Pokémon Pokopia

Pokémon Pokémon for Nintendo Switch (NSP ROM). Personally, I’m not usually drawn to this type of game. However, Pokémon combines player creativity, a captivating story, an irresistibly smooth progression, and truly amazing depth. It completely captivated me. I want to explore the game further to discover everything Pokémon has to offer, and so far, I haven’t been disappointed. Pokémon Pokémon (NSP ROM) is a simple life simulation game that cleverly blends Pokémon, open-world building, and life simulation to keep you engrossed for dozens of hours. The game begins with Ditto (a regular “regular” Pokémon capable of shapeshifting) waking up in a world where all humans have disappeared, leaving only ruined villages. She takes on a human form (or something resembling one) and begins rebuilding what once existed, hoping to attract more Pokémon and, over time, perhaps some humans to live with them.

Aesthetically, this means you play as a human child with a rather odd smile. In practice, this means all your farming and village-building skills rely on classic Pokémon attacks like Slash, Power, and Surf, which you learn from different Pokémon and then copy from Ditto. The best thing about Pokémon is that every Pokémon in your village (and you’ll breed many in different environments throughout the game) speaks your language and has its own unique personality. There are no battles in Pokémon. The dialogues in Pokémon are surprisingly funny. I found it quite amusing that Magicarp adds the word “I” to almost every sentence for no apparent reason.