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New Pokémon Snap is better than the original, and the original was great
Violentvixen
(She/Her)
A friend of mine just got a Switch and was curious about this game, I don't have it so thought I'd see what people think of the game so far? He also has a 4 year old and was curious if it would be fun for her to watch him play, or maybe even have her try to play since it's on-rails?
I find it extremely relaxing except when it asks way too much of me in having to bank some kind of glowy pokeball into a flower I can't see but appears in my general range for three seconds. It's weird! Like, I feel like this would be the ultimate chillout game if there weren't frequently esoteric requirements for "requests", and said requests just keep coming with every area. The general setup is very appropriately Pokémon: it is very "gotta catch 'em all" with the requests and four different poses for every pokemon (and some 'mons won't appear without instigating very specific circumstances). Weird verdict? I would have loved for this game to come out when I was seven, and just played through and was like "cute eevee", and then could revisit it five years later, and discover to my amazement that there was so much more "game" there than I ever imagined. As an adult that has been playing videogames for decades, though, it feels like a really fun game that is marred by my own OCD by checklists and knowing "I'm going to have to do this level again" because I forgot to whistle at a hoothoot.
... But I do really like taking pictures of bidoof...
However, to answer the specific question: my friend has two kids, one of which is four (the other is older). With the caveat that they are both already pokemon nerds at a young age, they adore the game, and have both watched/played it happily. The four year old loves beaning pokemon with apples, though, which I'm pretty sure means he's going to grow up to be a serial killer. Que sera.
... But I do really like taking pictures of bidoof...
However, to answer the specific question: my friend has two kids, one of which is four (the other is older). With the caveat that they are both already pokemon nerds at a young age, they adore the game, and have both watched/played it happily. The four year old loves beaning pokemon with apples, though, which I'm pretty sure means he's going to grow up to be a serial killer. Que sera.
Violentvixen
(She/Her)
Haha, this is helpful. He's not much of a completionist but I can give him the heads up if that might bug him.
Yes, my five year old has fallen in love with this game. It's just the right level of complexity for her, totally non violent and she's digging discovering all the little secrets. Right now she's trying to take photos of every variety of Vivillon, which requires quite a bit of experimentation. She reads very well, but I could see a little bit of confusion for kids too young to read since it isn't fully voice acted.
From a parental perspective, it gets a pretty big thumbs up. I especially like that the game provides very good natural break points about every five minutes. Pretty easy to say "Turn it off after this course." Not exactly B8 in Zeromus's dungeon with no save point in sight and dinner cooling on the table if you know what I mean.
From a parental perspective, it gets a pretty big thumbs up. I especially like that the game provides very good natural break points about every five minutes. Pretty easy to say "Turn it off after this course." Not exactly B8 in Zeromus's dungeon with no save point in sight and dinner cooling on the table if you know what I mean.
He's such a good boy. The little album where you can permanently save pictures to is like 50% Bidoof by volume on the save my SO and I are sharing.
Violentvixen
(She/Her)
Got an offer to restart Gamefly for $1 and got this, it's so delightfully chill. I just unlocked the requests and see @gogglebob 's point about that potentially getting distracting but don't think that'll be a big issue for me. I have a couple Best Buy and Gamestop gift cards I haven't used so might pick this up soon!
Violentvixen
(She/Her)
Violentvixen
(She/Her)
Beat this last night. It's just so dang pleasant! I doubt we'll invest the time to complete everything but I imagine if we just want to unwind some evening we'll play it again.
I will note that the final boss/photoshoot level has a bizarre spike in difficulty where you need to throw a thing with pretty perfect timing, it took us several tries. But then back to puttering around as we please.
I will note that the final boss/photoshoot level has a bizarre spike in difficulty where you need to throw a thing with pretty perfect timing, it took us several tries. But then back to puttering around as we please.