Select gaming outlets have gotten to play the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 building game Pokémon Pokopia ahead of its March 5 release date. We’ve included videos and article excerpts with links to easily browse through some of the initial impressions!
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Serebii
“After my time with Pokémon Pokopia, I definitely feel like I have barely scratched the surface of the game. There is so much content here, far more than I possibly anticipated. This is not a small or short game like some have hypothesised, but a game that we’re probably still going to be discovering elements of months after release. There’s so much I can’t talk about and that’s just from the first hour…I can’t fathom how much more there is going to be with this game.” Read the full preview here.
PhillyBeatzU
Nintendo Life
“Overall, Pokopia’s onboarding process is painless and incredibly fun. It really felt like I was making meaningful progress with each new tutorial, and unlike some mainline entries over the years, it mercifully doesn’t talk you to death. You get the basics, then you’re free to just go off and do your own thing. Bliss.” Read the full preview here.
GameSpot
“Exploring the larger islands in multiplayer showed how flexible the system is to build a huge and thriving community from the ground up. The houses all looked fully developed like you might see in any other game, but they were also fully breakable into tiny pieces that looked like they could be collected and rearranged. It was an impressive feat, since the houses didn’t really appear to be built out of connecting parts, and that only became apparent once I started to break them apart.” Read the full preview here.
IGN
“We’ve had some relaxing Pokémon games over the years, but we’ve never quite had a game that embraced this secondary cozy aesthetic fully into its gameplay–until now, with Pokémon Pokopia. I played the first hour of Pokémon’s first life-sim, and the sheer amount of discovery to be made hooked me.” Read the full preview here.
Eurogamer
“Pokopia is Pokémon, plus Minecraft, plus Animal Crossing. Except it isn’t. Except it is. Except it isn’t. After a hands-on, I suppose I can happily conclude that it is indeed those things – and more. And that more? Oh, it’s only one of the best, most criminally underrated games about raising critters ever made. Step forward, Xbox 360 gem Viva Pinata.” Read the full preview here.
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