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#9I've been having a lot of fun playing Pokemon Legends: Arceus. The plot is uninteresting, but running around and catching Pokemon is a ton of fun! I don't feel like Pokemon needs to become a hyper realistic open world action adventure RPG, but I hope that future installments can use the same gameplay for routes and safari areas. It was really refreshing!
I think the sound design was fantastic. I loved that the BGM sometimes corresponded to the same area in Sinnoh. Some voice acting would have been cool. And I do have to admit it's lacking in graphics. The UI design is top notch, and the 2.5D effects are great. But I really think Gamefreak let the interns do a little too much. Hisui feels kind of empty. Why does nothing interact with its environment? Why is there only 1 proper village in the whole region?! How far back in time is it supposed to be?!
I would have appreciated the characters looking like ones in Sinnoh if it seemed less random. But I'm not entirely sure why they chose to bring in Ingo, of all NPCs? One that didn't appear until the following gen, and such a minor one at that. I think it was pretty easy to skip the Battle Subway entirely. Battling has never been particularly enjoyable for me, but I actually absolutely loved the Subway Bosses. I hoarded so much fanart in place of merch. It was a pretty short-lived obsession but I can't believe I almost completely forgot! He had no place in the game but I really appreciated it and it was a highlight of the game for me. So far. I haven't finished it yet!
I made some overalls for my third honeybear. I gave it very little thought and I clearly struggled, but I will pretend it was intentional.