Pokemon Shield

 Switch
User Score
4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3465 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,154 out of 3465
  2. Mixed: 587 out of 3465
  3. Negative: 1,724 out of 3465
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Mon0chromicorn
    Nov 26, 2019
    9
    Review bombers tears taste great!

    I grew up during the birth of pokemon it was all the rage innemementary school, so naturally I had the Gameboy game, toys, and cards and all that. I wouldn't say I'm a die-hard fan but I keep the pokemon franchise near and dear to my heart because of its nastalgia. I've maybe owned 5 games that were released on hand held and beat one of them to the    Review bombers tears taste great!

    I grew up during the birth of pokemon it was all the rage innemementary school, so naturally I had the Gameboy game, toys, and cards and all that. I wouldn't say I'm a die-hard fan but I keep the pokemon franchise near and dear to my heart because of its nastalgia. I've maybe owned 5 games that were released on hand held and beat one of them to the fullest and that was pokemon pearl.

    I picked up shield so I can play it on my switch lite. I must say it is one of the best pokemon games I've played I'm completely hooked. The only complaint is some of the animations for a few attacks are very lacking, I think they couldve improved it on that. I give the game a 9.5.

    Don't let the review bombing Gen z babies sway you away. It's a great, fun solid game in the pokemon franchise.    … Expand
  2. Kanazawa
    Aug 10, 2020
    9
    I'm blown away. I don't know why I put off this game for so long but this is the best pokemon game I have ever played. I'm as surprised as when Black/White 2 came out. The cinematics turned out to be crucial to really get into this game and man did they do a wonderful job. Bravo. -1 for being easy though
  3. iozay
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    Great game, Gamefreak has however made a few mistakes (Cutting pokedex without good reasons and it not being up to the standards for a Nintendo game) but other than that the game is great :)
  4. p1menta
    May 5, 2020
    2
    do you wanna pay full price to play the same f ucking game from 30 years ago but with a (kinda) new look?
    will we ever play a trully new and modern and fun pokemon game? how cant they make a botw-kind game with pokemon?
    is it that difficult to make something fun for a change? free world, a different plot that you don't f ucking have to rock-paper-scissor your way trhough stupid gym    do you wanna pay full price to play the same f ucking game from 30 years ago but with a (kinda) new look?
    will we ever play a trully new and modern and fun pokemon game? how cant they make a botw-kind game with pokemon?
    is it that difficult to make something fun for a change? free world, a different plot that you don't f ucking have to rock-paper-scissor your way trhough stupid gym fights?? damn, this game is absolutely boring.
    here's one point for the vibes on the first gigantamax experience (wich also becomes boring sooner than you'd expect) and one other point for the kind of cute models of some pokemons, but it's not worth at all.
    go play pokemon go, its free and way more fun    … Expand
  5. LuisFRBplus
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    No tengo ningun incentivo para seguir jugándolo, atrápalos todos? Hace mucho que quedo atras!!
  6. drumguru
    Dec 21, 2020
    8
    Great game stop being a hater, just go & play it.. I like Wild area's they're cool
  7. Zalabar22
    Mar 24, 2020
    8
    Solid entry with lots of gameplay, was actually a better game because of Dexit imo. Over 120 hours in and I still enjoy Shield, if you enjoy Pokémon give it a go.
  8. SilexEco
    Dec 7, 2019
    9
    Bueno, lo primero un enorme saludo a los piperos de 3dMaletines que tan enamorados andan de mi ojete, en especial al admin "yasif-nator", chico a ver si dejas de atragantarte con tanto maletín de PlayStation España, que es que no se puede ni leer cada noticia que publicas, perdón, quería decir publicitas, con tanta baba, menos mal que poco a poco van despertando las neuronas de la gente yBueno, lo primero un enorme saludo a los piperos de 3dMaletines que tan enamorados andan de mi ojete, en especial al admin "yasif-nator", chico a ver si dejas de atragantarte con tanto maletín de PlayStation España, que es que no se puede ni leer cada noticia que publicas, perdón, quería decir publicitas, con tanta baba, menos mal que poco a poco van despertando las neuronas de la gente y os van mandando a donde os corresponde.

    Dicho esto y vamos al meollo de la cuestión, Pokémon Escudo, un salto tecnológico muy grande desde las últimas ediciones pero con algún pero, lo mejor, el área silvestre y su conectividad con otros jugadores, le da un aire fresco y una vida increíble al videojuego, sólo por esto es imposible que algunos medios de prensa "especializados" de videojuegos (propaganda de alcantarilla) le den un triste 8. Sinceramente, espero que la próxima gen, la novena, sea 100% área silvestre.

    Lo peor del juego para mí puede ser por ejemplo, la historia, no termina de enganchar y casi hasta el final del juego no ves realmente un gran avance, que casi parece sacado con prisas y debajo de la manga, en anteriores ediciones te mantenía enganchado desde el inicio, otro punto negativo es que al juego le falta esa pizca de oscuridad/mezquinidad que ofrecían otras entregas, por ejemplo, el team Yell me parece una broma de mal gusto, y el rival Paul / Hop que es casi tan irritante como un pipero.

    Y hasta aquí todo, sin más, un juego redondo que merece la pena hasta el último céntimo, hay cosas sin mayor impotancia en los que se enfrascan los piperomasones y los pokéllorones como los gráficos o que no hay pokédex nacional para tirarle mierda al juego, creedme que a los jugadores de bien son cosas que ni las vais a notar porque el juego divierte y es adictivo, que es lo importante.

    Bueno haters, ya podéis seguir "jugando" con vuestro simulador de repartidor del cual hasta elrbiusomg ha hecho una parodia, porque esa cosa soporífera no la soporta ni Dios.

    P.D.: El cero al GOW muy bien merecido, ya que lo puse justo cuando lo arruinaron con aquella actualización que calló toda la prensa piperomasónica.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ENGLISH:

    Pokémon Shield represents a very great technological jump since the last editions, the best, the wild area and it's connectivity with other players, it gives a fresh air and an incredible life to the game, just because of this it is impossible that some media "specialized" video games (sewer propaganda) give him a sad 8. Sincerely, I hope that the next gene, the ninth, could it be 100% wild area.

    The worst part of the game for me may be, for example, the story, it does not finish hooking and almost until the end of the game you do not really see a breakthrough, which almost seems taken out in a hurry and under the sleeve, in previous editions it kept you hooked From the beginning, another negative point is that the game is missing that bit of darkness / meanness that other deliveries offered, for example, the Yell team seems like a joke in bad taste and the rival Hop is nasty.    … Expand
  9. mashedtatter
    Nov 18, 2019
    6
    I originally posted a review giving Shield a perfect 10, mostly to offset the review bombing of angry former fanboys who haven't even played the game and believe bogus reviews. But that doesn't really help out in the end, so this is going to be a very honest review.

    I like this game. I don't LOVE it. But it's not bad. If I had to rank this generation against the rest, I can say it's at    I originally posted a review giving Shield a perfect 10, mostly to offset the review bombing of angry former fanboys who haven't even played the game and believe bogus reviews. But that doesn't really help out in the end, so this is going to be a very honest review.

    I like this game. I don't LOVE it. But it's not bad. If I had to rank this generation against the rest, I can say it's at least better than every Pokemon game that isn't Heart Gold/Soul Silver, Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, or Black/White/2.

    I don't really miss any of the old Pokemon, and even though I having a Living Pokedex on my copy of Ultra Sun, I don't mind not being able to bring them all over to this game. That said, I get why people are upset, but also think they're blowing it out of proportion. Anyone with half a brain would realize they couldn't just keep throwing the same 800+ Pokemon into each game forever. You call it "laziness", I call it realizing a lot of the Pokedex is useless filler.

    The story thus far (I've only gotten up to fourth gym as of this review, currently 15 hours in and I'm taking my time exploring the wild area) isn't really much to write home about, sure. But you don't REALLY play these games for story, do you? I don't. I play to catch cute creatures.

    The music is some of the best Masuda had done yet. All the battle themes just might end up being my favorites of the whole series.

    The graphics/art are much improved over the last gen, though I will always miss the sprite art.

    Overall, I'd say this game is worth your time if you're not horribly attached to old Pokemon and don't mind that a bunch of moves were cut as well. It's not bad. It's just not great either. Middle of the road, I guess.    … Expand
  10. LunarD3ATH
    Dec 30, 2021
    5
    Shills making reviews now? These are FAR from the best Pokemon games ever made. In fact, they're low-tier and average *at best* but even that feels like it's giving Game Freak too much credit.

    Let's ignore the lies about needing more time to spend on animation and the drama of cutting out the national Pokedex and, worse than that, going a step further and making it impossible to get    Shills making reviews now? These are FAR from the best Pokemon games ever made. In fact, they're low-tier and average *at best* but even that feels like it's giving Game Freak too much credit.

    Let's ignore the lies about needing more time to spend on animation and the drama of cutting out the national Pokedex and, worse than that, going a step further and making it impossible to get those Pokemon in-game AT ALL. Let's ignore that these games can be ugly in the wild areas and that your Pokemon don't follow you anymore, because the games are actually quite beautiful on the linear routes despite some pop-in. Let's ignore the technical issues.

    As long-time Pokemon fans, many of us have grown to expect some level of both quality and muck. Old, cool mechanics are tossed in the bin to make each game feel "special" and new features are added to differentiate the new ones from the old. Gen 3 and 4 had their own variation on contests that were great, for example, whereas Gen 6 had things like the Battle Maison and introduced Mega Evolutions. The latter of which was scrapped almost completely (may return someday, but they are not present in Gen 8).

    These games are still fun, but if you've ever played a Pokemon game before you WILL notice the untapped potential. These games were rushed out for no discernible reason, cutting a large portion of content and leading to very linear, bland route designs with no opportunities to explore (all of that exploration is thrown into the wild areas, which are not that interesting to explore beyond just seeing how it changes when you go from area to area). Many new Pokemon designs are very cool and I think they did a fantastic job with the regional forms they added, like Ponyta and Zigzagoon. A few shiny designs are quite interesting now that palette swaps are mostly a thing of the past, such as shiny Galarian Zigzagoon, but many are also quite boring and don't fit that well with their base form shinies, like Gigantamax Centiskorch.

    But I guess those are small complaints. Really it's just the fact that you're bound to see less to praise the game for and ultimately feel disappointed. In older games there was usually enough to make up for the older content being cut, some new gimmick that at least made things interesting. Now, not so much. Unless you really like making curry in the game, which I can't imagine why you would, there's not much going on.

    It's a good game, it's just not a very good Pokemon game. You'll have fun with it if you really try and give it a shot, but you're going to feel ripped off for full price, especially with the cost of the DLC being a whopping $30 extra, and even after the DLC there are still many of your old favorites that won't be available in the game at all. And from now on you'll have to get used to checking compatibility lists to determine if you can build your team the way you want with your favorite Pokemon because no game will ever include all of the old Pokemon, even though the models have been ready since the start of Gen 6.

    Seriously, what's the point of future-proofing models if you're just not going to use them?    … Expand
  11. riverkev95
    Jun 17, 2020
    5
    Es un juego con muchas ideas interesantes pero ejecutadas de una forma cuestionable.
    Muchas decisiones del juego son polémicas y definitivamente se nota que le hicieron muchas horas de desarrollo para obtener una experiencia decente.
    El juego brilla por sus mecánicas clásicas, accesibilidad a nuevos miembros y curiosas innovaciones, pero falla terriblemente en quitar cosas de    Es un juego con muchas ideas interesantes pero ejecutadas de una forma cuestionable.
    Muchas decisiones del juego son polémicas y definitivamente se nota que le hicieron muchas horas de desarrollo para obtener una experiencia decente.

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

    En conclusión, Pokémon Sword/Shield no es un pésimo juego, pero está lejos de ser un buen juego. Es un juego entretenido, pero mediocre. Los más fanáticos, aquellos que compraban ambas versiones desembolsarán mucho dinero ya que pasarán de gastar $80.00 a $180.00 ya que el pase de expansión es ligeramente diferente para cada juego y se vende de esa manera.    … Expand
  12. aljirik1992
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    REBUS FOR THE PLAYERS!!! SWORD SHIELD ... (LD) =T ; (S) = ( ) ; R_L_D

    Вот знаете, закидайте меня покеболами... Если с POKEMON LETSGO я был более-менее мягок, благодаря чумовому девайсу, что и придало игре шарма, то ситуацию с "мечом и щитом", кроме как мировым дерьмом не назовёшь!    REBUS FOR THE PLAYERS!!! SWORD SHIELD ... (LD) =T ; (S) = ( ) ; R_L_D

    Вот знаете, закидайте меня покеболами... Если с POKEMON LETSGO я был более-менее мягок, благодаря чумовому девайсу, что и придало игре шарма, то ситуацию с "мечом и щитом", кроме как мировым дерьмом не назовёшь!
  13. BlooperTanooki
    Mar 20, 2020
    7
    It's without a doubt a step backwards from what seasoned Pokémon fans were accustomed, especially with games like Platinum, HGSS and Black an White 2 existing. However, the games do give a fun time, a nice roster of new Pokémon, good characters and incredible music. It's a shame nothing blends together nicely either. It's like a sandwich made of a lot of nice things: Nutella, Jam, Cheese,It's without a doubt a step backwards from what seasoned Pokémon fans were accustomed, especially with games like Platinum, HGSS and Black an White 2 existing. However, the games do give a fun time, a nice roster of new Pokémon, good characters and incredible music. It's a shame nothing blends together nicely either. It's like a sandwich made of a lot of nice things: Nutella, Jam, Cheese, but they don't taste good in the final thing.… Expand
  14. Sensey_DARJ
    Dec 11, 2019
    9
    Vengo jugando desde pokemon amarillo para el GBC y después de terminar el juego con los 400 pokemon máximos por capturar hasta ahora, pasar toda la historia que es corta y resumida pero te entretiene,incursiones , las animaciones y lo fácil que es subir de nivel a tus pokemon como hacerlos perfectos para el competitivo que ahora ya no nos llevaremos eternidades en crear un pokemonVengo jugando desde pokemon amarillo para el GBC y después de terminar el juego con los 400 pokemon máximos por capturar hasta ahora, pasar toda la historia que es corta y resumida pero te entretiene,incursiones , las animaciones y lo fácil que es subir de nivel a tus pokemon como hacerlos perfectos para el competitivo que ahora ya no nos llevaremos eternidades en crear un pokemon perfecto.... mi nota final es 9. Y las canciones de los gimnasios y las de enfrentamiento como la de la Torre de batalla son hermosos… Expand
  15. AlexBlasio
    May 12, 2023
    0
    Terrible, mediocre game, unfinished with unjustified changes, it suffers to play this game!
  16. SarkTG
    Dec 7, 2019
    9
    The core fundamentals of this game are not a major departure from other Pokemon titles. Favorite poke not in the game? Me neither. Move on and get yourself a new pal. Graphics, glitches, end game? Do the zero reviewers even play Pokemon games? At least with the Dex being reduced to a selection people are forced to rethink builds and movesets rather than just reusing old ones or completelyThe core fundamentals of this game are not a major departure from other Pokemon titles. Favorite poke not in the game? Me neither. Move on and get yourself a new pal. Graphics, glitches, end game? Do the zero reviewers even play Pokemon games? At least with the Dex being reduced to a selection people are forced to rethink builds and movesets rather than just reusing old ones or completely copying Smogon 24/7. Plus, from a battler primarily, the wild area is making catch and collect much more fun than in previous titles.
    So if you've played these games since at least X/Y, get yourself a copy and get going. Let this be the review that gets you off the fence. Or don't. Meta will survive with or without you. And if you're so with dexit, temtem is right around the corner. You can migrate and proceed to get your a** kicked there too.    … Expand
  17. CrazySeanDX
    Dec 4, 2019
    9
    Allister is a good boi.

    Pay no mind to the negative reviews, it's just a bunch of trolls with nothing better to do with their miserable lives. Honestly, the game's amazing. The graphics are beautiful(don't judge it based on a single tree, for Pete's sake), the gameplay is enjoyable, and, tbh, my only real criticism is that Dynamax/Gigantimax is rather limited. Though, you'll likely    Allister is a good boi.

    Pay no mind to the negative reviews, it's just a bunch of trolls with nothing better to do with their miserable lives.

    Honestly, the game's amazing. The graphics are beautiful(don't judge it based on a single tree, for Pete's sake), the gameplay is enjoyable, and, tbh, my only real criticism is that Dynamax/Gigantimax is rather limited. Though, you'll likely be doing so many Max Raid Battles that you'll barely notice how limited it actually is in Story Mode, in that you can only do it in certain locations such as Gym Battles and specific story battles.

    I'm just under 40 hours in, and kinda don't wanna stop, which is only an issue cause I've still got a ton of other games I wanna play.

    The trolls are in the minority, no matter how many bots accounts spam hate. Happy catching ^^    … Expand
  18. Kashmoney
    Apr 17, 2020
    7
    Intro: (note, this review comes from a long time casual player)
    After playing through the game fully now, I can say Pokemon Sword and Shield are still very decent pokemon games and still deserve around a 6 or 7 out of 10 for me. While there are still issues with the games that could use some rework, I still had a very good time playing through the Galar region.
    The Good: Let's start    Intro: (note, this review comes from a long time casual player)
    After playing through the game fully now, I can say Pokemon Sword and Shield are still very decent pokemon games and still deserve around a 6 or 7 out of 10 for me. While there are still issues with the games that could use some rework, I still had a very good time playing through the Galar region.

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

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

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

    Overall:
    This game is fun like other pokemon games. It does need a lot of work, but it's not as bad as some people were putting this game out to be (but hey we all have our opinions). Also with the new DLC coming out, I feel this game might be a start to how pokemon "definitive titles" will play out so here's to hope everything turns out great.    … Expand
  19. FireSonic
    Nov 25, 2019
    8
    i highly recommend this, as This game is amazing, the wild area may be one of the best new features to this game. Dynamaxing is fun and is also a great addition. the graphics are better than what people give credit for, though some of the tree textures in the wild area are bad, when connected to the internet, the wild area really drops in frames at times, and the online could use somei highly recommend this, as This game is amazing, the wild area may be one of the best new features to this game. Dynamaxing is fun and is also a great addition. the graphics are better than what people give credit for, though some of the tree textures in the wild area are bad, when connected to the internet, the wild area really drops in frames at times, and the online could use some serious work, which is why i give this game an 8/10 over a 9/10 or 10/10, along with the story being a bit lacking.… Expand
  20. Pizzachu
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    Time Played: 23 hours so far
    Since everyone already knows the hot takes for these games, I’m gonna gloss over them pretty quick. -Dex Cut. 100% didn’t notice it. Never felt like there were a lack of monsters, and was able to build several fun teams with Pokémon I have and haven’t used before. -Graphics. While not BOTW or Death Stranding levels, they’re by far and away the best looking    Time Played: 23 hours so far
    Since everyone already knows the hot takes for these games, I’m gonna gloss over them pretty quick. -Dex Cut. 100% didn’t notice it. Never felt like there were a lack of monsters, and was able to build several fun teams with Pokémon I have and haven’t used before. -Graphics. While not BOTW or Death Stranding levels, they’re by far and away the best looking Pokémon games to date. That said, pop in range is definitely on the short side, and certain camera angles are a bit too wide, blurring detail in some areas. Probably the weakest part of the game imo. -Performance. Overall game ran well. Only hitching I had was in wild area while connected to internet, probably from spawning so many player models at once. Battles are flawless, even in doubles and max raids, which was my biggest gripe since the jump to 3D. -Story. It’s a Pokémon game. Not sure why people expect Witcher 3 levels of story. Had more plot than gens 1-3 combined. Serves its purpose, wasn’t god awful but wasn’t great. I did enjoy the focus on having the gyms made into sporting events. Finished in just under 19 hours with minimal distractions and didn’t feel over leveled, champion fight actually threw me for a loop. Pretty on par with most other games. -General (very random and unorganized) thoughts. With another year or so in the oven this game could’ve been a 10. Not saying they’re unfinished, they very much are finished games. No game breaking bugs or glitches, no selling the second half as dlc, no season/battle pass games as a service bs. I really enjoyed the addition of the wild area, looking forward to how that evolves for the next games. I thought the new Pokémon were all very well done, with interesting designs and types. Customization is magnificent, best we’ve ever seen. Changes made to competitive are brilliant and make online battling viable for near everyone, not just those with 100’s of hours to spend breeding. Pokémon models are very similar to previous games but clearly different imo. Much more detail in textures and attack animations, with new signature moves looking really nice. Availability of fully evolved Pokémon that can be caught is incredible (Gengar, Flygon, eveelutions come to mind) without having to jump through annoying hoops to get them. To me, they just feel like modern Pokémon games. Are they perfect? No. Would I prefer the entire dex be in the game? Yes. Do I think GF needs more time with the hardware and engine to create the games everyone expected? Absolutely. Am I having a ton of fun with the games right now? 100%. Rating an 8 because despite the lack of certain features, meh graphics and basic story, I’m still really enjoying this game, and think that I’ve gotten plenty of value for my money with plenty more to come. It’s given me most everything I want from a Pokémon game while improving in area that I believe mattered most.    … Expand
  21. zdemigodx
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    After playing the game and finishing the story, this is just the most average and mediocre pokemon game I've played in a while. What a huge disappointment. I Don't have to list the problems, they are all out there.
  22. RetroMatero
    Nov 29, 2019
    1
    Con todo lo que tenían para hacer un nuevo juego de la saga, vinieron con esto.
    Mi primo, luego de 12 horas de juego, no aguantó más, y lo iba a devolver. Yo le di una chance, porque no me parecía tan malo...
    2 horas después... Uffff... -Gráficos que no van a la altura ni de las otras franquicias que gráficamente son excepcionales, para esa consola, se ve como un port en HD de la 3DS.    Con todo lo que tenían para hacer un nuevo juego de la saga, vinieron con esto.
    Mi primo, luego de 12 horas de juego, no aguantó más, y lo iba a devolver. Yo le di una chance, porque no me parecía tan malo...
    2 horas después... Uffff...
    -Gráficos que no van a la altura ni de las otras franquicias que gráficamente son excepcionales, para esa consola, se ve como un port en HD de la 3DS.
    -Jugabilidad muy aburrida, y es poco para esta consola. Nos castigan con el mismo sistema de hace 20 años, sin mucha variedad.
    -Lo que era un RPG en el pasado, se redujo al ir de punto A a punto B, sin siquiera dar la sensación de volver al punto anterior.
    -He sabido de usuarios que en 5 horas ya eran los más fuertes, cuando en entregas de la GB me tomó casi 70 horas llegar a tener pokemons del nivel de Zapdos, Moltres, y Articuno.
    -Parece hecho para niños de 5 años, y encima con un estilo de jugabilidad muy anticuado.
    -El lore es completamente absurdo, y los personajes muy mal aprovechados. Qué se meten los guionistas para tirarnos personajes que lucen interesantes y terminan siendo más planos que una tabla, a la par de acartonados? Agárrate, Final Fantasy XIII...

    En resumen, no puedo recomendar esta entrega a alguien que quiera iniciarse en la saga, recomendaría los de GB del clásico al Advance, y los Black and White, que al menos se sienten (más o menos) como juegos frescos...

    Nintendo y Game Freak... Les duele sacarse unos millones de dólares para hacer algo de verdad, no?    … Expand
  23. One_speed94
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    This is the best console Pokémon experience weve always wanted ! It's fun, loses some of the bloat and adds the best elements of the let's go series. What post game content will be available once you've finished remains to be seen but hopefully it presents players with the chance to go back to another region or a new game.plus. fingers crossed
  24. Luahanseng
    Aug 12, 2020
    8
    best pokemon game yet. story though is still the same as all pokemon titles, average and forgetable
  25. Herowill
    Nov 18, 2019
    6
    Gentlemen, you have talked a lot about the game. Your rating should not be 3.3 how it is valued in metacritical, however, the game should not cost $ 60 either.

    In my opinion, I give it a 6.8, Gamefreak should check and fans who defend the indefensible too, as well as those who are not obedient to it (hate). The franchise is not on the right track, Pokémon played from Red and Blue and it    Gentlemen, you have talked a lot about the game. Your rating should not be 3.3 how it is valued in metacritical, however, the game should not cost $ 60 either.

    In my opinion, I give it a 6.8, Gamefreak should check and fans who defend the indefensible too, as well as those who are not obedient to it (hate). The franchise is not on the right track, Pokémon played from Red and Blue and it is worth it.

    The comparison is made taking into account the console where it runs and this game does not take even 60% of the benefits of Nintendo Switch. You just have to see Zelda.    … Expand
  26. Nozum
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    First off all i am new to the pokémon games, i have never touched another game in the series. So i was quite exited to start my journey into this universe.

    Im having a OK time playing this. I like the gameplay, story, and actually be able to go around catching all these different Pokémons. With that being said, there are 2 things i cannot understand and accept, with a game released in    First off all i am new to the pokémon games, i have never touched another game in the series. So i was quite exited to start my journey into this universe.

    Im having a OK time playing this. I like the gameplay, story, and actually be able to go around catching all these different Pokémons. With that being said, there are 2 things i cannot understand and accept, with a game released in 2019 for this price. The graphics and animations. Playing this on a 65" TV is actually pretty embarasing. All i can think of while playing is how ashamed i am to have payed $60 for this. Im pretty sure my PlayStation 2 games looked better than this. For a price tag of around $25 - $30 this would be a whole different story. But $60 for animations and graphics like this, is just insane.    … Expand
  27. Freesteff
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    Nach 5 stunden spielzeit finde ich pokemon schild im grossen und ganzen sehr gut die grafik sehr anständig die naturzone ist riesig die sogenanntentem raids machen spass
  28. Breo2019
    Nov 19, 2019
    3
    You need to understand game freak that you are not Pikachu, you have to evolve and make a whole new rpg pokemon game, the one we have been dreaming and waiting for.
  29. 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
  30. LosAndos
    Nov 19, 2019
    9
    I don't understand what's wrong with everybody. These games are for sure not the best Pokemon games ever, but also not the worst. Let's be honest, most hate is just out of spite.

    The real disaster happened on November 18 2016, when Gamefreak released a Pokemon Game with: A tutorial lasting more than an hour Cutscenes lasting longer than 10 Disney movies Horrible Pokemon designs    I don't understand what's wrong with everybody. These games are for sure not the best Pokemon games ever, but also not the worst. Let's be honest, most hate is just out of spite.

    The real disaster happened on November 18 2016, when Gamefreak released a Pokemon Game with:

    A tutorial lasting more than an hour
    Cutscenes lasting longer than 10 Disney movies
    Horrible Pokemon designs
    The same boring map design everywhere
    Annoying NPCs
    Every dialogue being about friendship and stuff like that
    Dancing-1-Hit-KO moves (how creative!)
    The most childish story ever in a Pokemon Game
    I could mention so many more points why Sun/Moon is the game that should get all the hate.

    All this is NOT the case in Sword/Shield, but it was in the "just great" Sun/Moon.

    Sorry for being real, now have fun disliking my review, nerds.    … Expand
Page:

Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 89
  3. Negative: 0 out of 89
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 30, 2020
    90
    Sword & Shield have a lot to love for old and new fans, and they're pure quality from top to bottom. [Issue #44 – January/February 2020, p. 72]
  2. GameCritics
    Feb 6, 2020
    75
    I enjoyed my time with Pokemon Sword and Shield, but I ended feeling conflicted. I appreciate many of the changes and felt that it generally respected my time, but I almost felt like a passive participant. The more complex gym challenges had a meatier role, but the narrative shouldn’t have been shoved to the side. Overall, I would recommend it to players who want to have a Pokemon experience, but this one won’t stick with me the way the older ones have.
    Read full review
  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]
See all critic reviews »