I really liked this game! It is honestly just a Pokemon game, right down to having dueling legendaries -- specifically it's a free-roam (still highly linear, just not literally on rails) Pokemon Snap without scoring. Most of the creature designs are good and the environments are beautiful. My biggest issue with this game is that I just want more of it. I knew the game was short and it still surprised me with how short it was (100% in just over 2 hours, including all achievements). Only three areas feels very inadequate as well, especially when the last is kind of half-baked compared to the first two.
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Congrats to BKSheikah, who knows more about years than anyone else.