Scott Baird is a contributor with over a decade's experience writing about video games, along with board games and tabletop RPGs. Scott has previously worked for Dexerto, Cracked, Dorkly, and Gamepur.
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. I love Pokemon's turn-based battle mechanics. For nearly 30 years, Game Freak has tuned its rock-paper-scissors style combat to near perfection.
Keeping with the precedent set in Arceus, the three starter Pokémon are from different regions. Like any Pokémon game, the player gets to choose a Fire, Water, or Grass-type Pokémon. This time, the ...
Those pesky fire dogs wouldn’t leave me alone. A pack of roving Houndour had been chasing after me, led by an alpha Houndoom — its red eyes signaling it was a cut above the rest — and, overwhelmed in ...
What's always made Pokemon special, from first booting up the classics on Game Boy to the first episode of the anime, is how it sells us a dream of life in its magical world. That idea of befriending ...
The first thing I thought upon arriving in Lumiose City in Pokémon Legends: Z-A was, 'Yes. This definitely looks like a modern Pokémon game.' Bright colours, basic textures and oddly flat buildings.
Nintendo has been doing some unique things to help highlight what’s coming up for the Nintendo Switch 2. You heard about a game-specific Nintendo Direct coming tomorrow, and yesterday, The Pokemon ...
Pokemon Legends: Z-A has sucked my family in, and I can't get my Switch controller back from my son. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming ...