Pokemon Shield is not a good game. An unfortunate result of rushed development leading to a mind numbing story experience, poorly implemented new features with so much wasted potential (like the wild areas), and a lack of polish that sticks out like a sore thumb in the new generation.
With that being said, I can't deny the fun I had. I grew to really like Hop and Marnie as rivals, and Leon is one of the best champions in the series. Pokemon models and moves in general were pretty well animated and looked crisp (Never cared for the National Dex either). And above all else, the main hook of catching and training Pokemon is as engaging and rewarding as ever.
I hate this chain that Game Freak holds over me; despite them seemingly entering a new era of mediocre titles with little effort, it'll still garner some enjoyment purely based off of the namesake - and unfortunately I'm a product of this. I hope Legends ends up being the right step forward we're all hoping it is.
With that being said, I can't deny the fun I had. I grew to really like Hop and Marnie as rivals, and Leon is one of the best champions in the series. Pokemon models and moves in general were pretty well animated and looked crisp (Never cared for the National Dex either). And above all else, the main hook of catching and training Pokemon is as engaging and rewarding as ever.
I hate this chain that Game Freak holds over me; despite them seemingly entering a new era of mediocre titles with little effort, it'll still garner some enjoyment purely based off of the namesake - and unfortunately I'm a product of this. I hope Legends ends up being the right step forward we're all hoping it is.
Reviewed on Mar 31, 2021
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we need someone to step in and take the license from game freak
we need someone to step in and take the license from game freak
Maturing is realizing there's 1 Pokemon game that's a masterpiece, 1 game that's a 9, and the rest are 6s and 7s.
The masterpiece and the 9 are different depending on who you ask. But the rest of the games, while fun, we all buy desperately hoping Game Freak will deliver on a masterpiece again.
Need Nintendo to step in and just buy Game Freak to put an end to this.
The masterpiece and the 9 are different depending on who you ask. But the rest of the games, while fun, we all buy desperately hoping Game Freak will deliver on a masterpiece again.
Need Nintendo to step in and just buy Game Freak to put an end to this.
Good summary Umbra, I think new management would do a lot for Game Freak going into the future
AngryExpo
3 years ago