon lovel then you'll definitely enjoy this.

I love pokemon from childhood and this game has everything I need to explore in pokemon game 🥰😇

8 out of 10, this game is outstanding but before you get to star rank 1 its very boring and you have to catch a ton of pokemon but you can get a shiny early game by getting a catch combo

My son’s most favourite game. He is enjoying the game a lot

Nice game. Aesthetically pleasing and all round challenging. Was surprised by the gameplay considering I own Pokemon sword as well. If you are a Pokemon fan go for it 😉.

Nice and fun game