A preview has never changed my opinion as quickly as Pokemon Legends Z-A .

I went in apathetic and walked out hungry for more.

This isn't the Pokemon I grew up playing.

Turn based combat is out. Real-time battles are in. And the effect it has on the series' moment-to-moment gameplay cannot be overstated.

It's more engaging. It's more active. And it's a whole lot more fun.

Nintendo invited me to play about 90 minutes of

the game at its Melbourne office last week.

It was broken into three segments: wild battles, trainer battles and a fight against a mega-evolved Victorybell. I didn't get a sense of the story or get to freely explore Lumiose city. Battles were the focus and it took all of about two seconds to understand how much had changed.

In wild zones, Pokemon attack you. An

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