Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 755 out of 3197
  2. Mixed: 290 out of 3197
  3. Negative: 2,152 out of 3197
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  1. asso21
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Ever since tge first pokemon on gameboy i wished to have an open world esperience an almost 30 years later this is what we get. Shame on game freak for even thinking this game was done. Shame on nintendo for publishing it, and shame on me for buying this crap. Do yourself a favor and ask for a refund. Money is the only language these people understand
  2. shin777
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Just return to the 2D games, games below 60 fps should be illegal right now and this one runs below 20.
    And stop making open worlds games, they are so empty and boring, nobody likes open worlds games since 2020.
    Plus all the bugs it have
  3. lks8492
    Nov 26, 2022
    2
    The frame is **** The gameplay is good. Gonna give it a 2, Game Freak shouldn't exploit the consumer like this. We pay full price for this game, and what we got was unacceptable; a half-baked game. Disgrace from the highest gross franchise.
  4. SkateWitches
    Nov 26, 2022
    2
    Easily the worst pokemon game to date, insufficient on every front, fights are embarrassingly easy, mini games are boring, crystallization is ugly and has very little impact on gameplay, exploration will physically hurt your eyes with all those low quality textures, low quality models, low quality lighting and a scary amount of pop up and lag, the story is childish, predictable and theEasily the worst pokemon game to date, insufficient on every front, fights are embarrassingly easy, mini games are boring, crystallization is ugly and has very little impact on gameplay, exploration will physically hurt your eyes with all those low quality textures, low quality models, low quality lighting and a scary amount of pop up and lag, the story is childish, predictable and the characters are all boring caricatures of actual personalities, the pokemon designs are nothing special but still a step back from the sword and shield designs generally.
    The only pros i found in this pile of garbage are the always on point character designs and the way the Pokedex functions, the rest can be thrown in the trash for all i care, don't buy this, it's not fun.    … Expand
  5. 40bandwagon
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Considering the really low quality graphics, drastic fps drops, all the bugs, my pokemon getting cloned or disappearing at random or even midbattle, this game definitely isn't worth $60 USD.
  6. Magicalgirlmomo
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Enjoy the gameplay, but for 60 dollars, it runs like butthole. There’s stuttering, lag, frame rate drops and the graphics are just not up to standard. I feel like I’m playing a DS title not a switch one.
    School setting is…interesting. The rival is adorable though, best one we’ve got in a while. If you can, wait till the price drops a bit or a major patch is released…
  7. saxboychair
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Shockingly bad graphics and technical glitches. An embarrassment this even got released
  8. jokingSammy
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    No time or effort was put into this title. Absolute hot trash. Gone are the good old days of Pokemon. Creature design is poor and as a game this doesn't even run. I've played ios games design to steal my money that play better than this. Who cares though, this game will go on and make millions, who cares about the fans?
  9. Noth413
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    So, Scarlet and violet have some major issues, the obvious one being the glitches galore that has been shown off every where on YouTube, twitter, and Instagram. It’s understandable since this game wasn’t ready to be launched and should have taken a couple more months or even all the way to next November. This would have given it enough time to fix and develop the game further than it isSo, Scarlet and violet have some major issues, the obvious one being the glitches galore that has been shown off every where on YouTube, twitter, and Instagram. It’s understandable since this game wasn’t ready to be launched and should have taken a couple more months or even all the way to next November. This would have given it enough time to fix and develop the game further than it is now but game-freak decided not to do that and it really really shows. Examples in the games are: will shut down randomly, characters will spaz out, Pokémon and people will pop in/out or glitch out, walk through battles and lose their bodies sometimes, you’ll fall out of bounds easily and that’s just some of them. Multiplayer is worse and will more likely have these things happen to the players. However, those aren’t the only issues. Graphics are not great either, low textures, low frame rates even in close distant, slow movement, and lighting/shadow pop in/out effect the gameplay. Customization is also limited, you may be able to do a lot with the face, hair, color, and certain parts of clothing but you can not change your uniform or it’s color. You only get 4 options for each season spring, summer, fall, and winter, you can not change these colors only orange if you pick scarlet and purple if you picked violet. The outfits are horrible looking and not being able to have more options or change tops and bottoms really takes you out of the game since you can’t really feel like you when restricted to these 4 outfits. Pokémon are no better, I’m sorry if I’m comparing to arceus but Pokémon don’t interact like they do in that game. In that game Pokémon would run away if you were not carful, don’t mind you around, and can be aggressive if you get to close or spot you, not to mention the way they interact with other Pokémon, people and the world around them. Scarlet and violet doesn’t make their Pokémon feel like that, they just pop in and out or in groups due to the low graphics they have been given and it’s not the system it’s game-freak let’s make that clear. They don’t intact much or show much characteristics that makes them feel like they belong. The lands are pretty barren with not much to do, the same with the towns since you can’t even go inside any bodies house which seems to be a trend now. No type of side missions or spooky lore to make the town feel alive which is just sad really. Over all this game needed more time to fix its bugs, glitches, frame rate, world interaction, online multiplayer, Pokémon interaction, graphical aspect, more expression with clothing, better towns/lands and a more thought out plan when allowing the freedom of the player roaming the world they build/created. If that means we would have to wait till next fall 2023 then I’d rather wait because it just feels rushed and a money grabbing game rather than a game I would enjoy for years to come like the gens 1 through 6. Hopefully they will fix some of these issues but it is too late for the others I have mentioned.… Expand
  10. kaioser
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. wow what a game? they failed to deliver yet again. graphics and performance issues.… Expand
  11. Meg019
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Rendimiento muy pobre, tiene ideas buenas pero queda opacado por todo lo malo que tiene, una saga tan exitosa como pokemon debería hacer muuucho más.
  12. Surfdiggins
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Garbage game, garbage website

    Horrible performance, graphics, pokemath, raid dens 0/10 wish you could rate it lower than 0
  13. vgmkyle
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    To the parents: If you have a choice for your kid between Pokémon and Sonic choose Sonic. The Pokémon game is an absolute mess, and it will no doubt disappoint any kid that opens it from under the Christmas tree.
  14. OverlordEclipse
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    The game has multiple graphic glitches, including a decent amount of fairly common ones, lags all the time, the character movement is janky sometimes, the game is overall unpolished. Id say the thing i hate most is the legendary as it looks like its upposed to be a bike, they accentuate the aspects of it to make it look like a bike, and they have him walk around on all fours. If they wereThe game has multiple graphic glitches, including a decent amount of fairly common ones, lags all the time, the character movement is janky sometimes, the game is overall unpolished. Id say the thing i hate most is the legendary as it looks like its upposed to be a bike, they accentuate the aspects of it to make it look like a bike, and they have him walk around on all fours. If they were gonna make him walk they shouldnt have accentuated the tires because they just look bad.… Expand
  15. soubivisual
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    I'm really enjoying this game. I love it! We know there is a lot to improve, but I don't care about graphics and some glitches are funnies, so, just enjoy and if you don't like it, do not buy it.
  16. Keizrel
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    I've been a Pokémon fan since I was a child, the state of this game is unacceptable, the story is constantly being interrupted by stupid NPC, an open world that hurt my eyes and also the stupid amount of resources the game spits on your face like you were a 3 year child. I can't recommend you to play this game cuz it sucks, buy any digimon if you like taming little and adorable monsters.
  17. deBoer
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Terrible gameplay, sometimes it has less than 30 fps, everything you do it's boring
  18. Theplets
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Bugmon está horrível, de fato o pior jogo da franquia. Não recomendo a compra.
  19. Mene0
    Nov 25, 2022
    5
    Pokemon Scarlet (and Violet) is a clearly unfinished product. There is a very fun game beneath all the catastrophic performance issues, ugly graphics and animations and terrible design decisions, but these are very hard to overlook. If this wasn't a pokemon game it would have been bashed to hell and back by everyone, but apparently it's just "taking steps in the right direction" despitePokemon Scarlet (and Violet) is a clearly unfinished product. There is a very fun game beneath all the catastrophic performance issues, ugly graphics and animations and terrible design decisions, but these are very hard to overlook. If this wasn't a pokemon game it would have been bashed to hell and back by everyone, but apparently it's just "taking steps in the right direction" despite being a 30+ years old franchise that makes billions of dollars. The worst part is that this will never change, given the game's absolute sales success. Gamefreak will keep pumping out terrible products and holding a series dear to many hostage to terrible development. The amateurish is display here is staggering, and it saddens me to see a good game squashed by terrible decisions.… Expand
  20. Luchojujuy
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juego incompleto. Se nota demasiado el apuro de Game Freak por sacar anualmente un juego. Cada vez le pone menos cariño a sus productos. Y avergüenza que el fandom sea tan conformista y permita estás basuras llenas de Bugs.… Expand
  21. Kreiks
    Nov 25, 2022
    6
    Si quieres jugarlo recomiendo que te esperes unos meses y ver el panorama más adelante no te dejes llevar por el hype ya que este juego esta al nivel de Cyberpunk cuando salió. Pros
    - mundo abierto
    - variedad en paisajes y mecánicas renovadas - modo multijugador hasta 4 amigos - Nuevas mecánicas para el competitivo. Contras: - El performance es penoso - El apartado técnico no cumple con    Si quieres jugarlo recomiendo que te esperes unos meses y ver el panorama más adelante no te dejes llevar por el hype ya que este juego esta al nivel de Cyberpunk cuando salió. Pros
    - mundo abierto
    - variedad en paisajes y mecánicas renovadas
    - modo multijugador hasta 4 amigos - Nuevas mecánicas para el competitivo.

    Contras:
    - El performance es penoso
    - El apartado técnico no cumple con los estándares de calidad de Nintendo.
    - Los gráficos son inferiores a títulos anteriores y mundos abiertos de franquicias tales como xenoblade o Zelda breath of the wild.    … Expand
  22. Juli85
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Basta ya de hacer el mínimo esfuerzo Nintendo,no se puede lanzar un juego así de mal técnicamente, es una estafa!
  23. Pokemon09
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    There are so many bugs in this game. Gameplay is ok to fun but grafic bugs are destroying the expierience.
  24. FreakyPhantom
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    Fun, but a buggy unfinished mess of a game, do better Gamefreak/Nintendo. I dont understand how a company so large can put out such an unfinished product?
  25. Rowdy_Cloudy
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    The entire region of Paldea is forgettable. Incredibly uninspiring adventure through a slog of bugs and technical issues. Worst game in the series by far.
  26. KyuzoOhashi
    Nov 25, 2022
    5
    While being one of the most entertaining Pokémon games in the last years, its performance is heavily underwhelming. It slows down, crashes far too many times, connectivity issues... Even the PC suffers from lag. How can you get the PC perform even worse than the PC in GBA games? For Heaven's sake.
  27. 12Pedro_Gabriel
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Seems like it's -14 FPS, terrible graphics and it keeps glitching every time. Also, being a schooler? That sucks.
  28. Mio200
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Das spiel ist eigentlich ganz in Ordnung so ne 6. Ich gebe nur so eine niedrige Bewertung um Gamefreack ein zeichen zu geben
  29. LipeFoxCPS
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Uma tremenda falta de respeito com os fãs tanto de pokémon quanto da Nintendo esse tanto de erros e bugs , a ideia de mundo aberto realmente é algo revolucionário para a franquia, mas pagar preço cheio por um jogo mal cuidado , mal polido, que não tem tradução para o meu país, e nem atores dublando, é uma tenda falta de respeito!
  30. TheRealBando
    Nov 25, 2022
    9
    Don't get why it's getting so much hate tbh, personally I've never had it crashed and I've completed it on both Scarlet and Violet.... -Great open world took some love how you can go where you want! Good roster of pokemon and a engaging story! I get it people are upset over the graphics but when have you played a pokemon game for them?
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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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