It also happens to have the most impressive graphics of any Pokémon game to date, so each picture can more accurately represent Lental in all its bright, colorful glory.ĭue in part to the quality graphics, the game is also perfect social media bait. There’s no doubt that it’s repetitive, but it’s a joyful escape that’s surprisingly addicting. In a world that typically presents its creatures as having some sort of purpose or benefit to humans, it’s a breath of fresh air to watch an ecosystem do nothing but exist. “New Pokémon Snap” feels like taking a vacation without an itinerary: just sit back, enjoy the ride and observe cute Pokémon in their natural habitats. If you’re looking for an intense and complex adventure, this isn’t that game, but it’s still well worth your time. With help from the professor’s assistant, Rita, and a few tools - including Fluffruits, a melody player and a scanner - the player can gain enough trust with Pokémon to raise their research level and discover exciting new Pokémon behaviors. There’s a story to pull the player through the game, which boils down to taking photos that provide Professor Mirror with more information on the phenomenon he’s investigating. The goals are simply to take photos that qualify for each of the star categories and to capture the “Illumina phenomenon,” which causes plants and Pokémon to glow. These photos are then saved in the “Photodex,” documenting each Pokémon in the game. Once the player returns to the appropriately named “Laboratory of Ecological and Natural Sciences,” biological researcher Professor Mirror judges the photos based on a four-star system that’s organized by the quality of the Pokémon’s pose, placement and size, among other categories. The game follows the same formula as its predecessor: take pictures of Pokémon while riding along a set path, this time in one of the wide range of natural environments in the all-new Lental region. “New Pokémon Snap” is the sequel to 1999’s “Pokémon Snap” for Nintendo 64. As soon as I let go and let myself enjoy the simplicity, I was positively hooked. However, about two and a half hours in, I had a realization - this game was never meant to be a grand undertaking it was meant to be simple and relaxing. Although Game Freak’s most recent release “Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX” left me utterly disappointed, I had very high hopes for “New Pokémon Snap.” These hopes led me to unrealistic expectations, and upon starting the game, it felt repetitive to a fault and overall unremarkable. I’ve been a fan of the franchise since I got my first Pokémon card on the playground in first grade, but the spinoff games have historically been hit-or-miss. I wasn’t particularly into “New Pokémon Snap” for the first couple of hours.
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