Customer Ratings & Reviews

They lost my game. I can’t believe they did that! Why???

This is a great change for Pokemon. It's a fresh new take on the mechanics and general exploration of the world of Pokemon that I'm all for. There's a good amount of side quests that took up the majority of my time playing and the new battle animations are actually quite good. Worst thing about it would be the graphics themselves (looks like a bad Gamecube game) although to be fair, there are a few moments when it actually does look good, and the lack of diversity in the Pokemon. Sure, there are quite a few Pokemon (242 kinds) but for how expansive the world is, you run into a lot of the same Pokemon (like one Pokemon you always see at night in every area when there are so many other nightime Pokemon to choose from) and it gets kinda annoying over time. Of course, I do understand why there aren't as many as there could be (new animations and whatnot), it's just a personal grievance of mine. There's a lot of changes to the mechanics as well, like how freeze, sleep, and even how self-destruct work in battle, and the ability to die from Pokemon attacks is really refreshing. In short, it's basically Zelda: Breath of the Wild with Pokemon. Also, if you've ever played Pixelmon (the Pokemon mod for Minecraft) and enjoyed it, you'll like this game.

Pokemon Legends Arceus presents what is hopefully the direction future Pokemon titles will take. The fluidity and freedom allowed in this game is unlike previous entries in the series which were more rigid in their world structure and gameplay. Although the visuals leave a lot to be desired the art style and pokemon designs/animations more than make up for it. The gameplay loop is satisfying as you are never taken out of the action, it involves catching and battling pokemon as well as gathering resources to craft items such as pokeballs, all of this occurs in the overworld leaving behind the jarring transitions to battle sequences from past titles. The story is a typical pokemon story nothing mind blowing but engaging enough to keep you going. I highly recommend you try this game for yourself and form your own opinion as online forums skew negatively on this title. The best way to put it is that playing this game made me feel the same sense of discovery and excitement as the original entries in the series, this feeling was lost around the time the 3DS titles began releasing.

Not your typical Pokemon adventure. I loved the twist in story and the catching mechanics. I also got my girlfriend into pokemon with this game!

Great game and the package came non broken at all. Very good

The game is great. I don't know why anyone with two braincells to rub together would leave a review for a product when they are actually upset with the seller. That is ridiculous to me. This game should have a higher review score, they should remove the two reviews about shipping.

Excellent game with an entirely different twist to the typical Pokémon game. The open world concept was amazing in this game, similar to sword and shield, but even better!

Great game, very different from the rest of the games yet so familiar. Loved the new catching mechanics and the open areas.

I haven't been able to actually finish a game in years. Between work, school, and lack of focus, its been rough getting through anywhere close to half a game. I adore Pokemon and Legends Arceus was just the kind of game play shake up the series needed to breathe new life into it. I managed to get to post game in roughly two weeks of near daily play - although I really dragged my feet. It's incredibly fun and I cannot wait to see where the series goes from here.

The open world is a little pixelated and not the best quality but it is refershing to have a different type of pokemon game. Love the Hisuan forms of the starters and the new catching mechanic

Great game. A pokemon game I have only dreamed of for years back. Hope more games are made like this.

Loved nearly every minute of my first 60 hrs of playtime in the first week of release. The gameplay is quick and intuitive and gets out of the way to just let you run around catching or battling pokemon, collecting resources to craft new pokeballs with. and the UI is fantastic. Some bugs now and then, but nothing that has prevented my enjoyment. Looking forward to them using this formula again and improving upon it in the future.

Pokémon fans, rejoice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s different, but in an amazing way! You spend a lot of time crafting your own things, rather than buying them, but supplies are so easy to find, you don’t feel stuck by it. You can’t just run through this game though. You will spend time going back and forth, just filling tasks sometimes between major missions, but it still keeps it interesting.

I want to give it one star because I cannot stop playing. Catching 'Em All is consuming my life and debasing my livelihood. But this game is everything you've wanted in a Pokémon game for 20 years. Best Buy also did a great job and Order Pickup was simple.

Haven’t played a game this good since HGSS. I give them props for trying something new.

Absolutely AMAZING game! Well worth the $60. The catching is fun and exciting. The crafting system is fluid and useful. The pace of the game is flexible yet challenging. I’m excited every time I get on to play because there is so much to do in the large open world.

My son has been playing Pokemon games since Pokemon Black & White. This new one did not disappoint, and the good thing is that we didn't need to purchase two versions to collect all Pokemon. My son likes Arceus and the somewhat open world feel to the game.

Great game overall, i love how its open world. the bad reviews are literally dumb. Instead go complain to the seller, not complain on the reviews which are suppose to be on the opinion of the game.

This game is definetly what the pokemon series needed. Its great seeing the new mechanics of catching pokemon and its great that it doesnt cut back and forth between cutscenes if you battle a pokemon, it just keeps going .