Pokemon Shield

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4.7

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  1. LesterYida
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    Worst gen ever. Compared with other games on Switch, the graphic Sword & Shield is not good tbh. But let's forget that, Pokemon is never good with the graphics. But excluding hundreds of Pokemon from the game? Making such a boring story with absolutely no innovation? Selling a DLC with such poor content (oh, that's nice. at least is not ultra sword & shield) ? Game Freak and The PokemonWorst gen ever. Compared with other games on Switch, the graphic Sword & Shield is not good tbh. But let's forget that, Pokemon is never good with the graphics. But excluding hundreds of Pokemon from the game? Making such a boring story with absolutely no innovation? Selling a DLC with such poor content (oh, that's nice. at least is not ultra sword & shield) ? Game Freak and The Pokemon Company seems very satisfied with what they have right now and have no intention to improve anything in the Gen 8. The only good thing about this gen is getting a Pokemon ready for online battle is much easier than before. Unfortunately I don't like online battle. So screw it, worst Pokemon game ever for me.… Expand
  2. MarinoMele
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    A good game, certainly not great, that barely scores a 7.
    Game Freak has to understand that they're not on a portable console anymore.
    The absence of half of the existing Pokèmons is a let-down, I get it, but it doesn't ruin the experience. THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS HOW BAD THIS GAME IS FROM A TECHNICAL STANDPOINT. It's a tragedy that "Pokémon Battle Revolution", a 2006 game for the    A good game, certainly not great, that barely scores a 7.
    Game Freak has to understand that they're not on a portable console anymore.

    The absence of half of the existing Pokèmons is a let-down, I get it, but it doesn't ruin the experience.
    THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS HOW BAD THIS GAME IS FROM A TECHNICAL STANDPOINT.
    It's a tragedy that "Pokémon Battle Revolution", a 2006 game for the Wii, looks incredibly better. Look for yourselves:
    Pokémon Sword and Shield are Nintendo 3DS games, with upscaled resolution and not-enough-upscaled textures. They tried their best to mask themselves as Switch games, but to no avail.

    To add salt on the wound, on top of the poor graphics, the most jarring aspect is that the animations are straight terrible.
    I haven't seen anything this basic since the PS2 era - even Pokémon on Game Cube had better animations (even if extremely over-the-top sometimes).

    The main campaign is pretty enjoyable but you'll reach a point where you start wondering if they ran out of time/resources. There are cities as small as a corridor...
    Not to mention that this game doesn't have the Elite Four:
    You'll re-battle some of the gym leaders instead. It's sad.

    The best aspect of these games is how well-balanced the competitive scene is. Especially double-battles that really are turn-based gems.
    It's truly a pity that COVID-19 put an end to every competition this year...

    All in all this was an overall good experience for a Pokémon game, but since it doesn't cost 40€ anymore... It was not worth the money, sadly.

    Game Freak has to understand that they're not on a portable console anymore.    … Expand
  3. Leandroizoton
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Honestly, I don’t understand the Pokémon fandom sometimes. Pokémon Sword and Shield only flaw is a short history, that they are completing with two DLC costing half the price of a game, so even without the second half, is already the best Pokémon Game for me.
    The soundtrack is delicious. The Wild Area gives plenty of fun. Since the launching there’s always some Event going on and to top    Honestly, I don’t understand the Pokémon fandom sometimes. Pokémon Sword and Shield only flaw is a short history, that they are completing with two DLC costing half the price of a game, so even without the second half, is already the best Pokémon Game for me.
    The soundtrack is delicious. The Wild Area gives plenty of fun. Since the launching there’s always some Event going on and to top all that they created one of the most fluids breeding mechanic in the game.
    I would only wish that they would patch the chain method for shinies. Other than that, great way to start the main series in a new console.    … Expand
  4. lamen_table
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un pokemon fácil de narices, ya pueden ponerse las pilas en gamefreakss… Expand
  5. vuthom
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    the new starters are awesome and best designs ever! gameplay has been enhanced so you have both easy to get into and deepest gameplay from any RPG you can find! must buy
  6. Arthur26670
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    Animações porcos e mal feitas e não tem quase nenhum desenvolvimento dos personagens além de não atribuir em nada o universo pokemon mas pelo é divertido as raids principalmente.
  7. dash383535
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    #DashReviews

    The Pokémon series has finally come to home consoles after two decades of handheld mainline games. With expectations high for what the series can do with this new powerful hardware, will it be able to live up to these expectations or will fall flat on its face compared to the less powerful 3DS versions of the game? The story in Pokémon Sword and Shield is pretty generic    #DashReviews

    The Pokémon series has finally come to home consoles after two decades of handheld mainline games. With expectations high for what the series can do with this new powerful hardware, will it be able to live up to these expectations or will fall flat on its face compared to the less powerful 3DS versions of the game?

    The story in Pokémon Sword and Shield is pretty generic when it comes to the standard Pokémon adventure. Nothing really deviates you from going to the gyms, getting the badge, rinse and repeat. The story has a villain and a bit more going on besides the standard of trying to become the ultimate Pokémon trainer but it strangely set up near the end of the game. This makes for a story with super-fast pacing that has almost nothing interesting happening through most of its run time. The pacing is so fast and rushed, that the box art legendary plot is saved for the post-game. The story is easily one of the most boring aspects of this game which is a shame since titles like Pokémon Black and White had more going on and those are $30 DS games.

    Gameplay-wise, this is a Pokémon game through and through. It’s the standard turn-based RPG everyone has been playing for years. There a few new gimmicks like Dynamaxing, a way for your Pokémon to turn into kaiju monsters. There one open area in the game with a free-roaming camera. The game treats this as a big deal but consoles games have had free moving cameras since the N64 days. The best new mode in the game is Co-Op raid battles since you will be working with your friends to catch powerful Pokémon. These few new modes and gimmicks are also at the expense of half of the Pokémon roster being cut. Even with the fun of raid battles, it not enough to make these games stand out as next-gen titles. They are painfully average games in the series that are super easy to boot. If you love Pokémon games, they're passable but I feel like these games need more innovation for being console games in 2019.

    This is the least polished Nintendo I have ever played. Framerates dropping drastically every time you go into the open area, models pop in constantly, and it graphically looks like Pokémon Sun and Moon unscaled to HD. Animations are so stilled to the point that everyone moves like a robot and no one blinks. The soundtrack is my personal favorite of the series but the amazing songs don’t make up for this game's wealth of technical problems.

    Pokémon Sword and Shield are passable games in the franchise that will either please fans that want more of the same or anger others that wanted these games to have a new life on a home console. They don’t do enough to innovate this stale franchise and don’t even bother to give this generic game the polish it should have. I would wait for a discount or skip these games entirely. Hopefully, the next installments in this franchise give fans what they truly deserve.

    Pros:
    +It’s the Same Old Pokémon
    +Great Soundtrack

    Cons:
    -Boring Story
    -No Innovation in the Gameplay
    -Technical Mess
    -Cut Roster for Little Change    … Expand
  8. Ihatemetacriti
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I HATE THAT **** ICE LEVEL WHERE YOU FALL THEOUGH TJE SNOW I HATE IT AND WHEN MY DAD LEFT I DIDNT KWNWO WHAT TO DO BUT THEN I PLAY POMXKON SWOFDAND SHIELD AND I FALL THROUGH THE SNOW **** YOU **** YOU SONY I HATE YOU REMOVE THE ICE LEVEL ****
  9. Antares_87
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    No National pokedex , No Party. Besides this game haven't a long story , only 15 hours of campaing, I'm sorry gamefreak but this is a Shame
  10. A99wxy
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This game costs like a triple A therefore, in my opinion, as such it should be evaluated, therefore, it does not deserve a higher rating than this.

    The game is really disappointing, certainly as a fan of the saga I would have expected a better debut on a console with the capabilities of Nintendo Switch, however, this game not only does not even reach the quality of triple A games like    This game costs like a triple A therefore, in my opinion, as such it should be evaluated, therefore, it does not deserve a higher rating than this.

    The game is really disappointing, certainly as a fan of the saga I would have expected a better debut on a console with the capabilities of Nintendo Switch, however, this game not only does not even reach the quality of triple A games like Zelda, Mario Odissey, Dragon Quest 11 etc. but it has some mechanics that just don't work.

    The only reasons I didn't give a minor grade are:
    the design and the values ​​of many new pokemon introduced, really interesting (but after all this is an advantage of the whole brand not of sw / sh), the new dynamax mechanics (which is actually not so original but it works), the new metagame and the new features introduced for some time by competitive players (even if I'm not one of them).

    For the rest, however, the game really has problems everywhere. Among the problems there are:

    - the really low technical and graphic level, not in step with the times and not comparable with what a triple A should offer today (poorly detailed textures, bad animations);

    - a level design that is too linear and flat and which eliminates the exploratory component of the title.

    -a setting and a loore with interesting ideas but often left to chance and treated superficially;

    - a story that is too linear, without feelings and tension and in general told badly. There is an absence of cutscene and dubbing.

    -the total absence of valid secondary and postgame activities and missions, present in every jrpg worthy of the name.

    - an excessively low level of challenge, even lower than the previous chapters of the saga. Leveling up is too easy but not only, even completing the pokedex is now very easy (even the rarest pokemon such as Lucario and Tyranitar can be found walking through the Wild Areas).

    - the bad online system prevents you from enjoying mechanics like raids etc. without problems.

    In general, the lack of attention to detail that the game denotes is evident. It has at its base interesting ideas which, however, are left to themselves and not completed.

    I do not want to express myself about the dlc because they must be evaluated apart in my opinion, however, just because they are products separate from the base games and must be bought separately, it does not make sense to say that they solve the situation of the base games. In other words the dlc will not be able never justify the purchase of sword and shield pokemon.

    From Gamefreack I expect more on Nintendo Switch.    … Expand
  11. Chartium97
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The beginning of the decline of pokemon, since the change to the 3d, gamefreak and the pokemon company have found the goose that lays the golden eggs doing less and less effort in each delivery, game and putting more abusive prices than the previous one with absurd dlcs that Supposedly they fix the content of the game, it is very sad that they give a kick to the fans that we have supportedThe beginning of the decline of pokemon, since the change to the 3d, gamefreak and the pokemon company have found the goose that lays the golden eggs doing less and less effort in each delivery, game and putting more abusive prices than the previous one with absurd dlcs that Supposedly they fix the content of the game, it is very sad that they give a kick to the fans that we have supported these games to only become more and more casual with other players, the exploration factor is totally suppressed in addition to the story, getting to do an annual installment to get the maximum possible benefit, when they could use that money to hire more people and that the final product becomes of quality like other games like super mario odyssey or breath of the wild… Expand
  12. Mapak
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is absolutely NO Storyline. Most of the Game of the Origin of its "Story" remains a Mystery. The Game itself is just empty and looks like a Beta Version. After a certain point, every Pokemon is on Level 60. So it makes no common sense to catch and train them. The DLC is a joke. Everything is still empty. There is still no storyline.… Expand
  13. coolwali
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    A game that takes several steps forward with features that really bring Pokemon onto the home console experience.....but takes several steps back in the process. The overly linear nature, the inconsistent story and a lack of postgame do little to justify the hefty price tag
  14. Danielife
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    This game is fun, the story is good, even though I didn't like the end. Every character has their own personality. GF always gets better with characters, story and OST in new games. New Pokémon are very cute, they all are very caracteristic. BUT, this game has lots of problems that distract you from the good points. Of course, graphics and animation, those are very bad, and they can'tThis game is fun, the story is good, even though I didn't like the end. Every character has their own personality. GF always gets better with characters, story and OST in new games. New Pokémon are very cute, they all are very caracteristic. BUT, this game has lots of problems that distract you from the good points. Of course, graphics and animation, those are very bad, and they can't justify the choose of Dex Cut... I honestly don't really care about that, but the Cut was done so GF could improve graphics and animations, which has not been done. There are also problems with how they hand backgrounds... for example, there are 2 battles with a character on 2 different bridges, but only 1 of that has the bridge background. So I think this game was done in 1 year, without lots of quality checks. The online wasn't clearly test, because it's terrible. And this is a big problem for a game with a poor post game.… Expand
  15. uncledad
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    This game was so immensely disappointing...

    I've played every Pokemon generation, I've been playing since Yellow on the GBC and have been excited for every title that comes out. This game was a failure on all fronts. From the failure of the marketing department to provide meaningful updates throughout the development process, to their handling of controversies like the Dex cuts, and    This game was so immensely disappointing...

    I've played every Pokemon generation, I've been playing since Yellow on the GBC and have been excited for every title that comes out. This game was a failure on all fronts.

    From the failure of the marketing department to provide meaningful updates throughout the development process, to their handling of controversies like the Dex cuts, and to the release dealing with full leaks. Then the game itself. The FIRST EVER Pokemon mainline title on a home-console, and it's this. Almost every single aspect of the game feels stale, uninspired, or rushed. I say almost because there are certain small things that you can tell someone put a lot of work into, only for it to be squandered by the game in it's entirety. If this game didn't have the Wild Area to lean on, it would have crashed and burned immediately. Without it there is no innovation and there is no replayability. While some of the areas of the game as I mentioned before look BEAUTIFUL, such as the Fairy city Ballonlea, they are completely shallow and soulless. Hidden behind the scenery is extremely simplistic and rudimentary level design, with most routes being straight lines, with no reason to ever return to them again. Most areas and cities are completely pointless beyond having a gym or leading to a new gym, and you'll only spend 5-10 minutes in them throughout the entire game. Towns feel like cardboard ghost towns, as most parts are either inaccessible or empty. Areas like Stow-On-Side, the Dugtrio Monument, the Ruins on Route 8, the Galar Mines, and both "forests", are ALL one-time visits. The music is great in certain areas, but in the places like the Wild Area where you spend most of your time- it isn't. The "evil" team is laughably bad, and can hardly be called evil. There is no difficulty to the game at any point, most trainer's Pokemon don't even know 4 moves and the AI is not smart enough to use those moves strategically. You WILL beat this entire game without losing a battle, there is no point where there is even a question that you could lose.

    The only thing this game has to offer is TRs, the Wild Area, and new Pokemon. The loss in quality everywhere else is very hard not to notice.

    I was actually okay with the Dex cuts when the game launched as I accepted GameFreak's reasoning and explanations. However, now seeing that GameFreak is just putting most of them back as paid content to pad out the equally uninspired DLC they're releasing I see it's just another scheme for them to profit off of Pokemon. You can say the same about using paid subscriptions for Home to bring forward your favorite Pokemon from old games.

    There is a reason this is the most profitable franchise in the world, GameFreak and Pokemon aren't stupid. It is however, a shame to see them release such an empty and lifeless game, especially for the first console title. These games really truly did have potential, but you can feel while playing that the priorities were elsewhere with shiny bells and whistles, and not behind making a solid Pokemon game.    … Expand
  16. Henlol
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Game wasn't rate with the real point of view that the Game needed , Pokémon sw will be a Master piece in 5 years… Expand
  17. Unquer
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This game has some good stuff, i actually like the new pokemon designs, the soundtracks are really good, the story even though it felt short, is enjoyable, has some useful new features like the way wild pokemon appear, how ever, these pokemon games are very disappointing, they removed 60% of the pokemon in order to "improve graphics and animations", how ever, the graphics are relativelyThis game has some good stuff, i actually like the new pokemon designs, the soundtracks are really good, the story even though it felt short, is enjoyable, has some useful new features like the way wild pokemon appear, how ever, these pokemon games are very disappointing, they removed 60% of the pokemon in order to "improve graphics and animations", how ever, the graphics are relatively poor, and animations didn't really improve much if any compared to previous games, the post game is really bad, the battle tower is a horrible downgrade from previous ones, no multi battle option here, online multibattles have a horrible system, i personally enjoy doing multibattles in the battle towers with my friends the most in the post game, or being able to queue with a friend to team up against other people online, how ever, this is not possible in these games, they removed features fans love like mega evolutions and Z-moves, they took away options from the players and sold them out as "new features" like forcing you to exp. share, the cities feel empty, overall the game feels rushed and incomplete, as someone who has play pretty much every single pokemon game from the main series, this game was insanely disappointing, it feels like GameFreak does not care about the fans or their games, just about the money… Expand
  18. Rjair94
    Jun 21, 2020
    9
    Aventura divertida, competitivo decente, el arte es muy bonito, lo negativo los gráficos son de generación pasada y la poca cantidad de monstruos
  19. Profyt
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    This game is terrible.
    There isn't a single redeeming quality to this pile of garbage.
  20. camilongo
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    doesn't have the national pokedex, you have to pay for online, the graphics are the same from pokemon S/M US/UM, honestly looks like a port from nintendo 3ds, the game feels kinda uncomplete, bc is short and the eventes in there are lineal.
  21. Joseph28
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    Easy 1/10. There are great ideas here like the wild area and the game is fun but no more so than older games. What that leaves us left to evaluate is content, and it is here that the game suffers horribly. Less than half of the old roster and environments that amount to long hallways can kill the enjoyment when you realise theres little to do when the games over.
  22. jona000100
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    el juego es decente pero pudo hacerse mejor las graficas en algunos puntos en estan bien en otros no las animaciones pocas son buenas y reusan demasiado contenido de sol y luna pero en general es disfrutable y tiene el mejor competitivo de la saga en mi humilde opinion
  23. Brans812
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Pokemon SW/SH is great in innovation, with the wild area, Pokemon have introduced a excelent and very fun experience when is about catching pokemon, maybe we´re missing the national pokedex, but in fact, is something that you forget when you´re enjoying the adventure. Althought the fact of seeing Pokemon appearing of no-where is something that kills the immersion, is something that shouldPokemon SW/SH is great in innovation, with the wild area, Pokemon have introduced a excelent and very fun experience when is about catching pokemon, maybe we´re missing the national pokedex, but in fact, is something that you forget when you´re enjoying the adventure. Althought the fact of seeing Pokemon appearing of no-where is something that kills the immersion, is something that should be improved in next titles. In my opinion this titles are a good begining for the franchise on home consoles. Probably not the best titles, but are fun and they have a lot of innovation that should be enjoyed.… Expand
  24. Daichigo
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Lack of an interest story, no real postgame even with the dlc, no interest explotation, very lineal, lazy game design. Still I had fun but there is nothing new here.
  25. streame
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This game was the biggest disappointment for me. They announced many new features, but it's literally the same game we have been playing for 20 years. The wild zone is useless and I have a feeling they just added it to make it 'different' from other parts. Even the story is THE SAME!!! The only pasrt of the game I enjoyed was these 2 hrs after beating the last gym, with these 2 stupidThis game was the biggest disappointment for me. They announced many new features, but it's literally the same game we have been playing for 20 years. The wild zone is useless and I have a feeling they just added it to make it 'different' from other parts. Even the story is THE SAME!!! The only pasrt of the game I enjoyed was these 2 hrs after beating the last gym, with these 2 stupid "royals". aside from that - I was charged 60 bucks for the same old game. Disappointed.… Expand
  26. Dracoshi
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    I don't like writing this review, because Pokemon has been my favourite series my whole life, but this game is such a let-down. It has performance issues, the graphics aren't nice at all in most areas, the story is practically non-existent, the characters are mostly forgettable, the whole region is just a linear straight path, there's no post-game content, the game is too easy, over halfI don't like writing this review, because Pokemon has been my favourite series my whole life, but this game is such a let-down. It has performance issues, the graphics aren't nice at all in most areas, the story is practically non-existent, the characters are mostly forgettable, the whole region is just a linear straight path, there's no post-game content, the game is too easy, over half of the features were cut from previous games, and the DLC is a rip-off. I really think we'll never get games like the ones we had from Gen 3 - Gen 5 ever again. The only reason it gets 4/10 is because most of the Pokemon designs are great, and I can imagine it might be fun for children or people playing Pokemon for the first time ever. The game was clearly very rushed - I just hope they don't mess up the Sinnoh remakes if they ever happen.… Expand
  27. Lindagamer
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    El juego esta incompleto, y te lo venden a trozos , las versiones anteriores tienen mas contenido que este.
  28. Calabasaloka
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Pokémon nunca ha sido una franquicia especialmente ambiciosa. Es más, para algunos su atractivo reside, precisamente, en su anclaje a un estilo de combate por turnos que parece haber quedado en el olvido por el resto del mercado (con excepciones, claro está). A mi parecer, su conservadurismo ha llevado a Pokémon a ser lo que es hoy: un producto mediocre, incapaz de reinventarse, que cadaPokémon nunca ha sido una franquicia especialmente ambiciosa. Es más, para algunos su atractivo reside, precisamente, en su anclaje a un estilo de combate por turnos que parece haber quedado en el olvido por el resto del mercado (con excepciones, claro está). A mi parecer, su conservadurismo ha llevado a Pokémon a ser lo que es hoy: un producto mediocre, incapaz de reinventarse, que cada nueva entrega trata al jugador con mayor condescendencia. Jamás había visto creadores tan ajenos a su producto. Si Pokémon alguna vez fue un proyecto apasionado, ya solo quedan los restos insulsos de lo que alguna vez fue. Los fallos de estas nuevas entregas son muchos, por lo que haré una lista de algunos, aún a sabiendas de que será insuficiente:
    -Apartado gráfico sorprendentemente malo, sumado a las animaciones ortopédicas. No soy ni diseñador gráfico ni animador, solo un jugador del montón. Pero esto tiene que ser de coña. Tomándolo con humor, hasta agradezco que sea tan descaradamente desastroso visualmente; soy de quienes lloran de la risa con la cutrez del primer Resident Evil en este aspecto. No hay mucho que explicar, los que jugamos entregas anteriores sabemos que han reciclado hasta las animaciones de los personajes humanos (que ya de por sí dejaban mucho que desar) y que la cuestionable calidad de modelados y texturas se hacen más evidentes que nunca con el salto al HD.
    -Repartir experiencia forzado, que hace del juego prácticamente injugable. Un juego de estrategia en el que la estrategia es innecesaria, a mi parecer, es muestra de una incomprensión absoluta del modo en el que el juego debe interactuar con el jugador. No hay tensión ni placer en el jugar.
    -Eliminación de la GTS. Nada más que añadir.
    -Sustitución de mecánicas ya consolidadas (véase la megaevolución) por otras más pretenciosas que solo agradarán a los jugadores de Pokémon GO.
    -La ausencia de todos los Pokémon hasta la fecha. Esto no es algo que me moleste particularmente, de no ser por el desdén con el que se ha tratado a sus potenciales consumidores. Espero que la desconexión entre compañía y usuario se vea reflejada en las ventas.
    El único punto positivo de los juegos son los diseños de los pokémon, algunos más creativos que otros, pero tan ideales como siempre; más sintiéndolo mucho, unos diseños bonitos no redimen ni por asomo sus carencias.
    En resumen: la saga Pokémon ha muerto definitivamente, (para quienes lo dudasen incluso tras la salida de los Let's Go) y tristemente, los consumidores de comida basura que son sus fans, los responsables de su muerte, no la dejaran descansar en paz. De hecho, los fans estarán encantados con los títulos, para ellos lo tendrán todo: fanservice a más no poder y la inflada de precio a los 60€ que muy gustosos pagarán en su afán consumista, junto a los múltiples servicios de pago. Ah, y no nos confundamos. Esto no es un producto dirigido a los niños, sino a adultos que se niegan a crecer. La franquicia de Super Mario ha crecido junto a sus jugadores aún siendo accesible a nuevas generaciones. Pokémon intentó crecer, pero no pudo, porque sus jugadores nunca lo hicieron.
    P.D. Muy fan de la escena inicial del juego, que no echa en falta doblaje ni mucho menos.    … Expand
  29. Robertinho123
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    I really enjoy the base game, but there's very little postgame, raiding is okay, but honestly the online system is so crap that 5 star pokemon are almost impossible to catch.

    When some of the mechanics are so broken, it's hard to give it more than a 7. If they fix the online, I'll bump it to 8, but I doubt that'll happen.
  30. timren1
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Franchise ruined by lazy GreedFreak who refuse to put any effort into their games anymore and push out games every year like it's Call of Duty. Pokemon died after Gen 4.
  31. pinkdino1
    Jun 19, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. for the first main Pokemon title for a big system, the game is very mhe.

    the new pokemon are good, with a lot of ones i like.
    but the story is very underwhelming. every time it starts to get interesting, the someone tells you not to worry about it and just go to the next gym.

    it also doesn't help the final boss is a guy so worried about something that won't affect the region for almost 1000 years, that he can't wait one day for the champion to do something then come help him with his plan.

    the gimic of this game, dinamaxing, also isn't as fun as i thought it would be. yes its neat to encounter large wild pokemon, but outside battling the gym leaders, the tournament, and maybe 3-4 random times, the gimic isn't used. its a water down mega evolution mixed with Z-moves.
    (even worse is both Charizard and Gengar have new forms dispight already having megas)

    its a good simple game, but not much more then that. (this review is not counting DLC)    … Expand
  32. HugoTreminio
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    It was a pretty good game, I can see why people dislike it, but in my opinion it was pretty entertaining. Wasn't very fond of the story or the characters and I think the Wild Area could look better (especially during sand storms), but overall a very complete game.
  33. sabiogamer
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Un juego Recortado, eh incompleto, muy mal, le falta mucho por delante, y recortaron el juego solo para cobrar mas. las gráficas son las peores
  34. caronte69
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    de los peores juegos de pokemon que he podido jugar, bugs, menos contenido (pokemons), contenido innecesario (curry) animaciones recicladas. Con la excusa de que este juego es para niños no significa que no podamos exigir algo mejor, soy fan de pokemon desde la 1ra generación jugando con mi game boy color, y no he comprado otro juego de pokemon desde blanco y negro 2, por que sinceramentede los peores juegos de pokemon que he podido jugar, bugs, menos contenido (pokemons), contenido innecesario (curry) animaciones recicladas. Con la excusa de que este juego es para niños no significa que no podamos exigir algo mejor, soy fan de pokemon desde la 1ra generación jugando con mi game boy color, y no he comprado otro juego de pokemon desde blanco y negro 2, por que sinceramente pokemon x y, sol y luna ya no me volvieron a llamar la atención, hasta pokemon go es mas divertido y con mas contenido.… Expand
  35. Ageman20XX
    Jun 18, 2020
    4
    Pokemon Shield

    “Okay” at best. , but for me - someone who has played and owns at least one game from each generation for the last 20+ years - this entry was hugely disappointing and may have killed my love for the franchise overall. This isn’t the first Pokémon game to cut fan-loved features and content included in previous entries, but it’s certainly the most egregious. In addition to    Pokemon Shield


    “Okay” at best. , but for me - someone who has played and owns at least one game from each generation for the last 20+ years - this entry was hugely disappointing and may have killed my love for the franchise overall. This isn’t the first Pokémon game to cut fan-loved features and content included in previous entries, but it’s certainly the most egregious. In addition to cutting the roster of compatible/playable species down by more than half, the usable moves afforded to the remaining ones have also been culled by a considerable margin. Mega evolution (Gen 6-7) as a mechanic has been dropped entirely (reducing the amount of unique designs even further), Z moves (Gen 7) are gone, following Pokémon (appeared in the Let’s Go games a year earlier) have been dropped (though re-added behind a paywall in the latest DLC for a single area), rideable Pokemon (also from the Let’s Go games) have also been dropped, and the various special skills / field moves (Let’s Go upgrade to HMs) have been removed as well leaving the uninspired stamina-based bike as the only unique traversal/exploration method in the game. Shiny Pokémon appearing in the overworld (another Let’s Go improvement) has also been removed, and the new method for finding shinies in tall grass is bugged at the code level with no acknowledgement from the devs or any fix in sight. This list of dropped features is only in comparison to the most recent games before Sword/Shield - if we were to go back further the list would expand tenfold.

    In terms of what the game does offer, there isn’t much. There’s a barebones single-player campaign where you collect badges from the gyms (like every other mainline Pokémon game), and then a mini tournament at the end. The story for the entire game could be condensed to a single paragraph and doesn’t go much further than “bad guy tries to use legendary for bad stuff at the end”. The writing is flat, all the interesting events happen offscreen where your player can’t see them, the animations in battle/cutscenes/etc. are very inconsistent with a few being nice but the rest looking like they were made for a handheld. There’s also the weird choice of characters moving their mouths but no voices coming out - especially awkward when you attend a rock concert where a character plays a guitar and “sings” but the entire scene is silent. The new Dynamax mechanic is flashy and interesting for one, possibly two battles and then becomes tiresome. The raid mechanic is more frustrating than fun with all its limitations, and the online component is infuriating to use and rarely works as intended.

    When I finally beat this game (and the 1 hour “post-game” quest it included) I was happy - not because I enjoyed it but because it was over. I put in my time like a good little consumer and now I was allowed to offer my opinion on it. It was a bad experience that I paid twice the price for compared to previous entries and barely got half the enjoyment.    … Expand
  36. juanignacio021
    Jun 18, 2020
    0
    Not worth. The game has barely any content and what little it has, it isn´t that good to begin with. The game took less than 8 hours to beat its main campaign and around one or two for the lackluster postgame.

    The story is bad: doesn´t make sense, has little to none character development (only Hop shows significant growth) and is not engaging at all. I dont usually care much for the    Not worth. The game has barely any content and what little it has, it isn´t that good to begin with. The game took less than 8 hours to beat its main campaign and around one or two for the lackluster postgame.

    The story is bad: doesn´t make sense, has little to none character development (only Hop shows significant growth) and is not engaging at all. I dont usually care much for the story in Pokemon games but this time it was unbeareable.

    The wild area, the main selling point of this game, is absolutely dissapointing. It is basically Hyrule field from Ocarina of Time (N64 graphics and all), just as empty and uninteresting but has some Pokemon popping out over the place.

    Gamefreak lied directly to the face of the playerbase. They stated they were cutting the Pokedex to polish the game some more and improve models and animations, which we now know it is completely BS since it has been proving these have been imported from the 3DS meaning they are the same from 2013.

    Finally, the gameplay. There is some good in SWSH, like the music and some of the new designs are actually good but these are all swept under the rug because of the horrid gameplay.

    Remember in past Pokemon games where there were dungeons like Silph co., Sky Pillar, the numerous caves, buildings and more? All gone. Galar is one straight line from beginning to end. Traversing the world was brief and boring and while some towns showed interesting features (like Stow-on-side and the Digglet statues) they had barely anything inside to interact with.

    But the biggest offender here is the battling. After all, it is Pokemon´s main attractive. Dynamax is a horrible mechanic as it is basically a nuke button and every battle revolves around who has the bigger nuke making battles really repetitive. Even if mechanically the system is flawed, aesthically isn´t good either. Again, animations from the 3DS are reused and some aren´t even good to begin with. Some attacks just have the model rotate around or hop statically a few times while the iddle animations are bland and do not express any personality. If you compare battles in SwSh with battles in previous home console iterations (Stadium 1&2, Battle Revolution, Colosseum) Swsh is really boring and unappealing to watch.

    I can´t stress this enough but he game is plain bad. I´m mad I bought this game, I´m mad Gamefreak lied to players and I´m mad Pokemon is going downhill as a franchise.    … Expand
  37. yagitoshi
    Jun 18, 2020
    5
    Good music, good character design, I enjoyed the new Pokemon.
    I spent 60$ for the base Game and 30$ for the Dlc's. After trying the first Dlc I'm finally going to say my opninion.
    The game it's a techical disaster. Glitches everywhere, empy spaces, no difficulty at all, level design is weak, the characters introduced in the first DLC are pretentious but void. Pokemon following you in    Good music, good character design, I enjoyed the new Pokemon.
    I spent 60$ for the base Game and 30$ for the Dlc's. After trying the first Dlc I'm finally going to say my opninion.

    The game it's a techical disaster. Glitches everywhere, empy spaces, no difficulty at all, level design is weak, the characters introduced in the first DLC are pretentious but void. Pokemon following you in the Isle Of Armor? More like you run while they desperately try to follow you. I feel nothing playing Shield, and while the first DLC introduced new - kinda - intricate areas, the experience didn't improve. 90$ wasted.    … Expand
  38. riverkev95
    Jun 17, 2020
    5
    Es un juego con muchas ideas interesantes pero ejecutadas de una forma cuestionable.
    Muchas decisiones del juego son polémicas y definitivamente se nota que le hicieron muchas horas de desarrollo para obtener una experiencia decente.
    El juego brilla por sus mecánicas clásicas, accesibilidad a nuevos miembros y curiosas innovaciones, pero falla terriblemente en quitar cosas de    Es un juego con muchas ideas interesantes pero ejecutadas de una forma cuestionable.
    Muchas decisiones del juego son polémicas y definitivamente se nota que le hicieron muchas horas de desarrollo para obtener una experiencia decente.

    El juego brilla por sus mecánicas clásicas, accesibilidad a nuevos miembros y curiosas innovaciones, pero falla terriblemente en quitar cosas de generaciones anteriores que ya estaban muy bien recibidas por los jugadores.
    Un gran error fue recortar casi la mitad de los pokémon y carecer de un post-Game decente. Este contenido faltante se venderá en un pase de expansión de $30.00 que contendrá más de 200 pokémon y el post-game que le hizo falta, aún así no se completará la pokedex nacional.

    En conclusión, Pokémon Sword/Shield no es un pésimo juego, pero está lejos de ser un buen juego. Es un juego entretenido, pero mediocre. Los más fanáticos, aquellos que compraban ambas versiones desembolsarán mucho dinero ya que pasarán de gastar $80.00 a $180.00 ya que el pase de expansión es ligeramente diferente para cada juego y se vende de esa manera.    … Expand
  39. Gen3Backpack
    Jun 16, 2020
    10
    It's called Pokemon Shield, because ever since buying the game I've had to shield my eyes from the amount of Dynamax porn that evolved from the feted dungheap of a Trubbish we call the internet- Granted unless its foot stuff, I love me the foot stuff~ What was I on about? Oh yeah.
    **** you Game Freak, **** you for making a game so good its absorbed my best friends into itself like a    It's called Pokemon Shield, because ever since buying the game I've had to shield my eyes from the amount of Dynamax porn that evolved from the feted dungheap of a Trubbish we call the internet- Granted unless its foot stuff, I love me the foot stuff~ What was I on about? Oh yeah.
    **** you Game Freak, **** you for making a game so good its absorbed my best friends into itself like a gelatinous cube. **** you for sucking me in too! As I type this, the game has dissolved my lower body into itself- I can only manage to post this with one hand now. The JoyCons are calling to me, speaking of an Armor Island DLC. I won't make it... The game is taking me. Bestie, if you're reading this I'm sorry I couldn't save you from the Sword version, I'll join you soon. Anyone out there looking to purchase this monster...

    Feel free, totes worth it~ Pikachu killed Jesus    … Expand
  40. Th3rdEye89
    Jun 14, 2020
    1
    As a long time Pokémon fan I’m sad to say that this game is by far the worst Pokémon game I’ve ever played. I bought a switch mainly for the excitement I felt about a Pokémon game finally coming to a console...my switch now collects dust. AND NOW GAMEFREAK WANTS TO CHARGE FOR EXPANSIONS WITH WHAT LITTLE THEY PUT INTO THE POST GAME?! Big slap in the face to all the life long Pokémon fans.As a long time Pokémon fan I’m sad to say that this game is by far the worst Pokémon game I’ve ever played. I bought a switch mainly for the excitement I felt about a Pokémon game finally coming to a console...my switch now collects dust. AND NOW GAMEFREAK WANTS TO CHARGE FOR EXPANSIONS WITH WHAT LITTLE THEY PUT INTO THE POST GAME?! Big slap in the face to all the life long Pokémon fans. Gamefreak pass the Pokémon franchise on to game developers and writers that actually care about video games because the way your company has been making these games the last few years has been horrible. I hope the next Pokémon game is a redemption because if not the franchise will no longer be appealing to anyone. And I’m not review bombing just to be a jerk, it’s because I care deeply about Pokémon and want to see it return to its glory. You get a 1 because some new Pokémon designs were good.… Expand
  41. Hashirama
    Jun 14, 2020
    8
    Pros: Wild area is where you'll spend most of your time in.

    Competitive friendly, great for winning the battle tower. New Pokémon and new forms

    DLC looks promising

    Cons:

    Pokémon number reduced
    Battling does not compare with colloseum/XD
    Hop follows you everywhere
    Game feels small once finished
  42. nochianand
    Jun 12, 2020
    2
    This game is so boring. It does nothing new at all and the graphics look like ****
  43. Smars_gamer
    Jun 10, 2020
    10
    Muy buen juego, quizas sin el contenido completo usual, pero de igual manera causando la misma ganas de jugarlo horas y horas
  44. seiji092
    Jun 7, 2020
    2
    I feel this game was rushed and it seems like this was supposed to be a 3DS game release to a console. I mean, even 15yo games from GC have better animations than this game. Nintendo still refuses to give voice acting a chance for an RPG game, and for the most gameplay, you just keep pushing a button over the dialogues. Leon does all by himself in comparison to old games where you wouldI feel this game was rushed and it seems like this was supposed to be a 3DS game release to a console. I mean, even 15yo games from GC have better animations than this game. Nintendo still refuses to give voice acting a chance for an RPG game, and for the most gameplay, you just keep pushing a button over the dialogues. Leon does all by himself in comparison to old games where you would raid Team Rocket's hideout by yourself, meaning you probably won't feel challenged at all to explore as it doesn't give you reward for doing so.… Expand
  45. Dsros96
    Jun 3, 2020
    7
    Probably one of the best Pokémon games ever graphics wise. I'm not giving it perfect score because of the Pokedex cut, the lack of postgame, the Mega evolutions being forgotten and the incursions (they are uninteresting). But besides that, this game is amazing. Also version exclusives are a thing from the past and some online functions should be for free but anyway, overall a very good game.
  46. VeryOaty
    Jun 2, 2020
    5
    The game is okay at best, which isn’t great. There is still some time to make the game better via dlc which will most likely help the franchise. It’s better than having a whole other game for 60 dollars than two dlc packs for 30.
  47. kogokogomoo
    Jun 1, 2020
    1
    This game is very disappointing.

    Story is nonexistent

    Characters are unlikable.

    Lack of available Pokemon.

    Lackluster and tiny “open-world”

    Ugly graphics

    Very lazy and rushed game
  48. JancoBH
    Jun 1, 2020
    7
    Este juego es bueno, no el mejor pero si es bueno y disfrutable, lo malo es que mejora al tener switch online.

    Dentro de poco habrá un DLC que complementará el videojuego y lo hará mejorar mucho, lo malo es tener que pagar 30$ usd por ese contenido.

    También hace falta algunos Pokémon. hola
  49. Yammy
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Pokemon Shield is for sure a huge dissapointment as a Pokemon game. I was able to play a lot of this and have fun doing it, but it is pretty underwhelming...
  50. jikan2004
    May 27, 2020
    0
    This game is a cut in paste copy of x and y that game freak messed up and caused problems so that can sell solutions to the complete piece of trash that is this game. It is by far the worst Pokemon game out there. They took out the national Dex and the animations are so bad that Pokemon Stadium one had better grapghics. No one in their right mind should buy this game.
  51. pumpkin001
    May 24, 2020
    4
    Another Pokémon game that is the same as the rest.
    Your a child running around fighting adults most of the time. Boring new Pokémon. Dumb status effect and battle system that is just slow overall, annoying NPC,s Not worth the high price tag for a game that never shows depth. .
  52. Faxi
    May 23, 2020
    7
    Pokemon Sword & Shield introduces us to the galar region, with a bunch of new but also returning pokemon from the past games in the series. While the national dex isn't a thing in Pokemon Sword & Shield, the game is still a great pokemon game.

    While the game has a lot of different elements compared to the other pokemon games in the series. It was still fun exploring the Galar region,    Pokemon Sword & Shield introduces us to the galar region, with a bunch of new but also returning pokemon from the past games in the series. While the national dex isn't a thing in Pokemon Sword & Shield, the game is still a great pokemon game.

    While the game has a lot of different elements compared to the other pokemon games in the series. It was still fun exploring the Galar region, and leveling up and evolving one's pokemons.

    The game was far too easy, and the gyms didn't really offer any challenge whatsoever. The game did offer a more open area also known as the ''Wild Area'' with many different pokemon, one could catch.
    While also even your rival isn't even challenging at all, just makes the game far more easy and not challenging at all.

    Other than the easy gym challenges the game offers, there is no elite four, but instead ''Semi-Finals'' which felt like beating the gym challenges all over again.

    The game doesn't even offer a interesting story, but rather an awkward story about your rival and his constant craving beating you.

    Though, even with the small disappointments the game has, the game was still quite fun to play through.

    With the 2 ekspansions releasing later this year, hopefully we will get a lot more of great content.    … Expand
  53. notakid
    May 20, 2020
    2
    How anybody who's been a fan of the pokémon games for a long time can excuse big flaws of these games is truly beyond me. All of the criticism directed towards the developer is fully justified seeing as the complaints have to do with things that could have been implemented in such a way to increase everyone's satisfaction with the games.

    Higher quality and more advanced animations? An    How anybody who's been a fan of the pokémon games for a long time can excuse big flaws of these games is truly beyond me. All of the criticism directed towards the developer is fully justified seeing as the complaints have to do with things that could have been implemented in such a way to increase everyone's satisfaction with the games.

    Higher quality and more advanced animations? An option to turn off the EXP. Share that is making the game too easy even for a small child? Having all the previous pokémon included in the game, seeing as we know they have the models for them? All of these suggestions, do they hurt you? Is this sort of criticism "unfair" or "exaggerated"? Who do you think you are to decide what is "reasonable" criticism? The fact is, these things clearly matter to the majority of user reviews - looking at the user score clearly reveals that. If you can't handle people disliking a game you yourself like then, man, life has to be very difficult for you. Implementing these suggestions would hurt nobody. The games would be of a higher quality.

    There are many more reasons as to why users dislike these games, just have look at the reviews, but one thing is for certain: Game Freak is a lazy developer who is not to be trusted, considering all the lies that have been spouted.    … Expand
  54. Murilokelevra
    May 19, 2020
    1
    I play pokemon since pokemon crystal. This game is the worst pokemon ever. The gameplay is so boring, i want to battle and everytime someone stop me to talk something that sometimes i already know. The weather its a joke. The wild area is a joke. We are in 2020 and the game is still on click and click and click to talk, we need a good evolution. Keep the good stuff and develop things thatsI play pokemon since pokemon crystal. This game is the worst pokemon ever. The gameplay is so boring, i want to battle and everytime someone stop me to talk something that sometimes i already know. The weather its a joke. The wild area is a joke. We are in 2020 and the game is still on click and click and click to talk, we need a good evolution. Keep the good stuff and develop things thats is already old.… Expand
  55. SenpaiJake
    May 16, 2020
    3
    Pokemon Sword/Shield are relatively disappointing entries to the much beloved series. Skipping the Sun/Moon generation, I was eager to get into a new Pokemon adventure, especially since my last one with Let's Go: Pikachu was extremely short lived. However, to no one's surprise, Shield just did not live up to any expectations.

    The amount of the hype and people forcing them selves to    Pokemon Sword/Shield are relatively disappointing entries to the much beloved series. Skipping the Sun/Moon generation, I was eager to get into a new Pokemon adventure, especially since my last one with Let's Go: Pikachu was extremely short lived. However, to no one's surprise, Shield just did not live up to any expectations.

    The amount of the hype and people forcing them selves to support the game contributed to the distaste for the titles for sure, but I'm letting the game(s) do the talking. With my experience in this game, I can sum it up in a list format.

    1) There was no challenge. Every step of the game was very, very, *very* easy. I couldn't recall a single challenge in the story mode or anywhere else besides a few battles in the optional Battle Tower. The only challenge in this game was the extremely bipolar catch rates; the amount of balls I had to use to catch many level 20 or below pokemon in red health boggled my mind. I never had an experience like that in any Pokemon title prior, and it was extremely annoying to me to have such a weird and random problem like this happen.

    2) The story sucks - because it kinda isn't finished. Pokemon stories are never the pinnacle of writing, but they're usually good or at least fun. And that's because a evil team is usually involved causing you to become a hero, save the day, etc. The "evil team" doesn't necessarily exist in Sn/Sh, rather it's a weird group of fan boys and girls that follow around one of the side characters. The game doesn't really tell any story and barely shares any history of the region of Galar with the player until the endgame. And even then, they scramble all over to make it seem coherent and make sense, but ultimately it does not.

    3) The music isn't good. Pokemon music always slaps hard, and the Sn/Sh soundtrack - while not inherently bad - isn't that good. A lot of songs are in a jazz fusion mix for most towns, but they never sound like cohesive ensembles of music, but rather loose and fragmented instruments just blaring together. The music direction is so outlandish and extreme in most cases that it stands out from the game majorly.

    4) This game is very mediocre in gameplay. Same battle format, catching format, with the only extension to keep playing being shiny farming or building competitive teams for multiplayer. They add Dynamaxing, but it doesn't really function as well as Megas, as it acts as just a free one-shot or "take the tide of battle guaranteed" card. I'm not a fan of it.

    In it's defense, however, and the thing that actually made me get the game is the art style. I loved the previews I saw for the game's regions. The country side, the brick n mortar towns, the wild. The art*style* is very excellent, but it too is hampered by Gamefreak's lack of ambition for anything besides releasing on Holiday schedule. The overall graphics of this game are the worst. Trees are mostly 2d textures, models have extreme popup distance that is very noticeable, a lot of the lands half way in the game lose all detail and become completely plain. There is no excuse for the graphics.

    And the biggest offender this game has, by far, is the length. Routes in Pokemon usually range from medium to long between towns, with plenty of random caverns or alternate paths to explore. The Galar region must be extremely small, because walking it takes usually less than 1 minute for the player to walk between towns. The Wild Area is the only thing left harboring the spirit of the old routes, and I love it for that. The actual routes in this game are empty, plain, uninspired, and extremely short with no reason to ever traverse back to them and no optional areas to explore.

    This Pokemon entry is a very basic, mediocrely fun, bad sounding and overall "bleh" looking game. With the addition of the two expansions in June and then Fall, the overall experience will hopeful improve (because we'll finally have more Pokemon to obtain). But even then, relying on paid DLC to make your $60 game redeemable is unacceptable. This game was fun at very small spurts, but is an overall major disappointment.    … Expand
  56. Comradely
    May 14, 2020
    6
    I think a lot of the criticisms are harsh. I don't *really* think it's any easier than the older games. The Pokemon series has always had a problem with difficulty. I don't think the map is any smaller or lacking in 'exploration', I think the simplicity of the route design and the camera (in caverns and caves) is just deceptive and makes you feel like a path is more linear and lessI think a lot of the criticisms are harsh. I don't *really* think it's any easier than the older games. The Pokemon series has always had a problem with difficulty. I don't think the map is any smaller or lacking in 'exploration', I think the simplicity of the route design and the camera (in caverns and caves) is just deceptive and makes you feel like a path is more linear and less convoluted than the caves and routes in the previous games. And I don't think the designs of the new Pokemon are the worst we've ever seen.

    However, the lack of story is there and very disappointing. Pokemon games have never had strong stories or narratives, but the way that your engagement of the mythos with the region is constantly usurped by supporting characters and you're told to (and restricted to) focus on the next gym challenge is such a weird and bad decision...    … Expand
  57. bluefighter45
    May 14, 2020
    8
    I have sunk over 400 hours into both Sword and Shield because of how fun it can be to run around the wild area and hunt for shiny pokemon. In the beginning, the story is a little slow but after the 3rd gym, you're going places. There really isn't much post-game content but because of the online, Raids, and shiny hunting, there is so much to do. With DLC on the way and more pokemon beingI have sunk over 400 hours into both Sword and Shield because of how fun it can be to run around the wild area and hunt for shiny pokemon. In the beginning, the story is a little slow but after the 3rd gym, you're going places. There really isn't much post-game content but because of the online, Raids, and shiny hunting, there is so much to do. With DLC on the way and more pokemon being added you can't really complain about lack of content and the Dex cut. The pokemon are not locked behind an in-game paywall, you can have them transferred up or trade with a friend to get the pokemon. Those pokemon, however, can only be caught in the DLC areas. If you think it's a scam to buy the DLC, think of it this way, they could have re-released Sword and Shield with the DLC included but that would have been another $60. If anything, Gamefreak is doing us a favor and giving us remake content for half the price. So thank you GameFreak for everything you have done for the Pokemon community.… Expand
  58. CrisSonic_Drago
    May 11, 2020
    0
    Llevo jugando a Pokémon desde pequeño, empecé en Pokémon Oro y Plata y he jugado prácticamente a casi todos los juegos de la saga. Me compre Pokémon el día de su lanzamiento y después de escuchar varias opiniones y haberlo jugado mucho estos meses, sin duda estamos ante el peor de la saga.

    En este juego hemos perdido un monton de cosas; la explotación, las pokemonturas y interacciones con    Llevo jugando a Pokémon desde pequeño, empecé en Pokémon Oro y Plata y he jugado prácticamente a casi todos los juegos de la saga. Me compre Pokémon el día de su lanzamiento y después de escuchar varias opiniones y haberlo jugado mucho estos meses, sin duda estamos ante el peor de la saga.

    En este juego hemos perdido un monton de cosas; la explotación, las pokemonturas y interacciones con edificios y mas cosas. Es juego totalmente limitado y pasillero.


    La historia sin duda es lo peor y la historia que hay después del juego también. Nos prometieron una historia emocionante después de pasarte el juego nos encontramos con semejante basura nada interesante para el jugador.

    Enserio recortan la pokedex para esto? Vaya basura de juego has creado GF. Esto no se salva ni con los dlc y ni los remakes de 4 generación.

    Espero que lean esto y se apliquen para la generación 9.    … Expand
  59. NathanBWrites
    May 8, 2020
    3
    Terrible low effort game. Disgusting graphics in the majority of scenarios with an abundance of rehashed and lazy animations around every corner. Over half the Pokemon removed with little to nothing gained from the removal of these Pokemon. Somehow, I enjoyed the game for the first few hours until it became clear how rushed and lacking the devs were about half-way into the game. ShouldTerrible low effort game. Disgusting graphics in the majority of scenarios with an abundance of rehashed and lazy animations around every corner. Over half the Pokemon removed with little to nothing gained from the removal of these Pokemon. Somehow, I enjoyed the game for the first few hours until it became clear how rushed and lacking the devs were about half-way into the game. Should never have been released in the state it was in.… Expand
  60. TrasteroDPablo
    May 8, 2020
    5
    5,4 Sin duda alguna el peor videojuego de la saga principal. Sacaron un juego incompleto por 60 euros y ahora quieren que paguemos 30 euros más. Casi que no hay historia, única edición que no puedes tener todos los pokemon. Me encantaron los diseños de los pokemon, buen campeón, buen malo final.
  61. dislexicpotato
    May 6, 2020
    6
    Pokemon Sword & Shield are by far the weakest mainline Pokemon games in years, just a bit of context:

    Gamefreak lied to the fanbase, claiming that they needed to remove over HALF of the Pokemon in order to ‘improve animations’ when in reality the animations are ripped right from the 3DS games. The annual releases are killing this franchise nevermind the mediocre graphics, laughable    Pokemon Sword & Shield are by far the weakest mainline Pokemon games in years, just a bit of context:

    Gamefreak lied to the fanbase, claiming that they needed to remove over HALF of the Pokemon in order to ‘improve animations’ when in reality the animations are ripped right from the 3DS games. The annual releases are killing this franchise nevermind the mediocre graphics, laughable animations, noticeable pop in, EXP share being mandatory making the games even easier than usual when the Pokemon games are already too easy, the game also only takes 15 hours to beat and has practically 0 post game. Do not support Gamefreak with these half assed efforts. They even removed Aipom wtf???    … Expand
  62. Theuzetz
    May 6, 2020
    6
    I think this is a pretty decent game,however,considering how much the franchise has been stuck,and they are yet to innovate,and wasted an incredible opportunity to do so in this game,because it's a new gen,in a home console,they had a big shot,and missed,however,pokémon is still great either way.
  63. Aldredo
    May 5, 2020
    4
    1. Mala historia
    La historia es casi inexistente hasta casi el final, para presentar una supuesta crisis que nunca se es mostrada en lo más mínimo y que de todos ocurrirá dentro de tanto tiempo que resulta irrelevante hacerlo hoy, encima que la idea para solucionar el disque problema es estúpido y el villano te sonríe cuando le derrotas y frustras sus planes, dando por hecho que no le    1. Mala historia
    La historia es casi inexistente hasta casi el final, para presentar una supuesta crisis que nunca se es mostrada en lo más mínimo y que de todos ocurrirá dentro de tanto tiempo que resulta irrelevante hacerlo hoy, encima que la idea para solucionar el disque problema es estúpido y el villano te sonríe cuando le derrotas y frustras sus planes, dando por hecho que no le importa. Además de contar con los mismos diálogos infantiles y repetitivos de siempre con la típica historia del entrenador en casa de mami que quiere ser el mejor.

    2. Malos gráficos y trabajo técnico en general.
    En cualquier lado podemos ver como las gráficas del juego son bastante malas, solo de ver cosas como el área silvestre.
    Malas animaciones como la mayoría de las de combate, así como simulaciones para aplaudir o los movimientos de personajes que primero deben girarse sobre sí mismo para avanzar al frente, con movimientos súper robóticos.
    Cantidades absurdas de poppin especialmente en el área silvestre que te salen en la cara.
    Más de 30 años y no implementa nada de doblaje en un juego que ni tiene diálogos y una historia significativa, hasta los juegos más infantiles de nintendo como mario, AC o kirby le ponen aunque sea ruiditos a los personajes, pero aquí salvo los pokemon no dicen nada.

    3. Poco contenido.
    La duración es demasiado corta, solo apuesta a lo típico de la aventura y una post historia de unos reyes o lo que sean bastante mala, y hasta ahí termina todo. El resto solo es capturar shinies u online que lo has hecho desde siempre en juegos pasados. Y ya de paso mencionar que las rutas de este juego son las más cortas y flojas que han existido siendo puros pasillos.

    4. Casi nada de novedades.
    Además del área silvestre que es extremadamente mediocre por razones como que es el área que peor está técnicamente de todo el juego, ser solo una planicie sin mayor exploración y sin mazmorras ni nada, lags cuando estas online, también se tienen las incursiones que tampoco son la súper novedad, y los gigamax o dina que solo son un copypaste de z moves y mega evolution mas desbalanceados. El resto del juego es lo mismo de siempre, mismos combates sin nada realmente nuevo cambiando una mecánica por otra que fue una copia, prácticamente es lo mismo que los de 3ds.

    5. Baja dificultad.
    Los enemigos irán abajo de tu nivel por lo fácil que es sobrelevear con el área silvestre y las incursiones, además que te curan a cada rato, un rep experiencia que no se puede desactivar, te curan a cada rato, te regalan objetos por doquier y tienes revivires con mucho dinero apenas el inicio, el juego hasta se puede pasar casi solo con un pokemon con uno tan roto como cinderade y su movimiento característico.

    6. Recortes innecesarios.
    La pokedex fue recortada solo para venderte bichos en el home y el dlc, quitaron z moves, megas, movimientos, el juego en general es corto y sin postgame mas que lo mismo que puedes hacer siempre de shinies y online, online que ahora es de pago y con el home se pone pero encima.

    En general es un juego extremadamente mediocre, no resalta en nada salvo la música que es lo único bueno, además de no resaltar resulta ser bastante malo en cuestiones como gráficos o la historia, la jugabilidad es lo mismo de siempre, el juego en general esta recortado, pésimo trabajo técnico que incluso está detrás de otros juegos infantiles que no apuestan a ser la gran cosa técnica como mario o AC. Y encima se trata de una saga con millones más recaudados que muchas otras sagas incluso que las que más dinero tienen. Y de paso hay que pagar un total de $110 para tener este juego completo (juego + dlc + home + pokebank) sin contar el online que es necesario en este juego y sin contar los raros que compren la otra entrega. Si no fuera porque es pokemon y sus fanboys compran lo que sea el juego ni de cerca hubiera vendido lo que vendió.    … Expand
  64. p1menta
    May 5, 2020
    2
    do you wanna pay full price to play the same f ucking game from 30 years ago but with a (kinda) new look?
    will we ever play a trully new and modern and fun pokemon game? how cant they make a botw-kind game with pokemon?
    is it that difficult to make something fun for a change? free world, a different plot that you don't f ucking have to rock-paper-scissor your way trhough stupid gym    do you wanna pay full price to play the same f ucking game from 30 years ago but with a (kinda) new look?
    will we ever play a trully new and modern and fun pokemon game? how cant they make a botw-kind game with pokemon?
    is it that difficult to make something fun for a change? free world, a different plot that you don't f ucking have to rock-paper-scissor your way trhough stupid gym fights?? damn, this game is absolutely boring.
    here's one point for the vibes on the first gigantamax experience (wich also becomes boring sooner than you'd expect) and one other point for the kind of cute models of some pokemons, but it's not worth at all.
    go play pokemon go, its free and way more fun    … Expand
  65. Liam247
    May 5, 2020
    3
    Pokemon Sword and Shield feel like ports of 3DS games with awful visuals, with cut content that they're now trying to sell us, and an overall soulless experience
  66. routerlite
    May 4, 2020
    4
    NPCs are extreamly stupid and annoying in wild Dynamax Pokemon. They are the opposite of normal battle.
  67. pdrcode
    May 4, 2020
    0
    I would like Shigeru Omori to leave the project. Please do not destroy the Pokémon.
  68. Baximi
    May 3, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es ist ein gutes Spiel, aber eines der schlechtesten seiner Reihe. Die Story lässt wieder einmal zu wünschen übrig und Dynamax ist meiner Meinung auch nicht sonderlich interessant. Die meisten neuen Pokémon sind sogar in Ordnung, aber ein paar waren wie immer unnötig. Dennoch hatte ich mit dem Spiel eine Menge Spaß.… Expand
  69. TRAHANATOR
    May 1, 2020
    4
    In all of the entries in the main series of Pokemon games, Pokemon Sword and Shield are by far the most polarizing. There are so many positive things to say yet some major negative things to say about the game. Some of the new Pokemon designs are great and offer interesting match ups in battle. Obstagoon being my personal favorite in the entire game. Yet, there are some Pokemon that areIn all of the entries in the main series of Pokemon games, Pokemon Sword and Shield are by far the most polarizing. There are so many positive things to say yet some major negative things to say about the game. Some of the new Pokemon designs are great and offer interesting match ups in battle. Obstagoon being my personal favorite in the entire game. Yet, there are some Pokemon that are straight up boring. All 3 starter Pokemon are the lamest starters in the entire series, I had never felt more compelled to box my starter when I saw what it evolved into. The story is also bland. There are some great characters like Leon, Marnie, Piers, Opal, and the legendary Ball Guy. But, other characters are straight up lame. Hop is by far the poorest rival in all of the games, Chairman Rose being evil was the easiest read since the invention of the "ABC's" book, and Swordward and Shieldbert are the worst designed and dumbest characters Pokemon has ever seen. Team Yell is in the same boat as Team Skull; they do not have some evil plan, they are there to just distract the player. At least Team Skull was funny and didn't take themselves too seriously. The real evil team, Macro Cosmos, has the lamest motivation in Pokemon since Team Flare. The narrative of "energy crisis can only be solved by drastic means" is too played out in media. Some of the cities are cool to go to, but this game is so restrictive on exploration that it kills the feel of discovery. Character customization is better than ever, but the fact that you cannot wear different uniforms in the gym battles is still lame. But out of all of the negatives this game has, exp candies are the biggest sin. One of the rewards of winning a max raid battle is at least 2-4 exp candies. These candies completely break the game's balance. If you use candies during your gym challenge, it becomes the easiest Pokemon game in the entire franchise. I am not even joking, one of the games newest mechanics and source of identity rewards with items that remove all challenge. When I got to the champion, I was almost 20 levels ahead of his strongest Pokemon. I would say to a new player to just don't use exp candies, but why should a player just ignore what essentially becomes the game winning strategy. Post game it is find to get candies for competitive. The second worst sin of this game is the laughable lack of post-game content. You beat the game, and not a single new or significant area is opened up. Obviously this is mostly because of future dlc, but you have to put content in your launch if you want your game to be great. In short, if I was given the entire main series of games and I could only choose one to play, Sword and Shield would be the last possible games I would pick.… Expand
  70. Gamer_the_Man
    Apr 30, 2020
    1
    A huge step back in the franchise. The game was quite obviously rushed out the door before Christmas for the kiddies to open. The story was a complete joke, animations were worse than the N64 with graphics to match with only the new pokemon's new moved getting decent animations. The wild area trees look somehow WORSE than the N64 graphically with pop in so blatant that even older consolesA huge step back in the franchise. The game was quite obviously rushed out the door before Christmas for the kiddies to open. The story was a complete joke, animations were worse than the N64 with graphics to match with only the new pokemon's new moved getting decent animations. The wild area trees look somehow WORSE than the N64 graphically with pop in so blatant that even older consoles would be able to handle better than this game. The game has a chance to literally brick your switch with zero warning whatsoever. Town was put ahead of this game because GameFreak just don't care about the Pokemon franchise anymore and it's apparant with the quality of both games. The developers blatantly lied about their rationality behind cutting content which were debunked within weeks then once the game dropped it was announced that you can get the cut content this if you pay for a $30 DLC. This game is a complete disgrace from the Pokemon series and GameFreak needs to get their act together before they go under, because at this rate GameFreak is becoming the Bethesda or EA of Nintendo.

    I would argue to say this game is Shovelware by the very definition of the word.    … Expand
  71. BrunoMacielS
    Apr 29, 2020
    7
    I really had a very high expectation for this pokemon. Unfortunately it is a good game but not what I expected.
  72. ChesterField
    Apr 27, 2020
    4
    Another pokemon game similar to the previous ones, for some reason they refuse to add mechanics of the previous ones like megaevolutions. It is inconceivable that in 2019 a pokemon game will come out in which there are only half to catch and more when your main motto is to 'catch them all'. How is it possible that they didn't even add voices to the game when 15 years ago games like PokemonAnother pokemon game similar to the previous ones, for some reason they refuse to add mechanics of the previous ones like megaevolutions. It is inconceivable that in 2019 a pokemon game will come out in which there are only half to catch and more when your main motto is to 'catch them all'. How is it possible that they didn't even add voices to the game when 15 years ago games like Pokemon Stadium did. Even these games had more difficulty than this. It is a pity that in 20 years of saga there has not been a single progress in the pokemon or mechanical battles. graphically the game has improved but not even close to the level of great titles of Nintendo, again a shame. In short, more of the same but easier and a little more beautiful. a purchase only mandatory for the most fanatics of the saga (among which I include myself) but in turn very disappointing.… Expand
  73. Azzytap
    Apr 26, 2020
    6
    I’ll keep this short because most of what I’ll say has probably been said before.

    Graphics were not up to snuff, animations were wonky, and the removal of so many Pokémon is an insult to fans. This would have been fine if this was a fangame or spinoff but for a full on main title this is embarrassing. But otherwise it was a totally fine Pokémon game. Not great, but the new gym leaders    I’ll keep this short because most of what I’ll say has probably been said before.

    Graphics were not up to snuff, animations were wonky, and the removal of so many Pokémon is an insult to fans. This would have been fine if this was a fangame or spinoff but for a full on main title this is embarrassing. But otherwise it was a totally fine Pokémon game. Not great, but the new gym leaders are some of the best in any Pokémon game, they did try to add some new mechanics, and the story was decent.    … Expand
  74. Rafft
    Apr 24, 2020
    10
    I have much Fun when i play this game and i dont need a National dex to Like Pokemon Shield my Team is good but i have Problems to fight the Champ because i am underlevelt. I have no lags or bucks.
  75. RichSwish
    Apr 21, 2020
    6
    I don't have that much problem with the 400 pokemon, its sad and I understand why others are mad too. The main problem I think we should all be mad about is the fact that Gamefreak said the reason there are 400 pokemon is because they wanted to make other aspects of the game better. Take a look at the tree texture you are introduced to right away. That explains it. To me it doesn't feelI don't have that much problem with the 400 pokemon, its sad and I understand why others are mad too. The main problem I think we should all be mad about is the fact that Gamefreak said the reason there are 400 pokemon is because they wanted to make other aspects of the game better. Take a look at the tree texture you are introduced to right away. That explains it. To me it doesn't feel that much of a pokemon game, but it is OK. Not worth 60 dollars. Also a buggy mess at times, still OK story, and basically a below average pokemon game. If I had a problem with the National Dex issues, this review would be a 4.… Expand
  76. Clockworkenergy
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Same as Pokémon shield, same problems. Lack of innovation or charm from the earlier titles.
  77. Andydoo
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    It's really not as bad as people make it out to be. Sure, it's got an underwhelming... well, everything, but it's not painfully bad in most regards.

    It's not as good as Sun and Moon or Black and White, which I believe to be the best the series has to offer, and while it has no right being any worse than these, it's not really that huge a deal compared to everything else. I hate to say    It's really not as bad as people make it out to be. Sure, it's got an underwhelming... well, everything, but it's not painfully bad in most regards.

    It's not as good as Sun and Moon or Black and White, which I believe to be the best the series has to offer, and while it has no right being any worse than these, it's not really that huge a deal compared to everything else. I hate to say that "people only hate it because it's popular", but people really bandwagonned on hating this game because most people who played this hadn't played a Pokemon game before it. It's really harmless.

    While the story is kinda bland and really, really bad, I think the characters are some of the strongest in the series. This game has some high highs when it comes to animations, but it also has some low lows. The character animations in battle and in Pokemon Camp are genuinely really charming, especially the gym leaders which are likely the most human-feeling gym leaders in the entire series.

    The battle system is the same as it's always been, and while I am against that notion of "don't fix what isn't broken" in RPGs, that doesn't mean it's not fun. Because it's fun. But it's the same fun as it was before. Dynamax offers no real difference in strategy, especially since you always know when the opponents are gonna use it and it's basically just a guaranteed win if you use it right (which, again, is very easy). But it's still Pokemon, and I still think it's great.

    My friend wasn't sure about it after he saw all the bad publicity, but once he got it he really, really liked it. He still noticed all the things that held it back, but ultimately most of it didn't matter because he was having fun. And that's sorta the same thing that happened to me. I own a copy of every game in the series (or at least one game of each pair for each generation) and I still had a grand ole' time with Pokemon Shield. Don't get me wrong, probably every bad thing people say about it is totally true and it's still an objectively bad game, but you'll have fun with it. If you like filling the Pokedex, congratulations, it's so much easier now and more fun because of that. Sure, the Dex cut is still heartbreaking and unnecessary, but if you're not someone who's got a full living Dex from other games, this really won't matter to you in the slightest past, "I wish {this Pokemon} was in this game."    … Expand
  78. rireefrif
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    this game is quite enjoyable, end up binge playing it for 30 hours-ish before finishing the whole "story" part. the cooking feature is actually not as dumb as i thought, it's actually kinda fun completing the dex. but other than that, it's still just an ok game, not bad, but not that good either in my opinion.
  79. Italloko
    Apr 18, 2020
    6
    Without national dex, easily gyms, poor game, short map, i guess the game was making at the rush, the only good thing is pokémon 3d appearing in grass
  80. Kashmoney
    Apr 17, 2020
    7
    Intro: (note, this review comes from a long time casual player)
    After playing through the game fully now, I can say Pokemon Sword and Shield are still very decent pokemon games and still deserve around a 6 or 7 out of 10 for me. While there are still issues with the games that could use some rework, I still had a very good time playing through the Galar region.
    The Good: Let's start    Intro: (note, this review comes from a long time casual player)
    After playing through the game fully now, I can say Pokemon Sword and Shield are still very decent pokemon games and still deserve around a 6 or 7 out of 10 for me. While there are still issues with the games that could use some rework, I still had a very good time playing through the Galar region.

    The Good:
    Let's start off with the good, the game has a great look pretty good. Yes, the wild areas could be better, but the cities/towns, gyms, and pokemon look pretty solid. The gyms in this game, while easy, felt the closest I believe to the anime. Battles are fought in large coliseums and it's pretty **** cool to see your player battle through the game's leaders and feel like your actually part of the game. Also, in my opinion, this region has some of the most likable new pokemon hands down. All of them felt unique and are some nice additions to the world of pokemon. Character customization is back and it's nothing too amazing, but it's nice that they are still on this trend of being included in the games. The characters in this game are also really great for the most part. Many main characters have a unique personality or cool design to them and it's a really nice crowd of people (my personal favorite is Melony if you know what I mean ;3). Also, this is a very unpopular opinion, but I really like Dynamaxing. Having your pokemon grow to the size of Godzilla and blow up your opponent is really fun and feels like it can give everyone a chance to shine like with z-moves. And while it's not as cool as Megas, I welcome this new way of battling,

    The Meh:
    While the wild area is a really cool idea and is fun, it looks a bit bland. Some areas look like it wasn't properly textured and does look like some old grass stains were left on there (and no, the trees are not the best, but it's a **** tree so who cares). The game also suffers a bit with the National Dex issue. While I personally did not feel affected in my gameplay of the lack of the National Dex, I do still wish they would have allowed players to transfer their Pokemon into the new games with not dex entry like in USUM. 400 pokemon are still a lot however and what's here is a pretty solid roster of mons.

    The bad:
    The game really lacks in the number of dungeons and possible wild areas. There have been many times in the story I wished that there were some dungeons to fight through or more wild areas then what we have. The game's evil team, Team Yell, is also the worst in the WHOLE series. Being nothing but some punks who could have been more was a huge letdown. I felt that there was so much more the team could have done, but they didn't do **** which sucks. This game also suffers from poor post-game. Like X and Y, this game has a lack of post-game and doesn't offer much. I feel once the DLC comes out this could change, but still, it's not great at all.

    Overall:
    This game is fun like other pokemon games. It does need a lot of work, but it's not as bad as some people were putting this game out to be (but hey we all have our opinions). Also with the new DLC coming out, I feel this game might be a start to how pokemon "definitive titles" will play out so here's to hope everything turns out great.    … Expand
  81. rowdyfennekin12
    Apr 17, 2020
    8
    Pokemon Shield is totally worth it. It brings a refreshing taste to the series and the new Pokemon are totally adorable and cute. It`s really worth the buy!
  82. Gvm2327
    Apr 4, 2020
    0
    Everything was dumb down, the amount of content is stupid small and the game is ugly af
    I don't see any positives
  83. Lauge
    Apr 3, 2020
    0
    Bugs related to online play make it so that you are not able to complete your pokedex, if you run i to any of these. Still Gamefreak has done nothing to fix these issues. The only fix seems to be deleting all safefiles files on your Switch and start over
  84. Kriser333
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Huge disappointment.hated the franchise for this... they made a 2000 style and graphics game in 2020..
  85. MutantDJ123
    Mar 25, 2020
    8
    Smooth graphics and nice story with the exception of the lack of national dex this is a great game.
  86. Enner
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    At this rate I’ll never see the Pokémon game I dreamt of as a kid. A real looking Pokémon. Almost how the marvel cartoons have become the marvel movies. I hoped for that and I never should have. Because Nintendo can put out recycled uncreative trash like this and the demand for it is so high that people will just lie to themselves and say it’s good. There is no hope. Game Freak has failed.
  87. Snowtooth
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    I loved this game, it was different than any of the past games. I was crazy impressed with a number of the new podex, I also loved cooking it was something I hadn't imagined seeing. Good job Game freak
  88. accrfc
    Mar 24, 2020
    9
    Really enjoyable game. The wild area is a great addition which keeps the game fresh.
  89. DoomGuy64
    Mar 24, 2020
    3
    The game is fine. It’s pokemon. It’s exactly the game we all love to play. But to hear the cut Pokemon from the roster just to put them in a season pass... that sucks. And for those reasons I’m out. Extremely disappointing Nintendo.
  90. Sanji_Kun
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    By far the worst Pokemon Game ever.

    Nintendo ruined the franchise. In the web there are fangames with better ideas than Nintendo and Game Freak.
  91. Zalabar22
    Mar 24, 2020
    8
    Solid entry with lots of gameplay, was actually a better game because of Dexit imo. Over 120 hours in and I still enjoy Shield, if you enjoy Pokémon give it a go.
  92. Sanicunleashed
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    don’t believe the haters this game is awsome the only problem is the trees look ugly the national dex isn’t that important
  93. Tanhayden
    Mar 23, 2020
    1
    Pokemon Sword and Shield are brutally disappointing for a modern video game. When compared to the kind of detail and depth found in games on other consoles this game is blisteringly behind the times. At the same price point Bethesda, ubisoft, rockstar, and (dare I say it) EA are producing games that blow Pokemon out of the water. The Pokemon company could benefit from cutting ties fromPokemon Sword and Shield are brutally disappointing for a modern video game. When compared to the kind of detail and depth found in games on other consoles this game is blisteringly behind the times. At the same price point Bethesda, ubisoft, rockstar, and (dare I say it) EA are producing games that blow Pokemon out of the water. The Pokemon company could benefit from cutting ties from Gamefreak and allowing a more modern game developer run with the pokemon franchise. For as popular as pokemon is, they should be comparable to AAA games, rather than being Indy-quality. All of the above is not to mention the bugs, janky gameplay, lack of character voices, constantly interruptive dialogue, lack of post-game content, lack of a z-axis camera control, rushed storyline, and every other aggravating aspect that makes the game an underwhelming experience. Something I wish I had rented, rather than had bought.… Expand
  94. BlooperTanooki
    Mar 20, 2020
    7
    It's without a doubt a step backwards from what seasoned Pokémon fans were accustomed, especially with games like Platinum, HGSS and Black an White 2 existing. However, the games do give a fun time, a nice roster of new Pokémon, good characters and incredible music. It's a shame nothing blends together nicely either. It's like a sandwich made of a lot of nice things: Nutella, Jam, Cheese,It's without a doubt a step backwards from what seasoned Pokémon fans were accustomed, especially with games like Platinum, HGSS and Black an White 2 existing. However, the games do give a fun time, a nice roster of new Pokémon, good characters and incredible music. It's a shame nothing blends together nicely either. It's like a sandwich made of a lot of nice things: Nutella, Jam, Cheese, but they don't taste good in the final thing.… Expand
  95. Kingjavabean
    Mar 19, 2020
    8
    I really enjoyed this game.
    I love how simple everything was in this new gen of Pokémon.
    I’ve been playing the series for 16 years or so, and this was a refreshing game to play.
    No getting lost, no trying to figure out puzzles.
    It’s a nice simple easy game that is nice to play casually in a beautiful world.
  96. Vinnyyy
    Mar 18, 2020
    5
    I've played over 200 hours of this game I got enjoyment from this game, the competitiveness of this game is great the rest is kinda **** this game was obviously rushed also the dlc should be free wait for this game to go on sale 60 bucks aint worth it
  97. maoyou
    Mar 17, 2020
    1
    这游戏也就只剩下对战能作为谈资了，偷工减料，粗制滥造，阉割加价。司马GF
  98. Sin-Dre
    Mar 17, 2020
    8
    game play is amazing. i loved playing the game but i think the game would be better if there was voice acting. the story was good. it could been better with voice acting.
  99. Link645
    Mar 14, 2020
    8
    this is hard review because this was my first Pokemon game and i thought that it was great when i was younger i loved playing the card game but when i played shield most of my favorites were Pokemon were gone at times i was fairly repetitive but that is Pokemon the games franchise in one word but has good mechanics for younger players but not my type of level.
  100. rob_innes23
    Mar 14, 2020
    3
    I’ve been a Pokémon fan for a very very long time, more or less my whole life.

    I can’t say I’ve fully enjoyed an instalment in the franchise since Black and White 2... 8 years ago. Even still, I put up with X and Y’s vapid storytelling and Sun and Moon’s mediocrity because the core elements of the game were still fun to me. Sword and Shield truly excited me conceptually as it was the    I’ve been a Pokémon fan for a very very long time, more or less my whole life.

    I can’t say I’ve fully enjoyed an instalment in the franchise since Black and White 2... 8 years ago. Even still, I put up with X and Y’s vapid storytelling and Sun and Moon’s mediocrity because the core elements of the game were still fun to me.

    Sword and Shield truly excited me conceptually as it was the first time GameFreak would be delving into a proper home console with a substantial increase in horsepower over the handhelds.

    My imagination and hopes ran wild at the possibilities of a new Pokémon game on the Nintendo Switch. But as footage of the game was leaked and the developers started discussing and showcasing it, my honest hopeful excitement turned to confused ambivalence.

    The wild area looked cool sure, but the graphics looked exactly like they did in Sun and Moon, with a HD facelift. The animations looked dreadful and considering that creating “higher quality animations” was their excuse for axing more than HALF of the Pokédex from the game, doubt and dismay began to replace my anticipation for these games.

    They came out. I played Shield. I finished it and felt totally and utterly cheated. The narrative is non-existent, the characters are rehashed from previous entries and are more two dimensional than the games from 1996. The battle formula of course is more or less set in stone and can’t really be changed but there is such an utter lack of innovation, they play and look exactly like they have for the last 7 years, just with slightly more polished graphics. The wild area is a buggy, unfinished mess that still harbours the games most fun elements. The idea is fantastic conceptually but the execution is so haphazard and rushed, that it fails to achieve anything it sets out to do on an immersive level. The enemy team are completely un-intimidating, uninteresting and uninspired. A bootleg Team Skull. The twist villain is the most predictable part of this thin storyline and literally just allows himself to be apprehended upon defeat. The game is just unbearably simplistic in every conceivable way. Dynamaxing is such a lame gimmick, the novelty wears off after the fourth time seeing it. Mega Evolution was so much more interesting and had way more potential, hell even Z moves are cooler and more unique than this. It’s just scaled models with the occasional unique change, but these unique “gigantamax” models are very few and far between, not to mention a pain in the ass to get for yourself.

    Not to mention that the game is just feebly easy, with every opponent in your way getting utterly flattened with little to no effort for extra training. The constant and fixed use of the exp share mechanic makes training Pokémon feel so much less fulfilling. You could catch one and literally never use it, but if you keep it in your party it will just raise itself via piggybacking off of the exp that it’s teammates gather. I practically sleepwalked through this bore fest, as my input made little difference to the inevitable outcome of victory.

    This game feels like it was phoned in. Nothing more than a shoddy port from 3DS era technology that’s been rushed out and shipped for full price in time for the Christmas shopping.

    And after all that disappointment and GameFreak's broken promises, they now have the blatant audacity to try and make us give them even more money for an expansion pass full of content that should’ve been in the initial game at release. Especially considering I spent £50 for a game that took me 15 HOURS to complete blind, from start to finish including the pathetic amount of endgame content. The handheld games that cost nearly half the price took me at least double the time to complete on my first play through because I took my time and actually cared about the actions I took while playing. I didn’t to care in these games because they pretty much played themselves.

    This expansion pass is the final straw for me and this franchise I think. I can’t take this constant disappointment anymore. Something needs to change dramatically and fast for me to continue caring about this creatively bankrupt, once great franchise.

    Thanks GameFreak, for ruining something I used to hold dear for the sake of monetary gain.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#76 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#3 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 89
  3. Negative: 0 out of 89
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 30, 2020
    90
    Sword & Shield have a lot to love for old and new fans, and they're pure quality from top to bottom. [Issue #44 – January/February 2020, p. 72]
  2. GameCritics
    Feb 6, 2020
    75
    I enjoyed my time with Pokemon Sword and Shield, but I ended feeling conflicted. I appreciate many of the changes and felt that it generally respected my time, but I almost felt like a passive participant. The more complex gym challenges had a meatier role, but the narrative shouldn’t have been shoved to the side. Overall, I would recommend it to players who want to have a Pokemon experience, but this one won’t stick with me the way the older ones have.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jan 14, 2020
    78
    Pokemon Sword/Shield is uncharacteristically user-friendly: now there’s no need to backtrack half across the world to heal your entire team of pokemon or to get to a particular city, for example. [Issue#242, p.66]
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