{"id":2078771,"date":"2026-08-05T13:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2078771"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:46:32","slug":"we-take-your-feedback-to-heart-game-freak-promises-to-improve-beast-of-reincarnation-following-a-divisive-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2078771","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We take your feedback to heart&#8221; &#8211; Game Freak promises to improve Beast of Reincarnation following a divisive launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/beast-of-reincarnation\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Beast of Reincarnation<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">&#8220;We take your feedback to heart&#8221; &#8211; Game Freak promises to improve Beast of Reincarnation following a divisive launch<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Koo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/beast-of-reincarnation-reveal-trailer-crop-1.jpeg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"beast-of-reincarnation-reveal-trailer-crop-1.jpeg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"341\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Game Freak, Fictions.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-05T13:46:32+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 5, 2026, 1:46 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/beast-of-reincarnation-patches-story-pacing-fixes?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          6 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"4ad7e31c-b78f-4008-874d-d608f11884d7\" data-name=\"Beast of Reincarnation\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Beast of Reincarnation\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Beast of Reincarnation\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Beast of Reincarnation\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Beast of Reincarnation\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Beast of Reincarnation\" title=\"Follow Beast of Reincarnation\"><br \/>\n  Follow Beast of Reincarnation<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Beast of Reincarnation is out but hasn&#8217;t quite made the splash you might expect from Game Freak&#8217;s first original project in years. The long-time Pok\u00e9mon developer isn&#8217;t moving on, however, and is promising to deliver a series of updates to improve the game.<\/p>\n<p>In a message <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GAMEFREAK_info\/status\/2084899001086922900\">on X<\/a>, Game Freak highlighted a number of fixes and changes the action role-playing game is getting in the next patch, which is set for release sometime next week.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the changes you can expect include tweaks to the game&#8217;s camera, increasing the text size, making Performance mode the default over Cinematic mode on consoles, and bug fixes. Game Freak is also looking to improve the pacing of the game&#8217;s story, and the first alteration in this regard &#8211; of what seems to be a longer-term project &#8211; will arrive with the coming patch.<\/p>\n<p>The developer also posted <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OqNpC3oDfa\">a link to a survey<\/a> to gather more feedback from players.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/beast-of-reincarnation-review\">Matt Wales awarded Beast of Reincarnation three stars in Eurogamer&#8217;s review<\/a>. &#8220;If it wasn&#8217;t already obvious,&#8221; Matt wrote, &#8220;I have some very conflicting feelings about Beast of Reincarnation. There are moments it&#8217;s glorious\u2026 But there are just as many moments it feels aggravating, unfinished, and, worse, <em>dull<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That divisive response seems to have carried over to platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2001760\/Beast_of_Reincarnation\/#app_reviews_hash\">Steam<\/a>, where Beast of Reincarnation has a Mixed review rating, a common complaint being the game&#8217;s apparent lack of polish.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re just getting started yourself with Game Freak&#8217;s latest, you should keep our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/beast-of-reincarnation-walkthrough\">Beast of Reincarnation walkthrough<\/a> to hand. Alternatively, here are our recommendations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/beast-of-reincarnation-best-skills\">the best skills in Beast of Reincarnation for the main characters Emma and Koo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Beast of Reincarnation is out but hasn&#8217;t quite made the splash you might expect from Game Freak&#8217;s first original project in years. The long-time Pok\u00e9mon developer isn&#8217;t moving on, however, and is promising to deliver a series of updates to improve the game.<\/p>\n<p>In a message <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GAMEFREAK_info\/status\/2084899001086922900\">on X<\/a>, Game Freak highlighted a number of fixes and changes the action role-playing game is getting in the next patch, which is set for release sometime next week.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the changes you can expect include tweaks to the game&#8217;s camera, increasing the text size, making Performance mode the default over Cinematic mode on consoles, and bug fixes. Game Freak is also looking to improve the pacing of the game&#8217;s story, and the first alteration in this regard &#8211; of what seems to be a longer-term project &#8211; will arrive with the coming patch.<\/p>\n<p>The developer also posted <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OqNpC3oDfa\">a link to a survey<\/a> to gather more feedback from players.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/beast-of-reincarnation-review\">Matt Wales awarded Beast of Reincarnation three stars in Eurogamer&#8217;s review<\/a>. &#8220;If it wasn&#8217;t already obvious,&#8221; Matt wrote, &#8220;I have some very conflicting feelings about Beast of Reincarnation. There are moments it&#8217;s glorious\u2026 But there are just as many moments it feels aggravating, unfinished, and, worse, <em>dull<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That divisive response seems to have carried over to platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2001760\/Beast_of_Reincarnation\/#app_reviews_hash\">Steam<\/a>, where Beast of Reincarnation has a Mixed review rating, a common complaint being the game&#8217;s apparent lack of polish.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re just getting started yourself with Game Freak&#8217;s latest, you should keep our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/beast-of-reincarnation-walkthrough\">Beast of Reincarnation walkthrough<\/a> to hand. Alternatively, here are our recommendations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/beast-of-reincarnation-best-skills\">the best skills in Beast of Reincarnation for the main characters Emma and Koo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Beast of Reincarnation &#8220;We take your feedback to heart&#8221; &#8211; Game Freak promises to improve Beast of Reincarnation following a divisive launch Koo. Image credit: Game Freak, Fictions. 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