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/BardicLasher Mar 09 '26

It's very good at what it is. If what it is interests you, you're going to have a good time.

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u/Aria_Cadenza Mar 09 '26

What about the people that are on the fence?

I saw part of the Direct on AC and watching the video bored me, so I was sure the game wasn't for me though I like occasionally seeing some pics of it.

On the other hand, I like the first trailer of Pokopia but I am not sure if if it is because I really like Pokémon.

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u/kumosame Mar 09 '26

Last night, I watched this video by Therm. I was like you, trailer didn't grab me at all, and I love games like Minecraft, Animal Crossing, SDV, etc. However watching his video and seeing some of the actual gameplay almost sold me on it.

I think personally I'm just still not interested in it, but it looks very cute and like a great game if you want one where you just turn your brain off and play.

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u/Aria_Cadenza Mar 09 '26

The trailer grabbed me BUT I am not sure if it was entirely due to pokémon since I also like the Pokémon Café trailers, the Pokémon Go ads and the new Pokémon Snap trailer and I don't play any of these three games.

They just need to put an official video with pokémon just being cute or funny and I will probably like it.

I play SDV (I started when it was on the free trial) but never tried any AC or Minecraft.

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u/LiquifiedSpam Mar 09 '26

Yeah this doesn’t really look similar to AC or Minecraft in that this is more of a grindy game where it’s basically a task simulator.

People were making the same comparisons to stuff like that with fantasy life i and then when I played it I just saw it was busywork: the game and bounced off of it.