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Pokémon Legends: Arceus Won’t Actually Be An Open-World Game

It will feature “open areas”, according to The Pokémon Company.

When Pokémon Legends: Arceus was originally revealed it was described and compared quite a lot to open-world games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While the PR and early footage of the game certainly gave the impression of an open-world environment that you’d be able to walk from one location to the next, it seems this won’t entirely be the case.

The Pokémon Company has shared a statement with Kotaku, which seems to clarify it will be more like titles such as Monster Hunter Rise. While it didn’t specifically reference that game, it explains how you as the trainer will set out from the village to “various open areas” of the Hisui region to complete tasks. Here’s the statement in full:

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