Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,152 out of 3197
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  1. thedarkheart007
    Feb 5, 2023
    7
    Excellent games at the narrative level, acceptable in the gameplay and bad technically
  2. Shaun90
    Feb 10, 2023
    7
    A step in the right direction for future pokemon games. The open world and story improvements from previous games are a plus, unfortunately this game runs terribly. Very low frame rates and other bugs are a massive concern. The open world can be boring at times with it being empty of any character. Also the new pokemon designs are awful, with the exception of a few, in my opinion.
  3. smurfman26
    Mar 5, 2023
    7
    I personally find the game fairly fun just like its predecessors, but it does have a few glaring flaws. For example, on release it was a buggy and confusing mess, especially on the mount. This made the gameplay and story less fun if you are able to see some random pokeball model halfway through the floor during a cutscene. Other than the glitches and its competitive scene being prettyI personally find the game fairly fun just like its predecessors, but it does have a few glaring flaws. For example, on release it was a buggy and confusing mess, especially on the mount. This made the gameplay and story less fun if you are able to see some random pokeball model halfway through the floor during a cutscene. Other than the glitches and its competitive scene being pretty crazy, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet are fun games. I would recommend-ish.… Expand
  4. TheNapol
    Apr 1, 2023
    7
    This game is very overhated, although their arguments are VERY valid. The game is so glitchy, buggy, and doesn’t look like it should be made by THE MOST successful media franchise ever. Also the visuals in the wild looks like it was from the ps3. But although, Koraidon and Miraidon make the experience way better. A big problem with Pokémon is how is feels so slow when you move, but theThis game is very overhated, although their arguments are VERY valid. The game is so glitchy, buggy, and doesn’t look like it should be made by THE MOST successful media franchise ever. Also the visuals in the wild looks like it was from the ps3. But although, Koraidon and Miraidon make the experience way better. A big problem with Pokémon is how is feels so slow when you move, but the legendary fix that problem. I also loved exploring and going to gyms that I was way behind for. Also, love the new quality of life updates. This game would be objectively the best Pokémon game and way more positively accepted by the community if they just spent more time fixing the visuals and the bugs and glitches.… Expand
  5. JustAGameGuy
    May 14, 2023
    7
    A brilliant game held back by glitches. Exploring and catching Pokémon is fun, the story - while not the strongest in the series - is still one of the best so far, and the Terastal mechanic adds a layer of depth to battling never before seen. However, the excellent core experience is held back by glitches galore. Constant frame dips, Pokémon spawning inside walls, crashes, a bug thatA brilliant game held back by glitches. Exploring and catching Pokémon is fun, the story - while not the strongest in the series - is still one of the best so far, and the Terastal mechanic adds a layer of depth to battling never before seen. However, the excellent core experience is held back by glitches galore. Constant frame dips, Pokémon spawning inside walls, crashes, a bug that results in save data being corrupted, and more. All these issues held back what could have been one of the best games in the entire series.… Expand
  6. Cavs4MVP
    Jul 27, 2023
    7
    It's definitely a fun game but it needs WAY more polish. The story and designs are actually really good but it's just disappointing that this game was rushed. I would still recommend though.
  7. ason313
    Nov 29, 2022
    6
    Great Pokémon game in terms of structure, gameplay, & roster but the tech issues are pretty unacceptable. Hopefully can be patched up over time but they should be embarrassed they released it like this and fans should feel rightfully insulted. Crazy to see one of their premier exclusives seem so poorly optimized on their own system.
  8. Akk3d1s
    Jan 22, 2023
    6
    This game can be an 8, but due to the technical issues i subtracted some points. Games in this state shouldnt be released. Its extremely laggy and that hasn't changed at the time of this review and i fear this will turn people away within the first moments launching the game...That aside, the game has a LOT of potential and it gets addictive once you make peace with the poor performance asThis game can be an 8, but due to the technical issues i subtracted some points. Games in this state shouldnt be released. Its extremely laggy and that hasn't changed at the time of this review and i fear this will turn people away within the first moments launching the game...That aside, the game has a LOT of potential and it gets addictive once you make peace with the poor performance as unlike sword and shield, it actually has quests you are interested in finishing within an interesting world...Its just sad this one wasnt left in the oven for a few more months...… Expand
  9. 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
  10. DaigoDaigo
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    There a lot of issue with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet from a technical stand point, but the game itself is quite good. I can understand why there is a high amount of negative review because of that. But I'll try to look at it in a much more positive light even though the pokemon we can put into the game is only 400.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Verdict:
    - NSW need upgrade
  13. gonzalo_arg
    Jan 4, 2023
    6
    Interesting concept of freedom, first time in a main Pokemon game. As a veteran player used to classic linear Pokémon games, one may feel a little lost at the biggining but you’ll eventualy catch up and know where to go and keep up with the level required for each gym fight or Star base.

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

    A very fun and enjoyable game, however, the technical issues ruin the experience. I know the Switch is already outdated (2017 cheap hardware and we’re in 2023) but they should’ve pulled off a better job given the size and the money of The Pokemon Company. Graphics are so poor, framerate is annoyng, droping down to 15 fps or even worse.    … Expand
  14. Lumber_Jones
    Feb 16, 2023
    6
    overall this game is fun and what feels like a quarter baked attempt by The Pokemon Company. The game itself looks good, until you start to look at the things in the background that are supposed to make the game feel more alive and you notice the slideshow style flapping of Starraptor wings, or other trainers/pokemon moving at 3-5 frames per second. The story backtracks on itself at theoverall this game is fun and what feels like a quarter baked attempt by The Pokemon Company. The game itself looks good, until you start to look at the things in the background that are supposed to make the game feel more alive and you notice the slideshow style flapping of Starraptor wings, or other trainers/pokemon moving at 3-5 frames per second. The story backtracks on itself at the last possible moment because TPC decided to stop making a good point. While some features in the game help to make it feel better, such as being able to change your move set anywhere in the world or allowing your monsters to run free and make grinding less annoying. taking away the ability to drop eggs off on a daycare and the godawful online experience that is raid battling help to make this a more taxing entry in the series. I did enjoy two of the three main story lines, and I liked the direction that some of the gameplay features took but at the end of the day this was a more dissapointing entry and I hope that TPC takes the time they need to work on a game instead of going to a once a year release cycle.… Expand
  15. 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.
  16. IronWolfFang
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    As always... they are heading in the right direction but they are still far from the game the pokemon community wants. What I will say is the performance issues are inexcusable. They have one console to work on so the game should come out perfect performance wise, anything else is just lazy money grabbing
  17. HellDiamond
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    Tolles Spiel mit viel guten Ansätzen.
    Ich habe spass daran das Spiel zu spielen.
    Jedoch für ein Spiel im Jahr 2022 hat gamefreak richtig viel falsch gemacht.
    Technusch ist es das schlechteste Pokemonspiel das ich gespielt habe. Durch all die Fehler wird das Spielerlebnis leider etwas geschwächt.
    Auch könnte die Open World liebevoller gestaltet sein.
  18. 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
  19. Zu343
    Dec 2, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Zu viele Bugs und Glitches. Das Spiel ist unfertig erschienen. Die Story und die Musik sind Super. Hätte das Spiel mehr Zeit bekommen, hätte es ein Meisterwerk werden können. Es ist aber leider keins geworden.… Expand
  20. guicalistrato
    May 24, 2023
    6
    this could have been goty if it had one more year in development. wonderful ideas but poorly executed. this game could have been way more than it is.
  21. StudiesofWumbo
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    This game is actually a **** ton of fun. I think this free roam format really works for pokemon. I believe it's genuinely one of the most fun pokemon games to date, and a huge step up from SWSH. Just cause I said it's fun doesn't mean it's perfect. The amount of bugs and frame drops in this game is inexcusable for one of the highest grossing franchises in the world. How did you **** up soThis game is actually a **** ton of fun. I think this free roam format really works for pokemon. I believe it's genuinely one of the most fun pokemon games to date, and a huge step up from SWSH. Just cause I said it's fun doesn't mean it's perfect. The amount of bugs and frame drops in this game is inexcusable for one of the highest grossing franchises in the world. How did you **** up so badly with all these bugs? If these bugs get ironed out, this game could be one of the best in the franchise. But in the current situation, it's nothing but a cesspool of bugs and glitches. Please fix this game Game Freak, it's so fun but oh so buggy.… Expand
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. Taken_Hades
    May 16, 2023
    6
    -5/10 story
    -6/10 gameplay
    -6/10 environments
    -5/10 characters
    -8/10 music
  25. urgaan
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    The most fun I've had on a new Pokémon game in ages despite performance issues.

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

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

    Honestly if you can get past the absolute rushed mess of a shell, the inside is a sweet treat that I highly recommend. Maybe wait for a few performance patches though.    … Expand
  26. Estevesscream
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    É o melhor jogo de Pokémon da franquia principal em diversos aspectos, mas a parte técnica deixa a desejar. O Nintendo Switch é limitado, mas existem diversos jogos que se sairam melhor na plataforma, principalmente os exclusivos. A Gamefreak fez um jogo da forma que quis, pois, sabe que a franquia vende independente de qualquer coisa.
  27. Agmaer
    Feb 4, 2023
    6
    This game. Was enjoyable, but definitely had its faults, the Pokémon were amazing but some of the scenery looked weird to me, and the performance is NOT good, at random times the game game slows do to the point. It sometimes stripes control from you and you’re forced to close the game, this happened to me and I lost a bunch of Pokémon, (though you could argue that I should’ve saved) butThis game. Was enjoyable, but definitely had its faults, the Pokémon were amazing but some of the scenery looked weird to me, and the performance is NOT good, at random times the game game slows do to the point. It sometimes stripes control from you and you’re forced to close the game, this happened to me and I lost a bunch of Pokémon, (though you could argue that I should’ve saved) but it’s not all bad, one thing I liked about the game was the story and music, Pokémon games tend to struggle with story so it was nice to see a story that actually got me invested. I think the game is worth trying but beware of performance issues and bugs that may hurt your experience… Expand
  28. Cesarantony
    Apr 26, 2023
    6
    The game have some softwere issues, but if they had more time i think the would be a great pokémon game
  29. PasImpressed
    Nov 22, 2022
    6
    The good: Ost pretty neat, being able to shape your MC however you like regardless of gender is nice, Non-League stories being pretty neat, Nemona kicks ass.
    The bad: Performance is trash, why taking out set mode? Why isn't there a toggle off for exp share, why only four outfits? Why only school outfits?
    GameFreak, stop being stubborn and ask Monolith to show you how it's done.    The good: Ost pretty neat, being able to shape your MC however you like regardless of gender is nice, Non-League stories being pretty neat, Nemona kicks ass.
    The bad: Performance is trash, why taking out set mode? Why isn't there a toggle off for exp share, why only four outfits? Why only school outfits?
    GameFreak, stop being stubborn and ask Monolith to show you how it's done.

    GameFreak has been relying on Pokemon's success to handwave their own issues. You only need to look at Little Town Hero to know just how far the Pokemon name is carrying them through their own dare I say incompetence. As it is, despite this being their fourth switch game, they are still going at game development as if they were on the 3DS. And there is no excusing that. Stubbornly refusing to change their model, to expand from the small familial studio, refusing to try and learn how 3D development is supposed to work and refusing to ask help from people that know what they're doing is killing Pokemon. Not on a sales way unfortunately but quality wise. While I'm hoping the reviews will be the kick in the butt GameFreak needs, I'm not holding my breath.    … Expand
  30. Skyavenger
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Gamefreak has once again showed us that it's happy doing the bare minimum, It knows that Pokémon sells just by being Pokémon and people will take up arms to defend it even knowing they got scammed in paying full price for an unfinished game, Pokémon Scarlet / Violet is a decent game certainly, but could have been much more...
    With their first attempt in a true open world game it also came    Gamefreak has once again showed us that it's happy doing the bare minimum, It knows that Pokémon sells just by being Pokémon and people will take up arms to defend it even knowing they got scammed in paying full price for an unfinished game, Pokémon Scarlet / Violet is a decent game certainly, but could have been much more...
    With their first attempt in a true open world game it also came problems and limitations, as you can now explore a wide open world but can no longer explore inside buildings, shops now are just a screen with goods and Pokémon centers became a gas station, the textures are once again very bland and although it looks better than Pokémon legends it's not much of a improvement, the animations are kind of a mix of good and bad, some attack animations got really cool like flamethrower and others like surf and earthquake got bland and boring, and let's just try and ignore the fact that a game made in 2022/2023 lacks any sort of voice acting, It's ridiculous to watch a game cinematic with the character in the screen screaming full lungs without a single sound being made...
    It seems Nintendo are also trying to push the woke agenda among the Pokémon fans, being a game made for children make it really concerning, you can now barely differentiate your character gender as you can only choose 4 neutral and ugly outfits, most of the NPCs you find around the game are dressed with the same 4 uniforms, even when it's not the case the agenda remains strong with the rest of the NPCs outfits being bland and ugly most of the time. With almost 60 hours of gameplay, I found only 2 NPCs wearing a dress, one was an old lady and the other being a Gym leader whose happen to be a model.
    If it's not enough here comes the most glaring issue, performance, the game struggles to keep its capped 30 fps and fails at it most of the time, depending on the zone you are and the density of Pokémon, trees and background the fps can drop to single digits or the game will simply crash, there are tons of minor visual glitches and missing textures once in a while and the Pokémon placement in the world looks uninspired and boring, just a cluster of Pokémon walking around doing nothing most of the time.
    Even with all these problems, the core game is still there and as a long time Fan of the series I still hope that this game get better with future patches but as of now grading it with 6/10 is already being merciful.    … Expand
  31. AlexMakesToast
    Dec 23, 2022
    6
    Pokemon Scarlet = 6/10
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  32. Zemus
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is a glimpse of what a Pokemon game could be, a fun open world exploration game with a lot of things to do, but sadly the FPS DROPS and performance overall are REALLY BAD, which is sad, because this game has a lot of potential and could easily be the greatest pokemon game of all time.

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

    It's unacceptable that such a rich franchise as pokémon makes a game like this. I hope they take it slower on the developing of next titles so they could make a great game next time.    … Expand
  33. 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
  34. francisco1998kp
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    I just finished the game and this is my little review from best to worse:

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Final score: 6/10 Average    … Expand
  35. MifQik
    Nov 22, 2022
    6
    El juego tiene muchos bugs, esta mal optimisado se bajan los fps se nota que no le dieron amor al juego o puede ser que no les dio tiempo de terminarlo para su tiempo de salida pero creo que no hay una excusa para eso pudieron haber cambio la fecha de su lanzamiento yo creo que lo que paso fue que desde el año pasado han tenido proyectos como pkm arceus, diamante y perla el juego en siEl juego tiene muchos bugs, esta mal optimisado se bajan los fps se nota que no le dieron amor al juego o puede ser que no les dio tiempo de terminarlo para su tiempo de salida pero creo que no hay una excusa para eso pudieron haber cambio la fecha de su lanzamiento yo creo que lo que paso fue que desde el año pasado han tenido proyectos como pkm arceus, diamante y perla el juego en si esta bueno es pasable y se puede disfrutar aun asi, si lo recomiendo comprar si te gusta la franquicia.… Expand
  36. deecisive
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    pokemon scarlet is a game that despite being rushed ended up being extremely fun and well designed, i genuinely believe that if pokemon company had given gamefreak a few more years we would have one of the best games in the last decade, but sadly what we got at launch was an inexcusable, buggy mess, tho the bugs are kinda funny
  37. CharisardTT
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    Not the best game ever, but good step for the franchise. I can't wait to see how this evolves into something else; bigger, funnier and done for adults, because it feels like they treat us all like kids 20 years later.
  38. Pathor
    Nov 24, 2022
    6
    Empecemos con los aspectos positivos.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Vayamos con lo malo:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Mis conclusiones, si te gusta Pokemon este juego te va a encantar si o sí, el que te diga que es mal juego miente. Es un juego de pokemon divertidisimo de verdad me da mucha rabia no ponerle un 8 o 9, pero de verdad se ve lastrado por un rendimiento terrible y cómo seas una persona que se le atraganta ese tipo de rendimiento vas a querer tirar el juego a la basura.    … Expand
  39. Kreiks
    Nov 25, 2022
    6
    Si quieres jugarlo recomiendo que te esperes unos meses y ver el panorama más adelante no te dejes llevar por el hype ya que este juego esta al nivel de Cyberpunk cuando salió. Pros
    - mundo abierto
    - variedad en paisajes y mecánicas renovadas - modo multijugador hasta 4 amigos - Nuevas mecánicas para el competitivo. Contras: - El performance es penoso - El apartado técnico no cumple con    Si quieres jugarlo recomiendo que te esperes unos meses y ver el panorama más adelante no te dejes llevar por el hype ya que este juego esta al nivel de Cyberpunk cuando salió. Pros
    - mundo abierto
    - variedad en paisajes y mecánicas renovadas
    - modo multijugador hasta 4 amigos - Nuevas mecánicas para el competitivo.

    Contras:
    - El performance es penoso
    - El apartado técnico no cumple con los estándares de calidad de Nintendo.
    - Los gráficos son inferiores a títulos anteriores y mundos abiertos de franquicias tales como xenoblade o Zelda breath of the wild.    … Expand
  40. GabrielMZ24
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    The big problem with SV is clearly the graphics and the endless amount of bugs present in the games. This being a big problem, for a true Pokémon fan the game has many positive aspects. The story is entertaining and the three paths are well interrelated with each other at the end, plus we can consider that it is the first time that there is no real evil in the game. The Pokémon designs areThe big problem with SV is clearly the graphics and the endless amount of bugs present in the games. This being a big problem, for a true Pokémon fan the game has many positive aspects. The story is entertaining and the three paths are well interrelated with each other at the end, plus we can consider that it is the first time that there is no real evil in the game. The Pokémon designs are generally very pretty, especially Scarlet's paradox. Lastly, even though the graphics are terrible, the game map design is relatively good. The only problem is that it is often too empty. In short, the game's graphical and performance problems are unacceptable, but Game Freak still knows how to entertain from the point of view of the story and the designs of the Pokémon. For me a 6 is more than fair, but these problems cannot be repeated in the future.… Expand
  41. BQert
    Nov 28, 2022
    6
    There are a lot of good things about this game, but a lot of design choices as well hindering the games massively.

    The world is vast, it's an actual open world game with three interesting stories to follow. The main characters of these stories are great, but everything around it kind of falls flat. The gym leaders are quite bland, the titans could've had a larger impact on the    There are a lot of good things about this game, but a lot of design choices as well hindering the games massively.

    The world is vast, it's an actual open world game with three interesting stories to follow. The main characters of these stories are great, but everything around it kind of falls flat. The gym leaders are quite bland, the titans could've had a larger impact on the surroundings. Team Star is great, although the minigames of clearing out a base get repetitive and the final battle is quite boring too. The new Pokedex is great, a lot better than previous generations.

    Roaming around has never been so fun while searching for new Pokemon in their natural habitat. The game is rewarding people to go around and catch as many Pokemon as you can, and filling up the Pokedex is a lot of fun.

    Spoken about habitats, that's where the biggest downside of the games lies. The world is ugly. The graphics are on par with Colosseum and XD:GoD, the nature is empty and exploration doesn't really get rewarded with secrets or anything. The cities are bland and forgetful. The game runs horribly too, there is not a minute where I don't dip below 15FPS or some graphical glitch occurs. I've had the game crash on me twice, losing some hours of progress the first time as I turned auto-save off... Lesson learned.

    Overall, it's a great direction the new Pokemon games go in. The open world aspect of exploration is incredible, and pokemon is the perfect IP to combine this with. But a big as a company TPC is, the game should not be this bad graphically and performance wise. The core of pokemon is still there, but the soul that made the other games so much fun is kinda getting lost in trying to make the 3D open world a possibility.

    Story: 8/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Graphics: 3/10
    Performace: 3/10
    Fun: 8/10    … Expand
  42. gahan99
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    Great Game of Pokémon, sorry about The technical issues, but a funny game.
  43. dilearmo
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    The game is very good.
    The stories, new Pokémon and the overall idea of the game is very fun, but the performance issues are a major problem.
    Constant drops in FPS, graphic bugs and even the game crashing...
    The Pokémon Company has an incredible huge amount of money and other resources, this kind of problems should never happen on a game of the moat profitable IP in the videogame industry...
  44. AzuraFeraligatr
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    The game itself was extremely entertaining, being able to roam where I felt and being able to watch the Pokemon in the overworld was enjoyable to me. This was the first Pokemon game I have finished since the Ruby/Sapphire remakes, excluding Arceus.
    I found playing the game in handheld mode helped make a lot of the bugs less noticeable and i was able to play the game and enjoy it well    The game itself was extremely entertaining, being able to roam where I felt and being able to watch the Pokemon in the overworld was enjoyable to me. This was the first Pokemon game I have finished since the Ruby/Sapphire remakes, excluding Arceus.
    I found playing the game in handheld mode helped make a lot of the bugs less noticeable and i was able to play the game and enjoy it well enough. Playing on my 4K Samsung TV was out of the question however. All flaws where on full display and caused me headaches.
    If not for the bugs and the inability to play in docked mode, this would be a 9/10 game for me. The open world is a massive step up for the series, but the lack of scaling detracts from this improvement.
    Overall, I rated this game a 6 because I did have a lot of fun playing the game, although it could have been improved with level scaling to give it a more "choose your own adventure" feeling. The flaws in the game are unacceptable and i shouldn't be limited to playing in Handheld mode just to get a good gaming experience.    … Expand
  45. TAKOB3ll
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    The grafic are the lowest of all the franchise and technical really need a patch. Its feel like unfinish game. But story and the pokemon are probably the best i see before gen5
  46. Dominy
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Preso al day one con tante aspettative, mi sono ritrovato a giocare sicuramente un gioco abbastanza innovativo rispetto ai precedenti sul piano dell'avventura. Però poi la storia, per quanto carina, finisce subito ed il post game è davvero una noia. Non c'è letteralmente nulla da fare. Shield me lo sono giocato fino all'ultimo giorno, con il piacere di giocare e fare competitive, qui mi hanno tolto il gusto.
    Peccato.    … Expand
  47. 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
  48. Trainer_100jin
    Jan 9, 2023
    6
    In general, it is still a fun pokemon game to play. Other than that, everything just looks like it is a game in 2000 rather than 2022. Looks OK if you're on the Switch screen, looks super pixel-ish on TV. But again, still had fun with this game.
  49. Resoul
    Jun 21, 2023
    6
    Making all none story trainers optional and removing random grass pokemon kinda makes the game less fun and boring but aside from auto battling and raid battles just not really working the gameplay is good as for the 3 stories the sandwich one which is a real/main story is good the team star story sucks and i wish it was optional and not force on the player to finish the main story andMaking all none story trainers optional and removing random grass pokemon kinda makes the game less fun and boring but aside from auto battling and raid battles just not really working the gameplay is good as for the 3 stories the sandwich one which is a real/main story is good the team star story sucks and i wish it was optional and not force on the player to finish the main story and the gym leaders one which isn't really a story is fine, some of the gym leaders are cool and some are not and there isn't a actual story its just battling gyms which is fine most players don't care for the story and only play for the battles but what is not fine is that none of the stories are optional and you have to do all three to finish the game i mean at least have the team star stuff be opitonal as it just sucks all around with the only good part of it being Chive, the gameplay sucks because it doesn't really work the characters i either don't care about or just don't like, the writing is on par with gen 8's post game which is one of the worst written things ever the penny twist isn't a real twist as it can be seen from the very start and even if you don't some how see it coming the game just ruins the twist anyways if you do the team star stuff last and as for Penny she is just the worst not only is she like the characters from the gen 8's post game and should be put in jail for her crimes shes also unlikeable and has what has to be the worst team of any pokemon boss fight… Expand
  50. eric1031
    Jan 19, 2023
    6
    The overworld has lag.
    The gym leaders and dominant pokemon are too easy.
    There are bugs and some of them crash the game. Like the bug if you put the menu when there is blizzard.
    The shiny pokemon is sad because you dont know when they appear them in the game and you have to put attention to all pokemon.
  51. Kyred
    Feb 16, 2023
    6
    I'm writing this from the review of someone who has been playing the games since pearl, & been a fan since the very beginning thanks to the anime. I have played almost every generation of pokemon, retroactively or remade & experienced a large number of the changes that the franchise has gone through. The graphics changing over time, as well as the main gameplay loop shifting when newI'm writing this from the review of someone who has been playing the games since pearl, & been a fan since the very beginning thanks to the anime. I have played almost every generation of pokemon, retroactively or remade & experienced a large number of the changes that the franchise has gone through. The graphics changing over time, as well as the main gameplay loop shifting when new mechanics are added & removed. With gen 9, this will be my 6th pokemon game to experience around it's release.

    Pokemon Scarlet, the version I got specifically, was definitely a game. To help break it down, mimicking the 3 story paths of this game, I too will give 3 scores to reach my final answer.

    First off, the story, one the main draws of any game, regardless of genre. It blew me away, plain and simple. Of course there were twists here and there, who someone actually was, what their plan was this whole time & what they were planning to do.

    Path of legends was the first one for me to do and, for most of it, I already knew what was coming, as many, many people spoiled it before I had my own chance to play it. Regardless of knowing it beforehand, the parts in between that I hadn't seen myself, as well as the ending were new to me, & worked effectively. I truly believe this one needed a blind play through, much like star street, to be enjoyed to the fullest.

    Speaking of star street, I knew who certain folks were, as it was somewhat obvious. What did get to me though, was the entire story behind and around team star. There was no sign beforehand that could have prepared me for the roller coaster & honestly relatable story of Team Star. Honestly, all the teams throughout the series have had some grand goal. Reset the universe in their own image, expand the land & sea, reach across dimensions to capture rare & exotic creatures to manipulate for their own needs. But this one? This team? Actually hit me. It's one that, as an adult, I understood, & know that a lot of kids will actually be able to care about for once. One that, anyone really, should on some level be able to insert themselves into. That is if they're not a youtuber who skips all the dialogue and only notices one line mentioning one of the bosses being a rich kid.

    Victory Road was. Well it was the standard fanfare of every game in the series. 8 gyms, to then face the elite four and champ with a rival to face every few gyms or so. Well, with the twist of being able to face them in any order there is no right way to go after them. However, the gyms levels & teams are already set. They don't adjust based on how many badges you already have, even with taking into account victory road badges alone. I'd be lying if I wasn't disappointed, as I had hoped we would finally see a true difficulty scaling that the other games never had. Gym leaders, and elite four(which fall into the same trap) aside, there's your rival, Nemona. She's probably the best in a long time. While people have been craving those edgy & snide rivals, Nemona continues the trend of a supportive and positive one, but in a way that's. Actually fun? She's battle obsessed, self aware & genuine. She even sees losing to you as the best thing because you're actually a challenge and, let me tell you, she gets challenging later on.

    Now, when all 3 paths are done, there's of course after game. Yeah can't say what happens there without spoiling but it. It was intense. There were twists I didn't imagine and honestly, this made Sc/Vi the best written mainline game in a good long while.

    The story collectively was 8/10 for me. There were issues here and there, but honestly it was. Wonderfully well written.

    Now, the graphics. GOD THE GRAPHICS. I'm gonna use Sw/Sh and Arceus as a comparison. Sc/Vi tries to ditch the cartoony lines the other 2 had & it's to it's own detriment. Pokemon look wonderful, but the human characters, including a few of the main cast, kinda. Look bland? It really feels flat there. The quality almost felt like what I would expect from Su/Mo, 3DS games. There was a lot of low quality textures blown up, including logos for banners the size of your character, then 5 minutes later the same texture but vectored? So it was very. Inconsistent. This isn't including bugs, which can be patched out, I can't say the same for the shadow and textures though. There's horrendous pop in, genuinely feet in front of your character, and frame drops from looking at a wall vs the vast ocean.

    Overall? 3/10. If it were patched out, then I would change that.

    Now comes the pokemon. Save for a few. That were just very basic, like a lawn flamingo, they felt the most fun they've ever been. Except for Skeledirge. That's just a red crocodile... Without revealing any designs, they felt genuinely fun and creative.

    9/10

    The game felt rushed. It had 3 years, where BoTW, another open world game, had 6. I genuinely believe if they had more time, they could do amazing things, & this hints at that.

    6.5/10    … Expand
  52. LivTheKirby
    Mar 3, 2023
    6
    Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are fun games, and I appreciate how those working on the game have been trying to make the games more open world. I love the majority of the new Paldea mons and the characters all have their own personalities and just feel more life-like to me.

    Of course, the game has its issues and controversies. First off, THE LAG. DEAR LORD, THE LAG. There is a LOT of lag in    Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are fun games, and I appreciate how those working on the game have been trying to make the games more open world. I love the majority of the new Paldea mons and the characters all have their own personalities and just feel more life-like to me.

    Of course, the game has its issues and controversies. First off, THE LAG. DEAR LORD, THE LAG. There is a LOT of lag in the games, some versions are worse off than others when it comes to lag, however it's unfortunate how many of the places are hard to traverse due to how the game chugs in areas with a lot of Pokémon.

    Second off, just like Sword and Shield, not every Pokémon is accessible. Sure, it's not the worst thing, especially to those who don't really care about using Pokémon from older games, but it's a shame to those who are attached to an old mon of theirs, and how some people get a bit upset if their favorite isn't in the game (mine isn't in SV yet, upsettingly, but hopefully it'll return in the DLC)

    I grew up with the Pokémon series, ever since I first played Omega Ruby on my 3DS. This game is great, but it's another showcase on why the games need to be worked on a bit more before they release; a year of development isn't enough time anymore.    … Expand
  53. NightmareYT
    Jun 2, 2023
    6
    Boy this is going to be a tough one to review for me. I love Pokémon. Since I was a kid I've cared about the anime, the games, and the TCG for so long. So it hurts to say, other than the main story, this game is just so boring, I've been shiny hunting a ton because I'm a completionist and love the satisfaction from getting a shiny that I want. But the game is just really boring after youBoy this is going to be a tough one to review for me. I love Pokémon. Since I was a kid I've cared about the anime, the games, and the TCG for so long. So it hurts to say, other than the main story, this game is just so boring, I've been shiny hunting a ton because I'm a completionist and love the satisfaction from getting a shiny that I want. But the game is just really boring after you complete the surprisingly great main story.

    Let me talk about the main story real quick because it might just be the greatest in the entire franchise. I love the ability to play 3 storylines and complete them all for them all to come full circle and have a great ending. This is the only Pokemon game that has ever made me come close to crying at how sad some parts were. I don't want to spoil much because it's so fun discovering things for yourself.

    Now gameplay. This game is a buggy mess. Shi**y frame rates, terrible lighting, and just some awful bugs. I've seen some bugs where people's characters will just start having their head spin, or having their legendary become gigantic or just straight up disappear. It's inexcusable bugs that should never have made it past production. But if you can put those aside, it's just a Pokémon Game.

    Even though I didn't really like Legends Arceus all that much due to my own person opinions on the game, it was still an innovation in the Pokémon franchise. But even though many people LOVED this game, they barely took anything from it and decided to make the game completely different. Like, let me throw my pokeballs in the overworld, let me walk around during battles, let me hear OVERWORLD SHINIES SPAWNING!

    Also there's no voice acting still. Game Freak had Ed Sheeran money but not voice actor money...    … Expand
  54. gabynuozzi
    Jun 1, 2023
    6
    Un juego que le falta pulirlo, el Lets go se ve muchísimo mejor y es de años atrás. Lo deje de jugar al mes, compra lamentable
  55. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    6
    The technical issues are rough but not very present. This game has fun and unique characters that create some interesting boss fights.
  56. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    The effort was good, but there are many shortcomings. and i love polteageist
  57. Kirbo1777
    Aug 23, 2023
    6
    The game is clearly trying to do something, but some of the textures look rushed. As well as the occasional lag that happens, especially when at the lake.
  58. RaiTheNoblesse
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    it has slight technical issues, so what? it still runs way better than GTA SA did, like waaaay better.., that aside, it is simply THE BEST POKEMON game to date.., dunno what "huge steps" so many critics wanted, or why they say the minor technical issues are so big.. ., this is a huge open world pokemon game to explore, it remains a pokemon game, with a Botw flair *like Arceus*, it has ait has slight technical issues, so what? it still runs way better than GTA SA did, like waaaay better.., that aside, it is simply THE BEST POKEMON game to date.., dunno what "huge steps" so many critics wanted, or why they say the minor technical issues are so big.. ., this is a huge open world pokemon game to explore, it remains a pokemon game, with a Botw flair *like Arceus*, it has a few nice details abd QOL improvements, and is less side quest heavy than Arceus (which had a better aesthetic, and that it, but S/V still gets ratted lower, eventhough its better on all other accounts… Expand
  59. Gallium
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    Very fun

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

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

    Pro:
    - The game writing is of higher quality than the average of the series & is enjoyable,
    - The difficulty is challenging & engaging
    - Content is engaging, even if open world lacks a bit of variety.
    - Game Narrative & Game Design structures are good.
    - Online features are stable & smooth
    - Playing in coop is solid & stable    … Expand
  60. OlilovesMovies
    Mar 15, 2023
    5
    Pokemon Scarlet is the worst game I've ever loved. It's honestly hard to properly review a game like this, because from a purely critical perspective, it is an absolute mess. How a game from the largest franchise in the world can be released in such a state is beyond baffling. It could possibly be excused if the game was gorgeous, but it's biblically ugly!

    However, I haven't enjoyed a    Pokemon Scarlet is the worst game I've ever loved. It's honestly hard to properly review a game like this, because from a purely critical perspective, it is an absolute mess. How a game from the largest franchise in the world can be released in such a state is beyond baffling. It could possibly be excused if the game was gorgeous, but it's biblically ugly!

    However, I haven't enjoyed a Pokemon game this much since Heart Gold/Soul Silver! The story is vastly improved on previous entries and I haven't been this motivated to "Catch them all" in a long long time. The gameplay loop is absolutely captivating.

    The fact that this game came out and actually stopped me from playing God of War Ragnorok is insane, and that is not to imply for one second that this is a better game, but there is something completely enchanting about it.

    I wish, this could be a warning to the Pokemon company, that they can't keep releasing games like this, but the truth of the matter is, they have no reason to try any harder. The games will always sell well.

    But if, IF they could take the time and effort to release a Pokemon game that took the timeless gameplay and merged it with a gorgeous functioning world, it could be one of the best games ever made.

    Instead we have Scarlet and Violet, a very confusing generation of vastly contrasting qualities.    … Expand
  61. eeyk
    Feb 6, 2023
    5
    Game is fine, not too much tutorials but the frame rate is horrible also the story is just too mild,
    It the same animations it's lazy, also the world is kinda empty this game would be fine if it was released in 2013 on the wii u, but in 2022 this can't be accepted.

    Next game must be better or am finish with pokemon games.
  62. Zalabar22
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    There's a good chance you'll either love this game or hate it, possibly something in-between. In a lot of ways this feels like an evolution of the Pokemon formula. From the open world, co-op features, auto battles, Pokemon variety, QOL updates, party management and improvements, branching quests, and the traversal options. However, the same could be said about things the game strugglesThere's a good chance you'll either love this game or hate it, possibly something in-between. In a lot of ways this feels like an evolution of the Pokemon formula. From the open world, co-op features, auto battles, Pokemon variety, QOL updates, party management and improvements, branching quests, and the traversal options. However, the same could be said about things the game struggles with. Bugs, poor instructions on player progression, lackluster story, disappointing clothing options, muddy graphics, the false sense of freedom, memory leaks, poor shop layouts, dexit, framrate issues, and a lack of world leveling. Hopefully we'll see support and updates to fix most of the bugs and maybe the game will evolve over time; however until that point I believe Pokemon Scarlet sits at a solid 5/10 for me.… Expand
  63. frederik1478
    Nov 28, 2022
    5
    I had a ok time with the game but most of them come in the last 2 hours when you go to a certain place .

    Is open world kind of boring and small it was not really that interesting to explore and I think the graphics are well. Below what you would expect from a game of this price. This game should have more time in development is feels like they didn't have enough and I enjoyed Pokemon    I had a ok time with the game but most of them come in the last 2 hours when you go to a certain place .

    Is open world kind of boring and small it was not really that interesting to explore and I think the graphics are well. Below what you would expect from a game of this price.

    This game should have more time in development is feels like they didn't have enough and I enjoyed Pokemon archers way more than this.    … Expand
  64. 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
  65. GitanoUrbano
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Es un juego que tiene gran diseño de pokemons y animaciones, un mundo abierto para disfrutar con amigos mientras se avanza en la historia, la cual puedes ir haciendo segun tus preferencias, lo que arruina la experiencia son su decadente performance, bugs, glitches y texturas mediocres. Se siente como si fuera un juego con muchisimo potencial que salio demasiado pronto y sin pulir. SeEs un juego que tiene gran diseño de pokemons y animaciones, un mundo abierto para disfrutar con amigos mientras se avanza en la historia, la cual puedes ir haciendo segun tus preferencias, lo que arruina la experiencia son su decadente performance, bugs, glitches y texturas mediocres. Se siente como si fuera un juego con muchisimo potencial que salio demasiado pronto y sin pulir. Se necesita un parche para mejorarlo con celeridad… Expand
  66. Xplocion
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    The good:
    The pokebikes. The new forms of Paldea. The gym bosses that their clothes are so outlandish and funny.
    The bad: The formula is the same for all Pokémon and several previous games have already reached its maximum expression and now it is only being repeated over and over again with small, increasingly imperceptible improvements. The graphics engine is fair, but a decade ago    The good:
    The pokebikes. The new forms of Paldea. The gym bosses that their clothes are so outlandish and funny.

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

    The Meh!:
    The release of a new canonical and official Pokemon feels like "the Groundhog Day" over and over again the formula is repeated, over and over again you have to choose only one of three, over and over again you have to catch them all , over and over again the Polly Pocket/Habbo hotel cartoon type graphics, over and over again dividing the fans, over and over again a color, an element a letter, a new millennial creature from somewhere that no one had ever seen before in 7-8 generations and what to say about the improvements of the previous version that do not reach this version for some reason. When there are Switch RPG games with amazing graphics like Xenoblade or NiER: Automata the excuse of "Pokemon has always been like this" is not worth it, even games from previous generations such as Tales of, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy,... which also have a bestiary of hundreds of creatures put the "new" graphics of this "new" Pokemon to shame    … Expand
  67. Protomario
    May 12, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Scarlet takes players on an exciting adventure through the enchanting Paldea region, delivering an engaging gameplay experience reminiscent of the beloved Pokemon franchise. With its immersive storyline, diverse cast of characters, and captivating features, this game offers a fresh and thrilling addition to the Pokemon universe.

    The game begins as players, taking on the role of a new resident in the small settlement of Cabo Poco, prepare to embark on their studies at the prestigious Naranja Academy in Mesagoza. The introduction of Nemona, the head of the student council and a Champion-level Trainer, sets the stage for a dynamic partnership as both players and Nemona choose their starter Pokemon to train and journey alongside each other.

    One notable feature in Pokemon Scarlet is the Terastal phenomenon, which grants the ability to transform and empower Pokemon using the Tera Orb. This mechanic adds depth and strategy to battles, allowing players to enhance or alter their Pokemon's natural attributes according to their innate Tera Type. It opens up a range of possibilities for team customization and adds an extra layer of excitement to every encounter.

    The game's narrative branches into multiple storylines, each providing a unique perspective and set of challenges. Whether players choose to follow the Victory Road, Path of Legends, ★ Starfall Street ★, or The Way Home, they will find themselves engrossed in an immersive world filled with intriguing characters, unexpected plot twists, and impactful decisions. The branching paths offer replayability and encourage players to explore different storylines, ensuring a fresh experience with each playthrough.

    Paldea's Gym challenge, a staple in the Pokemon series, makes a return in Pokemon Scarlet. The eight Gym Leaders, with their diverse Pokemon teams and distinctive battle styles, pose exciting challenges for players to overcome. The non-linear nature of the game allows players to tackle the Gym challenge in any order they prefer, granting a sense of freedom and personalization to their journey.

    The Elite Four and the Top Champion provide formidable adversaries, testing players' skills and strategy to the fullest. The intense battles against these powerful Trainers are both satisfying and rewarding, showcasing the growth and development of the player's team throughout their adventure.

    In addition to its engaging storyline and challenging battles, Pokemon Scarlet features multiplayer functionality, allowing up to four players to explore the world together, trade Pokemon, and engage in thrilling battles. This multiplayer aspect enhances the social experience, making Pokemon Scarlet a fantastic choice for friends to embark on their Pokemon journey side by side.

    The Paldea region is richly designed, boasting visually stunning environments and a diverse range of Pokemon species to encounter and capture. The attention to detail in the game's graphics and sound design immerses players in a vibrant and captivating world, bringing the Pokemon universe to life in a new and refreshing way.

    While Pokemon Scarlet shares similarities with Pokemon Sword and Shield, it stands on its own as a unique and captivating experience. Its engaging storyline, innovative features, and polished gameplay make it a must-play title for Pokemon enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

    Overall, Pokemon Scarlet delivers an enthralling adventure set in the Paldea region, inviting players to explore, battle, and uncover the mysteries that await. With its immersive world, engaging gameplay, and captivating storyline, this game undoubtedly deserves a place among the best in the Pokemon franchise. Get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey in Pokemon Scarlet!    … Expand
  68. hanzo82
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    I really like the gameplay. It could be a very good and fun game, but the technical issues are too much to ignore! I didn't had much bugs but the framerate drops very hard, especially in cities! They are developing a game for a specific hardware and failed so bad? how? they exactly know their hw, or not?
    the graphics are not really good as well.
    There is potential but this game is not    I really like the gameplay. It could be a very good and fun game, but the technical issues are too much to ignore! I didn't had much bugs but the framerate drops very hard, especially in cities! They are developing a game for a specific hardware and failed so bad? how? they exactly know their hw, or not?
    the graphics are not really good as well.
    There is potential but this game is not ready for release right now!    … Expand
  69. 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
  70. Patrickzero
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    Si fuera cualquier otra compañía u otra franquicia esto no tendría un 7-8 la mayoría de la nota va por que esta terriblemente programado, pero no solo eso le resta puntos también le resta puntos el quitarle opciones al jugador como el modo mantener y perder fluidez en los menús como el leyendas Arzeus también esta el problema con la IA que parece sacada de la primera generación, a esteSi fuera cualquier otra compañía u otra franquicia esto no tendría un 7-8 la mayoría de la nota va por que esta terriblemente programado, pero no solo eso le resta puntos también le resta puntos el quitarle opciones al jugador como el modo mantener y perder fluidez en los menús como el leyendas Arzeus también esta el problema con la IA que parece sacada de la primera generación, a este juego le falto pasar por una face de pruebas y pulimiento es literalmente un early acceses.… Expand
  71. Grdran
    May 16, 2023
    5
    Not rating it higher because it has performance and noticeable issues.

    Not rating it lower since I personally didn't get the game breaking stuff.

    If you brave through it, it's a pretty ambitious story, especially in the post game.

    Other than glaring frame rate issues and other things I could easily ignore because they didn't break the game, it's pretty fun.
  72. 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.
  73. Grevproduction
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    I’ve been playing over 8 hours and my god almighty how the hell did game freak messed so badly that went unique concept of Pokémon legends arceus to buggy ass messed. But hey if you like Pokémon or somehow do not mind the messed I won’t stop you. Hopefully one day they will fix it with a patch.
  74. Pepshunter
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    Nel 2022 tecnicamente fuori dal mondo. È inspiegabile una cosa del genere se non sintetizzabile con una sola parola: inadeguatezza.
  75. OhNoItsSenpai
    Dec 8, 2022
    5
    The rumors are true. This game is an absolute broken mess. It seems a lot of people are ready to forgive Pokemon while Cyberpunk was crucified and refunds were demanded. I however have no obsession with Nintendo so here's an honest review. This is the worst running game on the switch in dock mode, it feels like it should have never been released on the switch. It's crashed more thanThe rumors are true. This game is an absolute broken mess. It seems a lot of people are ready to forgive Pokemon while Cyberpunk was crucified and refunds were demanded. I however have no obsession with Nintendo so here's an honest review. This is the worst running game on the switch in dock mode, it feels like it should have never been released on the switch. It's crashed more than Legends Arceus which is a superior pokemon game,… Expand
  76. 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....
  77. Cronodougs
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    Pokemon Legends Arceus even with its problems is a masterpiece close to that, deserving reviews between 7 to 8. Scarlet & Violet have constant stutters, fps 15~20, bad rendering distance, poorly applied textures, empty world AND FULL OF BUGS! A $60 game for those competitive crybabies where quality doesn't matter. Where do fanboys think something like this deserves an 80~100? XenobladePokemon Legends Arceus even with its problems is a masterpiece close to that, deserving reviews between 7 to 8. Scarlet & Violet have constant stutters, fps 15~20, bad rendering distance, poorly applied textures, empty world AND FULL OF BUGS! A $60 game for those competitive crybabies where quality doesn't matter. Where do fanboys think something like this deserves an 80~100? Xenoblade Chronicles 3 destroys this game.… Expand
  78. Shirohae
    Nov 28, 2022
    5
    The Openworld-Cocept would be perfect for Pokemongames, but the technical performance of scarlet/violet is just a no-go.. also the openworl is kind of empty. Hopefully they refine this concept for the next gen *fingers crossed*
  79. Yabara
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    Its an insult to indie developers who struggle to smash in the videogames world, while The Pokémon Company is rich and make this. You cant even explore to feel the fantasy of this world because the horrible and negected graphics kills your identification. Pokémon COULD be one of the best IPs ever existed, if only they take 3 years to make a deep game.
  80. ashthewolf
    Dec 3, 2022
    5
    This game had great potential,which was ruined in the state this game released in.
    The characters ware great,the story was amazing, and the gym leaders ware some of the best.
    Out of the 3 beginning quests 2 ware incredible and the last one was alright. I love how you can befriend the teachers to learn more about them. The classes' ware interesting (Other than arts and language), The    This game had great potential,which was ruined in the state this game released in.
    The characters ware great,the story was amazing, and the gym leaders ware some of the best.
    Out of the 3 beginning quests 2 ware incredible and the last one was alright. I love how you can befriend the teachers to learn more about them. The classes' ware interesting (Other than arts and language),
    The bugs and performance is what ruins the game.

    I want this to be a learning experience for game freak and Nintendo because the game does a lot of things,but oh boy did they **** a lot of things wrong too!
    If it wasn't for the bugs and the performance it could have been one of the best Pokémon games.    … Expand
  81. Mene0
    Nov 25, 2022
    5
    Pokemon Scarlet (and Violet) is a clearly unfinished product. There is a very fun game beneath all the catastrophic performance issues, ugly graphics and animations and terrible design decisions, but these are very hard to overlook. If this wasn't a pokemon game it would have been bashed to hell and back by everyone, but apparently it's just "taking steps in the right direction" despitePokemon Scarlet (and Violet) is a clearly unfinished product. There is a very fun game beneath all the catastrophic performance issues, ugly graphics and animations and terrible design decisions, but these are very hard to overlook. If this wasn't a pokemon game it would have been bashed to hell and back by everyone, but apparently it's just "taking steps in the right direction" despite being a 30+ years old franchise that makes billions of dollars. The worst part is that this will never change, given the game's absolute sales success. Gamefreak will keep pumping out terrible products and holding a series dear to many hostage to terrible development. The amateurish is display here is staggering, and it saddens me to see a good game squashed by terrible decisions.… Expand
  82. NMaster
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    It’s really sad to see such a great concept hurt by visual deficiencies. If they don’t release an update fixing all the issues I swear I’m not going to buy any Pokémon game again until they start treating it as a game like Mario and Zelda. We don’t need a game every year GameFreak, what we need is a game to be proud of!!! As a Pokémon fan, I’m really sad. I never complained aboutIt’s really sad to see such a great concept hurt by visual deficiencies. If they don’t release an update fixing all the issues I swear I’m not going to buy any Pokémon game again until they start treating it as a game like Mario and Zelda. We don’t need a game every year GameFreak, what we need is a game to be proud of!!! As a Pokémon fan, I’m really sad. I never complained about Sword/Shield and I think the Isle or Armor was visually better than Paldea. I was so excited for SV and the idea of exploring an open world..but it looks so unfinished, it’s unreal. Please treat us with some respect! This is not an Indie game! The game is fun, the characters and the Pokémon textures are amazing, the concept is perfect, this game had everything to be the perfect Pokémon game. It’s a shame really.… Expand
  83. Dashboy
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Game runs like trash littéral slideshow. But gameplay/mechanics wise its the best pokémon game in a decade I really hope they patch up the game in the upcoming months.
  84. Xomsel
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Graphics like N64. Game looks and Runs very Bad. No Level scaling. Story Bad, everything Bad. Arceus was better in every Point. But I’m Kind of enjoing it so far
  85. Jgc13
    Nov 28, 2022
    5
    I honestly was excited to try the open world pokemon formula they are going for. But I just cannot stand for this. Game freak has time and time again disappointed with their lackluster releases but this is just an outrage. An honestly good game idea is bogged down by just the most horrible performance I've experienced in a game so far in my life. The frame rate is horrible, the cameraI honestly was excited to try the open world pokemon formula they are going for. But I just cannot stand for this. Game freak has time and time again disappointed with their lackluster releases but this is just an outrage. An honestly good game idea is bogged down by just the most horrible performance I've experienced in a game so far in my life. The frame rate is horrible, the camera works like absolute crap and the bugs are way too frequent to be ignored. This game is incredibly fun but it just makes me sad how broken it is and how little Game Freak cares… Expand
  86. Joanvimise
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    Me encanta el juego, el inicio de la historia y el mundo es espectacular, pero no podemos obviar el rendimiento gràfico que te saca por completo de la experiencia y en momentos de disfrute te los hace negativos.
  87. DolphinReviews
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    There is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're goingThere is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're going in completely blind to the game I can easily see you being disappointed in your starter Pokémon's final evolution. The character animations of the humans are awful, lifeless husks being puppeteered with view frames. The actual Pokémon's attack animations are somewhat improved. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet should have been delayed an extra year in order to fix the performance issues and the character animations. I can't recommend Scarlet and Violent until there is improvement to the performance so it becomes at least playable.… Expand
  88. ZShadow
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    The game has cute pokemon and effects too, but it is full of bugs and glitches. I don't believe that the problem is the Switch because the Switch has beautiful games like Xenoblade 3 and Zelda, I believe it was totally laziness on Gamefreak's part, which even being a millionaire franchise cannot deliver an optimized game. The maps are empty without flashy details, the new pokemons are notThe game has cute pokemon and effects too, but it is full of bugs and glitches. I don't believe that the problem is the Switch because the Switch has beautiful games like Xenoblade 3 and Zelda, I believe it was totally laziness on Gamefreak's part, which even being a millionaire franchise cannot deliver an optimized game. The maps are empty without flashy details, the new pokemons are not very interesting, I liked only 5 and the story was never really the focus of pokemon so I wasn't expecting anything. The game has its qualities like "new fight system" and Coop.… Expand
  89. HZone
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    I started to play this game but I cannot enjoy it. The tutorial is a slog, the battle system is the same as previous titles even though Pokemon Legends: Arceus improved upon the formula and the performance is ridiculously unoptimized for an 2022 title. Cutscenes somehow seem even more so as if their a stop motion movie than previous games.

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

    The story is also something that feels as if it has been told a thousand times with you going on your regular Pokemon journey to become a champion. Open world Pokemon was something I dreamt of for years, but this is not how you do it.    … Expand
  90. RaktonF
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    game is very fun, but suffers from laughable performance and terrible graphics issues.

    Go apologize to sonic frontiers immediately.
  91. GregAllen
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    This will most likely not be seen due to review bombing by rabid pokemon "fans", but oh well. This game's technical issues are abysmal, especially for a high budget triple A title like Pokemon. Personally, I haven't encountered any bugs other than the horrible frame issues that range from tolerable to borderline unplayable, but the former is the most common. Under all of that, there is aThis will most likely not be seen due to review bombing by rabid pokemon "fans", but oh well. This game's technical issues are abysmal, especially for a high budget triple A title like Pokemon. Personally, I haven't encountered any bugs other than the horrible frame issues that range from tolerable to borderline unplayable, but the former is the most common. Under all of that, there is a great game here. The gameplay is the freshest it has been in a mainline entry since the DS games, and as the first truly open world Pokemon, it works really well. Even with the frame issues, I've had a lot of fun. Especially compared to the former titles, Sword & Shield. Honestly, you can say a lot about Game Freak as a company nowadays, but in all fairness the frame glitches and bugs were even in the trailer for these games. So, I can say I do not understand why people are so shocked as it wasn't very hidden. In the end, is this a fun game? Yes. Should you buy it? No, not until they release a heavy patch update, even then I feel the 60 dollar price tag is too much.

    In the game's current state, 5/10
    In a fixed state, I'd say around a high 7/10.    … Expand
  92. popolala
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    it's a good game but just all the problems make it a disappointment i hope peoples review bomb this game so we can finally have a good pokemon game
  93. Samirlo
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    This game is the change of an era of how Pokémon will be played, with an impressive change in its graphics and game play, however, it is noticeable that they sacrificed a lot in exchange for these improvements, by far it is the worst story the game has ever had and I don't even know what to say about the performance, being a 60 dollar game, even so, this game managed to get me excited andThis game is the change of an era of how Pokémon will be played, with an impressive change in its graphics and game play, however, it is noticeable that they sacrificed a lot in exchange for these improvements, by far it is the worst story the game has ever had and I don't even know what to say about the performance, being a 60 dollar game, even so, this game managed to get me excited and encouraged me to explore, without a doubt this is the best and worst Pokémon that Game Freak has released, despite the fact that they say that the fps do not matter, they do change the experience and immersion and at the same time it feels like a fresh game, it shows that Game Freak put more love into this game but they stayed halfway… Expand
  94. 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)
  95. LikeFahrenheit
    Apr 29, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Some say this game would be the best game in the series if it weren't for the technical problems. Why? because it's open world where there is hardly anything to do outside the story? Because the story is one of the best that GF has written, when they have a track record for subpar storytelling? The game has little to offer in gameplay and content. No contests, no Pokethlon, no pokestar studios, no musicals, not even a damn battle facility - a first for a new generation since Diamond and Pearl back in 2006! There is nothing to keep me entertained outside of catching Pokemon and battling trainers once. But at least we can make sandwiches. Seriously there's more entertainment in transferring Pokemon to Gen 5 with that mini-game than there is with sandwich making. Making curry in SwSh had more effort and actual gameplay than sandwich making.

    Paldea is a big region, and I like that, but damn is it ugly. low-res textures and just weird, jarring edges to cliffs and riverbanks. the buildings are hideously low-res up close. The region and towns look like they were modeled by a novice. But the Pokemon and characters have never looked better in 3D (by GF standards at least), compare to how they look in Legends Arceus is almost night and day.

    I don't know where people are getting this "best story" nonsense from. before Area Zero, the only real story is that with Team Star and the character backstories you learn as you progress, and that is something I think GF did well on, is characters (for the most part). Team Star was interesting to learn they were just bullied and ostracized, and Penny's motivations for doing what she did were understandable, only problem is you really have no stake in their story at all. You're just told to defeat them. It'd be nice if Team star was planning on something big that involved you personally, gave you a legitimate and urgent reason to fight them. In the end, it's the best narrative in the game but that's not saying much.

    Nemona's story, or rather the gym challenge, isn't a story at all. It's the typical fare for Pokemon. battle 8 people then face the Elite 4. there's hardly anything interesting going on. There's hints of dissatisfaction with Geeta but that goes nowhere. Nemona herself is a one note character, it's nice to see a rival this enthusiastic about battling, but that's all there is to her. It's be nice if she felt stifled by Geeta then she would overcome the champion to become one herself, but she's already the champ at the start of the game. She doesn't have an arc.

    Arven's story was nice, his reason for hunting herbs, but again it doesn't really involve you personally. not a whole lot anyway. you're involved indirectly through the Koraidon. But in the end the story reaches its climax in Area Zero where for some reason Nemona and Penny tag along. There is no reason for those two to be in Area Zero, they have no stake, no ties to the crater, but Arven arbitrarily says you need them to aid you. Why is Nemona there? She craves battling strong Pokemon, Geeta has a Pokemon from the crater. why not have her seek out tough Pokemon to be more like Geeta, as a final test to see if she's worthy of being champion? Why is Penny there? because the elevator didn't work? you all take Koraidon down there anyway. Why not have her admire the professor for her technical prowess and want to meet her? Simple motivations and characterizations like this can do wonders in story telling that GF for some asinine reason refuses to do. they rarely go the extra mile anymore in their games and this is one example.

    So the "plot" only really happens at the end where the AI professor tells you that Paradox Pokemon if run amok would cause ecological devastation to Paldea. Only problem is that Donphan already is on the surface but doesn't do anything, so where's the danger? A good way to involve all three storylines together is to have paradox pokemon gradually become more prevalent around Paldea. People are afraid of the damage they are causing. So Nemona helps the gym leaders defend the towns, Penny asks Team Star and the other trainers around the region to help, And you and arven in the endgame head to Area Zero to face off the professor (along with Nemona and Penny who now have a reason for being there). Instead of one decent story that ties everything together, we have 3 disjointed narratives that culminate in a subpar finale.

    This cannot be the game GF intended to make, when there is obviously so much room for improvement. Rushed, and uninspired there is no way Scarlet (and Violet) are the "best if you ignore the glitches". I critiqued this game minus the bugs and it still came up short in the worst way.    … Expand
  96. OrionPrimus
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    I found the overall game fun to play but the performance issues are to bad to really justify the release of this game. If it had more time and care this would be one of the best games on switch. unfortunatly Gamefreak is the developer for this game.
    Hoping for a patch in the future untill then i probably won't play.
  97. Heytheirpal
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    This game in my opinion is alright as it tried with the new mechanics and the idea of auto battling, with tons of terrain to work with. But we can't ignore the slow downs and horrible glitches it has.
  98. GoWofPoor
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    This is Terrible wth, not $60 worth. Idk it's just very boring, You can't even play as Trainer Red or Leaf. 5/10 if I'm being generous.
  99. GuilhermeMelli
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Pokémon Scarlet is a very fun game, you can spend hours walking around the map just capturing pokémon. The game's performance is poor, and this is certainly due to the graphic that tried to put realistic textures instead of focusing on a Cartoon-style graphic. Pokémon Lets Go has the best graphics style for pokémon games, I hope that in the next generation they will mix the Lets GoPokémon Scarlet is a very fun game, you can spend hours walking around the map just capturing pokémon. The game's performance is poor, and this is certainly due to the graphic that tried to put realistic textures instead of focusing on a Cartoon-style graphic. Pokémon Lets Go has the best graphics style for pokémon games, I hope that in the next generation they will mix the Lets Go graphics (with improvements) and the gameplay of pokémon Scarlet. AND AT LEAST I HOPE THAT AFTER 25+ YEARS THE GAME WILL HAVE BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE.… Expand
  100. Grenindrew
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Great game, I have encountered a couple glitches but their not annoying and it doesn’t ruin the fun at all, the people asking for a refund are stupid.
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  1. Positive: 56 out of 118
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  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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