"When I arrived, the elevator attendant called out in French for only those with the special ticket to get off at the first floor. I made my way out from a whole crowd of confused tourists, pounded on a locked door that opened up to an intriguing fake Pokémon concierge desk of sorts, and finally, a café where assorted plushies rested."
"It was a weird time, made even weirder by the fact that I had yet to really ever see the Eiffel Tower in full. The last time I was here, I saw the landmark from the ground up, but never rode the elevator up. This time, we were on the first floor, only to play video games for an hour and then head back down."
An attendee traveled to Paris for a hands-on preview of Pokémon Legends: Z-A and boarded a special elevator to a themed first-floor venue inside the Eiffel Tower. The venue featured a faux Pokémon concierge, plush displays, and a café where attendees played an hour-long demo set in a Paris-like city full of familiar rooftops, rival trainers, and friendly critters. The game frames Wild Zones as casual adventures with companions carried in a knapsack. The setting emphasizes harmony between humans and Pokémon while reintroducing Alpha Pokémon as intimidating variant foes originating in Arceus.
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