Z-A isn’t what I wanted, and looks like a step backward

Pokemon Legends: Za This is not what I want from my next game of Pokemon. The upcoming title is launched on October 16, and for the first time I am not even sure if I want the game, despite the fact that I was a huge fan of Pokemon. Due to the lack of interest in the new Pokémon name, you can doubt my love for the series, but just a small background, I played in every main series of Pokémon Game, except for the original Red And Blue (or Green Depending on your region), I examined several names on Mobile ageYou have a Pokemon tattoo, a couple of posters on my wall, and even late with your friends in video games and see how long we need to name every Pokemon of this type in any day. I love Pokemon.

However, although I love the series Legends: Za This is a departure from what I really love in these names. It is worth noting that I have not yet touched the game, but I founded it on Several preliminary views I read and looked from others publicationsAs well as conversations with people who had the opportunity to play the name.

Lumiose City -_-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y30VUKRTYPW

Firstly, it is strange that the name is only in the city of Lumiosis. This is the first time we saw the game of Pokemon. We saw a coach in preliminary views, exploring the city, but it looks rather monotonous, in the sense that there are not enough different biomes in the game. In the typical records of Pokemon, you can explore the whole area, with snow mountains, dark caves, irritating swamps, flowering fields, huge blue ocean, and sometimes even with open air. IN Legends: ZaYou have a very city city of Lumiose, where you can fight in the alleys, in the parks and on the roofs, which, I think, is quite cool (especially on the roofs), but there is not enough true variety, since you are stuck in this urban environment.

This can open in a later game, but, based on preliminary views of the card, it seems that it is. Perhaps in different parts of the city there are unique bioms, but, based on preliminary views, this is not so.

Fighting problem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo7pmxkp0la

The battle, controlling your coach, is a crazy idea. IN Pokemon Legends: Za, The battles make you move around your player’s character with your Pokemon, as if to adapt to the movements of your character. It seems that your pocket monster is always trying to stay at 10 hours or 2 hours compared to the player. In addition, it is a little strange that you can sneak up to nothing suspecting coaches to start the battle. When you do this, your Pokemon gets a free attack, and they are always critical that they feel against the competitive spirit of the series, and, frankly, a little bad.

I respect that Game Freak is trying to change the Pokémon formula, but at least for me this is not what I want. It is strange to see how the coach moves when you fight and watch NPC, they look lifeless and robotic. I do not think that I also want to control Pokemon, and I think that the turn, of course, is the path for Pokemon.

It is also a little strange that Legends: Za It is removed with power points (PP), which usually determine how many times you can use certain moves. There are even attacks and elements that affect PP, such as anger that reduce the enemy PP, and the PP element up. I assume that these movements and objects are not in this name, but this is a strange step. Instead of PP, Pokemon battle fight with each of the movements representing the face button, and they are restored after a certain time. It seems that the recovery is not too long, but most people fighting with these preliminary views do not use movements such as a hyperther, which may be required even longer, given that this is required to restore during ordinary turns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_kndtkjjj-8

I think that this form of the battle would be in order if it were only against wild Pokemon, but such battles of the coach seem strange. Against the wild Pokemon, which could harm the player’s character, in fact, it would make sense if they could move. However, the movement during simulators, which is a significant direction Legends za, This is unusual and leaving any other game and anime.

In addition, why change mega -evolution? People wanted Mega Evolution since its introduction to Pokemon x And Young man Now, as reported, Mega -Evolutions are on a timer, which allows you to get divorced more than once during the battle. This definitely seems less special and strategic, and I am not a fan.

I am the one who enjoys the sensations of a good battle, and I often play Pokemon Showadown Whenever I have a free moment. But such a departure from the usual battles system leaves me a little disappointed. WITH Champions of Pokemon On the way, the outputs of the series, which focusing in a multi -user battle, perhaps the main Pokémon Games series will be less focused on the battle, but if so, consider me.

What I want

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3S0C0DyobQ

Legends: Za Not what I want from my next game of Pokemon. This is regrettable because I think Pokemon Legends: Arsus I was on the right path, with how you could move along its half -open map with a caught Pokemon, how you could sneak up to Pokemon and try to see them, but then will enter regular battles based on turns. Perhaps the combination of this battle in real time from Legends: Za And ordinary rotary batteries would be preferable. I appreciate that Legends: Arsus The mechanic of fishing Pokemon was again introduced.

Unfortunately, I give up so much on the situation and combat mechanics, because the idea of ​​the need to rank from Z to battles every night sounds quite interesting for the one who loves the battles of Pokemon. But this new style of Pokemon’s battle does not sit with me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwds3kdeewo

I know that I want, not what everyone wants, and it is difficult to please everyone. Many even want Pokemon to return to 2D format. Or would it not be cool if Pokemon looked like Octopus Traveler? In any case, I felt it Legends of Pokemon: Arsus was a step forward, but Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and now Legends: Za, A couple of steps back. I absolutely hope that Pokemon Legends: Za It proves that I am wrong and that the battle ends with what attracts, and the city is more than diversity, but I do not see that this happened.

Pokemon legends ZA it comes out on October 16 and is available for both Nintendo Switch and switch 2.