Pokémon Legends: ArcEUs - Nintendo Switch

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the most meaningful shake-up the series has had in decades — and that’s coming from someone who’s been catching Pokémon since link cables were a thing you lost at school. This isn’t just “Pokémon but slightly different.” It’s Pokémon finally asking the question many longtime fans have quietly wondered: what if the world actually felt alive, and the Pokémon didn’t politely wait for you to walk up to them? Set in the ancient Hisui region, the game strips things back in the best possible way. No gyms, no rigid route structure, and no hand-holding once you get going. Instead, you’re dropped into open areas where Pokémon roam, flee, attack, ignore you, or occasionally choose violence for reasons known only to them. The first time a wild Pokémon aggressively chases you down, it’s both hilarious and humbling. Catching Pokémon feels fantastic. Sneaking through tall grass, lining up throws, using items tactically — it’s fast, fluid, and satisfying in a way the series has always hinted at but never quite nailed. Battles still matter, but they’re no longer the only answer, which adds a surprising amount of depth and player choice. The revised battle system deserves special mention. The Agile and Strong Style mechanic adds genuine strategy without overcomplicating things, and it finally makes turn order feel dynamic rather than fixed and predictable. As someone who understands Pokémon stats, types, and move priority, this system feels thoughtful rather than gimmicky. Visually, it’s a mixed bag — and I say that as a Nintendo realist. The art direction is strong, the Pokémon models are expressive, and the environments convey scale and atmosphere well. Some textures are basic, and you’ll notice it if you’re looking for it, but the overall experience carries itself through design, pacing, and intent. This is a gameplay-first title, and it knows it. What really elevates Legends: Arceus is its tone. There’s a sense of discovery, mild danger, and historical context that gives the world weight. You’re not a champion-in-waiting — you’re a researcher earning trust, building the Pokédex from scratch, and occasionally getting knocked unconscious by an angry Alpha Pokémon because you got cocky. For long-time Pokémon and Nintendo fans, this game feels like a conversation between past and future. It respects the core mechanics while being brave enough to challenge them. It’s not perfect, but it’s bold, confident, and genuinely engaging — which is more than can be said for many iterative entries in long-running franchises. If this is the direction Pokémon continues to explore, the future looks very promising.

Love this game its so different from the other pokemon games its like the ancestors of back wen they still studied pokemon for the first time it's so interesting

First, I would recommend that everyone make their own opinion/judgment whether to try this out or not. I am amazed of how many negative reviews are out there, having spent 5 hours non-stop yesterday enjoying this (Even though there is a boring first 1 hour because of all the intros/dialogues). People in their nature resist change, and this game is all about change (since there was no major changes in the last 25 years of this franchise game style). If you are a Pokemon fan who do not care about the best graphics out there (because this is where is game is just average) then you must give it a spin.

Haven’t played the game much to write a review about it. But it came in a perfectly packed condition and seems original. Booted up in my Nintendo Switch OLED without any issues.

This pokemon game does several new things to improve and change on the regular old formula, and has a really cool world to explore with cool new regional variants.

Grew up and stopped playing pokemon. But this game is a revolution to the series. Dont think I can go back to the old system anymore!

Love playing with it

Can be grindy but its nice

I ordered this to the USA from Japan just because of the promo card but I did not receive the promo card in the order. Waste of time and money

bon petit jeu d aventure pokemon amusant avec une histoire et des combats et des discussions avec des personnages. parfait pour les amateurs de pokemon mais aussi les enfants car il n es pas trop dur a jouer. c est dommage qu il n y a pas de mise a jour pour la switch 2 pour ce jeu jusqu a maintenant.

Game is super fun. It starts off slow, with walls of text to get through at the start as it sets up the setting and story and only one area to play around in. After you unlock some stuff and open up all the areas and features though, this game is easily my favorite Pokemon game. The battles are quick and satisfying, not needing to load into some little battle screen. You just toss out your pokemon and FIGHT right then and there. You can also run around the battle field too while the pokemon fight each other, so you can easily flee a nasty encounter if you need to. Also the pokemon can just straight up attack YOU now, so better learn how to dodge roll like it's DarkSouls. Catching is quicker too, as you can sneak up on Pokemon and huck a ball at them. Getting a back strike ups your chance of catching them outright without even needing to battle them, letting you fill out that pokedex faster. Also the Pokedex is actually fun to fill out now as you have all these little sub objectives for each Pokemon to fill out it's entry, like catch multiple of them, or catch them at night, or observe them doing something specific, etc. The alpha Pokemon are a fun addition, letting you fight and capture some super sized Pokemon that will usually tower over you and most of your other Pokemon. I'm rather fond of my nine foot tall Lucario. Game feels faster and fresher than any Pokemon game yet, feels like it has way more to do too and you can evolve all Pokemon you catch that can evolve without worrying about trading and stuff as items allow you to evolve them. There isn't much to multiplayer unlike previous games, this is mostly focused on single player. Also the graphics are ugly in some areas, and that's putting it kindly. If those two things don't bother you, and you enjoy Pokemon, then you'll likely love this game as much as I did.

nice

Ce nouveau jeu fait actuellement le bonheur d'un enfant de 10 ans. Et il a été livré plus tôt que prévu, ce qui est toujours une agréable surprise.