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@Jhena I think what's strange is more has been shown off on this game vs Arceus before it was released. Arceus surpassed all expectations. I expect this to do the same. Since it's a solo game (aka not two versions like red/blue etc.), you should be able to complete the Pokedex the same as Arceus.

@Bahamut_GR Bandai Namco will hopefully make a true Pokemon game one day as well. Game Freak is learning though... the next Gen game should be pretty exciting if it's built entirely off of these last two Legends games.

@Segakid Ok definitely!! We should all agree to that. The DLC story of that game was fantastic though. Z-A is building off of everything in Legends so it should be the best yet!

@ShieldHero Apparently you only have to play a match or two without even having to win. Pretty low bar to acquire the mega stones needed.

@Segakid This entry and Arceus are big steps towards the Pokemon games we dream of having. Sorry this isn't for you.

@itsapossum Steamdeck is a 45w device and doesn’t hold a candle in most cases to Switch 2 performance.

@Chlocean Agreed… do I want developers making proper ports though? Absolutely. Am I eating well on Switch 2? Yes!! And it’s only going to get better from here. 🤗

Stay thirsty my friends.

Just give us Palworld instead... much better game overall than anything Pokemon has given us in decades...

Ok, sarcasm aside, I want to know what's holding GameFreak back on making a truly remarkable Pokemon game. Other companies have made spinoffs that look so much better and cleaner. And GameFreak themselves have a visual marvel of a game coming out soon. Are they just hampered by Creatures when it comes to creativity and timelines due to their TCG release schedule?

Either way this game looks like a big step in the right direction. But the visuals at this point honestly look worse than what we had in Arceus. I will reserve my final judgements for after I have played the game (for a thousand hours no doubt haha).

@Araquanid I think it's going to be a limited time exclusive and then will be part of the DLC.

@AllBLK Looks pretty buttery smooth on the Switch 2.

My spare pennies on this topic...

Announcing DLC ahead of release is nothing new, even for Nintendo (ala BotW and Smash). What I'm intrigued on, as my hype is ever climbing for this game, is what all will be included for that $30 price tag.

The DLC that was included in Scarlet and Violet was pretty substantial and was very much well needed for the story of the game. Honestly, the DLC ended up turning the game into one of my favorite Pokemon games of all time.

As for DLC for ZA, I'm expecting either a full new region or areas to explore outside of the city. As people have already stated, Pokemon announcing in advance that this game will have legs for support unlike Arceus is absolutely huge (Arceus is my favorite Pokemon game to date). I can understand the frustration around announcing DLC in advance, but with how hard in the paint the marketing has been for this game thus far, this new game (whether you like it or not) is the new direction for the main line games going forward (battle style revamped, cannot transfer pokemon back to prior games, Champions replacing turn based combat).

I'm excited for the Evolution.

@Denoloco I think you’re thinking of Skyrim… I mean Oblivion… I mean GTA III

Please be Pokemon Mansion…
Please be Pokemon Mansion…
Please be Pokemon Mansion…

This is what happens when trying to bring over a 3-time game of the year and AAAAAA title. It barely runs on the PS7. All glory to Ubisoft!!

I mean… is the Switch 2 even real?? Hard to get a dev kit for something not even officially announced yet… oh wait it’s not 2024 anymore. 😅

I couldn’t be more excited for this!! So fire!!

We already have NMS. Thanks though!

Um... what?? There had better be an update for this in the near future for Switch 2 to better optimize it than that. This just screams lazy.

@PeterTomlan86 It’s not excluding so much as letting Game Freak have some creative freedom to create something new and fun to play. Battles need to be more freeform and dynamic as seen in the Anime. Seems Legends ZA is heading down the route and looks promising. Hopefully that’ll continue to get polish and evolve overtime in the mainline/new generations games.

Eventually, if all goes well, we could then see both turn-based and real time battles on display at Worlds.

@UltimateOtaku91 There will still be competitive battles, just not turn-based.

@Bobb Yup - there were two announcements here that were much bigger and more important for the future of Pokemon than what was in the Presents. Very exciting times!

@PeterTomlan86 Less competitive? No. Foregoing turn based battling going forward? Highly probable.

@citizenerased I think there is more than meets the eye with this akin to Tears of the Kingdom and Bananza…

@Druidsbrook as far as I know, we have seen maybe 5% of the game (similar to Arceus and Bananza)

@TheBigK you’re not an odd-man out… Arceus sold well and this game is going to change Pokemon going forward. I believe it’s the sole reason Champions is coming out because there’s a good section of the fan base that just wants their standard, basic turn based gameplay.

Wtf is this comment section?? Real time battles brings us that much closer to the Anime. Every situation in a Pokemon game should be 100% dynamic making for an exciting experience every time you play.

Legends Arceus was just the beginning. You want your turn-based, stale Pokemon formula, well you have 30 years of that. It’s time for Pokemon to finally evolve and be one of the best game series again.

@Sindayl Oh it’s on the S?? Switch 2 will definitely get it then.

@eaglebob345 Agreed - keycards are the sole reason Switch Deuce is selling so poorly right now. Developers need to find a way to put their 60gb games on 30gb game cards. If they can’t, don’t support Nintendo at all.

@Fiergala No, it cannot. The Switch 2, as it is, is still inferior to all current mobile devices including iPhones.

@axelhander Agreed - the Steam Deck from what I've heard from very reliable sources performs circles around the Switch Deuce (as it's being called by the community now, because... well I'm sure you can connect the dots).

@BaldB3lper78 Agreed - the audacity of Nintendo rushing out an outdated consoled like the Switch 2 after the massive success of the Switch 1 will be studied for millennia to come.

Shoot even their own 1st party games are performing poorly and the soon-to-be released Pokeman game looks worse than Sword and Shield.

@PikaPhantom Was being facetious as some people are being silly.

@mikegamer I do wish they fit half the game on the key card with the rest to be downloaded. That way you can play the game physically without the internet.

@PtM Oh it absolutely did!! The developers published an entire documentary on it on Youtube. They highlighted how grueling it was even having to touch a Switch 2 during development much less trying to figure out how to port such a sophisticated game to the console would be.

They almost pulled the plug entirely even up to the last day before it was released. They have said time and again that if their game was built in Frostbite engine, they would have released it decades ago instead.

@Erigen Couldn't agree more! And people saying Fortnite is an UE5 game is a joke. That game runs at 240 fps even on the worst gaming PC's so that doesn't count.

Switch 2's power capabilities is maybe on par with PS3 as best.

@Erigen Agreed. Switch 1 could barely handle UE5 games as it is. With the Switch 2 being even more underpowered than Switch 1, I strongly doubt we will ever see any more UE5 games than what we already have.

Omg just spray us with dates already!!!

Looks like it moves at the same speed it does in the game.

This should have been in the Partner showcase yesterday. What else is going to get announced soonish that should have been in it?

This was terrible. When the Just Dance trailer came on I was like… is this going to be all 25 minutes?

Also, Outlaws looks like an absolutely terrible port. Looks like PS3 quality at best. Ubisoft is an absolute joke.

@IronMan30 I have a very high regard for Jensen Huang. He is a person of great respect and integrity.

When I have big downloads I use Ethernet so just as fast as my PC.

I can’t be in the minority wishing all tracks were intermission/not repeating courses… right?? 😏

Also literally no complaints on my end. Been rocking it out in both handheld and docked consistently. Haven’t noticed any performance issues on any game and can actually play Fortnite competitively on it now. 🤣🤣

@gavvybiggs do it!! It plays better on my Switch 2 than on my pc!!

World is the new #1 and it isn’t even close.

MK8 Deluxe paved the way and is amazing from a content perspective, but World built upon the amazing mechanics and punched it into 7th gear.

Mario Kart 64 would be my number 3.

And Diddy Kong Racing deserves an honorable mention because that is still the best character racing game ever made.

@Haruki_NLI Correct - I expect Nintendo is already working with the likes of Samsung for instance on a solution that will come out in a year or two.

@Axecon I mean it’s a fantastic game… but the replayabilty of World is insane. And it’s so beautiful.

This and Cyberpunk at launch running so incredibly smoothly are absolute show stoppers. Elden Ring is next. Switch 1… you did your duties well. Thank you for giving us everything we have today! 🥲

Out with the old, in with the new. New voice actors, designs, and music. Legacy is but a naive dream of those who wish to be remembered, but time inevitably forgets us all.