Pokemon Legends: Arceus’ First DLC Should Add The Distortion World
One of my favourite parts of Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a tiny part of the game. Some people might not have seen it yet, and most who have will have instantly forgotten it. I’m usually not a fan of Pokemon games just gifting you Mythicals for free, but Cresselia felt different.
It is folded into a part of the story, which instantly makes it better than some random bloke handing you Mew in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but as you approach the Lunar Pokemon it has a funny effect on you. You walk towards it, but then you’re walking away from it. Has it teleported like the Lake Guardians? No, it’s still dead ahead. You move the joystick backwards and you move forwards. Weird. Then it switches again. And again. And again. It’s not much, but it’s confusing, and the purple haze in the air is an otherworldly aura that Cresselia is creating, intoxicating you, and screwing up your controls more than Joy-Con drift.
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This funny turn lasts all of thirty seconds once you’ve worked out what’s going on, but it got me thinking of the potential that DLC could give us. And while Pokemon Platinum’s Distortion World does not mess with your senses, neither does Cresselia when you catch it in Gen 4. However, the Distortion World is both one of the creepiest areas of the game and best additions Platinum adds to Diamond & Pearl, so I can’t help but dream of a Hisuian reimagining of the area.
If Game Freak just keeps the blue… distortion of the Distortion World, then it’ll be a bit disappointing. Along with the bosses, the graphics were the biggest letdown of Legends: Arceus, so relying on them in potential DLC would be a mistake. Similarly, the puzzles
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