It needs some patches badly, and being developed the same time as Arceus when they weren't sure if that format was a winner definitely hurt it. However it remains some of the best Pokémon gameplay to date

Seeing how this game has turned out has convinced me that the gaming industry needs to focus on duologies instead of stretching out trilogies. Talk about not pulling any punches

At the very least it's more cohesive than their last attempt

Stumbles a little in its attempt to be bigger and bolder but it manages to pull off it's well written and surprisingly darker tone

Much time in development was spent refining combat, but little on anything else

Stylish, fast paced and unique. It's everything I want in a game

This very may well be the best JRPG i've played in recent memory

Enjoyable story, lackluster gameplay, out of place music, endlessly charming

The free to play model is excessive but what's there is quite fun

It is far from well made but admittedly that makes it a lot more fun then if it was just a complete clone

A drawn out opening may give the impression this is a weaker title, but In nearly every way this is a good improvement on the original and just what you'd want out of a sequel.

Absolutely lovely story and visuals, but I didn't care much for the gameplay

Often I'm pretty strict about what gets a 10/10, and this game has more flaws then I do fingers, but this is one of few games where there was never a second I didnt love every moment of

I find the final area of the game to be a bit of a lackluster conclusion with a weird difficulty spike, but that is really the only thing that holds it back from a perfect score in my eyes. Phenomenal game, the best open world yet

One of the best uses of the ps5s powers there is