Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. elmemeador12
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    el peor juego que he provado, es horrible, la peor cosa que he tocado en mi vida, simplemente preferiria quemarlo antes que devolverlo y que algun otro pibe pueda adquirirlo
  2. 777g
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is extremely buggy, lighting is choppy and doesn’t generally work, and the amount of framerate dips is appalling. Otherwise the game can be decently fun in a perfect situation.… Expand
  3. gian_pkr
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    I love pokemon but the quality of the Game is really unacceptable: bug, glitches, framerate drops, bad graphics and animations. After this Game I will not buy pokemon games anymore cause I really dont trust the brand anymore. And the worst is that after month is not even fixed. So disappointed by Nintendo.
  4. OverlordEclipse
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    The game has multiple graphic glitches, including a decent amount of fairly common ones, lags all the time, the character movement is janky sometimes, the game is overall unpolished. Id say the thing i hate most is the legendary as it looks like its upposed to be a bike, they accentuate the aspects of it to make it look like a bike, and they have him walk around on all fours. If they wereThe game has multiple graphic glitches, including a decent amount of fairly common ones, lags all the time, the character movement is janky sometimes, the game is overall unpolished. Id say the thing i hate most is the legendary as it looks like its upposed to be a bike, they accentuate the aspects of it to make it look like a bike, and they have him walk around on all fours. If they were gonna make him walk they shouldnt have accentuated the tires because they just look bad.… Expand
  5. gigidagosto
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    it’s supposed to be a nintendo game on 2022? not only it looks 30 years behind, but it’s full lf bugs and problems and it has nothing good, plot, music, even the pokemon design this time isn’t on point as it always (at least that) was
  6. Gorillaburro
    Nov 27, 2022
    8
    Broken game(sadly),but a big step to the pokémon experience dreamed by millions of children.
  7. Dzk281
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Is a big piece of sh1t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It sucks, it's broken in every way, frame drops in open places and they don't even talk about the bugs that make you fall into the void
  8. mambo60
    Dec 5, 2022
    1
    thi game Is terrible under every single point of view.
    The caracter design of the Pokémon Is actually se single thing that i apreciate, the story Is awful and completely empty, the Word Building Is horrible, i've never seen a Word of Pokemon so empty.
    the NPC dialogue are terrible and the graphics looks like a game for Nintendo Ds. The new Pokemon introduced are strange bit i can deal with    thi game Is terrible under every single point of view.
    The caracter design of the Pokémon Is actually se single thing that i apreciate, the story Is awful and completely empty, the Word Building Is horrible, i've never seen a Word of Pokemon so empty.
    the NPC dialogue are terrible and the graphics looks like a game for Nintendo Ds.
    The new Pokemon introduced are strange bit i can deal with It, and most importante thing Is full of bugs, literally in everything, and It proves that the game Is incomplete.
    Gamefreak should review his next projects because, if they are going to continue this way , they will destroy One of the biggest franchise that ever existed    … Expand
  9. Snake5000
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    This game is bad it tries to do everything and fails open world fail it crashes the frame rate. Choose your own adventure biggest problem once you’ve completed either the gyms or the titan Pokémon or team star you’re over level for the other thing level scaling would solve this issue. The game has so many glitches it’s sometimes hard to play other times it’s super funny. I want this gameThis game is bad it tries to do everything and fails open world fail it crashes the frame rate. Choose your own adventure biggest problem once you’ve completed either the gyms or the titan Pokémon or team star you’re over level for the other thing level scaling would solve this issue. The game has so many glitches it’s sometimes hard to play other times it’s super funny. I want this game to be better I still have fun playing it but this is unacceptable for a $60 game game freaking and Nintendo can do better… Expand
  10. m2d2
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Terrible graphics, awful controls, not fun at all. A boring grind in an environment that's worse than FF10 was in 2001.
  11. Fati15
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Il gioco pokemon peggiore di sempre: grafica arretrata, bug e glitch e un gamplay legnoso
  12. Noshin
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    Horrible framerate, glitches everywhere, lacking features (no clothing customisation ?? Come on !)... Need I say more ? This game is unfinished and a shame to the Switch. Game Freak shouldn't developping games anymore. Paying 60$ for this failure is a fraud. Don't waste your time and money like me.
  13. APickle
    Dec 12, 2022
    8
    Ambitious, but unfinished. If they fix the online and lag, this could be the best 3D Pokemon game.

    Pro: Open World, can take on gyms in different orders, and trainers are finally optional. Can play at your own pace, skip Team Star if you want, even skip gyms and just go for Titans. 400 Pokemon, and some of the new ones aren't lame. Cons: NPC's more than 30m away literally move at 1    Ambitious, but unfinished. If they fix the online and lag, this could be the best 3D Pokemon game.

    Pro: Open World, can take on gyms in different orders, and trainers are finally optional. Can play at your own pace, skip Team Star if you want, even skip gyms and just go for Titans. 400 Pokemon, and some of the new ones aren't lame.

    Cons: NPC's more than 30m away literally move at 1 FPS, it's actually really bad. Shadows from mountains also "jump" past you in a very noticable and distracting way. Online raids are broken, rooms take 30s to join and are usually filled. It's also really short at 28 hours to beat, but then again I skipped most of the trainers.

    Overall, a really fun and ambitious Pokemon. Geometric texture mapping make the scales and fur on the Pokemon look more real. This feels like a natural evolution for the Pokemon franchise and I enjoyed it, but it just feels incomplete. I love exploring and riding my Pokemon while catching new Pokemon, but I'm not a fan of the academy theme.    … Expand
  14. Anotheruser6
    Dec 13, 2022
    0
    Demand more from AAA games. The visuals are some of the worst I've seen for a "AAA" game. The story is patchy and lackluster. Catching Pokémon is Legends Arceus is infinity better. What a sad excuse of a game.
  15. Rimuru12
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    its like a cheep low buget game for how big Pokémon is and how much money they make the pokémon game should be some of the best games on the switch
  16. brianchanxyz
    Dec 15, 2022
    1
    One of the main event Tera Raid Battle is lag as hell, cant press any command as got attacked twice in a roll to death.
  17. BancaEliteGames
    Dec 21, 2022
    1
    Lots of bugs. It has no language in Portuguese, with Brazil being one of the biggest consumers of Pokemon.
  18. Drewski69
    Dec 27, 2022
    4
    One of the best stories out of any Pokémon game but the performance issues are just too much. I’ve still racked up 80 hours but have just given up on completing the Pokédex at this point just because the game doesn’t have much endgame material and it’s getting tedious.
  19. Denistxo
    Dec 30, 2022
    4
    Buenas ideas mala ejecucion, el juego tiene buena historia, personajes y musica, pero parece que los desarrolladores lo han creado usando el gluteo izquierdo porque no me parece normal las bajadas de frames que hay, tengo 100 horas jugadas registradas por la consola y en el juego me marca que son 80 eso quiere decir que e perdido 20 horas de juego gracias al lag, otra cosa que hay queBuenas ideas mala ejecucion, el juego tiene buena historia, personajes y musica, pero parece que los desarrolladores lo han creado usando el gluteo izquierdo porque no me parece normal las bajadas de frames que hay, tengo 100 horas jugadas registradas por la consola y en el juego me marca que son 80 eso quiere decir que e perdido 20 horas de juego gracias al lag, otra cosa que hay que mencionar es los crasheos que te da, e perdido horas de progreso porque el programa se cierra cuando le da la gana sin razon aparente.
    El poping, los laggeos y crasheos hacen que este juego sea en mi opinion uno de los peores de la saga sin duda    … Expand
  20. metajol
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    Dead world might be a better descriptor than open world. A soulless disappointment. Buildings are menus, interacting with npcs as you would in previous games is out the window. Plenty of what character dialogue is there is already painfully dated upon release, and despite an academy setting begging to be loaded up with sidequests, they dropped the ball there. It feels like an expositionDead world might be a better descriptor than open world. A soulless disappointment. Buildings are menus, interacting with npcs as you would in previous games is out the window. Plenty of what character dialogue is there is already painfully dated upon release, and despite an academy setting begging to be loaded up with sidequests, they dropped the ball there. It feels like an exposition dump followed by 'b line towards x for y, or b line towards c for d'. As someone who loves cooking systems in games, the sandwich mechanic and food animations are a lugie in the face treated as a snowcone. People praise the bland blorbo-bait characterization in this game, forgetting that the world of pokemon is meant to have character too.… Expand
  21. Frashure11
    Jan 1, 2023
    2
    Raids with multiple players are completely broken and frame rate drops below 30 regularly during normal play. I try to play raids with friends and every match we can’t communicate because each of us have different things going on in our games.
  22. queerCoded
    Jan 2, 2023
    4
    Can be fun but when the main city in your game is 95% unopenable doors and functionally identical restaurants that don't have an actual interior, just a menu, then you know the game needs longer to cook. It's interesting but every town slaps you in the face with how empty it is. It gets depressing, frustrating, and discourages exploration of the cities, which is not great in a game aboutCan be fun but when the main city in your game is 95% unopenable doors and functionally identical restaurants that don't have an actual interior, just a menu, then you know the game needs longer to cook. It's interesting but every town slaps you in the face with how empty it is. It gets depressing, frustrating, and discourages exploration of the cities, which is not great in a game about exploration. This is obviously not the only problem with the game but I think it exemplifies the problems caused by the fact that this game needed at least another year of development. The annual releases that pokemon has moved to have come with a drop in quality that has been rearing its head recently.… Expand
  23. GamefreakGoAway
    Jan 3, 2023
    0
    This is one of Gamefreaks most uninspiring games. Lagg, slow gameplay, Glitches, Team star is just an copy paste, gyms arent even inside of the gyms, people keep interupting your traveling, no fun caves towers etc, Story = mid, map design and emptyness. Im a pokemon fan but this is the worst one of the games. Gamefreak and pokemon should be ashamed! I want the old games back not the open world...
  24. Iloveyourmom
    Jan 5, 2023
    10
    This was a really good game. Barely glitches I saw, don't know how people have so many negative reviews.
  25. Jantarrago
    Jan 10, 2023
    0
    Tremenda cagada 0/10 y zzz
    Una mierda, mapa vacío, un montón de bugs, gráficos de la Wii y bajones de fps
    Un mierda como una catedral
  26. YamiStef
    Jan 11, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sche*** Game. Ich dachte schon mit /SWSH oder Legenden Arceus ging es den Bach runter. Aber das??
    Benötigt keine Erklärung.    … Expand
  27. Matsu96
    Jan 19, 2023
    1
    This game is bland and unpolished, Sword and Shield were far better in terms of performance, graphics, and general Pokemon experience. I don't think adding an open world justifies such a lacking game from a technical point of view. Nothing feels natural, nothing is coherent, Just a bad and frustrating experience overall.
  28. Cassiop
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    El peor juego de Pokémon. Mal optimizado, con unos gráficos y animaciones aberrantes. Un engaño al consumidor
  29. Michael-Kenji
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I really can not understand why Pokémon still have not portuguese language and japanese dubbing at least. When the game was made for nintendo 3ds was understandable. But here in Switch not.
  30. Azath12
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Los peores $60 dolares invertidos en mi vida, no se lo compren. Juego roto y una completa estafa
  31. moonlight3000
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Best Pokémon entry so far. Does many things that should have been present in the 3D titles long ago. Very buggy at the moment but still very playable and I recommend to any fan of Pokémon.
  32. Oliilea
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    Honestly haven't had any performance issues but also I'm playing pokemon on a switch. If I want to complain about graphics and frame rates I'd go play a PC game. This is one of the best pokemon games to date. It's very engaging, fun, and takes big strides towards achieving a new direction for pokemon. It is FAR from unplayable. The issues and bugs are honestly not bad to almost nonHonestly haven't had any performance issues but also I'm playing pokemon on a switch. If I want to complain about graphics and frame rates I'd go play a PC game. This is one of the best pokemon games to date. It's very engaging, fun, and takes big strides towards achieving a new direction for pokemon. It is FAR from unplayable. The issues and bugs are honestly not bad to almost non existent. The folks making this seem like the worst game in the world are just spoiled and whiny. This will be an addicting, classic favorite if you give it a chance.… Expand
  33. lechonkiest
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    It's an okay game, glitches and bugs aside. The story is alright, the character designs are cool, but sometimes it's just so buggy that it's game breaking. It ruins the experience and any immersion. There definitely should have been more time and effort put into this, but maybe it will get better with future updates. Below average for me.
  34. Inkazuma
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    El estado técnico en el que ha salido el juego al mercado es vergonzoso, se aleja mucho de los mínimos estándares del mercado y es un insulto a todos los fans de la franquicia, a todo comprador y a su propio legado.

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


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


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


    Como fan de Pokémon, y como ciudadano, espero que las asociaciones de consumidores y normativas europeas tomen cartas en el asunto y logren sancionar a The Pokémon Company por la pésima calidad técnica del título. En este estado es una estafa sin precedentes para todo comprador y una vergüenza para toda la industria y para el legado de la franquicia.    … Expand
  35. ChaoticLights
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    I love this game! So much fun! It starts off buggy but keep playing and you’ll see it worth it!
  36. Vespor
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    Not nearly bad as people are making it seem. Played through it and didn't a single of the most commonly reported issues. People are being way too harsh on this game, which is sad because it's one of the most fun i had with the franchise lately. The game is definetly a step in the right direction, they learned with Legends: Arceus and built a memorable experience on it. Not to say it isNot nearly bad as people are making it seem. Played through it and didn't a single of the most commonly reported issues. People are being way too harsh on this game, which is sad because it's one of the most fun i had with the franchise lately. The game is definetly a step in the right direction, they learned with Legends: Arceus and built a memorable experience on it. Not to say it is perfect, there are some visible stains that could have been better polished but that don't really take away from the greater fun of the game. It also should be noted that, If the game comes to not be of your enjoyment Nintendo is reported to be very open about refunds on this entry.… Expand
  37. Mierdaa
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    Muy bueno, muy divertido, increíble todo, experiencia recomendable.jsjdjxjufufud
  38. RatRemy
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    It's amazing looks that were an good representation of the pokemon world as we know harmonize with the free given by the open world, the mojority of the majority of the bugs only happen if you are trying to activate them, the new pvp focused pokemon and infraestructure facilitate the entry of new trainer on the competitive scene
  39. jetkser
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    I bought the game for pokémon, everything sucks but the pokemon graphics also got worse and that was the only thing I bought this product for.
    I hate you game freak and I've bought every pokemon game for the past 20 years.
  40. k4lls
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Never got so disappointed in a game due to the overwhelming hype.

    How can such a top tier company be so bad at making games? I played the game for 5 minutes and encountered bugs, battle ui felt cheap. The game itself was boring in the first 45 minutes and couldn't get myself to keep playing. Pokemon Arceus is just way better and more polished. I will have to set the bar low for    Never got so disappointed in a game due to the overwhelming hype.

    How can such a top tier company be so bad at making games?

    I played the game for 5 minutes and encountered bugs, battle ui felt cheap. The game itself was boring in the first 45 minutes and couldn't get myself to keep playing.

    Pokemon Arceus is just way better and more polished.

    I will have to set the bar low for upcoming pokemon games is this is what is to be expected from gamefreak.    … Expand
  41. TheDude222
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I can't even play this game. Come the crap on Pokemon company and Nintendo. I can tell the devs have something really special here. Shame it has to get reception like this because of greedy corporations.
  42. Patrickzero
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    Si fuera cualquier otra compañía u otra franquicia esto no tendría un 7-8 la mayoría de la nota va por que esta terriblemente programado, pero no solo eso le resta puntos también le resta puntos el quitarle opciones al jugador como el modo mantener y perder fluidez en los menús como el leyendas Arzeus también esta el problema con la IA que parece sacada de la primera generación, a esteSi fuera cualquier otra compañía u otra franquicia esto no tendría un 7-8 la mayoría de la nota va por que esta terriblemente programado, pero no solo eso le resta puntos también le resta puntos el quitarle opciones al jugador como el modo mantener y perder fluidez en los menús como el leyendas Arzeus también esta el problema con la IA que parece sacada de la primera generación, a este juego le falto pasar por una face de pruebas y pulimiento es literalmente un early acceses.… Expand
  43. ATDynaX
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    The Pokémon Formula is working as well if not better than previous entries, with implementations from Legends Arceus, but bad coding due to a lack of time are apparent everywhere you go in this open world RPG. The game does work but not smoothly. it lacks content, like enterable houses and clothes customization. And more side quests. For an open world game you also want to see things thatThe Pokémon Formula is working as well if not better than previous entries, with implementations from Legends Arceus, but bad coding due to a lack of time are apparent everywhere you go in this open world RPG. The game does work but not smoothly. it lacks content, like enterable houses and clothes customization. And more side quests. For an open world game you also want to see things that are not Pokémon related like helping people in their daily lives. Bugs and glitches show more problems and make the game feel awkward. It is obvious that the game needs 2-3 more years of development like Xenoblade which got released after 5-7 years. Textures are low resolution. You can spot 3 pixel wide textures on railings that also got blurred out, so i guess that is smooth. Animations are good, especially cutscenes are well executed. The graphics inside are also of higher quality and one might wonder how the game would look like if that was applied on the exterior as well. The player models and Pokémon look fantastic with detailed skin textures and a lively appearance which get disrupted by LOD issues close up. The music is the best part of the game.

    Gameplay 8/10
    Graphics 4/10
    Performance 2/10
    Music 10/10
    World 5/10    … Expand
  44. ProyectoPerseus
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    SINCERAME, es un juego que tiene muchísimos fallos de rendimiento, desaparecen los personajes, fallo en la carga de texturas además de que se ven horrible como de PS2, una cantidad de parones a la hora de explorar por que le cuesta cargar el mapa y bugs que no te dejan seguir jugando y te obligan a reiniciar la consola, pero son problemas que tengo la Fe que puedan solucionar con parches oSINCERAME, es un juego que tiene muchísimos fallos de rendimiento, desaparecen los personajes, fallo en la carga de texturas además de que se ven horrible como de PS2, una cantidad de parones a la hora de explorar por que le cuesta cargar el mapa y bugs que no te dejan seguir jugando y te obligan a reiniciar la consola, pero son problemas que tengo la Fe que puedan solucionar con parches o eso espero tampoco soy desarrollador de videojuegos pero Zelda breath of the wilds tiene un rendimiento espectacular en comparación, siento que Pokemon Company no saca los juegos no por la limitación de la consola si no por tiempo, no pedimos un juego de pokemon cada año puedo esperar 2 o 3 años para que saquen un juego que funcione a más de 15fps continuos y mayor detalle, pero eliminando todo esto, la historia de Pokemon Escarlata/Violeta me parece que está diseñada con Cariño, los juegos de palabras que veo de lo diálogos en inglés de otras generaciones lo realizan ahora con juegos de palabras muy típicos de España, los personajes profundizan contigo sin que te descuenta y no me parece que mi personaje es un avatar hueco, y eso que no lo he completado aún, me encanta la exploración y la búsqueda de pokemon por que nunca sabes que te vas a encontrar y no tiene que estar buscando arriba y abajo en una hierba para encontrar un pokemon o cargar varias veces un mapa, los combates se desarrollan de una manera más fluida no sólo tiene que ir a por un gimnasio tienes libertad de ir a por varios objetivos en el mapa en el orden que tu quieras y cada lugar no es un centro pokemon y una tienda y 10 npcs que no te dicen nada interesante, es otro mapa que explorar con misterios que descubrir, no es un buen juego pero tampoco es el peor de todos los juegos de pokemon por eso la nota para mi esta en un 7, por que hace años que no me siento con mis amigos y disfruto un juego de pokemon y mucho menos en cooperativo de esta manera, porfavor pokemon company los jugadores nos merecemos más por esta franquicia tanto los nuevos que acaban de empezar esta aventura como los veteranos que os hemos apoyado desde el principio, por un par de años que pokemon no saque un juego no va a fracasar la franquicia sinceramente un solo juego fluido y como este sería lo que necesita la franquicia somos exigentes por que sabemos que podéis dar mucho más que esto.… Expand
  45. Endymion_Var
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Que clase de juego es este Pokémon; lleno de Glich y bugs a más no poder.
    Esto es injugable, arruina la experiencia. Vamos Nintendo me estáis cobrando precio completo
  46. Joanvimise
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    Me encanta el juego, el inicio de la historia y el mundo es espectacular, pero no podemos obviar el rendimiento gràfico que te saca por completo de la experiencia y en momentos de disfrute te los hace negativos.
  47. Catsup
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    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
  48. moschidae
    Dec 12, 2022
    9
    this website wont let me leave a review so I'll keep my feelings brief.

    If you're a fan of the old ds games, please don't pass this up. Yes, rock texture ugly, yes, lags out... but the core of the game has so much spirit and personality to it that I havent felt with Pokemon in years. I'm a modern pokemon hater and I can't believe I almost missed out on this because of what people were    this website wont let me leave a review so I'll keep my feelings brief.

    If you're a fan of the old ds games, please don't pass this up. Yes, rock texture ugly, yes, lags out... but the core of the game has so much spirit and personality to it that I havent felt with Pokemon in years. I'm a modern pokemon hater and I can't believe I almost missed out on this because of what people were saying. The characters are beyond great, the pokemon look better than they ever have (even the new designs) and the story is on top with white and black. The map and town designs are fundamentally good, even if they could be fleshed out more. Not even going to mention the music since it's always a given that its going to be amazing, haha.
    It's just plain fun. It's so much fun. I know in my heart this game is a seven or six but I just can't give it that, I had such a good time playing. If you dont want to give money to nintendo, get it used like me, but I think it's the best game we've had in a long time. Even if just for the story, you really can't go wrong. Everything broken in this game is entirely fixable, the heart of it is very solid and reminds me so much of the earlier entries before the 3ds. I have my gripes with Scarlet but nothing that made my time feel permanently ruined.
    .
    By the way, If you want to talk about Game Freak, i suggest you learn about their actual situation as well as some basic critical thinking skills first, the devs themselves have absolutely no say in what time these games come out and in what condition. They're very clearly not just lazy, as so many people like to throw around. Pokemon is now linked to a horrible cycle of plushies, cards, anime, and other types of media... it sadly isnt just a game anymore, but an accessory to a product. There's so much wrong information about what is going on that it's baffling. If you want to blame anyone (you absolutely should), blame TPC and Nintendo more for forcing it so much to the benefit of no one but their arbitrary schedule. But I'd be more concerned about the people who make these games come out so fast, rather than the condition it's released in. If it's between going home and getting some rest, or making a rock texture look good, you know what anyone would choose in a crunch situation. Pokemon needs more time, period. Nothing else can fix it.    … Expand
  49. Skyavenger
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Gamefreak has once again showed us that it's happy doing the bare minimum, It knows that Pokémon sells just by being Pokémon and people will take up arms to defend it even knowing they got scammed in paying full price for an unfinished game, Pokémon Scarlet / Violet is a decent game certainly, but could have been much more...
    With their first attempt in a true open world game it also came    Gamefreak has once again showed us that it's happy doing the bare minimum, It knows that Pokémon sells just by being Pokémon and people will take up arms to defend it even knowing they got scammed in paying full price for an unfinished game, Pokémon Scarlet / Violet is a decent game certainly, but could have been much more...
    With their first attempt in a true open world game it also came problems and limitations, as you can now explore a wide open world but can no longer explore inside buildings, shops now are just a screen with goods and Pokémon centers became a gas station, the textures are once again very bland and although it looks better than Pokémon legends it's not much of a improvement, the animations are kind of a mix of good and bad, some attack animations got really cool like flamethrower and others like surf and earthquake got bland and boring, and let's just try and ignore the fact that a game made in 2022/2023 lacks any sort of voice acting, It's ridiculous to watch a game cinematic with the character in the screen screaming full lungs without a single sound being made...
    It seems Nintendo are also trying to push the woke agenda among the Pokémon fans, being a game made for children make it really concerning, you can now barely differentiate your character gender as you can only choose 4 neutral and ugly outfits, most of the NPCs you find around the game are dressed with the same 4 uniforms, even when it's not the case the agenda remains strong with the rest of the NPCs outfits being bland and ugly most of the time. With almost 60 hours of gameplay, I found only 2 NPCs wearing a dress, one was an old lady and the other being a Gym leader whose happen to be a model.
    If it's not enough here comes the most glaring issue, performance, the game struggles to keep its capped 30 fps and fails at it most of the time, depending on the zone you are and the density of Pokémon, trees and background the fps can drop to single digits or the game will simply crash, there are tons of minor visual glitches and missing textures once in a while and the Pokémon placement in the world looks uninspired and boring, just a cluster of Pokémon walking around doing nothing most of the time.
    Even with all these problems, the core game is still there and as a long time Fan of the series I still hope that this game get better with future patches but as of now grading it with 6/10 is already being merciful.    … Expand
  50. GuilhermeMelli
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Pokémon Scarlet is a very fun game, you can spend hours walking around the map just capturing pokémon. The game's performance is poor, and this is certainly due to the graphic that tried to put realistic textures instead of focusing on a Cartoon-style graphic. Pokémon Lets Go has the best graphics style for pokémon games, I hope that in the next generation they will mix the Lets GoPokémon Scarlet is a very fun game, you can spend hours walking around the map just capturing pokémon. The game's performance is poor, and this is certainly due to the graphic that tried to put realistic textures instead of focusing on a Cartoon-style graphic. Pokémon Lets Go has the best graphics style for pokémon games, I hope that in the next generation they will mix the Lets Go graphics (with improvements) and the gameplay of pokémon Scarlet. AND AT LEAST I HOPE THAT AFTER 25+ YEARS THE GAME WILL HAVE BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE.… Expand
  51. Vitoriogs
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Game Freak and Nintendo are very lazy and greedy to release such a bugged and rushed game for this huge franchise. sword and shield weren't great games already, and enough is enough. It´s time to stop pitying the most valuable game franchise in the world, and acknowledge that pokémon games are just getting worse. graphics and performance suck, and nintendo switch is perfectly able to takeGame Freak and Nintendo are very lazy and greedy to release such a bugged and rushed game for this huge franchise. sword and shield weren't great games already, and enough is enough. It´s time to stop pitying the most valuable game franchise in the world, and acknowledge that pokémon games are just getting worse. graphics and performance suck, and nintendo switch is perfectly able to take care of much better open world games. i`ve drawn my line when they ruined the diamond and pearl remakes. Won't be buying a pokémon game so soon. Took my time to write this because i loved pokémon and i wanted it to be better, so frustrating to see the quality drop in every single release.… Expand
  52. Tgp22
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Jogo travado de mais e gráficos horríveis,personagem caindo em um limbo queda de fps,sem motivo pra isso game freak
  53. Billjunior22
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    I can't believe that nintendo allowed gamefreak to release that Game as it is.

    We don't deserve this.
  54. sonoresmore
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Rendering is abhorrent. Besides the graphics and glitches, the game itself sucks. It's just text.
  55. Noctis89
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un asco con tanto bug. Pero ormux no está listo para esta conversación jajaja… Expand
  56. carucampos
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    História extremamente fraca, jogo inteiro rodando abaixo de 20fps, milhares de bugs, esperava muito mas se não resolverem esses problemas em patchs futuros vai ser o novo Cybermon 2077.
  57. lorenzope
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Con las prisas de GameFreak de sacar tantos juegos de pokemon en tan poco tiempo con el mismo equipo de personas es una gilipollez que repercute en los jugadores. Nos dan un juego con aspectos positivos, por supuesto, pero con una calidad ínfima que resulta en un juego roto y que en muchos aspectos se nota vacío y totalmente descuidado, último juego de pkmn en el que me gasto un solo euro,Con las prisas de GameFreak de sacar tantos juegos de pokemon en tan poco tiempo con el mismo equipo de personas es una gilipollez que repercute en los jugadores. Nos dan un juego con aspectos positivos, por supuesto, pero con una calidad ínfima que resulta en un juego roto y que en muchos aspectos se nota vacío y totalmente descuidado, último juego de pkmn en el que me gasto un solo euro, lamentable… Expand
  58. YuriIshida
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    O jogo em sim é o melhor da franquia, a evolução dos antigos jogos pro atual Scarlet e Violet é absurda. Porém o jogo lançou muito mau otimizado. Quedas bruacas de fps, serrilhado, bugs e etc. Mais de uma semana após o lançamento e não recebemos patch de atualização!
  59. deecisive
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    pokemon scarlet is a game that despite being rushed ended up being extremely fun and well designed, i genuinely believe that if pokemon company had given gamefreak a few more years we would have one of the best games in the last decade, but sadly what we got at launch was an inexcusable, buggy mess, tho the bugs are kinda funny
  60. vitaomg
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    No portuguese language??? Its a shame! No portuguese ..more than 10 years and no Portuguese language! Shamee!
  61. W0LF2612
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This product absolutely blows in every possible way. You reap what you sow.
  62. Keizrel
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    I've been a Pokémon fan since I was a child, the state of this game is unacceptable, the story is constantly being interrupted by stupid NPC, an open world that hurt my eyes and also the stupid amount of resources the game spits on your face like you were a 3 year child. I can't recommend you to play this game cuz it sucks, buy any digimon if you like taming little and adorable monsters.
  63. JeremyvT98
    Dec 6, 2022
    1
    You can easily spot the difference between a game based on actual quality compared to a game based on bad marketing strategy. The latter one unfortunately compels to this one. It's a rubbish game, even the concept of 'terastillization' is just a joke. It's utterly too weird to be a good thing. I don't plan on buying any future pokemon again unless they add all 1000+ pokemon and supply theYou can easily spot the difference between a game based on actual quality compared to a game based on bad marketing strategy. The latter one unfortunately compels to this one. It's a rubbish game, even the concept of 'terastillization' is just a joke. It's utterly too weird to be a good thing. I don't plan on buying any future pokemon again unless they add all 1000+ pokemon and supply the game with post mainstory content.… Expand
  64. Coty72
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Totally unfinished. Company simply released it to make money. I honestly feel like this game is beyond a simple update to make it playable. If this is the new direction, his companies going, this might be the last game people have any faith in. I think they burned a lot of customers with this one.
  65. Litchee
    Dec 6, 2022
    3
    I cannot in good faith give this game a higher score, simply because its glaring flaws feel like a slap in the face of millions of dedicated fans. The game is ugly, outdated, clunky, glitchy, unfinished and overpriced. I still love Pokémon, but am finding it harder and harder to justify it.
  66. Pockeey
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Nintendo, what in the actual f... were you guys doing during the years you had to develop this unfinished, ugly disgrace of a game? Another game that was rushed and is unfinished product!

    Next stop Bugfield, Forza and Redfail
  67. Songforyall
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    Nice large open world but fails to utilize that space making it feel dead in parts and the parts that arent dead have abysmal frame rate.
    Battling is slow as heck wild pokemon are down right annoying to encounter partly due to the bad controll scheme and frame rate.
    The Map is terrible. It inverts everytime you open it why? Cant you just stay facing north you give us a compas but doing    Nice large open world but fails to utilize that space making it feel dead in parts and the parts that arent dead have abysmal frame rate.
    Battling is slow as heck wild pokemon are down right annoying to encounter partly due to the bad controll scheme and frame rate.
    The Map is terrible. It inverts everytime you open it why? Cant you just stay facing north you give us a compas but doing this with the map is idiotic and makes the entire thing harder to read why no other game does this.
    This entire game looks rushed as hell November release date is marketing special move for christmas release to maximise sales.
    Extensive character creation without gender locked clothing nice but NO SKIRTS.
    Its a 4/10 at best in its current state it is fun though but its problems overshadow its small victories.    … Expand
  68. TwilightWind
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Everyone who defended, apologized for, excused or otherwise allowed Sword/Shield to be the highest selling entries in the Pokemon series shares blame for how Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are. This utterly broken, buggy mess does not deserve to be placed in the same league as games I would consider a 2/10.
  69. Paps69
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    I think it's a really fun game apart from all the glitches, but I'm sure they'll be solved with a bug. I really like how building competitive pokemon has become easier. Seriously though, all of y'all who posted negative reviews probably played the game for like two hours or something. (I even saw someone admit it LMFAO) I didn't experience with any game breaking glitch people talk so muchI think it's a really fun game apart from all the glitches, but I'm sure they'll be solved with a bug. I really like how building competitive pokemon has become easier. Seriously though, all of y'all who posted negative reviews probably played the game for like two hours or something. (I even saw someone admit it LMFAO) I didn't experience with any game breaking glitch people talk so much about. The plot? Interesting, perhaps one pf the best in the main series The soundtrack? Splendid The characters? Really good. So yeah, please play the game before rating it. You're bringing down a really good game… Expand
  70. Thegamedev
    Dec 29, 2022
    1
    The game was filled with bugs and glitches and was poorly disgined the textures looked plan and the game ran at what looks to be 24 frames per second the story was average at best everything felt like a chore to play I do not recommend playing this game . If u want a good game to play with amazing story I recommend pokemon black and white or final fantasy or even something like elden ring
  71. Mogmog000
    Jan 24, 2023
    2
    Towns have little character and mini-games are boring.
    There are few attractive Pokémon.
    There are too few semi-legendary Pokémon and too few types of clothing.
  72. RaktonF
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    game is very fun, but suffers from laughable performance and terrible graphics issues.

    Go apologize to sonic frontiers immediately.
  73. RaiTheNoblesse
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    it has slight technical issues, so what? it still runs way better than GTA SA did, like waaaay better.., that aside, it is simply THE BEST POKEMON game to date.., dunno what "huge steps" so many critics wanted, or why they say the minor technical issues are so big.. ., this is a huge open world pokemon game to explore, it remains a pokemon game, with a Botw flair *like Arceus*, it has ait has slight technical issues, so what? it still runs way better than GTA SA did, like waaaay better.., that aside, it is simply THE BEST POKEMON game to date.., dunno what "huge steps" so many critics wanted, or why they say the minor technical issues are so big.. ., this is a huge open world pokemon game to explore, it remains a pokemon game, with a Botw flair *like Arceus*, it has a few nice details abd QOL improvements, and is less side quest heavy than Arceus (which had a better aesthetic, and that it, but S/V still gets ratted lower, eventhough its better on all other accounts… Expand
  74. ManoloRampa
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Sois unos exagerados, el problema de este juego es TÉCNICO (Que sí, le falta un par de años para que sea bueno ese apartado, es horrible). Pero que lo demás del juego ESTÁ BIEN, el mundo abierto es bueno, la historia está bien, la dificultad, aunque llega un punto en el que tienes que enfrentarte a pokes débiles al tuyo está BIEN. El juego está bien, en mi valoración personal le pongo unSois unos exagerados, el problema de este juego es TÉCNICO (Que sí, le falta un par de años para que sea bueno ese apartado, es horrible). Pero que lo demás del juego ESTÁ BIEN, el mundo abierto es bueno, la historia está bien, la dificultad, aunque llega un punto en el que tienes que enfrentarte a pokes débiles al tuyo está BIEN. El juego está bien, en mi valoración personal le pongo un 6.5, pero sois tan cabrones, y ponéis a la mínima 0 todo el rato porque solo buscáis odio, lo subo a 7, para que al menos haga algo de media. De verdad, ojalá se hubieran tirado un par de añitos en arreglar el juego, OJALÁ, pero es la empresa que más dinero genera de la historia. Pero un 3.5 es ir demasiado lejos. (Al igual que lo están los infinitos 9 y 10 de la prensa) Parad con el review bombing. Por favor.… Expand
  75. Rickalkine
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Fun game (it’s Pokémon), but graphics are subpar. Pokémon designs are fun and creative. Exploring is more fun than Sword/Shield.
  76. Ploiu
    Nov 19, 2022
    8
    The game itself is fun, but gamefreak seriously needs to get help making a game that runs well on the switch.

    There are a lot of content and fun game mechanics though.
  77. Bonny69
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    Technically is terrible (4.5) but is fun to play (7) and has a decent plot (7.5)
  78. popolala
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    it's a good game but just all the problems make it a disappointment i hope peoples review bomb this game so we can finally have a good pokemon game
  79. AnAngryGamer
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    The hate for this game is so unprecedented, the game looks stunning (It looks like a Red Dead Redemption 2 port for the Switch) and I have had 0 performance issues bar some slight frame drops in demanding sections, and the game is so fun and well done, I must say that this has to be the best Pokémon game ever made, even outshining SoulSilver in some aspects. This is one the games that willThe hate for this game is so unprecedented, the game looks stunning (It looks like a Red Dead Redemption 2 port for the Switch) and I have had 0 performance issues bar some slight frame drops in demanding sections, and the game is so fun and well done, I must say that this has to be the best Pokémon game ever made, even outshining SoulSilver in some aspects. This is one the games that will be thought of when people think of 2022.… Expand
  80. MaxLily
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    Honestly all the review bombers probably only played this game for 30 minutes to an hour before making a consensus, because in the beginning is the only time I encountered major bugs. For the majority of the game after that I have not encountered any glitches aside from minor lag and lighting errors. Don't let man children whining ruin it for you this is a fun game, a big leap for Pokemon,Honestly all the review bombers probably only played this game for 30 minutes to an hour before making a consensus, because in the beginning is the only time I encountered major bugs. For the majority of the game after that I have not encountered any glitches aside from minor lag and lighting errors. Don't let man children whining ruin it for you this is a fun game, a big leap for Pokemon, and leagues above Arceus.… Expand
  81. MoonSawyer
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I lost my flash pokemon three times. When I open the atlas. I almost went crazy.
  82. GregAllen
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    This will most likely not be seen due to review bombing by rabid pokemon "fans", but oh well. This game's technical issues are abysmal, especially for a high budget triple A title like Pokemon. Personally, I haven't encountered any bugs other than the horrible frame issues that range from tolerable to borderline unplayable, but the former is the most common. Under all of that, there is aThis will most likely not be seen due to review bombing by rabid pokemon "fans", but oh well. This game's technical issues are abysmal, especially for a high budget triple A title like Pokemon. Personally, I haven't encountered any bugs other than the horrible frame issues that range from tolerable to borderline unplayable, but the former is the most common. Under all of that, there is a great game here. The gameplay is the freshest it has been in a mainline entry since the DS games, and as the first truly open world Pokemon, it works really well. Even with the frame issues, I've had a lot of fun. Especially compared to the former titles, Sword & Shield. Honestly, you can say a lot about Game Freak as a company nowadays, but in all fairness the frame glitches and bugs were even in the trailer for these games. So, I can say I do not understand why people are so shocked as it wasn't very hidden. In the end, is this a fun game? Yes. Should you buy it? No, not until they release a heavy patch update, even then I feel the 60 dollar price tag is too much.

    In the game's current state, 5/10
    In a fixed state, I'd say around a high 7/10.    … Expand
  83. brenomarinho200
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    The game really needs to be improved, it has a good story and a good direction but it is full of technical problems that cannot happen coming from a company like gamefreak and another thing the game does not have a language version in ptbr
  84. shiningwolf88
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    This game definitely has its issues. Framerate problems are far from uncommon, and minor glitches for pokemon spawns occur often. But you also get fairly decent open world pokemon game and probably the best storylines ever written for pokemon. Overall a solid game and a promising glimpse for future games.
  85. TJD2
    Nov 24, 2022
    7
    The game is fun to play and the Pokemon designs are pretty good. That said, the game is marred by technical issues and poor performance. The framerate will stutter and the game will slow down to a crawl even when nothing is going on. It feels like a power point at times. The open-world ambition is offset by these issues and they are too glaring to overlook. I wanted to absolutely loveThe game is fun to play and the Pokemon designs are pretty good. That said, the game is marred by technical issues and poor performance. The framerate will stutter and the game will slow down to a crawl even when nothing is going on. It feels like a power point at times. The open-world ambition is offset by these issues and they are too glaring to overlook. I wanted to absolutely love this game, and I like it enough not to return it, but Pokemon Legends Arceus is a much better game that does not suffer these problems. If a patch is not released soon I may not even end up beating this one.… Expand
  86. ason313
    Nov 29, 2022
    6
    Great Pokémon game in terms of structure, gameplay, & roster but the tech issues are pretty unacceptable. Hopefully can be patched up over time but they should be embarrassed they released it like this and fans should feel rightfully insulted. Crazy to see one of their premier exclusives seem so poorly optimized on their own system.
  87. Zalabar22
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    There's a good chance you'll either love this game or hate it, possibly something in-between. In a lot of ways this feels like an evolution of the Pokemon formula. From the open world, co-op features, auto battles, Pokemon variety, QOL updates, party management and improvements, branching quests, and the traversal options. However, the same could be said about things the game strugglesThere's a good chance you'll either love this game or hate it, possibly something in-between. In a lot of ways this feels like an evolution of the Pokemon formula. From the open world, co-op features, auto battles, Pokemon variety, QOL updates, party management and improvements, branching quests, and the traversal options. However, the same could be said about things the game struggles with. Bugs, poor instructions on player progression, lackluster story, disappointing clothing options, muddy graphics, the false sense of freedom, memory leaks, poor shop layouts, dexit, framrate issues, and a lack of world leveling. Hopefully we'll see support and updates to fix most of the bugs and maybe the game will evolve over time; however until that point I believe Pokemon Scarlet sits at a solid 5/10 for me.… Expand
  88. Kenshin0011
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Immediately upon starting the game is riddled with bugs that are not funny, but obtrusive and nearly ruins the gaming experience. Slowdowns in frame rate is constant, and there's stuttering at nearly all times.
  89. LunarD3ATH
    Dec 6, 2022
    4
    There's no such thing as a "bad" Pokemon game, but this one still isn't great. While there are a lot of really cool improvements, none more so than the open-world gameplay expanded from PLA, this game, even after the recent patch, has HORRIBLE performance.

    The pop-in, the dropped framerate, the terrible slow loading of assets when switching camera perspectives (such as when throwing a    There's no such thing as a "bad" Pokemon game, but this one still isn't great. While there are a lot of really cool improvements, none more so than the open-world gameplay expanded from PLA, this game, even after the recent patch, has HORRIBLE performance.

    The pop-in, the dropped framerate, the terrible slow loading of assets when switching camera perspectives (such as when throwing a Poke Ball at a wild Pokemon in combat) are all jarringly bad and constant.

    I'm sure things will improve somewhat over time, as they at least want to iron out most of the performance issues, but even if they actually FOR ONCE fully fixed a Pokemon game to run well instead of just being good enough (PLA still crashes the game when shiny Giratina uses its signature move, btw; every single time), it is still UNACCEPTABLE for a game to be in this state at launch. There is no reason to have pushed this game out this soon in this state instead of just taking more time to develop it.

    Beyond the general incompetence Game Freak has shown over the years, this game release is just proof of their laziness.    … Expand
  90. LightX
    Dec 4, 2022
    4
    Finally, "Pokemon 06"
    Unfinished, Lags alot, especially in the water and the Bambo Forest Area, really low performance.
    Almost no creativity in pokemon designs "Pawmi" evolution line just gets bigger and stands up with little changes in design, Tandemaus is just ... more smaller rats; The "Wiglett / Toedscool" "Not BeiNG tHe sAMe pOKemON" doesn t stick, just say its a region variant    Finally, "Pokemon 06"
    Unfinished, Lags alot, especially in the water and the Bambo Forest Area, really low performance.
    Almost no creativity in pokemon designs "Pawmi" evolution line just gets bigger and stands up with little changes in design, Tandemaus is just ... more smaller rats;
    The "Wiglett / Toedscool" "Not BeiNG tHe sAMe pOKemON" doesn t stick, just say its a region variant
    "Scovillain" Great ideia but bad execution
    You just slaped a heart on Palafin when it evolves and the method of evolution is so... wierd and random, just make a trade/item evolution (Great Abilitie tho)
    "Flamigo" its literally a flamingo... (Gamefreak be like: Flamingo take the "N" and its sounds like flaMIGO, AMIGO in Spanish/Portuguese OMG im so funny and original)
    It could of been more original like "Flamingo, Flame+amigo Flameamigo" i dont know and make him fire, fighting type...
    Veluza just lookes likes a fish made of Metal
    Past Paradox Forms are way better than the Future ones in design, but still no original ideias just changing the base design of the pokemon and giving it really random/bad names and not being able to breed them because they are genderless just because there from the past/future.
    "Lechonk" looks great but just evoles into a bigger pig
    GameFreak just doing it on purpuse trolling Pokemon Fans giving "Dunsparce" a lame no effort/thought into a original design its again another evolution that he just gets bigger "wow" and has 2 forms for some reason
    "Maschiff" is again just a dog...
    Tauros has 3 paldean forms and only the fire type one looks good, it would be better if it only had 2 for each version... but ok the base Fighting type is just a recolor that just slaped the color black and call it a day
    And Squawkabilly another parrot pokemon that has 4 difrent "forms" colors only difrence is that the blue/green have "Sheer Force" as an Hidden Ability and the other 2 (white/yellow) have "Guts" as its Hidden Ability

    Rival Nemona, Annoying like Hop, really dum and oblivious and choses the weaker starter and she is the class president of the school and achived champion rank... yeah right
    Oh and the Eletric Gym Leader is just cringe

    Atleast the story and Arven are not bad    … Expand
  91. rhoxwen
    Dec 1, 2022
    4
    Firsti, the open World addition is not that and story is actually really good. But all these flaws ruins the experience:
    1- Art direction is the worst it's ever been, Pokémon and Human characters look like Garbage.
    2- The game is WAAAY too buggy. 3- The battle System is painfully SLOW. 4- The Open World feels lifeless and empty. 5- Horrible Performance for game that was developed by    Firsti, the open World addition is not that and story is actually really good. But all these flaws ruins the experience:
    1- Art direction is the worst it's ever been, Pokémon and Human characters look like Garbage.
    2- The game is WAAAY too buggy.
    3- The battle System is painfully SLOW.
    4- The Open World feels lifeless and empty.
    5- Horrible Performance for game that was developed by company with a multibillion brand behind it... and running on a console that is capable of so much more.

    not worth of your time and money, Pokémon fans deserve better Collapse    … Expand
  92. ireinert
    May 2, 2023
    0
    the worst pokemon ever, really looks like a n64 game, game freak is sooooo lazy
  93. GitanoUrbano
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Es un juego que tiene gran diseño de pokemons y animaciones, un mundo abierto para disfrutar con amigos mientras se avanza en la historia, la cual puedes ir haciendo segun tus preferencias, lo que arruina la experiencia son su decadente performance, bugs, glitches y texturas mediocres. Se siente como si fuera un juego con muchisimo potencial que salio demasiado pronto y sin pulir. SeEs un juego que tiene gran diseño de pokemons y animaciones, un mundo abierto para disfrutar con amigos mientras se avanza en la historia, la cual puedes ir haciendo segun tus preferencias, lo que arruina la experiencia son su decadente performance, bugs, glitches y texturas mediocres. Se siente como si fuera un juego con muchisimo potencial que salio demasiado pronto y sin pulir. Se necesita un parche para mejorarlo con celeridad… Expand
  94. Xplocion
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    The good:
    The pokebikes. The new forms of Paldea. The gym bosses that their clothes are so outlandish and funny.
    The bad: The formula is the same for all Pokémon and several previous games have already reached its maximum expression and now it is only being repeated over and over again with small, increasingly imperceptible improvements. The graphics engine is fair, but a decade ago    The good:
    The pokebikes. The new forms of Paldea. The gym bosses that their clothes are so outlandish and funny.

    The bad:
    The formula is the same for all Pokémon and several previous games have already reached its maximum expression and now it is only being repeated over and over again with small, increasingly imperceptible improvements. The graphics engine is fair, but a decade ago it already felt old. The new designs are not well inspired, putting more creatures in the shape of everyday things with eyes is no longer funny, Going from 1000 to 2000 creatures to trap with variants was fun at first but we have been doing it since the last 25 years that it has already lost the grace. The game is full of frame drops and bugs.

    The Meh!:
    The release of a new canonical and official Pokemon feels like "the Groundhog Day" over and over again the formula is repeated, over and over again you have to choose only one of three, over and over again you have to catch them all , over and over again the Polly Pocket/Habbo hotel cartoon type graphics, over and over again dividing the fans, over and over again a color, an element a letter, a new millennial creature from somewhere that no one had ever seen before in 7-8 generations and what to say about the improvements of the previous version that do not reach this version for some reason. When there are Switch RPG games with amazing graphics like Xenoblade or NiER: Automata the excuse of "Pokemon has always been like this" is not worth it, even games from previous generations such as Tales of, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy,... which also have a bestiary of hundreds of creatures put the "new" graphics of this "new" Pokemon to shame    … Expand
  95. Ughduty
    Dec 5, 2022
    0
    The game is really badly balanced making it even easier than any other Pokemon game and most of them where already too easy. I don’t understand why they ignore players and again did not implement the possibility to change difficulty or even built in some Nuzlocke settings. Besides that even after the first patch the game is still buggy, foremost in the graphics department. Talking aboutThe game is really badly balanced making it even easier than any other Pokemon game and most of them where already too easy. I don’t understand why they ignore players and again did not implement the possibility to change difficulty or even built in some Nuzlocke settings. Besides that even after the first patch the game is still buggy, foremost in the graphics department. Talking about graphics, Pokemon and characters look good but most of the rest look at best mediocre. Landscape textures are sometimes extremely blurry and ugly. This game is overall the worst looking Pokemon game of all time at its time and I played them all! And don‘t get me startet with the story, it‘s as atrocious as it can get. It‘s the first time in a Pokemon game that I skip dialogues! Really unfortunate.… Expand
  96. hanzo82
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    I really like the gameplay. It could be a very good and fun game, but the technical issues are too much to ignore! I didn't had much bugs but the framerate drops very hard, especially in cities! They are developing a game for a specific hardware and failed so bad? how? they exactly know their hw, or not?
    the graphics are not really good as well.
    There is potential but this game is not    I really like the gameplay. It could be a very good and fun game, but the technical issues are too much to ignore! I didn't had much bugs but the framerate drops very hard, especially in cities! They are developing a game for a specific hardware and failed so bad? how? they exactly know their hw, or not?
    the graphics are not really good as well.
    There is potential but this game is not ready for release right now!    … Expand
  97. answertoapple
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    Game Freak & Pokemon CO. Are one of the most embarrassing figures in the game industry.
  98. Yijaaaaa
    Dec 4, 2022
    1
    Aburrido y como siempre con gráficos de última generación! Nadie podrá superar estos graficazos, increible
  99. PablekeGG
    Dec 1, 2022
    3
    Luego de 35 horas y haberme terminado la historia principal solo diré, muy entretenido juego pero una burla a nivel técnico, uns falta de respeto vender algo que fácil podría ser una beta, al menos un año de desarrollo le faltaba. Se destruye gravemente la experiencia de juego y espereramos que no vuelva a ocurrir, va por buen camino Pokemon, este pudo ser el mejor juego de la franquiciaLuego de 35 horas y haberme terminado la historia principal solo diré, muy entretenido juego pero una burla a nivel técnico, uns falta de respeto vender algo que fácil podría ser una beta, al menos un año de desarrollo le faltaba. Se destruye gravemente la experiencia de juego y espereramos que no vuelva a ocurrir, va por buen camino Pokemon, este pudo ser el mejor juego de la franquicia pero no merece mas allá de un 3… Expand
  100. DaigoDaigo
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    There a lot of issue with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet from a technical stand point, but the game itself is quite good. I can understand why there is a high amount of negative review because of that. But I'll try to look at it in a much more positive light even though the pokemon we can put into the game is only 400.

    Gameplay 8/10: As always, the gameplay is still the same as always, but    There a lot of issue with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet from a technical stand point, but the game itself is quite good. I can understand why there is a high amount of negative review because of that. But I'll try to look at it in a much more positive light even though the pokemon we can put into the game is only 400.

    Gameplay 8/10: As always, the gameplay is still the same as always, but with the newest addition of Autobattle, this will make training my Pokemon much easier. The breeding mechanic has change into a Picnic gameplay, which is an interesting new addition. Then there the Teralization mechanic which seem like a poor man Mega Evolution, and Dynamax. Teralization does look nice, but I prefer Mega Evolution and Gigantimaxing anytime.

    Music 8/10: The musical score isn't all that great, but it does have quite a good amount of music in the game where I can relax in. Then there the battle where it all upbeat which can get me in the mood for a good battle.

    Story 9/10: The story would be the best in this Pokemon game. Not as great as 5th Generation Pokemon game, but this game does come close. We have three different path of which story we can take, and there also flash back scene and back story of important NPC. Gym Leader's story aren't as interesting as the Star Team though.

    Graphic 3/10: Oh boy, this is probably one of the worse in this game and pretty much what everyone complaining about. I can see Gamefreak pushing themselves by making clothes and pokemon texture looking high resolution, but the environment took a serious hit. Of course, with a total of 1010 Pokemon with various forms, it no wonder they can only put in 400 Pokemon since they're trying to throw in some new high resolution texture on them.

    Contents 3/10: Even though it a large open world game, I feel like it took a step backward. For example, our clothing line is limited to 4 uniforms, and all we can customize are hats, socks, shoes, back pack, and glove. They did increase our face like eyes and mouth, and hair style are now accessible to both gender. But I still like to customize my pant and top which is something Sword and Shield did great in. Then there the pokemon themselves, as what Gamefreak promises back then, we will be limited by which pokemon we can obtain in the game, so we won't be able to have a 1010 Pokemon roster including all it form. So for now, we can only obtain 400 pokemon until Gamefreak decide to patch the game to expand our roster. So if you have a favorite Pokemon you wanting to bring to Scarlet and Violet, good luck. Because over half of them are currently MIA.

    Difficulty 8/10: This is quite surprising since Pokemon was always known to be easy. Since BDSP and Legend of Arceus, the Pokemon Company seem to be ramping up the difficulty for us which is a nice step forward. In fact, I sometime wish I would have more trainer battle than dealing with wild pokemon since wild pokemon tend to be a bit more dangerous since they can swarm me if I'm under level.

    Overall: I think the game is good from a gameplay standpoint, but from a technical stand point and content wise, I think it took a step backward. People need to remember that this is an open world game, and like any open world game, it will be riddle with glitches and bad texture. It is also said that there a memory leak, and can only be resolve by exiting the game and re-entering the game again. Of course, graphical stuff wouldn't bother me as much if we only have access to 1010 pokemon which include mega evolution and gigantimaxing and I would simply be happy. I love Pokemon, I been playing them since 1998 when it came out into the United States. The biggest sin from Gamefreak are mostly the cut Pokemon Roster which we no longer have access to. If the Pokemon company only let us have access to all the pokemon, mega, and gigantimax. I would give it a much higher score. In fact, I would want to give it a much lower score because of our current 400 roster. But it okay, I'm an adult. I can get over the fact that they cut the pokemon roster. I am totally not salty at all. Not salty.....    … Expand
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  1. Positive: 56 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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