Pokemon Shield

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  1. TheFanOfFans
    Mar 11, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I thought that this game was pretty cool, but has many flaws. First off, the national dex doesn't bother me. It can be a game breaker if you want to use your favorite Pokemon. However I like using the new ones the most, and to anyone on the fence about the game because of this. I say get it and just try some new Pokemon, you might find a new favorite! Now the game is slow paced. The main characters will stop you over, and over. This is definitely a damper on the experience as a whole as when you want to go somewhere you are almost guaranteed to be stopped by a character. The graphics are nice when in towns and on the routes. Nothing crazy, but sometimes the towns actually look great. But in the Wild Area stuff goes downhill. The graphics aren't too great. The tree's look very strange and pokemon pop in and out (though this is an issue with the whole game). In the Wild Area you can do these Dynamax pokemon battles. These I am a bit mixed on. Once you beat the game most if not all raids are 5 stars. This means they put up their shield multiple times. The shields in my opinion aren't very good. A Dynamax pokemon deals 2 bars, while regular does 1. If there is 1 bar, a dynmax pokemon wastes it's attack and still only does one. This wouldn't be an issue except it wastes 1 of your 3 turns in as a Dynamax. Also the CPU players aren't to great. I'll get to the online after this but just know that you get the same pool of CPU Pokemon and it can feel really bad when one just keeps using stat boosters. Now the online (at least for me) is very hit or miss. Sometimes when I try to trade it takes a while to connect, other times it's almost instant. It definitely works more then it doesn't, but that's just something to keep in mind. The gameplay is great, it's just pokemon. The gyms this time are the best they have ever been, definitely a highlight. After you beat the game you can make tournaments with the gym leaders and that is constantly fun. Now there isn't much of a story in this game. Basically Leon and Sonia get most of the action and just tell you about all the crazy stuff that happened. Towards the end stuff starts picking up and you fight one of the Legendary Pokemon. The scaling of him was very weird though. His size seemed to change a lot. Overall I don't mind the lack of story, it would have been nice though and if you want one this game will not deliver. The difficulty is a bit too easy, but I've come to expect that with Pokemon at this point. I might have left some things out, but overall, it's a fun experience that has it's faults. Get it at a discount because $60 is a bit to much.… Expand
  2. aurel14
    Mar 10, 2020
    4
    a really poor game outdated graphics and a empty story my last pokemon game was silver and i have not felt the gap
  3. Shimmeywill
    Mar 10, 2020
    8
    While the plot was lacklustre, the visuals are fun and the character customization is solid. A decent time waster.
  4. Greendeer23
    Mar 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good works in my opinion , good graphics and good world is great experience… Expand
  5. JRobson
    Mar 5, 2020
    4
    As the latest entries in the Pokemon video game series, "Sword" and "Shield" are as generic and tired as their subtitles would suggest. As video games, they are a master class in how not to plan, develop or market your product. To the average Pokemon fan, they are so-so games that do just enough to scratch the itch. To longtime fans who have spent the majority of our young lives growing upAs the latest entries in the Pokemon video game series, "Sword" and "Shield" are as generic and tired as their subtitles would suggest. As video games, they are a master class in how not to plan, develop or market your product. To the average Pokemon fan, they are so-so games that do just enough to scratch the itch. To longtime fans who have spent the majority of our young lives growing up with this beloved twenty-four year old series, "Sword" and "Shield" are an insult and a misstep so hideous and poorly-conceived at every step of their execution that they do not merely scrape the bottom of the barrel, nor can they be described as the bottom of the barrel: these games do not deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with the barrel.

    For the uninitiated, Pokemon is a series in which players explore a vivid world and discover a diverse cast of monsters. Players form a close bond with these monsters by capturing, evolving, and training their skills in turn-based battles. In contrast, "Sword" and "Shield" invites players to vainly attempt to explore a lifeless husk and discover a limited selection of 3D models T-planing their way across an unambitious, empty world reminiscent of video game worlds two decades its senior (with worse lighting). Pokemon float aimlessly with no sign of intelligent AI beyond simple walking and "player noticed" animations. Shamefully, no interaction between Pokemon and the environment is to be found, nor is any world-building tell that would give players the impression the world is occupied by powerful creatures -- a particularly disappointing fact given how much focus was dedicated to the open world section during the game's promotion.

    Seemingly tacked on mid-development, the open world section features a surprisingly solid if janky player-controlled camera (a series first and a marked improvement over past entries). Despite this, the majority of the game bizarrely does not make use of it, instead employing the automated camera seen in past entries. The resulting conflict in gameplay is the most glaring fundamental flaw of "Sword" and "Shield"; half-heartedly teasing players with the illusion of freedom only to take it away for the majority of the game (think Super Mario Bros. but with a jump button that stops working after the first jump). Coupled with lackluster level design, "secret" items that predictably spawn at the same spots within the world, and a lack of player-world interaction, and players are left feeling punished rather than rewarded for exploring -- a perfect microcosm of Game Freak's decades-old development strategy, a "more of the same thing" development rut which allows for changes only if they come half-baked and ten years late.

    Graphically, 2019's "Sword" and "Shield" are somewhere between 2001 and 1996. Compared to titles released on the same platform (the most powerful Nintendo console to date), textures range from passable to hideous. Lighting is poor overall, with over-exposed whites in bright conditions and color blending so poorly-implemented that cave Pokemon encounters can easily be mistaken for rare "shiny" events. The art style is especially appalling in how little stylistic continuity it features. Even experienced players may find themselves confused by the contrast between ordinary trees and Berry Trees, which feature a repetitive cartoon-like design with vivid colors that contrast dramatically with the muted greys and greens of their non-interactive counterparts (assuming those players can forgive the jarring close range pop-in). The resulting effect makes one feel like some art assets have unceremoniously "glitched in" from an entirely different game. Equally jarring are the open world section's weather events, in which sunny, flowery fields adopt the ambiance of tornado-stricken disaster zones in the blink of an eye, with no visual indicator from a distance.

    Gameplay is unworthy of a mention, with the same slow, clunky cycle players have endured since 1996 in full effect. The latest gimmick to be introduced (and will almost certainly be disappointingly forgotten by the next entry) is "Dynamaxing", a temporary battle gimmick which allows Pokemon to become giants with preset movesets replacing their player-given moveset. As with past gimmicks, many players ignore this feature in competitive play. The "Curry Dex" exists in the way the letter 'Q' exists.

    Sporadic quality of life changes do little to improve the overall UX of these titles, with battles still encumbered by meandering "It's super effective!" messages that could be communicated more eloquently with a quick on-screen visual.

    Players are advised to treat these titles with the same reverence Game Freak's art director James Turner holds for Pokemon fans (Turner publicly "liked" a social media post calling passionate fans who voiced criticism of his project the C-word in the weeks leading up to the game's release).

    Dynamax your wallet instead.    … Expand
  6. loserkid182
    Mar 5, 2020
    4
    Una lastima que no consigan hacer un juego decente que niños y adultos puedan disfrutar, no necesitan genios guionistas de cine, un equipo de personas competentes serian capaces de con 10 consejos hacer una buena historia, pero por desgracia tenemos otra entrega mas de la franquicia que caerá en el olvido.

    Los personajes son la cosa mas vacía que he visto en mucho tiempo, desde luego la    Una lastima que no consigan hacer un juego decente que niños y adultos puedan disfrutar, no necesitan genios guionistas de cine, un equipo de personas competentes serian capaces de con 10 consejos hacer una buena historia, pero por desgracia tenemos otra entrega mas de la franquicia que caerá en el olvido.

    Los personajes son la cosa mas vacía que he visto en mucho tiempo, desde luego la peor de la saga, o empate con otras 3 al menos. El rival es cosa intensita, y los personajes que interacciones con nosotros en la aventura dan ganas de darles una patada en la boca a todos.

    Lo de la zona central tipo mundo abierto y que los Pokemon de nivel superior aparezcan por ahí es buena idea, pero esta FATAL implementado. Los caminos entre ciudades son cortos y SUPER lineales.

    La dificultad del juego es sin duda lo peor que tiene, he subido 4 equipos de Pokemon a mas del nivel 70 solo en una primera pasada del juego y sin farmear ni nada.

    En fin, una lastima que al final la gente dejara de comprar estos juegos por la baja calidad que tienen y ya vendrán las lagrimas de la compañía.    … Expand
  7. Shaydows
    Mar 2, 2020
    0
    Even though this was a rushed mess, I would have given this at most a 2/10. However, Gamefreak lied to the entire fanbase about why it's so bad and not a complete game. That combined with my original score makes this a easy 0/10, I wish it could be lower.
  8. WinterSoldierAM
    Mar 2, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So how is Pokemon Shield on its own? The answer is mixed to say the least. The first thing any Pokemon games exposes you to is your rival and starters. I like the design of the starters but ended up choosing Scorbunny. Your rival Hop is one of the worst rivals in the series, partially because he is so much like Hau. He is the brother of the Champion (another awful character) who just wants to be able to win. And he doesn’t. He loses over and over again throughout the game. To the point that it is annoying to even interact with him. The professor of this region isn’t present much in the story at all, instead her granddaughter is the one who follows you around and reveals plot points throughout the story. Sonia is the most likeable character in the game and has the best story of all the characters. One that shows her full growth from aspiring historian to full on Pokemon Professor. The Champion as mentioned earlier is hollow. He appears several times to simply save the day (offscreen) and when he actually interacts with you it is usually just to stroke his own ego. He is the “Unbeatable Champion”. And you will read that again, again, and again. And I say read because there is no spoken dialogue in the game, but we will get to that. The main baddie doesn’t appear until the very end when you and several leaders and other rivals come together to confront a legendary brought back to life. Team Yell follows around Marnie, another rival with limited time and development, which is more than team Yell gets. Unfortunately, Pokemon Sword and Shield have some of the worst characters in the series as well as a story with most of the interesting points being hidden as you get shuffled to the next gym(arena) to face the next leader.

    Pokemon games have never had voiceovers, however at this point dull characters backed up by zero spoken lines reflects poorly on these next-gen games. This would have been a great time to introduce voice acting to help make these characters more endearing to the player. But like many of the other woulda coulda shoulda elements of these games, a lot of it comes down to time. As for the other audio in the game many of the Pokemon cries are good and reverb throughout the open wild area as they spawn. The music tracks don’t really start to pick up until the very end of the game, but they are really good. The beats during the tournaments in the game are great fun and really push the feeling of a crowded stadium battle. The old traditional sounds from pokemon hatching to leveling up and evolving are all present and are as great as they have always been.

    Gameplay is much the same as usual, catch Pokemon, have them battle in turn-based segments and repeat. The battle animations vary widely with a handful being really cool and most others being very bland and old by this point. You travel through very small linear routes and no dungeons to get to each town some of which look much better than others, all fairly small and desolate overall. Even the final city is filled with buildings with nothing to do in them. No interesting side quests, items or dialogue. They just exist as window dressing. The Wild Area gives you an open area with a free camera to use and explore. While it is a great new element, it is pretty limited and presents many bland looking vistas and major performance drops. The weather changes are nice but some like fog and sandstorms obscure raids and Pokemon because they are so thick. The max raid battles are a new interesting element not devoid of issues of course. The rng nature of them makes trying to find a specific Pokemon an arduous task. The game saves before starting the raid off so whatever Pokemon appears in that bastion appears until the day resets or you beat it. Jumping into a raid with ai is frustrating as the ai can often have Pokemon weak to the raid boss leading to multiple faints and a loss on your part. Waiting for real people to join sometimes works and other times fails entirely. But what is worse is getting a match finally only to have your teammate earthquake and lose the match just because they have nothing better to do.

    The post-game is not long, however the story is much more enjoyable and introduces raid battles in case you have been waiting to do them. You revisit some gyms and fight a new threat that makes a lot of sense. It resolves in a fairly benign and unsatisfying way, but it is a lot more interesting to see the characters develop some compared to the main story. The battle tower is as you would expect from the series, fight several battles with your teams at preset levels for BP that can be used to buy items.

    Ultimately, Pokemon sword and Shield are games that display just how stuck in the past Game Freak is and how the development schedule for Pokemon games keeps them from ever innovating unlike newer jrpgs. Pokemon has the potential for so much more, and it is a shame that this is the best we will get for the foreseeable future.    … Expand
  9. Fazalchaudhry
    Mar 2, 2020
    5
    Very mixed. Game has lots of flaws but the stuff it dose right are great. Main game is bone dry very short. Post game also bone dry. However the new Pokemon are great and the characters are memorable. It has some of the best gyms in any Pokemon game.
  10. Lightning_Chasr
    Mar 1, 2020
    4
    More of the same, with less of what makes the series special to so many. Ugly open world area but beautiful towns. Spotty online. The most cinematic the series has ever been, sadly ruined by a lack of voice acting.
  11. Edumiroku
    Nov 24, 2019
    0
    The same thing that in Sword. I have to be with myself and my thoughs after playing the Game.
  12. TreeckoRate
    Feb 28, 2020
    3
    Good gameplay and pokemons, but textures like a **** and... WHERE THE NATIONAL POKEDEX, why over 450 pokemons are DiE where treecko, other really good pokemons MANY moves are disable too :/
  13. Terranut
    Feb 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He tenido que comprar Pokémon x y para.comprobar que la saga Pokémon ha muerto con la última entrega..Es el peor con diferencia. os recomiendo ultra luna sol o x e y antes que este.… Expand
  14. Enterkiou
    Feb 25, 2020
    7
    No es un mal juego, claramente no merece una cero. Lamentablemente no es lo que los fans de pokemon esperaban del juego. No tiene mucho avance en relación a otras entregas de la franquicia, salvo el área salvaje. Cuenta con limitaciones técnicas inexplicables para la época, como texturas mediocres y Pop-In, lo cual no concuerda con lo que uno espera de un triple A. Sin embargo, esNo es un mal juego, claramente no merece una cero. Lamentablemente no es lo que los fans de pokemon esperaban del juego. No tiene mucho avance en relación a otras entregas de la franquicia, salvo el área salvaje. Cuenta con limitaciones técnicas inexplicables para la época, como texturas mediocres y Pop-In, lo cual no concuerda con lo que uno espera de un triple A. Sin embargo, es principalmente más bueno que malo, dado que mantiene la jugabilidad adictiva de otras entregas, y respecto a eso, la jugabilidad siempre debiese tener más peso en un videojuego. Pasarás horas y horas de entretenimiento con este juego, siempre y cuando seas capaz de dejar de un lado sus notorios defectos.… Expand
  15. Howtomesup
    Feb 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. - game after 10 hours is boring.
    -Too easy. Like you can beat this game with three or four Pkmn and spamming a single attack, you even need to bother to buy potions or items at all because you can beat the opposing trainer with one hit and they barely damage your team, like why not put a hard or challenging mode where you can have to be more aware of items and attacks, etc. Overall it was underwhelming Rpg experience
    -Lack of content. Not minigames, boring battle cafe thing, boring battle tower, no rematch, boring, forgetable and too small region with nothing to do in it. No sidequest, no other activities like Battle Frontier, contest or visiting other islands.
    -Horrible graphics. The grass, the trees and that berries trees, oh boy that berries trees looks out of place with the other trees also in the Wild Area there three berries trees that are arranged in a way that doesn't look well in a "natural/wild" space.
    -This game has lazy animation. I remember a section near the final of the game that they don't even bother to animate the Pokemon using a move to turn on a switch. The water looks so bad and doesn't feel real that the Pokemon doesn't even interact with it. Pkmn lack like good animations, most notably flying type Pkmn like their just has their wings open, without flapping them that doesn't make sense. Moves and attacks looks awful.
    - This games have too much recycle stuff. Every item sprite and descriptions are the same as old titles, same with some moves and Pkmn sprites and descriptions, also the same old chimes and sound effects are old and it felt off and outdated. So this basically is copy and paste and it was no much effort in it.
    - The story is forgettable, unmemorable, predictable and boring, like there is no character motivation, same with the antagonist, and that thing of the Darkest Day what even concludes or is important.
    - The lack of voice acting in places where it should. The introduction and where Piers is "singing" is cringy and painfully to watch.
    -The unnecessary cut of Pkmn. If you are already copying and pasting everything why not cut and paste the rest of the Pkmn. Ohh i know because you want a Dlc that doesn't even include all the remaining Pkmn.
    The only decent thing of this game is the music and there is not a lot of it.
    But I know this is a very small indi company and like they are not obviously the owner of one of "THE HIGHEST GROSSING FRANCHISES".    … Expand
  16. Persona5Royale
    Feb 22, 2020
    10
    Much better than it's dumb counter partner sword. Get this version instead!
  17. MonkdemMan
    Feb 20, 2020
    7
    Ok gamefreak didn't really push the boat out too far and kinda played it safe. Fanboys giving it a zero need to get a life. This is a game made for all ages and all level of "fans" not the obsessive angry weirdos. Its exactly what I expected from a pokemon game. Travel a decent looking world catch all the pokemon take on gyms ect. I like the graphics not every game needs high detail theOk gamefreak didn't really push the boat out too far and kinda played it safe. Fanboys giving it a zero need to get a life. This is a game made for all ages and all level of "fans" not the obsessive angry weirdos. Its exactly what I expected from a pokemon game. Travel a decent looking world catch all the pokemon take on gyms ect. I like the graphics not every game needs high detail the art work works. The sounds is more of the same and can't say I'm a fan of the music.
    I had a good time with pokemon shield it's an innocent piece of my childhood bought to a colourful great map. It's not a perfect masterpiece but should we really expect that from a game that is made for ages 3 and upwards. I can enjoy it and so can my kids.... when I eventually have some    … Expand
  18. Lonchoya
    Feb 18, 2020
    3
    Ever felt so frustrated with a game that you felt compelled to go out of your way to create a Metacritic account to give it the pathetic score you feel it deserves, and even write a detailed review of it? Well, this is me feeling and doing precisely that.

    I will breeze through the issues everyone got to know from the start and focus more on the recent announcements and events. How they    Ever felt so frustrated with a game that you felt compelled to go out of your way to create a Metacritic account to give it the pathetic score you feel it deserves, and even write a detailed review of it? Well, this is me feeling and doing precisely that.

    I will breeze through the issues everyone got to know from the start and focus more on the recent announcements and events. How they go about the story's climactic events makes no sense and the story in general is as dull as it gets; we all know Gamefreak codes like 5-year-olds, most attack animations are recycled; the game is laggy in the Wild Area even when offline and a framerate nightmare when online. We all know the games are toddler-level easy if you do not handicap yourself, but this has been the case for every Pokemon game. We all know the pokedex was cut and many jokingly said they were gonna sell the missing Pokemon back to us. Personally, I was suspicious of the lack of GTS since it made no sense to have removed such a helpful feature for completing the Pokedex. Yes, many people made ridiculous requests but I never struggled to complete my Pokedex when asking for reasonable trades, e.g. a starter for a starter. Enter $30 DLC and Pokemon Home's $16 annual suscription. Now it all fell into place and gamefrEAk (see what I did there?) showed us their true intentions.

    When Ishihara promised a "game for veterans in 2019", unfortunately, he was not referring to the content/quality of the games appealing to a more mature audience. He meant a game for older fans, yes, but older in the sense that they have their own money, and can pay more for less, which seems to be the direction the gaming industry in general is following: Release an incomplete game at full price, then sell the missing components.

    You can argue they always sold to us a full-price, third game "DLC", but at least all iterations always felt like a complete game, and you could get every pokemon just by trading. You might say, "well, you can still get the DLC mythicals via GTS", and to that I respond: good luck getting a stranger to let go of his/her mythicals/legendaries, assuming you don't receive a hacked mon.

    Having spoken about the bad stuff, there are some good things in the game. This is the most I've felt involved in a pokemon league and the battles are quite the spectacle. This shouldn't be the case for any game, but there is actually a right way to play a Pokemon game's main story. I did find enjoyment and a glimpse of difficulty by mainly sticking to 2 points:
    A) Rotating as many pokemon as I could. This allows you to remain underleveled and also to familiarize yourself with the newest Pokemon.
    B) Avoid help from NPC/Rivals. You always have enough money to rely on your own Potions, anyway.

    The music is also some of the best in the franchise, my favorites being Marnie's theme and Gym Leader match theme. Character design is pleasant, too, they're really going the Waif-I mean, FIRE Emblem route in these last games, if you know what I mean. But that's basically it for the good stuff.

    As to what frustrated me so much that I had to write this review? Dyna/Gigantamax raids have an absurd, artificial and cheap difficulty to them if you're playing solo. Most NPCs are just terrible and if you lose, it's because of them. Even in this game's cut dex, Gamefreak has a repertoire of 400 strong, and what do they give to the NPCs to use? Magikarp. Pikachu. Clefairy. Or single-stage Pokemon, but rarely a fully-evolved one such as Salazzle. Adding to the frustration, their online, like mentioned before, is horrendous, so it can't really count as a soluton to this. It's even a meme at this point the fact that most Pokemon players play on their own, you'd think Gamefreak would have allowed for better Pokemon to be used by the NPCs, for us sad, friendless souls. Or make a good online experience, but I guess that's too much work. There's also a fixed amount of damage you can inflict on a Dynamax Pokemon before it places its shields up, what's up with that?

    In no way is this game worth $60. I have been a Pokemon fan since 1998, and this has been the first time I did not do a day-1 purchase, and rightly so. If you must have this game, do what I did and get it on sale or pre-owned. Bought it at 3DS price ($42), because that's what it barely reaches to be: a better-looking, yet content-lacking, 3DS game.    … Expand
  19. GrungeHamster
    Feb 16, 2020
    6
    The game does scratch the itch for capturing and battling fun, colorful monsters. However the game feels lackluster in a number of departments.

    The game admittedly does get some things right, things such as accessing all monsters from anywhere in the game world except for battles. Creating battle ready teams is easier than ever. Though some changes are a little strange. The Escape Rope,    The game does scratch the itch for capturing and battling fun, colorful monsters. However the game feels lackluster in a number of departments.

    The game admittedly does get some things right, things such as accessing all monsters from anywhere in the game world except for battles. Creating battle ready teams is easier than ever. Though some changes are a little strange. The Escape Rope, a dungeon escaping item is no longer limited to being a purchase item and has unlimited uses. This would normally be a good thing, however there are no dungeons in the game and no puzzles.

    This leads to the next issue that the game is fairly hand-holdy. You can explore the 'Wild Area' which allows for real defeat and failure. Outside of this however the game feels and plays like a theme park.

    The story isn't very engaging, while this may not be the primary reason one plays these games it needs to be said that the game doesn't seem to have a clear idea of what it wants the player to focus on. Without any spoilers, the game wants you to focus on your journey through the land, all while hinting at some corporate issue go on in the background. Characters will tell you to pay it no mind, then 20 minutes later interrupt your adventure to have you pay attention to the very thing they just told you to ignore.

    Finally, graphics are fairly off here. The game feels and looks like it was mashed together by several different teams and studios, and we see that is the case in the end credits. Some visuals are very clean and clear, while others are muddy, bland and polygon-like. The final icing on the cake is the fact that you can literally see a mouse cursor in the end credits as the editor was working on their computer to edit the sequence.

    It's an okay and playable game, but it is not out of this world. If you want more of the same or are a returning fan, you will likely enjoy it. If you were hoping for something to blow your mind, look elsewhere.    … Expand
  20. Irarius
    Feb 14, 2020
    1
    ok so it took me a month to actually rly rly get through this game because it was just so boring.
    i originally gave it a 4.5
    but i have to go down. this game is miserable. the story sucks ass, like you cant even understand how bad, **** just happens for no reason... the graphics are ps2, like jesus christ you will notice it. the wild area feels good for like an hour AT MAX 2-3    ok so it took me a month to actually rly rly get through this game because it was just so boring.
    i originally gave it a 4.5
    but i have to go down. this game is miserable.
    the story sucks ass, like you cant even understand how bad, **** just happens for no reason...
    the graphics are ps2, like jesus christ you will notice it.
    the wild area feels good for like an hour AT MAX 2-3 bland, empty, nothing to do.
    npcs in raids are actually retarded. you get magicarps and wobblefet into ur team. and that is rly rly bad. the pool of mons is rly small too...
    the wil area pop in kills the idea of it. you dont see mons exept u are in front of them 2 meters away,    … Expand
  21. Maxtron
    Feb 12, 2020
    7
    A good game but it falls in some parts like in the main game it seems that is unfinished an the climax appears from non-where; the graphics are not the same quality as the other games from the console. But at the end is fun, I would recommend it? Only if you are a big Pokémon fan.
  22. Xxdaniels751xX
    Feb 11, 2020
    3
    Perhaps in another circumstance I could have supported a downloadable content like the one proposed by Game Freak, but never given the current circumstances. Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield has turned out to be a launch that, despite successful sales, raised a lot of controversy. I don't think there was a worse time than this to announce an expansion pass with these characteristics. ThePerhaps in another circumstance I could have supported a downloadable content like the one proposed by Game Freak, but never given the current circumstances. Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield has turned out to be a launch that, despite successful sales, raised a lot of controversy. I don't think there was a worse time than this to announce an expansion pass with these characteristics. The Pokémon brand has deteriorated during the past 2019 due not only to a video game that does not include all the Pokémon, but to an improved communication by The Pokémon Company.… Expand
  23. Moglipapy
    Feb 7, 2020
    1
    There is too much to say in how bad the game is. I rather play silver on my old gameboy than that. Just don't buy it and don't encourage GameFreak on this. Shame.
  24. Smoothhands
    Feb 6, 2020
    4
    Pokemon is a very unique franchise. No matter how much they half-ass it, people will still buy it.

    This game adds nothing of value. The graphics are just upscaled 3ds graphics. I did not expect them to put any work into it. It's just not how they do things. I don't care about the national dex. I think it's low to lie about why. The story is blegh. Again... To be expected. It's    Pokemon is a very unique franchise. No matter how much they half-ass it, people will still buy it.

    This game adds nothing of value. The graphics are just upscaled 3ds graphics. I did not expect them to put any work into it. It's just not how they do things.
    I don't care about the national dex. I think it's low to lie about why.
    The story is blegh. Again... To be expected.

    It's Pokémon, they can continue slapping something together and it will be fun or at least a nice way to kill time for a short while.

    What I think is almost unforgivable is sticking Hard-Mode into a freaking paid DLC that adds nothing of value except that hard mode.

    This is a bland game from an amazing franchise made by a lazy company.
    You should do yourself a favour and pick up TemTem.    … Expand
  25. lorvha
    Feb 6, 2020
    0
    The price increase of "Pokemon Sword and Shield" and their passage on a more powerful Console must necessarily lead to an overall technical and graphic improvement.
    Pokemon Sword and Shield have a technical / graphic shortage. Now this is no longer admissible
  26. HipSGuinness
    Feb 3, 2020
    4
    This game is just an other pokemon game. DLC are joke, they need to be on the game at the start of for free.
    The main history are very easy and clean on less than 20h if you collect just normaly. And if you finish the game all pokemon on the central zone jump lvl 55/60 wtf oO
    The help on typ and you can see if your attack is effective or not... (the gigamax evolution are nothing more    This game is just an other pokemon game. DLC are joke, they need to be on the game at the start of for free.
    The main history are very easy and clean on less than 20h if you collect just normaly. And if you finish the game all pokemon on the central zone jump lvl 55/60 wtf oO
    The help on typ and you can see if your attack is effective or not... (the gigamax evolution are nothing more than a boost)

    Maybe the DLC can improve the game, but the game are expensive for nothing more.    … Expand
  27. Lone_Wolf_Sones
    Feb 2, 2020
    5
    Where to start with Sword and Shield. Are they bad games? No. Are they great games? No. So what are they then? Well they strangely find themselves sitting in the middle. Considering these were to be the first console mainline installments in the series? Expectations were understandably high.

    That is not to say that there aren't any redeemable aspects about these titles. However for    Where to start with Sword and Shield. Are they bad games? No. Are they great games? No. So what are they then? Well they strangely find themselves sitting in the middle. Considering these were to be the first console mainline installments in the series? Expectations were understandably high.

    That is not to say that there aren't any redeemable aspects about these titles. However for every step forward? It feels like one step was taken back. First we have to talk about the cuts to the national dex as well as the move pool. Game Freak said this was in an effort to deliver high quality animations. Unfortunately, we do not really have "high quality animations" here.

    The Wild area is easily the biggest new addition and it is a positive step forward. However this is tempered by the fact that you will find high level pokemon early on. You can't catch them. This would have been somewhat tolerable if you could catch them but couldn't use them in battle due to the level restrictions that have been in place since the series' inception. Also a bummer is that while online the frame rate tanks and trainers you come across can't be interacted with.

    The games also have a shocking lack of visual polish across the board. There are some glaringly low resolution and muddy textures. The cities and towns feel like window dressing and facades. Many doors can't be entered. Interior's of buildings have been copied and pasted with the same layout in each.

    Dynamax and Gigantamax battles feel like gimmicks. They add very little to the meta and feel like nothing more than damage sponges even if you exploit elemental advantage. I would rather the time spent on these have been spent on creating more new pokemon or getting more of the roster in there.

    The new pokemon we did get are generally cool. Regional variants though again I could do without in favor of more new ones or more of the proper national dex.

    Now we come to the really scummy part. They revealed DLC where many of the cut pokemon will be added back in for $30. They said there would be a "Free" update. But many people fail to consider this isn't really free. We also have been given the news of Pokemon Home and that it will cost $16 for a year. Also placed behind Pokemon Home is the GTS system that has been carved out from the previous games.

    IF you want to transfer from pokemon Bank which itself already costs $5 a year? You need Pokemon Home which is another $16 for a year. This is on top of paying for Switch online at $20 for a year. That means you will have spent $41 on subscriptions alone just to transfer/trade and battle online. And if you want the DLC which most fans are probably going to want as there are yet new legendaries in there, that's another $30. That's $71 total on top of the $60 for the base game where you already were paying $20 more up front being a switch title vs. a 3DS title.

    This kind of excessive monetization of Pokemon is my greatest fear come true.
    (copied from my review of Pokemon Sword)    … Expand
  28. Ernest_Figueroa
    Feb 2, 2020
    8
    Gran juego de pokemon, grandes sorpresas al nivel jugable, el apartado visual es de un pokemon Ultra moon reescalado. En portátil se ve muy bien, La manera en que se desarrolla el juego es muy ágil y casi no es necesario levear mucho más de lo que leveas de camino al destino.
    No es nuevo que copien animaciones en la saga y no me molesta armar un nuevo equipo para esta entrega, el juego es    Gran juego de pokemon, grandes sorpresas al nivel jugable, el apartado visual es de un pokemon Ultra moon reescalado. En portátil se ve muy bien, La manera en que se desarrolla el juego es muy ágil y casi no es necesario levear mucho más de lo que leveas de camino al destino.
    No es nuevo que copien animaciones en la saga y no me molesta armar un nuevo equipo para esta entrega, el juego es muy bueno, pero no es bueno gráficamente para los lanzamientos que tenemos en switch. Tiene unos momentos en la narrativa que no me esperaba. Depresión y otras instancias que le dan peso a la carrera de entrenador que las anteriores entregas no lo hacían tan bien como este. Subestime a los oponentes y tuve que tomarme el juego en serio como en los pokémon rojo y esmeralda y de ese estilo donde si que tenias que tener estrategia y un poco de suerte para vencer. El vicio en pokémon ha vuelto señores. Luego de 200 horas, siento que el juego pudo ser mucho más, falto mejorar las texturas y el frame rate cuando pones el online en la zona salvaje, por lo demás, bien, pudieron hacerlo mejor y más épico pero veo mucha flojera por parte de gamefreak.    … Expand
  29. Potatoes953
    Feb 2, 2020
    1
    It's not good, I hate this game with a passion. Its easy, boring, glitch y, ugly, unfinished game. I used to be a fan of the series on the 3DS but here's the thing those only costed $40 and even that was over priced, but 60. This game I knew from the leak and rumors was going to be bad. The only reason I have played is because my little brother got it for Christmas. The story is god awful,It's not good, I hate this game with a passion. Its easy, boring, glitch y, ugly, unfinished game. I used to be a fan of the series on the 3DS but here's the thing those only costed $40 and even that was over priced, but 60. This game I knew from the leak and rumors was going to be bad. The only reason I have played is because my little brother got it for Christmas. The story is god awful, in the over world and cut scenes the models look like they belong on the PS2 they cut over half the content from the previous games then lied about the models taking too long to upgrade even tho they were reused from 3DS games.
    Also they are putting a band-aid on through DLC and Pokemon home, and because of the fact that content is locked behind the other game and you need two different versions of the same DLC it costs just under $200 to get a complete experience. Don't buy these games, they aren't fun aren't pleasant to look at, and have like $20 worth of content at most. If you must play an RPG on switch there is always Final Fantasy 7, Octopath-Traveler, and Valkyria Chronicles. Don't feed the beast (Nintendo) or they will keep pumping out bad games like this.    … Expand
  30. zasham
    Feb 2, 2020
    5
    For me the biggest negative thing about the new Pokémon games are the difficulty. They are likely the MOST easiest/casual Pokémon ever. No puzzles, no real dungeons, experience points for all Pokémon, exchange Pokémon directly without going to the center, way too easy trainers ect. ect. ect. There are so many flaws in difficulty, it seriously hurts!
    If those were the first games in the    For me the biggest negative thing about the new Pokémon games are the difficulty. They are likely the MOST easiest/casual Pokémon ever. No puzzles, no real dungeons, experience points for all Pokémon, exchange Pokémon directly without going to the center, way too easy trainers ect. ect. ect. There are so many flaws in difficulty, it seriously hurts!
    If those were the first games in the whole series, Pokémon wouldn't have been such a big success as it is today. Hope they learn the next time! If not, it will be my last one forever.    … Expand
  31. BlockXI
    Jan 31, 2020
    6
    It's Pokémon, which I like and I do enjoy these games. But it's the worst games in the series (except for VGC). No graphical upgrade worth the name, no evolution on gameplay but a new price tag for being on console. I like it, and it's a total cash grab.
  32. Andros777
    Jan 31, 2020
    6
    So here's the thing, even a lazy and somewhat empty version of Pokémon (oh and trust me, Game Freak have been cutting content hard from this one) is still an enjoyable experience to me. Is it as good as previous generations? In terms of story progression and characters I certainly did not mind it, yet, the endgame lacks serious content aside from Max Raid Battles. The number of legendariesSo here's the thing, even a lazy and somewhat empty version of Pokémon (oh and trust me, Game Freak have been cutting content hard from this one) is still an enjoyable experience to me. Is it as good as previous generations? In terms of story progression and characters I certainly did not mind it, yet, the endgame lacks serious content aside from Max Raid Battles. The number of legendaries to catch in this game is insanely low at a measily two per version.

    The content drought will be fixed this year as two expansions are planned. If you somehow managed to wait out on this game, go and buy it together with both expansions once they are out and you will surely find a great Pokémon game. As of right now, it is just alright.    … Expand
  33. jacksondawg25
    Jan 31, 2020
    1
    Yes, the following is the same as my sword review. They are the same goddamn game.

    Game Freak has gotten either incredibly lazy or incredibly cheap. There's no other way to put it. They spared as many expenses as possible while making this game. They left out a bunch of Pokemon from previous games. The story mode is shorter than any previous game in the series. There is less post-game    Yes, the following is the same as my sword review. They are the same goddamn game.

    Game Freak has gotten either incredibly lazy or incredibly cheap. There's no other way to put it. They spared as many expenses as possible while making this game. They left out a bunch of Pokemon from previous games. The story mode is shorter than any previous game in the series. There is less post-game content than any previous game in the series. The animation quality is the worst it's ever been. The GTS has been removed. And the reason for all these problems? Laziness and/or greediness. Game Freak put minimal effort and resources into the making of this game and it shows. The worst part is that not only did this game disappoint me, it also got me thinking critically to the point that I realized that ever since Pokemon Black and White, this series has become just... lesser in every category. In addition to the problems listed above, anyone could look at the actual plot of recent games and see that the stories are becoming less inspired and overall more boring. Rivals seem like regular trainers that don't matter anymore, villains don't seem to be worth any concern at all, there is nothing motivating the player aside from the same old gym challenge plot. The soundtracks have also begun sounding more generic over time. Save for one or two decent songs per game, nothing has measured up to the fantastic soundtrack Black and White had.

    To add insult to injury, Game Freak's response to all this criticism was horrible. They didn't update the game to add Pokemon or fix animations, or return the GTS, or add post-game content. They did however decide to add PAID DLC. Their solution to a game almost void of content was to add some, but make players pay 30 more dollars (more for me because I'm Canadian) to turn an unfinished game into what might be a full game.

    In conclusion, don't get this game. Don't get the DLC, and don't buying anything to do with Game Freak until they get their **** together.    … Expand
  34. hanzo82
    Jan 31, 2020
    2
    nope... not really good, it was definitely my last pokemon game. just a huge disappointment
  35. nickalleye
    Jan 30, 2020
    8
    First things first: when I play a pokemon game I only use the new gen creatures. That means I don't care about the national dex. People need to stop being so conservative. As for the game itself, it has its fair share of issues (hello always-on exp. share), but it's ultimately a fine game. The designs are pretty cool. Playing it to this day, taking me longer than most cause I want to tryFirst things first: when I play a pokemon game I only use the new gen creatures. That means I don't care about the national dex. People need to stop being so conservative. As for the game itself, it has its fair share of issues (hello always-on exp. share), but it's ultimately a fine game. The designs are pretty cool. Playing it to this day, taking me longer than most cause I want to try all the new monsters.… Expand
  36. DragonGamerZ
    Jan 29, 2020
    10
    Just read my review for Pokemon Sword, it covers about everything. Maximum enjoyment from these titles, being second only to Black and White in my eyes.
  37. noleme
    Jan 28, 2020
    7
    I had a lot of fun playing this pokemon game. Being able to see the pokemon in the grass is a great addition as I can choose the encounters instead of random annoying encounters. Because of this, this is the first pokemon game where I actually wanted to catch them all. The exp share takes away the annoying grinding and encourages you to try new low level pokemon you catch in your party. InI had a lot of fun playing this pokemon game. Being able to see the pokemon in the grass is a great addition as I can choose the encounters instead of random annoying encounters. Because of this, this is the first pokemon game where I actually wanted to catch them all. The exp share takes away the annoying grinding and encourages you to try new low level pokemon you catch in your party. In prior games I would just use a couple strong pokemon as I did not want to grind to level up additional pokemon. There was not an hours long tutorial or as much hand holding as ultra sun had. The gyms being arenas like a sports competition made them feel exciting.

    Dynamaxing pokemon is nothing special. The z-moves from ultra sun are better and provide more strategy in battles. The story in the game is dumb and uninteresting. Especially the team baddies which are just obnoxious fans of an opposing gym challenger and provide no real challenge. Previous games baddies like team magma from ruby were actually interesting and had motivation. The game had no good puzzles to get through. The story advances illogically as if they forgot about it. The wild area was not as fun and interesting as I thought it would be. You can't even catch all the pokemon in it until you beat all the gyms. It is so annoying encountering a pokemon and realizing it is too high a level for you to catch.

    As a casual fan who had no idea the national dex even existed until the outrage from a very vocal minority, I enjoyed this game; Although pokemon can and should be much more than this.    … Expand
  38. Pizzazz
    Jan 25, 2020
    0
    I have no idea how they got everything so wrong, all they had to do was make the same thing they've been making and it would have been fine, but they somehow made it terrible.
  39. MisoraHibiki
    Jan 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've played the series from the very beginning. I've invested hours into each installment. While SwSh are good, they're far from perfect.

    The good: smaller UI means being able to give more room for the gameplay.

    The bad: Nat Dex. This is the first entry where past Pokémon were not programmed in: before, any given game would have all the known (and unknown Mythicals) Pokémon that were released by that point.

    Low-tier graphics. While they are sleeker than USUM, SwSh's graphics fall on the very low end in terms of what the Switch is capable of. If the 3DS wasn't retired, SwSh would have ended up there. Using textures that can be compared to a N64 game also doesn't help, either.

    Re-used models and animations. GameFreak claimed that all the animations and models would be brand new. That's not the case. Many, if not all, of the 809 Pokémon released before these games use the same models that they used in USUM. Only thing that was changed is that the models look more sleek. Other than that, no changes.

    Too easy. Never before have I had such an easy time finishing a Pokémon game. With "permanent EXP share" giving an equal amount of EXP to all party members (without dividing it by the number of party members, which is how past games did it) and easy-to-farm EXP crystals (which are far more effective than Rare Candies during the earlier level ranges) makes this game extremely easy.

    Another disposable gimmick. Mega Evolution, first appearing in Gen VI, and Z-Crystals, first appearing in Gen VII, have been replaced by a new gimmick: Dynamaxing. Essentially, making pokémon giant for three turns. Aside from an HP boost and slightly stronger moves, the gimmick is practically useless, as many Dynamaxed Pokémon used by trainers still can't survive even a single hit (especially with the easy sources of EXP). The only clear question is what will replace in in Gen IX.

    Lack of story. While the Pokémon games in general have usually gone with the same story structure, there was always a secondary objective for the player: putting an end to whatevernthe villainous team of the region was planning. It reached the peak in Gen VI when the villainous organization planned to use a weapon capable of killing all life on Earth. Such a story is absent from these games. The closest thing to a villainous team composed of fans of one of the Gym Challengers: their nost heinous act is simply being a nuisance that even their idol becomes angry with them over. The closest thing to an actual villain tries to reawaken a Pokémon responsible for a doomsday event that has happened before, just so he can "provide Galar with enough energy" for the next millenia. The actual threat, though, is nonexistant, and there's no real sense of accomplishment, either. The one battle involved is also scripted, meaning its impossible to actually lose.

    I could say more, but i believe what I've wrote is sufficient enough. GameFreak had a chance to make an astounding game, but due to a yearly deadline they've inflicted on themselves, it seems like future entries will just continue the downhill trend that SwSh has started.    … Expand
  40. MoviesRUS
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Awesome game. Ignore the haters cause they are idiots. They never played the game before and are only hating on it because they have no life. I recommend this game.
  41. Flikkie72
    Jan 23, 2020
    8
    What a bunch of crybabies! The game is great, though the post-game story is a bit too brief for my liking and there are a couple too many goofs/exploitable features in it.
  42. goiky
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    Not one of the best pokemon games, but definitely utilizes its platform well. The story is absolutely horrendous, with being horribly paced, bad motivations for almost every character except for Hop, and humor that's forceful and unfunny. The gameplay though is pretty good. The cutting of the National Dex was a genius move, especially when considering how tedious it would be to complete aNot one of the best pokemon games, but definitely utilizes its platform well. The story is absolutely horrendous, with being horribly paced, bad motivations for almost every character except for Hop, and humor that's forceful and unfunny. The gameplay though is pretty good. The cutting of the National Dex was a genius move, especially when considering how tedious it would be to complete a dex otherwise, given the expansive world that they have. The mechanics that this game introduce (the wild area and raids) are the best to be seen in any pokemon game, because it's on a switch. However, I had 0 difficulty the entire game. I mean, it's a pokemon game, it's gonna be fun, but this one was incredibly easy, and that's coming from someone who had difficulty with sun and moon. Still, people who are calling this game the worst are nitpicking and biased.… Expand
  43. JoeTG9
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    These games are fun. That's the only good thing about them. They show the complacency and lack of innovation that has plagued game freak for years. These games are fun, but extremely lazy.
  44. jfranklin
    Jan 21, 2020
    8
    This game really gets overly hated on for silly reasons. People care way too much about what they are missing, like the "National Dex," and a really solid Pokemon game that is just as addicting and fun as other entries in the series. The world feels alive, the characters have more depth than I'm used to in pokemon games... I think the rampant negativity is just caused from unrealisticThis game really gets overly hated on for silly reasons. People care way too much about what they are missing, like the "National Dex," and a really solid Pokemon game that is just as addicting and fun as other entries in the series. The world feels alive, the characters have more depth than I'm used to in pokemon games... I think the rampant negativity is just caused from unrealistic expectations.

    Pokemon Sword and Shield is a great time, and more or less exactly what you expect when you get a pokemon game, with small updates to make things more connected. It's no Breath of the Wild, but that doesn't mean it's not still a very solid game.    … Expand
  45. Guipal
    Jan 19, 2020
    3
    Achei as novas formas bem genéricas, são divertidas, mas faltam movimentos, o pós game ficou muito repetitivo e, além disso, a impressão que tive foi que o jogo foi "capado" também no pós game pra ser vendido pelas DLCs que foram anunciadas. Uma pena pois é uma franquia que sempre gostei muito e parece que cada vez mais qualquer conteúdo que fuja da história principal é ausente de caprichoAchei as novas formas bem genéricas, são divertidas, mas faltam movimentos, o pós game ficou muito repetitivo e, além disso, a impressão que tive foi que o jogo foi "capado" também no pós game pra ser vendido pelas DLCs que foram anunciadas. Uma pena pois é uma franquia que sempre gostei muito e parece que cada vez mais qualquer conteúdo que fuja da história principal é ausente de capricho já que o foco do mercado agora é vender qualquer adicional por DLC. Uma pena… Expand
  46. Oscote
    Jan 19, 2020
    4
    A company / franchise that is worth more than almost any other franchise and this is the garbage they feed us? Don't get me wrong, the game is passable and functional but the graphics are subpar, the animations are subpar, the story is subpar...

    The fading animation of the camera clipping through objects looks like it was ripped from a ps1 game, the trees look like they were ripped from    A company / franchise that is worth more than almost any other franchise and this is the garbage they feed us? Don't get me wrong, the game is passable and functional but the graphics are subpar, the animations are subpar, the story is subpar...

    The fading animation of the camera clipping through objects looks like it was ripped from a ps1 game, the trees look like they were ripped from an n64 game, the animations don't fit the pokemon half of the time. I just completed the game and during the last battle where you catch the legendary, there is no hype music or environmental sound effects (which there should at least be those... you are on top of a building). All Gamefreak gives you is quiet, echoing footsteps as you walk around. After this, you find your rival befriended the other legendary who randomly wants to be his pokemon (and give up it's hundreds of years of independence... but whatever), Hop walks 2 steps away from it, then throws a pokeball (that you can see his hands are empty) full force. Nothing says friendship like a 100% effort throw from 2 feet away.

    I enjoyed it, it brought back some nostalgia, but this is more of a 40 dollar game than a mainline, premier, 60 dollar game.    … Expand
  47. Grave2363
    Jan 19, 2020
    3
    The game just feels incomplete, the pop in of npc's can be at times jarring, the wild area feels lazy and empty, not to mention has the worst performance when online, the main feature. alpha sapphire, and ultra moon felt more complete. platinum, black & white, and black 2 & white 2, were just better games. The online just feels tacked on. The game is laughably easy compared to previous games.
  48. YuckZane
    Jan 17, 2020
    2
    I wanted to like this game very much. But I just couldn’t. Pokémon Sword and Shield felt completely uninspired, uncreative, and I felt no drive to keep on playing through it (But I did anyway).

    Pros: * Setting * Very cute and cool new Pokémon * Music for most of it (there were some repetitive songs that got really annoying like in the wild area) * Wild area * Playing with the toy    I wanted to like this game very much. But I just couldn’t. Pokémon Sword and Shield felt completely uninspired, uncreative, and I felt no drive to keep on playing through it (But I did anyway).

    Pros:
    * Setting
    * Very cute and cool new Pokémon
    * Music for most of it (there were some repetitive songs that got really annoying like in the wild area)
    * Wild area
    * Playing with the toy and games like fetch with your Pokémon for about three minutes before it got boring
    * More variety of types available (Ice, Fairy, Dark, Ghost, Fighting)
    * More variety with the Gym leader types
    * Get ability to “fly” early and no HMs

    Cons:
    * Not a lot of depth
    * WAY TOO EASY
    * Shared exp is STILL too much
    * Story doesn’t really start kicking in until very late
    * Characters were annoying (except Bebe and Marnie)
    * Hop is an extremely boring character and his constant positivity and uncomfortable amount of worship towards his brother gets obnoxious after a while.
    * Team Yell is useless
    * Bike outfit is yuck
    * The look and art of the interface, health bars, experience points were all very lazily done
    * Charizard is no longer a Pokémon I enjoy anymore because of overstimulation
    * The first play through should not leave me in a questioning state of “what was the point of any of this?”

    While I personally think this game looks really good a lot of the time, there is a severe lack of depth and characters that players can connect to and enjoy. I think this game was lazily made and basically pushed out for profit and should’ve given it another year to maybe make a game worth playing.    … Expand
  49. Naraku
    Jan 16, 2020
    9
    Un gran avance en los juegos de pokémon, la verdad es que desde el pokémon Lets Go se me hacen juegos muy fáciles, la dificultad se ha perdido por completo y eso es un gran punto en contra, por otro lado los gráficos son fantásticos y la historia es buena.
  50. Kyo_Bogard
    Jan 16, 2020
    7
    Demasiado fácil.

    Es un regreso a la fórmula. Pokémon de toda la vida con las suficientes novedades como para que no se sienta el mismo juego de siempre. Los nuevos Gimnasios Pokémon hacen que no sea tan repetitivo. Por otra parte, el área silvestre, aún siendo una gran idea, le falta por pulir ya que tiene grandes bajadas de framerate, sobre todo conectado a internet. En cuanto a la    Demasiado fácil.

    Es un regreso a la fórmula. Pokémon de toda la vida con las suficientes novedades como para que no se sienta el mismo juego de siempre. Los nuevos Gimnasios Pokémon hacen que no sea tan repetitivo.
    Por otra parte, el área silvestre, aún siendo una gran idea, le falta por pulir ya que tiene grandes bajadas de framerate, sobre todo conectado a internet.
    En cuanto a la nueva generación, aún siendo muy fan de las 2 primeras generaciones, no me ha resultado tan mala. No creo que el hecho de no tener a todos los Pokémon existentes sea un punto negativo.    … Expand
  51. disposable
    Jan 13, 2020
    6
    For a game following the wonderfully inventive Sun/Moon entries, Pokemon Shield is startling in its lack of ambition. The marquee feature, the wild area, feels more like a zoo than an expanse. It is absolutely arresting to recall that Pokemon and Breath of the Wild originate from the same parent company. In this day and age, it is not unreasonable to ask for freedom in our enormouslyFor a game following the wonderfully inventive Sun/Moon entries, Pokemon Shield is startling in its lack of ambition. The marquee feature, the wild area, feels more like a zoo than an expanse. It is absolutely arresting to recall that Pokemon and Breath of the Wild originate from the same parent company. In this day and age, it is not unreasonable to ask for freedom in our enormously popular well funded collectathon RPGs.

    It is frustrating to see an IP as strong as Pokemon so abused. Even through Game Freak's shallow innovation, the core gameplay loop of the most valuable IP of all time still shines. Pokemon battles are still fun, even with fewer pokemon. Still, Game Freak comes close to hamstringing battles with the Dynamax system. By Dynamaxing pokemon in certain environments, you gain exceptionally powerful pokemon for a few turns of the battle. This is a gimmick made by someone who fails to understand Pokemon's most basic complexity- the move system. Changing every move to a boilerplate (albeit strong) selection reduces the otherwise engaging battle dynamics to little more than a slap fight.

    Dynamaxed enemies in the wild area are another way in which Game Freak comes close to souring Pokemon's core loop. Five star dynamax pokemon generate shields that need to be broken down with brute force multiple times while decimating their opponents with powerful moves. This would be a compelling challenge, were it not for the incompetence of the AI trainers you're given to work with. You're frequently paired with ridiculous pokemon such as a Wobbufett that just counters or a magikarp, of all things. Making matters worse, you instantly lose the battle if four pokemon are KO'd. And of course, the Magikarp comes back after a couple turns so it may be killed again. These fights are nigh unwinnable without the aid of other players, a luxury not available to the socially inept or internet deprived. Happen to be in a car? You're not trying hard enough for the Pokemon company's standards.

    Failings aside, what Game Freak had brought to the table this entry is a graphical update. They've not done a bad job either. Gym battles held in huge soccer stadiums with screaming fans feels like the proper answer for the otherwise ludicrous notion of over the top pokemon gyms existing with mystery funding sources for ridiculous puzzle mazes. Battling in front of a huge crowd tickles the id in a way that no other Pokemon entry, save perhaps Colosseum/XD, have managed. It's an incredibly fun setting that ends up regretfully brief.

    Broadly, Pokemon shield is an entry that will hopefully be seen as the early prototype for a new kind of Pokemon game. If Game Freak accepts the feedback on their Wild Area and makes one much more expansive in the next entry, Pokemon could legitimately reach the zenith of its potential. At last, a world broad enough to truly contain and compliment the enormous Pokemon roster. For now though, this entry comes off threadbare and uninspired. A nice show piece, but not much more.    … Expand
  52. LightMicky
    Jan 12, 2020
    6
    Speravo che potesse essere un bellissimo NUOVO gioco di Pokémon, invece sembra una remaster di vecchi titoli! Sarebbe bello vedere qualcosa di nuovo!!
  53. Sarahphim
    Jan 12, 2020
    9
    Been playing pokemon since Ruby. Love this. Can play all day. Gym battles are especially fun. Camping is fun without being too grindy. Itd be 10 if those bags could be turned off and the female model didnt have a weak stance.
  54. Lobo_Nocturno
    Jan 12, 2020
    1
    A pesar de todas las críticas decidí comprar el pokemon para tener una opinión certera de este juego. Y quedé completamente decepcionado.

    - Los gráficos en algunos puntos como montañas o árboles son de nintendo 64 por decirlo mejor. La potencia de la consola no es excusa ya que The Witcher 3 hizo un juego de mundo abierto con gráficos que nunca había visto en Switch, súper detallados,    A pesar de todas las críticas decidí comprar el pokemon para tener una opinión certera de este juego. Y quedé completamente decepcionado.

    - Los gráficos en algunos puntos como montañas o árboles son de nintendo 64 por decirlo mejor. La potencia de la consola no es excusa ya que The Witcher 3 hizo un juego de mundo abierto con gráficos que nunca había visto en Switch, súper detallados, por lo que jugar con estas gráficas se siente mal para un juego AAA.

    - No se encuentran todos los pokémon. Aunque Game Freak había dicho que era por que requería mucho esfuerzo y mucho espacio para tenerlos a todos programados, cosa que les creímos, resulta que anunciaron una expansion donde van a colocar 200 pokemon más, otra vez, mintieron al poner de pretexto la capacidad del juego para que al final se una estrategia de venta.

    - Es el juego de pokemon más corto y es increíblemente fácil, no representa ningún reto ni te motivan para la crianza. Además de que la historia es inexistente, de verdad no hay historia en este juego, es simplemente recorrer los gimnasios y ya. En los DLC recientemente anunciados van a colocar regiones nuevas con su respectivo pago, a solo dos meses de su lanzamiento... ¿por qué no colocar este contenido de un inicio? Por dinero claro, la codicia es exagerada en este juego ya.

    En general, es un juego mediocre, gráficas de playstation 2, le falta contenido (el cual te venden en un DLC), le faltan pókemon (los cuales te venden en un DLC), le falta historia y le falta mucha jugabilidad. Además Game Freak ha mentido desde el inicio y ha dejado ver su verdadero rostro: codicia extrema al prostituir una saga con paywalls asquerosos.    … Expand
  55. papyr
    Jan 12, 2020
    8
    please. this game is amazing. not 10/10 amazing but clearly up there. yall just gonna rat it out for having the pat like 85.83% of pokemon missing like ight
  56. death12123
    Jan 11, 2020
    6
    The game is still Pokemon and fun but the lack of content and with how easy this is, just wait for a used copy at the bargain bin. Full price isn't worth it. Especially with how easy this game is. You can beat it in a day if you wanted to. The amount of FPS drops this game has is also eye hurting. Down to as low as 10FPS. The performance alone is what hurts the game most for me and hopingThe game is still Pokemon and fun but the lack of content and with how easy this is, just wait for a used copy at the bargain bin. Full price isn't worth it. Especially with how easy this game is. You can beat it in a day if you wanted to. The amount of FPS drops this game has is also eye hurting. Down to as low as 10FPS. The performance alone is what hurts the game most for me and hoping a "Switch Pro" would fix that issue. You can still enjoy and like a game but you can also still give full criticism.

    Some good things on the other hand are the raids are actually cool and it's still at the end of the day Pokemon as usual. The soundtrack is great and the character models are better than ever. However why add those models and not add them as available clothes to wear? The customization in the game is pretty barebones and NPC outfit parts should easily be available.    … Expand
  57. Arcayon
    Jan 10, 2020
    5
    This game is a pokemon game. So most people are going to enjoy it. I regrettably bought it because it was a pokemon game, but I've still had fun with it. That being said, this is likely the worst pokemon game ever released by Game Freak. They lied multiple times to consumers about their decisions in order to take advantage of their loyal fanbase. The business tactics are alone areThis game is a pokemon game. So most people are going to enjoy it. I regrettably bought it because it was a pokemon game, but I've still had fun with it. That being said, this is likely the worst pokemon game ever released by Game Freak. They lied multiple times to consumers about their decisions in order to take advantage of their loyal fanbase. The business tactics are alone are shameful. The game itself is not polished or finished. You'll need to pay an additional 30$ to get a finished game via DLC around a year from now.

    Pokemon are missing. The designs of new starters is really bad. Gyms are great, but there is a huge lack of story missing and I feel like I'm not doing much other than going from town to town beating gyms. The lack of the GTS is a killer if you are a collector. Wonder trade is still there but requires a nintendo online subscription of 5$ per month. In order to transfer your pokemon from previous generations, you need to have a pokemon box which costs money. Pokemon must then be transferred from their legacy storage pokemon box to pokemon home which is an additional fee.

    This game is all about additional fees and reminds me of an EA games business model. Tons of microtransactions to enjoy the base game. The base game is not a finished product. But hey no matter what, Pokemon is always gonna be fun.    … Expand
  58. Guy_McDude
    Jan 10, 2020
    5
    Very little inventive features. Frame rate issues and a clunky online sticker system. The worst aspect is arguably the narrative that says nothing and does nothing but trot out the franchise cliches without charm. It feels like the game is a labor of begrudging obligation.
  59. Xelfyy
    Jan 9, 2020
    2
    Historia pobre, personajes secundarios poco interesantes, te lo puedes llegar a pasar bien si le echas imaginación, el area silvestre está laggueadisima. Le hubiese puesto un 4, pero me entero de que van a sacar DLC'S... ENCIMA! se han cagado en la saga.
  60. UnbornZombie
    Jan 9, 2020
    0
    Huge let down. They are getting so lazy with development it’s a shame. This game is an insult to consumers. Do not waste your time playing this garbage.
  61. Oxyacetylene_
    Jan 9, 2020
    2
    Missing massive amounts of content that was available in previous entries, and costs more to boot.
  62. Bojack349
    Jan 9, 2020
    2
    Unacceptable DLC price when the game is still stuttery online/doesn't really change the Pokemon formula.
  63. paulshoreline
    Jan 9, 2020
    3
    Pokemon might be the most regressive game series in existence, and I might be done with the franchise after SwSh. Gone are the winding caves or intricate forests. Gone are the hidden areas or secret events. Gone are the puzzles, the ominous enemy bases, and any semblance of a challenge. Sword and Shield are a joke; empty, boring, and utterly devoid of any challenge. Always on EXP sharePokemon might be the most regressive game series in existence, and I might be done with the franchise after SwSh. Gone are the winding caves or intricate forests. Gone are the hidden areas or secret events. Gone are the puzzles, the ominous enemy bases, and any semblance of a challenge. Sword and Shield are a joke; empty, boring, and utterly devoid of any challenge. Always on EXP share turns the difficulty to zero and destroys what little replay value there might be. The story is borderline nonexistant - even by Pokemon's shoddy standards for storytelling. The Wild Area is little more than a grind with no real exploriation - just mindlessly raids over and over. There is no endgame - just a simple battle tower that always ends with Leon. Somehow these games feel even more hollow than Let's Go, and have significantly less content than all of the previous mainline entries. The much-hyped graphics do not look improved over Sun and Moon, and the Pokemon models are very obviously identical. Throw in Dexit, and it is really a wonder that Game Freak pushed these games in this abysmal state.… Expand
  64. random_person89
    Jan 7, 2020
    7
    For a Pokemon game it's pretty mediocre, it had it's moments when it was fun and sometimes when it's not. The game is not worth $60. It feels rushed compared to other Pokemon games. Some of the Pokemon this generation where pretty cool and interesting. This generation had some of the best music in the series and some good characters. But the characters interact with you too much and thereFor a Pokemon game it's pretty mediocre, it had it's moments when it was fun and sometimes when it's not. The game is not worth $60. It feels rushed compared to other Pokemon games. Some of the Pokemon this generation where pretty cool and interesting. This generation had some of the best music in the series and some good characters. But the characters interact with you too much and there isn't really much of a story. Some of the most suspenseful moments are over when you arrive there. Some of the areas are too small and the textures are some objects are well... not good. Some of the areas look amazing and some just look lazy. They put so much work into some area's but some just look lazy. Also the battle animation with the Pokemon don't really look that good. They don't even move for some of them, some Pokemon have work put into them and some don't. They have done battle animations in the past but why can't they do that now. We can expect these things from game freak but they don't really seem to care about Pokemon.… Expand
  65. Mediocur
    Jan 7, 2020
    2
    a game title which almost guaranteed million of sales number. I don't understand why they don't invest more money to improve their coding and graphic.
    in the beginning GameFreak said because there are too many pokemon have to made. so they need to make a compromise to remove some of them to guarantee the quality.
    but the fact is, most of the pokemons are the same model from the mobile    a game title which almost guaranteed million of sales number. I don't understand why they don't invest more money to improve their coding and graphic.
    in the beginning GameFreak said because there are too many pokemon have to made. so they need to make a compromise to remove some of them to guarantee the quality.
    but the fact is, most of the pokemons are the same model from the mobile pokemon game. which means they should had more time to improve other stuffs.
    THEY DIDN'T. the game is overrated.
    The background story should be very attractive, don't know how they screwed this up to tell players the story so badly.
    Pokemons animation is so so lazy, fire not even shot by my Charizard' mouth.
    The stupid competitor ( the champion's brother) is kind of forcing player to do tutorial. sometime even force you to fight against him. why can't I choose to fight him or not?
    in the 2/3 of game, everything became so rush. I don't even know what's my next challenge and is almost over.
    Everything, Everything should had make better experience for players, but it just screwed up.

    But the bgm is good though, that's why I gave 2/10.    … Expand
  66. Francescolomaz
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An absolutely mediocre game with no postgame and horrible grapich and plot.… Expand
  67. BlakeJ
    Jan 6, 2020
    8
    People on here just want to complain about what the game doesn’t have. Come on; It’s Pokémon on a console!! I’ve gotten through the first three gyms and have been thoroughly enjoying it. Difficulty is not there for those who want a challenge, but that’s what competitive battling is for. I would love to see a more difficult game in the future, but for now, Shield quenches the thirst for aPeople on here just want to complain about what the game doesn’t have. Come on; It’s Pokémon on a console!! I’ve gotten through the first three gyms and have been thoroughly enjoying it. Difficulty is not there for those who want a challenge, but that’s what competitive battling is for. I would love to see a more difficult game in the future, but for now, Shield quenches the thirst for a Pokémon game on a console.… Expand
  68. Hanneymax
    Jan 4, 2020
    7
    There are enough very good Pokémon to make the game fun and although once completed there isn’t much to do, if you rate this below a 6 you are dim
  69. Jpbeckerl00
    Jan 4, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es horrible, los graficos son del 3ds con filtros hd, la historia es absurda e insipida donde no muestran un verdadero problema, los gigamax no los puedes usar en cualquier lado ademas q pokemon q tienen esas formas pra gigamaxearlos debes atraprlos en raids, lo cual me parece muy mal pensando y desarrollado. Tambien no son consistentes con el poder que deberian tener, osea son gigantes po, pero llego con un pokemon con ventaja de tipo y aun asi lo derroto de un golpe. No existe un equipo, organizacion, o ente malvado que nos presione en el juego. Las entradas de los legendarios al principio de la historia fue epica pero se quedo ahi nomas por que su aparicion en la raid contra eternatus es lo mas apresurado, forzado y falto de sentido. En las rutas no hay exploracion, para nada, con suerte hay un solo bosque y dos cuevas, y seria todo, no tienes lugar donde perderte buscando nuevos pokemon, legendarios, nuevas misiones, etc. Paul es un tilo mal hecho y reciclado, pero los otros dos rivales si bien son geniles, les cortan las alas a la mitad de la historia y quedan en un “meh”. El area silvestre parecia una idea genial pero no es nada mas que un area vacia solo con pokemon, no hay entrenadores, no hay puzzles, no hay cosas pra hacer mas que atrapar pokemon como enfermos, ademas que vas con sol, caminas dos metros y aparece nieve, y despues es desertico y despues llueve. Los renderizados en esa area son tardios y encima del jugador, no ves ningun pokemon hasta que lo tienes a 3 metros de ti, ademas que hay zonas donde las caudas de fps son considerables. El postgame es una mision aburrida y sin mucho sentido, pero esos dos personajes que odie en ese momento pudieron ser la trama principal, eran perfectos para una historia central, y gamefreak los desaprovecho en un postgame que dura con suerte 5 minutos. No hay nuevos grupos de legendarios como aves, perros, los tapu, etc. No existen. Leonel me cae pesimo, es anticuado y engreido. Para finzalizar la pokedex incompleta deja ver que gamefreak, o esta obsoleta y no ha cambido sus equipos desde hace años, o simplemente son unos flojos que van al minimo de calidad y asi vender el producto final por una cantidad enferma de plata.
    Lo bueno es que su pokedex es interesante, sus pokemon son geniales. Es mundo en si se ve bonito. Y eso seria todo, no hay nada que valga la pena en este juego, no lo recomiendo por que mas encima cuesta carisimo.    … Expand
  70. Insight_Sami
    Jan 4, 2020
    7
    I like pokemon shield,but it lag.
    Bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    I love pokemon!!!!
    I don't know what i can write.
  71. heypikmin
    Jan 3, 2020
    6
    Gamefreak is out of their league with this one, with games like Gold/Silver/Crystal and Black/White that pushed the consoles boundaries, they barely scrachted the surface with the Switch.

    There's alot to be desired with Sword/Shield; New animations, most of the Pokédex, More postgame content and new things that Pokémon should've expanded upon, like voice acting or multiple save states.    Gamefreak is out of their league with this one, with games like Gold/Silver/Crystal and Black/White that pushed the consoles boundaries, they barely scrachted the surface with the Switch.

    There's alot to be desired with Sword/Shield; New animations, most of the Pokédex, More postgame content and new things that Pokémon should've expanded upon, like voice acting or multiple save states.

    However, this game nails alot of things, like the new Pokémon desgins, character designs, and a few other things. I thought some areas lowkey looked really cool.

    I don't hate how this game looks in general, but for a Switch game it's very inconsistent and I've seen PS2 games that look better. Now the main game

    I had alot of fun with the main game, the new Pokémon while already amazing looking are very fun to use, they brought back gyms which are still fun to go through, the Wild Area, while barren, is still interesting to explore and is a great place to train later on, the music is still amazing. This game is what I like in a Pokémon game, fun Pokémon to use with a side of challenge (There were some points in the game I had trouble with), not alot of tedious grinding, an amazing soundtrack, and good characters.

    I'm not too deep in the postgame but from what I've seen, it's not alot, which downgrades my score.

    Pokémon needs more time in the oven, this is the repercussion of being a yearly franchise, if your games released every 2 years or so for some extra content and QoL updates, nobody would mind. Gamefreak needs to get help from other to make their games better. Let's just hope that they actually listen when the Diamond/Pearl remakes inevitavely roll around.

    In conclusion: PLEASE ADD VOICE ACTING TO POKÉMON PLEASE PLEASE I BEG OF YOU GAMEFREAK    … Expand
  72. HappyTorchic255
    Jan 3, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not a 'great' game but it's also not a bad game. Yes, it sucks that 455 Pokémon are removed from the game (including one of my favorite Pokemon Blaziken) and some animations are honestly bad (like Dubwool using headbutt with its feet). The wild area and Max raid battles are some of my favorite features of this game. Plus this generation introduces in my opinion many great Pokemon's (Dragapult and Cursola are two of my new favorites). The games are flawed, but still fun. So I think 6-7/10 are the most fair and deserving scores this game can get.… Expand
  73. pm_goulart
    Jan 2, 2020
    0
    The game was first presented in the begging of 2019 and was very well praised by the fan based community. If good improvements and a new 3D game model, the game raised a lot expectations by public. Also, the developers stated in some interviews that they have learned from previous experiences and they were working hard to give fans the game they wanted. However, things turned out to beThe game was first presented in the begging of 2019 and was very well praised by the fan based community. If good improvements and a new 3D game model, the game raised a lot expectations by public. Also, the developers stated in some interviews that they have learned from previous experiences and they were working hard to give fans the game they wanted. However, things turned out to be completely different from what had being said.
    01 – First, the game lacks graphics improvement. It is the first time that Pokémon hits the tv consoles. For sure it had more power than the previous handheld consoles, but yet, the graphics did not reflect the true power of the Nintendo Switch. We can see that by playing the Legend of Zelda, Mario Odyssey, or Xenoblade Chronicles. The truth is: the graphics improvements were poor and lacks refinement as you can see a lot of pixelate textures throughout the game.
    02 – The cut of National DEX were a very wrong move. The fact that not having all the pokémons in a game is a huge step back in the franchise. They could have worked that part and hired more professionals to do this job. It is not a case of balancing and lack of time. This is a case of misleading in the production and lack of a strong leadership.
    03 – The game does not have any post game adventure. It is the worst ever.
    04 – Along with the Pokémon, the removal of the GTS is another step back as we now have to count on lucky to complete the dex with pokémons we don’t have.
    05 – The game does not stand good frame rates while connect on the internet. There moments of lagging and short freezing if the internet is on.
    06 – Despite all the improvements, the game main story is poorly developed. It grows in the background, which makes the main character be apart of it. This is a shift if you just look back in the other games where the main characters take part of the story and help to build the storyline.
    07 – Mega evolutions, z moves, abilities, deleted items and moves does make a difference. Mega evolutions were a great move. It makes no sense removing it.
    08 – The soundtrack is one greatest things in the game. At least I was not disappointed in this aspect. However, is somehow repetitive as some routes share the same song and some cities have copies of previous ones.
    09 – Differently from Sun and Moon, Pokémon Sword and Shield makes a really [almost absent] referent of other games from the same franchise. They barely mentioned other regions. In consequence, there is not multi plot. The stories do not connect to each other.
    10 – The producers delivered a final product with so much work to be done. And this could be fixed if they either contracted more people or asked for help. They delivered a poorly made game relying on its name to sell millions of copies.    … Expand
  74. mattzideaz
    Jan 1, 2020
    6
    It's not the best pokemon, and the games is a little too easy. But the wild area is good and some of the new pokemon are great. $60 is more than previous pokemon games, so 6/10 is fair. R.I.P National Dex.
  75. PannacottaFugo
    Dec 31, 2019
    0
    I will be completely and utterly honest. I don't think these are bad games. They're unarguably better than garbage that were both Pokemon X and Y and Pokemon Sun and Moon. However this game is undeniably lacking in so much pass content such as minigames, moves, Pokemon that follow you, MORE THAN HALF OF THE NATIONAL DEX, and so much more! Not to mention that there are tons of unpolishedI will be completely and utterly honest. I don't think these are bad games. They're unarguably better than garbage that were both Pokemon X and Y and Pokemon Sun and Moon. However this game is undeniably lacking in so much pass content such as minigames, moves, Pokemon that follow you, MORE THAN HALF OF THE NATIONAL DEX, and so much more! Not to mention that there are tons of unpolished areas and bad graphics AND bad animations. The game itself other than the removed content is very run of the mill and is what we're kinda used to and have gotten used to for over two decades. The gameplay is slightly better than usually I guess, the story is also slightly better, and the characters this time around are way better than usual. I found most of them to be very well written and lovable characters. On a side note I really love the Wild Area and hope they bring it back for future entries but we all know they won't

    This game isn't that bad and more just an okay game. An easy 6/10...however like I said before this game has bad animations, bad graphics, more than half the National Dex removed, and it has nothing to show for all of these problems and missing content we love. I really have no choice but to give this game a 0/10. Hopefully the enhanced versions of these games that will come in a year or so will fix the problems of Pokemon Sword and Shield.    … Expand
  76. DavidLFen
    Dec 31, 2019
    0
    Objetivamente, el juego parece un port cutre de un juego de 3ds y ni siquiera de uno que explote al máximo de la 3ds, las animaciones son cutres, la exploración es nula y el balanceo está roto, el juego entero está ROTO, cada elemento mínimamente interesante de la narrativa es desaprovechando, y el postgame es casi inexistente, quita mecánicas a las que nos acostumbramos hace mucho como laObjetivamente, el juego parece un port cutre de un juego de 3ds y ni siquiera de uno que explote al máximo de la 3ds, las animaciones son cutres, la exploración es nula y el balanceo está roto, el juego entero está ROTO, cada elemento mínimamente interesante de la narrativa es desaprovechando, y el postgame es casi inexistente, quita mecánicas a las que nos acostumbramos hace mucho como la GTS y encima añaden cosas molestas como las MT de un solo uso, la ausencia de más de la mitad de los pokemon se nota mucho, es un insulto a los fans de toda la vida, si alguno de tus pokemon favoritos no estabprogramado por que a los de GAME FREAK, les apetecía rascarse las pelotas, jodete, y para colmo esta cosa cuesta 60€, lo único bueno que puedo decir es que lo conseguí por 40 en el black friday y aun así me siento estafado, os aconsejo que de comprarlo lo hagáis de segunda mano o que esperéis a la típica versión 1.5, también de segunda mano ya que no veo como puedan arreglar esta cosa… Expand
  77. SoupSparrow
    Dec 31, 2019
    10
    Just so everyone knows, the negative ratings were from an image board called **** on a board called /vp/ for Pokémon. They're the ones who raided this ratings page over things like the Pokédex, despite never playing it ever.
  78. AV_Lazy
    Dec 31, 2019
    8
    Overall I thought the game was good. It's fun, the wild area is awesome, as a Brit I loved how they changed some of the language and made characters say phrases from England, the Pokemon made were really cool design and origin wise (with a few exceptions of course), the returning Pokemon are diverse and well picked, the soundtrack is amazing and some characters (especially Hop) are writtenOverall I thought the game was good. It's fun, the wild area is awesome, as a Brit I loved how they changed some of the language and made characters say phrases from England, the Pokemon made were really cool design and origin wise (with a few exceptions of course), the returning Pokemon are diverse and well picked, the soundtrack is amazing and some characters (especially Hop) are written really well. The game is actually one of my favourite Pokemon games out there but I do have a few issues with it. The max raid battles are fun but your teammates are really useless the large majority of the time unless you connect with people online, the graphics and animations aren't that consistent with some being breathtaking and some looking like a 12 year old with animation software and half an hour to kill made them, the story is poorly paced towards the end and the game is extremely easy with the EXP share always being on and EXP candies being common to get however this does mean that it is easier to have a team with more that 6 Pokemon and grinding is put to a minimum.

    The game is pretty good but I do find it unfortunate that it has probably the most toxic fandom and most toxic haters around.    … Expand
  79. Wildrover
    Dec 28, 2019
    7
    This game is fun going through the story portion, but fails in online play.

    Joining raids and trading pokemon are a real pain. There is no in game chat to set up trades and surprise trade is a gamble.

    I still enjoy the game for what it is, but it could be better.
  80. HonestCoolKid
    Dec 28, 2019
    5
    The game from a new comer to the series perspective is its a good game from a veterans perspective WTF like actually what was Game Freak smoking
  81. Sureshot125
    Dec 27, 2019
    3
    Game is completely uninspired and a complete mockery of the franchise. Asides from the state’s fiascos, you get the sense that there is very little passion in the game. The dialogue and story feels quite awkward, and many Pokémon in the new generation feel almost like a focus group as opposed to the previous generations. The mechanics feel like they’re made for someone who is barely payingGame is completely uninspired and a complete mockery of the franchise. Asides from the state’s fiascos, you get the sense that there is very little passion in the game. The dialogue and story feels quite awkward, and many Pokémon in the new generation feel almost like a focus group as opposed to the previous generations. The mechanics feel like they’re made for someone who is barely paying attention to the game, and isn’t actually interested in the world. In short, it seems like a game that they made “because they had to” with arbitrary changes and very little effort or passion. I’d rather they take new spins and stories on the previous regions than introduce more scope with so very little added to the quality of the world. This feels like a dilution of the franchise and a cash grab, not a Pokémon game. And frankly it’s heartbreaking.… Expand
  82. Reciter5613
    Dec 27, 2019
    7
    I've played through it and didn't feel the hate and disappointment like most have. I guess they were expecting something groundbreaking when getting a new game on the latest system. I rent my games and I thought it was OK to try but not great enough to keep.

    The usual formula of the series is still here as to be expected. I wish they would make a more new unexpected story but whatever.    I've played through it and didn't feel the hate and disappointment like most have. I guess they were expecting something groundbreaking when getting a new game on the latest system. I rent my games and I thought it was OK to try but not great enough to keep.

    The usual formula of the series is still here as to be expected. I wish they would make a more new unexpected story but whatever.

    Graphics seem OK since I don't expect them to focus deeply on them. I'm not gonna be like them whining about the tree textures so long as it's not getting in the way of the game.

    Some are angry for not having the national Pokedex keeping them from getting all Pokemon in the game. I mean there are some I wish were in this but it was not a deal-breaker for me.

    The Dynamax system is awesome! Of course, I'm not into having to capture or breed ones for Gigantamax forms. I have a Butterfree and Drednaw that I've trained the whole time and it's sad I can't have them get their Gigantamax forms.

    Online features needed work though. I mean I don't know why they don't let you pick what specific Pokemon you want in online trade and only let you do the random surprise trades.

    The Max raids were great but hard to find other players for the hard ones. They should have it so the notifications pop up faster so players can find other player's raids to enter. I mean at least have a refresh option.

    All in all, Sword and Shield is nice but not groundbreaking. Hopefully, they improve on this in the name game and get less controversy against them.    … Expand
  83. Plibige
    Dec 27, 2019
    8
    Honestly I was expecting a hell of a lot worse. The way people were going on I genuinely thought i would give up on it after a day. Look it's not breath of the wild, and it's not a huge step away from what we have seen in the past. But it's a great game, and I'd imagine any kid would love it if it was their first pokemon game
  84. CupcakePrincess
    Dec 25, 2019
    6
    I enjoy this game but I have no idea why. Well made, but totally lacking in content.
  85. DarthNexus
    Dec 24, 2019
    7
    The Story - 5/10

    The story begins simple enough. You live in a small town called Postwick, in the far southern end of the Galar region. Galar is based on western Europe, and plays that up rather well, as Euro slang such as ‘telly,’ ‘cuppa,’ ‘shut yer gob,’ etc, are frequently seen throughout the game. Your mother is even named ‘Mum!’ You’re quickly introduced to Hop, your rival for the    The Story - 5/10

    The story begins simple enough. You live in a small town called Postwick, in the far southern end of the Galar region. Galar is based on western Europe, and plays that up rather well, as Euro slang such as ‘telly,’ ‘cuppa,’ ‘shut yer gob,’ etc, are frequently seen throughout the game. Your mother is even named ‘Mum!’ You’re quickly introduced to Hop, your rival for the campaign, and you will get annoyed with him faster than Hau from Sun and Moon. His brother, Champion Leon, provides you with your starter (The grass-type monkey Grookey, the water-type gecko Sobble, and the fire-type rabbit Scorbunny). He tasks you with taking on the Gym Challenge, and hopefully one day to face him in a battle (The writing heavily plays up his ‘undefeated’ status). You travel with Hop around the region, collecting Badges, meeting NPCs, and capturing Pokemon. I will refrain from going into specifics to avoid spoilers, but you gain a few new rivals and meet Team Yell along the way.

    Overall, the writing is kind of odd. I felt like I was a side character to the main plot, while the NPCs figured out each of the major driving plot details, and my character was just along for the ride. The end of the story was interesting to me. I will say this much, I was not expecting what happened to happen. The story itself was alright, fit well with the theme of the region, but did not stand out as ‘great’ to me. My play time of the story, including the post-Champion battle story, clocked in at about 25 hours.

    The Gameplay - 6/10

    The core gameplay of catching Pokemon and battling with them has not changed much in the last 20 years. Heck, it took almost 15 years for them to add a new Pokemon type to the series (Fairy-type was added in X and Y in 2013, previous to that the last new types were Dark and Steel introduced in Gold and Silver in 1999) Notable cut features are Mega Evolutions (introduced in X and Y in 2013), and Z-Moves (Sun/Moon, 2017) in favor of the new Dynamax ability, allowing you to grow one of your Pokemon into a giant Kaiju-sized powerhouse temporarily, gaining strength and increased health to combat your opponent. Dynamax does not last until the end of the battle, rather ending after a few turns. In addition, it can only be done in certain places (you're given a minor cutscene at the beginning of a battle if Dynamax is available).

    Dynamax feels like a nerf of Mega Evolution, and personally, I don’t like it. Mega Evolution certain pokemon changing types, or giving them a different passive Ability, on top of changing their appearance. The fact it only lasts for three turns presents a new dynamic of when to use this power spike over the course of a battle. In the context of the story, most times I used it was at the end of a battle where Dynamax was allowed, to help seal victory.

    New Pokemon Designs - 7/10

    91 new Pokemon were added to the game. While not all of the designs look great, a good portion of them look pretty well done. One Pokemon in particular, Alcremie, has 63 different forms. Which one your Milcery evolves into is determined by its held item and how quickly you spin in a given direction. Overall, the designs of the new Pokemon (and the Galarian variants on existing pokemon) mostly fit the theme of the region, and those that don’t do not look out of place in the Pokemon world.

    Quality of Life Changes - 9/10

    Continuing the quality of life changes from the previous games carry over, including seeing if an attack will be super effective (provided you’ve got the pokemon registered in the pokedex), and the Bottle Caps from Sun and Moon return. New to Sword and Shield are the Mints, which will allow you to change what stats are affected by the Pokemon's nature, as well as removing the cap on using vitamins to fully train your Pokemon's stats. These small changes help to open up competitive play to more people! Some other changes are the Name Rater and Move Relearner are present in every Pokemon Center, and you are now allowed to nickname a Pokemon you got in a trade, provided they do not already have a nickname.

    Overall - 7/10

    Pokemon Sword and Shield bring a lot of new ideas to the table, while removing a few things that worked in the past. As for a product that stands on its own, it's ok! Not terrible, but not great. Yes, the controversy surrounding Dexit and some of the graphics bring the score down a bit, but overall it's still a decent entry into the Pokemon franchise, even if it's not the greatest (That honor to me still goes to HeartGold and SoulSilver). The new Pokemon designs are above average, the story feels like it was rushed in order to get the game out on time, leading to a short campaign, the characters you interact with regularly are overly annoying (Looking at you, Hop), and the new gameplay elements do not deliver compelling gameplay compared to previous titles.    … Expand
  86. Lyudegul
    Dec 23, 2019
    3
    Historia lineal, con poca repercusión y que te sueltan a cuentagotas. postgame casi inexistente. El team yell es lo mas prescindible del mundo.
    0 exploración, ya no necesitamos usar movimientos de campo como destello o fuerza para explorar algún sitio. Falta un legendario al que sea complicado llegar, como los tres pájaros en rojo y azul, lugia en oro y plata o Rayquaza en R/Z/E.
    No hay    Historia lineal, con poca repercusión y que te sueltan a cuentagotas. postgame casi inexistente. El team yell es lo mas prescindible del mundo.
    0 exploración, ya no necesitamos usar movimientos de campo como destello o fuerza para explorar algún sitio. Falta un legendario al que sea complicado llegar, como los tres pájaros en rojo y azul, lugia en oro y plata o Rayquaza en R/Z/E.
    No hay calle victoria, ni ninguna otra cueva a parte de la de las primeras rutas.

    El area silvestre está desaprovechada, podrian aprovechar los distintos climas para evolucionar pokémon pero no, Glaceon, Charjabug o Leafeon evolucionan por piedras...

    En resumen, es un tutorial de 20 horas para empezar luego a criar e irte al competitivo.
    El competitivo ha matado a los buenos juegos de pokémon.    … Expand
  87. OWOdude
    Dec 23, 2019
    8
    I just like it. ok let me explain the gyms were good, the story was meh but who plays Pokemon for the story. the pokemon were alright. but completing the pokedex is now easier. I had a copy of Alpha Sapphire and I was so close to completeing the pokedex but then I lost it. I think 400 Is enouth. so yeah 8/10
  88. Igor_06
    Dec 23, 2019
    9
    Il Gioco tiene alta la qualità del franchis pokemon con la interessante meccanica del dinamax e il nuovo sistema di building per i pokemon competitivi. Interessante anche lo sviluppo della trama, forse un po frettoloso nel finale. Per il resto consigliatissimo.
  89. harry_j_harry
    Dec 22, 2019
    7
    The story and difficulty of the game felt non existent. The lack of every Pokémon is lazy. But this is a decent Pokémon experience with a bunch of cool Pokémon design's.
  90. samktiago
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    literally the worst Pokemon game ever, where's the love that you used to have for the franchisee?
  91. themangoose
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    Game lags constantly, worse in wild area, really worse when connected to internet
    No GTS
    Limited Pokedex No Pokebank access Max Raid System bugged, locked raids, doesn't reload in a timely manner, show raids that are instantly backed out of if it shows anything at all. 90% of the main story is carried out by NPC asd you just hear about it and are told to not worry about it since    Game lags constantly, worse in wild area, really worse when connected to internet
    No GTS
    Limited Pokedex
    No Pokebank access
    Max Raid System bugged, locked raids, doesn't reload in a timely manner, show raids that are instantly backed out of if it shows anything at all.
    90% of the main story is carried out by NPC asd you just hear about it and are told to not worry about it since you've got the gyms to focus on. How absolutely disappointing.
    Bicycle controls are somewhat more realistic, but reaslitic doesn't always translate to most fun in a game.
    Too many overworld Pokemon spawns, many that run at you at max speeds making it nearly impossible to search the grass for rare spawns that DO NOT spawn in the overworld. It's not a fun mechanic in this way. It should have been all overworld or none, not both.
    All but 2 pokemon in the butchered Pokedex are easily found and caught. Resulting in a very short endgame with no real reason to keep playing. If I'm done with it in a week playing a couple hours a night then it's not worth sixty bucks. You're just buying a name, not content.
    Most importantly #GameFreakLied    … Expand
  92. Rebel20
    Dec 20, 2019
    7
    Un juego que ilusionaba por su salto de generación y las posibilidades que está podría ofrecer, hay conceptos innovadores que no concretan un elemento sólido en la experiencia general.
  93. nintendofan123
    Dec 20, 2019
    1
    The game lacks everything that makes a game good. Lacks difficulty, lacks detail, lacks voice acting, the game is walking through linear corridors, is just press a and press forward.
  94. Maspain8707
    Dec 20, 2019
    8
    There's not a lot to be had story-wise, and the difficulty could be ramped a bit, but overall it does the job, and solidly. I enjoyed the 20 hours or so I had with the game, though I wish there was more to the game post-main story.
  95. Dadde202
    Dec 19, 2019
    10
    I hate that the people give 0 to a game that isn't perfect but is really good. I'm not a fan pokemon (I have finished(i have played also other games) only let's go, diamond, pokepark and tornament) and I enjoied the game, also more than other chapter, so i give 10 because if you didn't like a game, you can give 6 or 5 but not 0
  96. Anonijm21
    Dec 18, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Same animations as the 6th and 7th Gen ,Copy and Paste everywhere. Cut half of Pokedex and, many bugs and glitches… Expand
  97. secretpotatoe
    Dec 18, 2019
    8
    Absolutely nothing wrong with this game! Its everything Pokemon has been and continues to be. Sure, there are some animations that are reused from previous games but that doesn't effect game play and the experience you will get by following the story and adventuring the wild.
  98. dabsdabsdabs
    Dec 18, 2019
    0
    Ok I wanted to write so many things about this game, all of them bad, but I will just summarize in that the game looks like a 3DS game and it is even worst with the on line part. It doesn't update if you don't start a wonder trade or something. The animations are boring and extremely similar to the 3DS Pokemon. I got a Nintendo Switch only to play this game, I only played Pokemon by theOk I wanted to write so many things about this game, all of them bad, but I will just summarize in that the game looks like a 3DS game and it is even worst with the on line part. It doesn't update if you don't start a wonder trade or something. The animations are boring and extremely similar to the 3DS Pokemon. I got a Nintendo Switch only to play this game, I only played Pokemon by the way, no experience or very few with other video games, and I thought the Switch was bad because of how poor this game runs but then I tried other switch games and they are beautiful! Thank you Nintendo and Gamefreak for making this a boring game, we can see how lazy you were with it. Now I will sell it and get other interesting games for the switch :). Oh by the way, battling on line is the same as in the 3DS, exactly the same. It is a 3DS game! wait until they get a good Pokemon for the Switch.… Expand
  99. Quickness
    Dec 17, 2019
    1
    As a long time pokemon fan I'm disappointed in the amount of effort they put in this game 0!
  100. Diesel6401
    Dec 17, 2019
    8
    HONEST REVIEW:

    The game is good, but not great. Lot's of positives, but some mistakes. The story is good, however there is one particular part that had an interesting twist that I hope they would have elaborated on but they didn't. The introduction to the ability to access your storage box without the need of PC is fantastic feature. The build-in experience share is nice bonus, however    HONEST REVIEW:

    The game is good, but not great. Lot's of positives, but some mistakes. The story is good, however there is one particular part that had an interesting twist that I hope they would have elaborated on but they didn't. The introduction to the ability to access your storage box without the need of PC is fantastic feature. The build-in experience share is nice bonus, however I wish there was a option to be able to cycle it on/off. I think that's a feature hardcore fans would have in enjoyed. The open area is simply beautiful. At first it seems overwhelming, but soon you'll find it's not as large as you once thought. The weather mix and raid battles are an added surprise and Gen 8 is a much welcomed upgrade over the stale Gen 7. There's a few misses, the after game content is very short, the open area really bogs down when connected to the internet and a major frustration is when you don't want to the be connected to the internet in-game it essentially puts your entire switch into a suspended airplane mode, meaning games in the background will not update if you are playing this game offline. It really is a mind-boggling issue and extremely frustrating.

    Ultimately if you are Pokemon it's a must play. However it's not as great as we would have hoped for the first mainstay Pokemon game to hit the switch. I think the solution is for TPC is to make the main-series every other year. I think the push to have a main game yearly is beginning to have a negative impact on the games. Mixing in "Let's Go" remakes of past games could possible fill the gap giving added time to put the mainstay games on a 2 year cycle. It's good, but it could have been great.    … Expand
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#76 Best Switch Game of 2019
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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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