Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. Dyron
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    Great ideia, but... A lot of bugs and the performance is so bad that it completely ruins what otherwise could have been the best Pokemon game all time.
  2. KenjiTheMan
    Nov 28, 2022
    4
    This game is a blast to play! But i just think it's stupid that when trading back pokemon to the original owner the pokemon will still disobey you. Me and a friend traded Armarouge and Ceruledge for the pokedex, but when trading it back I started getting disobeyed by a pokemon i have a max bond with. This might not be a huge problem for some people but I like to over level my pokemon, likeThis game is a blast to play! But i just think it's stupid that when trading back pokemon to the original owner the pokemon will still disobey you. Me and a friend traded Armarouge and Ceruledge for the pokedex, but when trading it back I started getting disobeyed by a pokemon i have a max bond with. This might not be a huge problem for some people but I like to over level my pokemon, like a lot. By the time I was at the third gym (with level 20-25 pokemon I'm pretty sure) my Quaxly was at its final evolution just as an example of hiw much I over level. I don't know know how to but can someone appeal this to Gamefreak or Nintendo about this.… Expand
  3. november_
    Nov 29, 2022
    4
    I love the Pokémon designs, the plot is a bit better than average and I had fun in the first week but... The game feels empty. Towns are just placeholders, the lags and the bugs are just too uncomfortable... The Pokemon Company needs to let GF rest and then help them with external developing companies and also they need to stop releasing 2 games every year! I'm a Pokemon fan and I'mI love the Pokémon designs, the plot is a bit better than average and I had fun in the first week but... The game feels empty. Towns are just placeholders, the lags and the bugs are just too uncomfortable... The Pokemon Company needs to let GF rest and then help them with external developing companies and also they need to stop releasing 2 games every year! I'm a Pokemon fan and I'm criticizing out of love for the series, not hate.i hope tpc will understand… Expand
  4. KingRoombaTC
    Dec 24, 2022
    4
    The game seems to be very fun and fairy interesting, but is filled with bugs, glitches, performing issues and is visually unappealing. Don't recommend it.
  5. TeMor
    Dec 6, 2022
    4
    New Pokemon's design are so good, and it has good story. But some characters will restrict your alternative, though this is open world, and so stressful.
    Furthermore, as many say, there is so many bugs, and sometime your Switch will be crashed. Probably this game is so heavy than Switch assumed.
    If bugs are fixed, it may be good game.
  6. Gomes287
    Dec 17, 2022
    4
    Beside some bugs, this game is too innovative as the first generation and the gameplay is so cool as the second generation. unfortunately it lacks the greatest features of Legends Arceus and looks like a game in beta. I hope the tenth generation will be way better. The history is one of the best ever. But we need a level progression feature and difficulty settings urgently.
  7. Drewski69
    Dec 27, 2022
    4
    One of the best stories out of any Pokémon game but the performance issues are just too much. I’ve still racked up 80 hours but have just given up on completing the Pokédex at this point just because the game doesn’t have much endgame material and it’s getting tedious.
  8. Denistxo
    Dec 30, 2022
    4
    Buenas ideas mala ejecucion, el juego tiene buena historia, personajes y musica, pero parece que los desarrolladores lo han creado usando el gluteo izquierdo porque no me parece normal las bajadas de frames que hay, tengo 100 horas jugadas registradas por la consola y en el juego me marca que son 80 eso quiere decir que e perdido 20 horas de juego gracias al lag, otra cosa que hay queBuenas ideas mala ejecucion, el juego tiene buena historia, personajes y musica, pero parece que los desarrolladores lo han creado usando el gluteo izquierdo porque no me parece normal las bajadas de frames que hay, tengo 100 horas jugadas registradas por la consola y en el juego me marca que son 80 eso quiere decir que e perdido 20 horas de juego gracias al lag, otra cosa que hay que mencionar es los crasheos que te da, e perdido horas de progreso porque el programa se cierra cuando le da la gana sin razon aparente.
    El poping, los laggeos y crasheos hacen que este juego sea en mi opinion uno de los peores de la saga sin duda    … Expand
  9. queerCoded
    Jan 2, 2023
    4
    Can be fun but when the main city in your game is 95% unopenable doors and functionally identical restaurants that don't have an actual interior, just a menu, then you know the game needs longer to cook. It's interesting but every town slaps you in the face with how empty it is. It gets depressing, frustrating, and discourages exploration of the cities, which is not great in a game aboutCan be fun but when the main city in your game is 95% unopenable doors and functionally identical restaurants that don't have an actual interior, just a menu, then you know the game needs longer to cook. It's interesting but every town slaps you in the face with how empty it is. It gets depressing, frustrating, and discourages exploration of the cities, which is not great in a game about exploration. This is obviously not the only problem with the game but I think it exemplifies the problems caused by the fact that this game needed at least another year of development. The annual releases that pokemon has moved to have come with a drop in quality that has been rearing its head recently.… Expand
  10. Maelstrom9876
    Feb 10, 2023
    4
    Absolute buggy mess. Barely runs on the system it’s designed for. **** graphics as well. Looks worse than a Roblox game. Gameplay is very fun and innovative for the series and the sort is relatively good. It’s a shame they rushed the graphics and this game is a technical mess. The game often stutters and any npc or moving object that more than a few feet away from you literally drops downAbsolute buggy mess. Barely runs on the system it’s designed for. **** graphics as well. Looks worse than a Roblox game. Gameplay is very fun and innovative for the series and the sort is relatively good. It’s a shame they rushed the graphics and this game is a technical mess. The game often stutters and any npc or moving object that more than a few feet away from you literally drops down to 2 fps.… Expand
  11. Meme_God
    Feb 13, 2023
    4
    This game was kind of a let down. It is sad how many glitches are in this game. The graphics look like there from the Atari 2600, I feel like this type of stuff is unjustifiable because we have multi million dollar company releasing a unfinished game (probably so they can release it before Christmas) that clearly has problems, also the gen 9 Pokémon are not that great ether. The only goodThis game was kind of a let down. It is sad how many glitches are in this game. The graphics look like there from the Atari 2600, I feel like this type of stuff is unjustifiable because we have multi million dollar company releasing a unfinished game (probably so they can release it before Christmas) that clearly has problems, also the gen 9 Pokémon are not that great ether. The only good thing about the game was the storyline. It’s embarrassing compared to some previous Pokémon games that had a bunch of effort in it. If you really want this game I recommend ether waiting until there’s a price drop, buying a pre owned version, or play an emulator of the game.… Expand
  12. Kamos_
    Mar 15, 2023
    4
    As a game it's a step forward in terms of narrative and player freedom unlike the previous games there's more to scarlet/violet than just " defeat the elite four, well done " they've attempted to build upon what Arceus started and made it an open world and added some features I personally love, such as the TM builder when you obtain a TM you can learn how to craft them, the picnic systemAs a game it's a step forward in terms of narrative and player freedom unlike the previous games there's more to scarlet/violet than just " defeat the elite four, well done " they've attempted to build upon what Arceus started and made it an open world and added some features I personally love, such as the TM builder when you obtain a TM you can learn how to craft them, the picnic system is less annoying than SWSH's as well, however, that's where the good times end.

    The game is a buggy mess and the performance is terrible and that has barely changed since launch, the game was not polished enough prior to release and was rushed out, as we know from datamining, they had work done on interiors before scrapping it, unlike previous pokemon entries you could enter houses and talk to people inside they cut back considerably on that, in fact you cannot enter the vast majority of houses.

    There is no scaling in this game which leads to trainers, gym leaders and pokemon in general being severely underlevelled if you decide to explore and catch some pokemon this leads to the game becoming extremely easy, you could argue that all pokemon games are easy but scarlet and violet take the cake on this one. The game would of been much better if some form of level scaling existed to keep pokemon, trainers and gym leaders at your level instead of punishing you for exploring, let me also remind you, this is open world and you're punished for exploring (well done Game freak).

    The recent patch introduced a new bug which can wipe your save data, currently they don't know the cause and say it will be fixed when they do however the next bug fix patch is due before the " end of april " many issues that were present at launch are still around and kicking and game freak simply does not release bug fix patches frequently enough.

    If I was to sum up the negatives into a TL:DR it would be this

    - Interiors are gone
    - There is no scaling
    - Gym leaders don't fight you in gyms (might sound a but whiny, I know)
    - Koridon's " flight " is worse than Braviary's in Arceus
    - A plethora of bugs and performance problems, still persisting.
    - Customisation isn't as great due to the forced school uniform
    - No Clefairy (God damn GF why?! - Nitpicky, I know)

    If I was to give positives

    - Open World
    - A story that is more than just " defeat the elite four + champion "
    - The TM crafting machine
    - Better Picnic
    - Sprigatito

    On the whole the game could of been so much more, it's not a 0 and it's not a 10, beware those type of reviews. In future if level scaling was added and gym leaders were actually gym leaders not fight you in a nearby park guys and more polishing before release they could have an absolute unit of a game.    … Expand
  13. JH_Money
    Apr 17, 2023
    4
    I am personally a big fan of the pokemon franchise and games. Even though i had fun playing this game it just didn't feel like the game had been fully completed since the graphics aren't great and there is no guidance to the order of gyms and titan pokemon. A lot of people think that the designs of the new pokemon were very bad but i disagree to an extent as although some of these were notI am personally a big fan of the pokemon franchise and games. Even though i had fun playing this game it just didn't feel like the game had been fully completed since the graphics aren't great and there is no guidance to the order of gyms and titan pokemon. A lot of people think that the designs of the new pokemon were very bad but i disagree to an extent as although some of these were not very well designed, a lot of the pokemon were nice and uniquely designed. i think the game is worth playing but it was a little bit of a let down in my opinion.… Expand
  14. lucasguerra2998
    May 11, 2023
    4
    If you are the kind of person who does not care much for performance, you should read my review.

    The real problem of this game is not the performance, but the way the open world works. Although you can visit the gyms and other stuff in the order you want, their level is fixed, so if you go the "wrong" other your experience will be either very frustrating for facing level 40 pokemon    If you are the kind of person who does not care much for performance, you should read my review.

    The real problem of this game is not the performance, but the way the open world works.

    Although you can visit the gyms and other stuff in the order you want, their level is fixed, so if you go the "wrong" other your experience will be either very frustrating for facing level 40 pokemon with level 25 ones and having to spend hours grinding, or way to easy for facing level 20 pokemon with level 40 ones.

    I had a better experience after I looked the gym levels on the internet and followed that order, but that just breaks the whole open world idea, very disappointing.

    Besides taht, overall I didn't like the new generation pokemon very much, some of then are copy of old pokemon with type differences and some are just weird, there is a rosck one whith such a poor design I though it was some king of bug until I entered battle with it.

    There are some positive sides, I though the main story was the best in all the switch pokemons and now you can put your pokemon to battle alone and earn xp by himself which was a very nice addiction.

    I do not recommend you to buy this game at whole price, it is a ok experience worth something, but not the full price.    … Expand
  15. Shuckle
    May 14, 2023
    4
    I love Pokemon, I’ve been playing it all my life, and I’m definitely a bit biased by that. This game is definitely going in the right direction (with the fully open world), but it’s just not executed well. No game should crash, let alone one this expensive, and this game has crashed out on me several times during normal gameplay. There’s also a LOT of bugs, some have been patched, manyI love Pokemon, I’ve been playing it all my life, and I’m definitely a bit biased by that. This game is definitely going in the right direction (with the fully open world), but it’s just not executed well. No game should crash, let alone one this expensive, and this game has crashed out on me several times during normal gameplay. There’s also a LOT of bugs, some have been patched, many have not. I love Pokemon, and I do love this game (as a Pokemon fan), but as a gamer, this is just poor execution by the developer. I’m genuinely surprised this game passed the internal QA process prior to release (how?).… Expand
  16. TTTE
    Aug 29, 2023
    4
    I really wish I could say I liked this game because I do like pokemon it's just that Gamefreak's quality of work has gotten so bad that it is just not excusable anymore.
  17. Snowbell
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    As a pokémon fan since the GBA era, I continue to get disappointed by the newer releases, but this seems especially bad on the Switch.
    I'll admit, I enjoyed playing this game at first. The open world felt fresh and full of potential when I started, but the first problems arose when I entered the first big "city". A city where there are no houses to enter, only a handful of shops to    As a pokémon fan since the GBA era, I continue to get disappointed by the newer releases, but this seems especially bad on the Switch.
    I'll admit, I enjoyed playing this game at first. The open world felt fresh and full of potential when I started, but the first problems arose when I entered the first big "city". A city where there are no houses to enter, only a handful of shops to "enter" and a school you can actually walk around in. This may seem like a minor thing, but it makes the world feel so much less interesting. Moving on, the story is actually pretty decent, even the rival is actually done well. Up to the league, the gameplay experience doesn't
    change much which is fine, it's still pokémon, but then we enter the "endgame".

    I say endgame, but in this game that basically means collecting a bunch of stuff and catching a couple of legendary pokémon, or breeding/training competitive pokémon. For anyone who has experienced the battle frontier, the pokémon world tournament or even the battle tower, this is by far the worst endgame out of all in this series.
    Now it seems that the upcoming DLC will give us the actual endgame content, which I don't mind too much, IF it came out this year. However, so far it seems that the 2nd DLC will contain some sort of tournament/battle tower feature, but it is planned for somewhere in 2024...

    Now the worst part, something I did not expect from a pokémon/Nintendo game, or at least not this bad: The bugs and the frame rate issues. These are unacceptable. For Nintendo to release such a big exclusive title in this state of performance is very disappointing. Even after various updates it's still bad.

    Some other minor points:
    - The pokémons spawns in the open world, especially for smaller creatures, is extremely annoying when you're going fast on your mount. You randomly run into them because they sometimes don't spawn on time
    - Still no national dex
    - Mega evolution still gone. Instead we get a weird looking alternative
    - Weak outfit customization. Sure, they use the excuse that the school uniform is mandatory, but it still feels lazy
    - The world has a lack of NPC's outside of cities, which makes it feel empty

    I can only hope. once again, that they learn from this.    … Expand
  18. Dradkol
    Aug 23, 2023
    4
    As a Pokémon fan since 1996 ( Pokémon Red first Game ), I began to disaffect myself from the saga as the games began to become increasingly immature, repetitive and therefore boring starting with Pokémon X/Y.
    The level of immaturity and qualitative degradation has reached such a point that I have been forced to stop buying Pokémon games.
    These two chapters: Pokémon scarlet and violet are    As a Pokémon fan since 1996 ( Pokémon Red first Game ), I began to disaffect myself from the saga as the games began to become increasingly immature, repetitive and therefore boring starting with Pokémon X/Y.
    The level of immaturity and qualitative degradation has reached such a point that I have been forced to stop buying Pokémon games.
    These two chapters: Pokémon scarlet and violet are horrid games, both for the level of quality (very low) and for immaturity. Avoid them like the plague.    … Expand
  19. Kenmei
    Dec 5, 2022
    3
    It's frankly a shame that Nintendo allowed this game to release in the state that it did because it had the potential to be the best Pokemon game of all time. The open world stuff is pretty nice and the branching stories was something that was at least a little more unique in comparison to past games with only the 8 gyms and that's it. Plus the story gets pretty dark by the end of the gameIt's frankly a shame that Nintendo allowed this game to release in the state that it did because it had the potential to be the best Pokemon game of all time. The open world stuff is pretty nice and the branching stories was something that was at least a little more unique in comparison to past games with only the 8 gyms and that's it. Plus the story gets pretty dark by the end of the game that caught me by surprise. However this game is almost unplayable due to how it runs and the sheer number of glitches and bugs the game has. Even outside of that, the changes to all the new online components in raids makes me not want to touch any sort of online component whatsoever, especially since playing those raids solo is not only very doable but very much preferred as there's not a crazy new form to find here as the Tera forms are probably the worst gameplay inclusion I've seen in these games since the Z-Moves. I really wanted to like this game and put as many hundreds of hours into it shiny hunting and raiding like I did with Sword and Shield but, now that I completed the pokedex, I can no longer find the drive to continue playing this game like I did previously. These games need a crazy amount of bug fixing and optimizing for it to run properly on outdated hardware and I really hope they focus on that before trying to release any sort of DLC that will also be ruined by the technical problem.… Expand
  20. hasman49
    Dec 17, 2022
    3
    In concept it's a really good game being a semi open world not technically on a railroad. Some of the new Pokemon are lazy designs (ex: Flamingo), but good outside of that.

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

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

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

    Last complaint is smaller but clothing customization is limited in the shirt category since you're only allowed to wear a school uniform shirt. The limitation is very noticeable in terallize battles and makes me miss Sword/Shield's customization.    … Expand
  21. x3rx3s
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    An incomplete, technical mess. Actually insulating that they released the game in this state. The gameplay is ok, but it's really hard to ignore all the stuttering and glitches.
  22. muttsy13
    Nov 28, 2022
    3
    Had my save deleted from the memory leak issue the game right now has so many bugs but the gameplay before i lost my save was enjoyable and a good change bar the no way to rematch the elite four id wait till its patched to buy the game
  23. Derak
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Otro pokemon más, con sus cosas buenas y sus cosas malas, pero es imperdonable a
    nivel técnico, texturas inexistentes, modelos en baja, bajadas de fps increíbles, bugs constantes… no es un juego indie, es un juego de la “marca” más rentable de la historia… esto no se puede permitir.
  24. pfz09
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Game is obviously unfinished. From a technic standpoint it leaves the player with a bad aftertaste: 3 hours of gameplay make the game drop fps like crazy and the only solution is to save and restart the game. Some textures clip with each other, sometimes even the camera. It is true that is tries to include some qol changes to the franchise that even if they are late, they are welcome.Game is obviously unfinished. From a technic standpoint it leaves the player with a bad aftertaste: 3 hours of gameplay make the game drop fps like crazy and the only solution is to save and restart the game. Some textures clip with each other, sometimes even the camera. It is true that is tries to include some qol changes to the franchise that even if they are late, they are welcome. Combat doesnt feel as rewarding as the other emtries. Id even prefere legends Arceus combat, with the pokeball throw mechanic… Expand
  25. LMD
    Feb 7, 2023
    3
    An awful, unfinished, bare mess.

    Its open world is an interesting mechanics, but it is empty, laggy, ugly, and useless. The controls are ridiculous; who in the hell thought summoning your mount had to be on the PAUSE button? and the menus are a headache to navigate, but they look cool. The three-part story is also pretty fine in itself, it's just getting through that is bad. The new    An awful, unfinished, bare mess.

    Its open world is an interesting mechanics, but it is empty, laggy, ugly, and useless.
    The controls are ridiculous; who in the hell thought summoning your mount had to be on the PAUSE button? and the menus are a headache to navigate, but they look cool. The three-part story is also pretty fine in itself, it's just getting through that is bad. The new Pokémon, mounts included, look good despite the graphics. But the rest is ugly, waving in the ground, performs like hell. There is waaaaay less content than Breath of the Wild, and it runs worse.

    One of the worst Pokémon games for sure, and it might be where I decide to buy them only when a properly made Pokémon with care and more than a year will release. Until then, not a dime on Pokémon anymore.    … Expand
  26. Winnkys
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    The terrible performance is too much to get past. Have tried several times, with an open mind, to try and play this game. But it's simply not fun to play with the current performance issues. Pretty embarrassing for a multi billion dollar franchise to release a game in this state.
  27. MrBum
    Dec 28, 2022
    3
    Performance: laughably terrible.
    Open word: a jumbled mess.
    Difficulty curve: a snaggle-toothed saw. It's like Nintendo sent down the directive to Gamefreak to make the next Pokemon game open world, but none of them had any clue what that actually meant. The game is a hot mess and a prime example that not everything HAS to be open world. There is no direction in the open world, you    Performance: laughably terrible.
    Open word: a jumbled mess.
    Difficulty curve: a snaggle-toothed saw.

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

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

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

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

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

    What a disappointing experience.    … Expand
  28. Down_Cast
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Plastic playdoh adventure game. Seriously, how can it look and run this bad. Never in my 30+ hours of playing this game does it ever get above 24fps. How can xenoblade and botw run 30fps but Pokémon can’t? A billion dollar company with a multibillion franchise can even optimize an engine.

    Edit: it’s been well over 2 months and not even a single patch released to even glance at the    Plastic playdoh adventure game. Seriously, how can it look and run this bad. Never in my 30+ hours of playing this game does it ever get above 24fps. How can xenoblade and botw run 30fps but Pokémon can’t? A billion dollar company with a multibillion franchise can even optimize an engine.

    Edit: it’s been well over 2 months and not even a single patch released to even glance at the performance issues.    … Expand
  29. airmaverick
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Rose colored pokemon goggles shouldn't save the performance dumpster fire of Scarlet and Violet.

    Characters and animations often move at a robotic 3fps, clipping, pop ins, stuttering, pausing between actions, ugly textures, wonky camera - and it happens non-stop. Whilst the aging switch hardware is a limitation, there many other better looking and more expansive games that run way    Rose colored pokemon goggles shouldn't save the performance dumpster fire of Scarlet and Violet.

    Characters and animations often move at a robotic 3fps, clipping, pop ins, stuttering, pausing between actions, ugly textures, wonky camera - and it happens non-stop.
    Whilst the aging switch hardware is a limitation, there many other better looking and more expansive games that run way better than this.

    If somehow you can get past all the performance issues (I couldn't) the game play itself feels mediocre at best. A lot of the innovation introduced by Arceus is ignored here.

    Music and sound is poor with weird silences throughout and the lack of voice acting for a fully realized 3D adventure is disappointing.

    If you want to play a Pokemon game I recommend any other in the series over this. After the "fresh air" of Arceus, this game is a new stifling all time low.    … Expand
  30. NazgulzLegacy
    Aug 31, 2023
    3
    Raid events are way to hard so only a few people will even be able to do it and get the rare pokemon its unfair and unfun.
  31. Sbardy93
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Worst Pokémon game ever (this review comes from a person born in 1993, raised playing pokémon without interruptions from the 1st gen, until BW2, and even Alpha Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, and Moon, the last one only ''NEW'' main pokémon game I've been playing seriously after the DS era)
    I wanted to buy Violet, but then I've started to see the reviews by ''specialized critics'' here and    Worst Pokémon game ever (this review comes from a person born in 1993, raised playing pokémon without interruptions from the 1st gen, until BW2, and even Alpha Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, and Moon, the last one only ''NEW'' main pokémon game I've been playing seriously after the DS era)
    I wanted to buy Violet, but then I've started to see the reviews by ''specialized critics'' here and all over the internet, and I've thought ''mmm, maybe waiting is better''
    I've started to watch some livestreams on Twitch to see the game
    Best decision I've ever done
    Games without a soul, published in a FEW MONTHS (Pokémon Legends came out at the beginning of this year if you don't remember it) just because childish **** were impatient for the new generation
    But hey, the game will sell anyway, so why publish it in 2 years?
    The major responsibles of this disaster are exactly the consumers
    I can understand those who say ''I want to buy it because I want to touch it with my hands in order to judge them''
    But those who always say ''Even though the game will suck I will buy it because I want to see the new pokémon'' or ''because I want to have the new pokémon game in my collection just to expose it'' or ''because I don't want to miss the new generation''
    if you only care about the fu**ing monsters play Pokémon GO and Unite, I've got both of them, and they're cool
    If you only care about mere phisic possession of the game you're nothing but SLAVES
    Pokémon is dying from the beginning of the 6th gen (including the remakes of Hoenn and Sinnoh which are not bad, but so far away from Heartgold and Soulsilver), and you don't even realize it
    Well, keep attacking Pokémon BW, not my favorite games in the franchise, but of course the most underrated
    Unova games were gold compared to this
    60 EURO for THIS is just undefendable
    Of course congratulations to you TPC for being so superficial
    But at the same time congrats to you guys who don't care if buying Garbodor, motivate them to make even more Garbodor
    You're the final responsible for this disaster
    SHAMEFUL SLAVES    … Expand
  32. DD3vourer
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    While the core gameplay is fun, and *some* innovation from Legends Arceus came through, the game is so fundamentally broken on a technical level that it is impossible to give anything above a 3/10.

    So many features were cut from previous instalments that opens up questions regarding Game Freak's intentions; do they want players to enjoy themselves or feel frustrated? As is with every    While the core gameplay is fun, and *some* innovation from Legends Arceus came through, the game is so fundamentally broken on a technical level that it is impossible to give anything above a 3/10.

    So many features were cut from previous instalments that opens up questions regarding Game Freak's intentions; do they want players to enjoy themselves or feel frustrated?

    As is with every mainline Pokemon game, there is a 1 step forward, 3 steps back rule. The over-world catching and combat is great, but there are no Shiny sound effects. The models are minuscule (the smallest of the Pokemon are neigh invisible which makes it incredibly frustrating). For some reason the Set/Switch option was taken out of the game. Still no sign of a quick-EV training minigame such as the ones from X/Y. So many quality of life features are missing, with little to nothing to show for it.

    The over-world size is as expected of an open world game, but what isn't expected is the poor graphical fidelity of it, as well as nearly every other aspect of the game, besides the Pokemon themselves, which seem to have gotten model refreshes. The most striking ones are the metallic Pokemon, such as the Pawniard line, which have a shiny metallic finish which really gives it an extra oomph. The rest of the game looks like a poor Playstation 2 era port of a game.

    There are so many glitches, bugs and micro (as well as macro!) stutters. Overall, the game does not achieve 30 FPS at any given moment, at least not in my case. There is constant popping, light and shadows completely breaking and stuttering, clipping through terrain and objects, entire cities blacking out, deleting and then reappearing in the span of 3 seconds, horrible FPS drops and stutters whenever Pokemon spawn, or, lord forbid, you enter a city. Seriously, city proximity turns the game into a slideshow.

    Over half of the Pokedex has once again been cut out of the base game and I have no doubts they will once again sell you bits and pieces of it through a paid DLC. Horrible practice, especially for a €60 first-party Nintendo game.

    Game Freak needs major restructuring. Whether it's more development time, more staff, or a complete work environment overhaul; something needs to change. A $90 billion franchise cannot allow itself to treat their mainline games in this manner. Not only are there massive cuts in the content of each subsequent games, the games are releasing more broken than ever. The visuals aren't just outdated, they are antiquated. Either all of the issues need to be addressed, or Game Freak needs to stop charging €60 for broken, unfinished games. Charge it like every other developer releasing what is clearly an Early Access game, a nice and fair €20.

    This is unacceptable, and Game Freak should feel nothing but shame for this product release.    … Expand
  33. PablekeGG
    Dec 1, 2022
    3
    Luego de 35 horas y haberme terminado la historia principal solo diré, muy entretenido juego pero una burla a nivel técnico, uns falta de respeto vender algo que fácil podría ser una beta, al menos un año de desarrollo le faltaba. Se destruye gravemente la experiencia de juego y espereramos que no vuelva a ocurrir, va por buen camino Pokemon, este pudo ser el mejor juego de la franquiciaLuego de 35 horas y haberme terminado la historia principal solo diré, muy entretenido juego pero una burla a nivel técnico, uns falta de respeto vender algo que fácil podría ser una beta, al menos un año de desarrollo le faltaba. Se destruye gravemente la experiencia de juego y espereramos que no vuelva a ocurrir, va por buen camino Pokemon, este pudo ser el mejor juego de la franquicia pero no merece mas allá de un 3… Expand
  34. Waxupex
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Un juego de 2022 no puede salir en estas condiciones ya es demasiado que nintendo permita un juego en este estado
  35. Gethin
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Pfff im gutted. Huge pokemon fan here. This game is half done. Full of bugs and glitches and runs like 5fps.
    It has the potential to be decent, but its far far from hitting it. Terrible blurry mess. Id avoid it and save yourself some cash. Game Freak, what the hell are you trying to kill off the franchise?
  36. marcolr91
    Apr 25, 2023
    3
    Since Pokémon Blue and Red I always finish every each game even but this is the first time in my life I am not able to finish a Pokémon game. It is absolutely boring, horrible to watch and such a lazy job with absolutely no imaginations or creative effort. I am So disappointed…
  37. Quria
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Good
    - Tera Raids progress much quicker than their Max Raid counterparts
    - Textures on Pokémon look much better than previous 3D installments
    - Early access to the bike equivalent
    - Much needed nerf to the Protean and Libero abilities
    - The world does not scale, making some areas naturally more dangerous
    - Early access to breeding
    - Craftable TMs is a great balance between infinite-use TMs and TRs
    - Terastallizing makes for more visually dynamic Gym Leader rosters
    - Klawf's noise

    The Bad
    - ZL-targeting rarely works as intended
    - In combat menu is painfully slow
    - The Terastallized gimmick feels incredibly unimpactful in the core game
    - Removal of Set Battle option and the ability to disable battle animations; both options present since Red and Blue
    - Reduced outfit customization
    - The Gym buildings are meaningless; they merely house NPCs to tell you where to go to do the (uninspired) challenges or face the Leader
    - Forced Always-On Experience Share leads to easy over-leveling issues for players looking for challenges
    - Gyms not scaling, despite being able to be challenged in any order, will often result in being far too over-leveled (my team was in the 30's before I found the "second" gym which capped at Lv 17)
    - Similarly to Legends: Arceus, the expansive world feels more often than not empty and unrewarding to explore
    - Roadblocks can be completely bypassed, which begs the question as to why bother putting them up in the first place
    - The freeform nature of progression suffers from a lack of meaningful trainer battles outside of quests
    - Summary screen options are dependent on whether the Pokémon is in your party for no discernable reason
    - Connecting to online play requires menu diving
    - Raids not rewarding TMs makes grinding them less appealing
    - Destination markers are inaccurate
    - Severe lack of compelling trainer battles
    - The Let’s Go mode is bad at levels where you want to use it, and irrelevant by the time it becomes possible to easily farm experience from it

    The Ugly
    - Low-poly trees plague the landscape
    - High-repetition terrain textures reek of lazy design
    - Too-close range for model pop-in; also results in models occasionally flickering in and out
    - FPS drops and lag everywhere at all times even in menus
    - The FPS drops combined with the motion blur make it excruciating to make out any detail while the camera is in motion
    - No more shop or Pokécenter interiors; everything is just a menu
    - Many strange and nonsensical animations for human NPCs
    - Lack of battle transitions do not make the actual transition time any quicker
    - Pokémon models often appear underground or underwater both in and out of water
    - Sprigatito is yet another Pokémon in the ever-growing list of cool Pokémon with too-human evolutions
    - Some funky UI-overlap and weird information when you KO something with U-Turn
    - The camera does not work under an overhang
    - Wild Pokémon charging you and then phasing out while you are in battle looks ridiculous

    This is quite easily the worst installment we have ever seen for a mainline Pokémon game. The poor writing, lack of any challenge, poor quality of most battle animations, blank slate main character, and clunky online play are all parts of Scarlet and Violet that have been the norm for this franchise for years. This foundation is not a strong starting point and desperately needs to be addressed. This is the second open world game in the franchise that feels empty and lacking in meaningful content; more time is spent driving around looking behind corners than interacting with Pokémon. At no point does any choice feel like an intentional design choice that had a clear goal in mind. The world in particular feels like it was randomly generated and places were just dropped to fill up the map. On top of an outright mediocre experience, the game itself is borderline unplayable with the worst performance I have ever seen on a console and features load times that hearken back to the early days of discs.
    All in all, these are bad games. I never thought the franchise would somehow slip even further than Sword and Shield, but Scarlet and Violet are barely playable just from the absurd and unending performance issues. Game Freak is clearly struggling with creating 3D games on the Switch and every other aspect of their product is suffering in quality resulting is an abysmal experience. The publications once again out themselves as sellouts, defending this game as “good but not great” or “one small step forward” in a clear effort to remain in the good graces of Nintendo.

    Nintendo and The Pokémon Company should be ashamed of this product.

    Gameplay: 4/10 Difficulty: 2/10 Writing: 4/10 Visuals: 2/10 Audio: 6/10 Performance: 0/10 Total: 18/60    … Expand
  38. Worldsport
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Man ist ja vieles gewohnt von der Switch was performance angeht, aber das was man da bekommt ist einfach eine Katastrophe. Das kann man nicht wirklich Grafik nennen und ständig friert das Spiel für ca. 1sek. ein.
  39. DingerDonger
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    I'm going to be reviewing this game mostly from the perspective of a competitive player.
    This game was extremely ambitious, but unfortunately GF fell short in many ways. It definitely isn't all bad, but the bad outweighs the good.
    Let's start with the good.: + Terastal mechanic overall seems really cool for competitive play, though it does reward more offensive playstyles.    I'm going to be reviewing this game mostly from the perspective of a competitive player.
    This game was extremely ambitious, but unfortunately GF fell short in many ways. It definitely isn't all bad, but the bad outweighs the good.

    Let's start with the good.:

    + Terastal mechanic overall seems really cool for competitive play, though it does reward more offensive playstyles. Unfortunately, the mechanic as a whole doesn't impact the story mode much, as you can only use it once per Pokemon Center visit.
    + Raid battles are MUCH faster than in Sword/Shield. This is huge, as the Dynamax raid battles sometimes took forever.
    + Autobattling is a fantastic feature and a huge time saver, though sometimes the Pokemon bug out and stop moving. The targeting function doesn't always work, either.
    + Items used for EV training and perfecting IVs and natures are VERY easy to get; you can buy them all for pokedollars. This also goes for all held items.
    + TM crafting strikes the perfect balance between TMs and TRs from last generation.

    Now, the bad:

    - the battle timer in 1v1 online battles is beyond stupid. 20 minutes is NOT ENOUGH TIME for a 6v6 fight, partially because of the lag and poor animations. They need to do away with this or AT LEAST MAKE IT OPTIONAL or adjustable.
    - REMOVAL OF KEY FEATURES. Specifically, the Set Mode option and the endgame Battle Tower. I used these two on every single Pokemon game I've played. Set Mode specifically has been in the game since the originals, and the Battle Tower since Emerald. WHY remove them?!
    - Trainer battles are way too slow paced. It feels like Diamond/Pearl. I'm not sure if this is just because the game runs at 15fps or so at all times, but the battles should be twice as fast.
    - Too much text, both in battles and in the story. Most of the battle text can be shortened or compounded into fewer text boxes, but for some reason they refuse.
    - Insane power creep from the offensive side. Flutter Mane is already showing itself to be Uber-tier with no real way to check it. The defensive nerfs really don't help either (though I do like some of the nerfs, like the Scald and Knock Off nerfs). I'm hoping the meta doesn't end up being hyper offensive with no way to check threats.
    - This one's obvious, but the game has tons of technical issues. I've gotten stuck many times just trying to ride my mount around. The game is actually pretty good at un-stucking you though.
    - Graphics overall look pretty bad. Most things not in your immediate vicinity are a slideshow or look like they're N64 era. I won't go too into this because most of the other reviews talk more in detail about it.
    - Online play sucks. This comes as no surprise to anyone who's played a Pokemon game, but I get constant disconnects and weird errors when trying to do raids.
    - Lack of real end game. This goes right along with the removal of the battle tower, but it's still worth noting. I wish there was more to do other than raids and fight some level 60 trainers over and over again.
    - Lack of options for online multiplayer battles. We should have more customizable rulesets for online fights. I really wish GF wasn't so tone deaf and would make it easier to play 6v6 with custom rules with randos. Friend codes are way too much of a pain.
    - The music is lame. I thought Sword and Shield had mediocre soundtracks, but some of the tracks in this game are just cringy. The Terastal music has to be by far the worst one. What's with the singing?

    Honestly, I'd recommend against buying the game unless you're an absolutely massive fan of the series. Competitive players are better off just playing Showdown and casual players will be turned off by the numerous bugs and graphical embarrassments.    … Expand
  40. keivan98
    Jan 31, 2023
    3
    The game was released in a shameful version. Full of bugs, glitches and other technical problems, overshadowing the scarcity of content and the emptiness of the open world
  41. WallCrouton
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    There's no excuse for a AAA company to release something that performs this poorly. Graphics be damned, NPCs right next to you should not have such low LOD. A sloppy game made by a greedy company. Buggy and lazy. Skip this one.
  42. Zumbie101
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Despite the attempt at an open world the game honestly is pretty bad. Not one to judge on graphics but the peformance issues are horrendous even with poor graphics for an ugly and bland open world with zero flavour. You constantly run into pop in pokemon or are charged by higher levels.

    The intro is particularly annoying and slow with the amount the NPCs stop you however even when the    Despite the attempt at an open world the game honestly is pretty bad. Not one to judge on graphics but the peformance issues are horrendous even with poor graphics for an ugly and bland open world with zero flavour. You constantly run into pop in pokemon or are charged by higher levels.

    The intro is particularly annoying and slow with the amount the NPCs stop you however even when the game opens up the gameplay feels annoying

    The game series continues to remove old mechanics. You can't turn off battle animations so each subsequent battle feels slow. Set mode has also been removed as even an option

    Navigating all the menus is worse than ever and the despite looking so empty the world map is actually really irritating to navigate as well with all the mountains and rivers. With the "true open world" you have no idea how strong a certain place is til you go in right up until you are in a battle.

    The controls layout is also beyond irritating, lacks consistency and can't be changed. Why is B crouch while walking but jump while riding??

    I hate being negative but this game is straight up bad.    … Expand
  43. Baltzer
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    Again Game Freak shows they are LAZY and unable to create a good game. Pokemon S/V looks and feels like some amateur-made mod to another game. Looks really bad. Very bad storyline, bad co-op, and bad multiplayer. The world feels empty with a poor environment in cities and no voice in dialogues. Don't get me wrong... it is playable, but currently, should not be sold anywhere till they atAgain Game Freak shows they are LAZY and unable to create a good game. Pokemon S/V looks and feels like some amateur-made mod to another game. Looks really bad. Very bad storyline, bad co-op, and bad multiplayer. The world feels empty with a poor environment in cities and no voice in dialogues. Don't get me wrong... it is playable, but currently, should not be sold anywhere till they at least fix performance issues. Gave 3, not 0-1, because there are some good ideas like crafting TMs, finally open world... but almost every other aspect of the game is BAD. Honestly, no one should believe any review above 5/10.… Expand
  44. Don_Rolando
    Feb 16, 2023
    3
    Technically a total disaster. A shame for one of the biggest brands in the world. @Devs: Please invest some of your money into a good graphic engine & developers. Or just ask the Zelda team for help. This is just a unplayable shame for this great brand!
    I gave 3 points because the gameplay mechanic is solid, but way to easy. Please add some difficulty settings in the future!
    Special wish:    Technically a total disaster. A shame for one of the biggest brands in the world. @Devs: Please invest some of your money into a good graphic engine & developers. Or just ask the Zelda team for help. This is just a unplayable shame for this great brand!
    I gave 3 points because the gameplay mechanic is solid, but way to easy. Please add some difficulty settings in the future!
    Special wish: Please add the pokemon voices of the tv show into the game & some voice acting! Come on, its 2023!    … Expand
  45. Fraxxo
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    This game is... totally worthless. Nothing works.
    Surprised this even passed the quality check, since this is clearly a pre-alpha game without any redeeming quality. Even the soundtrack, which was always good in the Pokémon franchise, is boring here.
    Seriously, I'm glad this game was gifted to me and I didn't spend a single buck on it. I tought Pokémon Legends Arceus was the starting    This game is... totally worthless. Nothing works.
    Surprised this even passed the quality check, since this is clearly a pre-alpha game without any redeeming quality. Even the soundtrack, which was always good in the Pokémon franchise, is boring here.
    Seriously, I'm glad this game was gifted to me and I didn't spend a single buck on it. I tought Pokémon Legends Arceus was the starting point for the the new era of Pokémon, but this... is just sad. Just bad. Just worthless.    … Expand
  46. CypherSonic
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Perhaps I treated Sonic 06 too harshly.

    Release the Switch Pro already........
  47. Animedingo
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Its very not finished and pretty insulting that it was released in this state. The open world is bad and its crashed on me twice in the 2 days Ive had it.
  48. JayPasta
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    This game could have been so much more. It, however, seems rushed in its delivery. Constant frame drops, bad graphics, and more. The game overall has an alright story, some decent characters & Pokémon, but it is definitely one rushed game. Hope the next one is better.
  49. Takrayzo
    May 11, 2023
    3
    I dont know how can people give a 10 to this game. The game has almost everything fans wanted, but it came out as lazy as it could be. FIrst of, graphics. The pokemon models are great and the textures on clothes are better than the previous games. The world is awaful. ITs grafically a bloody mess. the performance is horrible... the cliping still exists. They just made a few npc models andI dont know how can people give a 10 to this game. The game has almost everything fans wanted, but it came out as lazy as it could be. FIrst of, graphics. The pokemon models are great and the textures on clothes are better than the previous games. The world is awaful. ITs grafically a bloody mess. the performance is horrible... the cliping still exists. They just made a few npc models and clone them through the world. The npcs are just standing there waiting for us to interact instead of walking around the area. you can have a guy in a suit pined to the ground in the middle of the woods. doesnt make any sense. its time to upgrade. The game should have been a lot better. a lot better. and its been 6 months and istill has bad performance..… Expand
  50. AaronMitsu
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Switch ormai arretrata.
    Sempre piú un gioco per bambini.
    I negozi sono menú.
    Bug e glitch ovunque.
    Costruzione generale del level design pessima.
    Frame drop.
    Grafica sempre troppo indietro.
    Il peggior Pokémon mai visto.
  51. ApexRacingPR
    Dec 24, 2022
    3
    It is hard to look beyond the horrifically outdated graphics of this game, which are more reminiscent of something from the early 2000s rather than the early 2020s - the reason its hard to look beyond is the atrocious performance issues that ruin the game at every turn.

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

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

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

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

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

    Unless you are a hardcore Pokemon fan, avoid this game - and, even then, I'd still give it a miss.    … Expand
  52. patnott
    Dec 12, 2022
    3
    Played Scarlet everyday since it came out. It would have to say it has the potential to be the best Pokémon game to date however the shockingly poor implementation and quality control is way too glaring to ignore. I often think that Game Freak literally 'finished' and I use the word finish loosely and then released it without any testing or quality checks. I am stunned that Nintendo wouldPlayed Scarlet everyday since it came out. It would have to say it has the potential to be the best Pokémon game to date however the shockingly poor implementation and quality control is way too glaring to ignore. I often think that Game Freak literally 'finished' and I use the word finish loosely and then released it without any testing or quality checks. I am stunned that Nintendo would allow this game in this state on their systems. The Pokémon Company have acknowledged the technical and performance issues. Yet here we are on December 12th, they have released one patch that only fixed the Pokémon not closing their eyes when asleep and music not playing correctly. Game Freak couldn't care less about the issues. They probably only released that patch and a statement about the performance problems because Nintendo were giving them a hard time, deservedly so.… Expand
  53. Tomahawk31
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    The new gameplay mechanics and open world aspects are ruined by terrible performance on the Switch, and a clear disregard for the fan base that has made this IP as popular as it is. There is no excuse, except corporate greed, as to why this game released in the state that it did. Gamefreak needs to hire more, and better developers to utilize the hardware and stabilize an otherwiseThe new gameplay mechanics and open world aspects are ruined by terrible performance on the Switch, and a clear disregard for the fan base that has made this IP as popular as it is. There is no excuse, except corporate greed, as to why this game released in the state that it did. Gamefreak needs to hire more, and better developers to utilize the hardware and stabilize an otherwise innovative game in the franchise.… Expand
  54. RaMpEdUp
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    Absolutely one of the best stories in the series and the most fun I've had with a mainline entry since gen 5.

    This game has 0 quality control, was rushed out the door for the holiday season, and there are so many glitches it makes release cyberpunk look stable (though the stars aligned and they're somehow all harmless visual bugs or speedrun tech). Tons of QOL was *removed* as was the    Absolutely one of the best stories in the series and the most fun I've had with a mainline entry since gen 5.

    This game has 0 quality control, was rushed out the door for the holiday season, and there are so many glitches it makes release cyberpunk look stable (though the stars aligned and they're somehow all harmless visual bugs or speedrun tech). Tons of QOL was *removed* as was the series staple "set mode" which we all considered the "hard" difficulty option and the sparkle effects for shinies which was the only **** way to tell that Garchomp you were about to kill was rare.

    TPC, **** you. Nintendo, you've always been the worst publishers in history. GameFreak, im so sorry y'all have to be rushed like you are.    … Expand
  55. bocles
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    When the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. TheWhen the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. The biggest dealbreaker is the constant gameplay glitches, graphical errors, and worst of all the terrible frame drops. The graphics are also just sad, crazy how this multibillion dollar franchise looks worse than games that cameout on the switch in 2017.

    For the love of god Gamefreak and TPC, PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME ON YOUR GAMES. If Gamefreak just took an extra year for developing their games instead of releasing on every goddamn year they could create quality and polished pokemon games that run well and look good.    … Expand
  56. Cesaryerk
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Podría ser un mucho mejor juego si no lo hubieran lanzado con tantos problemas técnicos.
    Además de que visualmente no es una maravilla.
    No podemos seguir permitiendo que Nintendo y GameFreak nos sigan vendiendo juegos que se ve que no les ponen nada de empeño.
  57. Abell2221
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    I'll preface this to say I'm a huge pokemon fan. I even liked Sword/shield and I know that was largely unpopular. So this review isn't coming from a place of outgrowing or hating the pokemon series. It's from a fan who wants this series to be the best it can be.

    Unfortunately no matter how good the story, gameplay and characters are, I can't play this game for more than 20 minute chunks    I'll preface this to say I'm a huge pokemon fan. I even liked Sword/shield and I know that was largely unpopular. So this review isn't coming from a place of outgrowing or hating the pokemon series. It's from a fan who wants this series to be the best it can be.

    Unfortunately no matter how good the story, gameplay and characters are, I can't play this game for more than 20 minute chunks without getting horribly nauseous from the frame rate issues. Seriosuly I've NEVER gotten motion sick from a game before. I had to buy motion sickness medication just to continue playing the game!

    In the current state this game is in, it's absolutely unforgivable for a $60 game to ship like this. The camera is clunky, the frame rates chug, the pop-in is horrendeous, the textures are repetetive or not there at all. Gamefreak is crunching and churning out lackluster games and its showing. All of this is sad to say because the actual content of the game is good. The story, the characters, the ideas behind it are there, but its impossible for them to even have a spotlight when the game is so broken! You can see the team had good ideas and a vision that just wasn't realized because these games are being churned out for cash at breakneck speeds. And thats the ONLY reason I didn't give it a 1. Because minus a vision being present, it's definitely a 1.    … Expand
  58. divegold
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have serious performance issues. For many people, it takes away the desire to play! and the worst thing is that they are primary errors!
    The game crashes, slows down, drops frames constantly and has bugs! Hope they release an update ASAP!

    Because it has everything to be a promising game! But with this performance, the grade can't be higher!
  59. kcmthecomgeek
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    The age of the Switch hardware is displayed front and center here, and it's clear that the ambition for Pokémon has outgrown Nintendo's business practices and hardware. The developers should be commended for the work they've put in as I believe the game itself is fun and the changes to the formula are a good thing, but the framerate and graphical glitches are equivalent to a N64 game whileThe age of the Switch hardware is displayed front and center here, and it's clear that the ambition for Pokémon has outgrown Nintendo's business practices and hardware. The developers should be commended for the work they've put in as I believe the game itself is fun and the changes to the formula are a good thing, but the framerate and graphical glitches are equivalent to a N64 game while docked at both 1080p and 720p. In 2022, that is simply unacceptable. Even while in handheld with slightly more stable framerates, the experience can be jarring with hitches everywhere, especially in larger world areas. It's a shame that Nintendo allowed this to be released in such a poor state.… Expand
  60. Lunatic7
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After Arceus I expected more, I believe the game is better than Sword and Shield, but some things from Arceus are no longer here. The ambient world of the game has very bad FPS, it could be better and it's not the switch's fault, because we have other JRPGs with a much prettier open 3D world.

    I don't know how some serious review managed to give this game a 100.    … Expand
  61. Murtor
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    Same game as Violet. So, I'm giving it the same review and score.

    I just rage quited on Twitch while playing this abomination called Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This "game" is an abrasive paper for the eye and a laxative of good taste. It is literally the worst experience I had in more than 30 years of gaming. The graphics are an imposition, the poor performance a kick in the groin    Same game as Violet. So, I'm giving it the same review and score.

    I just rage quited on Twitch while playing this abomination called Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This "game" is an abrasive paper for the eye and a laxative of good taste. It is literally the worst experience I had in more than 30 years of gaming.

    The graphics are an imposition, the poor performance a kick in the groin for any gamer. Content has been removed (again) in favor of new content. And this new content works grotty. As a player, I'm unable to throw a Pokéball up a hill because the aiming mechanic of Legends Arceus has been taken out. The auto combat feature sometimes works or it doesn't. Ambushing Pokémon no longer has any appeal, as I can't throw empty Pokéballs either. I have to cancel evolutions every time I level up. In this texture mud, I repeatedly traipse over Pokémon that I just can't see. And the great audio feature that made finding Shinys in Legends Arceus easier is also gone.

    The game character is an empty shell. Thirty years now I've been playing video games. And it's the second time now that I would have loved to hammer the A button in a role-playing game instead of drowning in this tidal wave of platitudes and these dull attempts at fraternization. Watching the unsightly slush that is supposed to represent grass grow is more interesting than any NPC I've run across. If you have trouble reading, you won't be served a soundtrack here either and will have to slog through text box after text box after text box.

    NPC's move as slowly as the entire game feels. It's sluggish to the point of falling asleep. The open world has no appeal when I do end up being compelled to do exactly what you've been doing in Pokémon games for more than 25 years: collecting medals. Because exploring and finding new Pokémon is ruined by the leveling system. I can't go and collect and use whatever I want afterwards. Because I absolutely need a medal to control this new and powerful Pokémon. Exactly the opposite is the appeal of an open world. To venture into dangerous terrain and then take home some particularly good loot. But I can't have that very loot. No, I have to go back to doing what the developers want me to do. The freedoms are as limited as some rooms in this game. They have several doors, but I can't open them for unknown reasons, such as the door in my own house to the garden or the master bedroom. With this setting, there is no need for these doors in the first place.

    Pokémon Violet and Scarlet is a sandpaper to the eye and a purgative of good taste. If there were an invective award for video games: This game would win the main category for two years. Because that's how long the experiences made will haunt one's nightmares.    … Expand
  62. MiguelMarquez
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    I really love Paldea Region.

    But….Poor Graphics. A lot of bugs. This game is not seriously created. Really, it’s like a alpha testing version.
  63. mrego08
    Feb 13, 2023
    3
    A game with probably a high potencial, but it is a shame the performance. It’s embarrassing publishing a game like this in almost 2023
  64. GabAtha
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    It is such a shame that the first step to a complete open word from Game Freak is suffering so much due to the poor optimisation for the aging switch hardware. It almost feels like we have gotten the newer game with legends Arceus earlier this year. I am hopeful that patches will be able to make the experience smoother, but for the first time I might be putting the game down until this isIt is such a shame that the first step to a complete open word from Game Freak is suffering so much due to the poor optimisation for the aging switch hardware. It almost feels like we have gotten the newer game with legends Arceus earlier this year. I am hopeful that patches will be able to make the experience smoother, but for the first time I might be putting the game down until this is a reality. No game studio should ever release a game in this state.… Expand
  65. LittleABZ
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    I only care about 3 things when i play a video game ;

    - A good story (it's pokémon, so i expected nothing), it's not awesome but it's better than Sword and Shield. For a kid game the story is pretty good. - At least 30 FPS minimum, this game barely have that, especially if you're on Koraidon/Miraidon, worse when it's raining. - No bugs/glitches/clipping that are to annoying, again Scarlet    I only care about 3 things when i play a video game ;

    - A good story (it's pokémon, so i expected nothing), it's not awesome but it's better than Sword and Shield. For a kid game the story is pretty good.
    - At least 30 FPS minimum, this game barely have that, especially if you're on Koraidon/Miraidon, worse when it's raining.
    - No bugs/glitches/clipping that are to annoying, again Scarlet and Violet is full of that. Almost every fight i've had except the one where you can't control the camera, for the rest, almost every one of them have clipping issues. I've seen a lot of people say that it's a Nintendo problem spoiler, it's not, you have to remember that the Switch can run : Skyrim, Zelda BOTW, The Witcher 3, Xenoblades, and a lot of other games that look way better and have almost no performances issues than Scarlet and Violet. The Nintendo Switch is way lore powerful than a PS3, and you get that game. I really hope this game is gonna get a patch, because it's clearly not ready to be realeased. If you want another examplee of a buggy game at launch take Cyberpunk 2077 for example, i've played it 6 hours straight when it came out on a ps4 fat and i played 4 hours of Scarlet and Violet day one, i've had less bug/fps isssues playing cyberpunk even thought it was way more unfinished than Scarlet and Violet. This game deserve a 3 if it get patched but otherwise a 2    … Expand
  66. Leouilmon17
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Demasiados problemas de rendimiento,bugs y texturas
    Ojalá lo arreglen pronto Pokemon 2077
  67. DilsonNeto
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    The worst map design that i've ever seen especialy in a pokemon game. The games should be fun have an objetivos, but this feels more like an enormous sandbox of a grassland. Boring, has as a sandbox zero dificulty, a shame one of My favourite franchises ending up in this way. HORRIBLE game.
  68. Evan344
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Le jeu est incroyable, le système des 3 histoires est cool mais les performances du jeu sont horribles pour les graphismes j'ai passé car la licence pokémon n'a jamais été très beau depuis la 3D mais les FPS qui descendent a 20 d'un coup c'est trop
    Gamefreak embaucher des gens putain !!! Ça ruine toute l'expérience du jeu
  69. MarbleMouse
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Ugliest game I've seen in a long time. An unfocused mix of modern (real-time lighting, grass etc.) visual effects combined with textures and models that came out of the PS2 era.
    The performance is just unacceptable, and I imagine a lot of the ugliness is where they had to cut corners to make it run at all... Because this game absolutely chugs, like a beat up old car, and it feels like it    Ugliest game I've seen in a long time. An unfocused mix of modern (real-time lighting, grass etc.) visual effects combined with textures and models that came out of the PS2 era.
    The performance is just unacceptable, and I imagine a lot of the ugliness is where they had to cut corners to make it run at all... Because this game absolutely chugs, like a beat up old car, and it feels like it could break down at any moment.
    I haven't played a Pokemon game in a long time, there's definitely a fun game here but it's such a mess to look at, it's clearly unfinished.    … Expand
  70. germaaan
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    The game is a lot of fun to play, yes, but the technical side is such an aberration that I hope someone at The Pokémon Company has the dignity to think about professionalism and respect for their fans rather than just money (and by the way, that Nintendo gives them a slap on the wrist, because in the end, for the general public, it's their reputation that is tarnished).
  71. Joduodecter
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Han conseguido qué los pases qué se forjaron en Pokémon Leyendas Arceus y qué tanto gustaron sean emborronados por un gameplay plagado de bugs y ni si quiera han mantenido todas esas mejoras que Leyendas Arceus qué tanto gustaron y fueron aplaudidas.

    Es el peor juego de Pokémon qué existe a día de hoy.
  72. Alejandrooooo9
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    So nice gameplay. A shaming graphics and FPS. I dont understand how gamefreak released a game in this state. Unplayable, not for the gameplay, but for the incomplete state of the game
  73. NortyLawty
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    There is a foundation for a good game here, with lots of fun and interesting new Pokémon designs.
    Already existing Pokémon have benefited from some updated models too, with added detail that can look great.
    Disappointingly, that same passion was not put into the rest of the game. The game is plagued with technical and graphical problems, as well as bland open world exploration,    There is a foundation for a good game here, with lots of fun and interesting new Pokémon designs.
    Already existing Pokémon have benefited from some updated models too, with added detail that can look great.
    Disappointingly, that same passion was not put into the rest of the game. The game is plagued with technical and graphical problems, as well as bland open world exploration, objectives with very little focus or direction, and a fairly dull story.
    Playing this game feels like beta testing an open world expansion for Pokémon Sword/Shield. Far from the exciting new generation of the highest grossing franchise of all time that was promised.
    Game freak have taken several steps backwards after the interesting shake up they brought us with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and in future would definitely benefit from a much longer development cycle.
    Overall, a disappointing experience that I cannot recommend to anyone except hardcore Pokémon fans, interested in catching some exciting new Pokémon designs.    … Expand
  74. Gunyi
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego no es mal juego es entretenido y diria que es el mejor juego de pokemons a la fecha, pero, el gran problema que tiene que esta roto en rendimiento caidas de fps escandalosas una cantidad de bug que le hace compertencia a ubisoft y eso arruina mucho la experiencia. si lees esto gamefreak mejora o renuncia porque estas arruinando la saga… Expand
  75. franticfranxx
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    I liked the idea of an openworld, i like the new pokemon's design, i like plot( team star is funny, pepe's story is good and the relationship between the prof and their lessons are pretty nice) and the quality in depicting interesting character. These are the only good thing in the game. The other left things are an incredible scam. Bug everywhere an fps rate worse than bloodborne 1.0.0,I liked the idea of an openworld, i like the new pokemon's design, i like plot( team star is funny, pepe's story is good and the relationship between the prof and their lessons are pretty nice) and the quality in depicting interesting character. These are the only good thing in the game. The other left things are an incredible scam. Bug everywhere an fps rate worse than bloodborne 1.0.0, cities who cannot be explored for reasons and an interaction with the world who is near the zero. I love Legends Arceus and i thouht that SV could be an evolution of the good things showed in the game, but SV are everything that wasn't good in LPA plus bug and low FPS. It's a shame that Nintendo let this **** be publicated on the switch. If I had not been interested in the competitive I would have asked for a refund after 1 hour.

    Ita: mi è piaciuta l'idea dell'openworld, i design dei nuovi pokemon e alcune cose del progress di gioco e intuizioni sulla trama. Le cose rimaste sono invereconde. Bug ovunque, fps così bassi che nemmeno bloodborne 1.0.0, città non esplorabili a cazzo di cane e un'interazione nell'openworld pari allo zero. ho amato Leggende Arceus e pensavo che Sv potesse essere un' evoluzione delle cose buone viste nel gioco, ma Scarlatto è tutto ciò che non va bene in LPA più un cazzo di niente se non bug e bassi fps. E' una vergogna che Nintendo abbia permesso che questo gioco venga pubblicato. Non fossi interessato al competitivo avrei ridato il gioco dopo un'ora    … Expand
  76. Furrian
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Diría que es un buen juego, metodos evolutivos nuevos, fácil perderse por el mundo, la jugabilidad entretenida, los modelos muy bellos pero tiene varios bugs y caidas de fps que pueden llegar a arruinar la experiencia. Cuando parcheen el juego sera de los mejores de la saga. Pero en este estado no puedo recomendar gastar 60$ por el.
  77. trucidate
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Game Freak does it again and delivers a half-done and poorly executed and optimized game. With sad graphics, terrible level design and atrocious physics it's incredible that Pokémon Arceus came before this one.

    This game now not only have a disconected story with weak points all over the place, but has cut optimizations that even Sword and Shield had in ther time - and that is saying a    Game Freak does it again and delivers a half-done and poorly executed and optimized game. With sad graphics, terrible level design and atrocious physics it's incredible that Pokémon Arceus came before this one.

    This game now not only have a disconected story with weak points all over the place, but has cut optimizations that even Sword and Shield had in ther time - and that is saying a lot.

    A open-world filled with bland design, sacrified inside of houses and stores, and no character customization of clothes. The game doesn't even take your level in consideration of the route you take and all events before gym's makes no sense even for a Pokémon game. And sadly Terastalize are a waste of time just like Team Star. This game is a shame for the game industry as a whole.    … Expand
  78. PandaInDaGame
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you canThis game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you can easily break easily the game. Not gonna spoil story or so, it's quite nice, not high level but enjoyable.

    I would rate it a bit higher because of those nice things, they don't annoy me enough to not enjoy the ride, but the moment you notice they are a AAA franchise, they sell full price of an AAA, it looks worse than some indies and they don't really innovate that much as indies do... and give you this badly optimized game, which is even more criminal if you think that they literally developed it to work with Nintendo Switch, it's not a port like a third party. A Game that is exclusive and does not work perfectly fine in it's console is a failure.. That plus nonexistent post game that they will probably sell apart as a "DLC" just like they did with Sword and shield.. Still, it's called Pokemon so even if this one is a disaster they will keep selling millions and decreasing the quality because they can.    … Expand
  79. BetaTheory
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Gamefreak has had an absolutely bad performance for years.
    But this game surpasses everything. It feels like an alpha or beta at most.
    In cities, the FPS rate drops from probably 24 to about 15. Shadows, people and Pokemon just pop up 5-10 meters in front of you. People move in 2 frames when you are 5 meters away from them. I don't really care much about graphics and performance.    Gamefreak has had an absolutely bad performance for years.
    But this game surpasses everything. It feels like an alpha or beta at most.
    In cities, the FPS rate drops from probably 24 to about 15. Shadows, people and Pokemon just pop up 5-10 meters in front of you. People move in 2 frames when you are 5 meters away from them.

    I don't really care much about graphics and performance.

    I've played games like Hyrule Warrios: Age of Calamity.
    The performance of that game was also already very bad.
    But I promise you, at this point Pokemon is even worse.

    I expect a performance patch in the next 1-2 weeks, otherwise I'll send the game back.

    Now let's talk about the game and the content:

    I'm currently on the 2nd Pokemon arena if you run west. I would love to play more, but it's just not fun at all.
    The cities are absolutely boring though.
    Except for a few NPC's, nice design and probably ten stores that all sell the same thing, there is nothing exciting.

    You can't enter normal houses, which you always could in Pokemon.

    Clothing stores are divided into 5-6 different stores.
    So I have to run all over town to buy a whole outfit. This feels like game time stretching.

    I could probably make this review 3 times longer, but let that be enough for now.

    Otherwise, the game seems to have potential. The Pokemon are cool, there seems to be a lot to do.
    The world could maybe be a bit more interesting, but that's ok so far. However, the game is simply not playable with this framerate.

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  80. Articulo
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    So many bugs and glitches. Other than that a great game; great music, story, (new) pokemon and awesome designs
  81. 12347not
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    I'm surprised at the number of people who say the game is great besides the performance. Even if the game wasn't constantly on the verge of falling apart at the seams, the game mechanics and presentation are extremely lacking. Nothing wrong with liking it anyway, considering how people feel about pokemon. This is a fun game for some, but it is in no way a good game.
  82. Jeehz
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Além de problemas técnicos básicos poderia ao menos vim legenda pt br, pelo amor de Deus em pleno 2022 e ainda não valoriza os consumidores brasileiros, aff..… Expand
  83. Zelfa_D
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    GF is not ready to tell an 'open' world story yet. very serious fps drops, awkward movement, awful textures and animations, and do you believe it? There are tons of buildings. but none of it you could enter. Don't even mention the bugs.
  84. Quadrillionduck
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This game is really bad. From the frame rate issues that happen every two seconds to the boring turn-based combat that still hasn't changed since 1999. This series has never adapted with the times making every new game look worse and worse in comparison to other games around at the time. Comparing this game to likes of Xenoblade 3 proves the boring repetitive, unpolished nature of the game.
  85. Sofa1990
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Yes, the game is going in the right direction and yes, the game is quite fun and has its upsides...but still I just have to say that the game is a disgrace, a cheek and an insult to all fans.

    The Pokémon brand is the most valuable media franchise in the world with an estimated combined turnover of 100 billion US dollars. They have all the money, all the power and all the ability to make    Yes, the game is going in the right direction and yes, the game is quite fun and has its upsides...but still I just have to say that the game is a disgrace, a cheek and an insult to all fans.

    The Pokémon brand is the most valuable media franchise in the world with an estimated combined turnover of 100 billion US dollars. They have all the money, all the power and all the ability to make the best games ever for what is arguably the largest and most passionate fan base in the world. But they're kidding us by making bad games over and over again knowing "You idiots are going to buy it anyway."

    Graphics and performance are sub-par. And we all know from games like Breath of the Wild that the Switch can do more. And by God we finally deserve more from the most powerful franchise in the world!
    Everyone who claims that the graphics aren't that bad is lying outright. It looks terrible, has performance drops all the time and you have the feeling you are playing an alpha at best beta game. The game is not finished, it is an early access title.

    I've gotten to the point where I hate being a Pokemon fan because I spend my money on **** Because I "have to" spend my money on bad games simply because I'm a Pokemon fan. It just makes me sad.    … Expand
  86. jishjash
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    In a time where seemingly every other game releases with poor performance and is riddled with bugs, the new Pokemon somehow sets a new low.

    What should be an exciting new direction for the series and an overall decent Pokemon experience is completely brought down by the performance issues. The framerates, graphical quality, and overall stability of gameplay is all over the place from    In a time where seemingly every other game releases with poor performance and is riddled with bugs, the new Pokemon somehow sets a new low.

    What should be an exciting new direction for the series and an overall decent Pokemon experience is completely brought down by the performance issues. The framerates, graphical quality, and overall stability of gameplay is all over the place from the moment you start the game. I tried to power through for a good dozen hours but the game legitimately strains my eyes and at times gives me feelings of motion sickness - in both docked and handheld mode.

    I would be shocked if GameFreak did any post-launch patches to fix the litany of issues. Unless a lot of the technical issues can be ironed out, I really can't recommend getting this game.    … Expand
  87. Washed
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    A fairly standard pokemon game. The game lacks almost any interaction with npcs and almost no building exploration nor are there cave/dungeons that are more than a glorified tunnel. The game suffers massively in performance and options to toggle exp. Share and set mode are removed. Some sort of sandwich mechanic is added to the game but I have yet to receive any explanation of how it worksA fairly standard pokemon game. The game lacks almost any interaction with npcs and almost no building exploration nor are there cave/dungeons that are more than a glorified tunnel. The game suffers massively in performance and options to toggle exp. Share and set mode are removed. Some sort of sandwich mechanic is added to the game but I have yet to receive any explanation of how it works and about 70% of shops in game are dedicated to making sandwiches. It really can't be overstated how poorly this game runs… Expand
  88. epicatarigamer
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    This game looks on par with Halo 2, a 2004 Xbox game, runs worse than Sword and Shield, and glitches more than an Bethesda game.
  89. Yaschiro
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    They used the lowest quality I've ever seen in games. I don't know where the money goes. The lighting and frame counts are poor. It's so broken that you can't even complete the game without one or two game-breaking bugs. Sometimes whole models of the characters are just missing when you throw a Pokeball for example. You also regularly teleport under the map.

    In my opinion, Gamefreak is    They used the lowest quality I've ever seen in games. I don't know where the money goes. The lighting and frame counts are poor. It's so broken that you can't even complete the game without one or two game-breaking bugs. Sometimes whole models of the characters are just missing when you throw a Pokeball for example. You also regularly teleport under the map.

    In my opinion, Gamefreak is only after the money and they only want to cannibalize Pokemon games until no one wants to buy them anymore, only when the purchase rate drops does the quality increase again.    … Expand
  90. WolfeRunner
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    Generation IX Pokemon designs are really subpar compared to the rest of the series. Some don't even look like Pokemon at all. Maushold for example is literally four white cartoon mice, with no details at all, Flamigo literally is the real animal, copy pasted to this game. This game is also over saturated with bird and dog pokemon. One or two or bird or dog evolutionary lines are fine everyGeneration IX Pokemon designs are really subpar compared to the rest of the series. Some don't even look like Pokemon at all. Maushold for example is literally four white cartoon mice, with no details at all, Flamigo literally is the real animal, copy pasted to this game. This game is also over saturated with bird and dog pokemon. One or two or bird or dog evolutionary lines are fine every gen, but this had the most additions so far.… Expand
  91. LemonMadness
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    This is embarrassing. Only one Critic out of 47 that voted this game negatively is the clear sign that their vote is meaningless.
    Bugs, glitches, broken animations, low res potato textures, rendering distance stupidly short, frame lagging on anmations that are a couple of steps away from us, random stutters and so on.
    Gameplay wise? The game is insanely easy, a few steps back from    This is embarrassing. Only one Critic out of 47 that voted this game negatively is the clear sign that their vote is meaningless.
    Bugs, glitches, broken animations, low res potato textures, rendering distance stupidly short, frame lagging on anmations that are a couple of steps away from us, random stutters and so on.
    Gameplay wise? The game is insanely easy, a few steps back from Legends Arceus, weird and long pauses during actions that make the gameplay really sluggish, completely empty cities, cannot enter buildings to explore them and the few you can are shops that are either just a menù where you buy stuff, a stupid sandwich shop or a copy-pasted barber shope directly from Sword & Shield (I'm not joking, go look at a barber shop there and compare it with the ones in these games).
    Choice of paths is just an illusion: gym leaders and Pokémon do not scale with your level and you still need badges to make sure your Pokémons don't disobey you, exploration in the "open world" is boring, empty and ugly, dialogues with NPCs are pointless, some of them have bubble texts over their head which, if there are two people talking next to one another, both text boxes clip making it hard and annoying to read, and some don't even have dialogues.
    And I can go on and on.

    I can't even think about positive points about these games in this exact moments. I've never seen a work this embarassing, especially because we're talking about multi-millionaire companies.    … Expand
  92. Heavenlord
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    Too much bugs, this can’t be a release version, this is at least a good beta. Game freaks prefer sell a beta instead of taking care of their work. Just disappointed, in this state, just a waste of money
  93. 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.
  94. Popgamermx
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    Pésimo juego se nota que le falto tiempo para ser lanzado, tenia muchas ganas de jugarlo y al hacerlo uno se da cuenta que la empresa por ganar dinero lo lanzo con muchísimos errores bugs no lo hace imposible de jugar pero si son molestos.
  95. ar24
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    I've played every mainline Pokemon entry since Crystal and a fair amount of the spinoff games. I've loved this franchise for a long time, and the state in which this game has launched has really made me sad. The character designs are fun and interesting. The new Pokemon designs are pretty cool and I really like Paldea as a region. Lastly, the three story paths are actually interesting, butI've played every mainline Pokemon entry since Crystal and a fair amount of the spinoff games. I've loved this franchise for a long time, and the state in which this game has launched has really made me sad. The character designs are fun and interesting. The new Pokemon designs are pretty cool and I really like Paldea as a region. Lastly, the three story paths are actually interesting, but these are the only positive things I can say about this game right now. I can imagine that this would be acceptable to people who only play games on switch, but for those of us who have played a modern benchmark title on any other platform, this is plainly unacceptable. The performance in both the cities and open world is horrible. Anything that is more than a meter or two away from the player moves like it's in a powerpoint presentation. The frame rate drops every ten or so seconds even when nothing is going on and the textures look like they were ripped straight out of the N64 era. I'm not playing any further until there's a performance patch, and I would urge anyone who has not bought this game yet to wait. This is a sorry state for a mainline game from the highest grossing media franchise of all time to have launched in. Please do not buy this or continue playing it at least until something is done.… Expand
  96. zParzic
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    This game is the greatest example of disregard for the consumer.
    One of the biggest brands in the world, one of the most profitable games, and year after year we have a limited game, full of bugs, horrible textures, totally outdated multiplayer mechanics, among other problems.
    And don't say it's a limitation of the Nintendo Switch, we have several excellent games to prove that Game    This game is the greatest example of disregard for the consumer.
    One of the biggest brands in the world, one of the most profitable games, and year after year we have a limited game, full of bugs, horrible textures, totally outdated multiplayer mechanics, among other problems.

    And don't say it's a limitation of the Nintendo Switch, we have several excellent games to prove that Game Freak's games are an insult to the public who wants to play a full game and ends up getting an alpha version instead.
    I've never regretted spending money on a game so much.    … Expand
  97. marcovoltaire8
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Digamos que el juego es divertido pero es un horrendo martirio ver como a cada segundo todo se estropea. No deberíamos estar satisfechos con un producto con tan pésimo rendimiento que la base es buena pero es buena porque es Pokemon pero imperdonable el rendimiento, una lastima. Esperare a una posible actualización… Expand
  98. ayoade
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    awful performance. should not have released in this state. game is kidna ugly, uninspired open world. pokemon designs are excellent though.
  99. LonelyAutomata
    Nov 24, 2022
    3
    This can't be considered a finished product. The presentation is closer to bad shovelware than an actual First Party Nintendo game. I usually expect a high level of care of polish among Nintendo games, but this is the one that has broken the expectations. This looks like an early access beta that was rushed into retail when it was not remotely finished. It's the equivalent of getting toThis can't be considered a finished product. The presentation is closer to bad shovelware than an actual First Party Nintendo game. I usually expect a high level of care of polish among Nintendo games, but this is the one that has broken the expectations. This looks like an early access beta that was rushed into retail when it was not remotely finished. It's the equivalent of getting to the deadline and saying "Fudge it, let's release it anyways, I'm sure the client won't care that much", rather than asking for a extension.

    I expected more from you, Nintendo. Score will go up when updates are released and the game is in a finished state, if that ever happens.    … Expand
  100. 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
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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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