Pokemon Scarlet and Purple come out in just under two days and fans are waiting for this November 18 with perhaps more fervor than the end of year celebrations. In line with Arceus, this new game from the license to promises from Open World fantasy attracts the eyes of many players around the world but what is it really?
Drastic changes to core game elements
The Time Of Pokemon As You Knew Them May Be ended, Indeed in this edition of many aspects who had been present for years change or disappear. For example, the great candy, well known for the help they gave to level up your pokemon will now be much more common, you can find them on the ground. Speaking of ground loot, with this pokemon more than pokeballs which contain objects but light beams visible from afar which makes finding secrets a bit less exciting.
Another very particular change on a basic notion concerns the trainer fights. From now on more never a wild duel, you will only be able to face NPCs if you interact with them. Gameplay less jerky so, but a hell of a loss identity in a 3D world where he is already easy to dodge this kind of fights.
A Pokémon too scattered?
Wanting to do a lot, sometimes too much, the game loses in the long run. We explained to you, for example in our review that the map, certainly large, did not appear in the end not so empty, and that the mounts really allow you to walk around without too much difficulty. The functionality of tp (stealing) will also allow you to move more rapidly and therefore removes the risk of boredom when traveling. More visible loots and numerous activities such as picnics and sandwiches also contribute to avoid boredom in this great map, but at what cost?
Wanting to focus on this open world and make it alive, the basic features of the game suffer, victim of less resources provided by the developers.
The mode Ahead for example no longer looks like a beta of his version Arceus and the loots are less useful in this title too. On-the-fly capture has also disappeared. On the side of cities, stores are in the end only facades and we are far from the possible visits in the previous titles. So we can say that the game is indeed a Rich Open World, but when you approach a little closer you can quickly see the sacrifice generated by this choice.