Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. Derak
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Otro pokemon más, con sus cosas buenas y sus cosas malas, pero es imperdonable a
    nivel técnico, texturas inexistentes, modelos en baja, bajadas de fps increíbles, bugs constantes… no es un juego indie, es un juego de la “marca” más rentable de la historia… esto no se puede permitir.
  2. atebites
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This is Gamefreaks Sonic 06 or Final Fantasy XIV (Pre- a Realm Reborn) moment. Played 20 hours and 100% the game less the Pokédex. Save your money and vote no with your wallet. Game breaking bugs will cause you to lose your favourite shiny and makes the game ungrindable since it’ll crash mid catch or other stupid bugs that simply make it impossible to play. Gameplay wise it’s not an openThis is Gamefreaks Sonic 06 or Final Fantasy XIV (Pre- a Realm Reborn) moment. Played 20 hours and 100% the game less the Pokédex. Save your money and vote no with your wallet. Game breaking bugs will cause you to lose your favourite shiny and makes the game ungrindable since it’ll crash mid catch or other stupid bugs that simply make it impossible to play. Gameplay wise it’s not an open world. It’s a sandbox. Sandbox games don’t cost $AAA they are usually half that and far more enjoyable than this. Game should have been sold by Steam Greenlight not a publisher like Nintendo and the Pokémon Company. You can expect gamefreak producers are getting angry phone calls from their partners at Pokémon company and Nintendo HQ as this level of failure will cause lasting brand damage.… Expand
  3. JeremyLohan
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Não tem como defender mais, jogo preguiçoso e mal feito em todos os sentidos, pokemons horriveis, historia péssima não da. LIXO TOTAL
  4. Inviction
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This game is as unfinished as they come. Any game that gives headaches is a nightmare, and this is the worst of them all. A patch won't fix these issues, it's structural.
  5. Garchomp64
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This has to be the worst main-series Pokémon game launch ever from a technical standpoint. Slow fps and framerate drops, blurry models, odd battle transitions, lighting issues, constant clipping, and pop-ins; the game can also crash randomly, which may cause you to lose hours of progress, so be aware. The overall performance is not smooth at all. The visuals and textures are also of veryThis has to be the worst main-series Pokémon game launch ever from a technical standpoint. Slow fps and framerate drops, blurry models, odd battle transitions, lighting issues, constant clipping, and pop-ins; the game can also crash randomly, which may cause you to lose hours of progress, so be aware. The overall performance is not smooth at all. The visuals and textures are also of very poor for a media franchise like Pokémon. The game has so much unnecessary, padded dialogue, especially near the start of the game and the lack of voice-acting makes the experience less interesting. There is a lot to be desired for player customization. Questionable choices like removing set mode were made. Overall, I would not recommend buying this game, especially for $60.… Expand
  6. SplitMind
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    The real shame here is that I really enjoy the gameplay but the performance does its best to get in my way. Really bad.
  7. Emanyueru
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Es increible que siendo la saga JRPG con mas dinero no puedan hacer un juego bien. Graficos malos, bugs y varias caidas de FPS; y el hecho de que este juego sea para niños no significa que tiene ser mediocre. Pero fin que se puede esperar de que su fandom es lo mas conformista que hay y compran cualquier porqueria
  8. Shaydows
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I have absolutely no idea how this managed to get on sale with the amount of bugs this has, not to mention the $60 price tag. I understand the Nintendo Switch is the worst new gen console when it comes to running games and hardware in general, but that doesn't excuse the fact at how bad this game runs. Averaging 20 fps, while dropping to 15 or even 10 when many things are loading, this isI have absolutely no idea how this managed to get on sale with the amount of bugs this has, not to mention the $60 price tag. I understand the Nintendo Switch is the worst new gen console when it comes to running games and hardware in general, but that doesn't excuse the fact at how bad this game runs. Averaging 20 fps, while dropping to 15 or even 10 when many things are loading, this is without a doubt the worst performing Pokémon game ever made. There is no excuse for this, any reviewers trying to dance around the fact that this is a buggy, unfinished mess is simply trying to make this game look good.… Expand
  9. SnooberReturns
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I've been saying it since Sword and Shield, and the Pokemon fandom has been bashing me every since, but I'll say it again: Game freak is the laziest company out there. There are at the helm of the largest grossing media franchise on earth, and this is the crap we get? Why is it that Pokemon titles on 3DS feature more Pokemon? Why is it the online functionality isn't even up to par with theI've been saying it since Sword and Shield, and the Pokemon fandom has been bashing me every since, but I'll say it again: Game freak is the laziest company out there. There are at the helm of the largest grossing media franchise on earth, and this is the crap we get? Why is it that Pokemon titles on 3DS feature more Pokemon? Why is it the online functionality isn't even up to par with the 2007 DS titles? Why does the graphics looks like it was ripped from a GameCube game? Why does the game load in the manner that a PS2 game did? Why do the animations look notably worse than those on Pokemon Stadium? Why does the game run like total horse crap? And most of all, why do fans keep supporting this garbage? It's unacceptable, and as long as the games keep raking in money, expect nothing to change. Pokemon is a shell of what it used to be. It's just so hard to believe that the developers of this heaping pile of cowdunk are the same ones who made Black and White 2, one of the most content heavy games ever made.… Expand
  10. Tochomosca
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    One of the worst pokemon releases in the last years. In fact, it's pretty funny but the problem is that Game Freak should not release their games like this. It's totally broken. The fps going down with every action, the bugs, glitches... all of the technical part is broken. If you are thinking about buying it I recomend you to wait until they release a version with all the content theyOne of the worst pokemon releases in the last years. In fact, it's pretty funny but the problem is that Game Freak should not release their games like this. It's totally broken. The fps going down with every action, the bugs, glitches... all of the technical part is broken. If you are thinking about buying it I recomend you to wait until they release a version with all the content they don't included now, like clothes, for example.… Expand
  11. alexgiovannir
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Jogo ruim demais, muito ruim, bugado ruim horrível, foram 300 reais no lixo, não vale nem de graça!
  12. Geo3891
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Basura pura, como una franquicia de billones de dolares no pueda sacar algo decente?, Pokemon es la franquicia en este mundo que mas saca billetes y GameFreak lo sabe y ¿por que no contratan a desarrolladores experimentados para que los juegos salgan decentes?, eso se responde solo, porque GameFreak solo saca de juegos solo para vender y la gente tonta los compra simplemente por serBasura pura, como una franquicia de billones de dolares no pueda sacar algo decente?, Pokemon es la franquicia en este mundo que mas saca billetes y GameFreak lo sabe y ¿por que no contratan a desarrolladores experimentados para que los juegos salgan decentes?, eso se responde solo, porque GameFreak solo saca de juegos solo para vender y la gente tonta los compra simplemente por ser Pokemon y así seguirán MEDIOCRIDAD tras MEDIOCRIDAD y no se molestaran en contratar verdaderos desarrolladores porque no quieren perder dinero, no entiendo como una mediocridad así tenga mayor nota que Sonic Frontiers.
    Dejando a un lado eso, el juego no tiene nada de identidad, no es a fuerzas hacer juegos de mundo abierto, los diseños no son buenos y pocos se pueden salvar y ni hablar de la historia, es terrible, pero es Pokemon, no podemos esperar nada, el juego es absurdamente fácil, aun mas fácil que Espada y Escudo y el soundtrack es una mediocridad, bastante soso, horroroso y no te hace sentir nada, si juegas esto mejor pon de tu propia musica en lugar de escuchar esta banda sonora, este juego es peor que Sonic 2006, Sonic Boom, Mega Man 8 y Mega Man X6 juntos.
    Sin duda Pokemon Escarlata y Purpura son de los peores juegos de la historia    … Expand
  13. Sophie2022
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Está llenísimo de bug, gráficos, bajas de fps, el juego no está terminado, está muy de bajo de lo previsto… Expand
  14. Matzee
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Für mich ist das der Traurige Tiefpunkt der Pokemon Reihe. Besonders schlecht gefällt mir die Spieleweld
  15. Stik5
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    ¿Cómo es posible que por parte de una empresa multimillonaria hagan juegos tan mediocres?
  16. eduardo_ecn
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    A game that costs 60 dollars doesn't even have subtitles in my language, Portuguese Brazil, it's full of bugs! There are games with smaller budgets, made by smaller companies and they deliver much more than the Pokemon Company and GameFreak deliver.
  17. franticfranxx
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    I liked the idea of an openworld, i like the new pokemon's design, i like plot( team star is funny, pepe's story is good and the relationship between the prof and their lessons are pretty nice) and the quality in depicting interesting character. These are the only good thing in the game. The other left things are an incredible scam. Bug everywhere an fps rate worse than bloodborne 1.0.0,I liked the idea of an openworld, i like the new pokemon's design, i like plot( team star is funny, pepe's story is good and the relationship between the prof and their lessons are pretty nice) and the quality in depicting interesting character. These are the only good thing in the game. The other left things are an incredible scam. Bug everywhere an fps rate worse than bloodborne 1.0.0, cities who cannot be explored for reasons and an interaction with the world who is near the zero. I love Legends Arceus and i thouht that SV could be an evolution of the good things showed in the game, but SV are everything that wasn't good in LPA plus bug and low FPS. It's a shame that Nintendo let this **** be publicated on the switch. If I had not been interested in the competitive I would have asked for a refund after 1 hour.

    Ita: mi è piaciuta l'idea dell'openworld, i design dei nuovi pokemon e alcune cose del progress di gioco e intuizioni sulla trama. Le cose rimaste sono invereconde. Bug ovunque, fps così bassi che nemmeno bloodborne 1.0.0, città non esplorabili a cazzo di cane e un'interazione nell'openworld pari allo zero. ho amato Leggende Arceus e pensavo che Sv potesse essere un' evoluzione delle cose buone viste nel gioco, ma Scarlatto è tutto ciò che non va bene in LPA più un cazzo di niente se non bug e bassi fps. E' una vergogna che Nintendo abbia permesso che questo gioco venga pubblicato. Non fossi interessato al competitivo avrei ridato il gioco dopo un'ora    … Expand
  18. amysquee
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    In short. Everything about this game is great BUT it runs (and looks) so bad I can't give it a good score in good faith. This shouldn't happen for a AAA game like Pokemon, this needed another half year or so to get patched up.

    We probably can thank the big bosses at Gamefreak for this by them demanding it come out before Christmas for sales, since it is clear the developers put a lot of    In short. Everything about this game is great BUT it runs (and looks) so bad I can't give it a good score in good faith. This shouldn't happen for a AAA game like Pokemon, this needed another half year or so to get patched up.

    We probably can thank the big bosses at Gamefreak for this by them demanding it come out before Christmas for sales, since it is clear the developers put a lot of love into this.    … Expand
  19. Nicktaboo
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I love Pokémon… let me get that out of the way. And that’s why I am so dissatisfied with this game. The original starters are amazing, but their 2nd evolution is bad and their 3rd evolution is TERRIBLE. The game graphics are terrible, pokemon battle revolutions graphics are better. Don’t even get me started on the performance, refunding this trash game asap.
  20. SamSaloon
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Would be a fun game, if the game didn't have way too many performance issues and lagging. The FPS actually gives me a headache. Drops constantly, people and pokemon look like a slideshow when walking, battling, etc. 10-15fps games are not enjoyable. My character sometimes t poses, gets big for no reason when riding the and I've fallen through the world a ton. Beneath all these issues thereWould be a fun game, if the game didn't have way too many performance issues and lagging. The FPS actually gives me a headache. Drops constantly, people and pokemon look like a slideshow when walking, battling, etc. 10-15fps games are not enjoyable. My character sometimes t poses, gets big for no reason when riding the and I've fallen through the world a ton. Beneath all these issues there could be a good game. Just fix it… Expand
  21. Elias4
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The worst of the saga I never thought it could be so bad. many bugs and all kinds, performance, map design, caves, plains, design of the new pokemon, the imbalance of the ivs, the gyms do not scale with the level of your pokemon, visual bugs everywhere and in a large part of Sometimes the fps drops below 30 in many areas including the city, even though there is no one or nothing in it, andThe worst of the saga I never thought it could be so bad. many bugs and all kinds, performance, map design, caves, plains, design of the new pokemon, the imbalance of the ivs, the gyms do not scale with the level of your pokemon, visual bugs everywhere and in a large part of Sometimes the fps drops below 30 in many areas including the city, even though there is no one or nothing in it, and it still manages to drop the fps. Not recommended at all, I hope this will not happen again with the saga.… Expand
  22. Aizen27
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game is unfinished. Awful framerates, bugs, and glitches are present in minute-to-minute gameplay. Quality-of-life features like Set mode in other Pokémon games were cut for seemingly no reason. Don't buy this game until they fix it.
  23. twichyy
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Terrible graphics, doesn't include all the Pokemon, the game changes available moves for Pokemon. No mega evolutions. Just go away game freak
  24. absinthminded
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    this is embarrassing. i am so sick of hearing "this game is a step in the right direction" ad nauseum. please, just ship a game that is working ON LAUNCH for once, and take the necessary time to develop it. there is no excuse for this.
  25. Sombru
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Another Gamefreak's presentation that just gives the middle finger to their entire community, proving once again they can't code, optimize, or show any kind of care or attention to their own games. As of November's 21st, 2022, the game is unplayable.
  26. raiken22
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    - Cutting the National Dex (again) for no reason
    - Only 4 Outfits to choose from
    - Not many customization options (Yes... a few more than Sword and Shield but still not enough) - Graphical issues and glitches - Terrible Lags - FPS drops all over the place - Creepy facial expressions (also in Multiplayer. Via Internet or LAN doesn't matter) I was really hyped for the game before it    - Cutting the National Dex (again) for no reason
    - Only 4 Outfits to choose from
    - Not many customization options (Yes... a few more than Sword and Shield but still not enough)
    - Graphical issues and glitches
    - Terrible Lags
    - FPS drops all over the place
    - Creepy facial expressions (also in Multiplayer. Via Internet or LAN doesn't matter)

    I was really hyped for the game before it released. I played it on day 1 with the day 1 Patch...
    I was disappointed of the lacking customization options. Game Freak really took many steps back there. Using the same character model for female and male and can't even implement more clothing options. Uniforms? What the hell.... are you going to school in uniform? And don't tell me "But it's a japanese game and they all wear uniforms at school". Then why is everyone wearing uniforms outside of school in Scarlet and Violet??
    I played it for 2 days now and today would be the 3rd day. I don't even want to play it anymore.
    It feels like work. And a game should not feel like being work. It should be fun.

    The only thing I really enjoyed was making sandwitches with my wife. Sad for a Pokemon game, right?
    And I'm a hardcore Pokemon fan and got a copy of like almost every main series game.

    People say Sword and Shield was bad? Oh boy.... Sword and Shield are amazing in comparison to Scarled and Violet.
    BDSP? I would prefer that game over Scarlet and Violet! Game Freak should stop making Pokemon Games once and for all. They do not know how to develop games and are not willing to improve at all.

    I bought physical copies of Scarlet and Violet. They are unplayable. Once the Nintendo eShop removes Nintendo Switch support I got 2 physical games that are unplayable and no way of patching them.

    It is absolutely NO excuse to say the Nintendo Switch Hardware is limited. It is just POOR PROGRAMMING what makes these games so bad on the hardware. You can NOT blame the hardware on this! Compared to other games this is a mess.
    Upgrading to better hardware is not the solution. It's just cash grab.    … Expand
  27. Rafaelfelipe
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Worst graphic and designs ever! Jogo preguiçoso, cheio de Bug, texturas horríveis, pokemons feios, jogo mal acabado. Um horror. Decepção total!
  28. epicatarigamer
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    This game looks on par with Halo 2, a 2004 Xbox game, runs worse than Sword and Shield, and glitches more than an Bethesda game.
  29. Picollo86
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nintendo likes to fu you in the ass. no Quality ASSurance. its bad, just bad. like cheap toys. many bugs and glitches. just a laugh at you stupid fans.

    Really Nintendo und gamefreak are at this point just a **** machine which produces bad game after bad game.    … Expand
  30. JamesA1ves
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Jogo muito bugado, feito de qualquer jeito, e até quando ficaremos sem a tradução para o português Br? Decepcionado com tamanho descaso de uma empresa tão grande com uma das suas franquias mais valiosas.
  31. Nilaul
    Dec 7, 2022
    1
    Although the game is fun, it is unplayable due to glitches, bugs and poor optimisation. Nothing to do with how powerful the switch is, but developers simply not going though their code and properly optimizing it, as evident by other more demanding switch games both running perfectly and looking great. Performance like this is unacceptable.
  32. Bastrion
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    I enjoyed the main game and the experience is astounding, but your immersion is constantly broken by highly game breaking and front facing bugs and glitches that range from hilarious to full on terrifying body horror. They even go as far as to hard crash your Switch sometimes, causing actual damage to the console through overheating and damaging fatal error crashes.

    The game is an    I enjoyed the main game and the experience is astounding, but your immersion is constantly broken by highly game breaking and front facing bugs and glitches that range from hilarious to full on terrifying body horror. They even go as far as to hard crash your Switch sometimes, causing actual damage to the console through overheating and damaging fatal error crashes.

    The game is an AMAZING experience throughout, completely ruined by this unacceptable amount of bugs and game breaking QA failures. I would revisit this review if they communicated on patches and fixes, but I fear much like the tradition with Game Freak, it's a pump and dump one and done.    … Expand
  33. PaulGR
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    We are beta-testing a Pokémon open world for them.

    Technical Issues: - Performance is atrocious for a triple-AAA company releasing on a stable console OS. - The game has serious fps drops on my new Switch OLED. I get drops that feel as low as 4-8 fps, and the game seems to barely be above 25 fps. It’s giving me a headache. - There are shadows flickering all over the place. NPC    We are beta-testing a Pokémon open world for them.

    Technical Issues:
    - Performance is atrocious for a triple-AAA company releasing on a stable console OS.

    - The game has serious fps drops on my new Switch OLED. I get drops that feel as low as 4-8 fps, and the game seems to barely be above 25 fps. It’s giving me a headache.

    - There are shadows flickering all over the place. NPC and Pokémon shadows are barely 10 pixels each. It feels like trying to run a PC game on low because you do not meet the recommend specs.

    - NPCs move around like robots at 3 FPS like a slideshow, unless you are very close to them.

    - Many times the camera clips underground and you can see the abyss below. This happens often in trainer battles that are on elevated ground.

    - On several occasions I have fell through the floor and had to hard-reset my Switch OLED because I was stuck in the “falling” animation.

    - Character movement is so weird and clunky. You move like a robot too, snapping into a locked position when ascending/descending. Movement isn’t fluid and realistic.

    - Lighting is as bad as it gets. Many times the time of day causes your character to look pitch black (even though you are white). Other times the lighting causes your character to look completely white like a ghost.

    Weird Graphics:
    - Graphics are atrocious in my opinion. I’d rather have the more cute, bright and “cartoony” style of SwSh than this more “realistic” style mode. It’s creepy because Pokémon now look like actual real animals.

    Empty "Open" World:
    - The world is big but barren and depressing. There is no depth and detail to anything. The world is as big as the ocean but as deep as a puddle. There is just nothing to see or do, other than traverse large distances that are empty of content.

    - The cities are hollow and devoid of content. The majority of the NPCs can’t be interacted with, and all the stores pop-up Trade UI menus to buy and sell. There are no store interiors any more. They didn’t even design a simple clothing shop.

    - The game is supposed to be "open" world saying you can do anything you want. That's a straight lie. There is a specific course set for you as nothing scales to your level/badges. What is the point of reaching a gym only to find out that your level 20 Pokemon have to face level 50 Pokemon, without ANY sort of indication that where you are going is the "wrong" place. This forces you to either follow the set path, or grind levels to beat an over-leveled gym, while returning back to previous gyms to find out your now level 50 Pokemon have to face level 10 gym leaders.

    Character:
    - Character customization is terrible. There are only 4 outfits that are just ugly. Tights pants that are orange with stripes? Who thought of that? It’s like you are wearing clown pants. Every player looks the same now. There is zero diversity. Zero role playing value. The accessories you can change (gloves/hat/bag) are a few recolors that feel pointless since the main attire is disgusting. SwSh had the best clothing options, especially with the DLCs. You could role-play as anything. Not any more. You are stuck wearing clown-pants with suspenders throughout the game.

    Pokémon:
    - The new Pokémon are mediocre. They are literally a pig, a flamingo (named Flamigo), and a few birds. It looks like Animal Planet. Not a Pokémon game.

    Verdict:
    This is definitely an early alpha version of the game released to the public. People need to start getting fired at Game Freak because this garbage is not a video game. This is really sue-able; especially if they do not offer refunds    … Expand
  34. Hecatom
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    The gameplay is good, but the performance is kind of atrocious.
    Also, the customization options are terrible, and the npcs are ugly as sin, being either old or androgynous in some form of capacity.

    Not a single f***ing skirt?
    This kind of s**t is getting f***ing annoying.

    Is the 1st pokemon I buy since the gameboy advance era and is disappointing.
  35. Nitja
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Good Game for the mobile loveling Gen Z.....btw thanks for killing Pokemon Game Freak.
  36. steven121
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    una asco de juego no se pueden seguir burlando del consumidor de esta manera, un juego lleno de bugs, caidas de fps es horrible no se puede disfrutar de ninguna manera y se nota el poco empeño que hizo GameFreak y TPC
  37. Crysawn
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Can't even join tera raids online, took me 30 minutes to join a single tera raid online. For a game that is part of the biggest franchise in the world this is horrible quality.

    If the glitches/lag/problems were not a problem i'd give this a solid 8/10. However, due to those, I am sadly going to have to give it a 2/10. I am a programmer and how they got this approved through QA and    Can't even join tera raids online, took me 30 minutes to join a single tera raid online. For a game that is part of the biggest franchise in the world this is horrible quality.

    If the glitches/lag/problems were not a problem i'd give this a solid 8/10. However, due to those, I am sadly going to have to give it a 2/10. I am a programmer and how they got this approved through QA and slated for release is beyond me, if my team did this they'd be reprimanded.    … Expand
  38. samather
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This game is very enjoyable. I haven't really had any performance problems other than in handheld the framerate is a bit low. It really looks nice to me too. It is the only Pokemon game I've truly found to be joyous and beautiful. It's well worth playing. It makes every other Pokemon game seem like a tedious slog, whereas this is only fun if you play it the way it is intended to be playedThis game is very enjoyable. I haven't really had any performance problems other than in handheld the framerate is a bit low. It really looks nice to me too. It is the only Pokemon game I've truly found to be joyous and beautiful. It's well worth playing. It makes every other Pokemon game seem like a tedious slog, whereas this is only fun if you play it the way it is intended to be played (catch and train lots of Pokemon, take your time, slow down to appreciate your Pokemon, etc.) Recommend 5.6/7… Expand
  39. Kazukiwoof
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Lazily made, this bugfest disguised as a full priced game is simply a testament on how Nintendo just doesn't care anymore bc people will buy any crap they make.
  40. plop159
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    the poor technical aspect ruins the whole game !! And even if it's super ugly, the framerate is always below 30FPS....
  41. Cupcake214
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    They’ve taken out most of the clothing options so I’m stuck in a school uniform. It’s as bad as the PE kit from sword and shield.
  42. therockman
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Awful games! Skip them. Millions of bugs, low-res textures, poor optimization and just plain bad.
  43. Dtizet
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    it came worst developed than previous entries, this is the time to finally demand The pokemon company and gamefreak a real commitment to the players.
  44. Mcdaidde
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The concept and world are great. The ge is borderline unplayable. Crashes, 5 fps (constantly) clipping through the environment. It's totally unacceptable that this game shipped in this state. Honestly ******* unacceptable.… Expand
  45. borgaborga
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Bugs, problems , full of issues and fanboys act like it is ok. 0/10. have some self respect pokemon botsfans.
  46. Marston12345
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Graficos de hace 15 años, rendimiento malo, completamente roto y lleno de bugs, una pedazo de M como un castillo
  47. Cavekrieger
    Nov 23, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s the worst Pokémon in a long time.
    The graphics are ok, but there are some bugs. This games shows that Pokémon doesn’t need an open world. It said it gives you the freedom to do what ever you’d like but that’s not true. I skipped the grass type gym because I wanted a more difficult grass type gym so I went back after 7 badges and the gym leader didn’t scale. I mean what’s the need for an open world then if you can’t even choose which Leader you fight first. And the trainer in this game are a joke. 1 Pokémon each and maximum of 3, from what I’ve seen, also not scaled. I don’t want to talk to the trainer in order to fight them that’s not how it works. The games is way to easy and the gym battles are not exciting because they don’t use potions! Give them potions!
    The titans were all dead in one hit so they weren’t even fun.
    Please get back to your roots with linear games and more difficult trainer, or at least make the effort to scale them. I mean you can collect 18 Badges, just raise the level after each Badge. You can leave the wild Pokémon as they are, but preferably not visible.
    Sad to say, but I do not recommend this game.    … Expand
  48. Bnois
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The level of disrespect the Pokemon company shows towards the players is just outrageos. Same goes for the long time „fans” who still defend this fiasco no matter what.
  49. abnersetra
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    2022 and a game without a Brazilian language? i love pokémon games since pokémon red but we need here in Brazil games with brazilian language.
  50. Heero739
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Performance aside which indeed as other have said more than bad is unplayable, this game is a step backwards from Legend of Arceus in terms of catching mechanics, npc interaction and exploration. No side quest, no pokedex missions, no catching without engaging, no crafting and of course no dying.
  51. Gethin
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Pfff im gutted. Huge pokemon fan here. This game is half done. Full of bugs and glitches and runs like 5fps.
    It has the potential to be decent, but its far far from hitting it. Terrible blurry mess. Id avoid it and save yourself some cash. Game Freak, what the hell are you trying to kill off the franchise?
  52. Klusterx
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    Has a good game on It's base but runs awfully and the graphics are atrocious
  53. ClassyDog
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I am someone who honestly liked every pokemon game before this. Didn't care about graphics in the last 2 games. However, these games are unacceptable. It's such a mess. It's embarrassing. NO ONE ASKED FOR WILD POKEMON TO BE RUNNING AROUND IN THE OVERWORLD. If that's why this game runs so slowly. THEN DO SOMETHING ELSE!! The designs are amazing. The story is great. I love so much about thisI am someone who honestly liked every pokemon game before this. Didn't care about graphics in the last 2 games. However, these games are unacceptable. It's such a mess. It's embarrassing. NO ONE ASKED FOR WILD POKEMON TO BE RUNNING AROUND IN THE OVERWORLD. If that's why this game runs so slowly. THEN DO SOMETHING ELSE!! The designs are amazing. The story is great. I love so much about this game. If this came out on the DS 6 years ago. It probably be the best Pokemon game ever.… Expand
  54. dragonejo777
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This is a complete lack of effort from The Pokemon Company and Game Freak.... Garbage for 60 bucks. Bugs in every corner, if you want to see Ps2 textures in 2022 this is your game
  55. DrgnMastr386
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    The state of the game that Game Freak released is like a Gyarados. It's atrocious!
  56. Worldsport
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Man ist ja vieles gewohnt von der Switch was performance angeht, aber das was man da bekommt ist einfach eine Katastrophe. Das kann man nicht wirklich Grafik nennen und ständig friert das Spiel für ca. 1sek. ein.
  57. Fonta99
    Dec 15, 2022
    2
    Probably the worst game of the Pokemon series. Horrendous graphics and performance. It runs always under 30 fps reaching also 20 fps or less often, unplayable. The level design also sucks. A few new pokemons are cool and have nice design but all the other parts of the game are literally **** no other way to describe it, sorry. I thought that with Arceus they couldn't do worse but comparedProbably the worst game of the Pokemon series. Horrendous graphics and performance. It runs always under 30 fps reaching also 20 fps or less often, unplayable. The level design also sucks. A few new pokemons are cool and have nice design but all the other parts of the game are literally **** no other way to describe it, sorry. I thought that with Arceus they couldn't do worse but compared to this game Arceus looks like a masterpiece. If you can't see the problems of this game you are either blind or you only play pokemon games. This is unacceptable, one of the richest gaming company of the world that delivers a game like this. Just look at any other game, even an indie game they all look and play better. Y'all shouldn't accept a game like this and ask for better to Game Freak and The Pokemon Company, stop saying the low votes are trolls and haters, I love Pokemon but I see when something is literally a scam.… Expand
  58. VentusAstra
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    I really want to like this game, I really do.... but I have to be honest. This game is NOT finished. It has a lot of bugs, the textures are terrible, FPS drops all the time, crashes... It really feels like Gamefreak doesn't even care at this point, they know they are going to make a lot of fast cash. I am so sorry because I really love Pokémon, but this is not it. I have to NOT recommendI really want to like this game, I really do.... but I have to be honest. This game is NOT finished. It has a lot of bugs, the textures are terrible, FPS drops all the time, crashes... It really feels like Gamefreak doesn't even care at this point, they know they are going to make a lot of fast cash. I am so sorry because I really love Pokémon, but this is not it. I have to NOT recommend this game (at least at this point), I am so disappointed, I feel like I lost my money.… Expand
  59. axllive
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Great unfinished game with a LOT of bugs and performance issues that define the experience. Pokémon Company aways with the next-to-be New generation experience, but never achieving the goal.
  60. CypherSonic
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Perhaps I treated Sonic 06 too harshly.

    Release the Switch Pro already........
  61. VanillaGhoul
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Might be the worst pokemon game to date. Broken mess. Frame rate issues that shouldn't be there. Badly thought out progression. Yet to find a dungeon area or cave seems to be all overworld. Trainer battles are scarce. No real towns. Ed Sheeran is in it for some reason. The whole game just feels empty and soulless.
  62. Manelzamora
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Es una verguenza que en 2022 un juego con tanto dinero por detrás se vea de esta manera que ni se curran un poco las animaciones que asco
  63. Zoro_strife
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    Bland, glitched, ugly, wokenes and rushed **** the worst so far, ufortanelly 20M of sold unitys
  64. Animedingo
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Its very not finished and pretty insulting that it was released in this state. The open world is bad and its crashed on me twice in the 2 days Ive had it.
  65. Occhiaye
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    Its a **** terribile graphics, mechanics, what about the framerate? And the bugs? Why this game gas the critico review at 77, its a shame, come on, play something else, Gamefreak Is totally incompetent
  66. Bottons
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    People complained about cyberpunk just open your eyes and see this **** GameFreak should stop producing games this studio can’t produce new games that are technically good just do pixel art games like old Pokémon’s games 3D ruined Pokémon
  67. TadaoKou
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    I'm gonna edit my review here shortly:
    Nintendo America started to give out refunds for the game.
    Let that sink in. NINTENDO(!) starts to accept refunds for a POKEMON(!) game. If you don't know how huge this is and how big the insinuations here are, you obviously don't know Nintendo very well. Well, back to my original review: I won't get into the issues with this game here, due to    I'm gonna edit my review here shortly:
    Nintendo America started to give out refunds for the game.
    Let that sink in. NINTENDO(!) starts to accept refunds for a POKEMON(!) game.
    If you don't know how huge this is and how big the insinuations here are, you obviously don't know Nintendo very well.
    Well, back to my original review:

    I won't get into the issues with this game here, due to 1278 other negative reviews already pointing out the obvious stuff, and I agree with everything.
    I will just say briefly, this game is a technical mess, but even the game itself is terrible.
    A dead Open World with no actual life in it. No real improvements in terms of gameplay (the same battle system as Gen 1-8, but now even SLOWER.)
    And a really weird difficulty balancing. There is no level scaling in this game, almost like they either didn't have time to put that in or this game originally was not supposed to be as open as it is now.
    The game feels like they took an actual normal linear Pokemon game, but chucked it apart and threw it around in a bland boring Open World.

    But one thing I really want to address:
    To anyone who claims this game is the best Pokemon game ever made:
    Please...stop insulting the 2D Pokemon games.
    Even really old games like Pokemon Crystal are way better than this. Especially if you judge the games based on the timeframe of their release.
    For a GB Game, Pokemon Crystal is awesome.
    For a Switch Game, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is a disgrace.
    And if we include the timeframe both of these games released in, every single Pokemon game is better. Yes, even Sword/Shield due to being a more polished and working experience.

    And no. The Switch hardware is not at fault here. We have seen how the Switch can handle games with Xenoblade 1-3 or even something less impressive, but still better than Pokemon...Breath of the Wild.

    And to anyone who actually claims this is one of the best games ever made...
    Please...play a good game for once...something made by people who respect your time and money.
    Claiming Scarlet/Violet is one of the best games ever made is honestly an insult to actually good games.
    For example: The Digimon series is made by people who have a clear passion for Digimon. How is it that these games have maybe 1/100 of the budget Pokemon could have, but pump out far more polished experiences?
    It's simple. The Digimon Devs take their time to actually finish their product. They don't spam new games every new year.
    This is the problem with Pokemon and why these games keep on getting worse.
    Why is it that Zelda Breath of the Wild gets a sequel roughly 6 years after it's original release, but Pokemon just keeps on spamming games as hard as they can?
    Why can't we get a polished experience LIKE Breath of the Wild for once.
    Well, the reasons for ,,why" are all there. You just have to open your eyes. Stop defending Gamefreak.
    Or more likely...Stop defending the Pokemon Company in general.
    Support games made by people who actually respect their playerbase instead of bullying it with 60$/€ Shovelware games.

    ,,Hey, let's spend 60$/€ on a game made by people who spit in the faces of their playerbase.
    What? It's a fun game."
    This topic shouldn't be about if the game is fun or not.
    This whole topic should be about if the Pokemon Company actually deserves your money for spitting in your face.
    Please...everyone who gave this game a 6 or above. Have some selfrespect for yourself. Don't let big companies spit on you. Don't just accept that blindly ,,because it's fun".    … Expand
  68. Sr_AZero
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Por lo menos llevo 25h de juego con Pokémon Escarlata, y por lo menos aun me quedan 75h mas de juego entre post game y late game... todos esos que puntúan de forma negativa Pokémon escarlata no han jugado lo mas mínimo a este juego, que si, que los grafios del entorno dejan mucho que desear, pero, realmente es importante? no, para nada, teniendo en cuenta los gráficos de los Pokémon conPor lo menos llevo 25h de juego con Pokémon Escarlata, y por lo menos aun me quedan 75h mas de juego entre post game y late game... todos esos que puntúan de forma negativa Pokémon escarlata no han jugado lo mas mínimo a este juego, que si, que los grafios del entorno dejan mucho que desear, pero, realmente es importante? no, para nada, teniendo en cuenta los gráficos de los Pokémon con esas super texturas, las Tera incursiones con esos reflejos y esa pedazo de animación, las 3 historias, sobre todo la de Damián y la del Team Star, una rival que te es pesada pero te alegra el día, y por no hablar que le han dado personalidad a Koraidon/Miraidon... Pokémon Escarlata/Purpura es de 10 y si pudiese le pondría mas puntuación, esas 544 personas que han votado de forma negativa no han llegado ni a elegir el inicial, son unas nenazas que tienen miedo de jugar hasta el final y admitir que Pokémon escarlata y purpura es la mejor generación desde la quinta... y esos 41 que han votado de forma intermedia, entiendo que dudéis de la Tera cristalización y de los gráficos de entorno, pero os animo a llegar hasta el final, si no os emociona la historia de Damián, es que estáis muertos por dentro, en serio, esa historia es de lo mejor que han sacado en Pokémon, no se ha visto nunca en los videojuegos, y esta al nivel de cuando Ash esta por soltar a Pikachu… Expand
  69. Ewilf
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Switch OLED and the game runs terribly, everyone is talking about performance and it is deserved. However, outside of performance, the game still is decades old—graphics look terrible, animations are still stiff except for a few Pokémon. Battles are still slow, sluggish, and uninteresting. The elite four and gyms are a joke. The only thing saving this game is the interesting competitiveSwitch OLED and the game runs terribly, everyone is talking about performance and it is deserved. However, outside of performance, the game still is decades old—graphics look terrible, animations are still stiff except for a few Pokémon. Battles are still slow, sluggish, and uninteresting. The elite four and gyms are a joke. The only thing saving this game is the interesting competitive format, with the new abilities and moves being very unique and interesting. That being said, unless you’re interested in competitive Pokémon, this game cannot be recommended unless they fix performance. Even then, it won’t be anything great for anyone already bored with standard Pokémon formula. No voice acting will continue to hurt their games. The Pokémon community has Stockholm syndrome with how bad Pokémon games have been the past 10 years… Expand
  70. tirotroll
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Es una putisima mierda, graficos penosos con caidas de fps constantes, demasiados bugs.

    No me vale la excusa de que es por la Switch, si no me creeis mirad el BOTW o el Xenoblade Chronicles 3, el problema es Game Freak que son unos ineptos y pese a tener la saga con mayores ingresos de todo el mundo del videojuego sacan una mierda tras otra, no lo compreis a ver si asi espabilan y    Es una putisima mierda, graficos penosos con caidas de fps constantes, demasiados bugs.

    No me vale la excusa de que es por la Switch, si no me creeis mirad el BOTW o el Xenoblade Chronicles 3, el problema es Game Freak que son unos ineptos y pese a tener la saga con mayores ingresos de todo el mundo del videojuego sacan una mierda tras otra, no lo compreis a ver si asi espabilan y sacan ya de una puta vez un juego que este a la altura. La gente que le pone un 10/9 a este juego es la misma que defendia la cyberpunk.    … Expand
  71. GitGudScrubs
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Imagine buying a house for full price and as soon as you cross the threshold of your doorstep, the whole thing collapses in on itself and the realtor turns around and says: "Well, what'd you expect? They JUST built it."

    This is the effect your dickriding, lackadaisical 'durrrr well whatever, we should be happy they made the game at all' attitude translates to. Settling for less is    Imagine buying a house for full price and as soon as you cross the threshold of your doorstep, the whole thing collapses in on itself and the realtor turns around and says: "Well, what'd you expect? They JUST built it."

    This is the effect your dickriding, lackadaisical 'durrrr well whatever, we should be happy they made the game at all' attitude translates to. Settling for less is exactly the problem with almost all triple A modern games these days.

    Where was all your dickriding when Cyberpunk released in its completely unplayable day 1 state? I didn't see ANYONE defending that miserable pile of garbage but now all of a sudden because you can catch a spherical magic creature named "Blumbo" it's alright.

    **** off, and take your biased borderline cult-like appraisal of GameFreak's terrible mismanagement with you.    … Expand
  72. Blaski
    Jan 9, 2023
    2
    This is the first time i feel like the Pokémon Company spit in the face of its fan base. It amazes me that there are still blind people o love this game, going far by saying it has the best graphics, best story and best mechanics. Jesus... like, even some n64 games seems to be more COMPLEX than this. I could not even play for a hour, everything is lazy. The only 2 things i see as good areThis is the first time i feel like the Pokémon Company spit in the face of its fan base. It amazes me that there are still blind people o love this game, going far by saying it has the best graphics, best story and best mechanics. Jesus... like, even some n64 games seems to be more COMPLEX than this. I could not even play for a hour, everything is lazy. The only 2 things i see as good are the new pokémon and the texture of the Pokémon and main characters. Dissapointing in every other aspect, worst thing i have played in the last 10 years.… Expand
  73. GlennDH
    Dec 8, 2022
    4
    Lovely how 'most helpful' reviews aren't helpful in the least, glorifying the game to something it's not.
    I guess it's an average pokemon game AT BEST. The bugs are awful though, sometimes straight up breaking the game and it shouldn't have come out in this state.
  74. patnott
    Dec 12, 2022
    3
    Played Scarlet everyday since it came out. It would have to say it has the potential to be the best Pokémon game to date however the shockingly poor implementation and quality control is way too glaring to ignore. I often think that Game Freak literally 'finished' and I use the word finish loosely and then released it without any testing or quality checks. I am stunned that Nintendo wouldPlayed Scarlet everyday since it came out. It would have to say it has the potential to be the best Pokémon game to date however the shockingly poor implementation and quality control is way too glaring to ignore. I often think that Game Freak literally 'finished' and I use the word finish loosely and then released it without any testing or quality checks. I am stunned that Nintendo would allow this game in this state on their systems. The Pokémon Company have acknowledged the technical and performance issues. Yet here we are on December 12th, they have released one patch that only fixed the Pokémon not closing their eyes when asleep and music not playing correctly. Game Freak couldn't care less about the issues. They probably only released that patch and a statement about the performance problems because Nintendo were giving them a hard time, deservedly so.… Expand
  75. wilhelm564
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Ugly ass game, low fps and don't even has voice actors. This is ridiculous!!
  76. JonasKH
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This pokemon game is an alpha game of the 1980 year, 5 fps, bugs and glitches. DON'T BUY. SHAME OF THE YEAR
  77. Wolfw00d
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    The gyms are boring, the other quests not much better, the game is linear. the ai is like a baby, no skill at all. Frame rates are is shocking, my file corrupted three times, last time literally as I was winning the champion battle. Things like using sunny day doesn't stop rain. It's like an early access beta version
  78. rei_estelar
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    I'll give a 2 for the "potential" that the story has, but honestly... it's not worth the money for now.
  79. BrawlXx6767
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    how can game freak do that bad games with that frequency lol, tech issues overall
  80. mcc1387
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Cómo es posible que un juego exclusivo esté tan mal optimizado???? solo tenían que desarrollar para una sola plataforma y no lo hicieron
  81. Tomahawk31
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    The new gameplay mechanics and open world aspects are ruined by terrible performance on the Switch, and a clear disregard for the fan base that has made this IP as popular as it is. There is no excuse, except corporate greed, as to why this game released in the state that it did. Gamefreak needs to hire more, and better developers to utilize the hardware and stabilize an otherwiseThe new gameplay mechanics and open world aspects are ruined by terrible performance on the Switch, and a clear disregard for the fan base that has made this IP as popular as it is. There is no excuse, except corporate greed, as to why this game released in the state that it did. Gamefreak needs to hire more, and better developers to utilize the hardware and stabilize an otherwise innovative game in the franchise.… Expand
  82. Linebeckk
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Why doesn't the most lucrative entertainment franchise on the planet invest in making a polished game? The amount of problems this game presents is unbelievable.
  83. Anonymous_47
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    This game has so much potential to be great but is bogged down by bugs and performance issues. Hopefully when gen 10 comes around they refine and expand on what they did on this game on top of actually polishing/ testing the game instead of rushing out for the holidays. You can tell the game is fun but it gets unbearable quite a bit with constant frame drops, GAME CRASHES ON ME 4 TIMES,This game has so much potential to be great but is bogged down by bugs and performance issues. Hopefully when gen 10 comes around they refine and expand on what they did on this game on top of actually polishing/ testing the game instead of rushing out for the holidays. You can tell the game is fun but it gets unbearable quite a bit with constant frame drops, GAME CRASHES ON ME 4 TIMES, and horrendous loading issues.… Expand
  84. Saoytbh
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Legit, This game is HORRIBLE. Buggy mess, ugly graphics, AWFUL glitches and empty world.
    After the game crashed for the second time i was legit done.

    If you are looking for an actually god game, play God of War: Ragnarok or Sonic Frontiers
  85. Stevenkls
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Leider hat sich meine Vermutung bestätigt. Ich hab das Spiel nun durchgespielt und muss leider sagen dass ich vom technischen Aspekte sehr enttäuscht bin von dem gehen. Die neuen Pokémon sind sehr cool. Die Geschichte und deren Umsetzung ist auch ziemlich akzeptabel. Was halt leider am meisten stört und das zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch das ganze Spiel ist die Grafik oder besserLeider hat sich meine Vermutung bestätigt. Ich hab das Spiel nun durchgespielt und muss leider sagen dass ich vom technischen Aspekte sehr enttäuscht bin von dem gehen. Die neuen Pokémon sind sehr cool. Die Geschichte und deren Umsetzung ist auch ziemlich akzeptabel. Was halt leider am meisten stört und das zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch das ganze Spiel ist die Grafik oder besser gesagt der ganze technische Aspekt. Bitte GameFreak nutzt euer Geld und steckt da ordentlich mal was rein es kann nicht sein dass hier so ein Spiegel raus bringt… Expand
  86. Ivann09
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    People who keep saying bugs and glitches are not a real problem and don't influence the experience, are either just liars or too fanboys. the game runs truly embarassing. The experience is ruined a lot. Framedrop is constant, even in the buildings (the few you can explore). Beside these huge problems, it is a big step back from legends of arceus. No graphic innovation, no better quality ofPeople who keep saying bugs and glitches are not a real problem and don't influence the experience, are either just liars or too fanboys. the game runs truly embarassing. The experience is ruined a lot. Framedrop is constant, even in the buildings (the few you can explore). Beside these huge problems, it is a big step back from legends of arceus. No graphic innovation, no better quality of game, buildings and exploration very poor. Trust me, this game is like a legal robbery. You could think i am exagerating, but i am not, believe me.… Expand
  87. Mekarayzor
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Game Freak en a plus rien a foutre de finir c est jeu , aurait pus faire un truc bien mais nn
  88. WindFantom
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Another cash out on the nostalgia.It is an embarrassment to release this kind of game in 2022.I am a huge fan of the franchise,have all the pokemon games since Yellow...pokemon Violet/Scarlet made me say,no more.It took a tremendous amount of mental effort to sit through the first couple of hours.It so freakin slow!!!Every movement animation its just a joke..the whole game is a completeAnother cash out on the nostalgia.It is an embarrassment to release this kind of game in 2022.I am a huge fan of the franchise,have all the pokemon games since Yellow...pokemon Violet/Scarlet made me say,no more.It took a tremendous amount of mental effort to sit through the first couple of hours.It so freakin slow!!!Every movement animation its just a joke..the whole game is a complete joke.Game developers should be punished for releasing a game so raw and broken.… Expand
  89. Alejandrooooo9
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    So nice gameplay. A shaming graphics and FPS. I dont understand how gamefreak released a game in this state. Unplayable, not for the gameplay, but for the incomplete state of the game
  90. Muna21
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The fact that this game was launched in this state and with a full price is embarrassing.
    Set aside the 2005 graphics, and the barely acceptable animations, the game has very little to offer.
    The region of Paldea is incredibly sterile: there is almost no indoor spaces, even in the big city int he middle of the region. NPCs have nothing to add tot he depth of the world, dialogues and    The fact that this game was launched in this state and with a full price is embarrassing.
    Set aside the 2005 graphics, and the barely acceptable animations, the game has very little to offer.
    The region of Paldea is incredibly sterile: there is almost no indoor spaces, even in the big city int he middle of the region. NPCs have nothing to add tot he depth of the world, dialogues and lines mean absolutely nothing. Animations of the characters are barely acceptable.
    If the artistic direction is problematic, well, the optimisation of the game in the console is unacceptable. The game struggles a lot: frame rate drops drastically in the most randome moments, characters/props and pokemon flickers constantly, and the animations of what's on the map is so slow that it looks like you're playing a stop motion videogame.
    I am shocked at all the journalists and critics that gave a score higher than 4 to this game.    … Expand
  91. guiCabrera
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Don't listen to the "Critic Review". This game is a poorly made and poorly polished game. Don't buy, you deserve better.
    It's time for the fan to boycott this company that has no respect for the customer.
    Don't believe me? Search YouTube, Twitter and check the absurd bugs
  92. kirioz
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    It is unacceptable that one of the most profitable video game franchises, such as Pokemon, continues to release games in this state. Xenoblade chronicles a game from 12 years ago is better done.
  93. albertz94
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game is buggy as hell, the frame-rate is indecent, the textures are tremendous, the story is for stupid kids, most of the new pokemons are awful, the "open world" is a land of nothing. Whoever is giving this game a score above 4 clearly has some mental issue.
  94. diocancaro
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    probably the most awful pokemon entry i ever seen (not counting spin offs and weird games), i'm not in any way a graphics freak but the texture and animations are straight from ps2 era, hell mainline games like prince of persia WW and halo had way better engines, but this is not even the problem.
    the problem is the god awful 10-20 fps, and i'm not talking about dips, this is the "stable    probably the most awful pokemon entry i ever seen (not counting spin offs and weird games), i'm not in any way a graphics freak but the texture and animations are straight from ps2 era, hell mainline games like prince of persia WW and halo had way better engines, but this is not even the problem.
    the problem is the god awful 10-20 fps, and i'm not talking about dips, this is the "stable framerate the game provides. the only time you get 30 fps is when you are inside small rooms and tiny areas where the camera is tight to your character. i'd give it a 4 since almost half of the game is carried by cool pokemon designs and fights but i'm obligated to give it a 0 to balance out the not so smart or tech savvy people that gave a 10 blindly.    … Expand
  95. omovri
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    It came out incomplete. Its litterally unplayable and none can tell me otherwise,this game needed more developing time and they just wanted to be on schedule. I am disgusted by how my favourite childhood game became trash
  96. BoroGod
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This game is garbage that recycles the same cutscenes over and over again IN THE MAIN STORY, I'm not talking about side quests, 90% of the story is the same recycled scene with different dialogue. The rival is a character without personality and flat, the story is simple, boring and without any development. And finally the graphics are rubbish. 0/10
  97. Kin75
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The base ideas in the game are good but the programming is bad, really bad. Is not fault of the Switch hardware for me. The problem is they have to release the game for the money and they don't care about anything else. Maybe one more year and the game will be good.
  98. Azura485
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Bought this game excited with the thought that improvements achieved on gameplay from the Legend of Arceus were passed down. Couldn't be more naive. What I received was an incomplete game with unplayable bugs and, moreover, without the improvements on gameplay from the Legend of Arceus. Save your money and keep playing Legends.
  99. Nao20
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Lleno de bugs, Nintendo se ríe de sus consumidores año tras año. SCAMMERS Luego mucho mundo abierto pero no puedes entrar en casi ninguna casa. Para que van a gastar tiempo y dinero en contratar a gente que arregle los bugs y modele las casas si saben que vamos a comprarlo igual. Ah sí, y el juego me ha crasheado ya 4 veces
  100. Laurinha16
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    esse jogo é um desrespeito aos fãs! Inaceitável que um game de 2022 ainda não possuí legenda em Português! sem contar gráficos horríveis e jogabilidade cheia de erros! com toda certeza é a última vez que compro pokémon!

    this game is disrespectful to the fans! Unacceptable that a 2022 game still didn't have subtitles in Portuguese! not to mention horrible graphics and buggy gameplay! this    esse jogo é um desrespeito aos fãs! Inaceitável que um game de 2022 ainda não possuí legenda em Português! sem contar gráficos horríveis e jogabilidade cheia de erros! com toda certeza é a última vez que compro pokémon!


    this game is disrespectful to the fans! Unacceptable that a 2022 game still didn't have subtitles in Portuguese! not to mention horrible graphics and buggy gameplay! this is definitely the last time I buy pokémon!    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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