Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. MrIHaveASword
    Nov 28, 2022
    9
    The game is pretty damn good, any glitch I found was more along the lines of a silly graphical instances that are just funny. Is it a perfect game? Absolutely not, needs some updates on the framerate issues and the popping. Is it a fun game, absolutely.
  2. Prettisaurio
    Nov 29, 2022
    9
    The game has been the best pokemon entry since black and white, the new pokemon are interesting and the story is amazing, I see the obvious problems but I enjoyed the game a lot even with those errors
  3. Schihorek97
    Nov 29, 2022
    10
    I give it an absolute 10. The bugs do not ruin it for me and I seriously want to contribute to bringing up its score. It deserves better. I enjoy the Pokémon, story, mechanics, and more. I just overall enjoy the game. Honestly, better than Sword and Shield.
  4. MeruMSB
    Nov 30, 2022
    9
    Imagine how I feel when I see this game, which is more enjoyable gameplay-wise and story-wise than other modern Pokémon games we got, receiving the worst critic score a core Pokémon game received ever. If it's true the technical issues were an unforgivable problem in this game that avoid then to be probably the best Pokémon games ever, its a big shame when the score is not fair when youImagine how I feel when I see this game, which is more enjoyable gameplay-wise and story-wise than other modern Pokémon games we got, receiving the worst critic score a core Pokémon game received ever. If it's true the technical issues were an unforgivable problem in this game that avoid then to be probably the best Pokémon games ever, its a big shame when the score is not fair when you compare it to the scores other Pokémon games received.

    This game is a good step in the right direction that this franchise should keep in next games. These games make us wanting to explore every route and area more than once. The no-existence of linear routes makes the Pokémon experience more enjoyable and indirectly makes every event in the game (gym leader battles, titan Pokémon and team star bases) feel more important because the time span between events can be larger than simply traversing a linear route. Between events, the game invites you to explore the Pokémon world and look for the best event to challenge next.

    As for the characters, all new characters are better written than other ones we knew in this franchise. I don't want to talk about spoilers here, but the plot feels more mature and talks about both Pokémon and its universe. The fact the Pokémon exist in their world is not the core of some of the stories makes the stories more endearing to live, which is fantastic because you can see other side of this world.

    Again, the technical issues are a terrible reality (well, this and the lack of my favourite Pokémon, but I don't want to use it as a cons). However, this doesn't avoid me to talk about the good things this game had, not if other games that lacks of content and gameplay or had worse-written characters and stories got better scores. I'm afraid that these criticisms may be misinterpreted by the developers, since it's apparent that the real problem here is the lack of time to polish the game, which goes against the idea of ​​releasing a game per year. It's only matter of time to see if they understand the real problem of these games, I just hope they don't take a step back thinking that they can't handle with open worlds and mature plots that make the Pokémon universe a more interesting and beautiful one.    … Expand
  5. aaron42051
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Has performance issues, but the open world and streamline/quality of life improvements are all really good and it's the most fun I've had with a pokemon game in a long time
  6. smolcharizard
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    Do not believe the review bombs on this game. I love this game so much, I’ve been playing Pokémon for over 10 years now and this is my favourite game. The open world is great, the variety of Pokémon is excellent, and the story in this is hands down my favourite Pokémon story, it is just so good. I personally haven’t experienced any glitches apart from a handful of minor graphical ones,Do not believe the review bombs on this game. I love this game so much, I’ve been playing Pokémon for over 10 years now and this is my favourite game. The open world is great, the variety of Pokémon is excellent, and the story in this is hands down my favourite Pokémon story, it is just so good. I personally haven’t experienced any glitches apart from a handful of minor graphical ones, nothing severe enough to impact my enjoyment of this game. If you haven’t played it yet, do yourself a favour and try and go in spoiler free.… Expand
  7. Grinchy90
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    I’m 32 and played everyone pokemon there is to play this is by far the best open world pokemon I have ever played there’s nothing that compares was buggy on release but the patches fixed all for me besides a slight fps issue that honestly once your 2 hours into the game you don’t notice the world towards middle to end game is so dame beautiful idk why they didn’t show this more in theI’m 32 and played everyone pokemon there is to play this is by far the best open world pokemon I have ever played there’s nothing that compares was buggy on release but the patches fixed all for me besides a slight fps issue that honestly once your 2 hours into the game you don’t notice the world towards middle to end game is so dame beautiful idk why they didn’t show this more in the start of the game but ppl that don’t want to buy because your going on reviews which most r hating for the bugs which r mostly fixed I feel bad for you this game is a gem and I can’t wait to see what’s next I hope they build off violet and scarlet truly game changers for pokemon I almost passed on this game due to meta reviews and man thank god I didn’t I love this game so much and hope ppl that see this review that has mixed feelings like i did I urge you to try the game and not take the word of ppl that complain about bugs happy gaming to all… Expand
  8. Zoru
    Dec 13, 2022
    2
    I have a lot to say about this game, but I will just give the gist here; It would be amazing if it was finished. My reasoning is here:

    The Pros: The attempt at open world wad a good one, and the size of the game and the many things there are to do are amazing. The storyline really did captivate me and I adore the character designs and their personalities. A lot of effort was put into this    I have a lot to say about this game, but I will just give the gist here; It would be amazing if it was finished. My reasoning is here:

    The Pros:
    The attempt at open world wad a good one, and the size of the game and the many things there are to do are amazing. The storyline really did captivate me and I adore the character designs and their personalities. A lot of effort was put into this game and it would be even better than Arceus if it had been completed. Picnics and sandwiches are amazing and very fun. Terratalizing is an awesome addition, up there with mega evolution(but not better!), and the new mythical and regional forms are some of my favorites in the franchise(though i wish there were more regional forms and future/past pokemon!) The Cons: The raids are very badly done. The timers go down with major penalties when someone gets knocked out as well as the person getting their own time penalty. When pokemon put up the shield, sometimes they are impossible to harm and you lose. Sometimes raids will just pause for a full minute with the time going down. There are so many glitches that half of the time, raids are impossible to do at all, if you can even get into any, since the online raid joining is a mess and does not update more than twice per minute when most raids are full within 3 seconds.

    The frame rate is awful in the game. Pokemon just spawn underneath you while you're running and they're hard to see. Most pokemon are extremely tiny, even smaller than the grass blades and impossible to see.

    This leads to the SHINIES. The shinies in this game are absolutely awful, not creative at all. Most, you can't even tell that they are shiny, which makes shiny pokemon extremely hard to find already. But to add to this, they removed the shiny sparkle and sound that every single other game had, which makes it hard for people who can properly see, and impossible for color blind people to shiny hunt. It's a horrible oversight that excludes an entire group of people with disabilities. For some more cons; there are no new animations for battles, the lag is awful and causes the game to barely work, my switch overheats within ten minutes of playing and i need to set it down in sleep mode so that it can cool down, they took out many quality-of-life updates from past games.    … Expand
  9. Giuse
    Dec 19, 2022
    0
    Maybe the worst Pokémon game I ever played (and I played like every Pokémon games). The plot is terrible, childish, incomplete, stupid, trivial, boring, ridiculous, anticlimactic. The open world thing is a lie since if you don't have all the Koraidon/Miraidon features you can't reach all places around the map, also the level design is very bad and embarrassing. There are giant empty fieldsMaybe the worst Pokémon game I ever played (and I played like every Pokémon games). The plot is terrible, childish, incomplete, stupid, trivial, boring, ridiculous, anticlimactic. The open world thing is a lie since if you don't have all the Koraidon/Miraidon features you can't reach all places around the map, also the level design is very bad and embarrassing. There are giant empty fields where you can find random creatures groups putted there with no sense at all. Creatures don't interact with you nor with other pokémons, they just stand there and walk around. I don't want to talk about bugs and stuff like that cause everyone talked about it already before. The academy place is just a group of rooms in which you can follow like 3 interesting lessons and A LOT of useless dialogues about futile and trivial subjects. Also this is a clear declaration from The Pokémon Company to make fun of fans and buyers, they don't care about our fun, enjoyment, entertainment, they just think about their schedule and don't give a f*ck about people. I'm very disappointed (cause I can talk about these games problems like for a week) and I really hate to feel zero in front of the brand I love since I was a very young kid and in which I spent time and money. I think I won't buy any Pokémon games in the future. It's sad to see such a big and talented company destroying itself with its own hands.… Expand
  10. Ghostpumkin
    Dec 20, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mostly all about this game, but what's really messing with my patience is the bugs and the broken tera raids. Sometimes I press a move to use in battle and the teralized pokemon does 3 different moves before I could even inflict some damage. Sometimes the health bar doesn't even go down, with some of my strongest moves. Sometimes I attack and the health bar gets higher without the pokemon doing any healing moves. And the timer is the worst of all, it keeps on losing time whenever I teralize a pokemon or when the text is in display, Sometimes I can only attack 3 times in a battle because the rest is just text blocking me from the battle button. If yall fix this I can guarantee the reviews will go up cuz everyone is tired of this same thing. Until then, 1 star review it is.… Expand
  11. Fluffydoggo
    Dec 30, 2022
    2
    It had potential, it could have easily have been the best pokemon game ever. If they had just delayed it till it was ready. The graphics look so dated as well. The concept was great, the execution of that concept was not.

    I just hope that gamefreak, nintendo and the pokemon company learn from this mistake. Though I don't hold my breath for that. Maybe I'll return to pokemon, if the next    It had potential, it could have easily have been the best pokemon game ever. If they had just delayed it till it was ready. The graphics look so dated as well. The concept was great, the execution of that concept was not.

    I just hope that gamefreak, nintendo and the pokemon company learn from this mistake. Though I don't hold my breath for that. Maybe I'll return to pokemon, if the next game is actually completed when it comes out.

    If not we'll it's a shame, but I can't keep accepting mediocre games. From such a well known and rich company too. They could easily do so much better, but chose not too.    … Expand
  12. 00Zet
    Jan 4, 2023
    1
    THIS F*CKING ONLINE
    the post game is only raid, and they **** this up so much !
    Since Nintendo still doesn't want to invest in server in facking 2023, the peer to peer is a facking nightmare. the game just freeze for no reason and doesn't let you play. Horrible when the battle has a TIMER. Sometime you can skip 3 to 5 turn before being able to access the menu Sometime the game just    THIS F*CKING ONLINE
    the post game is only raid, and they **** this up so much !
    Since Nintendo still doesn't want to invest in server in facking 2023, the peer to peer is a facking nightmare.
    the game just freeze for no reason and doesn't let you play.
    Horrible when the battle has a TIMER.
    Sometime you can skip 3 to 5 turn before being able to access the menu
    Sometime the game just randomly add HP to the boss
    On some raid we had to put the boss at 0 hp SEVEN time and it still won't facking die
    every time his HP dropped to 0, the game freeze and just put it back at 10 to 15% HP like nothing happened, and we just lost to time
    This is unacceptable for a game that sold 10 millions.
    between this and the terrible graphic, bug and everything that needed at least a YEAR of development, GameFreak just blatantly spat on the fanbase.
    with the EndGame litteraly unplayable, i don't recommend the purge that this game is at the moment.
    And I pray the gods, every gods, even the Flying Spaghetti Monster, that it will get better with the dlc.
    Otherwise, it will stay the biggest development i ever had in Pokemon.    … Expand
  13. Frank160tr
    Jan 6, 2023
    2
    Troppo ripetitivo, ogni singola quest si svolge allo stesso modo della precedente della medesima categoria, poi un gioco pokemon con così tanti dialoghi inutili è pesante.
  14. attahan
    Jan 8, 2023
    3
    The game doesn’t look better then a DS game and quite laggy, also shadow textures are trembling. I was unable to stand the game and probably wait for upcoming updates.
  15. Elevas
    Dec 30, 2022
    1
    I get that the higher ups insisted this game needed to come out a few weeks before Christmas, but Christmas 2023 would have been more appropriate given how much work this game still needed.
  16. Velkezar
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    One of the most bugged games ever. Cyberpunk 2077 launch of 2022.
    If this is a new standard for Nintendo games the company is doomed.
  17. Gallium
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    Very fun

    Cons: - FPS drops that are many, located & unacceptable, - Bugs that are unacceptable, - Frequent crashes in exploration, - Combat Camera never shows some of my biggest pokemon, Combat Camera is very limited & cannot show you the entire combat in most situations, - One of my pokemon makes the camera go under the ground 100% of the time. - POkemon Center "where should I    Very fun

    Cons:
    - FPS drops that are many, located & unacceptable,
    - Bugs that are unacceptable,
    - Frequent crashes in exploration,
    - Combat Camera never shows some of my biggest pokemon, Combat Camera is very limited & cannot show you the entire combat in most situations,
    - One of my pokemon makes the camera go under the ground 100% of the time.
    - POkemon Center "where should I go?" feature sent me several times straight to an ugly death, like I am LVL 20 with 2 badges & they send me dying in the desert facing LVL 50+ bosses...

    Pro:
    - The game writing is of higher quality than the average of the series & is enjoyable,
    - The difficulty is challenging & engaging
    - Content is engaging, even if open world lacks a bit of variety.
    - Game Narrative & Game Design structures are good.
    - Online features are stable & smooth
    - Playing in coop is solid & stable    … Expand
  18. qualquerum
    Nov 30, 2022
    2
    Certainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed forCertainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed for releasing a game like this after Arceus… Expand
  19. Barrator
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    The game is very good but unfinished. It's still unplayable, 1.5 month after release.
  20. Jbx
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    How can one fail so extremely with the technical? Greed, bro, greed. Too bad
  21. Lussuria
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Incredible game! Did experience a couple of bugs but the story and new approach to open world easily outweighed the few times I had an issue. Best story in a pokemon game hands down.
  22. ryuraf1
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Total Enttäuscht, das Spiel funktioniert überhaupt nicht, viele Bugs, Framerate drops und andere Probleme die das Spiel unspielbar macht.
  23. SlowbroLin
    Dec 23, 2022
    1
    "Pokémon Sun and Moon", "Pokémon Sword and Shield", and "Pokémon Scarlet and Violet", those are three aliases of "S**t Game".
  24. K3tamine
    Dec 9, 2022
    8
    Es difícil hacer una valoración de este juego, ya que como Pokémon nos tiene acostumbrados últimamente, hay aspectos en los que sobresale y otros en los que es nefasto.
    No voy a incidir mucho sobre el apartado técnico y el rendimiento, que evidentemente penalizan el resultado final del juego y son inaceptables. Voy, sin embargo, a destacar otros puntos negativos que se han visto algo    Es difícil hacer una valoración de este juego, ya que como Pokémon nos tiene acostumbrados últimamente, hay aspectos en los que sobresale y otros en los que es nefasto.
    No voy a incidir mucho sobre el apartado técnico y el rendimiento, que evidentemente penalizan el resultado final del juego y son inaceptables. Voy, sin embargo, a destacar otros puntos negativos que se han visto algo opacados por esto, como la no existencia de una curva de nivel, que en un videojuego de mundo abierto es incomprensible, ya que deja al jugador a su libre albedrío, haciendo que se rompa en gran cantidad de ocasiones la sensación de reto o la dificultad; la eliminación de algunas mecánicas del "Leyendas: Arceus" que hacían al juego mucho más dinámico, como la captura libre; o el hecho de que no se haya traído de vuelta la cámara lucha, cosa que sigue sin tener explicación y que hace más tedioso el acceso a un competitivo que, espero, esté mucho más controlado por parte de TPC que en el caso de Espada y Escudo, donde introdujeron una mecánica rota (Dinamax) y acabaron creando un metajuego excesivamente centralizado y aburrido.
    Sin embargo, ahí acaba lo propiamente malo. La dirección artística de este juego ha paliado, aunque no del todo ni mucho menos, los enormes defectos gráficos del juego, y es que ha mejorado mucho respecto a un Leyendas: Arceus donde había árboles de bayas sueltos que no pegaban ni con cola, entre otras atrocidades que restaban inmersión. La historia es, en este juego, un punto fuerte a destacar, siendo en mi opinión la mejor desde los juegos de la quinta generación, tocando esta además una serie de temas muy maduros e interesantes, como el acoso escolar, la relevancia de la figura maternal/paternal o el sentido de la vida; todo ello de una manera ingeniosa y dejando al jugador misterios por descubrir que son esenciales en Pokémon, ya que avivan ese espíritu curioso que habita en todo entrenador. La jugabilidad, por su parte, es en líneas generales bastante buena, como en todo juego de Pokémon: la mecánica de la teracristalización es interesante (quizás algo rota, pero confiaremos...), y hay muchas mejoras "quality of life" que mejoran la experiencia jugable, véase la cura rápida. La banda sonora es excelente, como siempre, y sí es cierto que en cuanto a diseño de Pokémon, desde mi punto de vista, se empeora respecto a Pokémon Espada y Escudo (aspecto en el que estos juegos tienen un nivel altísimo), aunque aprueba con creces de igual forma, dada además la gran cantidad y variedad de nuevos Pokémon y formas alternativas introducidos.
    En resumen, es un juego que merece la pena jugar, y que tras su brillante historia ofrece un sinfín de cosas que hacer, adaptadas a todos los gustos ("shiny hunting", Pokémon competitivo, completar la Pokédex...). Ofrece una experiencia muy entretenida, siempre y cuanto estés dispuesto a pagar el precio de soportar las caídas de FPs y los bugs, que están por todo el mapa (todavía).    … Expand
  25. SammyDelicious
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon game anymore.

    Since the release of Pokemon Black and White (2010), Pokemon X and Y (2013), and Pokemon Sun and Moon (2016) the Pokemon franchise has been heading on a downward trend. These games when compared to their predecessors and contemporaries in the industry are lackluster, medicore products, seemingly selling their games based purely off of nostalgia.

    Pokemon GO (2016), despite the popularity is the worst Pokemon game I have ever played.

    The greed at Nintendo has led them to exploit their fanbase by releasing rushed and poorly designed games with massive technical issues.

    I was extremely hopeful when the Nintendo Switch came out and I anticipated finally receiving a fun and beautiful new open world Pokemon game, similar to other fun, new, and beautiful Nintendo properties for the Switch. (You know the ones I'm talking about. The games that don't have 3.4 ratings on Metacritic.) But unfortunately the Pokemon games for Nintendo Switch, Pokemon Lets Go Eevee and Let's Go Pickachu (2018), Pokemon Sword and Shield (2019), and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (2022) have been terrible games. These games are incomplete and far less fun than previous Pokemon iterations. I would NEVER recommend these Pokemon games on the Switch to anyone. I have never been more disappointed in a game then with Pokemon Sword and Shield, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet turned out to be FAR MORE DISAPPOINTING.

    The new Pokemon games are not 'triple A' titles, they are rushed, glitchy, poorly designed, graphically terrible monstrosities that Nintendo and GameFreak should be ashamed to ask full price for.

    Because of these reasons, and the downward trend of Pokemon games over the past THIRTEEN YEARS, I feel as though Nintendo has exploited me enough, and I will not be buying anymore Pokemon games for the Switch.

    I cannot believe a culture that is deeply concerned with shame would release such a disgraceful, imperfect product and then charge full price knowing very well that product is unfinished.

    This comes across to me as though the people releasing Pokemon games, and the CEO's in charge have no shame.

    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the fastest selling Nintendo games (within the first three days of sales). However, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been so highly criticized for the technical issues that it seems Nintendo is now issuing refunds in response.

    The fastest selling Pokemon games are being issued refunds for technical issues.

    Think about that. That is shockingly unacceptable.

    There will be no change in the culture at Pokemon until fans start letting Nintendo know exactly how they feel, I am protesting by not buying anymore Pokemon games. Nintendo can also have this review.     … Expand
  26. Skhaarin
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    Why does it look that bad?? I'm not even going to complain about all the other obvious flaws the game has, but why it has to look like that? You could grab any game engine, create a random world with random objects using default assets, and the result would be something looking at least decent. They had to tweak the visuals on purpose to make it look bad, it is stupid.
  27. no1hing
    Nov 27, 2022
    8
    I'm really happy to see new mechanics and pokemons.
    Great open world , interesting characters , perfect enemies
  28. Zski
    Dec 3, 2022
    7
    I really appreciate the effort to try to continue to shake up the Pokémon formula for the better, but even with the performance issues aside (which I did not find to be that bad), the execution was a little underwhelming. To address the performance complaints that everyone has with the game - the issues are there, but they literally do not impact the game by any means. I did experienceI really appreciate the effort to try to continue to shake up the Pokémon formula for the better, but even with the performance issues aside (which I did not find to be that bad), the execution was a little underwhelming. To address the performance complaints that everyone has with the game - the issues are there, but they literally do not impact the game by any means. I did experience some slowdown, I did experience a few bugs, but they weren’t bad enough to break the game or even hinder the experience. If you’re playing Pokémon for a next gen experience that performs at 60fps, then you are really losing touch with what the core attraction of Pokémon really is. I didn’t find the performance and glitches to be any issue at all.

    However, the game itself feels like a step in the right direction with a very poorly executed concept. Open world Pokémon is exactly what everyone dreamed of since the Gameboy days. I just found the world to be incredibly uninspiring and hollow. I started off really excited to explore the map, but as I continued on I realized that the exploration just felt a little aimless. I appreciate that the game gives you many overarching objectives - completing the Pokédex, collecting all the gym badges, battling Team Star, and battling the titans gives some variety to the overall objective. But exploring uninspiring terrains just to find waves of the same Pokémon over and over somehow made the game feel linear in an open world. After awhile I found myself just going straight for objectives, not even caring about exploring. Which is a shame, because even Arceus felt like it had more push for exploration. It’s still a great game that offers tons of content. I just felt like the effort to move to open world was a bit weak, so it kind of took away from the existing magic formula that made the series great to take it in a direction that wasn’t fully fleshed out. After Arceus, it’s a step in the right direction, I just wish we didn’t have to wait another generation (or more) for the direction to be fully realized into what it’s capable of being.    … Expand
  29. Ariseinthepire
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Nothing matters, the games performance is so poor it breaks game emersion no matter what you do,

    Clearly a lot of care went into this game, but the money men have rushed it out the door. I really do wonder what would happen if gamefreak had good management. Can't believe that this game sucks in comparison to a 2004 game. What th358 characters (5000 max) Check box if your review    Nothing matters, the games performance is so poor it breaks game emersion no matter what you do,

    Clearly a lot of care went into this game, but the money men have rushed it out the door. I really do wonder what would happen if gamefreak had good management.

    Can't believe that this game sucks in comparison to a 2004 game. What th358 characters (5000 max)
    Check box if your review contains spoilers
    e hell is this dev doing,    … Expand
  30. Bsims93
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Amazing game the quality of life changes are great. This game gives you so much freedom.
  31. ShadowRose
    Dec 31, 2022
    6
    A good twist on the classic Pokémon games however feels rushed and runs poorly. If you're a Pokémon fan I recommend if not maybe choose sword or shield over this as it overall has less problems with game performance if you do not mind this like me go ahead you can pick it just a fair warning as it is very buggy.
  32. Matheus29292828
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    É um jogo muito divertido com vários problemas de performance mais que não me atrapalhou na hora de jogar
  33. JoshZaWarudo
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Ce jeu est développé au deux tiers et c'est malheureux, parce que bon sang j'aime cette license depuis tout petit j'ai 33 ans actuellement. Le scénario est au-dessus des dernier opus, les mécaniques de gameplay sont funs, la map de l'open world est bien agencée; il y a plusieurs type de reliefs.
    Mais pourquoi sortir le jeu si il n'est pas fini, le framerate est indécent, et les graphismes    Ce jeu est développé au deux tiers et c'est malheureux, parce que bon sang j'aime cette license depuis tout petit j'ai 33 ans actuellement. Le scénario est au-dessus des dernier opus, les mécaniques de gameplay sont funs, la map de l'open world est bien agencée; il y a plusieurs type de reliefs.
    Mais pourquoi sortir le jeu si il n'est pas fini, le framerate est indécent, et les graphismes je n'en parle pas. Les texture elle sont où, Breath of the wild et la série Xenoblade font mieux sur le même hardware, donc ce n'est pas une excuse. Après lui avoir mis 6 ,j'ai décidé de lui mettre la note sanction, même les raids sont bugue, le jeu en ligne ne marche pas.
    Gamefreak et Pokémon devraient commencer à nous respecter et arrêter de prendre les joueurs pour des pigeons.Jaime ce jeu mais pas au point de lui mettre au-dessus de 16/20.    … Expand
  34. HellDiamond
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    Tolles Spiel mit viel guten Ansätzen.
    Ich habe spass daran das Spiel zu spielen.
    Jedoch für ein Spiel im Jahr 2022 hat gamefreak richtig viel falsch gemacht.
    Technusch ist es das schlechteste Pokemonspiel das ich gespielt habe. Durch all die Fehler wird das Spielerlebnis leider etwas geschwächt.
    Auch könnte die Open World liebevoller gestaltet sein.
  35. Gouken128
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Unacceptable performance. The open world is a joke. Missed opportunity from the laziest company in the world. Gamefreak should not continue making Pokémon games. Their lack of innovation is a dissapointment after so many years. //// Una pena que Gamefreak sea la compañía más inútil del mundo de los videojuegos. Hortible lo que hacen con Pokémon. Todo en el juego encajaría si el mundoUnacceptable performance. The open world is a joke. Missed opportunity from the laziest company in the world. Gamefreak should not continue making Pokémon games. Their lack of innovation is a dissapointment after so many years. //// Una pena que Gamefreak sea la compañía más inútil del mundo de los videojuegos. Hortible lo que hacen con Pokémon. Todo en el juego encajaría si el mundo abierto y los gráficos no fueran de la época de N64. Simplemente no es divertido de jugar ni explorar.… Expand
  36. Lucul
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Bad graphics, we would have loved simplified but neat graphics than this ****
  37. srcaioleitao
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    poorly optimized. poorly worked. trash grapichs. trash story. a 2007 mc donalds dvd game.
  38. KrillerBomb
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Broken, boring, not innovative whatsoever. Same old, same old. Pokémon deserves better than this...
  39. Ali_Nas
    Jan 27, 2023
    8
    I may be very biased but as a guy who grew up with pokemon and has played and owns every single mainline game and a few spin offs of the pokemon franchise I can say that scarlet and violet are both very fun games, are they good looking? Not really minus a few instances such as raid dens and specific areas in the game which is kind of a let down because graphically this game makes no sense.I may be very biased but as a guy who grew up with pokemon and has played and owns every single mainline game and a few spin offs of the pokemon franchise I can say that scarlet and violet are both very fun games, are they good looking? Not really minus a few instances such as raid dens and specific areas in the game which is kind of a let down because graphically this game makes no sense. Sometimes the graphics of the mountains are super detailed and sometimes they’ll remind you of the old ps2 days I grew up with. Glitch wise they are buggy now and then and will have some really annoying glitches happening but never something that will delete save file or do anything drastic, mostly the downsides of this game is the performance aspect in terms of frame drops which if you are truly a fan of pokemon you will very likely overlook as I did. Scarlet and Violet absolutely have that same magic that was captured in Legends Arceus which was an absolute breath of fresh air. While scarlet and violet did take a step back one thing I had noticed is that I had this really big itch to catch all the pokemon which is typically present in the mainline games but something felt different, It felt as if i had to catch everything and in a few days i went from 50 pokemon and the beginning of the game to 380+ pokemon and doing 7 star online special raids and I can’t exactly tell you why and what happened but there was a big feeling of needing to have everything in this game much more than I had ever felt in a pokemon game and maybe it’s down to how I tend to love open world games such as Zelda and Elden Ring, but something about seeing something that I could lock onto and find out if i had caught or not compelled me to catch everything in sight. Would 100000% reccomend to a true pokemon fan who loves the series. Anyways thanks for reading… Expand
  40. kratos10
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Boring and PS1 graphics, this is a sorry excuse for a game in 2022. They should be giving people their money back for this.
  41. bulborbplushie
    Dec 10, 2022
    2
    The game is completely buggy and unplayable, its just the same as pokemon sword and shield except its super glitchy and it makes me think the game hasn't even been play tested or anything, its just pokemon again if you played any pokemon that came out its the same thing except with more bugs and more pokemon
  42. bocles
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    When the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. TheWhen the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. The biggest dealbreaker is the constant gameplay glitches, graphical errors, and worst of all the terrible frame drops. The graphics are also just sad, crazy how this multibillion dollar franchise looks worse than games that cameout on the switch in 2017.

    For the love of god Gamefreak and TPC, PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME ON YOUR GAMES. If Gamefreak just took an extra year for developing their games instead of releasing on every goddamn year they could create quality and polished pokemon games that run well and look good.    … Expand
  43. Hugecat22
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Kinda fun ideas, but runs like total junk. Can't even play it for more then 10 mins without feeling sick.
  44. Trikshot48
    Nov 29, 2022
    1
    Utterly abysmal and atrocious effort by the Pokemon franchise. Everyone keeps trying to give the developers a pass on the performance issues, saying that it's the Switches fault. You cannot blame the hardware when things like Breath of The Wild exist. This franchise needs to stop getting a free pass to release terrible quality games just because theyre tugging st the nostalgiaUtterly abysmal and atrocious effort by the Pokemon franchise. Everyone keeps trying to give the developers a pass on the performance issues, saying that it's the Switches fault. You cannot blame the hardware when things like Breath of The Wild exist. This franchise needs to stop getting a free pass to release terrible quality games just because theyre tugging st the nostalgia heartstrings. Do not buy this game. Take the 5 minutes to look into all the performance issues listed online and you will see why.… Expand
  45. Predlalo
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Pokémon es la franquicia más famosa y rentable del mundo por mucho, cada generación es noticia mundial y fiesta por la continuación y nuevos monstruos, en esta ocasión nos traen un juego pobre, sin amor, sin ganas de hacer algo, nintendo es famoso por tener estándares de calidad, pero en esta ocasión nadie reviso que pasaría, una cosa es un juego con bajo rendimiento, en switch es súperPokémon es la franquicia más famosa y rentable del mundo por mucho, cada generación es noticia mundial y fiesta por la continuación y nuevos monstruos, en esta ocasión nos traen un juego pobre, sin amor, sin ganas de hacer algo, nintendo es famoso por tener estándares de calidad, pero en esta ocasión nadie reviso que pasaría, una cosa es un juego con bajo rendimiento, en switch es súper normal, al final del día switch es una consola portátil que que manda imagen a una pa talla, un juego lleno de Bugs, muy malo gráficamente, por debajo de muchos juegos de la misma consola, bajos de frame rate, en general algo que tuvo que esperar, mala experiencia de juego en general, el peor juego de Pokémon por mucho… Expand
  46. CarlosAyon
    Nov 22, 2022
    5
    Nunca he esperado una buena historia de pokémon (me encantaria que la tuviera), sin embargo esta vez si se pasaron, los diseños de los pokemon son horribles, los iniciales están mas o menos, pero nunca había experimentado un rendimiento tan horrible en un juego de pokémon, ya ni Leyendas Arceus presentó tantos problemas y a mi parecer está mejor desarrollado y las texturas son mejores queNunca he esperado una buena historia de pokémon (me encantaria que la tuviera), sin embargo esta vez si se pasaron, los diseños de los pokemon son horribles, los iniciales están mas o menos, pero nunca había experimentado un rendimiento tan horrible en un juego de pokémon, ya ni Leyendas Arceus presentó tantos problemas y a mi parecer está mejor desarrollado y las texturas son mejores que en Scarlet / Violet. GAME FREAK, PONTE A TRABAJAR.… Expand
  47. poshun
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This game has too many performance issues. What kind of multi-billion dollar industry hashes out a game that has such terrible issues? It's like they want to be as transparent as possible that they are trying to cut costs in every way possible while trying to maximize as much savings and hoard as much cash as possible. This kind of garbage is exactly what is wrong with the triple AThis game has too many performance issues. What kind of multi-billion dollar industry hashes out a game that has such terrible issues? It's like they want to be as transparent as possible that they are trying to cut costs in every way possible while trying to maximize as much savings and hoard as much cash as possible. This kind of garbage is exactly what is wrong with the triple A industry and now it's happening to Pokemon. Get rid of Game Freak, Pokemon. They are useless.… Expand
  48. Habdich90
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    That game is an absolute disgrace. Full of bugs and glitches, the graphics are a joke and that's not because of the Switch itself. My 10 years old son can program better games .....
  49. josh524
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Gameplay is good, but the technical state of the game is unacceptable. Atrocious.
  50. NablaOW
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Pokémon is the most lucrative game in the world. Considering this, this game is a big joke. There's indie games more well done than this.
  51. BanchoMischka
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    The game has so much potential to be great but it fails in term of performance and bugs. This cant be accapted from a multi bliion franchise. I hope they will fix this issue
  52. 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.
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
  55. 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
  56. 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…
  57. saxboychair
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Shockingly bad graphics and technical glitches. An embarrassment this even got released
  58. 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.
  59. MaldocaBR
    Nov 26, 2022
    1
    Simplesmente horrível. Bugs aterrorizantes e um preço astronômico para um jogo sem qualquer novidade. Espero que a Nintendo lance uma atualização em breve para corrigir tudo isso.
  60. MarkoBilous
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Wasted potential, as usual…
    Wasted potential, as usual…
    Wasted potential, as usual…
    Wasted potential, as usual…
  61. Lufia96
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    Game is good, who would want to miss out on this?! To put it simple for all of yall, it doesn't get any better than this.
  62. foutflames
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    The main story for this game is one of the best in the series. It was incredibly fun and was certainly better than Sword and Shield's main story. The bugs at this point, a week after release, with no response from GF or Nintendo on the matter is unacceptable. The game runs terribly. The post game content is feature draught. One of the worst Pokemon post-games I have ever experienced.The main story for this game is one of the best in the series. It was incredibly fun and was certainly better than Sword and Shield's main story. The bugs at this point, a week after release, with no response from GF or Nintendo on the matter is unacceptable. The game runs terribly. The post game content is feature draught. One of the worst Pokemon post-games I have ever experienced. GameFreak released an unfinished product and I feel mistreated as a Pokemon fan. 3rd party developers of Pokemon titles have confirmed that GameFreak is no longer creating the best of the best for it's fans anymore.… Expand
  63. CarlyleGarcia
    Nov 26, 2022
    2
    Seems to be a not finished game, the technical part is awful! Bugs, crashes, extremely low FPS, being unable to reach the average level of a Nintendo Switch game, it has a good idea of ​​​​an open world, but always limited by the level of quest, objectives, weak story, in addition to the lack of narration.
  64. YusufAy
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Only word i can use to describe this game is "disappointment".This game is a mess in any thecnical perspective. I'ts buggy, doesn't work properly. Even when it does, world building is plain bad, graphics are trash, gameplay is not polished. If you haven't already, just buy legends arceus instead.
  65. sexypell
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    I’m happy that people is finally opening their eyes, this game really sucks and even gamefreak and the Pokémon company knew it. Yeah it is a little bit fun, but there are more holes in this game than a cheese lol. Story sucks, postgame sucks, game design sucks, sometimes bugs and glitches blocks you even to play normally. This game is literally a scam, because presents itself like aI’m happy that people is finally opening their eyes, this game really sucks and even gamefreak and the Pokémon company knew it. Yeah it is a little bit fun, but there are more holes in this game than a cheese lol. Story sucks, postgame sucks, game design sucks, sometimes bugs and glitches blocks you even to play normally. This game is literally a scam, because presents itself like a perfect and wonderful product but in reality it’s really a ****… Expand
  66. Yevetal
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    The game has alot of problem, and in the rate i do not want to talk about the frame rate or the texturing, i want to talk about the other problems: the level of the Gym Is not adaptive, the tera-raid are broken, the byke Is bugged as hell, the plot except the leggendari route are boring.
    I've play to this generation just because i've bought for the half of the price, and for a 30 euros    The game has alot of problem, and in the rate i do not want to talk about the frame rate or the texturing, i want to talk about the other problems: the level of the Gym Is not adaptive, the tera-raid are broken, the byke Is bugged as hell, the plot except the leggendari route are boring.
    I've play to this generation just because i've bought for the half of the price, and for a 30 euros game it's still too much bugged, Hope gor a game patch to fix something cause all the game has to be fixed.    … Expand
  67. matttttttttttt
    Nov 28, 2022
    8
    I've bought it for my daughter, who loves it even more than Legens Arceus. And she spent ages on that one. So I'd say the new generation is a success.
    I've also played a bit and find it very enjoyable. Much more than Shield at least. Yes, the technical aspect could do with some polishing. But does it ruin the experience? Not that much. The technical mistakes are quickly forgotten once I    I've bought it for my daughter, who loves it even more than Legens Arceus. And she spent ages on that one. So I'd say the new generation is a success.
    I've also played a bit and find it very enjoyable. Much more than Shield at least. Yes, the technical aspect could do with some polishing. But does it ruin the experience? Not that much. The technical mistakes are quickly forgotten once I start playing.
    I find it rather sad to see so many grownups bashing on a game for kids. Especially when reading comments starting with "I've been playing Pokémon for 25 years...". Maybe it's time to do something else?    … Expand
  68. LisaGh0ul
    Nov 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Habe das Spiel inzwischen durchgespielt und es hat mir großen Spaß bereitet. Besonders die neuen Mechanismen innerhalb des Spiels waren sehr erfrischend allein die Wahl alles so anzugehen wie es einem Gefällt war super. Oder das wir jetzt Sandwiches machen können um Shinys zu hunten. Klar die Bugs sind teilweise nervig aber andererseits auch wieder zum schreien Komisch. Das einzige was mich jedoch persönlich etwas gestört hat waren die selbst in der Nähe niedrig aufgelösten Texturen aber zieht man in Betracht was die Switch für diesesSpiel leisen muss finde ich es sehr gut gelungen.… Expand
  69. FlyingChompy
    Nov 27, 2022
    10
    Loved it, Amazing ending but the performance is bad. Cool new Pokémon as well
  70. VannRedhaym
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The technical performance of the game is terrible.
    Nintendo Switch heats up like an oven.    … Expand
  71. maddaniello
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    worst pokemon game ever, technically embaracing in 2022, it's usless to justify pokemon brand each time they release games like this
  72. Domdim
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    This is the worst Pokémon game. It's buggy, framerates are nonexistent if they are absolute mess. Game freak not addressing this mess of a game worse. I feel betrayed. It hurts to have spent 60 bucks on this **** I'm angry and embarred for the developers
  73. Nuraghemannu
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Uno schifo e una delusione senza precedenti per una persona che ha iniziato a giocare ai videogiochi con pokemon giallo. Devono svegliarsi o per lo meno la Nintendo deve fare qualcosa di serio
  74. ManuelGrafl
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Absolut schlechte Grafik! Von der Performance braucht man erst gar nicht reden. Eine Absolute Frechheit!
  75. Justsomepotato
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Its so damn bad, Arceus is so good in comparison.
    They rushed it and didnt polish it enough.
    Its really embarrassing to say the least.
    Its really unfortunate, because i really enjoy most of the Pokemon games.
  76. LorenzoT
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Capita di sbagliare è vero, nessuno è perfetto. Ma perseverare è diabolico e questa serie ha raggiunto il punto più basso dell'inferno ottenendo un posto direttamente vicino a Lucifero. Non c'è un pregio nella nuova opera di Pokemon, niente di niente. Pnc che sembrano vuoti e con dialoghi imbarazzanti che al confronto i copioni dei film dell'Asylum dovrebbero essere ritenuti una delleCapita di sbagliare è vero, nessuno è perfetto. Ma perseverare è diabolico e questa serie ha raggiunto il punto più basso dell'inferno ottenendo un posto direttamente vicino a Lucifero. Non c'è un pregio nella nuova opera di Pokemon, niente di niente. Pnc che sembrano vuoti e con dialoghi imbarazzanti che al confronto i copioni dei film dell'Asylum dovrebbero essere ritenuti una delle Mervaiglie Del Mondo, storia insulsa , banale e arida come il comparto tecnico e visivo , la stessa minestra dei giochi precedenti rimescolata in una chiave di lettura pessima e con una realizzazione finale da mettersi le mani nei capelli.… Expand
  77. MaxShadoDX
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    The game has good ideas and would even be a good game but the way that the put this ideas and the final product they gave us it's unexpected. I hope with this bad score is getting the future games will change in better.
  78. Vojvodd
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    The worst game in Pokemon history. Game Freak is making fun of us. They are just greedy and don't care about their fanbase.
  79. Alimali5611
    Nov 29, 2022
    10
    Es hat zwar Grafisch seine Probleme und daran sollte gearbeitet werden. Für mich ich allerdings das Spiel eines der besten seit langem. Ixh liebe die welt, die Pokemon, das Abenteuer und die neuen Mechaniken. Die Gen.9 finde ich besser von den Pokemon als die letze Gen.8. Ich genieße jeden Moment im Spiel und hab Spaß daran mich wirklich wie ein Pokemon Trainer zu fühlen. Das Reiten undEs hat zwar Grafisch seine Probleme und daran sollte gearbeitet werden. Für mich ich allerdings das Spiel eines der besten seit langem. Ixh liebe die welt, die Pokemon, das Abenteuer und die neuen Mechaniken. Die Gen.9 finde ich besser von den Pokemon als die letze Gen.8. Ich genieße jeden Moment im Spiel und hab Spaß daran mich wirklich wie ein Pokemon Trainer zu fühlen. Das Reiten und Sprechen mit Korraidon Spitze. Hab nach cira 25 Stunden Spielzeit gerade mal 5 von 18 Orden. Weil ich alles erkunde und einfach Spaß habe an dem Spiel… Expand
  80. Nicolas27o7
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    the graphik of this game is incredible worse. Also, I've never seen such a loveless Pokemon game.
  81. Lwcario
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    Pieno di bug, design Pokemon scadente, lava tutto, vestiario povero. Un fallimento su tutti i fronti, il peggior gioco Pokemon mai visto
  82. Seadog96
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    This game has sadly proven that game freaks are only interested in profit, and for it they are willing to trample an entire fandom and produce a product undeserving of their name. All this hatred that unfortunately I have developed over the years derives from my immense love for the pokemon world, and from the immense displeasure in finding myself every time with a product in my handsThis game has sadly proven that game freaks are only interested in profit, and for it they are willing to trample an entire fandom and produce a product undeserving of their name. All this hatred that unfortunately I have developed over the years derives from my immense love for the pokemon world, and from the immense displeasure in finding myself every time with a product in my hands devoid of: a serious and exciting mature story, graphics that make me fully immerse yourself in this fantasy world that is the setting for the game, well-written and researched characters and so on.
    I have always defended the brand to the hilt even in the lowest moments, but after this gen my confidence has completely disappeared.    … Expand
  83. tanos92
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    Worst pokemon ever, lot a bugs and very poor user experience. Game Freak is not a small indie company and the game is really a garbage
  84. Laion31
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    O jogo está horrivelmente mal otimizado e cheio de bugs, penso se isso não reflete o conforto atual vivido pela desenvolvedora dos jogos de pokemon
  85. dicuzip
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    The game is extremely buggy, terribly optimized, and graphically horrible for a game released in 2022. Everything, from the exploration, terraforming, and level scaling, is a big step back compared to the Legend Arceus Experience. Everything but the narration and the characters' characterization: the part of the game related to the school, the professors, and the lore of Paldea isThe game is extremely buggy, terribly optimized, and graphically horrible for a game released in 2022. Everything, from the exploration, terraforming, and level scaling, is a big step back compared to the Legend Arceus Experience. Everything but the narration and the characters' characterization: the part of the game related to the school, the professors, and the lore of Paldea is well-written and far better than what has been done in Sword/Shield.
    With Pokemon Scarlet, Gamefreak has reached the bottom.
    Hope to see a well-made pokemon game in the future, a pokemon game made with love for pokemon fans and not a money machine.    … Expand
  86. mariogiordano22
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    Horrible.
    The graphics look like a (bad developed) ps2 game.
    The story is good but the horrible rendering and continuous bugs makes this hands down the WORST pokemon of all time. In addition to that, they sell you the first ""open world"" main game pokemon, but as a matter of fact, this isn't any better than a single plain with some **** polygons on in. You can't explore ANYTHING, you    Horrible.
    The graphics look like a (bad developed) ps2 game.
    The story is good but the horrible rendering and continuous bugs makes this hands down the WORST pokemon of all time.
    In addition to that, they sell you the first ""open world"" main game pokemon, but as a matter of fact, this isn't any better than a single plain with some **** polygons on in.
    You can't explore ANYTHING, you can't even go INSIDE houses and npc will literally say nothing useful (I've seen dialogues where the only thing they say is "pokemons are fun" or "mmm-mm" )
    Plus, they let you choose the order in which you would like to battle gym leaders but they don't have implemented level-scaling, meaning that you can go with your lv.10 starter against a lv45 full team gym leader.
    So yeah, this is the worst and most lazy-made pokemon of all time    … Expand
  87. Danienti
    Nov 30, 2022
    9
    En las 40h de juego no he tenido ningún bug ni fallo grande, lo único malo que tiene técnicamente son la bajadas de fps, todo lo demás es de juegazo, muy divertido, historias interesantes y con grandes diseños de pokemons
  88. KingRoombaTC
    Dec 24, 2022
    4
    The game seems to be very fun and fairy interesting, but is filled with bugs, glitches, performing issues and is visually unappealing. Don't recommend it.
  89. Mattkickbutt
    Nov 30, 2022
    2
    The story and open world make this Pokémon game fun. But the amount of bugs and glitches in this game makes it hard to play. The fps drops are a very big issue. If it’s raining or snowing in the world, good luck because you’ll be playing at 10 fps. The Tera raids are another issue. If you don’t beat the raid in time the battle ends and you don’t win, but most of the time your Pokémon takesThe story and open world make this Pokémon game fun. But the amount of bugs and glitches in this game makes it hard to play. The fps drops are a very big issue. If it’s raining or snowing in the world, good luck because you’ll be playing at 10 fps. The Tera raids are another issue. If you don’t beat the raid in time the battle ends and you don’t win, but most of the time your Pokémon takes too long to attack. When another players Pokémon dies sometimes you can’t even select a move to use you just have to wait until their Pokémon is revived.
    I really don’t feel like typing more to be honest but I could write a 10 page essay on the amount of bugs and glitches in this game.    … Expand
  90. Jacobdcz
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    The Game is great. Possibly the best Pokemon on Nintendo Switch.
    BUT the technical aspects are horrible, a scam and disrespectful to their buyers.
  91. IronMuscle
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Terrible game in every aspect. It seems that developers have never played a videogame. No plot and technically horrible with a plenty of glitches. I don't know why Nintendo approved this "game". We are on Nintendo Switch not on Nintendo NES...
  92. KJMJ
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    bruuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  93. Ferraz_10
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    This game is a joke. Unfinished, unpolished, ugly, hollow, boring and full of bugs and glitches. Can't believe they actually published this thing.
  94. Kaleid1105
    Dec 2, 2022
    10
    I love this Pokémon game, its history in each of its routes was well detailed and even though it has some Bugs and slight FPS drops, that does not take away from the great story of the game
  95. SpringFrost
    Dec 3, 2022
    2
    Broken game development, random level design, absence of optimization for exploring, no level scaling and poor challenging experience. I've reached the end of the game with same vibes I've had in SWSH, boredom and hurry to end the game in order to never open it again. It's a shame because some concept, new creature and narrative sare solid but this game shouldn't have been in commerce soBroken game development, random level design, absence of optimization for exploring, no level scaling and poor challenging experience. I've reached the end of the game with same vibes I've had in SWSH, boredom and hurry to end the game in order to never open it again. It's a shame because some concept, new creature and narrative sare solid but this game shouldn't have been in commerce so soon and that's frustrating and disappointing for the video player, especially after LPA, which also suffered because of graphics but still was able to be a complete and stimulating experience for some gamers, so clearly the problems with this game go one step further… Expand
  96. GaymerRobz
    Dec 5, 2022
    9
    I love this game, Its giving what the fans want. The only thing that would bump this is a fox on some lf the framerate issues.
  97. Bails14
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Basically the BEST Pokémon games yet! Pokémon games have come so far and I’m glad I’ve been around for it.
  98. Jlambo
    Dec 5, 2022
    8
    Loved it. Some performance issues but overall a good step forward for the franchise!
  99. Tronusgaming
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sim o jogo tem quedas de FPS as vezes e certos bugs, mas que em nada influência na jogatina pois apesar de tudo o jogo é inovador viciante e muito bom. Estava cansado de jogos Open world com infinitas sidequests estúpidas e este surpreendeu me pois tem 3 enredos principais e algumas missões secundárias clássicas da série e divertido como sempre temos algo para o que olhar pois sempre aparece um Pokémon que não temos durante as viagens. Gostei. Zerei e irei renovar. Será bem vinda as correções mas mesmo assim e bom o jogo. Antigamente os jogos tinham bugs piores que estes até e a malta curtia. Mas agora é demasiada frescura. BOM JOGO… Expand
  100. adrian110199
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Story was 10/10, music/leitmotifs 10/10, only thing i would potentially complain about was Gamefreak not thoroughly developing the game so it ran more smooth
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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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