Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. Ifli
    Nov 27, 2022
    2
    It's the first time I can't finish a pokemon game, and I've been playing pokemon since far away pokemon blue when I was a kid.

    I'm not talking about the bugs... they aren't the ones that make the gaming experience terrible, but rather the fact that the game doesn't make any effort to be satisfying, it exploits the love for the brand in a totally passive way without putting anything into    It's the first time I can't finish a pokemon game, and I've been playing pokemon since far away pokemon blue when I was a kid.

    I'm not talking about the bugs... they aren't the ones that make the gaming experience terrible, but rather the fact that the game doesn't make any effort to be satisfying, it exploits the love for the brand in a totally passive way without putting anything into it more to make you enjoy this adventure.

    Moreover technically and stylistically I believe without any doubt that they are the worst pokemon games in history.
    I can't find a positive aspect, 60 euros thrown away and extreme disappointment.    … Expand
  2. NotAsBigPharma
    Nov 26, 2022
    7
    On a technical level, this game's a mess. Low quality models and textures, bad LOD/pop-in, many frame-rate stutters, a good hand full of areas with persistent slow-down, weird animation jank, etc. There's also the bummer of the slowness of the battle system, with many messages for stat changes/field effects/etc. that Legends Arceus had solved. All that said, exploring the game's open worldOn a technical level, this game's a mess. Low quality models and textures, bad LOD/pop-in, many frame-rate stutters, a good hand full of areas with persistent slow-down, weird animation jank, etc. There's also the bummer of the slowness of the battle system, with many messages for stat changes/field effects/etc. that Legends Arceus had solved. All that said, exploring the game's open world and being able to tackle the three stories as I wanted, proved to be a really enjoyable experience. The game's three story paths, as well as the final "true ending" path that unlocks after finishing the first three, all combine to give Scarlet/Violet the best story of any main series Pokemon game. Granted, that's not really saying a lot, but this was the first time a Pokemon game actually elicited any emotions from me. All-in-all, despite all the technical problems, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet left me satisfied, and eager to get back to filling out the Pokedex.… Expand
  3. WesleyChen
    Jan 1, 2023
    7
    I have to say that the game's content did exceed my expectations, but the frequent frame drops and model conflicts everywhere were devastating to the experience, in addition to this there are many design flaws, which are very apparent after playing Arceus. And I don't even suspect that GameFreak is optimized for the switch at all.
    The question now is, will they update a follow-up patch    I have to say that the game's content did exceed my expectations, but the frequent frame drops and model conflicts everywhere were devastating to the experience, in addition to this there are many design flaws, which are very apparent after playing Arceus. And I don't even suspect that GameFreak is optimized for the switch at all.
    The question now is, will they update a follow-up patch for these issues, or is this half-baked product all we're going to get? And they still planning to sell DLC for this?

    Follow-up: After experiencing all the game flow, I must say that even with such number of problems, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet is still the BEST Pokemon game I have played ever.    … Expand
  4. Ho11ow
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    A fantastic game throttled by its poor performance. Hopefully post launch patches will fix this, as the game itself is top notch. Personally I could look past a lot of the issues as the game was just so much fun, but for some people the frame rate issues and occasional crashes will be too much.
  5. Hrdo
    Jul 12, 2023
    4
    Con "Pokemon Scarlatto e Violetto",Game Freak ha provato a portare una boccata d'aria fresca al franchise con la creazione del primo gioco di Pokemon Open-World.La volontà di creare un gioco del genere si riscontra già nei DLC di "Pokemon Spada e Scudo" e "Pokemon Leggende Arceus".
    Trovo che la soluzione Open-World di Pokemon come un possibile futuro della serie,come già in Leggende    Con "Pokemon Scarlatto e Violetto",Game Freak ha provato a portare una boccata d'aria fresca al franchise con la creazione del primo gioco di Pokemon Open-World.La volontà di creare un gioco del genere si riscontra già nei DLC di "Pokemon Spada e Scudo" e "Pokemon Leggende Arceus".
    Trovo che la soluzione Open-World di Pokemon come un possibile futuro della serie,come già in Leggende Arceus,trovo molto divertente girovagare per la determinata regione in "liberta".
    Passando a quello che troviamo nel gioco:
    Il mondo Pokemon non è mai stato così tanto curato negli ultimi anni...ma soltanto della teoria,la storia della regione,delle persone più influenti e dell'accademia del gioco sono curatissime e ben spiegate tra i dialoghi deli NPC e varie lezioni e libri accademici ma è accompagnato dal peggior mondo Pokemon creato al livello tecnico-grafico,graficamente al livello di Pokemon Leggende Arceus.
    Per farla breve,se stilassimo una lista dei punti positivi e negativi di Pokemon Scarlatto e Violetto otterremo:
    Punti Positivi:
    •Innovazione per il primo gioco open-world,funziona e diverte.
    •Maggiore cura delle texture,modelli e animazioni dei Pokèmon.
    •Una flora molto poco più presente e curata di LPA,ma almeno più presente.
    •Ottime spiegazioni dei personaggi,del mondo in cui ti trovi e delle varie dinamiche,spesso queste informazioni le trovi nell'accademia di riferimento che rende sensato l'esistenza di essa.
    •La Teracrystal la meccanica di questa generazione,per quanto esteticamente possa non piacere è contestualizzata bene nella regione,diverte usarla e può creare un nuovo competitivo interessante.
    •Primo gioco Pokemon con più di una storia,anche se parallele e indipendenti l'una da l'altra ma riescono ad intrecciarsi bene tra di loro.
    •Citazioni ad eventi di giochi passati che rende più reale il macro-mondo pokemon.
    •Gameplay ibrido tra Pokemon Spada e Scudo e LPA.
    •Mantentimento di alcune features di LPA e altri titoli come le cavalcature Pokemon (Presenti anche in Sole/Luna),la possibilità di cambiare le mosse del proprio pokemon a piacimento senza interruzioni o NPC di qualche tipo (Come in LPA) e la possibilità di cambiare il sopranome del pokemon dal menù pokemon (Come nei let's Go).
    •Le funzioni multigiocatore sono ok,molto meglio di Pokemon Spada e Scudo.
    •La presenza della cura automatica è un ottima aggiunta.
    •La modalità "vai a avanti" (ENG:Lets Go) è interessante e utile per farmare xp e drops dei pokemon.

    Ma ora arriviamo alla parte dolente,i punti negativi:
    •Graficamente scadente per essere un titolo tripla-A.Texture ambientali a risoluzione bassissima.
    •Il frame-rate,scarso e instabile. Il gioco spesso lagga e scatta.
    •Presenza di troppi bug,spesso solo visivi. Con la telecamera puoi attraverare i muri,le roccie e le montagne. I pokemon spesso sono conpenetrati nel pavimento o nei muri,non sempre il gioco riesce a comprendere il pavimento durante una cattura e la pokeball rimane sospesa a mezz'aria e durante "l'evoluzione dal vivo" dato se il gioco non riconosce il pavimento,dunque parte l'evoluzione standard che abbiamo visto in tutti gli altri titoli.
    •Il pokedex è uno spoiler vivente,se affronti un NPC e perdi ti registra nel Pokedex anche i pokemon che non hai visto,quando guardi il pokedex spesso si bugga e vedi i modelli di pokemon che non hai visto,la modalità "note trovate di recente" fa vedere le silhouette di vari pokemon,anche leggendari ed esclusivi (paradox compresi).
    •La modalità "stealth" è inutile,i pokemon ti vedono e ti sentono lo stesso (In LPA funzionava bene).
    •La mira spesso non funziona neache ad 1 mentro dal pokemon (Anche questa funzionava bene in LPA).
    •Si sente l'assenza di lanciare le pokeball come in LPA.
    •Personalmente i Raid li rintengo inferirori a quelli di Pokemon Spada e Scudo,il fattore tempo invece che turni è un idea stupida,ma le IA dei bot forse sono leggermente meglio.
    •Le città più piccole del normale,può essere ok,ma con 0 case interaggibili,gli shop sono menù e non stanze.
    •Spesso riesci ad attraversare alberi,cristalli dei raid e pokemon.
    •Il box lagga e non carica velocemente i modelli dei pokemon.
    •La cura automatica non riconosce le ricariche totali come items di cura e non ti permette di rianimare i pokemon.
    •Gli oggetti sembrano piazzati in maniera randomica
    •Anche se il motto di questi giochi è "esplora come vuoi",puoi farlo ma non è presente uno bilanciamento nei livelli delle palestra.Se percorri tutta la zone est di Paldea quando arriverai ad ovest con i Pokemon al lvl50 la palestra sarà al 20.
    •Extra:Primo gioco pokemon dove sento la necessità di un doppiaggio,ma manca.
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    Capisco le varie recenzioni ma non riesco a capire i voti come i 100 e gli 0,Personalmente rintengo il gioco scadente ma divertente per questo il mio voto è tra il 4 ed il 5. Preferisco dargli 4/10 per il frame rate e per i bug.    … Expand
  6. zParzic
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    This game is the greatest example of disregard for the consumer.
    One of the biggest brands in the world, one of the most profitable games, and year after year we have a limited game, full of bugs, horrible textures, totally outdated multiplayer mechanics, among other problems.
    And don't say it's a limitation of the Nintendo Switch, we have several excellent games to prove that Game    This game is the greatest example of disregard for the consumer.
    One of the biggest brands in the world, one of the most profitable games, and year after year we have a limited game, full of bugs, horrible textures, totally outdated multiplayer mechanics, among other problems.

    And don't say it's a limitation of the Nintendo Switch, we have several excellent games to prove that Game Freak's games are an insult to the public who wants to play a full game and ends up getting an alpha version instead.
    I've never regretted spending money on a game so much.    … Expand
  7. EduardoCruzA7X
    Dec 1, 2022
    1
    As fun as the game is to play, It's technical issues outweighs it's fun time by far, there are many bugs, frame rate issues, visual aberrations, etc. I honestly love pokémon since Red version, but this game is simply no worth your money, you should not buy this game until Game freak or Nintendo take action into fixing it's problems, otherwise you will just validate them continuing toAs fun as the game is to play, It's technical issues outweighs it's fun time by far, there are many bugs, frame rate issues, visual aberrations, etc. I honestly love pokémon since Red version, but this game is simply no worth your money, you should not buy this game until Game freak or Nintendo take action into fixing it's problems, otherwise you will just validate them continuing to launch unfinished games such as this. Game freak and Nintendo should be ashamed to launch a game in this state since they used to value so much the "user experience" over highly advanced graphics, the feeling we players get from this game is that it is no longer the case, and now they simply just want your money no matter the cost and will milk their biggest franchises however bad the final product is.… Expand
  8. Lordxyer
    Nov 26, 2022
    7
    Estos 2 ultimos titulos de esta gran saga hacen muchas cosas bien, nos presenta la innovacion de Pokemon leyendas Arceus y un mundo abierto muy conseguido, donde te dan ganas de perderte y recorrerlo de arriba a abajo. La premisa de que puedas ir a cualquier lugar desde el inicio es muy divertida al inicio, aunque luego te das cuenta que al fin y al cabo debes visitar los gimnasios antesEstos 2 ultimos titulos de esta gran saga hacen muchas cosas bien, nos presenta la innovacion de Pokemon leyendas Arceus y un mundo abierto muy conseguido, donde te dan ganas de perderte y recorrerlo de arriba a abajo. La premisa de que puedas ir a cualquier lugar desde el inicio es muy divertida al inicio, aunque luego te das cuenta que al fin y al cabo debes visitar los gimnasios antes que nada para que los Pokemon puedan obedecerte.
    Este juego se ve muy empañado por el tema fps, tiene muchisimas caidas y un rendimiento que te saca de la experiencia, que recalco que es magnifica, pero ver NPC'S moviendose a 3fps le resta mucho al juego.
    Ojala saquen algun parche que logre estabilizar los fps y algun bug grafico y el juego pasara de ser un 7 a un 8/9.    … Expand
  9. Spered
    Feb 28, 2023
    4
    Pokémon Scarlet isn't such a bad video game, it deserves a 4/10 in my opinion.
    Empty world, awful cities, cute Pokémon aesthetics but nothing exceptional. This is a game full of flaws, the only thing it really succeeded in are the characters, which I genuinely liked (Clavell, Arven, Larry, Penny and Team Stars).
    For them alone, I don't feel like putting less than 4.
  10. Jerem8
    Apr 11, 2023
    2
    Release such a game at this price is an insult to video games industry. Despite the good will of the story, it is impossible to rate correctly what appears to be an Alpha version...
  11. mrx199
    Nov 27, 2022
    2
    Vaff#####o a Game Freak e a Nintendo per aver prodotto un gioco così buggato e inguardabile. Sul gameplay ci siamo, ma sulla grafica manco per il c###o!!!! Vergogna!!! Sistemate il gioco subito!
  12. GabrielMZ24
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    The big problem with SV is clearly the graphics and the endless amount of bugs present in the games. This being a big problem, for a true Pokémon fan the game has many positive aspects. The story is entertaining and the three paths are well interrelated with each other at the end, plus we can consider that it is the first time that there is no real evil in the game. The Pokémon designs areThe big problem with SV is clearly the graphics and the endless amount of bugs present in the games. This being a big problem, for a true Pokémon fan the game has many positive aspects. The story is entertaining and the three paths are well interrelated with each other at the end, plus we can consider that it is the first time that there is no real evil in the game. The Pokémon designs are generally very pretty, especially Scarlet's paradox. Lastly, even though the graphics are terrible, the game map design is relatively good. The only problem is that it is often too empty. In short, the game's graphical and performance problems are unacceptable, but Game Freak still knows how to entertain from the point of view of the story and the designs of the Pokémon. For me a 6 is more than fair, but these problems cannot be repeated in the future.… Expand
  13. Spicytuna16
    Nov 27, 2022
    1
    Insane how Nintendo fans will defend unoptimized and literally broken Pokemon games when you can play Doom Eternal, Witcher 3, No Man's Sky, and Nitro Automata NATIVELY ON THE SYSTEM AND THEY RUN BETTER THAN SCARLET/VIOLET WHICH IS A SWITCH EXCLUSIVE LMAO. This is something they could’ve easily fixed but they don’t care plus there’s tons missing from the game. This is objectively the worstInsane how Nintendo fans will defend unoptimized and literally broken Pokemon games when you can play Doom Eternal, Witcher 3, No Man's Sky, and Nitro Automata NATIVELY ON THE SYSTEM AND THEY RUN BETTER THAN SCARLET/VIOLET WHICH IS A SWITCH EXCLUSIVE LMAO. This is something they could’ve easily fixed but they don’t care plus there’s tons missing from the game. This is objectively the worst Pokémon game with all the lacking content like no battle tower, tms going back to one time usage, smallest pokedex we’ve ever had, game being the slowest Pokémon game to date etc, but they have no incentive to make them better because there will always be people that defend what bare bones they put out no matter what.… Expand
  14. Burnzey
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    When I first learned of the game, I heard that there was a co-op mode. I bought both versions so my daughter and I could play together even when I fly out to work.

    They really need in markers on your screen to show your party members location and minimap instead of opening the map with Y (which takes a while to load currently). I quite enjoyed Legends Arceus where you could select your    When I first learned of the game, I heard that there was a co-op mode. I bought both versions so my daughter and I could play together even when I fly out to work.

    They really need in markers on your screen to show your party members location and minimap instead of opening the map with Y (which takes a while to load currently). I quite enjoyed Legends Arceus where you could select your first pokemon on a whim to battle. In this version, you have to open your bags to swap around your line up which just ruins the flow of gameplay. You can customize your character with different hairstyles and facial features which is nice, but apparently you're stuck wearing 4 different versions of your school uniform which is disappointing. Character models at a distance have reduced frame rate, so their movement is quite clunky - though this is a rendering issue due to the hardware limitations of the switch.

    Gameplay it's the rock paper scissors, so nothing new in that regard.

    Seems to have a lot of content. I havnt encountered any game breaking bugs, though my daughter had her character lose its face and was walking around with eyeballs and exposed teeth which was humorous but creepy.

    I'm hoping some software updates will improve the game to players expectations.    … Expand
  15. The_real_King
    Nov 27, 2022
    1
    Gives me Cyberpunk vibes. Performance is bad and many bugs. In my opinion the worst Pokemon game.
  16. Jonathanavarro
    Nov 27, 2022
    1
    Bugs and glitches grotescos. O jogo obviamente não estava finalizado. Sombras, texturas, tudo horrível. Um passo maior na direção do que deveria ser, mas totalmente errado e inacabado .
  17. TREMbalaSuicida
    Nov 27, 2022
    1
    I've been a fan of the pokémon franchise since I was a child, but it's impossible to accept the terrible service that the company is giving us! A huge amount of bugs and glitches, constantly dropping frames, extremely expensive games and on top of that to enjoy 100% of the game we always have to buy both versions that are released simultaneously,bad customer service pretending that theI've been a fan of the pokémon franchise since I was a child, but it's impossible to accept the terrible service that the company is giving us! A huge amount of bugs and glitches, constantly dropping frames, extremely expensive games and on top of that to enjoy 100% of the game we always have to buy both versions that are released simultaneously,bad customer service pretending that the problems we report do not exist and other negligence with the fans, in addition to other problems with the company that is extremely strict with copyright, and can even sue fans for using digital arts or even game soundtracks. Honestly a disappointment with the company, this game is not even worth half of its value and here I leave my note of repudiation.… Expand
  18. LINK_____
    Nov 27, 2022
    5
    I like how it finally feels like an open world game but the amount bugs is absolutely horrendous and the graphical issues are terrible. It would be a 100/100 game if it were to be a Wii game form 2007 but for todays standards its an insult to the community.
  19. Zeldacrafter
    Nov 28, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s a very fun game, and I love being able to explore all the cool areas right off the bat, but accidentally walking into some gym and realizing it’s level 40 with your level 10 Pokémon really doesn’t feel good, and the game doesn’t progress with you, so you need to follow a path that isn’t there to really enjoy it, if you look up a guide on the order of the gyms it’s fun though.… Expand
  20. Dyron
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    Great ideia, but... A lot of bugs and the performance is so bad that it completely ruins what otherwise could have been the best Pokemon game all time.
  21. Porkus
    Nov 27, 2022
    3
    L'idée de faire un open world était bonne mais ... c'est tout en fait ça s'arrête là.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    In all seriousness: Don't buy this game now. It's full of bugs and glitches and 60€/$ is way too much to ask for this experience. Wait until the next SALE in a few months, when it's patched, and then make your own opinion on this piece of crap.    … Expand
  23. BQert
    Nov 28, 2022
    6
    There are a lot of good things about this game, but a lot of design choices as well hindering the games massively.

    The world is vast, it's an actual open world game with three interesting stories to follow. The main characters of these stories are great, but everything around it kind of falls flat. The gym leaders are quite bland, the titans could've had a larger impact on the    There are a lot of good things about this game, but a lot of design choices as well hindering the games massively.

    The world is vast, it's an actual open world game with three interesting stories to follow. The main characters of these stories are great, but everything around it kind of falls flat. The gym leaders are quite bland, the titans could've had a larger impact on the surroundings. Team Star is great, although the minigames of clearing out a base get repetitive and the final battle is quite boring too. The new Pokedex is great, a lot better than previous generations.

    Roaming around has never been so fun while searching for new Pokemon in their natural habitat. The game is rewarding people to go around and catch as many Pokemon as you can, and filling up the Pokedex is a lot of fun.

    Spoken about habitats, that's where the biggest downside of the games lies. The world is ugly. The graphics are on par with Colosseum and XD:GoD, the nature is empty and exploration doesn't really get rewarded with secrets or anything. The cities are bland and forgetful. The game runs horribly too, there is not a minute where I don't dip below 15FPS or some graphical glitch occurs. I've had the game crash on me twice, losing some hours of progress the first time as I turned auto-save off... Lesson learned.

    Overall, it's a great direction the new Pokemon games go in. The open world aspect of exploration is incredible, and pokemon is the perfect IP to combine this with. But a big as a company TPC is, the game should not be this bad graphically and performance wise. The core of pokemon is still there, but the soul that made the other games so much fun is kinda getting lost in trying to make the 3D open world a possibility.

    Story: 8/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Graphics: 3/10
    Performace: 3/10
    Fun: 8/10    … Expand
  24. KenjiTheMan
    Nov 28, 2022
    4
    This game is a blast to play! But i just think it's stupid that when trading back pokemon to the original owner the pokemon will still disobey you. Me and a friend traded Armarouge and Ceruledge for the pokedex, but when trading it back I started getting disobeyed by a pokemon i have a max bond with. This might not be a huge problem for some people but I like to over level my pokemon, likeThis game is a blast to play! But i just think it's stupid that when trading back pokemon to the original owner the pokemon will still disobey you. Me and a friend traded Armarouge and Ceruledge for the pokedex, but when trading it back I started getting disobeyed by a pokemon i have a max bond with. This might not be a huge problem for some people but I like to over level my pokemon, like a lot. By the time I was at the third gym (with level 20-25 pokemon I'm pretty sure) my Quaxly was at its final evolution just as an example of hiw much I over level. I don't know know how to but can someone appeal this to Gamefreak or Nintendo about this.… Expand
  25. conorp137
    Nov 29, 2022
    1
    Despite being a 4 billion dollar company, the quality of Violet and Scarlet is bad. Bad performance, bugs and glitches, and honestly, it's clear that Nintendo and Gamefreak care solely about profit at this point, not about making an enjoyable game. If Breath of the Wild was possible on the Switch 5 years ago, then why do we pay for a game like this? Improve Pokemon, Nintendo and Gamefreak,Despite being a 4 billion dollar company, the quality of Violet and Scarlet is bad. Bad performance, bugs and glitches, and honestly, it's clear that Nintendo and Gamefreak care solely about profit at this point, not about making an enjoyable game. If Breath of the Wild was possible on the Switch 5 years ago, then why do we pay for a game like this? Improve Pokemon, Nintendo and Gamefreak, and surely the ratings will go up.… Expand
  26. november_
    Nov 29, 2022
    4
    I love the Pokémon designs, the plot is a bit better than average and I had fun in the first week but... The game feels empty. Towns are just placeholders, the lags and the bugs are just too uncomfortable... The Pokemon Company needs to let GF rest and then help them with external developing companies and also they need to stop releasing 2 games every year! I'm a Pokemon fan and I'mI love the Pokémon designs, the plot is a bit better than average and I had fun in the first week but... The game feels empty. Towns are just placeholders, the lags and the bugs are just too uncomfortable... The Pokemon Company needs to let GF rest and then help them with external developing companies and also they need to stop releasing 2 games every year! I'm a Pokemon fan and I'm criticizing out of love for the series, not hate.i hope tpc will understand… Expand
  27. pommidoroumami
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    This game has an awful art style. It’s not mandatory for me drop a game without bugs and problem, but this is unaccettable.

    The Monster design is sufficient.
  28. Leam_Realisator
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. + Good Level Design, we take a lot of pleasure to explore, a big congratulations to Game Freak on this point, I was surprised.

    + Controls are much better managed than in Legends Arceus

    + Lots of new Pokemon

    + Good Lore and Climax well managed overall, BUT..

    The negative points :

    - Very very cringe characters. Apart from Pepper, they are all far too enthusiastic and positive, it lacks finesse in writing

    - The Climax remains once again far too much on the surface

    - No VS Recorder, no 60 Min Timer. It's Pitiful.

    - Very few building interiors are modeled, so cities aren't much use. Many NPCs don't have lines of dialogue, either.

    - Disastrous Technique

    - Non-existent post game

    - The game lacks identity in general, there are too many incompatible mechanics, because too little depth. MMO? RPG? We don't really know where we're going

    - No Level Scaling

    - A Disappointing League that cannot be replayed

    - Go back for online

    Some Neutral Points, which will share a lot of people:

    * The Music is very different from the direction of the series. This is the first Pokémon game where I wanted to turn off the sound and put my playlist. They are not very melodious, the game feels like a Discotheque

    * Cel Shading is missing, the game takes on a very realistic DA, moving even further away from Sugimori's Artworks, which brings out technical flaws, much to our displeasure.

    *Some Pokémon names sound really simplistic.

    Assessment:

    Don't just dwell on the technical issues, there are a lot of other issues in the game and they really haven't come to light enough in my opinion.    … Expand
  29. AkaHell
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    Unpolished game, many bugs and annoing graphic issues. Gamefreak should re-do all the game, now looks like an alpha.
  30. jolio_kujo
    Nov 29, 2022
    1
    Please create a normal game, lags anywhere, horrible animations, the only reason i suggest to buy it is for the competitive
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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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