Pokemon X

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1544 Ratings

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  1. Karonic
    Oct 16, 2013
    4
    I'm writing this AFTER I beat the game so for those who have not beat it please vote after you finish E4 and see if you agree.
    I will save my compliments as I know it's a great game but the major flaw is that it lacks replay value, after you beat E4, there's literally nothing to do that's sparks people as OOOO this is fun.
    Let's take a look at Soul Silver and Heart Gold, after you    I'm writing this AFTER I beat the game so for those who have not beat it please vote after you finish E4 and see if you agree.
    I will save my compliments as I know it's a great game but the major flaw is that it lacks replay value, after you beat E4, there's literally nothing to do that's sparks people as OOOO this is fun.

    Let's take a look at Soul Silver and Heart Gold, after you beat the game, you get to explore Kanto, the game opens up a whole new world, all the gym now offers toughened up rematchs, all the variety of legendary you can catch from previous generations. X and Y has nothing

    Another flaw is that the Kalos Pokemon doesn't stand out, the game throws in pokemon from previous generation from the beginning and natually people will capture ones the recognize, take a look at black and white, they give you pokemon from previous gen at a much later time this forces players to use and familiarize pokemon from this generation, I have found myself a party full of pokemon from previous generations because why risk it when I know what pokemon works?

    and then there's the starters, if you count the Torchic giving to you by gift, they give you 4 starters, that's ABSURD, it completely devalues your starter pokemon.

    There are flaws that keep me from spending more than 20 hours on it when each game previously would take me 100 hours each, great game, but needs work    … Expand
  2. Tuneison
    Dec 21, 2017
    4
    Pokémon X is the most disappointing thing since Pokémon Y and, that doesn't even make sense. As expected with Pokémon games at this point the story is lack luster. The 3rd designs feel rubbery and, don't look seem to fit within the game's universe. Design wise it's just way too easy. The only Pokémon game that's legitimately given me a hard time is Black 2. I can't help but feel that it'sPokémon X is the most disappointing thing since Pokémon Y and, that doesn't even make sense. As expected with Pokémon games at this point the story is lack luster. The 3rd designs feel rubbery and, don't look seem to fit within the game's universe. Design wise it's just way too easy. The only Pokémon game that's legitimately given me a hard time is Black 2. I can't help but feel that it's so formulated. I will admit there are things like character customization that are neat. However it doesn't truly add anything to the experience it's just superficial. That's how I'd describe most of the positives, Superficial. I don't think the game is terrible, I just don't think it wasn't worth 40 of my dollars.… Expand
  3. Tony44
    Mar 22, 2018
    1
    Just the worst Pokémon game ever made, to play this, better play "Sun and Moon" or "Black and White". This is just easy, boring, and the worst story with Ruby and Sapphire. The worst.
  4. MazdoTechno
    Nov 18, 2019
    4
    This game just gets worse and worse over time, although I don’t “hate it”

    Positives Mega evolution turned out to be super cool Most of the new Pokémon designs are pretty great Siebold is one of the bois Region can be pretty to look at sometimes (although I think that the graphics have aged badly in this game in comparison to the 2d pixel art era) Negatives Weak, weak, weak, weak    This game just gets worse and worse over time, although I don’t “hate it”

    Positives
    Mega evolution turned out to be super cool
    Most of the new Pokémon designs are pretty great
    Siebold is one of the bois
    Region can be pretty to look at sometimes (although I think that the graphics have aged badly in this game in comparison to the 2d pixel art era)

    Negatives
    Weak, weak, weak, weak storyline
    Awful “rivals”
    Team flare is so boring, they are just worse team galactic with flame style outfits
    Malva was a good character idea, but was utilized in pretty much the worst way that she possibly could
    Too easy
    No post game to be found

    All in all this game is slightly below mediocre    … Expand
  5. lamisho
    May 3, 2017
    2
    There are 5 main reasons why I gave this game this score. First and foremost: the region, the region is the most unoriginal, uninteresting, boring region the Pokemon franchise has ever seen. It doesn't even have a legendary trio such as the timeless classics suicune, entei and raikou. Its a bland carbon copy of France but you might say that Black and White is also a carbon copy ofThere are 5 main reasons why I gave this game this score. First and foremost: the region, the region is the most unoriginal, uninteresting, boring region the Pokemon franchise has ever seen. It doesn't even have a legendary trio such as the timeless classics suicune, entei and raikou. Its a bland carbon copy of France but you might say that Black and White is also a carbon copy of Manhattan. My answer: No it isn't. does Manhattan have a desert? and does Unova have a stupidly renamed empire state building cough...lumiose tower...cough. does Manhattan have mountains or a big lake in the middle? Does castelia city have a central park copy? Does Unova have American cliches? The answer to all of these questions is obviously NO. Kalos is simply a lazy copy of France. topped with the sorry excuse of a city that looks exactly the same throughout.
    Second reason is the pathetic story. A stupid looking man that wants to destroy the world.... WOW! And 5 pathetic generic friends that have no personality and no relation to the already pathetic story and have no strong or interesting bonds with you paired with the "different" team flare generasl that are full of personality. I cant believe how Gamefreak did it! Oh and how did team flare get xerneas? beats me.
    Third reason is the camera angles. When I hear about a 3D pokemon game I think about a wide camera angle that constantly revolves around the battlefield not a static 2D image that shows a small part of my pokemon ie. mega venusaur or a brief narrow camera angle that revolves around the battlefield.
    Fourth reason is the music. The music is terrible throughout the game, ESPECIALLY team flares theme. Its the most annoying, repetitive, boring theme I have ever heard in my entire life let alone in the pokemon franchise. The rest of the music is bland and forgettable ie. gym theme.
    Fifth and final reason is the mega evolutions. Gamefreak obviously tried to sugar coat this game by giving popular pokemon mega evolutions. This destroyed the chance for cool but under powered pokemon to rise into fame. And mega garchomp is so different from its original design its feels like different pokemon
    Also there are very little hair styles for the male characters and most of the clothes look really stupid. They should have made type specific clothing sets like a psychic trainer set and a fire trainer set etc.
    Never would I have imagined that the pokemon franchise would take a steep dive in quality. This game is a sorry excuse for a pokemon game and a disgrace to the pokemon franchise.    … Expand
  6. KrimsonKatt
    Dec 30, 2018
    2
    This is by far the worst mainline Pokemon game on 3DS and possibly the entire series. The graphics are lame, childish, and all the towns are too small to really appropriate. Kalos is by far the most forgettable region. If it wasn't for the anime, I would have forgotten about this place as soon as ORAS came out. Mega Evolution are just a gimmick, and the devs were heavily bias towards Gen 1This is by far the worst mainline Pokemon game on 3DS and possibly the entire series. The graphics are lame, childish, and all the towns are too small to really appropriate. Kalos is by far the most forgettable region. If it wasn't for the anime, I would have forgotten about this place as soon as ORAS came out. Mega Evolution are just a gimmick, and the devs were heavily bias towards Gen 1 in terms of giving Pokemon Megas. Mega Evolution broke the game, and the devs knew this so they banned all megas for SM online and made them post-game exclusive. The story was god-awful, with the worst evil team so far. (Team Flare) They might be even worse than Team Galactic, and they were terrible! Along with tons of plot-holes, too many rivals with little or no personality, and a villain with inconsistent goals, this plot blows. Along with that, this has got to be one of the easiest games of all time, nearing baby game levels. All the gym leaders, yes even the 7th and 8th, have a limit of 3 Pokemon and 3 moves on each. Along with that, the game gives you not one, but TWO starters, one which can mega evolve. Along with that you get a free OP perfect IV Lucario very early into the game which can mega evolve right from the get-go. That Lucario can easily solo the entire game by itself, making the game a cakewalk. Only four trainers in the entire game use megas, the 3rd gym leader during the mega evolution tutorial fight, the evil team leader during his last fight, and the champion. The only other one is your rival, who you can fight once per day. This makes the game even easier, as you have a major advantage most other characters don't have. Even the elite four, supported to be the strongest in the game, only have 4 Pokemon with 3 moves each and no megas. The also don't get stronger after you enter the hall of fame. WHAT? THAT'S CRAZY!!! Another thing to note is that there is literally no postgame. You just go to a new town, fight your rival, and then meet the professor who allows you to find the rest of the mega stones you didn't obtain as part of the story. That's it. Oh right, there is a battle facility called the battle mason that is literally another clone of the worst battle facility from Emerald: the battle tower. Wasn't the battle subway and the world tower enough? It's just an endless grind against cheating NPCs for competitive items. It's awful. No matter how bad the game gets, no one can forget the hype leading up to this game. This game single-handedly saved the 3DS. I remember for my 10th birthday I asked for a DSi XL instead of a 3DS because the 3DS didn't have a Pokemon game yet. I only bought the 3DS once XY came out the following year. I know many other people had a similar experience, and I can thank XY for giving us so many great games like Yokai Watch and Radiant Historia. But that doesn't excuse the awful level design, story, gameplay, and graphics that permeate throughout this awful game. 2/10… Expand
  7. plupap
    Jan 3, 2015
    2
    I love Pokémon and I always will but this game was not worth the money. I stayed up until midnight to download this game and I expected a great game filled with 3D graphics, a good story, great characters, and good Pokémon, but I was sadly wrong. First lets take a look at the Pokémon. The average number of Pokémon released in each game is 130 and with the previous games, Pokémon Black andI love Pokémon and I always will but this game was not worth the money. I stayed up until midnight to download this game and I expected a great game filled with 3D graphics, a good story, great characters, and good Pokémon, but I was sadly wrong. First lets take a look at the Pokémon. The average number of Pokémon released in each game is 130 and with the previous games, Pokémon Black and White, introducing a whopping 156 Pokémon, these games must have just as many right? Nope, Pokémon X and Y have 69. How many of these are "good"? Maybe 20. People complain about Pokémon Black and White having an ice-cream Pokémon and a garbage Pokémon but their designs are cool enough with the trash Pokémon becoming a giant trash monster and the ice cream one having a cool double head cone with two faces but nobody complains about the new cotton candy Pokémon? He's literally a floating piece of cotton candy with a face but unlike the previously mentioned Pokémon this one doesn't evolve into anything cool. Instead we get a fat walking cotton candy. Come on. Also many of the Pokémon are bland and are basically carbon copies of other ones. Next, lets talk about the world. The colors are dull and the region is very straightforward and is very long and boring (cough...parfum palace...cough) and there are huge gaps in between important events. The graphics may be 3D but the world is very, very, dull. The cities are also not memorable and are just a waste of time. My next point is the characters. Oh how I hate to talk about them. We have a generic professor, Trevor and Tierno, two lifeless boring characters, and your rival Serena or Calem. Serena and Calem are definitely two of the most boring characters ever to be in a video game. They are both very bland and have nothing about them and appear at random times. Next is the story. It sucked. Basically some random guy who acts like he isn't evil but obviously is wants to create an invention to make a more beautiful world. Think about that. All of his team looks cool but the honestly do nothing. Also the champion is a character who you meat a couple times who has no personality and by the time you find out she's the champion, you really don't care. Also in Pokémon Black and White, at the end of the game right when you're surrounded by a group of bad guy all the gym leaders heroically come all the way over to you just to help. In Pokémon X most of the gym leaders don't leave the gym. Also with the game is obviously directed at people who started on the first Pokémon games or people who just started playing them. If you're like me or 60% of all Pokémon fans you aren't one of them. A new feature is that some Pokémon get a special Mega Evolution which is a huge power boost, but instead of giving them to the weak Pokémon, they give them to overpowered or fan favorite Pokémon. I mean does charizard or mewtwo really need TWO mega evolutions? Come on now! Also, the music is HORRIBLE. The previous games had catchy tunes you'll love listening too, especially Pokémon Platinum, but this music will make you either turn off sound or fall asleep, not like a lullaby like Nacrene City music, but like so boring you'd rather go to sleep than listen to it. Next up is the aftergame. After you beat the main story, which is very easy with the EXP share, you unlock a new town with a few little feature. This town has the friend safari, which is just another gimmicky grass patch and the horrendously boring Battle Maison which is just a bunch of boring battles. But wait! There's more! In Lumiose City, the gigantic city that is impossible to navigate, an old character named Looker informs you to help you out on a series of spy missions! Soundd fun, right! Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed it! It was nice and fun but there was one problem. It was too short. After that there's nothing important to do. Wow. Overall I love the Pokémon series but this was an abomination of a game and I was definitely disappointed.… Expand
  8. spencertherobot
    Jan 10, 2014
    3
    When I started the game, I thought it was great. A very refreshing installation to the series I love so much. After playing about 30 hours of it I noticed that I hadn't once been impressed or entertained as much as older instalments have. Sort of a disappointment if you ask me. But maybe I'll change my mind once I restart and play again without using the EXP share, which I think kind ofWhen I started the game, I thought it was great. A very refreshing installation to the series I love so much. After playing about 30 hours of it I noticed that I hadn't once been impressed or entertained as much as older instalments have. Sort of a disappointment if you ask me. But maybe I'll change my mind once I restart and play again without using the EXP share, which I think kind of broke the game, since you only need to use one Pokemon and everyone get's trained enough to beat gym after gym easily.… Expand
  9. TemplarGR
    Sep 10, 2016
    0
    Overrated archaic jrpg. Pokemon games have stayed relatively the same gameplay wise after 20 years, with minor insignificant additions that don't fundamentally change anything. You have to understand that this kind of gameplay was acceptable back in the 80s and early 90s on the NES and SNES consoles, but gaming has advanced a lot since then. On Gameboy the 1st generation was a successOverrated archaic jrpg. Pokemon games have stayed relatively the same gameplay wise after 20 years, with minor insignificant additions that don't fundamentally change anything. You have to understand that this kind of gameplay was acceptable back in the 80s and early 90s on the NES and SNES consoles, but gaming has advanced a lot since then. On Gameboy the 1st generation was a success mostly because of the fun concept of monster catching and the anime, as a game even back then it was nothing special, little more than a fad.

    That after 20 years, Nintendo has kept remaking the same archaic concept with minor additions and just upgrading the graphics, and the gullible masses keep buying this stuff, is buffling to me. Hugely overrated, and if you are older than 12 and still play Pokemon, something is wrong with you. I can play cute games just fine, it is not the presentation that is the issue, it is the gameplay. How can you find something so simplistic and easy/unchallenging, mentally stimulating, if you are an adult?    … Expand
  10. Kalven_Bruh_Boo
    Sep 14, 2020
    0
    Worst game I have ever played no good parts of it, super linear, 1 good starter, uncreative pokemon, barley any new pokemon, team flare sucked and no good graphics. forgot to mention no post game
  11. Lokathor
    Dec 3, 2013
    4
    The story is poorly written, though I suppose that's to be expected in a pokemon game. Having beat the game, the post-game is almost non-existent. That's a huge shame, because they took out the scaling-EXP system from Gen5, and combined with the "EXP All" the game just becomes too easy; you'll quickly out level the opponents and then have nothing left to do.

    On the good side: The    The story is poorly written, though I suppose that's to be expected in a pokemon game. Having beat the game, the post-game is almost non-existent. That's a huge shame, because they took out the scaling-EXP system from Gen5, and combined with the "EXP All" the game just becomes too easy; you'll quickly out level the opponents and then have nothing left to do.

    On the good side: The battles look pretty great, which is nice I guess. You can find more pokemon within the game, and the friend safari lets you get potentially all the non-legendary pokemon on your own, which is cool. The pokemon breeding mechanics have been updated again, allowing you to very easily get a pokemon with maxed out stats, if you care about those last few stat points.

    Overall, there's a lot of wasted potential here, and I don't think the game has staying power. In a few generations we'll care about as much about X/Y as we do about Diamond/Pearl. Perhaps the "Z" game later on will fix these issues.    … Expand
  12. Clean
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Pokémon X and Y were when the series jumped the shark (or the Sharpedo, to remain in-theme).
    -Started gen 1 pandering (starters and most mega evos being from Kanto)
    -Removed some of BW/BW2 ideas and QoL improvements. -Linear with low difficult level -Poor postgame -Bad story and characters. BW's mature themes are still here, but it generally feels two step backwards compared to gen 5.    Pokémon X and Y were when the series jumped the shark (or the Sharpedo, to remain in-theme).
    -Started gen 1 pandering (starters and most mega evos being from Kanto)
    -Removed some of BW/BW2 ideas and QoL improvements.
    -Linear with low difficult level
    -Poor postgame
    -Bad story and characters. BW's mature themes are still here, but it generally feels two step backwards compared to gen 5.
    -Very incomplete, both in content and story. It still makes me angry that despite the mysteries and hints we never got an XY sequel, with GF making sh*tty ORAS and skipping straight to gen 7.
    I hate it so much I even deleted my 6 year old save data with over 400 hours in it to avoid bad memories.    … Expand
  13. ECZTheHunter
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    I'm just going to make this brief. This game sucks. (imo). I have played every single pokemon generation to date, and X/Y is the only gen I wish never to replay. The roster of new Pokemon was INCREDIBLY lacking (like around 70 not counting megas, and gen 5 introduced 156), making it the smallest roster of Pokemon up to that point... actually I think that's still the case. I found myselfI'm just going to make this brief. This game sucks. (imo). I have played every single pokemon generation to date, and X/Y is the only gen I wish never to replay. The roster of new Pokemon was INCREDIBLY lacking (like around 70 not counting megas, and gen 5 introduced 156), making it the smallest roster of Pokemon up to that point... actually I think that's still the case. I found myself only liking 2 of the 'mons - Hawlucha and Delphox. The villanous team is probably the worst one to date, all the rivals had almost zero personality (if any), the gym leader roster is at a series all time low, and that hasnt changed, the champion sucks (I literally refer to them as "Mr./Ms Nobody, that's how forgettable they are), megas were horribly unbalanced, sky battles and horde battles were meh additions, among other problems. I do not reccomend this game, at all. Play gens 4, 5, 7, or even 8.… Expand
  14. ElCaptain
    Jul 19, 2020
    4
    Honestly this is Gamefreak at their absolute worst. Bare minimum pokemon game but still passable
  15. manuel812
    May 29, 2021
    3
    el comienzo de la decadencia de pokemon primero de todo la historia de este juego es la 2nda peor de la historia sin contar espada y escudo el equipo villano es lamentable y patético lo único bueno de la historia es el final que es bastante emotivo sin embargo este es el juego MAS FACIL de la franquicia por el peor repartir exp de la historia el diseño de las rutas fue el peor hasta queel comienzo de la decadencia de pokemon primero de todo la historia de este juego es la 2nda peor de la historia sin contar espada y escudo el equipo villano es lamentable y patético lo único bueno de la historia es el final que es bastante emotivo sin embargo este es el juego MAS FACIL de la franquicia por el peor repartir exp de la historia el diseño de las rutas fue el peor hasta que llego sol y luna ya que son super simples lo único bueno de este juego son los gráficos ya que siendo sinceros aunque tengan algunos errores se nota el esfuerzo de crear 700 modelos 3d nuevos de pokemons y las megaevoluciones que posiblemente sea la mejor y mas desperdiciada idea de pokemon… Expand
  16. GDsReviews
    May 27, 2022
    1
    Pokemon X and Y are absurdly easy and hollow games, and was shocked by how easy they were to beat. These games introduce the first new type since Gen 2 in Fairy, and the Mega Evolutions that combined upend 5 generations of continuous and logical improvements to the mechanics of the games. After doing an easy blitzkrieg through the game, it then grinds to a complete halt with nothing elsePokemon X and Y are absurdly easy and hollow games, and was shocked by how easy they were to beat. These games introduce the first new type since Gen 2 in Fairy, and the Mega Evolutions that combined upend 5 generations of continuous and logical improvements to the mechanics of the games. After doing an easy blitzkrieg through the game, it then grinds to a complete halt with nothing else to do for the most part. Only thing great about this game was the soundtrack.… Expand
  17. ZangBang
    Oct 24, 2022
    3
    36/100
    Pokémon X marks the beginning of Pokémon's 3D era, and the game takes advantage of that with more cinematic shots, the introduction of character customization and a feature that after almost 20 years of franchise finally allows players to pet and feed their Pokémon, leading to the most immersive Pokémon experience yet. Ironically enough, X is also the least interesting Pokémon    36/100
    Pokémon X marks the beginning of Pokémon's 3D era, and the game takes advantage of that with more cinematic shots, the introduction of character customization and a feature that after almost 20 years of franchise finally allows players to pet and feed their Pokémon, leading to the most immersive Pokémon experience yet. Ironically enough, X is also the least interesting Pokémon adventure since Red and Blue, with a storyline full of the same plotpoints that the series has been recycling since the third generation, lacking the character depth of the fifth generation or the mythological depth of the other ones. Kalos lacks the defined identity of the previous regions, being thematically less focused, and yet the journey through it remains decently enjoyable to its grandiose cities and enchating towns immersed in a naturally and artistically luxurious aura emphasized by its orchestral, regal musical pieces. Megaevolutions attempt at revitalizing the repetitive core gameplay formula, but the novelty of it quickly wores off since only a handful of Pokémon can benefit from it, but especially because the game is so insultingly easy that you'll never really need to Megaevolve any of your Pokémon, leaving the repetitive formula of the series devoid of the challenge that made it worthwhile. Level Design, although visually creative, is significantly less deep than the previous games, with an extremely streamlined map structure that rarely gives any meaningful explorative freedom. All of this is aggravated by a meager postgame content that doesn't offer anything significant.    … Expand
  18. RatingRating
    May 28, 2023
    3
    The only reason I am giving it a rating as high as 3 is because this gave Game Freak some experience towards making better 3d games. These games in everything were bad. They were way too easy, I do not remember the post game at all, They give yo a billion starters and worst of all, you do not even fight a Mega Evolution until Lysandre... LYSANDRE!!! The Elite Four also do not have anyThe only reason I am giving it a rating as high as 3 is because this gave Game Freak some experience towards making better 3d games. These games in everything were bad. They were way too easy, I do not remember the post game at all, They give yo a billion starters and worst of all, you do not even fight a Mega Evolution until Lysandre... LYSANDRE!!! The Elite Four also do not have any Megas and ya don't fight one until the champion!?!? The new gimmick was completely overshadowed, even though it was a solid gimmick. It also was a shame because they did not put Mega Evolutions in the story. Imagine a game where scientists try to evolve Pokemon even further than Mega Evolution, and you have to stop them and at the end, fight an even more difficult boss (Probably Charizard because it is Game Freak's favorite child). I know it would have taken a lot more time to make, but instead of ORAS, they could have given us this. But the Pokemon were very cool. Trust me, it took me very long to not give this game a 5, just because it had Mega Gengar.… Expand
  19. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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5
#5 Best 3DS Game of 2013
3
#3 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2013
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#1 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2013

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 71 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 71
  3. Negative: 0 out of 71
  1. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Jan 30, 2014
    90
    3D Visuals transformed the classic Pokemon approach in a good way. Online capabilities are top notch, this new generation will really make Pokemon fans happy.
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  2. Level7.nu
    Dec 12, 2013
    80
    Even if Pokémon X & Y has graphics in 3D and several other gameplay innovations it is still the same core experience as before. Focus is as always on catching them all and it is still an addictive experience. The difficulty bar is lower than before, the online functions more present and the gameplay mechanics better realised.
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  3. Thunderbolt
    Dec 11, 2013
    80
    For the first time in a long time, Pokémon has taken a real step towards pushing the series forward.
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