Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 755 out of 3197
  2. Mixed: 290 out of 3197
  3. Negative: 2,152 out of 3197
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  1. germaaan
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    The game is a lot of fun to play, yes, but the technical side is such an aberration that I hope someone at The Pokémon Company has the dignity to think about professionalism and respect for their fans rather than just money (and by the way, that Nintendo gives them a slap on the wrist, because in the end, for the general public, it's their reputation that is tarnished).
  2. YMHNaiken
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The game is a straight up **** show... The Pokémon Company, Gamefreak and Nintendo should be ashamed of them selves putting this game out like this.

    - Terrain glitches - Lighting glitches - Background glitches - Texture glitches And the game runs on a average far bellow the 30fps... I don't think it runs on a 20 fps. Huge disappointment. I bought the dual pack so that is 120eu    The game is a straight up **** show... The Pokémon Company, Gamefreak and Nintendo should be ashamed of them selves putting this game out like this.

    - Terrain glitches
    - Lighting glitches
    - Background glitches
    - Texture glitches

    And the game runs on a average far bellow the 30fps... I don't think it runs on a 20 fps. Huge disappointment.

    I bought the dual pack so that is 120eu down the drain! They are never going to be able patch this.    … Expand
  3. jej1
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Unfinished game that doesn't run at all. Menus take seconds to load, and the buildings have almost no level of detail.

    The world is ugly and blurred, and the story is effectively still linear - just not guided. Gyms need to scale the number of pokemon to the number of badges - as it is stated happens in the anime. The final evolutions of the new starters are some of the ugliest pokemon    Unfinished game that doesn't run at all. Menus take seconds to load, and the buildings have almost no level of detail.

    The world is ugly and blurred, and the story is effectively still linear - just not guided. Gyms need to scale the number of pokemon to the number of badges - as it is stated happens in the anime.

    The final evolutions of the new starters are some of the ugliest pokemon in existence.

    It is shameful that the game was published in this state.    … Expand
  4. STONE_FUN
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Boring gameplay and huge technical problems makes this game probably the worst pokemon game of all time.
  5. catdad89
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    They used the same poor engine from Arceus. I did not have high expectations to begin with, but this is both a technical and gameplay disaster. Will return the game.
  6. Nombrerandom
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Es el juego de Pokémon con peor rendimiento en Switch y eso es mucho decir, el apartado técnicamente se cae a pedazos, un sin fin de bugs, errores visuales y un popin bestial todo te carga en la cara, el juego necesita de urgencia un parche, actualmente el juego no se lo recomiendo a nadie.
  7. SonicSerbia
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Embarassing production values for such a huge and reveered franchise. I'm not sure how Nintendo allows this for their close partner.
  8. 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
  9. EduBlye
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Hay mucho odio por aquí, este rating no es fiable así como yo puedo poner esta puntuación.
  10. Alepernicolo
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    A little foreword:
    I grew up with Pokémon and always bought games on release. PLA was a masterpiece in my eyes as it brought fresh new mechanics and a new way to experience Pokémon. Of course I was delighted when I saw Scarlet and Violet being announced and being open world. This must have been a dream come true. So fast forward to a bad marketing company, the games content leaking early    A little foreword:
    I grew up with Pokémon and always bought games on release. PLA was a masterpiece in my eyes as it brought fresh new mechanics and a new way to experience Pokémon. Of course I was delighted when I saw Scarlet and Violet being announced and being open world. This must have been a dream come true. So fast forward to a bad marketing company, the games content leaking early and finally the game releasing.

    Now, I was never the person to blatantly insult a game despite bad graphics and low frame rates but god damn. This is just something else. I played it for 8+ hours and it really saddens me seeing my favorite franchise ending up in such a state. The performance issues were so bad that we were literally thinking that my switch was broken. We tried it on my girlfriend's for about 2 hours just to see that it is in fact the game. Additionally information has come out that there is a memory leak in the game. As a long time software developer myself I was stunned to see that a game gets shipped / released without proper testing. I knew that this was common for triple A studios such as CD Project Red with Cyberpunk but as a first party developer of Nintendo this might be the worst release of a Nintendo exclusive title. I already set the bar low when it comes to Game Freak but this time they need to sit down and reflect and maybe consider expanding or handing the Mainline games to someone that actually cares. I will ask for a refund and will not be part of the problem anymore. And no I won't buy it again after they fixed it. I am done.    … Expand
  11. MaaniGold11
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo mal polido e queda de fps constantes no mundo aberto, falta de tempo pra ser lançado deveria ter sido adiado pra dezembro… Expand
  12. aestheticlemon
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Don't let discord raiders and haters try to ruin your enjoyment if this game. These games are honestly the best pokémon games ever released. Honestly, how do people just go to review bomb a good game function in the real world?
  13. VyseHD
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    hell what is this? i only played violet but after i watched reviews i saw its like the same game? yes i cant recommend it too
  14. yic191
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Amazing Game, so fun and completa, perfect multiplayer and a lot of content.
  15. PhelippeHero
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    me as a fan of the franchise, I feel sorry to see the game freak destroy every year that passes such a beautiful game
  16. Chaosvulture
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    A game that costs €60 should not be allowed to have such critical/major bugs. Especially not from literally the biggest franchise of the world.
  17. Rakounne
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I'm a very huge fan of the license since the first, but sadly it will be the last pokemon game I buy. The game is full of bug, lag and aliasing that just ruin my experience. The new mechanics are really cool but sadly i can't really enjoy them because of how ugly and laggy the game is. Please Gamefrek take your time to finish game properly.
  18. DLC_22
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Despite lacking visuals and frame rate, I think this is a game well worth the money, the free open world is fun to explore and the pokemon that roam the world fill it with charm. The story is also something to write home about, being near black and white level story telling. Overall its a good game, but please fix the graphics GameFreak!
  19. Pj985
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This game is absolute trash, gamefreak is somehow able to downgrade everything from legends arceus. Performance is worse, a lotta frame drops. Pokemon design, as usual, trash. Graphics looks like it came from PS1. Texture are blurry. World design is really uninspired. Gameplay is a literal downgrade, can no longer catch pokemon without fighting, pokemon aren't agressive anymore, no alphaThis game is absolute trash, gamefreak is somehow able to downgrade everything from legends arceus. Performance is worse, a lotta frame drops. Pokemon design, as usual, trash. Graphics looks like it came from PS1. Texture are blurry. World design is really uninspired. Gameplay is a literal downgrade, can no longer catch pokemon without fighting, pokemon aren't agressive anymore, no alpha pokemon, lock-in is janky af. Glad I refunded it.… Expand
  20. kiji
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo horrivel, a Game Freak está matando a cada jogo mais a franquia pokemon, sem contar historia estremamente fraca, designer cada jogo pior, pokemon emerald de game boy ganha facil dessa porcaria ai, sem contar que a nintendo não gosta de brasileiros e nunca lançou uma tradução para minha lingua, preconceituosa e xenofobica.… Expand
  21. Mrdurd3n
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Une bouillie technique infâme indigne de la switch, des graphismes d'un autre temps avec des textures qui sans exagération étaient déjà plus jolie au début des année 2000, des bugs et glitch en tout genre, Ce jeu n'est pas terminé mais on le sort sans report, sacrifié sur l'autel sacré du marchandising.
  22. onruu00
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Is this $60? LMAO i bet to make a better one. Guys do not believe, this game totally SUCK. Graphics bad, frame rate bad, gameplay bad, in short, TOTALLY BAD!!
  23. Teggo24
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I know that is a Pokemon game, and have fun for any user, but the graphics do pain in my eyes. Is so hard can play some hours cause you cant watch this fails so many time. I love Pokemon, but I think that this would be the first game that I'd not finish...
  24. 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
  25. CasualG1
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Unplayable mess, terrible performance, glitches, bugs, low textures. Bad designs, bad human designs.
    Avoid
  26. Polosar
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Piss poor performance from a 2022 title. I regret giving my money to this and will be calling Nintendo for a refund. This game has a AAA price and somebody would expect a AAA performance. What's even more sad is people will still support this rather than fighting for something that's worth the money. That goes for both versions of the game, not only Scarlet.
  27. Gastrodon
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    Buen juego con buena historia y un mundo abierto divertido de recorrer. El mayor problema son los bajones de fps, pero eso no hace que el juego deje de ser disfrutable y es un paso respecto a leyendas arceus. En cuanto a los Bugs, en mi caso solo he visto problemas pequeños sin importancia, lo que me hace dudar de la existencia de algunos Bugs de los que tanto se hablan.
  28. 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
  29. myllercardoso
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    The fun that this game should give us is overshadowed by the lack of care in the technical and visual construction of the game. Gamefreak was completely remiss in this release, the only feeling is disappointment.
  30. josvierg
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Hi, I can see a lot of people hating this game, but as I can see it, you have 2 opcions:
    -you can enjoy an amazing open world and a lot of new ways to play pokemon, with a lot of new pokemon on it
    -you start looking to a person which is far from you and start crying because he's not moving right
  31. X_Ball_Z
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Dieses Spiel ist eine technischer Katastrophe! Pokemon ist das größte franchise der Welt und was Gamefreak damit anstellt ist einfach nur ein Witz! Jedoch gibt es 2 gute Punkte.

    1. Die Pokemon Die sind echt schön gemacht. Im Unterschied zu Legenden Arceus, laufen die auch endlich mal in der Gegend rum und reagieren auf das was man tut. 2. Die 3D Modelle Das muss man Pokemon anrechnen,    Dieses Spiel ist eine technischer Katastrophe! Pokemon ist das größte franchise der Welt und was Gamefreak damit anstellt ist einfach nur ein Witz! Jedoch gibt es 2 gute Punkte.

    1. Die Pokemon
    Die sind echt schön gemacht. Im Unterschied zu Legenden Arceus, laufen die auch endlich mal in der Gegend rum und reagieren auf das was man tut.

    2. Die 3D Modelle
    Das muss man Pokemon anrechnen, dass sie seit Arceus zumindest gelernt haben wie man 3D Modelle macht. Auch wenn die Animationen davon echt ein Witz ist und Bugiger nicht sein könnten.

    Alles in allem jedoch ist dieses Game die größte Frechheit die ich jemals gesehen habe. So etwas kannst du keinem.Pokemon Fan vorlegen ohne das er sich übergibt! Daher die 2er Bewertung Ich hoffe und wünsche mir das Gamefreak sich endlich mal Zeit für ihre Spiele nimmt, denn sie haben es echt nötig.    … Expand
  32. FraCesa
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Performance pessime che compromettono la qualità dell'esperienza. Non serviva fare open world se poi non si riesce a gestire
  33. Copeta8
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I cannot describe how **** is to play this game full of bugs, and performance issues.

    If gamefreak don't start to at least require certain amount of quality for their games before launch this is gonna be untenable
  34. maki_maki_guru
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    It's like a PS1 game, very uncomfortable.
    The people move like robots, the buildings are like Minecraft.
    New Pokémon have no impact, they're a soup as thin as water.
    Where are the people who created Sword and Shield and Arceus?
    This garbage is nothing more than an experimental guinea pig for the next title.
  35. Eilanzer
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Game released full of bugs, MASSIVE slowdowns across the game, removed previous options in other games like exp-share and the list goes on and on...
    What i RLY don´t understand is...If they can´t or don´t want to upgrade to good graphics in 3d...Just do cell shade stuff or that semi 2d/3d they did in some games. People would be fine with that in an open world environment with more options    Game released full of bugs, MASSIVE slowdowns across the game, removed previous options in other games like exp-share and the list goes on and on...
    What i RLY don´t understand is...If they can´t or don´t want to upgrade to good graphics in 3d...Just do cell shade stuff or that semi 2d/3d they did in some games. People would be fine with that in an open world environment with more options for the player.
    Pokemon scarlet/violet is just a mediocre fast food version of the franchise, you can eat it...sure...But at what cost you let yourself pay to be **** raw with salt?    … Expand
  36. Elvistek1990
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game is being on a free fall from sun and moon, lazy development, lazy pokemon designs, lazy mechanics , and now more bugs than any other pokemon game before , people cannot longer tolerate this garbage, people want the quality Pokémon games from alpha and Omega ruby Sapphire and before
  37. andyhunt
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Awesome game, try it out for yourself instead of falling for the negative reviews!
  38. Hachishaku
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Unaccettable to launch a game in this state. Is that a $60 joke? The game had a tons of bugs, the frame count was too low, the light and shadow was very cheap and physically uncomfortable, and the special effects were rudimentary. Animations are cartoonish, and you can't get inside people's house. You are immerse in a desolated land in low res and low poly, doing the same thing you've doneUnaccettable to launch a game in this state. Is that a $60 joke? The game had a tons of bugs, the frame count was too low, the light and shadow was very cheap and physically uncomfortable, and the special effects were rudimentary. Animations are cartoonish, and you can't get inside people's house. You are immerse in a desolated land in low res and low poly, doing the same thing you've done for all these years of playing Pokémon in a much worse and lifeless environment.… Expand
  39. Buurto
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Everyone giving that game more than 5/10 points is straight up lying.
    The game is the worst running game I've played in 20 years.
    No one can tell me nintendo didn't bribe someone to even legaly release this game. It has a memory leak, it's running with 20 fps or less. It crashes. The cam glitches through the ground. 10000 technical problems. It's unplayable from a technical standpoint. I    Everyone giving that game more than 5/10 points is straight up lying.
    The game is the worst running game I've played in 20 years.
    No one can tell me nintendo didn't bribe someone to even legaly release this game.
    It has a memory leak, it's running with 20 fps or less. It crashes. The cam glitches through the ground.
    10000 technical problems. It's unplayable from a technical standpoint. I don't care if it could be the best pokemon game from a gameplay or story point. A 60 dollar game from the biggest franchise in the world should not release like this. It's the first time in 20 years where I feel like playing a alpha or demo for 60 dollar. Everyone who is giving this game more than 5/10 points or saying it's fine is part of the reason why why only get **** pokemon game technical speaking    … Expand
  40. Quattro_Lee
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    How could Game Freak make such a game? What a **** Despite the wonderful Pokemon world, there are so many bugs in the game!
  41. Maskerico
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Very bad game, using people's feelings for Pokemon to make such a bad game.

    It's not even as good as Arceus in many places, with endless bugs, extremely poor optimization, and extremely unstable frame rates. I wish Nintendo could control and help them make games instead of making GF spend a lot of manpower and money making some rabbish. From the sun and the moon to the ultimate sun    Very bad game, using people's feelings for Pokemon to make such a bad game.

    It's not even as good as Arceus in many places, with endless bugs, extremely poor optimization, and extremely unstable frame rates.

    I wish Nintendo could control and help them make games instead of making GF spend a lot of manpower and money making some rabbish.
    From the sun and the moon to the ultimate sun and moon to the later sword and shield and today's scarlet and violet, I am really speechless. They're getting worse and worse.

    This looks like a scam fundraising project worth $60.    … Expand
  42. Hades6040
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    It's a shame to say this but I would've give it an 8/10 if the visuals and performance weren't that bad. The game is fun, I like it to be honest but it just looks so bad that it takes all the enjoyment of playing it. The only thing that looks good are the charactersl and Pokémon models.

    There is no excuse for this game to look so bad, if Monolith Soft made Xenoblade Chronicles 3 look and    It's a shame to say this but I would've give it an 8/10 if the visuals and performance weren't that bad. The game is fun, I like it to be honest but it just looks so bad that it takes all the enjoyment of playing it. The only thing that looks good are the charactersl and Pokémon models.

    There is no excuse for this game to look so bad, if Monolith Soft made Xenoblade Chronicles 3 look and run so great on the Switch, then Game Freak could and should have made a better looking game
    Don't make the same mistake you all did with Sword and Shield, don't excuse this because if you do they'll just keep dropping poor quality games    … Expand
  43. dr_ult
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game concept is really good! I think it is what every pokemon fan has been waiting for. However, the state in which the game was released is UNACCEPTABLE, specially for the price! I feel like I was ripped off!
  44. 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
  45. PokemonHater1
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Pokemon has been part of my life for so long and it just makes me wanna cry to see games like these.
  46. 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
  47. Assasin9
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    A little disappointed with this game, it has all the potential to be an excellent game, but that's all... I can't ignore the low frame rate for trainers, pokemons or environmental decorations like flags, windmills, plus there's a lot of map bugs, texture bugs, among many others, it just feel like they sell an unfinished game.
  48. AshaiTides
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game is unfinished. Awful framerates, bugs, and glitches are present in minute-to-minute gameplay. Quality-of-life features like Set mode in other Pokémon games were cut for seemingly no reason. Don't buy this game until they fix it.
  49. Xanos12
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    This is unacceptable!
    The game looks extremely ugly, one of the worst 3D graphics I have seen.
    It runs horrible, low fps, glitches, animations from hell. You can't change your main clothes like in earlier games, you have to keep wearing the school uniform. They removed the option to disable animations and SET mode. The open world is empty and feels fake. I liked the catching mechanic    This is unacceptable!
    The game looks extremely ugly, one of the worst 3D graphics I have seen.
    It runs horrible, low fps, glitches, animations from hell.
    You can't change your main clothes like in earlier games, you have to keep wearing the school uniform.
    They removed the option to disable animations and SET mode.
    The open world is empty and feels fake. I liked the catching mechanic in Arceus, here they went back to old style. Auto battle is clunky, often Pokemon runs past enemies.    … Expand
  50. Kiyi
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Calificar a este juego es muy duro, pero lo es más tener que ver la pereza y la poca dedicación que le pusieron al crear el juego, no tienen vergüenza al ponerte este juego a 60€ y sacarlo en el estado en el que está, parece una pre alfa, no tiene buenas texturas, caidas de fps a cada rato, no hay subida de nivel exponencial de los lideres de gimnacio, los gráficos dan pena, teniendo enCalificar a este juego es muy duro, pero lo es más tener que ver la pereza y la poca dedicación que le pusieron al crear el juego, no tienen vergüenza al ponerte este juego a 60€ y sacarlo en el estado en el que está, parece una pre alfa, no tiene buenas texturas, caidas de fps a cada rato, no hay subida de nivel exponencial de los lideres de gimnacio, los gráficos dan pena, teniendo en cuenta que hay juegos como el Zelda Botw que corren con gráficos hermosos y sin caidas de fps cada segundo, hay bugs y glitches por doquier, errores en las animaciones de los personajes, animaciones de los npcs que parecen sacadas de un zoo Tycoon, la personalización de la vestimenta es pobre, te obligan a llevar entre 4 uniformes que a mi parecer solo te hacen lucir como otro npc más y un sin fin de cosas negativas que existen en este juego

    Por otro lado, también está lo positivo, que realmente solo es la historia y el modo cooperativo online, más allá de eso, solo es un producto decepcionante al cual no le han puesto ni el más minimo esfuerzo ni amor para hacerlo

    No recomiendo gastar tu tiempo y dinero en juegos como este, solo queda esperar a que saquen un parche que por lo menos arreglen el rendimiento tan pobre que tiene.    … Expand
  51. Zsyarchiver
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Is that a $60 joke?The game had a tons of bugs, the frame count was too low, the light and shadow was very cheap and physically uncomfortable, and the special effects were rudimentary. The overall performance of the game was not as good as that of the NGC game, giving the impression that it was a game that had not been done and tested before it was released. And that quality costs $60. LOL
  52. CaptainHero89
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Dies ist eine kleine Review nach 8h Spielzeit. (habe vorher 100te Stunden Pokemon Schwert gespielt)
    Das erste was man in diesem Spiel zu sehen bekommt und sich in das Auge einbrennt ist dieser massive Textur Matsch. Bei fortlaufendem Spielfluss muss man feststellen, das man pausenlos durch belanglose und nervtötende Textboxen klicken muss und auch die etwaigen Anwortmöglichkeiten    Dies ist eine kleine Review nach 8h Spielzeit. (habe vorher 100te Stunden Pokemon Schwert gespielt)
    Das erste was man in diesem Spiel zu sehen bekommt und sich in das Auge einbrennt ist dieser massive Textur Matsch. Bei fortlaufendem Spielfluss muss man feststellen, das man pausenlos durch belanglose und nervtötende Textboxen klicken muss und auch die etwaigen Anwortmöglichkeiten innerhalb dieser "Unterhaltungen" sind völlig Sinnbefreit und machen keinerlei unterschied für dich als Spieler, da es das Spiel in keinster weise verändert.
    Die Kämpfe selbst sind ganz ok bis gut gemacht, wobei ich sagen muss das ich festgestellt habe, das wenn ein Pokemon in Schlaf Status versetzt wurde, hatte es trotzdem die Augen nicht geschlossen und man sieht diese ZzZzZ schlaf animierten Buchstaben bei geöffneten Augen....creepy ich schlaf iwi bei geschlossenen Augen.
    In diesem Spiel kann man so viel räumlich glitchen, Pokemon die iwo in Wänden auch während eines Kampfes fest hängen. Kamera die unter den Boden durchschauen kann. Dieses Grafik-desaster,
    welches nur im Jahre 2004 ein Augenschmaus gewesen wäre und Performance von Fps/3D-Modellen/Textur ist die Hölle. Nicht hier anzusehen macht irgendwie Spaß, das einzige was es fördert ist Augenkrebs.
    Gamefreak hat hier eine unfertige pre-Alpha zum Kauf angeboten und ich wünschte ich hätte es nicht Day 1 gespielt, jedoch hatte mir Schwert Spaß bereitet, aber das hier ist Kot mit Kot oben drauf.
    Danke Gamefreak das ich Geld für euren Kot ausgeben durfte!    … Expand
  53. bambooman
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Probably the worst pokemon game in terms of new Pokemon released and the gameplay itself. The starters suck so bad that I yeeted mine as soon as I reached the first Pokemon center. Can't believe this is actually a real game developed by game freak. Feels like a knock off pokemon game at best. All those 10 rated reviews are just made by game freak's review bots. If not for it the averageProbably the worst pokemon game in terms of new Pokemon released and the gameplay itself. The starters suck so bad that I yeeted mine as soon as I reached the first Pokemon center. Can't believe this is actually a real game developed by game freak. Feels like a knock off pokemon game at best. All those 10 rated reviews are just made by game freak's review bots. If not for it the average review bot for this game would be around 1-1.5 at best.… Expand
  54. 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
  55. RocketSimp
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I really enjoyed the base game and I am glad some people are enjoying the experience. I thought the lack of pokemon (dexit) would have made me frustrated with the game but the lineup has been the best in the series so far. That being said. This game only has 1/3 of the pokemon and still fails to deliver a smooth experience. Surely that 2/3 of pokemon implementation could of gone intoI really enjoyed the base game and I am glad some people are enjoying the experience. I thought the lack of pokemon (dexit) would have made me frustrated with the game but the lineup has been the best in the series so far. That being said. This game only has 1/3 of the pokemon and still fails to deliver a smooth experience. Surely that 2/3 of pokemon implementation could of gone into improving the games barren environment or cyberpunk-like state of game Game Freak knew they were developing for the switch. Therefore it was there duty to make a game that could function on it. The weary visuals and clippings are what you find in alpha stage games which makes the game feels rushed and half baked.

    It's odd. The Gameplay is solid and is well fleshed out yet the world and performance is not. If you are tempted to buy this game but are out off by the negative reviews, I would save your money and wait to see what TPC does next. Wether they patch the bugs or whether they just release more pokemon hostage via DLC...

    If you are looking for a beautiful monster catching game on the switch. Why not try TemTem? It is an MMO, however its a spiritual pokemon successor without the coprate greed that pokemon has inherited nowadays Will happily change my review IF they remove the Cyberpunk our of the game    … Expand
  56. blueThunder00
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I've been a fan of the Pokémon franchise from a while (more than 20 years) now.
    This game is just unacceptable.
    I could have accepted the perfomance issues, the glitches and the bugs if the game was actually fine. However the open world is a dead and empty huge map with nothing to do. Dungeons are a joke, they are just go from point A to point B. You cannot even explore cities and    I've been a fan of the Pokémon franchise from a while (more than 20 years) now.
    This game is just unacceptable.
    I could have accepted the perfomance issues, the glitches and the bugs if the game was actually fine.
    However the open world is a dead and empty huge map with nothing to do. Dungeons are a joke, they are just go from point A to point B.
    You cannot even explore cities and villages, as you cannot enter in most of the buildings and the shops are just UI menus copied and pasted all over.
    No fun, no challenge, poor performance, bugged as hell. I won't buy Pokémon games anymore if this is the quality they propose.    … Expand
  57. 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
  58. TaniaTucker
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Muy buen juego, la verdad que el mundo abierto le ha sentado genial. Me encanta que puedas elegir por dónde ir sin que te marquen el camino. El único fallo es el tema de los bugs, q hay muchos. Y como detalle por ponerme crítica diría que cuesta de ver los pokemons, al igual sí los hicieran más grandes serían más fáciles de ver. Y, personalmente, la paleta de colores de espada y escudo meMuy buen juego, la verdad que el mundo abierto le ha sentado genial. Me encanta que puedas elegir por dónde ir sin que te marquen el camino. El único fallo es el tema de los bugs, q hay muchos. Y como detalle por ponerme crítica diría que cuesta de ver los pokemons, al igual sí los hicieran más grandes serían más fáciles de ver. Y, personalmente, la paleta de colores de espada y escudo me gustaba más. Pero sigo diciendo q esto son detalles menores. Me gusta la historia, el poder hacer realmente lo q quieras. El que hayan clases, gimnasios y dos historias más. Me parece que la saga va por buen camino. Ah! Una cosa más, me encantaría que se pudiera volver a entrar en las casas ajajja me encantaba entrar en ellas a buscar cosas. PD: le pongo un 10, aunque pondría un 9, pero es que no considero que tenga que tener una nota tan baja de media en general. Porque la saga pokemon está yendo en buena dirección… Expand
  59. Rarel
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Problemas con texturas, los Pokémon salvajes casi ni los ves, bajadas de fps, animaciones quedan grima ... Y mucho más. Aunque podría a ver sido un gran juego, por el cambio en el estilo de juego y la liberta, la falta de tiempo de desarrollo o la tranquilidad de saber que van a forrarse ha jodido este juego. Sólo queda esperar que Game freak de la cara y se pongan a parchear y poder asíProblemas con texturas, los Pokémon salvajes casi ni los ves, bajadas de fps, animaciones quedan grima ... Y mucho más. Aunque podría a ver sido un gran juego, por el cambio en el estilo de juego y la liberta, la falta de tiempo de desarrollo o la tranquilidad de saber que van a forrarse ha jodido este juego. Sólo queda esperar que Game freak de la cara y se pongan a parchear y poder así disfrutar de la experiencia que se nos prometió y por la que hemos pagado. Como fan de la saga el como ha salido este juego me ha dolido.… Expand
  60. MarbleMouse
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Ugliest game I've seen in a long time. An unfocused mix of modern (real-time lighting, grass etc.) visual effects combined with textures and models that came out of the PS2 era.
    The performance is just unacceptable, and I imagine a lot of the ugliness is where they had to cut corners to make it run at all... Because this game absolutely chugs, like a beat up old car, and it feels like it    Ugliest game I've seen in a long time. An unfocused mix of modern (real-time lighting, grass etc.) visual effects combined with textures and models that came out of the PS2 era.
    The performance is just unacceptable, and I imagine a lot of the ugliness is where they had to cut corners to make it run at all... Because this game absolutely chugs, like a beat up old car, and it feels like it could break down at any moment.
    I haven't played a Pokemon game in a long time, there's definitely a fun game here but it's such a mess to look at, it's clearly unfinished.    … Expand
  61. Rott3n
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    It's going back to the same thing with pokemon year after year, they take a few steps forward and thousands of steps back, and it's sad to see that their biggest flaws aren't just in the graphics. The open world is dull and boring. The game is badly programmed and unfinished. As always the story is generic. In conclusion, don't waste your money.
  62. starrywhale
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    This game is utter trash, I’m trying my best to love it I really am, but it is HARD!!! Beyond the graphical glitches and all that (which are extremely notable and upsetting, but we know about those) this game is clearly completely rushed and unfinished. For the first time i’m series history you cannot enter a single NPC house, and what few shops you can enter, 90% of them are menus. TownsThis game is utter trash, I’m trying my best to love it I really am, but it is HARD!!! Beyond the graphical glitches and all that (which are extremely notable and upsetting, but we know about those) this game is clearly completely rushed and unfinished. For the first time i’m series history you cannot enter a single NPC house, and what few shops you can enter, 90% of them are menus. Towns are empty and lifeless, and have nothing fun to run around an d look at, most of the npcs have little to nothing to say at all, shops are copy and pasted all over in the main town with nothing else to do at all!!

    the pokémon and player models look really good actually,,, unless you’re more than 3 inches away!! Get a few feet away and they turn into laggy stuttering low poly distractions, even further back and they start to flicker in and out like a sad ghost. it’s downright distracting.

    Don’t even get me started on the battles, IMO legends arceus fully perfected the battle system, perfectly streamlined fast and exciting, with engaging new modes and ways to spice things up. animations were on point, interactive, and excepting, this game completely guts every single aspect of that in favor of a slow, bogged down, un interactive boring back and forth that is boring and a chore. Also they removed the ability to throw poke balls in the wild you have to initiate battle again ://

    I want to love this game so much, I truly do, and there are parts of it that feel fun, but it is all wrapped in a package of horrible optimized, completely underbaked (I would go as far as to say fully uncooked) embarrassingly atrocious .. I don’t even know what.    … Expand
  63. juanpi094
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    un juego que podría ser perfectamente una alfa, Bugs, caídas de frames, sin texturas etc etc etc
  64. munichi_jasuda
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    >all Pokémon need not be coded in the game
    >graphics/visual polish is unnecessary
    >animations don't matter >gameplay shouldn't be evolved >game is allowed to be lazy and rushed to meet the yearly release date >game doesn't need to be play-tested before *** WE ARE HERE NOW *** >game doesn't need to have any content >game box doesn't need to have any cartridge >game box can have    >all Pokémon need not be coded in the game
    >graphics/visual polish is unnecessary
    >animations don't matter
    >gameplay shouldn't be evolved
    >game is allowed to be lazy and rushed to meet the yearly release date
    >game doesn't need to be play-tested before

    *** WE ARE HERE NOW ***

    >game doesn't need to have any content
    >game box doesn't need to have any cartridge
    >game box can have Gamefreak and TPCI's sh1t and I will willingly shove it down my throat

    I am content™ with mediocrity
    I am satisfied™ with mediocrity
    I am consuming™ mediocrity
    I am feeling validated with my purchase™
    I have become part of the hive™
    I will not complain™
    and
    I will be happy™    … Expand
  65. HouseOfGriffon
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The game is barely playable on switch lite. The stuttering gets out of hand, trying to ride koraidon is a lost cause... pokemons and nocs disappear, and on top of those optimisation problems...
    It's ugly. The game feels zmpty and surface level. I am not far into the story so i can't talk about it, but there is a serious lack of depth in my opinion. The routes feel generic and bland, almost    The game is barely playable on switch lite. The stuttering gets out of hand, trying to ride koraidon is a lost cause... pokemons and nocs disappear, and on top of those optimisation problems...
    It's ugly. The game feels zmpty and surface level. I am not far into the story so i can't talk about it, but there is a serious lack of depth in my opinion. The routes feel generic and bland, almost as though they were proceduraly generated, and so bland, colorless and ugly due to poor textures. The picnic feature just doesn't give you thesame level of intolacy withyour pokemons. And now you can't go into houses. There is barely any interior places to expnore, scrapped for sure to make way for the development of open world. I looove open world, i love wandering aimlessly into samey looking scenery and bumping constantly into pokemons that i couldn't see cause of my riding pokemon's fat tail (sarcasm). And nail is the coffin are the ugly uniforms we are forced to wear. Uniforms are fine, but frol the country that popularized the schoolgirl aesthetic I expected better. We are dressed like every generic NPC. Embarassing.    … Expand
  66. Muesli
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Shallow empty world mostly filled with lag, bugs and glitches. Embarrassing to release a game that looks and runs like on N64 from the highest money grossing franchise in the history. Do not buy!
  67. 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
  68. Quentberry
    Nov 19, 2022
    8
    This game is so addictive guys I can't, also idk why but in approximately 10h at playing it, I didn't encounter any graphics and bugs at all.
    Also, this one is graphically better than Arceus.
    The only thing I hate about it is the lack of the arceus gameplay.
    But pretty enjoyable !
  69. MVILLANEZ
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute trash, and a scam.
    Its embarrasing how a $60 game can be this badly done, poorly executed and perform so SO BAD.
    Dont buy this game.    … Expand
  70. Cicerone26
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Embarrassing game
    The graphic, the gameplay, the structure of the world, the story
    Bad
  71. 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
  72. SammyHauguth
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    I had so much fun Friday and Saturday. But now, It's impossible to catch Pokémon, the Pokémon are in level 17 and I can't even use Ultra balls to catch them, I wasted almost all balls I had, and Ultra Balls ain't CHEAP! And they just brake free all the time, I always get the Pokémon I want to catch to 1 HP, but that ain't working. So am already started to just stop playing this **** game...
  73. JulioMadeira
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Certainly Pokémon is too big a franchise to be left in the hands of GameFreak, it is certain that the company does not have the capacity to create something beautiful and functional at the same time. A pity because Pokémon SV has everything to be a very good game.
  74. Evan344
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Le jeu est incroyable, le système des 3 histoires est cool mais les performances du jeu sont horribles pour les graphismes j'ai passé car la licence pokémon n'a jamais été très beau depuis la 3D mais les FPS qui descendent a 20 d'un coup c'est trop
    Gamefreak embaucher des gens putain !!! Ça ruine toute l'expérience du jeu
  75. rappaport
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    The performance issues with this game are inexcusable. Frame rates that come across more like a slide show and the stuttering anything in the background. Horrible pop in as you run and low res textures make this seem like its from 2-3 generations back rather than made in 2022. Its impossible to excuse the performance when games like Xenogears performs and looks amazing.
  76. iamvaro
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Embarrassing product for the Nintendo brand.

    任天堂ブランドの恥ずかしい製品。
  77. mamixiao
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 第一次玩宝可梦的作品感觉不到女主的可爱，游戏满屏狗牙还充斥着各种身体穿模，视角穿模，这简直不像一款打磨了3年的游戏。音乐，UI，本土化翻译全部都在退步，GF简直就是把摆烂两个字写在了脑门上。总之我不会推荐任何一个朋友购买朱紫。这种质量的游戏都能破千万销量，我真的是会心疼那些用心好好做游戏却不叫座的游戏工作室… Expand
  78. HellGateVI
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    A disappointment as always. I gave Sword/Shield a pass but not this garbage... even Wii or Wii U game are more technically amazing! Kind of hard to understand how it is like that when then milk the franchise like savage from years now.
    How can some people give the game a good score ????? Aren't you tired of getting garbage for your money ?????
  79. Mrang
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Es un juego repleto de muy buenas ideas innovadoras para la franquicia, pero terriblemente ejecutadas en un juego mediocre cuyo desarrollo apresurado dejo un nucleo jugable vacío y sin alma, Plagado de Bugs, un terrible rendimiento y un apartado gráfico y Artístico deplorables, de lo peor que ha tenido la saga y viendo otros juegos en switch este gráficamente parece un juego para androidEs un juego repleto de muy buenas ideas innovadoras para la franquicia, pero terriblemente ejecutadas en un juego mediocre cuyo desarrollo apresurado dejo un nucleo jugable vacío y sin alma, Plagado de Bugs, un terrible rendimiento y un apartado gráfico y Artístico deplorables, de lo peor que ha tenido la saga y viendo otros juegos en switch este gráficamente parece un juego para android del 2015… Expand
  80. igobycoral
    Nov 19, 2022
    9
    Characters, music, story, gameplay, variety, freedom, new pokemon designs, location design, quality of life and amount of content are all exceptionally good. Please don't let other reviews dissaude you. Gameplay-wise, this may be the best Pokemon game I've played, and I've played all of them. It's by far the most fun for me.
    The only issues so far have been minor glitchy behaviour/low FPS    Characters, music, story, gameplay, variety, freedom, new pokemon designs, location design, quality of life and amount of content are all exceptionally good. Please don't let other reviews dissaude you. Gameplay-wise, this may be the best Pokemon game I've played, and I've played all of them. It's by far the most fun for me.
    The only issues so far have been minor glitchy behaviour/low FPS mostly from background characters and animated objects, which personally don't really bother me at all, since none of it really affects gameplay; as well as a lack of clothing customisation in terms of not being able to wear a skirt or a dress, which kinda bugs me. But again, these are minor, trivial problems that have not been a detriment to my experience in nearly 40hrs of gameplay already. Any casual or veteran pokemon fans will enjoy this as long as you're not terminally online and/or very easily annoyed by buggy graphics. Content creators and news outlets online benefit from outrage, and these bugs are a very easy thing to point at to make people upset at a game they haven't experienced for themselves yet.
    Overall I would strongly recommend this game to the majority of Pokemon fans and newcomers to the series alike. It just might be hard to go back to older games after playing through a game this fun.    … Expand
  81. camoz
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Heinously buggy, devoid of effort, disappointing in nearly every way, and just another example of this franchise sinking lower and lower
  82. Cocosaurio
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    A 1 is being very forgiving, customization options are lacking, textures are embarassing and performance is not up to the full price we all paid with real and hard earned money
  83. krythix
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Pokemon Scarlet is an unoptimized and half baked game that clearly needed more time in development. I can't help but feel that Nintendo/Gamefreak rushed this game out pre-maturely to slot it in with the holiday sales window for 2022 when it clearly needed to be delayed. The game targets 30 FPS but often fails to achieve that with frequent glitches and dips into the single digit framePokemon Scarlet is an unoptimized and half baked game that clearly needed more time in development. I can't help but feel that Nintendo/Gamefreak rushed this game out pre-maturely to slot it in with the holiday sales window for 2022 when it clearly needed to be delayed. The game targets 30 FPS but often fails to achieve that with frequent glitches and dips into the single digit frame rates. I attempted to catch a Psyduck only for pokeballs to glitch through the ground and the camera angles to show a 'black' zone outside the bounds of the map. Nintendo slowly chips away at the 'Nintendo seal of quality' with each modern mainline Pokemon game released these last 5 years. Nintendo has shown their hand and they are more than willing to sacrifice on quality to make a quick buck at player's expense. Cannot recommend this game in good faith unless it recieves considerable patches to improve performance. I criticize the game so harshly because i care deeply about this franchise and want to see it improve into the game fan's truly deserve.… Expand
  84. PersonaTime
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    This is a disgrace, this is the Pokemon Company, the Pokemon Company makes a lot of money per year, heck, it even rivals Disney if you simply look it up. And yet the devs at GameFreak keep working like they are a small Indie Office. This won't fly anymore. They need to step up there game. I now lost respect, and will make sure to never buy another Pokemon game during launch, I will nowThis is a disgrace, this is the Pokemon Company, the Pokemon Company makes a lot of money per year, heck, it even rivals Disney if you simply look it up. And yet the devs at GameFreak keep working like they are a small Indie Office. This won't fly anymore. They need to step up there game. I now lost respect, and will make sure to never buy another Pokemon game during launch, I will now always wait for about 2 weeks to see what people thing about the game. I won't be updating my game once a true patch gets created, no, I want to keep this games in it's intended form as a reminder that even a big brand such as Pokemon can somehow allow this game to pass quality...if it was even in Quality Check/Control. You guys blew it with this one. And the funny things is, I was one of the few to point something like this out months before release. What a life lesson the Gamefreak just taught me, never again to buy a Pokemon games during launch, so that they are reminded of what happened, and as they wonder they there sales during future launches didn't sale more than previous Gen.… Expand
  85. NotALarry
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Gamefreak as always makes the most graphically intense games, why though? Dont they realize that the graphics are not important at all? Graphics are useless, i will spend another 120 dollars on both 10 gen Pokemon games if they will get rid of the graphics, my PS2 lags while trying to play Scarlet. Overall, the gameplay is absolutely the best, im blind, so i dont care what these silly haters say!
  86. ErmaJim
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    De lo mejor en el catálogo exclusivo del Switch, lo recomiendo al 100%
    Excelente para los niños como los adultos, yo lo disfrute al igual que mis hijos.
    Realmente me quedo perpleja al ver tantas críticas negativas, de donde salen y basadas en que?, el juego cumple en casi todos sus aspectos.
  87. 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.
  88. 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
  89. Pvf
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Não tem português como linguagem, jogo cheio de bugs e ainda por cima se trata de uma empresa de grande porte por trás do desenvolvimento.… Expand
  90. Palkia_Presioon
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    En un fandom lleno de hipocresía y gente que se pelea por nimiedades como gráficos. Donde impera el discurso de odio sobre la gente que simplemente disfruta lo que Pokémon plantea en su esencia. Este juego que une dos corrientes de gusto común (mundo abierto y tradicionalismo), en donde la literal premisa trata de cómo intenta el pasado como el futuro coexistir.
    Es la cura que necesitaba    En un fandom lleno de hipocresía y gente que se pelea por nimiedades como gráficos. Donde impera el discurso de odio sobre la gente que simplemente disfruta lo que Pokémon plantea en su esencia. Este juego que une dos corrientes de gusto común (mundo abierto y tradicionalismo), en donde la literal premisa trata de cómo intenta el pasado como el futuro coexistir.
    Es la cura que necesitaba el fandom para dejar de ser tan divisivo y abandonar esa dinámica de 'Haters vs Fans'. Pero veo que aunque hay gente reacia, muchos estamos disfrutando la aventura que Paldea presenta con sus mecánicas tradicionales de la tan amada fórmula Pokémon y la tendencia actual de implementar el mundo abierto.    … Expand
  91. thihaaungkyaw
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Even though it has performance issues, everything else is a step up from previous entries in the series.
  92. SweetKairi
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    When I said that Legends Arceus would be nominated for best RPG of the year, I was not wrong.
    Many people doubt Game Freak when they have always done their job with passion and dedication to maintaining consistency.
    Scarlet and Violet are no exception, tremendously fun games and full of things to do.
    The simplified RPG par excellence and that should be an example to follow.
  93. Scrrom120
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The glitches, latency, and half-baked rig animations were bad, but none of those made me post this. Nintendo is apparently to blame for the backwards movement on character customization that has resulted in not a single outfit that doesn't make my character look like a walking comedy routine. Seriously, the nonsense excuse that children in school should where the official uniforms at allThe glitches, latency, and half-baked rig animations were bad, but none of those made me post this. Nintendo is apparently to blame for the backwards movement on character customization that has resulted in not a single outfit that doesn't make my character look like a walking comedy routine. Seriously, the nonsense excuse that children in school should where the official uniforms at all times is garbage. Throw that approach to game design on the pyre and keep it out of here.… Expand
  94. Technickle
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Why? It's almost disrespectful at this point. It's as if a fever dream was a nightmare. Please release me from this pain. It's like being brutally stabbed in the eyes, except its 5 FPS and you can feel all 5. Real-Life looks better than this and I'm not even joking this time. Trying doesn't even describe this hideous game. If this is trying, I've been lied to.

    0/10
  95. SWSH_BestGen
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Although Sword and Shield have a special place in my heart, this game improves many things on the overall franchise.
    I won't stop saying it, with each game the franchise gets better.
  96. Elaine-B
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Solo hay una palabra que describiría a este juego:
    'Adicción'
    Lo digo en serio, desde que uno es rescatado por el legendario hasta llegar a la liga y ver el desenlace de este, es un viaje lleno de capturas y batallas donde el flujo de la diversión no se detiene ningun segundo.
    Tiene uno de los mejores introductorios vistos en un Pokémon.    … Expand
  97. Elkar
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This is not an acceptable product, especially when you compare it with others Nintendo games like Zelda BotW (a more than 5 years old game) or Xenoblade 3, and currently it's a broken unfinished game.
  98. TenShadows
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Literally unplayable mess that shouldn't have released in the state it has. It baffles me that Nintendo accepted to release such an unfinished game.
  99. Aurora_Lemuria
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    It joins to the best Game Freak games along with titles like: Crystal, Emerald, Platinum, Ultra Moon, Sword&Shield+Expansion and Legends Arceus"".

    The anger and fury that many are showing here with the red 0s seems honestly immature to me. Playable is fun and has an ideal progression system. Over the days, people who played the game authentically and legally will give their positive    It joins to the best Game Freak games along with titles like: Crystal, Emerald, Platinum, Ultra Moon, Sword&Shield+Expansion and Legends Arceus"".

    The anger and fury that many are showing here with the red 0s seems honestly immature to me.
    Playable is fun and has an ideal progression system. Over the days, people who played the game authentically and legally will give their positive ratings to the game (because its a good game despite some glitches), reversing the bad scores of those who played it illegally before it came out and dont like Pokémon really.    … Expand
  100. Visaith
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Amazing game thats completely broken, stay away. You can tell that under the obviously unfinished game, theres...something.
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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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