4/5 ★ – maxgingold's review of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
I think this is the best Pokemon game that has ever been made. It has plenty of issues to deal with, but the gameplay loops are so massively fun that it makes it easy to ignore those issues.
The graphics are usually fine, but at times become laughable. Anytime you have multiple textures on top of each other, everything becomes terribly blurry. Have a Pokemon with lots of movement fight while on the water and you’ll see what I mean.
It is a breath of fresh air to be able to catch every Pokemon in a single game with a little hard work.
Traversing with your Pokemon “mounts” is an absolute joy. There are moments of true magic when moving from one mode of transport to another seamlessly.
Crafting was also a great addition to the way Pokemon works and removed some of the annoying grinding for money in previous Pokemon games.
I definitely recommend this game for new and old fans alike and cannot wait to see the future of the franchise with all the great stuff found here. Maybe we'll even get a Pokemon game worthy of 5 stars.