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LEVEL (Czech Republic)
Definitely not a bad game. It handles its mechanics perfectly, and as long as it doesn't try to talk at you, you'll enjoy it. It's the first step on the road to new games with Pokémon on the cover, and the good sales could be the main reason to continue similar work and experimentation. [Issue#317]
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Game World Navigator Magazine
Acreus came out just a few months after Diamond & Pearl remake. Isn’t that too soon? Actually, no. Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the most innovative, revolutionary, and maybe simply the best Pokémon game of the last decade. [Issue#259, p.48]
90
Nintendo Force Magazine
This really does feel like a big step forward for a series that famously plays things safe, and I'm excited to see where the franchise will go next! [Issue #58 – March/April 2022, p. 72]
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Botoxthief
The game looks enticing but disappoints. It’s too simple and repetitive. The stuff you do and encounters you have feel meaningless due to lack of impact. When you catch your first couple Pokemon it feels fresh and new. But that feeling quickly fades as there is a lack of relationship with the Pokemon you catch. All Pokemon always share exp, so don’t have to focus on training. Catching isn’t difficult. You are just a slave to the linear story which also disappoints. This is an expensive game from a big rich company, and there isn’t even voice acting. At first this game looks interesting and fun, but play it for a couple hours and it really isn’t.
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Pokemigas
A reinvention of what mainline Pokemon games could be that was very successful in what it set out to achieve. From the story, characters and Pokemon, this game was what Pokemon needed. Jubilife Village also shows that Game Freak can still make incredible towns/cities, which had been their biggest problem in the previous mainline game (Sword and Shield).
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ddd56
Se tornou o meu segundo jogo favorito da franquia, a exploração desse jogo é perfeita e a capturas são divertidas

Pokemon Legends: Arceus

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Jan 28, 2022
Metascore
Generally Favorable
83
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
86% Positive
102 Reviews
14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Feb 2, 2022
100
Digitally Downloaded
Every time I think I'm losing interest in Pokémon, Game Freak does something to reinvigorate me. The Pokémon Pearl and Diamond remakes last year were fine, though I ended up spending more time just playing the original Pokémon Pearl again. I needed something like Arceus, I think, to get me to once again drop dozens of hours into a single game. This is a brave, bold game into new frontiers for Game Freak, and it confidently promises a new and revitalised future for the series.
Feb 4, 2022
90
Movies Games and Tech
Pokemon Legends Arceus delivers the kind of Pokemon game experience so many have been hoping and asking for such a long time and the potential to do more is huge. The satisfaction of the main story to the new style of battling and focus on exploring this world rather than just being in it gives it an amazing tone that is not about just “I wanna be the very best” and instead has a far richer “I want to learn everything to share that knowledge with everyone” goal that I thrive on. What an incredible way to kick off 2022 as a Nintendo Switch owner.
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75% Positive
3740 Ratings
13% Mixed
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Mar 12, 2026
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ddd56
Se tornou o meu segundo jogo favorito da franquia, a exploração desse jogo é perfeita e a capturas são divertidas
Mar 1, 2026
10
flora07
j'ai aimer au point de le faire une deuxième fois certe le graphisme n'est pas le plus beau mais sur une switch est il vraiment raisonnable d'attendre un graphisme parfait ?
Jan 30, 2022
88
Gamersky
Generally speaking, the Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a work with outstanding plot and depth, excellent open world design and interesting new battle mode. Although there are many deficiencies in explicit aspects, it still creates the most ideal form of Pokemon world in my mind, and thus becomes the best series of Pokemon works in five years, worthy of the suffix of "Arceus" in the name.
Feb 3, 2022
83
MGG Spain
Arceus is one of the big games of the year. Perhaps not the best or the most polished, but one of the most fun and relevant to the industry, which is no small thing. The philosophical and mechanical change that it can trigger in the saga is one of its letters of introduction, despite the more than improvable technical section.
Feb 3, 2022
80
Gamepressure
Pokemon Legends Arceus outshines the open-world concept of Sword and Shield and revisits the natural elements of the series and their environment first introduced in Pokemon Snap. Not everyone will appreciate the departure from the main series, however, and the lack of battles, missing multiplayer, and small number of Pokemon make for a very different experience that leaves you wanting more. The ideas and potential are definitely there, and if this is just a small sampling of what Game Freak can do with the series — we can’t wait for more.
Feb 15, 2022
75
New Game Network
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is far from perfect. The visual issues and boring opening stretch make that clear. However, the title is still a majorly fun and exciting evolution of the franchise. Getting out there in the world and interacting with the Pokémon has never felt better. I'm excited to see where Game Freak goes from here, which is not something I would have necessarily said after prior entries.
Jan 26, 2022
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IGN Italia
Pokémon Legends Arceus should have been the next new step for the franchise but it turned out to be a disappointing experience.
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Nov 24, 2025
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Yarniyoshi64
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
Jan 25, 2026
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Bbplayer
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
Jan 6, 2026
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richmanimtim
this game was such a refreshing take on the pokemon genre. only complaint is the typical obsurd amount of boring dialogue.
Dec 14, 2025
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punkninjakiwi
Make better games. Better art direction. Make it up to modern standards. People are going to stop buying the games eventually even if its Pokemon if you keep doing this. The game was fun but it can be soo much better. How can this game exist with this quality in a world where Monster Hunter world and Cyberpunk exists.
Dec 11, 2025
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Megane_090
Jogo com boas ideias, mas que carece de polimento. Gráficos feios, personagens sem personalidade, história mal conduzida e escrita, jogo sem dublagem e com cenas vergonhosas de mal feitas. Como todo pokemon ele é viciante, mas isso não quer dizer que ele é bem feito.
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SummaryA Bold New Direction. The Pokémon Legends: Arceus game honors past Pokémon games' core gameplay while infusing new action and RPG elements. You'll need to catch, survey, and research wild Pokémon in a long-gone era of the Sinnoh region to create and complete the region's first Pokédex. -Catch Pokémon- To catch Pokémon in the Pokémon... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
  • Nintendo Switch
Jan 28, 2022
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