Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. LMME097
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The glitches, the visuals and the overall experience was mediocre. Maybe if this gets patched the game would be playable and fun. For me, i cant believe an unfinished game released in this state. This is a serious downgrade from Legends Arceus. The overall designs of pokemon are really good tho!
  2. MK11
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    2.8 is a little too high. No voice acting
    Bad frame rate
    Glitches that make Sonic 06 look stable
    Bad graphics

    Just the usual Game Freak laziness
  3. brotherman11
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    One of the most fun Pokémon games to come out recently, I really haven’t had performance issues either
  4. ratalamode
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Irredeemably bad. Game Freak's laziness knows absolutely no bounds and it's sad to see a franchise with such potential go this way.
  5. wtfwtf12
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    No, this is not a review bomb. This is me saying enough is enough. For years I have let Gamefreak **** slide but not anymore. The performance issues and bugs in this game are unforgivable.
    Shadows show and disappear randomly camera has no borders and sometimes go below ground, memory leak that cause massive FPS drops, Pokemon falling off the map into the water. And the worst offender,    No, this is not a review bomb. This is me saying enough is enough. For years I have let Gamefreak **** slide but not anymore. The performance issues and bugs in this game are unforgivable.
    Shadows show and disappear randomly camera has no borders and sometimes go below ground, memory leak that cause massive FPS drops, Pokemon falling off the map into the water. And the worst offender, pretty much the confirmation that Gamefreak doesn't give a **** - that scene in the classroom where the students animations are in like 5 FPS despite the fact that it's only a small room and they are very close to the camera. It's like they tested it, saw how bad it is, but said "who cares" and shipped it as it is    … Expand
  6. Lebonjo
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Terrible performance. Still no voice acting.They limited the clothes you can customize to 4 outfits that cannot be swapped or interchanged. And all for 60 dollars where you would expect a fair complete game. I pre-ordered this after a long time of not pre-ordering games for reasons like this. I should've known better.
  7. ptrack92
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    why should we be expected to alpha-test the newest game from what is the largest franchise in existence? it may be fun underneath running at 10 FPS and the myriad glitches, but this won't change until we collectively do. i'm a huge pokesimp and can't believe nintendo allowed this to go public. please vote with your wallets and don't support this shady type of business/game development!
  8. blaaksonic
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    this is a ****
    -Terrain glitches
    -Lighting glitches
    -Background glitches
    -Texture glitches
    The game can't run on stable 30fps despite its N64 quality level
    The pokemon models are good because they are made by Creatures Inc. and not by GF.
    **** ****
  9. Rodrigobj
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Game is full of lagging and horrible scenery textures, its a shame paying full price for a game worst than any fan made.
  10. Serbero
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet son de los peores juegos que he jugado en los últimos tiempos, llevaba sin jugar a un pokemon bastante tiempo, Me he comprado este juego porque entreoía esta ambientado en España y me apetecía probarlo, pero gráficamente es de 2009 hay muchos bugs y glitches la historia y jugabilidad son lo de siempre... No lo recomiendo para nada. Me da la impresión de quePokemon Scarlet and Violet son de los peores juegos que he jugado en los últimos tiempos, llevaba sin jugar a un pokemon bastante tiempo, Me he comprado este juego porque entreoía esta ambientado en España y me apetecía probarlo, pero gráficamente es de 2009 hay muchos bugs y glitches la historia y jugabilidad son lo de siempre... No lo recomiendo para nada. Me da la impresión de que GameFreak se ríe de sus fans, que la franquicia de videojuegos mas rentable de la historia y que mas dinero a generado no sean capaz de lanzar un videojuego mínimamente aceptable me parece bastante lamentable.… Expand
  11. RealAlexPlay
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    In the moment not playable. It‘s look like an N64 game and the performance is like u want to play a high end game on a win 95 PC. I played it 4 2h and i think i got a max of 25 fps. The only funny thing i found was sliding around
  12. 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
  13. Hojgaard
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I didn't believe what my eyes told me, when I booted this game up. 2 Steps forward, 5 steps back. The visuals and the performance, are laughably bad. I cannot recommend this to anyone.

    - A hurt pokemon fan
  14. JRBissett
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Graphic fidelity and performance are atrocious. A massive step back for the franchise
  15. uillbnn
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game is just a buggy mess. The game is unfinished. Very bad game, using people's feelings for Pokemon to make such a bad game.
  16. 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.
  17. Untamedduck
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    It’s like they didn’t have a single quality tester. Game runs absolutely horribly.
  18. the4ears
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    该作品延续了一贯的低级制作水准，但即便画质、音效、光影渲染等如此弱的情况下帧数也一样不到25，卡顿也是家常便饭。满屏锯齿、作呕的贴图、贫瘠的音效、弱智搬的UI、敷衍的地图编辑、僵硬的动作设计、这是2022年吗？这样一部旷世烂作还有人在屎里陶金，你们是没玩过游戏还是好欺负？这么多年下来，只能说GF没职业道德。该作品延续了一贯的低级制作水准，但即便画质、音效、光影渲染等如此弱的情况下帧数也一样不到25，卡顿也是家常便饭。满屏锯齿、作呕的贴图、贫瘠的音效、弱智搬的UI、敷衍的地图编辑、僵硬的动作设计、这是2022年吗？这样一部旷世烂作还有人在屎里陶金，你们是没玩过游戏还是好欺负？这么多年下来，只能说GF没职业道德。
  19. 1000needles
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    No soul has went into making this game, despite world being so big it just feels empty.
    Remember how in other pokemon games you could explore all the building? well say good bye to that.
    Remember cave diving in oiher pokemon games to the point you would get lost and would have to use an escape rope? say good bye to that Remember when pokemon trainers used to stop you in your tracks and    No soul has went into making this game, despite world being so big it just feels empty.
    Remember how in other pokemon games you could explore all the building? well say good bye to that.
    Remember cave diving in oiher pokemon games to the point you would get lost and would have to use an escape rope? say good bye to that
    Remember when pokemon trainers used to stop you in your tracks and ask you to battle? say good bye to that.
    Remember when gyms used to have fun challenges before you reached the actual gym leader? well say good bye to that
    Just say good bye to everything that made pokemon and welcome in this new era of **** empty open world crap.    … Expand
  20. pokemonscarlet
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Even if all the technical issues were fixed, we are still looking at a game that is completely devoid of any heart or soul.
    If you go to the main city, you will find huge buildings. But upon closer inspection, you will find that all of the shops are copy and pasted. For example, you will see a sea food shop, right next to a sea food shop, right next to a sea food shop. Three of the same    Even if all the technical issues were fixed, we are still looking at a game that is completely devoid of any heart or soul.
    If you go to the main city, you will find huge buildings. But upon closer inspection, you will find that all of the shops are copy and pasted. For example, you will see a sea food shop, right next to a sea food shop, right next to a sea food shop. Three of the same shops in a row. Same look, same items sold, same everything. Literally copy pasted. Keep walking and you will see many more examples of what I just described    … Expand
  21. cmander7688
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    An embarrassing, lazy mess. I've been playing since Blue first came out and it saddens me to see that a series that started off with so much charm (and is one of the most lucrative franchises in history) has been reduced to...this. I think there might be a fun game hiding under the horrible performance and optimization, inconsistent game design choices, and uninspired, bland aesthetic ofAn embarrassing, lazy mess. I've been playing since Blue first came out and it saddens me to see that a series that started off with so much charm (and is one of the most lucrative franchises in history) has been reduced to...this. I think there might be a fun game hiding under the horrible performance and optimization, inconsistent game design choices, and uninspired, bland aesthetic of the overworld, but I'm not sticking around to find out.… Expand
  22. Flumazenil
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Really the worse Pokémon game ever. No story, no graphics, no exploring. Textures are poor and low quality, scenarios are empty and sad. The engine is really ridiculous, is not worth 60$.
  23. Alex2k371
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    Un juego 3 en 1, rompedor y con mimo en el apartado artístico, pero decadente en gráficos y framerate.
    Una aventura digna de la 9na generación de Pokémon siguiendo con el mismo estilo que la 8va pero adaptandola a las costumbres Españolas y recogiendo ideas de Leyendas Pokemon.

    PD: Dejad de jugar en emuladores y el 98% de los bugs desapareceran, denada.
  24. MisaBlader
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Another game to steal your money, do not invest in the game do not do translation or care about fans of the series, only in how much will profit in the end.
  25. ultrablast305
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    The glitches in this game are just fun. Sometimes it is really fun to break a game. The stories are each great in their own right. My favorite is the Path of Legend. There is no reason to call the games bad just because of the graphics. They look cartoony which just increases the fun. The game is also an open world as well. There are now over one thousand pokemon which is a major feat. InThe glitches in this game are just fun. Sometimes it is really fun to break a game. The stories are each great in their own right. My favorite is the Path of Legend. There is no reason to call the games bad just because of the graphics. They look cartoony which just increases the fun. The game is also an open world as well. There are now over one thousand pokemon which is a major feat. In all, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are amazing. They are definitely the most fun pokemon games. (Yes better than Gen 1 and 2). I can't wait to see what happens in Gen 9 next.… Expand
  26. Zjaczx
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is bad optimitazion and bad reference graphics deberian de darnos lo que los fans se merecen… Expand
  27. GameMultiverse
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Game is awesome and it is good the see how it grew into an open world...however, this time I am not forgiving such errors in performance of a company that has the resources to do it better...game is lacking of love, it seems that it has been seen as a temporary gold mine since fans have forgotten previous mistakes. NOT NOW, fans deserve quality for a full prize game! How come Xenoblade,Game is awesome and it is good the see how it grew into an open world...however, this time I am not forgiving such errors in performance of a company that has the resources to do it better...game is lacking of love, it seems that it has been seen as a temporary gold mine since fans have forgotten previous mistakes. NOT NOW, fans deserve quality for a full prize game! How come Xenoblade, The legend of Zelda, Monster Hunter can look abysmally better! I hope at least for another patch, fans deserve it, Pokemkn deserves it, the 9th Generation deserves it! Please … Expand
  28. 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
  29. cephalopoda
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Those who chosen to give it a 10 or a 100, like some acclaimed reviewers gave it, were consumed by nostalgia. But I won't judge if you, as a player, like it. You are free to like what you want and enjoy the game as much as you want. What makes me sad is some professional critics saying they are ignoring the most problematic game in terms of performance.

    Positive points: * Arven has a    Those who chosen to give it a 10 or a 100, like some acclaimed reviewers gave it, were consumed by nostalgia. But I won't judge if you, as a player, like it. You are free to like what you want and enjoy the game as much as you want. What makes me sad is some professional critics saying they are ignoring the most problematic game in terms of performance.

    Positive points:
    * Arven has a deep story.
    * Battles are "fun".
    * Big World. Pretty big.

    Negative:
    * You can't capture pokemon without entering a fight. This is too bad when compared to Arceus.
    * Lots of poppings. You walk then BAMN, a pokemon appears right in front of you.
    * FPS drops frequently during battles.
    * Your character has Ghost type since it can cross walls and slip away from the ground. Some say it was inspired by X-men Shadowcat;
    * Miraidon animations are just... bad. I don't even have words for them.
    * Terastallize is just a bad idea to make pokemon glow and everything seem pretty;
    * Personal point: I don't like any of the last evolution of the starters. WTF happened to Quaxly?    … Expand
  30. Furrian
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Diría que es un buen juego, metodos evolutivos nuevos, fácil perderse por el mundo, la jugabilidad entretenida, los modelos muy bellos pero tiene varios bugs y caidas de fps que pueden llegar a arruinar la experiencia. Cuando parcheen el juego sera de los mejores de la saga. Pero en este estado no puedo recomendar gastar 60$ por el.
  31. azxozx
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Worst pokemon game ever made, in terms of graphics and performance school project can be better than this game, outrageous how this cost $60!
  32. Razo300000
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    I'll be honest, I really don't understand the current obsession with open world games, why does every game nowadays need to be open world? Kirby, Sonic and now Pokémon are all franchises have recently made the transition to open world and may have lost their identity in the process.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I'm hoping these issues will be resolved, but to release a game in this state at full price is really scummy. They should be ashamed of themselves. Shigeru Miyamoto himself said “A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever.” Why couldn't Gamefreak follow the same principles?    … Expand
  33. samuellsilva
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Eu fico estarrecido da capacidade da Game Freak de liberar um jogo cheio de bugs, glitches, erros e problemas que desanimam qualquer gameplay de qualidade. Espero que lancem um patch o quanto antes para resolver isso
  34. 9to10Gaming
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Should be criminal to release a game with such a bad performance.

    Besides that it’s very dull and repetitive
  35. abedejo
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    it is a broken unfinished mess, i played 2 hours half of that was crashes and unplayable due to many, many bugs. i refunded my copy and i will not buy any more pokemon titles by this lazy developer!
  36. Joseolmos6491
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Muchos bugs, las texturas popean y son de baja calidad, las áreas abiertas están muertas, la historia aburrida, etc etc etc
  37. niraed
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Podría ser el mejor juego de pokemon de todos los tiempos y el juego con el que siempre había soñado si no fuera porque el apartado técnico y gráfico es pura basura, algo rompedor cuando salió Half Life 1 pero que ahora pues como que no.
    Es genial en jugabilidad, historia, exploración, opciones varias... pero joder, me rompe todo el juego tener que estar sufriendo con lo que veo.
  38. Endymion_Var
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Que clase de juego es este Pokémon; lleno de Glich y bugs a más no poder.
    Esto es injugable, arruina la experiencia. Vamos Nintendo me estáis cobrando precio completo
  39. 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.
  40. Johnnythorpe198
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I keep trying to find redeeming features in these games, but I don't think I've truly enjoyed a Pokemon game since Black and White, or the Ruby Saphire remakes. Each game twists a little further away from the qualities which the original games captured so well. I've barely started this but it feels like it's half finished, a sparce open world which is empty of any charm, intrigue or fun.I keep trying to find redeeming features in these games, but I don't think I've truly enjoyed a Pokemon game since Black and White, or the Ruby Saphire remakes. Each game twists a little further away from the qualities which the original games captured so well. I've barely started this but it feels like it's half finished, a sparce open world which is empty of any charm, intrigue or fun. Packed full of bizzare features, world breaking loading screens and unrelatable characters. I'm sad to say it might well be the last pokemon game I buy.… Expand
  41. Spisie
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    I really wanna love this game but honestly it’s kinda disappointing. With every good thing they did, there’s bad things that come with it. Like for example, I like the concept of the three storylines, it gives you lots to do and I like how the mechanics around how you complete those three story lines is different and not always the usual turn based battle, but that is overshadowed by theI really wanna love this game but honestly it’s kinda disappointing. With every good thing they did, there’s bad things that come with it. Like for example, I like the concept of the three storylines, it gives you lots to do and I like how the mechanics around how you complete those three story lines is different and not always the usual turn based battle, but that is overshadowed by the fact that they said you could do it in any order but the levels don’t scale…. Then you can’t really do it in any order. Then, I liked that they added more customization for the face features and that hairs aren’t gender locked but all of that is overshadowed by the fact that we are stuck in our school uniforms. Sure they gave us different socks and backpacks and shoes but what is the point of any of it when all of it clashes with the ugly orange pants that I’m stuck wearing?? Where is the customization in that? It feels like an even bigger slap on the face because NPCs have other cool outfits and hairs on but we can’t use ANY of it??? Also, the Pokémon models are way too small. The Pokémon are arguably some of the best looking assets in the game but we can’t even SEE them bc they’re so tiny. Lastly, they advertised this big open world experience but the world is empty. They clearly made attempts to make it feel full by separating all the stores but that just made it even worse because now we have to go to a million different places just to get some ugly socks and hats and to add insult to injury, the stores are just rabbit holes?! Virtually none of the buildings in the worlds are accessible in any way and you can barely even talk to the townies now, so we don’t even get those cool tidbits of story or surprise items from them like in the old games. The world feels empty and lifeless, and not to mention UGLY. The textures are honestly laughable, a company with as much capital as gamfreak couldn’t at least find some seamless textures? You can literally see the squares of textures on the side of the cliffs, and it’s NOT a switch hardware issue, more intense games like no mans sky run just fine on switch, and have less frame rate drops than Pokémon does. Honestly gamefreak should be EMBARRASSED, the clearly released an unfinished game and they better release a BIG BIG Im sorry update with fixes, larger Pokémon models and added content, so we can actually customize the way they advertised… Expand
  42. Dimoris
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Si tuviera que definir el juego lo definiria como el peor juego de la franquicia de pokemon, hay muchas cosas que estan mal con este juego las cuales voy a enumerar a continucaion:

    1. El juego esta lleno de bugs y glitches que arruinan la experiencia dentro del juego no puedo disfrutar del juego por los fallos que tienen y el que diga que no tiene fallos es un mentiroso. 2. Tiene muchos    Si tuviera que definir el juego lo definiria como el peor juego de la franquicia de pokemon, hay muchas cosas que estan mal con este juego las cuales voy a enumerar a continucaion:

    1. El juego esta lleno de bugs y glitches que arruinan la experiencia dentro del juego no puedo disfrutar del juego por los fallos que tienen y el que diga que no tiene fallos es un mentiroso.

    2. Tiene muchos bajones de fps hay ocasiones en las que te mueves a 10 fps incluso los npc tienen bajones de fps se mueven tan lento eso distrae y hasta da risa de ver eso por lo malo que es 3. Hay poca customatizacion para el personaje pasamos de tener mucha ropa y accesorios en entregas pasadas a solotener cuatro conjuntos de ropa y es ropa fea porque esos uniformes son horribles 4. Los diseños de muchos de los nuevos pokemon dejan mucho que desear solo miren las evoluciones finales de quaxly y de sprigatito son horribles y tampoco estoy diceindo que en entregas anteriores hubieran no hubieran diseños feos solo miren a geodude es una roca con brazos.

    5. No estan disponibles todos los pokemon se supone que eliminaron muchos pokemon para hacer mejores animaciones pero eso fue mentira las animaciones estan horribles y los pokemon no hacen contacto entre si al momento de combatir.

    6. Los diseños de los paisajes estan horribles que acaso los de gamefreak no salen del calabozo En el que estan encerrados porque esos paiasajes esatan horrobles y para nada emulan los de la vida real 7. Los diseños de los personajes estan horibles ya lo habian mencionado la cominidad japonesa que los nuevos personajes parecen salidos de la propaganda woke.

    8. La historia esta meh no hay mucho de decir sobre ello ni tansiquiera se puede viajar al pasado siendo esto una tematica dentro del juego 9. Hay muchos lugares a los cuales no se puede acceder como casas que no se pueden entrar es mas las tiendas no tienen modelados sus interiores cuando vas a una tiena solo te apeece el menu de comprar y ya cosa que en entregas anteriores las tiendas si tenian modelados los interiores 10. No hay torre de batala eso decepciona mucho.

    11. Cortaron contendio para venderlo como nuevo contenido en un dlc esta practica me asquea.

    12. Se supone que es un juego de mundo abierto pero de mundo abierto no tiene nada los rivales no escalan de niveles lo cual hace que llegas con niveles 10 de mas al momento de combatir a los rivales yo llegue con nivel 80 a la elite 4 esto deja en claro lo facil que es el juego.

    Es una verguenza que gamefreak sacara es juego a medias a la venta lleno de bugs y problemas claramente gamefreak no este a la altura y deberian de darle el juego a otra desarrolladora que si quiera dar lo mejor de si para crear un buen juego, lo mas triste de todo esto es que hay oersonas que defienden este juego como si fuera la cuspide de lo mejor de pokemon lo cual es una mentira lo mejor de pokemon fue en pokemon platino, HG/SS, BW/BW2 esa fue la mejor era de pokemon lo que hay hoy en dia ni se acerca a lo que alguna vez fue pokemon, espero que los de nintendo tomen cartas en el asusnto y exijan mejor calidad a pokemon los fans que realmente queremos un buen juego nos merecemos algo mejor y de buena calidad.    … Expand
  43. Heero739
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Performance aside which indeed as other have said more than bad is unplayable, this game is a step backwards from Legend of Arceus in terms of catching mechanics, npc interaction and exploration. No side quest, no pokedex missions, no catching without engaging, no crafting and of course no dying.
  44. Azura485
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Bought this game excited with the thought that improvements achieved on gameplay from the Legend of Arceus were passed down. Couldn't be more naive. What I received was an incomplete game with unplayable bugs and, moreover, without the improvements on gameplay from the Legend of Arceus. Save your money and keep playing Legends.
  45. EGCMATRIX
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    The game runs poorly with frequent frame drops, lighting issues, and many bugs that need to be fixed ASAP.
  46. JonasKH
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This pokemon game is an alpha game of the 1980 year, 5 fps, bugs and glitches. DON'T BUY. SHAME OF THE YEAR
  47. Fennekin1994
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    This is a really terrible game, a lot of bugs, poor textures, repetitive animations and graphics. We are in 21st century… This is unacceptable! We need patch ASAP!
  48. Pleachy
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Just a disappointment. The game was released in an alpha stage.
    There are too many graphical glitches to list in this review, fps drops, map clipping and broken animations.
    The game is still fun despite everything, which is why the review isn't a flat 0, but this is not a finished game and deserved to be rated as such.
  49. Gunyi
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego no es mal juego es entretenido y diria que es el mejor juego de pokemons a la fecha, pero, el gran problema que tiene que esta roto en rendimiento caidas de fps escandalosas una cantidad de bug que le hace compertencia a ubisoft y eso arruina mucho la experiencia. si lees esto gamefreak mejora o renuncia porque estas arruinando la saga… Expand
  50. Igones
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    O jogo está cheio de bugs, glitchs e problemas. Parece que o jogo não foi testado pela gamefreak. Uma verdadeira vergonha.
  51. ErickCT
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Embarrassing, too many bugs and lagging a lot. Really disappointed, as I was really excited to play this new game. As a Pokémon fan, I don't ask for perfect graphics or a deep story... mons are amazing for what they are. Yet, Scarlet and Violet are simply too bad.
  52. Worldsport
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Man ist ja vieles gewohnt von der Switch was performance angeht, aber das was man da bekommt ist einfach eine Katastrophe. Das kann man nicht wirklich Grafik nennen und ständig friert das Spiel für ca. 1sek. ein.
  53. RhythmBlue
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    a bad game that turns disgusting in the context of what seems like a greedy business siphoning hope from naive players. It feels like there is no heart, and there is no soul. And any iota of soul that might leak through is likely to be at least partially obfuscated by the constant lagging and glitching

    visual: 2/10 (robotic facial/movement animations, horrible aliasing, camera    a bad game that turns disgusting in the context of what seems like a greedy business siphoning hope from naive players. It feels like there is no heart, and there is no soul. And any iota of soul that might leak through is likely to be at least partially obfuscated by the constant lagging and glitching

    visual: 2/10 (robotic facial/movement animations, horrible aliasing, camera clipping out of bounds, models clipping out of bounds, lower than 20fps often, models pop in ~50 feet in front of the player, dialog mostly soulless by the numbers trite, bad textures)
    audio: 3/10 (mostly good music, but not often good in context of the scene it plays alongside. no voice acting being one of many things that leaves the game feeling soulless)
    gameplay: 2/10 (very low amount of strategy for singleplayer, might be able to enjoy 2v2 PvP or speedrunning if you want to invest enough time in it)    … Expand
  54. 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
  55. Benjaminavon
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I’m not gonna go in detail because all that can be said has been said already.

    One word: unacceptable.

    It’s 2022. Biggest franchise in the world. First party triple a game. How is this even happening?

    If the issues get fixed - easy 8/10

    But at this state? 1/10.
  56. AngelDavi
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Realmente es un juego bastante divertido, las dinámicas y la música atrapan bastante, el multi jugador mejoró bastante y la inmersión no se pierde en ningún momento, el único fallo es el tema gráfico y la fuga de memoria que tiene después de 4 o 5 horas de juego.
  57. Flex301
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    THIS IS GARBAGE. It's a shame that Nintendo allowed this to come out like this. GF needs to hire new programmers asap.
  58. Seorisa
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    While the gameplay is fun and engaging, the lagging and glitching hinder gameplay to a point where playing is no longer enjoyable. Gamefreak has removed loved features like being able to play im set/switch mode, being able to distinguish shiny pokemon from regular pokemon, and being able to change your outfits. While we can change some clothing, the main outfit cannot be changed. TheWhile the gameplay is fun and engaging, the lagging and glitching hinder gameplay to a point where playing is no longer enjoyable. Gamefreak has removed loved features like being able to play im set/switch mode, being able to distinguish shiny pokemon from regular pokemon, and being able to change your outfits. While we can change some clothing, the main outfit cannot be changed. The character customization is impressive and I really enjoyed the opened world aspect but it feels like we went 1 step foward and 10 steps backfards. There is no need to release two pokemon games in one year. There is also no need to have a yearly release either. Everyone would be a lot happier if games didn't feel unfinished and rushed.

    There is no escuse for such a highly rated and huge company to be releasing whatever this game is. It is terribly made and should not have been released yet.    … Expand
  59. theprotagonist
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I thought people were overblowing the technical issues given this is a Nintendo game, but they were not kidding. From within the first few minutes of the game, there are extreme, extreme framerate drops. From there on out, there are glitches and constant issues.

    Also, it no longer feels Japanese or like anime.
  60. tchusga
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Um vergonha! Uma empresa grande lançar o jogo cheio de bugs, como se estivesse concluido.
    Não estão nem ai para os fãs que compram o game, só qurem lucrar!
    Mais uma vez é evidente que os Fangames feitos por fãs superam e muito os feito pela Game Freak!
  61. Taaseen
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Yet again gamefreak remakes the same exact game, but this time its "open world" but not really, the gym leaders dont scale with you still have to beat the gym leaders in the same exact order, it would be very easy to just add the feature in and make it so you can truly play the game in any order you want but they didn't, this game is just a linear game with some false marketing behind it,Yet again gamefreak remakes the same exact game, but this time its "open world" but not really, the gym leaders dont scale with you still have to beat the gym leaders in the same exact order, it would be very easy to just add the feature in and make it so you can truly play the game in any order you want but they didn't, this game is just a linear game with some false marketing behind it, it also looks awful and is very laggy, the game is far worse than Arceuse, you can't catch Pokémon in the overworld, and have to go through a long battle of witling down a Pokémon's health but not to the point to where it faints, and to add insult to injury when you catch a Pokémon you have to go through this long animation of your pokedex filling up. Don't bother supporting this game, game freak is a tripple A developer, yet they make games like this, look at Breath of the Wild, Mario oddesy, Xenoblade 3 and then look at Pokémon, its frankly embarrassing.… Expand
  62. MasterLoot
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Absolutely atrocious visual, performance, and bug issues that would only be acceptable from a small indie game. No reason the most profitable media franchise in the world should have a game this messy. Sadly, even the open world gameplay has issues related to scaling and player freedom.

    Nintendo, GameFreak, Pokémon Company…get it together. After the fiasco that was Cyberpunk 2077, no game    Absolutely atrocious visual, performance, and bug issues that would only be acceptable from a small indie game. No reason the most profitable media franchise in the world should have a game this messy. Sadly, even the open world gameplay has issues related to scaling and player freedom.

    Nintendo, GameFreak, Pokémon Company…get it together. After the fiasco that was Cyberpunk 2077, no game this big should release in this state.    … Expand
  63. therockman
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Awful games! Skip them. Millions of bugs, low-res textures, poor optimization and just plain bad.
  64. Azath12
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Los peores $60 dolares invertidos en mi vida, no se lo compren. Juego roto y una completa estafa
  65. shawn_wolf05
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    Es un gran juego de la saga, muy disfrutable, un gran diseño de mapa, Pokémon muy variados y un mundo muy vivo, hermosas ciudades y personajes carismáticos. Pero, tiene un gran fallo y es la caída de FPS, bugs y glitches, fallos de rendimiento y las horribles texturas.
    Le pongo un 8 porque a pesar del apartado visual, es un juego muy disfrutable y completo con buena historia y hermoso    Es un gran juego de la saga, muy disfrutable, un gran diseño de mapa, Pokémon muy variados y un mundo muy vivo, hermosas ciudades y personajes carismáticos. Pero, tiene un gran fallo y es la caída de FPS, bugs y glitches, fallos de rendimiento y las horribles texturas.
    Le pongo un 8 porque a pesar del apartado visual, es un juego muy disfrutable y completo con buena historia y hermoso mundo
    Espero que la gente no sea tan hater del juego    … Expand
  66. Nicorattlesnake
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo mismo de siempre pero peor, paisajes mal logras y simplistas demasiados bugs… Expand
  67. NoxCrimson
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    In a very embarrassing technical condition. Bad repetitive textures (e.g. mountains), lags, frame drops, NPC/objects with 5fps.
    Very boring arena trial and generally very easy level of difficulty.
    Inconsequential and soulless cities. Just a few polygon blocks with non-existent anti-aliasing. A plethora of places to eat. No clothing selection worth mentioning (so far), just socks, shoes,    In a very embarrassing technical condition. Bad repetitive textures (e.g. mountains), lags, frame drops, NPC/objects with 5fps.
    Very boring arena trial and generally very easy level of difficulty.
    Inconsequential and soulless cities. Just a few polygon blocks with non-existent anti-aliasing.
    A plethora of places to eat. No clothing selection worth mentioning (so far), just socks, shoes, useless stuff.
    No building can be entered, except for the loveless cinder block arena, the academy and, funnily enough, the barber shop (for whatever reason. A sign that more was probably planned).

    There may be some heart in the game, but no soul. You surely know the test levels in game development that developers have to test mechanics? Well, this is what Pokemon Scarlet/Violet looks like. You didn't make it further in development.

    Cyberpunk was also in a very bad state. But at least it was gradually improved. I wouldn't count on that for Pokemon though.    … Expand
  68. vip_leaf
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I can't bring my self to play the game.
    The removal of set mode feels so random and unreasonable. People now get punished for wanting a little more challenge in the game. Also the performance and graphics are really bad, even for a switch game.
  69. Sadlamps
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    A incredibly huge disappointment. Both in comparison to PLA and on its own. How this got greenlit to be sold is beyond me....
  70. 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
  71. GreenMenace
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    Scarlet and Violet is an ambitious generation that mixes elements from Sword/Shield and Legends Arceus.

    Pros Open World The Strategy and Heart Gameplay and Story Cons No Difficulty Scaling Graphics Game Performance The multiplayer in this game is incredible. You can have two people (up to four) running around the world at the same time without an impact on the game’s    Scarlet and Violet is an ambitious generation that mixes elements from Sword/Shield and Legends Arceus.

    Pros
    Open World
    The Strategy and Heart
    Gameplay and Story

    Cons
    No Difficulty Scaling
    Graphics
    Game Performance

    The multiplayer in this game is incredible. You can have two people (up to four) running around the world at the same time without an impact on the game’s performance, and joining raids is a cinch while linked. Granted, to do so, you need to have two switches and two copies of the game like most switch games.

    The story actually put forward an effort. The characters actually had heart this game. Don’t expect anything huge, but it certainly made the game more enjoyable. Not to mention there were several points in the game where I lost battles (because I ran wherever I felt like).

    Weak spots in Sword/Shield such as cooking and internet connection have dramatically improved. Cooking has become a full on crafting system. And the internet connection hasn’t caused any problems for me. I’m sure I’ll run into them someday. There’s no way Game Freak’s fixed that. Even raids have improved, allowing all players to act at the same time. No longer do you sit and do nothing as you watch the AI increase their defensive stats.

    The biggest detraction from this game is the game performance. This is coming from someone who isn’t a tech genius, but at times (mostly the beginning of the game oddly enough), the screen tore. I can’t identify it in just about any other game, but in Scarlet and Violet it was obvious. And catching Pokemon is a little awkward considering where the Pokeball lands. The terrain in general is usually pretty rough as well. In summary the moves look nicer than they ever have on Switch, but everything else is lacking in the graphics department. And looking at all the bad reviews, they're dumping 0-2's purely on graphics lol.

    In conclusion, this is the best Pokemon game on Switch for the casual player. If you aren’t into collecting every species, online battling, shiny hunting, or anything usually reserved for the “postgame,” Scarlet and Violet delivers a fun experience.    … Expand
  72. rodrigosan
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    no PT-BR, Disappointing graphics, I'm very disappointed, how can a Billionaire company do such a terrible thing?
  73. feleepe12
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Jogo muito bom, divertido, mas as falhas técnicas infelizmente prejudicam muito a imersão.
  74. Puppycuddles
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I am beyond disappointed. I bought the double pack and wow… I should have waited to read reviews and even spoil the game for myself just to save myself from GameFreak doing a cash grab on this Alpha Status Game! How do you go from legends arceus to this?? How is this okay? This is shameful.
  75. Salmonguy
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    เกมดีนะแต่เฟรมเรทกากมากบัคก็เยอะชิบหาย
  76. Laurinha16
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    esse jogo é um desrespeito aos fãs! Inaceitável que um game de 2022 ainda não possuí legenda em Português! sem contar gráficos horríveis e jogabilidade cheia de erros! com toda certeza é a última vez que compro pokémon!

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


    this game is disrespectful to the fans! Unacceptable that a 2022 game still didn't have subtitles in Portuguese! not to mention horrible graphics and buggy gameplay! this is definitely the last time I buy pokémon!    … Expand
  77. Kazukiwoof
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Lazily made, this bugfest disguised as a full priced game is simply a testament on how Nintendo just doesn't care anymore bc people will buy any crap they make.
  78. Nao20
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Lleno de bugs, Nintendo se ríe de sus consumidores año tras año. SCAMMERS Luego mucho mundo abierto pero no puedes entrar en casi ninguna casa. Para que van a gastar tiempo y dinero en contratar a gente que arregle los bugs y modele las casas si saben que vamos a comprarlo igual. Ah sí, y el juego me ha crasheado ya 4 veces
  79. Zurenai
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I registered account on Metacritic just to write how disappointed I am by this game's graphics and performance. It is a rushed, unfinished product and the technical issues absolutely take away all the fun from from it. Such wasted potential. Do not buy this game until Gamefreak releases a PROPER patch.
  80. DrunN
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Unfortunately the good stuff about the game is not enough to shine through the clunky performace, fps drops and constant popping, i believe most of the negative aspects of the game could be "easily" fixed with a patch, but for now as much as i am enjoying the game, it hurts to play like this, hence the negative review.
  81. 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
  82. sasori91
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Difícilmente disfrutable con unos gráficos de 1999, una pena la verdad porque me encanta el mundo de pokemon
  83. Linebeckk
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Why doesn't the most lucrative entertainment franchise on the planet invest in making a polished game? The amount of problems this game presents is unbelievable.
  84. valdixson
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    ignore the bad notes. the game is beautiful and innovative, best pokemon. Performance issues will be fixed in future updates.
  85. Jessemp
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    The worst performing game ever made. A shameful chapter for the Pokemon history
  86. Saoytbh
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Legit, This game is HORRIBLE. Buggy mess, ugly graphics, AWFUL glitches and empty world.
    After the game crashed for the second time i was legit done.

    If you are looking for an actually god game, play God of War: Ragnarok or Sonic Frontiers
  87. Kin75
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The base ideas in the game are good but the programming is bad, really bad. Is not fault of the Switch hardware for me. The problem is they have to release the game for the money and they don't care about anything else. Maybe one more year and the game will be good.
  88. Trotterello
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Full of bugs, it is not true that you can decide the order in which to face the gyms (some gym leaders have pokemon too high level to face them, so it does not adjust according to the level of our strongest pokemon). What is more serious that during my experience more than once the switch has reported me a serious error of the game and returned to the home of Nintendo switch(Fortunately IFull of bugs, it is not true that you can decide the order in which to face the gyms (some gym leaders have pokemon too high level to face them, so it does not adjust according to the level of our strongest pokemon). What is more serious that during my experience more than once the switch has reported me a serious error of the game and returned to the home of Nintendo switch(Fortunately I save the data always).… Expand
  89. drazulYT
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    the game is a beta, it is not finished.

    FPS drops, slow loads, sometimes it gets stuck for a few thousandths of a second, there are invisible walls, there are easy to see bugs all over the game/BETA. The open world does not have much content, besides that it is a false open world, since you cannot enter the houses, and the shops have no interior, there is only a menu. They should    the game is a beta, it is not finished.

    FPS drops, slow loads, sometimes it gets stuck for a few thousandths of a second, there are invisible walls, there are easy to see bugs all over the game/BETA.

    The open world does not have much content, besides that it is a false open world, since you cannot enter the houses, and the shops have no interior, there is only a menu.

    They should have worked more on the game a full year or two years.
    The game is not that bad, (4/10) but for its gameplay quality and product quality, it is a 0.

    It makes me sad to see that the saga of my childhood is broken    … Expand
  90. Galiansias
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I've bought every game in the series since Pokemon Red/Blue and it's an absolute SHAME how Gamefreak has left by the wayside year after year, the desire to live up to their flagship franchise, Pokemon.

    Nintendo Switch has shown potential as a console with games like Zelda, Metroid or Xenogears, and yet with Pokemon Scarlet/Violet it feels like a game from 15 years ago, being generous.    I've bought every game in the series since Pokemon Red/Blue and it's an absolute SHAME how Gamefreak has left by the wayside year after year, the desire to live up to their flagship franchise, Pokemon.

    Nintendo Switch has shown potential as a console with games like Zelda, Metroid or Xenogears, and yet with Pokemon Scarlet/Violet it feels like a game from 15 years ago, being generous.

    Not to mention the bugs, glitches, popping, lack of animation, and total disinterest of the developer to pamper their game and appreciate their fans.

    Disappointing at all levels. I hope that top executives of the company leave the company on their own after this insult to the saga and the fans.    … Expand
  91. Glopezane
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Cash grab. Rushed. Worst Pokémon game to date. Please, do not buy this game. Demand you get a refund.
  92. Futurnildo
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The worst pokemon game ever. The minimap works at 2 fps. Nothing about the pokemons over the world, they look like the gba game sprites...60€ of real **** at the point that P Legends Arceus looks like a good game now. The concep of the game it's really nice but the performance is awful taking into account that in the Switch you can play Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade, The Witcher 3... NOTThe worst pokemon game ever. The minimap works at 2 fps. Nothing about the pokemons over the world, they look like the gba game sprites...60€ of real **** at the point that P Legends Arceus looks like a good game now. The concep of the game it's really nice but the performance is awful taking into account that in the Switch you can play Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade, The Witcher 3... NOT RECOMMENDED.… Expand
  93. BrawlXx6767
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    how can game freak do that bad games with that frequency lol, tech issues overall
  94. Marston12345
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Graficos de hace 15 años, rendimiento malo, completamente roto y lleno de bugs, una pedazo de M como un castillo
  95. nopantscarl
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    One the wrost games i have ever played. I could go on endlessly on bugs and how horribly the graphic are. The music is awful and the game performance just unplayable.
  96. Glacegon1876
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Posiblemente el juego de pokemon más adicto, aún así los fallos técnicos son imperdonables… Expand
  97. 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
  98. diocancaro
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    probably the most awful pokemon entry i ever seen (not counting spin offs and weird games), i'm not in any way a graphics freak but the texture and animations are straight from ps2 era, hell mainline games like prince of persia WW and halo had way better engines, but this is not even the problem.
    the problem is the god awful 10-20 fps, and i'm not talking about dips, this is the "stable    probably the most awful pokemon entry i ever seen (not counting spin offs and weird games), i'm not in any way a graphics freak but the texture and animations are straight from ps2 era, hell mainline games like prince of persia WW and halo had way better engines, but this is not even the problem.
    the problem is the god awful 10-20 fps, and i'm not talking about dips, this is the "stable framerate the game provides. the only time you get 30 fps is when you are inside small rooms and tiny areas where the camera is tight to your character. i'd give it a 4 since almost half of the game is carried by cool pokemon designs and fights but i'm obligated to give it a 0 to balance out the not so smart or tech savvy people that gave a 10 blindly.    … Expand
  99. Manolete69
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    Me gusta mucho este juego pero los bugs son horribles, igualmente es muy disfrutable. Yo diria que es el mejor juego de la saga principal en switch!
  100. Jesusddiaz
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    god damn those glitches, i spent 300000cop (a quarter of a wage) for this, holy ****
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

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