Pokémon Legends Arceus is a new RPG action-adventure style game, where you’re able to play in a more sandbox type world, with quest givers, options to choose said quests and generally play the game however you deem fit. Fighting style still remains with the turn base system, however you do have the option to attempt to capture the Pokémon rather than being forced to fight it.
In the traditional sense, the game still offers up a travel system. Here I managed to obtain a Wyrdeer early on through the main storyline. I will say that the game does offer up a rather interesting main storyline and there are a bunch of side quests you can do for additional items and even rare Pokémon! One of the first side quests gave me a shiny Ponyta. So take my advice: do the side quests!
I am currently about 10 hours in the game and I’ve only just completed 2 stars and calmed one Legendary? (I assume they are Legendaries, I’m pretty novice when it comes to Pokémon, I’ve only completed 2 games - both on the switch.)
I am currently working on the 2nd zone - but there is a lot yet I need to complete or ‘master’ in my Pokédex for research when it comes to finishing the game.
Another notice to this game is everything you use is crafted. There are some locations that offer shops to purchase some things, but unlike the traditional games, new and better poke-balls are crafted. And they offer up some bonuses when catching Pokémon at certain levels. (Ie, Pokémon won’t obey you if they are caught with a ‘lower’ level ball).
RIFTS
Another thing the game offers up, to which I was thinking were like the raid battles from Sword/Shield, are time rifts. Temporal temporary game events that come about in game play that offer up a chance to challenge and catch rare and higher level Pokémon not yet found in the game. While my base group were mid teens, I got the game message that a temporal opened up. It wasn’t hard to find, just find the rainbow dome while looking around on the map. You walk through the shield and inside you can gather color gems, other materials and of course Pokémon! I obtained a level 31 Gasteon. Naturally, I didn’t have the level 30 pokeballs. I did manage to capture it with a level 20 pokeball. And the thing likes to disobey!
The game is definitely fresh to the traditional Pokémon games that have been previously played. I will enjoy finding out just how the story pans out - as it is talking of previous clans from the previous games I’ve played. Stay tuned for updates as I gather them. And with total game time to almost-near-maybe not- completion.
