Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 755 out of 3197
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  3. Negative: 2,152 out of 3197
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  1. kitkatra4
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    One of the best Pokemon games I've played. Have already put 100hrs into it. I've had minor graphical errors, and no crashes or game breaking glitches.
  2. SimplyDink
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Nobody is saying this game doesn't have some performance issues here and there, it needs some polish and bugfixing, but this is still one of the best Pokemon games i've played across the entire series.
  3. Moxxoxo
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Some bugs, but not enough to affect gameplay. I love how much there is to explore and also how many tasks there are for the main storyline! I love the direction this game is taking towards an open world concept. I hope future games are continued in this style!
  4. PacNat
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Had an AMAZING time playing this game! I feel like this one truly encapsulates the Pokemon experience. Wandering around, finding strange Pokemon and thinking WTF IS THAT (affectionate)!!!! The soundtrack is phenomenal with very memorable tracks, the world is large and filled with Pokemon like Stantler prancing about, and the characters are various and loveable. The only thing that reallyHad an AMAZING time playing this game! I feel like this one truly encapsulates the Pokemon experience. Wandering around, finding strange Pokemon and thinking WTF IS THAT (affectionate)!!!! The soundtrack is phenomenal with very memorable tracks, the world is large and filled with Pokemon like Stantler prancing about, and the characters are various and loveable. The only thing that really bogged down my experience was the performance issues, which was super distracting at first, but as I progressed through the game I sorta got used to it. If they fixed the bugs, lag issues and the like, I truly believe this would be one of the best Pokemon games to have been released (coming from someone who has played through every gen).… Expand
  5. Enthusio
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    This is an 8.5/10. Other reviewers have said it well, but I'll recap their points.

    This game has some of the best writing for a pokemon game. I don't want to blow this out of proportion, it's not Mass Effect or Portal, but I actually cared about several characters. Compare that to Arceus which had me saying "Shutupshutupshutup" with the A button whenever anyone forced me to listen to    This is an 8.5/10. Other reviewers have said it well, but I'll recap their points.

    This game has some of the best writing for a pokemon game. I don't want to blow this out of proportion, it's not Mass Effect or Portal, but I actually cared about several characters. Compare that to Arceus which had me saying "Shutupshutupshutup" with the A button whenever anyone forced me to listen to their drivel.

    It has a massive pokedex.

    Moving around is fun, and you can quickly go to the action. You have a lot of choice how you want to play.

    With a title this contentious you knew there'd be cons, so here we go:
    -A lack of level scaling makes some gyms trivial, and lack of information can make it confusing to know which is the right destination for a challenge.
    -Outfits, a staple of several previous games, are severely lacking. Hats, gloves, boots, are available but you need to keep your dumb orange-red school uniform. You can't even change the colour.
    -Some technical glitches. The graphical ones are most noticeable and common, with stuttering windmills or terrible walking animations very common. I have also had two crashes so far, and am most of the way through the game. One had no problem (autosave is frequent), the other required me to re-do a gym fight.

    Overall:
    Game Freak made Improvements in many areas, while dropping the ball on what should have been easy things to spot in development. For me, it's familiar Pokemon comfort food, but I understand why others are upset.    … Expand
  6. Azureendpoint
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    The best Pokemon has ever been. From someone who grew up with the series and never missed a generation, I was losing interest and didn't even know if I'd buy this one, but I'm glad I did. I also got a copy for the rest of my family and we all enjoy playing both own our own and co-op which Gamefreak finally figured out how to do well. I have a few frame rate drops here and there and theThe best Pokemon has ever been. From someone who grew up with the series and never missed a generation, I was losing interest and didn't even know if I'd buy this one, but I'm glad I did. I also got a copy for the rest of my family and we all enjoy playing both own our own and co-op which Gamefreak finally figured out how to do well. I have a few frame rate drops here and there and the game has crashed on me exactly twice, but nothing game breaking. The auto-save works super well.… Expand
  7. Trentacool
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    As an open world Pokemon game, this takes the best parts of Legends Arceus and integrates them perfectly with the mechanics of the tried and true mainline Pokemon franchise. It's very easy to look passed the visual glitches and frame rate drops. But is understandable a deal breaker for some players. The biggest flaw is the lack of scaling for gym leader to be encountered in any randomAs an open world Pokemon game, this takes the best parts of Legends Arceus and integrates them perfectly with the mechanics of the tried and true mainline Pokemon franchise. It's very easy to look passed the visual glitches and frame rate drops. But is understandable a deal breaker for some players. The biggest flaw is the lack of scaling for gym leader to be encountered in any random order you wish but that is slightly circumvented by all the early areas being so close in level that you can really do them in any order. Overall, this game hits its beats and was enjoyable from start to finish.… Expand
  8. Surio1
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Pokemon Violet has been an absolute joy to play. While the technical issues do exist they're minor and in my opinion don't mar the great experience that this game is. They take so many of the refreshing mechanics from Legends Arceus and include many of them, while adding further improvements. The gameplay is great, the graphics for the Pokemon and moves are actually great, and the story isPokemon Violet has been an absolute joy to play. While the technical issues do exist they're minor and in my opinion don't mar the great experience that this game is. They take so many of the refreshing mechanics from Legends Arceus and include many of them, while adding further improvements. The gameplay is great, the graphics for the Pokemon and moves are actually great, and the story is a vast improvement from any of the recent entries. I truly love this game and think it's a great experience for fans of the series and new players alike.… Expand
  9. Katdogcat
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    This game completely changes the way Pokemon has been played for the past coming years. This one and Violet introduce a full free-to-explore game with great storytelling and fun world-building. Each character is developed well and the gameplay is engaging. The only problems I've had were dome visual glitches but it didn't change the gameplay one bit.
  10. jacobdalambo
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    This is the BEST Pokemon game I have ever played! Though the glaring technical issues are a walking meme, when hasn't this franchise been a graphical joke carried by its monsters and characters. This is the first true installation that captures how the game should of been played with rivers, oceans, huge mountain peaks and deep caves. With a very active over world Pokemon experience IThis is the BEST Pokemon game I have ever played! Though the glaring technical issues are a walking meme, when hasn't this franchise been a graphical joke carried by its monsters and characters. This is the first true installation that captures how the game should of been played with rivers, oceans, huge mountain peaks and deep caves. With a very active over world Pokemon experience I could only imagine since my childhood. I cant go back to what Pokemon was. I hope they continue in this direction, improve the fps, graphics, textures and Nintendo releases a more powerful consol. Highly recommend to anyone that loves Pokemon and enjoy a true open world experience you can get lost in!… Expand
  11. TAKOB3ll
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    The grafic are the lowest of all the franchise and technical really need a patch. Its feel like unfinish game. But story and the pokemon are probably the best i see before gen5
  12. Shazam08
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Yeah the performance is pretty bad, but it's still the best game in the franchise by a long shot
  13. Lassavins
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    The best pokemon game yet BY FAR. And I've been playing since red and blue in the late 90s. Most of the bad reviews are from kids coming from their favorite youtube sensacionalist channel that, in their spree for views, over exagerated performance concerns.

    Best story. The open world is gorgeous. The multiplayer is excelent. This is the direction Game Freak should push. And I'm afraid    The best pokemon game yet BY FAR. And I've been playing since red and blue in the late 90s. Most of the bad reviews are from kids coming from their favorite youtube sensacionalist channel that, in their spree for views, over exagerated performance concerns.

    Best story. The open world is gorgeous. The multiplayer is excelent. This is the direction Game Freak should push. And I'm afraid that, with all this internet trolls that didnt even play the game, we could return to those linear 2.5D games.

    Sales dont reflect what trolls say.    … Expand
  14. BladeX95
    Dec 7, 2022
    8
    Scarlet and violet have the best characters and stories we've had in several generations. The game is glitchy in the early game and lags even when offline. Not my favorite pokemon designs and moving TMs back to single use is a step backward. Graphics are a decent improvement from SW/SH, The open world is diverse and decently sized. The ability to explore most areas from the start isScarlet and violet have the best characters and stories we've had in several generations. The game is glitchy in the early game and lags even when offline. Not my favorite pokemon designs and moving TMs back to single use is a step backward. Graphics are a decent improvement from SW/SH, The open world is diverse and decently sized. The ability to explore most areas from the start is great, I wish there was level scaling build in but there seems to be parts of each story line that are a decent challenge at any level. Raids are fun and harder than the ones in Sw/SH.… Expand
  15. Redchook
    Dec 7, 2022
    8
    Obviously the people who give this game low ratings have not played it all the way through or really appreciate what Pokemon is about.
    To me, it is a classic call back to the originals with a good bit fairly quiet plot and excellent music. Also the first game for a long time to introduce an entire rooster of new Pokemon that are all good and I would train up at least for a period.
    Yes, the    Obviously the people who give this game low ratings have not played it all the way through or really appreciate what Pokemon is about.
    To me, it is a classic call back to the originals with a good bit fairly quiet plot and excellent music. Also the first game for a long time to introduce an entire rooster of new Pokemon that are all good and I would train up at least for a period.
    Yes, the game is buggy, but for myself and most players nothing game breaking. And a lot of games are being released like that now, and o believe scarlet and violet can be fixed.
    Yes, the graphics maybe are not quite what the switch is capable of, but for the series of pokemon, they are improving as a whole.
    If DLC was added to make the game longer and most the bugs are patched I would probably give it a ten    … Expand
  16. Danneevee
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    The best history in a Pokémon game, an amazing open world and incredible new Pokémon with the biggest amount of number in the past 4 generations.
  17. NixyFox
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Again GameFreak have let the fans down by not coding in all the Pokémon thus people are not getting the experience they're paying for, Pokémon from 6 years ago still stuck in the Limbo of Pokémon Home!

    The game is a mess, not just because of the disgusting state it was released. We were sold on freedom of playing the game in any way we choose, this was false. Areas all have level    Again GameFreak have let the fans down by not coding in all the Pokémon thus people are not getting the experience they're paying for, Pokémon from 6 years ago still stuck in the Limbo of Pokémon Home!

    The game is a mess, not just because of the disgusting state it was released.

    We were sold on freedom of playing the game in any way we choose, this was false.

    Areas all have level variances so do gyms, titan Pokémon, team star bases etc.

    The experience does not scale to your personal progress, which would have made the games actually great, since you get badges for completing elements of the game those badges should affect the levels of the content you play, but NO! They took the easy lazy option, what's worse is the Pokémon centres are supposed to guide you through the content to give you a smoothe experience but they send you to content that's closest to you regardless of what level you are, it's not good...

    To play the game and have half a decent experience you need to use a guide to follow the true route, oh and you thought you could skip doing certain content you don't want to do because it's monotonous and boring? Guess again, you have no choice but to do it because you need to do it all to complete the main story.

    Honestly I've been playing Pokémon since the beginning in the 90s, the switch games have been a slap in the face, hoping things will improve in the next game, that GF actually listened to feedback and would correct their mistakes, but nope, they've gotten lazy and complacent and worse! because they know their game will sell record numbers regardless.

    I'm done with the series on the switch, I'm not paying into this franchise anymore until GF do better!    … Expand
  18. Standri
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Ils se foutent de vous, RÉVEILLEZ VOUS!!!!! La licence la plus lucrative du monde qui pond des jeux comme ça alors qu'on mérite mieux nous les fans et joueurs qui veulent du bien de cette licence qui malheureusement va droit au mur grâce à NINTENDO et ses fans aveugles sans esprit critique.
  19. MightyNMZK
    Dec 10, 2022
    8
    Yes the game is very unfinished, very buggy, has fps drops and has a very bad performance, BUT its still fun to play.

    What we missed in every Pokémon game in the past was the open world. Now we have the open world and finally you can choose your own path, and go where you want to go. The "bad graphics" are mostly in the open world area, but the character models of the trainers and the    Yes the game is very unfinished, very buggy, has fps drops and has a very bad performance, BUT its still fun to play.

    What we missed in every Pokémon game in the past was the open world. Now we have the open world and finally you can choose your own path, and go where you want to go.

    The "bad graphics" are mostly in the open world area, but the character models of the trainers and the pokemon are very good.

    In this game you have three storys like in every other Pokémon games, these are:
    1. Gym battles and league.
    2. Battle against the evil team
    3. Beat the boss Pokémon
    But they did it very good, the story telling and the personalities of the main characters and the pokemon are very nice.

    Collecting all the pokemon is more fun as in legends arceus or shield & sword.

    Thanks for reading my opinion and sorry for my bad english, have fun with gaming, bye!    … Expand
  20. Oslar33
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    This game has been an ode to all OG pokemon fans, which hasn't presented us with such an interesting story since pokemon Black and White, unfortunately it has a lousy graphic section, although that did not affect my enjoyment.
  21. Evansc915
    Dec 11, 2022
    9
    As a fan since generation one and growing up with the entire series, I have to say this is one of my favorite generations in a long time. Pokémon scarlet and violet breathe new life into the series while lengthening the core story players are used to. The biggest gripe I have is a few performance issues that are noticeable, but have not impacted my game experience. Hopefully patches areAs a fan since generation one and growing up with the entire series, I have to say this is one of my favorite generations in a long time. Pokémon scarlet and violet breathe new life into the series while lengthening the core story players are used to. The biggest gripe I have is a few performance issues that are noticeable, but have not impacted my game experience. Hopefully patches are released so I can give this game a 10 out of 10 score.… Expand
  22. ProjectHMF
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    Game sucks cock and balls

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  23. freakbot
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    It's an insult to the gaming world that a game like this is on the market. GF have no affection for their IP and have no minimal courtesy towards their customers. Perfect crap, save your money.
  24. Rayze_Darr
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    The game simply isn't finished. The glitches, the framerate, the lack of customization, the lack of any competitive endgame a la Battle Tower. Even the monster designs themselves are dull and incomplete feeling. This generation offers nothing over previous, completed generations, and in its current state should just be skipped.
  25. rikip
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    People are really trying to bot the rating with their tens.
    With every 10 we REAL fans will give a 0.
    We must save this brand
  26. Down_Cast
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Plastic playdoh adventure game. Seriously, how can it look and run this bad. Never in my 30+ hours of playing this game does it ever get above 24fps. How can xenoblade and botw run 30fps but Pokémon can’t? A billion dollar company with a multibillion franchise can even optimize an engine.

    Edit: it’s been well over 2 months and not even a single patch released to even glance at the    Plastic playdoh adventure game. Seriously, how can it look and run this bad. Never in my 30+ hours of playing this game does it ever get above 24fps. How can xenoblade and botw run 30fps but Pokémon can’t? A billion dollar company with a multibillion franchise can even optimize an engine.

    Edit: it’s been well over 2 months and not even a single patch released to even glance at the performance issues.    … Expand
  27. Luisguerreroa
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Tiene los mismos problemas que las otra versión, la mayoría son problemas técnicos que empeoran la experiencia de manera terrible, uno de los peores pjuegos de pokemon junto a pokemon escudo y espada
  28. KadentheKitsune
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I have played for about 10 hours now and would say that i have seen about half of the game so far, the story is... Okay i guess, nothing special, or groundbreaking. Characters are, for a few exceptions pretty boring or stupid.
    The open world is big, but lifeless and pretty ugly most of the time, but nonetheless better than the smal area from sword and shield.
    The biggest problem however    I have played for about 10 hours now and would say that i have seen about half of the game so far, the story is... Okay i guess, nothing special, or groundbreaking. Characters are, for a few exceptions pretty boring or stupid.
    The open world is big, but lifeless and pretty ugly most of the time, but nonetheless better than the smal area from sword and shield.
    The biggest problem however are the technical problems like glitches, textures or buildings not loading properly, weird camera clipping and annoying fps drops that happen regularly.    … Expand
  29. HarryHD
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    1 star for how disappointing and disrespectful this product is. Potentially fun game held back by bugs, frame rate stutters, bad graphics. Absolutely unacceptable, unfinished game. Feel so bad for the artists who made this game, only for Gamefreak/the Pokémon company to ruin it.

    Xenoblade 3 looks and runs great on the switch. Gamefreak is the problem, not the hardware. Looks like a muddy    1 star for how disappointing and disrespectful this product is. Potentially fun game held back by bugs, frame rate stutters, bad graphics. Absolutely unacceptable, unfinished game. Feel so bad for the artists who made this game, only for Gamefreak/the Pokémon company to ruin it.

    Xenoblade 3 looks and runs great on the switch. Gamefreak is the problem, not the hardware. Looks like a muddy wasteland.
    Legends arceus was a step in the right direction. What happened here?

    Pokémon is the highest grossing media franchise in global history, yet Gamefreak can't be bothered to release a finished game. You need to add voice acting (why do you even bother animating lip movement, incredibly awkward); significantly improve graphics and animations; balance megas and add them back in; and actually finish the product for release.

    Review for violet and scarlet as they are practically the same game    … Expand
  30. BilliamWattrex
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    I had a long well thought out review for this but I lost it when submitting it.

    All and all, Game is fun, but riddled with bugs and low effort new mechanics. Giving this game an 8 or higher is a joke and a disservice to Pokemon fans who deserved a polished, high quality game for a very long time now. This is not out of hate, it's out of love for a once great franchise. I hope people    I had a long well thought out review for this but I lost it when submitting it.

    All and all, Game is fun, but riddled with bugs and low effort new mechanics. Giving this game an 8 or higher is a joke and a disservice to Pokemon fans who deserved a polished, high quality game for a very long time now.

    This is not out of hate, it's out of love for a once great franchise. I hope people are waking up now and that GameFreak needs more support/time, or a complete overhaul, or even outsourcing (as long as it's not to a mobile game dev). It can be done, but the name alone is enough to ignore the lack of quality and sell the game anyway.    … Expand
  31. RedJive
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The game has some interesting concepts that I don’t think own out, and was released in a horribly unfinished state
  32. The_Darkest
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Graphic BAD!

    Performance BAD!

    Just game freak with one of the bad developers!

    The worst Pokemon ever released!
  33. AYR
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Este juego es un paso adelante en el mundo pokemon en lo que respecta a mecánicas de juego, se hace muy entretenido pasear por las rutas y ver a los pokemons interactuando entre ellos y con el entorno; aunque algunas cosas funcionaban mejor en pokemon Arceus, como la movilidad del personaje.
    Jugar en castellano es genial por la localización y el humor del juego , pero este juego no es    Este juego es un paso adelante en el mundo pokemon en lo que respecta a mecánicas de juego, se hace muy entretenido pasear por las rutas y ver a los pokemons interactuando entre ellos y con el entorno; aunque algunas cosas funcionaban mejor en pokemon Arceus, como la movilidad del personaje.
    Jugar en castellano es genial por la localización y el humor del juego , pero este juego no es perfecto ni mucho menos.
    Es inexcusable que una empresa como Game Freak, que desarrolla juegos para la IP que más dinero recauda al año (Pokemon) traiga un juego tán mal optimizado: caidas brutales de framerate incluso en videos, tirones, bugs y glitches gráficos por doquier...
    No me importa tanto que el juego no sea bonito (porque los gráficos están bastante anticuados, no a nivel PS2 como mucha gente dice, ya que no tiene un diseño realista, es normal, pero digamos principios de la era PS3) pero aun así el juego sería disfrutable... de no ser por el pésimo rendimiento.

    Espero que GF recapacite y le de una vuelta a la saga de pokemon, al menos en cuanto a calidad se refiere, porque lo de Pokemon Scarlet es indefendible.    … Expand
  34. eroguromedo
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Não tem no meu idioma então é zero, não vou me alongar no quesito técnico e visual porque também é lamentável.… Expand
  35. PM96Srg
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    As always, the pseudo-press of video games, giving away very high marks to generate more product sales. That is called purchased press.
    In summary, a video game developed in exactly one year, the most bugged in recent years, full of popping and lousy performance.
    Result? The most pre-ordered video game in franchise history. It's nothing new that rat-kids almost completely dominate the    As always, the pseudo-press of video games, giving away very high marks to generate more product sales. That is called purchased press.
    In summary, a video game developed in exactly one year, the most bugged in recent years, full of popping and lousy performance.
    Result? The most pre-ordered video game in franchise history.
    It's nothing new that rat-kids almost completely dominate the industry today; We can see it in sales and money spent on micropayments for CoD, FIFA, Fortnite, Among Us, etc.
    Worst of all, many of those who have downvoted buy whatever **** comes from the Pokemon Company. Then they will want them to put some love into the saga and not follow the law of least effort.
    PS: Game Freak won't bother to fix bugs. They know they're going to sell millions of copies and that it's always going to stay that way. Now they will be starting to develop the video game that comes out in 2023.    … Expand
  36. Hogan77
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This is Cyberpunk 2077 2.0. Horrible performance, terrible graphics, bugs and glitches, light flickering, lagging the whole time, this is a unfinished video game, still in beta stage or even alpha stage really. No jokes, we want our money back, no way you can sell this for $60. Someone from Game Freak/Nintendo should come out and apologize immediately, a compensation or a full refundThis is Cyberpunk 2077 2.0. Horrible performance, terrible graphics, bugs and glitches, light flickering, lagging the whole time, this is a unfinished video game, still in beta stage or even alpha stage really. No jokes, we want our money back, no way you can sell this for $60. Someone from Game Freak/Nintendo should come out and apologize immediately, a compensation or a full refund should be issue. I can accept if it is just bad and ugly, but this is unfinished, no way anyone should accept it.… Expand
  37. nix1331
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    wow so gamefreak got so annoyed with us complaining that they barely improve their games so instead they are taking big steps backwards to insult the fans LOL

    i knew it was going to be rough when my "rival" took the pokemon who is weak to mine...wtf, well it really sets the tone for how incredibly easy this game is. Smashing titan pokemon with my level 10 makes a lot of sense.    wow so gamefreak got so annoyed with us complaining that they barely improve their games so instead they are taking big steps backwards to insult the fans LOL

    i knew it was going to be rough when my "rival" took the pokemon who is weak to mine...wtf, well it really sets the tone for how incredibly easy this game is.

    Smashing titan pokemon with my level 10 makes a lot of sense.

    Motorcycle pokemon...there have been some lazy concepts before, but this is a joke. Why make motorcycle pokemon to then have them run with terrible animations using their legs??? has to be a joke

    Ignoring praised QoL improvement from Arceus because the goal of this game is to insult the fans.

    On top of all that it is one of the ugliest and poorest performing games to launch recently even on the switch.

    I would have been happy if this came out on N64.

    At the time of writing this review many of the 10/10 reviews are clearly part of an astroturfing campaign as several have identical 66 our of 112 users found this helpful    … Expand
  38. Avs
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Come on, Game freak. COME ON! If you don't respect the franchise, who else will do? I bought the game very happy and after a few hours of playing I'm feeling scammed.
  39. Rhadnar
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game is really terrible, there's not many things to tell that could be used to defend it in any way, its a big disaster to the fans.
  40. Visaith
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Amazing game thats completely broken, stay away. You can tell that under the obviously unfinished game, theres...something.
  41. 360barrier
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    jesus christ how long did it take for them to make this game? 3 weeks? what on earth are these animations man its absolutely atrocious. lazy, unfinished and is not worth the money.

    and now for the usual Awful graphics, awful controls, awful camera and bad theme. This is a pretty mediocre release in every way. Graphics are like welcome to five years ago. Were they blindfolded when    jesus christ how long did it take for them to make this game? 3 weeks? what on earth are these animations man its absolutely atrocious. lazy, unfinished and is not worth the money.

    and now for the usual

    Awful graphics, awful controls, awful camera and bad theme. This is a pretty mediocre release in every way. Graphics are like welcome to five years ago. Were they blindfolded when making the camera? Main character is boring. Hopefully this is the last game in the series    … Expand
  42. NotALarry
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Gamefreak as always makes the most graphically intense games, why though? Dont they realize that the graphics are not important at all? Graphics are useless, i will spend another 120 dollars on both 10 gen Pokemon games if they will get rid of the graphics, my PS2 lags while trying to play Scarlet. Overall, the gameplay is absolutely the best, im blind, so i dont care what these silly haters say!
  43. Fu3kEA
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This is the situation pokemon games are in. We all know the majority of players are young children who get the game bought by parents. Any game Gamfreak make with pokemon on it sells and always will sell regardless of the quality. What incentive do they have to make a higher quality product when they know anything they put out will sell anyway. There is nothing anyone can do unless TheThis is the situation pokemon games are in. We all know the majority of players are young children who get the game bought by parents. Any game Gamfreak make with pokemon on it sells and always will sell regardless of the quality. What incentive do they have to make a higher quality product when they know anything they put out will sell anyway. There is nothing anyone can do unless The pokemon company find someone else to make their games… Expand
  44. TeOne
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Dopo aver incassato milioni di dollari, questi ancora fanno giochi con questa grafica... Invece di inverstire questi soldi in programmatori capaci, noi dovremmo comprare sempre giochi che tecnicamente fanno sempre più schifo? Vergognatevi, Game Freak e Nintendo
  45. Taaseen
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Yet again gamefreak remakes the same exact game, but this time its "open world" but not really, the gym leaders dont scale with you still have to beat the gym leaders in the same exact order, it would be very easy to just add the feature in and make it so you can truly play the game in any order you want but they didn't, this game is just a linear game with some false marketing behind it,Yet again gamefreak remakes the same exact game, but this time its "open world" but not really, the gym leaders dont scale with you still have to beat the gym leaders in the same exact order, it would be very easy to just add the feature in and make it so you can truly play the game in any order you want but they didn't, this game is just a linear game with some false marketing behind it, it also looks awful and is very laggy, the game is far worse than Arceuse, you can't catch Pokémon in the overworld, and have to go through a long battle of witling down a Pokémon's health but not to the point to where it faints, and to add insult to injury when you catch a Pokémon you have to go through this long animation of your pokedex filling up. Don't bother supporting this game, game freak is a tripple A developer, yet they make games like this, look at Breath of the Wild, Mario oddesy, Xenoblade 3 and then look at Pokémon, its frankly embarrassing.… Expand
  46. togod
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    The comment on Metascore is ridiculous. This is the worst Pokémon game that I’ve ever seen.
  47. Pokukeki
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They started with the lies on sword and shield then allowed Dimond and pearl to be dog **** ,some how did well with legends and went back down even further than sw/sh and hit cyberpunk 2077 low on releasing a garbage game ,and if your a pokemon stan that says " but it's still fun and the game play " shut tfu sit down a d open your brain , this game got green lit in its state cause they know brain dead fans will support anything with the name pokemon, they can release a new game with just 10 pokemon inside a house and all you do I pet them and you stans will give it a 10/10 . The new sonic game didn't even pull this crap, the new cod mw2 has the worse weapon unlocks but atleast their game WORKS GAMEFREAK and pokemon make millions and other games like DOOM SKIRYM XENOBLADE SERIES MARIO ZELDA look better and run smooth on the switch old to new models and POKEMON sc/vi runs worse than a ps1 game PS **** ONE.… Expand
  48. Valdof
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Im a huge fan of Pokemon. I have competed in tournaments, I collect cards, have played every game and I pay for pokemon HOME. This is the biggest slap in the face we fans have received.
  49. MarbleMouse
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Ugliest game I've seen in a long time. An unfocused mix of modern (real-time lighting, grass etc.) visual effects combined with textures and models that came out of the PS2 era.
    The performance is just unacceptable, and I imagine a lot of the ugliness is where they had to cut corners to make it run at all... Because this game absolutely chugs, like a beat up old car, and it feels like it    Ugliest game I've seen in a long time. An unfocused mix of modern (real-time lighting, grass etc.) visual effects combined with textures and models that came out of the PS2 era.
    The performance is just unacceptable, and I imagine a lot of the ugliness is where they had to cut corners to make it run at all... Because this game absolutely chugs, like a beat up old car, and it feels like it could break down at any moment.
    I haven't played a Pokemon game in a long time, there's definitely a fun game here but it's such a mess to look at, it's clearly unfinished.    … Expand
  50. Rott3n
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    It's going back to the same thing with pokemon year after year, they take a few steps forward and thousands of steps back, and it's sad to see that their biggest flaws aren't just in the graphics. The open world is dull and boring. The game is badly programmed and unfinished. As always the story is generic. In conclusion, don't waste your money.
  51. Rarel
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Problemas con texturas, los Pokémon salvajes casi ni los ves, bajadas de fps, animaciones quedan grima ... Y mucho más. Aunque podría a ver sido un gran juego, por el cambio en el estilo de juego y la liberta, la falta de tiempo de desarrollo o la tranquilidad de saber que van a forrarse ha jodido este juego. Sólo queda esperar que Game freak de la cara y se pongan a parchear y poder asíProblemas con texturas, los Pokémon salvajes casi ni los ves, bajadas de fps, animaciones quedan grima ... Y mucho más. Aunque podría a ver sido un gran juego, por el cambio en el estilo de juego y la liberta, la falta de tiempo de desarrollo o la tranquilidad de saber que van a forrarse ha jodido este juego. Sólo queda esperar que Game freak de la cara y se pongan a parchear y poder así disfrutar de la experiencia que se nos prometió y por la que hemos pagado. Como fan de la saga el como ha salido este juego me ha dolido.… Expand
  52. onruu00
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Is this $60? LMAO i bet to make a better one. Guys do not believe, this game totally SUCK. Graphics bad, frame rate bad, gameplay bad, in short, TOTALLY BAD!!
  53. themaxi009
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Clearly the pokemon company has not been taking advantage of the nintendo switch at all. Its inadmisible presenting the new games with a cost of $60 USD and find yourself that the game has a lot to work on. I’ll ask for my refund.
  54. sookieceleste
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Story,open world, and characters are nice and the terastal mechanic is AWESOME *-*. But framerate drops,Bugs,bad graphics,lifeless world and the weird camera controls ruins the game for me. Game Freak is loosing credibility
  55. SrTreC
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    El peor juego de Pokémon. Lleno de errores, bugs, popin, fallos... Es lamentable que saquen algo en estas condiciones y Nintendo lo permita.
  56. Caminate
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    El juego tiene serios problemas de rendimiento y estos vienen acompañados por una gran cantidad de Bugs, esto es inaceptable, por lo tanto hasta que no parchen el juego no lo puedo recomendar.
  57. kushtendo64
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I can't even believe Nintendo let this game be released. Heart Gold and Soul Silver need to be ported to the switch ASAP. There is no excuse for how God awful this game is. Thank God I can get my money back this time.
  58. RafaelSama
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    esse jogo é extremamente preguiçoso, uma vergonha para a franquia pokemon. A gamefreak não se importa nem um pouco com seus fãs, ela n sei como ela teve coragem de entregar um jogo que parece que esta em pré-alpha e cobrar 300R$ por isso. Uma total VERGONHA!!!!!!!
  59. Chano_eng
    Dec 1, 2022
    9
    I was really eager to had a really great time when I turned on the Nintendo Switch with Scarlet cartridge for the very first time. I noticed that Game Freak released a "day 0" update, so I got my game copy up to date... The suspicious thing here is that Game Freak recognized that the game may not be ended with the "naked" cartridge without the 1.0.1 update. What they actually wereI was really eager to had a really great time when I turned on the Nintendo Switch with Scarlet cartridge for the very first time. I noticed that Game Freak released a "day 0" update, so I got my game copy up to date... The suspicious thing here is that Game Freak recognized that the game may not be ended with the "naked" cartridge without the 1.0.1 update. What they actually were recognizing was that they ran out of time, so that they didn't finish the game at flashing cartriges milestone.
    What I experienced at the really first hours playing Scarlet was that the game feels so laggy. Every time I open Pokedex the game takes 1 second or so with a kind of transition of laggy black screen, also when opening the Pokémon storage box.

    Saying this about this game is very painful for me. I was expecting this game so much. And also have to say that the historiy, the enviroment and everything related to the game (without the technical aspects) is extraordinary. Brilliant. The score would have been much higher in my case just if Game Freak didn't just remove the Quality Assessment phase in their development.

    They have published an update which fixes some of the problems. The game is 9/10 for me (not considering technical issues).    … Expand
  60. SalexReviews
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I will say that giving this game a 0 rating is not accurate, but we can no longer allow the Pokémon Company to keep pushing out unfinished ugly games. Don’t buy Pokémon Scarlett or Violet until they get their act together.
  61. Reewe
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The only thing missing are microtransactions and loot boxes. Looking forward to it on the next gen.
  62. Threextres
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I gave up trying to play after two hours of forcing myself to endure the sluggish performance and tanking fps.
    Not worth the 60 in current state.
  63. Purple_Sylveon
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Incompleto, bugeado, perezoso, hecho a la prisa para vender, un insulto al mundo pokemon y a la propia saga y consola
    Una maldita vergüenza
  64. Feenixfire90
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I think the worst part in this whole mess is, this game has a lot of potential. Under the glitches and stuff, the design, the gameplay and the story is pretty damn good and a great change of pace and direction of the series. Maybe its more insulting and saddening that it actually showed a bit of a diamond in the rough compared to it being openingly bad.

    HOWEVER.... The technical    I think the worst part in this whole mess is, this game has a lot of potential. Under the glitches and stuff, the design, the gameplay and the story is pretty damn good and a great change of pace and direction of the series. Maybe its more insulting and saddening that it actually showed a bit of a diamond in the rough compared to it being openingly bad.

    HOWEVER....

    The technical issues this game has is way too glaring to ignore. Issues include: Frequent and nauseating framerate drops in crowded areas and after exploring the open world area for long periods of time. Constant freezing between cutscenes and battle scenes. Missing sound effects, T posing characters and invisible pokemon. Camera clipping through environments and characters. Suspected memory leakage due to assests not deloading as expected (suspected as issues improved a a bit after restarting the game.)

    Worse part is that the drops of framerate have made me feel sick often and same for the weird snapping camera. To the point of needing frequent breaks or to walk away from it for the day.

    How did this go so wrong? Especially after how good Legends was earlier this year!?

    THIS NEEDS FIXED! Patched? Something! Anything!

    I have already sent feedback emails to both Pokemon Company and Nintendo reporting these issues. But if they care to listen or not is yet to show...    … Expand
  65. Keitanito
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Unfortunately, the game is clearly unfinished and was clearly rushed, leading to have a terribly high amount of issues which go from performance (awful framerate), decent/good environment but map completely empty (there is literally nothing between a city and another, not point of interests such as a battle tower, pokemon tower, ruins of alph, etc could be), uninteresting/dull/bland storyUnfortunately, the game is clearly unfinished and was clearly rushed, leading to have a terribly high amount of issues which go from performance (awful framerate), decent/good environment but map completely empty (there is literally nothing between a city and another, not point of interests such as a battle tower, pokemon tower, ruins of alph, etc could be), uninteresting/dull/bland story clearly rushed just to have a story in the game.

    GameFreak has decided to set for themselves a new goal: releasing two games per year, as opposed to the previous practice of releasing a unique one (not counting remakes with minor changes) every two years, doubling the number of products while halving the time dedicated to production. All of this is clearly a problem if the level of the released game is this one.

    Unsure if relevant for a review, but I would say that 60$ for an unfinished and rushed game of this level is not reasonable at all, specially if you compare it the other Nintendo titles released for the same, or lower, price (Breath of the Wild, Bayonetta, Xenoblade, etc)    … Expand
  66. DURFINMAN
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    This game is a technical mess. Multiple crashes, Graphical errors every 10 seconds, and the frame rate is worse than anything I have seen on switch.
  67. Stickit509
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    It’s a Pokémon game and it’s fun, but the performance is terrible, I get the switch is not powerful, but the npc in the background look like they are running at 10 fps or less, cutscenes are just as bad, early on you get to a lighthouse and the npc is telling the player that you can see so far and it cuts away to show you the land and it all looks like play-doh.
  68. Shnorkins
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Look, we know this franchise prints money for Nintendo, but under no circumstances should this be considered a fully finished game. The technical problems are too abundant to list, and when any Bethesda game looks more polished than yours, you know you have a problem. The lack of caring for the product for the last two generations (be it from Nintendo, Gamefreak, or both) is not doing anyLook, we know this franchise prints money for Nintendo, but under no circumstances should this be considered a fully finished game. The technical problems are too abundant to list, and when any Bethesda game looks more polished than yours, you know you have a problem. The lack of caring for the product for the last two generations (be it from Nintendo, Gamefreak, or both) is not doing any favors to their fanbases, and their developers really need to learn how to do their jobs, or outsource if they truly don't care anymore. The art inspiration had so much promise, but is ruined by the absolute train wreck that is the performance.… Expand
  69. Sephorothy
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    **** terrible game. This **** is worse than the Pokémon games I played when I was 12, and that **** was pixelated. I don't understand who the **** at Gamefreak thought this **** was ready for release. Those who are rating this above a 3 are either **** stupid or refuse to contemplate the possibility of a Pokémon game veing shot. Don't buy this garbage, it's not worth $60 or even $20.
  70. ev7n
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Gamefreak needs new project managers, ones that love and have foresight. The game could be made an 8+ by simply adding: a simplier and less ambitious graphics style (like animal crossing vibe), ability to see your friends battle, some sort of sound when characters speak, decent antialiasing, some sort of rendering occlusion for performance.
  71. Cheesedip
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The game looks horrible. The saturation, glitches, framerate. I feel like I'm playing a beta/early access game. There is no excuse for this quality on day one release from this company. Pokemon has a countless number of loyal, devoted fans and they get served this low quality trash. Enough is enough
  72. Franseg
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    The game has a huge potential but it's clearly unfinisished, you cannot lunch a game with a lot bugs, low fps, etc for 60e, it's unacceptable!
    Everytime I was enjoying the story a game bug ruined completely that good feeling.
    The map navegation is bad optimized, you cannot have the maximum zoom and go another part and zoom in... Beacuse it always go were your character is, last generation    The game has a huge potential but it's clearly unfinisished, you cannot lunch a game with a lot bugs, low fps, etc for 60e, it's unacceptable!
    Everytime I was enjoying the story a game bug ruined completely that good feeling.
    The map navegation is bad optimized, you cannot have the maximum zoom and go another part and zoom in... Beacuse it always go were your character is, last generation this was easier. Playing online is so awful and slow so frustrating!    … Expand
  73. eLver_g4lar
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    This must be a JOKE! Finally Cyberbug 2077 got a worthy rival.

    This game is disastrous, they treat pokemon fans as fools who buy any garbage that comes out. I find hard to believe that the positive reviews are serious or sarcasm, game freak is the most lazy company (games with inflated prices to poorly made and recycled animations), selling 60 dollar indies that are not worth their    This must be a JOKE! Finally Cyberbug 2077 got a worthy rival.

    This game is disastrous, they treat pokemon fans as fools who buy any garbage that comes out.

    I find hard to believe that the positive reviews are serious or sarcasm, game freak is the most lazy company (games with inflated prices to poorly made and recycled animations), selling 60 dollar indies that are not worth their price in content and quality, these games are so horrible that it makes SWSH look like masterpieces.

    Other nintendo switch games look amazing and have a small number of bugs that ruin the experience so the low capacity of the console is not an excuse.    … Expand
  74. End3rZer0
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    This is the best pokemon concept Ive ever played but as a game is unacceptable. As a veteran player, I played all main games in the series and completed national pokedex since Black and White. I feel this game could be the funniest catching pokemon, investing in them and completing the pokedex while you win medals around the region. But I almost played 30 hours and the game is fun but theThis is the best pokemon concept Ive ever played but as a game is unacceptable. As a veteran player, I played all main games in the series and completed national pokedex since Black and White. I feel this game could be the funniest catching pokemon, investing in them and completing the pokedex while you win medals around the region. But I almost played 30 hours and the game is fun but the render is poor. I dont want use the mount because the render is worse. The game has closed twice, with an error message, when Ive entered into a City (the electric one).
    Has the best pokedex ever but you cannot search for an specific Pokemon. Do you ask how could it be? the answer is allways the same: not enough development.

    On the wild the Pokemon are mini, sometimes you will crash with them and you won't ever notice. In the boxes the images of the Pokemon are also mini. You will need a magnifying glass to identify what Pokemon it is. Really, they are too mini. This game looks like an aplha of a pre-released game. With some parts well developed and some others created quickly to save the day, with bad design, bad rendering, bad processing, bad graphics (some textures look like a N64 game) and some unjustified decisions as dont be able to change the maintain pokémon in battle, deactivate the animations, or the controversial allways activated Exp. Share, what facilitate an easy game. I can only recommend to play the game knowing that you will play an alpha with plenty of bugs/low development.    … Expand
  75. pedroslima
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    I liked the freedom the game gives you, but unfortunately the game loses some of the personality and speed it gained in Arceus, and technically it's the worst thing I've ever played from Nintendo, constant bugs and bad framerate
  76. Valtheral
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Another uninspired, lazy, and soulless game, riddled with performance issues, removal of appraised features, and glitches. This is purely unacceptable from a company that grosses so much profit from the Pokémon name. Complaints aside this game has potential and it’s possible to squeeze some enjoyment out of it, however for a title that makes as much money as Pokémon this is a sad cash grabAnother uninspired, lazy, and soulless game, riddled with performance issues, removal of appraised features, and glitches. This is purely unacceptable from a company that grosses so much profit from the Pokémon name. Complaints aside this game has potential and it’s possible to squeeze some enjoyment out of it, however for a title that makes as much money as Pokémon this is a sad cash grab and a slap in the face of anyone brave enough to expect a game company to shred an iota of care for its customers. This score was given soley due to the amount of money this company makes while giving back so little.… Expand
  77. FattyLumpkin
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This game is a cash grab with the good reviews from critics either being bought out or so out of touch, that they cannot be taken seriously. This game has the design of a PS2 release, and the graphics to match. Please avoid buying this content so we can get some genuinely good games made, otherwise we continue to support practices like this.
  78. valdinei
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    the game has no subtitles PT-BR, has many bugs, it is unplayable, the graphics are terrible
  79. nekomath
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    So many bugs, they don’t have money to make a better game, this is a complete garbage and they still ignoring brazil.
  80. PMMeObama
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Another entry into the series which gets greedier and greedier and works less and less with each entry. Regardless of if an entertaining game is able to be found beneath the surface would not change that to launch in such a glitchy and visually appalling state is nothing but insulting to all who buy it. I would not consider this to be a complete game and therefore anything above a 0 wouldAnother entry into the series which gets greedier and greedier and works less and less with each entry. Regardless of if an entertaining game is able to be found beneath the surface would not change that to launch in such a glitchy and visually appalling state is nothing but insulting to all who buy it. I would not consider this to be a complete game and therefore anything above a 0 would be giving it undo credit. I cannot recommend supporting a franchise that does not care about itself in any way other than how it can make the most money while providing the bare minimum in terms of quality to the consumers. I hope that one day the series can once again put out a main series entry worthy of it's brand, and worthy of a recommendation.… Expand
  81. Technickle
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Why? It's almost disrespectful at this point. It's as if a fever dream was a nightmare. Please release me from this pain. It's like being brutally stabbed in the eyes, except its 5 FPS and you can feel all 5. Real-Life looks better than this and I'm not even joking this time. Trying doesn't even describe this hideous game. If this is trying, I've been lied to.

    0/10
  82. Jgc13
    Nov 28, 2022
    5
    I honestly was excited to try the open world pokemon formula they are going for. But I just cannot stand for this. Game freak has time and time again disappointed with their lackluster releases but this is just an outrage. An honestly good game idea is bogged down by just the most horrible performance I've experienced in a game so far in my life. The frame rate is horrible, the cameraI honestly was excited to try the open world pokemon formula they are going for. But I just cannot stand for this. Game freak has time and time again disappointed with their lackluster releases but this is just an outrage. An honestly good game idea is bogged down by just the most horrible performance I've experienced in a game so far in my life. The frame rate is horrible, the camera works like absolute crap and the bugs are way too frequent to be ignored. This game is incredibly fun but it just makes me sad how broken it is and how little Game Freak cares… Expand
  83. ValorPickles
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    The game is just a buggy mess, that on top of the frame drops, also looks terrible. Would not recommend for anyone, play any other Pokémon game
  84. Unnypops
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    This game is soulless. It simply feels unfinished. While playing this game the main question that pops into my mind is “…why?” They’ve just gone and removed things. They’ve removed the ability to go into houses and talk to NPC’s. This removes soul from the game as all towns are completely and utterly pointless. No more trades with random NPC’s or mini quests to deliver love letters from aThis game is soulless. It simply feels unfinished. While playing this game the main question that pops into my mind is “…why?” They’ve just gone and removed things. They’ve removed the ability to go into houses and talk to NPC’s. This removes soul from the game as all towns are completely and utterly pointless. No more trades with random NPC’s or mini quests to deliver love letters from a ghost. Add in the fact clothes shops sell really dumb stuff like helmets so it’s not like you’re using those often. I’m not sure why they’ve added 1000 sandwich shops to towns. Making sandwiches isn’t even a fun mini game. At least you could make yucky poffins and soup in previous games. On to the next point, making my character stuck in a hideous school uniform with hideous hairstyles also removes soul from the game. Game freak apparently doesn’t want girls to be girly in anyway. No long hair or skirts. The Pokémon league is complete joke in this. They actually ask “do you like Pokémon hurrr durr” before you’re allowed to battle the league. You do not feel like a champion after defeating them. This game also suffers from the over talking. Can they please just shut up when we’re battling. I’m not sure why Nemona is being praised for being a breath of fresh air. She’s the most annoying character in the game. The constant stopping me at gyms to say “yay! battling! I like battling” urgh. Can I have Silver as my rival again please. This game really would be 10x better with all the Pokémon. The open world is fun but there’s not enough in it to want to explore. As I said, towns are pointless so I don’t wanna explore those. There’s only 400 Pokémon so exploring the map to catch them doesn’t take too long. I also don’t know why people say “the stories sooo good” HOW. How is the story good? Titan Pokémon is interesting. Team star sucks so much. I hate them. Nemona sucks. The Pokémon league sucks. The TINY BLOB of good story at the end of the game does not equal the best story pokemons had in ages. Game play is fun, shiny hunting is fun.. so 4/10. Game freak really dropped the ball on this one. Their team that made Legends Arceus should’ve been in charge of Scarlet and Violet as the drop on quality between these games is quite significant. Arceus didn’t feel soulless at all.… Expand
  85. greninjaX
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    another disappointing pokemon game. these games are being rushed out way too fast. their bare bones, dumbed down, and don't even function properly. gamefreak learned nothing from the SWSH controversy.
  86. Ilovepokemon797
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    I’m legit so disappointed. I was going into this game with a lot of hope this would finally revive the Pokémon franchise and be a first step into getting Pokémon games up to par with the current tipple A market, and in some ways it is just that, but the bugs, horrid FPS, and other performance issues make this game outright unplayable for me. Every time you dare to move your character orI’m legit so disappointed. I was going into this game with a lot of hope this would finally revive the Pokémon franchise and be a first step into getting Pokémon games up to par with the current tipple A market, and in some ways it is just that, but the bugs, horrid FPS, and other performance issues make this game outright unplayable for me. Every time you dare to move your character or screen your FPS drops significantly which not only stuns your character for a bit, but also distracts you from the game; also, when you attempt to enter any sort of battle or cutscene the game just freezes for a noticeable second. I’ll just be honest and say that this game does do a lot of the things us Pokémon fans were asking for; it has an open world system, it lets the player tackle gyms/objectives in the order they like, it has following Pokémon, and it has better graphics than any other Pokémon games (including arceus); however, I just can’t get myself to enjoy the experience due to all the lagg and bugs. Also, anyone trying to say that the lag and bugs are acceptable since this is a switch game is overlooking the fact that Breath of the Wild runs on the switch just fine, so don’t even try or excuse the half assed state that this game is in right now. Overall, this situation is just another example of a game company just sending out their game in a horrid condition because they don’t give a **** I’m just sad this happened to Pokémon scarlet and violet since for the first time in a long time I had hope this game could actually rival other triple a tittles.… Expand
  87. Lyudegul
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    The game is just broken. To the level of Cyberpunk 2077. That game was fun as well and gas a good game is you didn't mind the developing issues, but still the company apologised, removed the game from stores, refunded the money and released the game afterwards, ince they had finished it. Game Freak and The Pokemln Company should do the same and people giving it more than a 7 just becauseThe game is just broken. To the level of Cyberpunk 2077. That game was fun as well and gas a good game is you didn't mind the developing issues, but still the company apologised, removed the game from stores, refunded the money and released the game afterwards, ince they had finished it. Game Freak and The Pokemln Company should do the same and people giving it more than a 7 just because others are hating it should have a higher quality standar. Pojemon Deserves better, fthe fans deserve bettee… Expand
  88. aSkorm
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    No matter how well designed the game might be, it's almost impossible to enjoy.
    I don't think I've ever seen a Switch game running so poorly.
    Releasing a game that runs at less than 60 fps in 2023 is already ridiculous but selling one that can't even reach 30 at any point and frequently dips under 20 is beyond unacceptable. This doesn’t even look good, mind you. Sword and Shield looks    No matter how well designed the game might be, it's almost impossible to enjoy.
    I don't think I've ever seen a Switch game running so poorly.
    Releasing a game that runs at less than 60 fps in 2023 is already ridiculous but selling one that can't even reach 30 at any point and frequently dips under 20 is beyond unacceptable.

    This doesn’t even look good, mind you. Sword and Shield looks much better.
    Some of the textures in this game look worse than stuff I’ve seen two decades ago.

    This needed at least one more year of development.

    A lot of the cool stuff introduced in Arceus is also missing.
    Some of the Pokemon magic is still there but, overall, it’s just a big step back on all fronts.    … Expand
  89. Clockworkenergy
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    I don't really know what to say... This game is a mess. Needed at least another year in the oven but they just keep pushing them out.
  90. sakurai
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Generally buggy and hard to look at while playing. The framerate and slowdown can become so bad that the game becomes slow motion while battling. I avoided fights for most of the game because it is so sluggish. The game is a 6/10 but I have to give it a 0 on metacritic because fanboys will give it a perfect 10 and it doesn't deserve that by a longshot.
  91. Guy631
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game look like it's 1998 and it's release on gamecube but really not good game.
    Im really angry on Nintendo and gamefreak and I hope they will learn from it and stop Release this Kind of joke.
  92. squidread
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Bad, unfinished game. One step forward, five steps back from Legends Arceus. We just got BDSP and Legends Arceus within the last 12 months. Why rush this one out? Finish your games before releasing them.
  93. seojoon98
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Their arrogance went too far. It is a clear fraud to launch into the market without even doing basic testing.
  94. Endosk
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Complete garbage. Don't waste your money. GameFreak needs a wake up call...
  95. RocketSimp
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I really enjoyed the base game and I am glad some people are enjoying the experience. I thought the lack of pokemon (dexit) would have made me frustrated with the game but the lineup has been the best in the series so far. That being said. This game only has 1/3 of the pokemon and still fails to deliver a smooth experience. Surely that 2/3 of pokemon implementation could of gone intoI really enjoyed the base game and I am glad some people are enjoying the experience. I thought the lack of pokemon (dexit) would have made me frustrated with the game but the lineup has been the best in the series so far. That being said. This game only has 1/3 of the pokemon and still fails to deliver a smooth experience. Surely that 2/3 of pokemon implementation could of gone into improving the games barren environment or cyberpunk-like state of game Game Freak knew they were developing for the switch. Therefore it was there duty to make a game that could function on it. The weary visuals and clippings are what you find in alpha stage games which makes the game feels rushed and half baked.

    It's odd. The Gameplay is solid and is well fleshed out yet the world and performance is not. If you are tempted to buy this game but are out off by the negative reviews, I would save your money and wait to see what TPC does next. Wether they patch the bugs or whether they just release more pokemon hostage via DLC...

    If you are looking for a beautiful monster catching game on the switch. Why not try TemTem? It is an MMO, however its a spiritual pokemon successor without the coprate greed that pokemon has inherited nowadays Will happily change my review IF they remove the Cyberpunk our of the game    … Expand
  96. Pingus_Pongus
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Inexcusable technical nightmare. the game is plagued by bugs and glitches, and did I mention it's horribly optimized? Coupled with low frame rate and graphics worse than some console games on the GameCube.
  97. loquito89
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    this is the most mediocre game i have ever seen in years, i dont know how nintendo aproved the depvelopment of this **** game
  98. camoz
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Heinously buggy, devoid of effort, disappointing in nearly every way, and just another example of this franchise sinking lower and lower
  99. PerforateManx36
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    borderline unplayable, i have 10 fps on my old-ish switch while the graphics look like a gamecube game
  100. RedBurrito
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Looks worse than a PS2 Game. Full of Bugs. Animation looks really awful. Definitly not worth its money.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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