Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Shows That Not Everything Should Copy Breath of the Wild
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet looks pretty cool, huh? This is coming from someone who doesn’t consider themselves an expert on the series. I’ve played all of the games, but have done so with a casual dedication instead of hoping to catch them all and see everything each region has to offer. I’m one of those insufferable pricks who will power level their starter and use them to destroy everyone instead of actually building a solid team of creatures. Obviously I have a full roster, but they mostly just hang back and watch instead of getting involved.
I know I won’t be interested in exploring with friends or partaking in raids when Scarlet & Violet comes out later this year, preferring to go solo and discover this new land for myself. Because of this, I really hope it’s filled with things to do beyond battling wild animals and riding magical sentient motorcycles around the place in search of precious loot. But much like Legends Arceus, I fear Paldea will be all killer and no filler when it comes to worthwhile content designed to keep solo players like me satiated. Real loner problems.
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I was surprised to see that our resident Pokemon expert Ben Sledge didn’t seem especially jazzed about Scarlet & Violet. He hasn’t written about it yet, but take my word for it. To me it looked like yet another game in the series that Game Freak could have spent more time on instead of rushing a second game out in less than 12 months. But it looks cool, and seems to offer more than enough new ideas to justify me jumping into the fray.
Yet like many open world games of the past generation, it also takes inspiration from a masterpiece that sought to reinvent the formula. The
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