Only a week afterPokemon Legends: Arceusofficially released, fans are raving about its massive gameplay changes and new semi-open world design. Reviews are highly positive and now Nintendo has revealed just how popular the game has become.Pokemon Legends: Arceusadds a real-time component to capturing Pokemon, along with open worlds to find them in and a generally moreMonster Hunter-style approach to the gameplay structure. These changes are gathering widespread positive acclaim from reviewers and players alike.RELATED:Pokemon Legends: Arceus Pokemon ‘Talk’ to Each OtherOn Nintendo’s official Twitter account an announcement states that more than 6.5 million players have triedPokemon Legends: Arceus, which is impressive for only one week after release.Pokemongames consistently sell well given the series' popularity, but for such aradical departure from the usual formulathe high performance is refreshing to see. It can be taken as proof thatPokemonfans are willing to try something new and exciting that strays from the traditional style.
The high sales numbers likely mean good things for the formula ofPokemon Legends: Arceusmaking its way into future titles. At the moment it is too early to say for sure whether the traditional RPG style will continue in parallel or be replaced, but the success of the new style means a bright future for not only itself but also more experimental gameplay in thePokemonseries. Perhaps ifPokemon Legends: Arceusis inspired byMonster Hunterthen future games will choose other popular IPs to draw inspiration from.
Even thoughPokemon Legends: Arceusis selling well, there are problems that need to be addressed. The common problem withNintendo-published games lacking accessibility optionsis sadly present here, with some problems carrying over from previous entries and some entirely new issues caused by the gameplay style change. Even with the high sales, it is incredibly important for developers and publishers to avoid leaving out disabled players, and hopefully these major oversights will be fixed in an update so a wider audience can enjoyPokemon Legends: Arceus.
Between themassively positive reviewsand high sales numbers, DLC and updates seem inevitable, perhaps with new areas and expansion to the story. The game is decently long as-is but it may still leave fans wanting more, since there are not many comparable games besides the considerably more violent and over-the-topMonster Hunterseries. Fortunately, the DLC expansions forPokemon Sword and Shieldhave set the precedent for expansions in thePokemonseries.
Pokemon Legends: Arceusis available now for Nintendo Switch.
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