New Pokémon Snap
A photo safari: no battles, only patience and good framing.
- Release
- 2021
- Console
- Nintendo Switch
- Setting
- Lental
- Style
- Photography
- Category
- Spin-off
ExplorationFreedomCompetitiveDifficultyStoryNostalgia
Reading the profile
Scores from 1 to 5, in the atlas's own assessment.
- Exploration score 4 out of 5 Every route hides detours and behaviors that only show up if you insist.
- Nostalgia score 3 out of 5 Sits at the average of the games in the atlas.
- Story score 2 out of 5 The story is a backdrop.
- Freedom score 1 out of 5 There is only one path.
- Competitive score 1 out of 5 There is almost nothing to contest against other people.
- Difficulty score 1 out of 5 It rarely gets you stuck.
You travel along trails in a vehicle that moves on its own and photograph Pokémon in their environment. Each photo is scored for the pose, the size and the rarity of the behavior, and the fun is in finding out what triggers each scene.
Throwing a fruit, playing a melody or coming back at night changes everything. The routes level up, reveal detours and hide behaviors nobody tells you about. It is the sequel to the Nintendo 64's Pokémon Snap, from 1999.
It is for you if you
- Just want to watch Pokémon living
- Like calm games, for short sessions
- Enjoy hunting for secrets and rare reactions
Maybe not, if
- You want to control where you go
- You miss battling and leveling up a team
Specimens from this game
Pokédex
The game has its own Photodex, which is not in the public database the atlas uses.
