Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. 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.
  2. Its7empest
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    I don't know where all the complaints about bugs come from. Seems mostly fine to me, just a few minor bugs but I have had nothing but fun playing it.
  3. TheFoxK
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    With Sword and Shield it was obvious they were experimenting, with Arceus it was obvious they learned a lot of lessons and implemented them, and it’s obvious they continue to do so. This is the best Pokémon game in history. It is unfortunate that the graphical issues cast a shadow over this great game.
  4. Rusty98
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Great game, i feel like it has the most story from a pokemon game by far. A large improvement from gen 8
  5. Ddydonphan
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Yes they will fix all in the next game, as always. For now this game is still awesome!
  6. Raikage46
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    After seeing the first trailer at the beginning of the year I decided to not look at any more info, trailers or gameplay and I managed; I went into the game completely blind. I wasn't even fully sure if it's really open world but it is and it is amazing. Especially the landscapes at the beginning look beautiful. So much that I kept thinking "I can't believe this is really Pokémon".
    So far    After seeing the first trailer at the beginning of the year I decided to not look at any more info, trailers or gameplay and I managed; I went into the game completely blind. I wasn't even fully sure if it's really open world but it is and it is amazing. Especially the landscapes at the beginning look beautiful. So much that I kept thinking "I can't believe this is really Pokémon".
    So far I put around 26 hours into the game, so I think I already got a pretty good idea of what is good and what not so much:

    -the game stutters often times. It definitely has fps issues but considering this is Game Freak's first attempt at a full open world game and also considering that this is running on the Switch, which now uses over five year old hardware, I think that was pretty much to be expected. I'd fully get if people consider this a huge issue, but as someone who has never been used to 60+ fps in games, I can accept it.

    -anti aliasing. I don't know if the game has any. This is especially noticable in towns (on buildings). Again, this might be due to GF not yet knowing how to opimize properly + the Switch' old hardware. I don't really notice it much in the wild though.

    -lack of outfits. There are a LOT of gloves, shoes, hats, socks, backpacks, even phone cases BUT there are only four sets of shirt+pants combinations. And they are all school uniforms. I'm playing Scarlet, so I am "stuck" with orange pants... If we are already forced to wear a school uniform, I'd wish if we could at least change a little more about it... have differently colored jackets for example. Maybe also skirts.

    -the camera. this is an issue I only found in wild battles where you can move the camera freely (in others the camera moves normally like in Sw/Sh). It seems it is focused on a point between the two battling Pokémon, which in theory sounds ok and for most of the game actually also works really well but... if you have a rather big Pokémon or one that is flying, you might not even be able to see it at all. I keep finding myself trying to adjust the camera to somehow get both Pokémon onto the screen, with mixed results. I think depending on the position/size of the battling Pokémon the camera should be zoomed out a bit. Or they should just let us zoom on our own (like how it's done in Xenoblade for example).

    +open world. I'm not that much of a fan of open worlds anymore, but Pokémon is definitely the type of game where it seems like a good idea. Being able to just go anywhere, seeing towns in the distance... it's wonderful.

    +buddies. we can let one of our Pokébuddies run around with us. They even pick up items for us. Definitely a feature I'd like to see in all future games!

    +customization. We can change our clothes, hair, hair color, eye shape, eyebrows, mouth. The hair even uses physics and it looks really good. Again, I wish we'd have more top+pant combinations but I can imagine we might get Something more in the future per dlc.

    +your own path. Once you are done with the beginning of the game, you are pretty much being told that you can now go and do whatever you want. It reminds me a bit of BOTW. The game does however give you three paths you can follow: you can challenge the gyms, help this guy to find special herbs (which is helpful and probably necessary if you want to explore the whole map) or help this one secret npc to crush Team Star. You can do the gyms and the other things in any order you want. So you have lots of freedom and can decide on your own how your journey is supposed to go.

    +design. most of the region is very sunny, bright and colorful. This, the decorations you can see at different places, the town designs and even the music all have a distinct Spanish feel to them and it feels good.

    +scale. actually being able to walk through properly scaled towns is incredible. Something I always wanted in a Pokémon game. With the first big town I thought "no way we can walk through the whole town" but man was I wrong. It's really huge. I remember my dissapointment in Sw/Sh' final town (the one with the Ferris Wheel)...

    +sandwich propaganda. This game fuels my desire to make a really good sandwhich... You can buy LOTS of ingredients, make sandwhiches according to recipes or go freestyle. Different sandwiches give different buffs (like increasing your catch rate or the chance to encounter shinies)

    Personally I'm enjoying the game a LOT, I can't stop playing. It's being pulled down mostly by technical limitations but if you can live with that and if you love Pokémon, I'm sure you'll love these games too.

    I have more good things to say but I reached the character limit... :,D    … Expand
  7. Alffheim
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Gran juego creo que renovar la saga es su mejor virtud, por otro lado creo que el odio de las personas están evitando que el juego pueda alcanzar su potencial eso y sus comentarios de que quieren su rembolso
  8. Brenduke
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    Performance & graphics issues aside, this is the most fun pokemon has ever been. If you are a pokemon fan and can look past the occasional graphical issue you will fall in love with paldea
  9. Nmaster14
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    So so funny when you play with friends and it is very addictive.
    The story is interesting and have a lot of things to do in the game and the world is so extensive
  10. LuigiCuau
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    PUDO SER EL MEJOR DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.

    Desde PKM Sun and Moon no tenía tanto hype por un juego de PKM, y bien la espera valió mucho la pena pero a que precio? No se puede negar el bajo rendimiento, pero llevo 35 horas de juego y de momento no me han salido los famosos bugs que están en internet, que, casualmente son los mismo 3, el único bug que he visto es el de la pokeball que se    PUDO SER EL MEJOR DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.

    Desde PKM Sun and Moon no tenía tanto hype por un juego de PKM, y bien la espera valió mucho la pena pero a que precio? No se puede negar el bajo rendimiento, pero llevo 35 horas de juego y de momento no me han salido los famosos bugs que están en internet, que, casualmente son los mismo 3, el único bug que he visto es el de la pokeball que se queda en el aire cuando intentas capturar uno, pero nada que afecte el juego, mucho menos la partida, por tal motivo no me quejo de los bugs y el bajo rendimiento no hace que mi partida sea injugable, mucho menos los gráficos pues desde los trailers nos mostraron los gráficos del juego.

    El juego lo estoy disfrutando como niño, si bien las cosas malas que tanto se hablan estuvieran bien (poping, rendimiento, sombras y bugs) el juego sin duda sería de 9.5, y la única razón por la que no le doy un 10 es por temas más importantes para mi dentro del juego que de lo que se queja la gente pues reitero, a mi no me han salido.

    LO MALO: en PKM Sword me atyrebo a decir que tiene la mejor customisación de todos los juegos de PKM con la mejor ropa, peinados y más con los que se inluyen en el DLC, por desgracia esta horrible hacer tu personaje en Scarlet, peinados horribles y estás limitado a 4 malditos uniformes, desconozco si te puedes quitar el uniforme terminando el juego, pero de momento no se puede y es molesto pues en Sword puedo decir que el personaje que es un avatar de tí, pude hacer el avatar que se parece más a mi y aquí simplemente no siento esa conexión con el personaje, otro punto negativo es el mapa para ver la localización de un PKM, el nuevo menú es más tedioso, teníamos muchos avances en Arceus y aquí regresamos 2 pasos atrás, espero se corrija y se mejore para futuros juegos.

    Urge que se tenga una junta con The Pokemon Company, Game Freak y Nintendo y que se quede en no sacar un juego por año pues las consecuencias aquí están, si el juego le hubieran dado 8 meses más, no dudo que el juego hubiera salido bien en cuanto al tema de rendimiento y bugs, aún así el juego es de los mejores, tiene tantas cosas que hacer, un grand OST, los temas de la ciudad de la líder de tipo eléctrico o de tipo agua son temas épicos, los PKM ya respetan sus tamaños, los personajes por fin tienen más carisma y son de tu agrado en general y los nuevos PKM puedo darles en general un 8 de 10 en diseños, las ciudades son increíbles y los lugares, una enorme diferencia con Arceus y sobre todo con Sword, puedo decir que Paldea es la mejor región de todas.

    En conclusión, Pokémon da muchos pasos con grandes ideas, primer mundo abierto y mejoras, pero los problemas técnicos le están afectado mucho, tiene todo el dinero para contratar a la gente correcta y que corrigan esos errores que esperemos se puedan hacer en parches.    … Expand
  11. Blackbelt2018
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Definitely needs work but by all means doesn’t deserve a 0. Game freak should start listening to their audience and do better. I’m only giving this score to balance out all the zeroes. It’s still a fun game but it has a ton of technical problems that need to be fixed. Graphics are complete crap and it blows my mind that we’ve actually gone back in time to the N64 days with this game. If IDefinitely needs work but by all means doesn’t deserve a 0. Game freak should start listening to their audience and do better. I’m only giving this score to balance out all the zeroes. It’s still a fun game but it has a ton of technical problems that need to be fixed. Graphics are complete crap and it blows my mind that we’ve actually gone back in time to the N64 days with this game. If I had to give it an actual score, I’d give it a 6.5, maybe a 7. But if it continues in this direction, I will sadly have to say goodbye to the franchise and just remember it for what it once was.… Expand
  12. Jennyjewels
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    Pretty good and refreshing for a pokemon game. Open world and multiple storylines makes this game pretty fresh. While you're not looking for a new pokemon to catch you can fight a giant beast, take out a enemy camp or make a sandwich! This game does have its downsides the frame rate is lacking and the graphics are behind but at its core it is a fun new take on pokemon much improved uponPretty good and refreshing for a pokemon game. Open world and multiple storylines makes this game pretty fresh. While you're not looking for a new pokemon to catch you can fight a giant beast, take out a enemy camp or make a sandwich! This game does have its downsides the frame rate is lacking and the graphics are behind but at its core it is a fun new take on pokemon much improved upon since pokemon legends.… Expand
  13. AlexSantoss
    Nov 22, 2022
    9
    There are some performance issues, yes! But the game itself is a really good entry into the Pokemon series, I’d even say the best, even with the few performance issues. Should it be fixed? YEA! But what we have now is nowhere near as bad as everyone is making it out to be! Even the professional gamers here on Metacritic have give these games quite a good score. Many of the people hereThere are some performance issues, yes! But the game itself is a really good entry into the Pokemon series, I’d even say the best, even with the few performance issues. Should it be fixed? YEA! But what we have now is nowhere near as bad as everyone is making it out to be! Even the professional gamers here on Metacritic have give these games quite a good score. Many of the people here giving these a bad score have played a few minutes up to 2 hours, read other bad comments or watched reviews on Youtube without playing the game. Play through the whole game and you’ll enjoy it even with some technical issues. It’s definitely a must buy and play!… Expand
  14. thihaaungkyaw
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Even though it has performance issues, everything else is a step up from previous entries in the series.
  15. GabroDwitt
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    Besides the laggy interface I'm really enjoying the game so far. I haven't experience any bugs or glitches.
  16. Pixx01
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    Technically many issues, but still a lot of fun nonetheless. My experience, even with some of the visual and performance issues, is better than the last 2 gens together so that's a W for me. Still wished GameFreak could get the time to develop a finished game, but the hate is a bit too strong in my opinion.
  17. PoCra
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    I have a few hours in the game now and have to say that the game is really fun so far. I can't understand a lot of the bad reviews with 0 points. I'm not talking about the bad reviews in general, but you can tell a lot of them are just complaining because everyone is, or because Pokémon is the biggest media franchise in the world. But many forget that most of the money was made not fromI have a few hours in the game now and have to say that the game is really fun so far. I can't understand a lot of the bad reviews with 0 points. I'm not talking about the bad reviews in general, but you can tell a lot of them are just complaining because everyone is, or because Pokémon is the biggest media franchise in the world. But many forget that most of the money was made not from the games, but from merchandising. Merchandise accounts for more than three times as much of the revenue as the video games. The graphics aren't the prettiest of all the games, but I still think they're pretty good, even if there are muddy textures more often. The game's biggest problem in terms of graphics is that everything farther away is rendered, but everything close by looks pretty good for a Pokémon game. Compared to Legends Arceus, this is a step-up. Performance is more of a complaint. The FPS fluctuates almost all the time. The game really has problems maintaining the 30fps. Personally, though, this hasn't really bothered me so far. Except in the classroom, which was really sad. Because even though the students were all in the foreground, and you could see them well, they moved at 5 fps. But I can overlook that as long as the game is fun, and it is, and it's nice that Gamefreak is doing something new.… Expand
  18. 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
  19. WesthePretzel
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    This game is being unfairly review bombed. It is by far one of the most fun experiences I have had with a Pokémon game in a long time. They made lots of quality of life improvements, they’ve broken the mold in so many areas, the freedom to explore is wonderful, the amount of things to do besides just gym battles is a welcome addition. Honestly a really fun game. It’s a shame it’s gettingThis game is being unfairly review bombed. It is by far one of the most fun experiences I have had with a Pokémon game in a long time. They made lots of quality of life improvements, they’ve broken the mold in so many areas, the freedom to explore is wonderful, the amount of things to do besides just gym battles is a welcome addition. Honestly a really fun game. It’s a shame it’s getting such bad reviews because this will only push Gamefreak to make games like past Pokémon games and they will never try to innovate again.… Expand
  20. Pymloll
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Extremely fun. Probably the most fun an open world game or a pokemon game will ever be. The open world is awesome, there is always more to explore to find new pokemon, items or secret areas. The new pokemon are awesome, every design looks great, even though not every new design is prefect. The stories are fun but pretty bare bones. But the fact that there are three of them helps the gameExtremely fun. Probably the most fun an open world game or a pokemon game will ever be. The open world is awesome, there is always more to explore to find new pokemon, items or secret areas. The new pokemon are awesome, every design looks great, even though not every new design is prefect. The stories are fun but pretty bare bones. But the fact that there are three of them helps the game feel more diverse from time to time, and thre is always the option to just not do story things and have fun exploring the vast world. There ars framerate issues but the game is so fun you're probably not even going to notice them. I could talk about why this game is incredible even more, but I think I've said enough. I'll only add that the Coop mode is the best single thing ever in a pokemon game. If you want to review the game, you HAVE to at least try it with some close friends, it basically makes the game twice as good.… Expand
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. Ignacius12
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    No se merece un 10 ni de lejos, pero tampoco un 0 y así nivelo la nota general
  24. Ordep29
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    Me gustó, es totalmente diferente a juegos anteriores, el mundo abierto te da demasiado juego sin necesidad de hacer gym u otros objetivos que te pone el juego aún que tiene unos fallos de fps y calidad
  25. CatExus
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    Es un juego muy disfrutable, tiene algunos bugs , pero en mi experiencia personal no he tenido que liadiar con ningun bug
  26. BILILIUJR
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    Jogo muito bom,a franquia segue tentando adicionar inovacoes a cada game sem tirar a essencia do classico,so falta dar uma melhorada no mundo aberto mas aos poucos chegaremos la, vale a pe'a investir uma graana nele, horas de diversao pra completar 100%
  27. 7Vatey
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    There are plenty of people bashing these games for their performance and technical issues, but most of the reviews here are just blatantly unfair. While the games aren't quite as pretty as Breath of the Wild or Monster Hunter Rise, the visuals and performance aren't nearly as bad as people are making them out to be. Now let's move on to the actual gameplay.

    These are by far the most    There are plenty of people bashing these games for their performance and technical issues, but most of the reviews here are just blatantly unfair. While the games aren't quite as pretty as Breath of the Wild or Monster Hunter Rise, the visuals and performance aren't nearly as bad as people are making them out to be. Now let's move on to the actual gameplay.

    These are by far the most engaging and in-depth Pokemon games since Black and White. There isn't a lot of hand-holding, and you are free to go where you choose after the tutorial, which only took me about an hour the first time around.

    The world is quite big, with a huge variety of Pokemon early on. There are always a lot of different things to do. You can collect Pokemon, attend classes and do the school stuff, battle gyms, or chase down the titans or team star. You can also explore and battle trainers. The main story playthrough time is quite long compared to previous Pokemon games, and if you don't use any guides, there are definitely a lot of unique evolutions and challenges along the way that will be difficult to figure out.

    I honestly feel kind of bad for all the people who can't look past some minor technical issues because they are missing out on a fantastic addition to the Pokemon franchise. Also, Game Freak has already acknowledged that many of the issues are due to a memory leak, so there will likely be a patch that fixes the issues very soon.    … Expand
  28. AntonioGP
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    The best pokemon game for the Nintendo switch for me. I have played more than 16 hours at the moment. Its an open world where you can easily lose, but theres a lot of places an pokemon to see. You can choose your own path and There's more than one way to follow the history. The only reason why I don't give it a 10 is because of the way the npcs walk in the distance. and smallThe best pokemon game for the Nintendo switch for me. I have played more than 16 hours at the moment. Its an open world where you can easily lose, but theres a lot of places an pokemon to see. You can choose your own path and There's more than one way to follow the history. The only reason why I don't give it a 10 is because of the way the npcs walk in the distance. and small frame drops that in my opinion are irrelevant. On Saturday I lost track of time playing it.… Expand
  29. Leonardo007
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    It's very fun also technically is a trash in performance and graphics can be a lot better but I fan a pokémon this is why my rating
  30. shawn_wolf05
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    Es un gran juego de la saga, muy disfrutable, un gran diseño de mapa, Pokémon muy variados y un mundo muy vivo, hermosas ciudades y personajes carismáticos. Pero, tiene un gran fallo y es la caída de FPS, bugs y glitches, fallos de rendimiento y las horribles texturas.
    Le pongo un 8 porque a pesar del apartado visual, es un juego muy disfrutable y completo con buena historia y hermoso    Es un gran juego de la saga, muy disfrutable, un gran diseño de mapa, Pokémon muy variados y un mundo muy vivo, hermosas ciudades y personajes carismáticos. Pero, tiene un gran fallo y es la caída de FPS, bugs y glitches, fallos de rendimiento y las horribles texturas.
    Le pongo un 8 porque a pesar del apartado visual, es un juego muy disfrutable y completo con buena historia y hermoso mundo
    Espero que la gente no sea tan hater del juego    … Expand
  31. shiondelibra
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Great game, even with the criticism, I finished the game and found no "bug".
    Compared to other "Eld.. Rin.." games, it's more than perfect. It needs to improve,..yes...but it's on the right path.
  32. BaroqueAsAJoke
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    This is the best Pokémon game yet. People are complaining about performance issues but clearly haven’t lived through the previous generations of Pokémon. I’ve played since red/blue on a grayscale game boy. This is a massive open world Pokémon rpg with tons of things to do, it’s really unrivaled, it’s even better than Arceus. Give a chance and decide for yourselves. Some slowdowns areThis is the best Pokémon game yet. People are complaining about performance issues but clearly haven’t lived through the previous generations of Pokémon. I’ve played since red/blue on a grayscale game boy. This is a massive open world Pokémon rpg with tons of things to do, it’s really unrivaled, it’s even better than Arceus. Give a chance and decide for yourselves. Some slowdowns are totally manageable and there’s an amazing game behind that.… Expand
  33. MATOUTOU
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    People are only bombing the reviews because its a trend to hate on new pokemon games. Listen if youre over the age of 30 and are hating the game, grow up youre no longer target demographic. Now time for the review. What this game does well its does almost perfectly, and what it lacks upon really does suck. Heres what i enjoyed: The pokemon, the free reign, the dialogue, the story, thePeople are only bombing the reviews because its a trend to hate on new pokemon games. Listen if youre over the age of 30 and are hating the game, grow up youre no longer target demographic. Now time for the review. What this game does well its does almost perfectly, and what it lacks upon really does suck. Heres what i enjoyed: The pokemon, the free reign, the dialogue, the story, the pokemon textures, and auto battles. Heres what I wish it did better: Environement textures, animation, elite four champion boss battle, catch pokemon outside of battle.… Expand
  34. RedSpruce
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    **** eveyone reveiw bombing this. 10 out of spite & bc it's actually a really good game. sure you glitch into store fronts if you run at them too fast sometimes but that's just funny. and yeah, the lack of level scaling is weird but again, it's funny that i got to beat a titan with pokemon like 20 levels lower then it because meowscarada's signature move is brokenly over powered.
    "It'S    **** eveyone reveiw bombing this. 10 out of spite & bc it's actually a really good game. sure you glitch into store fronts if you run at them too fast sometimes but that's just funny. and yeah, the lack of level scaling is weird but again, it's funny that i got to beat a titan with pokemon like 20 levels lower then it because meowscarada's signature move is brokenly over powered.
    "It'S gOt BaD gRaPhIcS!!"
    who gives a **** about graphics. genuinely name me one person who thinks hyper realism with no flaws is better then funny cartoon style.
    "YoU cAn'T cHaNgE oUt Of ThE sChOoL uNiFoRm!!!"
    it makes sense with the story of being a SCHOOL STUDENT out on what is, essentially, an extra curricular activity/ excursion
    the pokemon themselves, the story, and the personality of the characters are probably better than the last 3 generations combined    … Expand
  35. Pato_1111
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    La gente solo pone las malas valoraciones por los problemas de rendimiento y eso con alguna actualización se va a arreglar. Además, la gente solo se queda con lo malo del juego pero yo veo que el juego está muy bien hecho, con problemas de rendimiento, pero tampoco es injugable.
  36. 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.
  37. Hades6040
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    It's a shame to say this but I would've give it an 8/10 if the visuals and performance weren't that bad. The game is fun, I like it to be honest but it just looks so bad that it takes all the enjoyment of playing it. The only thing that looks good are the charactersl and Pokémon models.

    There is no excuse for this game to look so bad, if Monolith Soft made Xenoblade Chronicles 3 look and    It's a shame to say this but I would've give it an 8/10 if the visuals and performance weren't that bad. The game is fun, I like it to be honest but it just looks so bad that it takes all the enjoyment of playing it. The only thing that looks good are the charactersl and Pokémon models.

    There is no excuse for this game to look so bad, if Monolith Soft made Xenoblade Chronicles 3 look and run so great on the Switch, then Game Freak could and should have made a better looking game
    Don't make the same mistake you all did with Sword and Shield, don't excuse this because if you do they'll just keep dropping poor quality games    … Expand
  38. Johnnybravo812
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    There's no excuse for a switch game to look this bad. This is a billion dollar company making worse looking games then solo developers.
  39. FraCesa
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Performance pessime che compromettono la qualità dell'esperienza. Non serviva fare open world se poi non si riesce a gestire
  40. Quentberry
    Nov 19, 2022
    8
    This game is so addictive guys I can't, also idk why but in approximately 10h at playing it, I didn't encounter any graphics and bugs at all.
    Also, this one is graphically better than Arceus.
    The only thing I hate about it is the lack of the arceus gameplay.
    But pretty enjoyable !
  41. AshaiTides
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game is unfinished. Awful framerates, bugs, and glitches are present in minute-to-minute gameplay. Quality-of-life features like Set mode in other Pokémon games were cut for seemingly no reason. Don't buy this game until they fix it.
  42. Xanos12
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    This is unacceptable!
    The game looks extremely ugly, one of the worst 3D graphics I have seen.
    It runs horrible, low fps, glitches, animations from hell. You can't change your main clothes like in earlier games, you have to keep wearing the school uniform. They removed the option to disable animations and SET mode. The open world is empty and feels fake. I liked the catching mechanic    This is unacceptable!
    The game looks extremely ugly, one of the worst 3D graphics I have seen.
    It runs horrible, low fps, glitches, animations from hell.
    You can't change your main clothes like in earlier games, you have to keep wearing the school uniform.
    They removed the option to disable animations and SET mode.
    The open world is empty and feels fake. I liked the catching mechanic in Arceus, here they went back to old style. Auto battle is clunky, often Pokemon runs past enemies.    … Expand
  43. BryceTheEevee
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Audio: 4/10 (it's alright but not really a fan)
    Textures: 2/10 (looks like the GameCube)
    Gameplay glitches: 3/10 (they happen later on) Visual glitches: 1/10 (it's constant) Framerate: 1/10 (it's bad. Very bad.) Gameplay: 3/10 (a step back from legends Arceus) World exploration: 4/10 (often times bland) Models: 2/10 (still look dated even when updated) Animations: 1/10 ( s a n d w h i c    Audio: 4/10 (it's alright but not really a fan)
    Textures: 2/10 (looks like the GameCube)
    Gameplay glitches: 3/10 (they happen later on)
    Visual glitches: 1/10 (it's constant)
    Framerate: 1/10 (it's bad. Very bad.)
    Gameplay: 3/10 (a step back from legends Arceus)
    World exploration: 4/10 (often times bland)
    Models: 2/10 (still look dated even when updated)
    Animations: 1/10 ( s a n d w h i c h)
    Controls: 3/10 (menus)

    Overall: 24/100

    That being said, Pokemon deserves far better then this trash. I've been around sense gen 1 and watching this game came out hurts.    … Expand
  44. Copeta8
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I cannot describe how **** is to play this game full of bugs, and performance issues.

    If gamefreak don't start to at least require certain amount of quality for their games before launch this is gonna be untenable
  45. MrNeedlemouse
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    People who give more than 6 don't know a sheep about videogames. When Cyberpunk released, everywhere get mad and called it a failure. Pokemon is full of bugs and glitch, worst game of 2022 because it has empty space, bad designed pokemon and FPS drops. How can anyone play this trash?
  46. PokemonHater1
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Pokemon has been part of my life for so long and it just makes me wanna cry to see games like these.
  47. HouseOfGriffon
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The game is barely playable on switch lite. The stuttering gets out of hand, trying to ride koraidon is a lost cause... pokemons and nocs disappear, and on top of those optimisation problems...
    It's ugly. The game feels zmpty and surface level. I am not far into the story so i can't talk about it, but there is a serious lack of depth in my opinion. The routes feel generic and bland, almost    The game is barely playable on switch lite. The stuttering gets out of hand, trying to ride koraidon is a lost cause... pokemons and nocs disappear, and on top of those optimisation problems...
    It's ugly. The game feels zmpty and surface level. I am not far into the story so i can't talk about it, but there is a serious lack of depth in my opinion. The routes feel generic and bland, almost as though they were proceduraly generated, and so bland, colorless and ugly due to poor textures. The picnic feature just doesn't give you thesame level of intolacy withyour pokemons. And now you can't go into houses. There is barely any interior places to expnore, scrapped for sure to make way for the development of open world. I looove open world, i love wandering aimlessly into samey looking scenery and bumping constantly into pokemons that i couldn't see cause of my riding pokemon's fat tail (sarcasm). And nail is the coffin are the ugly uniforms we are forced to wear. Uniforms are fine, but frol the country that popularized the schoolgirl aesthetic I expected better. We are dressed like every generic NPC. Embarassing.    … Expand
  48. Nombrerandom
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Es el juego de Pokémon con peor rendimiento en Switch y eso es mucho decir, el apartado técnicamente se cae a pedazos, un sin fin de bugs, errores visuales y un popin bestial todo te carga en la cara, el juego necesita de urgencia un parche, actualmente el juego no se lo recomiendo a nadie.
  49. catdad89
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    They used the same poor engine from Arceus. I did not have high expectations to begin with, but this is both a technical and gameplay disaster. Will return the game.
  50. Aboughtcritic
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Even without the embarrassing amount of severe technical issues this isent worth anybodys money. Its an ugly, dead openworld game without anything intriguing to see or interesting to do other than catching pokemon. No voice acting, terrible sound design and no endgame.
  51. airmaverick
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Rose colored pokemon goggles shouldn't save the performance dumpster fire of Scarlet and Violet.

    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    Rose colored pokemon goggles shouldn't save the performance dumpster fire of Scarlet and Violet.

    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.

    If somehow you can get past all the performance issues (I couldn't) the game play itself feels mediocre at best. A lot of the innovation introduced by Arceus is ignored here.

    Music and sound is poor with weird silences throughout and the lack of voice acting for a fully realized 3D adventure is disappointing.

    If you want to play a Pokemon game I recommend any other in the series over this. After the "fresh air" of Arceus, this game is a new stifling all time low.    … Expand
  52. Assasin9
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    A little disappointed with this game, it has all the potential to be an excellent game, but that's all... I can't ignore the low frame rate for trainers, pokemons or environmental decorations like flags, windmills, plus there's a lot of map bugs, texture bugs, among many others, it just feel like they sell an unfinished game.
  53. dr_ult
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game concept is really good! I think it is what every pokemon fan has been waiting for. However, the state in which the game was released is UNACCEPTABLE, specially for the price! I feel like I was ripped off!
  54. delgaucho35
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    If i was a developer of this game i would be ASHAMED.
    This is not a finished game.
    -Terrain glitches
    -Lighting glitches
    -Background glitches
    -Texture glitches
    The game can't run on stable 30fps despite its N64 quality level
    The pokemon models are good because they are made by Creatures Inc. and not by GF.
  55. Buurto
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Everyone giving that game more than 5/10 points is straight up lying.
    The game is the worst running game I've played in 20 years.
    No one can tell me nintendo didn't bribe someone to even legaly release this game. It has a memory leak, it's running with 20 fps or less. It crashes. The cam glitches through the ground. 10000 technical problems. It's unplayable from a technical standpoint. I    Everyone giving that game more than 5/10 points is straight up lying.
    The game is the worst running game I've played in 20 years.
    No one can tell me nintendo didn't bribe someone to even legaly release this game.
    It has a memory leak, it's running with 20 fps or less. It crashes. The cam glitches through the ground.
    10000 technical problems. It's unplayable from a technical standpoint. I don't care if it could be the best pokemon game from a gameplay or story point. A 60 dollar game from the biggest franchise in the world should not release like this. It's the first time in 20 years where I feel like playing a alpha or demo for 60 dollar. Everyone who is giving this game more than 5/10 points or saying it's fine is part of the reason why why only get **** pokemon game technical speaking    … Expand
  56. STONE_FUN
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Boring gameplay and huge technical problems makes this game probably the worst pokemon game of all time.
  57. Maskerico
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Very bad game, using people's feelings for Pokemon to make such a bad game.

    It's not even as good as Arceus in many places, with endless bugs, extremely poor optimization, and extremely unstable frame rates. I wish Nintendo could control and help them make games instead of making GF spend a lot of manpower and money making some rabbish. From the sun and the moon to the ultimate sun    Very bad game, using people's feelings for Pokemon to make such a bad game.

    It's not even as good as Arceus in many places, with endless bugs, extremely poor optimization, and extremely unstable frame rates.

    I wish Nintendo could control and help them make games instead of making GF spend a lot of manpower and money making some rabbish.
    From the sun and the moon to the ultimate sun and moon to the later sword and shield and today's scarlet and violet, I am really speechless. They're getting worse and worse.

    This looks like a scam fundraising project worth $60.    … Expand
  58. Kiyi
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Calificar a este juego es muy duro, pero lo es más tener que ver la pereza y la poca dedicación que le pusieron al crear el juego, no tienen vergüenza al ponerte este juego a 60€ y sacarlo en el estado en el que está, parece una pre alfa, no tiene buenas texturas, caidas de fps a cada rato, no hay subida de nivel exponencial de los lideres de gimnacio, los gráficos dan pena, teniendo enCalificar a este juego es muy duro, pero lo es más tener que ver la pereza y la poca dedicación que le pusieron al crear el juego, no tienen vergüenza al ponerte este juego a 60€ y sacarlo en el estado en el que está, parece una pre alfa, no tiene buenas texturas, caidas de fps a cada rato, no hay subida de nivel exponencial de los lideres de gimnacio, los gráficos dan pena, teniendo en cuenta que hay juegos como el Zelda Botw que corren con gráficos hermosos y sin caidas de fps cada segundo, hay bugs y glitches por doquier, errores en las animaciones de los personajes, animaciones de los npcs que parecen sacadas de un zoo Tycoon, la personalización de la vestimenta es pobre, te obligan a llevar entre 4 uniformes que a mi parecer solo te hacen lucir como otro npc más y un sin fin de cosas negativas que existen en este juego

    Por otro lado, también está lo positivo, que realmente solo es la historia y el modo cooperativo online, más allá de eso, solo es un producto decepcionante al cual no le han puesto ni el más minimo esfuerzo ni amor para hacerlo

    No recomiendo gastar tu tiempo y dinero en juegos como este, solo queda esperar a que saquen un parche que por lo menos arreglen el rendimiento tan pobre que tiene.    … Expand
  59. Hexagg0hz
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    game freak, PATCH THE GAME for descent FRAMERATE, GRAPHICS, TRANSITIONS … above all do your job! this game is the worst pokemon game ever! Do not buy this game you will waste your time and money, other good games are coming out for the holidays
  60. Aalves
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Unbelievably bad. I stopped playing at 10 minutes due to how slow the engine was, not to mention frame rate and graphics. It’s utterly unplayable…
  61. PootisMan-1954
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    while i think there is a good game in here but the performance issues, the fact that when you move your camera you can see the sceneario popping out and the fact that the pokemon pop up on the screen in the worst possible way makes this game the biggerst disappointment i ever had with a video game
  62. ptrack92
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    why should we be expected to alpha-test the newest game from what is the largest franchise in existence? it may be fun underneath running at 10 FPS and the myriad glitches, but this won't change until we collectively do. i'm a huge pokesimp and can't believe nintendo allowed this to go public. please vote with your wallets and don't support this shady type of business/game development!
  63. cephalopoda
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Those who chosen to give it a 10 or a 100, like some acclaimed reviewers gave it, were consumed by nostalgia. But I won't judge if you, as a player, like it. You are free to like what you want and enjoy the game as much as you want. What makes me sad is some professional critics saying they are ignoring the most problematic game in terms of performance.

    Positive points: * Arven has a    Those who chosen to give it a 10 or a 100, like some acclaimed reviewers gave it, were consumed by nostalgia. But I won't judge if you, as a player, like it. You are free to like what you want and enjoy the game as much as you want. What makes me sad is some professional critics saying they are ignoring the most problematic game in terms of performance.

    Positive points:
    * Arven has a deep story.
    * Battles are "fun".
    * Big World. Pretty big.

    Negative:
    * You can't capture pokemon without entering a fight. This is too bad when compared to Arceus.
    * Lots of poppings. You walk then BAMN, a pokemon appears right in front of you.
    * FPS drops frequently during battles.
    * Your character has Ghost type since it can cross walls and slip away from the ground. Some say it was inspired by X-men Shadowcat;
    * Miraidon animations are just... bad. I don't even have words for them.
    * Terastallize is just a bad idea to make pokemon glow and everything seem pretty;
    * Personal point: I don't like any of the last evolution of the starters. WTF happened to Quaxly?    … Expand
  64. EmEssOh
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This game gives me Cyberpunk 2077 flashbacks. I'ts a technical mess. Lightning is terrible. Objects teleport.
  65. Leouilmon17
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Demasiados problemas de rendimiento,bugs y texturas
    Ojalá lo arreglen pronto Pokemon 2077
  66. Sbardy93
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Worst Pokémon game ever (this review comes from a person born in 1993, raised playing pokémon without interruptions from the 1st gen, until BW2, and even Alpha Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, and Moon, the last one only ''NEW'' main pokémon game I've been playing seriously after the DS era)
    I wanted to buy Violet, but then I've started to see the reviews by ''specialized critics'' here and    Worst Pokémon game ever (this review comes from a person born in 1993, raised playing pokémon without interruptions from the 1st gen, until BW2, and even Alpha Sapphire, Brilliant Diamond, and Moon, the last one only ''NEW'' main pokémon game I've been playing seriously after the DS era)
    I wanted to buy Violet, but then I've started to see the reviews by ''specialized critics'' here and all over the internet, and I've thought ''mmm, maybe waiting is better''
    I've started to watch some livestreams on Twitch to see the game
    Best decision I've ever done
    Games without a soul, published in a FEW MONTHS (Pokémon Legends came out at the beginning of this year if you don't remember it) just because childish **** were impatient for the new generation
    But hey, the game will sell anyway, so why publish it in 2 years?
    The major responsibles of this disaster are exactly the consumers
    I can understand those who say ''I want to buy it because I want to touch it with my hands in order to judge them''
    But those who always say ''Even though the game will suck I will buy it because I want to see the new pokémon'' or ''because I want to have the new pokémon game in my collection just to expose it'' or ''because I don't want to miss the new generation''
    if you only care about the fu**ing monsters play Pokémon GO and Unite, I've got both of them, and they're cool
    If you only care about mere phisic possession of the game you're nothing but SLAVES
    Pokémon is dying from the beginning of the 6th gen (including the remakes of Hoenn and Sinnoh which are not bad, but so far away from Heartgold and Soulsilver), and you don't even realize it
    Well, keep attacking Pokémon BW, not my favorite games in the franchise, but of course the most underrated
    Unova games were gold compared to this
    60 EURO for THIS is just undefendable
    Of course congratulations to you TPC for being so superficial
    But at the same time congrats to you guys who don't care if buying Garbodor, motivate them to make even more Garbodor
    You're the final responsible for this disaster
    SHAMEFUL SLAVES    … Expand
  67. Pleachy
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Just a disappointment. The game was released in an alpha stage.
    There are too many graphical glitches to list in this review, fps drops, map clipping and broken animations.
    The game is still fun despite everything, which is why the review isn't a flat 0, but this is not a finished game and deserved to be rated as such.
  68. Zenata
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    Game just is a buggy mess and runs extremely poorly. Not at all indicative of what this system is capable of. It's clear this wasn't given enough time. Framerate drops, pop-in, visual bugs, etc. Any other first party Nintendo title would've been delayed in this technical state.
  69. Quria
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Good
    - Tera Raids progress much quicker than their Max Raid counterparts
    - Textures on Pokémon look much better than previous 3D installments
    - Early access to the bike equivalent
    - Much needed nerf to the Protean and Libero abilities
    - The world does not scale, making some areas naturally more dangerous
    - Early access to breeding
    - Craftable TMs is a great balance between infinite-use TMs and TRs
    - Terastallizing makes for more visually dynamic Gym Leader rosters
    - Klawf's noise

    The Bad
    - ZL-targeting rarely works as intended
    - In combat menu is painfully slow
    - The Terastallized gimmick feels incredibly unimpactful in the core game
    - Removal of Set Battle option and the ability to disable battle animations; both options present since Red and Blue
    - Reduced outfit customization
    - The Gym buildings are meaningless; they merely house NPCs to tell you where to go to do the (uninspired) challenges or face the Leader
    - Forced Always-On Experience Share leads to easy over-leveling issues for players looking for challenges
    - Gyms not scaling, despite being able to be challenged in any order, will often result in being far too over-leveled (my team was in the 30's before I found the "second" gym which capped at Lv 17)
    - Similarly to Legends: Arceus, the expansive world feels more often than not empty and unrewarding to explore
    - Roadblocks can be completely bypassed, which begs the question as to why bother putting them up in the first place
    - The freeform nature of progression suffers from a lack of meaningful trainer battles outside of quests
    - Summary screen options are dependent on whether the Pokémon is in your party for no discernable reason
    - Connecting to online play requires menu diving
    - Raids not rewarding TMs makes grinding them less appealing
    - Destination markers are inaccurate
    - Severe lack of compelling trainer battles
    - The Let’s Go mode is bad at levels where you want to use it, and irrelevant by the time it becomes possible to easily farm experience from it

    The Ugly
    - Low-poly trees plague the landscape
    - High-repetition terrain textures reek of lazy design
    - Too-close range for model pop-in; also results in models occasionally flickering in and out
    - FPS drops and lag everywhere at all times even in menus
    - The FPS drops combined with the motion blur make it excruciating to make out any detail while the camera is in motion
    - No more shop or Pokécenter interiors; everything is just a menu
    - Many strange and nonsensical animations for human NPCs
    - Lack of battle transitions do not make the actual transition time any quicker
    - Pokémon models often appear underground or underwater both in and out of water
    - Sprigatito is yet another Pokémon in the ever-growing list of cool Pokémon with too-human evolutions
    - Some funky UI-overlap and weird information when you KO something with U-Turn
    - The camera does not work under an overhang
    - Wild Pokémon charging you and then phasing out while you are in battle looks ridiculous

    This is quite easily the worst installment we have ever seen for a mainline Pokémon game. The poor writing, lack of any challenge, poor quality of most battle animations, blank slate main character, and clunky online play are all parts of Scarlet and Violet that have been the norm for this franchise for years. This foundation is not a strong starting point and desperately needs to be addressed. This is the second open world game in the franchise that feels empty and lacking in meaningful content; more time is spent driving around looking behind corners than interacting with Pokémon. At no point does any choice feel like an intentional design choice that had a clear goal in mind. The world in particular feels like it was randomly generated and places were just dropped to fill up the map. On top of an outright mediocre experience, the game itself is borderline unplayable with the worst performance I have ever seen on a console and features load times that hearken back to the early days of discs.
    All in all, these are bad games. I never thought the franchise would somehow slip even further than Sword and Shield, but Scarlet and Violet are barely playable just from the absurd and unending performance issues. Game Freak is clearly struggling with creating 3D games on the Switch and every other aspect of their product is suffering in quality resulting is an abysmal experience. The publications once again out themselves as sellouts, defending this game as “good but not great” or “one small step forward” in a clear effort to remain in the good graces of Nintendo.

    Nintendo and The Pokémon Company should be ashamed of this product.

    Gameplay: 4/10 Difficulty: 2/10 Writing: 4/10 Visuals: 2/10 Audio: 6/10 Performance: 0/10 Total: 18/60    … Expand
  70. Sheepsyhere
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Pokémon scarlet and violet are masterpieces, also I’m first review which is nice but go play this game
  71. Autoatlas
    Jul 17, 2023
    1
    The game has as much content as air has co2 in it. Lackluster city design, bad music, horrible story, uninteresting legendaries. This game is a huge failure.
  72. Maddozman555
    Jun 19, 2023
    4
    Corto de contenido, feo visualmente, con una historia aburrida y sosa, con menos de la mitad del pokédex está es uno de los peores juegos de la serie, lo único bueno de esta entrega es la nueva mecánica que le da un giro fresco al competitivo, pero no es suficiente para hacer brillar al juego
  73. Luky1996
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    Un buon finale e una decente narrazione non riescono a salvare il gioco. Ambientazioni anonime e cattivo bilanciamento. L'open world promesso è inesistente, sei costretto a esplorare alla fine del gioco per non rovinarti l'esperienza con l'overleveling. Il fatto che le main battle non abbiano livelli scalari vincola l'esplorazione. Le 3 storie non si possono affrontareliberamente in quantoUn buon finale e una decente narrazione non riescono a salvare il gioco. Ambientazioni anonime e cattivo bilanciamento. L'open world promesso è inesistente, sei costretto a esplorare alla fine del gioco per non rovinarti l'esperienza con l'overleveling. Il fatto che le main battle non abbiano livelli scalari vincola l'esplorazione. Le 3 storie non si possono affrontareliberamente in quanto i Pokémon non obbedirebbero e koraidon non otterrebbe powerup necessari ad esplorare. Prestazioni orribili… Expand
  74. DocAlpaca
    Feb 5, 2023
    10
    Love it. I have made 5 new accounts on my switch just to play it again and again and again and again...
  75. Adoviron
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    I made this account to warn all of you who are thinking of buying this game.
    I regret every penny I spent on it.
    It's a horrible cashgrab low quality game. Animations in some scenes are in 3-5 FPS! Gameplay and storyline is empty and without a soul. Every aspect of this game is a complete trash. Some textures are as low as in Nintendo 64 and right next to it it is mixed with hires    I made this account to warn all of you who are thinking of buying this game.
    I regret every penny I spent on it.
    It's a horrible cashgrab low quality game. Animations in some scenes are in 3-5 FPS!
    Gameplay and storyline is empty and without a soul. Every aspect of this game is a complete trash. Some textures are as low as in Nintendo 64 and right next to it it is mixed with hires texture of a tree for example. Complete chaos, empty world full of meaningless tasks.
    It's the worst game I've played on a Switch so far and i've had it for 5 years now.    … Expand
  76. DolphinReviews
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    There is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're goingThere is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're going in completely blind to the game I can easily see you being disappointed in your starter Pokémon's final evolution. The character animations of the humans are awful, lifeless husks being puppeteered with view frames. The actual Pokémon's attack animations are somewhat improved. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet should have been delayed an extra year in order to fix the performance issues and the character animations. I can't recommend Scarlet and Violent until there is improvement to the performance so it becomes at least playable.… Expand
  77. TomB42
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I’ve never even played an indie with such poor performance, graphics and bugs - clearly should have been delayed to be finished. Terrible management at Gamefreak, decisions are obviously made in favour of short term gain over long term satisfied customers. A $100,000,000,000 company can’t compete with the graphics and performance? No. They knew it was broken and decided to release it likeI’ve never even played an indie with such poor performance, graphics and bugs - clearly should have been delayed to be finished. Terrible management at Gamefreak, decisions are obviously made in favour of short term gain over long term satisfied customers. A $100,000,000,000 company can’t compete with the graphics and performance? No. They knew it was broken and decided to release it like this anyway.

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    - Pop in
    - Stuttering
    - Falling through the earth
    - Camera lag
    - Everything beyond 2m away is < 5fps
    - Game breaking bugs (reset only)
    - See through “earth”
    - Stuck inside doors often
    - Would have been great if the developers were given time or resources to finish it.    … Expand
  78. Yuoto
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    DON’T BUY THE GAME THE HATER ARE RIGTH THIS TIME!

    When you start the game things look good, but the moment you arrive in the open world it’s a mess. Frame rate drop, npc walking 2 fps, camera bug, game froze at random and much more. It’s sad because the concept is good but the execution is sadly bad, terrible bad. Please if you love this franchise like me, return the game ask for a    DON’T BUY THE GAME THE HATER ARE RIGTH THIS TIME!

    When you start the game things look good, but the moment you arrive in the open world it’s a mess. Frame rate drop, npc walking 2 fps, camera bug, game froze at random and much more. It’s sad because the concept is good but the execution is sadly bad, terrible bad.

    Please if you love this franchise like me, return the game ask for a refund like i did. We deserve better, we need to respect ourself. Gamefreak and Nintendo don’t when releasing a half finishe game.    … Expand
  79. Korbi_
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    You can't go into any buildings except stupid stores and arenas.
    You can't talk to anyone.
    Arena challenges have nothing to do with pokemon. Trainers don't spot you, you have to talk to them. Constant FPS drops on there own hardware. I don't want to make sandwiches, I just want to play a pokemon game. Cities consist of an arena building and 5000 store building. Most stores are just    You can't go into any buildings except stupid stores and arenas.
    You can't talk to anyone.
    Arena challenges have nothing to do with pokemon.
    Trainers don't spot you, you have to talk to them.
    Constant FPS drops on there own hardware.
    I don't want to make sandwiches, I just want to play a pokemon game.
    Cities consist of an arena building and 5000 store building.
    Most stores are just menus you can't even go inside.    … Expand
  80. SanjiLec
    Nov 25, 2022
    4
    Many bugs, bad graphics, looks like pre alpha, it's not open word.
    One good thing is the new Pokedex and some new Pokemon
  81. TheIndexPlayer
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Are you interested in a nostalgic game that makes you cry?

    Well we got the game for you! Because Pokemon S/V has PS2 graphics and you wasted 60 bucks : D
  82. 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?
  83. 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.
  84. Lukhian
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Inaceitável, isso ja virou o call of duty da Nintendo, se você ainda acha que esta bom, parabéns, você se deixou manipular.
  85. MarioKebab
    Nov 26, 2022
    2
    This game had so much potential, graphic sucks, there are a lot of Bugs, you cannot even enter in other people’s houses and shops, it’s not a 0 because The new pokemon are cool
  86. IcyElon
    Nov 26, 2022
    1
    How could a game look so bad?

    This was an open world but made it feel small because everyone wore the same outfit for the school. You can’t do an open world game but not coach someone where to go. This isn’t elden ring, if my Pokémon is level 30 and I somehow end up in a level 50 zone, I can’t just “git gud”. All character designs looked absurd. You have characters like the women brutes,    How could a game look so bad?

    This was an open world but made it feel small because everyone wore the same outfit for the school. You can’t do an open world game but not coach someone where to go. This isn’t elden ring, if my Pokémon is level 30 and I somehow end up in a level 50 zone, I can’t just “git gud”. All character designs looked absurd. You have characters like the women brutes, the weird lankey predator looking mountain guy, the rapper gym leader which just felt… racey? The mechanics were almost interesting, until you made the Pokémon into my grandmothers crystal glass collection. Leave it to game freak to cram two polar opposite great ideas, future and past, and shove into one game where nothing makes sense anymore, you can have dinosaur Pokémon on the same level as a robot, like come on. Pokémon are not unique anymore, you can find them at a later point in the game, and then they pop up more after your battle so you’re stuck into call of duty’s spawn kill situations. You couldn’t even catch any of the paradox pokemon right away or anything like everything just leaves with the question, why did I pay 100 CAD for this? Broken game and broken franchise, game freak needs nothing to do with anything.    … Expand
  87. Extincy
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    This game is not finished, I am very sad, I love pokémon, but this game is terrible. I don't recommend anyone spend their money on this, simply a disgrace to the pokemon franchise
  88. Sir_Ligma
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    So let me start by saying that gameplay wise and what they are trying to do is brilliant. It's the most fun I've had playing a Pokémon game for a long time. However.... Hooly Dooly the performance is shocking. Textures a terrible, frames drop the second you go too fast, everything looks so janky. This game could have been a 10 if they had just delayed for a bit and put some polish on it,So let me start by saying that gameplay wise and what they are trying to do is brilliant. It's the most fun I've had playing a Pokémon game for a long time. However.... Hooly Dooly the performance is shocking. Textures a terrible, frames drop the second you go too fast, everything looks so janky. This game could have been a 10 if they had just delayed for a bit and put some polish on it, but nope, GF once again need to milk the money cow to get their annual cash injection, really is a shame as it's so close to being perfect… Expand
  89. Megelos
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Somehow its worse than Pokemon Arceus. All they need is a step in the right direction to dive their feet in mud yet again.
  90. Coreboards68
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Huge disappointment, they 100% knew this was in this state. Stop defending games like this, its the only reason why it continues.
  91. JugJohns
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Now, I’m always the kind of guy to say graphics don’t really matter as long as the game is fun. However, this game somehow goes beyond what I go by, that it’s amazing. The constant slow down just absolutely kills the pacing for the game. And it’s not a rare occurrence, this **** happens literally in the tutorial. The gameplay and music, for what it is, is fine. But my worst encounter isNow, I’m always the kind of guy to say graphics don’t really matter as long as the game is fun. However, this game somehow goes beyond what I go by, that it’s amazing. The constant slow down just absolutely kills the pacing for the game. And it’s not a rare occurrence, this **** happens literally in the tutorial. The gameplay and music, for what it is, is fine. But my worst encounter is all the glitches, and pisspoor animations. I mean, this is just absolutely disappointing to see. There’s way too many visual glitches, even on cutscenes that it makes me reconsider if this is the same franchise that’s worth over a hundred billion dollars. This could be a really decent game, if it was optimized right in the slightest. My warning is, if you own an earlier switch, DO NOT play this on handheld. It just doesn’t work. I am extremely disappointed in gamefreak. Sword and shield already set a new low, but this? This is just depressing. The Pokémon games need more time on the oven instead of being rushed. If games like Xenoblade and breath of the wild can work on switch, then Pokémon shouldn’t have any issues whatsoever.… Expand
  92. Cruncho
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Bought the game, but requested a refund from Nintendo after 30 minutes. The performance issues and bugs made the game feel bad to play. It was actually a little nauseating. This game does not feel finished.
  93. Kratt
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    The mechanics are really good, the story its a great improvement, but it feels like if the game is not finished, the only possible interaction with wild pokemon is fighting when obvioulsy feels like you can do another kind of interactions, there are many bug, the quality is really below the average for each good things there are three bad, the missing of clothes for customization of theThe mechanics are really good, the story its a great improvement, but it feels like if the game is not finished, the only possible interaction with wild pokemon is fighting when obvioulsy feels like you can do another kind of interactions, there are many bug, the quality is really below the average for each good things there are three bad, the missing of clothes for customization of the character is the worst of all, the uniform is awfull and 80% of the NPC have de same awfull school uniform even NPC who obviolusly are live more than 20 y/o using the uniform? what the hell? The part of the school is lacking deep, the schools story is lame, you only visit 3 places and thats all. Talking to NPC its a pain since most you cant but they have a pokemon at one side and even if that pokemon is far away detect the action and interacting with the pokemon its too slow.… Expand
  94. Voovooman123
    Nov 24, 2022
    3
    THE MOST PROFITABLE IP IN THE WORLD, AND GF GIVE US THIS SHXT, HELLO?
    They definitely have enough money to get it right, but they chose not to.
    Why bothered? A garbage with pokemon's name can gain money, it's how successful this IP was.
    So disapointed with the poor quality.
  95. MiguelMarquez
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    I really love Paldea Region.

    But….Poor Graphics. A lot of bugs. This game is not seriously created. Really, it’s like a alpha testing version.
  96. OrionPrimus
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    I found the overall game fun to play but the performance issues are to bad to really justify the release of this game. If it had more time and care this would be one of the best games on switch. unfortunatly Gamefreak is the developer for this game.
    Hoping for a patch in the future untill then i probably won't play.
  97. FlexosuarousRex
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    I love pokemon and, sadly, hate these games. There are some good Ideas here: auto battling, world sharing, multiple paths, a companion pokemon that is upgraded at certain benchmarks that open up different traversal options, and auto healing all come to mind as positive changes.

    However, the game is just not good for several reasons: the game is completely infested with immersion    I love pokemon and, sadly, hate these games. There are some good Ideas here: auto battling, world sharing, multiple paths, a companion pokemon that is upgraded at certain benchmarks that open up different traversal options, and auto healing all come to mind as positive changes.

    However, the game is just not good for several reasons: the game is completely infested with immersion breaking bugs, there isn't a point to sharing the world as there is very little multiplayer content to chew on other than raids, the game feels directionless and exploration just amounts to catching different pokemon without every truly feeling like you are discovering anything, team star... I don't understand what they are or what their goals are or why they are even a threat but all of the characters seem to not like them, the mounted controls feel very shallow and jank, absolutely horrid pop in, many assests seem to be stop animated even at close range, the gym challenges are more annoying than anything, the majority of npcs have horrible designs, trainer battles can be completely skipped, many of the new pokemon designs are either wack or lazy, and even though this is a personal issue I can't get over the hats when the pokemon terrastilize it looks so dumb... I could go on.

    TLDR: There are some good ideas but I cannot recomend this game to anyone based on its many flaws both from a design and technical standpoint.    … Expand
  98. Elkar
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This is not an acceptable product, especially when you compare it with others Nintendo games like Zelda BotW (a more than 5 years old game) or Xenoblade 3, and currently it's a broken unfinished game.
  99. Cicerone26
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Embarrassing game
    The graphic, the gameplay, the structure of the world, the story
    Bad
  100. Robo_Steve
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Embarrassingly bad performance issues. Do not support products like this or it will just keep happening.
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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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