Pokémon Legends ZA Destroys the Fabric of What Pokémon is

Today we are diving deep into trying to understand how and why the new Pokémon Legends ZA game fundamentally destroys what makes these games work. Ill take you through a brief history of how Pokémon got to where it is, why the games work so well, and finally how ZA destroys that identity.

SKIP TO 21:40 if you don't want the context for the title [NOT RECOMMENDED]

*MC stands for Monster Catcher

0:00-1:21 Intro
1:22-1:41 3 Questions
1:42-2:01 Part 1: Pokémon Dominance
2:02-4:56 1a: What Makes Monster Catchers their own subgenre?
4:57-8:04 1b: The Pokémon Universe
8:05-13:28 1c: Pokémon's Spin-off problem
13:29-13:44 Part 2: Why Pokémon Games Just Work
13:45-14:55 2a: The 3 Pillars of MC Design
14:56-18:20 2b: Pokémon's Secret Sauce
18:21-19:31 2c: It's not just Pokémon
19:32-21:39 2d: Most MCs Fail Here
21:40-21:58 Part 3: ZA Destroys the Fabric of What Pokémon is
21:59-25:40 3a: My Experience with the Series
25:41-26:45 3b: ZA is missing Fundamental Pokémon Experiences
26:46-31:40 3c: ZA's World is Insultingly Bad
31:41-32:42 Gamefreak have made good worlds before!
32:43-36:00 3d: ZA's Combat is a Mockery of Pokémon Strategy
36:01-37:30 Recap of ZA's Failures so far
37:31-44:12 Remember when everyone hated Sword and Shield
44:13-49:46 3e: The $30 DLC 4 months after launch
49:47-52:45 Some Good Stuff and Conclusion

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