Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. Benjaminavon
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I’m not gonna go in detail because all that can be said has been said already.

    One word: unacceptable.

    It’s 2022. Biggest franchise in the world. First party triple a game. How is this even happening?

    If the issues get fixed - easy 8/10

    But at this state? 1/10.
  2. Sanyrro
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Although the content is engaging and the game doesn’t think we’re 5y old, the glitches, bugs and graphical performances are even worse than Sword and Shield. If TPC can’t cheap out on one part, they will do it on another and it shows every time. It’s the same old story, but give your developers more time, support and recourses to make the games.
  3. FishRepairs
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Steps forwards and steps backwards. Its alright in its current state but could be much better.
  4. LeGabrielUrbano
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    Think about this: Pokemon is one of the most profitable IPs in history, and the only thing it offers us is a game with PS2 graphics with a filter to make them look "Better" and whose code came out so broken to say that "The game has bugs" is insulting, rather "There's a bit of game in those bugs"
    It's just bad, not terrible, but bad, the good ideas and interesting mechanics that the game    Think about this: Pokemon is one of the most profitable IPs in history, and the only thing it offers us is a game with PS2 graphics with a filter to make them look "Better" and whose code came out so broken to say that "The game has bugs" is insulting, rather "There's a bit of game in those bugs"
    It's just bad, not terrible, but bad, the good ideas and interesting mechanics that the game tries to offer are overshadowed by a low-quality product that needed at least two years of development to be a decent game for your console.    … Expand
  5. Captiosus
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    It is not an exaggeration when I say I haven't played a game THIS buggy since release day Cyberpunk 2077. That's how bad the bugs, glitches, and performance is of this game. Within the first 20 minutes of starting my game I had NPCs T-posing and A-posing, textures vanishing, Pokemon getting put behind textures, repeat frame drops down to slideshow level, and fell through the world once.It is not an exaggeration when I say I haven't played a game THIS buggy since release day Cyberpunk 2077. That's how bad the bugs, glitches, and performance is of this game. Within the first 20 minutes of starting my game I had NPCs T-posing and A-posing, textures vanishing, Pokemon getting put behind textures, repeat frame drops down to slideshow level, and fell through the world once. It's never gotten bettter. These same bugs have repeated any time I play the game.

    I'm tired of people trying to justify giving the game high scores due to the gameplay loop. The gameplay loop in Cyberpunk 2077 was decent too -- didn't stop the game from being dragged over the coals for being a broken, borderline unplayable, mess of a game. Just like this one. Being Pokemon or being a Nintendo property shouldn't give them a pass. In fact, it should hold them to HIGHER scrutiny.

    This game is broken.
    No amount of occasionally "fun" gameplay will change that fact.
    Don't buy it until it's fixed.    … Expand
  6. Barny
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    The game is unfinished: there are so many bugs that it is unbearable at times. It stutters to less than 10 fps very frequently and there is nothing that you can do about it, that's probably the biggest downside to it. That's my main problem.
  7. andrerubio
    Nov 25, 2022
    4
    Review em PT-BR

    Como fã de longa data da série, posso dizer que me diverti por algumas horas, mas seguramente posso dizer que não recomendo. Esse foi seguramente o pior jogo da série principal de pokémon que já joguei. Falar das questões técnicas é chover no molhado, todo mundo está falando disso, e não é por menos, o jogo está desastroso tecnicamente, toda hora algum bug ou glitch    Review em PT-BR

    Como fã de longa data da série, posso dizer que me diverti por algumas horas, mas seguramente posso dizer que não recomendo. Esse foi seguramente o pior jogo da série principal de pokémon que já joguei.

    Falar das questões técnicas é chover no molhado, todo mundo está falando disso, e não é por menos, o jogo está desastroso tecnicamente, toda hora algum bug ou glitch te tira da imersão, e quando algo não está bugado, só está feio mesmo, com texturas em baixíssima qualidade, tudo isso prejudica a experiência.

    Sobre o mundo aberto, é apenas uma ilusão, o level dos pokemons selvagens e ginásios não escala junto com o seu, e existem locais que você precisa de determinadas habilidades para alcançar, ou seja, existe uma ordem recomendada de caminhos a seguir, mesmo que escondida. Eu até tentei chegar em um lugar antes da hora, e fui barrado por uma mensagem "você não pode vir aqui agora". Todo o restante é repetitivo, principalmente as batalhas contra os líderes da equipe Star, todas iguais.

    A mecânica nova é interessante, mas não acho mais legal que as anteriores, e visualmente ela é bem estranha.

    Os desafios pré ginásio são fracos, sem emoção e não são divertidos (te fazem empurrar uma azeitona gigante como se fosse algo extraordinário), senti falta daqueles ginásios temáticos, só pela arquitetura e decoração você já sabia o tipo de pokémon que seu líder usaria, senti falta dos puzzles ou desafio de outros treinadores fortes até chegar no líder.

    A liga também não tem emoção nenhuma, você praticamente conhece todos os integrantes dela antes de chegar nela, não tem uma surpresa ao enfrentar o campeão ou coisa do tipo. Não existem mais salas pra cada um da elite, você os enfrenta numa sala branca sem graça, e na minha gameplay a música travou, no clímax do jogo eu não pude ouvir a trilha sonora (muito boa por sinal), e vi que isso aconteceu com muita gente. E por decisão de algum infeliz, não é possível desafiar a liga novamente, sério, quem teve essa decisão? Sempre foi possível, por que dessa vez foi melhor remover essa feature?
    E pra piorar, depois que você vence a liga não tem mais um Hall of Fame mostrando os pokémons que você usou.

    Não existe mais uma caverna ou caminho cheio de pokémons fortes até você chegar na liga, você simplesmente entra no prédio e pronto.

    O sistema de breed está uma porcaria, quem curte ficar fazendo times perfeitos pro competitivo vai se frustrar muito.

    O ponto positivo fica por conta da trilha sonora e na ideia de alguns novos pokemons, que ficaram bem legais.

    De resto, continuo recomendo o Sword and Shield como melhor pokémon do switch, com o ambiente mais acessível pra montar um time competitivo e com visuais infinitamente melhor do que esses do Scarlet, se for pra fazer um mundo aberto assim, prefiro os lineares do Sword.    … Expand
  8. Zumbie101
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Despite the attempt at an open world the game honestly is pretty bad. Not one to judge on graphics but the peformance issues are horrendous even with poor graphics for an ugly and bland open world with zero flavour. You constantly run into pop in pokemon or are charged by higher levels.

    The intro is particularly annoying and slow with the amount the NPCs stop you however even when the    Despite the attempt at an open world the game honestly is pretty bad. Not one to judge on graphics but the peformance issues are horrendous even with poor graphics for an ugly and bland open world with zero flavour. You constantly run into pop in pokemon or are charged by higher levels.

    The intro is particularly annoying and slow with the amount the NPCs stop you however even when the game opens up the gameplay feels annoying

    The game series continues to remove old mechanics. You can't turn off battle animations so each subsequent battle feels slow. Set mode has also been removed as even an option

    Navigating all the menus is worse than ever and the despite looking so empty the world map is actually really irritating to navigate as well with all the mountains and rivers. With the "true open world" you have no idea how strong a certain place is til you go in right up until you are in a battle.

    The controls layout is also beyond irritating, lacks consistency and can't be changed. Why is B crouch while walking but jump while riding??

    I hate being negative but this game is straight up bad.    … Expand
  9. adzz58
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    To the players giving this a 10/10, you're the reason Gamefreak keeps pumping out these rushed, badly optimized Pokemon games. We as gamers need to stand up, this is unacceptable. The performance at release is something we should not tolerate, with a bland, open world game design that does nothing to immerse the players in its world with all the hitches and lack of graphical fidelity. TheTo the players giving this a 10/10, you're the reason Gamefreak keeps pumping out these rushed, badly optimized Pokemon games. We as gamers need to stand up, this is unacceptable. The performance at release is something we should not tolerate, with a bland, open world game design that does nothing to immerse the players in its world with all the hitches and lack of graphical fidelity. The die-hard fans need to wake up and hold Gamefreak to account over this mess. I'd rather wait a few years for a Pokemon game they've had the time to truly work on, rather than the cash grab we have here. Come on Pokemon fans, you deserve better.… Expand
  10. B387pp1
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    A game so bad nintendo had to issue refunds. Gamefreak keeps getting lazier with each title and to be honest I can’t blame them. Releasing titles every few months is probably exhausting for the programmers there. If they had more time im sure the glitches and bugs could be ironed out to be every 5 minutes instead of every 5 seconds. There are PS3 games that look better than this
  11. acsichu
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    How can you make a game so bad after arceus?
    It just shows all you want is our money. Too bad that there are so many Pokemon lovers and bad developers like you. You disrespect us.
  12. tdetomi
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Worst pokemon game ever. Everything in this game is awful. Visuals are worst than a PS2 game. Performance is even worst, 20fps in average with an unacceptable console memory usage that makes you restart the game to keep playing. This game is a joke. Pokemon and game freak must end. Thanks Nintendo, I will never buy a pokemon game again.
  13. CrispChum
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    The mechanics are great. Too bad it barely hits 30fps and it looks worse than Pokemon Colosseum on the GameCube. Also, loading times are awfully slow. It is a disgrace that they charged 60 dollars for this unfinished game. It should have been 20 dollars for the state it is in.
  14. Murtor
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    Same game as Violet. So, I'm giving it the same review and score.

    I just rage quited on Twitch while playing this abomination called Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This "game" is an abrasive paper for the eye and a laxative of good taste. It is literally the worst experience I had in more than 30 years of gaming. The graphics are an imposition, the poor performance a kick in the groin    Same game as Violet. So, I'm giving it the same review and score.

    I just rage quited on Twitch while playing this abomination called Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This "game" is an abrasive paper for the eye and a laxative of good taste. It is literally the worst experience I had in more than 30 years of gaming.

    The graphics are an imposition, the poor performance a kick in the groin for any gamer. Content has been removed (again) in favor of new content. And this new content works grotty. As a player, I'm unable to throw a Pokéball up a hill because the aiming mechanic of Legends Arceus has been taken out. The auto combat feature sometimes works or it doesn't. Ambushing Pokémon no longer has any appeal, as I can't throw empty Pokéballs either. I have to cancel evolutions every time I level up. In this texture mud, I repeatedly traipse over Pokémon that I just can't see. And the great audio feature that made finding Shinys in Legends Arceus easier is also gone.

    The game character is an empty shell. Thirty years now I've been playing video games. And it's the second time now that I would have loved to hammer the A button in a role-playing game instead of drowning in this tidal wave of platitudes and these dull attempts at fraternization. Watching the unsightly slush that is supposed to represent grass grow is more interesting than any NPC I've run across. If you have trouble reading, you won't be served a soundtrack here either and will have to slog through text box after text box after text box.

    NPC's move as slowly as the entire game feels. It's sluggish to the point of falling asleep. The open world has no appeal when I do end up being compelled to do exactly what you've been doing in Pokémon games for more than 25 years: collecting medals. Because exploring and finding new Pokémon is ruined by the leveling system. I can't go and collect and use whatever I want afterwards. Because I absolutely need a medal to control this new and powerful Pokémon. Exactly the opposite is the appeal of an open world. To venture into dangerous terrain and then take home some particularly good loot. But I can't have that very loot. No, I have to go back to doing what the developers want me to do. The freedoms are as limited as some rooms in this game. They have several doors, but I can't open them for unknown reasons, such as the door in my own house to the garden or the master bedroom. With this setting, there is no need for these doors in the first place.

    Pokémon Violet and Scarlet is a sandpaper to the eye and a purgative of good taste. If there were an invective award for video games: This game would win the main category for two years. Because that's how long the experiences made will haunt one's nightmares.    … Expand
  15. mrego08
    Feb 13, 2023
    3
    A game with probably a high potencial, but it is a shame the performance. It’s embarrassing publishing a game like this in almost 2023
  16. LittleABZ
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    I only care about 3 things when i play a video game ;

    - A good story (it's pokémon, so i expected nothing), it's not awesome but it's better than Sword and Shield. For a kid game the story is pretty good. - At least 30 FPS minimum, this game barely have that, especially if you're on Koraidon/Miraidon, worse when it's raining. - No bugs/glitches/clipping that are to annoying, again Scarlet    I only care about 3 things when i play a video game ;

    - A good story (it's pokémon, so i expected nothing), it's not awesome but it's better than Sword and Shield. For a kid game the story is pretty good.
    - At least 30 FPS minimum, this game barely have that, especially if you're on Koraidon/Miraidon, worse when it's raining.
    - No bugs/glitches/clipping that are to annoying, again Scarlet and Violet is full of that. Almost every fight i've had except the one where you can't control the camera, for the rest, almost every one of them have clipping issues. I've seen a lot of people say that it's a Nintendo problem spoiler, it's not, you have to remember that the Switch can run : Skyrim, Zelda BOTW, The Witcher 3, Xenoblades, and a lot of other games that look way better and have almost no performances issues than Scarlet and Violet. The Nintendo Switch is way lore powerful than a PS3, and you get that game. I really hope this game is gonna get a patch, because it's clearly not ready to be realeased. If you want another examplee of a buggy game at launch take Cyberpunk 2077 for example, i've played it 6 hours straight when it came out on a ps4 fat and i played 4 hours of Scarlet and Violet day one, i've had less bug/fps isssues playing cyberpunk even thought it was way more unfinished than Scarlet and Violet. This game deserve a 3 if it get patched but otherwise a 2    … Expand
  17. Robyjes
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The Game have a lot of bugs and tecnical problems. The npc's animations hane no fps and in general the entire game run below 25 fps in certain places drop to less than 10 fps. A major part of the new pokemons are ridiculous. Game freak is a junk developer.
  18. Jessemp
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    The worst performing game ever made. A shameful chapter for the Pokemon history
  19. Nyespro
    May 5, 2023
    4
    Game Freak no ha sabido crear un juego óptimo de mundo abierto.

    Aunque no todo su contenido es criticable, sí que es cierto que da la impresión de que el juego no está bien adaptado para jugarlo en la Switch, y se siente como si se hubiera hecho con prisa. A diferencia del Leyendas de Arceus, esta nueva generación se siente más viva gracias a su historia, cinemáticas, y animaciones,    Game Freak no ha sabido crear un juego óptimo de mundo abierto.

    Aunque no todo su contenido es criticable, sí que es cierto que da la impresión de que el juego no está bien adaptado para jugarlo en la Switch, y se siente como si se hubiera hecho con prisa.
    A diferencia del Leyendas de Arceus, esta nueva generación se siente más viva gracias a su historia, cinemáticas, y animaciones, pero la experiencia se interrumpe por la bajísima calidad del renderizado y de los framerate.

    Es complicado sentirse cómodo al moverse por el mundo de Paldea cuando cada poco rato sientes que el juego sufre para no colapsarse tratando de reducir su rendimiento y calidad (aun teniendo en cuenta que la capacidad de la Switch es de 40fps y 720p). Y es triste que pase este tipo de problemas teniendo en cuenta que el mundo de Paldea no está tan detallado como otros juegos de la compañía.    … Expand
  20. PandaInDaGame
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you canThis game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you can easily break easily the game. Not gonna spoil story or so, it's quite nice, not high level but enjoyable.

    I would rate it a bit higher because of those nice things, they don't annoy me enough to not enjoy the ride, but the moment you notice they are a AAA franchise, they sell full price of an AAA, it looks worse than some indies and they don't really innovate that much as indies do... and give you this badly optimized game, which is even more criminal if you think that they literally developed it to work with Nintendo Switch, it's not a port like a third party. A Game that is exclusive and does not work perfectly fine in it's console is a failure.. That plus nonexistent post game that they will probably sell apart as a "DLC" just like they did with Sword and shield.. Still, it's called Pokemon so even if this one is a disaster they will keep selling millions and decreasing the quality because they can.    … Expand
  21. BetaTheory
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Gamefreak has had an absolutely bad performance for years.
    But this game surpasses everything. It feels like an alpha or beta at most.
    In cities, the FPS rate drops from probably 24 to about 15. Shadows, people and Pokemon just pop up 5-10 meters in front of you. People move in 2 frames when you are 5 meters away from them. I don't really care much about graphics and performance.    Gamefreak has had an absolutely bad performance for years.
    But this game surpasses everything. It feels like an alpha or beta at most.
    In cities, the FPS rate drops from probably 24 to about 15. Shadows, people and Pokemon just pop up 5-10 meters in front of you. People move in 2 frames when you are 5 meters away from them.

    I don't really care much about graphics and performance.

    I've played games like Hyrule Warrios: Age of Calamity.
    The performance of that game was also already very bad.
    But I promise you, at this point Pokemon is even worse.

    I expect a performance patch in the next 1-2 weeks, otherwise I'll send the game back.

    Now let's talk about the game and the content:

    I'm currently on the 2nd Pokemon arena if you run west. I would love to play more, but it's just not fun at all.
    The cities are absolutely boring though.
    Except for a few NPC's, nice design and probably ten stores that all sell the same thing, there is nothing exciting.

    You can't enter normal houses, which you always could in Pokemon.

    Clothing stores are divided into 5-6 different stores.
    So I have to run all over town to buy a whole outfit. This feels like game time stretching.

    I could probably make this review 3 times longer, but let that be enough for now.

    Otherwise, the game seems to have potential. The Pokemon are cool, there seems to be a lot to do.
    The world could maybe be a bit more interesting, but that's ok so far. However, the game is simply not playable with this framerate.

    Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)    … Expand
  22. Sofa1990
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Yes, the game is going in the right direction and yes, the game is quite fun and has its upsides...but still I just have to say that the game is a disgrace, a cheek and an insult to all fans.

    The Pokémon brand is the most valuable media franchise in the world with an estimated combined turnover of 100 billion US dollars. They have all the money, all the power and all the ability to make    Yes, the game is going in the right direction and yes, the game is quite fun and has its upsides...but still I just have to say that the game is a disgrace, a cheek and an insult to all fans.

    The Pokémon brand is the most valuable media franchise in the world with an estimated combined turnover of 100 billion US dollars. They have all the money, all the power and all the ability to make the best games ever for what is arguably the largest and most passionate fan base in the world. But they're kidding us by making bad games over and over again knowing "You idiots are going to buy it anyway."

    Graphics and performance are sub-par. And we all know from games like Breath of the Wild that the Switch can do more. And by God we finally deserve more from the most powerful franchise in the world!
    Everyone who claims that the graphics aren't that bad is lying outright. It looks terrible, has performance drops all the time and you have the feeling you are playing an alpha at best beta game. The game is not finished, it is an early access title.

    I've gotten to the point where I hate being a Pokemon fan because I spend my money on **** Because I "have to" spend my money on bad games simply because I'm a Pokemon fan. It just makes me sad.    … Expand
  23. Egip9
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    This Game is bad, the Graphics are horrible and its sad that we get somthing lile this !!
  24. David36368
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    This is a really bad game lots of delay and horrible graphics as well as textures that look like ****
  25. LemonMadness
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    This is embarrassing. Only one Critic out of 47 that voted this game negatively is the clear sign that their vote is meaningless.
    Bugs, glitches, broken animations, low res potato textures, rendering distance stupidly short, frame lagging on anmations that are a couple of steps away from us, random stutters and so on.
    Gameplay wise? The game is insanely easy, a few steps back from    This is embarrassing. Only one Critic out of 47 that voted this game negatively is the clear sign that their vote is meaningless.
    Bugs, glitches, broken animations, low res potato textures, rendering distance stupidly short, frame lagging on anmations that are a couple of steps away from us, random stutters and so on.
    Gameplay wise? The game is insanely easy, a few steps back from Legends Arceus, weird and long pauses during actions that make the gameplay really sluggish, completely empty cities, cannot enter buildings to explore them and the few you can are shops that are either just a menù where you buy stuff, a stupid sandwich shop or a copy-pasted barber shope directly from Sword & Shield (I'm not joking, go look at a barber shop there and compare it with the ones in these games).
    Choice of paths is just an illusion: gym leaders and Pokémon do not scale with your level and you still need badges to make sure your Pokémons don't disobey you, exploration in the "open world" is boring, empty and ugly, dialogues with NPCs are pointless, some of them have bubble texts over their head which, if there are two people talking next to one another, both text boxes clip making it hard and annoying to read, and some don't even have dialogues.
    And I can go on and on.

    I can't even think about positive points about these games in this exact moments. I've never seen a work this embarassing, especially because we're talking about multi-millionaire companies.    … Expand
  26. mattsuetam
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    its great for being pokemon, but it gives me headache on laggy gameplay and fps drops. Pkm company continues to be lazy with their game products.
  27. Nicola74747
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    Couldn’t finish the game bc of the low frames and the glitches not worth 60€
  28. kems
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    I give it a 0 to average the 74 from critic. The game is probably around 35-40.
    It's unprecedented an AAA game this unfinished. There's no excuse for this, it needs AT LEAST one more year of development.
    I didn't want to believe it was this broken, but after trying it by myself, at least I can say I've laughed a lot at how bad the game runs, so that's a good point. The only reason this    I give it a 0 to average the 74 from critic. The game is probably around 35-40.
    It's unprecedented an AAA game this unfinished. There's no excuse for this, it needs AT LEAST one more year of development.
    I didn't want to believe it was this broken, but after trying it by myself, at least I can say I've laughed a lot at how bad the game runs, so that's a good point.
    The only reason this game score is above 40, it's because it's called Pokémon.    … Expand
  29. Sandman83
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I like that they are trying to evolve the Pokemon formula but performance issues just destroys the experience. Feels like it needed a bit more time before being released. Because of this I can't recommend the game before they patched this.
  30. qchick
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    A soulless cashgrab, that was rushed to get it to release before Christmas. It's honestly sad what Pokemon has become.
  31. arh3399
    Dec 7, 2022
    8
    In my opinion this generation are the best pokemon games every made. They have more story content then ever before. There is actually some character development for pretty much the first time ever in the series. Some of the new pokemon designs are my favorite since the first few generations. Its a true open world where you can walk from one end to the other with no loading screens.In my opinion this generation are the best pokemon games every made. They have more story content then ever before. There is actually some character development for pretty much the first time ever in the series. Some of the new pokemon designs are my favorite since the first few generations. Its a true open world where you can walk from one end to the other with no loading screens. And most importantly of all, they are super fun to play. Obviously the big elephant in the room is that the performance is pretty terrible. In my 65 hour play through I never had a crash but the draw distance is really bad, the environmental textures are super low res (but the pokemon textures actually look pretty good, particularly for the steel type pokemon), and if you get in a battle on even a slight incline the camera clips through the ground. If you are a graphics snob you should wait until they patch the performance which Nintendo has already announced is coming (but who knows when). If graphics aren't a big deal to you and you like pokemon then this is a must play.… Expand
  32. lunali
    Dec 14, 2022
    9
    This game is very fun despite all its flaws.
    It's a very rare case that the core gameplay is so enjoyable that it trumps everything else. The performance issues do NOT break the game. Yes, I still hope they are fixed but they don't really affect the gameplay for me.
  33. CrispyMiner
    Dec 5, 2022
    9
    One of the best Pokemon games I've experienced in a long time! While I encountered performance issues, and occasional camera clipping out of bounds, this doesn't detract from the fact that this is the most fun I've had in a Pokemon game in a long time. I love the open-world aspect and I love the characters. The final act in the story was phenominal.
  34. iMustang
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Pokémon Scarlet was an absolute delight from beginning to end. Despite the occasional bug or crash I still found myself enjoying every second through the boundless world of Paldea. Taking on the story in three separate arcs to then watch them all beautifully come together at the end gave this game an emotional finale and was a fantastic payoff. It is a truth that these games continue toPokémon Scarlet was an absolute delight from beginning to end. Despite the occasional bug or crash I still found myself enjoying every second through the boundless world of Paldea. Taking on the story in three separate arcs to then watch them all beautifully come together at the end gave this game an emotional finale and was a fantastic payoff. It is a truth that these games continue to become easier, so I have mixed feelings on the fact my Pokedex is almost finished after a week of playing. At the same time however I’ve always found catching Pokémon to be more exciting than evolving them, and to that end this game provided a continuous joy all the way until the end.

    I’m fine with the wide open countryside for this region in particular since it fits thematically, but I want to see them do something this big and fill it with more vibrant cities and dynamic landscapes. Even so, it blows my mind just how open the world is with no loading zones and the complete third person perspective. Even as recently as 10 years ago if I was shown glimpses of this game and was told this would be a future Pokémon game I would not have believed it. Open fields with Pokémon running around organically, watching and interacting with you in different ways, and a multiplayer that lets friends join in with you with very few limits?! This is truly the start of something incredible and I’m so excited to see where things go from here! Pokémon has once given me another generation I’ve enjoyed. They tried new things and for me, they most definitely paid off.    … Expand
  35. Latruongbach410
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    I have no idea why do people give this such low score but I have really enjoyed the game so far. Music, graphic and Story (oh especially the story telling) is great and wayyy better than Sw and Shield. There is a bit of lag thougj
  36. coldered
    Dec 5, 2022
    9
    Enjoyed the storyline and the actual gameplay. The glitches keep it from getting a perfect score
  37. Asgard0822
    Dec 19, 2022
    5
    loving the open world and new mechanics.
    No order of gym is nice but pointless if the gyms have a set level, so there is just a hidden order.

    BUT: Pokemon as a franchise really shouldnt deliver such an graphic disaster.
    The money is there, just no motivation to finish the product i guess?

    And when your game releases, its messed up the pokemon home support only launches 5 months later....
  38. eigentlicher
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    The performance of these new pokemon games is atrocious. It doesn't make sense when there are so many open world games on the switch that look 10 times better and perform much better. Also many mechanics that were fixed on Arceus are absent in that game. Go figure. Nintendo please force game freak to patch the game and make it run better than this mess.
  39. gonzalo_arg
    Jan 4, 2023
    6
    Interesting concept of freedom, first time in a main Pokemon game. As a veteran player used to classic linear Pokémon games, one may feel a little lost at the biggining but you’ll eventualy catch up and know where to go and keep up with the level required for each gym fight or Star base.

    A very fun and enjoyable game, however, the technical issues ruin the experience. I know the Switch is    Interesting concept of freedom, first time in a main Pokemon game. As a veteran player used to classic linear Pokémon games, one may feel a little lost at the biggining but you’ll eventualy catch up and know where to go and keep up with the level required for each gym fight or Star base.

    A very fun and enjoyable game, however, the technical issues ruin the experience. I know the Switch is already outdated (2017 cheap hardware and we’re in 2023) but they should’ve pulled off a better job given the size and the money of The Pokemon Company. Graphics are so poor, framerate is annoyng, droping down to 15 fps or even worse.    … Expand
  40. Ruizon
    Dec 11, 2022
    7
    It's not a bad game... Honest!

    I really wish I could score this game higher and I know a lot of people feel the same way. There were a lot of expectations and nearly all of them fell short and feel like a missed opportunity. First of all let's hit hard, performance. Oh boy did they really mess up here. I've seen more advance games run better on weaker platforms so there no excuse. Zelda    It's not a bad game... Honest!

    I really wish I could score this game higher and I know a lot of people feel the same way. There were a lot of expectations and nearly all of them fell short and feel like a missed opportunity.

    First of all let's hit hard, performance. Oh boy did they really mess up here. I've seen more advance games run better on weaker platforms so there no excuse. Zelda BotW on the WiiU runs better than this and I played that from start to finish (+DLC) so I know. Now don't get me wrong, in the main wild areas there is little faults in performance but then you get so many glitches it still takes away from the experience. I've fallen through the floor more than once and others have had worse. It's not all bad and definitely patchable but GameFreak need to step up.

    Open world is a lie. I don't mean this to seem harsh but they could have done this better in so many ways. 3 Stories to complete but, in order to actually enjoy all the stories and not be caught short in level, or be overpowered, you have to follow the route the lead you on. This game could have done with a level scaling system based on badges earned. Want to do the Titan storyline first, ok but the gym leaders and Team Star will gain more levels on their teams for each badge you earn. Want to become Champion, cool, however the titans grow in difficulty. Each badge should be attainable at whatever point in the game but the next one should be a challenge. I've felt the sting of doing things out of order and I was overlevelled for gyms and underlevelled for titans. Level scaling can be done, I've seen it in other games too. And as for Nemona... Please, for the love of everything, let me set up my team first before you pounce on me again.

    The Story progression. I have no problems here. Lots of heartfelt stories, lots of comedic segments and even a few cliché moments but, all in all, a good time. I was really impressed with the Titan storyline and the champion path was a good time too. Even the team star story has more depth than I expected based on previous titles. The game doesn't fall too hard. You can't cater to all tastes but they really tried to do something for everyone.

    Battling and Grinding. This game handled this fine. You have to grind a little bit with enough trainers in the wild areas it was never too much and there were many new Pokémon to collect. Experience share should definitely have been optional but that point is well shared before now. Some Pokémon didn't give you a chance to get away and you were stuck in a battle loop with the aggressive ones. A moment of invulnerability to run away if you didn't want to fight would have helped but, overall, not really an issue.

    Overall - this game is not bad. Is it great, no! It has some glaring issues and was released before it was ready with some amazing oversights that could have improved people's overall enjoyment. Is it a bad game, no! With a great storyline and in depth characters this game shines when it gets there and you take a moment to really feel what's going on. This game is a mediocre experience and, for all intents and purposes, is a Pokémon game at heart. Battles, gyms, evil teams and a rival have always been a thing, add to that the Titan story and you have a fully fleshed out experience if you can look past the other issues.

    Does this game deserve the bashing it's getting, no. People wanted more, I get that, but this isn't a bad game! It's lacklustre and upsetting, especially to long time fans, but it doesn't deserve the hate it's receiving!    … Expand
  41. ashthewolf
    Dec 3, 2022
    5
    This game had great potential,which was ruined in the state this game released in.
    The characters ware great,the story was amazing, and the gym leaders ware some of the best.
    Out of the 3 beginning quests 2 ware incredible and the last one was alright. I love how you can befriend the teachers to learn more about them. The classes' ware interesting (Other than arts and language), The    This game had great potential,which was ruined in the state this game released in.
    The characters ware great,the story was amazing, and the gym leaders ware some of the best.
    Out of the 3 beginning quests 2 ware incredible and the last one was alright. I love how you can befriend the teachers to learn more about them. The classes' ware interesting (Other than arts and language),
    The bugs and performance is what ruins the game.

    I want this to be a learning experience for game freak and Nintendo because the game does a lot of things,but oh boy did they **** a lot of things wrong too!
    If it wasn't for the bugs and the performance it could have been one of the best Pokémon games.    … Expand
  42. Mene0
    Nov 25, 2022
    5
    Pokemon Scarlet (and Violet) is a clearly unfinished product. There is a very fun game beneath all the catastrophic performance issues, ugly graphics and animations and terrible design decisions, but these are very hard to overlook. If this wasn't a pokemon game it would have been bashed to hell and back by everyone, but apparently it's just "taking steps in the right direction" despitePokemon Scarlet (and Violet) is a clearly unfinished product. There is a very fun game beneath all the catastrophic performance issues, ugly graphics and animations and terrible design decisions, but these are very hard to overlook. If this wasn't a pokemon game it would have been bashed to hell and back by everyone, but apparently it's just "taking steps in the right direction" despite being a 30+ years old franchise that makes billions of dollars. The worst part is that this will never change, given the game's absolute sales success. Gamefreak will keep pumping out terrible products and holding a series dear to many hostage to terrible development. The amateurish is display here is staggering, and it saddens me to see a good game squashed by terrible decisions.… Expand
  43. mabritec
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    El Juego DEBERIA ser bueno y divertido, Creo que es lo que todo fanático de Pokémon ha estado esperando. Sin embargo, el juego es INACEPTABLE su calidad tecnica es deprimente, ya es hora que la Nintendo S deje de lado los juegos y lance una consola de nueva generacion, ya la calidad que da es cosa del pasado, el precio es RIDICULO este es un juego que dos recien graduados desarrollaron enEl Juego DEBERIA ser bueno y divertido, Creo que es lo que todo fanático de Pokémon ha estado esperando. Sin embargo, el juego es INACEPTABLE su calidad tecnica es deprimente, ya es hora que la Nintendo S deje de lado los juegos y lance una consola de nueva generacion, ya la calidad que da es cosa del pasado, el precio es RIDICULO este es un juego que dos recien graduados desarrollaron en un par de semanas. ¡Me siento como si me hubieran estafado!… Expand
  44. arenobango
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Looks and runs terribly. Unacceptable for a billion dollar franchise to release a game in this state.
  45. DandyCrow
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    The characters' designs and appearances, even of the NPCs, are the ugliest, s*ittiest, most cringe and most puritan I've ever seen in the series! Who the heck thought that was a good idea?! Who the heck conceived these characters?! I spared my money, luckily, but this is not a good turn for the Pokémon series and franchise!
  46. EchoesOfC
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    And as always, people are giving it 0's just out of bitterness, but oh well, you know what they say, all the cool kids hate pokemon. This game would be a solid 9 if not for the performance problems, as it is I would give it a 7.5, but I am giving it a 10 to balance out the review bombing. The graphics are nowhere near other switch games like Xenoblade, but are the best they have been for aAnd as always, people are giving it 0's just out of bitterness, but oh well, you know what they say, all the cool kids hate pokemon. This game would be a solid 9 if not for the performance problems, as it is I would give it a 7.5, but I am giving it a 10 to balance out the review bombing. The graphics are nowhere near other switch games like Xenoblade, but are the best they have been for a pokemon game :3 and the path of legends and team star story certaintly are pretty nice narratives.… Expand
  47. ApexRacingPR
    Dec 24, 2022
    3
    It is hard to look beyond the horrifically outdated graphics of this game, which are more reminiscent of something from the early 2000s rather than the early 2020s - the reason its hard to look beyond is the atrocious performance issues that ruin the game at every turn.

    This game was not built to run on a console as under-powered as the Switch, and it struggles constantly in both    It is hard to look beyond the horrifically outdated graphics of this game, which are more reminiscent of something from the early 2000s rather than the early 2020s - the reason its hard to look beyond is the atrocious performance issues that ruin the game at every turn.

    This game was not built to run on a console as under-powered as the Switch, and it struggles constantly in both handheld and docked mode. Alongside the frame rate issues are a wealth of bugs that constantly either break the game or severely hinder progress.

    Frankly it is an unplayable mess and one that I had to ask for a refund for.

    Beyond the graphical issues and the horrendous performance, the game still doesn't feel as ambitious as it should be, and neither the storyline or the scope of the game stand up to other open world competitors in 2022.

    In my opinion, its time Pokemon games were made for PC and other consoles if the series is to match what the fans want. This approach of constant compromise and minor updates feels like a way to capitalise and profit from an increasingly restless fanbase.

    Unless you are a hardcore Pokemon fan, avoid this game - and, even then, I'd still give it a miss.    … Expand
  48. Mio200
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Das spiel ist eigentlich ganz in Ordnung so ne 6. Ich gebe nur so eine niedrige Bewertung um Gamefreack ein zeichen zu geben
  49. RaMpEdUp
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    Absolutely one of the best stories in the series and the most fun I've had with a mainline entry since gen 5.

    This game has 0 quality control, was rushed out the door for the holiday season, and there are so many glitches it makes release cyberpunk look stable (though the stars aligned and they're somehow all harmless visual bugs or speedrun tech). Tons of QOL was *removed* as was the    Absolutely one of the best stories in the series and the most fun I've had with a mainline entry since gen 5.

    This game has 0 quality control, was rushed out the door for the holiday season, and there are so many glitches it makes release cyberpunk look stable (though the stars aligned and they're somehow all harmless visual bugs or speedrun tech). Tons of QOL was *removed* as was the series staple "set mode" which we all considered the "hard" difficulty option and the sparkle effects for shinies which was the only **** way to tell that Garchomp you were about to kill was rare.

    TPC, **** you. Nintendo, you've always been the worst publishers in history. GameFreak, im so sorry y'all have to be rushed like you are.    … Expand
  50. NEXTGener4tion
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    We are beta-testing a Pokémon open world for them.

    Technical Issues: - Performance is atrocious for a triple-AAA company releasing on a stable console OS. It feels like trying to run a PC game on low because you do not meet the recommend specs. - NPCs move around like robots at 3 FPS like a slideshow, unless you are very close to them. - Many times the camera clips underground    We are beta-testing a Pokémon open world for them.

    Technical Issues:
    - Performance is atrocious for a triple-AAA company releasing on a stable console OS. It feels like trying to run a PC game on low because you do not meet the recommend specs.

    - NPCs move around like robots at 3 FPS like a slideshow, unless you are very close to them.

    - Many times the camera clips underground and you can see the abyss below. This happens often in trainer battles that are on elevated ground.

    - Character movement is so weird and clunky. You move like a robot too, snapping into a locked position when ascending/descending.

    - Lighting and Shadows are as bad as it gets. Many times the time of day causes your character to look pitch black (even though you are white). Other times the lighting causes your character to look completely white like a ghost. Most Shadows are a flickering mess or don't align at all.

    Gameplay:
    - The world is big but barren and depressing. There is no depth and detail to anything. The world is as big as the ocean but as deep as a puddle. The cities are entirely dead, the majority of the NPCs can’t be interacted with, and all the stores pop-up Trade UI menus to buy and sell. There are no store interiors any more. The lazy failures didn’t even design a simple clothing shop.

    - Exploration feels good for the first one or two hours, but gets very repetitive very quickly.

    - The game has three "main" storylines which can be completed in any order or all at the same time. Due to the nature of Pokemon games completing them one at a time is not recommended since they don't auto-scale to your party. So you either do them all at the same time and try to balance your team level to the encounters (which is not viewable unless you start the battles) or train up one team for each storyline or just pubstomp the second and third one.

    - The new mechanic called "Terastallizing" is the worst out of all new gameplay mechanics introduced in the later generations. The type of your Pokémon may change and it will basically get the ability Adaptability on top.

    Character:
    - Character customization is terrible. There are only 4 outfits that are just ugly. Tights pants that are orange with stripes? Who thought of that? It’s like you are wearing clown pants. Every player looks the same now. There is zero diversity. Zero role playing value. The accessories you can change (gloves/hat/bag) are a few recolors that feel pointless since the main attire is disgusting. SwSh had the best clothing options, especially with the DLCs. You could role-play as anything. Not any more. You are stuck wearing clown-pants with suspenders throughout the game.

    Pokémon:
    - Some of the new Pokémon-Designs are outstanding, some are lackluster, overall pretty good. Most new Pokémon resemble animals which is heavily dependent on ones preferences.

    - New held-items and abilities are refreshing and propably good for the competitive scene, but only time will tell.

    Verdict:
    This is definitely an early alpha version of the game released to the public. People need to start getting fired at Game Freak because this garbage is not a video game. This is really sue-able; especially if they do not offer refunds.    … Expand
  51. Hardcorestgamer
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Glimpses of a good game but unacceptable performance issues. Really disappointed, can't see myself finishing it
  52. Shashawolf
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    The game’s performance is awful and severely lacks polish. Seems very rushed without any thought or consideration for running well. The lack of many features ( battle set mode, Exp share off, shiny Pokémon sound alerts) is a step backwards. Pokémon has been reduced to an annual cash grab for TPC and the era of high quality and challenging games are long gone.
  53. Davisdk
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    This is game is horrible. I paid for a good game but this game looks like a N64 game. Gamefreak is killing pokemon.
  54. deniis2022
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    As the world NO.1 game IP, with all these bugs, crashes, poor graphic, empty world that's unacceptable, GF really must CHANGE!!!
  55. Psycotropico
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Los juegos de la game boy tenían muchísimos mejos bugs, aparte de que muchos diseños de pokemon son deplorables. Y eso que me encanta el pokemon, y lo voy a acabar. Game freak necesita un toque de atención parece,ya que esto semeja una broma con lo que ingrea
  56. artichitcuth
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Básicamente un juego no acabado con Bugs y a precio de 60$ muy mal Game freak
  57. Hgtrauma
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What an incredible disservice to fans. Heaping pile of trash. Terrible graphics, glitches everywhere, and last but not least, 63739293737 hours of smashing the A button for mind numbing dialog. Just what I wanted in a POKÉMON GAME. Non stop dialog. Lazy Pokémon designs. Done by infants who have zero passion. Don’t buy this game.… Expand
  58. Keimor35
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Juego incompleto lleno de bugs , la jugabilidad es lo más mejor de este título
  59. Hueso115
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Una pena que los estándares de calidad de Nintendo hayan bajado tanto, es un juego que está muy lejos de ser terminado, pero lamentablemente parece que tiene mucho potencial y la idea en sí del juego me parece bastante divertida como para haberle dedicado más esfuerzo en su desarrollo. El Framerate, bugs y glitches hacen tedioso su juego, los popeos y desapariciones constantes dificultanUna pena que los estándares de calidad de Nintendo hayan bajado tanto, es un juego que está muy lejos de ser terminado, pero lamentablemente parece que tiene mucho potencial y la idea en sí del juego me parece bastante divertida como para haberle dedicado más esfuerzo en su desarrollo. El Framerate, bugs y glitches hacen tedioso su juego, los popeos y desapariciones constantes dificultan el pasarlo bien, y siendo 2022 y con el precio que demanda, es triste llegar al punto de que sea la gente de a pie quien tenga que rebajarse a estas explicaciones.… Expand
  60. Kevinzada
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Just another Game Freak thing, terrible in almost everything but will make a lot of money.
    I'm still waiting for the portuguese subtitles
  61. Albus89
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    If you are looking for more of the same, maybe the slight evolution regarding the sword will convince you, if like me you have been waiting SINCE 1998 for a pokemon that does justice to the anime... -The game itself is once again an excuse for the competitive postgame. Open world yes, but the same as always: raids and simple captures. Nothing more. Empty of life, with cardboard housesIf you are looking for more of the same, maybe the slight evolution regarding the sword will convince you, if like me you have been waiting SINCE 1998 for a pokemon that does justice to the anime... -The game itself is once again an excuse for the competitive postgame. Open world yes, but the same as always: raids and simple captures. Nothing more. Empty of life, with cardboard houses that cannot be entered and extremely easy. BORING except for PvP, as always. - I will keep waiting for the ultimate pokemon: A NARUTO Shippuuden-like ACTION rpg pokemon, with the captures and use of the environment of Monster Hunter WORLD, exploration of ZELDA Breath of the wild, elaborate and varied quests like WITCHER 3, with many things to do like NI NO KUNI 2, which is like 3 games in 1 and enough personality to make it unique and not look like any of them...
    - With an offline story mode that is challenging, fun. With fights of x= vs x= (so you don't take your 6 and the rival 2...) - Unevolved Pokemon that were competitive or a PvP mode for them. - Attacks that increase according to use and improve visually as well as statistics and all useful attacks. - That the size of the pokemon is reflected, just like the shinys. - World and living environment where it is difficult to see pokemons near cities, that there are not so many and to capture them you have to study routes, put baits. For this the map would have to be much larger. - 2nd and 3rd evolution difficult to see and catch. - Legendaries almost impossible to see and capture. - Taking out the pokedex to analyze one is necessary to register it in case you don't catch it, and it gives you VOICE advice about its habitat, how to capture it, stronger attacks... - They could focus on configuring something like this if they reduce the number of Pokémon to 300. Starting with the first 2 generations (maximum) each with its map (Kanto/jotho), without mixing them. And they can expand it in the future with more generations and new things that they bring, being able to transfer pokemons from the first game. - Varied activities or professions with modes or online tournaments (not everything has to be combat...): Photography, races, selling recipes (farm game type) with unique ingredients that are difficult to find... Give him some life... - So that a game is not the same as another, the appearance of objects, pokemon, ingredients and others should be random (within areas that make sense). Rogue-like type. - Since we are in VR. It would be like being in the anime... - When I played pokemon blue, yellow and gold and watched the series in its early years, this is what I imagined and wished pokemon would be one day. The only stagnant saga in the industry unfortunately. Will we see it one dayday?    … Expand
  62. Rednaz
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Best Pokemon game in years with so much potential, but absolutely plagued by some of the worst performance of a modern title I have seen in 20 years of gaming.
  63. krdz
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    There are too many bugs in the game. The performance is dreadful, the animations take a very long time and I've run into a few disappearing Pokémons and NPCs after hitting the open-world area.

    As a hardcore Pokémon gamer, it makes me really sad to see such a poor game being released. It's time whoever is responsible for this to take a deep look and spend the time and money necessary to    There are too many bugs in the game. The performance is dreadful, the animations take a very long time and I've run into a few disappearing Pokémons and NPCs after hitting the open-world area.

    As a hardcore Pokémon gamer, it makes me really sad to see such a poor game being released. It's time whoever is responsible for this to take a deep look and spend the time and money necessary to make a great Pokémon game    … Expand
  64. Watterx
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    If this wasn't the worst looking game I've ever seen, and worst running game I've ever played, this would be a really good game.
  65. Lordvodka
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    I love pokemon since I was very little I grew up with this saga and it has had ups and downs but to say that this is good is to be blind
    I find it offensive that a large company cares more about releasing 2-3 games a year than something decent
  66. Zaraky
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    The game is the best ever release, people are hating couse bugs, the game is not finished. But all brand new mechanics are AMAZING, the history is the BEST pokemon have ever had. The game its a 10/10 , just need to fix the bugs. Im so sad, couse people are obliterating game score becouse of the buga, and the feedback should be NINTENDO THIS IS THE GAME WE WANT.
  67. Pyoro
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    So glad Pokémon made a new genre called headache simulation. Playing the first headache like game has truly been an experience.
  68. Popgamermx
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    Pésimo juego se nota que le falto tiempo para ser lanzado, tenia muchas ganas de jugarlo y al hacerlo uno se da cuenta que la empresa por ganar dinero lo lanzo con muchísimos errores bugs no lo hace imposible de jugar pero si son molestos.
  69. Jaytea91186
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    This gane should have never been released this year. Nintendo getting greedy for holiday sales.. I could say yeah its the limitations of the switch, but come on Breathe of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles even Monster Hunster run great.... There is no excuse for the game being this way other than greed. Did they even test this before launch? I've seen indie ganes perform better than this andThis gane should have never been released this year. Nintendo getting greedy for holiday sales.. I could say yeah its the limitations of the switch, but come on Breathe of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles even Monster Hunster run great.... There is no excuse for the game being this way other than greed. Did they even test this before launch? I've seen indie ganes perform better than this and they were made by two people.… Expand
  70. Criollo200
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Gosto muito de pokemon porém esse novo jogo deixa a desejar, diversos bugs ridículos onde se fosse realizado um simples teste não iria passar, a direção de arte do jogo estou achando sem criatividade e falta de paixão para desenvolver, e ao menos para o Brasil o pior é a legenda PT BR, pelo amor é algo simples de ser feito e desenvolvido não falta pessoas que contribuiriam com isso.
    Espero    Gosto muito de pokemon porém esse novo jogo deixa a desejar, diversos bugs ridículos onde se fosse realizado um simples teste não iria passar, a direção de arte do jogo estou achando sem criatividade e falta de paixão para desenvolver, e ao menos para o Brasil o pior é a legenda PT BR, pelo amor é algo simples de ser feito e desenvolvido não falta pessoas que contribuiriam com isso.
    Espero que em um futuro em novos lançamentos tenha um pouco maus de comprometimento nessa maravilhosa franquia e com os seus fãs.    … Expand
  71. allarx
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    simple... its terrible! Jogo ruim mano, muito ruim, bugado ruim horrível, não vale nem de graça!
  72. Breyke
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Não tem português e está completamente brigado além de uma péssima qualidade em questão gráfica
  73. Darcsen7
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    It really needs to die already, this ip has over stayed it's welcome and its starting to show.
  74. KyraGray
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    As a long term fan, I'm heart broken. There was no care or creativity put into these games. It's become so obvious that both Nintendo and Game Freak no longer care about putting out quality games. If you buy this game, be prepared to have a max 15 fps. Also buy some ibuprofen, because the visual glitches are sure to give you a migraine!!
    This game looks and runs like a college kids first    As a long term fan, I'm heart broken. There was no care or creativity put into these games. It's become so obvious that both Nintendo and Game Freak no longer care about putting out quality games. If you buy this game, be prepared to have a max 15 fps. Also buy some ibuprofen, because the visual glitches are sure to give you a migraine!!
    This game looks and runs like a college kids first unity project.
    Do yourself a favor, and either save your money or buy a better game    … Expand
  75. Jackcorbin
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Buggy mess, unfinished game. In comparison to other switch entries like Mario, Kirby, and Xenoblade, this game looks disgusting
  76. kayrarra
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Performance is very very bad. Expect 10-20fps with bugs everywhere. I got nauseous from the low framerate and had to take breaks. I gave up around 5 hours. Very predictable and the writing is very childish and cringe. Not recommended for anyone over 12.
  77. mattayahu
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graficos podres, os desenvolvedores devem ter usado o paint pra fazer as texturas. jogo nem tem tradução pt e vamos jogar he… Expand
  78. Elekx
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Game works Very Bad and looks even worse. I think People from game freak can make once a good game not something like this
  79. Regis89
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Grafika daje dużo do myślenia. Niektóre elementy są dopracowane, reszta leży anteną do góry. Skoro Wiedźmin 3 potrafi chodzić na switchu to niech nikt nie mówi, że switch lepszej grafiki od pokemonów nie uciągnie. Brak voice actingu. Brak pokemona MINIOR !
  80. SirXoel
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Juego con infinidad de bugs, además de un apartado grafico desastroso. Espero que esta nota en el futuro le haga esforzarse más en un juego tan querido.… Expand
  81. EASTBLUE
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muy divertido y bonito para quienes estamos retomando la saga. Es cierto que el apartado técnico deja que desear más no pesa lo suficiente… Expand
  82. ddusnogueira
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Terrible game, a lot of visual bugs, bad textures i cannot believe that Nintendo approved realising this game
  83. LipeFoxCPS
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Uma tremenda falta de respeito com os fãs tanto de pokémon quanto da Nintendo esse tanto de erros e bugs , a ideia de mundo aberto realmente é algo revolucionário para a franquia, mas pagar preço cheio por um jogo mal cuidado , mal polido, que não tem tradução para o meu país, e nem atores dublando, é uma tenda falta de respeito!
  84. Surfdiggins
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Garbage game, garbage website

    Horrible performance, graphics, pokemath, raid dens 0/10 wish you could rate it lower than 0
  85. GinoIlpaninaro
    Nov 26, 2022
    1
    This game sucks.This game would have been nice if it was for a ps2.There's nothing good about it ,only a few pokemon are nice.
  86. babydevil116
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    This is, short of my childhood bias towards Pokémon Ruby on GBA, the best Pokémon game in my opinion. Honestly, I haven't been this passionate about much of anything in a while and to find genuine joy and giddy in Scarlet was a welcome change of pace. The performance issues I encountered were minimal and the scuff I did encounter had Bethesda levels of charming to them.

    The region is    This is, short of my childhood bias towards Pokémon Ruby on GBA, the best Pokémon game in my opinion. Honestly, I haven't been this passionate about much of anything in a while and to find genuine joy and giddy in Scarlet was a welcome change of pace. The performance issues I encountered were minimal and the scuff I did encounter had Bethesda levels of charming to them.

    The region is wonderful, the NPCs are all likable, the story tracks are incredible, Team Star is the best enemy team in a long time, the gym leaders + elite four + champion are incredible and the Pokémon introduced in Paldea have no misses.

    This is the first time in a long time a video game has made me actually happy, and I'll hold this game close to my heart for the rest of my life because of it.    … Expand
  87. salvatore169
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Veramente imbarazzante, non ci sono parole o giustificazioni. Dove andremo a finire? Il prossimo lo faccio spedire direttamente in discarica, dove merita di stare.
  88. LizBandicoot
    Nov 27, 2022
    8
    Game gave us Larry. Can’t even be mad at all. However the games buggy mess is very reminiscent of falllout new Vegas/76, cyberpunk lmao please devs put more care into your work. Not every game genre has to be cal of duty and released every year. The bones here on Scarlet are great. Music is fantastic. Tera raids are a fun exciting challenge. With any game it is what you make of it, thisGame gave us Larry. Can’t even be mad at all. However the games buggy mess is very reminiscent of falllout new Vegas/76, cyberpunk lmao please devs put more care into your work. Not every game genre has to be cal of duty and released every year. The bones here on Scarlet are great. Music is fantastic. Tera raids are a fun exciting challenge. With any game it is what you make of it, this game is not what the score is… Expand
  89. dilearmo
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    The game is very good.
    The stories, new Pokémon and the overall idea of the game is very fun, but the performance issues are a major problem.
    Constant drops in FPS, graphic bugs and even the game crashing...
    The Pokémon Company has an incredible huge amount of money and other resources, this kind of problems should never happen on a game of the moat profitable IP in the videogame industry...
  90. Amijor
    Nov 30, 2022
    9
    Maybe the most enjoyable Pokemon game in the last decade. Is very fun to play and explore his open world map that you have the freedom to do whathever you want and make it in your own order, so for these freedom I enjoyed this game in every moment. At least the story is good, not to much but it talks about nice topics so is not the silly story of every Pokemon. I like this game a lot andMaybe the most enjoyable Pokemon game in the last decade. Is very fun to play and explore his open world map that you have the freedom to do whathever you want and make it in your own order, so for these freedom I enjoyed this game in every moment. At least the story is good, not to much but it talks about nice topics so is not the silly story of every Pokemon. I like this game a lot and i want to say that the performance and graphics are ok, you can see a lot of low frame rates issues, and some camera bugs but this isn't affect the gameplay and can be patched in any moment so i think that isn't fair to put a bad note for this problems. In general a great games with some issues.… Expand
  91. SafiraWolf
    Nov 30, 2022
    10
    I think it's a 6-7 game, I've decided to give it a 10 to compensate for haters who probably haven't even played it.

    It's the most fun and addictive pokemon game in years. On the one hand, it obviously has important technical problems, on the other hand, the music is very good, the characters are cool, the new pokemons are very original and it has interesting mechanics.
  92. Andrix92
    Nov 30, 2022
    5
    The worst Pokémon title on Nintendo Switch.
    The map is empty while the open-world is a bag full of bug, pop-up effect and elements moving at 5fps.
    There’s no level-scaling and the most of the story is so ripetitive and boring…wtf r’u thinking about while developing this game GF!?
  93. SubhrajyotiB
    Dec 2, 2022
    10
    I am really enjoying it a lot ... One of the best Pokemon games with so much exploration. Donno why people are saying so much bad things . Yes the performance is bad and the graphics is not that good but then the gameplay is so refined that you don't need those .
  94. calarevv
    Dec 4, 2022
    8
    This game has some serious flaws. On the day that the game released, I began to grow extremely concerned whilst waiting for my copy to arrive, with the games poor (and to be honest, often hilarious) bugs and glitches being shared on social media. But, now that I've finished the game, I can solidly say that this is potentially my favourite Pokemon game of all time, bar the Black and WhiteThis game has some serious flaws. On the day that the game released, I began to grow extremely concerned whilst waiting for my copy to arrive, with the games poor (and to be honest, often hilarious) bugs and glitches being shared on social media. But, now that I've finished the game, I can solidly say that this is potentially my favourite Pokemon game of all time, bar the Black and White games.

    The open world aspect of the game breathes new life into Pokemon, and really allows you to explore and take things at your own pace - and the three different paths that the game allows you to take really allows you to personalize your experience. The characters and the Pokemon themselves are some of my favourites, and whilst I won't spoil it here, the story is amazing, and is the first Pokemon game in a long time to make me feel a real emotional connection to the characters within the stories.

    Of course, the game is not without flaws - the performance is a massive downside of the game, although patches have partially improved these, and the graphics are sometimes poor, and don't always look like a game released in 2022. But, despite these flaws, I give the game a solid 8/10, with the performance flaws being the only reason it does not get a 9 or even a 10/10 from me. It may not be perfect, but it is certainly the right direction for the Pokemon series.    … Expand
  95. Ikesmash
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    Everyone focuses on the bugs and negative things about this game instead of what is at the heart of it all. It has, in my opinion, one of the greatest stories in any of the Pokemon games. With such a large world to explore, it opens up the franchise in a completely new way. The characters are so lovable, and this game has brought a genuine smile to my face. Bugs can be patched, and theyEveryone focuses on the bugs and negative things about this game instead of what is at the heart of it all. It has, in my opinion, one of the greatest stories in any of the Pokemon games. With such a large world to explore, it opens up the franchise in a completely new way. The characters are so lovable, and this game has brought a genuine smile to my face. Bugs can be patched, and they definitely will be, but in the end, this is a wonderful game.… Expand
  96. Belennn2
    Dec 4, 2022
    9
    Para mí una increíble experiencia de juego, si no tuviera esos problemas de rendimiento sería un 10.

    El final del juego es lo mejor que ha ofrecido toda la franquicia y los personajes me parecieron carismáticos, por otro lado, la idea de la teracristalización me pareció una excelente mecánica de juego que enriquece las estrategias de batalla, especialmente en el competitivo. En general    Para mí una increíble experiencia de juego, si no tuviera esos problemas de rendimiento sería un 10.

    El final del juego es lo mejor que ha ofrecido toda la franquicia y los personajes me parecieron carismáticos, por otro lado, la idea de la teracristalización me pareció una excelente mecánica de juego que enriquece las estrategias de batalla, especialmente en el competitivo.

    En general es un buen juego, disfrutable y que ofrece cosas nuevas como el mundo abierto, una mecánica más interesante que la de la generación pasada y una historia que no solamente es interesante, si no, que también tiene un mensaje positivo para los niños.    … Expand
  97. SteveMacc
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Despite its performance shortcomings. This is easily the best pokemon game we've had in over a decade. It's emotional, moving, and just downright fun!
  98. Joshdent13
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Most fun I've had on a nintendo switch game. Bugs weren't that bad compared to the amazing story and game play. Pokemon is finally heading in a direction I've been wishing for years
  99. BorysG
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Good game. Lots of fun. The best pokemon game I've played. The main story took me about 25 hours. But there is much more. You can hunt shinies, collect every item, battle every trainer. Though the only downside is the need for a paid subscription to get mystery gifts, and trade for version exclusives. Although there are some graphical glitches the game is enjoyable. To other communityGood game. Lots of fun. The best pokemon game I've played. The main story took me about 25 hours. But there is much more. You can hunt shinies, collect every item, battle every trainer. Though the only downside is the need for a paid subscription to get mystery gifts, and trade for version exclusives. Although there are some graphical glitches the game is enjoyable. To other community (outside of MC team): please stop bombarding this game with negative reviews just because of sprigatito evolution and some performance issues, If nintendo really sees this feedback, they might backpedal to making BDSP style games. And we wouldn't want that:)… Expand
  100. ryderino
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    The game might run like garbage and be much buggier than i would expect from a game of this size. That doesnt change it being the best pokemon game i have ever played (i've played all of them) with some of the best character and pokemon designs the series has ever had. It also puts every other pokemon game to shame in terms of content and accessibility.
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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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