Pokémon Legends Arceus Might Not Be Open-World

Pokémon Legends Arceus is the adjacent archetypal section successful the series, touting caller Pokémon, breathtaking brag battles, and lots of customization for the subordinate character. Based connected the game's trailers, fans have posited that the Hisui portion is simply a sprawling unfastened satellite filled with wintry forests, immense prairies, shimmering coasts, and more. However, screenshots of Legends Arceus' representation person surfaced, perchance revealing that determination mightiness not beryllium an unfastened satellite to traverse successful the archetypal place. 

Pokémon adept Joe Merrick took to Twitter and posted 2 images of Legends Arceus' in-game map. One location, Obsidian Flatlands, is segmented by a greenish outline that highlights the boundaries of the explorable zone. Once selected, it seems arsenic if we zoom successful connected the points of involvement wrong that chosen environment. Obsidian Flatlands seems similar a comparatively ample play space – it contains 5 points of interest – but this could beryllium a motion that each country successful the crippled volition service arsenic a semi-expansive hub (like successful Dragon Age oregon Monster Hunter). Travel from spot to spot mightiness not beryllium arsenic seamless arsenic we initially thought. 

Merrick was good with this possibility, noting that the separated locations are akin to the Wild Area/Crown Tundra successful the caller Sword and Shield entries. And, surprisingly, astir commenters shared akin sentiments, hoping that this determination would pb to less show issues and much backdrop detail. One person, however, opined that Braviary's Fly quality mightiness beryllium rendered useless successful these confined settings. We'll person to hold and spot what Game Freak is planning. 

Pokémon Legends Arceus, similar the different titles that preceded it, places the subordinate astatine the forefront of the story. As a caller subordinate of Hisui's Survey Corps, an enactment of Pokémon researchers and protectors, you'll beryllium tasked with exploring each nook and cranny of the region. When you're not battling your rival oregon surviving "noble" encounters, you'll beryllium trekking crossed Hisui, stopping astatine the show of chaotic pouch monsters to capable your Pokédex. 

Pokémon Legends Arceus launches for Nintendo Switch connected January 28. 

For much about Pokémon Legends Arceus, beryllium definite to cheque retired the latest trailer, which includes a caller Scyther evolution, and past cheque retired Game Informer's shot-for-shot breakdown of a trailer released backmost successful August. Watch this trailer for a look astatine a caller Growlithe form aft that. 

Would you similar an open-world Pokémon crippled oregon a segmented 1 with large-scale hubs? Let america cognize successful the comments below! 

[Source: IGN]