Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

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  1. DolphinReviews
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    There is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're goingThere is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're going in completely blind to the game I can easily see you being disappointed in your starter Pokémon's final evolution. The character animations of the humans are awful, lifeless husks being puppeteered with view frames. The actual Pokémon's attack animations are somewhat improved. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet should have been delayed an extra year in order to fix the performance issues and the character animations. I can't recommend Scarlet and Violent until there is improvement to the performance so it becomes at least playable.… Expand
  2. OrionPrimus
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    I found the overall game fun to play but the performance issues are to bad to really justify the release of this game. If it had more time and care this would be one of the best games on switch. unfortunatly Gamefreak is the developer for this game.
    Hoping for a patch in the future untill then i probably won't play.
  3. Cronodougs
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    Pokemon Legends Arceus even with its problems is a masterpiece close to that, deserving reviews between 7 to 8. Scarlet & Violet have constant stutters, fps 15~20, bad rendering distance, poorly applied textures, empty world AND FULL OF BUGS! A $60 game for those competitive crybabies where quality doesn't matter. Where do fanboys think something like this deserves an 80~100? XenobladePokemon Legends Arceus even with its problems is a masterpiece close to that, deserving reviews between 7 to 8. Scarlet & Violet have constant stutters, fps 15~20, bad rendering distance, poorly applied textures, empty world AND FULL OF BUGS! A $60 game for those competitive crybabies where quality doesn't matter. Where do fanboys think something like this deserves an 80~100? Xenoblade Chronicles 3 destroys this game.… Expand
  4. HZone
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    I started to play this game but I cannot enjoy it. The tutorial is a slog, the battle system is the same as previous titles even though Pokemon Legends: Arceus improved upon the formula and the performance is ridiculously unoptimized for an 2022 title. Cutscenes somehow seem even more so as if their a stop motion movie than previous games.

    The story is also something that feels as if it    I started to play this game but I cannot enjoy it. The tutorial is a slog, the battle system is the same as previous titles even though Pokemon Legends: Arceus improved upon the formula and the performance is ridiculously unoptimized for an 2022 title. Cutscenes somehow seem even more so as if their a stop motion movie than previous games.

    The story is also something that feels as if it has been told a thousand times with you going on your regular Pokemon journey to become a champion. Open world Pokemon was something I dreamt of for years, but this is not how you do it.    … Expand
  5. Yabara
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    Its an insult to indie developers who struggle to smash in the videogames world, while The Pokémon Company is rich and make this. You cant even explore to feel the fantasy of this world because the horrible and negected graphics kills your identification. Pokémon COULD be one of the best IPs ever existed, if only they take 3 years to make a deep game.
  6. Asgard0822
    Dec 19, 2022
    5
    loving the open world and new mechanics.
    No order of gym is nice but pointless if the gyms have a set level, so there is just a hidden order.

    BUT: Pokemon as a franchise really shouldnt deliver such an graphic disaster.
    The money is there, just no motivation to finish the product i guess?

    And when your game releases, its messed up the pokemon home support only launches 5 months later....
  7. gonzalo_arg
    Jan 4, 2023
    6
    Interesting concept of freedom, first time in a main Pokemon game. As a veteran player used to classic linear Pokémon games, one may feel a little lost at the biggining but you’ll eventualy catch up and know where to go and keep up with the level required for each gym fight or Star base.

    A very fun and enjoyable game, however, the technical issues ruin the experience. I know the Switch is    Interesting concept of freedom, first time in a main Pokemon game. As a veteran player used to classic linear Pokémon games, one may feel a little lost at the biggining but you’ll eventualy catch up and know where to go and keep up with the level required for each gym fight or Star base.

    A very fun and enjoyable game, however, the technical issues ruin the experience. I know the Switch is already outdated (2017 cheap hardware and we’re in 2023) but they should’ve pulled off a better job given the size and the money of The Pokemon Company. Graphics are so poor, framerate is annoyng, droping down to 15 fps or even worse.    … Expand
  8. Ruizon
    Dec 11, 2022
    7
    It's not a bad game... Honest!

    I really wish I could score this game higher and I know a lot of people feel the same way. There were a lot of expectations and nearly all of them fell short and feel like a missed opportunity. First of all let's hit hard, performance. Oh boy did they really mess up here. I've seen more advance games run better on weaker platforms so there no excuse. Zelda    It's not a bad game... Honest!

    I really wish I could score this game higher and I know a lot of people feel the same way. There were a lot of expectations and nearly all of them fell short and feel like a missed opportunity.

    First of all let's hit hard, performance. Oh boy did they really mess up here. I've seen more advance games run better on weaker platforms so there no excuse. Zelda BotW on the WiiU runs better than this and I played that from start to finish (+DLC) so I know. Now don't get me wrong, in the main wild areas there is little faults in performance but then you get so many glitches it still takes away from the experience. I've fallen through the floor more than once and others have had worse. It's not all bad and definitely patchable but GameFreak need to step up.

    Open world is a lie. I don't mean this to seem harsh but they could have done this better in so many ways. 3 Stories to complete but, in order to actually enjoy all the stories and not be caught short in level, or be overpowered, you have to follow the route the lead you on. This game could have done with a level scaling system based on badges earned. Want to do the Titan storyline first, ok but the gym leaders and Team Star will gain more levels on their teams for each badge you earn. Want to become Champion, cool, however the titans grow in difficulty. Each badge should be attainable at whatever point in the game but the next one should be a challenge. I've felt the sting of doing things out of order and I was overlevelled for gyms and underlevelled for titans. Level scaling can be done, I've seen it in other games too. And as for Nemona... Please, for the love of everything, let me set up my team first before you pounce on me again.

    The Story progression. I have no problems here. Lots of heartfelt stories, lots of comedic segments and even a few cliché moments but, all in all, a good time. I was really impressed with the Titan storyline and the champion path was a good time too. Even the team star story has more depth than I expected based on previous titles. The game doesn't fall too hard. You can't cater to all tastes but they really tried to do something for everyone.

    Battling and Grinding. This game handled this fine. You have to grind a little bit with enough trainers in the wild areas it was never too much and there were many new Pokémon to collect. Experience share should definitely have been optional but that point is well shared before now. Some Pokémon didn't give you a chance to get away and you were stuck in a battle loop with the aggressive ones. A moment of invulnerability to run away if you didn't want to fight would have helped but, overall, not really an issue.

    Overall - this game is not bad. Is it great, no! It has some glaring issues and was released before it was ready with some amazing oversights that could have improved people's overall enjoyment. Is it a bad game, no! With a great storyline and in depth characters this game shines when it gets there and you take a moment to really feel what's going on. This game is a mediocre experience and, for all intents and purposes, is a Pokémon game at heart. Battles, gyms, evil teams and a rival have always been a thing, add to that the Titan story and you have a fully fleshed out experience if you can look past the other issues.

    Does this game deserve the bashing it's getting, no. People wanted more, I get that, but this isn't a bad game! It's lacklustre and upsetting, especially to long time fans, but it doesn't deserve the hate it's receiving!    … Expand
  9. ashthewolf
    Dec 3, 2022
    5
    This game had great potential,which was ruined in the state this game released in.
    The characters ware great,the story was amazing, and the gym leaders ware some of the best.
    Out of the 3 beginning quests 2 ware incredible and the last one was alright. I love how you can befriend the teachers to learn more about them. The classes' ware interesting (Other than arts and language), The    This game had great potential,which was ruined in the state this game released in.
    The characters ware great,the story was amazing, and the gym leaders ware some of the best.
    Out of the 3 beginning quests 2 ware incredible and the last one was alright. I love how you can befriend the teachers to learn more about them. The classes' ware interesting (Other than arts and language),
    The bugs and performance is what ruins the game.

    I want this to be a learning experience for game freak and Nintendo because the game does a lot of things,but oh boy did they **** a lot of things wrong too!
    If it wasn't for the bugs and the performance it could have been one of the best Pokémon games.    … Expand
  10. Mene0
    Nov 25, 2022
    5
    Pokemon Scarlet (and Violet) is a clearly unfinished product. There is a very fun game beneath all the catastrophic performance issues, ugly graphics and animations and terrible design decisions, but these are very hard to overlook. If this wasn't a pokemon game it would have been bashed to hell and back by everyone, but apparently it's just "taking steps in the right direction" despitePokemon Scarlet (and Violet) is a clearly unfinished product. There is a very fun game beneath all the catastrophic performance issues, ugly graphics and animations and terrible design decisions, but these are very hard to overlook. If this wasn't a pokemon game it would have been bashed to hell and back by everyone, but apparently it's just "taking steps in the right direction" despite being a 30+ years old franchise that makes billions of dollars. The worst part is that this will never change, given the game's absolute sales success. Gamefreak will keep pumping out terrible products and holding a series dear to many hostage to terrible development. The amateurish is display here is staggering, and it saddens me to see a good game squashed by terrible decisions.… Expand
  11. dilearmo
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    The game is very good.
    The stories, new Pokémon and the overall idea of the game is very fun, but the performance issues are a major problem.
    Constant drops in FPS, graphic bugs and even the game crashing...
    The Pokémon Company has an incredible huge amount of money and other resources, this kind of problems should never happen on a game of the moat profitable IP in the videogame industry...
  12. Andrix92
    Nov 30, 2022
    5
    The worst Pokémon title on Nintendo Switch.
    The map is empty while the open-world is a bag full of bug, pop-up effect and elements moving at 5fps.
    There’s no level-scaling and the most of the story is so ripetitive and boring…wtf r’u thinking about while developing this game GF!?
  13. TAKOB3ll
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    The grafic are the lowest of all the franchise and technical really need a patch. Its feel like unfinish game. But story and the pokemon are probably the best i see before gen5
  14. Jgc13
    Nov 28, 2022
    5
    I honestly was excited to try the open world pokemon formula they are going for. But I just cannot stand for this. Game freak has time and time again disappointed with their lackluster releases but this is just an outrage. An honestly good game idea is bogged down by just the most horrible performance I've experienced in a game so far in my life. The frame rate is horrible, the cameraI honestly was excited to try the open world pokemon formula they are going for. But I just cannot stand for this. Game freak has time and time again disappointed with their lackluster releases but this is just an outrage. An honestly good game idea is bogged down by just the most horrible performance I've experienced in a game so far in my life. The frame rate is horrible, the camera works like absolute crap and the bugs are way too frequent to be ignored. This game is incredibly fun but it just makes me sad how broken it is and how little Game Freak cares… Expand
  15. Deank1006
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    Nintendo needs to give the Pokémon franchise to a developer that knows how to develop for the switch. Game freak can’t cut it. Maybe they need more time to make these games. But releasing these games at this state is basically the same as cyberpunk releasing the way it was. So many bugs. Should be $30 instead of $60 until they find a way to optimize the game properly.
  16. Agusto101
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    Es pokemon no se puede esperar milagros fue un buen intento con bastante mejoras QOL pero a este ritmo la saga seguirá cometiendo los mismos errores una y otra y otra vez indefinidamente...poco más que decir
  17. dharma
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    Wow. What a step back after Arceus. Let's get this out of the way: it is the same old Pokemon, with its addictive loop. But you know that Game Freak is filled with programmers that genuinely struggle to convert these titles to 3-D. This shows this lack of experience in spade. By giving in a more complete 'environment', performance issues, graphical mishaps are prevalent. This is thisWow. What a step back after Arceus. Let's get this out of the way: it is the same old Pokemon, with its addictive loop. But you know that Game Freak is filled with programmers that genuinely struggle to convert these titles to 3-D. This shows this lack of experience in spade. By giving in a more complete 'environment', performance issues, graphical mishaps are prevalent. This is this year's Cyberpunk in term of lack of polish. Too bad as the initial gameplay loop is still as addictive as ever.… Expand
  18. PasImpressed
    Nov 22, 2022
    6
    The good: Ost pretty neat, being able to shape your MC however you like regardless of gender is nice, Non-League stories being pretty neat, Nemona kicks ass.
    The bad: Performance is trash, why taking out set mode? Why isn't there a toggle off for exp share, why only four outfits? Why only school outfits?
    GameFreak, stop being stubborn and ask Monolith to show you how it's done.    The good: Ost pretty neat, being able to shape your MC however you like regardless of gender is nice, Non-League stories being pretty neat, Nemona kicks ass.
    The bad: Performance is trash, why taking out set mode? Why isn't there a toggle off for exp share, why only four outfits? Why only school outfits?
    GameFreak, stop being stubborn and ask Monolith to show you how it's done.

    GameFreak has been relying on Pokemon's success to handwave their own issues. You only need to look at Little Town Hero to know just how far the Pokemon name is carrying them through their own dare I say incompetence. As it is, despite this being their fourth switch game, they are still going at game development as if they were on the 3DS. And there is no excusing that. Stubbornly refusing to change their model, to expand from the small familial studio, refusing to try and learn how 3D development is supposed to work and refusing to ask help from people that know what they're doing is killing Pokemon. Not on a sales way unfortunately but quality wise. While I'm hoping the reviews will be the kick in the butt GameFreak needs, I'm not holding my breath.    … Expand
  19. Psimaster33
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    This game, gameplay wise, blows every other 3D pokemon game out of the water, and is currently the best Pokemon game on the Switch. No longer is the game a linear snoozefest that interrupts the player every 2 seconds for some exposition dump about a poorly written story. After the tutorial you can actually go anywhere you want and focus on collecting pokemon and building your team. Sadly,This game, gameplay wise, blows every other 3D pokemon game out of the water, and is currently the best Pokemon game on the Switch. No longer is the game a linear snoozefest that interrupts the player every 2 seconds for some exposition dump about a poorly written story. After the tutorial you can actually go anywhere you want and focus on collecting pokemon and building your team. Sadly, it's obvious this game should have had at least 1 year more development time. This is by far the most unpolished Pokemon game I've ever played. The camera often clips through the game world, the game looks bad and the performance is poor. If the performance problems weren't there I would easily give this game an 8.… Expand
  20. A_Dragk202
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    The game itself is very good, but the only criticism is its terrible and horrible FPS fluency, Game Freak should solve this as soon as possible, and assured that the game will have a better review
  21. francisco1998kp
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    I just finished the game and this is my little review from best to worse:

    Story: 9/10 I liked how the plot was developed and how it ends. Characters were also amazing with a lot of personality. Best storytelling since Gen 5. Soundtrack/OST 9/10 This is very subjective so I just going to say that I really liked it. Open World & Design: 7/10 Real open world is such a big    I just finished the game and this is my little review from best to worse:

    Story: 9/10
    I liked how the plot was developed and how it ends. Characters were also amazing with a lot of personality. Best storytelling since Gen 5.

    Soundtrack/OST 9/10
    This is very subjective so I just going to say that I really liked it.

    Open World & Design: 7/10
    Real open world is such a big improvement from Arceus. Better interaction from pokemon in the different areas. Better design of environment. Pokemon design are good enough for me. It's a shame that gym leaders/dominants/bosses doesn't level up with you and this issue is very critical to me as a good/bad design to an RPG.

    Mechanics & Difficulty: 6/10
    Not much to say here. I just think tera did it better than dinamax but not that outstanding. Raids are better in this game. To be honest, difficulty I think it was just ok. But it's a shame some good mechanics from arceus were gone and there's no set mode.

    Gameplay and Performance: 0/10
    Sorry but all the good things this game did with everything above was destroyed by this. I mean, visual bugs, low fps rate, slow gameplay, data leak problem, bad models and textures, glitches everywhere... Everything about this is just horrible, this game needed another year... It's a big shame that this happens when we finally got a very good plot and cool innovations. Because, even with these things the game feels incomplete and unplayable for moments.

    Final score: 6/10 Average    … Expand
  22. whoiswolfpack
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    The story is front and center the entire game. The new Pokémon are very likable. The performance of the entire game is very bad! Framerate drops everywhere, especially during some of the gym tests. There are game crashing bugs in the game. Hopefully Pokémon Home Intergration saves it. Textures look ugly. Pokémon just walk around, none of the behavoir in Pokedex entries are actually presented.
  23. PawOfLaw
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    The story is interesting, the new pokemon kind of cool and i like the new characters the story introduces. But thats it for the good stuff.

    The technical point of the game is really terrible. It lags, animations get choppy when you are further away, the textures for the ground cant even hold up to Pokemon Arceus. If you look at a comparision you might even think that another developer    The story is interesting, the new pokemon kind of cool and i like the new characters the story introduces. But thats it for the good stuff.

    The technical point of the game is really terrible. It lags, animations get choppy when you are further away, the textures for the ground cant even hold up to Pokemon Arceus. If you look at a comparision you might even think that another developer team did the new game, since its just really blank in contrast to Arceus. The fluid transition from running in the open world to a battle we had in Pokemon Arceus is just gone, which takes the flow out of the game.

    I really love the story and want to keep going, but currently the game doesnt pull me in like Pokemon Arceus did, since the whole game just seems way to bland.    … Expand
  24. Gallium
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    Very fun

    Cons: - FPS drops that are many, located & unacceptable, - Bugs that are unacceptable, - Frequent crashes in exploration, - Combat Camera never shows some of my biggest pokemon, Combat Camera is very limited & cannot show you the entire combat in most situations, - One of my pokemon makes the camera go under the ground 100% of the time. - POkemon Center "where should I    Very fun

    Cons:
    - FPS drops that are many, located & unacceptable,
    - Bugs that are unacceptable,
    - Frequent crashes in exploration,
    - Combat Camera never shows some of my biggest pokemon, Combat Camera is very limited & cannot show you the entire combat in most situations,
    - One of my pokemon makes the camera go under the ground 100% of the time.
    - POkemon Center "where should I go?" feature sent me several times straight to an ugly death, like I am LVL 20 with 2 badges & they send me dying in the desert facing LVL 50+ bosses...

    Pro:
    - The game writing is of higher quality than the average of the series & is enjoyable,
    - The difficulty is challenging & engaging
    - Content is engaging, even if open world lacks a bit of variety.
    - Game Narrative & Game Design structures are good.
    - Online features are stable & smooth
    - Playing in coop is solid & stable    … Expand
  25. Zski
    Dec 3, 2022
    7
    I really appreciate the effort to try to continue to shake up the Pokémon formula for the better, but even with the performance issues aside (which I did not find to be that bad), the execution was a little underwhelming. To address the performance complaints that everyone has with the game - the issues are there, but they literally do not impact the game by any means. I did experienceI really appreciate the effort to try to continue to shake up the Pokémon formula for the better, but even with the performance issues aside (which I did not find to be that bad), the execution was a little underwhelming. To address the performance complaints that everyone has with the game - the issues are there, but they literally do not impact the game by any means. I did experience some slowdown, I did experience a few bugs, but they weren’t bad enough to break the game or even hinder the experience. If you’re playing Pokémon for a next gen experience that performs at 60fps, then you are really losing touch with what the core attraction of Pokémon really is. I didn’t find the performance and glitches to be any issue at all.

    However, the game itself feels like a step in the right direction with a very poorly executed concept. Open world Pokémon is exactly what everyone dreamed of since the Gameboy days. I just found the world to be incredibly uninspiring and hollow. I started off really excited to explore the map, but as I continued on I realized that the exploration just felt a little aimless. I appreciate that the game gives you many overarching objectives - completing the Pokédex, collecting all the gym badges, battling Team Star, and battling the titans gives some variety to the overall objective. But exploring uninspiring terrains just to find waves of the same Pokémon over and over somehow made the game feel linear in an open world. After awhile I found myself just going straight for objectives, not even caring about exploring. Which is a shame, because even Arceus felt like it had more push for exploration. It’s still a great game that offers tons of content. I just felt like the effort to move to open world was a bit weak, so it kind of took away from the existing magic formula that made the series great to take it in a direction that wasn’t fully fleshed out. After Arceus, it’s a step in the right direction, I just wish we didn’t have to wait another generation (or more) for the direction to be fully realized into what it’s capable of being.    … Expand
  26. ShadowRose
    Dec 31, 2022
    6
    A good twist on the classic Pokémon games however feels rushed and runs poorly. If you're a Pokémon fan I recommend if not maybe choose sword or shield over this as it overall has less problems with game performance if you do not mind this like me go ahead you can pick it just a fair warning as it is very buggy.
  27. HellDiamond
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    Tolles Spiel mit viel guten Ansätzen.
    Ich habe spass daran das Spiel zu spielen.
    Jedoch für ein Spiel im Jahr 2022 hat gamefreak richtig viel falsch gemacht.
    Technusch ist es das schlechteste Pokemonspiel das ich gespielt habe. Durch all die Fehler wird das Spielerlebnis leider etwas geschwächt.
    Auch könnte die Open World liebevoller gestaltet sein.
  28. CarlosAyon
    Nov 22, 2022
    5
    Nunca he esperado una buena historia de pokémon (me encantaria que la tuviera), sin embargo esta vez si se pasaron, los diseños de los pokemon son horribles, los iniciales están mas o menos, pero nunca había experimentado un rendimiento tan horrible en un juego de pokémon, ya ni Leyendas Arceus presentó tantos problemas y a mi parecer está mejor desarrollado y las texturas son mejores queNunca he esperado una buena historia de pokémon (me encantaria que la tuviera), sin embargo esta vez si se pasaron, los diseños de los pokemon son horribles, los iniciales están mas o menos, pero nunca había experimentado un rendimiento tan horrible en un juego de pokémon, ya ni Leyendas Arceus presentó tantos problemas y a mi parecer está mejor desarrollado y las texturas son mejores que en Scarlet / Violet. GAME FREAK, PONTE A TRABAJAR.… Expand
  29. BanchoMischka
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    The game has so much potential to be great but it fails in term of performance and bugs. This cant be accapted from a multi bliion franchise. I hope they will fix this issue
  30. KyuzoOhashi
    Nov 25, 2022
    5
    While being one of the most entertaining Pokémon games in the last years, its performance is heavily underwhelming. It slows down, crashes far too many times, connectivity issues... Even the PC suffers from lag. How can you get the PC perform even worse than the PC in GBA games? For Heaven's sake.
  31. AzuraFeraligatr
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    The game itself was extremely entertaining, being able to roam where I felt and being able to watch the Pokemon in the overworld was enjoyable to me. This was the first Pokemon game I have finished since the Ruby/Sapphire remakes, excluding Arceus.
    I found playing the game in handheld mode helped make a lot of the bugs less noticeable and i was able to play the game and enjoy it well    The game itself was extremely entertaining, being able to roam where I felt and being able to watch the Pokemon in the overworld was enjoyable to me. This was the first Pokemon game I have finished since the Ruby/Sapphire remakes, excluding Arceus.
    I found playing the game in handheld mode helped make a lot of the bugs less noticeable and i was able to play the game and enjoy it well enough. Playing on my 4K Samsung TV was out of the question however. All flaws where on full display and caused me headaches.
    If not for the bugs and the inability to play in docked mode, this would be a 9/10 game for me. The open world is a massive step up for the series, but the lack of scaling detracts from this improvement.
    Overall, I rated this game a 6 because I did have a lot of fun playing the game, although it could have been improved with level scaling to give it a more "choose your own adventure" feeling. The flaws in the game are unacceptable and i shouldn't be limited to playing in Handheld mode just to get a good gaming experience.    … Expand
  32. cHughes
    Dec 7, 2022
    7
    An encapsulating story filled with lovable characters creates an utterly fantastic campaign, followed by the best ending sequence of the Pokémon series to date makes Pokémon Scarlet an extremely enjoyable experience for Pokémon fans. This is in addition to a wide array of fantastic new Pokémon designs and new ‘Paradox Forms’ which are a great idea to switch up the norm. Unfortunately, thisAn encapsulating story filled with lovable characters creates an utterly fantastic campaign, followed by the best ending sequence of the Pokémon series to date makes Pokémon Scarlet an extremely enjoyable experience for Pokémon fans. This is in addition to a wide array of fantastic new Pokémon designs and new ‘Paradox Forms’ which are a great idea to switch up the norm. Unfortunately, this game is let down by the frustrating performance issues which are inescapable when playing, from the Windmill in Artazon to Pokémon lagging in the wild, the game is extremely hard to watch and is not as pleasing to the eye as Pokémon Sword and Shield.
    This being said, Pokémon Scarlet is a fantastic of example of how to structure a main series Pokémon game, but also of how important the performance of these games are. Overall however, the game is extremely enjoyable and is a worthy addition to the series.    … Expand
  33. JulienK06
    Dec 11, 2022
    6
    Could have been one of the greatest Pokemon games of all time, sadly ruined by the difficulty and the amount of bugs
  34. RalphTheFrog
    Nov 30, 2022
    5
    Its fun. Definetely not perfect, but fun. They were much more ambitious with this game, but because of this they left behind various things that used to be garunteed with every Pokémon release (like running properly)
  35. Samirlo
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    This game is the change of an era of how Pokémon will be played, with an impressive change in its graphics and game play, however, it is noticeable that they sacrificed a lot in exchange for these improvements, by far it is the worst story the game has ever had and I don't even know what to say about the performance, being a 60 dollar game, even so, this game managed to get me excited andThis game is the change of an era of how Pokémon will be played, with an impressive change in its graphics and game play, however, it is noticeable that they sacrificed a lot in exchange for these improvements, by far it is the worst story the game has ever had and I don't even know what to say about the performance, being a 60 dollar game, even so, this game managed to get me excited and encouraged me to explore, without a doubt this is the best and worst Pokémon that Game Freak has released, despite the fact that they say that the fps do not matter, they do change the experience and immersion and at the same time it feels like a fresh game, it shows that Game Freak put more love into this game but they stayed halfway… Expand
  36. ZShadow
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    The game has cute pokemon and effects too, but it is full of bugs and glitches. I don't believe that the problem is the Switch because the Switch has beautiful games like Xenoblade 3 and Zelda, I believe it was totally laziness on Gamefreak's part, which even being a millionaire franchise cannot deliver an optimized game. The maps are empty without flashy details, the new pokemons are notThe game has cute pokemon and effects too, but it is full of bugs and glitches. I don't believe that the problem is the Switch because the Switch has beautiful games like Xenoblade 3 and Zelda, I believe it was totally laziness on Gamefreak's part, which even being a millionaire franchise cannot deliver an optimized game. The maps are empty without flashy details, the new pokemons are not very interesting, I liked only 5 and the story was never really the focus of pokemon so I wasn't expecting anything. The game has its qualities like "new fight system" and Coop.… Expand
  37. NMaster
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    It’s really sad to see such a great concept hurt by visual deficiencies. If they don’t release an update fixing all the issues I swear I’m not going to buy any Pokémon game again until they start treating it as a game like Mario and Zelda. We don’t need a game every year GameFreak, what we need is a game to be proud of!!! As a Pokémon fan, I’m really sad. I never complained aboutIt’s really sad to see such a great concept hurt by visual deficiencies. If they don’t release an update fixing all the issues I swear I’m not going to buy any Pokémon game again until they start treating it as a game like Mario and Zelda. We don’t need a game every year GameFreak, what we need is a game to be proud of!!! As a Pokémon fan, I’m really sad. I never complained about Sword/Shield and I think the Isle or Armor was visually better than Paldea. I was so excited for SV and the idea of exploring an open world..but it looks so unfinished, it’s unreal. Please treat us with some respect! This is not an Indie game! The game is fun, the characters and the Pokémon textures are amazing, the concept is perfect, this game had everything to be the perfect Pokémon game. It’s a shame really.… Expand
  38. hkjhkjh
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    This game really reminds me of Cyperpunk 2077 (on consoles): Great game severly held back by it's technical issues
    If you want to play it I'd recommend to play it in handheld-mode since the performance seems to be a bit better there compared to docked-mode
  39. GutiCR
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    El juego es bueno y me gusta a nivel jugable ya que tiene elementos buenos para la franquicia, pero hay que decir las cosas como son el juego a nivel técnico es terrible por no decir roto prácticamente: cómo cargas de texturas en sobras y elementos que te cargan de la nada, popping de pokemons y NPCs y escenarios que aparecen de la nada, caída de fps de todo el escenario, NPCs objetos etc,El juego es bueno y me gusta a nivel jugable ya que tiene elementos buenos para la franquicia, pero hay que decir las cosas como son el juego a nivel técnico es terrible por no decir roto prácticamente: cómo cargas de texturas en sobras y elementos que te cargan de la nada, popping de pokemons y NPCs y escenarios que aparecen de la nada, caída de fps de todo el escenario, NPCs objetos etc, Bugs y al final todo eso por más bueno que trate de ser el juego te rompe la experiencia por lo menos así lo siento yo; yo espero que estos fallos se arreglen en una pronta actualización. Pero la verdad en mi opinión siento que el juego no debío salir así y lo mejor era retrasarlo y pulirlo más. Es una lastima porque tenían todo para ser el mejor Pokémon de esta generación pero es que su rendimiento es más que mejorable.… Expand
  40. TheHonestMan
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    Underneath the terrible presentation and performance I do believe there is a good game here. It does more right than SWSH with it's freedom of choice and larger world, and the characters and story also feel more interesting this time around. The online is also more convinient (though still not at gen 6 level). If the patch the game to improve performance I'd happily give it an 8 but as isUnderneath the terrible presentation and performance I do believe there is a good game here. It does more right than SWSH with it's freedom of choice and larger world, and the characters and story also feel more interesting this time around. The online is also more convinient (though still not at gen 6 level). If the patch the game to improve performance I'd happily give it an 8 but as is I can't give it any higher than 7. Wait for a discount.… Expand
  41. OhNoItsSenpai
    Dec 8, 2022
    5
    The rumors are true. This game is an absolute broken mess. It seems a lot of people are ready to forgive Pokemon while Cyberpunk was crucified and refunds were demanded. I however have no obsession with Nintendo so here's an honest review. This is the worst running game on the switch in dock mode, it feels like it should have never been released on the switch. It's crashed more thanThe rumors are true. This game is an absolute broken mess. It seems a lot of people are ready to forgive Pokemon while Cyberpunk was crucified and refunds were demanded. I however have no obsession with Nintendo so here's an honest review. This is the worst running game on the switch in dock mode, it feels like it should have never been released on the switch. It's crashed more than Legends Arceus which is a superior pokemon game,… Expand
  42. Turambar501
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Although a step forward in certain aspects, they are also some steps back in many other ways.
    - The Pokemon designs not only are the most forgettable in the franchise, but they feel out of place, incoherent, even BAD.
    - Not that Gigantamax was great, but Terracrystalization simply isn't well implemented, like other new mechanics. Once you use it, you have to go back to a Pokemon center    Although a step forward in certain aspects, they are also some steps back in many other ways.
    - The Pokemon designs not only are the most forgettable in the franchise, but they feel out of place, incoherent, even BAD.
    - Not that Gigantamax was great, but Terracrystalization simply isn't well implemented, like other new mechanics. Once you use it, you have to go back to a Pokemon center and recharge it, so you'll end up using it around 10 times in the whole game.
    - About the story and structure, one cannot help but compare it to Fire Emblem Three Houses with its multiple paths, the academy, etc., but it looks GameFreak just forgot about a good cast, memorable situations and any sort of good story. And let's obviate the tehcnical optimisation.

    However, the new region finds some charm here and there, inspired by the Spanish and Portuguese cultures (as Sword and Shield so well did), mainly in the interior designs and the exterior of houses. The bigger size of the region, helps the game feel more immersive at times, although at the same time, the lack of coherence and engage makes it also feel more inert than ever. It feels rather empty.

    Overall, they are fine game. If you're expecting a Pokemon game, these are Pokemon games. But their inspiration and polish leave a lot to desire. It tries more than Sword and Shield. Fails much more than Sword and Shield. Better than Legends Arceus? Sure. Some additions are welcome, but the thing is that for each one of them there are 5 mistakes or downgrades.
    With great potential, Scarlet and Violet fall near the bottom of the franchise, but still make for a decent game.    … Expand
  43. urgaan
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    The most fun I've had on a new Pokémon game in ages despite performance issues.

    This game looks and feels like a wet bucket of **** It's choppy, laggy at times, animations may or may not exist. I had the game crash a handful of times, laughted maniacally at people appearing inside of doorframes, fallen through the floor, and even seen it dissapear. But oh my lord beneath all of these    The most fun I've had on a new Pokémon game in ages despite performance issues.

    This game looks and feels like a wet bucket of **** It's choppy, laggy at times, animations may or may not exist. I had the game crash a handful of times, laughted maniacally at people appearing inside of doorframes, fallen through the floor, and even seen it dissapear. But oh my lord beneath all of these seemingly awful issues is this wonderful game that I'm sure the devs weren't given enough time to flesh out and polish. For starters it's actually challenging, the game is functionally a boss rush with trainer fights all being optional aside from a few. The gyms, gang leaders, and titan fights are all excellent. The Pokémon designs are an overwhelming success to boot. So many quality of life features have been added. Overall a wonderful gameplay experience.

    Honestly if you can get past the absolute rushed mess of a shell, the inside is a sweet treat that I highly recommend. Maybe wait for a few performance patches though.    … Expand
  44. fframosf
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    De los mejores juegos de pokémon, entretenido, y divertido en cuanto a exploración, camping y capturar pokémon salvajes
    Pero en cuanto a los temas de performance, glitches, bugs y FPS para el juego, es algo crítico para el juego ya que afecta un poco en la experiencia de juego.
    También un poco mal los downgrade en cuanto a los movimientos de los pokémon respecto a Legendas Arceus. Ojalá    De los mejores juegos de pokémon, entretenido, y divertido en cuanto a exploración, camping y capturar pokémon salvajes
    Pero en cuanto a los temas de performance, glitches, bugs y FPS para el juego, es algo crítico para el juego ya que afecta un poco en la experiencia de juego.
    También un poco mal los downgrade en cuanto a los movimientos de los pokémon respecto a Legendas Arceus.
    Ojalá mejore el juego mediante parches, así sería uno de los mejores juegos para switch (8    … Expand
  45. Dracossaint
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    This game is plain ugly, there's a lot of glitches and the performance is horrible. Sub 20 fps at times

    Now on to why I think it actually deserves a positive rating. It's open world is well built in a way, it's interesting and really dig the Mechanic's they've implemented. Making it easier to get rare spawns by doing x. they've made it so you can skirt around and do as ya please. It's an    This game is plain ugly, there's a lot of glitches and the performance is horrible. Sub 20 fps at times

    Now on to why I think it actually deserves a positive rating.
    It's open world is well built in a way, it's interesting and really dig the Mechanic's they've implemented.
    Making it easier to get rare spawns by doing x.
    they've made it so you can skirt around and do as ya please. It's an astounding and a bit jarring how they've changed it.
    The pokémon company really tried this time around to innovate and they've nailed it, this is my favorite pokémon so far.
    I have to applaud them, it really feels fleshed out in some ways that I never expected. The traversal and going around is well thought out,
    Removing the barrier so you can fly from the get-go was a good call. Giving you a "bike" at the start of the game helps. I have been playing it since midnight and I'm still just running around and catching Pokemon. Not even concerned about gym badges gating me off from exploring. Now I get the switch isn't the strongest and I'm usually 100% down for putting a switch port as pointless and it's going to end badly.
    This enforced that feeling for me, the switch is just too weak for it, if it could be fleshed out, this games ambitious target would literally change everything.
    I haven't liked pokémon since Ruby and Sapphire. I appreciate they split it up into three different paths and you can go back and forth between each of them anytime you want. I appreciate their hands off approach, I appreciate the multiplayer actually being good for once. Like you can outright join a friend's version of the game and catch their exclusive pokémons for their versions in them. HOW cool is that?! If they can iron out some of the glitches like shadows, texture popping and some traversal glitches. I don't think I would stop playing this game anytime soon, this is a game that I'm probably going to pour hundreds of hours into. It made me care enough to actually make a account for this useless/horrible website. I have to give it a 7, I want to give it a 9. I truly look forward to the next generation and I pray it is on the switch too and they actually keep this formula    … Expand
  46. Grenindrew
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Great game, I have encountered a couple glitches but their not annoying and it doesn’t ruin the fun at all, the people asking for a refund are stupid.
  47. CharisardTT
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    Not the best game ever, but good step for the franchise. I can't wait to see how this evolves into something else; bigger, funnier and done for adults, because it feels like they treat us all like kids 20 years later.
  48. 777g
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is extremely buggy, lighting is choppy and doesn’t generally work, and the amount of framerate dips is appalling. Otherwise the game can be decently fun in a perfect situation.… Expand
  49. Patrickzero
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    Si fuera cualquier otra compañía u otra franquicia esto no tendría un 7-8 la mayoría de la nota va por que esta terriblemente programado, pero no solo eso le resta puntos también le resta puntos el quitarle opciones al jugador como el modo mantener y perder fluidez en los menús como el leyendas Arzeus también esta el problema con la IA que parece sacada de la primera generación, a esteSi fuera cualquier otra compañía u otra franquicia esto no tendría un 7-8 la mayoría de la nota va por que esta terriblemente programado, pero no solo eso le resta puntos también le resta puntos el quitarle opciones al jugador como el modo mantener y perder fluidez en los menús como el leyendas Arzeus también esta el problema con la IA que parece sacada de la primera generación, a este juego le falto pasar por una face de pruebas y pulimiento es literalmente un early acceses.… Expand
  50. ATDynaX
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    The Pokémon Formula is working as well if not better than previous entries, with implementations from Legends Arceus, but bad coding due to a lack of time are apparent everywhere you go in this open world RPG. The game does work but not smoothly. it lacks content, like enterable houses and clothes customization. And more side quests. For an open world game you also want to see things thatThe Pokémon Formula is working as well if not better than previous entries, with implementations from Legends Arceus, but bad coding due to a lack of time are apparent everywhere you go in this open world RPG. The game does work but not smoothly. it lacks content, like enterable houses and clothes customization. And more side quests. For an open world game you also want to see things that are not Pokémon related like helping people in their daily lives. Bugs and glitches show more problems and make the game feel awkward. It is obvious that the game needs 2-3 more years of development like Xenoblade which got released after 5-7 years. Textures are low resolution. You can spot 3 pixel wide textures on railings that also got blurred out, so i guess that is smooth. Animations are good, especially cutscenes are well executed. The graphics inside are also of higher quality and one might wonder how the game would look like if that was applied on the exterior as well. The player models and Pokémon look fantastic with detailed skin textures and a lively appearance which get disrupted by LOD issues close up. The music is the best part of the game.

    Gameplay 8/10
    Graphics 4/10
    Performance 2/10
    Music 10/10
    World 5/10    … Expand
  51. ProyectoPerseus
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    SINCERAME, es un juego que tiene muchísimos fallos de rendimiento, desaparecen los personajes, fallo en la carga de texturas además de que se ven horrible como de PS2, una cantidad de parones a la hora de explorar por que le cuesta cargar el mapa y bugs que no te dejan seguir jugando y te obligan a reiniciar la consola, pero son problemas que tengo la Fe que puedan solucionar con parches oSINCERAME, es un juego que tiene muchísimos fallos de rendimiento, desaparecen los personajes, fallo en la carga de texturas además de que se ven horrible como de PS2, una cantidad de parones a la hora de explorar por que le cuesta cargar el mapa y bugs que no te dejan seguir jugando y te obligan a reiniciar la consola, pero son problemas que tengo la Fe que puedan solucionar con parches o eso espero tampoco soy desarrollador de videojuegos pero Zelda breath of the wilds tiene un rendimiento espectacular en comparación, siento que Pokemon Company no saca los juegos no por la limitación de la consola si no por tiempo, no pedimos un juego de pokemon cada año puedo esperar 2 o 3 años para que saquen un juego que funcione a más de 15fps continuos y mayor detalle, pero eliminando todo esto, la historia de Pokemon Escarlata/Violeta me parece que está diseñada con Cariño, los juegos de palabras que veo de lo diálogos en inglés de otras generaciones lo realizan ahora con juegos de palabras muy típicos de España, los personajes profundizan contigo sin que te descuenta y no me parece que mi personaje es un avatar hueco, y eso que no lo he completado aún, me encanta la exploración y la búsqueda de pokemon por que nunca sabes que te vas a encontrar y no tiene que estar buscando arriba y abajo en una hierba para encontrar un pokemon o cargar varias veces un mapa, los combates se desarrollan de una manera más fluida no sólo tiene que ir a por un gimnasio tienes libertad de ir a por varios objetivos en el mapa en el orden que tu quieras y cada lugar no es un centro pokemon y una tienda y 10 npcs que no te dicen nada interesante, es otro mapa que explorar con misterios que descubrir, no es un buen juego pero tampoco es el peor de todos los juegos de pokemon por eso la nota para mi esta en un 7, por que hace años que no me siento con mis amigos y disfruto un juego de pokemon y mucho menos en cooperativo de esta manera, porfavor pokemon company los jugadores nos merecemos más por esta franquicia tanto los nuevos que acaban de empezar esta aventura como los veteranos que os hemos apoyado desde el principio, por un par de años que pokemon no saque un juego no va a fracasar la franquicia sinceramente un solo juego fluido y como este sería lo que necesita la franquicia somos exigentes por que sabemos que podéis dar mucho más que esto.… Expand
  52. Joanvimise
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    Me encanta el juego, el inicio de la historia y el mundo es espectacular, pero no podemos obviar el rendimiento gràfico que te saca por completo de la experiencia y en momentos de disfrute te los hace negativos.
  53. Skyavenger
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Gamefreak has once again showed us that it's happy doing the bare minimum, It knows that Pokémon sells just by being Pokémon and people will take up arms to defend it even knowing they got scammed in paying full price for an unfinished game, Pokémon Scarlet / Violet is a decent game certainly, but could have been much more...
    With their first attempt in a true open world game it also came    Gamefreak has once again showed us that it's happy doing the bare minimum, It knows that Pokémon sells just by being Pokémon and people will take up arms to defend it even knowing they got scammed in paying full price for an unfinished game, Pokémon Scarlet / Violet is a decent game certainly, but could have been much more...
    With their first attempt in a true open world game it also came problems and limitations, as you can now explore a wide open world but can no longer explore inside buildings, shops now are just a screen with goods and Pokémon centers became a gas station, the textures are once again very bland and although it looks better than Pokémon legends it's not much of a improvement, the animations are kind of a mix of good and bad, some attack animations got really cool like flamethrower and others like surf and earthquake got bland and boring, and let's just try and ignore the fact that a game made in 2022/2023 lacks any sort of voice acting, It's ridiculous to watch a game cinematic with the character in the screen screaming full lungs without a single sound being made...
    It seems Nintendo are also trying to push the woke agenda among the Pokémon fans, being a game made for children make it really concerning, you can now barely differentiate your character gender as you can only choose 4 neutral and ugly outfits, most of the NPCs you find around the game are dressed with the same 4 uniforms, even when it's not the case the agenda remains strong with the rest of the NPCs outfits being bland and ugly most of the time. With almost 60 hours of gameplay, I found only 2 NPCs wearing a dress, one was an old lady and the other being a Gym leader whose happen to be a model.
    If it's not enough here comes the most glaring issue, performance, the game struggles to keep its capped 30 fps and fails at it most of the time, depending on the zone you are and the density of Pokémon, trees and background the fps can drop to single digits or the game will simply crash, there are tons of minor visual glitches and missing textures once in a while and the Pokémon placement in the world looks uninspired and boring, just a cluster of Pokémon walking around doing nothing most of the time.
    Even with all these problems, the core game is still there and as a long time Fan of the series I still hope that this game get better with future patches but as of now grading it with 6/10 is already being merciful.    … Expand
  54. GuilhermeMelli
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Pokémon Scarlet is a very fun game, you can spend hours walking around the map just capturing pokémon. The game's performance is poor, and this is certainly due to the graphic that tried to put realistic textures instead of focusing on a Cartoon-style graphic. Pokémon Lets Go has the best graphics style for pokémon games, I hope that in the next generation they will mix the Lets GoPokémon Scarlet is a very fun game, you can spend hours walking around the map just capturing pokémon. The game's performance is poor, and this is certainly due to the graphic that tried to put realistic textures instead of focusing on a Cartoon-style graphic. Pokémon Lets Go has the best graphics style for pokémon games, I hope that in the next generation they will mix the Lets Go graphics (with improvements) and the gameplay of pokémon Scarlet. AND AT LEAST I HOPE THAT AFTER 25+ YEARS THE GAME WILL HAVE BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE.… Expand
  55. deecisive
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    pokemon scarlet is a game that despite being rushed ended up being extremely fun and well designed, i genuinely believe that if pokemon company had given gamefreak a few more years we would have one of the best games in the last decade, but sadly what we got at launch was an inexcusable, buggy mess, tho the bugs are kinda funny
  56. RaktonF
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    game is very fun, but suffers from laughable performance and terrible graphics issues.

    Go apologize to sonic frontiers immediately.
  57. RaiTheNoblesse
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    it has slight technical issues, so what? it still runs way better than GTA SA did, like waaaay better.., that aside, it is simply THE BEST POKEMON game to date.., dunno what "huge steps" so many critics wanted, or why they say the minor technical issues are so big.. ., this is a huge open world pokemon game to explore, it remains a pokemon game, with a Botw flair *like Arceus*, it has ait has slight technical issues, so what? it still runs way better than GTA SA did, like waaaay better.., that aside, it is simply THE BEST POKEMON game to date.., dunno what "huge steps" so many critics wanted, or why they say the minor technical issues are so big.. ., this is a huge open world pokemon game to explore, it remains a pokemon game, with a Botw flair *like Arceus*, it has a few nice details abd QOL improvements, and is less side quest heavy than Arceus (which had a better aesthetic, and that it, but S/V still gets ratted lower, eventhough its better on all other accounts… Expand
  58. ManoloRampa
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Sois unos exagerados, el problema de este juego es TÉCNICO (Que sí, le falta un par de años para que sea bueno ese apartado, es horrible). Pero que lo demás del juego ESTÁ BIEN, el mundo abierto es bueno, la historia está bien, la dificultad, aunque llega un punto en el que tienes que enfrentarte a pokes débiles al tuyo está BIEN. El juego está bien, en mi valoración personal le pongo unSois unos exagerados, el problema de este juego es TÉCNICO (Que sí, le falta un par de años para que sea bueno ese apartado, es horrible). Pero que lo demás del juego ESTÁ BIEN, el mundo abierto es bueno, la historia está bien, la dificultad, aunque llega un punto en el que tienes que enfrentarte a pokes débiles al tuyo está BIEN. El juego está bien, en mi valoración personal le pongo un 6.5, pero sois tan cabrones, y ponéis a la mínima 0 todo el rato porque solo buscáis odio, lo subo a 7, para que al menos haga algo de media. De verdad, ojalá se hubieran tirado un par de añitos en arreglar el juego, OJALÁ, pero es la empresa que más dinero genera de la historia. Pero un 3.5 es ir demasiado lejos. (Al igual que lo están los infinitos 9 y 10 de la prensa) Parad con el review bombing. Por favor.… Expand
  59. Bonny69
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    Technically is terrible (4.5) but is fun to play (7) and has a decent plot (7.5)
  60. popolala
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    it's a good game but just all the problems make it a disappointment i hope peoples review bomb this game so we can finally have a good pokemon game
  61. GregAllen
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    This will most likely not be seen due to review bombing by rabid pokemon "fans", but oh well. This game's technical issues are abysmal, especially for a high budget triple A title like Pokemon. Personally, I haven't encountered any bugs other than the horrible frame issues that range from tolerable to borderline unplayable, but the former is the most common. Under all of that, there is aThis will most likely not be seen due to review bombing by rabid pokemon "fans", but oh well. This game's technical issues are abysmal, especially for a high budget triple A title like Pokemon. Personally, I haven't encountered any bugs other than the horrible frame issues that range from tolerable to borderline unplayable, but the former is the most common. Under all of that, there is a great game here. The gameplay is the freshest it has been in a mainline entry since the DS games, and as the first truly open world Pokemon, it works really well. Even with the frame issues, I've had a lot of fun. Especially compared to the former titles, Sword & Shield. Honestly, you can say a lot about Game Freak as a company nowadays, but in all fairness the frame glitches and bugs were even in the trailer for these games. So, I can say I do not understand why people are so shocked as it wasn't very hidden. In the end, is this a fun game? Yes. Should you buy it? No, not until they release a heavy patch update, even then I feel the 60 dollar price tag is too much.

    In the game's current state, 5/10
    In a fixed state, I'd say around a high 7/10.    … Expand
  62. shiningwolf88
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    This game definitely has its issues. Framerate problems are far from uncommon, and minor glitches for pokemon spawns occur often. But you also get fairly decent open world pokemon game and probably the best storylines ever written for pokemon. Overall a solid game and a promising glimpse for future games.
  63. TJD2
    Nov 24, 2022
    7
    The game is fun to play and the Pokemon designs are pretty good. That said, the game is marred by technical issues and poor performance. The framerate will stutter and the game will slow down to a crawl even when nothing is going on. It feels like a power point at times. The open-world ambition is offset by these issues and they are too glaring to overlook. I wanted to absolutely loveThe game is fun to play and the Pokemon designs are pretty good. That said, the game is marred by technical issues and poor performance. The framerate will stutter and the game will slow down to a crawl even when nothing is going on. It feels like a power point at times. The open-world ambition is offset by these issues and they are too glaring to overlook. I wanted to absolutely love this game, and I like it enough not to return it, but Pokemon Legends Arceus is a much better game that does not suffer these problems. If a patch is not released soon I may not even end up beating this one.… Expand
  64. ason313
    Nov 29, 2022
    6
    Great Pokémon game in terms of structure, gameplay, & roster but the tech issues are pretty unacceptable. Hopefully can be patched up over time but they should be embarrassed they released it like this and fans should feel rightfully insulted. Crazy to see one of their premier exclusives seem so poorly optimized on their own system.
  65. Zalabar22
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    There's a good chance you'll either love this game or hate it, possibly something in-between. In a lot of ways this feels like an evolution of the Pokemon formula. From the open world, co-op features, auto battles, Pokemon variety, QOL updates, party management and improvements, branching quests, and the traversal options. However, the same could be said about things the game strugglesThere's a good chance you'll either love this game or hate it, possibly something in-between. In a lot of ways this feels like an evolution of the Pokemon formula. From the open world, co-op features, auto battles, Pokemon variety, QOL updates, party management and improvements, branching quests, and the traversal options. However, the same could be said about things the game struggles with. Bugs, poor instructions on player progression, lackluster story, disappointing clothing options, muddy graphics, the false sense of freedom, memory leaks, poor shop layouts, dexit, framrate issues, and a lack of world leveling. Hopefully we'll see support and updates to fix most of the bugs and maybe the game will evolve over time; however until that point I believe Pokemon Scarlet sits at a solid 5/10 for me.… Expand
  66. GitanoUrbano
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Es un juego que tiene gran diseño de pokemons y animaciones, un mundo abierto para disfrutar con amigos mientras se avanza en la historia, la cual puedes ir haciendo segun tus preferencias, lo que arruina la experiencia son su decadente performance, bugs, glitches y texturas mediocres. Se siente como si fuera un juego con muchisimo potencial que salio demasiado pronto y sin pulir. SeEs un juego que tiene gran diseño de pokemons y animaciones, un mundo abierto para disfrutar con amigos mientras se avanza en la historia, la cual puedes ir haciendo segun tus preferencias, lo que arruina la experiencia son su decadente performance, bugs, glitches y texturas mediocres. Se siente como si fuera un juego con muchisimo potencial que salio demasiado pronto y sin pulir. Se necesita un parche para mejorarlo con celeridad… Expand
  67. Xplocion
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    The good:
    The pokebikes. The new forms of Paldea. The gym bosses that their clothes are so outlandish and funny.
    The bad: The formula is the same for all Pokémon and several previous games have already reached its maximum expression and now it is only being repeated over and over again with small, increasingly imperceptible improvements. The graphics engine is fair, but a decade ago    The good:
    The pokebikes. The new forms of Paldea. The gym bosses that their clothes are so outlandish and funny.

    The bad:
    The formula is the same for all Pokémon and several previous games have already reached its maximum expression and now it is only being repeated over and over again with small, increasingly imperceptible improvements. The graphics engine is fair, but a decade ago it already felt old. The new designs are not well inspired, putting more creatures in the shape of everyday things with eyes is no longer funny, Going from 1000 to 2000 creatures to trap with variants was fun at first but we have been doing it since the last 25 years that it has already lost the grace. The game is full of frame drops and bugs.

    The Meh!:
    The release of a new canonical and official Pokemon feels like "the Groundhog Day" over and over again the formula is repeated, over and over again you have to choose only one of three, over and over again you have to catch them all , over and over again the Polly Pocket/Habbo hotel cartoon type graphics, over and over again dividing the fans, over and over again a color, an element a letter, a new millennial creature from somewhere that no one had ever seen before in 7-8 generations and what to say about the improvements of the previous version that do not reach this version for some reason. When there are Switch RPG games with amazing graphics like Xenoblade or NiER: Automata the excuse of "Pokemon has always been like this" is not worth it, even games from previous generations such as Tales of, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy,... which also have a bestiary of hundreds of creatures put the "new" graphics of this "new" Pokemon to shame    … Expand
  68. hanzo82
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    I really like the gameplay. It could be a very good and fun game, but the technical issues are too much to ignore! I didn't had much bugs but the framerate drops very hard, especially in cities! They are developing a game for a specific hardware and failed so bad? how? they exactly know their hw, or not?
    the graphics are not really good as well.
    There is potential but this game is not    I really like the gameplay. It could be a very good and fun game, but the technical issues are too much to ignore! I didn't had much bugs but the framerate drops very hard, especially in cities! They are developing a game for a specific hardware and failed so bad? how? they exactly know their hw, or not?
    the graphics are not really good as well.
    There is potential but this game is not ready for release right now!    … Expand
  69. DaigoDaigo
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    There a lot of issue with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet from a technical stand point, but the game itself is quite good. I can understand why there is a high amount of negative review because of that. But I'll try to look at it in a much more positive light even though the pokemon we can put into the game is only 400.

    Gameplay 8/10: As always, the gameplay is still the same as always, but    There a lot of issue with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet from a technical stand point, but the game itself is quite good. I can understand why there is a high amount of negative review because of that. But I'll try to look at it in a much more positive light even though the pokemon we can put into the game is only 400.

    Gameplay 8/10: As always, the gameplay is still the same as always, but with the newest addition of Autobattle, this will make training my Pokemon much easier. The breeding mechanic has change into a Picnic gameplay, which is an interesting new addition. Then there the Teralization mechanic which seem like a poor man Mega Evolution, and Dynamax. Teralization does look nice, but I prefer Mega Evolution and Gigantimaxing anytime.

    Music 8/10: The musical score isn't all that great, but it does have quite a good amount of music in the game where I can relax in. Then there the battle where it all upbeat which can get me in the mood for a good battle.

    Story 9/10: The story would be the best in this Pokemon game. Not as great as 5th Generation Pokemon game, but this game does come close. We have three different path of which story we can take, and there also flash back scene and back story of important NPC. Gym Leader's story aren't as interesting as the Star Team though.

    Graphic 3/10: Oh boy, this is probably one of the worse in this game and pretty much what everyone complaining about. I can see Gamefreak pushing themselves by making clothes and pokemon texture looking high resolution, but the environment took a serious hit. Of course, with a total of 1010 Pokemon with various forms, it no wonder they can only put in 400 Pokemon since they're trying to throw in some new high resolution texture on them.

    Contents 3/10: Even though it a large open world game, I feel like it took a step backward. For example, our clothing line is limited to 4 uniforms, and all we can customize are hats, socks, shoes, back pack, and glove. They did increase our face like eyes and mouth, and hair style are now accessible to both gender. But I still like to customize my pant and top which is something Sword and Shield did great in. Then there the pokemon themselves, as what Gamefreak promises back then, we will be limited by which pokemon we can obtain in the game, so we won't be able to have a 1010 Pokemon roster including all it form. So for now, we can only obtain 400 pokemon until Gamefreak decide to patch the game to expand our roster. So if you have a favorite Pokemon you wanting to bring to Scarlet and Violet, good luck. Because over half of them are currently MIA.

    Difficulty 8/10: This is quite surprising since Pokemon was always known to be easy. Since BDSP and Legend of Arceus, the Pokemon Company seem to be ramping up the difficulty for us which is a nice step forward. In fact, I sometime wish I would have more trainer battle than dealing with wild pokemon since wild pokemon tend to be a bit more dangerous since they can swarm me if I'm under level.

    Overall: I think the game is good from a gameplay standpoint, but from a technical stand point and content wise, I think it took a step backward. People need to remember that this is an open world game, and like any open world game, it will be riddle with glitches and bad texture. It is also said that there a memory leak, and can only be resolve by exiting the game and re-entering the game again. Of course, graphical stuff wouldn't bother me as much if we only have access to 1010 pokemon which include mega evolution and gigantimaxing and I would simply be happy. I love Pokemon, I been playing them since 1998 when it came out into the United States. The biggest sin from Gamefreak are mostly the cut Pokemon Roster which we no longer have access to. If the Pokemon company only let us have access to all the pokemon, mega, and gigantimax. I would give it a much higher score. In fact, I would want to give it a much lower score because of our current 400 roster. But it okay, I'm an adult. I can get over the fact that they cut the pokemon roster. I am totally not salty at all. Not salty.....    … Expand
  70. Beardyweirdy
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Fun but ugly, performance and bugs are terrible. Unacceptable for a Pokemon game.
  71. FlameHaze10
    Dec 2, 2022
    6
    Pros:
    - Open world
    - New Pokemon
    - Decent Story
    - Design

    Cons:
    - Asset pop-in
    - FPS
    - Switch hardware
    - Nemona is weird
    - Too easy

    Verdict:
    - NSW need upgrade
  72. Jt0429
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    Good-
    Incredible core design that is extremely addictive; an overwhelming amount of content; great strides in non linear game structure; the new Pokemon represent some of the best new critters yet; the music is fantastic; seamless co-op is a revelation.
    Bad- Arguably the ugliest first party release by ANY major publisher in a very long time; buggy, janky, broken, to the point that    Good-
    Incredible core design that is extremely addictive; an overwhelming amount of content; great strides in non linear game structure; the new Pokemon represent some of the best new critters yet; the music is fantastic; seamless co-op is a revelation.

    Bad-
    Arguably the ugliest first party release by ANY major publisher in a very long time; buggy, janky, broken, to the point that they feel like they were released before they were finished; regressions to game flow compared to Pokemon Legends.

    Thoughts-
    In the here and now? Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are great games that look ugly as sin and almost totally lack polish and optimization. If they ever get polished, they will be as close to an effortless recommendation as this series has ever gotten. Right now? They’re just good games buried under a mountain of caveats – caveats that you must decide for yourself whether or not they are worth putting up with.    … Expand
  73. Grevproduction
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    I’ve been playing over 8 hours and my god almighty how the hell did game freak messed so badly that went unique concept of Pokémon legends arceus to buggy ass messed. But hey if you like Pokémon or somehow do not mind the messed I won’t stop you. Hopefully one day they will fix it with a patch.
  74. Pepshunter
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    Nel 2022 tecnicamente fuori dal mondo. È inspiegabile una cosa del genere se non sintetizzabile con una sola parola: inadeguatezza.
  75. AxskuII
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    In all honesty this game takes a few good steps forward but many steps back. The new gimmick is meh but everything else in the gameplay is probably the series best. But in saying that this might be one of the most laggy/glitchiest and unfinished games since Cyberpunk. At its core it is fun but these glaring issues are hard to overlook I actually got a headache from playing the game inIn all honesty this game takes a few good steps forward but many steps back. The new gimmick is meh but everything else in the gameplay is probably the series best. But in saying that this might be one of the most laggy/glitchiest and unfinished games since Cyberpunk. At its core it is fun but these glaring issues are hard to overlook I actually got a headache from playing the game in handheld mode. Also Arceus is so much better not going to lie.… Expand
  76. Jukant
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    Die Engine ist scheußlich und die technische Ausführung auch. Nur finde ich, dass die Open World der erste Schritt in die richtige Richtung war. Wenn sich Pokemon jetzt nur Zeit für die Spiele lassen würde...
  77. Shirohae
    Nov 28, 2022
    5
    The Openworld-Cocept would be perfect for Pokemongames, but the technical performance of scarlet/violet is just a no-go.. also the openworl is kind of empty. Hopefully they refine this concept for the next gen *fingers crossed*
  78. grimreapersims
    Dec 6, 2022
    7
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  79. IronWolfFang
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    As always... they are heading in the right direction but they are still far from the game the pokemon community wants. What I will say is the performance issues are inexcusable. They have one console to work on so the game should come out perfect performance wise, anything else is just lazy money grabbing
  80. carhigh
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are great Pokemon games, some of the best you can play...but that framerate though...
  81. Dashboy
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Game runs like trash littéral slideshow. But gameplay/mechanics wise its the best pokémon game in a decade I really hope they patch up the game in the upcoming months.
  82. Xomsel
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Graphics like N64. Game looks and Runs very Bad. No Level scaling. Story Bad, everything Bad. Arceus was better in every Point. But I’m Kind of enjoing it so far
  83. StudiesofWumbo
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    This game is actually a **** ton of fun. I think this free roam format really works for pokemon. I believe it's genuinely one of the most fun pokemon games to date, and a huge step up from SWSH. Just cause I said it's fun doesn't mean it's perfect. The amount of bugs and frame drops in this game is inexcusable for one of the highest grossing franchises in the world. How did you **** up soThis game is actually a **** ton of fun. I think this free roam format really works for pokemon. I believe it's genuinely one of the most fun pokemon games to date, and a huge step up from SWSH. Just cause I said it's fun doesn't mean it's perfect. The amount of bugs and frame drops in this game is inexcusable for one of the highest grossing franchises in the world. How did you **** up so badly with all these bugs? If these bugs get ironed out, this game could be one of the best in the franchise. But in the current situation, it's nothing but a cesspool of bugs and glitches. Please fix this game Game Freak, it's so fun but oh so buggy.… Expand
  84. Estevesscream
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    É o melhor jogo de Pokémon da franquia principal em diversos aspectos, mas a parte técnica deixa a desejar. O Nintendo Switch é limitado, mas existem diversos jogos que se sairam melhor na plataforma, principalmente os exclusivos. A Gamefreak fez um jogo da forma que quis, pois, sabe que a franquia vende independente de qualquer coisa.
  85. Thunder_lord
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    This game is basically a Toby Fox music album that comes with a free video game.

    Also they removed Ninetales, this game is unplayable now.
  86. Jazzragon
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    I love Scarlet and Violet for how open the whole game feels, along with entertaining and fun new characters, along with new and old Pokémon with a fun story of discovering the secrets of Karaidon. But I'm giving this a only 7/10. because of the Memory Leak problem effecting the games performance, noticeable visual pop ins and some of the glitches. Yes does hurt me as someone who is reallyI love Scarlet and Violet for how open the whole game feels, along with entertaining and fun new characters, along with new and old Pokémon with a fun story of discovering the secrets of Karaidon. But I'm giving this a only 7/10. because of the Memory Leak problem effecting the games performance, noticeable visual pop ins and some of the glitches. Yes does hurt me as someone who is really the game so far, trying to collect all the monsters for the Pokedex. I really do hope Game Freak fixes these issues, while also in the future, try to convice The Pokemon Company to delay for another year or a few months to polish for day 1. But yes I am determined to finish this game, but I do hope for the soon fixes.… Expand
  87. Zemus
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is a glimpse of what a Pokemon game could be, a fun open world exploration game with a lot of things to do, but sadly the FPS DROPS and performance overall are REALLY BAD, which is sad, because this game has a lot of potential and could easily be the greatest pokemon game of all time.

    It's unacceptable that such a rich franchise as pokémon makes a game like    Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is a glimpse of what a Pokemon game could be, a fun open world exploration game with a lot of things to do, but sadly the FPS DROPS and performance overall are REALLY BAD, which is sad, because this game has a lot of potential and could easily be the greatest pokemon game of all time.

    It's unacceptable that such a rich franchise as pokémon makes a game like this. I hope they take it slower on the developing of next titles so they could make a great game next time.    … Expand
  88. Heytheirpal
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    This game in my opinion is alright as it tried with the new mechanics and the idea of auto battling, with tons of terrain to work with. But we can't ignore the slow downs and horrible glitches it has.
  89. GoWofPoor
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    This is Terrible wth, not $60 worth. Idk it's just very boring, You can't even play as Trainer Red or Leaf. 5/10 if I'm being generous.
  90. buffering
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Besides from all the bugs everyone knows about (which are inexcusable, especially for an AAA game), the game feels weirdly empty for something that's supposed to be open world? We're given three different 'plotlines' at the start of the game, but no idea on how basic features of the game work. I had to find out several features from forums and talking with friends. I don't need a tutorialBesides from all the bugs everyone knows about (which are inexcusable, especially for an AAA game), the game feels weirdly empty for something that's supposed to be open world? We're given three different 'plotlines' at the start of the game, but no idea on how basic features of the game work. I had to find out several features from forums and talking with friends. I don't need a tutorial for everything, I've been playing Pokemon since Fire Red, but knowing how to change your appearance or that there's a reward system for collecting certain amounts of Pokemon seems like something that should be told to you.

    There's nothing to do in towns besides buy food that give you effects that you have to guess on what they do exactly and buy accessories for your outfit. NPC's don't say anything interesting and there's no unique places to visit in the towns (like a fanclub or an academy) - I half expect to see tumbleweed blowing through the streets.

    There are some bits I like - the raids, some of the newer Pokemon designs, the Pokedex design - but they're completely overshadowed by the game crashing every other time it's loaded, the awful lagging, the stripped features, the weird emphasis on other features that aren't super important (seriously, what is with all the sandwiches), the 'targeting system', the illusion of choice, and the fact your mount goes as fast as you do running (or maybe that's just the lag - I literally don't know).

    Lesson learned, I guess. I think the only reason I'm giving it a 5 is because I'm (somehow) still hopeful I'll find something else to like about this game.    … Expand
  91. Akanaide
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    I think there is too much hatred in this game. It's true that 6 more months in developpement would be a big + in this game. There's a lot of clipping/performance issue...

    I cannot understand the lack of level scaling, even if this in an OpenWorld, you have to follow a certain line if you don't want to be overpowerd. However, the pokemon are great and the story is good. I'm looking    I think there is too much hatred in this game. It's true that 6 more months in developpement would be a big + in this game. There's a lot of clipping/performance issue...

    I cannot understand the lack of level scaling, even if this in an OpenWorld, you have to follow a certain line if you don't want to be overpowerd.

    However, the pokemon are great and the story is good. I'm looking forward the next pokemon game!    … Expand
  92. ZYMROD
    Dec 9, 2022
    6
    ANALISIS POKEBUG 2022

    Después de 30 horas de juego. Este cumple en el aspecto jugable, pero resta demasiado los errores técnicos que terminan lastrando la experiencia e inmersión provocando uno que otro bug que no justifica su valor de USD 60. Quizás si hubiesen atrasado el lanzamiento a Enero o Febrero, se hubiera mejorado su rendimiento y evitado la sensación agridulce del    ANALISIS POKEBUG 2022

    Después de 30 horas de juego. Este cumple en el aspecto jugable, pero resta demasiado los errores técnicos que terminan lastrando la experiencia e inmersión provocando uno que otro bug que no justifica su valor de USD 60. Quizás si hubiesen atrasado el lanzamiento a Enero o Febrero, se hubiera mejorado su rendimiento y evitado la sensación agridulce del lanzamiento.

    LO BUENO
    - Modo captura y farmeo experiencia.
    - Seudo mundo abierto decente.
    - El concepto de recompensas de la pokedex.
    - El mapa paldea es bastante interesante y dan ganas explorar, pese a los bugs.
    - Los entrenadores ya no te agobian sino que tu decides si los enfrentas.
    - El post game es mas interesante y ofrece mayor reto que la sendas de la historia principal
    - El foso de paldea que es la única instancia para conocer el trasfondo de los 3 NPC principales.
    - La simplificación de las pokemonturas.
    - Facilidad para obtener Shinys.

    LO MALO
    - Comida NFT que da cringe con la animación.
    - Lideres de gimnasio que carecen de carisma y dificultad
    - Alto mando ridículo y soso.
    - Rival patosa y sociópata.
    - Bugs que merman la experiencia.
    - Modo competitivo roto por bugs y estadísticas chetadas.
    - Team Cringe (Star) cuya ruta es la mas tediosa y sus personajes rayan en lo patético.
    - La música es bastante Meh! salvo los temas del team Star.
    - La ropa de niño pijo del protagonista.
    - Falta personalización en vestimenta, cada tienda ofrece lo mismo solo que con otro color.
    - Ciudades sin alma ni presencia en el mapa Paldea. Cada ciudad no ofrece nada relevante y son muy olvidables.
    - Pokemon de Paldea no son interesantes, salvo los bichos del foso.
    - Tera cristalización no aporta nada relevante, si solo hubieran dejado la cristalización sin gorros no seria tan poco inmersiva.
    - La canción de los créditos que le resta epicidad al esfuerzo de terminar el juego y que lo convierte en algo mas genérico. Teniendo temas como el del Team Star que haría mas pasable verlos ya que no se pueden saltar y lo otro es silenciar TV.
    - Problemas de texturas y de cámara durante los combates.
    - Evolución de Finizen a Palafin es un problema sino cuentas con gente en circulo unión.
    - Circulo Union ,Modo Online cooperativo, suele producir errores críticos que crashean el juego o bugean texturas. (Recomendable deshabilitar autoguardado para evitar que se corrompa partida)
    - Las clases de la academia son irrelevantes, no aportan mucho a la experiencia y esta desaprovechada .
    - La zona DLC que no tuvieron el descaro de esconder e incluso se puede visitar con el Glitch del agua bajo el mapa o ver con el bug de la cámara. (Es la zona gris con líneas punteadas).

    Conclusión POKEBUG 2022 parece mas una demo técnica que un juego AAA

    * Si te gusta Pokemon o creciste con la franquicia, te recomiendo pillarlo de segunda mano o en oferta porque a precio completo no vale la pena.    … Expand
  93. SirSabza
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    This is my first review, and fitting as its the first pokemon game i've played since Pokemon Emerald on the Gameboy Advance.

    I want to start with what the game does positively because this game will get drowned out on the negatives so people who already knows it runs like ass can see what the game does well to see if its worth the purchase. POSITIVES This game actually has some    This is my first review, and fitting as its the first pokemon game i've played since Pokemon Emerald on the Gameboy Advance.

    I want to start with what the game does positively because this game will get drowned out on the negatives so people who already knows it runs like ass can see what the game does well to see if its worth the purchase.

    POSITIVES

    This game actually has some really deep well thought out storylines about bullying, self identity and loss of loved ones. I really did not expect it to have stories like this as its basically a childrens game. I don't want to spoil the game, but it was a pleasant surprise.

    As i haven't played a Pokemon game since Emerald, i'm unsure what quality of life features are new or old, but all pokemon getting exp from battles, getting more exp from new catches to incentivise you to catch new pokemon and being able to access boxes anywhere are really good.

    NEGATIVES

    What can i say? Gamefreak and by extension Nintendo, are honestly losing their flair and grip when it comes to one of their most influential franchises. The Nintendo Switch, continues to be the biggest blight in gaming history. It's outdated hardware forces console exclusives to be so behind the curve of modern gaming that they can do almost nothing spectacular or push any boundaries because it forces the game to have poor performance in doing so.

    Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is no different. It runs awfully, doesn't matter if you're docked, handheld, new or old device. This game at times will run like a windows 94 PC. Can we really blame Gamefreak? Yes, yes we can. People will compare this game to breath of the wild, but honestly, breath of the wild is a far more empty world that looks pretty, whereas S/V is a way more populated and interesting world, but looks like its on PS1.

    Combat is unbelievably slow, if you don't auto battle it feels like watching paint dry, but if you auto battle you get less exp so you end up taking forever to grind up pokemon.

    The open world honestly was just a miss. It was an interesting attempt but making the open world essentially a circle where you can go left or right, means one side gets neglected and you're vastly over levelled when eventually travelling there. Also if you still keep the badge system where pokemon only listen to you based on how many badges you have, whats the point making it seem like the game has player freedom, as you'll have to tackle these gyms just to play the game.

    The end game zone was a massive let down, without spoiling, the pokemon there are basically no different to anywhere else save for the 6 specific paradox pokemon for each version, it seems like they could have done a lot with that zone. But no minimap, no raids, no ability to even see the zone even post game on the map, just seems weird.

    Why is your box legendary shiny locked? Do you really feel like people will leave so quickly that you need to put their shiny version in a future update forcing people who didn't know this to play a second playthrough to potentially get it?

    Why yet again after the sword and shield debacle do you feel the need to keep half the pokemon missing from the game and say you're going to add them in a few months? why not just delay the game till they could all be in it?    … Expand
  94. Zoinkinator
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    Gameplay wise I think GameFreak have finally cracked the code when it comes to pokemon. The world is fun to explore, the battles are just as fun as they have been(albeit still a bit of a slog), the structure of the game makes it more replayable than any pokemon beforehand, and the ability to actively play online with friends elevates it into being one of the best pokemon games for a longGameplay wise I think GameFreak have finally cracked the code when it comes to pokemon. The world is fun to explore, the battles are just as fun as they have been(albeit still a bit of a slog), the structure of the game makes it more replayable than any pokemon beforehand, and the ability to actively play online with friends elevates it into being one of the best pokemon games for a long time....At least it would be if the game was finished.

    I have never before played a game that is so clearly, utterly unfinished to the point of taking away from the experience as a whole. The graphics are...fine actually. Not amazing but ultimately inoffensive. The performance however is absolutely dreadful. Generally speaking I dont mind it when a game doesn't run great, especially on the switch, but this is inexcusable. Constant stuttering, frame drops, pop in, character animations become choppy the moment you walk 4 feet away from them, lighting errors, pokemon disappearing and reappearing, the list goes on and on. It is clear to me that Pokemon Scarlet/Violet were rushed out the door(likely by the Pokemon Company and Nintendo) in order to meet the holiday deadline.

    It really sucks because underneath that there is a legitimately phenomenal pokemon game here, but its so hard to look past the technical errors when they're a constant inconvenience. Im positive that in a few months the game will likely be looking and running a lot better, but in its current state I can't in good conscious recommend it to anyone unless you're a fan of the series or you really just wanna play with friends. Ill update my review when the game is finished.    … Expand
  95. Gnomesbane
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Performance wise, the game is pretty bad. I haven’t run into any of the big bugs I’ve seen people talk about, but for the Lake Titan boss fight of the story, and also the Fairy Base for Team Star, the fact that there is some water nearby makes the game chug down to a snails pace. Really kills the fun and dynamic aspect of a big cool boss fight when all your Pokémon attacks look like a slow-mo move from the Matrix. Menus also run pretty slow, and you can feel the game struggling to keep up. Graphics range from “wow look at the textures of fur on Hoppip!” To “are those mountains copy/paste backgrounds from Goldeneye 64?” Graphics aren’t always a big deal in these games, to me at least. It’s about the adventure and the discovery of stuff. The story is where this game honestly shines, and is really all that’s propping this up from being a complete joke of a game. Most Pokémon games are more or less the same. Fight the gyms, save the world or whatever from some bad guys. This game has three separate storylines to complete in more or less whatever order you want. There’s the usual Gym/Elite 4 battle, which is whatever. Then there’s the Titans, where you help a person find these rare herbs to ultimately heal one of his Pokémon, and not gonna lie I kinda cried at the end. It felt very relateable. Then the third story is about stopping the “bad guy Team”, Team Star in this region. Turns out there’s a lot more to it going on, and even though a few of the twists are kinda obvious, the ending again has a good message to it that I think a lot of players can relate to. The core gameplay is great. If you liked Legends Arceus, you’ll probably like this even more. It’s still classic Pokémon catching, but a HUGE world that manages to feel both very empty and bursting with things to see at the same time. Lots of little winding paths and holes to look in, or mountain trails to nowhere for exploring. By far the most fun I’ve had with a Pokémon game, just held back by technical difficulties that can hopefully be fixed.… Expand
  96. MifQik
    Nov 22, 2022
    6
    El juego tiene muchos bugs, esta mal optimisado se bajan los fps se nota que no le dieron amor al juego o puede ser que no les dio tiempo de terminarlo para su tiempo de salida pero creo que no hay una excusa para eso pudieron haber cambio la fecha de su lanzamiento yo creo que lo que paso fue que desde el año pasado han tenido proyectos como pkm arceus, diamante y perla el juego en siEl juego tiene muchos bugs, esta mal optimisado se bajan los fps se nota que no le dieron amor al juego o puede ser que no les dio tiempo de terminarlo para su tiempo de salida pero creo que no hay una excusa para eso pudieron haber cambio la fecha de su lanzamiento yo creo que lo que paso fue que desde el año pasado han tenido proyectos como pkm arceus, diamante y perla el juego en si esta bueno es pasable y se puede disfrutar aun asi, si lo recomiendo comprar si te gusta la franquicia.… Expand
  97. MrViking
    Nov 22, 2022
    5
    Me parece bien más allá de lo gráfico. Hay que darle una oportunidad, y rogar que actualicen pronto.
  98. Hry2w
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
    some of the graphics are horrific and the performance is something you'd expect from a ps2 but this is the first Pokémon game since x and y that I've enjoyed every moment of. As inexcusable as the optimisation is, don't let it ruin your enjoyment of the game.

    Would rate an 8/9 were it not for the optimisation.
  99. NotzMafiaBoy
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
    Scarlet was a fun game. I loved the story and like the new pokemon. There are some performances issues that I hope they fix other than that the game is great. Open world is fun and the school setting is interesting.
  100. Pathor
    Nov 24, 2022
    6
    Empecemos con los aspectos positivos.

    Es el mejor juego de Pokemon a nivel jugable nunca hecho. Llevo 30h de juego y solo había sentido ese cosquilleo cuando empecé a jugar la saga con el Esmeralda y el Platino. Me encanta perderme por el mundo abierto y explorar hasta el último rincón, por eso llevo 30h y todavía no he completado la historia. Lo que llevo de historia me está    Empecemos con los aspectos positivos.

    Es el mejor juego de Pokemon a nivel jugable nunca hecho. Llevo 30h de juego y solo había sentido ese cosquilleo cuando empecé a jugar la saga con el Esmeralda y el Platino.

    Me encanta perderme por el mundo abierto y explorar hasta el último rincón, por eso llevo 30h y todavía no he completado la historia.

    Lo que llevo de historia me está gustando mucho, quizá la historia del team Star es la mas aburrida. La vía del campeón es normalita pero bueno es ganar los gimnasios y la liga pokemon me gusta, soy un clásico. Y la historia de los pokemon dominantes es preciosa mis dieces ahí.

    Los pokemon en el mundo abierto se sienten mucho mas vivos e integrados que en el Arceus, aunque todavía haya mucho que mejorar si se siente que estoy en el mundo pokemon y eso me encanta.

    El sistema este de lanzar al pokemon y que combata solo esta chulo, no me parece la revolución de la industria, pero oye es un añadido más que se siente fresco y funciona guay. Eso sí, las bases del team star de lanzar a tus 3 pokemon a porron es un toston, es literalmente moverte y pulsar la R, no he tardado más de 2min en ninguna. Hay que darle una vueltecita a esto.

    Los personajes son todos muy carismáticos, ayuda a amenizar las historias.

    Para mi el juego, a nivel jugable es un 8 - 9, ¿ que me faltaría para ponerle un 10?

    - Me faltan misiones secundarias para ampliar el mundo, era algo que se agradecía mucho en Arceus y simplemente no meterlas aquí me da la sensación que es por falta de tiempo.

    - La captura, el sistema introducido en Arceus es inmejorable, me parece un paso atrás aunque esto parece ser más una decisión corporativa para separar las sagas.

    - No se cómo será el post game así que no voy a criticar mucho por aquí, pero que quiten el frente batalla en algunos juegos siempre me parecera un error grave.

    - Sigo sin aceptar que no esten TODOS los pokemon, no hay excusas. Es cuestión de echarle tiempo y Pokemon Company tiene los recursos.

    Con esos 4 puntos el juego sería un 10 indiscutible a nivel jugable.

    Vayamos con lo malo:

    Por que pongo al juego un 6, porque está absolutamente roto.

    Cuando juego Pokemon no busco un portento gráfico, ok, asumo que los gráficos van a ser malos y no voy a juzgar ese aspecto, me gustaría que fuesen mejores, pero no me resta a la experiencia.
    (A esto hay que decir que le salva un poco la paleta de colores y el estilo artístico que le han querido dar con lo poco que tenían.)

    Pero por dios, ya que haces un juego que visualmente es horrible lo mínimo que se puede pedir es una fluidez mínima.

    Por un lado están los bugs, que si bien es cierto que te sacan mucho de la experiencia de inmersión, no es algo que afecte mucho a nivel jugable. Al final si te quedas atascado siempre puedes usar el taxi volador por ejemplo. Lo que más me molesta a nivel visual son algunas montañas que son malditos triángulos horrendos, sombras que aparecen y desaparecen por todas partes y pokémon que entras en combate y cargan con polígonos super triangulares.

    Pero hay dos cosas que me sacan de quicio a nivel jugable y que son intolerables:

    - Los fps en algunas zonas, dios he llegado al líder del team star de hada (zona nevada) y el juego iba a pedales, cómo cuando tienes un móvil de más de 5 años y quieres abrir el whatsapp y te tarda muchísimo. La misma sensación horrible, de verdad me estaba tirando de los pelos.

    - Cuando entras en combate con un pokemon salvaje. Dios en el Arceus esto iba perfecto le tirabas al pokemon parpadeabas y ya estabas combatiendo. Aquí parece que se queda pensando unos segundos muy molestos, el pokemon salvaje tarda tiempo en cargar. Me jode mucho el ritmo y no entiendo este paso atrás cuando en el Arceus iba espectacular este apartado.

    Mis conclusiones, si te gusta Pokemon este juego te va a encantar si o sí, el que te diga que es mal juego miente. Es un juego de pokemon divertidisimo de verdad me da mucha rabia no ponerle un 8 o 9, pero de verdad se ve lastrado por un rendimiento terrible y cómo seas una persona que se le atraganta ese tipo de rendimiento vas a querer tirar el juego a la basura.    … Expand
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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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