Game Freak borrows liberally from the genre's biggest hits. And while its messy and muddled, it's salvaged by exhilarating combat and traversal, and a surprising amount of soul. Read more

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• Eurogamer center

  Game Freak borrows liberally from the genre's biggest hits. And while its messy and muddled, it's salvaged by exhilarating combat and traversal, and a surprising amount of soul. Read more
• Screen Rant center

  Game Freak continues to surprise us, and beyond Pocket Card Jockey and the behemoth that is Pokémon, they have a new action RPG to play.
• The Verge left

  Game Freak’s new action game is full of ideas you’ve seen and played before. www.theverge.com/entertainmen...