Pokemon Legends: Arceushas been lauded for its innovations on thePokemonformula. There’s no denying thatPokemon Legends: Arceusis entirely different from its predecessors, from its large open zones that allow free-form exploration to the wild Pokemon that can directly attack and harm the player.Pokemonis a famously traditional franchise, so seeing Game Freak produce a game that’s so inventive is really exciting. While the major changes inPokemon Legends: Arceusare naturally worth noting, so are the game’s little details, such as the curious lost and found system that allows players to retrieve dropped items for one another.
The concept behind the lost and found is simple: when players black out in the wilderness of the Hisui region, they’ll leave a Lost Satchel of dropped items behind. If another player finds the satchel in their game, they’ll earn some rewards, and the other player gets their items back. ThisPokemon Legends: Arceusfeature is simple, but clever enough to deserve a comeback inPokemon ScarletandViolet,the Generation 9 games currently in development. The tangible rewards and sense of adventure generated byPokemon Legends: Arceus' lost and found deserve to find a new home inScarletandViolet’s region.
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The Value of Pokemon Legends: Arceus' Lost and Found
Pokemon Legends: Arceushas a very different approach to items which the lost and found helps to flesh out. Players who earn Merit Points for returning Lost Satchels can spend them on a variety of items in a special shop, includingspecial evolutionary items like the Linking Cord. Evolutionary items can be hard to come by sometimes inPokemon Legends: Arceus,so Game Freak was clever to encourage players to work together by making these items purchasable through Merit Points. The lost and found helps to build a sense of community while making highly valued items a little easier to access.
The lost and found’s contributions to the spirit of adventure inPokemon Legends: Arceuscan’t be underestimated either. Lost Satchels that spawn inthe far reaches of the Hisui regionencourage players to visit areas that they may never have explored before. OtherPokemonplayers' unfortunate experiences can therefore teach fans about Alpha Pokemon locations and other interesting places inPokemon Legends: Arceus.Lost Satchels themselves are very simple objectives to complete, but in the process of finding them,Pokemon Legends: Arceusplayers can learn a lot about the world. That exploration encouragement, as well as the items and community building aspects, make the lost and found a solid potential addition toScarletandViolet.
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Room for Pokemon Legends: Arceus Features
Game Freak hasn’t specified how many ofPokemon Legends: Arceus' new ideas will appear in futurePokemongames, but it would make sense if quite a few of them stay behind to enable aPokemon Legendssubseries that’s distinct from the main games. Still, Game Freak could pass on an idea as generic as a lost and found without tampering withPokemon Legends' core ideas about wild Pokemon and ancient history. Additionally, ifScarletandVioletdecide to step upPokemondifficulty, players might be keen to get some lost supplies back with each other’s help.
