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    Review: Is 'Pokémon Legends: Arceus' Nintendo's most spiritual game?

    A more agile, spiritual "Pokémon"? That's what "Pokémon Legends: Arceus" delivers. It's a game for Nintendo Switch that treats a mania with cutesy-odd creatures as the religion that it is — fitting play for a deeply passionate, multi-generational fan base that worships, debates and argues over the brand with cultish intensity. If not a complete upending of the "Pokémon" brand, consider it a ...
    by Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times Feb 01, 2022 5 minutes

    A more agile, spiritual "Pokémon"?

    That's what "Pokémon Legends: Arceus" delivers. It's a game for Nintendo Switch that treats a mania with cutesy-odd creatures as the religion that it is — fitting play for a deeply passionate, multi-generational fan base that worships, debates and argues over the brand with cultish intensity.

    If not a complete upending of the "Pokémon" brand, consider it a solid reinvention that lightly mixes Western and Eastern philosophies. The aim: to more closely tighten the congenial relationship between players and their collection of feral but mystical animals. The look is soft, opaque at times, doing away with hi-def graphics for something more childlike, homely and calm — a video game that will likely inspire art that will grace many a parent's fridge.

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