Pokemon Shield

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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3465 Ratings

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  1. Fraxxo
    Sep 9, 2023
    5
    I think this one may be one of the worst mainline Pokémon ever created.
    Sure the game has some good concepts like the Wild Area, the camping and raids, but they are all bad executed and boring.
    The game is one of the most linear experience of the entire franchise, even more than the original Red and Green on Game Boy, and the game general design is bland, slow, uninteresting. After a few    I think this one may be one of the worst mainline Pokémon ever created.
    Sure the game has some good concepts like the Wild Area, the camping and raids, but they are all bad executed and boring.
    The game is one of the most linear experience of the entire franchise, even more than the original Red and Green on Game Boy, and the game general design is bland, slow, uninteresting. After a few hours in, there was nothing that motivated me to play the game more since all there was to know and do was throwed at the player face during the first hour and that was it. Nothing more is introduced after the first hours of gameplay, nothing. It never changes, it never tries to give you something new.
    The game is so easy, it's basically a button mashing game since your Pokémon will always be 15 or 20 levels over the average enemy.
    The only good thing about the game is that there's a decent degree of personalization, from your team of Pokémon to your character clothes, and catching 'em all is less frustrating than past games thanks to the high catch rate and how easy is to find any species.
    As for the story, it's mediocre even for the series standard: the character had potential that is just not used at all. Their only purpose is to get destroyed by the player.
    Kinda forgettable soundtrack (Idc Toby Fox made one OST, that's not gonna change the fact I don't remember 3/4 or the soundtrack), dull and lifeless art direction and the worst online interface I've ever saw in a videogame.
    Also, bad graphics, bad performance. A mess of a game...    … Expand
  2. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  3. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Considering it's a product of Game Freak, it's somewhat acceptable.
  4. Traumvita
    Sep 6, 2023
    4
    Baby hand holding simulator. Looks like an up res 3DS game. Limiting options. Can’t explore without someone telling me where to go. Worse Pokémon game to date. A shame because the setting was interesting
  5. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!! shield
  6. EasyGamerBoi
    Jun 10, 2021
    4
    I’ve never experienced a game that brought out such vivid anger & disappointment from me until this one. Pokémon has been on a steady decline for years in terms of quality but this was undeniably the breaking point. I know it’s all been said before but Dexit should have NEVER happened. Cutting major content while increasing the price of your product is always an L & I don’t care how manyI’ve never experienced a game that brought out such vivid anger & disappointment from me until this one. Pokémon has been on a steady decline for years in terms of quality but this was undeniably the breaking point. I know it’s all been said before but Dexit should have NEVER happened. Cutting major content while increasing the price of your product is always an L & I don’t care how many Nintendo apologists throw themselves into the fire over this pile of crap. This game should have been delayed for another year at most to get it right & it’s incredibly frustrating because there’s glimmers of hope in this trainwreck. The gym battles are actually an event this time & got me hype everytime, the visuals don’t always look terrible in spots, the new Pokémon roster took some getting used to but there are many gems among them like Appletun & Toxtricity, & I did enjoy the max raid system a lot more than I thought I was going to. At this point in the game’s lifespan I’m completely burned out on just about everything though. Despite my criticism, I played this game for 400 HOURS. That’s mostly from shiny hunting in max raids & being the only new Pokémon game out in a while. The DLC is overpriced tbh but the Crown Tundra alone was infinitely better than anything else this game had going for it. My biggest problem with this game’s existence is the pitiful excuses the developers gave for its shortcomings. Focusing on “higher quality animations” as a reason for cutting over half the Pokémon in the dex is a load of bull, especially since we got very few of those animations in the final product. Then adding some of them back later saying “it was always planned this way” is damage control 101 & y’all know it. Pokémon is a stagnant bubble waiting to burst & the sooner they get GameFreak’s crap together, give them a workable budget & timeframe, then they can maybe avoid a potential Pokècrash. Because this is unacceptable. I can’t believe this is the same studio that gave us classics like Platinum, HGSS & Black n White. While the game can be fun at times & has things going for it, it pales in comparison to the rest of the series (I’d still rather play this than any Gen 1 game though). Pokémon, GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER.… Expand
  7. Tovar_pk
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Sinceramente la mayor decepción de juego jamás creada, sabiendo que ha sido la generación introducida por primera vez en una consola de sobre mesa. El potencial esta muy por debajo de lo que se puede conseguir con la switch, además de que la propia región carece de personalidad. Tanto ciudades como rutas son perfectamente olvidables. Lo unico que se puede salvar de estos juegos, es elSinceramente la mayor decepción de juego jamás creada, sabiendo que ha sido la generación introducida por primera vez en una consola de sobre mesa. El potencial esta muy por debajo de lo que se puede conseguir con la switch, además de que la propia región carece de personalidad. Tanto ciudades como rutas son perfectamente olvidables. Lo unico que se puede salvar de estos juegos, es el diseño de la pokedex.… Expand
  8. assisjunior
    Aug 19, 2023
    5
    Although I had my fun it is really repetitive. After some time you just want to finish it and move on.
  9. Ihtayt
    Aug 16, 2023
    4
    Summing up some bulletpoints on my thoughts of the game below, for reference this is after beating both ScVi 3 times and going back to SwSh after. I did not get / play the DLC as the base game offered so little there was no incentive to prolong this.

    Game is always on local wireless, this massively hinders connecting to wifi as it will frequently bug out and fail to connect to network    Summing up some bulletpoints on my thoughts of the game below, for reference this is after beating both ScVi 3 times and going back to SwSh after. I did not get / play the DLC as the base game offered so little there was no incentive to prolong this.

    Game is always on local wireless, this massively hinders connecting to wifi as it will frequently bug out and fail to connect to network after the game is open. This feels like a massive oversight for something that the developers forced on the game.

    Gameplay is very linear, moreso than Gen 2 and possibly even more linear than Gen 1 which is a very sad downgrade. The main story only took me roughly 20-24 hours to beat and the postgame did not offer much more; at what I feel was a moderate play pace.

    Postgame- After beating the game, gameplay massively falls off and feels very unmotivating. Farming the battle tower may appeal to some, but its gatekept behind needing to clear the BT for the currency (BP) to get the items that you need to clear the BT; which feels very outdated and counter-intuitive. You can clear all / most of the tower with provided rental teams which further detracts from the experience as by time you can make your own team with your own mons, you already beat everything. You can aim to complete the pokedex, breed, and shiny hunt; but this is nothing new or exciting from previous games really; and aside from team building for the BT it feels pretty pointless to build up mons. The game introduced raid dens, but they didn't feel at all appealing personally.

    Performance - I've encountered more performance issues with SwSh (~40hrs) than I ever did with ScVi (>1000hrs).    … Expand
  10. Killerpummkin
    Aug 10, 2023
    7
    Graphically, it is a change for the better. The wilderness area is a beta, it is very underused as for the story. Compared to the rest of the Pokemon games, it seems to be lacking in some aspects. I hope they use this base well for the future.
  11. Cer2xrafa
    Aug 7, 2023
    6
    De los juegos que más he jugado en la switch, pero fue por una época de cuarentena, haciendo intercambios y combates onine continuamente, por ello, creo que es una experiencia remplazable, y no recomendaría jugar teniendo otros juegos mejores dentro la misma saga
  12. SammyDelicious
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Pokemon blue, red, yellow, gold, silver and crystal are easily some of my favorite games of all time. I have replayed them countless times. I have waited for 25 years for a 3D pokemon game and this game was an insult to any lifelong, diehard pokemon fans. I don't have enough space to list everything that is wrong with this game so I'll keep it short.

    This Game Is Not Fun. Plain And Simple.
  13. Lil_noggin
    Jul 19, 2023
    9
    To me it's a really great game that's part open world part story and I like all the pokémon that they have, including all of the new ones and the regional pokémon. In fact, it's the pokémon game that got me into other pokémon games it also has a pretty good online mode and I can see you why people wouldn't like it though because it's mostly just different than the other pokémon games butTo me it's a really great game that's part open world part story and I like all the pokémon that they have, including all of the new ones and the regional pokémon. In fact, it's the pokémon game that got me into other pokémon games it also has a pretty good online mode and I can see you why people wouldn't like it though because it's mostly just different than the other pokémon games but it's also one of the first pokémon games to have pokémon out of the grass… Expand
  14. MasterGubbers
    Jul 11, 2023
    6
    Shield certainly has several flaws, but it also brings many new interesting Pokemon into the series. The biggest flaw is that you can blast through the game with seemingly no challenge, as it is easy to level up your Pokemon to level 60 before beatiflng the first couple of gyms. This ruins most of the game, but the Wild Area and new Pokemon make the game better.
  15. Rab1219
    Jul 3, 2023
    9
    Amazing Pokemon game! Only thing stopping it from being a 10 is the amount of cutscenes
  16. drseven
    Jun 30, 2023
    8
    Fun and addictive game that preserves the essence of the Pokemon saga. the attempt to implement a more open area is a bit mediocre. As a negative point, the caves are very uninspired. The implementation of raids can extend the life of the game ideal for play with your friends.
  17. KeybladeHero_05
    Jun 29, 2023
    7
    This game is okay. The only thing I'm going to talk about are the absence of voice acting to some parts of the game. It felt really weird during my first playthrough and I'm sure that I'll feel the same after going through my second attempt.

    The raids however is amazing and honestly, that's the only redeeming thing this game has. A good way to grind via EXP Candies because shared EXP is    This game is okay. The only thing I'm going to talk about are the absence of voice acting to some parts of the game. It felt really weird during my first playthrough and I'm sure that I'll feel the same after going through my second attempt.

    The raids however is amazing and honestly, that's the only redeeming thing this game has. A good way to grind via EXP Candies because shared EXP is a nightmare. If you're playing it for the first time and you don't have any time for grinding, go do the raid den as much as possible.    … Expand
  18. SANTIACO
    Jun 19, 2023
    5
    Un juego que deja mucho que desear. El juego carece de varios aspectos, empezando con el apartado gráfico y en las animaciones, además de que la historia de este juego es bastante lineal y sin profundidad. Aparte de que es la primera vez, que se agrega un DLC a un juego de Pokémon, que sinceramente no agrega nada llamativo y carece de contenido. Honestamente es un tropiezo de Gamefreak, elUn juego que deja mucho que desear. El juego carece de varios aspectos, empezando con el apartado gráfico y en las animaciones, además de que la historia de este juego es bastante lineal y sin profundidad. Aparte de que es la primera vez, que se agrega un DLC a un juego de Pokémon, que sinceramente no agrega nada llamativo y carece de contenido. Honestamente es un tropiezo de Gamefreak, el juego debió de ser algo revolucionario, ya que es uno de la saga principal y además se está lanzado para nintendo switch… Expand
  19. Garde_Mystik
    May 25, 2023
    0
    I don't think I'll make a full review but tl;dr, personally, these games tampered with literally everything i loved most about Pokemon to such extreme of an extent I still find it baffling to this day. This eventually got doubled-down on by Scarlet and Violet. Now outside personal biases, they also even went as far as to interfere with the singles battling experience for millions ofI don't think I'll make a full review but tl;dr, personally, these games tampered with literally everything i loved most about Pokemon to such extreme of an extent I still find it baffling to this day. This eventually got doubled-down on by Scarlet and Violet. Now outside personal biases, they also even went as far as to interfere with the singles battling experience for millions of players alike, thanks to their insertion of the 20 minute battle time, the effects of dynamax, and the games having an absolute joke of a battle facility. I cannot forgive Pokemon Sword and Shield. These games were a massive step down for the series, and served as evidence that the makers of Sword and Shield did not care about the players involved. They made dexit to improve animations, improve graphics, and improve the overall state of pvp battling, when all 3 ended up regressing from games we had a full National Dex in. Need I say more? To defend these games, you must attack large departments of the Pokemon community. I'm sorry but that's the truth. How these games ended up was used to easily predict the state of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, as well as leave less room for mystery regarding Scarlet and Violet. If you care about the Pokemon community and want Pokemon games to get better from here, this is one of the few games that need to outright get rejected. I can't even say this about any game prior to Sword and Shield.… Expand
  20. DeadSmack
    May 17, 2023
    7
    Can't get the hate on this series. The games are GREAT, the online events were great also. The new regional forms are... meh, i don't like the idea of regional forms, but that's me. The story is not that great at all, but it's entertaining at least. Gameplay is fine, the pokedex are great, and the dlc's add the diversity much needed in the game. While they are not the best games of theCan't get the hate on this series. The games are GREAT, the online events were great also. The new regional forms are... meh, i don't like the idea of regional forms, but that's me. The story is not that great at all, but it's entertaining at least. Gameplay is fine, the pokedex are great, and the dlc's add the diversity much needed in the game. While they are not the best games of the series, or in general, great addition to the franchise.… Expand
  21. Danikyo-Inverso
    May 13, 2023
    10
    De lo mejor en toda la franquicia, y aunque no es tan bueno como la gloriosa 7ma generación, este juego supone un gran paso adelante en el aspecto gráfico y competitivo, con mas de 400 pokémon capturables, uno esta servido en cuanto a contenido se refiere, y aunque muchos digan lo contrario, las animaciones son de lo mejor en la saga
    Artísticamente hermoso.
  22. AlexBlasio
    May 12, 2023
    0
    Terrible, mediocre game, unfinished with unjustified changes, it suffers to play this game!
  23. Gorgola34
    May 5, 2023
    9
    Juegazo la octava generación, los legendarios increíbles, la historia simple pero contundente y los dlcs con los pájaros legendarios Buff vaya sacada y la ambientación no puede ser mejor, muy muy recomendable
  24. Christian_TV
    Apr 15, 2023
    6
    This game it's just what you expect from Game Freak.Nothing more,nothing less
  25. Foxylary
    Apr 3, 2023
    4
    A lot of good ideas poorly executed. The idea of ​​the dynamax is not so bad, the new creatures are cool, fighting in stadium is great, gym leaders are charismatic, character customisation is pretty good and the country has a good atmosphere. But it's extremely ugly and empty. The npc's are all the same (there are often clones next to each other), there are no voices, no cutscenes, theA lot of good ideas poorly executed. The idea of ​​the dynamax is not so bad, the new creatures are cool, fighting in stadium is great, gym leaders are charismatic, character customisation is pretty good and the country has a good atmosphere. But it's extremely ugly and empty. The npc's are all the same (there are often clones next to each other), there are no voices, no cutscenes, the game is designed as a 2D game. The "main story" unfolds by itself without us havin any role to play. There is no epic moment, no plot twist, no real story after all. The game is much too easy, so much so that I tried to add more difficulty by myself. When I remember Pokemon Blue or Silver, even Black... Did they try to makes peoples dumb and lazy by avoid the frustration of difficulty ? And what about difficulty options ?! There is no options to organize Pokemon Boxes. It's that hard to make ?! The list is long and it really is a beautiful mess. Because of laziness, lack of time or developers ? I don't care. Releasing a product like this is insulting. When I see that they added content that should be in the base game for 25€, I find it disgusting. There are no excuses, Game Freak don't put any effort on it, it's just easy money. I bought it second-hand years after its release because it's the only game on Switch that has all my favorite creatures and despite everything, it's not so bad next to Pokemon Scarlett Violet, that's to say the level of this last game. Looks like they want to see what the players were willing to accept.… Expand
  26. Lugizz
    Apr 2, 2023
    8
    The game is enjoyable even after my 5 playthrough i still find things i didn't see before.
  27. yangfanhong
    Mar 29, 2023
    8
    Yeah i know this game is not good enough for a series with such sale numbers, but at least i had fun.
  28. abc1234567890
    Mar 9, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love action-packed battles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  29. Dyl_lionaire
    Feb 10, 2023
    7
    I know, Its a travesty that I enjoy this game but Its true, I thought the new designs were kind of meh but the best designs are some of my favourites, the trainer designs were very unique and the gym battles were a good combination of Sun and Moon trials and the original battles. I didn't really care that they didn't have all the Pokémon and the story wasn't good, but I've got a lot ofI know, Its a travesty that I enjoy this game but Its true, I thought the new designs were kind of meh but the best designs are some of my favourites, the trainer designs were very unique and the gym battles were a good combination of Sun and Moon trials and the original battles. I didn't really care that they didn't have all the Pokémon and the story wasn't good, but I've got a lot of good memories playing this game, especially doing a nuzlocke.… Expand
  30. Gaaaferraz
    Feb 10, 2023
    8
    Um ótimo jogo, com grandes novas adições ao mundo de pokemon. Vou separar aqui em pontos negativos e positivos:
    Positivos
    - Gameplay
    - Novos pokemons
    - Tematica
    - Mapa
    - DLC
    - Amigos
    - Estadios
    Negativos
    - Puzzles e misterios
    - Historia
  31. Bluelion32
    Feb 8, 2023
    3
    Doesn't have sword dog.
    The problems of these games have been stated many times, so I won't go over them again.
  32. saplign
    Feb 2, 2023
    5
    ‎this one is definetly a 5 out of 10‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
  33. PotatoePink
    Jan 31, 2023
    8
    A very good Pokémon game. Not much after scarlet and violet released but still worth playing if you like Pokémon games.
  34. empowell
    Jan 17, 2023
    8
    This game was fun and a good escape. I thought the graphics were great and this was the nicest looking Pokemon game on the Switch.
  35. Satsoku
    Jan 8, 2023
    7
    I feel like this game gets a lot of criticism for the poor graphics more than anything else. To me personally however, the graphics are not as relevant if I'm being honest. The story was OK. The gameplay is focused around the traditional formula that fans of the series know and love by now. Even though the small issues that I had with it, this game managed to keep me busy for 200+ hours,I feel like this game gets a lot of criticism for the poor graphics more than anything else. To me personally however, the graphics are not as relevant if I'm being honest. The story was OK. The gameplay is focused around the traditional formula that fans of the series know and love by now. Even though the small issues that I had with it, this game managed to keep me busy for 200+ hours, so giving it anything less would be unfair.… Expand
  36. gian_pkr
    Dec 28, 2022
    7
    Animations model and graphic style is really good. Unfortunately this kind of gameplay starts to feel a bit old and repetitive. Performance are fine.
  37. Gustavo1
    Dec 15, 2022
    9
    O jogo é muito bom mesmo por causa de várias novas mecânicas que foram nós apresentadas, a história não pode ser uma das melhores mas a Pokedex está com uma boa variedade de pokémons novos.
  38. KinimodYunmi
    Dec 12, 2022
    10
    Die neue Grafik und das neue Movement ist perfekt, hat extre viel Spaß gemacht, wirklich alles top!
  39. Rooster93
    Dec 9, 2022
    1
    Zero effort field, forced exp share, and beyond easy game. You can get to Lv100 before fighting the first gym rather easily due to the ridiculous exp candy.
  40. Alebernard
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Movement stuck for a game on a console that is the Nintendo Switch. I expected more quality as it is the same console generation as PS4, PS5, xboxone, xbox x and s. I expected movement of attacks within battles. The worst history lore. A silly mechanic. Shameful, I regret the purchase too much, too bad it is digital media.
  41. Derpcat
    Dec 6, 2022
    5
    I haven't played many Pokemon games. Before this, only Diamond. But this game was the reason I bought a Switch. I thought it would be great! But, as you can see, I didn't love it so much. Why? Isn't a Pokemon game a Pokemon game, at heart?

    The story-where to begin? They highlighted gyms, even though they were gone for, like, 4 years. Whatever. This chairman guy sees potential in you,    I haven't played many Pokemon games. Before this, only Diamond. But this game was the reason I bought a Switch. I thought it would be great! But, as you can see, I didn't love it so much. Why? Isn't a Pokemon game a Pokemon game, at heart?

    The story-where to begin? They highlighted gyms, even though they were gone for, like, 4 years. Whatever. This chairman guy sees potential in you, and same as the champion. So you join the Pokemon league. Oh boy! Pokemon games always have at least satisfactory stories, but this one makes no sense.

    Pokemon games play very similarly. Don't fix something that isn't broken, right? Well, it gets stale. These games have become more and more linear, and you don't get to do decide your fate... at all. It becomes very, very, VERY boring. There is an open-world area called the wild area. I think that it is the predecessor to Legends: Arceus or Scarlet & Violet. But it's just so worn in and small. 6/10 gameplay. Way too boring.

    The presentation isn't great. It doesn't load that well. If you're expecting a game that looks good and runs well, like Super Mario Odyssey, don't be surprised if it's not what you want. It doesn't load that well, look good, and runs at 30 fps. The music is pretty good, though. Toby Fox composed a song. 7/10 presentation. Nothing to say.

    It's content is a bit light. The main adventure is too easy, and takes 10 hours. The post-game takes about 5 hours. Then you can "Catch Em All!" and shiny hunt. Yeah, this should be a 40 dollar game. Captain Toad Treasure Tracker cost that much. I didn't play it, but I hear it has a lot of content. 6/10 content.

    It is way too linear, and what was good in it is way too worn in. I don't get why Scarlet & Violet has a lower user score. It is ambitious, big, and creative. Gen 8 was pretty good, but this game wasn't. I'm sorry, everyone in the U.K.    … Expand
  42. xSpOokie
    Dec 1, 2022
    6
    stop listening to this critics , the game is great , the graphics are a bit poor but the game is a lot of fun and the story is good , not the better , anyways the generation is so good have some pokemons who are so cool , people nowadays in nintendo always try to make something to give a game a poor rating , they want everything in a game , the cons in this game are the legendarys and thestop listening to this critics , the game is great , the graphics are a bit poor but the game is a lot of fun and the story is good , not the better , anyways the generation is so good have some pokemons who are so cool , people nowadays in nintendo always try to make something to give a game a poor rating , they want everything in a game , the cons in this game are the legendarys and the fact that the game is to easy , but yes if you're a pokemon fan YOU SHOULD buy this game! [UPDATE] after 2 years i replayed the game , after playing brilliant diamond and arceus to , for the record i love arceus 9/10 , after replaying the game , i can tell the game isnt that good , than i first writed , not talking about graphics , but talking about performance itself , a lot of fps drops , and when you connect to wifi to do raids , very laggy servers , the first time i didnt pay to much attention on the story but after replaying i have to say that the story is not that good , you get very confused even if you pay to much attention + is boring and one more thing that is extremely anoying is the fact that you constantly battling with your rival who btw is to much annoying , changing from 9/10 to a 6/10 , the only thing who is preventing me from putting red score is the pokedex , the pokedex was the reason who made me replay the game because the first time i played it i didnt use any of the new pokemons from this gen , and other thing that is preventing me to put score 5/10 is the world building , citys and the wild area + the gym leaders are well designed , concluding i dont change my opinion about the game , if you like pokemon i recommend you buying this game , because after all its still a pokemon game , the mechanics , the thing of training them and the gameplay itself is what can get you through the game and make you have fun , because is still pokemon and the essence is there , so yes if you are a pokemon fan you should buy this , its gonna get you those 25 hours of fun .… Expand
  43. ColeEngo
    Nov 30, 2022
    5
    This game was the definition of okay. Nothing insane but nothing great. Just the same old pokemon.
  44. Luky1996
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    Tecnicamente arretrato rispetto ai giochi contemporanei, comunque gradevole da giocare.
    I nuovi Pokémon sono molto belli e accattivanti.
  45. ShrekXGrinch
    Nov 30, 2022
    1
    Very annoying characters, poor graphics quality, bad animations, lots of pokemon characters removed, too easy, insultingly babyish dialogue, features removed, poor story, very bad region/route and towns design
  46. Cloud_cipher
    Nov 29, 2022
    3
    I have only played sheild for 20 hours but I wish I only played 0 for the waste of time this was.
  47. LeJanman
    Nov 29, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es ist ok. Ich hatte mein Spaß mit dem Games. Es hat sich aber am Ende nach nichts angefühlt, einfach nur hingeklatscht, als wären die Ideen ausgegangen wie man das Endgame machen soll.… Expand
  48. jljosue
    Nov 28, 2022
    5
    The game promised a lot but in the end it came to nothing, it was just a graphical update of the 3DS trees and very poorly used ideas, with a very mediocre story. It would have been nice if the base game included DLCs for a more optimal experience, as the sparse content didn't show the game's potential. I really disliked Dynamax's mechanics, as the flow of the battles are slow, and theThe game promised a lot but in the end it came to nothing, it was just a graphical update of the 3DS trees and very poorly used ideas, with a very mediocre story. It would have been nice if the base game included DLCs for a more optimal experience, as the sparse content didn't show the game's potential. I really disliked Dynamax's mechanics, as the flow of the battles are slow, and the animations tiresome.… Expand
  49. Unnypops
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    The hate for these games is unjustified. These games aren’t perfect but they’re fun.
    The graphics do not bother average players. A good chunk of people have been hating on every single Pokémon game since X and Y for no real reason. They have no idea what they actually want. They just like to complain.. so do yourself a favor and ignore most of these negative reviews. Shield is fun,    The hate for these games is unjustified. These games aren’t perfect but they’re fun.
    The graphics do not bother average players. A good chunk of people have been hating on every single Pokémon game since X and Y for no real reason. They have no idea what they actually want. They just like to complain.. so do yourself a favor and ignore most of these negative reviews. Shield is fun, especially with the DLC.    … Expand
  50. Patrick95
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    Tenemos delante una entrega algo floja de la franquicia. Pero a pesar de eso, creo que tampoco merece el hate desmesurado que recibe. El juego hace cosas mal, como la trama, la dificultad o los gráficos del área silvestre, pero hace otras muy bien como algunos personajes, el primer leve contacto con mundo abierto o su banda sonora. Al final es un juego más de Pokémon, por lo que, es divertido.
  51. ZYMROD
    Nov 25, 2022
    7
    El juego prometía mucho pero al final se quedo en nada, solo fue una actualización grafica de 3DS y con arboles de PS1. Si hubiese salido con todos sus DLCs incluidos, hubiera sido mas amena la experiencia y no seria decepcionante por su escaso contenido. Las mecánicas Dynamax son entretenidas en el competitivo, siendo lo mas destacable gracias a la propia comunidad.
  52. eye-zitt
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
    The game is a little underwhelming, but overall I really appreciated my time with it and have put more hours into this game than almost any other.
  53. SlowbroLin
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    It is meaningless when I can not get my old Pokemons back! And I think that Mega Evolution is the most beautiful thing since Pokemon XY! And it is gone in this generation!
  54. BorisThe_Spider
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    I'm not here to complai about National Dex and other things. I'm here just to score the experience of one person that stopped playing main Pokémon games since 2003. It was overall fun, to me this game represents to discover lots of new Pokémon. And the wild area was also a good experiment to prove new and more free ways of gameplay. The main issues of playing this title was the drop of FPSI'm not here to complai about National Dex and other things. I'm here just to score the experience of one person that stopped playing main Pokémon games since 2003. It was overall fun, to me this game represents to discover lots of new Pokémon. And the wild area was also a good experiment to prove new and more free ways of gameplay. The main issues of playing this title was the drop of FPS and the boring and linear difficulty of it.… Expand
  55. LeGabrielUrbano
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    The game has very good ideas that it did not know how to take advantage of, the high points are overshadowed by the lowest points, so the game remains a weak product, which hardly supports itself, it is a strong step back then the small advance that had been achieved in the seventh generation.
  56. BloodMutt
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    I don't know why everyone has hated on this game. It was good and I played it through to completion.
  57. Bozzy943
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Stop giving Game Freak your money. Quality is just as important as gameplay.
  58. GamingGuy25
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    sh1t game refer to a review about scarlet on why its ****

    Pokecucks are mentally ill
  59. mestaku
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Someone should pay you to play this absolute garbage game. The graphics are the same as some random bad game from 2006.
  60. Tomplexthis
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    its just a soulless skippable game, pass hard on this dumpster
    the starters look nice, but its just way too many problems
  61. divegold
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Pokemon sword and shiel is great! It has the best gym environment, the best gym leaders and a wonderful soundtrack! Not to mention the well-built dex! The best pokemon experience I've had on the switch
  62. arlatius
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    this game is a prime example on why you should only trust user reviews and never critic reviews.

    dexit nixed a ton of pokemon, including fan favorites. then gamefreak released two dlcs (which combined totaled the cost of the game itself) whose only real draw was the inclusion of pokemon missing from the main game. But even with these DLC, the dex is still missing huge swaths of pokemon.    this game is a prime example on why you should only trust user reviews and never critic reviews.

    dexit nixed a ton of pokemon, including fan favorites. then gamefreak released two dlcs (which combined totaled the cost of the game itself) whose only real draw was the inclusion of pokemon missing from the main game. But even with these DLC, the dex is still missing huge swaths of pokemon. it leads me to believe that dexit was not only motivated by laziness, but by greed - the DLC was always the plan.

    the plot was nonexistent, and the games mechanics come nowhere near being able to make up for it. the main enemy team is completely unrelated to the main antagonist - the main antagonist whose motivations were nonsense and who was only revealed to be the antagonist in the last hour or so of this 20 to 30 hour game.

    im giving it one point to acknowledge the only good trait about the game: the setting design for the locations were all very strong. its the only strong thing about the game. if it werent for PLA i would have been sure that this spelt the end for the pokemon franchise    … Expand
  63. GCDeadshot
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    I love Hop sooo much, he's my favourite rival, his whole character is heart breaking and his theme makes me really happy!
  64. ND-Bringer
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Sword and Shield is perhaps the most controversial game of Generation 8. I remember hating this game during my first play through back in high school. With its overpriced DLC and its lackluster post game content. But while taking a look back before the release of Scarlet and Violet, some positive memories came flooding back to me.

    And with more critical eye, I can tribute the moments I did really enjoy all those years ago. Because when you take a moment to ignore the overpriced DLC, as a stand alone game, it's actually quite enjoyable. Let's take look into one of Game Freak's ultimate mixed bags.

    The game starts off with you and your best friend Hop obtaining your Galarian Starters from the Champion himself, Leon. Who decides to endorse your Gym Challenge, hoping to meet worthy opponents in the future. The Gym Leader challenge has returned, now paired with a "Sporting Event" theme. With Galar's design heavily based off of Great Britain, it makes sense to throw the country's love for sports in the mix.

    And while not every Gym Battle is a winner, hearing that roar from the stadium took me back to the days I watched Ash Ketchum compete in the Pokemon League. The closest games to create that effect were the Pokemon Stadium games and it's great to play a core-series game that creates the same effect.

    And to add to the flavor, trainers can now Dynamax their Pokemon and transform them into giants. Increasing their HP drastically and giving them the ability to use powerful new Max Moves to crush opponents into dust. Some Pokemon even have the ability to change their form and Gigantamax, allowing them to use powerful signature Max Moves and show off a Kaiju inspired appearance.

    The only thing standing in the way of my enjoyment is the story. Which isn't as bad and yet somehow just as bad as I remember in multiple portions of the game. Problem number one, Hop, the Master of None.

    While not as pathetic as the X and Y rivals, Hop doesn't build a decent Pokemon team until the post game. And is entire character can be summed up as unfocused. He's really positive like Hau but also pretty bland like most of the Gender-Swap Rivals. And at the end of the post game when he decides to become a Professor, I'm simply confused. Enter the Pokemon Hall of Shame on your right.

    Whenever the story annoyed me, I went to to explore the wild area. A large world designed for those who love to capture Pokemon. At the surface it's really fun to explore. You get to find rare items, high leveled monsters, gorgeous lakes to surf on...it's everything you would want out of long Pokemon level. Hiking through this open world is incredibly relaxing, it's a grand mechanic that several Switch games are aiming for these days. It doesn't feel like you're exploring Galar anymore, it feels like you're exploring the world of Pokemon itself.

    Their's one fatal problem with this set up, some Pokemon are exclusive to the wild area. Making Pokedex completion an eyesore since some Pokemon will only appear once per week...half of the time. I'm not joking when I say it took me two real life weeks to build my original ultimate Pokemon team, because certain members couldn't be found in the wild area yet.

    It's not that there are no decent Pokemon to capture in the main game routes, but it's really annoying that the game will only allow certain Pokemon of the week to appear. It's bad enough that Gamefreak had to remove several Pokemon and moves in order to make room for this new content. But it's outright scummy to make some of those rejected Pokemon obtainable through overpriced DLC.

    And as for the adventure itself, it's still enjoyable. Rising from the ranks of the Gym Challenge tournament aiming to dethrone Leon. But the game gets unbelievably easy after the fifth gym. Version exclusives mean nothing to me, Rock Types and Ice Types are not difficult to defeat.

    The villains of this game are a huge let down as well. With Chairman Rose being a weak twist villain with a pathetic Steel-Type Team to match. His plan is to use the Legendary Pokemon as an energy source, he just needed a master trainer to control it. And while Leon did say he would comply and battle Eternatus after the tournament, the Chairman proceeds without him, due to his inability to wait one day.

    And then theirs Sordward and Shielbert...who are perhaps the most annoying villains in the entire Pokémon franchise. They have all the most annoying quirks. Ex Machina fleeing powers, an army of evil NPCs, boring Pokemon teams. And if you want the new staple legendary Pokemon on your team, you have to complete a post game challenge where Sonia mentions her new assistant, who has no name.

    So in conclusion, the game gets annoying half way through. It reminds a lot of Skylanders Trap Team. A game with really fun new gameplay mechanics, a predictable story, overpriced extra content, and a bunch fun boss battles mixed in with pathetic ones.    … Expand
  65. TaniaTucker
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    A mí me ha gustado. Veo otras críticas que se quejan de los gráficos, pero sí veo un avance. Aún así, sí eres capaz de dejar a un lado eso, el juego es precioso. La historia está bien, me encantan las zonas salvajes, pasé horas y horas buscando pokemons jejeje y los DLC fueron una delicia. Para mí es recomendable
  66. plattym3
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    Had a whole bunch of fun with this title playing alongside my son who was playing the opposite title at the same time. I hear all the complaints, but hey, as someone who's not in for competitive play, I just want to collect fun-looking monsters and win, it was perfectly fine. Could the graphics be better? Sure, but nothing's perfect.
  67. Hkeitz323
    Nov 8, 2022
    5
    Pros:
    - A myriad of well-designed pokemon
    - Really cool gym leaders - Added a lot of cool features (accessing the PC from the menu, G-max) - Easy-to-access online features Cons: - Game has horrible pacing, and shoves in the entire plot at the very end of the story - Can't transfer pokemon without a pay wall (pokemon home) - Is way too short for a $60 game - No difficulty and no    Pros:
    - A myriad of well-designed pokemon
    - Really cool gym leaders
    - Added a lot of cool features (accessing the PC from the menu, G-max)
    - Easy-to-access online features

    Cons:
    - Game has horrible pacing, and shoves in the entire plot at the very end of the story
    - Can't transfer pokemon without a pay wall (pokemon home)
    - Is way too short for a $60 game
    - No difficulty and no postgame
    - The game feels unfinished at some parts, with the Wild Area specifically being very buggy
    - Extra content is locked behind payed DLC, which is an extra $60    … Expand
  68. manujm23
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    No me gusta ningun juego de Pokemon, sus historias no valen nada, ah, enhorabuena a los nintenderos por el remake a 60 pavazos, que penita me dan, de verdad
  69. hector_bcn98
    Oct 31, 2022
    6
    +
    Fórmula Pokemon, funciona y divierte.
    Muchísimos pokemons a ser capturados y criados. Las áreas silvestres pueden suponer un reto, ya que hay pokemons de todos los niveles. - Gráficamente es para echarse a llorar, de lo peor de la consola. Es para despedir a cada uno de los trabajadores de Game Freaks y otorgarles el premio al vago del año. Inadmisible en un AAA. 0 interés en    +
    Fórmula Pokemon, funciona y divierte.
    Muchísimos pokemons a ser capturados y criados.
    Las áreas silvestres pueden suponer un reto, ya que hay pokemons de todos los niveles.

    -
    Gráficamente es para echarse a llorar, de lo peor de la consola. Es para despedir a cada uno de los trabajadores de Game Freaks y otorgarles el premio al vago del año. Inadmisible en un AAA.
    0 interés en completar la pokédex invirtiendo una descomunal cantidad de horas en conseguir todos los pokemons para que la recompensa sea nula.
    Las incursiones no funcionan y suponen una pérdida de tiempo inmensa.
    La franquicia pide a gritos una revolución. La habrá? No lo creo.    … Expand
  70. kems
    Oct 29, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Historia 5
    Historia sencilla, predecible, sin mayor complejidad. Después de la 6ta medalla se vuelve excesivamente acelerada, muy probablemente por los tiempos de desarrollo. Mediocre inclusive para lo que se espera de un Pokémon.
    Desarrollo 8
    El desarrollo del juego es bueno, sin muchos altibajos. El momento más débil es justamente la parte final, donde más debía relucir, quitándole mérito a un avance con un buen ritmo la mayor parte del juego. El cambio en los gimnasios es bastante positivo, el torneo que reemplazó el Alto Mando pudo haber sido bueno, pero fue muy soso.
    Personajes 9
    Cada personaje secundario que acompaña la historia tiene su carisma, personalidad y desarrollo armonioso Lo más débil son los personajes principales y el team Yell, que podría no estar y de hecho mejoraría.
    Diseños 8
    En cuanto a personajes, nuevamente son sobresalientes sus diseños, todos menos los protagonistas. En cuánto a los nuevos Pokémon, son los mejores en mucho tiempo, ya sea por su apariencia final o por el concepto que está detrás de éstos, teniendo en su gran mayoría una gran armonía; son muy pocos los casos donde haya un pokemon genérico o con un concepto débil detrás. El diseño del mapa es pobre, donde al salir de la Wild Area, las rutas son básicamente pasillos que conectan a la próxima ciudad.
    Gameplay 9
    Los cambios en gameplay que apuntan a modernizar mecánicas que ya hace tiempo se sentían antiguas es bienvenida. El fin de los encuentros aleatorios, el wild area, los raids (que pudieron ser más difíciles, pero es una buena adición), la mayor accesibilidad para la crianza. El core gameplay se mantiene igual que siempre, pero sigue siendo efectivo y cuenta con agregados atractivos.
    Duración 9
    El juego es tan largo como quieras que sea, pudiendo ser bastante extenso si te gusta explorar y ser completista al 100% o cazar shinies y criar Pokémon perfectos. A pesar de ello, luego de cierto punto se hace evidente que tuvieron que lanzar el juego antes de terminar todo lo que tenían planeado.
    Postgame 3
    Patético. Únicamente en su evento final hay algo bueno. Terminado ese pésimo postgame, existe un frente de batalla que pese a ser simplón, se agradece su adición.
    Gráficos 5
    Las gráficas de los Pokémon y los personajes está bastante bien, pero desentona con el pésimo apartado gráfico y texturas del resto de los elementos, principalmente el wild área donde algunas texturas a plena vista recuerdan los tiempos del N64.
    Música 9
    Banda sonora bastante cumplidora. Algunos temas a veces se sienten genéricos o fuera de lugae, pero en general cumplen bien, con buenos temas y buena implementación de éstos. Sin estar al nivel de otras IP donde es realmente sobresaliente, cumple en totalidad su cometido.
    Sonido 6
    En contraste con unos temas que acompañan bien al juego, se encuentra el tema sonoro, donde la mayor deficiencia es la falta de voice acting. Mientras el juego era portátil, jamás se sentía necesario contar con uno, pero al dar el salto a una consola de sobremesa, pide a gritos el haber tenido. Desde que inicias el juego, la intro que intenta ser épica, se cae sola al ver un estadio repleto con el presidente Rose anunciando a gritos lo que nos encontraremos, mientras mueve la boca sin emitir sonido.
    Performance 2
    Todo el apartado técnico es lo más deficiente del juego, se vio en la parte gráfica y sonora, pero también en ciertos tiempos de carga, como en el online. Si intentas hacer algo online, lo más recomendable es quedarse parado esperando a conectar. porque el framedrop es severo, especialmente en el wild área. Incluso si no te interesa el online, el pop up es increíble. Los personajes, los árboles y los Pokémon, prácticamente te saltan en la cara, más aún si vas en bicicleta. Faltó tiempo de otimización.
    Multijugador 9
    El multiplayer y el online es un aspecto muy fuerte en Pokémon, de lo más positivo y da para jugar cientas y cientas de horas. Queda al debe la falta de personalización al no poder buscar intercambios y depender de la suerte del jugador que te encuentres o tener que coordinarte con alguien mediante otro medio previamente.

    Valoración final 7
    La experiencia se nota muy recortada, pero a la vez es disfrutable. Finalmente la sensación que deja es agridulce, siendo el mejor de la saga en muchos aspectos y el más deficiente en otros muchos. Queda la sensación de ser una oportunidad desaprovechada, donde teniendo el cuidado que se merecía, pudo haber sido de los mejores de la franquicia.
    Finalmente, siendo fan de Pokémon hace más de 20 años, debo decir que una vez más me atrapó sin soltarme, pero queda claro que el enfoque es sacar el juego más recortado posible que permita ser funcional para continuar exprimiento la franquicia al menor costo.    … Expand
  71. baja_dan
    Oct 27, 2022
    6
    A solid entry in the franchise mixed with a few new ideas. I enjoyed the online play and battling my friends from across the world. The new "open" areas were interesting, but felt like they could have benefitted from some more polish. I noticed some frame-rate issues and a few bugs during my 200hr playthrough. I've been a fan of the series since the red/blue/yellow days, but I stoppedA solid entry in the franchise mixed with a few new ideas. I enjoyed the online play and battling my friends from across the world. The new "open" areas were interesting, but felt like they could have benefitted from some more polish. I noticed some frame-rate issues and a few bugs during my 200hr playthrough. I've been a fan of the series since the red/blue/yellow days, but I stopped playing the series during the DS run due to fatigue and how the Pokemon Company hadn't really strayed from it's basic formula. I think that helped me view this entry with a fresher set of eyes overall.… Expand
  72. Reference_Queen
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    This game is for chill people. It fixes the quality of life problems of previous games & is very easy.
    It's different from the past games, and that's what gets it a lot of bad reviews. It's very easy, it's not balanced for competitive play, the story is mediocre, there's not a ton of available pokemon (looking at Skitty), the postgame is short, and it's easy to complete the entire game in    This game is for chill people. It fixes the quality of life problems of previous games & is very easy.
    It's different from the past games, and that's what gets it a lot of bad reviews. It's very easy, it's not balanced for competitive play, the story is mediocre, there's not a ton of available pokemon (looking at Skitty), the postgame is short, and it's easy to complete the entire game in two weeks. I love all of these things (except the lack of Skitty). This game was designed for children to play and I appreciate that – the first game I ever played was Pokemon White and I still haven't beaten it. Tiny Me got frustrated just trying to find my way to the next gym.
    Sword/Shield fixes everything I hated about the previous Pokemon games, and that's a long list:
    Curry is my favorite feature. Cooking makes it possible to heal your pokemon without using items or a pokemon center, and gives XP. Curry also makes it easy to make your pokemon love you, so friendship evolutions are a LOT easier. Friendship and happiness are combined in this game, so there's no "affection isn't the same as friendship" bullcrap like Sun/Moon. Getting Eeveelutions is a simple process.
    HMs are gone from this world, finally. Flying to a location is just going to the map and clicking where you want to go, and a flying taxi takes you there. A godsend.
    Most pokemon encounters are in the overworld, and caves are no longer the most annoying thing ever! Repels aren't a necessary item anymore.
    The X menu tells you where your next objective is and how to get there, so you can't get lost or forget where you were supposed to go.
    Leveling is very easy and the EXP is automatically distributed throughout your party. Playing with your pokemon is a lot more fun and open, with the ability to throw balls for your Yamper and Legendary; you just can't pet them (this also gives XP which is nice). Dynamax is a fun thing that helps make the game super easy, and raid dens give XP Candies and sometimes Rare Candies, which makes leveling even easier. With XP Candies, you don't have to grind wild pokemon all the time.
    Boxes are accessible from the X Menu wherever you are, and they're much easier to use.
    There are both regular TMs and breakable TRs that are free and purchasable.
    Moves can be deleted and relearned whenever you visit a Pokemon Center.
    Berries are easily acquired but not easily farmable like the Poké Pelago of Sun/Moon.
    It's also fun to customize your character with clothes! Since money is so plentiful, you can pretty much buy everything eventually :D
    This is my personal favorite Pokemon game because it applies to my style of gameplay: "Who wants things to be hard?" I'd recommend SWSH to anyone who disliked previous Pokemon games for being too difficult, people who like messing around after beating the game, and for anyone who wants to play a chill game where nothing threatens you :3    … Expand
  73. BritainButNot
    Oct 6, 2022
    3
    Having bought nearly every pokemon game (including spin offs, ) since coliseum, I was extremely excited to try out sword and shield. However, the game was probably my biggest disappointment on the Switch yet.

    One of my gripes was that the graphics look like the belong on 3DS or GC. While this isn't the most important thing in a game, it seems shameless considering its 1st party peers at    Having bought nearly every pokemon game (including spin offs, ) since coliseum, I was extremely excited to try out sword and shield. However, the game was probably my biggest disappointment on the Switch yet.

    One of my gripes was that the graphics look like the belong on 3DS or GC. While this isn't the most important thing in a game, it seems shameless considering its 1st party peers at Nintendo include visually stunning titles like Mario Odyssey and TLoZ: Breath of the Wild.

    Besides that, the presentation and story are at best bland and lazy. While there is the skeleton of a good game, it mostly felt cheap to me.    … Expand
  74. Imanello777
    Oct 1, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Game is totally ok but its a little bit too easy, like the trainer battles and the fight against leon. Also its bad that you cant get legendarys (suicune and more) a second time in the crown tundra.… Expand
  75. That0sy
    Sep 24, 2022
    2
    Pokemon sheild is wanna of the worst game I've ever played, First of all, the graphics is dog **** and this was made by Nintendo and game freak and they made games with beautiful graphics are amazing like Mario kart and legend of zelda and sometimes the graphics can look beautiful and what did pokemon sheild nothing like look at the trees they already have good trees like how game freak.Pokemon sheild is wanna of the worst game I've ever played, First of all, the graphics is dog **** and this was made by Nintendo and game freak and they made games with beautiful graphics are amazing like Mario kart and legend of zelda and sometimes the graphics can look beautiful and what did pokemon sheild nothing like look at the trees they already have good trees like how game freak. Now the story oh my god the story is so boring and bland I don't even know what the story is **** The animation omg the animation is dog **** **** pokemon is the biggest RPG franchise their net worth is 90 billion and they can't make good animation and they **** reused the animation.
    Ok, now gameplay.....its dog **** it's so easy just click the super effective one, and done it's so easy it's boring and the models of pokemon have the same models.
    and that's my review the game is dog ****    … Expand
  76. Third_Era
    Aug 25, 2022
    3
    This game is great if you are into competitive play; however, as a single player game it is absolutely dreadful. There is no challenge - the cave "systems" are literally a straight line - to keep the player engaged. At no point did I lose or even come close to thinking I could lose. It's crazy to think that the GBA games were better designed than a home console release 20 years later. IfThis game is great if you are into competitive play; however, as a single player game it is absolutely dreadful. There is no challenge - the cave "systems" are literally a straight line - to keep the player engaged. At no point did I lose or even come close to thinking I could lose. It's crazy to think that the GBA games were better designed than a home console release 20 years later. If this game didn't have Pokemon on the cover it would have been a commercial flop.… Expand
  77. rebuzzi
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    its not as bad as people say, i really enjoyed the game! the new pokemon designs are amazing! im ready for the next generation
  78. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    5
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  79. GavinRhodes
    Jul 28, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokémon Sword And Shield are the second best Pokémon games in the entire franchise after generation five i love the dynamaxing mechanic and the gigantamaxing. the game has such a cool region with interesting gym leaders and the dex cut is no big deal because the wild area offers a massive varity early on in your adventure when choosing a team for your adventure.… Expand
  80. Ardho
    Jul 27, 2022
    8
    its an okay game...........................................................
  81. Xaboss
    Jul 19, 2022
    4
    A simply bad game, bad graphics, dynamax sucks, bad pokedex, horrible plot...
  82. VincentKirby
    Jul 9, 2022
    5
    This game is lazy af and we know Game Freak can do better than this. Also the absence of the National Dex is sad to see and the game looks flipping hideous
  83. La_langosta
    Jul 2, 2022
    2
    He estado con Pokémon desde el principio y encuentro que este juego es la razón perfecta para abandonar la franquicia. Pensemos en esta franquicia como esa vaca famélica a la que nadie se atreve a carnear porque aún produce leche, Pokémon es así, no importan las malas críticas (muchas vienen de los fans más acérrimos a la saga), lo gastado de sus dos mecánicas ni del patético rumbo queHe estado con Pokémon desde el principio y encuentro que este juego es la razón perfecta para abandonar la franquicia. Pensemos en esta franquicia como esa vaca famélica a la que nadie se atreve a carnear porque aún produce leche, Pokémon es así, no importan las malas críticas (muchas vienen de los fans más acérrimos a la saga), lo gastado de sus dos mecánicas ni del patético rumbo que tomaron desde X & Y, nada de eso importa. Gamefreak está aquí para ganar dinero de la forma más sucia y perversa posible, vendiéndote un juego con gráficos de PS2, diseño de un juego de Gameboy y con la narrativa más estúpida que me haya echada a la cara desde el arco de la boda de Batman y Catwoman. Pokémon dejó de significar aventuras entrañables con tu mascota ficticia favorita para convertirse en una trituradora de sueños y esperanzas que produce dinero, dinero de fanáticos enfermos y recalcitrantes que se niegan a madurar y aceptar que Pokémon a estas alturas es basura. Diría que lo mejor que podemos hacer es dejar de comprar estas porquerías jugables pero ¿Para qué? si habrán hordas de pokétarados ahí afuera dispuestos a comprar hasta dos veces el mismo maldito juego. Pokémon está muerto, y Gamefreak lo ha matado. Le doy dos puntos porque el campamento pokémon está bonito y lo del curry la currydex se me hace original.… Expand
  84. Nintendist
    Jul 2, 2022
    10
    i love this game. is so good and very very strategic. one of the best games ever
  85. HammerSeven
    Jun 27, 2022
    3
    Pokemon Shield isn't an awful game. There is some fun parts of the story, and the graphics aren't *that* bad. The pokemon franchise will always be fun in my opinion because the formula at heart is good, catch rare pokemon, complete your pokedex, battle other people ECT. However, in my opinion where the game really falls apart is in the difficulty, the game has no challenge and all thePokemon Shield isn't an awful game. There is some fun parts of the story, and the graphics aren't *that* bad. The pokemon franchise will always be fun in my opinion because the formula at heart is good, catch rare pokemon, complete your pokedex, battle other people ECT. However, in my opinion where the game really falls apart is in the difficulty, the game has no challenge and all the starters are way too overpowered. It makes it no fun to play, and it has no challenge.

    It also is the exact same as other pokemon games. I wish they would change the gameplay a little bit, make it open world or make fun puzzles or dungeons. Their really isn't anything different in this game then from the last... Also the animations are lazy, and they removed some pokemon from the national dex... So your favorite pokemon might not be there. Honestly, the only reason I would buy it is if I didn't already have a traditional pokemon game. 3/10.    … Expand
  86. Victorbalbo
    Jun 21, 2022
    3
    Basicamente um jogo de DS mas com preço de jogo AAA pra console. Mesma mecânica de sempre, gráficos muito fracos pra um jogo de console e toda a “vantagem” do mundo aberto se resumo a uma área nem tão grande assim.
  87. Kenoct
    Jun 8, 2022
    0
    It's a shame for the first entry on switch to be this lazy. The game looks like a wii game in 2019.
  88. Darkspawn677
    Jun 4, 2022
    10
    Pokemon sword and shield is good but it should have mega evolution dynamax and z moves in one game and i liked mega evolution more than z moves
  89. Herbalmouse1305
    May 29, 2022
    6
    this is a pokemon game

    plain and simple, if that statement does not appeal to you, please god dont buy this game. luckily it does appeal to me, and i mustered quite a bit of fun out of this. not enough to get the dlc tho. Btw dexit is fine, it was inevitable. their excuse kinda sucked, as this game doesnt look too good, but with PLA and Sc/Vi it looks like the smaller scope is    this is a pokemon game

    plain and simple, if that statement does not appeal to you, please god dont buy this game.
    luckily it does appeal to me, and i mustered quite a bit of fun out of this. not enough to get the dlc tho.
    Btw
    dexit is fine, it was inevitable. their excuse kinda sucked, as this game doesnt look too good, but with PLA and Sc/Vi it looks like the smaller scope is starting to pay off    … Expand
  90. Zumbie101
    May 7, 2022
    8
    Enjoyable game, wild area is fun and the locations look nice and varied. I do find the story gets a but rushed and nonsensical however its pokemon so not exactly playing it for the story.
  91. Jofe
    Apr 30, 2022
    1
    The worst entry in the Pokemon series. The scenario does not exist, the characters are all mediocre. The roads are just straight lines without any level-design. The game is immeasurably ugly, though being pretty wouldn't change much at this point. Galar is the most insipid region in the series.
  92. julietfes
    Apr 14, 2022
    3
    A rushed, lazy, boring mess. There is almost no reason to buy this game, there is nothing fun about it. I love Pokemon but this game just makes me sad.
  93. Ventuski
    Apr 6, 2022
    7
    First Pokemon game I've played since Gold on GBC. Probably a timid entry regarding the changes they wanted to introduce in this console generation, specially after playing Legends Arceus. The main story felt short and the post game was ackward story wise. Still a enjoyable Pokemon journey.
  94. Demi251700
    Apr 6, 2022
    4
    Lo bueno :
    Buenos pokemon , buena música , la crianza para el competitivo, Dinamax & Gigamax

    Lo malo
    pokedex recortada, personajes planos, animaciones de batalla pobres, malos graficos, muy corta la historia, pobre postgame, mundo semiabierto mediocre
  95. ScottishFan013
    Apr 2, 2022
    5
    Bruh, The Pokedex was the problem, i dunno why, but i like the characters than Pokemon
  96. Rapeest
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    This game is probably the best Pokémon game to come in a long time. So many unique pokémon and fun fights will make you forget about the real world.
  97. Ventu
    Mar 27, 2022
    9
    Pokemon Shield me ha parecido un salto a mejor con respecto a la generación anterior. La nueva región es variada, con una historia entretenida, y los nuevos Pokemon tiene diseños generalmente buenos (aunque algunos de ellos, al igual que las últimas generaciones, rozan lo absurdo). Es cierto que el no poder capturar todos los Pokemon de pasadas generaciones es una decisión más quePokemon Shield me ha parecido un salto a mejor con respecto a la generación anterior. La nueva región es variada, con una historia entretenida, y los nuevos Pokemon tiene diseños generalmente buenos (aunque algunos de ellos, al igual que las últimas generaciones, rozan lo absurdo). Es cierto que el no poder capturar todos los Pokemon de pasadas generaciones es una decisión más que cuestionable. La parte de mundo abierto, me ha parecido que es el enfoque hacia donde debe de orientarse la franquicia, y las nuevas mecánicas de combate me han parecido interesantes. En definitiva, me parece una muy buena generación, siendo un cambio a mejor para el futuro de la franquicia. Muy recomendable.… Expand
  98. kennydog
    Mar 22, 2022
    8
    Another nice addition to the Pokémon game series. Sure, It's kinda short, and the story is godawful, but I liked most of the new Pokémon designs, the gym battles were super exciting, and the wild areas were decent. Overall, it was better than I expected and I liked exploring Galar with my favourite Galarian Pokémon.
  99. Patedus
    Mar 15, 2022
    2
    An absolutely pathetic game to add to a franchise with so much potential. Extremely disappointing.
  100. SIRBIGWELD
    Mar 8, 2022
    5
    Pokemon Sword and Shield are very lazy, uninteresting games. Whereas previous pokemon games specifically the DS era had significant charm and plenty of content, these games lack miserably in both regards. With very limited post-game content and the most flaccid graphics ever produced, they are just unpleasant to look at and have no semblance of an interesting story to give you a reason toPokemon Sword and Shield are very lazy, uninteresting games. Whereas previous pokemon games specifically the DS era had significant charm and plenty of content, these games lack miserably in both regards. With very limited post-game content and the most flaccid graphics ever produced, they are just unpleasant to look at and have no semblance of an interesting story to give you a reason to look. Battle timers for online battling are still a major issue, and the lack of many pokemon from previous games is disappointing. DLC feels like it made up for what should have been in the games, to begin with. They are still pokemon games, however, and there is some fun to be had, it's nice to have a legitimate online ladder and competitions from time to time. New pokemon designs are a very mixed bag, generally on the worse side. Dynamax is a generally unpleasant gimmick. The game is laughably easy. The two strong points in the game are the wild area, which definitely could be improved, and the fantastic soundtrack, as is the case in most pokemon games.… 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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