Reviewers debate: ‘Is Legends Arceus the best Pokémon game ever?’

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is out on January 28, and VGC’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus review is live.

Blending action and exploration with Pokémon’s RPG roots, Pokémon Legends: Arceus has one of the most unique settings in the history of the series.

Rather than the regular challenge of defeating gym leaders and the Elite Four to become a Pokémon master, Legends focuses on discovery, with players challenged with studying Pokémon in a bid to complete the Hisui region’s first Pokédex.

VGC’s Chris Scullion and Jordan Middler have both played through the game, and below the two butt heads to discuss the game in greater detail.

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In one of VGC’s recently published 2022 game previews, we said developer Game Freak’s decision to break from the franchise’s usual formula could deliver the refresh the series needs.

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Review: Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the series’ best game in years

Game Freak has finally delivered the open-world adventure that so many fans have been asking for

Thankfully, it turns out that’s exactly what has happened, and now we’re just keeping everything crossed that there’ll be another Pokémon Legends game at some point down the line.