Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu!

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  1. Ughduty
    Dec 31, 2018
    0
    Nice graphics and music is all good one can say about this game. Everything else is just a big let down. The worst is the menue system where you have to click up to 16 times to reach specific functions. Next comes the difficulty that is not existant except for a few unfair battles where I even encountered a trainer that had a Pokemon that was not legitimate (a level 26 Diglett that knowsNice graphics and music is all good one can say about this game. Everything else is just a big let down. The worst is the menue system where you have to click up to 16 times to reach specific functions. Next comes the difficulty that is not existant except for a few unfair battles where I even encountered a trainer that had a Pokemon that was not legitimate (a level 26 Diglett that knows the move Fissure)! Why is there still no options to setup the difficulty as I like it? They could for example have listened to the Pokemon fanbase and build in options for Nuzlock runs where one even could configure the details of it. Instead we get a boiled down version that is even more basic than the original Pokemon Yellow. This was a waste of money.… Expand
  2. GODFEARIN6
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Ugh where was the pokemon i grew up with? Like why are games being dumbed down and stuffed with Microtransactions? Its not just this game but many. I love you pokemon and all that it is but i refuse to play this crap anymore.
  3. GluttonWarlord
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee are ridiculously easy games that cannot be lost under any circumstances, to the point that it's difficult to really call them games. Experience share cannot be turned off resulting in the player always being incredibly higher level than their opponents, and if they got any ideas about doing something earlier than before they would have a 100% chance of success,Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee are ridiculously easy games that cannot be lost under any circumstances, to the point that it's difficult to really call them games. Experience share cannot be turned off resulting in the player always being incredibly higher level than their opponents, and if they got any ideas about doing something earlier than before they would have a 100% chance of success, the game will outright prevent them, requiring players to have the tools needed to easily beat every boss before they fight them. Catching Pokemon is now a mindless affair that has players throw balls at Pokemon as they put up no resistance whatsoever, effectively turning the entire game into the Safari Zone from previous titles.

    The game is a remake of the original Pokemon Red and Blue that offers nothing of its own, instead dumbing down an already easy game to the point of unplayability. You don't have to be a skilled gamer to be appalled at the lack of challenge in these games, as there is so little challenge that there is no real gameplay as the game plays itself, with the "player" as more of a spectator. Nearly all advances the series has made have been left in the dust in the attempt to make the game appeal to a more casual audience. The Pokemon Company has deleted abilities, held items, and over half of the moves in the Pokemon franchise's extensive library seemingly at random. Only generation one Pokemon are present in the game, as the game pretends that the advances the series has made in the past 22 years don't exist. The gameboy advance remakes of Red and Blue, Fire Red and Leaf Green, were far more respectful to the franchise as a whole, as well as having any semblance of difficulty.    … Expand
  4. kiaxxl
    Nov 17, 2018
    6
    PSA: Some of the 1 reviews clearly don't own the game since they're rehashing false information. Mew is not needed for the Shiny charm or Red, natures are still in, you can get Moon Stones (no idea where this rumour popped up that you couldn't) etc. Ignore these troll/spam reviews when possible.

    That doesn't mean I'm defending this game; when it has less content than Fire Red in the    PSA: Some of the 1 reviews clearly don't own the game since they're rehashing false information. Mew is not needed for the Shiny charm or Red, natures are still in, you can get Moon Stones (no idea where this rumour popped up that you couldn't) etc. Ignore these troll/spam reviews when possible.

    That doesn't mean I'm defending this game; when it has less content than Fire Red in the GBA days that's a warning sign. it's fun to see wild pokemon running around the routes ( a feature I hope that returns) or your own following behind you, each with some very fun animations. It's also not devoid of challenge; I'm at the fifth gym so far and I'd say there was 7-8 battles outside of gyms that tested me quite well. However the average trainer is a push-over and this really isn't helped by no wild pokemon battles.

    If you're semi-decent at any Pokemon game you will go fairly long periods of time with any Pokemon in danger, ESPECIALLY the starter. If you value any challenge barely use that OP thing. While it's cute to pat them it feels like a step down from Poke-Amie/Refresh which had every Pokemon; my partner is not my favourite member of my team but I don't get to bond with any of the others.

    There's some changes to Kanto I like; you meet some of Elite Four early in-game and they help you, unlike them being completely absent until the League. You and your rival have some extra scenes together. There's a funny scene in the Rocket Hideout where Eevee/Pikachu is playable to grab something you can't through a small space. There's also a few anti frustration QOL improvements like no HMs and a PC in your bag that make Kanto feel less dated. If you have a young child or someone who isn't hardcore into games, this would be a good first Pokemon game.

    The last thing I'd like to touch on is probably my biggest frustration with the game; NO evolution for Kanto Pokemon that appear in later games. Want a Kingdra? Too bad. Blissey? Nope. 5 whole Eevee evolutions missing in a game called Let's GO Eeeve/Pikachu. It's ridiculous and once again, FRLG had these evos in as well as a post-game. While it's a fully functioning game and there's some merit to be had, I can't fathom giving this more than a 7, and I'm giving it a 6 due to being locked out of Mew thanks to me not wanting to pay more.    … Expand
  5. Moemoe1
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    Not the best but also not the worst Pokemon game made. Playing it on the big screen is also a plus
  6. Nastor
    Nov 22, 2018
    7
    Pokemon Lets go es un grandioso juego para iniciarse, eso desde luego. No es el desastre que muchos vaticinaban. Apenas he jugado a juegos Pokemon clásicos, por eso no puedo comparar, pero he jugado ya muchas horas a este Lets Go (cosa que muchísimos de aquí no) y he de decir que, Lets Go es un Pokemon divertido, adictivo y suficientemente completo.
    Mucha gente critica lo de las capturas    Pokemon Lets go es un grandioso juego para iniciarse, eso desde luego. No es el desastre que muchos vaticinaban. Apenas he jugado a juegos Pokemon clásicos, por eso no puedo comparar, pero he jugado ya muchas horas a este Lets Go (cosa que muchísimos de aquí no) y he de decir que, Lets Go es un Pokemon divertido, adictivo y suficientemente completo.
    Mucha gente critica lo de las capturas de Pokemon por ejemplo, o la dificultad. Lo de las capturas realmente no es algo malo. Hay muchísimos combates contra entrenadores Pokemon, os vais a hartar, y realmente es algo que le da variedad y frescor. Si acaso criticar que es idéntico a los visto en Pokemon Go y puede que haya gente que esté ya un poco quemada de ese sistema, pero la verdad es que funciona genial.

    La dificultad: al principio el juego es horriblemente fácil, más o menos hasta cuando llegas al segundo líder. A partir de ahí el juego aumenta de dificultad y los combates se hacen realmente interesantes. Es necesario pensar antes de actuar y demás cosas típicas de los RPG. La dificultad en un RPG para mi es vital y he de decir que este Pokemon cumple perfectamente, algo que me preocupaba ya que no paraba de oír que sería demasiado fácil, y no lo es ni de lejos.

    Gráficamente el juego es super colorido y tiene un aire que encantará a cualquiera. La banda sonora es una auténtica pasada cómo está hecha, da gusto oírla.

    ¿Qué pondría como pegas?.
    1) Algunas zonas son algo repetitivas... Por ejemplo zonas con demasiados combates y así.
    2) Problemas de rendimiento muy extraños al menos en modo portátil. Puedo entender que se ralentice el juego cuando aparecen muchos Pokemon salvajes (aunque con los gráficos tan simplones que tiene, no debería entenderlo tampoco...), pero, hay momentos, como al abrir ciertos menús, que la tasa de frames cae alarmantemente, al punto de molestar incluso. Es algo que no entiendo y que deberían arreglar.
    3) ¿Falta de novedades?. Tengo entendido que no hay mucha novedad con respecto al Pokemon amarillo original. De hecho se han eliminado cosas como los huevos y alguna que otra que le habrían venido a este Let's Go que ni pintado.

    Le pondría incluso un 8 a este juego, pero sinceramente creo que quizá podría haber dado algo más de sí: más innovación, nuevos sistemas en vez de coger el sistema de captura de Pokemon Go por ejemplo...
    Esta era una oportunidad de oro para innovar de verdad y en vez de ello se han centrado demasiado en hacer un remake que, por otro lado, ha quedado de lujo y encantará tanto a nuevos como a experimentados.

    Considero que es un juego MUY recomendable, pero si te gustan los JRPGs, hay otros en Switch como Octopath Traveler que le da mil vueltas a este (y otros que se quedan muy atrás, como el World of Final Fantasy, que intenta seguir la estela de Pokemon fracasando en casi todo y con una dificultad penosa).    … Expand
  7. Lukeyy150
    Nov 22, 2018
    7
    Have not finished the game, but here's my review. I personally don't think its a terrible Pokemon game at all, however it does have quite a bit of flaws in it. It would be great if Game Freak were to fix frame rate issues first off, but also please stop with the loading scenes into every little building, its getting old now. They clearly did not push this game to its limits which is fineHave not finished the game, but here's my review. I personally don't think its a terrible Pokemon game at all, however it does have quite a bit of flaws in it. It would be great if Game Freak were to fix frame rate issues first off, but also please stop with the loading scenes into every little building, its getting old now. They clearly did not push this game to its limits which is fine if the 2019 game does.

    However aside from those issues, the game is quite fun. I love the overall art style of this game. It really suits Pokemon quite well. The battling can be challenging if you let it, by not capturing many Pokemon, but if you do then its a piece of cake thus far. I think that this game is still Pokemon though where it's not over the top fantastic but its still an enjoyable game to play here and there.    … Expand
  8. KaslanaDx02
    May 13, 2019
    0
    Que mal refrito, literal es lo mismo que la entrega pasada, ¿que paso con nintendo? ¿Porque no hubo majia ni innovavion?, menudo juego mas cutre 0/10
  9. Drunken_Jedi
    Nov 22, 2018
    7
    My Pokémon journey started way back in the day, on my Gameboy Pocket (a red one) with Pokémon Blue. I've played nearly every mainline game since that point with a few exceptions so needless to say I'm familiar, even a little worn out with the formula.

    The Let's Go games are an easy, very streamlined version of Pokémon Yellow. It's an attempt by Nintendo and the Pokémon Company to entice    My Pokémon journey started way back in the day, on my Gameboy Pocket (a red one) with Pokémon Blue. I've played nearly every mainline game since that point with a few exceptions so needless to say I'm familiar, even a little worn out with the formula.

    The Let's Go games are an easy, very streamlined version of Pokémon Yellow. It's an attempt by Nintendo and the Pokémon Company to entice users of the Pokémon Go mobile game into a home console setting, of which many may never have considered themselves "gamers" or ever owned a home console. This is evident with several similarities in terms of core game mechanics along with tie ins to the mobile game.

    The first, and most obvious one is the name, there's no doubt the decision to name it "let's go!" was done to draw the attention of Pokémon Go players. Secondly, and perhaps the most controversial decision was replacing the traditional wild battles with the capture mechanic from the mobile game. Normally, you'd wander in grass until you "found" a Pokémon with the type you face being dictated by RNG. From there you'd fight it with your own Pokémon until it was in a weakened state at which point you'd chuck a few Pokéballs in the hope that you could capture it. With the shift towards the mobile game this has been entirely cut and replaced with simply throwing a Pokéball at a Pokémon that may or may not be moving around the screen. There's also a shrinking ring which dictates whether you get a "great" or "excellent" throw, whether this has an impact on catch rates I'm unsure but it certainly gives you higher XP gains. Needless to say, there's very little depth to this sort of encounter. You can throw different berries at Pokémon to calm it (stop it jumping around) or to make them slightly easier to catch however that's about all there is to it.

    Outside of these encounters the game is mostly the same as it always has been, you fight trainers on the road and endeavour to collect eight gym badges so that you can challenge the Elite Four and become a Pokémon Champion. You also have your "friendly" rival, who this time is a childhood friend and not a jerk. I called my rival "(Not) Gary" and you meet him many times on the course of your play through as per previous titles.

    Graphically the game is rather basic in terms of it's art style however that's not to say it looks bad. Pokémon has never looked this good in my opinion and it's great to see a HD title finally hitting the Switch. The Pokémon themselves look fantastic and some of the moves have really exciting animations which really put things into perspective when you think of those classic 2D sprites on a greyscale LCD screen. Put simply, the game looks great and performance was solid across the board. I did notice a few very minor FPS drops when playing in hand held mode but it didn't detract from the overall experience at all.

    The music also sounds great, with those classic tunes getting a rehash for modern times. The voice work for Pikachu and Eevee is also lovely, with Pikachu sounding incredibly cute with his "Pika pika!" antics as we've come to love over the years. I was however disappointed that the other Pokémon still use the tired old sounds from the old Gameboy games. In this day and age with the development budgets involved for Pokémon I'm sure they could voice ALL those pocket monsters and not just the two titular examples. It's very jarring switching out Pikachu with the "pika!" to a frankly low quality and dated "grrrrdbrrrrrr" or whatever from whichever Pokémon you're bringing into the fray. You can do better here Nintendo!

    Controls are limited strictly to the joy cons and Pokéball Plus. I can understand the lack of Pro Controller support to a point, but it's still a little disappointing. Personally I got the bundle with the Pokéball Plus and while it can feel a little cramped after a long play session for a child it will fit perfectly. I do have one criticism however and that is the lack of documentation for the device. You have the B button in the top of the Pokéball and the A button is a push button as part of the micro stick, what they don't tell you is that you can use the "Y" button by shaking the device to the side to access some menu options. It would have been nice to see some more explanation in game than what we get however it's a minor detail. Motion controls for both Pokéball Plus and joy cons work well, with just the occasional "where did that go?" moment when throwing Pokéballs. In hand held mode motion controls are used to adjust your view with the A button to throw Pokéballs.

    In all, I'm enjoying the game. It sets out to do what the developers intended and that's to bridge the gap between the mobile and main line titles. It's not for everyone especially veterans of the series. However it's fun and I can respect it as a Pokémon game in it's own right.    … Expand
  10. SoftwareLibre
    Nov 27, 2018
    7
    Oh well, it's Pokemon, I bought for my daughter so I could avoid constantly playing Mario Party or Splatoon. I know it is supposed to be based on an older Pokemon game, but I have only played 3 or so titles in the series. This is the first one I finished and I was actually surprised that it was finished so quickly, around 25 hours or so. The graphics is the best in the series and a niceOh well, it's Pokemon, I bought for my daughter so I could avoid constantly playing Mario Party or Splatoon. I know it is supposed to be based on an older Pokemon game, but I have only played 3 or so titles in the series. This is the first one I finished and I was actually surprised that it was finished so quickly, around 25 hours or so. The graphics is the best in the series and a nice thing is that another player can join at anytime for support, so a lot of fights become much easier. You can also combine for dual-catch techniques to increase your chances to catch more difficult Pokemon.
    You can transfer some of your Pokemon Go creatures to the Switch (but not back) which helps you complete the Pokedex. Story is very Pokemon typical, nice, but nothing special, quite child friendly. I don't care for the Pokemon franchise (my favorite game on the Switch is Octopath Traveler), but for playing co-op with my daughter "Let's Go" is quite fun.    … Expand
  11. Lui_Sher
    Dec 9, 2018
    10
    Aca tratando de neutralizar tanta mala nota dada a un juego que es una maravilla.
  12. alain9331
    Nov 26, 2018
    6
    -SPANISH-

    Siendo fan de Pokémon desde el 1ro este juego me ha dejado un sabor agridulce. Me gusta que sea el primero de la franquicia en HD, que ahora los pokemons anden salvajes y no haya fundido a negro para capturarlos, la comodidad de tener el propio PC en el menú de forma que puedes cambiar tu equipo al instante (creo que esto no lo hace más fácil, simplemente menos tedioso).    -SPANISH-

    Siendo fan de Pokémon desde el 1ro este juego me ha dejado un sabor agridulce. Me gusta que sea el primero de la franquicia en HD, que ahora los pokemons anden salvajes y no haya fundido a negro para capturarlos, la comodidad de tener el propio PC en el menú de forma que puedes cambiar tu equipo al instante (creo que esto no lo hace más fácil, simplemente menos tedioso).

    Pero hay cosas que no me gustan. Esta saga nunca ha brillado por su dificultad pero si Sol&Luna eran una risa éste no se queda atrás, se nota que lo han hecho especialmente pensado para atraer a la gente que juega Pokemon Go o alguien que no juega videojuegos pero jugó al amarillo hace 20 años y diga ''anda mira que mono sale Pikachu en la caratula, voy a revivir mi infancia''.

    El nuevo sistema de captura no es malo... pero está roto. No combates contra pokemons salvajes pero a su vez subes de nivel a todos los pokemons simplemente por capturar. Es ridículo.

    Sacando la parte positiva creo que pueden reciclar muchas cosas de este juego y mejorarlas para el Poke de 2019 y los siguientes.

    POSITIVO:
    - Gráficos y diseño artístico
    - Los pokémons ya no aparecen en fundido a negro sino en estado salvaje
    - El factor nostalgia si jugaste la 1º generación
    - Si eres jugador de Pokemon Go y nunca has jugado a otro Pokemon, es muy accesible

    NEGATIVO:

    - Aunque Pokemon nunca fue difícil, este juego no es la excepción a la regla ni mucho menos
    - El sistema de captura GO (no malo de por si, pero está roto)
    - Solo se puede conseguir a Mew comprando la Pokeball Plus por 50€... :)
    - Demasiado casual en muchos aspectos que podían haber sido mucho mejores

    NOTA: 6/10    … Expand
  13. jcolin
    Dec 1, 2018
    9
    People giving this game a bad score are basically giving the original pokemon red/blue/yellow a bad score. It is a faithful remake aside from some extra features and the new capture mechanic. I was skeptical about the capture mechanic at first but now I'm completely for it. Random battles often got quite tedious and they basically made it cleaner and easier. I think if they refined it aPeople giving this game a bad score are basically giving the original pokemon red/blue/yellow a bad score. It is a faithful remake aside from some extra features and the new capture mechanic. I was skeptical about the capture mechanic at first but now I'm completely for it. Random battles often got quite tedious and they basically made it cleaner and easier. I think if they refined it a bit, it would be a step in the right direction. The old method let you strategically place status effects and lower their health to increase your odds and that was what was missing here. All you choose is which ball to choose and maybe throw a berry. Still, I think giving a 1 or 2 score just because of the new capture system is just ignorant. What I really wish was different was the pikachu/evee part. You can play with your respective partner, but only them. Pokemon Amie for X&Y had this feature with EVERY pokemon, so I feel like they took a step backwards with that. The post game is also severely lacking. I don't understand the point/fun of master trainers. I did enjoy having the ability to travel with another pokemon of my choice though. I'm excited to see what their next game will be as I see this as a stepping stone for the devs, to test out the switch's capabilities and to play around with new mechanics.… Expand
  14. Smartant01
    Dec 3, 2018
    6
    Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! is a somewhat enjoyable experience - some of the frustrations of previous entries in the series have been removed. This includes swapping pokemon between the pokemon box and party effortlessly, and the judge tool used to evaluate a pokemon's stats. The fact that you can see wild pokemon running through the grass or caves makes it so much less tedious thanPokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! is a somewhat enjoyable experience - some of the frustrations of previous entries in the series have been removed. This includes swapping pokemon between the pokemon box and party effortlessly, and the judge tool used to evaluate a pokemon's stats. The fact that you can see wild pokemon running through the grass or caves makes it so much less tedious than complete random encouters.

    However, the problems around the game are an absence of features that have come to be expected in the series. Pokemon do not have abilities. There is no GTS, and the online features are absolutely bare bones. Wild pokemon aren't battled, just caught. On top of this, the balancing of difficulty is completely out of whack, and there isn't any opportunity to customise this (such as switching off xp share in previous titles). Some animations in the game are incredibly lazy, and I'm not referencing the pokemon here as I think it's understandable to not have every pokemon have fluid attacking animations. Some character animations are recycled incoherently into different activities and it looks bad if you notice it. There's also just a straight-up shortage in the variety of pokemon in the game.

    It'd be fair to disregard alot of the negative reviews for this game, as I think the game does some things well and the experience can be enjoyable. But the game is very casual even for a pokemon game, which is perplexing because the pokemon franchise was always comprehendable by young children. A genuine missed opportunity for something more - don't bother if you're looking for post-game/competitive play or a challenge. Good if you want to focus on collecting pokemon. A good bridge from pokemon go into the main franchise.    … Expand
  15. thestarsquad
    Mar 29, 2019
    1
    This game is literally garbage. Obviously it's intended for children and casual Pokemon Go fans who don't know what they're doing, but this game could not be easier. It's like Game Freak thinks we're 2 years old. The starter Pokemon are overpowered and beat everything in the game without trying and get broken moves super early on, they don't let you enter gyms without certain types/levels,This game is literally garbage. Obviously it's intended for children and casual Pokemon Go fans who don't know what they're doing, but this game could not be easier. It's like Game Freak thinks we're 2 years old. The starter Pokemon are overpowered and beat everything in the game without trying and get broken moves super early on, they don't let you enter gyms without certain types/levels, you can't battle wild Pokemon, and the enemy AI is trash. Enemy Pokemon will intentionally use non-damaging moves to let you win. Like, constantly. On top of that most other trainers have 1 Pokemon, 2 at best. And if you play co-op mode you get an extreme unfair advantage. How is this acceptable? If you have a full party I genuinely don't think you could lose a battle if you tried. What happened to trial and error? The game holds your hand the ENTIRE game. You can design a game for children without making it such a cakewalk! I mean, look at generations 4 and 5. Those games were definitely children's games, but the difficulty was still ramped up enough that you lost battles occasionally, and you had to battle wild Pokemon to gain levels. I was like 9 years old when I played generation 4 and I struggled, but I still beat the game! Children are not idiots. And if you insist on designing a game for idiots, why not implement a hard mode? Why not AT LEAST give the player the freedom to enter a gym, get obliterated, learn a lesson, and come back once they understand how types work? The game has completely streamlined any difficulty whatsoever. You don't learn or figure out anything on your own- the game does it all for you and gives you all the answers. Not only does it give you the answers but it FORCES you to play the game a specific way.

    There are obviously a few good things about the game. Pokemon following you, being able to access the box anywhere you want, no more wild encounters- all good things. However the game sugarcoats these improvements in the easiest Pokemon game literally ever. I honestly can't believe that the Pokemon Company thinks this is acceptable. Pokemon is a huge franchise and it deserves better. This was the most disappointing Pokemon game by far, especially after generations 6 & 7, the easiest generations of all time. Pokemon can be a game for kids but it's also a game for adults- they can't keep giving us bad games, with bad plots, that have literally no difficulty at all and FORCE you to use Pokemon that make the game easier. The game sucks and it's a depressing representation of modern Pokemon. The games could be so much more, but it feels like GF and TPC don't even care about pleasing fans. I'm sick of it. 1/10.    … Expand
  16. GameCompleters
    Dec 8, 2018
    8
    The games is fun and feels like Pokemon, but Gamefreak please don't make more Lets Go games. Also i felt that there wasn't nearly enough Post Game.
  17. ygorgarcez
    Nov 30, 2018
    8
    Para quem jogou os clássicos, Pokémon Blue, Red, Yellow ou Fire Red e Leaf Green, o jogo traz uma nostalgia boa. Em diversos aspectos Pokémon Let's Go inovou de forma impressionante, em outros aspectos ele infelizmente regrediu. Mesmo sabendo que é um spin-off, não ter batalhas contra Pokémons selvagens é um ponto negativo pra mim, a facilidade do jogo também. O controle de movimento paraPara quem jogou os clássicos, Pokémon Blue, Red, Yellow ou Fire Red e Leaf Green, o jogo traz uma nostalgia boa. Em diversos aspectos Pokémon Let's Go inovou de forma impressionante, em outros aspectos ele infelizmente regrediu. Mesmo sabendo que é um spin-off, não ter batalhas contra Pokémons selvagens é um ponto negativo pra mim, a facilidade do jogo também. O controle de movimento para atirar a Pokébola no modo TV é bastante impreciso dependendo da posição do seu Switch, acho que a Nintendo deveria dar a opção de você jogar com o pro controller ou com a mesma forma de controle de quando você joga no modo portátil.
    Pra mim os pontos positivos superam e muito os pontos negativos, esse é um jogo feito para atrair novos jogadores, notei que ele é bastante infantil, e a facilidade também deixa isso claro. Jogadores antigos como eu, irão se apaixonar principalmente pela nostalgia. Jogadores antigos que acham a dificuldade dos Pokémons anteriores essencial, não irão gostar de Pokémon Let's Go.    … Expand
  18. rulezfin
    Dec 2, 2018
    5
    This is a spinoff Pokemon game that is a quality remake of Pokemon Yellow. Pokemon Let's go is also a huge missed opportunity to bring the Pokemon franchise to younger generations.

    This game was built to cater for Pokemon Go fans, there it is too easy and lacks depth. It is a simple game (I don't view lack of difficulty as a sin thought) that is too short. While it adds so many quality    This is a spinoff Pokemon game that is a quality remake of Pokemon Yellow. Pokemon Let's go is also a huge missed opportunity to bring the Pokemon franchise to younger generations.

    This game was built to cater for Pokemon Go fans, there it is too easy and lacks depth. It is a simple game (I don't view lack of difficulty as a sin thought) that is too short. While it adds so many quality of life improvements such as the lack of grinding, in detracts heavily from the PvP complexity of other Pokemon games.

    This is also a huge missed opportunity because in this spinoff they should have retold HeartGold/Heartsilver story    … Expand
  19. Ironlink
    Dec 9, 2018
    8
    es un lindo juego aun lo sigojugando y me acordo mucho de cuando jugaba pokemon amarillo igual tiene muchos cambios pero la esencia es la misma y meencanta es una nota de 8 de 10
  20. Averel
    Nov 27, 2018
    5
    To tell the truth i haven't played any pokemon game since sapphire and ruby , my brother did and informed me that is the same game with some new gimmicks to make interesting for a while. I bought in January a nintedo switch to play xenoblade 2 ( which in the end didn't enjoy so much) and i was waiting to some exclusive games to play . in the mean time i played some first party title and iTo tell the truth i haven't played any pokemon game since sapphire and ruby , my brother did and informed me that is the same game with some new gimmicks to make interesting for a while. I bought in January a nintedo switch to play xenoblade 2 ( which in the end didn't enjoy so much) and i was waiting to some exclusive games to play . in the mean time i played some first party title and i really enjoed super mario odessy . The last game i played was octopath traveler and dana of lacrimosa . I loved the first one and i enjoed the second one .But from the august i didn't have played anything on my switch and i really wanted to . So i wanted to buy something new and i checked to see my options and i saw that i have to choose from 30euro games with 2 to 12 hours content and 50 euros pokemon lets go which i thought will have more than 30 hours content and technical is an rpg game which i like . So i choose the pokemon .

    I just finished the game with 24 hours playtime and when i say i finished i mean got mewtwo and his mega forms. its the same game as the original 3 games with some new mechanics but it wasn't fun atleast for me it felt like chore more . And the post game i find really laze for my taste to bother .

    What i wanted to say is that for me the new pokemon doen;t worth the money tag but at the same time i can't find anything worth or exclusive to buy on the switch.    … Expand
  21. MrBardTimes
    Dec 1, 2018
    8
    TL;DR: A pokemon game.
    Long review: this game is a pokemon game, if you like the other 28 previous entries, you're going to like this. It has a few changes that you may make you think twice (like how to capture pokemon) but it blends well with the game. The game has one of the higher inmersion in the franchise. The cut-scenes are great and the aesthetics is one of the best ones so far.    TL;DR: A pokemon game.
    Long review: this game is a pokemon game, if you like the other 28 previous entries, you're going to like this. It has a few changes that you may make you think twice (like how to capture pokemon) but it blends well with the game. The game has one of the higher inmersion in the franchise. The cut-scenes are great and the aesthetics is one of the best ones so far.
    The game it's a bit easie than previous ones, but you can make it harder by not abusing the catch streak to lvl up.
    They have made a lot easier to get shinies and pokemons with perfect IV, so if you like to go for shiny/IV hunting, you're going to like this.
    Overall a solid game, it could have been better with a little more dept, but still a solid entry.    … Expand
  22. Kolo2611
    Dec 1, 2018
    6
    Truthfully I was't very excited by the initial announcement and everything leading up to release but I decided the game deserved a fair shot. From my time the best way I can describe the game is an overpriced mediocre rehash with some good ideas with poor execution.

    Let's get the good out of the way. Firstly the music is the strongest aspect of this game all of it is very faithful and    Truthfully I was't very excited by the initial announcement and everything leading up to release but I decided the game deserved a fair shot. From my time the best way I can describe the game is an overpriced mediocre rehash with some good ideas with poor execution.

    Let's get the good out of the way. Firstly the music is the strongest aspect of this game all of it is very faithful and sounds completely wonderful and I hope the OST gets a release in the future.

    Wild pokemon actually appearing and walking around in the world is one of the best changes to game play the series has had in a long time and I hope this aspect actually sticks around.

    Difficulty of the game is mostly fine assuming you ditch your starter early on namely if you went with Eevee. The game's performance is fairly good as well. I've only encountered issues in one area where the frame rate crashed. The changes to the Kanto story we already know are welcomed in mixing it up.

    The secret techniques your starter learns in place of HMs is another good change although this 'change' was basically present in the Sun and Moon games as well via Pokeride. The capture chaining is a nice mechanic as well. This mostly sums up the good points I had with the game.

    Now for the bad points...
    For starters the elephant in the room... the lack of wild battles and the capture system. Whenever I went to capture pokemon after the first two gyms is when the game stopped being fun. The controls regards of how you go (Motion, gyro, stick aim) are all fairly frustrating namely the broken motion controls that very often do what they want to do rather what you want them to do. Couple this issue with the fact that the capture process quickly devolves into throwing a ball and praying that it catches with you having little influence on effecting the outcome aside form throwing a berry (Which honestly doesn't seem to help that much.) Then the added 'challenge' to catching pokemon later on is that they begin erratically hopping around which renders the motion controls worthless and makes the other schemes in undocked mode more frustrating.

    The next point is the visual. Now honestly the game's visual are just okay at best, but that's the problem. The game looks like the Sun and Moon engine from 3DS up scaled to HD. This shouldn't be surprising as I believe it's likely this game was developed in a short amount of time. Hopefully next year will prove different.

    Next we have the post game or rather the lack of. Once you mop up the Elite 4 and finish your pokedex there is little to no reason to keep playing. Master trainers are a thing but while I feel they are a good concept they are very poorly executed. 153 are excessive and them being 1v1 mirror matches doesn't help. It would have been more effective to have just made a master trainer for every pokemon type rather than every pokemon. Beyond these you have gym leader and Elite 4 rematches and a few 'superboss' trainers but little else.

    Now another big point. The striping of a large amount of mechanics. Ignoring the 700 or so pokemon absent there are alot of staple features missing in these games. Firstly abilities and hold items are completely gone removing a layer of strategy and options. Breeding is also gone. Wonder trade is gone, Super training, Pokemon Amie and any of the likes is also gone.

    Now the last point the price point. Now I will say for the pathetic lack of new content the 60$ US price tag is way too much. You can get Yellow on the 3ds eshop right now for 10$ and you basically get 80% of the same content just without the fancy graphics. Firered and Leafgreen were only 30-40$ and managed to outdo these games. Couple that with the 40-50$ pokeball plus (Which holds Mew hostage btw. You can't even transfer Mew from Pokemon GO if you play it) and they're just asking way too much for what is basically a shallow yet pretty rehash of a 20 year old game. Honestly it feels like a lazy half hearted cash grab.

    In closing it's a solid 6/10. It's okay but I find it hard to recommend. If you play Pokemon GO then you'll likely enjoy it alot, if you're someone stuck in Gen 1 with nostalgia glasses you'll likely enjoy it alot as well. For everyone else I'd say skip it unless it drops to 40$ or under (It won't.) we have hopefully fully fleshed and content rich core pokemon games coming next year, so if you got an itch grab an older 3DS game and give it another go or buy the original Yellow on the Eshop for 1/6th the price of this.    … Expand
  23. denisferro
    Dec 2, 2018
    10
    Com certeza é um jogo obrigatório para quem realmente GOSTA da série! Jogar a primeira geração em full hd é simplesmente sem palavras! Não deixe o pessoal que NÃO JOGOU e deu nota baixa para o game por causa do sistema de captura desanimar você. Ele é bom, acredite! Subir o level dos seus pokémons ficou bem divertido e menos entediante! Os monstros andando pelo mundo é um show a parteCom certeza é um jogo obrigatório para quem realmente GOSTA da série! Jogar a primeira geração em full hd é simplesmente sem palavras! Não deixe o pessoal que NÃO JOGOU e deu nota baixa para o game por causa do sistema de captura desanimar você. Ele é bom, acredite! Subir o level dos seus pokémons ficou bem divertido e menos entediante! Os monstros andando pelo mundo é um show a parte também! As batalhas estão melhores do que nunca! Posso dizer que senti realmente falta das habilidades, porém entendo que esse jogo também é porta de entrada para o pessoal que nunca jogou um rpg de pokémon e por isso está mais simples. Enfim, jogue! Você irá se divertir bastante!… Expand
  24. Protomario
    Dec 5, 2018
    8
    I’ll be reviewing this from the five pillars of Gaming, Story, Graphics, Gameplay, Sound, and Controls.

    Let’s begin with the story – You’re a Pokemon trainer, and your goal is to become a Pokemon Master, yeah and along the way you just happen to encounter this evil organization bent on world domination, and you, being that 10-year-old Pokemon Master, are the only one who can help.    I’ll be reviewing this from the five pillars of Gaming, Story, Graphics, Gameplay, Sound, and Controls.

    Let’s begin with the story –

    You’re a Pokemon trainer, and your goal is to become a Pokemon Master, yeah and along the way you just happen to encounter this evil organization bent on world domination, and you, being that 10-year-old Pokemon Master, are the only one who can help.
    Yup, this is basically Pokemon Yellow all over again, and that isn’t a bad thing, but again, 12th and 13th time you’ve may have done this…

    Story checks out, but Gameplay is the most controversial change -
    Capturing Pokemon – Bonus’s are offered for better captures like Candies, and after capturing multiple Pokemon you can capture one with better stats as a possibility.
    Pokemon appear on the over-world, while still mostly constrained to the spawning areas, caves, grass, water, you can see them, avoid them if you want or force the encounter you want, instead of random encounters.

    Some people were worried about wild Pokemon battles being gone and the experience Grind, but in this game, you gain XP from multiple sources which balances out the lack of random wild battles, but I still feel like it is somewhat missed.
    Some people feel there are plenty of Pokemon trainers in place of wild battles, but I still find it would be better to be able to test these new Pokemon captures in a wild battle before a trainer battle, but eh…
    Ridable Pokemon replace the old bike, which is pretty cool because I always wanted to fly on a Charizard in Gen 1

    And this is a remake/remaster/ Pokemon GO and Yellow smashed together, so yes, I can now ride Charizard…and Dragonite, and Rapidash, and Arcanine…
    This is the first Pokemon main series game that is co-opable, but the second player is more of a tag along helper than a primary player themselves.
    It is very great that you can play this game with your child, cousin, friend, whomever wants to play with you can now join in the fun without getting too deeply involved in the game.

    The starter Pokemon are very focused on here -
    Pikachu and Eevee are the ones that are focused on most out of all the Pokemon – they have unique cutscenes, animations, and interactivity.
    Pikachu has some special moves to compensate for it being an electric type as a starter, but Eevee can learn a special move from its Eeveeluition forms, just don’t judge whomever created the names, cause they are really bad, like Baddy bad.

    These new moves have been called OP by many people who have played the game extensively, and to that I simply say you could get moves like Bubble Beam, Thunderbolt, Psychic, Ice Beam, Rock Slide, and Body Slam fairly early in the original Gen 1 games.
    These kinds of games require a player to limit themselves if they want a challenge, because you are not required to keep either Eevee or Pikachu in your team.
    The user interface is completely different, cleaned up menus seem much more modern and look great.

    Go Park is the transferable location where you can send your Pokemon from Pokemon GO to Pokemon Let’s GO, via mini games, it’s great if you played Pokemon GO a lot and will save you a lot of time if you want to challenge every master trainer in the game.
    Because every Master Trainer requires each and every Pokemon, Pidgey, Pidgiotto, Pidgiot… Caterpie, Metepod, Butterfree…
    Every one of them, and… yeah Pokemon Go transferring will save you that time of once again, recapturing them all…

    Controls would be the next biggest change because this game is reliant on motion controls…
    Motion controls are not good, handheld mode works better, but the accuracy of throwing a ball via a joycon is similar to Pokemon GO, it’s not the best.
    And the capture chances always feel random, sometimes a low-level Pokemon will just break free instantly for no discernible reason.
    But to add to this you can buy a Pokeball accessory that contains Mew, more importantly, you can use the Pokeball as a special Joy-con controller, which is supposed to enhance the experience… but… yeah.

    I’ll leave that to your personal opinion, is $40 worth the money to play a Pokemon game with a Pokeball controller, that’s a hard sale for me, but maybe not for you.
    Finally let’s finish with sounds, and from the music to the sound effects, it’s gen 1 and it never sounded so good. They sound great and invoke a great amount of nostalgia.
    Pokémon is really great, and Let’s GO Pikachu will bring Kanto back once again, and finally to the big screen.

    If you don’t enjoy Pokemon GO, you probably will not enjoy this, but if you can enjoy this game a nice nod back to the gen 1 series, you’ll probably have a good time with this game.
    I have tried to avoid all spoilers of this game by using certain footage for those whom haven’t had a chance to play this generation yet.    … Expand
  25. megasone
    Dec 4, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positives:
    Seeing Pokemon on the over world is cool but outside of the lets go style of games that focus on singular gens, i wouldn't expect to see in future titles.
    The motion controls when i used them worked decently.
    Some of the gyms get a makeover for the better, Blaine's gym in particular comes to mind.
    Access to the PC anywhere is cool i wouldn't say its a game changer though.

    Negatives:
    There is nothing new for long time fans.
    Catching the same Pokemon over and over again to grind for exp is pretty tedious and battles are not much better as the game really gives you no real reason to not use your partner Pikachu. The Go inspired catching mechanics are not great as it feels like there is really not much you can do to increase your odds of catching Pokemon. This feeling is at its worst when facing a legendary Pokemon and/or snorlax as the game forces you to tire them out with a battle which has a 5 minute time limit for some reason. if you win you get to attempt a capture. However the battling phase feels entirely pointless as the Pokemon does not seemed to be affected by the battle. Connection with Pokemon go is another not well thought out part as you have to recapture anything you transfer over, these are not instant or even easy catches in most cases, forcing you to waste resources. Also for whatever reason the Pokemon you transfer over can run away, there not gone forever in fact they're right where you encounter them. Which begs the question why can they run in the first place.

    The Worst:
    My biggest problem with the game comes in the form of Meltan. To get Meltan you have to transfer a pokemon from go to lets go (Which you cannot transfer back into go.) after doing this you get an item in go, using said item will spawn meltan for 30 minutes. after the 30 minutes you have to wait 7 days to reopen it which requires you to transfer more pokemon after the 7 day period. Then you can transfer meltan into lets go however there is no way to evolve Meltan in lets go. This is a problem because Meltan takes 400 candies to evolve in go and walking with Meltan takes 20km to get a single candy. I caught 10 Meltans on my first opening of the box which is 30 candies, so to get the optional dex entry for Melmetal you have to waste probably months catching Meltans and then do the one way transfer into lets go. .    … Expand
  26. Wolfi_Inda
    Dec 4, 2018
    10
    Para ser un remake de pokémon amarillo, simplemente un excelente juego. Deberían hacer mas remake como este o incluso mejores.
  27. Putrick
    Dec 6, 2018
    9
    Gran juego, si jugaste balance Pokémon amarillo, excelente para pasarlo en compañía
  28. Felbuddy
    Dec 7, 2018
    9
    Let me start of by saying i am a Pokemon Veteran i have played everything from the beginning of Pokemon red/blue to the current Pokemon Lets go entry so I am knowledgeable of the games and their mechanics. Pokemon Lets go (which ill call PLG) is merely another entry in the series. While it is missing quite a few mechanics from the previous entries that does not make it any less enjoyable.Let me start of by saying i am a Pokemon Veteran i have played everything from the beginning of Pokemon red/blue to the current Pokemon Lets go entry so I am knowledgeable of the games and their mechanics. Pokemon Lets go (which ill call PLG) is merely another entry in the series. While it is missing quite a few mechanics from the previous entries that does not make it any less enjoyable. This game is arguably marketed for a younger audience who have either heard of Pokemon at one point or those (the curious) who have never heard of it before. Its bright lights and fantastic visuals draw the user into the world of Pokemon. One of my favorite parts about this game is the introduction of the Pokeball plus controller and that you can play the entire game with just a simple ball and a thumb-stick. The games story has not changed from its original release and is just as charming as I remember it to be.

    Overall the world of Pokemon has changed over the years and I personally believe that this entry is an excellent step in the right direction for the next generation of Pokemon games.    … Expand
  29. vanles-selvan
    Dec 5, 2018
    10
    One word, EXCELENT, this game supered my expectatives... really is a good family option or if u want play pokemon like when the first time when you watch the pokemon series. I allways wanted a pokemon game like this since my first console N64.
  30. Gullivergoofbal
    Dec 6, 2018
    10
    This is the best greatest pokemon game that has ever lived. Go go power heroes!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 84 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 84
  3. Negative: 0 out of 84
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    85
    A simple, nostalgic return to the Kanto region, offers little if you are a series veteran eager for complexity and challenge. But if that's not your main interest, Pokemon Let's Go has it all! It's a simple, cute and fun game that will keep you hooked for hours. An excellent starting point for newcomers, and a great nostalgia trip for those in a search for one.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2019
    85
    If you've got a kid in your life who's never played Pokémon before? Buy this game immediately. [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 67]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Feb 8, 2019
    78
    It’s hard to make sense of the game that’s basically a Switch port of iOS/Android remake of Pokemon Red/Green. Is it a step forward, step backward – or maybe just a shameless cash-in? Turns out, it’s a great remake – the world looks exactly as we imagined it back when we were staring at black and white pixels of original Red/Green. [Issue#235, p.44]
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