Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 755 out of 3197
  2. Mixed: 290 out of 3197
  3. Negative: 2,152 out of 3197
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  1. asso21
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Ever since tge first pokemon on gameboy i wished to have an open world esperience an almost 30 years later this is what we get. Shame on game freak for even thinking this game was done. Shame on nintendo for publishing it, and shame on me for buying this crap. Do yourself a favor and ask for a refund. Money is the only language these people understand
  2. shin777
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Just return to the 2D games, games below 60 fps should be illegal right now and this one runs below 20.
    And stop making open worlds games, they are so empty and boring, nobody likes open worlds games since 2020.
    Plus all the bugs it have
  3. lks8492
    Nov 26, 2022
    2
    The frame is **** The gameplay is good. Gonna give it a 2, Game Freak shouldn't exploit the consumer like this. We pay full price for this game, and what we got was unacceptable; a half-baked game. Disgrace from the highest gross franchise.
  4. SkateWitches
    Nov 26, 2022
    2
    Easily the worst pokemon game to date, insufficient on every front, fights are embarrassingly easy, mini games are boring, crystallization is ugly and has very little impact on gameplay, exploration will physically hurt your eyes with all those low quality textures, low quality models, low quality lighting and a scary amount of pop up and lag, the story is childish, predictable and theEasily the worst pokemon game to date, insufficient on every front, fights are embarrassingly easy, mini games are boring, crystallization is ugly and has very little impact on gameplay, exploration will physically hurt your eyes with all those low quality textures, low quality models, low quality lighting and a scary amount of pop up and lag, the story is childish, predictable and the characters are all boring caricatures of actual personalities, the pokemon designs are nothing special but still a step back from the sword and shield designs generally.
    The only pros i found in this pile of garbage are the always on point character designs and the way the Pokedex functions, the rest can be thrown in the trash for all i care, don't buy this, it's not fun.    … Expand
  5. 40bandwagon
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Considering the really low quality graphics, drastic fps drops, all the bugs, my pokemon getting cloned or disappearing at random or even midbattle, this game definitely isn't worth $60 USD.
  6. Magicalgirlmomo
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Enjoy the gameplay, but for 60 dollars, it runs like butthole. There’s stuttering, lag, frame rate drops and the graphics are just not up to standard. I feel like I’m playing a DS title not a switch one.
    School setting is…interesting. The rival is adorable though, best one we’ve got in a while. If you can, wait till the price drops a bit or a major patch is released…
  7. saxboychair
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Shockingly bad graphics and technical glitches. An embarrassment this even got released
  8. jokingSammy
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    No time or effort was put into this title. Absolute hot trash. Gone are the good old days of Pokemon. Creature design is poor and as a game this doesn't even run. I've played ios games design to steal my money that play better than this. Who cares though, this game will go on and make millions, who cares about the fans?
  9. Noth413
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    So, Scarlet and violet have some major issues, the obvious one being the glitches galore that has been shown off every where on YouTube, twitter, and Instagram. It’s understandable since this game wasn’t ready to be launched and should have taken a couple more months or even all the way to next November. This would have given it enough time to fix and develop the game further than it isSo, Scarlet and violet have some major issues, the obvious one being the glitches galore that has been shown off every where on YouTube, twitter, and Instagram. It’s understandable since this game wasn’t ready to be launched and should have taken a couple more months or even all the way to next November. This would have given it enough time to fix and develop the game further than it is now but game-freak decided not to do that and it really really shows. Examples in the games are: will shut down randomly, characters will spaz out, Pokémon and people will pop in/out or glitch out, walk through battles and lose their bodies sometimes, you’ll fall out of bounds easily and that’s just some of them. Multiplayer is worse and will more likely have these things happen to the players. However, those aren’t the only issues. Graphics are not great either, low textures, low frame rates even in close distant, slow movement, and lighting/shadow pop in/out effect the gameplay. Customization is also limited, you may be able to do a lot with the face, hair, color, and certain parts of clothing but you can not change your uniform or it’s color. You only get 4 options for each season spring, summer, fall, and winter, you can not change these colors only orange if you pick scarlet and purple if you picked violet. The outfits are horrible looking and not being able to have more options or change tops and bottoms really takes you out of the game since you can’t really feel like you when restricted to these 4 outfits. Pokémon are no better, I’m sorry if I’m comparing to arceus but Pokémon don’t interact like they do in that game. In that game Pokémon would run away if you were not carful, don’t mind you around, and can be aggressive if you get to close or spot you, not to mention the way they interact with other Pokémon, people and the world around them. Scarlet and violet doesn’t make their Pokémon feel like that, they just pop in and out or in groups due to the low graphics they have been given and it’s not the system it’s game-freak let’s make that clear. They don’t intact much or show much characteristics that makes them feel like they belong. The lands are pretty barren with not much to do, the same with the towns since you can’t even go inside any bodies house which seems to be a trend now. No type of side missions or spooky lore to make the town feel alive which is just sad really. Over all this game needed more time to fix its bugs, glitches, frame rate, world interaction, online multiplayer, Pokémon interaction, graphical aspect, more expression with clothing, better towns/lands and a more thought out plan when allowing the freedom of the player roaming the world they build/created. If that means we would have to wait till next fall 2023 then I’d rather wait because it just feels rushed and a money grabbing game rather than a game I would enjoy for years to come like the gens 1 through 6. Hopefully they will fix some of these issues but it is too late for the others I have mentioned.… Expand
  10. kaioser
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. wow what a game? they failed to deliver yet again. graphics and performance issues.… Expand
  11. Meg019
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Rendimiento muy pobre, tiene ideas buenas pero queda opacado por todo lo malo que tiene, una saga tan exitosa como pokemon debería hacer muuucho más.
  12. Surfdiggins
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Garbage game, garbage website

    Horrible performance, graphics, pokemath, raid dens 0/10 wish you could rate it lower than 0
  13. vgmkyle
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    To the parents: If you have a choice for your kid between Pokémon and Sonic choose Sonic. The Pokémon game is an absolute mess, and it will no doubt disappoint any kid that opens it from under the Christmas tree.
  14. OverlordEclipse
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    The game has multiple graphic glitches, including a decent amount of fairly common ones, lags all the time, the character movement is janky sometimes, the game is overall unpolished. Id say the thing i hate most is the legendary as it looks like its upposed to be a bike, they accentuate the aspects of it to make it look like a bike, and they have him walk around on all fours. If they wereThe game has multiple graphic glitches, including a decent amount of fairly common ones, lags all the time, the character movement is janky sometimes, the game is overall unpolished. Id say the thing i hate most is the legendary as it looks like its upposed to be a bike, they accentuate the aspects of it to make it look like a bike, and they have him walk around on all fours. If they were gonna make him walk they shouldnt have accentuated the tires because they just look bad.… Expand
  15. soubivisual
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    I'm really enjoying this game. I love it! We know there is a lot to improve, but I don't care about graphics and some glitches are funnies, so, just enjoy and if you don't like it, do not buy it.
  16. Keizrel
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    I've been a Pokémon fan since I was a child, the state of this game is unacceptable, the story is constantly being interrupted by stupid NPC, an open world that hurt my eyes and also the stupid amount of resources the game spits on your face like you were a 3 year child. I can't recommend you to play this game cuz it sucks, buy any digimon if you like taming little and adorable monsters.
  17. deBoer
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Terrible gameplay, sometimes it has less than 30 fps, everything you do it's boring
  18. Theplets
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Bugmon está horrível, de fato o pior jogo da franquia. Não recomendo a compra.
  19. 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
  20. Luchojujuy
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juego incompleto. Se nota demasiado el apuro de Game Freak por sacar anualmente un juego. Cada vez le pone menos cariño a sus productos. Y avergüenza que el fandom sea tan conformista y permita estás basuras llenas de Bugs.… Expand
  21. 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
  22. Juli85
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Basta ya de hacer el mínimo esfuerzo Nintendo,no se puede lanzar un juego así de mal técnicamente, es una estafa!
  23. Pokemon09
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    There are so many bugs in this game. Gameplay is ok to fun but grafic bugs are destroying the expierience.
  24. FreakyPhantom
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    Fun, but a buggy unfinished mess of a game, do better Gamefreak/Nintendo. I dont understand how a company so large can put out such an unfinished product?
  25. Rowdy_Cloudy
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    The entire region of Paldea is forgettable. Incredibly uninspiring adventure through a slog of bugs and technical issues. Worst game in the series by far.
  26. KyuzoOhashi
    Nov 25, 2022
    5
    While being one of the most entertaining Pokémon games in the last years, its performance is heavily underwhelming. It slows down, crashes far too many times, connectivity issues... Even the PC suffers from lag. How can you get the PC perform even worse than the PC in GBA games? For Heaven's sake.
  27. 12Pedro_Gabriel
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Seems like it's -14 FPS, terrible graphics and it keeps glitching every time. Also, being a schooler? That sucks.
  28. Mio200
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Das spiel ist eigentlich ganz in Ordnung so ne 6. Ich gebe nur so eine niedrige Bewertung um Gamefreack ein zeichen zu geben
  29. LipeFoxCPS
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Uma tremenda falta de respeito com os fãs tanto de pokémon quanto da Nintendo esse tanto de erros e bugs , a ideia de mundo aberto realmente é algo revolucionário para a franquia, mas pagar preço cheio por um jogo mal cuidado , mal polido, que não tem tradução para o meu país, e nem atores dublando, é uma tenda falta de respeito!
  30. TheRealBando
    Nov 25, 2022
    9
    Don't get why it's getting so much hate tbh, personally I've never had it crashed and I've completed it on both Scarlet and Violet.... -Great open world took some love how you can go where you want! Good roster of pokemon and a engaging story! I get it people are upset over the graphics but when have you played a pokemon game for them?
  31. yagkira
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Uno de los mejores juegos de Pokémon que he jugado esa libertad de mundo abierto es increíble, la historia lo mismo, cosas negativas el apartado tecnico,grafico, caidas de fps, dientes de sierra.
    La Tera cristalización me sobra.
  32. Derpcat
    Nov 25, 2022
    9
    Okay… so it has a 2.9 user score right now. That’s not good. So what are all these complaints about? Is it the successor of Arceus?

    The story is amped up from Sword & Shield. By that I mean it’s much better. The characters are more fleshed out, and I actually like some of the gym leaders. I’m not going to spoil because it’s brand new. It plays a lot like Arceus, which is good. There are    Okay… so it has a 2.9 user score right now. That’s not good. So what are all these complaints about? Is it the successor of Arceus?

    The story is amped up from Sword & Shield. By that I mean it’s much better. The characters are more fleshed out, and I actually like some of the gym leaders. I’m not going to spoil because it’s brand new.

    It plays a lot like Arceus, which is good. There are some changes, my least favorite being the removal of the roll. You also can’t cycle between Pokémon just by pressing L or R. There is a new way to battle without going into a battle sequence, and it’s helpful. Yeah, the overall gameplay is very good. But the presentation….

    The Switch is no powerhouse. Anyone who has played a ported console game will know. Scarlet and Violet does not look good. Adding insult to injury, it runs at like 15 fps. At the start it’s really noticeable, but everywhere else it looks fine. The soundtrack, however is stellar. Toby Fox composed some of the songs, and some sound like they’re straight out of Undertale or Deltarune. The presentation doesn’t bring it down too much, but it is a valid point.

    It has tons of content. I don’t even know how long it takes to beat, let alone 100%. Whoever plays it will be satisfied with 3 different stories, Elite 4, and a post-game, I’m guessing. I personally think it is better than Sword and Shield. Pretty controversial, and someone could say it’s rushed. It has basic features, and comparing it to Mario Tennis Aces would be a bad idea. If you are planning on giving this to someone for Christmas, they won’t complain about it unless they’re 30 and live in your basement. The people who complain about it do have valid points, but I think it’s good, and it’ll probably be fixed later.    … Expand
  33. WolfiPL
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Najlepsze Pokemony na Nintendo Switch! To zdecydowanie najlepsza gra Pokemon od dawna o ile nie od zawsze! I pomimo tych wszystkich bugów i glitchy, które teraz latają po sieci i o które teraz jest takie oburzenie u niektórych graczy, którzy przywykli do 4K i stabilnych 120fps w PS5 i XSX/S (oczywiście nie mówię, że te błędy to coś dobrego ani, że należy to olać, ale nazywanie tej gry najbardziej zepsutą grą pod względem technicznym w historii to przesada). Chociaż akurat mnie podczas całej gry wywaliło tylko 1 raz, a gra dosłownie co chwilę robi auto save, więc gdy wczytałem byłem dosłownie 1 minutę od miejsca wywalenia, innych bugów też za wiele nie uświadczyłem i nawet aż takich spadków FPS jak w Hyrule Warriors przez większość gry nie miałem (chociaż się zdarzały ale też bez przesady) to myślę, że ocena zasłużona!… Expand
  34. TheIndexPlayer
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Are you interested in a nostalgic game that makes you cry?

    Well we got the game for you! Because Pokemon S/V has PS2 graphics and you wasted 60 bucks : D
  35. Freesca
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    This is just bad.
    Bugs and glitches are the tip of the iceberg (or the bottom of the avalugg)
    Presented as a free open world but actually there's no scaling at all, even badges have the classic predetermined order. The world building is inexistent: cities are cosmic void, world terraformed by a 5 years old kid, even Pokémons are placed here and there with dice with near zero ambient    This is just bad.
    Bugs and glitches are the tip of the iceberg (or the bottom of the avalugg)
    Presented as a free open world but actually there's no scaling at all, even badges have the classic predetermined order.
    The world building is inexistent: cities are cosmic void, world terraformed by a 5 years old kid, even Pokémons are placed here and there with dice with near zero ambient interactions.
    Nobody wants a complex realistic graphic for Pokémon, just a good one; there are some exceptions (like the grass) but the overall is disgusting.
    The Pokémon formula keep working well but these games add nothing to that.
    Game freak plz stap    … Expand
  36. Bimmelongus
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Frame drops now n then but haven’t experienced any bugs/glitches making it “unplayable” the story is good so is the map & the new Pokémon… Expand
  37. bf_jeje
    Nov 25, 2022
    9
    The game has visual problems, yes, but it's the Pokemon game I was wishing to play since I was a child.
  38. Antiwoke
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Full of bugs, bad graphics, terrible stage design, terrible character designs and pokemon. It seems that game freak now prioritizes easy money and indulgent nonsense over the quality of their games.
  39. Lucifer45
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    The worst performing game ever made. A shameful chapter for the Pokemon history
  40. Bent3ndo
    Nov 25, 2022
    4
    Pokemon titles are a marmite topic for many people when it comes to more recent releases. Half the fanbase forgive the series' technical and visual flaws and appreciate the premise of catching them all (not that you can "catch em all" any more within standalone titles). The other half, and the half of the camp I sit within, expect the largest franchise in the world to treat its IP withPokemon titles are a marmite topic for many people when it comes to more recent releases. Half the fanbase forgive the series' technical and visual flaws and appreciate the premise of catching them all (not that you can "catch em all" any more within standalone titles). The other half, and the half of the camp I sit within, expect the largest franchise in the world to treat its IP with respect, and more importantly treat its fanbase with respect. Scarlet and Violet are no exception to this opinion. If anything, the issues presented this time around are WORSE than what people criticised with Arceus' arrival at the start of the same year.

    Game Freak are not only too small a team to be expected to deliver the content asked of them, but their release schedule is far too crammed to deliver the quality of games expected of what should be the slickest, most polished looking gaming franchise there is out there.

    The Pokemon Company need to pull their act together and provide Game Freak with the budget, team and time that these modern Pokemon titles need. Otherwise people can expect less and less quality from these bigger and bigger titles as time goes on.

    Pokemon deserves better, we deserve better.    … Expand
  41. RatRemy
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    It's amazing looks that were an good representation of the pokemon world as we know harmonize with the free given by the open world, the mojority of the majority of the bugs only happen if you are trying to activate them, the new pvp focused pokemon and infraestructure facilitate the entry of new trainer on the competitive scene
  42. Latios___
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Rating is because, as an AAA flagship game of Nintendo Switch, Pokémon is unacceptable to release such a buggy game in this state. This shouldn't be the norm and we customers should never accept this. Very unfortunate because I wish the developers gotten more time for their ambitious and creative open world game from their decision makers.
  43. asdfgrand
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Nothing to praise, Pokemon now is synonym for terrible quality game. No optimization, no actual "non-linear" gameplay, no Natdex back, no great post game, not even well designed new Pokemons, only some gross ripoffs from Digimon, Megaman and Minecraft.
    I can not believe GF could make something worse than BDSP. The dev team should hang themselves, shame on those retards.
  44. andrerubio
    Nov 25, 2022
    4
    Review em PT-BR

    Como fã de longa data da série, posso dizer que me diverti por algumas horas, mas seguramente posso dizer que não recomendo. Esse foi seguramente o pior jogo da série principal de pokémon que já joguei. Falar das questões técnicas é chover no molhado, todo mundo está falando disso, e não é por menos, o jogo está desastroso tecnicamente, toda hora algum bug ou glitch    Review em PT-BR

    Como fã de longa data da série, posso dizer que me diverti por algumas horas, mas seguramente posso dizer que não recomendo. Esse foi seguramente o pior jogo da série principal de pokémon que já joguei.

    Falar das questões técnicas é chover no molhado, todo mundo está falando disso, e não é por menos, o jogo está desastroso tecnicamente, toda hora algum bug ou glitch te tira da imersão, e quando algo não está bugado, só está feio mesmo, com texturas em baixíssima qualidade, tudo isso prejudica a experiência.

    Sobre o mundo aberto, é apenas uma ilusão, o level dos pokemons selvagens e ginásios não escala junto com o seu, e existem locais que você precisa de determinadas habilidades para alcançar, ou seja, existe uma ordem recomendada de caminhos a seguir, mesmo que escondida. Eu até tentei chegar em um lugar antes da hora, e fui barrado por uma mensagem "você não pode vir aqui agora". Todo o restante é repetitivo, principalmente as batalhas contra os líderes da equipe Star, todas iguais.

    A mecânica nova é interessante, mas não acho mais legal que as anteriores, e visualmente ela é bem estranha.

    Os desafios pré ginásio são fracos, sem emoção e não são divertidos (te fazem empurrar uma azeitona gigante como se fosse algo extraordinário), senti falta daqueles ginásios temáticos, só pela arquitetura e decoração você já sabia o tipo de pokémon que seu líder usaria, senti falta dos puzzles ou desafio de outros treinadores fortes até chegar no líder.

    A liga também não tem emoção nenhuma, você praticamente conhece todos os integrantes dela antes de chegar nela, não tem uma surpresa ao enfrentar o campeão ou coisa do tipo. Não existem mais salas pra cada um da elite, você os enfrenta numa sala branca sem graça, e na minha gameplay a música travou, no clímax do jogo eu não pude ouvir a trilha sonora (muito boa por sinal), e vi que isso aconteceu com muita gente. E por decisão de algum infeliz, não é possível desafiar a liga novamente, sério, quem teve essa decisão? Sempre foi possível, por que dessa vez foi melhor remover essa feature?
    E pra piorar, depois que você vence a liga não tem mais um Hall of Fame mostrando os pokémons que você usou.

    Não existe mais uma caverna ou caminho cheio de pokémons fortes até você chegar na liga, você simplesmente entra no prédio e pronto.

    O sistema de breed está uma porcaria, quem curte ficar fazendo times perfeitos pro competitivo vai se frustrar muito.

    O ponto positivo fica por conta da trilha sonora e na ideia de alguns novos pokemons, que ficaram bem legais.

    De resto, continuo recomendo o Sword and Shield como melhor pokémon do switch, com o ambiente mais acessível pra montar um time competitivo e com visuais infinitamente melhor do que esses do Scarlet, se for pra fazer um mundo aberto assim, prefiro os lineares do Sword.    … Expand
  45. Clockworkenergy
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I don't really know what to say... This game is a mess. Needed at least another year in the oven but they just keep pushing them out.
  46. asepbata
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Worst-performing first-party Switch game, with low texture, repetitive tiling texture, bugs, glitches, and low frames per second when there aren't many objects. Overall, the worst Pokemon graphics on the Nintendo Switch. The performance, low framerate, and stutter kill the fun when playing it.
  47. SanjiLec
    Nov 25, 2022
    4
    Many bugs, bad graphics, looks like pre alpha, it's not open word.
    One good thing is the new Pokedex and some new Pokemon
  48. Barny
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    The game is unfinished: there are so many bugs that it is unbearable at times. It stutters to less than 10 fps very frequently and there is nothing that you can do about it, that's probably the biggest downside to it. That's my main problem.
  49. Lcromelin
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Horrible game, horrible graphics the scaling of progession makes 0 sense definitely not worth $60
  50. Mierdaa
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    Muy bueno, muy divertido, increíble todo, experiencia recomendable.jsjdjxjufufud
  51. kuki_nuri
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    Como Pokémon muy divertido siendo mundo abierto ha sido una pena que no se pueda cazar a los Pokémon en sigilo como en Arceus. Pero ha salido muy mal, un juego no puede salir así de roto. Vergonzoso.
  52. SomeGuy7000
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    It kills me how close game freak keeps getting to a fantastic pokemon game. Arceus made so many excellent steps forward, the open world, quick catching, the traversal, and the story being a bit more unique. Scarlet and violet removed the quick catch completely, the traversal is worse with the removal of the flight ability, and most of the story is the same as its been for the past 20 yearsIt kills me how close game freak keeps getting to a fantastic pokemon game. Arceus made so many excellent steps forward, the open world, quick catching, the traversal, and the story being a bit more unique. Scarlet and violet removed the quick catch completely, the traversal is worse with the removal of the flight ability, and most of the story is the same as its been for the past 20 years kid get their first pokemon and a week later they are the strongest on the continent and did some insane feat. The giant pokemon fights from Arceus that had unique boss mechanics are gone they are now just normal fights with big pokemon. They have also gone back to the duel game releases where there's about 5% of unique content locked away in each version, and again you cannot get all pokemon for the dex without either owning both games or trading with other people, which was very welcomed in Arceus. Then there's the performance, my god it's so bad. I would constantly have to restart my game every 30-45 minutes because my games fps would just drop to the point it would just be a slide show, which at times would give me a headache to just look at, and the game isn't exactly pushing the graphics department even for the switch.
    It's not all terrible there have been some changes and additions that I did enjoy. The new auto-battling was good and I regularly used it. The storyline for Arven was good and gave me the motivation to finish it. The world does have more buildings and structures in the open world which is a step up from arceus, but should still be improved in the future.
    Then there's the stuff that was a good idea on paper but needed to be fleshed out more. The school system could have been really cool if they made the system deeper and centered the story more around being a student, at some point, I just completely ignored ever going to the school it never mattered. I liked the idea of the school bullying storyline for the bullies was a good idea but they just didn't get enough development time for the characters, the sections for the auto-battling got boring really fast too. The idea of the great crater was cool but i wish there was more of those ancient pokemon. The last bit of the story with Arven's mom was interesting but I wish more of the game utilized and spent more time with it.
    I can tell the devs at game freak are trying to get creative with the pokemon games but they just don't have enough time and or devs to get it done. It's still a pokemon game and if you like pokemon I'm sure you're still going to enjoy it but for me, there are just too many systems that were great in previous games that got removed coupled with the absolutely horrible performance the best I can give it is a 4. Let's just hope the devs are given the resources needed to make the next pokemon game even better.    … Expand
  53. nekomath
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    So many bugs, they don’t have money to make a better game, this is a complete garbage and they still ignoring brazil.
  54. Frane_Zolik
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Sin contar el aspecto Técnico.
    Este Pokémon es objetivamente el mejor de la franquicia.
    Historia atrapante, mundo abierto bien construido. Ciudades hermosas, música magistral. Buena dificultad incluso para más experimentados. Un segmento final épico Este definitivamente es el camino que Gamefreak debe seguir
  55. GyovannyGandra
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    How can be possible the biggest entertainment franchise in the world make a terrible game like this?
    All the budget they have, they could`ve make an amazing game, not just this one, but last games look terrible as well. Actually indie creators make better games with away less budget them Game Freak.
    Game Freak is a shame. However the saddest thing is all **** game they do people buy and    How can be possible the biggest entertainment franchise in the world make a terrible game like this?
    All the budget they have, they could`ve make an amazing game, not just this one, but last games look terrible as well. Actually indie creators make better games with away less budget them Game Freak.
    Game Freak is a shame. However the saddest thing is all **** game they do people buy and they make loads of profits with that, cause some people are blind and defend Game Freak...    … Expand
  56. Scrm00
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    I hope nintendo is ashamed for this title. It's all wrong, the game is completely broken, 60€ for this game? I wouldn't take it back even if it was free
  57. masterrcb
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    Core gameplay is fun. but performance and visuals is not. For a Multi million franchise, GameFreak as developer is LAZY.
  58. Vespor
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    Not nearly bad as people are making it seem. Played through it and didn't a single of the most commonly reported issues. People are being way too harsh on this game, which is sad because it's one of the most fun i had with the franchise lately. The game is definetly a step in the right direction, they learned with Legends: Arceus and built a memorable experience on it. Not to say it isNot nearly bad as people are making it seem. Played through it and didn't a single of the most commonly reported issues. People are being way too harsh on this game, which is sad because it's one of the most fun i had with the franchise lately. The game is definetly a step in the right direction, they learned with Legends: Arceus and built a memorable experience on it. Not to say it is perfect, there are some visible stains that could have been better polished but that don't really take away from the greater fun of the game. It also should be noted that, If the game comes to not be of your enjoyment Nintendo is reported to be very open about refunds on this entry.… Expand
  59. nealwees
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo com erros absurdos, no meu caso não consigo jogar o Nintendo Switch OLED DESLIGA e não salva nada, a Nintendo fez o reembolso. O pior pokemon da história comprei essa porcaria na pré venda o combinando. A Nintendo devia ter vergonha na cara.… Expand
  60. TeOne
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Dopo aver incassato milioni di dollari, questi ancora fanno giochi con questa grafica... Invece di inverstire questi soldi in programmatori capaci, noi dovremmo comprare sempre giochi che tecnicamente fanno sempre più schifo? Vergognatevi, Game Freak e Nintendo
  61. Nicola74747
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    Couldn’t finish the game bc of the low frames and the glitches not worth 60€
  62. Voovooman123
    Nov 24, 2022
    3
    THE MOST PROFITABLE IP IN THE WORLD, AND GF GIVE US THIS SHXT, HELLO?
    They definitely have enough money to get it right, but they chose not to.
    Why bothered? A garbage with pokemon's name can gain money, it's how successful this IP was.
    So disapointed with the poor quality.
  63. MrRedNemesis
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    This game is a perfect example of everything wrong with the videogame industry. A shameless cashgrab made without care, broken and unfinished. They put it on the market because they knew that most people would buy it anyway, it's a pokemon game after all! and they were right. It was the best launch ever for a pokemon game, why should they spend money and time to make actual good games whenThis game is a perfect example of everything wrong with the videogame industry. A shameless cashgrab made without care, broken and unfinished. They put it on the market because they knew that most people would buy it anyway, it's a pokemon game after all! and they were right. It was the best launch ever for a pokemon game, why should they spend money and time to make actual good games when they can get rich with things like this. This game is an insult and every 10/10 review is another dirt shovel on the coffin of the pokemon franchise.… Expand
  64. ChaoticLights
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    I love this game! So much fun! It starts off buggy but keep playing and you’ll see it worth it!
  65. valdinei
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    the game has no subtitles PT-BR, has many bugs, it is unplayable, the graphics are terrible
  66. Lost_Harmony
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    its not all for the bin, but im completely disappointed, pokemon fans dont deserve this treatment.
  67. TomB42
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I’ve never even played an indie with such poor performance, graphics and bugs - clearly should have been delayed to be finished. Terrible management at Gamefreak, decisions are obviously made in favour of short term gain over long term satisfied customers. A $100,000,000,000 company can’t compete with the graphics and performance? No. They knew it was broken and decided to release it likeI’ve never even played an indie with such poor performance, graphics and bugs - clearly should have been delayed to be finished. Terrible management at Gamefreak, decisions are obviously made in favour of short term gain over long term satisfied customers. A $100,000,000,000 company can’t compete with the graphics and performance? No. They knew it was broken and decided to release it like this anyway.

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    - Pop in
    - Stuttering
    - Falling through the earth
    - Camera lag
    - Everything beyond 2m away is < 5fps
    - Game breaking bugs (reset only)
    - See through “earth”
    - Stuck inside doors often
    - Would have been great if the developers were given time or resources to finish it.    … Expand
  68. Infogeeksfr
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    Le nouveau pokemon est disponible sur Nintendo Switch.
    Cette fois-ci le jeu est entièrement en monde ouvert. On va directement commencer par les choses qui ne vont pas.
    "Pokemon violet/écarlate" est à la ramasse sur la technique, le jeu n'est pas spécialement beau, il a aussi des éléments du décors qui pop, le clipping est aussi présent sans oublier l'aliasing. Le jeu souffre aussi de    Le nouveau pokemon est disponible sur Nintendo Switch.
    Cette fois-ci le jeu est entièrement en monde ouvert. On va directement commencer par les choses qui ne vont pas.
    "Pokemon violet/écarlate" est à la ramasse sur la technique, le jeu n'est pas spécialement beau, il a aussi des éléments du décors qui pop, le clipping est aussi présent sans oublier l'aliasing.
    Le jeu souffre aussi de chute de framerate,  la Switch est capable de faire tourner des jeux plus gournands. C'est dommage car l'univers crée pour cette aventure est vraiment top. Cependant "Pokemon violet/écarlate est probablement le meilleur jeu de la licence sur la Switch.
    Le monde est assez vaste et dès le début vous avez la possibilité d'aller pratiquement partout.
    Le scénario lui est un peu différent des précédents "Pokemon".
    Le jeu propose trois intrigues différentes, dont la quête des champions d'arènes, que le joueur peut réaliser dans l'ordre souhaité. Vous devrez battre des Pokemons titans pour récupérer des épices spéciales. Cette fois-ci il n'y a pas la team rocket à vaincre, mais la "Team Star", vous aurez plusieurs bases à battre pour s'en débarrasser.
    Et évidement il vous faudra aussi battre les 8 maîtres des arènes. Sans oublier la Téracristallisation.
    La Téracristallisation est un phénomène qui transforme l'apparence d'un Pokémon, le rendant aussi étincelant et scintillant qu'une pierre précieuse. Sous cette apparence de cristal, le Pokémon reçoit une sorte de couronne sur la tête, appelée Joyau Téracristal.
    Visuellement les Pokemons sont plutôt réussis, et il y en a beaucoup.
    La transformation des Pokemons en téracristal est très chouette. Le gameplay ne change pas beaucoup par rapport aux précédents jeux. Vous allez rencontrer plusieurs personnages durant votre aventure et ces derniers sont réussi, ils ne sont pas trop présents. La petite nouveauté qui fait vraiment plaisir, c'est que durant votre aventure vous croiserez des "PNJ" qui attendront que vous alliez leur parler pour déclencher un combat, ils ne vous agressent plus et c'est plutôt agréable comme petite nouveauté. Pour conclure, malgré une technique vraiment pas top, "Pokemon violet/écarlate" est vraiment sympa, son univers et son histoire apportent un vrai renouveau à la franchise.    … Expand
  69. Robo_Steve
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Embarrassingly bad performance issues. Do not support products like this or it will just keep happening.
  70. Dramatix
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    The game is very fun, but there are defintely quite a few drawbacks. This is the first time i've felt engaged with a Pokemon story, as it is really good (especially the path of legends). A lot of the new pokemon are also really cool, my favorite being Annhilape. Unfortunately, there are a LOT of bugs. The mount is as buggy as Wyrdeer in Legends Arceus. Also, they could've benefited a lotThe game is very fun, but there are defintely quite a few drawbacks. This is the first time i've felt engaged with a Pokemon story, as it is really good (especially the path of legends). A lot of the new pokemon are also really cool, my favorite being Annhilape. Unfortunately, there are a LOT of bugs. The mount is as buggy as Wyrdeer in Legends Arceus. Also, they could've benefited a lot from voice acting, but then again this is Gamefreak and they are lazy. Overall, I think the game is enjoyable.… Expand
  71. Korbi_
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    You can't go into any buildings except stupid stores and arenas.
    You can't talk to anyone.
    Arena challenges have nothing to do with pokemon. Trainers don't spot you, you have to talk to them. Constant FPS drops on there own hardware. I don't want to make sandwiches, I just want to play a pokemon game. Cities consist of an arena building and 5000 store building. Most stores are just    You can't go into any buildings except stupid stores and arenas.
    You can't talk to anyone.
    Arena challenges have nothing to do with pokemon.
    Trainers don't spot you, you have to talk to them.
    Constant FPS drops on there own hardware.
    I don't want to make sandwiches, I just want to play a pokemon game.
    Cities consist of an arena building and 5000 store building.
    Most stores are just menus you can't even go inside.    … Expand
  72. Kratt
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    The mechanics are really good, the story its a great improvement, but it feels like if the game is not finished, the only possible interaction with wild pokemon is fighting when obvioulsy feels like you can do another kind of interactions, there are many bug, the quality is really below the average for each good things there are three bad, the missing of clothes for customization of theThe mechanics are really good, the story its a great improvement, but it feels like if the game is not finished, the only possible interaction with wild pokemon is fighting when obvioulsy feels like you can do another kind of interactions, there are many bug, the quality is really below the average for each good things there are three bad, the missing of clothes for customization of the character is the worst of all, the uniform is awfull and 80% of the NPC have de same awfull school uniform even NPC who obviolusly are live more than 20 y/o using the uniform? what the hell? The part of the school is lacking deep, the schools story is lame, you only visit 3 places and thats all. Talking to NPC its a pain since most you cant but they have a pokemon at one side and even if that pokemon is far away detect the action and interacting with the pokemon its too slow.… Expand
  73. TrumpFan420
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    A disgrace to the fans. The highest-grossing media franchise in history with over $100 billion in revenue, $00s of millions in profit every year for TPC and this is the best they have. This is a good pre-alpha test at best. Should have had another 2-3 years of development, more (and better skilled) programmers, and a much higher budget. Do better.
  74. saggio_grillo
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    worst pokemon game ever created, pokemon are ugly, the world is empty, boring and uninspired, the level design leaks everywhere. But the worst side of the game is the technical one, there are too many bugs and the graphics look like playstation 1 (but we are in 2022). If this "game" was developed by an indie company I would give it a 6, but this crap was developed by nintendo, aworst pokemon game ever created, pokemon are ugly, the world is empty, boring and uninspired, the level design leaks everywhere. But the worst side of the game is the technical one, there are too many bugs and the graphics look like playstation 1 (but we are in 2022). If this "game" was developed by an indie company I would give it a 6, but this crap was developed by nintendo, a multi-billion dollar company. they can't get away with it this time, let's stop treating pokemon games with kid gloves, this game objectively sucks and that's it. no apologies, 0… Expand
  75. Hugo1919
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Just not s finished game. Just a money grab. Play a old game you will have more fps on your Gameboy color
  76. Oliilea
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    Honestly haven't had any performance issues but also I'm playing pokemon on a switch. If I want to complain about graphics and frame rates I'd go play a PC game. This is one of the best pokemon games to date. It's very engaging, fun, and takes big strides towards achieving a new direction for pokemon. It is FAR from unplayable. The issues and bugs are honestly not bad to almost nonHonestly haven't had any performance issues but also I'm playing pokemon on a switch. If I want to complain about graphics and frame rates I'd go play a PC game. This is one of the best pokemon games to date. It's very engaging, fun, and takes big strides towards achieving a new direction for pokemon. It is FAR from unplayable. The issues and bugs are honestly not bad to almost non existent. The folks making this seem like the worst game in the world are just spoiled and whiny. This will be an addicting, classic favorite if you give it a chance.… Expand
  77. Fouedo66
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Le jeu est buggué a mort, quasiment injouable et franchement le design des Pokémon est vraiment limite pour certains
  78. Geladeira
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    a shame. A game released in an unfinished form and full of bugs, the content is good and fun, constant frame drops, terrible animations. I don't know how a company like Nintendo let a game like that get released.
  79. kogasa
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Toby Fox made songs for the game, and some character/Pokemon designs are pretty good. That's about the only positive things I can say for this game. It has substandard quality in every other aspect and absolutely not worth the $60 price tag. Not recommended.
  80. Shinyscyther
    Nov 24, 2022
    9
    The best pokemon game to date, or almost, because of the performance hiccups, that are pleanty. But, but, none, NONE of them is game **** are overeacting like this was a cyberpunk or initial no man sky disaster level and is not even close. The game is great, the history, gameplay and designs are top notch.the game is FUN.

    What a full crap people have this days, i hate this generation of    The best pokemon game to date, or almost, because of the performance hiccups, that are pleanty. But, but, none, NONE of them is game **** are overeacting like this was a cyberpunk or initial no man sky disaster level and is not even close. The game is great, the history, gameplay and designs are top notch.the game is FUN.

    What a full crap people have this days, i hate this generation of **** dont hear the **** play the game, is worth it.    … Expand
  81. TyranrBr
    Nov 24, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bugs, mal otimização, problemas generalizados de renderização, mais bugs.
    O jogo, história, roteiro são ótimos, porém a parte técnica mais do que deixa a desejar. Chega a ser frustrante e irritante.    … Expand
  82. ddusnogueira
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Terrible game, a lot of visual bugs, bad textures i cannot believe that Nintendo approved realising this game
  83. Googa
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    A terrible wreck of a game that proves that GameFreak doesn't have to try, anymore. They can put out literal garbage, and the shills will gladly pay for that garbage!
  84. BanchoMischka
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    The game has so much potential to be great but it fails in term of performance and bugs. This cant be accapted from a multi bliion franchise. I hope they will fix this issue
  85. Skull_Kidq
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    This game released at horrible stating that isn’t even that fun it horrible
  86. Vileguyver
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    The gameplay itself has so much potential, however the game is let down by utterly disgraceful graphics and performance.
    In all honesty the game should have been delayed or "unlaunched" until it is given the time and care needed. As literally one of the largest franchise, money should be no object to make these games look great and run smoothly.
    I'm sure it will be improved over time,    The gameplay itself has so much potential, however the game is let down by utterly disgraceful graphics and performance.
    In all honesty the game should have been delayed or "unlaunched" until it is given the time and care needed. As literally one of the largest franchise, money should be no object to make these games look great and run smoothly.
    I'm sure it will be improved over time, but it kicks game preservation out the window for first to buyers, as the patch downloads won't be around forever and in 50 years time will be left with only rubbish versions.    … Expand
  87. Lucasmduarte
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    I'm sorry but until they patch this game it is getting 0 from me!! Such a massive step down!! Fully messy crash grab! 120 Billion franchise!!
  88. jernkorset
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    It has some fun ideas and the open world feels less empty than Legends Arceus, but the performance issues are too big to ignore and completely ruined my experience. I just did a couple of hours of catching new stuff and then the game crashed and I lost all the progress which I've never expereienced in my 20+ years playing pokemon.

    I don't want to keep playing this unfinished garbage. I    It has some fun ideas and the open world feels less empty than Legends Arceus, but the performance issues are too big to ignore and completely ruined my experience. I just did a couple of hours of catching new stuff and then the game crashed and I lost all the progress which I've never expereienced in my 20+ years playing pokemon.

    I don't want to keep playing this unfinished garbage. I stopped pre-ordering games from other big stuidos because they kept releasing trash like this. After this embarassment I'm not putting my faith in Nintendo either, especially anything Pokemon    … Expand
  89. DavidZephyr
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Game released prematurely and without love.
    Very ugly Pokémon designs.
    Bugs and Glitches everywhere. Graphically and visually horrible. The worst generation of Pokemon I've ever seen.
  90. silentw0rld
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    fun game play obscured by horrible graphics, and extremely poor performance. They have stopped caring about the Pokemon games.
  91. Anomen
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    This is not an acceptable state for a game to be released in, even less for the highest-grossing franchise of all time. There are more bugs than there is game, the enviroments look worse than those from most 1st year student projects.

    Lately, this series has become Game Freak's experiment to see what percentage of **** they are allowed serve onto the fans' plates without harming sales    This is not an acceptable state for a game to be released in, even less for the highest-grossing franchise of all time. There are more bugs than there is game, the enviroments look worse than those from most 1st year student projects.

    Lately, this series has become Game Freak's experiment to see what percentage of **** they are allowed serve onto the fans' plates without harming sales and, considering it broke the sales récord again, the answer is 100%.    … Expand
  92. EduNewgate93
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    Un juego de pokémon que es un 10 empañado por un apartado técnico que le hace ser un 8.

    La realidad es que es un videojuego muy divertido, jugable y mecánicamente me parece lo mejor que hay de pokémon hasta la fecha. Te engancha a continuar con la historia, 3 líneas narrativas que son mucho más interesantes que en otras entregas. A la vez, te incita también a perderte por el mapa    Un juego de pokémon que es un 10 empañado por un apartado técnico que le hace ser un 8.

    La realidad es que es un videojuego muy divertido, jugable y mecánicamente me parece lo mejor que hay de pokémon hasta la fecha.

    Te engancha a continuar con la historia, 3 líneas narrativas que son mucho más interesantes que en otras entregas. A la vez, te incita también a perderte por el mapa capturando pokémon o buscando los teracristales. Todo esto combinado hace que tengas distintas posibilidades para desarrollar tu camino como entrenador pokémon de la forma que mejor te parezca. En este aspecto tengo que añadir que me hubiera gustado que el juego hubiera implementado el autoleveo de los rivales, o al menos de los líderes de gimnasio, jefes del team star y pokémon dominantes, para darle una versatilidad casi perfecta.

    En lo personal, el hecho de que esté ambientado en España y tenga guiños tanto a lo gastronómico como a las inspiraciones de muchos de los pokémon o el estilo arquitectónico de diversas ciudades, es para mi un punto a favor más.

    Por último, también hay que hablar de lo malo, y es el apartado técnico. Gráficamente le falta un poco, lo pueden hacer mucho mejor, estoy seguro. El juego me ha crasheado 2 veces, los bajonazos de fps son notorios y he visto ciertos bugs gráficos y de cámara, pero esto no ha desplomado mi experiencia de juego. Al menos para mi, este apartado deficiente no me resulta excesivamente importante como para echar por los suelos todo el trabajo bien hecho que han realizado en la parte narrativa y jugable. Cabe destacar también que muchos de los bugs, glitches y cosas extrañas del videojuego que se comparten en redes sociales son de emulaciones o pirateos, lo cual tiene una validez nula.

    En conclusión, el videojuego me ha encantado y lo estoy disfrutando como si fuera un niño jugando por primera vez a pokémon, me ha devuelto a la ilusión de mi infancia. Obvio que hay que quejarse de las deficiencias técnicas que tiene el videojuego, pero seamos serios, al igual que hacemos esto también se debe poner en valor todo lo bueno que tiene, que es muchísimo.    … Expand
  93. KreyGame
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    En mi opinión es el mejor juego de pokemon hasta la fecha.
    Tiene unos pasos adelante muy buenos em muchos aspectos que le hacían falta (narrativa, jugabilidad, profundidad de mundo, cosas por hacer...).

    A día de salida ha salido con fallos y Pokemon Company merece un toque de atención por ello pero seguro que mejorará con el tiempo y entonces será un producto digno de Nintendo.
  94. Bluery
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Awful Graphics as usual inclusive a giant Bugfest. Take your time for a good game and dont **** on Youre Player Base.
  95. kevingod
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    I am sorry, even though I have some fun with it, I cannot justify the price point with the level quality of what you get.
    Especially knowing full well how much it would sell.
  96. kristinaformer
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    gamefreak and nintendo should be mailing apology packages with a letter saying how deeply sorry they are a cash refund and box of matches to burn this abomination.
  97. LeifLin
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Game Freak/The Pokemon Company/Nintendo - Please stop releasing pokemon games that are unfinished, subpar, unoptimized, and 10-20 years behind technology. Allow for more time in development, and hire more staff; something has to give. These games are not worthy of being AAA titles that you expect $60 per game on. The hardware that is the Nintendo Switch is not at fault. This is the faultGame Freak/The Pokemon Company/Nintendo - Please stop releasing pokemon games that are unfinished, subpar, unoptimized, and 10-20 years behind technology. Allow for more time in development, and hire more staff; something has to give. These games are not worthy of being AAA titles that you expect $60 per game on. The hardware that is the Nintendo Switch is not at fault. This is the fault of the software. It's 2022 now, it's no longer the late 90's. This is getting ridiculous.… Expand
  98. 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
  99. Occhiaye
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    Its a **** terribile graphics, mechanics, what about the framerate? And the bugs? Why this game gas the critico review at 77, its a shame, come on, play something else, Gamefreak Is totally incompetent
  100. Shilach
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    Honestly a promising game for the future of pokemon. Take negative reactions with a HUGE grain of salt. These people are generally whining and haven't even fully played the game as you'll hear many well known pokemon youtuber are in love with the game. I have played it and I really do enjoy it, it's the best pokemon game so far. Open world, just as I dreamed of. The last thing I need isHonestly a promising game for the future of pokemon. Take negative reactions with a HUGE grain of salt. These people are generally whining and haven't even fully played the game as you'll hear many well known pokemon youtuber are in love with the game. I have played it and I really do enjoy it, it's the best pokemon game so far. Open world, just as I dreamed of. The last thing I need is for pokemon to take steps back because of people who don't know better. I loved playing the game, catching pokemon, and hanging out with friends in union.

    Game: the game itself is fun, you have an open world, you can climb, fly, run fast (when unlocked). Does the game have issues ? Ofc it can lag a little at times but I didn't experience major glitches through my gameplay, leaving me to believe many people are seeking the glitches out to then complain. But you can expect some frame rate drops, but hey nothing some patches cannot fix ? The game is just out, patches can be expected. Graphic wise it's a huge improvement from legend arceus, Is it a mineblowing game graphic wise as some other games out there ? No, but to be fair pokemon has never been that the main idea behind pokemon was to have fun. So ofc compared to some other companies which far more impressive graphics you might feel like this is a let down. However I still found the game generally gorgeous to look at, and to me its a 100% improved from arceus, so pokemon is going in the right direction. The open world is def the big pro, and you can play your journey as you see fit.

    Storyline: I'll be honest, the last pokemon games (except for legend arceus), got me downright bored with the storyline. 0% invested. But when playing scarlet I got invested a lot more! I love the story line. I think have the legendary be a ride creature is perfect! I didn't usually care about legendaries you could only obtain SUPER late. But you really bond with this legendary. I enjoyed the storylines, but def the crator of paldea was my favorite line! Storyline is great!

    New pokemons: I'm glad for the many cool returning pokemons, sadly with how many humanoid pokemons we get these days the new entries of pokemons is probably the biggest minus to me ? I love feral looking animals, so sadly many didn't hit that mark for me, but there were some cool ones that can't be ignored! so this is personal taste.

    In total, play a pokemon game with what it is intended, to have fun! If you tell me your game barley runs, I honestly think your making it up just to bash on this franchise. I never had it happen that my game became unplayable.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

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