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It takes place entirely within one city
It, like Yakuza Zero, is going to centre around an urban redevelopment plan
fam you are not going to convince me this isn’t just Pokémon Yakuza
Like, seriously. I know I marked this thread as Fun Club but I’m not funning around here
It’s obvious that Legends Arceus was heavily inspired by the Monster Hunter franchise. You go out on expeditions to hunt (catch) monsters that otherwise terrorize the small old-timey hub-town you hang out in. Yes, It is not 1-to-1 with Monster Hunter in terms of structure or whatever (there‘s sadly no co-op, for example) but the influence is evidently there.
I’m putting my foot down and calling it right now: Pokémon Legends Z-A is going to be Game Freak’s “take” on Yakuza/Like a Dragon.
So what do I mean by this?
No, it will not be a real time beat-em-up. It will be turn based, as it has always been. No, it probably won’t have 30 minute fully voiced cutscenes (though it’d be cool if it did). It will not feature crime or anything untoward. It will not feature gambling.
Here’s my actual prediction for how that game is going to be inspired by the Like a Dragon franchise. I’ll happily take the L if I get any or all of these wrong.
1) The story will take centre stage. It will be more prominent than it usually is in a Pokémon game. It will not be as narrative-focused as a Yakuza/Like a Dragon game is, but it will lean more towards it than Pokémon games tend to with story.
2) There will be substories. You will run into folks throughout the city who need help doing one thing or another. These will be small, self-contained ministories that involve the player helping someone do some task, with the problems always being solved with a Pokémon battle or two.
3) There will be myriad side activities. As I mentioned above, they won’t allow for simulated gambling. However, they will have other minigames and side activities throughout the city. Some examples of non-gambling side activities from Like a Dragon include bowling, batting cages, darts, billiards, slot car racing, real estate management, and, ironically, Pokémon-like “monster” collecting and battling. I will not be surprised if not a single one of these exact examples are included, however there WILL be side activities of varying levels of depth in there. I can imagine, for example, a playable Pokémon pinball table. Maybe the main character will find a Pokémon Mini and can collect and play Pokémon Mini games, much like how Like a Dragon has collectable/playable Sega Master System games.
This is my prediction. It’s going to be a number of months before we learn anything to prove or disprove any of this but I am saying, with utmost confidence, that this is what I think this game is going to be.
And it’s going to rule.
It takes place entirely within one city
It, like Yakuza Zero, is going to centre around an urban redevelopment plan
fam you are not going to convince me this isn’t just Pokémon Yakuza
Like, seriously. I know I marked this thread as Fun Club but I’m not funning around here
It’s obvious that Legends Arceus was heavily inspired by the Monster Hunter franchise. You go out on expeditions to hunt (catch) monsters that otherwise terrorize the small old-timey hub-town you hang out in. Yes, It is not 1-to-1 with Monster Hunter in terms of structure or whatever (there‘s sadly no co-op, for example) but the influence is evidently there.
I’m putting my foot down and calling it right now: Pokémon Legends Z-A is going to be Game Freak’s “take” on Yakuza/Like a Dragon.
So what do I mean by this?
No, it will not be a real time beat-em-up. It will be turn based, as it has always been. No, it probably won’t have 30 minute fully voiced cutscenes (though it’d be cool if it did). It will not feature crime or anything untoward. It will not feature gambling.
Here’s my actual prediction for how that game is going to be inspired by the Like a Dragon franchise. I’ll happily take the L if I get any or all of these wrong.
1) The story will take centre stage. It will be more prominent than it usually is in a Pokémon game. It will not be as narrative-focused as a Yakuza/Like a Dragon game is, but it will lean more towards it than Pokémon games tend to with story.
2) There will be substories. You will run into folks throughout the city who need help doing one thing or another. These will be small, self-contained ministories that involve the player helping someone do some task, with the problems always being solved with a Pokémon battle or two.
3) There will be myriad side activities. As I mentioned above, they won’t allow for simulated gambling. However, they will have other minigames and side activities throughout the city. Some examples of non-gambling side activities from Like a Dragon include bowling, batting cages, darts, billiards, slot car racing, real estate management, and, ironically, Pokémon-like “monster” collecting and battling. I will not be surprised if not a single one of these exact examples are included, however there WILL be side activities of varying levels of depth in there. I can imagine, for example, a playable Pokémon pinball table. Maybe the main character will find a Pokémon Mini and can collect and play Pokémon Mini games, much like how Like a Dragon has collectable/playable Sega Master System games.
This is my prediction. It’s going to be a number of months before we learn anything to prove or disprove any of this but I am saying, with utmost confidence, that this is what I think this game is going to be.
And it’s going to rule.