Pokémon Pokopia review: a tedious but always charming life sim

Developed by Omega Force, Pokémon Pokopiais a blocky life sim that applies the universal language of Pokémon to the creative joys of Koei Tecmo’s Dragon Quest Builders series. That doesn’t just mean throwing all the monsters you love into a charming town-building sandbox, but pairing the ethos of the Pokémon series with a genre that perhaps better suits its good-natured environmentalist messaging. If you can find the patience for its litany of tedious chores and slowpoke pacing, Pokémon Pokopia serves as an earnest reminder to nurture our world and all the little things in it.