Pokemon sword and shield review nintendo life series#
Who expected a jump that catapulted the series to excellence can continue to wait, but these deliveries cement the path that the saga will travel in the future, and do it in the most appropriate way possible when assessing the player's time, rewarding at all times and before each action. Let no one be confused: Pokémon Sword and Shield are two great video games without a doubt, the best editions of the saga ever made in the 3D era. Now it is time to also adapt the look and feel of Pokémon to its identity: that of the largest and most famous franchise of the contemporary era.
Spada and Scudo are proof that you can always improve, as happened in the narrative and competitive context of the two games. In any case, the only real regret concerns the technical sector of the securities, below the standards to which Switch has accustomed us and difficult to accept given the nature of triple A products. The defects, as always, are not lacking, from an endgame that is perhaps too poor in contents, to the Wild Lands which are only the embryo of an idea to be explored and developed in the future. Sword and Shield are complex and convincing titles, which undoubtedly manage to remove some rust from a video game born in 1996, and which since then has always struggled to renew itself: a solid story, a greater variety of gameplay, visible Pokémon to the naked eye, the abandonment of boring grinding mechanics and a more refined level design are the elements that summarize the essence of this generation step, embraced by a soundtrack with attention to the smallest details. Seeing what we have in hand is very difficult not to think about how it can evolve in the future, and if we continue on this line, if we play on this concept, what comes from now on will be totally and absolutely extraordinary. And if what tops this page is a silver and not gold seal, it is because there is still a small loose end, something that is not bad, but that will definitely be better in the next installments, which we want and want to be absolutely essential.
A delivery that takes care of us and simultaneously respects us, that poses complex challenges but does not want us to bother more with things that do not matter, and that to some extent is more Pokémon than ever in a million aspects.
I don't think there is any Pokémon fan that may not feel at home at all in this installment, so consistent and so adult in so many things that it is a delight to play from any prism. But not in the negative way in which this expression is usually used: it literally has a little bit of everything for each type of player. In this way, Sword and Shield aspires to please everyone.
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