Game
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
81IGDB player score
226 ratings
Previously Take
An 81 average that undersells it — ask the 226 people who rated it. A proper RPG: big systems, bigger choices, and fantasy, open world all the way down. No multiplayer, no problem — the campaign carries the whole thing.
About this game
The Pokémon Legends: Arceus game honors past Pokémon games’ core gameplay while infusing new action and RPG elements. You’ll need to catch, survey, and research wild Pokémon in a long-gone era of the Sinnoh region to create and complete the region’s first Pokédex.
The story starts with the main character getting sent back in time by Arceus to the Hisui region, the Sinnoh region of ancient times, with one task in hand—to seek out all Pokemon. From the same day onward, strange lightning from the rift starts striking the Noble Pokemon, causing them to enter a frenzied state.
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Game facts
Release date
Jan 28, 2022
Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Platforms
Nintendo Switch
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Open world
Game modes
Single player
Franchise
Pokémon
Perspective
Third person
Critic score
85 / 100 (9 reviews)
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