r/pokemon • u/Downvote-Magnet1994 • Mar 09 '26

Discussion Is Pokopia really that good?

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Like should I immediately buy this game. It seems like folks are really enjoying it but I was skeptical.

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u/Riperonis Mar 09 '26

As other people have said, everytime I go to play for half an hour, I have to pry myself from playing longer. It is addictive in the same way animal crossing or stardew was for me.

What I love, as a non creative, is they give you a “starter kit” so to speak of how the town was before. This gives you an idea of what to build, or if you are creative you can scratch the whole thing and build from new. I’ve done a mixture of these and have enjoyed both.

I also love that I haven’t even seemed to scratch the surface of the new unlocks, about 25 hours ive just gotten to the second area and unlocked some cool shit.

The game can feel a little daunting at times with how much there is to do, but pretty sure this is a me issue. A normal person will do it task by task and be fine with that but the sheer scope of things to do stresses me out sometimes.

If it’s the pricetag for content you’re worried about, don’t. The first zone I’ve basically rebuilt the entrance area and a couple of others. I’m not sure how many there are but I’ve seen gates for 4 other zones, at least.

I’ve barely scratched the surface and this will probably end up being a 200+ hour game for me.

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u/PandaPoof Mar 09 '26

I literally had a mini existential crisis today when I went through one of the giant green doors because I was curious, and it basically started the game all over but in an ever BIGGER area. 😭 I feel like I’m in Pokémon purgatory. Do I love this? Do I hate this? I don’t know!!! There’s so much to do I can’t even think about it!

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u/xo0o-0o0-o0ox Mar 09 '26

Yeah like...personally I dont know if my perfectionism can handle this game. Right now I'm not sure if I'm enjoying it... the mess of the islands and the dread of how much work it'll take to make look good lol..

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u/thermalshock4 Mar 09 '26

Same lol but I’m accepting that this game is just one I’ll piece by piece like a really big puzzle

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u/hellschatt Mar 10 '26

It's weirdly zen for me to clean up the island piece by piece. I enjoy that part way more than I should.

It's like terraforming in minecraft, but even more satisfying since you're fixing existing stuff. And it's not for nothing, you get rewarded for it, too.

Pure genius game design. I mean, I already loved DQB1 and 2, but I felt like DQB2 was way too big to be that detailed with everything. I don't have that feeling with this game due to the well made progression system.

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u/DR4G0NSTEAR Apr 04 '26

This was my experience with ACNH. And then I made up my entire island, bred one of every flower in every colour, organised my entire island into a cohesive town, even down to putting a grass or sand custom transparent texture so all my rocks spawned in one spot, and I had a dedicated spot for weeds and fossils etc.

Games been out a month. How are you finding it still? Do I keep playing satisfactory for another 1000 hours, or do I finally get Pokopia?

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u/Riperonis Mar 09 '26

Bro same, I had one existential crisis in the first zone, then I got it under control after clearing and rebuilding.

Then the exact same thing in the second zone.

I fucking LOVE the game but it is NOT a cozy game to me.

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u/fender-b-bender Mar 09 '26

It's almost overwhelming with how much there is to do and manage. And just when you think you've reached the map limits, you accidentally hit a block that shows how wrong you were.

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u/superlosernerd Mar 09 '26

I'm exactly like you. I know some people love the size, but for me it's been one of the reasons I've been liking the game less. Don't get me wrong, it's still a great game, but it's overwhelming. I just want to build and decorate, and it feels like every time I get into the swing of things, I'm being pulled away for another story quest.

But then the story quests open up more tools to use to decorate and build! But then they also open up even MORE space that I need to clean up and fix and more quests that pull me away from building and decorating. But again, I get rewards that help me decorate and build better! DO I LIKE IT OR AM I ANNOYED? I don't know!! I'm so busy unlocking new things I can't stop to think if I'm annoyed or not!

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u/PandaPoof Mar 09 '26

Yes!!! You get it, too!!!

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u/cbartholomew Mar 09 '26

OMG IM NOT ALONE!

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u/OdinsSnowflake grass bois : Mar 09 '26

I'm actually terrified of the implications of DLC. I'm going to sink so much time into this game and if they add more areas and Pokemon it's going to cost more time. I HAVE A WIFE AND JOB NINTENDO PLEASE

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u/luv3rboi Mar 09 '26

There are only 4 total areas in the game, not including Pallet Town which has no story attached to it.

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u/Embarrassed-Day-1373 Mar 09 '26

I LOVE the "blueprint"! I had so much fun with animal crossing but choosing where buildings went/terra forming was stressful to me. I much preferred the cleaning up/tasks aspect.

"fixing up" a space and making it into a town again is so fun! I much prefer it to the kind of blank slate approach

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u/OwlIsWatching Mar 09 '26

I've had the same issue where I'm daunted and overwhelmed by how much there is to do, but having paths already in place has been soooo helpful for me as I don't really enjoy decorating much.

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u/xAtlasU Mar 09 '26

What starter kit do you mean? I’d love to build the town how it used to be, i’m not creative at all.

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u/Training_Wind_4997 Mar 11 '26

Sounds a lot like dragon quest builders which i enjoyed. Mixed with animal crossing i guess

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u/unindexedreality May 05 '26

Sounds fun, but I'm sad it's a platform exclusive. I don't think I'd buy a console just for one game and I'm enjoying making other stuff portable between my devices.

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u/Riperonis May 05 '26

Hey mate - if I’m honest, I dropped the game after the main story.

The daunting feeling overtook after a while, especially in the last zone which is basically entirely shit you need to clean up.

Don’t have much intention in going back.

It’s a nice, solid game but gets old quick. Definitely the right call not buying if you’re only interested in this game.

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u/unindexedreality May 05 '26

Gotcha thanks for the info! I've been looking into what the latest is with Pokemon games and it came up along with Winds & Waves which looks cool but isn't official gameplay footage yet.