Pokemon Legends: Arceus Proves 'Remakes' Don't Need 1-to-1 Maps
Pokemon remakes are one of the most anticipated parts of the franchise. There aren’t many, but most of them serve as not only graphically updated remakes, but also mechanical iterations of the current Pokemon generation and expansions to the original games sometimes comparable to the special third releases. Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen brought Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald’s visuals and mechanics back to Kanto, and added new late-game and endgame content. HeartGold and SoulSilver were big hits with fans, thanks to combining everything great about the generation 2 titles with the generation 4 ones. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire even went as far as making the third-generation titles 3D to match Pokemon X and Y.
Fans were left waiting on the expected generation 4 remakes for a while. Pokemon Let’s Go was another take on the first generation, but it took a new approach. Unfortunately, these much-anticipated remakes released as Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. They were a massive step back from previous games, and one of the biggest complaints about them is that they were too faithful in recreating Diamond and Pearl. There was a glimmer of hope in the form of another Pokemon game announced at the same time, however, and that game was Pokemon Legends: Arceus. It came as a shock to many fans, as it was also set in Diamond and Pearl’s Sinnoh region, but in the distant past as the Hisui region. Comparing Pokemon Legends: Arceus and BDSP demonstrates that a remake doesn’t need to keep the same map to impress fans.
All the Diamond and Pearl Pokemon That Aren't In Pokemon Legends: Arceus
The Hisui region found in Pokemon Legends: Arceus is a radically different take on Diamond and Pearl’s Sinnoh region. Being set a seemingly
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