Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. kayrarra
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Performance is very very bad. Expect 10-20fps with bugs everywhere. I got nauseous from the low framerate and had to take breaks. I gave up around 5 hours. Very predictable and the writing is very childish and cringe. Not recommended for anyone over 12.
  2. Jackcorbin
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Buggy mess, unfinished game. In comparison to other switch entries like Mario, Kirby, and Xenoblade, this game looks disgusting
  3. KyraGray
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    As a long term fan, I'm heart broken. There was no care or creativity put into these games. It's become so obvious that both Nintendo and Game Freak no longer care about putting out quality games. If you buy this game, be prepared to have a max 15 fps. Also buy some ibuprofen, because the visual glitches are sure to give you a migraine!!
    This game looks and runs like a college kids first    As a long term fan, I'm heart broken. There was no care or creativity put into these games. It's become so obvious that both Nintendo and Game Freak no longer care about putting out quality games. If you buy this game, be prepared to have a max 15 fps. Also buy some ibuprofen, because the visual glitches are sure to give you a migraine!!
    This game looks and runs like a college kids first unity project.
    Do yourself a favor, and either save your money or buy a better game    … Expand
  4. Darcsen7
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    It really needs to die already, this ip has over stayed it's welcome and its starting to show.
  5. allarx
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    simple... its terrible! Jogo ruim mano, muito ruim, bugado ruim horrível, não vale nem de graça!
  6. Valtheral
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Another uninspired, lazy, and soulless game, riddled with performance issues, removal of appraised features, and glitches. This is purely unacceptable from a company that grosses so much profit from the Pokémon name. Complaints aside this game has potential and it’s possible to squeeze some enjoyment out of it, however for a title that makes as much money as Pokémon this is a sad cash grabAnother uninspired, lazy, and soulless game, riddled with performance issues, removal of appraised features, and glitches. This is purely unacceptable from a company that grosses so much profit from the Pokémon name. Complaints aside this game has potential and it’s possible to squeeze some enjoyment out of it, however for a title that makes as much money as Pokémon this is a sad cash grab and a slap in the face of anyone brave enough to expect a game company to shred an iota of care for its customers. This score was given soley due to the amount of money this company makes while giving back so little.… Expand
  7. Breyke
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Não tem português e está completamente brigado além de uma péssima qualidade em questão gráfica
  8. Criollo200
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Gosto muito de pokemon porém esse novo jogo deixa a desejar, diversos bugs ridículos onde se fosse realizado um simples teste não iria passar, a direção de arte do jogo estou achando sem criatividade e falta de paixão para desenvolver, e ao menos para o Brasil o pior é a legenda PT BR, pelo amor é algo simples de ser feito e desenvolvido não falta pessoas que contribuiriam com isso.
    Espero    Gosto muito de pokemon porém esse novo jogo deixa a desejar, diversos bugs ridículos onde se fosse realizado um simples teste não iria passar, a direção de arte do jogo estou achando sem criatividade e falta de paixão para desenvolver, e ao menos para o Brasil o pior é a legenda PT BR, pelo amor é algo simples de ser feito e desenvolvido não falta pessoas que contribuiriam com isso.
    Espero que em um futuro em novos lançamentos tenha um pouco maus de comprometimento nessa maravilhosa franquia e com os seus fãs.    … Expand
  9. TsukasaHiiragi
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    Pro's

    Open world Con's Extremely limited character customization Extremely limited clothing options Graphical lag and glitches are common Boring and empty areas Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is a serious step backwards from Shield/Shield and even Arceus, its graphically dated with severe framerate issues, graphical glitches are frequent too. Gameplay is a mixed bag with many    Pro's

    Open world

    Con's

    Extremely limited character customization
    Extremely limited clothing options
    Graphical lag and glitches are common
    Boring and empty areas

    Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is a serious step backwards from Shield/Shield and even Arceus, its graphically dated with severe framerate issues, graphical glitches are frequent too.

    Gameplay is a mixed bag with many areas being barren and empty, Nintendo removed a lot of character customization options, extremely limited clothing options in which, I'll call it now...they are probably monetization the clothes so expect 'clothing dlc' soon™    … Expand
  10. MrViking
    Nov 22, 2022
    5
    Me parece bien más allá de lo gráfico. Hay que darle una oportunidad, y rogar que actualicen pronto.
  11. CrispChum
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    The mechanics are great. Too bad it barely hits 30fps and it looks worse than Pokemon Colosseum on the GameCube. Also, loading times are awfully slow. It is a disgrace that they charged 60 dollars for this unfinished game. It should have been 20 dollars for the state it is in.
  12. AxskuII
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    In all honesty this game takes a few good steps forward but many steps back. The new gimmick is meh but everything else in the gameplay is probably the series best. But in saying that this might be one of the most laggy/glitchiest and unfinished games since Cyberpunk. At its core it is fun but these glaring issues are hard to overlook I actually got a headache from playing the game inIn all honesty this game takes a few good steps forward but many steps back. The new gimmick is meh but everything else in the gameplay is probably the series best. But in saying that this might be one of the most laggy/glitchiest and unfinished games since Cyberpunk. At its core it is fun but these glaring issues are hard to overlook I actually got a headache from playing the game in handheld mode. Also Arceus is so much better not going to lie.… Expand
  13. MifQik
    Nov 22, 2022
    6
    El juego tiene muchos bugs, esta mal optimisado se bajan los fps se nota que no le dieron amor al juego o puede ser que no les dio tiempo de terminarlo para su tiempo de salida pero creo que no hay una excusa para eso pudieron haber cambio la fecha de su lanzamiento yo creo que lo que paso fue que desde el año pasado han tenido proyectos como pkm arceus, diamante y perla el juego en siEl juego tiene muchos bugs, esta mal optimisado se bajan los fps se nota que no le dieron amor al juego o puede ser que no les dio tiempo de terminarlo para su tiempo de salida pero creo que no hay una excusa para eso pudieron haber cambio la fecha de su lanzamiento yo creo que lo que paso fue que desde el año pasado han tenido proyectos como pkm arceus, diamante y perla el juego en si esta bueno es pasable y se puede disfrutar aun asi, si lo recomiendo comprar si te gusta la franquicia.… Expand
  14. Cruncho
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Bought the game, but requested a refund from Nintendo after 30 minutes. The performance issues and bugs made the game feel bad to play. It was actually a little nauseating. This game does not feel finished.
  15. Jaytea91186
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    This gane should have never been released this year. Nintendo getting greedy for holiday sales.. I could say yeah its the limitations of the switch, but come on Breathe of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles even Monster Hunster run great.... There is no excuse for the game being this way other than greed. Did they even test this before launch? I've seen indie ganes perform better than this andThis gane should have never been released this year. Nintendo getting greedy for holiday sales.. I could say yeah its the limitations of the switch, but come on Breathe of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles even Monster Hunster run great.... There is no excuse for the game being this way other than greed. Did they even test this before launch? I've seen indie ganes perform better than this and they were made by two people.… Expand
  16. otavioribeiroo
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    O jogo trava o tempo todo. Um desrespeito ao fã do Game. O mínimo que a Nintendo tinha que fazer era uma atualização com a correção dos bugs imediatamente. Se houveram dlc's distribui-las de forma gratuita.
  17. YazzP
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    I have never seen a more pathetic excuse of a full priced game in my life. The buggiest mess, and technically inept. It doesnt work, the basic systems dont function. The removal of day care.

    I could finish cyberpunk at launch, but this make that look like a perfectly polished game. Uninstalled.
  18. Htoumix
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Worse pokemon game i've played
    And i've played every single one since pokemon red
    100000 bugs and crash Very bad world design Worst than a gamecube game
  19. Edalynnx
    Nov 22, 2022
    9
    There are some graphic flaws here and there but oh my god the story is so god damn awesome! I almost forgot this is a Pokémon game after i played shield which was... Not that great imo.
  20. Jann75
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    The usual, rushed Pokemon experience, the game is riddled with bugs thanks to insanely rushed release time and the lack of direction is clear. Game will crash if you leave it open for enough hours. You'll have a more fun experience playing FNaF Security Breach, which is somehow superior in every way. The mon designs are still cute.
  21. ar24
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    I've played every mainline Pokemon entry since Crystal and a fair amount of the spinoff games. I've loved this franchise for a long time, and the state in which this game has launched has really made me sad. The character designs are fun and interesting. The new Pokemon designs are pretty cool and I really like Paldea as a region. Lastly, the three story paths are actually interesting, butI've played every mainline Pokemon entry since Crystal and a fair amount of the spinoff games. I've loved this franchise for a long time, and the state in which this game has launched has really made me sad. The character designs are fun and interesting. The new Pokemon designs are pretty cool and I really like Paldea as a region. Lastly, the three story paths are actually interesting, but these are the only positive things I can say about this game right now. I can imagine that this would be acceptable to people who only play games on switch, but for those of us who have played a modern benchmark title on any other platform, this is plainly unacceptable. The performance in both the cities and open world is horrible. Anything that is more than a meter or two away from the player moves like it's in a powerpoint presentation. The frame rate drops every ten or so seconds even when nothing is going on and the textures look like they were ripped straight out of the N64 era. I'm not playing any further until there's a performance patch, and I would urge anyone who has not bought this game yet to wait. This is a sorry state for a mainline game from the highest grossing media franchise of all time to have launched in. Please do not buy this or continue playing it at least until something is done.… Expand
  22. SirValadares
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    One of the worst Pokémon games ever, if not the worst! Every Pokémon game is fun, because of the purpose of it: creating and training your own monster. However, it's disrespectful how Pokémon Company developed something so poor performing and non optimized.
  23. silentsnowfall
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    I lowered my expectations for what a new Pokemon game should be like after Sword and Shield disappointed me. Somehow, this game took even my lowest expectations and managed to be worse. It's an absolute abysmally-optimized lag-fest that was CLEARLY not ready for release. Almost every motion in the game is laggy, stutters, or drops the frame-rate. Everything is choppy and buggy. The gameI lowered my expectations for what a new Pokemon game should be like after Sword and Shield disappointed me. Somehow, this game took even my lowest expectations and managed to be worse. It's an absolute abysmally-optimized lag-fest that was CLEARLY not ready for release. Almost every motion in the game is laggy, stutters, or drops the frame-rate. Everything is choppy and buggy. The game moves at a literal crawl. Almost everything in the environment is un-textured and super ugly. On top of this, the series continues going in the direction of anti-fun, with a forced experience share for the whole party, not showing stat improvements on level-up, a massively long and hand-holding tutorial, and (this is just what I heard) is still linear in terms of levels. You can *go anywhere* but if you do you'll just get the snot beat out of you for going somewhere you're not a high enough level for yet. Clearly Pokemon is not yet ready for the transition to Open-World gaming, as it somehow breaks everything whilst also being incredibly boring. Not to mention it's 2022, this is the NINTH main title for the series, and there is STILL no voice acting. Just tons of boring text on screen and awkward NPC mouth movements with no noise coming out. Now, before you think this is nothing but a hate-fest, I will say this: There are several improvements I can see they have made that I like. They are trying some new things out and some of the changes actually look interesting. That being said, those nice changes are pointless when made in such a terrible game as this. As someone who has ALWAYS bought a new Pokemon game on release, I now have to sadly say that I simply cannot do that anymore. What a waste of $60. It's insane how awfully this franchise is treated by its creators when its one of the most popular franchises worldwide. If you're on the fence, or just curious about it, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Heck, even if you're a die-hard Pokemon fan I don't recommend it. I love Pokemon, but these new games are simply sheer garbage.… Expand
  24. ShakMR
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    The game is kind of fun, the appearance of the pokemons in the open areas is goos and fresh but the lack of attention to some details shows Game Freak doesn't care at all about their customers.
    If you look at the game without knowing it's pokemon you would say it's a beta version of some indie game. Textures are horrible, shadows are a disgrace, Pokémon models are good which is just a sign    The game is kind of fun, the appearance of the pokemons in the open areas is goos and fresh but the lack of attention to some details shows Game Freak doesn't care at all about their customers.
    If you look at the game without knowing it's pokemon you would say it's a beta version of some indie game. Textures are horrible, shadows are a disgrace, Pokémon models are good which is just a sign they didn't care about other things. Graphics are not all but you can make the visuals grate without spending millionson hardware and still get something better than these. Camera gets some weird points of view and some animations are just lazy...

    Will wait for the patches    … Expand
  25. Lemanto
    Nov 22, 2022
    8
    The problems will be patched eventually. They don't make the game unplayable, they are just really rough. It is kind of unacceptable to release a game in this state, but they're still for sure the best Pokémon games in many, many years. They just need more polish, and eventually they will be patched. Or so I hope.
  26. Theblacky13
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    Si bien el apartado de rendimiento es pobre, seria muy cínico e imparcial dejar que este apartado opaque las grandes virtudes de este juego, que son bastantes, sin duda el juego de pokémon mas innovador y uno de los mejores de la saga
  27. Handgames
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    You can have a good time playing it, but sadly It's so ugly and full of bugs.
  28. Bruhmoment46
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Unacceptable for video game standards in 2022, let alone from the highest grossing media franchise ever. Which is a shame because there is a bit of potential here, buried upon layers of laziness. If you want the series to improve please don't purchase this.
  29. Jt0429
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    Good-
    Incredible core design that is extremely addictive; an overwhelming amount of content; great strides in non linear game structure; the new Pokemon represent some of the best new critters yet; the music is fantastic; seamless co-op is a revelation.
    Bad- Arguably the ugliest first party release by ANY major publisher in a very long time; buggy, janky, broken, to the point that    Good-
    Incredible core design that is extremely addictive; an overwhelming amount of content; great strides in non linear game structure; the new Pokemon represent some of the best new critters yet; the music is fantastic; seamless co-op is a revelation.

    Bad-
    Arguably the ugliest first party release by ANY major publisher in a very long time; buggy, janky, broken, to the point that they feel like they were released before they were finished; regressions to game flow compared to Pokemon Legends.

    Thoughts-
    In the here and now? Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are great games that look ugly as sin and almost totally lack polish and optimization. If they ever get polished, they will be as close to an effortless recommendation as this series has ever gotten. Right now? They’re just good games buried under a mountain of caveats – caveats that you must decide for yourself whether or not they are worth putting up with.    … Expand
  30. GustaVoss
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    I created this account just to rate this game, and as a pokemon fan since gen 3, I am really disappointed.
    I did like the school system with grades and the teacher bonding, but (in this game everything has a but) it's shallow, like there's almost no reward in taking classes and answering correctly the questions or maximizing the bond level.
    I like the city, it's huge and gorgeous, but it's    I created this account just to rate this game, and as a pokemon fan since gen 3, I am really disappointed.
    I did like the school system with grades and the teacher bonding, but (in this game everything has a but) it's shallow, like there's almost no reward in taking classes and answering correctly the questions or maximizing the bond level.
    I like the city, it's huge and gorgeous, but it's empty: it lacks interesting NPC and houses you can enter.
    I'm not even talking about the system issues here, which are, alone, absurd.
    We, as fans and gamers, need to value our money we can't let these big companies deliver something like this with full price.    … Expand
  31. arenobango
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Looks and runs terribly. Unacceptable for a billion dollar franchise to release a game in this state.
  32. mattsuetam
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    its great for being pokemon, but it gives me headache on laggy gameplay and fps drops. Pkm company continues to be lazy with their game products.
  33. Tebesjuak
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    This is the most fun I've had playing a pokemon game since I was a child. There is so much to explore and the game is just the right level of difficulty. There are some graphical issues but they didn't bother me.
  34. Popgamermx
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    Pésimo juego se nota que le falto tiempo para ser lanzado, tenia muchas ganas de jugarlo y al hacerlo uno se da cuenta que la empresa por ganar dinero lo lanzo con muchísimos errores bugs no lo hace imposible de jugar pero si son molestos.
  35. Neevdoron
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    The game is absolutely amazing. The gameplay is extraordinary and engaging. The concept is buffaling and interactive. The idea with choosing paths and have the options to do whatever you want whenever you want, whole the limit is only the level of the content is fantastic and challenging. I wish pokemon would continue this trend of game play experience and thank you for releasing such aThe game is absolutely amazing. The gameplay is extraordinary and engaging. The concept is buffaling and interactive. The idea with choosing paths and have the options to do whatever you want whenever you want, whole the limit is only the level of the content is fantastic and challenging. I wish pokemon would continue this trend of game play experience and thank you for releasing such a great experience. FYI if anyone cares more about graphics than game play I believe you're an ignorant player… Expand
  36. JD29
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    Excellent game play with minor system glitches. The hate this game seems to be getting is wild. My childhood self never imagined we would see the franchise in such detail. It’s great.
  37. Pyoro
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    So glad Pokémon made a new genre called headache simulation. Playing the first headache like game has truly been an experience.
  38. DingerDonger
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    I'm going to be reviewing this game mostly from the perspective of a competitive player.
    This game was extremely ambitious, but unfortunately GF fell short in many ways. It definitely isn't all bad, but the bad outweighs the good.
    Let's start with the good.: + Terastal mechanic overall seems really cool for competitive play, though it does reward more offensive playstyles.    I'm going to be reviewing this game mostly from the perspective of a competitive player.
    This game was extremely ambitious, but unfortunately GF fell short in many ways. It definitely isn't all bad, but the bad outweighs the good.

    Let's start with the good.:

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

    Now, the bad:

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

    Honestly, I'd recommend against buying the game unless you're an absolutely massive fan of the series. Competitive players are better off just playing Showdown and casual players will be turned off by the numerous bugs and graphical embarrassments.    … Expand
  39. eigentlicher
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    The performance of these new pokemon games is atrocious. It doesn't make sense when there are so many open world games on the switch that look 10 times better and perform much better. Also many mechanics that were fixed on Arceus are absent in that game. Go figure. Nintendo please force game freak to patch the game and make it run better than this mess.
  40. S4LT90
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Horrible Game by modern game standards.
    The Gameplay hasnt improved at all compared to previous titles.
    The Graphics look like the Game came out in 2002.
    Full of Bugs, crashes and extreme FPS drops.
  41. 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
  42. ryuraf1
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Total Enttäuscht, das Spiel funktioniert überhaupt nicht, viele Bugs, Framerate drops und andere Probleme die das Spiel unspielbar macht.
  43. Zaraky
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    The game is the best ever release, people are hating couse bugs, the game is not finished. But all brand new mechanics are AMAZING, the history is the BEST pokemon have ever had. The game its a 10/10 , just need to fix the bugs. Im so sad, couse people are obliterating game score becouse of the buga, and the feedback should be NINTENDO THIS IS THE GAME WE WANT.
  44. Habdich90
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    That game is an absolute disgrace. Full of bugs and glitches, the graphics are a joke and that's not because of the Switch itself. My 10 years old son can program better games .....
  45. josh524
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Gameplay is good, but the technical state of the game is unacceptable. Atrocious.
  46. B387pp1
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    A game so bad nintendo had to issue refunds. Gamefreak keeps getting lazier with each title and to be honest I can’t blame them. Releasing titles every few months is probably exhausting for the programmers there. If they had more time im sure the glitches and bugs could be ironed out to be every 5 minutes instead of every 5 seconds. There are PS3 games that look better than this
  47. Lordvodka
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    I love pokemon since I was very little I grew up with this saga and it has had ups and downs but to say that this is good is to be blind
    I find it offensive that a large company cares more about releasing 2-3 games a year than something decent
  48. polacek
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    It's an unfinished game. Game Freak had a great opportunity in their hands but preferred rushing things and selling a game with clearly many problems.
  49. Albus89
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    If you are looking for more of the same, maybe the slight evolution regarding the sword will convince you, if like me you have been waiting SINCE 1998 for a pokemon that does justice to the anime... -The game itself is once again an excuse for the competitive postgame. Open world yes, but the same as always: raids and simple captures. Nothing more. Empty of life, with cardboard housesIf you are looking for more of the same, maybe the slight evolution regarding the sword will convince you, if like me you have been waiting SINCE 1998 for a pokemon that does justice to the anime... -The game itself is once again an excuse for the competitive postgame. Open world yes, but the same as always: raids and simple captures. Nothing more. Empty of life, with cardboard houses that cannot be entered and extremely easy. BORING except for PvP, as always. - I will keep waiting for the ultimate pokemon: A NARUTO Shippuuden-like ACTION rpg pokemon, with the captures and use of the environment of Monster Hunter WORLD, exploration of ZELDA Breath of the wild, elaborate and varied quests like WITCHER 3, with many things to do like NI NO KUNI 2, which is like 3 games in 1 and enough personality to make it unique and not look like any of them...
    - With an offline story mode that is challenging, fun. With fights of x= vs x= (so you don't take your 6 and the rival 2...) - Unevolved Pokemon that were competitive or a PvP mode for them. - Attacks that increase according to use and improve visually as well as statistics and all useful attacks. - That the size of the pokemon is reflected, just like the shinys. - World and living environment where it is difficult to see pokemons near cities, that there are not so many and to capture them you have to study routes, put baits. For this the map would have to be much larger. - 2nd and 3rd evolution difficult to see and catch. - Legendaries almost impossible to see and capture. - Taking out the pokedex to analyze one is necessary to register it in case you don't catch it, and it gives you VOICE advice about its habitat, how to capture it, stronger attacks... - They could focus on configuring something like this if they reduce the number of Pokémon to 300. Starting with the first 2 generations (maximum) each with its map (Kanto/jotho), without mixing them. And they can expand it in the future with more generations and new things that they bring, being able to transfer pokemons from the first game. - Varied activities or professions with modes or online tournaments (not everything has to be combat...): Photography, races, selling recipes (farm game type) with unique ingredients that are difficult to find... Give him some life... - So that a game is not the same as another, the appearance of objects, pokemon, ingredients and others should be random (within areas that make sense). Rogue-like type. - Since we are in VR. It would be like being in the anime... - When I played pokemon blue, yellow and gold and watched the series in its early years, this is what I imagined and wished pokemon would be one day. The only stagnant saga in the industry unfortunately. Will we see it one dayday?    … Expand
  50. 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
  51. kratos10
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Boring and PS1 graphics, this is a sorry excuse for a game in 2022. They should be giving people their money back for this.
  52. 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.
  53. Shehazadi
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Unbelievably bad. I stopped playing at 10 minutes due to how slow the engine was, not to mention frame rate and graphics. It’s utterly unplayable…

    This game is a 10/10 in terms of PS2 graphics, in switch terms it's a 0/10
  54. Heavenlord
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    Too much bugs, this can’t be a release version, this is at least a good beta. Game freaks prefer sell a beta instead of taking care of their work. Just disappointed, in this state, just a waste of money
  55. bocles
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    When the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. TheWhen the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. The biggest dealbreaker is the constant gameplay glitches, graphical errors, and worst of all the terrible frame drops. The graphics are also just sad, crazy how this multibillion dollar franchise looks worse than games that cameout on the switch in 2017.

    For the love of god Gamefreak and TPC, PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME ON YOUR GAMES. If Gamefreak just took an extra year for developing their games instead of releasing on every goddamn year they could create quality and polished pokemon games that run well and look good.    … Expand
  56. MisterLapras
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    This game had everything to be good... but it wasn't. Bugs everywhere, pokemons with ugly design and mediocre story.
  57. poshun
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This game has too many performance issues. What kind of multi-billion dollar industry hashes out a game that has such terrible issues? It's like they want to be as transparent as possible that they are trying to cut costs in every way possible while trying to maximize as much savings and hoard as much cash as possible. This kind of garbage is exactly what is wrong with the triple AThis game has too many performance issues. What kind of multi-billion dollar industry hashes out a game that has such terrible issues? It's like they want to be as transparent as possible that they are trying to cut costs in every way possible while trying to maximize as much savings and hoard as much cash as possible. This kind of garbage is exactly what is wrong with the triple A industry and now it's happening to Pokemon. Get rid of Game Freak, Pokemon. They are useless.… Expand
  58. Death-Honk
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Just as expected, Nintendo/Gamefreak's latest title is a low effort cash grab just like sword and shield. Laughable graphics, questionable pokemon design and bugs a-plenty, its all here.
  59. Watterx
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    If this wasn't the worst looking game I've ever seen, and worst running game I've ever played, this would be a really good game.
  60. ocioparados
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    El mundo abierto le sienta a Pokemon como un guante
    Decididamente este es el juego de la franquicia mas ambicioso, y desde luego consigue engancharte a la partida de principio a fin. Si es cierto, tiene errores de rendimiento, nada que no puedan solucionar mas adelante con un parche. No es Cyberpunk como lo llaman por ahí ni por asomo
  61. PkmnBomber
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    The game is practically unplayable with so many bugs and glitches. While running across the field with my Miraidon, I jumped over a rock and fell off the map. NPCs can pass through Pokémon in battle and lead to some pretty grotesque scenes. I do not recommend buying this game at all until the company has fixed the entire game.
  62. krdz
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    There are too many bugs in the game. The performance is dreadful, the animations take a very long time and I've run into a few disappearing Pokémons and NPCs after hitting the open-world area.

    As a hardcore Pokémon gamer, it makes me really sad to see such a poor game being released. It's time whoever is responsible for this to take a deep look and spend the time and money necessary to    There are too many bugs in the game. The performance is dreadful, the animations take a very long time and I've run into a few disappearing Pokémons and NPCs after hitting the open-world area.

    As a hardcore Pokémon gamer, it makes me really sad to see such a poor game being released. It's time whoever is responsible for this to take a deep look and spend the time and money necessary to make a great Pokémon game    … Expand
  63. Rednaz
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Best Pokemon game in years with so much potential, but absolutely plagued by some of the worst performance of a modern title I have seen in 20 years of gaming.
  64. CarlosAyon
    Nov 22, 2022
    5
    Nunca he esperado una buena historia de pokémon (me encantaria que la tuviera), sin embargo esta vez si se pasaron, los diseños de los pokemon son horribles, los iniciales están mas o menos, pero nunca había experimentado un rendimiento tan horrible en un juego de pokémon, ya ni Leyendas Arceus presentó tantos problemas y a mi parecer está mejor desarrollado y las texturas son mejores queNunca he esperado una buena historia de pokémon (me encantaria que la tuviera), sin embargo esta vez si se pasaron, los diseños de los pokemon son horribles, los iniciales están mas o menos, pero nunca había experimentado un rendimiento tan horrible en un juego de pokémon, ya ni Leyendas Arceus presentó tantos problemas y a mi parecer está mejor desarrollado y las texturas son mejores que en Scarlet / Violet. GAME FREAK, PONTE A TRABAJAR.… Expand
  65. travis_wangsgaa
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    I want to love this game soooo bad, but the state that it's in right now it's reminiscent of an N64 game. Sure it runs, sure it has good music, and it sure looks like garbage. Glitches run rampant for this game, from clipping into the ground to frequently seeing the skybox to being teleported around when you battle (to access areas you shouldn't be able to access yet) to the shiny soundI want to love this game soooo bad, but the state that it's in right now it's reminiscent of an N64 game. Sure it runs, sure it has good music, and it sure looks like garbage. Glitches run rampant for this game, from clipping into the ground to frequently seeing the skybox to being teleported around when you battle (to access areas you shouldn't be able to access yet) to the shiny sound and sparkles not displaying properly in the overworld so you're likely to miss them. I can't give it a zero, but they've got to release patches for this game.… Expand
  66. Avohai
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    É um JOGO/PRODUCAO medíocre, você pode pegar qualquer outro jogo, até de consoles mais antigos, a qualidade gráfica é mil vezes melhor que a produção horrível desse jogo. Fica claro que estão fazendo qualquer coisa simplesmente para vender e lucrar em cima da franquia Pokémon, não se importam com qualidade. 90% de quem compra ou joga isso, é um fã de Pokémon que acompanha os jogos a anos eÉ um JOGO/PRODUCAO medíocre, você pode pegar qualquer outro jogo, até de consoles mais antigos, a qualidade gráfica é mil vezes melhor que a produção horrível desse jogo. Fica claro que estão fazendo qualquer coisa simplesmente para vender e lucrar em cima da franquia Pokémon, não se importam com qualidade. 90% de quem compra ou joga isso, é um fã de Pokémon que acompanha os jogos a anos e anos, e o que sair de Pokémon vai comprar. Só que isso esta ficando patético, estão nos fazendo de patetas, distribuindo um jogo MEDIOCRE.… Expand
  67. Lanee
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    This is one of my favorite Pokémon games to date. I've finished all major storylines & completed a majority of the Pokédex enjoying every step of the way. I can only say I'm excited to see what the future holds for gen 9's Scarlet/Violet.
  68. Otelo_2022
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Its the worst game ever, i think i just lost my money. It has a lot of glitches, camera problems, the music its…, so dont buy this game. It sucks
  69. blaoOw
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    No love. Open World boring, graphics trash. don’t know why there’s a nintendo seal of quality. or is this the new quality?
  70. LeonMagMenschen
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Das Spiel ist einfach Peinlich! Wenn das nächste Pokemon game auch so schlecht wie dieses wird, muss man es Boykottieren müssen.
  71. KeyEX99
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Let's be frank. We're talking about the most successful franchise in the world on a mediocre handheld console. But even so, Witcher 3, Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild look nice despite the limited horsepower. Why does this game looks so bad?

    The coding, my god. It is, besides the bug type pokémon, riddled with endless amounts of bugs. Battle system glitches, lighting engine bugs,    Let's be frank. We're talking about the most successful franchise in the world on a mediocre handheld console. But even so, Witcher 3, Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild look nice despite the limited horsepower. Why does this game looks so bad?

    The coding, my god. It is, besides the bug type pokémon, riddled with endless amounts of bugs. Battle system glitches, lighting engine bugs, texture bugs, camera bugs. The performance is so bad, walking around the overworld feels like the air is made up of glue. Framerates will drop hard. Loading times are way too long even in battles between moves.

    Still no battle animations like in the N64 Colosseum era.

    There is no real level scaling and with the open world + raids formula you can become overpowered in a couple of hours making the rest of the games story events trivial.

    People thought SwSh was the worst 3D attempt, but Game Freak delivered and proved them wrong, this is the worst.

    This is just a glimpse of what I encountered playing for 40h (yes I like suffering). Nintendo and Game Freak need to feel they can't get away with this low effort bs any longer.    … Expand
  72. Be3nj
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Pokemon urgently needs to get out of Gamefreak's hands, this game is pure trash!!
  73. Eman2550
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    A buggy unfinished mess it should be fixed and patched and and the companies should give more time like at least 5 years
  74. Dracossaint
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    This game is plain ugly, there's a lot of glitches and the performance is horrible. Sub 20 fps at times

    Now on to why I think it actually deserves a positive rating. It's open world is well built in a way, it's interesting and really dig the Mechanic's they've implemented. Making it easier to get rare spawns by doing x. they've made it so you can skirt around and do as ya please. It's an    This game is plain ugly, there's a lot of glitches and the performance is horrible. Sub 20 fps at times

    Now on to why I think it actually deserves a positive rating.
    It's open world is well built in a way, it's interesting and really dig the Mechanic's they've implemented.
    Making it easier to get rare spawns by doing x.
    they've made it so you can skirt around and do as ya please. It's an astounding and a bit jarring how they've changed it.
    The pokémon company really tried this time around to innovate and they've nailed it, this is my favorite pokémon so far.
    I have to applaud them, it really feels fleshed out in some ways that I never expected. The traversal and going around is well thought out,
    Removing the barrier so you can fly from the get-go was a good call. Giving you a "bike" at the start of the game helps. I have been playing it since midnight and I'm still just running around and catching Pokemon. Not even concerned about gym badges gating me off from exploring. Now I get the switch isn't the strongest and I'm usually 100% down for putting a switch port as pointless and it's going to end badly.
    This enforced that feeling for me, the switch is just too weak for it, if it could be fleshed out, this games ambitious target would literally change everything.
    I haven't liked pokémon since Ruby and Sapphire. I appreciate they split it up into three different paths and you can go back and forth between each of them anytime you want. I appreciate their hands off approach, I appreciate the multiplayer actually being good for once. Like you can outright join a friend's version of the game and catch their exclusive pokémons for their versions in them. HOW cool is that?! If they can iron out some of the glitches like shadows, texture popping and some traversal glitches. I don't think I would stop playing this game anytime soon, this is a game that I'm probably going to pour hundreds of hours into. It made me care enough to actually make a account for this useless/horrible website. I have to give it a 7, I want to give it a 9. I truly look forward to the next generation and I pray it is on the switch too and they actually keep this formula    … Expand
  75. MatheusBrites
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    A lot of Bugs and glitches, its not cool for a pokémon game, Pokémon is a wonderful franchise, what they have made with scarlet and Violet was a shame, im Very Sad with that. Please, dont do this again Gamefreak.
  76. grobira
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    I'm sorry, I cannot give a good review for this pokemon game, and I really wish Gamefreak start to notice that their audience is older than they think, and the game industry is on another level. Even for switch, come on Breath of the Wild has a debut game for Switch and if that game was a 10, this pokemon game is a 2.
    The gameplay loop is ok, "quick battle system", battle some trainers,    I'm sorry, I cannot give a good review for this pokemon game, and I really wish Gamefreak start to notice that their audience is older than they think, and the game industry is on another level. Even for switch, come on Breath of the Wild has a debut game for Switch and if that game was a 10, this pokemon game is a 2.
    The gameplay loop is ok, "quick battle system", battle some trainers, gym's, a lot of pokemons to catch in the open world, but instead of improving the franchise they are throwing it in the trash.
    I grew up playing this game and I'm almost 30, I DON'T WANT TO DO PICNICS, I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL,I don't want photo mode (specially is this crappy texture and polished game), I don't care about the gym's leader silly story, I don't want to do weirdo melon fall guys style crop challenge, I don't want to have a friendly rival (wtf?). I want a challenge, I want to be the Champion, I want to build a strong team and the game isn't about that anymore. I know that is been a while since the franchise is getting easier, but the problem here, is that the focus of this game is not the Pokemon anymore... is the silliness of this poor and bad designed open world.
    The game is silly and has no identity anymore. I just don't get it, Gamefreak conquered the world with a working formula -> Monster Taming RPG is fun, and now they are changing the franchise to a dumb kid social game. Let me tell you one thing Gamefreak , my 10 years old sister plays ROBLOX with their whole class and no one care about your pokemon game. Actually Roblox community makes better pokemon games than you do. Your audience has aged! And maybe I won't even bother buying this game for my kids... I rather give him a gameboy so they could play Emerald.
    The game is not fun anymore, the pokemon design is poor as so is the world, the texture and the direction of this game.
    The performance issues are serious, low fps, weird glitches and etc, but to be honest, if the game was really good, no one would care about those. Elden Ring has performance issues and is one of the greatest game of all time.
    The open world concept is poor and it doesn't match the genre, pokemon games always had difficult spikes and a simple and good enough story to go through, do you remember that felling that you HAD to beat Misty's Starmie to go on on your adventure?? That was cool, man, give me that back!!! Now they throw all of that way with a dummy school theme and super poor open world experience.
    The most important piece in a open world, is the WORLD, isn't the 'open', this game world has nothing, I'm sorry is a bunch of grass, or sand, or ice. I mean GTA open world has people, cars, building, stores, quests all over the place. This pokemon game has nothing, the cities are simples, buildings have no interior, the open world is empty, is bunch of pokemons spread out over nothing, a few trainers here and there, some itens are spread over the world, but you know, there is nothing to do there... all the thing are centered in the cities/hubs.

    If you get any open world game, you will see a lol of thing to do and interact with, this game has nothing, even on the NPC side.... there is no point on chatting with anyone in this game... no side quest, no collectables, no unlockables... instead of builiding the world aroung the game objectives, it seem like they just build the world and spread the 18 objectives you have on this game over that empty world. 18 .... this is usually less than the amount of 1 kind of side quest you have to take on normal games... this whole open world games has : 8 gyms (+ elite four as usual) , 5 titans, 5 stat hideouts .... and you are done. I mean... pokemon is a biggest game franchise, with almost 30 years of success and this is the game release of 2022 ...    … Expand
  77. AnanasEsel
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    One of the best Games ever ignore the Dumb Haters.
    Good Overworld,Good Story,Good PVP.
  78. Baltzer
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    Again Game Freak shows they are LAZY and unable to create a good game. Pokemon S/V looks and feels like some amateur-made mod to another game. Looks really bad. Very bad storyline, bad co-op, and bad multiplayer. The world feels empty with a poor environment in cities and no voice in dialogues. Don't get me wrong... it is playable, but currently, should not be sold anywhere till they atAgain Game Freak shows they are LAZY and unable to create a good game. Pokemon S/V looks and feels like some amateur-made mod to another game. Looks really bad. Very bad storyline, bad co-op, and bad multiplayer. The world feels empty with a poor environment in cities and no voice in dialogues. Don't get me wrong... it is playable, but currently, should not be sold anywhere till they at least fix performance issues. Gave 3, not 0-1, because there are some good ideas like crafting TMs, finally open world... but almost every other aspect of the game is BAD. Honestly, no one should believe any review above 5/10.… Expand
  79. MatheusMastery
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Bugado e sem legendas PT BR. Principalmente se vc for brasileiro não vale o seu dinheiro.
  80. angelbruno
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Muitos bugs, frame rate ruim, e olha que eu sou muito fâ de pokemon e ainda vou zerar mesmo estando com a qualidade ruim. Muitos bugs, frame rate ruim, e olha que eu sou muito fâ de pokemon e ainda vou zerar mesmo estando com a qualidade ruim.
  81. PasImpressed
    Nov 22, 2022
    6
    The good: Ost pretty neat, being able to shape your MC however you like regardless of gender is nice, Non-League stories being pretty neat, Nemona kicks ass.
    The bad: Performance is trash, why taking out set mode? Why isn't there a toggle off for exp share, why only four outfits? Why only school outfits?
    GameFreak, stop being stubborn and ask Monolith to show you how it's done.    The good: Ost pretty neat, being able to shape your MC however you like regardless of gender is nice, Non-League stories being pretty neat, Nemona kicks ass.
    The bad: Performance is trash, why taking out set mode? Why isn't there a toggle off for exp share, why only four outfits? Why only school outfits?
    GameFreak, stop being stubborn and ask Monolith to show you how it's done.

    GameFreak has been relying on Pokemon's success to handwave their own issues. You only need to look at Little Town Hero to know just how far the Pokemon name is carrying them through their own dare I say incompetence. As it is, despite this being their fourth switch game, they are still going at game development as if they were on the 3DS. And there is no excusing that. Stubbornly refusing to change their model, to expand from the small familial studio, refusing to try and learn how 3D development is supposed to work and refusing to ask help from people that know what they're doing is killing Pokemon. Not on a sales way unfortunately but quality wise. While I'm hoping the reviews will be the kick in the butt GameFreak needs, I'm not holding my breath.    … Expand
  82. A-Kratonos
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    Juego entretenido, RPG adictivo y que sigue la fórmula que un Pokémon debe tener con los toques de renovación necesarios, no mi favorito pues varias cosas pudieron ejecutarse mejor, pero una entrega más que resulta disfrutable.

    La nota que tiene actualmente por parte de los usuarios es completamente injusta y sobredimensionada, un ensañamiento sin sentido ni lógica. al igual que pasó en    Juego entretenido, RPG adictivo y que sigue la fórmula que un Pokémon debe tener con los toques de renovación necesarios, no mi favorito pues varias cosas pudieron ejecutarse mejor, pero una entrega más que resulta disfrutable.

    La nota que tiene actualmente por parte de los usuarios es completamente injusta y sobredimensionada, un ensañamiento sin sentido ni lógica. al igual que pasó en su dia con E/E, obviamente no es un juego de 10 (pues ningun Pokémon realmente lo es), pero una nota más sincera y objetiva que se acercaria a su realidad es 6, 7, u 8 si realmente te gusta.
    El asunto de los bugs en un típico caso de histeria colectiva causaba por el nitpicking percibido en las redes, porque cuando uno juega, esa cantidad de bugs que uno piensa que le van a suceder, no suceden, sino una cantidad muy baja de estos.

    Lo que si no tiene objeciones son los problemas de rendimiento, y es que los FPS realmente se petardean en según que cosas, pero no considero que sea un justificativo de bombardear el 70% de la calificación con 0's absolutos, eso no es razonable. Y se que este 10 tampoco lo es. Pero es que la proporción simplemente no tiene justificación. Otros juegos de Nintendo son protegidos del review bombing desmedido, y este no debería ser la excepción, se necesita demostrar más coherencia en el buen hacer.    … Expand
  83. marcelcrc
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Vou comprar o jogo, mas é uma vergonha para uma empresa desse porte e com o tamanho do público que ela tem no Brasil, não se dar ao trabalho de colocar uma tradução para PT-BR no jogo e olha que esse jogo nem demanda dublagem, é só tradução de texto, repito, é uma vergonha e um descaso com o consumidor BR.
  84. ColemanCosmo
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    Can´t understand how people are defending this game, it´s graphical and technical features are the worst, an unfinished product getting praised by diehard pokefans that will make the developer continue on mediocre practices.
    Game don´t get a 0 because of it´s game play.
  85. HaironHeron
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    The performance issues are unreal. No game should have them this badly. Mechanically the game has been made worse (roughly 15-20 seconds to switch Pokemon in battle).

    The open world needs to scaled with you rather than set in stone. Breeding is worse. The few good points really don't make up for it's shortcomings. Which are many. Sad really it's a lot of untapped potential. If you want    The performance issues are unreal. No game should have them this badly. Mechanically the game has been made worse (roughly 15-20 seconds to switch Pokemon in battle).

    The open world needs to scaled with you rather than set in stone. Breeding is worse. The few good points really don't make up for it's shortcomings. Which are many. Sad really it's a lot of untapped potential. If you want open world pokemon grab Arceus they did a much better job with it.    … Expand
  86. s0und0fdeath
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    IDK where to begin. How can a game be so ambitious yet so bad. How can you go from arceus to this. Let's begin, First and foremost the sever frame stuttering and frame drops persist through the entirety of the game. It never goes away it never gets better. The game can choke up loading assets and actually crash. Both me and my friend i have been playing alongside have had this exact issueIDK where to begin. How can a game be so ambitious yet so bad. How can you go from arceus to this. Let's begin, First and foremost the sever frame stuttering and frame drops persist through the entirety of the game. It never goes away it never gets better. The game can choke up loading assets and actually crash. Both me and my friend i have been playing alongside have had this exact issue happen. Where he had it happen 3 times in a row in the same area to the point he cant even enter the area so he just flat out avoids that whole section of the game. Menus are incredibly slow to the point it can feel as if it froze sometimes. The MASSIVE amount of visual bugs and technical bugs like falling through the floor or Pokemon walking through trees and npc's walking through battles inside the city areas. Lets talk about game design next. The game feels absolutely barren. How could you take a step backwards after arceus textures got worse than sword and shield for crying out loud. There are parts of the game that genuinely look like N64 level graphics on top of every area just feeling so bland and generic. Everything visual in the game feels like it was rushed out the door so they could work on the next thing to make them money. And its a shame because this game has plenty of good things going for it. Like the story is actually decent, the open world battling and seeing which pokemon are around to battle is cool. The new raids are cool with improvements since sword and shield.

    Overall i cant give this game even a 1 for score. Its so technically bad and choppy that it feels like it was an unfinished mess coming out from the studio. Lets just say Cyberpunk 2.0. Except we all know gamefreaks wont touch or patch the game whatsoever.    … Expand
  87. AlexSantoss
    Nov 22, 2022
    9
    There are some performance issues, yes! But the game itself is a really good entry into the Pokemon series, I’d even say the best, even with the few performance issues. Should it be fixed? YEA! But what we have now is nowhere near as bad as everyone is making it out to be! Even the professional gamers here on Metacritic have give these games quite a good score. Many of the people hereThere are some performance issues, yes! But the game itself is a really good entry into the Pokemon series, I’d even say the best, even with the few performance issues. Should it be fixed? YEA! But what we have now is nowhere near as bad as everyone is making it out to be! Even the professional gamers here on Metacritic have give these games quite a good score. Many of the people here giving these a bad score have played a few minutes up to 2 hours, read other bad comments or watched reviews on Youtube without playing the game. Play through the whole game and you’ll enjoy it even with some technical issues. It’s definitely a must buy and play!… Expand
  88. cloudstrife2812
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    gráficos horríveis, bugs eternos e principalmente NÃO TEM LINGUAGEM/LEGENDA PT-BR.
  89. Jmack01
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Where to start, this game and its quality are appalling and to be released in this state is tragic, the frame rate is atrocious, the texture load in and out, the pop in is terrible all this package for the price of $60 is an absolute joke, a complete cash grab and clearly lazy sloppy work from incompetent developers, disgusting.
  90. Kevinzada
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Just another Game Freak thing, terrible in almost everything but will make a lot of money.
    I'm still waiting for the portuguese subtitles
  91. xsaliva
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Bad user experience. Too many bugs and glitches. Even though the game is beautiful and fun it definitely need an update. Very very bad and full of lag
  92. dacca
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Jogo mal otimizado, bugado e com o mais do mesmo. A franquia precisa de uma nova empresa.
  93. Hueso115
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Una pena que los estándares de calidad de Nintendo hayan bajado tanto, es un juego que está muy lejos de ser terminado, pero lamentablemente parece que tiene mucho potencial y la idea en sí del juego me parece bastante divertida como para haberle dedicado más esfuerzo en su desarrollo. El Framerate, bugs y glitches hacen tedioso su juego, los popeos y desapariciones constantes dificultanUna pena que los estándares de calidad de Nintendo hayan bajado tanto, es un juego que está muy lejos de ser terminado, pero lamentablemente parece que tiene mucho potencial y la idea en sí del juego me parece bastante divertida como para haberle dedicado más esfuerzo en su desarrollo. El Framerate, bugs y glitches hacen tedioso su juego, los popeos y desapariciones constantes dificultan el pasarlo bien, y siendo 2022 y con el precio que demanda, es triste llegar al punto de que sea la gente de a pie quien tenga que rebajarse a estas explicaciones.… Expand
  94. mabritec
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    El Juego DEBERIA ser bueno y divertido, Creo que es lo que todo fanático de Pokémon ha estado esperando. Sin embargo, el juego es INACEPTABLE su calidad tecnica es deprimente, ya es hora que la Nintendo S deje de lado los juegos y lance una consola de nueva generacion, ya la calidad que da es cosa del pasado, el precio es RIDICULO este es un juego que dos recien graduados desarrollaron enEl Juego DEBERIA ser bueno y divertido, Creo que es lo que todo fanático de Pokémon ha estado esperando. Sin embargo, el juego es INACEPTABLE su calidad tecnica es deprimente, ya es hora que la Nintendo S deje de lado los juegos y lance una consola de nueva generacion, ya la calidad que da es cosa del pasado, el precio es RIDICULO este es un juego que dos recien graduados desarrollaron en un par de semanas. ¡Me siento como si me hubieran estafado!… Expand
  95. Trianta
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    **** graphics and lazy design from a small indie company. Arceus was much better whereas Scarlet and Violet felt rushed
  96. Paled
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    It's a big mess! The graphics are bad, the game is poorly rendered, and the gameplay is poor. This game was not finished as it should have been.
  97. Keimor35
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Juego incompleto lleno de bugs , la jugabilidad es lo más mejor de este título
  98. hueklopapier
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Sorry but the game is **** the game has Bugs abd the game needs more time it looks bad
  99. MATOUTOU
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    People are only bombing the reviews because its a trend to hate on new pokemon games. Listen if youre over the age of 30 and are hating the game, grow up youre no longer target demographic. Now time for the review. What this game does well its does almost perfectly, and what it lacks upon really does suck. Heres what i enjoyed: The pokemon, the free reign, the dialogue, the story, thePeople are only bombing the reviews because its a trend to hate on new pokemon games. Listen if youre over the age of 30 and are hating the game, grow up youre no longer target demographic. Now time for the review. What this game does well its does almost perfectly, and what it lacks upon really does suck. Heres what i enjoyed: The pokemon, the free reign, the dialogue, the story, the pokemon textures, and auto battles. Heres what I wish it did better: Environement textures, animation, elite four champion boss battle, catch pokemon outside of battle.… Expand
  100. carhigh
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are great Pokemon games, some of the best you can play...but that framerate though...
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  1. Positive: 56 out of 118
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  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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