It honestly saddens me to write this because I’ve been a Pokemon fan since I was a kid. I literally purchased the Nintendo Switch with the sole purpose of playing the newest Pokémon game. Unfortunately, it didn’t live up to my expectations. Where do I even begin? The storyline, although lengthy — I was able to get through in a matter of days. The battles weren’t challenging by any definition. I didn’t lose a single battle for the entire game. The difficulty level seemed like it was geared toward children under the age of 10, but the dialogue Was surprisingly advanced. Above all else, my biggest issue with this game was the camera angles. I was hoping for more of an open world style, but instead it was highly restricting, and the camera doesn’t allow the player to look around - so to speak (unless you’re in the designated “wild area”). It came across as lazy development. At times your character will have to be walking toward you, blindly. You can’t see where you’re going because the camera doesn’t allow you to turn around? It’s super bizarre and counterintuitive. They probably should have made it an arial view instead. My next bone to pick is that the new Pokémon species and their names are not very Pokemon-esque. Their names are too obvious, and they’re often holding props/weapons or even wearing clothes? For example, the new generation grass Pokémon’s 3rd evolution literally comes with a drum kit and drum sticks. The fire rabbit Pokémon’s 3rd evolved form is standing upright like a person, wearing pants? Again, this just comes across as lazy and uncreative. The only positive thing I will say about this game is that the graphics were very decent, and the dialogue writing was well done. All in all, this game was a major disappointment however, and certainly NOT worth $100.
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