Does anyone still play Pokemon Legends: Arceus?

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Did you beat it? I stopped playing about a month ago after playing it heavily for a straight month.

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It was really fun up until that point though. Did you like it?

[Alister]

I haven't even started it yet though I intend to some day. I haven't gotten a new Pokemon game since the base Sword/Shield, including their expansions. I wanted to love Sw/Sh because I love Pokemon so much, and I did love the hell out of the concept of the Wild Area and giant stadiums for Pokemon matches like it's a national sport, but the game itself did feel a bit sparse in content. I heard good things about Legends of Arceus but Sw/Sh just burned me out a bit. If you played Sw/Sh, how do you think Legends of Arceus compares?

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I really a haven't played many Pokemon games, except old old ones like Pokemon Yellow, Pokemon Snap, more recently (aka 2016) Pokemon Go. Legends: Arceus was a random leap of faith download for me because I really wasn't hopeful I would get into it, but it ended up being pretty fun!

In other Pokemon games, like Sw/Sh, is it like adventure style? Like do you get to walk around freely or is the game more mapped out? (I hope this question makes sense because I know I'm wording it terribly lol)

[kittyray]

I bought it but haven't started it yet. I'll get around to it. Eventually. Maybe.

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Big felt on that haha. I've been more so playing mindless smaller games with no super big goal. I just downloaded downloaded Fall Guys as an example and that's kinda fun. I'm really bad at it but it's really a simple concept. xD

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Big felt on that haha. I've been more so playing mindless smaller games with no super big goal. I just downloaded downloaded Fall Guys as an example and that's kinda fun. I'm really bad at it but it's really a simple concept. xD

I've just not really been in the mood for any games. Fall Guys looks so fun, but it would be way too overstimulating with my current brain.

[Alister]

Sword and Shield are still very mapped out with the exception of the Wild Area, which is a giant open area with its own mini-regions and tons of Pokemon variety. I think the Wild Area is so neat in concept, I love the thought of Pokemon being given an area entirely to themselves and radically evolving the local biome as a result. Like pockets of Electric Pokemon that are so dense they just fry any manmade electronics or magma patches that are too hot to even get near without specialized protective gear from all the Fire types. That is not what Sword and Shield is actually like, the Wild Area is pretty homogenous in game, but the idea is good.

LoA is more open world, right? Like you don't have to go the towns in any particular order.

[Hollow]

I stopped playing it, I thought I'd enjoy it a lot when I saw the trailers and gameplay but it felt sort of... meh? I'm half way through the game but I haven't bothered to pick it back up. I put in more time and effort into Sword/Shield, and I ended up 100% completing it and completing my dex.

Maybe i'll give Legends another chance lol. I loved the entire idea of it being open world though.

[Kibba]

Did you beat it? I stopped playing about a month ago after playing it heavily for a straight month.

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It was really fun up until that point though. Did you like it?

I finished it completely except for the new missions that came in the last update

I have a ton of shinies! I keep getting them in the overworld

The last mission for Arceus is VERY VERY interesting and fun! KEEP PLAYING!!!!

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Yes, LoA is very open and I think that's what makes it more fun! There is a map where you can choose ~5 different regions but the regions are so vast and you can do a lot of exploring. Based off what you've said about Sw/Sh, I think I'd get burnt out too. I need to look up if any new games are coming out because I'd probably be more inclined to start a game where I have a community that plays it too.
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Yes, honestly started LoA, I was VERY underwhelmed because there was a *lot* of reading and it seemed to start out very slow, in my opinion. But quickly gained more freedom a the game progressed.
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I feel you. Fall Guys is a really simple concept but TBH these types of games make my adrenaline go freaking WILD when I know there's 60 real people I'm competing with lol.
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You caught all the Pokemon?! That's amazing! What shinies did you get?

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Yesssss I had so much fun hiding in the grass during the outbreaks catching as many as I could. But I didn't know breeding was a thing in other Pokemon games?! That sounds interesting! :o