Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,152 out of 3197
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  1. vip_leaf
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I can't bring my self to play the game.
    The removal of set mode feels so random and unreasonable. People now get punished for wanting a little more challenge in the game. Also the performance and graphics are really bad, even for a switch game.
  2. rodrigosan
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    no PT-BR, Disappointing graphics, I'm very disappointed, how can a Billionaire company do such a terrible thing?
  3. Nicorattlesnake
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo mismo de siempre pero peor, paisajes mal logras y simplistas demasiados bugs… Expand
  4. tchusga
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Um vergonha! Uma empresa grande lançar o jogo cheio de bugs, como se estivesse concluido.
    Não estão nem ai para os fãs que compram o game, só qurem lucrar!
    Mais uma vez é evidente que os Fangames feitos por fãs superam e muito os feito pela Game Freak!
  5. ErickCT
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Embarrassing, too many bugs and lagging a lot. Really disappointed, as I was really excited to play this new game. As a Pokémon fan, I don't ask for perfect graphics or a deep story... mons are amazing for what they are. Yet, Scarlet and Violet are simply too bad.
  6. Gunyi
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego no es mal juego es entretenido y diria que es el mejor juego de pokemons a la fecha, pero, el gran problema que tiene que esta roto en rendimiento caidas de fps escandalosas una cantidad de bug que le hace compertencia a ubisoft y eso arruina mucho la experiencia. si lees esto gamefreak mejora o renuncia porque estas arruinando la saga… Expand
  7. Igones
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    O jogo está cheio de bugs, glitchs e problemas. Parece que o jogo não foi testado pela gamefreak. Uma verdadeira vergonha.
  8. Razo300000
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    I'll be honest, I really don't understand the current obsession with open world games, why does every game nowadays need to be open world? Kirby, Sonic and now Pokémon are all franchises have recently made the transition to open world and may have lost their identity in the process.

    Anyway, the game... Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is the worst performing game I have played in a long long    I'll be honest, I really don't understand the current obsession with open world games, why does every game nowadays need to be open world? Kirby, Sonic and now Pokémon are all franchises have recently made the transition to open world and may have lost their identity in the process.

    Anyway, the game... Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is the worst performing game I have played in a long long time. I can usually overlook poor performance if the game is immersive and entertaining. Games like Skyrim are a good example of this - full of bugs but enjoyable. Bugs are also not necessarily a bad thing, the first generation of Pokémon had bugs (e.g. Missingno) which didn't impact on performance and actually made the game more exciting in a way. The kind of bugs seen in this generation ruin any immersion of the game and made me lose interest in some of the battling, especially when the camera clips through the landscape.

    The game is ugly, about 10 minutes in I realised this where I was looking at my rival of the game (Nemona) in the distance who was just a pixelated mess. in fact, avoid looking at anything in the distance in this game, the visuals are horrendous.

    The framerate is garbage and is as bad as everyone is saying, going back to the last point, if you look at anything in the distance it is pretty much guaranteed to have a bad framerate. The windmill in the first town I visited was, no joke, rotating at 3 frames per second... the Tick Tock Clock level in Mario 64 managed similar with no issue. I've actually seen a graphics comparison to Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast - take a look, seriously.

    One thing that has been improved is the Pokedex, collecting Pokemon is fun again! From starting my adventure I made it my mission to catch as many different types of Pokemon as I could. This however was slightly detrimental as since you gain EXP every time you catch a Pokémon, it made me over levelled for any trainers that I came across. This made the battles in the game the most boring in the whole series and I avoided most of them (which is now easy to do as trainers no longer approach you).

    The game has been even easier. You can't choose the battle style to set anymore, EXP All is again mandatory, you can craft TMs at every Pokemon Centre instead of seeking them out. God knows how you'd even attempt a Nuzlocke to give the game a slight difficulty boost. With all the things the Gamefreak changed in the game is it too much to ask for some kind of hard mode.

    I'm hoping these issues will be resolved, but to release a game in this state at full price is really scummy. They should be ashamed of themselves. Shigeru Miyamoto himself said “A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever.” Why couldn't Gamefreak follow the same principles?    … Expand
  9. pokemonscarlet
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Even if all the technical issues were fixed, we are still looking at a game that is completely devoid of any heart or soul.
    If you go to the main city, you will find huge buildings. But upon closer inspection, you will find that all of the shops are copy and pasted. For example, you will see a sea food shop, right next to a sea food shop, right next to a sea food shop. Three of the same    Even if all the technical issues were fixed, we are still looking at a game that is completely devoid of any heart or soul.
    If you go to the main city, you will find huge buildings. But upon closer inspection, you will find that all of the shops are copy and pasted. For example, you will see a sea food shop, right next to a sea food shop, right next to a sea food shop. Three of the same shops in a row. Same look, same items sold, same everything. Literally copy pasted. Keep walking and you will see many more examples of what I just described    … Expand
  10. uillbnn
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game is just a buggy mess. The game is unfinished. Very bad game, using people's feelings for Pokemon to make such a bad game.
  11. RealAlexPlay
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    In the moment not playable. It‘s look like an N64 game and the performance is like u want to play a high end game on a win 95 PC. I played it 4 2h and i think i got a max of 25 fps. The only funny thing i found was sliding around
  12. wtfwtf12
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    No, this is not a review bomb. This is me saying enough is enough. For years I have let Gamefreak **** slide but not anymore. The performance issues and bugs in this game are unforgivable.
    Shadows show and disappear randomly camera has no borders and sometimes go below ground, memory leak that cause massive FPS drops, Pokemon falling off the map into the water. And the worst offender,    No, this is not a review bomb. This is me saying enough is enough. For years I have let Gamefreak **** slide but not anymore. The performance issues and bugs in this game are unforgivable.
    Shadows show and disappear randomly camera has no borders and sometimes go below ground, memory leak that cause massive FPS drops, Pokemon falling off the map into the water. And the worst offender, pretty much the confirmation that Gamefreak doesn't give a **** - that scene in the classroom where the students animations are in like 5 FPS despite the fact that it's only a small room and they are very close to the camera. It's like they tested it, saw how bad it is, but said "who cares" and shipped it as it is    … Expand
  13. Pollee
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Fantastic game, love the story
    Although the graphics are patchy, it makes the game a bit more funny
  14. Gspacer
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Worst pokemon game every. GAMEFREAK has ruined the franchise. Bugs and frame rate issues nonstop. Features that have been main stay are gone. The controls feel like crap. Don't buy the game. Don't give them the money. The game is a complete mess. Its 2022 and this is the crap Gamefreak gives us. Legend of zelda released in 2017 and its 100xx better.
  15. SuperDinosauce
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    There's just no excuse for a billion dollar company, and owner of the most profitable franchise of all time, to release such an embarrassing dumpster fire of a game. It performs terribly, has no direction, no real story, a massive open map with nothing on it, and it's not truly open world because the game doesn't scale with you and your Pokemon at all. You can't just go and do whatever gymThere's just no excuse for a billion dollar company, and owner of the most profitable franchise of all time, to release such an embarrassing dumpster fire of a game. It performs terribly, has no direction, no real story, a massive open map with nothing on it, and it's not truly open world because the game doesn't scale with you and your Pokemon at all. You can't just go and do whatever gym you want to do because they all still have a set level to them. The map is devoid of puzzles or interesting features to see. There's very little in the way of customization for your character. Overall the entire thing is a giant waste of time that doesn't even look or sound good. I can't believe I was excited for this trash.
    I'm blown away that this is somehow a step backwards from PLA. NONE of the quality of life improvements made in PLA exist here. You can't throw your balls, you can't dodge roll, the poke.on don't interact in a meaningful way, moving feels bad, you can't change your clothing, there's no real story, the map is empty, there are no puzzles, no voice acting, nothing. The only good thing this game has going for it are the new Pokemon designs, but I can look at those online.
    My brother and I have returned our copies of each game and will be purchasing something else instead.
    Do better, GameFreak/PokemonCompany/Nintendo.    … Expand
  16. Stefano1k
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Everything in this game just suck. There is a lot of lag and bugs, just like pokemon sword and shield, the difference is that also the design of pokemon is just ****
  17. aMidNightStar
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    É impressionante como uma empresa grande como a gamefreak n tem o minimo de respeito com os seus fãs, fazem o jogo de qualquer forma pois sabem q vai vender muito so pelo fato de ser pokemon o jogo ta cheio de bugs e muito mal otimizado e muitas pessoas passam pano pra esses jogos novos.
  18. Angelo14
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    It's not a game. .
    . . . .
  19. rczarbinati
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This game was the worst Pokemon game I've ever played in my life.
    Made by unprepared people.
  20. brian0i
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    El juego está roto y terriblemente optimizado, me sorprende la gente que lo defiende porque si fuera un juego de cualquier otra empresa o franquicia, estaría siendo destruido a críticas.
  21. JuggernautDrive
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    It's shameful that a game has been released in this conditions because it means that it has surpassed a quality check without any single reason to do it actually. Stutter, framerate, awful textures, the total lack of polishness, some animations during the evolution have still the grating behind them, The game is barely playable and sincerely terrible to watch. Also the new pokedex lacks ofIt's shameful that a game has been released in this conditions because it means that it has surpassed a quality check without any single reason to do it actually. Stutter, framerate, awful textures, the total lack of polishness, some animations during the evolution have still the grating behind them, The game is barely playable and sincerely terrible to watch. Also the new pokedex lacks of creativity, the vast majority of the evolutions are basically bigger versions of the previous pokemon, it isn't even a lazy job, it almost feels like no work has been put into it.… Expand
  22. Shaz-Crow-Eater
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    The gameplay loop I classic pokemon fun, and the new pokemon designs are especially great. However, everything else about this game is incredibly disappointing. GameFreak is a billion dollar company, the fact that they release a game that is unfinished, with huge performance issues, and graphics and textures that look like they belong in the 2000's, is frankly unacceptable. I will not beThe gameplay loop I classic pokemon fun, and the new pokemon designs are especially great. However, everything else about this game is incredibly disappointing. GameFreak is a billion dollar company, the fact that they release a game that is unfinished, with huge performance issues, and graphics and textures that look like they belong in the 2000's, is frankly unacceptable. I will not be buying anymore pokemon games until GameFreak either changes their ways, or allows new developers to make the pokemon games. It's honestly just pathetic to release a game in this state, with the resources that GameFreak has.… Expand
  23. Articulo
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    So many bugs and glitches. Other than that a great game; great music, story, (new) pokemon and awesome designs
  24. Rlzbidan
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Bugs, bad design, ugly graphics, this game makes me see bad Digimon games on the DS as masterpieces
  25. Tapi_12
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    La calidad del juego es vergonzosa, un mundo abierto que deja bastante que desear, notándose vacío y repetitivo, un rendimiento impropio de un videojuego, numerosos glitches y Bugs, gráfico desastrosos y poco cuidados. Es el juego con peor nivel de diseño de personajes y Pokémon.
  26. Kopy
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Jogo mto mal otimizado, solicitei até reembolso, espero q melhorem o jogo pqp
  27. rrubspm
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The number of graphical glitches it has is brutal, even in it Switch OLED seems like a product made with limited time and no budget
  28. BadsonNorges
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Uma grande porcaria, provando que essa desenvolvedora não tem respeito nenhum por Pokémon ou pelos jogadores
  29. Henryedu
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    History is good, but the are problems with graphics and have massive glitches.
  30. urbancr
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Gamefreak has shown they can't create a visually good game. Pokemon fans should not support this kind of development and I'm honestly shocked a buggy, ugly game like this has broken pre-sale records.. They should go back to 2D games if that's what they're good at.
  31. Shiari
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    A bug written, customization devoid mess of a game forcing a terrible aesthetic. The lack of character customization is absolutely abysmal, the performance is terrible, and the world feels bland and devoid of life. The game is in all ways a downgrade from Arcaeus, and that's... saying something. Why the character customization options from past switch titles were not made available is aA bug written, customization devoid mess of a game forcing a terrible aesthetic. The lack of character customization is absolutely abysmal, the performance is terrible, and the world feels bland and devoid of life. The game is in all ways a downgrade from Arcaeus, and that's... saying something. Why the character customization options from past switch titles were not made available is a complete mystery. Enjoy those ugly orange shorts, because you will be wearing them forever.… Expand
  32. Wiimortal
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    I can’t believe I preorder this game and see it is too laggy and most part of the time has slow down and fps gets poor
  33. ATTJ7628
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    TORtanic anyone?

    Fix the performance issues, I and plenty of others will reverse our ratings. Game Freak needs to learn not to half bake their games anymore
  34. lucapower
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Es el primer pokemon (teniendo en cuenta que no compre el arceus) por el que me he sentido estafado, 60€ por un juego que es incapaz de moverse bien en la consola me parece un robo, me gustaria ver a todos los que defienden el juego aun con bugs ver como se quejaban del cyberpunk, compra no recomendada, hoy mismo voy a la tienda a devolverlo
  35. VinnyHonda
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Bugs, problemas de resolução, pokedex fraca...
    E a game freak nem coloca legenda em pt-br. Uma franquia promissora, porém está nas mãos de empresas horríveis
  36. Omnitrixster
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    The game genuinely has a fun story and you can see tons of effort in some places, but the glitches and graphical issues are unreal. Fixing those would make this game jump to an extremely high rating. Sadly, it's nearing Sonic 06 levels of unfinished.
  37. Dylbo
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    So poorly made i am currently seeking a refund. Bugs and glitches everywhere and graphics look dated, feels like a Wii era pokemon game. I've gone back to pokemon shield until next gen or someassive overhauls take place
  38. Ale_XIII
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Este juego es una vergüenza, no esta ni lejos de estar acabado. Cuando nos parecía técnicamente deplorable el Pokemon Leyendas Arceus, este tiene los mismos graficos que se ven bastante mal pero encima con un rendimiento que da pena. Para que comparemos, salió hace casi 5 años el Zelda, que seguramente sea mas complicado el pokemon por el número de pokemons que animar, pero por otra parteEste juego es una vergüenza, no esta ni lejos de estar acabado. Cuando nos parecía técnicamente deplorable el Pokemon Leyendas Arceus, este tiene los mismos graficos que se ven bastante mal pero encima con un rendimiento que da pena. Para que comparemos, salió hace casi 5 años el Zelda, que seguramente sea mas complicado el pokemon por el número de pokemons que animar, pero por otra parte ya hace 5 años desde que salió un juego en switch de mundo abierto con unos gráficos y rendimientos muy buenos. Simplemente venden un juego no terminado porque saben que hay "fans" que le pondrán un 10 en cualquier sitio con su nula visión crítica y comprarán hasta el dlc.… Expand
  39. drboneday
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. “The Most Rubbish Pokémon Game”

    1) Graphics is appalling and unacceptable. It’s surprising for such a huge franchise to accept this. 2) There are too many glitches,
    - during battles you can see your own Pokémon(differs based upon the angle of the terrain)
    - wild Pokémon keep running around between you as you battle
    - you keep falling through things 3) the world is EMPTY. Just like legends arceus. The Pokémon are too small and hidden in grass. You cannot appreciate them at all. The entire game feels like koraidon/ miraidon running through empty land 3) CITIES AND TOWNS ARE POINTLESS - you can’t enter any building, there is no point in exploring them. You can’t speak to half the people. If someone does reply you end up speaking with their Pokémon rather than them. 4) all 3 timelines are starfall street, titan challenge and the gym challenge are a joke. - all star bosses have the same animation / same car. There is literally no difference. The let’s go style beat down is pointless and brainless. - the titan challenges are absolutely bogus, there is no story behind any titan. Once again all of them have the same animation and cut scenes sequences exactly copied and pasted. You can simply run around the entire map within the first few hours destroying them.

    - the gym challenges are not scaled. Since there is no sequence you can beat them in any order. Gym challenges are bogus. The gym buildings are shallow with nothing to explore in them. 4) Clearly the line of animation / art/ vision taken right from legends arceus was incorrect. This is an unacceptable game. I have been playing since gen 1. 5) there are no puzzles / challenges / trainer battles throughout the game. You can literally run across the map. BOYCOTT POKÉMON SV. This is unacceptable!    … Expand
  40. pharaohscat
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The graphics look awful, a game that released 20 years ago would be better than this. It's just a pure trash, a waste of money.
  41. Qwizard
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    This game runs like a snail on salt. At every corner there's a frame rate drop and on top of that npc's popping in every blink of the eye. Lots of what made PLA great is absent from S/V. Like free movement when in battle. Throwing pokeballs. Which makes this ane of the worst entries in the series. Only thing that has a shine of hope is the new pokemon designs. i think its time GamefreakThis game runs like a snail on salt. At every corner there's a frame rate drop and on top of that npc's popping in every blink of the eye. Lots of what made PLA great is absent from S/V. Like free movement when in battle. Throwing pokeballs. Which makes this ane of the worst entries in the series. Only thing that has a shine of hope is the new pokemon designs. i think its time Gamefreak steps away from pokemon. Do not buy this game at its current state. Hot Garbage.… Expand
  42. zackan
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    The game in itself is fun, but is ruined by all the performance issues and the graphics, which are unacceptable for a game in 2022. I don't understand how a game coming from one of the biggest franchise in the world can be so technically bad and have so many problems.
    I can personally excuse bad graphics as long as the gameplay is fun, but in this case the gameplay is not fun because it    The game in itself is fun, but is ruined by all the performance issues and the graphics, which are unacceptable for a game in 2022. I don't understand how a game coming from one of the biggest franchise in the world can be so technically bad and have so many problems.
    I can personally excuse bad graphics as long as the gameplay is fun, but in this case the gameplay is not fun because it is ruined by all the performance issues, which makes everything feels laggy and slow.
    And on a more objective note, these graphics are totally unacceptable in 2022 for a game under the Pokémon IP.
    If no patch is announced in the next week or two, I will 100% get a refund on the games, and will never buy a new Pokémon game ever again until something is done to finally have the game Pokémon fans deserve.    … Expand
  43. Goguil
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Is broken.... 15 fps..... to mucho bugs.... ciberpunk 2 the game..... Dont buy
  44. arrudaaedu
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    A sensação é que eu tô jogando um game de 2000 no ps1, os bugs são algo extremamente natural, acontecem a todo momento. Desde a montaria que some, a pokebola que voa, sombras destorcidas e pixeladas, se a intenção foi trazer a nostalgia, parabéns, por um ligeiro momento conseguiram, o resto tá bugado.
  45. ADHDBusyBee
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    The game physically made me sick, with headaches and nausea. The textures, stuttering and anti-aliasing are pushing PS1 quality. I cannot speak to the content of the game as nor my partner can muster more than an hour playing it due to the camera, frame rate and constant stutter inducing motion sickness. I love pokemon but they need to do better.
  46. mitchelllovett
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Sadly, this product is - at best - in a beta state. It is so bugged that the game is unplayable and it looks atrocious. Xenoblade, Zelda, and Monster Hunter somehow all manage to look much higher in quality and perform at a quality level. The developer, GameFreak, has clearly become lazy and is taking advantage of its customer base. I don’t encourage anyone purchase this game forSadly, this product is - at best - in a beta state. It is so bugged that the game is unplayable and it looks atrocious. Xenoblade, Zelda, and Monster Hunter somehow all manage to look much higher in quality and perform at a quality level. The developer, GameFreak, has clearly become lazy and is taking advantage of its customer base. I don’t encourage anyone purchase this game for themselves or their children.… Expand
  47. ildemaro
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    no hay mucho que decir es lo mismo que el otro repetitivo y roto la verdad no no se que pensaron cuando sacaron este juego y el otro..
  48. Nwolfe69
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    How does this happen? Did they even test this game? Is it finished? This is a half baked How to Train your dragon video game. Wii games look and preform better than this. The entire world is bland, glitchy, and ugly. Maybe 40% of the Pokémon have good designs? Save your money, don’t buy this.
  49. duduulo
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Es un despropósito haber sacado el juego en este estado.
    El juego no se puede disfrutar, es una caída constante de fps, tirones y animaciones bugeadas. Personalmente me ha quitado las ganas de seguir jugando.
    En el estado actual no recomiendo para nada comprar el juego.
  50. Eriza02
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    This game is little fun but the lot of bugs and horrible mechanic it's unplayable
  51. renatovsj
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Não dá nem para dar nota um nesse jogo que esta todo bugado, perdi meu dinheiro comprando esse
  52. marianaaaa
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    it's a broken and unfinished game, too expensive to be such garbage. This is unacceptable for the most profitable company on the planet. It shows that they do not put any effort or interest in improving.
  53. Platypus2649
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Could have been the best game yet. Performance totally ruins the entire experience and makes this game a guaranteed refund.
  54. jassa
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    No translation to portuguese-BR? This is a basic stuff! And the game was launched basically as a Beta.
  55. Ibilaw
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Una absoluta vergüenza, otra vez vendiendo un juego sin terminar que no hay por donde cogerlo
  56. KaittoYT
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Poderia ter sido um grande sucesso, porém só pelo fato da Nintendo ter lançado de qualquer jeito com todo os problemas e bugs do jogo, conseguiu estragar a experiência de todos com esse novo game
  57. Trianta
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    **** graphics and lazy design from a small indie company. Arceus was much better whereas Scarlet and Violet felt rushed
  58. Bruhmoment46
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Unacceptable for video game standards in 2022, let alone from the highest grossing media franchise ever. Which is a shame because there is a bit of potential here, buried upon layers of laziness. If you want the series to improve please don't purchase this.
  59. silentsnowfall
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    I lowered my expectations for what a new Pokemon game should be like after Sword and Shield disappointed me. Somehow, this game took even my lowest expectations and managed to be worse. It's an absolute abysmally-optimized lag-fest that was CLEARLY not ready for release. Almost every motion in the game is laggy, stutters, or drops the frame-rate. Everything is choppy and buggy. The gameI lowered my expectations for what a new Pokemon game should be like after Sword and Shield disappointed me. Somehow, this game took even my lowest expectations and managed to be worse. It's an absolute abysmally-optimized lag-fest that was CLEARLY not ready for release. Almost every motion in the game is laggy, stutters, or drops the frame-rate. Everything is choppy and buggy. The game moves at a literal crawl. Almost everything in the environment is un-textured and super ugly. On top of this, the series continues going in the direction of anti-fun, with a forced experience share for the whole party, not showing stat improvements on level-up, a massively long and hand-holding tutorial, and (this is just what I heard) is still linear in terms of levels. You can *go anywhere* but if you do you'll just get the snot beat out of you for going somewhere you're not a high enough level for yet. Clearly Pokemon is not yet ready for the transition to Open-World gaming, as it somehow breaks everything whilst also being incredibly boring. Not to mention it's 2022, this is the NINTH main title for the series, and there is STILL no voice acting. Just tons of boring text on screen and awkward NPC mouth movements with no noise coming out. Now, before you think this is nothing but a hate-fest, I will say this: There are several improvements I can see they have made that I like. They are trying some new things out and some of the changes actually look interesting. That being said, those nice changes are pointless when made in such a terrible game as this. As someone who has ALWAYS bought a new Pokemon game on release, I now have to sadly say that I simply cannot do that anymore. What a waste of $60. It's insane how awfully this franchise is treated by its creators when its one of the most popular franchises worldwide. If you're on the fence, or just curious about it, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Heck, even if you're a die-hard Pokemon fan I don't recommend it. I love Pokemon, but these new games are simply sheer garbage.… Expand
  60. Jann75
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    The usual, rushed Pokemon experience, the game is riddled with bugs thanks to insanely rushed release time and the lack of direction is clear. Game will crash if you leave it open for enough hours. You'll have a more fun experience playing FNaF Security Breach, which is somehow superior in every way. The mon designs are still cute.
  61. panchodia
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Pokémon has been releasing half-baked products for years, at high prices. In a way it's disrespectful to its fans and the people who buy the game. This time they went too far, hopefully there will be a change after this.
  62. Carolvibrandt
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    Uma vergonha para a franquia ! Legends Arceus mil vezes melhor !!! Incrível como eles não se importam em fazer um trabalho decente!! Jogo simplesmente todo quebrado!!! Game freak merece um grande boicote
  63. ayoade
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    awful performance. should not have released in this state. game is kidna ugly, uninspired open world. pokemon designs are excellent though.
  64. Leroidesglaces
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    C'est le pire jeux de la décennies des bug a tous va un visuel moche a se crevé les yeux pokemon après se jeux pourrais faire un partenariat avec des vendeur de lunettes tellement le jeux est flout.

    Le jeu en lui même a part le graphisme les pokémon on n'a déjà vu mieux les légendaire il s'ont aucun charisme a part Miradon et Koridon La maps est grand même trop grand pour faire jeu comme    C'est le pire jeux de la décennies des bug a tous va un visuel moche a se crevé les yeux pokemon après se jeux pourrais faire un partenariat avec des vendeur de lunettes tellement le jeux est flout.

    Le jeu en lui même a part le graphisme les pokémon on n'a déjà vu mieux les légendaire il s'ont aucun charisme a part Miradon et Koridon
    La maps est grand même trop grand pour faire jeu comme Ubisoft des grand maps vide et pas bien optimisé avec plein de bug.

    Les points positifs Les visuels 3d des Pokémon et des personnages aussi des intérieurs des bâtiments très travaillé
    Les combats un plus difficile pour moi c'est bien
    Le plus important c'est la fin avec l'histoire des légendaire Koridon et Miradon qui était bien explicite mais un petit moment dommage.    … Expand
  65. LonelyAutomata
    Nov 24, 2022
    3
    This can't be considered a finished product. The presentation is closer to bad shovelware than an actual First Party Nintendo game. I usually expect a high level of care of polish among Nintendo games, but this is the one that has broken the expectations. This looks like an early access beta that was rushed into retail when it was not remotely finished. It's the equivalent of getting toThis can't be considered a finished product. The presentation is closer to bad shovelware than an actual First Party Nintendo game. I usually expect a high level of care of polish among Nintendo games, but this is the one that has broken the expectations. This looks like an early access beta that was rushed into retail when it was not remotely finished. It's the equivalent of getting to the deadline and saying "Fudge it, let's release it anyways, I'm sure the client won't care that much", rather than asking for a extension.

    I expected more from you, Nintendo. Score will go up when updates are released and the game is in a finished state, if that ever happens.    … Expand
  66. Hydr
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    worst game of pokemon ever.there are a lot of bugs,it's lagging in the entire game,the story is the same of all the others pokemon, the difficulty is too easy and the pokemon interaction with the other pokemon and the word interaction still missing and the open word isn't real because you can't go in all parts off the map at the beginning.loks like a beta of the real game and i don't knowworst game of pokemon ever.there are a lot of bugs,it's lagging in the entire game,the story is the same of all the others pokemon, the difficulty is too easy and the pokemon interaction with the other pokemon and the word interaction still missing and the open word isn't real because you can't go in all parts off the map at the beginning.loks like a beta of the real game and i don't know how this is an actual buyable game. Please dont buy this.… Expand
  67. Zoru
    Dec 13, 2022
    2
    I have a lot to say about this game, but I will just give the gist here; It would be amazing if it was finished. My reasoning is here:

    The Pros: The attempt at open world wad a good one, and the size of the game and the many things there are to do are amazing. The storyline really did captivate me and I adore the character designs and their personalities. A lot of effort was put into this    I have a lot to say about this game, but I will just give the gist here; It would be amazing if it was finished. My reasoning is here:

    The Pros:
    The attempt at open world wad a good one, and the size of the game and the many things there are to do are amazing. The storyline really did captivate me and I adore the character designs and their personalities. A lot of effort was put into this game and it would be even better than Arceus if it had been completed. Picnics and sandwiches are amazing and very fun. Terratalizing is an awesome addition, up there with mega evolution(but not better!), and the new mythical and regional forms are some of my favorites in the franchise(though i wish there were more regional forms and future/past pokemon!) The Cons: The raids are very badly done. The timers go down with major penalties when someone gets knocked out as well as the person getting their own time penalty. When pokemon put up the shield, sometimes they are impossible to harm and you lose. Sometimes raids will just pause for a full minute with the time going down. There are so many glitches that half of the time, raids are impossible to do at all, if you can even get into any, since the online raid joining is a mess and does not update more than twice per minute when most raids are full within 3 seconds.

    The frame rate is awful in the game. Pokemon just spawn underneath you while you're running and they're hard to see. Most pokemon are extremely tiny, even smaller than the grass blades and impossible to see.

    This leads to the SHINIES. The shinies in this game are absolutely awful, not creative at all. Most, you can't even tell that they are shiny, which makes shiny pokemon extremely hard to find already. But to add to this, they removed the shiny sparkle and sound that every single other game had, which makes it hard for people who can properly see, and impossible for color blind people to shiny hunt. It's a horrible oversight that excludes an entire group of people with disabilities. For some more cons; there are no new animations for battles, the lag is awful and causes the game to barely work, my switch overheats within ten minutes of playing and i need to set it down in sleep mode so that it can cool down, they took out many quality-of-life updates from past games.    … Expand
  68. Giuse
    Dec 19, 2022
    0
    Maybe the worst Pokémon game I ever played (and I played like every Pokémon games). The plot is terrible, childish, incomplete, stupid, trivial, boring, ridiculous, anticlimactic. The open world thing is a lie since if you don't have all the Koraidon/Miraidon features you can't reach all places around the map, also the level design is very bad and embarrassing. There are giant empty fieldsMaybe the worst Pokémon game I ever played (and I played like every Pokémon games). The plot is terrible, childish, incomplete, stupid, trivial, boring, ridiculous, anticlimactic. The open world thing is a lie since if you don't have all the Koraidon/Miraidon features you can't reach all places around the map, also the level design is very bad and embarrassing. There are giant empty fields where you can find random creatures groups putted there with no sense at all. Creatures don't interact with you nor with other pokémons, they just stand there and walk around. I don't want to talk about bugs and stuff like that cause everyone talked about it already before. The academy place is just a group of rooms in which you can follow like 3 interesting lessons and A LOT of useless dialogues about futile and trivial subjects. Also this is a clear declaration from The Pokémon Company to make fun of fans and buyers, they don't care about our fun, enjoyment, entertainment, they just think about their schedule and don't give a f*ck about people. I'm very disappointed (cause I can talk about these games problems like for a week) and I really hate to feel zero in front of the brand I love since I was a very young kid and in which I spent time and money. I think I won't buy any Pokémon games in the future. It's sad to see such a big and talented company destroying itself with its own hands.… Expand
  69. Ghostpumkin
    Dec 20, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mostly all about this game, but what's really messing with my patience is the bugs and the broken tera raids. Sometimes I press a move to use in battle and the teralized pokemon does 3 different moves before I could even inflict some damage. Sometimes the health bar doesn't even go down, with some of my strongest moves. Sometimes I attack and the health bar gets higher without the pokemon doing any healing moves. And the timer is the worst of all, it keeps on losing time whenever I teralize a pokemon or when the text is in display, Sometimes I can only attack 3 times in a battle because the rest is just text blocking me from the battle button. If yall fix this I can guarantee the reviews will go up cuz everyone is tired of this same thing. Until then, 1 star review it is.… Expand
  70. Fluffydoggo
    Dec 30, 2022
    2
    It had potential, it could have easily have been the best pokemon game ever. If they had just delayed it till it was ready. The graphics look so dated as well. The concept was great, the execution of that concept was not.

    I just hope that gamefreak, nintendo and the pokemon company learn from this mistake. Though I don't hold my breath for that. Maybe I'll return to pokemon, if the next    It had potential, it could have easily have been the best pokemon game ever. If they had just delayed it till it was ready. The graphics look so dated as well. The concept was great, the execution of that concept was not.

    I just hope that gamefreak, nintendo and the pokemon company learn from this mistake. Though I don't hold my breath for that. Maybe I'll return to pokemon, if the next game is actually completed when it comes out.

    If not we'll it's a shame, but I can't keep accepting mediocre games. From such a well known and rich company too. They could easily do so much better, but chose not too.    … Expand
  71. 00Zet
    Jan 4, 2023
    1
    THIS F*CKING ONLINE
    the post game is only raid, and they **** this up so much !
    Since Nintendo still doesn't want to invest in server in facking 2023, the peer to peer is a facking nightmare. the game just freeze for no reason and doesn't let you play. Horrible when the battle has a TIMER. Sometime you can skip 3 to 5 turn before being able to access the menu Sometime the game just    THIS F*CKING ONLINE
    the post game is only raid, and they **** this up so much !
    Since Nintendo still doesn't want to invest in server in facking 2023, the peer to peer is a facking nightmare.
    the game just freeze for no reason and doesn't let you play.
    Horrible when the battle has a TIMER.
    Sometime you can skip 3 to 5 turn before being able to access the menu
    Sometime the game just randomly add HP to the boss
    On some raid we had to put the boss at 0 hp SEVEN time and it still won't facking die
    every time his HP dropped to 0, the game freeze and just put it back at 10 to 15% HP like nothing happened, and we just lost to time
    This is unacceptable for a game that sold 10 millions.
    between this and the terrible graphic, bug and everything that needed at least a YEAR of development, GameFreak just blatantly spat on the fanbase.
    with the EndGame litteraly unplayable, i don't recommend the purge that this game is at the moment.
    And I pray the gods, every gods, even the Flying Spaghetti Monster, that it will get better with the dlc.
    Otherwise, it will stay the biggest development i ever had in Pokemon.    … Expand
  72. Frank160tr
    Jan 6, 2023
    2
    Troppo ripetitivo, ogni singola quest si svolge allo stesso modo della precedente della medesima categoria, poi un gioco pokemon con così tanti dialoghi inutili è pesante.
  73. attahan
    Jan 8, 2023
    3
    The game doesn’t look better then a DS game and quite laggy, also shadow textures are trembling. I was unable to stand the game and probably wait for upcoming updates.
  74. Elevas
    Dec 30, 2022
    1
    I get that the higher ups insisted this game needed to come out a few weeks before Christmas, but Christmas 2023 would have been more appropriate given how much work this game still needed.
  75. Velkezar
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    One of the most bugged games ever. Cyberpunk 2077 launch of 2022.
    If this is a new standard for Nintendo games the company is doomed.
  76. qualquerum
    Nov 30, 2022
    2
    Certainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed forCertainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed for releasing a game like this after Arceus… Expand
  77. Barrator
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    The game is very good but unfinished. It's still unplayable, 1.5 month after release.
  78. Jbx
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    How can one fail so extremely with the technical? Greed, bro, greed. Too bad
  79. ryuraf1
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Total Enttäuscht, das Spiel funktioniert überhaupt nicht, viele Bugs, Framerate drops und andere Probleme die das Spiel unspielbar macht.
  80. SlowbroLin
    Dec 23, 2022
    1
    "Pokémon Sun and Moon", "Pokémon Sword and Shield", and "Pokémon Scarlet and Violet", those are three aliases of "S**t Game".
  81. SammyDelicious
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon game anymore.

    Since the release of Pokemon Black and White (2010), Pokemon X and Y (2013), and Pokemon Sun and Moon (2016) the Pokemon franchise has been heading on a downward trend. These games when compared to their predecessors and contemporaries in the industry are lackluster, medicore products, seemingly selling their games based purely off of nostalgia.

    Pokemon GO (2016), despite the popularity is the worst Pokemon game I have ever played.

    The greed at Nintendo has led them to exploit their fanbase by releasing rushed and poorly designed games with massive technical issues.

    I was extremely hopeful when the Nintendo Switch came out and I anticipated finally receiving a fun and beautiful new open world Pokemon game, similar to other fun, new, and beautiful Nintendo properties for the Switch. (You know the ones I'm talking about. The games that don't have 3.4 ratings on Metacritic.) But unfortunately the Pokemon games for Nintendo Switch, Pokemon Lets Go Eevee and Let's Go Pickachu (2018), Pokemon Sword and Shield (2019), and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (2022) have been terrible games. These games are incomplete and far less fun than previous Pokemon iterations. I would NEVER recommend these Pokemon games on the Switch to anyone. I have never been more disappointed in a game then with Pokemon Sword and Shield, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet turned out to be FAR MORE DISAPPOINTING.

    The new Pokemon games are not 'triple A' titles, they are rushed, glitchy, poorly designed, graphically terrible monstrosities that Nintendo and GameFreak should be ashamed to ask full price for.

    Because of these reasons, and the downward trend of Pokemon games over the past THIRTEEN YEARS, I feel as though Nintendo has exploited me enough, and I will not be buying anymore Pokemon games for the Switch.

    I cannot believe a culture that is deeply concerned with shame would release such a disgraceful, imperfect product and then charge full price knowing very well that product is unfinished.

    This comes across to me as though the people releasing Pokemon games, and the CEO's in charge have no shame.

    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the fastest selling Nintendo games (within the first three days of sales). However, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been so highly criticized for the technical issues that it seems Nintendo is now issuing refunds in response.

    The fastest selling Pokemon games are being issued refunds for technical issues.

    Think about that. That is shockingly unacceptable.

    There will be no change in the culture at Pokemon until fans start letting Nintendo know exactly how they feel, I am protesting by not buying anymore Pokemon games. Nintendo can also have this review.     … Expand
  82. Skhaarin
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    Why does it look that bad?? I'm not even going to complain about all the other obvious flaws the game has, but why it has to look like that? You could grab any game engine, create a random world with random objects using default assets, and the result would be something looking at least decent. They had to tweak the visuals on purpose to make it look bad, it is stupid.
  83. Ariseinthepire
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Nothing matters, the games performance is so poor it breaks game emersion no matter what you do,

    Clearly a lot of care went into this game, but the money men have rushed it out the door. I really do wonder what would happen if gamefreak had good management. Can't believe that this game sucks in comparison to a 2004 game. What th358 characters (5000 max) Check box if your review    Nothing matters, the games performance is so poor it breaks game emersion no matter what you do,

    Clearly a lot of care went into this game, but the money men have rushed it out the door. I really do wonder what would happen if gamefreak had good management.

    Can't believe that this game sucks in comparison to a 2004 game. What th358 characters (5000 max)
    Check box if your review contains spoilers
    e hell is this dev doing,    … Expand
  84. JoshZaWarudo
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Ce jeu est développé au deux tiers et c'est malheureux, parce que bon sang j'aime cette license depuis tout petit j'ai 33 ans actuellement. Le scénario est au-dessus des dernier opus, les mécaniques de gameplay sont funs, la map de l'open world est bien agencée; il y a plusieurs type de reliefs.
    Mais pourquoi sortir le jeu si il n'est pas fini, le framerate est indécent, et les graphismes    Ce jeu est développé au deux tiers et c'est malheureux, parce que bon sang j'aime cette license depuis tout petit j'ai 33 ans actuellement. Le scénario est au-dessus des dernier opus, les mécaniques de gameplay sont funs, la map de l'open world est bien agencée; il y a plusieurs type de reliefs.
    Mais pourquoi sortir le jeu si il n'est pas fini, le framerate est indécent, et les graphismes je n'en parle pas. Les texture elle sont où, Breath of the wild et la série Xenoblade font mieux sur le même hardware, donc ce n'est pas une excuse. Après lui avoir mis 6 ,j'ai décidé de lui mettre la note sanction, même les raids sont bugue, le jeu en ligne ne marche pas.
    Gamefreak et Pokémon devraient commencer à nous respecter et arrêter de prendre les joueurs pour des pigeons.Jaime ce jeu mais pas au point de lui mettre au-dessus de 16/20.    … Expand
  85. Gouken128
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Unacceptable performance. The open world is a joke. Missed opportunity from the laziest company in the world. Gamefreak should not continue making Pokémon games. Their lack of innovation is a dissapointment after so many years. //// Una pena que Gamefreak sea la compañía más inútil del mundo de los videojuegos. Hortible lo que hacen con Pokémon. Todo en el juego encajaría si el mundoUnacceptable performance. The open world is a joke. Missed opportunity from the laziest company in the world. Gamefreak should not continue making Pokémon games. Their lack of innovation is a dissapointment after so many years. //// Una pena que Gamefreak sea la compañía más inútil del mundo de los videojuegos. Hortible lo que hacen con Pokémon. Todo en el juego encajaría si el mundo abierto y los gráficos no fueran de la época de N64. Simplemente no es divertido de jugar ni explorar.… Expand
  86. Lucul
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Bad graphics, we would have loved simplified but neat graphics than this ****
  87. srcaioleitao
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    poorly optimized. poorly worked. trash grapichs. trash story. a 2007 mc donalds dvd game.
  88. KrillerBomb
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Broken, boring, not innovative whatsoever. Same old, same old. Pokémon deserves better than this...
  89. kratos10
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Boring and PS1 graphics, this is a sorry excuse for a game in 2022. They should be giving people their money back for this.
  90. bulborbplushie
    Dec 10, 2022
    2
    The game is completely buggy and unplayable, its just the same as pokemon sword and shield except its super glitchy and it makes me think the game hasn't even been play tested or anything, its just pokemon again if you played any pokemon that came out its the same thing except with more bugs and more pokemon
  91. bocles
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    When the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. TheWhen the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. The biggest dealbreaker is the constant gameplay glitches, graphical errors, and worst of all the terrible frame drops. The graphics are also just sad, crazy how this multibillion dollar franchise looks worse than games that cameout on the switch in 2017.

    For the love of god Gamefreak and TPC, PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME ON YOUR GAMES. If Gamefreak just took an extra year for developing their games instead of releasing on every goddamn year they could create quality and polished pokemon games that run well and look good.    … Expand
  92. Hugecat22
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Kinda fun ideas, but runs like total junk. Can't even play it for more then 10 mins without feeling sick.
  93. Trikshot48
    Nov 29, 2022
    1
    Utterly abysmal and atrocious effort by the Pokemon franchise. Everyone keeps trying to give the developers a pass on the performance issues, saying that it's the Switches fault. You cannot blame the hardware when things like Breath of The Wild exist. This franchise needs to stop getting a free pass to release terrible quality games just because theyre tugging st the nostalgiaUtterly abysmal and atrocious effort by the Pokemon franchise. Everyone keeps trying to give the developers a pass on the performance issues, saying that it's the Switches fault. You cannot blame the hardware when things like Breath of The Wild exist. This franchise needs to stop getting a free pass to release terrible quality games just because theyre tugging st the nostalgia heartstrings. Do not buy this game. Take the 5 minutes to look into all the performance issues listed online and you will see why.… Expand
  94. Predlalo
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Pokémon es la franquicia más famosa y rentable del mundo por mucho, cada generación es noticia mundial y fiesta por la continuación y nuevos monstruos, en esta ocasión nos traen un juego pobre, sin amor, sin ganas de hacer algo, nintendo es famoso por tener estándares de calidad, pero en esta ocasión nadie reviso que pasaría, una cosa es un juego con bajo rendimiento, en switch es súperPokémon es la franquicia más famosa y rentable del mundo por mucho, cada generación es noticia mundial y fiesta por la continuación y nuevos monstruos, en esta ocasión nos traen un juego pobre, sin amor, sin ganas de hacer algo, nintendo es famoso por tener estándares de calidad, pero en esta ocasión nadie reviso que pasaría, una cosa es un juego con bajo rendimiento, en switch es súper normal, al final del día switch es una consola portátil que que manda imagen a una pa talla, un juego lleno de Bugs, muy malo gráficamente, por debajo de muchos juegos de la misma consola, bajos de frame rate, en general algo que tuvo que esperar, mala experiencia de juego en general, el peor juego de Pokémon por mucho… Expand
  95. poshun
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This game has too many performance issues. What kind of multi-billion dollar industry hashes out a game that has such terrible issues? It's like they want to be as transparent as possible that they are trying to cut costs in every way possible while trying to maximize as much savings and hoard as much cash as possible. This kind of garbage is exactly what is wrong with the triple AThis game has too many performance issues. What kind of multi-billion dollar industry hashes out a game that has such terrible issues? It's like they want to be as transparent as possible that they are trying to cut costs in every way possible while trying to maximize as much savings and hoard as much cash as possible. This kind of garbage is exactly what is wrong with the triple A industry and now it's happening to Pokemon. Get rid of Game Freak, Pokemon. They are useless.… Expand
  96. Habdich90
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    That game is an absolute disgrace. Full of bugs and glitches, the graphics are a joke and that's not because of the Switch itself. My 10 years old son can program better games .....
  97. josh524
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Gameplay is good, but the technical state of the game is unacceptable. Atrocious.
  98. NablaOW
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Pokémon is the most lucrative game in the world. Considering this, this game is a big joke. There's indie games more well done than this.
  99. 12Pedro_Gabriel
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Seems like it's -14 FPS, terrible graphics and it keeps glitching every time. Also, being a schooler? That sucks.
  100. Meg019
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Rendimiento muy pobre, tiene ideas buenas pero queda opacado por todo lo malo que tiene, una saga tan exitosa como pokemon debería hacer muuucho más.
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  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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