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. zackan
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    The game in itself is fun, but is ruined by all the performance issues and the graphics, which are unacceptable for a game in 2022. I don't understand how a game coming from one of the biggest franchise in the world can be so technically bad and have so many problems.
    I can personally excuse bad graphics as long as the gameplay is fun, but in this case the gameplay is not fun because it    The game in itself is fun, but is ruined by all the performance issues and the graphics, which are unacceptable for a game in 2022. I don't understand how a game coming from one of the biggest franchise in the world can be so technically bad and have so many problems.
    I can personally excuse bad graphics as long as the gameplay is fun, but in this case the gameplay is not fun because it is ruined by all the performance issues, which makes everything feels laggy and slow.
    And on a more objective note, these graphics are totally unacceptable in 2022 for a game under the Pokémon IP.
    If no patch is announced in the next week or two, I will 100% get a refund on the games, and will never buy a new Pokémon game ever again until something is done to finally have the game Pokémon fans deserve.    … Expand
  2. Matteom00
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Questo gioco è incredibilmente brutto. Pieno di bug texture che sembrano di una console di 30 anni fa,lag continuo, pokemon imbarazzanti. Difficile fare peggio di così. 60 euro è una rapina legale
  3. TylerTiler
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Should not have been released in this state. Reused storyline with no real changes, worst new gen character designs, super laggy in areas
  4. The_Gamer_man
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Holy **** are all these "Critics" paid by nintendo? Have any of them actually played the game? Extremely disappointing game, especially when you know how good a nintendo game (like breath of the wild) can look and feel. Graphics wise, not anything different from Legends Arceus.
  5. traumaking
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are fun games bogged down by bugs and frame drops. Gamefreak has created an entertaining game but needed time to polish the game. I know that Nintendo put pressure on Gamefreak to release the game this year and because they released another game 10 months ago the bug fixes and polish on this game are abysmal. I really want to give this game a solid 7/10 butPokemon Scarlet and Violet are fun games bogged down by bugs and frame drops. Gamefreak has created an entertaining game but needed time to polish the game. I know that Nintendo put pressure on Gamefreak to release the game this year and because they released another game 10 months ago the bug fixes and polish on this game are abysmal. I really want to give this game a solid 7/10 but giving it a 0 will send a message.… Expand
  6. tecwls
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Genuinely not good enough anymore. The Gamecube games from 10+ years ago looked and ran better than this. Performance and FPS isn't everything I don't really care about that half the time, this just genuinely isn't acceptable from such a massive franchise. We wouldn't tolerate mediocrity and keep giving our money to any other company so why Game Freak? Also why strip away features thatGenuinely not good enough anymore. The Gamecube games from 10+ years ago looked and ran better than this. Performance and FPS isn't everything I don't really care about that half the time, this just genuinely isn't acceptable from such a massive franchise. We wouldn't tolerate mediocrity and keep giving our money to any other company so why Game Freak? Also why strip away features that have been in the game since its conception, it just doesn't make any sense.… Expand
  7. AzneYTB
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    the low fps issue makes me nauseous, it has become a health issue. I would like to see this game at least with acceptable fps
  8. Michu93
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Terrible FPS. For the price of this game, its not worth getting. Save your money. Their previous games were definitely worth better than this. I am disappointed. I don't want to continue playing.
  9. Sombru
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Another Gamefreak's presentation that just gives the middle finger to their entire community, proving once again they can't code, optimize, or show any kind of care or attention to their own games. As of November's 21st, 2022, the game is unplayable.
  10. Algamer3000
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    holy **** what a rubbish game, a company with as much money as gamefreak does this to me, the graphics are horrible, the game is extremely buggy, and if that wasn't enough, even after asking so much, there's still no subtitles in PT-BR, I love pokémon but I can't swallow it
  11. mrojas
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    it's not the visuals and all about graphics we're talking about. it seems the devs rushed the game for the release this year. as the company knows, every die hard fans will buy any game they release. even it's still bug fest and unpolished. xenoblade chronicles 3 is far better in terms of graphics, we know that monolith soft were talented AF. it has few bugs and drops yes. but, not thatit's not the visuals and all about graphics we're talking about. it seems the devs rushed the game for the release this year. as the company knows, every die hard fans will buy any game they release. even it's still bug fest and unpolished. xenoblade chronicles 3 is far better in terms of graphics, we know that monolith soft were talented AF. it has few bugs and drops yes. but, not that worst like pokemon S & V. there's no excuse for gamefreak and the fans who blamed the console for the outdated engine. it's like a hard to swallow pill for the fans and turning blind eye to these issues. without realizing, the quality future of Pokemon games we are talking about. gamefreak should learn from capcom. monster hunter rise and sunbreak as well as monster hunter stories 2. take note, gamefreak is a veteran game company. and pokemon is the top grossing IP/media in the world.… Expand
  12. pep34
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    it can be better
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  13. raiken22
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    - Cutting the National Dex (again) for no reason
    - Only 4 Outfits to choose from
    - Not many customization options (Yes... a few more than Sword and Shield but still not enough) - Graphical issues and glitches - Terrible Lags - FPS drops all over the place - Creepy facial expressions (also in Multiplayer. Via Internet or LAN doesn't matter) I was really hyped for the game before it    - Cutting the National Dex (again) for no reason
    - Only 4 Outfits to choose from
    - Not many customization options (Yes... a few more than Sword and Shield but still not enough)
    - Graphical issues and glitches
    - Terrible Lags
    - FPS drops all over the place
    - Creepy facial expressions (also in Multiplayer. Via Internet or LAN doesn't matter)

    I was really hyped for the game before it released. I played it on day 1 with the day 1 Patch...
    I was disappointed of the lacking customization options. Game Freak really took many steps back there. Using the same character model for female and male and can't even implement more clothing options. Uniforms? What the hell.... are you going to school in uniform? And don't tell me "But it's a japanese game and they all wear uniforms at school". Then why is everyone wearing uniforms outside of school in Scarlet and Violet??
    I played it for 2 days now and today would be the 3rd day. I don't even want to play it anymore.
    It feels like work. And a game should not feel like being work. It should be fun.

    The only thing I really enjoyed was making sandwitches with my wife. Sad for a Pokemon game, right?
    And I'm a hardcore Pokemon fan and got a copy of like almost every main series game.

    People say Sword and Shield was bad? Oh boy.... Sword and Shield are amazing in comparison to Scarled and Violet.
    BDSP? I would prefer that game over Scarlet and Violet! Game Freak should stop making Pokemon Games once and for all. They do not know how to develop games and are not willing to improve at all.

    I bought physical copies of Scarlet and Violet. They are unplayable. Once the Nintendo eShop removes Nintendo Switch support I got 2 physical games that are unplayable and no way of patching them.

    It is absolutely NO excuse to say the Nintendo Switch Hardware is limited. It is just POOR PROGRAMMING what makes these games so bad on the hardware. You can NOT blame the hardware on this! Compared to other games this is a mess.
    Upgrading to better hardware is not the solution. It's just cash grab.    … Expand
  14. terassann
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Lamentável. Ou eles lançam um patch imediatamente, ou nunca mais invisto em nada dessa empresa medíocre e desrespeitosa.
  15. ManoJoshy
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Não é pokemon é bugmon,não é possível que tenha caído tanto assim a qualidade dos jogos da nintendo,as vezes da até vergonha de ver isso.
  16. LopezeLTacos
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    The story isnt so bad, even tho the legendaries being in two exemplary IN-GAME, one from the start in bike mode is a straight NO. The bad guys team is really lame with no real story background whatsoever. The school thing is properly useless with a rival that is already at master rank?? **** please! And the graphics are SO BAD I dont even know what to say anymore... have you seen theThe story isnt so bad, even tho the legendaries being in two exemplary IN-GAME, one from the start in bike mode is a straight NO. The bad guys team is really lame with no real story background whatsoever. The school thing is properly useless with a rival that is already at master rank?? **** please! And the graphics are SO BAD I dont even know what to say anymore... have you seen the cities? And the shops? Looks line minecraft ffs!! **** disappearing and popping back at point blank range wtf?? The graphics are utterly BAD anyhow. And the pokedex itself is... what can I say? The dev team lacked inspiration, thats what it is. The game is DEAD.… Expand
  17. PTGamer
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    BROKEN ASS GAME

    This gamefreak has ruined this franchise since pokemon emerald which is for me is the best version ewer. Since then, they has only made games with pokemons with mediocre design, ugly as f*ck. Exaggerated evolutions, they have no longer creativity. Some of the pokemon designs look more like digimons than pokemons, others look like they came out of anime one piece. Stop    BROKEN ASS GAME

    This gamefreak has ruined this franchise since pokemon emerald which is for me is the best version ewer. Since then, they has only made games with pokemons with mediocre design, ugly as f*ck. Exaggerated evolutions, they have no longer creativity. Some of the pokemon designs look more like digimons than pokemons, others look like they came out of anime one piece. Stop ruining the pokemons of the old generations. Some pokemons from the pokedex should be deleted immediately just because they are so ugly and I won't even mention the names here. The combats are still in turns, which is sad. The open world of this new games are empty, visually poor and full of bugs    … Expand
  18. Rafaelfelipe
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Worst graphic and designs ever! Jogo preguiçoso, cheio de Bug, texturas horríveis, pokemons feios, jogo mal acabado. Um horror. Decepção total!
  19. Scaletta
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    What a technical desaster. I would be ashamed to sell Something so unfinished and full of bugs and glitches for 60 Euros.
  20. Pybo
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This game is a disappointment, it's glitchy asf, not that fun to play and I personally don't care about graphics but this game straight up look bad, such a mess lmao
  21. Vitoriogs
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Game Freak and Nintendo are very lazy and greedy to release such a bugged and rushed game for this huge franchise. sword and shield weren't great games already, and enough is enough. It´s time to stop pitying the most valuable game franchise in the world, and acknowledge that pokémon games are just getting worse. graphics and performance suck, and nintendo switch is perfectly able to takeGame Freak and Nintendo are very lazy and greedy to release such a bugged and rushed game for this huge franchise. sword and shield weren't great games already, and enough is enough. It´s time to stop pitying the most valuable game franchise in the world, and acknowledge that pokémon games are just getting worse. graphics and performance suck, and nintendo switch is perfectly able to take care of much better open world games. i`ve drawn my line when they ruined the diamond and pearl remakes. Won't be buying a pokémon game so soon. Took my time to write this because i loved pokémon and i wanted it to be better, so frustrating to see the quality drop in every single release.… Expand
  22. Uomobianko
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This game is not even worth 1 cent laundry nothing works horrible graphics non existent gameplay Pokemon that spawn out of nowhere
  23. 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.
  24. Inkazuma
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    El estado técnico en el que ha salido el juego al mercado es vergonzoso, se aleja mucho de los mínimos estándares del mercado y es un insulto a todos los fans de la franquicia, a todo comprador y a su propio legado.

    El juego está plagado de bugs de todo tipo, desde visuales hasta técnicos, todos apareciendo con muchísima frecuencia. Además la tasa de fotogramas por segundo es bajísima, a    El estado técnico en el que ha salido el juego al mercado es vergonzoso, se aleja mucho de los mínimos estándares del mercado y es un insulto a todos los fans de la franquicia, a todo comprador y a su propio legado.


    El juego está plagado de bugs de todo tipo, desde visuales hasta técnicos, todos apareciendo con muchísima frecuencia. Además la tasa de fotogramas por segundo es bajísima, a menudo bajando de los 15fps, y con muchos objetos y personajes de fondo moviéndose a tasas inferiores de los 5fps, incluso a veces aún estando justo al lado. A todo esto se le han de añadir múltiples errores y fallos de todo tipo; desde errores repentinos que cerrarán el juego (haciéndote perder el progreso no guardado), errores de iluminación donde prácticmente toda la pantalla aparecerá de color blanco, cegándote por completo, pasando por el que se pueda duplicar la velocidad de movimiento al conectar un segundo mando, hasta múltiples 'clipeos' por todos lados, problemas repentinos en los modelos y animación de los personajes... Y un largo etcétera que no voy a continuar, ya que solo hace falta iniciar el juego y jugar durante un rato para descubrir un puñado de errores más.


    Game Freak (o The Pokémon Company, quien esté al cargo de dar las órdenes) debe invertir mucho más en sus juegos, tanto dinero como tiempo, no es posible que una compañía con tanto patrimonio saque sus juegos en un estado tan deplorable, digno de un videojuego en sus primeras etapas de desarrollo.


    Como fan de Pokémon, y como ciudadano, espero que las asociaciones de consumidores y normativas europeas tomen cartas en el asunto y logren sancionar a The Pokémon Company por la pésima calidad técnica del título. En este estado es una estafa sin precedentes para todo comprador y una vergüenza para toda la industria y para el legado de la franquicia.    … Expand
  25. YungPerez
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Super buggy and clunky, no way that the biggest grossing franchise release a game this unpolished, even though the graphics looks okay, feels like im playing a fan game
  26. Tgp22
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Jogo travado de mais e gráficos horríveis,personagem caindo em um limbo queda de fps,sem motivo pra isso game freak
  27. Billjunior22
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    I can't believe that nintendo allowed gamefreak to release that Game as it is.

    We don't deserve this.
  28. Kurome_Kurogane
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Tal y como ha salido el juego se están riendo en la cara de la gente. Mal funcionamiento en general y bastante pobre en todos los aspectos. Va en buena dirección pero se merece un sabotaje por pensar que algo en estas condiciones es aceptable
  29. sonoresmore
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Rendering is abhorrent. Besides the graphics and glitches, the game itself sucks. It's just text.
  30. Noctis89
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un asco con tanto bug. Pero ormux no está listo para esta conversación jajaja… Expand
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  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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