Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. Freesca
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    This is just bad.
    Bugs and glitches are the tip of the iceberg (or the bottom of the avalugg)
    Presented as a free open world but actually there's no scaling at all, even badges have the classic predetermined order. The world building is inexistent: cities are cosmic void, world terraformed by a 5 years old kid, even Pokémons are placed here and there with dice with near zero ambient    This is just bad.
    Bugs and glitches are the tip of the iceberg (or the bottom of the avalugg)
    Presented as a free open world but actually there's no scaling at all, even badges have the classic predetermined order.
    The world building is inexistent: cities are cosmic void, world terraformed by a 5 years old kid, even Pokémons are placed here and there with dice with near zero ambient interactions.
    Nobody wants a complex realistic graphic for Pokémon, just a good one; there are some exceptions (like the grass) but the overall is disgusting.
    The Pokémon formula keep working well but these games add nothing to that.
    Game freak plz stap    … Expand
  2. FreakyPhantom
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    Fun, but a buggy unfinished mess of a game, do better Gamefreak/Nintendo. I dont understand how a company so large can put out such an unfinished product?
  3. Luchojujuy
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juego incompleto. Se nota demasiado el apuro de Game Freak por sacar anualmente un juego. Cada vez le pone menos cariño a sus productos. Y avergüenza que el fandom sea tan conformista y permita estás basuras llenas de Bugs.… Expand
  4. OverlordEclipse
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    The game has multiple graphic glitches, including a decent amount of fairly common ones, lags all the time, the character movement is janky sometimes, the game is overall unpolished. Id say the thing i hate most is the legendary as it looks like its upposed to be a bike, they accentuate the aspects of it to make it look like a bike, and they have him walk around on all fours. If they wereThe game has multiple graphic glitches, including a decent amount of fairly common ones, lags all the time, the character movement is janky sometimes, the game is overall unpolished. Id say the thing i hate most is the legendary as it looks like its upposed to be a bike, they accentuate the aspects of it to make it look like a bike, and they have him walk around on all fours. If they were gonna make him walk they shouldnt have accentuated the tires because they just look bad.… Expand
  5. Noth413
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    So, Scarlet and violet have some major issues, the obvious one being the glitches galore that has been shown off every where on YouTube, twitter, and Instagram. It’s understandable since this game wasn’t ready to be launched and should have taken a couple more months or even all the way to next November. This would have given it enough time to fix and develop the game further than it isSo, Scarlet and violet have some major issues, the obvious one being the glitches galore that has been shown off every where on YouTube, twitter, and Instagram. It’s understandable since this game wasn’t ready to be launched and should have taken a couple more months or even all the way to next November. This would have given it enough time to fix and develop the game further than it is now but game-freak decided not to do that and it really really shows. Examples in the games are: will shut down randomly, characters will spaz out, Pokémon and people will pop in/out or glitch out, walk through battles and lose their bodies sometimes, you’ll fall out of bounds easily and that’s just some of them. Multiplayer is worse and will more likely have these things happen to the players. However, those aren’t the only issues. Graphics are not great either, low textures, low frame rates even in close distant, slow movement, and lighting/shadow pop in/out effect the gameplay. Customization is also limited, you may be able to do a lot with the face, hair, color, and certain parts of clothing but you can not change your uniform or it’s color. You only get 4 options for each season spring, summer, fall, and winter, you can not change these colors only orange if you pick scarlet and purple if you picked violet. The outfits are horrible looking and not being able to have more options or change tops and bottoms really takes you out of the game since you can’t really feel like you when restricted to these 4 outfits. Pokémon are no better, I’m sorry if I’m comparing to arceus but Pokémon don’t interact like they do in that game. In that game Pokémon would run away if you were not carful, don’t mind you around, and can be aggressive if you get to close or spot you, not to mention the way they interact with other Pokémon, people and the world around them. Scarlet and violet doesn’t make their Pokémon feel like that, they just pop in and out or in groups due to the low graphics they have been given and it’s not the system it’s game-freak let’s make that clear. They don’t intact much or show much characteristics that makes them feel like they belong. The lands are pretty barren with not much to do, the same with the towns since you can’t even go inside any bodies house which seems to be a trend now. No type of side missions or spooky lore to make the town feel alive which is just sad really. Over all this game needed more time to fix its bugs, glitches, frame rate, world interaction, online multiplayer, Pokémon interaction, graphical aspect, more expression with clothing, better towns/lands and a more thought out plan when allowing the freedom of the player roaming the world they build/created. If that means we would have to wait till next fall 2023 then I’d rather wait because it just feels rushed and a money grabbing game rather than a game I would enjoy for years to come like the gens 1 through 6. Hopefully they will fix some of these issues but it is too late for the others I have mentioned.… Expand
  6. ogslim
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    Probably one if not the most downgraded and incomplete game of the franchise. Its a shame selling this game thinking its ok to have a frame ratio so low, many glitches and a empty overworld with random Pokemon not even interacting with themselves and just walking in plastic enviroments with terrible textures and plastic water. The story is not that great, maybe the characters are okay butProbably one if not the most downgraded and incomplete game of the franchise. Its a shame selling this game thinking its ok to have a frame ratio so low, many glitches and a empty overworld with random Pokemon not even interacting with themselves and just walking in plastic enviroments with terrible textures and plastic water. The story is not that great, maybe the characters are okay but its always the same plot since the first games so i can't even tell if its good or not. Definetly a disappointment even for the price.… Expand
  7. foutflames
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    The main story for this game is one of the best in the series. It was incredibly fun and was certainly better than Sword and Shield's main story. The bugs at this point, a week after release, with no response from GF or Nintendo on the matter is unacceptable. The game runs terribly. The post game content is feature draught. One of the worst Pokemon post-games I have ever experienced.The main story for this game is one of the best in the series. It was incredibly fun and was certainly better than Sword and Shield's main story. The bugs at this point, a week after release, with no response from GF or Nintendo on the matter is unacceptable. The game runs terribly. The post game content is feature draught. One of the worst Pokemon post-games I have ever experienced. GameFreak released an unfinished product and I feel mistreated as a Pokemon fan. 3rd party developers of Pokemon titles have confirmed that GameFreak is no longer creating the best of the best for it's fans anymore.… Expand
  8. Porkus
    Nov 27, 2022
    3
    L'idée de faire un open world était bonne mais ... c'est tout en fait ça s'arrête là.

    Techniquement c'est une catastrophe entre les bugs graphiques, les freezes et la camera pendant les combats qui est aux fraises. Graphiquement on est sur un jeu de PS3, et encore pour avoir refait Tales Of Grace récemment le rendu est meilleur que ce qu'on a là, que ce soit au niveau des personnages    L'idée de faire un open world était bonne mais ... c'est tout en fait ça s'arrête là.

    Techniquement c'est une catastrophe entre les bugs graphiques, les freezes et la camera pendant les combats qui est aux fraises.

    Graphiquement on est sur un jeu de PS3, et encore pour avoir refait Tales Of Grace récemment le rendu est meilleur que ce qu'on a là, que ce soit au niveau des personnages ou des décors.

    L'open world est vide, t'as quasiment aucune quête, les 3/4 des maisons tu peux pas rentrer dedans, tu peux pas grimper partout et parfois tu vois un chemin sur la map qui en fait est bloqué par une colline donc tu refais tout le tour.

    Le scenario et l'écriture des perso j'ai envie d'hurler, même si ça a jamais été fantastique la on passe de la Team Rocket et autres avec des mafieux qui se servent des Pokemon pour dominer le monde à des mecs qui sèchent l'école et se font bully par le proviseur déguisé avec une vielle perruque. Ils ont complètement mongolisés la licence, que ce soit les jeux ou la série c'est ignoble ce qu'ils ont fait.

    On voit que Gamefreak en a plus rien à foutre, ils se disent que peu importe ce qu'ils sortent tant que c'est écrit Pokemon dessus les gens vont acheter. Ils veulent pas mettre les moyens pour faire un jeu correct, là ils ont vendus un open world de 2010 avec un scenario écrit par un enfant de 5 ans, c'est juste honteux.    … Expand
  9. MisterMarcus117
    Nov 28, 2022
    3
    This game is basically what Pokémon would look like if Game Freak copied The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but with less content and more bugs and glitches. The design of the new Pokémon is, once again, hilarious and bad and I am not sure how the graphics could actually get worse from Sword/Shield, but they did. There are a lot of inconsistencies as well, like when you enter aThis game is basically what Pokémon would look like if Game Freak copied The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but with less content and more bugs and glitches. The design of the new Pokémon is, once again, hilarious and bad and I am not sure how the graphics could actually get worse from Sword/Shield, but they did. There are a lot of inconsistencies as well, like when you enter a cutscene from a certain direction, but once the cutscene starts, your character enters it from another direction.
    However the worst part about this game is that there is no level curve. It's an open world game after all and when you beat the gym leaders in a certain order, you might expect that trainers in other areas will adjust to your level - but they don't. So at one point you may end up fighting PKMN-trainers with level 16 pokémon, while your pokémon are already past level 30. Just because you didn't chose the path the game intended for you - all while the game tells you at the same time, that you can chose any path however you want.

    In all seriousness: Don't buy this game now. It's full of bugs and glitches and 60€/$ is way too much to ask for this experience. Wait until the next SALE in a few months, when it's patched, and then make your own opinion on this piece of crap.    … Expand
  10. Luky1996
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    Un buon finale e una decente narrazione non riescono a salvare il gioco. Ambientazioni anonime e cattivo bilanciamento. L'open world promesso è inesistente, sei costretto a esplorare alla fine del gioco per non rovinarti l'esperienza con l'overleveling. Il fatto che le main battle non abbiano livelli scalari vincola l'esplorazione. Le 3 storie non si possono affrontareliberamente in quantoUn buon finale e una decente narrazione non riescono a salvare il gioco. Ambientazioni anonime e cattivo bilanciamento. L'open world promesso è inesistente, sei costretto a esplorare alla fine del gioco per non rovinarti l'esperienza con l'overleveling. Il fatto che le main battle non abbiano livelli scalari vincola l'esplorazione. Le 3 storie non si possono affrontareliberamente in quanto i Pokémon non obbedirebbero e koraidon non otterrebbe powerup necessari ad esplorare. Prestazioni orribili… Expand
  11. dicuzip
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    The game is extremely buggy, terribly optimized, and graphically horrible for a game released in 2022. Everything, from the exploration, terraforming, and level scaling, is a big step back compared to the Legend Arceus Experience. Everything but the narration and the characters' characterization: the part of the game related to the school, the professors, and the lore of Paldea isThe game is extremely buggy, terribly optimized, and graphically horrible for a game released in 2022. Everything, from the exploration, terraforming, and level scaling, is a big step back compared to the Legend Arceus Experience. Everything but the narration and the characters' characterization: the part of the game related to the school, the professors, and the lore of Paldea is well-written and far better than what has been done in Sword/Shield.
    With Pokemon Scarlet, Gamefreak has reached the bottom.
    Hope to see a well-made pokemon game in the future, a pokemon game made with love for pokemon fans and not a money machine.    … Expand
  12. Altidor
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    A game poor and not finished, full of bug and glitch. Not playable in 2022 and false open world. Nice story, but everything else is embarrassing.
  13. FlareZ
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    The gameplay got a slight improvement compared to Sword and Shield which is awesome right?
    But it came at the price of a lot of cut content a empty open world : The citys have almost no building to enter and are very forgetable , the open world is empty that means no dungeons, no side quest, no structures that are interesting it only has the raid points, items and the Pokemon spawns    The gameplay got a slight improvement compared to Sword and Shield which is awesome right?
    But it came at the price of a lot of cut content a empty open world : The citys have almost no building to enter and are very forgetable , the open world is empty that means no dungeons, no side quest, no structures that are interesting it only has the raid points, items and the Pokemon spawns

    The performance is pathetic compared to the previous game Legend Arceus with frame dips below 10 , the render distance is a mess , tons of animations at 2 fps , bugs , glitches , crashes you name it the game prob has it

    Graphic is even worse the AA is somehow negative or something , light is flickering everywhere , textures are cut of and pixelated af the only good thing are the Pokemon models those are pretty clean

    post game is cut pretty short but what do we expect after what Masuda said about the missing battle area on ORAS ?

    If i would go on about the negatives i would prob lose my mind now so ill leave it at that which is enought to not recommend this mess    … Expand
  14. Garlond
    Dec 2, 2022
    3
    Bad pokemon designs, a lot of bugs, my 3 points are all for the OS that is pretty good in most times.

    A lot of effort in the scenario creation in the first route but a lack of it in the rest. In comparison with Legends: Arceus, this was a lot better than Scarlet / Violet. The best Pokémon design I think is the legendary ones in the cover, but in other platforms it will be considered    Bad pokemon designs, a lot of bugs, my 3 points are all for the OS that is pretty good in most times.

    A lot of effort in the scenario creation in the first route but a lack of it in the rest.

    In comparison with Legends: Arceus, this was a lot better than Scarlet / Violet.

    The best Pokémon design I think is the legendary ones in the cover, but in other platforms it will be considered "clickbait", so good job selling smoke.    … Expand
  15. REOSpeedwagon
    Dec 3, 2022
    3
    An too simple and banal narrative in an empty open world but full of technical problems
  16. Litchee
    Dec 6, 2022
    3
    I cannot in good faith give this game a higher score, simply because its glaring flaws feel like a slap in the face of millions of dedicated fans. The game is ugly, outdated, clunky, glitchy, unfinished and overpriced. I still love Pokémon, but am finding it harder and harder to justify it.
  17. Alexander135
    Dec 7, 2022
    3
    Pokemon Scarlett is a game that seems to have been made by passionate programmers/artists/designers, but rushed and released unfinished. You will buy it because it's Pokemon, but the product is of overall low quality. The open world is beautiful, the battles are enjoyable, the gym leaders interesting, the story multifaceted and engaging. All of this is tarnished by poor performance.

    There    Pokemon Scarlett is a game that seems to have been made by passionate programmers/artists/designers, but rushed and released unfinished. You will buy it because it's Pokemon, but the product is of overall low quality. The open world is beautiful, the battles are enjoyable, the gym leaders interesting, the story multifaceted and engaging. All of this is tarnished by poor performance.

    There is a plethora of bugs. I'll break down the bugs into three categories below.

    Unavoidable & understandable: there are many times where the game slows down. For the minor instances these are understandable as many Switch titles have difficulty maintaining an ideal frame rate due to limited hardware. Additionally, distant characters will appear at varying levels of choppiness. Say you are next to a character, they move smoothly, you move 15 steps away and they are moving at 12fps, you move even further and now they are moving at 3fps. These are annoying and feel unpolished, but I could understand these being necessary to establish a smooth frame rate.

    Immersion breaking: there are several scenes, notably in school, where the obvious choppiness of the characters moving at only a few frames per second, distracts and detracts from the immersion of the game and diminishes the gameplay experience. If this was an intentional feature, they should have used pre-rendered videos rather than a live display. Here you are learning about math and these robotic children around you keep jittering around. Another issue is the at times extreme slowdowns. I've had the game freeze for several seconds, I've moved at far less than half of normal speed for 5-10 seconds, I've had cutscenes display improperly due to not rendering correctly. These are unacceptable and we are owed them being fixed.

    Game breaking: I've had several instances where loading screens never load. I enter a city, I'm looking at a blank loading screen, a minute goes by, then five, then ten. I have to close the game and relaunch it to play it. Additionally, seemingly at random times, the game will crash. This can be: mid battle, when running around, when entering a new area. It doesn't happen often, but I've never had a Switch game experience crashes like this. Something is not right.

    The story is pretty good overall, but poorly executed. Early on in the game you are given three main paths to pursue. All of them are necessary overall to advance, but you can do them in different orders. There is Team Star to pursue and beat to take down their bases, There is the option to pursue the Titans (which unlocks new areas to travel to), and lastly there are the gym leaders.

    One area that the game lacks is direction. It seems like they wanted the game to be open and more free than previous Pokemon games, which is great, but they also have linear elements to the story which prevent this. Example: early in the game you are presented with two options: travel West and earn gym badges, or travel East and pursue Titans. This is misleading though. Both directions contain both titans and gym leaders of undisclosed difficulty. I chose to go West, and encountered higher level gym leaders. I got a few gym badges, then came back to head East only to encounter a gym leader with Pokemon nearly 20 levels under me. In no way was it suggested that I should start with the Eastern gyms. While it's great that you have some freedom in the order that you battle the gym leaders, the lack of direction provides an unnecessary hurdle. If the intention was to have a game where you wander wherever you please and battle whatever gym you came across, then the gym leaders should have dynamic levels. Say that the first gym will have Pokemon lvls (10, 10, 11, 12), the second gym has Pokemon lvls (14, 14, 16, 16), this should be the levels of the Pokemon no matter who you fight. If your second gym is the Ghost leader, or the Fighting leader, or Normal leader, all of their Pokemon would be the difficulty that a second badge should be. If they wanted the game to be open but varying in difficulty depending on where you go and when, they should have given clues as to what path leads where. I do like the game overall, but it was delivered in a very poor condition to consumers. It's a game where I feel in six months it will have many issues ironed out, but I disapprove of the business model of "release a broken title and hopefully fix it later".

    If you are not in a hurry to get this title, I suggest you wait until they iron out the bugs so that you can have a nice gameplay experience.    … Expand
  18. daffy1998
    Dec 11, 2022
    3
    Honestly, I’ve played the series since the beginning, and this is the worst game. It has a lot if good ideas, but it’s all done so terribly, and the performance issues are severe and ruin fundamental aspects of the game at times. This in addition to the continued cuts from previous games (like the national dex), makes these feel like major cash grab games. I came in wanting to like it, butHonestly, I’ve played the series since the beginning, and this is the worst game. It has a lot if good ideas, but it’s all done so terribly, and the performance issues are severe and ruin fundamental aspects of the game at times. This in addition to the continued cuts from previous games (like the national dex), makes these feel like major cash grab games. I came in wanting to like it, but they’re very poor games.… Expand
  19. attahan
    Jan 8, 2023
    3
    The game doesn’t look better then a DS game and quite laggy, also shadow textures are trembling. I was unable to stand the game and probably wait for upcoming updates.
  20. Cayalle
    Apr 2, 2023
    3
    First, the amount charged in my country is a joke, totally out of line with our reality (Brazil). Second, the tera is a terrible mechanic, totally empty and that ends with the existing typing of the pokemons, because if we use the tera as a defense we can literally ruin any strategy of another player, just see how the world was strange to follow. I believe that the tera itself is aFirst, the amount charged in my country is a joke, totally out of line with our reality (Brazil). Second, the tera is a terrible mechanic, totally empty and that ends with the existing typing of the pokemons, because if we use the tera as a defense we can literally ruin any strategy of another player, just see how the world was strange to follow. I believe that the tera itself is a mechanic that needs to be forgotten quickly so that pokemon goes back to what it was. Tera raid also has several problems with bugs and a real obligation to make the pokemon X mode so that you can win the tera raid, which leads us to the question... After all, the game is for fun or to play for a fixed mode to be able to win a super augmented fight that doesn't reflect the tera raid pokemon?! There are many things to complain about, but I believe the game is one of the worst pokemon games.… Expand
  21. ABigFatAirAtom
    Apr 3, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (im comparing this as both scarlet AND violet)
    These games suck compared to other Pokemon titles
    I get it they're good, but still suck
    They have the second worst performance of the entire franchise (second to BDSP).
    Cassoroya lake, tagtree thicket, North Province Area 2 (bamboo area). Nuff said
    Their shiny hunting is entirely outclassed by PLA and the let's go titles.
    Breeding is at its worst, the fact that you have to wait then get eggs makes it extremely daunting if you want to get shines from masuda method (eg. the starters, 7 star raid bosses, hissuian zorua).
    There are two loading screens just to open the game.
    The starters are bad (except skeledirge)
    In order to shiny hunt with even half decent odds of masuda method charmless without eggs is clear 60 in an outbreak (already 20 mins prep time) then spend several hours grinding for herba mystica then have the shiny charm, practically in order to hunt with good odds you need 2:30:00 of prep time
    compared to PLA with about 1 minute prep time if you're unlucky.
    They cut lapras, Togekiss, Metagross and Minior but kept in alomamola, luvdisc and lumineon
    You can never get into online Tera raids
    Grinding takes forever

    But there definitely are some great positives
    The story is immaculate and touching, arven made me cry.
    The graphics, despite the low framerate are the best in the series thus far.
    Iron Bundle is adorable and in my top ten favorite pokemon.
    The incredibly large pokedex (despite the cuts and dumb choices)
    The sheer amount of content
    The School teaching is incredible and the fact that jahq or whatever is name is teaches you about shinies

    I feel like the cons unfortunatly outweigh the pros
    3/10
    (PLA 10/10 tho def get that instead)    … Expand
  22. Swirbl
    Jul 16, 2023
    3
    You already know how people think about this game, and I'm just here to approve it. It's poorly made and so on. Please rethink it if you are planning to buy the DLC and buy yourself something useful instead... The final battle was neat, though.
  23. kthonik
    Jul 26, 2023
    3
    The performance of this game is appalling. It's almost as if Nintendo knows anything with the Pokemon name is going to be a hit, so they don't even try. Definitely 2 steps backward from sw/sh
  24. Ramoscello
    Aug 16, 2023
    3
    Bad graphics, bad animation, no voice acting, lags, bad story, repetitive, bad open world, bad quest, the only decent part of this game is the lore, the rest is terrible
  25. Captiosus
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    It is not an exaggeration when I say I haven't played a game THIS buggy since release day Cyberpunk 2077. That's how bad the bugs, glitches, and performance is of this game. Within the first 20 minutes of starting my game I had NPCs T-posing and A-posing, textures vanishing, Pokemon getting put behind textures, repeat frame drops down to slideshow level, and fell through the world once.It is not an exaggeration when I say I haven't played a game THIS buggy since release day Cyberpunk 2077. That's how bad the bugs, glitches, and performance is of this game. Within the first 20 minutes of starting my game I had NPCs T-posing and A-posing, textures vanishing, Pokemon getting put behind textures, repeat frame drops down to slideshow level, and fell through the world once. It's never gotten bettter. These same bugs have repeated any time I play the game.

    I'm tired of people trying to justify giving the game high scores due to the gameplay loop. The gameplay loop in Cyberpunk 2077 was decent too -- didn't stop the game from being dragged over the coals for being a broken, borderline unplayable, mess of a game. Just like this one. Being Pokemon or being a Nintendo property shouldn't give them a pass. In fact, it should hold them to HIGHER scrutiny.

    This game is broken.
    No amount of occasionally "fun" gameplay will change that fact.
    Don't buy it until it's fixed.    … Expand
  26. Mrimaginary
    Feb 21, 2023
    2
    Most games deal in either/or. Either you can have great graphics, or you can have a huge world. Either you can have full voice acting, or you can have lots of dialogue, or a compromise with some Voice acting. On the other hand, modern Pokémon is: Neither.

    You have a technically broken game. The first truly open map is nice, but its still basic, lacking interesting exploration or    Most games deal in either/or. Either you can have great graphics, or you can have a huge world. Either you can have full voice acting, or you can have lots of dialogue, or a compromise with some Voice acting. On the other hand, modern Pokémon is: Neither.

    You have a technically broken game. The first truly open map is nice, but its still basic, lacking interesting exploration or atmosphere. Visually this looks like roblox, a free online game. You have couple of flat textures copy pasted on surfaces as if by an amateur. When you walk into major cities, like the the electric gym, it's like you are looking at the concept notes of a place. It would be cool, if it was actually finished. As it is, the flat textures look ugly everywhere, there are hardly any interiors and barely any foot traffic. Whatever NPCs that walk around look like broken automatons because of the framerate. How do you immerse the player in a bustling, high tech city setting when the visual details, frame rate utterly fail to create that atmosphere? The only thing that comes through and works well is the music. Compare this to other games, like the hubs in Splatoon that also try to convey a busting urban area - It's embarrassing by comparison. They even took away the extensive wardrobe customization

    In order to offer meager modernization in the form of 3d, open worlds, Pokemon has regressed beyond belief in almost every other regard. The flow in Legends Arceus, where battles were seamless and wouldn't chug along with each notification "X was paralysed!" Stopping everything one by one is abandoned, and again now Pokemon is excruciatingly slow, slower than before because of the performance. How do you offer such a technically basic world, lacking features, and also have it look this bad and ALSO not even run well?

    I understand Gamefreak and Pokemon Company can make a lot of money regardless. The brand is strong. But for how long? And why are they comfortable with disrespecting their own brand so much? Pikachu is like Japan's mickey mouse. The highest grossing entertainment franchise, Pokemon is like a cultural institution and a form of soft power for Japan. Following on with the Disney comparison, which is globally deeply associated with American culture, you would never see a major Disney film with poor production. They might not be good films always, often formulaic. But across the animated work, star wars and marvel, the production will be professional and high quality. It goes to show how empty and nihilistic corporate Japan is, that they do not treat their own cultural treasure of Pokémon with the same grace. Eventually the brand will be weakened by this.

    The good: The open world structure is nice, the narrative is more fun than most previous entries too. They have refreshed how professors, legendries and more fit into the Pokemon world. It's far behind other games still - Even games aimed at all ages - But there is some more thoughtful worldbuilding than previous entries. The formula works well with an open world and the 3 non-linear mission paths. It would not be hard to make this game fun and acceptable, and it would not be especially expensive or time consuming. But the technical issues and sheer sloppiness are just so distracting, it continually impedes any immersion for me. Like I said, every area feels like concept notes, not even a Beta state of the game. It literally feels like a free online game, but its full retail instead. Every step forward in terms of modernization seems to be a new low for GameFreak and Pokemon.    … Expand
  27. Bastrion
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    I enjoyed the main game and the experience is astounding, but your immersion is constantly broken by highly game breaking and front facing bugs and glitches that range from hilarious to full on terrifying body horror. They even go as far as to hard crash your Switch sometimes, causing actual damage to the console through overheating and damaging fatal error crashes.

    The game is an    I enjoyed the main game and the experience is astounding, but your immersion is constantly broken by highly game breaking and front facing bugs and glitches that range from hilarious to full on terrifying body horror. They even go as far as to hard crash your Switch sometimes, causing actual damage to the console through overheating and damaging fatal error crashes.

    The game is an AMAZING experience throughout, completely ruined by this unacceptable amount of bugs and game breaking QA failures. I would revisit this review if they communicated on patches and fixes, but I fear much like the tradition with Game Freak, it's a pump and dump one and done.    … Expand
  28. Visaith
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Amazing game thats completely broken, stay away. You can tell that under the obviously unfinished game, theres...something.
  29. qualquerum
    Nov 30, 2022
    2
    Certainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed forCertainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed for releasing a game like this after Arceus… Expand
  30. Crysawn
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Can't even join tera raids online, took me 30 minutes to join a single tera raid online. For a game that is part of the biggest franchise in the world this is horrible quality.

    If the glitches/lag/problems were not a problem i'd give this a solid 8/10. However, due to those, I am sadly going to have to give it a 2/10. I am a programmer and how they got this approved through QA and    Can't even join tera raids online, took me 30 minutes to join a single tera raid online. For a game that is part of the biggest franchise in the world this is horrible quality.

    If the glitches/lag/problems were not a problem i'd give this a solid 8/10. However, due to those, I am sadly going to have to give it a 2/10. I am a programmer and how they got this approved through QA and slated for release is beyond me, if my team did this they'd be reprimanded.    … Expand
  31. HunterXJacob
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    Game substance is moving in the right direction however it is just barely playable in its current state. This company makes too much money to release games in this state. Please game freak fix this game. It will be my last purchase otherwise.
  32. Kenshin0011
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Immediately upon starting the game is riddled with bugs that are not funny, but obtrusive and nearly ruins the gaming experience. Slowdowns in frame rate is constant, and there's stuttering at nearly all times.
  33. IronFanton
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Everything is wrong with this game, from the beginning to the end. The visual bugs and glitches make the game almost unplayable, not mentioning the lack of things to do around the open world, and the non-sense decision of not making the events adapted to the level of the player.

    The game feels just awful, keeping everything that didn't work in Pokemon Legends Arceus, and removing    Everything is wrong with this game, from the beginning to the end. The visual bugs and glitches make the game almost unplayable, not mentioning the lack of things to do around the open world, and the non-sense decision of not making the events adapted to the level of the player.

    The game feels just awful, keeping everything that didn't work in Pokemon Legends Arceus, and removing everything that made the game enjoyable.
    About the art direction, it seems like with this game they tried to do something better, but again, they ended up failing, creating a game that looks just incoherent.

    This game makes Pokemon Legends Arceus a good game, when it was a technical disaster, and overall a bad experience for the player.
    Another example that lets us watch the, at this point unstoppable decay of Pokemon, and how the fandom will swallow everything that Game Freak vomits them.    … Expand
  34. GamerBrady
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    With so much being removed or changed unnecessarily, and the game running like absolute trash, if nothing is fixed within a reasonable time or no statements are made you should absolutely just refund this POS. I can see the game they wanted to make but this just isn't it and another mis step for a company that apparently hates its own creation more with each new iteration.
  35. Billiekun
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    This is unacceptable. Don't buy it, don't let others buy it. I am a Pokemon fan that no longer can play to Pokemon games because the poor quality of them. It's in our hands to push Game Freak to make decent games again.
  36. RedJive
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The game has some interesting concepts that I don’t think own out, and was released in a horribly unfinished state
  37. SplitMind
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    The real shame here is that I really enjoy the gameplay but the performance does its best to get in my way. Really bad.
  38. LoZaNoSkY
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    I will give 2 points instead of zero because, at least, they have tried to adapt the game to an open world. But the bugs break completely the game experience.
  39. Ccmonty
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The core gameplay is fun.....but you can say that about pretty much any mainline pokemon game. this is a blatantly unfinished game that was rushed onto shelves to meet the release quota, only reason this game isnt getting torn to shreds is because its pokemon. buy second hand if you have to have the game
  40. answertoapple
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    Game Freak & Pokemon CO. Are one of the most embarrassing figures in the game industry.
  41. A_Yuki
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    2/10 (physical Release)
    There's no reason for a Switch Game to looks like this. There's no reason for this game be priced as the same as AAA games. It's pitiful, horrendous and a mockery.
    Textures: 3/10 The art and textures look terrible. Music/Audio: 3/10 Gameplay: So many glitches and bugs. Did they test it before releasing it? It's horrendous -Pass though ground, Glitch out of    2/10 (physical Release)
    There's no reason for a Switch Game to looks like this. There's no reason for this game be priced as the same as AAA games. It's pitiful, horrendous and a mockery.
    Textures: 3/10 The art and textures look terrible.
    Music/Audio: 3/10
    Gameplay: So many glitches and bugs. Did they test it before releasing it? It's horrendous
    -Pass though ground, Glitch out of existences, brick itself to oblivions, lags, FPS down to the single digit and a lot more. It's barely playable.
    It's a major step back from the mainline Pokemon Game and Pokemon Legend Arceus! There's no excuse for the game to be so broken. The game isn't polish at all! It's atrocious at best.    … Expand
  42. Emanyueru
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Es increible que siendo la saga JRPG con mas dinero no puedan hacer un juego bien. Graficos malos, bugs y varias caidas de FPS; y el hecho de que este juego sea para niños no significa que tiene ser mediocre. Pero fin que se puede esperar de que su fandom es lo mas conformista que hay y compran cualquier porqueria
  43. LucarioStan
    Mar 16, 2023
    2
    Let us start off with a quote from the official summary, shall we? "You'll be able to experience the true joy of the Pokémon seriesbattling against wild Pokémon in order to catch themnow in an open-world game that players of any age can enjoy." True joy? You say? Well, how are people supposed to enjoy true joy with these "Games" when things such as constant bugs, glitches, and frame rateLet us start off with a quote from the official summary, shall we? "You'll be able to experience the true joy of the Pokémon seriesbattling against wild Pokémon in order to catch themnow in an open-world game that players of any age can enjoy." True joy? You say? Well, how are people supposed to enjoy true joy with these "Games" when things such as constant bugs, glitches, and frame rate drops ruin the overall experience while traveling from one zone to the next on your "Legendary Pokemon?" All of this is the fault of the poorly thought-out and lag-filled Paldea region. One moment you'll be adventuring through the region at a stable 30 FPS, and then the next moment 15 FPS or lower.

    The only other game I've seen do that is True Crime: New York on PS2, a game released during the sixth generation of consoles back in late 2005, almost 20 years before the launch of the Gen 9 titles. And yet Pokemon Scarlet and Violet seem to run even worse than TC:NY on a console almost three times as powerful as the PS2. It is evident from how the last main entry went (Pokemon Sword and Sheild) the next games wouldn't fare much better, but to the absolute shock of everyone, Pokemon Scarlet is not only worse than Sword and Sheild but also the single-handedly worse Pokemon title ever made—a travesty on all fronts. Released from a triple-A studio, and we get a 60-dollar game that plays and performs like an early-access Steam game at best and a PS2 Tech Demo at worst. It's obvious that Game Freak rushed this game to launch, for one reason or another. I'm both shocked and appalled that nobody at the company stood up and asked for more development time, who knows? Maybe an additional year or so of development would've made this into a decent or better title. But no, we instead get sacked with an excuse of a video game that's one of gaming's biggest letdowns, if not the biggest letdown. Apart from offering refunds for this mess of code, Game Freak's efforts are downright appalling. Imagine this, say a patch comes out for a game that you've been waiting for weeks since its launch, only for said patch to delete your save file in which you've spent hours on, that's what happened to Scarlet and Violet. Even with the positives, such as its story and somewhat "interesting" replacement for mega evolutions in the form of Terastallizing, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will go down in history as not only Pokemon's worst game, but also Nintendo's worst game as well.    … Expand
  44. 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
  45. sasanarx
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Worst pokemon game.
    VERY LOW FPS, average below 30 and for outside even below 20 and 10.
    No customizable clothing like pokemon shield and sword.
    Fake open world, no guide and no balance.
    GF please fix yourself, this is pure ****.
  46. fullmooncow
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Pokemon should be a fun game where you sit back and relax after a day's long work. This on the other hand causes headache inducing stuttering and performance issues. Bugs and glitches on top of the low res textures is a huge turnoff. Their predecessor Sword and Shield didn't even look this bad. Player outfit customization is almost non-existent unless you count the accessories. I honestlyPokemon should be a fun game where you sit back and relax after a day's long work. This on the other hand causes headache inducing stuttering and performance issues. Bugs and glitches on top of the low res textures is a huge turnoff. Their predecessor Sword and Shield didn't even look this bad. Player outfit customization is almost non-existent unless you count the accessories. I honestly don't know how Game Freak and TPC let this pass the QA and to charge $60 for this health hazard is disgusting.… Expand
  47. MisterMartins
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    It is a glitch fest. Frame rate is awful.
    Stop releasing unfinished games!!
    The worst Pokemon game ever made.
    Shame on you Game Freak. Can't support you from now on.
  48. minatex
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I've been a Pokemon fan since the first generation and Pokemon Scarlet is one of the worst games in the franchise. The design of the pokemons are really bad, the game is full of bugs and the characters are not really endearing. I am really disappointed with this opus. Pokemon fans deserve more than the bare minimum that Nintendo has been offering us for the past few years.
  49. HircineSoldier
    Nov 27, 2022
    2
    El mapa está vacío, parece un mundo abierto de 2010, el apartado técnico es una burla, la historia es repetitiva, innovación prácticamente nula, gráficos y animaciones lamentables y de nuevo la pokédex está incompleta. Es un escupitajo en la cara de los usuarios para ser la franquicia más rentable de la historia y un completo desperdicio de potencial.
  50. AvalonJack503
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    After 30 years and GF still do The same **** poorly history, 2005 graphics AND The same stupid mechanics, Man AND i thought Sword AND shield was bad
  51. Fonta99
    Dec 15, 2022
    2
    Probably the worst game of the Pokemon series. Horrendous graphics and performance. It runs always under 30 fps reaching also 20 fps or less often, unplayable. The level design also sucks. A few new pokemons are cool and have nice design but all the other parts of the game are literally **** no other way to describe it, sorry. I thought that with Arceus they couldn't do worse but comparedProbably the worst game of the Pokemon series. Horrendous graphics and performance. It runs always under 30 fps reaching also 20 fps or less often, unplayable. The level design also sucks. A few new pokemons are cool and have nice design but all the other parts of the game are literally **** no other way to describe it, sorry. I thought that with Arceus they couldn't do worse but compared to this game Arceus looks like a masterpiece. If you can't see the problems of this game you are either blind or you only play pokemon games. This is unacceptable, one of the richest gaming company of the world that delivers a game like this. Just look at any other game, even an indie game they all look and play better. Y'all shouldn't accept a game like this and ask for better to Game Freak and The Pokemon Company, stop saying the low votes are trolls and haters, I love Pokemon but I see when something is literally a scam.… Expand
  52. felipegsm
    Dec 1, 2022
    2
    Simplesmente desisti de jogar devido os bugs no console, só consegui jogar através de emulação que por sinal estava rodando a 60fps e traduzido para português. Uma verdadeira vergonha para a desenvolvedora.
    O jogo em si está divertido com mecanicas boas porém a execução não foi das melhores.
  53. Den_ra
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    This game is one big buggy mess. I can't believe this is from one of the biggest, most successful, and richest franchises in the world. Skip this game and play some Front Mission.
  54. Azzajkd
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Un prodotto vergognoso, una presa in giro fatta per fan con i paraocchi che acquistano qualsiasi cosa anche quando come in questo caso c'è zero qualità.
    Gamefreak se ne sta approfittando di noi fan, ha un sacco di soldi ma non si impegna minimamente a darci un prodotto degno, e la cosa grave è che qualcuno ancora li difende.
    Evitate questo gioco, è il peggiore della serie, un qualcosa di    Un prodotto vergognoso, una presa in giro fatta per fan con i paraocchi che acquistano qualsiasi cosa anche quando come in questo caso c'è zero qualità.
    Gamefreak se ne sta approfittando di noi fan, ha un sacco di soldi ma non si impegna minimamente a darci un prodotto degno, e la cosa grave è che qualcuno ancora li difende.
    Evitate questo gioco, è il peggiore della serie, un qualcosa di vergognoso, piuttosto tornate su Spada e Scudo, quelli almeno sono carini e quando ti guardi intorno non ti viene da vomitare nel vedere una enorme macchia bicolore, con robe che viaggiano (quando le vedi a 5 metri) a 2 frame al secondo, che si spaccia per un mondo aperto.
    Da fan dall'età di 4 anni sono disgustato e non acquisterò più un Pokémon se questo è l'andazzo...    … Expand
  55. thompsonmelo
    Dec 28, 2022
    2
    And a worse game than the previous ones, the fight by turns remains the same without modifications that make the game more fluid, only now with at least 500 bugs throughout gameplay and fps in constant drops and more controlled Pokémons
  56. SammyDelicious
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon game anymore.

    Since the release of Pokemon Black and White (2010), Pokemon X and Y (2013), and Pokemon Sun and Moon (2016) the Pokemon franchise has been heading on a downward trend. These games when compared to their predecessors and contemporaries in the industry are lackluster, medicore products, seemingly selling their games based purely off of nostalgia.

    Pokemon GO (2016), despite the popularity is the worst Pokemon game I have ever played.

    The greed at Nintendo has led them to exploit their fanbase by releasing rushed and poorly designed games with massive technical issues.

    I was extremely hopeful when the Nintendo Switch came out and I anticipated finally receiving a fun and beautiful new open world Pokemon game, similar to other fun, new, and beautiful Nintendo properties for the Switch. (You know the ones I'm talking about. The games that don't have 3.4 ratings on Metacritic.) But unfortunately the Pokemon games for Nintendo Switch, Pokemon Lets Go Eevee and Let's Go Pickachu (2018), Pokemon Sword and Shield (2019), and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (2022) have been terrible games. These games are incomplete and far less fun than previous Pokemon iterations. I would NEVER recommend these Pokemon games on the Switch to anyone. I have never been more disappointed in a game then with Pokemon Sword and Shield, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet turned out to be FAR MORE DISAPPOINTING.

    The new Pokemon games are not 'triple A' titles, they are rushed, glitchy, poorly designed, graphically terrible monstrosities that Nintendo and GameFreak should be ashamed to ask full price for.

    Because of these reasons, and the downward trend of Pokemon games over the past THIRTEEN YEARS, I feel as though Nintendo has exploited me enough, and I will not be buying anymore Pokemon games for the Switch.

    I cannot believe a culture that is deeply concerned with shame would release such a disgraceful, imperfect product and then charge full price knowing very well that product is unfinished.

    This comes across to me as though the people releasing Pokemon games, and the CEO's in charge have no shame.

    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the fastest selling Nintendo games (within the first three days of sales). However, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been so highly criticized for the technical issues that it seems Nintendo is now issuing refunds in response.

    The fastest selling Pokemon games are being issued refunds for technical issues.

    Think about that. That is shockingly unacceptable.

    There will be no change in the culture at Pokemon until fans start letting Nintendo know exactly how they feel, I am protesting by not buying anymore Pokemon games. Nintendo can also have this review.     … Expand
  57. Castiel89
    Apr 22, 2023
    2
    Underperforming game and boring. It's a shame for Nintendo to bring such a game to there console.
  58. zyde94
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Le aspettative erano già basse dopo aver visto i trailer. Nonostante ciò la delusione è arrivata comunque. Il gioco è pieno di bug e glitches che fa sembrare il gioco una beta.
    Per non parlare delle texture e la scarsa cura di dettagli. "Che bello, una città! Esploriamola!": non esistono porte accessibili, le uniche sono shop in cui non si entra neanche all'interno del locale, ma si apre    Le aspettative erano già basse dopo aver visto i trailer. Nonostante ciò la delusione è arrivata comunque. Il gioco è pieno di bug e glitches che fa sembrare il gioco una beta.
    Per non parlare delle texture e la scarsa cura di dettagli. "Che bello, una città! Esploriamola!": non esistono porte accessibili, le uniche sono shop in cui non si entra neanche all'interno del locale, ma si apre un triste menu in cui puoi scegliere cosa acquistare.
    Si sta veramente toccando il fondo.    … Expand
  59. XsauroxGamer
    Dec 1, 2022
    2
    Very empty world, same gameplay as always, no dungeons, not to mentions the technical disaster
  60. adzz58
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    To the players giving this a 10/10, you're the reason Gamefreak keeps pumping out these rushed, badly optimized Pokemon games. We as gamers need to stand up, this is unacceptable. The performance at release is something we should not tolerate, with a bland, open world game design that does nothing to immerse the players in its world with all the hitches and lack of graphical fidelity. TheTo the players giving this a 10/10, you're the reason Gamefreak keeps pumping out these rushed, badly optimized Pokemon games. We as gamers need to stand up, this is unacceptable. The performance at release is something we should not tolerate, with a bland, open world game design that does nothing to immerse the players in its world with all the hitches and lack of graphical fidelity. The die-hard fans need to wake up and hold Gamefreak to account over this mess. I'd rather wait a few years for a Pokemon game they've had the time to truly work on, rather than the cash grab we have here. Come on Pokemon fans, you deserve better.… Expand
  61. axllive
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Great unfinished game with a LOT of bugs and performance issues that define the experience. Pokémon Company aways with the next-to-be New generation experience, but never achieving the goal.
  62. Vileguyver
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    The gameplay itself has so much potential, however the game is let down by utterly disgraceful graphics and performance.
    In all honesty the game should have been delayed or "unlaunched" until it is given the time and care needed. As literally one of the largest franchise, money should be no object to make these games look great and run smoothly.
    I'm sure it will be improved over time,    The gameplay itself has so much potential, however the game is let down by utterly disgraceful graphics and performance.
    In all honesty the game should have been delayed or "unlaunched" until it is given the time and care needed. As literally one of the largest franchise, money should be no object to make these games look great and run smoothly.
    I'm sure it will be improved over time, but it kicks game preservation out the window for first to buyers, as the patch downloads won't be around forever and in 50 years time will be left with only rubbish versions.    … Expand
  63. tPedroB
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    As a fan, I feel offended by how the pokemon company had the courage to consider this an acceptable product. This game is a risk for our health, it has so many gigantic problems that literally gave me headaches, and hurt my eyes (not metaphorically).
  64. TokyoRebellion
    Nov 27, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is absolute dog **** I mean this as a Pokémon fan. Do not play this under any circumstance! My game has crashed four times, I lagged out of a raid, The clipping in atrocious, The load times in this game is on Sonic 06 timing, The background textures clip in and out of **** existence, and the raids are just dog awful. It is such a step backwards from sword and shields raids. It is astounding how they actively went down and production. Please by any means necessary Dodge this game do not get this game for Christmas. Your birthday Easter anything I don't care what it is. Do not buy it. Please if you're going to play anything, play Legends, play Pokémon Legends Arceus it's so much better and it's actually worth your money. I'm so sorry that this game came out this way, but yes please please dodge it.… Expand
  65. KadentheKitsune
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I have played for about 10 hours now and would say that i have seen about half of the game so far, the story is... Okay i guess, nothing special, or groundbreaking. Characters are, for a few exceptions pretty boring or stupid.
    The open world is big, but lifeless and pretty ugly most of the time, but nonetheless better than the smal area from sword and shield.
    The biggest problem however    I have played for about 10 hours now and would say that i have seen about half of the game so far, the story is... Okay i guess, nothing special, or groundbreaking. Characters are, for a few exceptions pretty boring or stupid.
    The open world is big, but lifeless and pretty ugly most of the time, but nonetheless better than the smal area from sword and shield.
    The biggest problem however are the technical problems like glitches, textures or buildings not loading properly, weird camera clipping and annoying fps drops that happen regularly.    … Expand
  66. RhythmBlue
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    a bad game that turns disgusting in the context of what seems like a greedy business siphoning hope from naive players. It feels like there is no heart, and there is no soul. And any iota of soul that might leak through is likely to be at least partially obfuscated by the constant lagging and glitching

    visual: 2/10 (robotic facial/movement animations, horrible aliasing, camera    a bad game that turns disgusting in the context of what seems like a greedy business siphoning hope from naive players. It feels like there is no heart, and there is no soul. And any iota of soul that might leak through is likely to be at least partially obfuscated by the constant lagging and glitching

    visual: 2/10 (robotic facial/movement animations, horrible aliasing, camera clipping out of bounds, models clipping out of bounds, lower than 20fps often, models pop in ~50 feet in front of the player, dialog mostly soulless by the numbers trite, bad textures)
    audio: 3/10 (mostly good music, but not often good in context of the scene it plays alongside. no voice acting being one of many things that leaves the game feeling soulless)
    gameplay: 2/10 (very low amount of strategy for singleplayer, might be able to enjoy 2v2 PvP or speedrunning if you want to invest enough time in it)    … Expand
  67. kuki_nuri
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    Como Pokémon muy divertido siendo mundo abierto ha sido una pena que no se pueda cazar a los Pokémon en sigilo como en Arceus. Pero ha salido muy mal, un juego no puede salir así de roto. Vergonzoso.
  68. 32fromdiscord
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The main game is fun enough for Pokémon, the open world is nice and allows for lots of freedom, some of the battles were genuinely hard, but the presentation is just off. The game severely lacks polish with its terrible graphics, bad performance and unacceptable amount of glitches. Ignoring the technical issues, the game lacks the kind of content that made the older games so beloved. TheThe main game is fun enough for Pokémon, the open world is nice and allows for lots of freedom, some of the battles were genuinely hard, but the presentation is just off. The game severely lacks polish with its terrible graphics, bad performance and unacceptable amount of glitches. Ignoring the technical issues, the game lacks the kind of content that made the older games so beloved. The postgame amounts to an extra 40 minutes of story to conclude the game, a **** battle facility (calling it that is not even really accurate), 6/7 star raids and a wild area-esque area for catching Paradox Pokémon. **** GSC had more content than this, and that was on a 2 MB cartridge for a 20 year old console. Hell, Crystal even has a Battle Tower, which this game lacks. There's no excuse.

    Honestly, I haven't even touched on the various problems I have with this game, but pointing out the main ones should be enough to tell you everything you need to know about it. It is not acceptable for a game from the biggest franchise in the world to be released in this state at full price, and if there isn't a series of patches to fix the numerous issues with the game, then I would be very dissapointed. I give Scarlet/Violet a rating of 2 purely because I got some form of enjoyment out of playing it, which is more than I can say for SwSh, but I had to bring the score down due to the aforementioned issues.    … Expand
  69. shw079
    Aug 11, 2023
    2
    I waited till now to play the game as I heard from my friends that there are already patches to fix the gameplay. I hate to say this but I really don't like my experience so far. I have been playing the games for 3 hours but am totally underwhelmed and in my opinion, the game is still far away from fixed. I have played all Pokemon main series and this is the first one that I feel offended.I waited till now to play the game as I heard from my friends that there are already patches to fix the gameplay. I hate to say this but I really don't like my experience so far. I have been playing the games for 3 hours but am totally underwhelmed and in my opinion, the game is still far away from fixed. I have played all Pokemon main series and this is the first one that I feel offended. First, the graphics is a downgrade from shield and I feel like I am playing a 3DS game on switch. Everything looks really bad (e.g. shadow, walls, houses, you name it). I don't mind graphics that much if the gameplay is smooth. However, the game also suffers from numerous performance issues. Second, the developers are being lazy. For most houses in towns, you cannot enter them as in previous games, and for most stores in towns/cities, you cannot enter them either -- you are simply shown a list of items that you can buy, and there are only very few NPCs who you can talk to. They don't even bother to design the simple dialogues. This level of laziness is unbelievable. Third, the control design is really bad. Whenever I leave some stores or finish talking to someone, I usually end up with stealth mode because of pressing B buttons. This is so stupid. Additionally, the camera rotates in a way that is so uncomfortable and makes you nauseous. I am easily addicted to games but this is the first game that I have self-control. After playing 3 hours, I am able to stop and tell myself -- ok, that is too much for today, which shows how lackluster it is. I do like the design of new Pokemons but the game was released too soon -- they should give themselves at least two more years and bring us the best game experience.… Expand
  70. TadaoKou
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    I'm gonna edit my review here shortly:
    Nintendo America started to give out refunds for the game.
    Let that sink in. NINTENDO(!) starts to accept refunds for a POKEMON(!) game. If you don't know how huge this is and how big the insinuations here are, you obviously don't know Nintendo very well. Well, back to my original review: I won't get into the issues with this game here, due to    I'm gonna edit my review here shortly:
    Nintendo America started to give out refunds for the game.
    Let that sink in. NINTENDO(!) starts to accept refunds for a POKEMON(!) game.
    If you don't know how huge this is and how big the insinuations here are, you obviously don't know Nintendo very well.
    Well, back to my original review:

    I won't get into the issues with this game here, due to 1278 other negative reviews already pointing out the obvious stuff, and I agree with everything.
    I will just say briefly, this game is a technical mess, but even the game itself is terrible.
    A dead Open World with no actual life in it. No real improvements in terms of gameplay (the same battle system as Gen 1-8, but now even SLOWER.)
    And a really weird difficulty balancing. There is no level scaling in this game, almost like they either didn't have time to put that in or this game originally was not supposed to be as open as it is now.
    The game feels like they took an actual normal linear Pokemon game, but chucked it apart and threw it around in a bland boring Open World.

    But one thing I really want to address:
    To anyone who claims this game is the best Pokemon game ever made:
    Please...stop insulting the 2D Pokemon games.
    Even really old games like Pokemon Crystal are way better than this. Especially if you judge the games based on the timeframe of their release.
    For a GB Game, Pokemon Crystal is awesome.
    For a Switch Game, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is a disgrace.
    And if we include the timeframe both of these games released in, every single Pokemon game is better. Yes, even Sword/Shield due to being a more polished and working experience.

    And no. The Switch hardware is not at fault here. We have seen how the Switch can handle games with Xenoblade 1-3 or even something less impressive, but still better than Pokemon...Breath of the Wild.

    And to anyone who actually claims this is one of the best games ever made...
    Please...play a good game for once...something made by people who respect your time and money.
    Claiming Scarlet/Violet is one of the best games ever made is honestly an insult to actually good games.
    For example: The Digimon series is made by people who have a clear passion for Digimon. How is it that these games have maybe 1/100 of the budget Pokemon could have, but pump out far more polished experiences?
    It's simple. The Digimon Devs take their time to actually finish their product. They don't spam new games every new year.
    This is the problem with Pokemon and why these games keep on getting worse.
    Why is it that Zelda Breath of the Wild gets a sequel roughly 6 years after it's original release, but Pokemon just keeps on spamming games as hard as they can?
    Why can't we get a polished experience LIKE Breath of the Wild for once.
    Well, the reasons for ,,why" are all there. You just have to open your eyes. Stop defending Gamefreak.
    Or more likely...Stop defending the Pokemon Company in general.
    Support games made by people who actually respect their playerbase instead of bullying it with 60$/€ Shovelware games.

    ,,Hey, let's spend 60$/€ on a game made by people who spit in the faces of their playerbase.
    What? It's a fun game."
    This topic shouldn't be about if the game is fun or not.
    This whole topic should be about if the Pokemon Company actually deserves your money for spitting in your face.
    Please...everyone who gave this game a 6 or above. Have some selfrespect for yourself. Don't let big companies spit on you. Don't just accept that blindly ,,because it's fun".    … Expand
  71. fbmbat
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Its not some performance problems! Its FULL of performance problems, every single part of the map has graphical glitches, shadows that runs with 1 fps, walls and boulders disappearing, you get stuck inside glitches. Zero anti aliasing near and far.

    Really, I cant enjoy the fun because of the bugs.
  72. Endymion_Var
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Que clase de juego es este Pokémon; lleno de Glich y bugs a más no poder.
    Esto es injugable, arruina la experiencia. Vamos Nintendo me estáis cobrando precio completo
  73. acsichu
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    How can you make a game so bad after arceus?
    It just shows all you want is our money. Too bad that there are so many Pokemon lovers and bad developers like you. You disrespect us.
  74. Ewilf
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Switch OLED and the game runs terribly, everyone is talking about performance and it is deserved. However, outside of performance, the game still is decades old—graphics look terrible, animations are still stiff except for a few Pokémon. Battles are still slow, sluggish, and uninteresting. The elite four and gyms are a joke. The only thing saving this game is the interesting competitiveSwitch OLED and the game runs terribly, everyone is talking about performance and it is deserved. However, outside of performance, the game still is decades old—graphics look terrible, animations are still stiff except for a few Pokémon. Battles are still slow, sluggish, and uninteresting. The elite four and gyms are a joke. The only thing saving this game is the interesting competitive format, with the new abilities and moves being very unique and interesting. That being said, unless you’re interested in competitive Pokémon, this game cannot be recommended unless they fix performance. Even then, it won’t be anything great for anyone already bored with standard Pokémon formula. No voice acting will continue to hurt their games. The Pokémon community has Stockholm syndrome with how bad Pokémon games have been the past 10 years… Expand
  75. GitGudScrubs
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Imagine buying a house for full price and as soon as you cross the threshold of your doorstep, the whole thing collapses in on itself and the realtor turns around and says: "Well, what'd you expect? They JUST built it."

    This is the effect your dickriding, lackadaisical 'durrrr well whatever, we should be happy they made the game at all' attitude translates to. Settling for less is    Imagine buying a house for full price and as soon as you cross the threshold of your doorstep, the whole thing collapses in on itself and the realtor turns around and says: "Well, what'd you expect? They JUST built it."

    This is the effect your dickriding, lackadaisical 'durrrr well whatever, we should be happy they made the game at all' attitude translates to. Settling for less is exactly the problem with almost all triple A modern games these days.

    Where was all your dickriding when Cyberpunk released in its completely unplayable day 1 state? I didn't see ANYONE defending that miserable pile of garbage but now all of a sudden because you can catch a spherical magic creature named "Blumbo" it's alright.

    **** off, and take your biased borderline cult-like appraisal of GameFreak's terrible mismanagement with you.    … Expand
  76. Blaski
    Jan 9, 2023
    2
    This is the first time i feel like the Pokémon Company spit in the face of its fan base. It amazes me that there are still blind people o love this game, going far by saying it has the best graphics, best story and best mechanics. Jesus... like, even some n64 games seems to be more COMPLEX than this. I could not even play for a hour, everything is lazy. The only 2 things i see as good areThis is the first time i feel like the Pokémon Company spit in the face of its fan base. It amazes me that there are still blind people o love this game, going far by saying it has the best graphics, best story and best mechanics. Jesus... like, even some n64 games seems to be more COMPLEX than this. I could not even play for a hour, everything is lazy. The only 2 things i see as good are the new pokémon and the texture of the Pokémon and main characters. Dissapointing in every other aspect, worst thing i have played in the last 10 years.… Expand
  77. yooples54
    Jun 30, 2023
    2
    I don't hate people who like this game, but it's simply not good. the graphics are great, but it's overall awful. the story of this game is so dried out ad predictable it feels like a children's picture book. there isn't much to say about it's gameplay or the environments. I wish I could like this game, but honestly it was a waste of my time and money. once again though, I do not hateI don't hate people who like this game, but it's simply not good. the graphics are great, but it's overall awful. the story of this game is so dried out ad predictable it feels like a children's picture book. there isn't much to say about it's gameplay or the environments. I wish I could like this game, but honestly it was a waste of my time and money. once again though, I do not hate anybody for liking this game.… Expand
  78. wilhelm564
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Ugly ass game, low fps and don't even has voice actors. This is ridiculous!!
  79. 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
  80. 1000needles
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    No soul has went into making this game, despite world being so big it just feels empty.
    Remember how in other pokemon games you could explore all the building? well say good bye to that.
    Remember cave diving in oiher pokemon games to the point you would get lost and would have to use an escape rope? say good bye to that Remember when pokemon trainers used to stop you in your tracks and    No soul has went into making this game, despite world being so big it just feels empty.
    Remember how in other pokemon games you could explore all the building? well say good bye to that.
    Remember cave diving in oiher pokemon games to the point you would get lost and would have to use an escape rope? say good bye to that
    Remember when pokemon trainers used to stop you in your tracks and ask you to battle? say good bye to that.
    Remember when gyms used to have fun challenges before you reached the actual gym leader? well say good bye to that
    Just say good bye to everything that made pokemon and welcome in this new era of **** empty open world crap.    … Expand
  81. rei_estelar
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    I'll give a 2 for the "potential" that the story has, but honestly... it's not worth the money for now.
  82. Xanos12
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    This is unacceptable!
    The game looks extremely ugly, one of the worst 3D graphics I have seen.
    It runs horrible, low fps, glitches, animations from hell. You can't change your main clothes like in earlier games, you have to keep wearing the school uniform. They removed the option to disable animations and SET mode. The open world is empty and feels fake. I liked the catching mechanic    This is unacceptable!
    The game looks extremely ugly, one of the worst 3D graphics I have seen.
    It runs horrible, low fps, glitches, animations from hell.
    You can't change your main clothes like in earlier games, you have to keep wearing the school uniform.
    They removed the option to disable animations and SET mode.
    The open world is empty and feels fake. I liked the catching mechanic in Arceus, here they went back to old style. Auto battle is clunky, often Pokemon runs past enemies.    … Expand
  83. Ramdanic
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    This game is so broken!!! Like omg, stop rush your games GameFreak! It's so lazy they should just give the rights for Pokemon Games to others. Imagine a Pokemon Game in Botw Stil.
  84. Chavamp
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    El juego no está terminado, lo vendieron muy apresuradamente y está roto, voy a ponerle un par de puntos por ser objetivo pero Nintendo NO debe sacar un juego en estas condiciones, merecemos respeto
  85. Jelly_Yeen
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I was so excited for these games to come out but once I started playing I noticed a lot of issues with the game. First the framerate is all over the place. Second the map will just disappear and you could fall through it or have it break immersion and the camera is awful. Third there are many issues with the character models and issues with the Pokémon. Also they don’t explain that youI was so excited for these games to come out but once I started playing I noticed a lot of issues with the game. First the framerate is all over the place. Second the map will just disappear and you could fall through it or have it break immersion and the camera is awful. Third there are many issues with the character models and issues with the Pokémon. Also they don’t explain that you actually need to battle gyms first pretty much because your Pokémon will not listen to you after a certain level so if you wanted to complete the other two stories first good luck. The open world also doesn’t feel right with trainers being scattered around and there isn’t many of them. Also the Pokémon pop in out of nowhere and they are tiny. You could be running and have a random Pokémon spawn under you or walk into you and you won’t even see it. The battle system also feels stale and broken after playing Legends Arceus. This game lacks polish and needed a few more months and some play testing. I wouldn’t recommend it at all until they patch the game to a point where it’s playable.… Expand
  86. bulborbplushie
    Dec 10, 2022
    2
    The game is completely buggy and unplayable, its just the same as pokemon sword and shield except its super glitchy and it makes me think the game hasn't even been play tested or anything, its just pokemon again if you played any pokemon that came out its the same thing except with more bugs and more pokemon
  87. Anonymous_47
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    This game has so much potential to be great but is bogged down by bugs and performance issues. Hopefully when gen 10 comes around they refine and expand on what they did on this game on top of actually polishing/ testing the game instead of rushing out for the holidays. You can tell the game is fun but it gets unbearable quite a bit with constant frame drops, GAME CRASHES ON ME 4 TIMES,This game has so much potential to be great but is bogged down by bugs and performance issues. Hopefully when gen 10 comes around they refine and expand on what they did on this game on top of actually polishing/ testing the game instead of rushing out for the holidays. You can tell the game is fun but it gets unbearable quite a bit with constant frame drops, GAME CRASHES ON ME 4 TIMES, and horrendous loading issues.… Expand
  88. Holyspear
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    This game is basically unplayable on the first gen switch especially un docked. Not worth the price tag or the wait.
  89. Pleachy
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Just a disappointment. The game was released in an alpha stage.
    There are too many graphical glitches to list in this review, fps drops, map clipping and broken animations.
    The game is still fun despite everything, which is why the review isn't a flat 0, but this is not a finished game and deserved to be rated as such.
  90. Noahz
    Dec 2, 2022
    2
    the game closes during the raid, the FPS is constantly falling.This is the worst I've seen from nintendo and Pokemon
  91. camoz
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Heinously buggy, devoid of effort, disappointing in nearly every way, and just another example of this franchise sinking lower and lower
  92. Yasukekun
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    A huge buggy mess. Extreme Stuttering issues, camera issues, low rendering resolution for the most part with jaggy edges, you name it! Everything you would never expect from a AAA title of the Pokémon calibre in a single cartridge. Older titles of the series like gold and silver are praised to this day for their technical ingenuity and superior engineering, and now we have This mess. It isA huge buggy mess. Extreme Stuttering issues, camera issues, low rendering resolution for the most part with jaggy edges, you name it! Everything you would never expect from a AAA title of the Pokémon calibre in a single cartridge. Older titles of the series like gold and silver are praised to this day for their technical ingenuity and superior engineering, and now we have This mess. It is unacceptable for a title of such a beloved franchise backed by one of the biggest game companies in the world to deliver such a technically inferior product. I for once, as a long time fan that has waited with huge excitement for this release, do feel deeply disappointed. I hope gamefreak comes to realise that we are people and not moving wallets waiting to be exploited by our childhood nostalgia. we really do deserve better.… Expand
  93. BryceTheEevee
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Audio: 4/10 (it's alright but not really a fan)
    Textures: 2/10 (looks like the GameCube)
    Gameplay glitches: 3/10 (they happen later on) Visual glitches: 1/10 (it's constant) Framerate: 1/10 (it's bad. Very bad.) Gameplay: 3/10 (a step back from legends Arceus) World exploration: 4/10 (often times bland) Models: 2/10 (still look dated even when updated) Animations: 1/10 ( s a n d w h i c    Audio: 4/10 (it's alright but not really a fan)
    Textures: 2/10 (looks like the GameCube)
    Gameplay glitches: 3/10 (they happen later on)
    Visual glitches: 1/10 (it's constant)
    Framerate: 1/10 (it's bad. Very bad.)
    Gameplay: 3/10 (a step back from legends Arceus)
    World exploration: 4/10 (often times bland)
    Models: 2/10 (still look dated even when updated)
    Animations: 1/10 ( s a n d w h i c h)
    Controls: 3/10 (menus)

    Overall: 24/100

    That being said, Pokemon deserves far better then this trash. I've been around sense gen 1 and watching this game came out hurts.    … Expand
  94. chucksneedfeed
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I can't even play the game because it keeps crashing or the camera gets stuck somewhere.
    How far Pokemon has fallen. Genuinely pathetic
    When it does work, the glitches.... oh my god the glitches... Random pokeballs the devs forgot to remove? Check Horrible headache inducing framerate? Check Glitched player models blowing 10x their size to resemble Attack On Titan? Check    I can't even play the game because it keeps crashing or the camera gets stuck somewhere.
    How far Pokemon has fallen. Genuinely pathetic
    When it does work, the glitches.... oh my god the glitches...
    Random pokeballs the devs forgot to remove? Check
    Horrible headache inducing framerate? Check
    Glitched player models blowing 10x their size to resemble Attack On Titan? Check
    Seizure-inducing (No, I'm not kidding) graphic glitches? Check
    Camera AND player clipping through the environment? Check
    Falling through the world? Check
    Player model breaking their bones and twisting themselves like in Uzumaki? Check
    Masuda's Bugs inside MISTAH MERRIKU? Check

    Don't buy this game.

    - Rep. of Fortunes /vp/    … Expand
  95. Gutenberg02
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    A game that is literally Unplayable, too bad because there Is a potential there, but from this last experience i realize how little GF is interested in making satisfying games for their fan...
  96. Yacoanix
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Too bad performance, a lot of bugs and the game is incompleted. It is incomprehensible how a millionaire company is able to make such a bad game.
  97. shu98
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    As a long pokemon fan, i find this game insulting in many ways. I had always tried to find the good in all the last pokemon games to find em more enjoyable and fun, but this is just unacceptable.

    First, let's pretend this is a finished product (when it is clearly not) subjectively find the design of the new pokemon really lame and poorly inspired, the worst generation by far. Too much    As a long pokemon fan, i find this game insulting in many ways. I had always tried to find the good in all the last pokemon games to find em more enjoyable and fun, but this is just unacceptable.

    First, let's pretend this is a finished product (when it is clearly not) subjectively find the design of the new pokemon really lame and poorly inspired, the worst generation by far. Too much humanoid evolution and so many weird evolution. That is just my taste though so it wont matter much in the score.

    The story and narrative is good at times but quite bad and messy overall.
    The difficulty is completely unbalanced, since level scaling dont exist and as such you can trivialize most of the challenges simply chosing a certain order.
    I dont expect much from a pokemon game in these two categories though, so i can let that slide.

    The real problem is: the game is totally void. It is big in its scope, but devoid of any type of activity, sidequest, interaction with npc. City are totally empty and useless, the open world is big without a level design. You just roam around to pick items at some point, since if you challenge all the trainer you will fing yourself overlevelled, unless you constantly change your party making it weaker on purpose. I am not even talking about team star base and "boss", such a disappontment

    The quality of life is reduced from some of his previous interaction, you cannot turn down the animation and fight style is fixed on set, so you cannot decide to turn it down from option, just like the exp share.

    Honestly, a pokemon game even in its lowest moment managed to be fun since its core gameplay is extremely rewarding and functional per se, even considering its poor story, childish character development, low difficlutybut and mid to low level design in puzzle and exploration. This time they manage to make a pokemon game almost boring, even as a die hard fan.

    That would be a 6 for me, if not for the fact that this game is not finished. It should not have been sold in this state, it is like a alpha rather than a finished product.
    Aside for the low quality res and texture, except for the pokemon model which are greatly improved from the previous game, everything is a mess.
    Performance is really bad, 15 fps in some moment even lower, despite being few object on screen,
    camera angle problem, glitch, soft lock and some real issue about lighting and npc modeling.

    The switch is not the problem, optimization is.
    This is the first time i am asking for a refund, it should be illegal to sell a game in this state.    … Expand
  98. Xarxess
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Embarassing, I don't know what to say, there is no way this game can save itself, always remember that The Legend of Zelda exists and we play it on Switch, not on the best performing PC.
  99. Bailgxer34
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From Italy. Game in very bad conditions. Disastrous bugs, lights that appear and disappear. Pokémon have remained anchored to a 3D of ten years ago. Dull designs, devoid of imagination. During battles, Pokémon sometimes interpenetrate their surroundings, and their surroundings are disgusting for a 2022 title. Icing on the cake, sold at full price. A waste of money regardless of the price. Horrific.… Expand
  100. Tetsu-no-senshi
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    o jogo não tem tradução para português.
    The game has no translation into Portuguese.
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  1. Positive: 56 out of 118
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  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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