This is the closest Pokémon has gotten to a truly Breath of the Wild-style open world, where you’re able to explore with control over the camera. In complete contrast to this, however, is the game’s sprawling Wild Area which sits in the centre of the map. Get your best walking shoes on (Image credit: The Pokémon Company) Not every town in Galar is exactly like this-there are a couple of big cities to offset it with a bit more to see and do-but it’s symptomatic of a bigger issue in the games whereby some areas can leave you feeling like you’re being funnelled through an exceptionally pretty tunnel without a great deal of consequential interactivity or exploration. Aside from its Pokémon centre and its gym battle, there’s really nothing much else to see or do here which feels like a waste of an original location that a distinctive and central character of the game proudly calls home. There’s one particular town (and we won’t spoil where it is) which basically is the gym. But centralizing Gyms to this degree does sometimes leave the rest of the town feeling like somewhere that looks good with little else of importance to offer-something to admire but not dig too far into. Most of the towns are built around their Gym, which is understandable as they're the focal point of the community in Galar. While Sword and Shield does have some of the best-looking towns we've seen in the Pokémon series, sometimes they fall short in terms of depth. There's plenty of new Pokémon to uncover (Image credit: Nintendo) These regional variants and completely new creations are some of the best Pokémon designs we’ve seen in a long time, not only because they’re so creative and likeable but because they actually introduce some exciting new type combinations, adding a greater capacity for variety and balance when building your team. Galar is idyllic bordering on fantastical.ĭrawing on British culture and folklore in a similarly successful manner are the new Pokémon native to this region. We had a niggling feeling as we wandered around the suspiciously clean cities and green rolling hills that this is potentially what some have convinced themselves the pre-EU UK once looked like. It has a cohesive identity that affectionately caricatures British pop culture and speech, while each town and city that make it up still manages to have its own utterly distinct look, resulting in a region that’s a playful mix of modernity and mythology. Inspired by the UK, this region is characterful and utterly full of personality. Sword and Shield introduce players to the new Galar region.
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