Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,152 out of 3197
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  1. Klusterx
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    Has a good game on It's base but runs awfully and the graphics are atrocious
  2. TJD2
    Nov 24, 2022
    7
    The game is fun to play and the Pokemon designs are pretty good. That said, the game is marred by technical issues and poor performance. The framerate will stutter and the game will slow down to a crawl even when nothing is going on. It feels like a power point at times. The open-world ambition is offset by these issues and they are too glaring to overlook. I wanted to absolutely loveThe game is fun to play and the Pokemon designs are pretty good. That said, the game is marred by technical issues and poor performance. The framerate will stutter and the game will slow down to a crawl even when nothing is going on. It feels like a power point at times. The open-world ambition is offset by these issues and they are too glaring to overlook. I wanted to absolutely love this game, and I like it enough not to return it, but Pokemon Legends Arceus is a much better game that does not suffer these problems. If a patch is not released soon I may not even end up beating this one.… Expand
  3. TimmoUK
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    Technical issues aside the game is worth playing with fun gameplay and a great open world.
  4. plop159
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    the poor technical aspect ruins the whole game !! And even if it's super ugly, the framerate is always below 30FPS....
  5. Pathor
    Nov 24, 2022
    6
    Empecemos con los aspectos positivos.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Vayamos con lo malo:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Mis conclusiones, si te gusta Pokemon este juego te va a encantar si o sí, el que te diga que es mal juego miente. Es un juego de pokemon divertidisimo de verdad me da mucha rabia no ponerle un 8 o 9, pero de verdad se ve lastrado por un rendimiento terrible y cómo seas una persona que se le atraganta ese tipo de rendimiento vas a querer tirar el juego a la basura.    … Expand
  6. metta_love
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    It can be one of the best game on Nintendo Switch, but now physical version will be for ever broken - when servers will be down!
  7. 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
  8. BUBATZO
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violets open-world game-play is the next step in the direction of the Pokemon franchise, its game-play is extremely fun and very addicting. Sadly it has many bugs, which gives the player the feeling of playing a beta-version of the finished game. Yet the bugs don´t really matter to me, therefore im giving 8 out of 10 stars.
  9. Cronodougs
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    Pokemon Legends Arceus even with its problems is a masterpiece close to that, deserving reviews between 7 to 8. Scarlet & Violet have constant stutters, fps 15~20, bad rendering distance, poorly applied textures, empty world AND FULL OF BUGS! A $60 game for those competitive crybabies where quality doesn't matter. Where do fanboys think something like this deserves an 80~100? XenobladePokemon Legends Arceus even with its problems is a masterpiece close to that, deserving reviews between 7 to 8. Scarlet & Violet have constant stutters, fps 15~20, bad rendering distance, poorly applied textures, empty world AND FULL OF BUGS! A $60 game for those competitive crybabies where quality doesn't matter. Where do fanboys think something like this deserves an 80~100? Xenoblade Chronicles 3 destroys this game.… Expand
  10. Araune
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    What is wrong with these reviews? I had zero bugs, the overworld is nice, we have three storylines, and it's the first good story in my opinion. I really don't know why this game gets such negative reviews. I love it.
  11. rizrizriz
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    The worst Pokemon game I've ever played. Empty, flat, and bland open world ridden with bugs. Not worth your money and I wish I could get a refund.
  12. Joxsund
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    the world is extremely bland while dialogue and characters are written so poorly. each generation the pokemon games get so much worse.
  13. Stevethepopo
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    A hot fuming mess GF should be ashamed of. Ugly design, bug everywhere. GF need to swLlow the pride and make other better at 3d code game entity work on the IP
  14. Izanagiin
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Ignore the paid critics. Need I remind everyone that Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade 2, and Super Mario Odyssey exist on the same console and all three released 5 years ago ON THE SAME YEAR THE SWITCH CAME OUT. It's absurd and unacceptable to think we've regressed and gone backwards. There's zero excuse to have a game as buggy and messy as this in the current year. It's even worse toIgnore the paid critics. Need I remind everyone that Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade 2, and Super Mario Odyssey exist on the same console and all three released 5 years ago ON THE SAME YEAR THE SWITCH CAME OUT. It's absurd and unacceptable to think we've regressed and gone backwards. There's zero excuse to have a game as buggy and messy as this in the current year. It's even worse to consider the fact that fans and critics turn a blind eye just for the very reason that it's a series as massive as Pokémon. What a joke. They should consider going back to the drawing board and actually giving this game and the fans the polish they deserve. Too bad that won't happen, and people will continue to consume this lousy excuse of a product.… Expand
  15. PawOfLaw
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    The story is interesting, the new pokemon kind of cool and i like the new characters the story introduces. But thats it for the good stuff.

    The technical point of the game is really terrible. It lags, animations get choppy when you are further away, the textures for the ground cant even hold up to Pokemon Arceus. If you look at a comparision you might even think that another developer    The story is interesting, the new pokemon kind of cool and i like the new characters the story introduces. But thats it for the good stuff.

    The technical point of the game is really terrible. It lags, animations get choppy when you are further away, the textures for the ground cant even hold up to Pokemon Arceus. If you look at a comparision you might even think that another developer team did the new game, since its just really blank in contrast to Arceus. The fluid transition from running in the open world to a battle we had in Pokemon Arceus is just gone, which takes the flow out of the game.

    I really love the story and want to keep going, but currently the game doesnt pull me in like Pokemon Arceus did, since the whole game just seems way to bland.    … Expand
  16. Leroidesglaces
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    C'est le pire jeux de la décennies des bug a tous va un visuel moche a se crevé les yeux pokemon après se jeux pourrais faire un partenariat avec des vendeur de lunettes tellement le jeux est flout.

    Le jeu en lui même a part le graphisme les pokémon on n'a déjà vu mieux les légendaire il s'ont aucun charisme a part Miradon et Koridon La maps est grand même trop grand pour faire jeu comme    C'est le pire jeux de la décennies des bug a tous va un visuel moche a se crevé les yeux pokemon après se jeux pourrais faire un partenariat avec des vendeur de lunettes tellement le jeux est flout.

    Le jeu en lui même a part le graphisme les pokémon on n'a déjà vu mieux les légendaire il s'ont aucun charisme a part Miradon et Koridon
    La maps est grand même trop grand pour faire jeu comme Ubisoft des grand maps vide et pas bien optimisé avec plein de bug.

    Les points positifs Les visuels 3d des Pokémon et des personnages aussi des intérieurs des bâtiments très travaillé
    Les combats un plus difficile pour moi c'est bien
    Le plus important c'est la fin avec l'histoire des légendaire Koridon et Miradon qui était bien explicite mais un petit moment dommage.    … Expand
  17. jpruedag
    Nov 23, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game seems like an old man’s desperate attempt to modernize a franchise. Beyond bugs and uneven graphics, Game Freak still struggles to take Pokémon to the state games look and work in 2022. The game is evidently unfinished. You can no longer access buildings, and even stores are no longer 3D rendered spaces, as they have been turned into flat menus that break into your screen when you “go through a door”. They couldn't even bother to give a background to the Elite 4 members and went for a generic battle arena where you wait for the next one to show up. The open world is fun enough to explore, but the map is almost impossible to work with, zooming in and out returns you to the place you’re at, forcing you to start over if you’re looking for a specific city or area you need to go to, there’s so little information or clues to help you navigate, you’re left alone, forced to get lost and move around Paldea with no sense of what an ideal progression should be (unless you take it to yourself and look it up online, but games shouldn’t give us homework). Ok, honestly, exploring a Pokémon world with no compass might seem like a fun thing to do, and it would be, if the game’s difficulty would adapt to the player’s level, thus becoming a unique experience for every user and an overall gratifying playthrough. It doesn’t. If you take the “wrong path” you’ll be facing tough challenges at first (a nice change of pace for a game that loves to hold hands and treat everyone like a 2 year old), but then again, if you do so, everything else will be so ridiculously easy it’ll become a chore to actually finish the game. This time around they decided to mix up the formula by threading 3 different storylines into the main game. And I was excited at first. Then I realized it’s the same 3 challenges over and over and over again. Gyms are a joke as usual, easy to defeat with one move. Titans have the exact same mechanic 5 times in a row: fight, defeat, follow the titan two steps further, fight again. Arven shows up. He prepares a sandwich. He gives you a sandwich. You give the sandwich to Koraidon. Arven gets mad at koraidon. Arven gives his sandwich to his own Pokémon. The Pokémon feels a bit better. Every single time. Same animation. Same dialogue. It’s infuriating. And finally there’s team star. Where you get into a base and run around pressing the R button for a challenge they pretend is harder than it looks. Then face the leader, defeat with one super effective move, listen to the story of how they were bullied into leaving the academy. And that’s that. Repetitive, unimaginative, it doesn’t ask us to be creative or strategic. Just learn one move that’s super effective and keep pressing that A button. To be fair, the new Pokémon do introduce new mechanics, new abilities and new moves that will make battling with friends more exciting. But if that’s what you’re selling, then cut out the mediocre storyline you force us into. Is it better than Gens 6, 7, and 8? Yes. Is it thousands of years away from the original 5? 100%. Pokémon used to push the boundaries of handheld systems. Now it’s the punchline of how bad a game can be and still sellout in stores.… Expand
  18. aemrvw
    Nov 23, 2022
    8
    Fun and entertaining new Pokémon game, that is restrained by outdated graphics, bugs and performance issues.
  19. fiziasso
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    As a pokemon genre it is pretty good. New pokemons are great. World is interesting. Problem is the game itself. Unpolished, unfinished, unplayable at some points. This should be in production for one more year or more. Performance is really bad, many problem with COOP, hollow cities, npc that are just standing. Move too good direction but the game is rushed. I think they do not predictAs a pokemon genre it is pretty good. New pokemons are great. World is interesting. Problem is the game itself. Unpolished, unfinished, unplayable at some points. This should be in production for one more year or more. Performance is really bad, many problem with COOP, hollow cities, npc that are just standing. Move too good direction but the game is rushed. I think they do not predict Legends of Arceus will be so good with people and then rushed new project on few months. Its a shame.… Expand
  20. Kasra-Hakimi
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    It's not even a complete game in my opinion, they just added some new pokemon and a motorcycle pokemon and then released the game with many technical issues
  21. 777g
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is extremely buggy, lighting is choppy and doesn’t generally work, and the amount of framerate dips is appalling. Otherwise the game can be decently fun in a perfect situation.… Expand
  22. jkaloy
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    best pokemon game ever. yeah, the game has some performance issue blah blah blah but you can't deny the fact that this game is the most enjoyable game by far. coming from a guy who plays all pokemon genaration
  23. moonlight3000
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Best Pokémon entry so far. Does many things that should have been present in the 3D titles long ago. Very buggy at the moment but still very playable and I recommend to any fan of Pokémon.
  24. Wolfw00d
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    The gyms are boring, the other quests not much better, the game is linear. the ai is like a baby, no skill at all. Frame rates are is shocking, my file corrupted three times, last time literally as I was winning the champion battle. Things like using sunny day doesn't stop rain. It's like an early access beta version
  25. JacalGames
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Grandísimo juego, muy bueno, llevo 10h de juego 0 fallos nada de lo que dicen y muestran por las redes. Ni caso solo están buscando opacar un juego muy bueno.
  26. Nintenderek
    Nov 23, 2022
    8
    I have been a Pokemon fan since nearly day 1 and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the games that give me the closest feeling to playing Pokemon Red for the first time in all of the right ways, but also in all the bad ways as well.

    First the new Pokemon designs are great. There are a lot of new Pokemon that I really enjoy and there's a lot of new favorites for me. Palafin, Greavard,    I have been a Pokemon fan since nearly day 1 and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the games that give me the closest feeling to playing Pokemon Red for the first time in all of the right ways, but also in all the bad ways as well.

    First the new Pokemon designs are great. There are a lot of new Pokemon that I really enjoy and there's a lot of new favorites for me. Palafin, Greavard, Scovillain, Revavroom, Baxcalibur, Nacli, Iron Thorns, Armarouge, Ceruledge, Tinkaton are all personal favorites of mine. That being said, for a Pokemon that's based on time travel, it's kind of weird that we don't have new fossil Pokemon, nor a new version of Porygon, in fact Porygon isn't even in the game. That being said, the selection of returning Pokemon is quite good and I think most people will find at least a few of their favorites have returned.

    I do like the music and sounds. The sound track is one of the best of any game on the Switch and the sounds all come out perfectly clear. The environments are also generally quite nice, but we should probably mention the elephant in the room. The performance of these games are not great. There are FPS dips. There are graphical glitches. Pokemon is a game series that became popular due to glitches from the very start. Things like Missingno in Red and Blue and the clone glitch in Gold and Silver are part of what made those games so easy to talk about and there are glitches like that here, like one that allows you to make your character run faster. However, the overwhelming amount of glitches and performance issues in this game are bad and can be distracting at times.

    As for exploring the world, I also have mixed feelings here. If you are just exploring the world, looking for whatever as you wander around you'll have quite a bit of fun. There's LOTS of pokemon to see and catch and there's lots of other sights to see and things to do. It's just plain and simple fun. The problem comes in if you are looking for a specific location to go to. The map AI in this game is horrible. When you first open it up, it sometimes rotates around until you realize there's a setting to turn that off. They do not make it super clear that you can turn it off however and the button that shows you can could mean a lot of different things. Even besides that though, the map still isn't good. There's no way to toggle icons off, making it difficult to find the specific one you want to put a waypoint on it and it doesn't make it easy to figure out how to get from one location to the next. Towns barely feel like they matter anyway with the open world being built the way it is. Each town you'll beat the gym and possibly never care to visit again.

    Speaking of gyms, the gym leaders and characters of this game are quite impressive. I find all of them to be unique and interesting. The story is also very good. I would say it's not quite as good as Black and White, but that's the games that it closest compares to. Certainly better than most Pokemon games. Outside of world exploration, the story is probably the strongest part of the game.

    There's also a new mechanic called the Terastal phenomenon. I think casual players will quite enjoy this and I generally found it fun but competitive pokemon battlers will probably hate it. Raiding is also quite fun and the random raid battles is one of the best new quality of life features. Speaking of quality of life features, I'm a big fan of the EXP ALL and I'm glad it's in the game, but it is disappointing that once again there's no option to turn it off. It's always better to have more options and it's disappointing that again and again, this is something the Pokemon Company keeps getting wrong. I'm a big fan of it, but I do understand why some people don't like it and this is something that needs to be fixed.

    Character customization is also not great here. It's weird that they chose to advertise that everyone could wear anything but then take out most of the clothing options. In fact, there's also a bunch of other small issues. The beginning is tedious due to the handholding and due to the lack of transversal options at the start. Given how huge of a factor that is to this game, it probably shouldn't even be something you have to unlock. Lacking signs on certain buildings is also an issue as you have to keep going inside to figure out what each building is. The difficulty is also kind of weird. Boss battles are too easy at times but catching Pokemon is too difficult. It shouldn't take 10-15 ultra balls to catch a level 30 or so Pokemon.

    All that being said, once you really get playing, this is a VERY fun game. You should not let the performance issues get in the way of your enjoyment of this game and there's so much to enjoy. The open world is very fun to explore and this is what I think most people want Pokemon to be. If you've been waiting for the big Breath of the Wild moment for Pokemon, simply put, this is indeed it    … Expand
  27. Marcuskosyou
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The games are so fun the post game is so fun that I am surprised that the game does not run slower. I get people who say the games are buggy but have you gotten to the post game. If you haven't then play more the first 2 hours are slow I get it but play more. The other pokemon games we are relating these game to are not open world it is almost impossible to compare to pokemon games like bdsp or pokemon red or even legends arceus because they are not open world they play so different so play moreof the games to really get into it or even play with the multiplayer these games are not like cyberpunk.… Expand
  28. TioTeo
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    I love this game! It has been so much fun exploring and experiencing the story. The game has not been at all glitchy for me!
  29. NotzMafiaBoy
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
    Scarlet was a fun game. I loved the story and like the new pokemon. There are some performances issues that I hope they fix other than that the game is great. Open world is fun and the school setting is interesting.
  30. JamesA1ves
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Jogo muito bugado, feito de qualquer jeito, e até quando ficaremos sem a tradução para o português Br? Decepcionado com tamanho descaso de uma empresa tão grande com uma das suas franquias mais valiosas.
  31. Tatsuya7
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    After playing thoroughly I decided to change my rating, even though it has some performance issues it's one of the best Pokémon games I've ever played, it doesn't deserve the bad ratings it's being given
  32. 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.
  33. Jack_Clinker
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Quite literally the worst pokemon game to date. It has great ideas but doesn't execute any of them well. The performance sucks and I've had it crash multiple times. The bi-annual release schedule obviously does not work with this franchise anymore with the amount of resources Nintendo and GameFreak are willing to put towards this IP
  34. elmemeador12
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    el peor juego que he provado, es horrible, la peor cosa que he tocado en mi vida, simplemente preferiria quemarlo antes que devolverlo y que algun otro pibe pueda adquirirlo
  35. Caged
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Legitimately the worst mainline pokemon game too date.. the new "power up" is just lazy, the performance is horrendous no matter where you are in the game, the elite four is all IN ONE ROOM that looks like a office.. it's a complete slap in the face from a multi-billion company to churn out this trash just because they know consumers will buy it regardless..… Expand
  36. eugenji
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    10 von 10 Game, wenn nicht ...
    - Low FPS
    - Spiel bleibt manchmal für 1-5 Sek hängen - FPS Drops/Stutter - mehrere Abstürze (vermutlich DER Grund, weshalb das Spiel ständig automatisch speichert) - der letzte Bereich kommt aus der Hölle. Leer, trist und PS2 Niveau, falls überhaupt - Glitches, vor allem im letzten Bereich. - Clipping Fehler - und noch soviel mehr Man kann mit    10 von 10 Game, wenn nicht ...
    - Low FPS
    - Spiel bleibt manchmal für 1-5 Sek hängen
    - FPS Drops/Stutter
    - mehrere Abstürze (vermutlich DER Grund, weshalb das Spiel ständig automatisch speichert)
    - der letzte Bereich kommt aus der Hölle. Leer, trist und PS2 Niveau, falls überhaupt
    - Glitches, vor allem im letzten Bereich.
    - Clipping Fehler
    - und noch soviel mehr

    Man kann mit Freunden spielen, wenn dann nicht...
    - es gibt keine Freundesliste
    - Man setzt auf ein Passwortbasiertes System, aber
    - man kann nicht einfach einer Session joinen. Man muss unbedingt bei einem Pokecenter sein und wird im Anschluss dann "irgendwohin" geportet
    - Ist mal die Verbindung weg (weil z.B. Pause gemacht, Absturz), dann kann man NICHT mehr in die alte Session rein. Diese muss abgebrochen werden und ... siehe oben.

    Geschichte
    - Neutral: Weder gut noch schlecht. Wie man es von Poki halt kennt

    Terakristallisierung
    - Neutral: da in weiten Teilen belanglos

    Fazit:
    2 von 10, weil die Musik ganz gut ist. Aber die Immersion (bzw. eher Spielspaß) leidet massiv am technischen Zustand des Spiels.

    PS: Hab ca 70h gespielt    … Expand
  37. cocacola16728
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This is one of the worst-optimized games I think I have ever seen from a AAA developer. By far the worst from Nintendo and far from the quality that one would expect from them compared to the rest of their supported catalog. I have a hard time believing that if this was anything but Pokemon, it would have been allowed to launch in this state. Simply unacceptable. The laziness and greedThis is one of the worst-optimized games I think I have ever seen from a AAA developer. By far the worst from Nintendo and far from the quality that one would expect from them compared to the rest of their supported catalog. I have a hard time believing that if this was anything but Pokemon, it would have been allowed to launch in this state. Simply unacceptable. The laziness and greed of Game Freak and the Pokemon Company have gone too far. Pokemon is the highest-grossing media franchise in the world. If taking more time to create a proper game is not possible, then hiring more developers to ensure quality surely is. There is no lack of funding, it is a lack of support and more than likely mismanagement by stuck-up old Japanese businessmen who refuse change and accept new ideas. Anyone who accepts such a trash product from this massive of a company needs help.… Expand
  38. FattyLumpkin
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This game is a cash grab with the good reviews from critics either being bought out or so out of touch, that they cannot be taken seriously. This game has the design of a PS2 release, and the graphics to match. Please avoid buying this content so we can get some genuinely good games made, otherwise we continue to support practices like this.
  39. vitaomg
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    No portuguese language??? Its a shame! No portuguese ..more than 10 years and no Portuguese language! Shamee!
  40. Daydreamer13
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    I really enjoyed this game! The open would experience really adds something wonderful to the pokemon world, and I really lost myself in the flow of the game and felt myself get pulled into the story to a degree that honestly surprised me! And the great music definitely added to it.
    That I enjoyed the game so much is definitely influenced by the fact that I do not care for graphics in the    I really enjoyed this game! The open would experience really adds something wonderful to the pokemon world, and I really lost myself in the flow of the game and felt myself get pulled into the story to a degree that honestly surprised me! And the great music definitely added to it.
    That I enjoyed the game so much is definitely influenced by the fact that I do not care for graphics in the slightest as long as the mechanics and/or story are enjoyable. I can really unterstand why the lack of graphical quality, performance issues and bug would be of-putting to others, but I don't really care because I would rather play a good games with bugs than a well polished game that is just bad to begin with.    … Expand
  41. W0LF2612
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This product absolutely blows in every possible way. You reap what you sow.
  42. TheDude222
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I can't even play this game. Come the crap on Pokemon company and Nintendo. I can tell the devs have something really special here. Shame it has to get reception like this because of greedy corporations.
  43. EASTBLUE
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muy divertido y bonito para quienes estamos retomando la saga. Es cierto que el apartado técnico deja que desear más no pesa lo suficiente… Expand
  44. DolphinReviews
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    There is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're goingThere is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're going in completely blind to the game I can easily see you being disappointed in your starter Pokémon's final evolution. The character animations of the humans are awful, lifeless husks being puppeteered with view frames. The actual Pokémon's attack animations are somewhat improved. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet should have been delayed an extra year in order to fix the performance issues and the character animations. I can't recommend Scarlet and Violent until there is improvement to the performance so it becomes at least playable.… Expand
  45. CharisardTT
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    Not the best game ever, but good step for the franchise. I can't wait to see how this evolves into something else; bigger, funnier and done for adults, because it feels like they treat us all like kids 20 years later.
  46. PandaForce1603
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    The quality of production on these games is embarrassing. They should not have been released. Also shame on any critics not being objective and writing an appropriate review.
  47. Ag4zz
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Il gioco in se non vale quanto costa, ha mille difetti e l'unico aspetto divertente è giocare online con gli amici, ma anche questo ogni tanto non funziona.

    The game itself is not worth the money, it has a thousand flaws and the only fun aspect is playing online with friends, but even that sometimes doesn't work.
  48. 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.
  49. Cavekrieger
    Nov 23, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s the worst Pokémon in a long time.
    The graphics are ok, but there are some bugs. This games shows that Pokémon doesn’t need an open world. It said it gives you the freedom to do what ever you’d like but that’s not true. I skipped the grass type gym because I wanted a more difficult grass type gym so I went back after 7 badges and the gym leader didn’t scale. I mean what’s the need for an open world then if you can’t even choose which Leader you fight first. And the trainer in this game are a joke. 1 Pokémon each and maximum of 3, from what I’ve seen, also not scaled. I don’t want to talk to the trainer in order to fight them that’s not how it works. The games is way to easy and the gym battles are not exciting because they don’t use potions! Give them potions!
    The titans were all dead in one hit so they weren’t even fun.
    Please get back to your roots with linear games and more difficult trainer, or at least make the effort to scale them. I mean you can collect 18 Badges, just raise the level after each Badge. You can leave the wild Pokémon as they are, but preferably not visible.
    Sad to say, but I do not recommend this game.    … Expand
  50. whoiswolfpack
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    The story is front and center the entire game. The new Pokémon are very likable. The performance of the entire game is very bad! Framerate drops everywhere, especially during some of the gym tests. There are game crashing bugs in the game. Hopefully Pokémon Home Intergration saves it. Textures look ugly. Pokémon just walk around, none of the behavoir in Pokedex entries are actually presented.
  51. 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
  52. AndyMacster
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Performance issues aside, the game at its core is a typical but more inspired mainline Pokemon game. However, the performance issues are so egregious that it's impossible to ignore how the game grinds to a messy halt so often it takes you and everyone around you out of any immersion possible.

    The only reason this best a 1 over a 0 is because Team Star is a really great rendition of a    Performance issues aside, the game at its core is a typical but more inspired mainline Pokemon game. However, the performance issues are so egregious that it's impossible to ignore how the game grinds to a messy halt so often it takes you and everyone around you out of any immersion possible.

    The only reason this best a 1 over a 0 is because Team Star is a really great rendition of a Team Rocket style "antagonist" which I like A LOT. Good stuff on that part.    … Expand
  53. Delta46
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Anyone who is a fan of Pokemon games should check out Scarlet & Violet. Especially if you enjoy open world games.
  54. Geo3891
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Basura pura, como una franquicia de billones de dolares no pueda sacar algo decente?, Pokemon es la franquicia en este mundo que mas saca billetes y GameFreak lo sabe y ¿por que no contratan a desarrolladores experimentados para que los juegos salgan decentes?, eso se responde solo, porque GameFreak solo saca de juegos solo para vender y la gente tonta los compra simplemente por serBasura pura, como una franquicia de billones de dolares no pueda sacar algo decente?, Pokemon es la franquicia en este mundo que mas saca billetes y GameFreak lo sabe y ¿por que no contratan a desarrolladores experimentados para que los juegos salgan decentes?, eso se responde solo, porque GameFreak solo saca de juegos solo para vender y la gente tonta los compra simplemente por ser Pokemon y así seguirán MEDIOCRIDAD tras MEDIOCRIDAD y no se molestaran en contratar verdaderos desarrolladores porque no quieren perder dinero, no entiendo como una mediocridad así tenga mayor nota que Sonic Frontiers.
    Dejando a un lado eso, el juego no tiene nada de identidad, no es a fuerzas hacer juegos de mundo abierto, los diseños no son buenos y pocos se pueden salvar y ni hablar de la historia, es terrible, pero es Pokemon, no podemos esperar nada, el juego es absurdamente fácil, aun mas fácil que Espada y Escudo y el soundtrack es una mediocridad, bastante soso, horroroso y no te hace sentir nada, si juegas esto mejor pon de tu propia musica en lugar de escuchar esta banda sonora, este juego es peor que Sonic 2006, Sonic Boom, Mega Man 8 y Mega Man X6 juntos.
    Sin duda Pokemon Escarlata y Purpura son de los peores juegos de la historia    … Expand
  55. Carolvibrandt
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    Uma vergonha para a franquia ! Legends Arceus mil vezes melhor !!! Incrível como eles não se importam em fazer um trabalho decente!! Jogo simplesmente todo quebrado!!! Game freak merece um grande boicote
  56. deecisive
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    pokemon scarlet is a game that despite being rushed ended up being extremely fun and well designed, i genuinely believe that if pokemon company had given gamefreak a few more years we would have one of the best games in the last decade, but sadly what we got at launch was an inexcusable, buggy mess, tho the bugs are kinda funny
  57. Fu3kEA
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This is the situation pokemon games are in. We all know the majority of players are young children who get the game bought by parents. Any game Gamfreak make with pokemon on it sells and always will sell regardless of the quality. What incentive do they have to make a higher quality product when they know anything they put out will sell anyway. There is nothing anyone can do unless TheThis is the situation pokemon games are in. We all know the majority of players are young children who get the game bought by parents. Any game Gamfreak make with pokemon on it sells and always will sell regardless of the quality. What incentive do they have to make a higher quality product when they know anything they put out will sell anyway. There is nothing anyone can do unless The pokemon company find someone else to make their games… Expand
  58. xhail03
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    I AM enjoying the game A LOT. It is the most fun I have had with Pokémon in ages.

    Yes, the fps do drop sometimes. And yes, the graphics aren't amazing. But I have played this game for 50 hours already, and I have encountered a total of 2 bugs. None of them were gamebreaking and they sorted themselves out in literally 5 seconds. If anything, I found them funny. Don't get me wrong, I    I AM enjoying the game A LOT. It is the most fun I have had with Pokémon in ages.

    Yes, the fps do drop sometimes. And yes, the graphics aren't amazing. But I have played this game for 50 hours already, and I have encountered a total of 2 bugs. None of them were gamebreaking and they sorted themselves out in literally 5 seconds. If anything, I found them funny. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely think the game SHOULDN'T have these issues, but trust me, it is not as bad as the Internet and the review bombing suggest. It's not even ANY close to unplayable.

    The story is actually pretty interesting. The character design is top tier. The interior design of buildings is gorgeous. The world feels very alive. The gameplay loop is super fun. Pokémon variety is just perfect. The Terastal mechanic is actually a lot better than I expected it to be, I like it way more than Dynamax from the last games. Overall, addicting game, very very fun, does have its technical flaws but they do not take away from the experience.    … Expand
  59. TomasLacerda
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Nintendo and Game Freak just gave up. This game is insulting, such low effort in everything. Mother of god. Shocking.
  60. Yuoto
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    DON’T BUY THE GAME THE HATER ARE RIGTH THIS TIME!

    When you start the game things look good, but the moment you arrive in the open world it’s a mess. Frame rate drop, npc walking 2 fps, camera bug, game froze at random and much more. It’s sad because the concept is good but the execution is sadly bad, terrible bad. Please if you love this franchise like me, return the game ask for a    DON’T BUY THE GAME THE HATER ARE RIGTH THIS TIME!

    When you start the game things look good, but the moment you arrive in the open world it’s a mess. Frame rate drop, npc walking 2 fps, camera bug, game froze at random and much more. It’s sad because the concept is good but the execution is sadly bad, terrible bad.

    Please if you love this franchise like me, return the game ask for a refund like i did. We deserve better, we need to respect ourself. Gamefreak and Nintendo don’t when releasing a half finishe game.    … Expand
  61. Megelos
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Somehow its worse than Pokemon Arceus. All they need is a step in the right direction to dive their feet in mud yet again.
  62. Rickalkine
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Fun game (it’s Pokémon), but graphics are subpar. Pokémon designs are fun and creative. Exploring is more fun than Sword/Shield.
  63. Coreboards68
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Huge disappointment, they 100% knew this was in this state. Stop defending games like this, its the only reason why it continues.
  64. MaxLily
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Honestly all the review bombers probably only played this game for 30 minutes to an hour before making a consensus, because in the beginning is the only time I encountered major bugs. For the majority of the game after that I have not encountered any glitches aside from minor lag and lighting errors. Don't let man children whining ruin it for you this is a fun game, a big leap for Pokemon,Honestly all the review bombers probably only played this game for 30 minutes to an hour before making a consensus, because in the beginning is the only time I encountered major bugs. For the majority of the game after that I have not encountered any glitches aside from minor lag and lighting errors. Don't let man children whining ruin it for you this is a fun game, a big leap for Pokemon, and leagues above Arceus.… Expand
  65. Avs
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Come on, Game freak. COME ON! If you don't respect the franchise, who else will do? I bought the game very happy and after a few hours of playing I'm feeling scammed.
  66. Tqq3
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I can't believe they keep getting away with this every time, making horrible products.
  67. Spoon6ix
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Terrible looking game, a lot of pop in terrible frame rate, the game looks horrible on a graphical standpoint
  68. 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.
  69. SirXoel
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juego con infinidad de bugs, además de un apartado grafico desastroso. Espero que esta nota en el futuro le haga esforzarse más en un juego tan querido.… Expand
  70. DaReaIFreak
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    The potential is there but gets completely lost in glaring issues with performance, physics, bugs and outdated graphics. Also this game has a really weird obsession with sandwiches (there are legitimately more sandwiches in the game, than this generation has for new Pokemon (excluding recycled Pokemon)).

    This generations gimmick is surprisingly good and will most definitely bring    The potential is there but gets completely lost in glaring issues with performance, physics, bugs and outdated graphics. Also this game has a really weird obsession with sandwiches (there are legitimately more sandwiches in the game, than this generation has for new Pokemon (excluding recycled Pokemon)).

    This generations gimmick is surprisingly good and will most definitely bring another layer of depth to the competitive scene. But while competitive battles are automatically in set mode they removed the option for set mode from the game for yet unknown reasons.

    The power creep is too big in my opinion and allows you to sweep nearly all gym battles with a single Pokemon even while being under leveled.
    And in my opinion the most annoying mechanic, the friendship mechanic, giving you completely unfair critical hits, status heals or keeping you alive when your Pokemon should die is still in the game and can't get disabled...

    During my 15 hour playtime so far the game crashed 4 times and I fell out of the map 2 times which never even happened once in any previous Pokemon game. Not to mention an obvious memory leak which as today still didn't get acknowledged as a bug (but E4 music being bugged got recognized). I contacted the Nintendo support and received as answer that they are not aware of any performance issues or bugs with the game ... which is alarming in my opinion, making me think that the performance and bugs will not get patched during the lifetime of this game.

    While it may have been the first "open world" game for Gamefreak it is not the first 3D game and not once did they manage to deliver since their jump to 3D. As the biggest franchise in the world they should be able to get help from Nintendo or Monolith which developed really beautiful and well performing games for the Switch already.

    It honestly felt like I was alpha testing the game instead of playing a 60€ AAA title. I don't know how the game got green lighted for release in this state and it feels like there was no QA at all. I honestly expected more from a 60€ AAA title.
    While I was getting my hopes up with Legends of Arceus Gamefreak decided to crush those hopes with a lifeless, buggy, unfinished release of Pokemon Scarlet.
    Simply sad    … Expand
  71. maurofmferrao
    Nov 23, 2022
    4
    I really wanted to like this game, but it's impossible!

    Game design is a massive step back from Arceus, and graphically is one of the worst games I have seen on Switch, a visual mess. Please Nintendo fix this game, it's an embarrassment...
  72. Hry2w
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
    some of the graphics are horrific and the performance is something you'd expect from a ps2 but this is the first Pokémon game since x and y that I've enjoyed every moment of. As inexcusable as the optimisation is, don't let it ruin your enjoyment of the game.

    Would rate an 8/9 were it not for the optimisation.
  73. DanielPink14
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    Game lack of performance can't even stable 30 fps, a lot of visual glitches, poor frames even to npcs and scenario.
  74. Regis89
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Grafika daje dużo do myślenia. Niektóre elementy są dopracowane, reszta leży anteną do góry. Skoro Wiedźmin 3 potrafi chodzić na switchu to niech nikt nie mówi, że switch lepszej grafiki od pokemonów nie uciągnie. Brak voice actingu. Brak pokemona MINIOR !
  75. AnAngryGamer
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    The hate for this game is so unprecedented, the game looks stunning (It looks like a Red Dead Redemption 2 port for the Switch) and I have had 0 performance issues bar some slight frame drops in demanding sections, and the game is so fun and well done, I must say that this has to be the best Pokémon game ever made, even outshining SoulSilver in some aspects. This is one the games that willThe hate for this game is so unprecedented, the game looks stunning (It looks like a Red Dead Redemption 2 port for the Switch) and I have had 0 performance issues bar some slight frame drops in demanding sections, and the game is so fun and well done, I must say that this has to be the best Pokémon game ever made, even outshining SoulSilver in some aspects. This is one the games that will be thought of when people think of 2022.… Expand
  76. Elekx
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Game works Very Bad and looks even worse. I think People from game freak can make once a good game not something like this
  77. Maddaux
    Nov 23, 2022
    4
    It's pain me to leave a bad review on a pokemon game, but it's unaceptable that in 2022, and with other games like Xenoblade or Brathe of the Wild in the same console, Gamefreak release a game with so many bugs and so low fps; at the point when people reports that the game produce headaches. Nintendo and gamefreak have become conformist with the pokemon franchice, and aren't making qualityIt's pain me to leave a bad review on a pokemon game, but it's unaceptable that in 2022, and with other games like Xenoblade or Brathe of the Wild in the same console, Gamefreak release a game with so many bugs and so low fps; at the point when people reports that the game produce headaches. Nintendo and gamefreak have become conformist with the pokemon franchice, and aren't making quality games anymore.… Expand
  78. BaldursThones
    Nov 23, 2022
    8
    Its my favourite pokemon game that I have played (I haven't played any of the older games behind X and Y). If your able to look past the extremely outdated and ugly graphics then it is an amazing game. I just wish they kept the same catching mechanics from Arceus.
  79. NablaOW
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Pokémon is the most lucrative game in the world. Considering this, this game is a big joke. There's indie games more well done than this.
  80. Sandman83
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I like that they are trying to evolve the Pokemon formula but performance issues just destroys the experience. Feels like it needed a bit more time before being released. Because of this I can't recommend the game before they patched this.
  81. 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
  82. zaninandre
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    This game is simply untenable, it can only be enjoyed by nostalgic fans of the brand and exclusively to discover the new monsters. The graphics are terrible, the bugs are countless, the overworld is empty and the cities are not really explorable: the shops are simple menus and are even always the same 2/3! Game Freak's laziness is embarrassing.
  83. elpoff
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    I can't even really come up with anything good to say about this game. It runs so horribly it feels like playing an alpha version of a game before release. I'd be embarrassed if I released a game in this state. On another note, the music is AWFUL most of the time, and I had to literally turn it off as it can be very obnoxious at times. The graphics are also horrendous, I've seen assets onI can't even really come up with anything good to say about this game. It runs so horribly it feels like playing an alpha version of a game before release. I'd be embarrassed if I released a game in this state. On another note, the music is AWFUL most of the time, and I had to literally turn it off as it can be very obnoxious at times. The graphics are also horrendous, I've seen assets on the N64 that look better, which is absurd. Half of the npcs/pokemon run at 1 fps and look like a literal walking slideshow when they get more than 3ft away from you, and even some of them at the forefront of literal cutscenes have the same issue. Scarlet/Violet feels like a big downgrade from Arceus, but at least the gameplay in Arceus was smooth and it ran higher than 5fps. I wish GameFreak actually wanted to make great games instead of doing the BARE MINIMUM and just raking in all the cash they can from pokemon fans. I keep seeing reviews saying the story is amazing and maybe I'm just crazy, but I have no idea how they feel that way. The story is about as MEH as you could imagine, copy/paste from the previous games with a school added where you can take classes. The Terastal feature is also very meh/cringe in my opinion and to save time I just avoid it since the game already runs in slow motion most of the time. Even when the game doesn't run slow, the combat and ALL other actions are unnecessarily slow and drawn out. Throwing out a pokemon to fight takes forever and it will flash in and out as it appears before finally starting the battle. The quick battle feature, which I do like, alleviates this somewhat but I typically enjoy the battles in most pokemon games so it sucks that I can't even enjoy that this time around. In Arceus it seemed so much smoother when throwing out pokemon and pokeballs. Overall this game feels like they took Sword/Shield and made it into a really crappy sequel to save time and money. The pokemon animations are better than sword/shield at least, but it's really sad if that's one of the few positive things I can say about the game. Gonna try to enjoy the game but it just isn't anywhere near as good as it should be and I'm tired of that being the case so often with the pokemon series. Good luck and be wary of all the reviews giving this game 10/10, they are ABSOLUTELY out of their mind if they think it is even close to being that good. If they enjoy it and love the game that's totally fine, but everyone keeps trying to ignore all of these huge issues and that is why GameFreak doesn't have to care if their games are good or not. People keep saying it's getting unfairly review bombed, but in my opinion the poor reviews are completely merited. Currently it is sitting around a 2.9 user score which I think is a pretty fair rating honestly.… Expand
  84. DrgnMastr386
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    The state of the game that Game Freak released is like a Gyarados. It's atrocious!
  85. panchodia
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Pokémon has been releasing half-baked products for years, at high prices. In a way it's disrespectful to its fans and the people who buy the game. This time they went too far, hopefully there will be a change after this.
  86. lifeofmauri
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I am a fan of pokémon since Red and Blue, I had high expectations for these titles, but what they gave us is embarrassing and unacceptable! Bugs and glitches make the game unplayable, all for $60. Game Freak has exceeded the limit. They can’t get away with consumer money, they must have respect for us, this product is unjustifiable! I want my money back!
  87. BenK48
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I have not experienced many of the issues reviewers have talked about. I have had a very fun time with this game and cannot rate this game like others are stating. I've seen minor bugs but nothing game breaking. I don't understand what all the outrage is about.
  88. Reeshii51
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Game does not deserve a 76 it's a broken game and the sort is that boring this just justifies that Nintendo just love money and doesn't care about the quality of games
  89. Isa_benja
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    El juego es muy bueno en cuanto a propuesta nueva para el mundo de pokemon y trae mucho nuevos pokemon interesantes pero el rendimiento es fatal los fps caen demasiado sobre todo en algunas zonas en concreto lo que arruina un poco la experiencia y ya estando en 2022 y que nintendo y game freak saquen un juego con un rendimiento así de deplorable no es aceptable.
  90. YuriIshida
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    O jogo em sim é o melhor da franquia, a evolução dos antigos jogos pro atual Scarlet e Violet é absurda. Porém o jogo lançou muito mau otimizado. Quedas bruacas de fps, serrilhado, bugs e etc. Mais de uma semana após o lançamento e não recebemos patch de atualização!
  91. alexgiovannir
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Jogo ruim demais, muito ruim, bugado ruim horrível, foram 300 reais no lixo, não vale nem de graça!
  92. learpa001
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Constantes bug, falhas graficas, FPS de 1 freme por segundo.

    jogo lento, menus lentos, batalhas lentas técnicamente o pior jogo de pokemon que vi até agora e olha que jogo des do red tem tantas falhas técnicas que não consigo focar na historia o mutiplayer bem se vc conseguir logar certamente vai ter um npc andando no seu mapa, mas nada incrivel raids talvez seja a unica    Constantes bug, falhas graficas, FPS de 1 freme por segundo.

    jogo lento, menus lentos, batalhas lentas

    técnicamente o pior jogo de pokemon que vi até agora e olha que jogo des do red

    tem tantas falhas técnicas que não consigo focar na historia o mutiplayer bem se vc conseguir logar certamente vai ter um npc andando no seu mapa, mas nada incrivel

    raids talvez seja a unica intenção desse jogo    … Expand
  93. 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
  94. hyuugabrazil
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    This game have so many problems. It feels like the pokemon company do not listening to the fans at all, what is not a surprise. The technical issues the lag in the game, and even the lazzy design with the pokemons. They spend more time creating a character design than a pokemon design.

    Open world? Yes everybody outside, no one can enter the houses.
  95. SendyX
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    Many technical problems but an important desire to change things. Even graphically better and richer than Archeus. The game is a lot of fun especially if you are a Pokemon fan.
  96. FixUp
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    This game is quite frankly in a terrible state, major frame rate issues muddy textures that also pop in and out, npc's moving at 2fps andfalling through the map are just a few issues with this game, what makes it worse is that we have not heard anything in regards to fixes for the games its disgusting that companies can and do get away with releasing games that are clearly unfinished andThis game is quite frankly in a terrible state, major frame rate issues muddy textures that also pop in and out, npc's moving at 2fps andfalling through the map are just a few issues with this game, what makes it worse is that we have not heard anything in regards to fixes for the games its disgusting that companies can and do get away with releasing games that are clearly unfinished and near on unplayable.… Expand
  97. Tabish
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I'm sorry but until they patch this game it is getting 0 from me!! Such a massive step down!! Fully messy crash grab! 120 Billion franchise!!
  98. Paps69
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    I think it's a really fun game apart from all the glitches, but I'm sure they'll be solved with a bug. I really like how building competitive pokemon has become easier. Seriously though, all of y'all who posted negative reviews probably played the game for like two hours or something. (I even saw someone admit it LMFAO) I didn't experience with any game breaking glitch people talk so muchI think it's a really fun game apart from all the glitches, but I'm sure they'll be solved with a bug. I really like how building competitive pokemon has become easier. Seriously though, all of y'all who posted negative reviews probably played the game for like two hours or something. (I even saw someone admit it LMFAO) I didn't experience with any game breaking glitch people talk so much about. The plot? Interesting, perhaps one pf the best in the main series The soundtrack? Splendid The characters? Really good. So yeah, please play the game before rating it. You're bringing down a really good game… Expand
  99. KrillerBomb
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Broken, boring, not innovative whatsoever. Same old, same old. Pokémon deserves better than this...
  100. mattayahu
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graficos podres, os desenvolvedores devem ter usado o paint pra fazer as texturas. jogo nem tem tradução pt e vamos jogar he… 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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