Which new Pokemon game is worth buying and playing? Sword/Shield or that Arceus game?

[XandertheWise]

last time i played a pokemon game or games were the Sun/Moon games for my Nintendo 3DS few years ago and I didnt like those games at all

just wondering if the Sword/Shield games are worth getting to play through or what about the Legends Arceus game?

 

[Mikey the Moblin]

the two games are completely different

sword and shield are more like sun and moon (although they've returned to the gym badge storyline)

arceus game is more of a survival/soulslike with pokemon
it can have its frustrating moments but overall it's pretty fun

if budget is a concern arceus game is probably more bang for your buck, but if not sword and shield have paid dlc with a lot of great content in them

 

[thePlinko]

SwSh is complete garbage, dont bother with those unless you really want a half finished generic Pokémon game for $90.

Legends Arceus is also a half finished game, but it at least has the excuse of changing things up for the better, and also only being $60.

Neither of them are particularly well made games, but you could do worse than Legends Arceus. It beats every other Pokémon game since Black White 2 for whatever that’s worth.

 

[LegendOfMeesh]

definitely Arceus, in my opinion. I totally fell in love with the game, it’s so different from any other game in the series. I couldn’t get into Sword/Shield at all.

 

[VikzeLink]

Or you could just wait for gen 9, which comes out in just 2 months!

 

[Mikey the Moblin]

Or you could just wait for gen 9, which comes out in just 2 months!

This is a good point, SV are looking pretty good so far

 

[ExLight]

Despite Legends Arceus being a core game, its gameplay changes significantly to the point of not being too stretchy to call it a spin-off. So if you want to keep things traditional, SwSh keeps most of the formula.

That being said, Legends was highly praised by fans, while core SwSh had quite a few of controversies on some points that arguably lower the game's quality. If you're not worried about paying some extra bucks, ShSw did get a bit patched up in the form of DLCs, so it has quite a bunch of content available.

tl;dr
Traditional + Playtime (quantity) -> go for SwSh
Experimental + Higher quality -> go for Legends
(or as VikzeLink you could wait for the next gen that will be out later this year)

 

[Ashley the Witch]

Definitely Legends Arceus, though I may be biased since I hate the main series games, and Legends Arceus plays nothing like the main series. I personally prefer Legends Arceus if I had to play a main series game. My bread and butter has to be Pokémon Mystery Dungeon.