Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 - Nintendo Switch 2

Name: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 - Nintendo Switch 2
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Live as a Pokémon Trainer and help protect the peace in Lumiose City—enhanced for the Nintendo Switch 2 system! Lumiose City—a home for people and Pokémon alike. Thanks to an urban redevelopment plan driven by Quasartico Inc., the lush greenery of verdant parks intermingles with facilities using the latest cutting-edge technology. A lot has changed here since the days of the Pokémon™ X and Pokémon Y games! Choose Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile as your first partner Pokémon, and then set off on a grand adventure! Your journey will take you to all manner of sights in the streets arrayed around Prism Tower, including shops, restaurants, and places called wild zones—where Pokémon roam free. As you catch, train, and battle Pokémon, there will be plenty of people to meet too—like AZ, the enigmatic owner of Hotel Z, and Team MZ, the crew that aims to keep Lumiose a peaceful place. And with performance upgrades for the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system, you’ll experience Lumiose City like never before: with enhanced resolution and frame rates! Catch, battle, and Mega Evolve—all in real time! Step onto the battlefield and command your Pokémon directly—there are no turns! For the first time in the Pokémon RPG series, Trainers and their Pokémon can both move around in real-time battles, and your Pokémon will unleash their moves when you tell them to. Strategically swapping out your Pokémon and accounting for each move’s timing and area of effect will greatly help you in this new style of battle. Harness the power of Mega Evolution! Unleash your Pokémon’s hidden energy to temporarily transform its appearance, enhance its capabilities, and perhaps even change its type. Use this power wisely to try to overcome your toughest challenges, like those posed by the rampaging Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon across Lumiose City. Investigate these dangerous incidents so you can put a stop to them—you may even encounter new Mega-Evolved Pokémon along the way! Compete in the Z-A Royale when night falls—or battle with other players in the Z-A Battle Club. You’re invited to join the Z-A Royale, a competition for Pokémon Trainers to test their skills and determine who’s strongest. Each night, a battle zone for the competition will appear. Prepare yourself by spending the day catching and training Pokémon, then venture into the battle zone to take on other Trainers. Be strategic and complete bonus card challenges as you battle to speed up your climb from Rank Z to Rank A. Reach the top, and you might just have a wish granted. You can also test your skills against friends or Trainers around the world in the Z-A Battle Club. Take on up to three other Trainers at once, locally or online, in frenetic real-time battles! Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online. Additional games and systems required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately. Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms/

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94% would recommend to a friend

Customers are sayingCustomers value the engaging gameplay loop and the consistently high-quality performance that defines the overall experience. Players also appreciate the well-designed battle system, the enjoyable story, and the stable frame rate during exploration. While the game is highly regarded, some users have noted concerns regarding the map design and the absence of voice acting.

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Battle System (98)
Story (58)
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Voice Acting (21)

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A Fun Twist to the Pokemon Formula
It’s a different type of game as battles are real-time now instead of turn based. I personally prefer turn based as real-time takes some of the strategy out and makes battles go by fast but it is a good change of pace for a spinoff. Very nostalgic to visit Luminose city again in the game. The gameplay loop of battles and capturing is fun and now wild Pokemon can also attack the trainer which added another layer to worry about which is always welcome since these games are so easy. Frame rate is stable on Switch 2 and I feel like your enjoyment will be much better if you played X and Y as storylines and characters from those games carry over with a 5 year time jump into this game. It’s fun to see what has changed in this world since X and Y. The online battles are fun and are more of a free for all this time around rather than a one on one where 4 players roam the battlefield and try to take out as many players within the time limit. Not as much strategy involved as traditional battles but it’s a spinoff and trying something different. Now for the cons. The graphics are mediocre. I think Pokemon could use a graphics overhaul or at least an art style change as it’s always been pretty bland in the 3D era. At least the characters are getting more expressive compared to previous games but can still use some work. No voice acting which is weird when similar games like Fire Emblem have it. The game also plays the same exact animation and you can’t skip it when it switches from day to night or night to day which gets annoying. The game is also pretty easy but that’s been a thing since like Gen 5 so it’s probably never gonna change anymore. It also reminds me a lot of Halo Infinite in a bad way because both games have an open world but are very repetitive in their environments. At least they let you explore the rooftops here but you’re just in one repetitive area for the whole game which can get old considering Pokemon games are known for exploring entire regions. The online as mentioned before is different but does get repetitive at higher ranks as everyone uses the same Pokemon like Garchomp, Metagross, and the legendaries. Overall I got what I wanted which was a fun Pokemon story with new and different gameplay mechanics. I’ll only take a star off for the cons.
Posted 8 months ago by N1NJ4EAGLE
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Enagaing Battles, some Lackluster features
The game is fun. Biggest difference from the last Legends game is that there is more of a focus on Battling instead of capturing and "researching" pokemon. Battling is more dynamic instead of it being turn based, moves are on a cool down and you can move to kinda position your pokemon. Much more engaging. I do like the ZA Royale, its a fun concept that you pretty much do alot of the battling in a section of the map against NPCs every night if you want. The side missions can pretty funny and fun, and the Alpha pokemon are pretty big when compared to their normal size versions. Its really funny seeing a big version of your favorite Pokemon just follow you around the city. Mega-Evolutions make a return from previous 3DS games. You will get the ability Mega Evolve certain pokemon not too long into the Story. Taking on Rogue Mega Evolved pokemon bosses is pretty fun because you and your pokemon are battleing this really big mega evovled pokemon with alot of different attack styles, like a boss will have a ranged attack that you and your pokemon need to dodge or it can make copies of itself or call for help from smaller pokemon. The boss encounters themselves are pretty fun and you NPCs who fight along side you. Graphic wise, it looks good on the Switch 2 and the Switch 1. Mainly the Pokemon and NPCs look good but the background and the city are just average, like you can tell not as much work was put into the environment. Sound design is great. Alot of the little sounds you hear like a shiny notification or the deep Alpha Pokemons sound is very distinct. The Soundtrack for certain characters are pretty good. The Story is pretty solid. Really just trying to figure out whats going on with these certain types of Pokemon and you meet a lot of characters along the way. If you've ever played a Pokemon game its about as interesting as majority of games in the franchise. What I dont like about the game: Not really a stark difference from the Switch 1 version, outside of the framerate and clarity of the game. While the game does have alot of fashion options, the options for Male characters are terrible; makes you kinda wish you had clothing that the NPCs where wearing. I don't like how some megastones are restricted to rank battles/online - not saying it can't be fun or chaotic but it just that there only doing this because they aren't giving them away in the game itself (or permanent mystery gift) and/or they dont have like a PVE online component like Raids. I also dont like how the research levels (while somewhat easy) are a step back from Legends Arceus. Also I dont like how you do have to trade some pokemon to evolve them (I though with this being a Legends game we were passed this). The game is fun. If you like pokemon, customizing your character and actively battling with your pokemon then you'll really like the game. If your expecting a pokemon game to really show you what the Switch 2 can do or if your expecting a game significantly better then Legends of Arceus then you may be disappointed. Overall, this is another pokemon game that you can have some fun with and spend some time hunting and capturing pokemon.
Posted 8 months ago by Eric
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
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Finally, a Pokémon game that runs smoothly and without major technical issues. But is it fun to play? There are some nice gameplay improvements, ditching the traditional turn-based combat in favor of a more dynamic system. It feels closer to an MMORPG where you select a skill, target an enemy, and wait for cooldowns. It can be fun, letting you rush around collecting items, fighting wild Pokémon, and quickly moving on to the next activity, but it does get repetitive at times. Lumiose City is a densely packed area full of NPCs and Pokémon, with no more roaming adventures across the world. I don’t necessarily mind that, but it starts to feel old quickly. Many buildings are basically flat textures with only small differences, and overall the visuals seem constrained by the aging Switch hardware. The developers clearly had to compromise. You can cross the map in just a couple of minutes. There’s verticality, like jumping onto rooftops, but it doesn’t add much variety. Indoor areas look much nicer by comparison, but there are only a few, and many visible doors aren’t accessible at all (the NPCs you need are just standing outside). That feels very underwhelming compared to older entries in the series. The animations are excellent, characters look great, and the cutscenes have action. But it all falls flat when no character has any voice acting, not even a little. It’s very disappointing. Pokémon Z-A’s main strengths are its dynamic combat and more fluid gameplay. That might satisfy longtime Pokémon fans, but for newcomers this feels like a very “kiddy” game. The first few hours are slow and overly hand-holdy, as if you’ve never played a game before. I found the most fun came from looping around the city, battling Pokémon nonstop, but with a constrained map and shallow character interactions, it’s hard to recommend to anyone who isn’t already a fan. Yes, it’s better than Scarlet/Violet, but that was a low bar to clear.
Posted 8 months ago by Dark
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pokémon Legends Z-A
Fresh and New Real Time Battle System, Memorable Characters and Cool New Mega Evolutions, Switch 2 Version has no Pop-in and Runs at a consistent 60 Frames Per Second. I got a really cool Gaming Placemat for pre ordering at Best Buy
Posted 1 month ago by MARSHALLR
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best Pokemon entries of all time
It’s a gem of a game. I thought about buying this game for a long time, the reviews stirred me away from buying it but I’m having so much fun. Battle system is amazing, fun and engaging, story so far it’s great, and the smooth 60 frames in switch 2 really makes this game worth it. I’m playing this in switch 2, not sure about performance in switch 1. Loading screens are quick and transitions are smooth. The picture mode is so addicting as well. I’ve probably spent 1/3 of the game in picture mode, it’s that good! I feel like the main cons from the game is the lack of voice acting, a story like this would greatly benefit from it as there are many action and funny moments. For a pokemon game, it’s very innovative and a nice addition.
Posted 7 months ago by LuisE

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