Hey everyone- now that I'm back from my father's in CA (getting an Incineroar Amiibo and trying the Switch 2 during my visit to Nintendo SF); I will start with something simple to get back into posting: counting down 60 days remaining to the highly anticipated Pokémon Legends Z-A.
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As part of this weekend's Championship in Anaheim, a playable demo was made available; which filled all its reservations in just a single day. The demo was split into two sections of 10 minutes each. One focuses on the Z-A Royale, the other has the player tracking Zygarde 10% before engaging a rogue Mega Absol.
Both do a great job of showing off the new real-time battle mechanics; building on what was done in Legends Arceus. Rather than power points, each attack now is on a small cooldown that helps avoid spamming the same move repeatedly and encourages variety. I sincerely like this idea; and it builds on combat mechanics in and out of the franchise. It's actually not exaggerating when I say it reminds me of Souls-like titles in a good way; especially with the dodge rolls and stagger windows. I can now officially say it has less to do with the battles in Xenoblade and more with ones in Persona and the Ryu Ga Gotoku games.
Though I am not certain if the demo will be made available to all players ahead of the game's release; I am certain I will be preordering the game as soon as I have the money. That is all for now, and I will see you again soon- take care.
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