Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,152 out of 3197
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  1. Sofa1990
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Yes, the game is going in the right direction and yes, the game is quite fun and has its upsides...but still I just have to say that the game is a disgrace, a cheek and an insult to all fans.

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

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

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

    I've gotten to the point where I hate being a Pokemon fan because I spend my money on **** Because I "have to" spend my money on bad games simply because I'm a Pokemon fan. It just makes me sad.    … Expand
  2. togod
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    The comment on Metascore is ridiculous. This is the worst Pokémon game that I’ve ever seen.
  3. KazuraCollins
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    Es un juegazo, y es molesto que la gente solo le ponga mala calificación por que, está de moda odiarlo, y por quedarse en lo más superficial de gráficos o aspectos técnicos que, si bien son molestos y notorios, se pueden ignorar para disfrutar uno de los mejores Pokémon de los últimos años.
  4. VsaucciFlipFlop
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    There is NO reason for a multibillion dollar company like Nintendo to be selling a $60 product with as many issues and flaws as this game does. It is fundamentally broken in almost every single aspect. Do not purchase this game.
  5. pfz09
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Game is obviously unfinished. From a technic standpoint it leaves the player with a bad aftertaste: 3 hours of gameplay make the game drop fps like crazy and the only solution is to save and restart the game. Some textures clip with each other, sometimes even the camera. It is true that is tries to include some qol changes to the franchise that even if they are late, they are welcome.Game is obviously unfinished. From a technic standpoint it leaves the player with a bad aftertaste: 3 hours of gameplay make the game drop fps like crazy and the only solution is to save and restart the game. Some textures clip with each other, sometimes even the camera. It is true that is tries to include some qol changes to the franchise that even if they are late, they are welcome. Combat doesnt feel as rewarding as the other emtries. Id even prefere legends Arceus combat, with the pokeball throw mechanic… Expand
  6. gecko_9
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Por fin el mundo abierto real con el que todos soñabamos, divertidisimo, una Paldea llena de vida y de cosas por hacer, tres lineas de historia bien trabajada cuyas historias te tocan el corazón. El camino a seguir para la saga, perfecto.
  7. HellDiamond
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    Tolles Spiel mit viel guten Ansätzen.
    Ich habe spass daran das Spiel zu spielen.
    Jedoch für ein Spiel im Jahr 2022 hat gamefreak richtig viel falsch gemacht.
    Technusch ist es das schlechteste Pokemonspiel das ich gespielt habe. Durch all die Fehler wird das Spielerlebnis leider etwas geschwächt.
    Auch könnte die Open World liebevoller gestaltet sein.
  8. VentusAstra
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    I really want to like this game, I really do.... but I have to be honest. This game is NOT finished. It has a lot of bugs, the textures are terrible, FPS drops all the time, crashes... It really feels like Gamefreak doesn't even care at this point, they know they are going to make a lot of fast cash. I am so sorry because I really love Pokémon, but this is not it. I have to NOT recommendI really want to like this game, I really do.... but I have to be honest. This game is NOT finished. It has a lot of bugs, the textures are terrible, FPS drops all the time, crashes... It really feels like Gamefreak doesn't even care at this point, they know they are going to make a lot of fast cash. I am so sorry because I really love Pokémon, but this is not it. I have to NOT recommend this game (at least at this point), I am so disappointed, I feel like I lost my money.… Expand
  9. MIDAS3000
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    There's no excuse for a switch game to look this bad. This is a billion dollar company making worse looking games than solo developers.
    Characters and animations often move at a robotic 3fps, clipping, pop ins, stuttering, pausing between actions, ugly textures, wonky camera - and it happens non-stop. Whilst the aging Switch hardware is a limitation, there many other better looking and    There's no excuse for a switch game to look this bad. This is a billion dollar company making worse looking games than solo developers.
    Characters and animations often move at a robotic 3fps, clipping, pop ins, stuttering, pausing between actions, ugly textures, wonky camera - and it happens non-stop. Whilst the aging Switch hardware is a limitation, there many other better looking and more expansive games that run way better than this.    … Expand
  10. Splashyyy
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Two points for being a Pokémon game, other then that, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are a disgrace to fans of the franchise.

    It runs unbelievably poorly, even for Nintendo Switch`s standarts, it's buggy, the textures are washed and oftentimes just plain broken.
  11. jorbhh98
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This game is not a finished product. It lacks many things, including a constant frame ratio, not clipping out of bounds and so many things I Hope they announce an update before the doc we all know its on its Way.
  12. Raxhanto
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    honestly its a shame. the game could be really good. for a main title it has lots of new features, but unfortunately its overshadowed by massive performance issues a huge amount of bugs and glitches and a really bland looking overworld. the switch is not a powerful console, but we know how good games can look despite its hardware limitations. we can only pray that in future installments,honestly its a shame. the game could be really good. for a main title it has lots of new features, but unfortunately its overshadowed by massive performance issues a huge amount of bugs and glitches and a really bland looking overworld. the switch is not a powerful console, but we know how good games can look despite its hardware limitations. we can only pray that in future installments, pokemon company will give game freak the necessary time to make sure everything works, because this half-finished product is the biggest disappointment ever in my opinion.… Expand
  13. Stevenkls
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Leider hat sich meine Vermutung bestätigt. Ich hab das Spiel nun durchgespielt und muss leider sagen dass ich vom technischen Aspekte sehr enttäuscht bin von dem gehen. Die neuen Pokémon sind sehr cool. Die Geschichte und deren Umsetzung ist auch ziemlich akzeptabel. Was halt leider am meisten stört und das zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch das ganze Spiel ist die Grafik oder besserLeider hat sich meine Vermutung bestätigt. Ich hab das Spiel nun durchgespielt und muss leider sagen dass ich vom technischen Aspekte sehr enttäuscht bin von dem gehen. Die neuen Pokémon sind sehr cool. Die Geschichte und deren Umsetzung ist auch ziemlich akzeptabel. Was halt leider am meisten stört und das zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch das ganze Spiel ist die Grafik oder besser gesagt der ganze technische Aspekt. Bitte GameFreak nutzt euer Geld und steckt da ordentlich mal was rein es kann nicht sein dass hier so ein Spiegel raus bringt… Expand
  14. Krillu
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    It should be illegal how bad this game is. Game freak should be embarrassed
  15. Qwizard
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    This game runs like a snail on salt. At every corner there's a frame rate drop and on top of that npc's popping in every blink of the eye. Lots of what made PLA great is absent from S/V. Like free movement when in battle. Throwing pokeballs. Which makes this ane of the worst entries in the series. Only thing that has a shine of hope is the new pokemon designs. i think its time GamefreakThis game runs like a snail on salt. At every corner there's a frame rate drop and on top of that npc's popping in every blink of the eye. Lots of what made PLA great is absent from S/V. Like free movement when in battle. Throwing pokeballs. Which makes this ane of the worst entries in the series. Only thing that has a shine of hope is the new pokemon designs. i think its time Gamefreak steps away from pokemon. Do not buy this game at its current state. Hot Garbage.… Expand
  16. francisco1998kp
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    I just finished the game and this is my little review from best to worse:

    Story: 9/10 I liked how the plot was developed and how it ends. Characters were also amazing with a lot of personality. Best storytelling since Gen 5. Soundtrack/OST 9/10 This is very subjective so I just going to say that I really liked it. Open World & Design: 7/10 Real open world is such a big    I just finished the game and this is my little review from best to worse:

    Story: 9/10
    I liked how the plot was developed and how it ends. Characters were also amazing with a lot of personality. Best storytelling since Gen 5.

    Soundtrack/OST 9/10
    This is very subjective so I just going to say that I really liked it.

    Open World & Design: 7/10
    Real open world is such a big improvement from Arceus. Better interaction from pokemon in the different areas. Better design of environment. Pokemon design are good enough for me. It's a shame that gym leaders/dominants/bosses doesn't level up with you and this issue is very critical to me as a good/bad design to an RPG.

    Mechanics & Difficulty: 6/10
    Not much to say here. I just think tera did it better than dinamax but not that outstanding. Raids are better in this game. To be honest, difficulty I think it was just ok. But it's a shame some good mechanics from arceus were gone and there's no set mode.

    Gameplay and Performance: 0/10
    Sorry but all the good things this game did with everything above was destroyed by this. I mean, visual bugs, low fps rate, slow gameplay, data leak problem, bad models and textures, glitches everywhere... Everything about this is just horrible, this game needed another year... It's a big shame that this happens when we finally got a very good plot and cool innovations. Because, even with these things the game feels incomplete and unplayable for moments.

    Final score: 6/10 Average    … Expand
  17. VioletEvergan
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    As someone who has played it, everything said about it is a complete exaggeration, the technical side really isn't that bad.
    Other than that, as an RPG it's brilliant and as an open world Pokémon it's the best it's ever seen, the wide variety of playable creatures is incredible, and the fighting is more than entertaining.
  18. pharaohscat
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The graphics look awful, a game that released 20 years ago would be better than this. It's just a pure trash, a waste of money.
  19. drboneday
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. “The Most Rubbish Pokémon Game”

    1) Graphics is appalling and unacceptable. It’s surprising for such a huge franchise to accept this. 2) There are too many glitches,
    - during battles you can see your own Pokémon(differs based upon the angle of the terrain)
    - wild Pokémon keep running around between you as you battle
    - you keep falling through things 3) the world is EMPTY. Just like legends arceus. The Pokémon are too small and hidden in grass. You cannot appreciate them at all. The entire game feels like koraidon/ miraidon running through empty land 3) CITIES AND TOWNS ARE POINTLESS - you can’t enter any building, there is no point in exploring them. You can’t speak to half the people. If someone does reply you end up speaking with their Pokémon rather than them. 4) all 3 timelines are starfall street, titan challenge and the gym challenge are a joke. - all star bosses have the same animation / same car. There is literally no difference. The let’s go style beat down is pointless and brainless. - the titan challenges are absolutely bogus, there is no story behind any titan. Once again all of them have the same animation and cut scenes sequences exactly copied and pasted. You can simply run around the entire map within the first few hours destroying them.

    - the gym challenges are not scaled. Since there is no sequence you can beat them in any order. Gym challenges are bogus. The gym buildings are shallow with nothing to explore in them. 4) Clearly the line of animation / art/ vision taken right from legends arceus was incorrect. This is an unacceptable game. I have been playing since gen 1. 5) there are no puzzles / challenges / trainer battles throughout the game. You can literally run across the map. BOYCOTT POKÉMON SV. This is unacceptable!    … Expand
  20. Cru78
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Gioco palesemente fatto di fretta, tutte le dinamiche introdotte vengono rese vane dal comparto tecnico grafico che fa veramente pena. Gioco open world dove non pensi nemmeno ad un giocatore che proverà a visitare case negozi ecc, e ti ritorvi incastrato in muri invisibili. È una mancanza di rispetto verso i giocatori
  21. Gethin
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Pfff im gutted. Huge pokemon fan here. This game is half done. Full of bugs and glitches and runs like 5fps.
    It has the potential to be decent, but its far far from hitting it. Terrible blurry mess. Id avoid it and save yourself some cash. Game Freak, what the hell are you trying to kill off the franchise?
  22. Ale_XIII
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Este juego es una vergüenza, no esta ni lejos de estar acabado. Cuando nos parecía técnicamente deplorable el Pokemon Leyendas Arceus, este tiene los mismos graficos que se ven bastante mal pero encima con un rendimiento que da pena. Para que comparemos, salió hace casi 5 años el Zelda, que seguramente sea mas complicado el pokemon por el número de pokemons que animar, pero por otra parteEste juego es una vergüenza, no esta ni lejos de estar acabado. Cuando nos parecía técnicamente deplorable el Pokemon Leyendas Arceus, este tiene los mismos graficos que se ven bastante mal pero encima con un rendimiento que da pena. Para que comparemos, salió hace casi 5 años el Zelda, que seguramente sea mas complicado el pokemon por el número de pokemons que animar, pero por otra parte ya hace 5 años desde que salió un juego en switch de mundo abierto con unos gráficos y rendimientos muy buenos. Simplemente venden un juego no terminado porque saben que hay "fans" que le pondrán un 10 en cualquier sitio con su nula visión crítica y comprarán hasta el dlc.… Expand
  23. Ron3r
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    The game is fun, if you like pokémon you will enjoy the gameplay. Feeling free to choose what to do is pleasant and encourage you to explore and have control of your story. The game needs a patch fixing some errors and improving the fps which decreses sometimes.
  24. 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.
  25. samather
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This game is very enjoyable. I haven't really had any performance problems other than in handheld the framerate is a bit low. It really looks nice to me too. It is the only Pokemon game I've truly found to be joyous and beautiful. It's well worth playing. It makes every other Pokemon game seem like a tedious slog, whereas this is only fun if you play it the way it is intended to be playedThis game is very enjoyable. I haven't really had any performance problems other than in handheld the framerate is a bit low. It really looks nice to me too. It is the only Pokemon game I've truly found to be joyous and beautiful. It's well worth playing. It makes every other Pokemon game seem like a tedious slog, whereas this is only fun if you play it the way it is intended to be played (catch and train lots of Pokemon, take your time, slow down to appreciate your Pokemon, etc.) Recommend 5.6/7… Expand
  26. ffmedia
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This is a dumpster fire of a game and if you think this is acceptable probably it's because mommy and daddy are paying for the game anyways.
    Pokemon fans are a different breed, they can spent 120 bucks on both copies of the most lazy and poorly developed game on earth .
    The landscapes look like n64- gamecube era the glitches are unbelievably jarring performance is like trying to run an    This is a dumpster fire of a game and if you think this is acceptable probably it's because mommy and daddy are paying for the game anyways.
    Pokemon fans are a different breed, they can spent 120 bucks on both copies of the most lazy and poorly developed game on earth .
    The landscapes look like n64- gamecube era
    the glitches are unbelievably jarring
    performance is like trying to run an average 2020 pc game on a 98 wndows computer    … Expand
  27. Zumbie101
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Despite the attempt at an open world the game honestly is pretty bad. Not one to judge on graphics but the peformance issues are horrendous even with poor graphics for an ugly and bland open world with zero flavour. You constantly run into pop in pokemon or are charged by higher levels.

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

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

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

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

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

    I hate being negative but this game is straight up bad.    … Expand
  28. Pockeey
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Nintendo, what in the actual f... were you guys doing during the years you had to develop this unfinished, ugly disgrace of a game? Another game that was rushed and is unfinished product!

    Next stop Bugfield, Forza and Redfail
  29. pablob6
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Simplemente creo que se lo merece. Hacía mucho tiempo que no disfrutaba tanto de un juego de pokémon. ¿Que Game Freak lo podía haber hecho mejor en cuanto a gráficos? por supuesto, pero a mí personalmente no me afecta en cuanto a la experiencia de juego la verdad. Puedo entender que haya gente que le moleste el tema de los gráficos, pero sinceramente el odio que se ha generado últimamenteSimplemente creo que se lo merece. Hacía mucho tiempo que no disfrutaba tanto de un juego de pokémon. ¿Que Game Freak lo podía haber hecho mejor en cuanto a gráficos? por supuesto, pero a mí personalmente no me afecta en cuanto a la experiencia de juego la verdad. Puedo entender que haya gente que le moleste el tema de los gráficos, pero sinceramente el odio que se ha generado últimamente es completamente innecesario.… Expand
  30. IzukiKami
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    I never expected the game to run like a dream. At least the story is the best the series has ever had. I have beat the game and haven't run into a character I don't like. Seriously, play the game and you'll understand how good it is. All of these negative reviews dragging such a good game down are a shame since it just shows that these people played for maybe an hour or two and decided toI never expected the game to run like a dream. At least the story is the best the series has ever had. I have beat the game and haven't run into a character I don't like. Seriously, play the game and you'll understand how good it is. All of these negative reviews dragging such a good game down are a shame since it just shows that these people played for maybe an hour or two and decided to review bomb the game. Are there glitches? sometimes. do they break the game? I haven't run into one yet. are the graphics that bad? No. the game looks great, but people have seen so many passion projects and fan animations that they've decided that anything less is bad. Arven's story? Relatable and heartwarming. Penny's? wonderful! Nemona as a rival? The best in the series hands down. this game is a marked improvement on the series.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

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