Pokemon Scarlet

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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3197 Ratings

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  1. jernkorset
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    It has some fun ideas and the open world feels less empty than Legends Arceus, but the performance issues are too big to ignore and completely ruined my experience. I just did a couple of hours of catching new stuff and then the game crashed and I lost all the progress which I've never expereienced in my 20+ years playing pokemon.

    I don't want to keep playing this unfinished garbage. I    It has some fun ideas and the open world feels less empty than Legends Arceus, but the performance issues are too big to ignore and completely ruined my experience. I just did a couple of hours of catching new stuff and then the game crashed and I lost all the progress which I've never expereienced in my 20+ years playing pokemon.

    I don't want to keep playing this unfinished garbage. I stopped pre-ordering games from other big stuidos because they kept releasing trash like this. After this embarassment I'm not putting my faith in Nintendo either, especially anything Pokemon    … Expand
  2. Rowdy_Cloudy
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    The entire region of Paldea is forgettable. Incredibly uninspiring adventure through a slog of bugs and technical issues. Worst game in the series by far.
  3. Bkeenan
    Jan 7, 2023
    1
    I waited quite a while after release hoping for a patch for all the known issues, as of January 2023 the game is still bad. Frame rate is still awful, people and pokemon just appear right in front of you, you see through the floor with any battle on an incline, koraidon gets stuck in falling animation, object textures pop in and out etc...

    The game has crashed several times and throughout    I waited quite a while after release hoping for a patch for all the known issues, as of January 2023 the game is still bad. Frame rate is still awful, people and pokemon just appear right in front of you, you see through the floor with any battle on an incline, koraidon gets stuck in falling animation, object textures pop in and out etc...

    The game has crashed several times and throughout the entirety of the time that I've owned a switch, no other game has crashed even once for me, none. Then there's the actual game, the story is boring. I quickly skimmed through most conversations, you know what's about to happen because every part of each quest is just a repeat of the previous part. The open world is barren, the cities/ towns are basically all the same. The only thing that differs is the biome. And the Pokemon, like seriously Flamigo? Lazy isn't a strong enough word. Honestly you could have slapped a second head on it or gave it a spiky butt, hell anything, they literally just put a flamingo in, removed the n from the name and that was it. Pokemon fans deserve better than rubbish. It's clearly unfinished and unoptimized. Either the devs were lazy and didn't care or more than likely were under pressure to release it by a certain date, finished or not.    … Expand
  4. Poochdogg
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Overall I think this is the best Pokémon game that has ever been made. The game has its flaws but I don't feel they were enough to detract from the fun of this game. I am 60 hours into the game and I can't put it down. It is the Pokémon game I have always wanted, even if a little unpolished. I love this game and I can't stop exploring Paldea. I'm really hoping they release DLC because IOverall I think this is the best Pokémon game that has ever been made. The game has its flaws but I don't feel they were enough to detract from the fun of this game. I am 60 hours into the game and I can't put it down. It is the Pokémon game I have always wanted, even if a little unpolished. I love this game and I can't stop exploring Paldea. I'm really hoping they release DLC because I can't put this down.… Expand
  5. Paps_Yt
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    These games are really cool. Please play the game instead of criticizing it, because it has a good plot, good characters and in my opinion good pokemon designs, so yeah
  6. sharakor
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Pokemon is the highest-grossing media franchise on the planet - they should be ashamed to release a game in this state. Without the crippling technical issues (even in handheld mode!), the game would easily be one of the best in the series, right after Black/White 1 and 2 in terms of story.

    But constant framerate dips way below 20 fps, pop-in centimetres in front of the player,    Pokemon is the highest-grossing media franchise on the planet - they should be ashamed to release a game in this state. Without the crippling technical issues (even in handheld mode!), the game would easily be one of the best in the series, right after Black/White 1 and 2 in terms of story.

    But constant framerate dips way below 20 fps, pop-in centimetres in front of the player, animations that reduce to 2 fps or even 0 fps (static) literally right next to the player, extremely bad shadow handling, etc, pp. make this just atrocious to play.

    I'm not a graphics nerd and Pokemon has certainly never been renowned for state of the art graphics. But if a new flagship game not only looks worse than most PS2 games, but also has extreme performance issues, that is just unacceptable.

    Give these games more time to mature, a better team to help development along (as has happened before in the franchise). And, above all, quality over quantity. It is truly sad how Legends: Arceus was criticised for technical shortcomings, yet next to Scarlet/Violet looks like Far Cry.    … Expand
  7. Zio_inopportuno
    Dec 12, 2022
    0
    This game is messy production, a scam that made 10.000.000 of victims in the first week. It doesn't even feel like a Pokémon game, it feels like a rip-off, a fan made game, from a fan that doesn't know how to program. The lazyness is unprecedented even for Game Freak. The game is broken in terms of bugs, crashes and so on. Animations, even in cutscenes are terrible. There is nothing toThis game is messy production, a scam that made 10.000.000 of victims in the first week. It doesn't even feel like a Pokémon game, it feels like a rip-off, a fan made game, from a fan that doesn't know how to program. The lazyness is unprecedented even for Game Freak. The game is broken in terms of bugs, crashes and so on. Animations, even in cutscenes are terrible. There is nothing to explore in this world, or in its cities because there are no caves, no maze, no interns (yes, there are no buildings where you can enter). Pokémon are thrown in the environment without any interactions with it, or with eachother. The league is an empty room where you battle four puppets with no character. The story that the pokesub still want to praise, is trivial. Bullism because you are beautiful, or intelligent or strong? This is an insult to whoever got bullied. Also, the evil character has no motivation, she likes the past, that's why she does things. That's it, the past is, I don't know, beautiful? Better than the present? Yeah, why? Why does she think that. Complex characters and story, my ass.
    Don't buy this game, it's a 60$ scam.    … Expand
  8. Jzx88
    Jan 7, 2023
    1
    Terrible performance, terrible textures, terrible pop-in, terrible animations and a bland empty open world lacking anything interesting. The only redeeming quality is the gameplay loop of catching, training and battling pokemon. A formula that's worked since gen 1 and apparently also the bare minimum a pokemon game needs to sell these days
  9. gibihm
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Looks like garbage, how did this product got trough it is bugged and looks horrible
  10. DilsonNeto
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    The worst map design that i've ever seen especialy in a pokemon game. The games should be fun have an objetivos, but this feels more like an enormous sandbox of a grassland. Boring, has as a sandbox zero dificulty, a shame one of My favourite franchises ending up in this way. HORRIBLE game.
  11. shu98
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    As a long pokemon fan, i find this game insulting in many ways. I had always tried to find the good in all the last pokemon games to find em more enjoyable and fun, but this is just unacceptable.

    First, let's pretend this is a finished product (when it is clearly not) subjectively find the design of the new pokemon really lame and poorly inspired, the worst generation by far. Too much    As a long pokemon fan, i find this game insulting in many ways. I had always tried to find the good in all the last pokemon games to find em more enjoyable and fun, but this is just unacceptable.

    First, let's pretend this is a finished product (when it is clearly not) subjectively find the design of the new pokemon really lame and poorly inspired, the worst generation by far. Too much humanoid evolution and so many weird evolution. That is just my taste though so it wont matter much in the score.

    The story and narrative is good at times but quite bad and messy overall.
    The difficulty is completely unbalanced, since level scaling dont exist and as such you can trivialize most of the challenges simply chosing a certain order.
    I dont expect much from a pokemon game in these two categories though, so i can let that slide.

    The real problem is: the game is totally void. It is big in its scope, but devoid of any type of activity, sidequest, interaction with npc. City are totally empty and useless, the open world is big without a level design. You just roam around to pick items at some point, since if you challenge all the trainer you will fing yourself overlevelled, unless you constantly change your party making it weaker on purpose. I am not even talking about team star base and "boss", such a disappontment

    The quality of life is reduced from some of his previous interaction, you cannot turn down the animation and fight style is fixed on set, so you cannot decide to turn it down from option, just like the exp share.

    Honestly, a pokemon game even in its lowest moment managed to be fun since its core gameplay is extremely rewarding and functional per se, even considering its poor story, childish character development, low difficlutybut and mid to low level design in puzzle and exploration. This time they manage to make a pokemon game almost boring, even as a die hard fan.

    That would be a 6 for me, if not for the fact that this game is not finished. It should not have been sold in this state, it is like a alpha rather than a finished product.
    Aside for the low quality res and texture, except for the pokemon model which are greatly improved from the previous game, everything is a mess.
    Performance is really bad, 15 fps in some moment even lower, despite being few object on screen,
    camera angle problem, glitch, soft lock and some real issue about lighting and npc modeling.

    The switch is not the problem, optimization is.
    This is the first time i am asking for a refund, it should be illegal to sell a game in this state.    … Expand
  12. xblackdemonx
    Dec 7, 2022
    1
    The framerate is horrible. The game bugs very often. The game textures are very bad. It looks like a PS2 game. It feels like the game is still in early access.
  13. Darkfruit64
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Do not understand how people are rating this a 10, despite listing it's many flaws in their reviews? Underneath the various graphical, lighting, clipping issues, poor unstable fps, lag, stutters, and animation flaws there's a lot of fun to be had. But all of the aforementioned issues really dampen the experience, this clearly is an unfinished product which unfortunately we've come toDo not understand how people are rating this a 10, despite listing it's many flaws in their reviews? Underneath the various graphical, lighting, clipping issues, poor unstable fps, lag, stutters, and animation flaws there's a lot of fun to be had. But all of the aforementioned issues really dampen the experience, this clearly is an unfinished product which unfortunately we've come to expect by now.

    Clearly there was a lot more creative vision here than we're used to seeing, but was executed horrifically. But of course since everyone eats these games up every time, they will likely never improve. Truly a shame, as with a little more development time, fine tuning and optimisation these could have been phenomenal entries.    … Expand
  14. AnanasEsel
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    One of the best Games ever ignore the Dumb Haters.
    Good Overworld,Good Story,Good PVP.
  15. MHuggler
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This game doesn’t have subtitles or dubbing in Brazilian Portuguese. Also the game has many bugs at lunch.
  16. lonsde
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Pokemon fans really have to play other games to understand how **** games they have been playing for a decade. They are really worse than sonic fans
  17. Clashi
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Stuttering unplayable mess, do yourself a favor and skip this game in it's entirety.
  18. SeigneurDieu2
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Beaucoup trop facile et les fps on vraiment du mal et les graphiques aie aie aie
  19. Godam
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Graphics are better than PS2 games
    Full of bugs and unplayable
    Open world doesn't mesh with Pokemon
    New Pokémon don't appeal to me
  20. Redlock
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Most unfunny pokemon game ever created, despite of bugs and frame rate. Shame on GF.
  21. Cocosaurio
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    A 1 is being very forgiving, customization options are lacking, textures are embarassing and performance is not up to the full price we all paid with real and hard earned money
  22. Galiansias
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I've bought every game in the series since Pokemon Red/Blue and it's an absolute SHAME how Gamefreak has left by the wayside year after year, the desire to live up to their flagship franchise, Pokemon.

    Nintendo Switch has shown potential as a console with games like Zelda, Metroid or Xenogears, and yet with Pokemon Scarlet/Violet it feels like a game from 15 years ago, being generous.    I've bought every game in the series since Pokemon Red/Blue and it's an absolute SHAME how Gamefreak has left by the wayside year after year, the desire to live up to their flagship franchise, Pokemon.

    Nintendo Switch has shown potential as a console with games like Zelda, Metroid or Xenogears, and yet with Pokemon Scarlet/Violet it feels like a game from 15 years ago, being generous.

    Not to mention the bugs, glitches, popping, lack of animation, and total disinterest of the developer to pamper their game and appreciate their fans.

    Disappointing at all levels. I hope that top executives of the company leave the company on their own after this insult to the saga and the fans.    … Expand
  23. Lucifer45
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    The worst performing game ever made. A shameful chapter for the Pokemon history
  24. DD3vourer
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    While the core gameplay is fun, and *some* innovation from Legends Arceus came through, the game is so fundamentally broken on a technical level that it is impossible to give anything above a 3/10.

    So many features were cut from previous instalments that opens up questions regarding Game Freak's intentions; do they want players to enjoy themselves or feel frustrated? As is with every    While the core gameplay is fun, and *some* innovation from Legends Arceus came through, the game is so fundamentally broken on a technical level that it is impossible to give anything above a 3/10.

    So many features were cut from previous instalments that opens up questions regarding Game Freak's intentions; do they want players to enjoy themselves or feel frustrated?

    As is with every mainline Pokemon game, there is a 1 step forward, 3 steps back rule. The over-world catching and combat is great, but there are no Shiny sound effects. The models are minuscule (the smallest of the Pokemon are neigh invisible which makes it incredibly frustrating). For some reason the Set/Switch option was taken out of the game. Still no sign of a quick-EV training minigame such as the ones from X/Y. So many quality of life features are missing, with little to nothing to show for it.

    The over-world size is as expected of an open world game, but what isn't expected is the poor graphical fidelity of it, as well as nearly every other aspect of the game, besides the Pokemon themselves, which seem to have gotten model refreshes. The most striking ones are the metallic Pokemon, such as the Pawniard line, which have a shiny metallic finish which really gives it an extra oomph. The rest of the game looks like a poor Playstation 2 era port of a game.

    There are so many glitches, bugs and micro (as well as macro!) stutters. Overall, the game does not achieve 30 FPS at any given moment, at least not in my case. There is constant popping, light and shadows completely breaking and stuttering, clipping through terrain and objects, entire cities blacking out, deleting and then reappearing in the span of 3 seconds, horrible FPS drops and stutters whenever Pokemon spawn, or, lord forbid, you enter a city. Seriously, city proximity turns the game into a slideshow.

    Over half of the Pokedex has once again been cut out of the base game and I have no doubts they will once again sell you bits and pieces of it through a paid DLC. Horrible practice, especially for a €60 first-party Nintendo game.

    Game Freak needs major restructuring. Whether it's more development time, more staff, or a complete work environment overhaul; something needs to change. A $90 billion franchise cannot allow itself to treat their mainline games in this manner. Not only are there massive cuts in the content of each subsequent games, the games are releasing more broken than ever. The visuals aren't just outdated, they are antiquated. Either all of the issues need to be addressed, or Game Freak needs to stop charging €60 for broken, unfinished games. Charge it like every other developer releasing what is clearly an Early Access game, a nice and fair €20.

    This is unacceptable, and Game Freak should feel nothing but shame for this product release.    … Expand
  25. deBoer
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Terrible gameplay, sometimes it has less than 30 fps, everything you do it's boring
  26. Jelly_Yeen
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I was so excited for these games to come out but once I started playing I noticed a lot of issues with the game. First the framerate is all over the place. Second the map will just disappear and you could fall through it or have it break immersion and the camera is awful. Third there are many issues with the character models and issues with the Pokémon. Also they don’t explain that youI was so excited for these games to come out but once I started playing I noticed a lot of issues with the game. First the framerate is all over the place. Second the map will just disappear and you could fall through it or have it break immersion and the camera is awful. Third there are many issues with the character models and issues with the Pokémon. Also they don’t explain that you actually need to battle gyms first pretty much because your Pokémon will not listen to you after a certain level so if you wanted to complete the other two stories first good luck. The open world also doesn’t feel right with trainers being scattered around and there isn’t many of them. Also the Pokémon pop in out of nowhere and they are tiny. You could be running and have a random Pokémon spawn under you or walk into you and you won’t even see it. The battle system also feels stale and broken after playing Legends Arceus. This game lacks polish and needed a few more months and some play testing. I wouldn’t recommend it at all until they patch the game to a point where it’s playable.… Expand
  27. wynat
    Nov 27, 2022
    9
    I've played every mainline pokemon game. This is the most buggy, but it is also the most fun. Honestly, if the graphics and performance were good, this game would have everything. As it is, I'm giving it a 9 to offset some of the review-bombing, but I'd say it deserves a 7.5, maybe an 8.
  28. Julian2809
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    El juego tiene un rendimiento malísimo, por muy divertido que sea salir a explorar el mundo. El juego se cae a trozos y arruina por completo la experiencia del juego.
  29. Joduodecter
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Han conseguido qué los pases qué se forjaron en Pokémon Leyendas Arceus y qué tanto gustaron sean emborronados por un gameplay plagado de bugs y ni si quiera han mantenido todas esas mejoras que Leyendas Arceus qué tanto gustaron y fueron aplaudidas.

    Es el peor juego de Pokémon qué existe a día de hoy.
  30. Bludnika
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    *Cyberpunk 2077 theme starts playing*
    15 fps, lags, awful graphics. But gameplay is good.
  31. otavioribeiroo
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    O jogo trava o tempo todo. Um desrespeito ao fã do Game. O mínimo que a Nintendo tinha que fazer era uma atualização com a correção dos bugs imediatamente. Se houveram dlc's distribui-las de forma gratuita.
  32. ShinKitsune
    Nov 26, 2022
    2
    I have been a fan of the Pokémon series ever since the Generation I games, and I have always looked forwards to the latest entries. I was on a hiatus since Gen 3 to Gen 6 though, and it's when I got current with all the games.
    My disappointment started mostly with Generation 8, which was a fiasco overall, so my expectations on these entries were already rather low.
    You are only in the    I have been a fan of the Pokémon series ever since the Generation I games, and I have always looked forwards to the latest entries. I was on a hiatus since Gen 3 to Gen 6 though, and it's when I got current with all the games.
    My disappointment started mostly with Generation 8, which was a fiasco overall, so my expectations on these entries were already rather low.
    You are only in the first cutscene, and you're already experiencing frame drops, shadows that disappear, even the player's house glitches out of reality when you see it from a certain angle.
    I've been experiencing a couple of glitches here and there already, like Pokémon glitching into reality, or simply being obliterated out of it, game models doing the same as well and causing all sorts of weird stuff, like the player floating in the air, or pokéballs being levitated by poltergeists.
    These games have the largest dex cut; even more severe than Sword and Shield. For instance, Vulpix is my favourite Pokémon, it is nowhere to be seen.
    If you're a Shiny hunter like me, good luck with that. Shiny Pokémon do not make any special effect when they spawn like they did on Legends Arceus (until you engage in battle with them), or even have a sparkle effect like they did in Let's Go.
    The initiative of making these the first open world entries was a bit too ambitious. If it were well-implemented, these would be bang-on... but even that was poorly implemented. The world is so open, that it's easy for you to get lost... both location-wise as well as losing track of whatever you were doing.
    Alas, they're Pokémon games, they are still enjoyable to a certain extent... But still, these entries feel like an unfinished mess, even more than Sword and Shield, or even BD/SP, which were a **** of glitches when they came out...    … Expand
  33. Theplets
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Bugmon está horrível, de fato o pior jogo da franquia. Não recomendo a compra.
  34. Adryax
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    There are no excuses here, they deserve to be fired from the first developer to the last developer, including the board of directors who decided to bring this game to market.
  35. GhostElectric
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    This game feels like something that's in the really early versions of testing, not a complete game, and certainly not one from one of the biggest franchises in the world.
    The graphics are beyond poor, the game lags, and even simple things like opening a shop menu take far too long.
    The open world feels mostly soulless and also a bit too big at times - there is very little incentive to    This game feels like something that's in the really early versions of testing, not a complete game, and certainly not one from one of the biggest franchises in the world.
    The graphics are beyond poor, the game lags, and even simple things like opening a shop menu take far too long.
    The open world feels mostly soulless and also a bit too big at times - there is very little incentive to stray off the path and explore.
    Some of the new pokemon designs are good but many leave a lot to be desired, being odd or just downright ugly.
    I was hopeful this slightly different setting of the academy might breathe some fresh life into the game but it just seems like the same old game as always - just worse in almost every regard.
    Unless something drastic changes this will be the last time I buy a pokemon game.    … Expand
  36. Mochigase
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okay so we all know the game runs like dog water but lets talk about the actual game first. First off all, this game is way too easy. The raids, 100 's of items laying around and the xp crystals make this game an actual joke difficulty wise. My starter Pokemon was around 30 before even doing the first gym and i was NOT going out of my way to make the Pokemon overpowered. Gyms are an absolute joke, all buildings are grey and look the same. Gym trials are stupidly easy and a very bad replacement for the gyms we used to have. The Team Star missions are very boring and every base is the same. I like the idea about the Titan Pokemon missions though, going around and defeating them to get Koraidon some new mobility abilities but yet again these mission were too easy in my opinion. The character customization is a very big step backwards compared to other games, way less items to choose from and most items that you CAN choose are not even that good looking. The over-world, Pokemon aside, is empty. Nothing to do in it except remove some stakes for legendary Pokemons. The school is made out to be a 'big thing' in the trailers cause you are a student but you can completely ignore the school, you do not have to go there if you don't want to. I do like that you can go to class, answer questions etc and some questions actually made you think twice. But then again, these are not necessary to complete so it is completely up to you. The new Pokemon introduced in this game are also pretty forgettable except for a few. Some of the new Pokemons just look like real life animals with lazily put together names like 'Flamigo' which is a literal flamingo by the way. I do like the design of Koraidon and some of the prehistoric Pokemons. Trainer battles are also almost completely irrelevant now because why waste you time fighting a trainer when you can just do a Pokemon raid and get more xp with the xp crystals you get? I did not try out the multiplayer for this game so i cant really speak on that. I have seen gameplay but it looks to be the exact same game but now there is an extra person walking around with you and less wild Pokemon. Collecting materials to create TM's is something i didnt really do but i dont dislike this option. Now for the technical aspect of the game. The game runs like dog water and no this is not because of the hardware because the Switch has much prettier games that run fine. The game is really low quality texture wise and it drops frames constantly. Moving you camera around drops frames. Pokemon pop in is very bad. Certain things in the enviroment warp when you get closer or when you move away from it. Some textures even look like they stretch when u get close by. The texture flickers to black sometimes. Pokemon walk into eachother during post fight celebrations. Battle animations are bare bones. The game even hard crashed 2 times during my playthrough. Overall i'm very disappointed about this game and it might be time to give it to a new studio.… Expand
  37. Flex301
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    THIS IS GARBAGE. It's a shame that Nintendo allowed this to come out like this. GF needs to hire new programmers asap.
  38. lifeofmauri
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I am a fan of pokémon since Red and Blue, I had high expectations for these titles, but what they gave us is embarrassing and unacceptable! Bugs and glitches make the game unplayable, all for $60. Game Freak has exceeded the limit. They can’t get away with consumer money, they must have respect for us, this product is unjustifiable! I want my money back!
  39. dacca
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Jogo mal otimizado, bugado e com o mais do mesmo. A franquia precisa de uma nova empresa.
  40. ebellumat
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The best Pokémon ever made with the worse graphics ever. Gamefreak must need ask for help from ntelligent System to fix this game.
  41. KeyEX99
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Let's be frank. We're talking about the most successful franchise in the world on a mediocre handheld console. But even so, Witcher 3, Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild look nice despite the limited horsepower. Why does this game looks so bad?

    The coding, my god. It is, besides the bug type pokémon, riddled with endless amounts of bugs. Battle system glitches, lighting engine bugs,    Let's be frank. We're talking about the most successful franchise in the world on a mediocre handheld console. But even so, Witcher 3, Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild look nice despite the limited horsepower. Why does this game looks so bad?

    The coding, my god. It is, besides the bug type pokémon, riddled with endless amounts of bugs. Battle system glitches, lighting engine bugs, texture bugs, camera bugs. The performance is so bad, walking around the overworld feels like the air is made up of glue. Framerates will drop hard. Loading times are way too long even in battles between moves.

    Still no battle animations like in the N64 Colosseum era.

    There is no real level scaling and with the open world + raids formula you can become overpowered in a couple of hours making the rest of the games story events trivial.

    People thought SwSh was the worst 3D attempt, but Game Freak delivered and proved them wrong, this is the worst.

    This is just a glimpse of what I encountered playing for 40h (yes I like suffering). Nintendo and Game Freak need to feel they can't get away with this low effort bs any longer.    … Expand
  42. saplay
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Horrible performance that killed all the creative parts of the game can't believe this was released by a AAA company in the year 2022. It is a troll, and GameFreak knows nothing about 3D game design. This open world is not one but the worst I had in 10 years.
  43. ShakMR
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    The game is kind of fun, the appearance of the pokemons in the open areas is goos and fresh but the lack of attention to some details shows Game Freak doesn't care at all about their customers.
    If you look at the game without knowing it's pokemon you would say it's a beta version of some indie game. Textures are horrible, shadows are a disgrace, Pokémon models are good which is just a sign    The game is kind of fun, the appearance of the pokemons in the open areas is goos and fresh but the lack of attention to some details shows Game Freak doesn't care at all about their customers.
    If you look at the game without knowing it's pokemon you would say it's a beta version of some indie game. Textures are horrible, shadows are a disgrace, Pokémon models are good which is just a sign they didn't care about other things. Graphics are not all but you can make the visuals grate without spending millionson hardware and still get something better than these. Camera gets some weird points of view and some animations are just lazy...

    Will wait for the patches    … Expand
  44. zenogre
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    I don't intend a company full of money, I make one of the worst pokemons, regrettable.
    Game full of bugs and has no language in Portuguese
  45. CaptainHero89
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Dies ist eine kleine Review nach 8h Spielzeit. (habe vorher 100te Stunden Pokemon Schwert gespielt)
    Das erste was man in diesem Spiel zu sehen bekommt und sich in das Auge einbrennt ist dieser massive Textur Matsch. Bei fortlaufendem Spielfluss muss man feststellen, das man pausenlos durch belanglose und nervtötende Textboxen klicken muss und auch die etwaigen Anwortmöglichkeiten    Dies ist eine kleine Review nach 8h Spielzeit. (habe vorher 100te Stunden Pokemon Schwert gespielt)
    Das erste was man in diesem Spiel zu sehen bekommt und sich in das Auge einbrennt ist dieser massive Textur Matsch. Bei fortlaufendem Spielfluss muss man feststellen, das man pausenlos durch belanglose und nervtötende Textboxen klicken muss und auch die etwaigen Anwortmöglichkeiten innerhalb dieser "Unterhaltungen" sind völlig Sinnbefreit und machen keinerlei unterschied für dich als Spieler, da es das Spiel in keinster weise verändert.
    Die Kämpfe selbst sind ganz ok bis gut gemacht, wobei ich sagen muss das ich festgestellt habe, das wenn ein Pokemon in Schlaf Status versetzt wurde, hatte es trotzdem die Augen nicht geschlossen und man sieht diese ZzZzZ schlaf animierten Buchstaben bei geöffneten Augen....creepy ich schlaf iwi bei geschlossenen Augen.
    In diesem Spiel kann man so viel räumlich glitchen, Pokemon die iwo in Wänden auch während eines Kampfes fest hängen. Kamera die unter den Boden durchschauen kann. Dieses Grafik-desaster,
    welches nur im Jahre 2004 ein Augenschmaus gewesen wäre und Performance von Fps/3D-Modellen/Textur ist die Hölle. Nicht hier anzusehen macht irgendwie Spaß, das einzige was es fördert ist Augenkrebs.
    Gamefreak hat hier eine unfertige pre-Alpha zum Kauf angeboten und ich wünschte ich hätte es nicht Day 1 gespielt, jedoch hatte mir Schwert Spaß bereitet, aber das hier ist Kot mit Kot oben drauf.
    Danke Gamefreak das ich Geld für euren Kot ausgeben durfte!    … Expand
  46. Joseph_AT
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Es un juego maravilloso, pero es bastante ofensivo que una empresa de la talla de The Pokemon Company y Nintendo sean capaces de sacar al mercado un juego con tantos problemas técnicos. La verdad, bastante decepcionado de esta entrega, he leído los comentarios y visto tantos gameplays que preferiría vender mi Switch y comprar una Ps5. Terrible en todos lo sentidos
  47. Jmack01
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Where to start, this game and its quality are appalling and to be released in this state is tragic, the frame rate is atrocious, the texture load in and out, the pop in is terrible all this package for the price of $60 is an absolute joke, a complete cash grab and clearly lazy sloppy work from incompetent developers, disgusting.
  48. Untamedduck
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    It’s like they didn’t have a single quality tester. Game runs absolutely horribly.
  49. ffmedia
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This is a dumpster fire of a game and if you think this is acceptable probably it's because mommy and daddy are paying for the game anyways.
    Pokemon fans are a different breed, they can spent 120 bucks on both copies of the most lazy and poorly developed game on earth .
    The landscapes look like n64- gamecube era the glitches are unbelievably jarring performance is like trying to run an    This is a dumpster fire of a game and if you think this is acceptable probably it's because mommy and daddy are paying for the game anyways.
    Pokemon fans are a different breed, they can spent 120 bucks on both copies of the most lazy and poorly developed game on earth .
    The landscapes look like n64- gamecube era
    the glitches are unbelievably jarring
    performance is like trying to run an average 2020 pc game on a 98 wndows computer    … Expand
  50. SirValadares
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    One of the worst Pokémon games ever, if not the worst! Every Pokémon game is fun, because of the purpose of it: creating and training your own monster. However, it's disrespectful how Pokémon Company developed something so poor performing and non optimized.
  51. tPedroB
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    As a fan, I feel offended by how the pokemon company had the courage to consider this an acceptable product. This game is a risk for our health, it has so many gigantic problems that literally gave me headaches, and hurt my eyes (not metaphorically).
  52. masterx1234
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    I dont understand how the game released in this state, I consider myself a super casual gamer, I'm not a guy who gives a crap about graphics all that much but man, This game is just something else. I've seen better textures and shadows on the PS2 over 20 years ago. I have ran into non stop framerate hitches and camera bugs that it would be considered game breaking, I fell through the worldI dont understand how the game released in this state, I consider myself a super casual gamer, I'm not a guy who gives a crap about graphics all that much but man, This game is just something else. I've seen better textures and shadows on the PS2 over 20 years ago. I have ran into non stop framerate hitches and camera bugs that it would be considered game breaking, I fell through the world twice in the span of an hour in the open field area. I also had several bugs where the pokeball landed in an entirely different area for some reason, There are so many bugs I cant possibly list them all here. This game is just a mess. I am very worried for the future of Pokemon games if this is what Gamefreak will keep delivering us. I cant recommend this game at all and that's coming from a 32 year old Pokémon nerd whos been playing since the 90's.… Expand
  53. cepanutis
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Que una franquicia de este calibre con la capacidad económica y los recursos de los que dispone a su servicio tenga las narices de presentarse con semejante basura a nivel técnico en un exclusivo de la consola es para no volver a comprar un producto suyo nunca más.

    Que Gamefreak le haga un favor al mundo y se aparte del desarrollo porque es evidente que no están ni cerca de dar la talla    Que una franquicia de este calibre con la capacidad económica y los recursos de los que dispone a su servicio tenga las narices de presentarse con semejante basura a nivel técnico en un exclusivo de la consola es para no volver a comprar un producto suyo nunca más.

    Que Gamefreak le haga un favor al mundo y se aparte del desarrollo porque es evidente que no están ni cerca de dar la talla en ningún sentido. Que haya empresas como Monolith haciendo auténtica magia con la Switch y aún queden ingenuos diciendo que la culpa es de la potencia de la consola... respetaos un poco al menos.    … Expand
  54. munichi_jasuda
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    >all Pokémon need not be coded in the game
    >graphics/visual polish is unnecessary
    >animations don't matter >gameplay shouldn't be evolved >game is allowed to be lazy and rushed to meet the yearly release date >game doesn't need to be play-tested before *** WE ARE HERE NOW *** >game doesn't need to have any content >game box doesn't need to have any cartridge >game box can have    >all Pokémon need not be coded in the game
    >graphics/visual polish is unnecessary
    >animations don't matter
    >gameplay shouldn't be evolved
    >game is allowed to be lazy and rushed to meet the yearly release date
    >game doesn't need to be play-tested before

    *** WE ARE HERE NOW ***

    >game doesn't need to have any content
    >game box doesn't need to have any cartridge
    >game box can have Gamefreak and TPCI's sh1t and I will willingly shove it down my throat

    I am content™ with mediocrity
    I am satisfied™ with mediocrity
    I am consuming™ mediocrity
    I am feeling validated with my purchase™
    I have become part of the hive™
    I will not complain™
    and
    I will be happy™    … Expand
  55. Alansta
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Pokemon fans are STARVING. This is sad and almost exploitative to their fanbase, sad stuff.
  56. Gosticouilles
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Another money grab from Gamefreak. A first party exclusive game from a multi Billionaire franchise has no rights to release such a bad looking game. Performance is terrible, no voice, boring open world, same slow and repetitive gameplay. Do not buy the game, send a message so we can get the beloved pokémon game we deserve.
  57. MiaouSonic
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Une honte pour la licence la plus lucratif il faut faire en sorte que Gamefreak le comprennent
  58. Lilyfaye
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    The only outfits are the school uniform only, 4 for each season and no skirts or feminine clothes at all.
  59. Jarniac
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Cyberpunk 2077 all over again...just...god...how can they **** this up so bad?
  60. Hope133
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    If you think this game is good, you are under 6 years old, or you are a youtuber, or you are a purchased analyst who is not even a fan of Pokémon, or you are STUPID and only know how to follow the opinion of a sensationalist influencer. Pokemon has been garbage since Sword and Shield. This is reality, accept that it hurts less. (Like me, it's painful to see what Pokémon has become. It wasIf you think this game is good, you are under 6 years old, or you are a youtuber, or you are a purchased analyst who is not even a fan of Pokémon, or you are STUPID and only know how to follow the opinion of a sensationalist influencer. Pokemon has been garbage since Sword and Shield. This is reality, accept that it hurts less. (Like me, it's painful to see what Pokémon has become. It was wonderful until ORAS. Yes, I even liked Unova, but this GARBAGE that is this generation of Switch, I can't accept that)… Expand
  61. Pvf
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Não tem português como linguagem, jogo cheio de bugs e ainda por cima se trata de uma empresa de grande porte por trás do desenvolvimento.… Expand
  62. Elvistek1990
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game is being on a free fall from sun and moon, lazy development, lazy pokemon designs, lazy mechanics , and now more bugs than any other pokemon game before , people cannot longer tolerate this garbage, people want the quality Pokémon games from alpha and Omega ruby Sapphire and before
  63. mingo102
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    I am loving the gameplay so far, but the performance is buggy... Frame rate is highly unstable, sometimes my character will be glitching out and I even got crash in the middle of the gameplay (Rip my 4 hours of gameplay). I would enjoy the game more but the performance isn't really my cup of tea. This game is a technical mess.
  64. alberico
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Não tem tradução para português Gráficos horriveis para uma empresa com uma marca famosa
  65. Charly234567
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    I don't think the game deserves a 0 but this review is a protest (only 0s and 10s speak in this site). I'm not being entitled, just not being complacent with gamefreak (and a lot of developers) releasing unfinished games and taking advantage of their IPs and position of power to squeeze loyal fans. The game is fun, the core of pokemon will always be fun, even in the most terrible games,I don't think the game deserves a 0 but this review is a protest (only 0s and 10s speak in this site). I'm not being entitled, just not being complacent with gamefreak (and a lot of developers) releasing unfinished games and taking advantage of their IPs and position of power to squeeze loyal fans. The game is fun, the core of pokemon will always be fun, even in the most terrible games, but even if we enjoy the game do we have to put up with terrible framerates?, With poorly designed and rushed gym challenges? Ocasional glitches that get you out of the experience? I say no. This game is as broken or maybe more broken than cyberpunk 2077, and it needs to be called out for it.… Expand
  66. GrkSlayer
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Desempenho técnico do jogo chega ser uma completa falta de respeito com os fãs. Tem uma parte que você entra na sala de aula e parece que ligaram a câmera lenta do stop motion. O jogo claramente não estava finalizando. Se for pra ter um mundo aberto desse nível, melhor voltar a ser um jogo estilo 3DS. Queria muito poder pegar reembolso
  67. Zerst
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Where is the portuguese translation Nintendo and Game Freak?
    And in the next, make a game with more optimazed. We're not fools.
  68. D1ztortion
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Honestly I don't know why Nintendo with Game Freak keeps doing games like this. Besides the technical issues from glitches and bugs (you can already know that from other reviews) the story is nothing new, nice music, nice models, bad animation and map interactions(textures), if you are a casual player a who is willing to pay 60 bucks for a demo version go ahead, it might be your game then,Honestly I don't know why Nintendo with Game Freak keeps doing games like this. Besides the technical issues from glitches and bugs (you can already know that from other reviews) the story is nothing new, nice music, nice models, bad animation and map interactions(textures), if you are a casual player a who is willing to pay 60 bucks for a demo version go ahead, it might be your game then, or maybe if you are a 7 year old kid who doesn't really care.… Expand
  69. capricuernos
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Outperformed by decades old games, gamefreak thought they could release anything and people would buy it. Maybe they're right
  70. squonks
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    As someone with photosensitivity issues, the constant barrage of visual glitches in this game make it quite literally unplayable. Unless I want to risk inducing migraines, nausea, or even a seizure. Which, uh, I don't.
  71. Bruceiscontent
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    How in the world does this game have nearly an 80% rating with its ridiculous lack of polish? There are constant framerate dips regardless of what's happening (even in idle moments), and the game NEVER feels stable. I know we don't come to Pokemon for the graphics, but this is a $60 game that barely runs!

    I didn't even attempt the gyms or any of the main content, because the overall    How in the world does this game have nearly an 80% rating with its ridiculous lack of polish? There are constant framerate dips regardless of what's happening (even in idle moments), and the game NEVER feels stable. I know we don't come to Pokemon for the graphics, but this is a $60 game that barely runs!

    I didn't even attempt the gyms or any of the main content, because the overall performance ruined the experience. Riding your mount is particularly stressful as the environment pops in at random. The open world is sparse and makes Arceus look damn near next gen in comparison.

    I played it for about three hours before I gave up in frustration. This was my most anticipated game of the year, and I'm disappointed that I have to wait for patches that might never come in order to play it.    … Expand
  72. tahotaw870
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Discord raiders are trying to level up the vote, but the fact is that this game is horrible.
    Worst pokemon game ever
    Legends Arceus was miles better
  73. minatex
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I've been a Pokemon fan since the first generation and Pokemon Scarlet is one of the worst games in the franchise. The design of the pokemons are really bad, the game is full of bugs and the characters are not really endearing. I am really disappointed with this opus. Pokemon fans deserve more than the bare minimum that Nintendo has been offering us for the past few years.
  74. martibarimaff
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The game is clearly not finished, let alone polished. Gameplay regressed from Pokemon Legends Arceus: it is now slower and more annoying. Variety in exploration is basically nonexistent. New pokemons have evolutions that aren't even evolutions. The game is marketed as an open world but the main city is entered through a loading screen, and that's not the only one. The cities are notThe game is clearly not finished, let alone polished. Gameplay regressed from Pokemon Legends Arceus: it is now slower and more annoying. Variety in exploration is basically nonexistent. New pokemons have evolutions that aren't even evolutions. The game is marketed as an open world but the main city is entered through a loading screen, and that's not the only one. The cities are not cities, you can'tenter buildings, the majority of shops are repeted menus, the exploration is not rewarding in any way. The crafting system is basically a downgrade from the qol that are reusable tm. The bug and glitches are the main part of the game. The game runs often at less than 30 fps. Every action require 0.5 seconds more than what is acceptable. There are even more points to complain about but i don't want to waste any more time on this ****… Expand
  75. Arikaen1984
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    The game itself is fun but it runs so poorly it can really ruin it for you. Slow downs, frame drops, pop in, camera clipping through the terrain or sometimes just going somewhere else and not even seeing your character. Gamefreak should honestly feel ashamed of themselves for releasing s a pokemon game that just messes up so much.
  76. Bohon
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Pokémon scarlet is runs so badly it ruins the whole game for me would not recommend
  77. Toiletgnome
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Constant frame drops, pop-ins, freezing, texture bugs, lights flickering, and the list goes on. I don't know how Nintendo allowed a flagship game to be shipped in this state, maybe they're just testing a new grifting mechanic for next gen. Possibly the most embarrassing installment in the Pokémon game series.
  78. Netluiz
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Designer of the pokemon every game is worse, and there is no subtitle portuguese-Brazil.… Expand
  79. Etoblo
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    I usually write long, long, unending wall of text. But this game drained the energy out of me. 0. Peace out ✌️
  80. Annubius
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    the game is broken, buggy, UGLY! the open and empty world, the cities seem dead.
  81. JannVR
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Gameplay seemed decent and attacks aswell. but the graphics and optimization will sink my review to 2. because even if you say "GrApHiCs IsNt AlL" if its this bad it destroys the immersion and experience totally.
  82. Norwinds
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    The saddest part about this is that this game could be REALLY FUN if it was no bugs, fps drops, and more polish in general. But playing at 15 fps the entire game and seeing npcs dissapear, bugging myself into the enviroment, etc, just makes my head very dizzy and I can't really enjoy it.
  83. Lncelote
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Arceus was a way forward this isnt its **** dont waste your money on such a cash grab go play arceus which wasnt perfect either but at least it wasnt buggy and the gameplay was fun
  84. NexusThomsen
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This is.. Inexcusably bad. The graphics are muddy, the overworld idea makes it incredibly confusing as to where to go, the fact you'll overlevel unless you use a team per path, the removal of set mode, the overabundance of glitches, the absolutely dry and lackluster story... Just all of it.
    Cannot recommend, despite being a hardcore pokemon fan for over a decade. Personally never touching    This is.. Inexcusably bad. The graphics are muddy, the overworld idea makes it incredibly confusing as to where to go, the fact you'll overlevel unless you use a team per path, the removal of set mode, the overabundance of glitches, the absolutely dry and lackluster story... Just all of it.
    Cannot recommend, despite being a hardcore pokemon fan for over a decade. Personally never touching another pokemon game, until I have proven evidence of it being worth it, through others playthroughs.

    Do not buy. Seriously. Don't waste your time or money.    … Expand
  85. Thundra417
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    The fact that they had the gall to release this in such a horrible state is baffling. I knew the game was going to be bad before release, but I wasn't expecting it to be THIS bad.
  86. TheRavolta
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    This game sadly is not good at all. I like the direction the game goes to, but everything good has at least 3 bad things overshadowing it. It is also clear that Game Freak went for the open world style not because they had a good vision they wanted to execute, but because they wanted to squeeze money out of that very successful trend, especially looking to BoTW, without even realising howThis game sadly is not good at all. I like the direction the game goes to, but everything good has at least 3 bad things overshadowing it. It is also clear that Game Freak went for the open world style not because they had a good vision they wanted to execute, but because they wanted to squeeze money out of that very successful trend, especially looking to BoTW, without even realising how far they missed the mark.

    The gameplay (when it is not just a buggy mess) is pretty good. Just usual Pokemon stuff you would expect.

    The art direction is pretty interesting, and most things look a lot better designed.

    The technology of this game doesn't even compare to N64 titles. Constant graphic glitches (I am not kidding, you will constantly see some kind of graphic error). The game is in a comparable technical state as Cyberpunk 2077. NPC's, your player character, and the world around you just casually glitch out at any given time. The FPS are bad, not even cracking 30 FPS. And that is just sad if you look at what the Switch usually is capable of if you give your games enough time, which Game Freak clearly did not do.

    Graphics are as bad as a NGC game today. It is not doing the Nintendo Switch any justice, and could have been easily improved to at least 3DS or Wii U standards. If Game Freak really would try, they could easily do it, but not in 3 years.

    Animations are as robotic as they have been since X/Y. The only difference is: X/Y is 9 years old, and was the first fully 3D pokemon title. There are some exceptions though: The main characters have some good looking animations in certain cutscenes, that even feel natural.

    The sound is pretty mediocre, as it has been since OR/AS. It is not bad, but not outstanding as well.

    Overall it breaks my heart that Game Freak just does not care about the customers. They throw half backed lackluster games on the market, because the executives force them to. And I am sick of fans defending them like their own family. People would often say: "The Pokemon Company forces Game Freak to rush their games", or the classic "What else can you do on the Switch? It has not enough power", which is just mind boggling to me. Game Freak is part owner of the Pokemon Company, so clearly TPC doesn't dictate Game Freak to do anything. And for the power of the Nintendo Switch: look at BoTW, look at Xenoblade Chronicles, look at Mario Kart 8 (which originally has been released on the Wii U), and you are gonna tell me the Switch does not have enough power?! Game Freak just needs to do it right, give the games more time, but they clearly don't feel the need to do that even with nearly unlimited money, because the hardcore fan boys and girls buy it anyway and defend them with their own lives. I hope Game Freak gets a well needed wake-up call.    … Expand
  87. Tomplexthis
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This game is unplayable, and all it does is crash, stutter, or freeze, at 5 frames a second.
  88. TommySmiths
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    When the game works it's pretty fun, exploring the open world, catching beasts, and doing the story at any order you want is great. Being able to find creative ways to tackle Pokemon stronger than you is fun and the story is actually pretty good. All things considered the game is actually fun but there is one little probem and that is...

    THE GAME IS NOT FINISHED! That's right this    When the game works it's pretty fun, exploring the open world, catching beasts, and doing the story at any order you want is great. Being able to find creative ways to tackle Pokemon stronger than you is fun and the story is actually pretty good. All things considered the game is actually fun but there is one little probem and that is...

    THE GAME IS NOT FINISHED!

    That's right this game is definetely unfinished because the performance is not bad in the well it's a Switch game bad no it's completely broken. While anyone should expect lower resoltuion and low frametates of around 25-30fps due to being an Open World game on the Switch this game is worse, much worse. Framerates dip into the single digit category here folks. Anytime you are in the open world it feels like molasses. Not only is the frame rate poor but there's slow down gallore. The game can barely run. The Switch is going at full power trying to run this unoptimize nightmare. But not only is the framerate and speed of the game faulty but there's a constant gallery of glitches and bugs. Things pop in and out worse than Sonic in Frontiers going at Mach 4 it's embarrasing. Things in the background look like bad n64 games. You will see inside walls, the ground and even inside the very people themselves. THE MENUS, THE MENUS LAG! Heck even the LOAD SCREEN LAGS! Overall because of the performance I can not recommend this game to anyone until GF fixes this.    … Expand
  89. Dhigos
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    É uma vergonha o que ta acontecendo com essa franquia, apesar de ser minha favorita eu reconheço que nunca foi uma boa franquia em novidades ou coisas mega elaboradas... Mas a gente chegou em um nível que da vergonha
  90. Djicikaj838
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    HALF BAKED.

    The games unfinished and shouldn’t have been allowed to make it onto shelves in this state. It’s CDPR again except they won’t acknowledge they royally **** consumers over by selling a game that wasn’t ready.
  91. GepardX
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    The technical problems are even bigger than with Arceus. And the graphics are hideously ugly. The story is so boring. The pop in is even worse than with Sonic Frontiers.
  92. Krispeur
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    I’m sure to enjoy this game once a playable version will be released. Version 1.0.1. is so full of glitches, bugs, framerates drops, crashes that ruin that the immersion in the game. Really hope for a patch to fix this.
  93. QueDuBonheur
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    A game shouldn't be released in this state. Currently, it's just a buggy mess that distract the player every second from enjoying it. It reminds me of Cyberpunk, Fallout 76 or No Man's Sky when they launched. What happened to the Nintendo Seal of Quality ?
  94. xakimib
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Not even a finished game.
    I feel embarassed for the users who give this game a 10.
    Really disappointend.
    Fire Gamefreak.
  95. OnestRewww
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    If you are a Pokemon Fan,give this game a 0.
    TPCi and GF needs to know that we don't want this.We don't deserve this.
    Please,take your time and give us a better pokemon game.
  96. TsukasaHiiragi
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    Pro's

    Open world Con's Extremely limited character customization Extremely limited clothing options Graphical lag and glitches are common Boring and empty areas Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is a serious step backwards from Shield/Shield and even Arceus, its graphically dated with severe framerate issues, graphical glitches are frequent too. Gameplay is a mixed bag with many    Pro's

    Open world

    Con's

    Extremely limited character customization
    Extremely limited clothing options
    Graphical lag and glitches are common
    Boring and empty areas

    Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is a serious step backwards from Shield/Shield and even Arceus, its graphically dated with severe framerate issues, graphical glitches are frequent too.

    Gameplay is a mixed bag with many areas being barren and empty, Nintendo removed a lot of character customization options, extremely limited clothing options in which, I'll call it now...they are probably monetization the clothes so expect 'clothing dlc' soon™    … Expand
  97. lilomave
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    É apenas vergonhoso em pleno 2022, com até mesmo empresas indies dando suporte às legendas em português do Brasil, um game desse porte vir sem a opção disponível. E isso não é nem o pior: o jogo está bizarro, feio, mal acabado, cheio de bugs e coisas vergonhosas pra uma empresa milionária. Espero que os fãs acordem e reclamem muito disso, além de não comprarem para afetar as vendasÉ apenas vergonhoso em pleno 2022, com até mesmo empresas indies dando suporte às legendas em português do Brasil, um game desse porte vir sem a opção disponível. E isso não é nem o pior: o jogo está bizarro, feio, mal acabado, cheio de bugs e coisas vergonhosas pra uma empresa milionária. Espero que os fãs acordem e reclamem muito disso, além de não comprarem para afetar as vendas também. A gamefreak, nesse ritmo, só merece a falência.… Expand
  98. Puppycuddles
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I am beyond disappointed. I bought the double pack and wow… I should have waited to read reviews and even spoil the game for myself just to save myself from GameFreak doing a cash grab on this Alpha Status Game! How do you go from legends arceus to this?? How is this okay? This is shameful.
  99. exirock
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This game is a disrespect for the fans, people were literaly scammed into to thinking this was a really good game without any problems, but guess what yet again gamefreak showing signs of rushing games to make quick money, game has alot of performance issues, tons of bugs and glitches and been reported crashes which i can identify has one of them, has for the game ideias was good only theThis game is a disrespect for the fans, people were literaly scammed into to thinking this was a really good game without any problems, but guess what yet again gamefreak showing signs of rushing games to make quick money, game has alot of performance issues, tons of bugs and glitches and been reported crashes which i can identify has one of them, has for the game ideias was good only the past part aswell with past form of the pokemons cause the future pokemon is the worst ideia ever, but lets talk about more about the pokemons, gamefreak and pokemon company showed with this game they lost their touch to make new pokemons and showed signs of 0 creativity where we have one pokemon that is evolution is simply him standing up just like we have a dolphin that only gets a heart and call it a evolution, the game is pile of problems, literaly early looking acess game that shouldnt even be allowed to be commercialized.… Expand
  100. AvalonJack503
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    After 30 years and GF still do The same **** poorly history, 2005 graphics AND The same stupid mechanics, Man AND i thought Sword AND shield was bad
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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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