Pokemon X

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1544 Ratings

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  1. Emitza5ro
    Apr 29, 2014
    7
    Definetly what i did not exepect from this game.First reason is that you finish the game too easily(10 hours for me)and never get to train and use all of your pokemon(my Blaziken was level 82 when I fought the champion).But this game has some features that made me gave it a 7,like pokemon amie,movements,3d graphics.Not worth its price.
  2. sentri558
    May 16, 2014
    7
    As a casual game: Great!

    The competitive scene: Nintendo contradicted themselves, nerfing many competitive niches whilst encouraging the competitive scene postgame, allowing for LESS diversity in the general meta.
  3. lsdreamer
    Oct 6, 2014
    7
    Could have used a better story line. The characters had left me "meh". Their responses and attitudes were all too childish. The camera sucks, Oh, and the mega evolutions are way too annoying... However, I love the Pokemon designs and movements in battle. Also, Pokemon Aime is probably one of the best features:D
  4. Wildkry
    Nov 11, 2014
    7
    This installment in the series is a pretty good one. The 3D graphics are awesome and the music is great as well. The world is beautiful and the story is very interesting. However, the game is way too short in comparison to the previous generations and, while there is a lot more to do outside of the main story, it falls short in my opinion as far as the amount of content in the game. MyThis installment in the series is a pretty good one. The 3D graphics are awesome and the music is great as well. The world is beautiful and the story is very interesting. However, the game is way too short in comparison to the previous generations and, while there is a lot more to do outside of the main story, it falls short in my opinion as far as the amount of content in the game. My other complaint with this generation is some of the Pokemon they came up with, such as the keyring with keys and the ice cream cone. Previous generations were awesome and I feel as though this time around, they got lazy and could have come up with plenty of really creative and cool looking creatures. Overall, I think this is my least favorite generation in the Pokemon series and although the graphics update is very nice, I think it fell short in too many core concepts that the series is known for. I feel as though the upcoming ruby and sapphire versions will be an example of how this game should have been made with a longer story, better Pokemon, and a quality experience like the previous installments.… Expand
  5. EpicYellow
    Nov 26, 2014
    7
    I was expecting more. There aren't a lot of new pokemon & the story wasn't very motivating. Sorry Nintendo, maybe Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire might be better.
  6. karlti8
    Mar 25, 2015
    7
    The game continues classic system of Pokemon saga and good or bad all the game follows the common patterns.The mains innovations are graphics or minor functionalities.New graphics are good but 3D is almost useless.The combat'animations look great but only the background looks that way because pokemon movements in combat don't take any advantage of innovations.The new additions like clothesThe game continues classic system of Pokemon saga and good or bad all the game follows the common patterns.The mains innovations are graphics or minor functionalities.New graphics are good but 3D is almost useless.The combat'animations look great but only the background looks that way because pokemon movements in combat don't take any advantage of innovations.The new additions like clothes shop or pokemon-amie may be curious but i don't think this is interesting at all.
    The history is "meh" but i understand this can be secondary in a pokemon game and obe of the worst thing in the game are the NPC dialogs that are childish and in the greater number boring.
    Cities desing are cool and also buildings, in general artist aspect looks kind. I think the game is a little bit easier than older pokemon'games and it requires less time of farming time but you will not get bored beacuse of difficulty.
    Pokemon and not pokemon fan will enjoy but this game will not be remembered as an example of this saga    … Expand
  7. Dragonfly44
    Nov 27, 2017
    7
    While it looks great and the added trainer customization is practically one of the coolest things imaginable, the game is just ridiculously easy even while trying to make it harder by doing a so called nuzlocke of the game. The lack of content after the main story is also rather disappointing. This game was great but had the chance to be amazing.
  8. maxspin
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    As someone who have played every single mainline pokemon game I can say this one is "ok", but it lacks substance previous games had. It's still nice to see pokemon in 3D, thought.
  9. Kiraki1120
    Nov 16, 2019
    7
    Unfortunately, a little dropdown compared to other Pokemon series. Many great features has been removed, but it still gave a good main game and plot. But the post-game was the biggest downside of this game. There was very few things to do in the post-game compared to other Pokemon games and training Pokemon up to level 100 was a mess of repetitiveness in this game.
  10. NylonYT
    May 11, 2023
    7
    This is an alright game though I think again, Pokemon isnt for me. Every pokemon game starts off wonderfully but after like the 3rd gym, it becomes a repetitive slog, though I at least got to around halfway through the game before I put this one down.
  11. fanmadeendings
    Feb 15, 2022
    7
    A bit bland, but definitely fun main campaign, yet a really lackluster post game. There was a lot of novelty in seeing all the pokemon in 3D for the first time, but after this game, pokemon games unfortunately lost their visual distinctiveness
  12. Jgbmax
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    The game is overall okay. I’d like to give huge applause for the visuals though. The 3Ds of the pokemon were wonders. Sadly it is lacking of challenge. A bit too easy and spoiled. Easy level ups, and hack theres too much free OP pokemon given along the main plot. And the fact that its so ez to get money and that i became so rich in this game (almost 1 million poke dollars) along the mainThe game is overall okay. I’d like to give huge applause for the visuals though. The 3Ds of the pokemon were wonders. Sadly it is lacking of challenge. A bit too easy and spoiled. Easy level ups, and hack theres too much free OP pokemon given along the main plot. And the fact that its so ez to get money and that i became so rich in this game (almost 1 million poke dollars) along the main plot is making nice items such as full restores, revives, and battle items highly affordable at huge amounts, making battles really easy. But okay its a nice pokemon game. For a pokemon huge fan i’d still recommend this game to another pokemon fan tho. It’s just too easy for a person who already knows much about pokemon.… Expand
  13. OrangePlasma
    Jul 16, 2020
    7
    I dislike the characters in this game. Maybe there are too many main ones, but only one, Serena, really feels like she has an arc. Everyone else just feels like filler to me. However, this game has the same great gameplay as I've come to expect, and easily the most expressive world on it's release.
  14. GamePlayer77
    Sep 20, 2020
    7
    A revolutionary step in the direction of Pokemon, but not without its flaws. It Introduced us to new mechanics, 3D Pokemon models, but lacked in some areas. Despite these few nitpicks, it brings a great experience to Pokemon that everyone should try.
  15. hector_bcn98
    Nov 4, 2022
    7
    La historia es la misma de siempre, te acompañan niños de 6 años con algún que otro problema en la cocorota... Demasiado infantil... y fácil. El más fácil de la franquicia, haciendo que no llegue a comprometer al jugador casi en ningún momento y hasta aburra. La entrada a la franquicia a las tres dimensiones fueron decepcionantes y la jugada se volvió a repetir en Switch. Qué pena.
  16. Oreun
    Apr 15, 2021
    7
    Decent game that lacks behind a bit compared to older Pokemon games. Still recommended either way :D

    Un juego decente que, aunque se queda un poco atrás comparándolo con otros juegos de Pokémon, sigo recomendándote que juegues.
  17. omniface
    Mar 9, 2021
    7
    a good game but not too redeeming

    pros
    good graphics
    great mechanics
    the second best elite four
    amazing pokemon

    cons
    elite four two or three
    graphics are not perfect
    pokemon are good but not amazing
    added features dont do it justice compared to previous and future titles
  18. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
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  19. AlexMakesToast
    Dec 16, 2022
    7
    X = 7/10
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  20. Beatsaberzzz
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    As someone who played this game 10 years after it was released I have to say it is amazing. The story is so cool, the implementation of mega evolution was awesome, and even for a 3ds game it looks so good. However it is really easy which is something I do not appreciate with the newer pokemon games but if you can get past the super easy battles then this game is so cool and you shouldAs someone who played this game 10 years after it was released I have to say it is amazing. The story is so cool, the implementation of mega evolution was awesome, and even for a 3ds game it looks so good. However it is really easy which is something I do not appreciate with the newer pokemon games but if you can get past the super easy battles then this game is so cool and you should definitely try it.… Expand
  21. AnthonyStf
    Jun 18, 2023
    7
    Probably the easiest pokemon game but It's still very fun.
    ORAS Better

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    "AnthonySTF will be going away to far ne land from hear that? If you dont hear it"
  22. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!! pX
  23. birdman3
    Jul 3, 2014
    6
    I was a big fan of Red and Blue, and have not played a single pokemon game since that generation. I decided to take the plunge and see what has happened to the pokemon world since I was last a part of it, and I must say: I was a bit disappointed.

    The positives in this game are what people have said already- stellar graphics, character customization, online play, etc. I agree with most    I was a big fan of Red and Blue, and have not played a single pokemon game since that generation. I decided to take the plunge and see what has happened to the pokemon world since I was last a part of it, and I must say: I was a bit disappointed.

    The positives in this game are what people have said already- stellar graphics, character customization, online play, etc. I agree with most of these sentiments, except that I don't understand the appeal of the online play. Additionally, the character customization is not my kind of thing. But yes, the graphics are gorgeous (except I did run into some frame rate issues, which really surprised me).

    As for the negatives, I can point out a few- I read one review that praised the number of minigames that this game provides. I disagree- I see them as a dramatic timesink that only serves to provide marginal buffs to your pokemon. Spending hours in the balloon matches and punching bags provides my pokemon with additional power, but they're incredibly redundant and not terribly effective. Plus, every time I decided to swap out one pokemon for another, I felt obligated to train that new pokemon up to the same levels as my previous pokemon, which means i had to sink lots of time into just tapping my bottom screen.

    The other significant downside I faced was the sheer number of pokemon in the game- having not played since there were only 150, I was surprised to see pokemon that were: pumpkins, chandeliers, keyrings, swords, and many, many nondescript blobs. In addition, the addition of new types provided an additional level of complexity to the combat system. I can't tell you how many times I had a pokemon faint in a fight to a move whose type I did not know and could not understand how it was super-effective against my pokemon. I had one battle where a single psychic pokemon 1-hit KO'd 4 of my pokemon in a row because a) he was faster than my pokemon and b) he happened to have a move that was super effective against each one. I also could almost never determine the type of a pokemon while I was battling it- "is that pokemon dark or steel? I forget which one's super-effective against which!". The only way to overcome this was to have my tablet handy nearby to research the pokemon's type and see what was effective against it. Doing this almost trivialized the game, however, but I felt it was necessary in my fights against the Elite Four because otherwise I faced the prospect of all my pokemon being 1-hit KO'd by some random move that the opposing pokemon happens to know (e.g. I once had a Slowbro use Flamethrower on me!).

    Finally, the plot: Pokemon Red and Blue had memorable locales and events, like the Pokemon Tower, Silph Co., S.S. Anne, and the Safari Zone. Not so with this one- this game's "highlight" is a hilariously over-the-top world-threatening phenomenon that can't possibly be explained or reasoned with. Wonderful.

    All in all, the game is good if you you've been keeping up on your generations, but I feel like if you've been holding out, wondering if you need to get back into pokemon in your later years, that there's almost no reason to come back.    … Expand
  24. LucaxCubix
    Oct 25, 2014
    6
    Note: This is a completely Honest review of someone who has played EVERY Main Series Pokemon Games.
    And this is my personal opinion, so if you dislike it, cool, make your own review :3
    Seven Words: OVERRATED, OVERHYPED, AND LACKS IN MOSTLY THINGS. ;) Well Now, I'll explain myself, the game lacks and dissapoints in: the soundtrack because they did a dissapointing job compared to the    Note: This is a completely Honest review of someone who has played EVERY Main Series Pokemon Games.
    And this is my personal opinion, so if you dislike it, cool, make your own review :3

    Seven Words: OVERRATED, OVERHYPED, AND LACKS IN MOSTLY THINGS. ;)

    Well Now, I'll explain myself, the game lacks and dissapoints in: the soundtrack because they did a dissapointing job compared to the other games in the series, unlike in HG/SS and W2/B2, which had a FANTASTIC soundtrack, then we've got the story, and maaan did it suck, Writing? Bad (Cheesy and unnatural dialogue), Characters? Forgetable (The only one's name I remember is Serena, but that's cause she's in the anime, duhh), Story as a whole? Well... nothing new AND pretty short (Like 10 hrs long), theeen we've got the graphics, they look nice, but the 3d sucks since when it's activated on battles, the game lags :(
    Then the Difficulty... I havent lost ONCE! and that's thanks to the dammed new Exp. Share mechanic (Which I'll rant to and explain later on this review)

    Then the New stuff:
    First we've got the added pokemon: I like 'em all, but like I said, the game lacks in mostly everyway, specially in the added pokemon... ONLY 70 (Actually 72 but that's adding the other 2 pokemon of the trio that Diancie is a part of ;3) BUT the game complements that by increasing the amount ofcapturable pokemon from other regions to INSANE! (the Highest in the series actually)
    Second, The Mega Evolutions............. Fanservice, by that I mean, MAKING ALREADY INCREDIBLY FAMOUS AND POWERFUL POKEMON AND LEGENDARY POKEMON (like Blaziken and Mewtwo) MORE POWERFUL IS A BAD IDEA, but making Pokemon which dont evolve more powerful by giving them a mega evolution is a GREAT idea in my opinion, and I want more of that, but that doesnt mean that I dont want a Samurott or Shaymin Mega Evolution *wink* *wink*
    List of Mega Evolution I aproooove (bcuz i like em as pokemon): Absol, Mawile, Audino (OR/AS), Slowbro (OR/AS), Sableye (OR/AS), Diancie (OR/AS, because it sucks), Steelix (OR/AS), Lopunny (OR/AS) and.... 4 of the Starters that now have mega evolution, which are, Venasaur, Blastoise, Swampert (OR/AS) AND Sceptile (OR/AS).

    Now the movement and stuff you can do in the game... well I like the rollerskates but they make the bicycle completely worthless if only for IV and EV training, then we've got the stuff you can do... well multiplayer and the looker quest are pretty fun, but everything else? not really fun... (well maybe that unnescesary Mewtwo battle so you can get his OP mega evolution... yeah, maybe)

    PKMN Amie and Super Training: Cool Additions, but I prefer Amie because... MAKING GIRATINA LOVE YOU IS AMAZING!

    About that difficulty tho... The Gym Leaders and The Elite 4 only having 4 Pokemon is stupid, who thought of that idea.....

    NOW THE EXP. SHARE! F**K IT, that's the main cause of why the game is so freaking easy and the exp share main purpose is now to give exp to all your pokemon! GREAT IDEA, RIGHT!? nope, stupid IF ONLY for the Post game, is very necessary by then if you want to complete the pokedex as fast as possible :P

    Well that's it, thanks for reading and have a nice day :3    … Expand
  25. noNio
    Oct 15, 2013
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's like every fan's dream come true. 3D graphics, a lot of Pokémon available, you can play with Pokémon, and convenient and quick multiplayer features. Sadly the execution is flawed at many parts, so it's best to just rush the game through and only play the multiplayer.

    There's no shortage of Pokémon to use in the massive Pokédex of Kalos. Despite only around 70 being new, X and Y do a great job distributing Pokémon across areas, before the first gym you already have dozens to choose from. The new Pokémon have designs that are pretty good on average.
    It's another problem that plagues this generation's Pokémon; the fairy type. When I first heard of it, I was incredibly excited about the game getting a new element to mix things up, and fairies are a fascinating and diverse type of creatures in folklore, but the implementation is horrible:

    Chansey-line might be understandable for balance, but when the most obvious candidates, many based on beauty/emotion, actual fairies (Mismagius) and various youkai-inspired Pokémon don't get fairy type, while Marill and Jigglypuff get it, the aftertaste is rather bad. Retyping more Pokémon would have made the fairy type more impactful and made up for some types of the new Pokémon (perfume could be poison as dual, the dryad could be grass and many should have evolved).

    The story is dreadful. The dialogue is cheesy and unnatural, most characters lack credibility, and the few that actually have it have weak presence. The friends are a good idea but incredibly one-dimensional, incompetent and annoying. The worst thing about singleplayer is the constant obstacles to make the game more restrictedly linear than it has ever been and no optional areas until the end.

    The soundtrack is good, but pretty typical. Pleasant to listen to, but doesn't stand out like generations 1 and 5 did, for example. The graphical upgrade is a great, everything looks great in general. The presentation has some inconsistencies that show lack of polish. While it's mostly not supported, there are scenes in stereoscopic 3D randomly. A similar inconsistency is battle models. Some important characters have no model yet flare grunts get it. Why don't the highlight moments of the game get the glory?

    Actually, the highlight moments are neglected in general. Gym challenges barely can be called that. The teams are small and poorly diversified. Bigger teams and better move sets, dual types and berries that lessen damage from certain types should be used to fix this issue. Same with team flare and E4. The teams are pathetic, the champion is the only one whose team is full. It feels like you conquered a region where only two competent trainers exist. Pokémon are also really easy to catch so gone are the amazing feelings of accomplishment after catching a snorlax or a legendary.

    Singleplayer is a dull cakewalk. All problems are just inconvenience. For example, the HMs still exist. What does forcing us to use fly and cut accomplish other than destroying move sets? Why can't HM be replaced without move deleter? There are multiple ways to do it in a way that doesn't screw up our preferred way to play. It does nothing to protect you since you can surf into a desolate island and trade your entire team for bunnelbies.

    On the positive side, movement is great. Bicycle and roller skates make movement quick and unrestricted compared to all previous games. Roller skates could use the option to be disabled, but it's not the end of the world. Exp. All is handed out early and it saves a lot of time from grinding. Amie is fun to use and well executed, playing with the Pokémon is addictive and makes them feel closer than ever. Super training is a more fun way to train EVs. A bit slower than the classic method but less tedious. Reset bags are a useful for those who stick to the classic way. Keep in mind you shouldn't use these features before the end if you want challenge in singleplayer. Min-maxed EVs and the Amie bonuses make the easiest Pokémon game even easier. The offline postgame is short. Collecting clothes is fun and there's berry growing and battle facility for BP. The search for mega evolutions is fun but easy and short.

    But that doesn't matter since the multiplayer is amazing. There are a lot of features to make it easily accessible and fun to use. The connectivity and different options and modes are awesome. Combined with endless customization of your own avatar, profile and team, the multiplayer has pretty much unlimited potential for playing value in communication, collecting, trading and battling.

    The online battling is very easily accessible. They also overcame a previously terrible problem that the game had by giving automatic full IVs to all Pokémon that are battling, all in order to let us play without fear of hackers getting too much of an unfair advantage. Wonder trade could use some tweaking but it's still a fun and addictive feature.

    2 for singleplayer 8.5 for multiplayer (x2) 6    … Expand
  26. Florrible
    Oct 19, 2013
    6
    While the gameplay is great with the new graphics and all new gameplay aspects and it also accuratly representing France(at least besides them giving you stuff all the time). My favourtie part of the game is probably the Battle Chateau and all the services within Luminose City.
    Though there are also some apsects I disliked:
    First, story dialogues are not very well done. The Team Flare    While the gameplay is great with the new graphics and all new gameplay aspects and it also accuratly representing France(at least besides them giving you stuff all the time). My favourtie part of the game is probably the Battle Chateau and all the services within Luminose City.
    Though there are also some apsects I disliked:
    First, story dialogues are not very well done. The Team Flare scientists are more of a laugh then an actual challenge and what they are saying doesn't make them seem much more threatening. And they could have put more effort into Serena(your rival). Most of the time she just comes up to you and say's "Let's battle" and once you beat here, she leaves just as quickly.
    Also the plot starts very slowly and once you come to the final parts of the battle against Team Flare, you get all the info of their plans thrown at you at once, within pretty much less than ten minutes. Some aspects of it could have been told you much earlier(like about the machine) and it would have probably made the story better. You also can guess who the leader of Team Flare is before you even met it for the first time.    … Expand
  27. Nerii
    Apr 27, 2014
    6
    After owning the game since the release, I finally decided to make a review over it.

    While there's some amazing things they did with this game, along with graphical communication, better breeding, and better wifi communication, overall the game itself just feels like a recycled version of their post releases. The one thing that REALLY bothers me, first of all, is the characters in    After owning the game since the release, I finally decided to make a review over it.

    While there's some amazing things they did with this game, along with graphical communication, better breeding, and better wifi communication, overall the game itself just feels like a recycled version of their post releases.

    The one thing that REALLY bothers me, first of all, is the characters in this game. Where is my rival that wants to smell me later, where is the rival that hates my guts and wants to tear me down? Instead of giving me something exciting, they give me this huge group of boring over the top friendly "friends" who I cannot stand and leave me nothing absolutely memorable about them what-so-ever. I barely even remember their names, that's how watered down and boring these characters are. Even the bad guys don't seem so bad. It's just a generic boring, I'M GOING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD story WITH THE ULTIMATE POKEMON. The bad guys seem like a joke honestly.

    The only things I can say that stands out about this game and is pretty friggen sweet would be the fact that you can dress up your character, do your character's hair, etc. The graphics look amazing, moving IVs to Pokemon is easier.. and I think that's about it. Oh yeah, perhaps the fairy type was kind of cool. That was a new twist.

    The Amie, while being cute, wasn't really that impressive. The Pokemon animations in battle felt a bit stale.

    Look, I'm going to say this, Nintendo really needs to get with the program. You can only recycle a game so much until it becomes stale. This game was fun for about a week, I was super excited about it, but that died down very quick. I thought the game would bring back the feelings I had during my childhood as I played the game, I had high hopes for it, but it didn't hold my interest and I was really certain it would.

    After this game, I've decided I'm not going to buy a new Pokemon game ever again. Until there is an actual MMO that is released in regards to Pokemon, where I can travel the world with other trainers, I have zero interest in this franchise anymore. I've been playing Pokemon games on and off since 1998, and I thought I'd be interested in it forever, but yeah.. I'm done. I hope Nintendo decides to make a more player interactive game one day, and if they do I'll be back.    … Expand
  28. Abcat123
    May 8, 2014
    6
    It was okay. The story way one-dimensional, but the villain was tolerable. The customization options were good, but it was stupid that girls get more haircuts than boys. Boys only get 4, girls get 16. What the heck?
    There's only 69 new Pokemon, which is bull crap. Also, why did they remove seasons? Why did they get rid of the TM Dive? Why did they remove the Pokemon World Tournament?!?    It was okay. The story way one-dimensional, but the villain was tolerable. The customization options were good, but it was stupid that girls get more haircuts than boys. Boys only get 4, girls get 16. What the heck?
    There's only 69 new Pokemon, which is bull crap. Also, why did they remove seasons? Why did they get rid of the TM Dive? Why did they remove the Pokemon World Tournament?!? WHY DO WE NEED BADGES FOR TMS AGAIN?!!?!?? The only major enhancements to game play are inverse battles, mega evolution, and the graphics. I also liked the roller skates, though I wish that you could have more than one save file, and be able to take off your hat.    … Expand
  29. Sylveon
    Jan 31, 2016
    6
    For some reason, I think Pokemon X and Y didn't success much as the other games. But I'd love to give it a point for it's splendid graphics, and cutscenes. Also, the new "Mega Evolution" feature, really got it going. It was probably the "Mega Evolution" that hyped kids who played the game the most, so they didn't care much about the actual story, and the easiness of the game. For mostFor some reason, I think Pokemon X and Y didn't success much as the other games. But I'd love to give it a point for it's splendid graphics, and cutscenes. Also, the new "Mega Evolution" feature, really got it going. It was probably the "Mega Evolution" that hyped kids who played the game the most, so they didn't care much about the actual story, and the easiness of the game. For most kids, they don't want to "catch em' all" they just want to be the most powerful player. So yeah, most kids who played the game really loved the "Mega Evolution". But now let's think again. For the actual gamers, the game had the usual "cliche Pokemon game plot", which is the plot where an evil team wants to take over the world using powerful Pokemon. A lot of gamers disliked it. THEY wanted a different plot. Also, the game was TERRIBLY easy for the experienced players. It just lowered the game's pizzazz, and it was boring. It was so boring that the new Pokemon aren't even exciting anymore.

    So I definitely recommend this game for the new Pokemon players, but if you are one of the more experienced Pokemon players, you probably shouldn't play this game.    … Expand
  30. PizzaW0lf
    Sep 4, 2017
    6
    Pokemon X is the same thing we had before. Except worse let me explain, This game first off is very easy. I know it's a kids game, but I mean super Mario galaxy 2 is way harder than this game and that too is a kid (It can be enjoyed by all ages though!!) game so that's not an excuse! I know you can tell me to turn off the EXP share, but if I do that then the game becomes so unfair becausePokemon X is the same thing we had before. Except worse let me explain, This game first off is very easy. I know it's a kids game, but I mean super Mario galaxy 2 is way harder than this game and that too is a kid (It can be enjoyed by all ages though!!) game so that's not an excuse! I know you can tell me to turn off the EXP share, but if I do that then the game becomes so unfair because the game is MEANT to be played with the EXP share. So it's a lose lose situation. What I mean is it seems like the game just gives off less EXP with the share off. How did that get past QA testing? also, the story is as bad as Gen 4. Very bland and soulless. In fact, in conclusion, this is just a soulless Pokemon game meant to get people to buy the 3DS. Well, I guess they achieved that. I love the 3DS but for other reasons.… Expand
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#5 Best 3DS Game of 2013
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#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
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    80
    For the first time in a long time, Pokémon has taken a real step towards pushing the series forward.
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