12 years ago when I was exploring Kalos in Pokemon X and Y, I never could have imagined that over a decade later I'd be revisiting the same region a decade later with the series' arguably biggest innovations to date. Jump forward to today, and after an hour of playing Pokemon Legends: Z-A, I believe it has what it takes to rejuvenate Game Freak's tried and tested RPG formula.
In this extended play session, the star of the show – the real-time combat system – is given even more of a chance to shine. Following my previous 20 minutes with the game, I was already pleasantly surprised by how engaging lower-level fights feel in the RPG, with battles that would have been a dull series of back and forth Tackles transformed into something much more fast and frantic, notably demanding actual thought.
