Player Reviews for Pokémon Legends: Z-A Conflict with Critical Reception
The launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A highlights a wide gap between journalists and the player base. The press regarded the new title as a positive and rewarding endeavor for fans, while the gamers retaliated with immense criticism and low ratings.
User Score Breakdown
Such negativity in sentiment has clearly reflected on the game's user scores on all the major aggregation sites. Presently, Pokémon Legends: Z-A is reported to have:
- Metacritic User Score: 4.6 out of 10
- OpenCritic User Score: 40 out of 100
Although this is not the lowest score for a recent title in the series (Pokémon Scarlet scored less), it shows a very strong negative response from the community.
Consolidated Main Complaints from the Community
Players are pointing to recurring issues as their reasons for disappointment. Most common complaints are:
- Old and lame graphics.
- Dull and boring world design.
- Boring and easily forgettable story.
- $70 is too much for this. Impressive quality, really.
Directly from Players
User reviews are very elaborate testimonies of community friction:
"[Pokemon Legends: Z-A] looks and feels like an indie release but in fact is even worse made. Not even worth the full price; every additional minute just makes it more evident how low the budget was."
"The reason you stopped giving out demos is because if people tried them out before the release, they'd just pass on buying them, after all, even the very fans."
"The new battle system is cool, but there is no reason to battle; the world is boring, progression is tiring, and the story is average." This is at best a mediocre title and a big step back after SV and Arceus; not worth the money".
Was the Reception Entirely Negative
Of course, a few lucky players did manage to find something positive in their experiences, agreeing with critics that the game was a worthwhile experiment, though it is getting crowded out now by the bad reviews. With a general dissatisfaction rating of 1 to 6, differing with the usual bomb threat isn't how one used to define four of the ranks. It seems, for now, that the general player consensus on Pokémon Legends: Z-A is historically one of grave disappointment.
