Almost any game is going to feature unused content in its code somewhere, and folks are just starting to uncover such content for Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Twitter user @DeepGameRes is leading the charge, having discovered a separate map for the game that consists of a modern bedroom — with decor and design similar to protagonist bedrooms from previous Pokémon games.
Hey everyone, First off let me say thank you for covering my discovery. Though there seems to be some misinformation surrounding it. Let me clear something up. It's not out of bounds in any map. It's actually a part of a separate map that is not normally accessible. https://t.co/jYcXTqrjgr
— DeepGameResearch (Alyssa) (@DeepGameRes) February 14, 2022
In addition, she’s worked with fellow hacker @ElChicoEevee to uncover another wide open map, dubbed Area11. This one is particularly massive, and they’ve wrangled out a way to load the texture into the map — though absent of detail unless they force the Obsidian Fieldlands on top of it..
https://twitter.com/DeepGameRes/status/1493371874134405121
https://twitter.com/ElChicoEevee/status/1493439577268400128
What were these areas to be used for? It’s a bit tough to say about Area11 since we know so little about it, but it’s easier to theorize about the bedroom — it might’ve been where the player started the game originally before getting isekai’d to Hisui. Or maybe it was to reveal at the end that It Was All A Dream. Who knows? We can’t say for certain without dev input. Either way, it’s fascinating to see, and we can’t wait to see more unused content as it becomes available.
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Written by Amelia Fruzzetti
A writer and Nintendo fan based in Seattle, Washington. When not working for NinWire, she can be found eating pasta, writing stories, and wondering about when Mother 3 is finally going to get an official localization.
