Parksey wrote:Do people reckon this is going to be different enough from the mainline games that if I bought it now, I wouldn't be burnt out on the franchise by the time Scarlet/Violet come around?
The trailers and hype for those games have been wanting to play some Pokémon, and I've yet to get this (I was burnt out on BDSP being mediocre and didn't fancy getting it at launch).
Could also get Pokémon Sword, having played Shield, as I do like a bit of Gen 8.
At this point I'd definitely wait for SV. It appears as though most of Legends Arceus is going to be in SV anyway.
Balladeer wrote:Graphics are not inconsequential but they're given far too much weight by many people IMHO.
Graphics are generally inconsequential, typically the game matters most, but of course, if we're talking literally, if the graphics don't portray what's needed to be seen by the player, then of course, they're very consequential and lead to a bad experience! But they often hold a lot of weight when people talk about the technical side. To me, some of the best games are 2D/8-bit style, but I know some that won't even give them a try because they're not 3D 4K 120fps super-realistic graphics. I tend to find some of those games aren't great because all the crazy light features and motion blur effects they add just clutter up the screen and ironically aren't visually clear.
And then there are cases like Legends Arceus that are just uncomfortable to look at. There are a lot of sharp, jagged edges, particularly when in dark areas that for some reason give you this bright, white outline that's so jarring to look at. Then it has some PS2-level textures that look so out of place alongside other, better textures, and the weirdest part is they constantly zoom in on them during cutscenes.
shy guy 64 wrote:Legends is a good a game I’d call it the second best Pokemon game on the switch
What's the first?