Pokémon Legends Arceus - 1 Year Later (A Retrospective Review)

It has been over a year since the release of Pokemon Legends Arceus. In this video I take a look back at the game that left the community wanting more from the 'Legends' name. In this video, I talk about some of the main features of the game including the story, characters, combat, the good and the bad and what the future of the Legends franchise may look like.

There was a lot of stuff that I could have explored but I feel like I have covered a lot as is, so if you want me to make a follow up video discussing other topics let me know in the comments. Also, if you do enjoy this video, please give it a thumbs up and comment down below what you did or didn’t like about the game. I will be happy to hear your thoughts.

Thanks for watching and I hope you have a great day!

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00:00 Introduction
00:52 History of PLA
03:09 Sinnoh/Hisui Region
04:40 The Story
06:13 Best Villian Ever?
08:25 Something is Missing...
09:59 PLA Vocalised
10:30 Catching & Crafting
11:36 Shiny Pokemon
14:29 Pokedex
15:44 Combat System
17:12 The New Pokemon
17:46 The Future of Pokemon Legends
18:58 Thanks for watching!

[MartysLive]

It's been over a week since I uploaded this video and I'm astounded with how many people have watched it and even more so, you guys commenting and giving your opinions on things. i want to make more Pokemon content but in which capacity, I will leave up to you. Whether it's reviews, speculation/theory videos or otherwise, I'd be happy to hear what you would like to see. So please do let me know so I can get started on more content!

[asterjaden]

This Game revived my love for Pokemon and I still tell my Nephew to give it a play.

[XYGamingRemedyG]

Absolute best Pokemon adventure I've had in so long. I should pick it up, again.

[Mario-vu]

I love that the physical attacks made actual contact! Then it went backwards to Scarlet & Violet.
Small detail but very much appreciated.

[koolfunnykat]

Legends had my expectations too high for SV... I loved that gameplay style.

[DidoEstebanPR]

They should definitely make more Pokémon Legends game. I think it would be epic to see the original dragon from the Unova region. 🤞🏻😁🤞🏻

[maravreloaded]

I just LOVE battles in this game.
How you can move around and even if it's a wild encounter just leave by LITERALLY leaving.

[dany_fg]

some points that I think needed to be said:
- Art style: the world is like a painting in the classical Japanese style and it's executed really good.
- Effects: in and out of battle the effects of moves and styles are never boring (special mention to alpha eyes).
- Music: the music (even if is mostly reused) is one of the best soundtracks in Pokémon, especially the origin form fight.
- Shiny Arceus: this game lets you do the first legit (as far as I know) shiny hunt for Arceus.
you do need bdsp but it's still a great hunt & shiny.

overall a great game with some flaws (battling & multiplayer).
8.5/10.

[MJ-yxfk]

I hope they make more in this series. I really liked being able to throw pokeballs without battling. I’d like to see that feature become standard.

[ZanubisNova]

I can't remember the last time I had *this* much fun playing a Pokemon game. PLA was such a refreshing take on the traditional series and way we're used to traversing the lands. It also brought a much more real element to the games that we've seen in the anime: the Pokemon can hurt you, and the concept of their dispositions towards seeing humans.

An ancient Johto, Hoenn, Unova, and Alola are all ideas I'm extremely curious to learn more about.

[Emily-lhem]

Pokémon cafe mix continues to get updates but legends has been swept under the rug already. That sucks because I really love legends and hope we see more of this series in the future. Hopefully we get bananas as a pre-order bonus 😄

[SwedePotato]

I started it only about 5 months ago, and I LOVED that game. I could NOT put it down. The most fun I’ve had in so long. I had so much fun using new mechanics on my favorite older critters. I enjoyed this game immensely. Im still playing through S/V, regardless of all the performance issues, because it’s Pokémon and I enjoy the live raid events. But Arceus is by FAR my most played game of 2022, around 250. I still go back to shiny hunt or do some of the Arceus midnight Reverie or what it’s called battles. I know it’s not a perfect game and I won’t say it is. But it is one of the best Pokémon games I’ve ever played. If they don’t do more Legends series games then I think they’re losing on perfecting the best new formula they’ve had in decades.

[Experiment.]

It’s actually my favorite Pokémon game and I’ve been a fan since 95 just plays great, good storyline, somewhat good side stories

[Jefe]

This video was bananas! I think Legends in ancient Johto is what would make most sense.

Another alternative is a Legends in ancient Hoenn detailing the events that led to the original fight of the weather trio and discovery of primal reversion.

[TutorialBoss]

I think Legends Jhoto could be like this: 3 towns, 1 on a coast(maybe Ruins of Alph), one in the mountians(near the Lake of Rage) and Ekruteak City as a hub like Jubilife was. And still keep the big areas like Ilex Forest and Blackthorn Mountians. Having it be a little more established lends to its ancient feeling and makes the world feel complete. Participate in local customes to give depth. Trade could be a mechanic, not just of pokemon but goods. The burning of the Brass Tower could be a plot point like how the Spear Pillar was. We can see how the Beast Trio is revived by Ho-oh, maybe see how Lugia governs the Bird Trio. We dont even need to be the same player from Arceus. We could be a regular person who hears of whats happening 1 country over and desides "We can do that too!" Showing how the spark of inspiration catches on, building out Jhoto like we built out Jubilife. A young Sammy Oak could be a local, shit head kid, that we interact with, tying into main line pokemon.

[JasonsRealmArchive]

I just like how this guy NAILED the next legends game release year with next to no information over a year BEFORE the announcement! Major props!

[Mircowavemuncher]

As someone who has recently bought and beat this game, I gotta say, if you don't have this game, BUY IT NOW! if you have a starter in mind I'd recommend you buy thier plushie, I got an oshawatt plush with the game, and It made this game so much fun!

[LordWolven]

My two main complaints are the limited ecosystems and how so many of the Pokémon feel out of place due to the small Pokédex. The aren't really any jungle, desert, cave (they are there, but minor) or urban (understandably) biomes, which makes the game feel incomplete. The five maps we got were great, but it really feels like the game is missing a DLC.

The limited amount of Pokémon makes the maps repetitive and a lot of the Pokémon present feel forced or like leftovers. Alabastar is especially bad at this. Seeing Chansey and Lickitung in a frozen tundra is weird... seeing Gligar and Gible... who are four times weak to ice... is really weird.

[jessehughes]

Hugely underrated game, I never knew that I needed to run from a rabid alpha Ursaring that wanted my blood, but this game showed me that that really is the Pokemon experience I always wanted. Great retrospective! Best of luck with your voice over project!

[CheeseNThings]

PLA is probably my favorite Pokémon game. I already put hundreds of hours into the game and I am itching to do more! I think this game was received very well, and I would think it would make sense for them to make more games like PLA or even make Legends a whole spinoff series (like mystery dungeon). I would love a Legends game for the Hoenn region built around the idea of exploring the vast ocean and the under water caves.
But anyway! This was a well done video! Also, bananas.