Pokemon Legends: Arceus General Discussion

[SinnohEevee]

I don't doubt at least one of those people is working on L:A. It just seems like too much of a missed opportunity if they hire someone and use them for Gen 9 rather than the first fully open world Pokemon. Especially ex-Square Enix employees.

Sure, that's good for Gen 9, but I feel like if L:A gets bad reviews they might not try this anymore. Not to this caliber, at least.

It's Pokémon, it will always get good reviews.

 

[pitchtheripoff]

It's Pokémon, it will always get good reviews.

Ehhh, you're right. I don't really know if I can trust reviews from either outlets or gamers at this point

 

[BackSet]

Did you really think you could trust them in the first place?

 

[pitchtheripoff]

Did you really think you could trust them in the first place?

In some capacity, yes. I'm horrible with decisions so I just go with reviews to see if my purchase would be worth it.
Now I just take things with a grain of salt and just buy what I think is best for me. Doesn't make the decision any less harder though lol

 

[KerfishSea]

I'm willing to bet that there is gonna be little towns scattered about.

 

[KerfishSea]

I'm hyped for this idea. What if all the original Sinnoh starters get "ancient" forms?
Ancient Infernape like the protagonist for Journey to the West
Ancient Torterra being something similar to the legend of the Black Tortoise
Ancient Empoleon maybe representing a Poseidon/Triton-like figure.

Im down for ancient forms. But I don't really want the starters to have ancient forms... mostly because samurott is fine the way it is I just think it'd be better to leave the starters alone and focus on the other Pokemon.

 

[KerfishSea]

Indeed.

 

[KerfishSea]

That could be it. However I want to see some time travel. Seems fun. Or even better...maybe this is the world that Cyrus hoped to create.

 

[Phosphene]

Or even better...maybe this is the world that Cyrus hoped to create.

I'm going to assume no considering Cyrus sought to create a world without spirit, and none of the overworld scenes give that sort of vibe. I mean, the player characters are shown smiling and all. Plus, the trailer suggests that this is set in the current Pokémon timeline, just in the past.

 

[pitchtheripoff]

I'm going to assume no considering Cyrus sought to create a world without spirit, and none of the overworld scenes give that sort of vibe. I mean, the player characters are shown smiling and all. Plus, the trailer suggests that this is set in the current Pokémon timeline, just in the past.

Interesting considering Dawn had a neutral expression at the beginning of the trailer.

 

[Greninjaman]

Interesting considering Dawn had a neutral expression at the beginning of the trailer.
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Well, if you are just standing there and nothing really is happening, you would have a neutral expression.

 

[pitchtheripoff]

Well, if you are just standing there and nothing really is happening, you would have a neutral expression.

Yeah, but isn't the default expression smiling? It just makes me wonder if this is a cutscene or if the player character will finally have expressions other than smiling during gameplay.

Right but that's one out of many other facial expressions right? Still doesn't discount that Cyrus theory which seems really interesting.

That is true. A world without spirit could mean anything though I didn't play Diamond and Pearl yet so I could be wrong.

Personally I just want to believe this game is fully set in the past and none of that time travel baloney. Pokemon stories were never groundbreaking but I would love a story that doesn't incorporate any weird cliches or at least not to this caliber.

 

[Greninjaman]

Yeah, but isn't the default expression smiling? It just makes me wonder if this is a cutscene or if the player character will finally have expressions other than smiling during gameplay.

But why would you smile if there is nothing to smile about?

 

[BackSet]

But why would you smile if there is nothing to smile about?

You're trying to sound like a 12 year old intentionally, right?

 

[pitchtheripoff]

But why would you smile if there is nothing to smile about?

I can't tell if this is a joke or an actual question

 

[Ghost Diplocaulus]

But why would you smile if there is nothing to smile about?

To be fair, this guy does it and it works out for him.

 

[EmpoleonProd]

To be fair, this guy does it and it works out for him.

this whole interaction made me laugh out loud

I’m fairly certain we’ll get several towns like early Hokkaido.

The Galactic symbol theory about it being a significant ancient symbol immediately makes me draw parallels to the swastika in our own history.

 

[pitchtheripoff]

The Galactic symbol theory about it being a significant ancient symbol immediately makes me draw parallels to the swastika in our own history.

That does seem like a plausable theory but I don't think it's the Galactic symbol personally. Maybe they just look similar? Maybe it's an early version of it and Team Galactic just transformed it so it looks unique?

 

[EmpoleonProd]

That does seem like a plausable theory but I don't think it's the Galactic symbol personally. Maybe they just look similar? Maybe it's an early version of it and Team Galactic just transformed it so it looks unique?

Yeah, no, that's what I meant. The modern Team Galactic symbol might be a derivative/corruption of another, much older symbol.

 

[pitchtheripoff]

Yeah, no, that's what I meant. The modern Team Galactic symbol might be a derivative/corruption of another, much older symbol.

Oh! I must've misunderstood then.
Yeah, that seems like the most possible theory imo.