Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. queerCoded
    Jan 2, 2023
    4
    Can be fun but when the main city in your game is 95% unopenable doors and functionally identical restaurants that don't have an actual interior, just a menu, then you know the game needs longer to cook. It's interesting but every town slaps you in the face with how empty it is. It gets depressing, frustrating, and discourages exploration of the cities, which is not great in a game aboutCan be fun but when the main city in your game is 95% unopenable doors and functionally identical restaurants that don't have an actual interior, just a menu, then you know the game needs longer to cook. It's interesting but every town slaps you in the face with how empty it is. It gets depressing, frustrating, and discourages exploration of the cities, which is not great in a game about exploration. This is obviously not the only problem with the game but I think it exemplifies the problems caused by the fact that this game needed at least another year of development. The annual releases that pokemon has moved to have come with a drop in quality that has been rearing its head recently.… Expand
  2. Frashure11
    Jan 1, 2023
    2
    Raids with multiple players are completely broken and frame rate drops below 30 regularly during normal play. I try to play raids with friends and every match we can’t communicate because each of us have different things going on in our games.
  3. WesleyChen
    Jan 1, 2023
    7
    I have to say that the game's content did exceed my expectations, but the frequent frame drops and model conflicts everywhere were devastating to the experience, in addition to this there are many design flaws, which are very apparent after playing Arceus. And I don't even suspect that GameFreak is optimized for the switch at all.
    The question now is, will they update a follow-up patch    I have to say that the game's content did exceed my expectations, but the frequent frame drops and model conflicts everywhere were devastating to the experience, in addition to this there are many design flaws, which are very apparent after playing Arceus. And I don't even suspect that GameFreak is optimized for the switch at all.
    The question now is, will they update a follow-up patch for these issues, or is this half-baked product all we're going to get? And they still planning to sell DLC for this?

    Follow-up: After experiencing all the game flow, I must say that even with such number of problems, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet is still the BEST Pokemon game I have played ever.    … Expand
  4. metajol
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    Dead world might be a better descriptor than open world. A soulless disappointment. Buildings are menus, interacting with npcs as you would in previous games is out the window. Plenty of what character dialogue is there is already painfully dated upon release, and despite an academy setting begging to be loaded up with sidequests, they dropped the ball there. It feels like an expositionDead world might be a better descriptor than open world. A soulless disappointment. Buildings are menus, interacting with npcs as you would in previous games is out the window. Plenty of what character dialogue is there is already painfully dated upon release, and despite an academy setting begging to be loaded up with sidequests, they dropped the ball there. It feels like an exposition dump followed by 'b line towards x for y, or b line towards c for d'. As someone who loves cooking systems in games, the sandwich mechanic and food animations are a lugie in the face treated as a snowcone. People praise the bland blorbo-bait characterization in this game, forgetting that the world of pokemon is meant to have character too.… Expand
  5. DavaRobin
    Dec 31, 2022
    7
    putting aside the graphics and the bugs, this was the boldest Pokemon in terms of history, game play and characters, with the main plot twist at the end, so i give it a solid 7, and i hope that Game Freak keeps this way in the following games
  6. ShadowRose
    Dec 31, 2022
    6
    A good twist on the classic Pokémon games however feels rushed and runs poorly. If you're a Pokémon fan I recommend if not maybe choose sword or shield over this as it overall has less problems with game performance if you do not mind this like me go ahead you can pick it just a fair warning as it is very buggy.
  7. Rimuru12
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    its like a cheep low buget game for how big Pokémon is and how much money they make the pokémon game should be some of the best games on the switch
  8. Denistxo
    Dec 30, 2022
    4
    Buenas ideas mala ejecucion, el juego tiene buena historia, personajes y musica, pero parece que los desarrolladores lo han creado usando el gluteo izquierdo porque no me parece normal las bajadas de frames que hay, tengo 100 horas jugadas registradas por la consola y en el juego me marca que son 80 eso quiere decir que e perdido 20 horas de juego gracias al lag, otra cosa que hay queBuenas ideas mala ejecucion, el juego tiene buena historia, personajes y musica, pero parece que los desarrolladores lo han creado usando el gluteo izquierdo porque no me parece normal las bajadas de frames que hay, tengo 100 horas jugadas registradas por la consola y en el juego me marca que son 80 eso quiere decir que e perdido 20 horas de juego gracias al lag, otra cosa que hay que mencionar es los crasheos que te da, e perdido horas de progreso porque el programa se cierra cuando le da la gana sin razon aparente.
    El poping, los laggeos y crasheos hacen que este juego sea en mi opinion uno de los peores de la saga sin duda    … Expand
  9. dark0153
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    Broken online gameplay
    Frame skipping animations for NPC
    Low stability (crashes)
    **** pixelated graphics
  10. nttung762000
    Dec 30, 2022
    8
    The gameplay is very attractive, the story is unique and meaningful, all the characters are interesting, and the post-game is not boring
    However, there are still disadvantages such as the camera is not flexible, the open world being sketchy, poorly optimized
  11. Elevas
    Dec 30, 2022
    1
    I get that the higher ups insisted this game needed to come out a few weeks before Christmas, but Christmas 2023 would have been more appropriate given how much work this game still needed.
  12. Fluffydoggo
    Dec 30, 2022
    2
    It had potential, it could have easily have been the best pokemon game ever. If they had just delayed it till it was ready. The graphics look so dated as well. The concept was great, the execution of that concept was not.

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

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

    If not we'll it's a shame, but I can't keep accepting mediocre games. From such a well known and rich company too. They could easily do so much better, but chose not too.    … Expand
  13. Thegamedev
    Dec 29, 2022
    1
    The game was filled with bugs and glitches and was poorly disgined the textures looked plan and the game ran at what looks to be 24 frames per second the story was average at best everything felt like a chore to play I do not recommend playing this game . If u want a good game to play with amazing story I recommend pokemon black and white or final fantasy or even something like elden ring
  14. MrBum
    Dec 28, 2022
    3
    Performance: laughably terrible.
    Open word: a jumbled mess.
    Difficulty curve: a snaggle-toothed saw. It's like Nintendo sent down the directive to Gamefreak to make the next Pokemon game open world, but none of them had any clue what that actually meant. The game is a hot mess and a prime example that not everything HAS to be open world. There is no direction in the open world, you    Performance: laughably terrible.
    Open word: a jumbled mess.
    Difficulty curve: a snaggle-toothed saw.

    It's like Nintendo sent down the directive to Gamefreak to make the next Pokemon game open world, but none of them had any clue what that actually meant. The game is a hot mess and a prime example that not everything HAS to be open world.

    There is no direction in the open world, you are free to roam around anywhere. BUT. If you look at the levels of the trainers/gym leaders/titans, there is a very clear path they really wanted to take. Why then not just make a more traditional guided play though? Why have an open world at all? And why for all that is holy do they not have any indication that you are not where you're supposed to be until you get your teeth kicked in by enemies way higher in level than you?

    Those are all cornerstone open world design elements that have been utterly bungled.

    The performance of the switch is notoriously terrible, but this monstrosity takes the cake. Constant non-stop hitching, stuttering, and wildly variable frame rates plague every corner of this honestly quite ugly open world. It's so bad that it constantly takes you out of the game.

    There are a few good things added this generation, but all the terrible failures make me no longer care.

    What a disappointing experience.    … Expand
  15. thompsonmelo
    Dec 28, 2022
    2
    And a worse game than the previous ones, the fight by turns remains the same without modifications that make the game more fluid, only now with at least 500 bugs throughout gameplay and fps in constant drops and more controlled Pokémons
  16. gian_pkr
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    I love pokemon but the quality of the Game is really unacceptable: bug, glitches, framerate drops, bad graphics and animations. After this Game I will not buy pokemon games anymore cause I really dont trust the brand anymore. And the worst is that after month is not even fixed. So disappointed by Nintendo.
  17. DeanTheOne
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    Bruh, people are sleeping on this game. It's amazing, especially the official soundtrack. The gameplay's also really good. The only iffy part is the Pokédex, which is still really decent. Don't judge a book by its cover, even if it's got a laggy cover.
  18. Drewski69
    Dec 27, 2022
    4
    One of the best stories out of any Pokémon game but the performance issues are just too much. I’ve still racked up 80 hours but have just given up on completing the Pokédex at this point just because the game doesn’t have much endgame material and it’s getting tedious.
  19. Umbra30
    Dec 27, 2022
    4
    PROS:
    - Open world pokemon game
    - Wild exploration improvement - Accessibility improvement - Good soundtrack CONS: - Ugly graphics, Pokemon X/Y (2013) looks better - They changed the iconic humans art style from the series (why? It's like removing Akira Toriyama's art style from Dragon Quest saga) - NPCs design are ugly with few exceptions - Bad performance, some crashes, bugs    PROS:
    - Open world pokemon game
    - Wild exploration improvement
    - Accessibility improvement
    - Good soundtrack

    CONS:
    - Ugly graphics, Pokemon X/Y (2013) looks better
    - They changed the iconic humans art style from the series (why? It's like removing Akira Toriyama's art style from Dragon Quest saga)
    - NPCs design are ugly with few exceptions
    - Bad performance, some crashes, bugs and frame drops
    - The new pokémon design is ridiculous and they don't look like monsters anymore (a half motorcycle lizard? who had this idea? a 5 years old kid?)
    - The new cities are forgettable, they have no content, the houses no longer have interior, there is no reason to explore
    - Gym challenges are pathetic
    - Visual issues like texture pop in or NPCs and distant objects running at 5 FPS

    CONCLUSION:
    - Rushed game with good and bad decisions, sacrifices quality in favor of innovation    … Expand
  20. Papalee516
    Dec 27, 2022
    8
    This game is being criticized solely for bugs that rarely interrupt game play and graphics that are consistent with the series past offerings. Despite nothing actually being wrong with the graphics, entitled basement dwelling Trolls who have yet to mentally develop past the age of 9 are screaming at their mommy about how "ugly" these games are. They are incredibly well written for PokémonThis game is being criticized solely for bugs that rarely interrupt game play and graphics that are consistent with the series past offerings. Despite nothing actually being wrong with the graphics, entitled basement dwelling Trolls who have yet to mentally develop past the age of 9 are screaming at their mommy about how "ugly" these games are. They are incredibly well written for Pokémon titles, the graphics are fine and in tune with what we've come to expect graphically from a Pokémon game, the region is fun to explore and the new creature designs are outstanding.… Expand
  21. GreenTekken42
    Dec 27, 2022
    1
    Pokemon never really stood out to me. Its insane how a series this Popular can get away with recycling objects and models from previous games as well as being a buggy mess
  22. Barrator
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    The game is very good but unfinished. It's still unplayable, 1.5 month after release.
  23. PMG-Writer
    Dec 27, 2022
    8
    Nintendo could be releasing two more interesting games for the Switch with Pokémon Crimson and Purple. The storylines turned out well and propel us well through the game. The new features also work well and the approaches are fitting as well. Thanks to the simple game concept, both games are just fun and it motivates enormously to keep playing. The graphical presentation is rather weak andNintendo could be releasing two more interesting games for the Switch with Pokémon Crimson and Purple. The storylines turned out well and propel us well through the game. The new features also work well and the approaches are fitting as well. Thanks to the simple game concept, both games are just fun and it motivates enormously to keep playing. The graphical presentation is rather weak and we actually hoped for more. At least the background music can score points again. Those who would like to play with Pokémons again should take a closer look at "Pokémon Crimson and Purple". Other players should rather try out the title at the moment.… Expand
  24. OwenBingChillin
    Dec 26, 2022
    1
    I can't believe that people still support GameFreak. They've released so many crappy games.
  25. Quackduck15959
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Last time I remember, I enjoyed playing the Pokemon games. Now? I don't really get the same vibes. This game has a serious amount of issues. I ended up clipping through the world twice in the first few hours of my playthrough. It didn't get better. Later on I learned that this game suffers from a memory leak which makes this game progressively get more laggy and I would have to close andLast time I remember, I enjoyed playing the Pokemon games. Now? I don't really get the same vibes. This game has a serious amount of issues. I ended up clipping through the world twice in the first few hours of my playthrough. It didn't get better. Later on I learned that this game suffers from a memory leak which makes this game progressively get more laggy and I would have to close and reopen the game. It's kinda ridiculous to me how Gamefreak does this to their beloved franchise. I don't care if they're going to fix this game later. They released the game at one point and I expect it to be finished. I do not agree with their business and I don't want to pay sixty dollars for their products. If you enjoy these kinds of games, then go ahead. I just can't see why this is worth supporting.… Expand
  26. GuilhermePinhei
    Dec 25, 2022
    5
    Graphics horrible, pkmn designes worst, good stories but far away from a good game
  27. KingPaladin5591
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't even explain the pain I feel about this sad excuse of a pokemon game the main function and gimic take so long in battle by time it's finished I've lost the match and the no way you can enable skip battle animation like in sword and sheild pokemon can spawn in the wall. This seems more like a poorly made fan game than a actual addition to the pokemon title lineup and its sad Nintendo and game freak should feel ashamed they forced this pile of trash out… Expand
  28. ApexRacingPR
    Dec 24, 2022
    3
    It is hard to look beyond the horrifically outdated graphics of this game, which are more reminiscent of something from the early 2000s rather than the early 2020s - the reason its hard to look beyond is the atrocious performance issues that ruin the game at every turn.

    This game was not built to run on a console as under-powered as the Switch, and it struggles constantly in both    It is hard to look beyond the horrifically outdated graphics of this game, which are more reminiscent of something from the early 2000s rather than the early 2020s - the reason its hard to look beyond is the atrocious performance issues that ruin the game at every turn.

    This game was not built to run on a console as under-powered as the Switch, and it struggles constantly in both handheld and docked mode. Alongside the frame rate issues are a wealth of bugs that constantly either break the game or severely hinder progress.

    Frankly it is an unplayable mess and one that I had to ask for a refund for.

    Beyond the graphical issues and the horrendous performance, the game still doesn't feel as ambitious as it should be, and neither the storyline or the scope of the game stand up to other open world competitors in 2022.

    In my opinion, its time Pokemon games were made for PC and other consoles if the series is to match what the fans want. This approach of constant compromise and minor updates feels like a way to capitalise and profit from an increasingly restless fanbase.

    Unless you are a hardcore Pokemon fan, avoid this game - and, even then, I'd still give it a miss.    … Expand
  29. KingRoombaTC
    Dec 24, 2022
    4
    The game seems to be very fun and fairy interesting, but is filled with bugs, glitches, performing issues and is visually unappealing. Don't recommend it.
  30. ProjectHMF
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    Game sucks cock and balls

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  31. Ho11ow
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    A fantastic game throttled by its poor performance. Hopefully post launch patches will fix this, as the game itself is top notch. Personally I could look past a lot of the issues as the game was just so much fun, but for some people the frame rate issues and occasional crashes will be too much.
  32. Skhaarin
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    Why does it look that bad?? I'm not even going to complain about all the other obvious flaws the game has, but why it has to look like that? You could grab any game engine, create a random world with random objects using default assets, and the result would be something looking at least decent. They had to tweak the visuals on purpose to make it look bad, it is stupid.
  33. SlowbroLin
    Dec 23, 2022
    1
    "Pokémon Sun and Moon", "Pokémon Sword and Shield", and "Pokémon Scarlet and Violet", those are three aliases of "S**t Game".
  34. Montalvo90
    Dec 23, 2022
    10
    Buen juego, solo unas pequeñas bajas en fps pero el online funciona bastante bien y de las mejores historias en pokemon desde blanco y negro
  35. jailsondx
    Dec 23, 2022
    0
    A quantidade de bugs que estragam a experiência é inaceitável para um jogo com preço tão alto AAA, além de se quer contar com legendas em PT-BR.
    Nota-se que a GameFreak está apenas disposta a colher dinheiros dos fanáticos da franquia sem se importar em produzir e entregar um produto de qualidade.
  36. AlexMakesToast
    Dec 23, 2022
    6
    Pokemon Scarlet = 6/10
    ......................................................
  37. briiiz
    Dec 22, 2022
    10
    如果不是这个逆天优化和bug，它可以是近十年来最优秀的宝可梦，说实话这次的开发世界质量是远远超出我的预期的，可以看出花了很多心思去打磨这个世界，料多且整个流程设计十分优秀，整体看下来游戏进度很快，坐骑和letsgo系统都让玩家的心流体验十分顺畅，而且这一作无缝衔接的音乐和优秀的剧情都相当值得一提，是真的找回了十多年前那种宝可梦的'冒险'的感觉了。
    同时bug多，优化差且不提，大量删改确实很糟糕，城市纯纯模型啥东西都没有，希望赶快补好优化吧，不要糟蹋了好不容易来的这么好的一作    如果不是这个逆天优化和bug，它可以是近十年来最优秀的宝可梦，说实话这次的开发世界质量是远远超出我的预期的，可以看出花了很多心思去打磨这个世界，料多且整个流程设计十分优秀，整体看下来游戏进度很快，坐骑和letsgo系统都让玩家的心流体验十分顺畅，而且这一作无缝衔接的音乐和优秀的剧情都相当值得一提，是真的找回了十多年前那种宝可梦的'冒险'的感觉了。
    同时bug多，优化差且不提，大量删改确实很糟糕，城市纯纯模型啥东西都没有，希望赶快补好优化吧，不要糟蹋了好不容易来的这么好的一作
  38. Moustique
    Dec 22, 2022
    7
    It is really fun playing this, but we all know how awful the performance is. This creativity and all these ideas for the new rival, gym leaders, trainers, Pokémon and story are great, but the little things let this game look/feel like garbage
  39. theangryscapula
    Dec 22, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having completed the main story, the post game, and prepped a team and battled to master ball in online ranked I can now confidently say this game was a massive disappointment.

    For additional context, I really enjoyed Sword and Shield, feeling that while flawed, those games made up for their shortcomings to become a product greater than the sum of their parts. I cannot say the same for Scarlet and Violet.

    It's unfortunate because as many reviewers have correctly pointed out, these games are pretty fun! The open world concept actually translates well for Pokemon, and compared to Legends Arceus the world design feels dynamic with lots of twisting paths and verticality. It is easy to get lost in this game --in a good way. Terastalizing, while goofy, is an interesting idea for competitive battling. Giving many weaker or overlooked Pokemon new strategies to find relevance on teams.

    But the bad things are truly bad. Forgive me, I'm shallow, but the graphics are a nightmare. I feel conflicted because Pokemon at its core is intrinsically asking a lot of the development team. What other video game has 400 main characters that all need to be lovingly realized with animations, textures, and personality enough to make someone fall in love with them. But the decision to push for more realistic textures AND a large immersive open world in a game this complex with such a rapid development cycle seems incredibly misguided. Enumerating all the ways in which the 'look' of the game is a failure from animation to textures to performance would make this review too long to publish, but suffice to say, it's bad.

    But even beyond the obvious visual and performance issues the game has major problems. Many aspects of the game are just not very fun to engage with. My personal biggest offender was online raids. A key element to post-game play that is so comically broken, glitchy, and frustrating I almost gave up trying to prepare a competitive team to try out ranked battles before writing a review. (I just wanted an ability patch! Is that so much to ask?) So many aspects feel like rough draft ideas, from hilariously trivial Team Star camp raids, to underwhelming and bizarre picnic and breeding mechanics, to gym challenges that are so short and have such unsatisfying controls that I by the time I figure out if I'm doing what the game wants -- the minigame is already over. I cant help but feel we are playing a beta of a game that should be releasing in 2025. Thankfully the game has a LOT of content so some of the weaker aspects can get shuffled into the pile and forgiven, but the lack of focus here, the wasted hours developing needless experimental trivial nonsense at the expense of core game mechanics is so ludicrously out of control I can't lay the blame at the feet of anyone but the game's leadership. Whoever was in charge of the scope and timeline of this game's development failed. Massively.

    Ultimately, Game Freak, The Pokemon Company, and Nintendo have shown their hand. Their format of releasing new games so rapidly no longer works with games so large and complex. Something must change. Either Game Freak is given more time to develop a more polished product, they scale back the complexity of what a console Pokemon game is, or they change format entirely. For me, seeing how successful the open world model is, and understanding The Pokemon Company's desire to make a big pile of money, perhaps its time to start thinking about that Pokemon MMO again. Final Fantasy 14 managed to pull itself out of the fire with regular updates and expansions, could something similar happen for Pokemon? Certainly not on THIS game engine. But I hope Nintendo/TPC/GF see the failure here and have the will to change course.    … Expand
  40. BancaEliteGames
    Dec 21, 2022
    1
    Lots of bugs. It has no language in Portuguese, with Brazil being one of the biggest consumers of Pokemon.
  41. icep
    Dec 20, 2022
    4
    The game is very buggy, laggy, glitchy, ugly, new art style is a stepdown from the old one Imo. Battles and menus are slow. Traversing some towns are painful. Pokémon look so small in the overworld and pop in and out. NPCs pop and flicker in the overworld. Terrain doesn't make any sense. Animations are somehow WORSE than sword/shield. Terastalising gimmick is just goofy and doesn't fit inThe game is very buggy, laggy, glitchy, ugly, new art style is a stepdown from the old one Imo. Battles and menus are slow. Traversing some towns are painful. Pokémon look so small in the overworld and pop in and out. NPCs pop and flicker in the overworld. Terrain doesn't make any sense. Animations are somehow WORSE than sword/shield. Terastalising gimmick is just goofy and doesn't fit in the game. Postgame is minimal. Multiplayer is a mess. The only positives I can think of was there were alot of cool new Pokémon and the music was pretty good. Honestly I can not believe I am saying this, but I even enjoyed Sword/Shield more than this with the dlc. I honestly don't think updates/dlc can even fix the game. Its just so awful to play. I feel the life force of my switch draining whenever I play the game for more than an hour. Compared to other Pokémon games, even on the same system, it feels like a 5 dollar steam game in beta. Compared to other JRPGs on the switch that have launched recently, (XBC3, CCRFF7). The game looks cheap rubbish, just to make a quick buck.… Expand
  42. Vishapin
    Dec 20, 2022
    1
    Absolute hot garbage. Core gameplay is basically not changed and addition of open world only watered down whatever structure was still there after years of erosion. Besides extremally tired but ok-ish gameplay tho EVERYTHING in this game is just abysmal. People buying and thus supproting this bullcrap should be extremely ashamed.
  43. Ghostpumkin
    Dec 20, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mostly all about this game, but what's really messing with my patience is the bugs and the broken tera raids. Sometimes I press a move to use in battle and the teralized pokemon does 3 different moves before I could even inflict some damage. Sometimes the health bar doesn't even go down, with some of my strongest moves. Sometimes I attack and the health bar gets higher without the pokemon doing any healing moves. And the timer is the worst of all, it keeps on losing time whenever I teralize a pokemon or when the text is in display, Sometimes I can only attack 3 times in a battle because the rest is just text blocking me from the battle button. If yall fix this I can guarantee the reviews will go up cuz everyone is tired of this same thing. Until then, 1 star review it is.… Expand
  44. Asgard0822
    Dec 19, 2022
    5
    loving the open world and new mechanics.
    No order of gym is nice but pointless if the gyms have a set level, so there is just a hidden order.

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

    And when your game releases, its messed up the pokemon home support only launches 5 months later....
  45. Giuse
    Dec 19, 2022
    0
    Maybe the worst Pokémon game I ever played (and I played like every Pokémon games). The plot is terrible, childish, incomplete, stupid, trivial, boring, ridiculous, anticlimactic. The open world thing is a lie since if you don't have all the Koraidon/Miraidon features you can't reach all places around the map, also the level design is very bad and embarrassing. There are giant empty fieldsMaybe the worst Pokémon game I ever played (and I played like every Pokémon games). The plot is terrible, childish, incomplete, stupid, trivial, boring, ridiculous, anticlimactic. The open world thing is a lie since if you don't have all the Koraidon/Miraidon features you can't reach all places around the map, also the level design is very bad and embarrassing. There are giant empty fields where you can find random creatures groups putted there with no sense at all. Creatures don't interact with you nor with other pokémons, they just stand there and walk around. I don't want to talk about bugs and stuff like that cause everyone talked about it already before. The academy place is just a group of rooms in which you can follow like 3 interesting lessons and A LOT of useless dialogues about futile and trivial subjects. Also this is a clear declaration from The Pokémon Company to make fun of fans and buyers, they don't care about our fun, enjoyment, entertainment, they just think about their schedule and don't give a f*ck about people. I'm very disappointed (cause I can talk about these games problems like for a week) and I really hate to feel zero in front of the brand I love since I was a very young kid and in which I spent time and money. I think I won't buy any Pokémon games in the future. It's sad to see such a big and talented company destroying itself with its own hands.… Expand
  46. 0nearmedbandit
    Dec 18, 2022
    7
    I got the game a few days after it came out, and had a lot of people to play with and I've put in about 100 hours now and seen pretty much everything the game has to offer. I'm about to dive into competitive battles soon as well after I'm done breeding a good team.

    This game was a lot of what I wanted pokemon games to be like and I'm happy with some of the decisions that were made, but    I got the game a few days after it came out, and had a lot of people to play with and I've put in about 100 hours now and seen pretty much everything the game has to offer. I'm about to dive into competitive battles soon as well after I'm done breeding a good team.

    This game was a lot of what I wanted pokemon games to be like and I'm happy with some of the decisions that were made, but I did still have a few gripes about certain characters, the lack of voice acting, and the performance of course.
    Ultimately, I have loved nearly all of the major moments of my experiences with this generation, so much so that I might go back and get a copy of Violet as well.
    I'm also doing a second playthrough in Japanese on my second profile. The dialogue is only a bit above my comprehension level, and they use Furigana, so it's easier to understand. Because I've only been studying for a few years and I'm still at a grade school level with the language. This game seems like a good game to try to play in Japanese, for what that's worth.

    I am sad about the presence of these performance issues and some of the issues it had caused when I did certain activities such as shiny hunting, etc. So I've docked a few points for it, but ultimately the changes to the formula and the way the gameplay loop feels, It got me to actually enjoy the first pokemon game since Sun/Moon, or gen 1-3. I still hope they fix some things in the future with this game, but even if they don't, I'm still excited about where the series seems to be heading. Cautiously optimistic at least.    … Expand
  47. Karbenz
    Dec 11, 2022
    9
    People need to realise and admit that this is the best pokemon game has ever been made but with technical issues, which can be solved by future patches.
  48. Tareethewheel
    Dec 17, 2022
    10
    While the performance is questionable at best, the story and enviorment is phenomenal, compared to Shield etc. I cant wait until they Perfect the Open world concept.
  49. hasman49
    Dec 17, 2022
    3
    In concept it's a really good game being a semi open world not technically on a railroad. Some of the new Pokemon are lazy designs (ex: Flamingo), but good outside of that.

    Issues are the performance lags that the Switch cannot handle. They happen more often the later into the game you get. The lag is very frustrating at times. Also the world is not like Skyrim that mostly levels up with    In concept it's a really good game being a semi open world not technically on a railroad. Some of the new Pokemon are lazy designs (ex: Flamingo), but good outside of that.

    Issues are the performance lags that the Switch cannot handle. They happen more often the later into the game you get. The lag is very frustrating at times.

    Also the world is not like Skyrim that mostly levels up with the player. You'll return to areas super over powered or severly underpowered. It would me nice if the world map at least showed the needed level for certain missions/gyms before traveling across the map for a place I can't play yet.

    Last complaint is smaller but clothing customization is limited in the shirt category since you're only allowed to wear a school uniform shirt. The limitation is very noticeable in terallize battles and makes me miss Sword/Shield's customization.    … Expand
  50. Gomes287
    Dec 17, 2022
    4
    Beside some bugs, this game is too innovative as the first generation and the gameplay is so cool as the second generation. unfortunately it lacks the greatest features of Legends Arceus and looks like a game in beta. I hope the tenth generation will be way better. The history is one of the best ever. But we need a level progression feature and difficulty settings urgently.
  51. drguilt
    Dec 17, 2022
    1
    So ugly graphic and modeling. Framedrop sucks.
    I just don't get why they made the game like this.
  52. El1s0n
    Dec 16, 2022
    8
    Un juego con fallas técnicas terribles y que claramente no fue terminado al 100%. A pesar de eso es divertidísimo jugarlo y bastante adictivo, el mundo abierto fue un gran acierto pero la franquicia necesita evolucionar en más aspectos.
  53. Flishy
    Dec 16, 2022
    0
    what the **** Let's go model, it's just a waste of time. I have to waste my time to walk with the stupid Pawmo，but there is no clue to remind me how many steps I have already walked. besides, the evolutionary condition is i have to walk 1000 steps in one time. what the **** I have endured poor optimization, inexplicable crashes, sudden freezes and frame drops throughout the game. This gamewhat the **** Let's go model, it's just a waste of time. I have to waste my time to walk with the stupid Pawmo，but there is no clue to remind me how many steps I have already walked. besides, the evolutionary condition is i have to walk 1000 steps in one time. what the **** I have endured poor optimization, inexplicable crashes, sudden freezes and frame drops throughout the game. This game is just piece of ****… Expand
  54. Chastizer
    Dec 15, 2022
    6
    With the 9th Generation of Pokémon we are finally beginning to see the foundation of what a truly next generation Pokémon game could be, however it is done with the presentation, graphical fidelity, and performance of an Itch.io porn game. Compared to what a game of this caliber should be, this was a tech demo.

    I was truly ready to write this game completely off, until the very last leg    With the 9th Generation of Pokémon we are finally beginning to see the foundation of what a truly next generation Pokémon game could be, however it is done with the presentation, graphical fidelity, and performance of an Itch.io porn game. Compared to what a game of this caliber should be, this was a tech demo.

    I was truly ready to write this game completely off, until the very last leg of the game where it began to bare it's fangs. To be quite honest, the whole game should just be structured like that last portion. In fact, I feel like the game would have been better off for it. That doesn't mean that you couldn't have wide open areas to explore and find Pokémon. I feel like a true middle ground could be reached if in the next generation of Pokémon they went the route of Xenoblade Chronicles and had massive areas interconnected with one another instead of one giant map that must be loaded in at all times. The world of Xenoblade 1 manages to still feel massive and interconnected despite it's loading zones.

    Performance aside, there are a lot of problems I have as a long time Pokémon fan that I would like to see addressed. Not nearly enough post game, no difficulty options, missing features that we've literally had since the GBA, A lot of the Pokedex still missing to likely be sold back to us.

    While Area Zero was a blast to play through, after I was done with it I couldn't help but feel frustrated at how I had to sit through hours of mediocrity just to get to the good part. The whole game should be the good part. While I did have fun doing menial things prior to Area Zero. Looking back I can't help but wonder why there was such a clear difference in effort in these two parts of the game.

    I love Pokémon, the series is a jewel and I know everyone wants to see it shine. We keep telling them how to polish it, but for some reason the jewel keeps getting rubbed in the dirt. Area Zero was the feint glimmer of hope shining off the jewel, reminding me that with polishing, the highest grossing media franchise on the planet could release something they can be proud of.    … Expand
  55. brianchanxyz
    Dec 15, 2022
    1
    One of the main event Tera Raid Battle is lag as hell, cant press any command as got attacked twice in a roll to death.
  56. dannyvqz
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Bueno para empezar es un juego de Pokémon perteneciente a la saga principal muy distinto a lo que ya estábamos acostumbrados. si bien les falto tiempo para terminarlo me atrevo a decir que la historia es una de las mejores si es que no la mejor de los juegos de Pokémon. al igual mencionar que los diseños 3D de los Pokémon fueron cambiados y mejorados.
  57. Fonta99
    Dec 15, 2022
    2
    Probably the worst game of the Pokemon series. Horrendous graphics and performance. It runs always under 30 fps reaching also 20 fps or less often, unplayable. The level design also sucks. A few new pokemons are cool and have nice design but all the other parts of the game are literally **** no other way to describe it, sorry. I thought that with Arceus they couldn't do worse but comparedProbably the worst game of the Pokemon series. Horrendous graphics and performance. It runs always under 30 fps reaching also 20 fps or less often, unplayable. The level design also sucks. A few new pokemons are cool and have nice design but all the other parts of the game are literally **** no other way to describe it, sorry. I thought that with Arceus they couldn't do worse but compared to this game Arceus looks like a masterpiece. If you can't see the problems of this game you are either blind or you only play pokemon games. This is unacceptable, one of the richest gaming company of the world that delivers a game like this. Just look at any other game, even an indie game they all look and play better. Y'all shouldn't accept a game like this and ask for better to Game Freak and The Pokemon Company, stop saying the low votes are trolls and haters, I love Pokemon but I see when something is literally a scam.… Expand
  58. lunali
    Dec 14, 2022
    9
    This game is very fun despite all its flaws.
    It's a very rare case that the core gameplay is so enjoyable that it trumps everything else. The performance issues do NOT break the game. Yes, I still hope they are fixed but they don't really affect the gameplay for me.
  59. Zoru
    Dec 13, 2022
    2
    I have a lot to say about this game, but I will just give the gist here; It would be amazing if it was finished. My reasoning is here:

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

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

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

    This leads to the SHINIES. The shinies in this game are absolutely awful, not creative at all. Most, you can't even tell that they are shiny, which makes shiny pokemon extremely hard to find already. But to add to this, they removed the shiny sparkle and sound that every single other game had, which makes it hard for people who can properly see, and impossible for color blind people to shiny hunt. It's a horrible oversight that excludes an entire group of people with disabilities. For some more cons; there are no new animations for battles, the lag is awful and causes the game to barely work, my switch overheats within ten minutes of playing and i need to set it down in sleep mode so that it can cool down, they took out many quality-of-life updates from past games.    … Expand
  60. AbyssGG
    Dec 13, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es divertido, tiene probablemente la mejor historia hasta ahora en lo que va de las recientes generaciones 3d, pero esto queda opacado debido a los glitches, bugs, texturas, caídas de fotogramas, entre otras.

    Es irónico que el juego no pueda correr ni siquiera a 30 fps estables, llegando a tener caidas de 15 fps cuando llegamos a ciudades al haber caminado por rutas, los fotogramas a los que se mueven los npc y algunos elementos del entorno (molinos, banderas, entre otras) son pobres, tiene muchos problemas de popping e incluso spawns bugeados de pokemons (aparecen dentro de edificios inaccesibles, paredes, dentro de los cristales del area cero e incluso debajo del agua).

    Y en cuanto a la personalización de nuestro personaje, me encanta el poder modificar el aspecto de este, pero me parece bastante pobre los conjuntos a poder usar, teniendo 4 de estos en total (todos feisimos por cierto).    … Expand
  61. abeljr
    Dec 13, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Been a fan since day one but this game makes me angry on so many levels. Slow interface, disgusting graphics, framedrops from hell, boring and lazy Pokemon designs.. Beside all that the absolute worst thing is the Online Tera battles... Unplayable.. Cant even enter the battles and when you finally manage to enter the bugs and glitches destroys it. Game freak has gotten so lazy it's frightening. All I can say is.. Play something else.… Expand
  62. Anotheruser6
    Dec 13, 2022
    0
    Demand more from AAA games. The visuals are some of the worst I've seen for a "AAA" game. The story is patchy and lackluster. Catching Pokémon is Legends Arceus is infinity better. What a sad excuse of a game.
  63. Mint11037
    Dec 13, 2022
    1
    Una completa basura de juego, bugs horribles, gráficos de Nintendo 64, diseño de Pokémon y personajes pésimo, y una historia aburrida y predecible.
  64. APickle
    Dec 12, 2022
    8
    Ambitious, but unfinished. If they fix the online and lag, this could be the best 3D Pokemon game.

    Pro: Open World, can take on gyms in different orders, and trainers are finally optional. Can play at your own pace, skip Team Star if you want, even skip gyms and just go for Titans. 400 Pokemon, and some of the new ones aren't lame. Cons: NPC's more than 30m away literally move at 1    Ambitious, but unfinished. If they fix the online and lag, this could be the best 3D Pokemon game.

    Pro: Open World, can take on gyms in different orders, and trainers are finally optional. Can play at your own pace, skip Team Star if you want, even skip gyms and just go for Titans. 400 Pokemon, and some of the new ones aren't lame.

    Cons: NPC's more than 30m away literally move at 1 FPS, it's actually really bad. Shadows from mountains also "jump" past you in a very noticable and distracting way. Online raids are broken, rooms take 30s to join and are usually filled. It's also really short at 28 hours to beat, but then again I skipped most of the trainers.

    Overall, a really fun and ambitious Pokemon. Geometric texture mapping make the scales and fur on the Pokemon look more real. This feels like a natural evolution for the Pokemon franchise and I enjoyed it, but it just feels incomplete. I love exploring and riding my Pokemon while catching new Pokemon, but I'm not a fan of the academy theme.    … Expand
  65. moschidae
    Dec 12, 2022
    9
    this website wont let me leave a review so I'll keep my feelings brief.

    If you're a fan of the old ds games, please don't pass this up. Yes, rock texture ugly, yes, lags out... but the core of the game has so much spirit and personality to it that I havent felt with Pokemon in years. I'm a modern pokemon hater and I can't believe I almost missed out on this because of what people were    this website wont let me leave a review so I'll keep my feelings brief.

    If you're a fan of the old ds games, please don't pass this up. Yes, rock texture ugly, yes, lags out... but the core of the game has so much spirit and personality to it that I havent felt with Pokemon in years. I'm a modern pokemon hater and I can't believe I almost missed out on this because of what people were saying. The characters are beyond great, the pokemon look better than they ever have (even the new designs) and the story is on top with white and black. The map and town designs are fundamentally good, even if they could be fleshed out more. Not even going to mention the music since it's always a given that its going to be amazing, haha.
    It's just plain fun. It's so much fun. I know in my heart this game is a seven or six but I just can't give it that, I had such a good time playing. If you dont want to give money to nintendo, get it used like me, but I think it's the best game we've had in a long time. Even if just for the story, you really can't go wrong. Everything broken in this game is entirely fixable, the heart of it is very solid and reminds me so much of the earlier entries before the 3ds. I have my gripes with Scarlet but nothing that made my time feel permanently ruined.
    .
    By the way, If you want to talk about Game Freak, i suggest you learn about their actual situation as well as some basic critical thinking skills first, the devs themselves have absolutely no say in what time these games come out and in what condition. They're very clearly not just lazy, as so many people like to throw around. Pokemon is now linked to a horrible cycle of plushies, cards, anime, and other types of media... it sadly isnt just a game anymore, but an accessory to a product. There's so much wrong information about what is going on that it's baffling. If you want to blame anyone (you absolutely should), blame TPC and Nintendo more for forcing it so much to the benefit of no one but their arbitrary schedule. But I'd be more concerned about the people who make these games come out so fast, rather than the condition it's released in. If it's between going home and getting some rest, or making a rock texture look good, you know what anyone would choose in a crunch situation. Pokemon needs more time, period. Nothing else can fix it.    … Expand
  66. patnott
    Dec 12, 2022
    3
    Played Scarlet everyday since it came out. It would have to say it has the potential to be the best Pokémon game to date however the shockingly poor implementation and quality control is way too glaring to ignore. I often think that Game Freak literally 'finished' and I use the word finish loosely and then released it without any testing or quality checks. I am stunned that Nintendo wouldPlayed Scarlet everyday since it came out. It would have to say it has the potential to be the best Pokémon game to date however the shockingly poor implementation and quality control is way too glaring to ignore. I often think that Game Freak literally 'finished' and I use the word finish loosely and then released it without any testing or quality checks. I am stunned that Nintendo would allow this game in this state on their systems. The Pokémon Company have acknowledged the technical and performance issues. Yet here we are on December 12th, they have released one patch that only fixed the Pokémon not closing their eyes when asleep and music not playing correctly. Game Freak couldn't care less about the issues. They probably only released that patch and a statement about the performance problems because Nintendo were giving them a hard time, deservedly so.… Expand
  67. Zio_inopportuno
    Dec 12, 2022
    0
    This game is messy production, a scam that made 10.000.000 of victims in the first week. It doesn't even feel like a Pokémon game, it feels like a rip-off, a fan made game, from a fan that doesn't know how to program. The lazyness is unprecedented even for Game Freak. The game is broken in terms of bugs, crashes and so on. Animations, even in cutscenes are terrible. There is nothing toThis game is messy production, a scam that made 10.000.000 of victims in the first week. It doesn't even feel like a Pokémon game, it feels like a rip-off, a fan made game, from a fan that doesn't know how to program. The lazyness is unprecedented even for Game Freak. The game is broken in terms of bugs, crashes and so on. Animations, even in cutscenes are terrible. There is nothing to explore in this world, or in its cities because there are no caves, no maze, no interns (yes, there are no buildings where you can enter). Pokémon are thrown in the environment without any interactions with it, or with eachother. The league is an empty room where you battle four puppets with no character. The story that the pokesub still want to praise, is trivial. Bullism because you are beautiful, or intelligent or strong? This is an insult to whoever got bullied. Also, the evil character has no motivation, she likes the past, that's why she does things. That's it, the past is, I don't know, beautiful? Better than the present? Yeah, why? Why does she think that. Complex characters and story, my ass.
    Don't buy this game, it's a 60$ scam.    … Expand
  68. Parmoking
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    I'm torn, the game has the absolute worst pokemon designs ever, the protagonist design is awful, his hat is even worse. Geeta is the worst champion ever and the gyms and leaders are by the most forgettable in the franchise. The towns are bare, and terrastralisation looks horrendous. They could have had a coloured aura to distinguish typing instead of the stupid pathetic head gear. With allI'm torn, the game has the absolute worst pokemon designs ever, the protagonist design is awful, his hat is even worse. Geeta is the worst champion ever and the gyms and leaders are by the most forgettable in the franchise. The towns are bare, and terrastralisation looks horrendous. They could have had a coloured aura to distinguish typing instead of the stupid pathetic head gear. With all that said, I've had so much fun exploring the vast open world and getting lost between gym fights. This is the right direction for the games but there's so much they got wrong too… Expand
  69. Ruizon
    Dec 11, 2022
    7
    It's not a bad game... Honest!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Does this game deserve the bashing it's getting, no. People wanted more, I get that, but this isn't a bad game! It's lacklustre and upsetting, especially to long time fans, but it doesn't deserve the hate it's receiving!    … Expand
  70. JoshZaWarudo
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Ce jeu est développé au deux tiers et c'est malheureux, parce que bon sang j'aime cette license depuis tout petit j'ai 33 ans actuellement. Le scénario est au-dessus des dernier opus, les mécaniques de gameplay sont funs, la map de l'open world est bien agencée; il y a plusieurs type de reliefs.
    Mais pourquoi sortir le jeu si il n'est pas fini, le framerate est indécent, et les graphismes    Ce jeu est développé au deux tiers et c'est malheureux, parce que bon sang j'aime cette license depuis tout petit j'ai 33 ans actuellement. Le scénario est au-dessus des dernier opus, les mécaniques de gameplay sont funs, la map de l'open world est bien agencée; il y a plusieurs type de reliefs.
    Mais pourquoi sortir le jeu si il n'est pas fini, le framerate est indécent, et les graphismes je n'en parle pas. Les texture elle sont où, Breath of the wild et la série Xenoblade font mieux sur le même hardware, donc ce n'est pas une excuse. Après lui avoir mis 6 ,j'ai décidé de lui mettre la note sanction, même les raids sont bugue, le jeu en ligne ne marche pas.
    Gamefreak et Pokémon devraient commencer à nous respecter et arrêter de prendre les joueurs pour des pigeons.Jaime ce jeu mais pas au point de lui mettre au-dessus de 16/20.    … Expand
  71. Kakashi45000
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    Juste honteux.comment vouloir aimer avec des graphiques et des buts en veut tu en voilà sa serait un autre jeu à 60 euro il serait détruit il ne faut pas laisser passer sa en 2022 le jeu n'est pas aboutie et fini correctement.
  72. Crane1
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    It's so broke i can not belive it. I tought pokemon sword was bad oh no i was wrong. This is cyberpunk 2077 lvl. And also its woke. It's woke and broke.
  73. Grinchy90
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    I’m 32 and played everyone pokemon there is to play this is by far the best open world pokemon I have ever played there’s nothing that compares was buggy on release but the patches fixed all for me besides a slight fps issue that honestly once your 2 hours into the game you don’t notice the world towards middle to end game is so dame beautiful idk why they didn’t show this more in theI’m 32 and played everyone pokemon there is to play this is by far the best open world pokemon I have ever played there’s nothing that compares was buggy on release but the patches fixed all for me besides a slight fps issue that honestly once your 2 hours into the game you don’t notice the world towards middle to end game is so dame beautiful idk why they didn’t show this more in the start of the game but ppl that don’t want to buy because your going on reviews which most r hating for the bugs which r mostly fixed I feel bad for you this game is a gem and I can’t wait to see what’s next I hope they build off violet and scarlet truly game changers for pokemon I almost passed on this game due to meta reviews and man thank god I didn’t I love this game so much and hope ppl that see this review that has mixed feelings like i did I urge you to try the game and not take the word of ppl that complain about bugs happy gaming to all… Expand
  74. Poochdogg
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Overall I think this is the best Pokémon game that has ever been made. The game has its flaws but I don't feel they were enough to detract from the fun of this game. I am 60 hours into the game and I can't put it down. It is the Pokémon game I have always wanted, even if a little unpolished. I love this game and I can't stop exploring Paldea. I'm really hoping they release DLC because IOverall I think this is the best Pokémon game that has ever been made. The game has its flaws but I don't feel they were enough to detract from the fun of this game. I am 60 hours into the game and I can't put it down. It is the Pokémon game I have always wanted, even if a little unpolished. I love this game and I can't stop exploring Paldea. I'm really hoping they release DLC because I can't put this down.… Expand
  75. Jacobdcz
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    The Game is great. Possibly the best Pokemon on Nintendo Switch.
    BUT the technical aspects are horrible, a scam and disrespectful to their buyers.
  76. Noshin
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    Horrible framerate, glitches everywhere, lacking features (no clothing customisation ?? Come on !)... Need I say more ? This game is unfinished and a shame to the Switch. Game Freak shouldn't developping games anymore. Paying 60$ for this failure is a fraud. Don't waste your time and money like me.
  77. daffy1998
    Dec 11, 2022
    3
    Honestly, I’ve played the series since the beginning, and this is the worst game. It has a lot if good ideas, but it’s all done so terribly, and the performance issues are severe and ruin fundamental aspects of the game at times. This in addition to the continued cuts from previous games (like the national dex), makes these feel like major cash grab games. I came in wanting to like it, butHonestly, I’ve played the series since the beginning, and this is the worst game. It has a lot if good ideas, but it’s all done so terribly, and the performance issues are severe and ruin fundamental aspects of the game at times. This in addition to the continued cuts from previous games (like the national dex), makes these feel like major cash grab games. I came in wanting to like it, but they’re very poor games.… Expand
  78. Gold_Lion
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    Semplicemente un insulto per i videogiochi, pieno di bug, senza una trama (ma vabbè non c'è trama quasi in nessun gioco pokemon ), risparmiatevi i soldi.
  79. wafflemetal2
    Dec 11, 2022
    9
    Someone here said that sun/moon (the worst generation by far) is better than this... it's just insulting. Are you even into Pokemon? Been here from the start and this is problably the best game to date period. Just like in gen 1, the technical issues don't break the fun. Thanks Game Freak, a lot to improve but the ideas are all right.
  80. Suffering_BC
    Dec 11, 2022
    5
    I really had fun with the game but getting bullied and made fun of because of these buggy mess. Even the patches don't make it better. It's a shame that's so unfinished because I really liked the story. But hurting the Fans is Gamefreak's thing now. Stop bullying your fans since bullying is a thing you point out in this game
  81. Evansc915
    Dec 11, 2022
    9
    As a fan since generation one and growing up with the entire series, I have to say this is one of my favorite generations in a long time. Pokémon scarlet and violet breathe new life into the series while lengthening the core story players are used to. The biggest gripe I have is a few performance issues that are noticeable, but have not impacted my game experience. Hopefully patches areAs a fan since generation one and growing up with the entire series, I have to say this is one of my favorite generations in a long time. Pokémon scarlet and violet breathe new life into the series while lengthening the core story players are used to. The biggest gripe I have is a few performance issues that are noticeable, but have not impacted my game experience. Hopefully patches are released so I can give this game a 10 out of 10 score.… Expand
  82. robache
    Dec 11, 2022
    7
    pokemon scarlet is an excellent game with an history incredible but it's not finish and he look horrible, in 2022 it's not possible
  83. JulienK06
    Dec 11, 2022
    6
    Could have been one of the greatest Pokemon games of all time, sadly ruined by the difficulty and the amount of bugs
  84. Oslar33
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    This game has been an ode to all OG pokemon fans, which hasn't presented us with such an interesting story since pokemon Black and White, unfortunately it has a lousy graphic section, although that did not affect my enjoyment.
  85. Jukainxx
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    Abilty patch giving you ability to change pokemons ability back destroys many people spend time on previous games
  86. bulborbplushie
    Dec 10, 2022
    2
    The game is completely buggy and unplayable, its just the same as pokemon sword and shield except its super glitchy and it makes me think the game hasn't even been play tested or anything, its just pokemon again if you played any pokemon that came out its the same thing except with more bugs and more pokemon
  87. kito78
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    I do not understand low user score. This is best Pokémon game ever released. It has everything gamers asked for and more. I played around 80h. I got my 7 star charizard, got some shiny ✨ Pokémons. I experienced low frame rate (this is Pokémon game it just visuals) I experienced some lags in raids but it’s still 10/10
    Love ❤️
  88. BreaSpirit
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    Thecnical problems everywhere, low quality engine, bad graphic, a too much simple plot and a lore which is limited only to the library.
    In other words, a bunch of ideas and an unfinished work
  89. MightyNMZK
    Dec 10, 2022
    8
    Yes the game is very unfinished, very buggy, has fps drops and has a very bad performance, BUT its still fun to play.

    What we missed in every Pokémon game in the past was the open world. Now we have the open world and finally you can choose your own path, and go where you want to go. The "bad graphics" are mostly in the open world area, but the character models of the trainers and the    Yes the game is very unfinished, very buggy, has fps drops and has a very bad performance, BUT its still fun to play.

    What we missed in every Pokémon game in the past was the open world. Now we have the open world and finally you can choose your own path, and go where you want to go.

    The "bad graphics" are mostly in the open world area, but the character models of the trainers and the pokemon are very good.

    In this game you have three storys like in every other Pokémon games, these are:
    1. Gym battles and league.
    2. Battle against the evil team
    3. Beat the boss Pokémon
    But they did it very good, the story telling and the personalities of the main characters and the pokemon are very nice.

    Collecting all the pokemon is more fun as in legends arceus or shield & sword.

    Thanks for reading my opinion and sorry for my bad english, have fun with gaming, bye!    … Expand
  90. sharakor
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Pokemon is the highest-grossing media franchise on the planet - they should be ashamed to release a game in this state. Without the crippling technical issues (even in handheld mode!), the game would easily be one of the best in the series, right after Black/White 1 and 2 in terms of story.

    But constant framerate dips way below 20 fps, pop-in centimetres in front of the player,    Pokemon is the highest-grossing media franchise on the planet - they should be ashamed to release a game in this state. Without the crippling technical issues (even in handheld mode!), the game would easily be one of the best in the series, right after Black/White 1 and 2 in terms of story.

    But constant framerate dips way below 20 fps, pop-in centimetres in front of the player, animations that reduce to 2 fps or even 0 fps (static) literally right next to the player, extremely bad shadow handling, etc, pp. make this just atrocious to play.

    I'm not a graphics nerd and Pokemon has certainly never been renowned for state of the art graphics. But if a new flagship game not only looks worse than most PS2 games, but also has extreme performance issues, that is just unacceptable.

    Give these games more time to mature, a better team to help development along (as has happened before in the franchise). And, above all, quality over quantity. It is truly sad how Legends: Arceus was criticised for technical shortcomings, yet next to Scarlet/Violet looks like Far Cry.    … Expand
  91. Swampert_Tube
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    Had a lot of fun with the game despite its glitches, it was still really fun!
  92. Sersi
    Dec 9, 2022
    8
    This could have been the best Pokemon game in years (if not ever). We finally got a open world game like we always wanted. The story is great and full of heart. The new Pokemon, especially the ancient ones, are interesting. The graphics are an huge improvement to SW/SH and Legends. The difficulty level is better than it was in years.
    But: the performance issues really hinder the game    This could have been the best Pokemon game in years (if not ever). We finally got a open world game like we always wanted. The story is great and full of heart. The new Pokemon, especially the ancient ones, are interesting. The graphics are an huge improvement to SW/SH and Legends. The difficulty level is better than it was in years.
    But: the performance issues really hinder the game experience. It took me three weeks to finish the game. Not because I didn't love it when I played it, but because sometimes I just couldn't play it. It slowed down so much, that it took ages to select a pokemon or run to a different place that I had to stop before I could reach the next destination. Sometimes it just shut down - autosave was the only reason I didn't have to do large parts of the game twice or trice.
    I really wish that Pokemon Company had saved this game for next year and fixed this issues. It is a shame when a game loses much of the enjoyment because the technical part of it is **** when everything else had gotten so much love.    … Expand
  93. Maron324
    Dec 9, 2022
    9
    Really one of the best Pokemon games ever. The story is amazing, the gameplay is too, designs of new pokemon are really cool IMO... The only thing that I see is the eventual drop of FPS, and some bugs that I'm sure will be fixed anytime soon. I'd recommend it to anyone that likes this series.
  94. K3tamine
    Dec 9, 2022
    8
    Es difícil hacer una valoración de este juego, ya que como Pokémon nos tiene acostumbrados últimamente, hay aspectos en los que sobresale y otros en los que es nefasto.
    No voy a incidir mucho sobre el apartado técnico y el rendimiento, que evidentemente penalizan el resultado final del juego y son inaceptables. Voy, sin embargo, a destacar otros puntos negativos que se han visto algo    Es difícil hacer una valoración de este juego, ya que como Pokémon nos tiene acostumbrados últimamente, hay aspectos en los que sobresale y otros en los que es nefasto.
    No voy a incidir mucho sobre el apartado técnico y el rendimiento, que evidentemente penalizan el resultado final del juego y son inaceptables. Voy, sin embargo, a destacar otros puntos negativos que se han visto algo opacados por esto, como la no existencia de una curva de nivel, que en un videojuego de mundo abierto es incomprensible, ya que deja al jugador a su libre albedrío, haciendo que se rompa en gran cantidad de ocasiones la sensación de reto o la dificultad; la eliminación de algunas mecánicas del "Leyendas: Arceus" que hacían al juego mucho más dinámico, como la captura libre; o el hecho de que no se haya traído de vuelta la cámara lucha, cosa que sigue sin tener explicación y que hace más tedioso el acceso a un competitivo que, espero, esté mucho más controlado por parte de TPC que en el caso de Espada y Escudo, donde introdujeron una mecánica rota (Dinamax) y acabaron creando un metajuego excesivamente centralizado y aburrido.
    Sin embargo, ahí acaba lo propiamente malo. La dirección artística de este juego ha paliado, aunque no del todo ni mucho menos, los enormes defectos gráficos del juego, y es que ha mejorado mucho respecto a un Leyendas: Arceus donde había árboles de bayas sueltos que no pegaban ni con cola, entre otras atrocidades que restaban inmersión. La historia es, en este juego, un punto fuerte a destacar, siendo en mi opinión la mejor desde los juegos de la quinta generación, tocando esta además una serie de temas muy maduros e interesantes, como el acoso escolar, la relevancia de la figura maternal/paternal o el sentido de la vida; todo ello de una manera ingeniosa y dejando al jugador misterios por descubrir que son esenciales en Pokémon, ya que avivan ese espíritu curioso que habita en todo entrenador. La jugabilidad, por su parte, es en líneas generales bastante buena, como en todo juego de Pokémon: la mecánica de la teracristalización es interesante (quizás algo rota, pero confiaremos...), y hay muchas mejoras "quality of life" que mejoran la experiencia jugable, véase la cura rápida. La banda sonora es excelente, como siempre, y sí es cierto que en cuanto a diseño de Pokémon, desde mi punto de vista, se empeora respecto a Pokémon Espada y Escudo (aspecto en el que estos juegos tienen un nivel altísimo), aunque aprueba con creces de igual forma, dada además la gran cantidad y variedad de nuevos Pokémon y formas alternativas introducidos.
    En resumen, es un juego que merece la pena jugar, y que tras su brillante historia ofrece un sinfín de cosas que hacer, adaptadas a todos los gustos ("shiny hunting", Pokémon competitivo, completar la Pokédex...). Ofrece una experiencia muy entretenida, siempre y cuanto estés dispuesto a pagar el precio de soportar las caídas de FPs y los bugs, que están por todo el mapa (todavía).    … Expand
  95. Rooster93
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Add an option to turn off exp share. Why do end game trainers have less than 3 Pokémon? Why does Penny get off scot-free for stealing the equivalent of $4,800?… Expand
  96. Hecatom
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    The gameplay is good, but the performance is kind of atrocious.
    Also, the customization options are terrible, and the npcs are ugly as sin, being either old or androgynous in some form of capacity.

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

    Is the 1st pokemon I buy since the gameboy advance era and is disappointing.
  97. ZYMROD
    Dec 9, 2022
    6
    ANALISIS POKEBUG 2022

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

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

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

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

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

    * Si te gusta Pokemon o creciste con la franquicia, te recomiendo pillarlo de segunda mano o en oferta porque a precio completo no vale la pena.    … Expand
  98. Paps_Yt
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    These games are really cool. Please play the game instead of criticizing it, because it has a good plot, good characters and in my opinion good pokemon designs, so yeah
  99. Fati15
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Il gioco pokemon peggiore di sempre: grafica arretrata, bug e glitch e un gamplay legnoso
  100. RalphTheFrog
    Nov 30, 2022
    5
    Its fun. Definetely not perfect, but fun. They were much more ambitious with this game, but because of this they left behind various things that used to be garunteed with every Pokémon release (like running properly)
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  1. Positive: 56 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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