Impressions 1 hour in: Wow, this performance is terrible.
Impressions 15 hours in: Okay now that I'm used to the bad performance this is kind of awesome.
Impressions 45 hours in: Okay, actually this game ends up getting pretty repetitive after a while though it's still a ton of fun.
If Game Freak were a more technically competent developer, this would be heralded as Pokemon's Breath of the Wild moment, I think. The world is vibrant and chalk full of stuff to explore, and dare I say even bloated at time. I still ended up kind of loving this, just off the strength of Pokemon combat alone. Which is as strong as ever here. 65 hours of strategizing and statistical analysis that kids can to sure is fun to me, and I mean that completely unironically. It's just the perfect thing for my brain to unwind with. The most ambitious Pokemon game....ever, and while that ambition doesn't always pay off, I'd take that over whatever the hell Sword and Shield is any day of the week.
Impressions 15 hours in: Okay now that I'm used to the bad performance this is kind of awesome.
Impressions 45 hours in: Okay, actually this game ends up getting pretty repetitive after a while though it's still a ton of fun.
If Game Freak were a more technically competent developer, this would be heralded as Pokemon's Breath of the Wild moment, I think. The world is vibrant and chalk full of stuff to explore, and dare I say even bloated at time. I still ended up kind of loving this, just off the strength of Pokemon combat alone. Which is as strong as ever here. 65 hours of strategizing and statistical analysis that kids can to sure is fun to me, and I mean that completely unironically. It's just the perfect thing for my brain to unwind with. The most ambitious Pokemon game....ever, and while that ambition doesn't always pay off, I'd take that over whatever the hell Sword and Shield is any day of the week.