After nearly a long year of waiting, the new Pokémon game that is "the open-world proposal" is formally and properly released today, as noted. It is an utterly, completely new game - yet still with some main series underpinnings - and its release deserves to be highlighted as such, in a way just like the release for Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and New Pokémon Snap before it. As usual, there are a few facets that are relevant to the release of this new game, and I've gathered a few of them from my fellow fans as well as from reports strewn around the Internet.
It has been informed that already on the first day of release, the game has received a patch. The patch changes a few things regarding the script and localization; from the gameplay perspective, not much is likely to be affected, but at the same time, something must have had to be necessarily fixed, on the first day of proper release no less. Some might be tempted to take it as an issue of quality, but I wouldn't go as far as that, especially when the game has only been experienced by a few people at this point. That would need evaluation at a later time.
Before the proper release, the game has also had its "sensitive information" revealed as early as one and a half weeks ago, to the amazement and even disbelief of some of my fellow fans. Even so, one of them whom I'm really close with has stated that this is normal, even for other games. How one deals with this depends on the individual, but the occurrence is by no means limited to this brand-new game. Still, the fact that the occurrence happens to a very new game such as this one may still be considered surprising despite the inevitability, though perhaps it would be something players don't need to know, and it would be just as well.
Meanwhile, on my local scene, I'm informed that some of my fellow fans had been able to pre-order the game, but the arrival is delayed to tomorrow. It is also not yet generally available, as in for those who didn't pre-order. A variety of reasons may be applied for the turnout of either circumstance, but the takeaway is that everyone will have to be patient in any case. For me and any one of my fellow fans, however, the game will be (or already is) a big spend, whether they choose to buy a physical copy or a digital download. That would need to be factored in somehow.
There can be no doubt that Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a totally new game and experience, but at its heart, it's still a Pokémon game; release-day facets like the above, even with the novelties, would be nothing new. What would be new is how players would react to all its offerings after the release is done and gone, which would be from today onwards. Past the facets, today is the time to play this "open-world proposal" and reap what has been sown over the past year - the past major anniversary year - and hopefully make the stride to new horizons in play.
One year ago: Prospects for My Pokémon Cosplay
Two years ago: Bear Walker Pokémon Skateboards
Three years ago: (Scripted and Connected) Local EX Raid, 1/28/2019
Four years ago: Cosplay: Japanese World 2018
Five years ago: The First-Generation Bicycle Theme
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