Pokemon Shield

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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3465 Ratings

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  1. Snowtooth
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    I loved this game, it was different than any of the past games. I was crazy impressed with a number of the new podex, I also loved cooking it was something I hadn't imagined seeing. Good job Game freak
  2. MutantDJ123
    Mar 25, 2020
    8
    Smooth graphics and nice story with the exception of the lack of national dex this is a great game.
  3. 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.
  4. RichSwish
    Apr 21, 2020
    6
    I don't have that much problem with the 400 pokemon, its sad and I understand why others are mad too. The main problem I think we should all be mad about is the fact that Gamefreak said the reason there are 400 pokemon is because they wanted to make other aspects of the game better. Take a look at the tree texture you are introduced to right away. That explains it. To me it doesn't feelI don't have that much problem with the 400 pokemon, its sad and I understand why others are mad too. The main problem I think we should all be mad about is the fact that Gamefreak said the reason there are 400 pokemon is because they wanted to make other aspects of the game better. Take a look at the tree texture you are introduced to right away. That explains it. To me it doesn't feel that much of a pokemon game, but it is OK. Not worth 60 dollars. Also a buggy mess at times, still OK story, and basically a below average pokemon game. If I had a problem with the National Dex issues, this review would be a 4.… Expand
  5. rowdyfennekin12
    Apr 17, 2020
    8
    Pokemon Shield is totally worth it. It brings a refreshing taste to the series and the new Pokemon are totally adorable and cute. It`s really worth the buy!
  6. rireefrif
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    this game is quite enjoyable, end up binge playing it for 30 hours-ish before finishing the whole "story" part. the cooking feature is actually not as dumb as i thought, it's actually kinda fun completing the dex. but other than that, it's still just an ok game, not bad, but not that good either in my opinion.
  7. Andydoo
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    It's really not as bad as people make it out to be. Sure, it's got an underwhelming... well, everything, but it's not painfully bad in most regards.

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

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

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

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

    My friend wasn't sure about it after he saw all the bad publicity, but once he got it he really, really liked it. He still noticed all the things that held it back, but ultimately most of it didn't matter because he was having fun. And that's sorta the same thing that happened to me. I own a copy of every game in the series (or at least one game of each pair for each generation) and I still had a grand ole' time with Pokemon Shield. Don't get me wrong, probably every bad thing people say about it is totally true and it's still an objectively bad game, but you'll have fun with it. If you like filling the Pokedex, congratulations, it's so much easier now and more fun because of that. Sure, the Dex cut is still heartbreaking and unnecessary, but if you're not someone who's got a full living Dex from other games, this really won't matter to you in the slightest past, "I wish {this Pokemon} was in this game."    … Expand
  8. Azzytap
    Apr 26, 2020
    6
    I’ll keep this short because most of what I’ll say has probably been said before.

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

    Graphics were not up to snuff, animations were wonky, and the removal of so many Pokémon is an insult to fans. This would have been fine if this was a fangame or spinoff but for a full on main title this is embarrassing. But otherwise it was a totally fine Pokémon game. Not great, but the new gym leaders are some of the best in any Pokémon game, they did try to add some new mechanics, and the story was decent.    … Expand
  9. BrunoMacielS
    Apr 29, 2020
    7
    I really had a very high expectation for this pokemon. Unfortunately it is a good game but not what I expected.
  10. bluefighter45
    May 14, 2020
    8
    I have sunk over 400 hours into both Sword and Shield because of how fun it can be to run around the wild area and hunt for shiny pokemon. In the beginning, the story is a little slow but after the 3rd gym, you're going places. There really isn't much post-game content but because of the online, Raids, and shiny hunting, there is so much to do. With DLC on the way and more pokemon beingI have sunk over 400 hours into both Sword and Shield because of how fun it can be to run around the wild area and hunt for shiny pokemon. In the beginning, the story is a little slow but after the 3rd gym, you're going places. There really isn't much post-game content but because of the online, Raids, and shiny hunting, there is so much to do. With DLC on the way and more pokemon being added you can't really complain about lack of content and the Dex cut. The pokemon are not locked behind an in-game paywall, you can have them transferred up or trade with a friend to get the pokemon. Those pokemon, however, can only be caught in the DLC areas. If you think it's a scam to buy the DLC, think of it this way, they could have re-released Sword and Shield with the DLC included but that would have been another $60. If anything, Gamefreak is doing us a favor and giving us remake content for half the price. So thank you GameFreak for everything you have done for the Pokemon community.… Expand
  11. Daichigo
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Lack of an interest story, no real postgame even with the dlc, no interest explotation, very lineal, lazy game design. Still I had fun but there is nothing new here.
  12. lamen_table
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un pokemon fácil de narices, ya pueden ponerse las pilas en gamefreakss… Expand
  13. Arturos
    Jul 1, 2020
    7
    Fun game to play with friend a family, if you are a big pokemon fan but it.
  14. 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
  15. SrRay
    Jul 18, 2020
    0
    I played all Pokémon games until the sixth generation, and it's amazing how Nintendo can saturate its games to the point where they become garbage. Pokémon was the franchise that most marked my childhood, but this game is a complete disrespect to fans.
  16. Sibree
    Jul 24, 2020
    2
    most pokemon missing, what pokemon there are in this game are the more boring ones. It's basically the same as all the other pokemon games but with a changed gym battle system and gimmicky dynonaxing (nowhere as cool as mega evolutions in some of the more recent games former games) You can change your players appearance slightly (not many options)
  17. GinoBuonvino300
    Aug 7, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is amazing, it has a great Lore (who thinks that is too fast to finish, please, read the dialogue)
    -the story isn't that bad, although it doesn't have side quests or too many events, but the few events are epic
    -is a pokemon game with a mental change of the "main" rival (Hop), as opposed to previous games such as Lets Go ... Marnie who fights against injustices towards her city and her brother, as well as gym leader, makes you empathize with the character understanding him ...
    Beed takes on the role of the "bad" rival as were the rivals of the GS and Red and Blue games, which intrigues the player into wanting to defeat him (although the rival will still remain of his opinion, with a few small changes from time to time)
    -the music sector is one of the best ever created
    -the technical sector, unfortunately, is not uniform (just think of the animation of Zacian and Zamazenta in the post-league, but, also looking at the positive sides, of Zacian and Zamazenta against Eternatus)
    -the wild areas are, unfortunately, scarce in content, but the dynamax raids to do with friends make you have fun (moreover those of the dlc are much more detailed and more beautiful)    … Expand
  18. Cizer
    Aug 29, 2020
    8
    Firstly, the game isn't that bad how internet says. Yes the game has bad things but that doesn't mean all the game is such a trash. I want caegorize the things for how people critizies. 1-The lore
    The lore is really to short, but better than xy. The strytellimg part is jus great with the darke
  19. LucarioSmash246
    Sep 1, 2020
    7
    Lets get this out of the way: I get why people might not like the fact that not all the Pokemon are in the game but that alone doesn't make it terrible. There is still enough mons to play with and alternate between. As for the graphics, I do agree that some of the textures aren't great but there are some good or great ones too like the caves, cities, and forests. The main characters haveLets get this out of the way: I get why people might not like the fact that not all the Pokemon are in the game but that alone doesn't make it terrible. There is still enough mons to play with and alternate between. As for the graphics, I do agree that some of the textures aren't great but there are some good or great ones too like the caves, cities, and forests. The main characters have great arcs and personality and Gym leaders are interesting to listen to and aren't only standing at the end of the gym like some of the other games do while also having personality. All the pokemon designs are either fantastic or just okay and the pokemon animations are either really awesome or bland. I like the activities you can do in the game like the Max Raids and the timed bicycle runs. The Wild area is a great idea though it really needs to be expanded upon(i don't mean size of the area). The only things that i'm not a big fan of is the Y-comm ,though I do like the idea of what it is and it just doesn't update very well, and having a little more people in the bigger cites as well as being able to look at more in said cities. Overall, I think Sword and Shield are good games but not fantastic games and believe they can do better. I don't think they are bad games since they still work and play well. They just aren't groundbreaking games.… Expand
  20. greyrinplays
    Sep 18, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The past games did not have a National Dex also. And also from a business perspective, the DLC is much more easier then lets say creating another game from scratch, and finally you can just continue your story and I think that is what majority of Pokemon players were asking for before and yes they had to make some cuts, but it really is not a big deal. The game has it's flaws as well but overall exploring the new region was fun. And with the DLCs coming it will only get better.… Expand
  21. HelisBig
    Apr 26, 2021
    8
    This game is shorter than reviews would say. Maybe 17-22 hours for the main game and the docs maybe 6-10 hours.

    There are quite a few good wow moments when you first have a max raid battle. The largest thing I wish it had more of was attitude in the trainers. . Trainers tend to blur together because they are all quite unforgettable. The gym leaders need more unique styling ego and    This game is shorter than reviews would say. Maybe 17-22 hours for the main game and the docs maybe 6-10 hours.

    There are quite a few good wow moments when you first have a max raid battle. The largest thing I wish it had more of was attitude in the trainers. . Trainers tend to blur together because they are all quite unforgettable. The gym leaders need more unique styling ego and attitude and so do your rivals. I think anybody who wants a relaxed turn based rpg will find something to like.    … Expand
  22. rst1
    Jan 5, 2021
    3
    It is a pretty bad game, but not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It had some genuinely good features such as the wild area, and the DLC wasn't bad either as gamefreak has clearly shown some improvement such as using render distance on the three galarian birds, and the raid battles were pretty cool despite how utterly broken dynamax is. But now that I am done talking about the goodIt is a pretty bad game, but not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It had some genuinely good features such as the wild area, and the DLC wasn't bad either as gamefreak has clearly shown some improvement such as using render distance on the three galarian birds, and the raid battles were pretty cool despite how utterly broken dynamax is. But now that I am done talking about the good parts, let's move on to the bad. Allow me to start with the elephant in the room, and say that the dex cut was a dumb decision, and it was unforgivable. Despite the flaws in past gens, the fact that as long as I got to play as my favorite pokemon feraligatr, it wasn't really a problem for me all that much. But now that this switch title has been released, and I still don't get to battle with my favorite pokemon, and many others such as ampharos even with the DLC patch makes the experience pretty unforgivable. The game was so souless, and boring that even game critics such as IGN said that pokemon sword, and shield was one of gamefreaks more souless games. Also, lets talk about the lack of difficulty. By the time I got to the first gym I was easily 10 levels above everyone with a genuinely good team build. I wish the game would stop holding my hand, and let me roam around. I wish the game was more challenging. Believe it or not, not all kids want their hand held, and not all kids want an easy game. Challenge is what makes a game fun, and memorable. Challenge in video game teaches kids to perservere. Sure a childs attention span might be low, but there persistence is high. How do I know this you ask? It's because I was once a child myself. Also, we need to address the poor map design. It was so linear, and it was such a point A to point B experience even with the wild area. Going to one gym to the next, getting my hand held, damn near unable to explore anywhere else, and the pointless roadblocks created a janky, and restrictive experience.

    Overall, the game is piss poor, but definitely not as bad as others say it is, and I have high hopes for the next title.    … Expand
  23. luis18716
    Feb 26, 2021
    10
    Pokemon sword and shield is one of the most hated games in the saga, although this game it's hated it is still a great game specially for people playing Pokemon for the first time a great story with a good selection of Pokemon and a great post game, with or without the expansion pass.
  24. Mckenzieawesome
    Mar 29, 2021
    10
    I honestly don't know why this game gets so much hate. It has good storytelling, cute Pokemon, and even a massive open world! this is a brilliant game.
  25. AshGamer08
    Mar 21, 2021
    9
    Pokemon Sw/Sh are some of the best pokemon games ever made, Here are some things I really liked about the game. The WIld Area is amazing, The Starters are balanced, decent graphics, decent story, Gigantamax Is Incredibly fun, the best pokemon soundtrack in years, Raid battles are really fun, pokemon appear in the overworld. Here are some things I disliked about the game. No National Dex,Pokemon Sw/Sh are some of the best pokemon games ever made, Here are some things I really liked about the game. The WIld Area is amazing, The Starters are balanced, decent graphics, decent story, Gigantamax Is Incredibly fun, the best pokemon soundtrack in years, Raid battles are really fun, pokemon appear in the overworld. Here are some things I disliked about the game. No National Dex, Some Textures look awful, shinys don't appear in the over world. Overall Pokemon Sw/Sh are 100% worth buying If your a long time fan of the series or a new comer to the series, Personally I give it a 9/10 because it's such a great game.… Expand
  26. TruthfulGamer67
    Jun 1, 2021
    0
    This game is **** and Garbage Pokemon hasn't been good since Gen 2

    If you want a good Monster Hunter play SMT
  27. khoitran101507
    May 1, 2021
    10
    this game is so addictive and so much fun in this game. i think it better when you buy a expansion pass for this game too.
  28. eljajas
    Jan 30, 2022
    2
    El peor juego de toda la saga, excesivamente facil, muy lineal, no hay nada interesante en todo el mapa, y el area silvestre pese a estar muy bonita es aburrida y no hay nada mas alla de pokemon(poca variedad) arboles, y mierdas para incursiones . No le doy un cero por que el apartado grafico me parece bonito y el diseño artistico de escenarios es muy bueno tambien
  29. Patedus
    Mar 15, 2022
    2
    An absolutely pathetic game to add to a franchise with so much potential. Extremely disappointing.
  30. 7thru7
    Aug 4, 2021
    3
    This game has significantly less depth than essentially every other Pokémon game. There are fewer Pokémon (while being on a more advanced system), less of a story, especially the post-game, and fewer animations for some reason. There are 10 routes and the gym battles and process feel so gutted. The world feels small which is inexcusable for a well-developed franchise making use of a newerThis game has significantly less depth than essentially every other Pokémon game. There are fewer Pokémon (while being on a more advanced system), less of a story, especially the post-game, and fewer animations for some reason. There are 10 routes and the gym battles and process feel so gutted. The world feels small which is inexcusable for a well-developed franchise making use of a newer and more powerful system. For many people, hearing about the national dex's removal is not much of a talking point, but to me when they removed so many Pokémon and then had the audacity to add DLC Pokémon shows to me there was no care put into this game for the community. Perhaps one can find a modicum of entertainment for a short period of time playing this game, but ask yourself is it really worth all that is happening to the franchise? I personally feel as though this is true beginning of the end for Pokémon. "So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay." - Robert Frost… Expand
  31. zhekon03
    Aug 17, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 2021 год а русского языка нет, зато реклама с русской озвучкой, неплохо, а так тяжело выделить переводчика для этого хотя игра и нет так велика как кажется.… Expand
  32. 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
  33. BL4D3M45TR
    Nov 1, 2021
    0
    This game is a **** Stain on the pants of the Pokémon Franchise.
    It is overpriced
    It was released at an unfinished state
    Its far to easy and short
    The DLC (which is also overpriced) doesn't save things
    The plot is atrocious
    They randomly removed gameplay mechanics from previous titles.
    This game is awful, and nobody should play it.
    STOP PUTTING UP WITH GAMEFREAK RELASING MEDIOCRE GAMES!
  34. 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
  35. UltanCombo
    Feb 8, 2022
    2
    I feel so burned by this. Ive been a fan of this series since the beginning and this is a poorly put together and offers little new. Its your basic pokemon game set in a 3D space but takes no advantage of the 3D space. You have a fixed camera for most of the game. Why?

    I have a list of issues with this game and the pokedex doesn't crack the top 10. If your new to the series I'm unsure    I feel so burned by this. Ive been a fan of this series since the beginning and this is a poorly put together and offers little new. Its your basic pokemon game set in a 3D space but takes no advantage of the 3D space. You have a fixed camera for most of the game. Why?

    I have a list of issues with this game and the pokedex doesn't crack the top 10. If your new to the series I'm unsure if this will interest you. It feels like a low budget indie title but its made by a huge company who makes huge money from this series. This is a bizarre game.

    If I'm to be objective this is maybe a FOUR or a FIVE by I'm emotional so TWO. Don't bother with this.    … Expand
  36. Latios___
    Nov 18, 2021
    2
    So unfortunate to see a dexcut, hand holding, lack of interesting plot and introduction of Dynamax, a worse gimmick than Mega evolution. Overall subpar compared to all other Poke-titles.
  37. Fireyoshi779
    Jan 25, 2022
    3
    Sword and shield is in my opinion a big downgrade to gen 7 like for example,the graphics are just a slightly better than gen 7's graphics but are almost the same despite one is being on the switch with almost ps4 level hardware,it only has 400 pokemon while gen 7 has 700 and getting somethings are harder a berry you want is so complicated if your trying to get a berry you want with theseSword and shield is in my opinion a big downgrade to gen 7 like for example,the graphics are just a slightly better than gen 7's graphics but are almost the same despite one is being on the switch with almost ps4 level hardware,it only has 400 pokemon while gen 7 has 700 and getting somethings are harder a berry you want is so complicated if your trying to get a berry you want with these berry trees while in gen 7,you could just grow a bunch of what berry you want.And because pokemon games come out every year and get the least care out of the other nintendo mascots,you'll end up with a rushed mess,… Expand
  38. Reddytal
    Dec 28, 2021
    1
    El peor juego de toda la franquicia tiene una cantidad gigantesca de fallos que no me voy a poner ahora en nombrar, simplemente malísimo y sin alma. Si desconectas el cerebro es medianamente disfrutable pero en cuanto vuelves en ti y te das cuánta del desastre de juego que es te entran ganas de arrancarte los ojos.
    Soy fan de toda la vida de esta franquicia y solo puede decir que que es triste.
  39. HildaSimp5
    Jan 4, 2022
    3
    I was very excited for these games. I never cared one tiny bit about the National Dex or really any of its controversies. Playing these games, i did enjoy them, but thats the end of it. Ive tried to replay them, but each time i lost interest. Galar is immensly boring. I adore exploring the amazing routes of this franchise, but here, they are like linear corridors. The Wild Area is big, butI was very excited for these games. I never cared one tiny bit about the National Dex or really any of its controversies. Playing these games, i did enjoy them, but thats the end of it. Ive tried to replay them, but each time i lost interest. Galar is immensly boring. I adore exploring the amazing routes of this franchise, but here, they are like linear corridors. The Wild Area is big, but empty, lacking anything at all too do. Dynamax and Gigantamax got old fast and the weak story barely exists. I don`t need a complex story, but this was poor. Ill say that the design for the characters and Pokèmon where fantastic, the best since Gen V imo. Lost of new Pokèmon became my favorite and Nessa and Sonia are high quality waifus. None of this saves this game though. Its not close to being worth the money. They felt rushed, underdeveloped, lacking pretty everything i love about the series. From what ive heard, the best content in these games are in the DLC, but there is no way i am paying for what i belive should have been in the base games.
    The series has been on a steady decline for me since XY, but with these games, they have hit rock bottom for me and i feel like i am done with this franchise.
    Pokèmon SwSh manages to stand out as the most dissapointing games i have played in this franchise.    … Expand
  40. FROSTYDEVIL08
    Jan 11, 2022
    0
    Terrible, just so boring with too many bs mechanics. Such a terrible experience and no one should play it.
  41. SnorlaxGeek
    Jan 29, 2022
    4
    Jogo feio, e pouco original. É um absurdo o que a Gamefreak está fazendo com a franquia Pokémon.
  42. Lil_Caucasian
    Jan 29, 2022
    4
    Very disappointingly dated for a Pokemon game. It feels like something that I would play on the 3DS, and even then that system had much better games. Sad to see such a great franchise stagnate like this.
  43. 32fromdiscord
    Jan 29, 2022
    0
    Pokémon Sword and Shield are by far the worst entries in the series. There's not even a debate to be had about it. Anyone defending these games should reconsider their life decisions.
  44. Xaboss
    Jul 19, 2022
    4
    A simply bad game, bad graphics, dynamax sucks, bad pokedex, horrible plot...
  45. 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.
  46. ScottishFan013
    Apr 2, 2022
    5
    Bruh, The Pokedex was the problem, i dunno why, but i like the characters than Pokemon
  47. 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.
  48. 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
  49. 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.
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. 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.
  53. Kenmei
    Nov 21, 2019
    5
    If this game had come out on the 3DS, this would easily be considered the worst mainline Pokémon game in a very long time. The game feels like it consistently takes one step forward, then two steps back, and that's not even taking the National Dex controversy into question. Just because this is the first mainline game on the Switch, people are going to play it. And it feels like Game FreakIf this game had come out on the 3DS, this would easily be considered the worst mainline Pokémon game in a very long time. The game feels like it consistently takes one step forward, then two steps back, and that's not even taking the National Dex controversy into question. Just because this is the first mainline game on the Switch, people are going to play it. And it feels like Game Freak knew this and put out a subpar product. Even outside of the review bombing this game has received, its still underwhelming and, for whatever they do after this game, whether it be a 3rd game to these two or a new Remake, then they need to fix a lot of stuff to get back on the elite level that pokemon usually stays.… Expand
  54. SoManyGoblins
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    Looks and plays worse than any other AAA switch game, the popping is terrible. Somehow animations don't look any better than Pokemon Stadium. Everything annoying from the old games UIs is still here, it's like a game from over 10 years ago. Plot has always been silly in past games, but this is pathetic and senseless. Music is somehow the best and the worst in the series.
  55. streame
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This game was the biggest disappointment for me. They announced many new features, but it's literally the same game we have been playing for 20 years. The wild zone is useless and I have a feeling they just added it to make it 'different' from other parts. Even the story is THE SAME!!! The only pasrt of the game I enjoyed was these 2 hrs after beating the last gym, with these 2 stupidThis game was the biggest disappointment for me. They announced many new features, but it's literally the same game we have been playing for 20 years. The wild zone is useless and I have a feeling they just added it to make it 'different' from other parts. Even the story is THE SAME!!! The only pasrt of the game I enjoyed was these 2 hrs after beating the last gym, with these 2 stupid "royals". aside from that - I was charged 60 bucks for the same old game. Disappointed.… Expand
  56. Maspain8707
    Dec 20, 2019
    8
    There's not a lot to be had story-wise, and the difficulty could be ramped a bit, but overall it does the job, and solidly. I enjoyed the 20 hours or so I had with the game, though I wish there was more to the game post-main story.
  57. 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.
  58. WinterSoldierAM
    Mar 2, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So how is Pokemon Shield on its own? The answer is mixed to say the least. The first thing any Pokemon games exposes you to is your rival and starters. I like the design of the starters but ended up choosing Scorbunny. Your rival Hop is one of the worst rivals in the series, partially because he is so much like Hau. He is the brother of the Champion (another awful character) who just wants to be able to win. And he doesn’t. He loses over and over again throughout the game. To the point that it is annoying to even interact with him. The professor of this region isn’t present much in the story at all, instead her granddaughter is the one who follows you around and reveals plot points throughout the story. Sonia is the most likeable character in the game and has the best story of all the characters. One that shows her full growth from aspiring historian to full on Pokemon Professor. The Champion as mentioned earlier is hollow. He appears several times to simply save the day (offscreen) and when he actually interacts with you it is usually just to stroke his own ego. He is the “Unbeatable Champion”. And you will read that again, again, and again. And I say read because there is no spoken dialogue in the game, but we will get to that. The main baddie doesn’t appear until the very end when you and several leaders and other rivals come together to confront a legendary brought back to life. Team Yell follows around Marnie, another rival with limited time and development, which is more than team Yell gets. Unfortunately, Pokemon Sword and Shield have some of the worst characters in the series as well as a story with most of the interesting points being hidden as you get shuffled to the next gym(arena) to face the next leader.

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

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

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

    Ultimately, Pokemon sword and Shield are games that display just how stuck in the past Game Freak is and how the development schedule for Pokemon games keeps them from ever innovating unlike newer jrpgs. Pokemon has the potential for so much more, and it is a shame that this is the best we will get for the foreseeable future.    … Expand
  59. Cotroneo
    Nov 20, 2019
    2
    If you consider this game a successor to the spin-off, cashgrab, waste-of-resources 'Let's Go' games, you'll still be disappointed.

    Just remember that X/Y introduced a new Pokemon type, Megas, Online (easy to use), and 721 3D modeled Pokemon, while Sword and Shield focused on Little Town Hero and Pokemon Let's Go, and then lied about their laziness and ported models that Junichi Masuda    If you consider this game a successor to the spin-off, cashgrab, waste-of-resources 'Let's Go' games, you'll still be disappointed.

    Just remember that X/Y introduced a new Pokemon type, Megas, Online (easy to use), and 721 3D modeled Pokemon, while Sword and Shield focused on Little Town Hero and Pokemon Let's Go, and then lied about their laziness and ported models that Junichi Masuda worked his ass off for. Literally every excuse GameFreak gave for Sword and Shield can be debunked by comparing it to the technological achievement that X/Y was.

    By the way, Dynamax is basically the same as Z-Moves, where only a few Pokemon have 'unique' models, while every other one uses the same generic animation (in this case, it's just a filter with clouds above them) and you can't Dynamax anywhere other than the Gym that took LITERALLY under 10 minutes to beat entirely.

    I named Sobble Blastoise, btw.    … Expand
  60. Guy_McDude
    Jan 10, 2020
    5
    Very little inventive features. Frame rate issues and a clunky online sticker system. The worst aspect is arguably the narrative that says nothing and does nothing but trot out the franchise cliches without charm. It feels like the game is a labor of begrudging obligation.
  61. death12123
    Jan 11, 2020
    6
    The game is still Pokemon and fun but the lack of content and with how easy this is, just wait for a used copy at the bargain bin. Full price isn't worth it. Especially with how easy this game is. You can beat it in a day if you wanted to. The amount of FPS drops this game has is also eye hurting. Down to as low as 10FPS. The performance alone is what hurts the game most for me and hopingThe game is still Pokemon and fun but the lack of content and with how easy this is, just wait for a used copy at the bargain bin. Full price isn't worth it. Especially with how easy this game is. You can beat it in a day if you wanted to. The amount of FPS drops this game has is also eye hurting. Down to as low as 10FPS. The performance alone is what hurts the game most for me and hoping a "Switch Pro" would fix that issue. You can still enjoy and like a game but you can also still give full criticism.

    Some good things on the other hand are the raids are actually cool and it's still at the end of the day Pokemon as usual. The soundtrack is great and the character models are better than ever. However why add those models and not add them as available clothes to wear? The customization in the game is pretty barebones and NPC outfit parts should easily be available.    … Expand
  62. XXPX1
    Mar 4, 2021
    0
    This game had a lot of potential but sadly, fell short in almost every expectation.

    For context, the last game I've played was Pokemon Y and I'm about 10 hours into Pokemon Shield (1 badge to go). The big thing this game introduces is the Wild Area where pokemon roam the grasses and rare, high level pokemon can also be found. The first impression is great, however the more you play,    This game had a lot of potential but sadly, fell short in almost every expectation.

    For context, the last game I've played was Pokemon Y and I'm about 10 hours into Pokemon Shield (1 badge to go).

    The big thing this game introduces is the Wild Area where pokemon roam the grasses and rare, high level pokemon can also be found. The first impression is great, however the more you play, the shallower the experience becomes.

    The wild area flips from day to night instantly when 8pm/9am rolls around. The weather effects are so small in area and can touch each other that it can be very jarring as one battle might have hail and the next be a sandstorm.

    It would have been nice to see all the towns connected via the Wild Area or have multiple wild areas link the towns together. The routes feel very short with a lot of random dead ends.

    One big change is the inability to catch pokemon over a certain level until you have the badge. While I understand why they implemented this with the wild area, it seems kind of cheap. From my personal playthrough, I saw a Gastly which spawns in the 25-30ish range in the Wild Area but I wasn't able to catch it until I had the second badge despite my pokemon being mid-20's.

    The addition of the instant travel and being able to access your box anywhere combined with the fact that each route can be traversed in a matter of a few minutes removed any real threat or challenge from going to the next area. As a result, the camping mechanic was completely useless since you could either instant travel or simply bike to a pokecenter (which are never that far away).

    There are additional stream lining, such as every pokecenters featuring the shop and being able to remember moves. Sure, it's convenient but there is already so much convenience. The clothing and character customization is also very limited compared to what I remember in Y.

    From a technical perspective, the game has a really short render distance creating a lot of pop in. While it would be understandable in the wild area, with dozens of characters roaming around, it does it on the routes and in the cities as well. There is also terrible lag and framerate issues when the online mode is enabled...

    Speaking of the online experience... It's slow, inconvenient and just poorly done. It's surprising how poorly the Pokemon series has taken to online given the fact that Pokemon Red/Blue was, for many kids, the first time they would experience networked multiplayer, albeit extremely primitive.

    There is a lot more to talk about, such as the story (or lack thereof), only a subset of the total pokemon and the battle system being very slow and cumbersome.

    Overall, I'm disappointed. The game feels rushed and shallow, and with Mario and Zelda getting a completely fresh look and feel on the Switch, it would have been great for Pokemon to undergo the same process.    … Expand
  63. TomasLacerda
    Jul 26, 2020
    1
    I love Pokemon universe, I played the red, ultra sun, h2, emerald, masterpieces! But this one, my god don't buy this one. It's insultingly easy, I tried doing a run without leveling up pokemons just fighting in gym battles and still I managed to finish the game.
    It's also really uncreative, the characters are annoying, the villains are plain pathetic, honestly, such a shame that a game    I love Pokemon universe, I played the red, ultra sun, h2, emerald, masterpieces! But this one, my god don't buy this one. It's insultingly easy, I tried doing a run without leveling up pokemons just fighting in gym battles and still I managed to finish the game.
    It's also really uncreative, the characters are annoying, the villains are plain pathetic, honestly, such a shame that a game with this potential in the Switch is murdered like this. Don't waste your money on this. Even the story is really dumb.    … Expand
  64. camilongo
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    doesn't have the national pokedex, you have to pay for online, the graphics are the same from pokemon S/M US/UM, honestly looks like a port from nintendo 3ds, the game feels kinda uncomplete, bc is short and the eventes in there are lineal.
  65. SuperDuck23
    Dec 5, 2019
    9
    Pokémon Shield is addictive and satisfying - like what a Pokémon game should be. Setbacks include a few technical issues (mostly graphical) and while a reduced Pokédex won't please hardcore fans, it didn't detract from my enjoyment of the game.
  66. hoznex
    Sep 13, 2020
    6
    It is not a bad game, but far from the best.
    We are not on the 90’s anymore so we don’t hace any hardware restrictions to cut the pokedex, there are so many unpolished places and the ones that look awesome you can barely interact with it. The difference between male and female customization is abysmal and it leaves you with less replaying value when you choose to play as the male    It is not a bad game, but far from the best.
    We are not on the 90’s anymore so we don’t hace any hardware restrictions to cut the pokedex, there are so many unpolished places and the ones that look awesome you can barely interact with it. The difference between male and female customization is abysmal and it leaves you with less replaying value when you choose to play as the male character. Not being able to rematch the gym leaders when they have all theese enormous gyms created is a huge miss too.    … Expand
  67. Lyudegul
    Dec 23, 2019
    3
    Historia lineal, con poca repercusión y que te sueltan a cuentagotas. postgame casi inexistente. El team yell es lo mas prescindible del mundo.
    0 exploración, ya no necesitamos usar movimientos de campo como destello o fuerza para explorar algún sitio. Falta un legendario al que sea complicado llegar, como los tres pájaros en rojo y azul, lugia en oro y plata o Rayquaza en R/Z/E.
    No hay    Historia lineal, con poca repercusión y que te sueltan a cuentagotas. postgame casi inexistente. El team yell es lo mas prescindible del mundo.
    0 exploración, ya no necesitamos usar movimientos de campo como destello o fuerza para explorar algún sitio. Falta un legendario al que sea complicado llegar, como los tres pájaros en rojo y azul, lugia en oro y plata o Rayquaza en R/Z/E.
    No hay calle victoria, ni ninguna otra cueva a parte de la de las primeras rutas.

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

    En resumen, es un tutorial de 20 horas para empezar luego a criar e irte al competitivo.
    El competitivo ha matado a los buenos juegos de pokémon.    … Expand
  68. jztigersfan23
    Nov 21, 2019
    5
    The game is fun but there is a terrible bug That makes the game force your TV into a shut off the loop if you have a certain smart TV brand. Not having the national Dex is also an issue but I bought this game to play it on my tv and I can even play it on my tv. nintendo please don't rush game freak to make these games if there are bugs like this in them. If this is how things are going toThe game is fun but there is a terrible bug That makes the game force your TV into a shut off the loop if you have a certain smart TV brand. Not having the national Dex is also an issue but I bought this game to play it on my tv and I can even play it on my tv. nintendo please don't rush game freak to make these games if there are bugs like this in them. If this is how things are going to be done I do not think I am buying the next title in the franchise. Not being a bublic catch all wild pokemon in the wild area no matter the level also is a big restriction for some people, it just doesn't want me to going to the wild area at all until I finished the game.… Expand
  69. Tabamon97
    Jul 31, 2020
    5
    I just feel like the developers were lazy. The game progression feels dumbed down to the max. streets being blocked by grunts that well for no apparent reason. Pokemon ruby was at least forcing you to use special moves in order to block progress until the gym leader was defeated. The plot does not make much sense. The supposed villain is again, dumbed down and without any personalityI just feel like the developers were lazy. The game progression feels dumbed down to the max. streets being blocked by grunts that well for no apparent reason. Pokemon ruby was at least forcing you to use special moves in order to block progress until the gym leader was defeated. The plot does not make much sense. The supposed villain is again, dumbed down and without any personality traits or clear end-goal like team magma and aqua were, and I am not even comparing this game to the best pokemon games ever made. Ruby and Saphire have their flaws, but not as big as this one. From the same people that have Zelda on their console, this is just a joke. Graphics were lazy, character development was extra lazy. The combat is almost the good old "find a good pokemon against a certain type and spam their move". I kind of wish they were a bit braver with this.… Expand
  70. themangoose
    Dec 21, 2019
    1
    Game lags constantly, worse in wild area, really worse when connected to internet
    No GTS
    Limited Pokedex No Pokebank access Max Raid System bugged, locked raids, doesn't reload in a timely manner, show raids that are instantly backed out of if it shows anything at all. 90% of the main story is carried out by NPC asd you just hear about it and are told to not worry about it since    Game lags constantly, worse in wild area, really worse when connected to internet
    No GTS
    Limited Pokedex
    No Pokebank access
    Max Raid System bugged, locked raids, doesn't reload in a timely manner, show raids that are instantly backed out of if it shows anything at all.
    90% of the main story is carried out by NPC asd you just hear about it and are told to not worry about it since you've got the gyms to focus on. How absolutely disappointing.
    Bicycle controls are somewhat more realistic, but reaslitic doesn't always translate to most fun in a game.
    Too many overworld Pokemon spawns, many that run at you at max speeds making it nearly impossible to search the grass for rare spawns that DO NOT spawn in the overworld. It's not a fun mechanic in this way. It should have been all overworld or none, not both.
    All but 2 pokemon in the butchered Pokedex are easily found and caught. Resulting in a very short endgame with no real reason to keep playing. If I'm done with it in a week playing a couple hours a night then it's not worth sixty bucks. You're just buying a name, not content.
    Most importantly #GameFreakLied    … Expand
  71. gooblaster
    Nov 20, 2019
    6
    Does a lot of stuff really well,but what it doesn't do well, it does terribly. A one step forward, three steps back kind of game.
  72. koolaidman486
    Nov 18, 2019
    5
    Honestly, Sword and Shield aren't HORRIBLE. They're perfectly fine games.
    However, they aren't real steps forwards for the series.
    The Good: - A lot of the music is quite good - The character models look quite nice - More condensed areas look good, if not a massive improvement over the Sun and Moon games - There's more good than bad with the new Pokemon. Almost all of them either are    Honestly, Sword and Shield aren't HORRIBLE. They're perfectly fine games.
    However, they aren't real steps forwards for the series.
    The Good:
    - A lot of the music is quite good
    - The character models look quite nice
    - More condensed areas look good, if not a massive improvement over the Sun and Moon games
    - There's more good than bad with the new Pokemon. Almost all of them either are nice looking, or good in battle
    The Bad:
    - REALLY bad overworld animations
    - The scaling of the Pokemon is also all sorts of messed up (really big Pokemon are comically small in a lot of cases)
    - The Wild Area looks outright bad and unpolished
    - Bad Route design, they're overly condensed and straightforward
    - No real dungeons
    - About 60% of the old Pokemon are just not in the game, and there's no new models or animations to compensate for that, and GameFreak outright lied several times about the reason for the cut.
    - Really bad frame rate drops, despite the fact that graphics of this mediocrity should be running at 60 FPS
    - Bad overall polish, the game isn't super buggy, but it's clearly not out of beta in various places yet.

    Overall:
    Wait for a deep sale, or just play one of the OG DS games instead    … Expand
  73. dislexicpotato
    May 6, 2020
    6
    Pokemon Sword & Shield are by far the weakest mainline Pokemon games in years, just a bit of context:

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

    Gamefreak lied to the fanbase, claiming that they needed to remove over HALF of the Pokemon in order to ‘improve animations’ when in reality the animations are ripped right from the 3DS games. The annual releases are killing this franchise nevermind the mediocre graphics, laughable animations, noticeable pop in, EXP share being mandatory making the games even easier than usual when the Pokemon games are already too easy, the game also only takes 15 hours to beat and has practically 0 post game. Do not support Gamefreak with these half assed efforts. They even removed Aipom wtf???    … Expand
  74. julianym89
    Nov 20, 2019
    6
    Nueva entrega, en general continuista, con algunas nuevas mecánicas, dirección artística muy buena (inspirada en UK) aunque motor gráfico rozando lo mediocre. Las animaciones en combates han avanzado poco.
    Mantiene el encanto y sigue siendo adictivo.
  75. IkeEllis
    Nov 18, 2019
    1
    Not as good as earlier games. Story is flat and uninspired. They could have made breath of the wild style pokemon. Instead they made garbage.
  76. Frenish
    Nov 18, 2019
    5
    Finished the shield under 25 hours, now I’m playing sword. The game is pretty underwhelming. The design of the Pokémon are underwhelming as well. I got a eve evolved it into sylveon and got it to lvl 60 while everyone one else was 20-35 Including gyms, so pretty easy. The feature of dynamaxing is also lame.
  77. Dracoshi
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    I don't like writing this review, because Pokemon has been my favourite series my whole life, but this game is such a let-down. It has performance issues, the graphics aren't nice at all in most areas, the story is practically non-existent, the characters are mostly forgettable, the whole region is just a linear straight path, there's no post-game content, the game is too easy, over halfI don't like writing this review, because Pokemon has been my favourite series my whole life, but this game is such a let-down. It has performance issues, the graphics aren't nice at all in most areas, the story is practically non-existent, the characters are mostly forgettable, the whole region is just a linear straight path, there's no post-game content, the game is too easy, over half of the features were cut from previous games, and the DLC is a rip-off. I really think we'll never get games like the ones we had from Gen 3 - Gen 5 ever again. The only reason it gets 4/10 is because most of the Pokemon designs are great, and I can imagine it might be fun for children or people playing Pokemon for the first time ever. The game was clearly very rushed - I just hope they don't mess up the Sinnoh remakes if they ever happen.… Expand
  78. Stinsav
    Nov 21, 2019
    8
    Now now let met ask a question to all the people who review bombed this game. How many of you guys and girls actually caught EVERY SINGLE POKEMON in the game !? And don't freaking lie about it. I play Pokemon to have fun, make a decent team, get through the gyms, battle the league (or in this case the ''playoffs''), and then play the Endgame and redo a full run. This is what I've done withNow now let met ask a question to all the people who review bombed this game. How many of you guys and girls actually caught EVERY SINGLE POKEMON in the game !? And don't freaking lie about it. I play Pokemon to have fun, make a decent team, get through the gyms, battle the league (or in this case the ''playoffs''), and then play the Endgame and redo a full run. This is what I've done with all the previous Pokemon games (except Emerald, but let's be honest Emerald was a special one) and this is what I will keep on doing with the futur games. Now I don't get the hate this game gets at all. People are crying about the game getting easier. Yes, I will admit that some points of the game were indeed made easier, like:
    -EXP SHARE
    -RIVAL BATTLES (Since X and Y I think, you always get the type advantage)
    -FINDING YOUR WAY IN THE GAME

    But then people are crying about how the battles are waaaayyyyy too easy. Did you people already play Pokemon prior to Diamond and Pearl? Games were always made to be somehow easy! Hell the game's been telling you what Pokemon your opponent will be using since the Green, Red, Blue and Yellow era. And somehow people find the way to cry because the battling is ''too easy'' the only thing Gamefreak did was to remove the endless, and I got to admit sometime annoying and boring, grind you had to do on wild pokemons. If you are not happy with the games go refund it. People are saying that the graphics are ''dull''. I do think that the graphics of Sw&Sh are amazing. Pokemon has always used cartoon styled graphics, and I don't think that this will change down the road.

    Overall, I loved Shield a lot, hell even way better than Sun and Moon and US/UM. Once I'm done with the endgame, I'm gonna do another playthorugh with another starter and a new team, just like I've been doing for the past 20 years.    … Expand
  79. pumpkin001
    May 24, 2020
    4
    Another Pokémon game that is the same as the rest.
    Your a child running around fighting adults most of the time. Boring new Pokémon. Dumb status effect and battle system that is just slow overall, annoying NPC,s Not worth the high price tag for a game that never shows depth. .
  80. zasham
    Feb 2, 2020
    5
    For me the biggest negative thing about the new Pokémon games are the difficulty. They are likely the MOST easiest/casual Pokémon ever. No puzzles, no real dungeons, experience points for all Pokémon, exchange Pokémon directly without going to the center, way too easy trainers ect. ect. ect. There are so many flaws in difficulty, it seriously hurts!
    If those were the first games in the    For me the biggest negative thing about the new Pokémon games are the difficulty. They are likely the MOST easiest/casual Pokémon ever. No puzzles, no real dungeons, experience points for all Pokémon, exchange Pokémon directly without going to the center, way too easy trainers ect. ect. ect. There are so many flaws in difficulty, it seriously hurts!
    If those were the first games in the whole series, Pokémon wouldn't have been such a big success as it is today. Hope they learn the next time! If not, it will be my last one forever.    … Expand
  81. Kyo_Bogard
    Jan 16, 2020
    7
    Demasiado fácil.

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

    Es un regreso a la fórmula. Pokémon de toda la vida con las suficientes novedades como para que no se sienta el mismo juego de siempre. Los nuevos Gimnasios Pokémon hacen que no sea tan repetitivo.
    Por otra parte, el área silvestre, aún siendo una gran idea, le falta por pulir ya que tiene grandes bajadas de framerate, sobre todo conectado a internet.
    En cuanto a la nueva generación, aún siendo muy fan de las 2 primeras generaciones, no me ha resultado tan mala. No creo que el hecho de no tener a todos los Pokémon existentes sea un punto negativo.    … Expand
  82. Spagbonara
    Dec 16, 2019
    5
    This is as barebones as Pokemon gets. I like Raid battles and dynamaxing, but the bad online and story even for pokemon standards drag this experience down. The gameplay at it's core is nothing new for pokemon with slightly better visuals than Sun and Moon. Speaking of the visuals, I think it looks good in towns and routes but the Wild Area just looks ugly. In my experience, it took 70This is as barebones as Pokemon gets. I like Raid battles and dynamaxing, but the bad online and story even for pokemon standards drag this experience down. The gameplay at it's core is nothing new for pokemon with slightly better visuals than Sun and Moon. Speaking of the visuals, I think it looks good in towns and routes but the Wild Area just looks ugly. In my experience, it took 70 hours to do everything there is in the game including finishing the Pokedex and beating the postgame. If this pokemon game had everything in Sun and Moon and these extra stuff on top, It would have been an easy 8 or 9 from me, But as it stands, it's a game you play through once and sell. If you like pokemon, you'll like this game but don't expect anything more.… Expand
  83. Ryzacus
    Nov 28, 2019
    8
    Time played at review: 55 hours

    PRE LAUNCH: Going into this generation of Pokemon a lot of people were sceptical. A number of leaks had told us that "There's badge requirements to catch Pokemon of a certain level", "The exp share is automatic and none removable" and the classic "The national dex is no more". This had a lot of people including myself worried that Gamefreak was taking    Time played at review: 55 hours

    PRE LAUNCH:

    Going into this generation of Pokemon a lot of people were sceptical. A number of leaks had told us that "There's badge requirements to catch Pokemon of a certain level", "The exp share is automatic and none removable" and the classic "The national dex is no more". This had a lot of people including myself worried that Gamefreak was taking a step in the wrong direction especially for such a jump in hardware.

    Is this the case? Not really. These things all worried me and after not liking Sun & Moon I expected very little. I was surprised to find that Generation 8 of Pokemon was acctually one of my favourites.

    OVERVIEW:

    - New Pokemon: 8/10 While no generation of Pokemon can seem to scratch that of Generation 1 - 4, the Galar region is home to some of the coolest new Pokemon in years. Strong starters and a good number of unique but fitting Pokemon designs were implemented in these games. Some personal favourites were Dragapault and Toxtricity.

    One thing I really appreciate that some people didn't like was that there are only 3 Legendary Pokemon in the Galar region. This is good as it makes the few more memorable unlike previous games where having far to many was starting to cause me to care & remember them far less.

    - Story: 7/10
    The story is straight to the point and typical for a Pokemon game. You are a trainer, go get the 8 gym badges and try to beat the champion while also stopping a legendary Pokemon from making the world go **** up. The charectars are great. You have 3 other main trainers you encounter throughout the game this time and also 2 professors. I enjoyed each of them and the paths they all took by the end.

    - Towns and Locations: 6/10
    While the Galar region does a good job of portraying the UK, its also the games weakest point. Some areas such as Glimwood tangle & Stow on side were nice but over all I found a lot the towns to be quite empty and was in and out of some of them whilst exploring everything in 20mins in some cases. The wild area was a great addition and is where you will spend most of your time searching for Pokemon. Hopefully this is fully implemented into the entire region in future games.

    PROBLEMS ADDRESSED:

    The exp share feels balanced and doesn't over train Pokemon you aren't using improving upon the past few ganes. This was a pleasant surprise as previous games were far too easy with this feature. The ability to turn it off isnt there but this feels right and will probably be the standard for all future installments.

    The lack of national dex is unfortunate but didn't ruin the experience for me. More would have been nice but again this is not as bad as people like to go on about and as far as I'm aware was down to cuts made to compensate for problems during development.

    Catching over leveled Pokemon is also somthing that never bothered me as In other games they just wouldn't obey you anyway so again this is just another complaint the internet jumped on.

    One problem I had is the lack of Pokemon bank at launch. This is to be added early 2020 but is a problem for completion in the meantime. This and the trading features are very behind the time. You can only random trade or trade using a pin. You cannot request or offer Pokemon on a market like system to find and offer what you need or what.

    Another feature I disliked is the fixed camera angles in certain routes and towns. This feels outdated and needs to be change in future installments for a full controllable camera like in the wild area. This also added to towns feeling 2d and shallow.

    The wild area while online is laggy and ugly to look at. Again this needs to be improved by adding more interaction and options. The switches online in general isnt great and is probably the cause of charectar models lagging.

    IMPROVMENTS:

    Some long over due improvements were implemented in these games such as the ability to use your PC on the go. This made swapping my party, catching & breeding so much easier and It will surely be the norm from now on.

    Another great addition is the inclusion of 'Nature Mints' which can be earned post game to change natures of Pokemon. This is great for people playing comp online or with friends.

    The pokemon animations and models are surprisingly crisp, so much so I found myself liking the look of certain Pokemon I never thought much of in previous games.

    CONCLUSION:

    These game are very good and without the internet's pre launch **** storm I'd say the reviews would be as good as previous titles. I can see these game selling upward of 12 Million by January 2020 and deservingly so. With 200 more pokemon or so and more going on in towns, this game would be brilliant, but Game freak really need to take a big leap with the next generations to keep up with the advancments of other Nintendo titles. Definitely in my top 5 Pokemon games though and am looking forward to future installments in the series.    … Expand
  84. Quickness
    Dec 17, 2019
    1
    As a long time pokemon fan I'm disappointed in the amount of effort they put in this game 0!
  85. Miguel22
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Es sin duda una de las mayores decepciones que me he llevado con un videojuego:

    -Novedades: El área salvaje, idea muy buena, pero muy desaprovechada, está todo super vacío, popping excesivo, gráficos muy cutres, etc. Y la otra novedad importante es el dinamax/gigamax, que en mi punto de vista es muy inferior a las mega evoluciones/Ataques Z -Gráficos: Respecto a las rutas y a las    Es sin duda una de las mayores decepciones que me he llevado con un videojuego:

    -Novedades: El área salvaje, idea muy buena, pero muy desaprovechada, está todo super vacío, popping excesivo, gráficos muy cutres, etc. Y la otra novedad importante es el dinamax/gigamax, que en mi punto de vista es muy inferior a las mega evoluciones/Ataques Z

    -Gráficos: Respecto a las rutas y a las ciudades, está bien, sobre todo por el apartado artístico, pero los gráficos de la zona salvaje son HORRIBLES. Es embarazoso compararlo con otros juegos como Xenoblade Chronicles 2, juego más antiguo, con una empresa con menos presupuesto, e incluso con menos resolución se ve MIL veces mejor.

    -Historia y villanos: Inexistentes hasta el campeonato de Galar, el Team Yell es una porquería que solo sirve de relleno, por eso ni los cuento. El villano real del juego, el presidente Rose, es sin duda el peor villano de la saga, no hace nada interesante hasta el final del juego, su plan es estúpido, su combate es el más fácil entre todos los villanos(Usa un monotype acero, usas un Pokémon de fuego con lanzallamas y se acabó)

    -Dificultad: Excesivamente fácil, el único combate interesante es el campeón(Único combate donde hay un reto interesante, pero no llega al nivel de otros campeones como Cynthia o Iris) el resto del juego es ridículamente fácil.

    -Postgame: Basura, el Postgame real lo venden en un Dlc.

    -Puntos positivos: La música y los líderes de gimnasio(No por su dificultad, solo por su personalidad)

    -Otros datos: Las rutas son pasillos sin ningún tipo de interés. Siempre hay dos caminos, uno te lleva para una MT o un objeto, el otro sirve para continuar. El rival Paul es un Tilo 2.0, aunque se note un poco más de interés(Mejor desarrollo de personaje) resulta ser excesivamente fácil de vencer y solo molesta, los otros dos rivales están de relleno y combates pocas veces contra ellos(Igual muy baja dificultad), respecto al recorte de la Pokedex, a mi sinceramente no me importa, pero eso no quita que sea inferior a otros juegos, lo peor de todo es que dijeron que no iban a meter a los que quedaran, pero fijaos, ahora los venden en un DLC. Respecto al competitivo, está bien, pero no gastaría 60 euros para jugar con una pokedex inferior cuando lo puedes hacer en Pokemon Showdown

    -En fin, la saga de Pokémon va por el mal camino, ojalá mejore en la novena generación, pero lo dudo muchísimo con lo bien que ha vendido el juego, si no mejora de forma drástica, no volveré a comprar otro juego de la saga.    … Expand
  86. Letholdus
    Dec 21, 2020
    0
    This game is trash and so is the company. Lazy and greedy. No depth to the story. No character development. Subliminal Satanic Temple signs throughout the game. Battle Tower shows that the company condones cheating being that it's pokemon cheat against the player. Lost to a Charizard using Gyarados, Mewtwo, Volcanion. All of which were maxed out right with EV's and natures. Just a sickThis game is trash and so is the company. Lazy and greedy. No depth to the story. No character development. Subliminal Satanic Temple signs throughout the game. Battle Tower shows that the company condones cheating being that it's pokemon cheat against the player. Lost to a Charizard using Gyarados, Mewtwo, Volcanion. All of which were maxed out right with EV's and natures. Just a sick waste of time. Shame on you GameFreak. Shame on you.… Expand
  87. Meemai
    Nov 21, 2019
    3
    I wanted to be excited for this. I wanted to love it, as Pokémon has always been a game franchise near and dear to me.

    But this is just all around lazy. It is certainly not the bold new step forward that establishes Pokémon´s "strong new position" on home consoles that we all hoped for. It is not even half a step in that direction. Rather, it feels like half a step backwards, even from    I wanted to be excited for this. I wanted to love it, as Pokémon has always been a game franchise near and dear to me.

    But this is just all around lazy. It is certainly not the bold new step forward that establishes Pokémon´s "strong new position" on home consoles that we all hoped for. It is not even half a step in that direction. Rather, it feels like half a step backwards, even from the 3DS titles which I already was not too fond of.
    SwSh somehow feels even more linear, simplified and handholdy than recent 3DS entries; Outside of the Wild Area, everything must be done in an exact step-by-step order. The towns that you visit are also pathetically simple in design, essentially boiling down to a couple of straight lines with very little to offer in terms of exploration. Complex dungeons, buildings and mazes are, of course, nowhere to be found either, so the Escape Rope (now a key item) is completely redundant.
    And you needn´t worry about any sudden tough battles either, as any remotely threatening opponent will make sure to ask you if you´re ready and let you prepare (not that you would need to). I´m sure Gary Oak is twitching in his grave.

    All of this, not to even mention the most glaring issues like Dexit or how the games look, sound and feel like straight up 3DS games lazily ported to the Switch. It feels like no efforts were made, right from the start, to develop these as actual high-budget 2019-worthy console releases. It feels like they were intended for a 3DS release (and even then, they would be inferior to games like SM) and just jumped ship to Switch as an afterthought.

    What I would like to see from the franchise in the future, considering the disaster that has been the 3DS era (of which I also count SwSh to be a part of), would be:

    Cut all ties with GameFreak as developers with regards to Pokémon, and let someone else handle the next project. My suggestion would be a team consisting of some key talent from the Octopath Traveler team, and a handful of cherry-picked Pokémon lovers (someone who can be for Pokémon what Christian Whitehead was for Sonic the Hedgehog).
    Ditch the entire notion of Pokémon in 3D, and aim instead to make the ultimate 2D experience, with "HD 2D" like Octopath had, and gorgeous sprite art. Pretend that the last 10 years of Pokémon never happened, and just make this next project a complete reboot. Really appeal to fans of the early games, and have mysterious legendary creatures hiding away in complex mazes on remote islands and all that. Do the "Pocket Monster: Origin" thing, where you can challenge gyms in any order, and the gym leaders pick their teams based on how many badges you already have.

    Please, #MPGA (Make Pokémon Great Again)    … Expand
  88. Pookytookybaby
    Nov 18, 2019
    7
    I had a lot of fun with the game. I was a little shocked at the lack of graphics and textures, especially in the wild area. Zelda botw and Mario Odyssey set a standard for this generation Nintendo games. This game is not great in that department. I have a lot to say about this game, but not here. Was wanting more out of a console Pokemon game.
  89. 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
  90. darulor13
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    Such a bad game, they are just milking the Pokemon franchise, it feels like a game from 1998. It is the same Pokemon game recipe done over and over again. The performance is awful if you turn on Online play. Online Max Raid won't work 90% of the time, it gives an error when you try to connect as a guest, they didn't fix this after almost one year. You don't have voice overs in 2020, can'tSuch a bad game, they are just milking the Pokemon franchise, it feels like a game from 1998. It is the same Pokemon game recipe done over and over again. The performance is awful if you turn on Online play. Online Max Raid won't work 90% of the time, it gives an error when you try to connect as a guest, they didn't fix this after almost one year. You don't have voice overs in 2020, can't skip cutscenes, they have such **** ass long animations and you can't skip them (even though I selected from options to skip cutscenes I had to watch them all - it was a pain since most characters are very annoying especially your rival Hop - God I would just like to punch him it his stupid face) and when you finish the game it forces you to watch the stupid credits (annoying music of course). If you are a huge Pokemon game you can get it but you shouldn't expect anything new or good excepting a new Pokedex.… Expand
  91. dash383535
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    #DashReviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Cons:
    -Boring Story
    -No Innovation in the Gameplay
    -Technical Mess
    -Cut Roster for Little Change    … Expand
  92. saburo90
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    This game looks like it was a 3ds game but released for Switch. 60% of all Pokemon removed. This game feels rushed.
  93. RahmenX
    Nov 21, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. May contain very minor spoilers.

    Cons:

    -Very easy, and gym leaders have only like 3 pokemons, that are also low level. Untill lategame where they get higher level and have more pokemons. Still MEGA easy, mainly because of EXP share that you can't turn off.

    -I've played for many hours postgame and so far I've filled half my pokedex with pokemons caught in this one same area. All you have to do is run around aimlessly and wait for the right conditions for certain pokemon to spawn.

    -Dynamax pokemon fights in the Wild Area are essentially identical. No matter which pokemon you are facing you do the same thing. And you can only do so much damage before they enter a protection phase. Which then repeats once more. So it really doesn't matter how much stronger you are cuz you will hit this damage cap and trigger the break point for the protection phase anyways.

    --Using support abilities and poison moves in the Wild Area Dynamax fights are essentially pointless due to the protection phase and damage cap.

    ---High level Dynamax Fights can feel cheap. With a full NPC team it's pointless cuz they will get killed off 4 times, and thereby you lose the fight. Same thing happens if you are strong and playing with lower level players. No matter how strong YOU are, if you are the only one not getting one-shotted/not doing any damage you will most likely lose the fight because of damage cap and protection phase.

    -Graphics are kinda 3DS'y and can definitely be improved ALOT. This is not even close to the Pokemon remake.

    -Abyssmal animations compared to MY expectations. And I have low standards here. Some attacks are awesomely animated, but other times the pokemon just jumps up and down.

    -NPCs and pokemons pop in to existence only when you get real close.

    -No compelling postgame whatsoever. Nothing more entertaining to explore and everything siphoned down to running around in the hub, AKA the Wild Area.

    -No real "bad guy"? I felt like the entire plot was all around people misunderstanding eachother and they all actually wanted the best for everyone.

    -Doing stuff with other random players is MEGA ANNOYING. You have to through a list of people wanting to trade or fight, BUT if they have cancelled/finished their request their announcement is STILL THERE and when you click it you get an error message. This happens ALOT cuz there is no "UPDATE LIST" BUTTON. It happens automatically when certain conditions are met. (Restarting game / finish a dynamax fight with other players etc). My god, man, come on Game Freak.

    Pros:

    +It was quite enjoyable to play through the game. Even though you got interrupted every 5seconds of walking through it cuz some story event or npc wanted to interact with you.

    +Not too many tutorials, you could skip alot by choosing you already knew the thing.

    +The Wild Area made it possible to get your pokemon team set up really early.

    +Plenty of accessible TMs and TR's(one-time use TM's) to choose from so you could hook your pokemons up while playing through the story.

    +Each gym had, in addition to the fighting, different tasks to complete. They where really fun.

    +You could see pokemons walking around. But you didn't get one following you, nor being able to mount one, like in the Pokemon remake.

    To reach this conclusion I spent about 50hrs in the game.    … Expand
  94. FrostyFeet97
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    I really enjoyed this game. Even after 25 hours of gameplay there is still lots to do. I was actually very surprised by the gameplay.
  95. Orangefizz
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    Theres honestly a lot of things the game did right. It feels like a small progression. But honestly, it just feels that they failed to innovate and it's a missed opportunity. I feel gamefreak and nintendo fail to understand that the pokemon average fan's age is growing. They cannot continue to playcate to adolescents and expect that generating a new game every year with mild updates isTheres honestly a lot of things the game did right. It feels like a small progression. But honestly, it just feels that they failed to innovate and it's a missed opportunity. I feel gamefreak and nintendo fail to understand that the pokemon average fan's age is growing. They cannot continue to playcate to adolescents and expect that generating a new game every year with mild updates is going to be acceptable on a next generation console.… Expand
  96. Alvz9
    Jul 20, 2020
    7
    Este juego no es la revolución que todos estábamos esperando. Es bien continuista respecto a las entregas de 3DS; más allá del apartado gráfico, me refiero principalmente a la parte jugable. Creo que el tema de "no agregar todos los pokémones de la pokedex" resta ganas de jugarlo tras terminar la historia principal, y el hecho de que los DLCs añadan más pokémons no soluciona el problemaEste juego no es la revolución que todos estábamos esperando. Es bien continuista respecto a las entregas de 3DS; más allá del apartado gráfico, me refiero principalmente a la parte jugable. Creo que el tema de "no agregar todos los pokémones de la pokedex" resta ganas de jugarlo tras terminar la historia principal, y el hecho de que los DLCs añadan más pokémons no soluciona el problema inicial (de hecho, vuelve grave que se tenga que pagar nuevamente para agregar nuevos pokémons). Espero que la próxima entrega de la franquicia logre posicionar una narrativa más profunda, un nivel gráfico que exprima la potencia de Nintendo Switch, y todos los pokémon.… Expand
  97. RGriffin
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    La verdad, esperaba menos y me gusto, necesita cambios pues si y mejoras también, pero eso no quita todo lo que te entrega
  98. cepanutis
    Dec 15, 2019
    3
    [REVIEW IN SPANISH]

    Lo primero que quiero dejar claro es que no soy ni un hater de pokémon ni de nintendo, solo un jugador que cuando un juego es bueno lo dice y cuando es malo, también. Y aquí comento las sensaciones que me ha dado este juego tras haberlo finalizado, ni más ni menos. AL TEMA: > Dificultad nula debido al absurdo nuevo sistema de Rep. Exp de esta generación. >    [REVIEW IN SPANISH]

    Lo primero que quiero dejar claro es que no soy ni un hater de pokémon ni de nintendo, solo un jugador que cuando un juego es bueno lo dice y cuando es malo, también. Y aquí comento las sensaciones que me ha dado este juego tras haberlo finalizado, ni más ni menos.

    AL TEMA:

    > Dificultad nula debido al absurdo nuevo sistema de Rep. Exp de esta generación.
    > Rutas vacías y sin alma. Lineales, cero exploración.
    > Animaciones del paleolítico, quitando 4 o 5. Ya no solo en combate si no en general.
    > Entre alguna medalla y la siguiente hay literalmente 10-15 minutos de juego, sin palabras.
    > Los pokemon nuevos en su mayoría muy flojos a nivel artístico.
    > El rendimiento del area silvestre en el modo online mejor ni mencionarlo.
    > El team Yell es el peor de la saga y sus motivaciones son un chiste de mal gusto al jugador.
    > Personajes olvidables 100%. Paul es irritante.
    > La historia ni te engancha ni despierta el más mínimo interés, y encima pasa casi todo en la última hora y media.

    Cosas buenas que mencionar:
    > Algún que otro diseño que está muy bien.
    > Cambios de calidad de vida como lo de los motes o recordar movimientos en cada centro.
    > Los desafios de gimansio (me parecen el camino a seguir aunque aquí no se han hecho demasiado bien, pero hay margen de mejora).

    En definitiva, por lo que nos dan, me parece que es un juego de 20€ y me arrepiento de haber pagado por él más del doble de eso, siendo sincero. No justifica su precio, es un producto inacabado en el cual se nota que han faltado tiempo y recursos. Algo inconcebible viniendo de una compañía de este tamaño.

    Que no olviden nunca que si son algo es gracias a los títulos consoleros de la franquicia, no gracias a los jueguecillos de móvil con microtransaciones. Que parece que es lo único que les importa ahora. NO todo es dinero a veces señores.    … Expand
  99. seiji092
    Jun 7, 2020
    2
    I feel this game was rushed and it seems like this was supposed to be a 3DS game release to a console. I mean, even 15yo games from GC have better animations than this game. Nintendo still refuses to give voice acting a chance for an RPG game, and for the most gameplay, you just keep pushing a button over the dialogues. Leon does all by himself in comparison to old games where you wouldI feel this game was rushed and it seems like this was supposed to be a 3DS game release to a console. I mean, even 15yo games from GC have better animations than this game. Nintendo still refuses to give voice acting a chance for an RPG game, and for the most gameplay, you just keep pushing a button over the dialogues. Leon does all by himself in comparison to old games where you would raid Team Rocket's hideout by yourself, meaning you probably won't feel challenged at all to explore as it doesn't give you reward for doing so.… Expand
  100. 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
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Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

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