WhenPokemon Legends: Arceuswas first revealed, many fans were under the impression that the game was going to be open world. ThePokemon Legends: Arceusgameplay trailers shown after its announcement certainly seemed to point in that direction, with many favorably comparing it toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It was later clarified by Nintendo thatPokemon Legends: Arceusisn’t an open world in the traditional sense, instead separating its major areas and connecting them with a hub.
Pokemon Legends: Arceusplayers start out in Jubilife Village, and from there they can visit different areas in the Hisui region.Pokemon Legends: Arceusare mostly free to explore these sandboxes once they gain access to them, but some fans may still be curious what the game would have been like had it been completely open world. To that end, onePokemon Legends: Arceusplayer has combined all the game’s areas into one big world map.
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Reddit user Jandromon shared their creation online, showing whatPokemon Legends: Arceus' Hisui regionlooks like if all the game’s separate areas are combined into a single open world. It’s interesting to see what could’ve been had Game Freak and Nintendo decided to makePokemon Legends: Arceusa completely open world experience.
It’s possible that futurePokemon Legendsgames could more fully embrace an open world structure.Pokemon Legends: Arceushas earned rave reviewsand has proven to be a big hit withPokemonfans, with many now calling for a sequel made in a similar style. Perhaps futurePokemon Legendsgames could get rid of the segmented areas and let players loose in a large open world with no need for a hub area.
Fans have already started speculating about what region a futurePokemon Legendsgame could focus on. WhilePokemon Legends: Arceusfocuses on the Hisui region, itself an ancient version of the Sinnoh region, some fans want to see future games to explore places like theJohto regionor the Kalos region.
The incredible sales success ofPokemon Legends: Arceusvirtually guarantees that Nintendo will be moving forward with morePokemongames made in this style, but the question remains when such a game will come.Pokemon Legends: Arceusjust released, and so it’s likely that fans will have some years to wait before they see a sequel. However, there are somerumors thatPokemon Legends: ArceusDLC is in the works, so maybe fans will still have some new content to look forward to in the near future.
