Pokemon Sword / Shield Dual Pack

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 404 Ratings

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  1. Marioipod13
    Jul 31, 2023
    1
    So, I like (most of) the new Pokemon and features but the rest of the game is very subpar. The story is too linear but is impossible to speedrun because of all the cutscenes, and it doesn't have a full dex. The boss trainers are too easy but on the counterside, competitive games are flat out unbalanced. They removed Mega Evolution but introduced Zacian, Calyrex, Regieleki, and Urshifu,So, I like (most of) the new Pokemon and features but the rest of the game is very subpar. The story is too linear but is impossible to speedrun because of all the cutscenes, and it doesn't have a full dex. The boss trainers are too easy but on the counterside, competitive games are flat out unbalanced. They removed Mega Evolution but introduced Zacian, Calyrex, Regieleki, and Urshifu, which are crazy-broken. Besides, three out of four of those are completely locked behind an overpriced DLC so you will be at a disadvantage unless you buy the DLC.… Expand
  2. I_Trust_In_GF
    Jan 29, 2022
    10
    Beautiful and precious, is the only way to describe the Galar region
    User evaluations in general give a very distorted view of this game. It really very fun and ideal for hanging out with the childrens.
  3. GenkiYokota
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    One of the best modern generations of Pokémon, much better than the distant and mythical X and Y.
    Unfairly criticized, the video game press did appreciate the game. Since it has a great story, a very varied and fun world to explore, as well as one of the best multiplayer ever seen.
  4. JSwizzle86
    Nov 29, 2021
    1
    These games marked the downfall of Pokémon, don't buy them. It isn't worth your time.
  5. Hope_133
    Jun 11, 2021
    0
    Tutorial de como NÃO fazer um jogo. Um desrespeito aos fãs verdadeiros da franquia, opinião de quem falou bem ou foi comparada ou é criador de conteudo q é quase que obrigado a falar bem. Quem realmente curtiu esse jogo, não liga pra isso. Jogo feito na preguiça, dando tapa na cara do consumidor com muita promessa e nada de cumprir. Só fanboy gostou dessa porcaria q só sabe nadar em gadosTutorial de como NÃO fazer um jogo. Um desrespeito aos fãs verdadeiros da franquia, opinião de quem falou bem ou foi comparada ou é criador de conteudo q é quase que obrigado a falar bem. Quem realmente curtiu esse jogo, não liga pra isso. Jogo feito na preguiça, dando tapa na cara do consumidor com muita promessa e nada de cumprir. Só fanboy gostou dessa porcaria q só sabe nadar em gados de uma fanbase gigante. Triste pois sou fã desde criança.… Expand
  6. SwShDie
    Dec 28, 2020
    0
    When will this game be succeeded?? GameFreak cut corners in order to make the 2019 release date as it seems they release a mainline Pokemon game every year. But lo and behold, this steaming, half ***-ed pile of a game is still the current main game as 2020 is ending. We want a new main Pokemon game in order to leave this one to rot away (and to get the bad taste out of our mouths if GameWhen will this game be succeeded?? GameFreak cut corners in order to make the 2019 release date as it seems they release a mainline Pokemon game every year. But lo and behold, this steaming, half ***-ed pile of a game is still the current main game as 2020 is ending. We want a new main Pokemon game in order to leave this one to rot away (and to get the bad taste out of our mouths if Game Freak doesn't mess up that one too). Even a month with Sword/Shield is far too long.… Expand
  7. Figgiet
    Jul 23, 2020
    8
    I really liked this game. I know i'm in the minority? But it added an okay region with things to do with new pokemon i really liked. I do hope the animations improve in future games.
  8. cozkimiyu
    Jul 8, 2020
    1
    A game that ignores old fans. The developers have no intention of developing a new work.
    Worst Pokemon Games
  9. Lindagamer
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    ES una basura, tienes que pagar el doble por los DLC, saca dinero este juego asqueroso recortado, este pack es una basura
  10. Jorgealpizar
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Increíbles gráficos de novena generación, las animaciones de los pokemon son perfectas y el juego es muy completo… Expand
  11. Joseph04
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Nice Game love it to play. It could be better, but also could be worse. I looking forward the next dlc
  12. Dhbbjuf
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Very nice game
    Good gameplay
    Plenty of new Pokemon
    Interesting story
    Will recommend
  13. WillfulFirefly
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    After having finished "Pokemon: Shield" in around 25 hours, I felt immediately compelled to type a review because this is the most disappointing entry into the Pokemon video game line-up that I had ever experienced. This is tragic for me - to say the least - because I went in with decent expectations and with hopes that this would succeed prior Pokemon video games well. Sadly, it feelsAfter having finished "Pokemon: Shield" in around 25 hours, I felt immediately compelled to type a review because this is the most disappointing entry into the Pokemon video game line-up that I had ever experienced. This is tragic for me - to say the least - because I went in with decent expectations and with hopes that this would succeed prior Pokemon video games well. Sadly, it feels more like a huge step back with some promising features that I hope future entries consider keeping and improving.

    Positives:
    (+) The new Galarian Pokemons and the Galarian Variants of past-generation Pokemons
    (+) Pokemon Camp and Curry-making: Both more charming than I thought!
    (+) In-depth Trainer Customisation
    (+) A lot of quality of life improvements in comparison to past Pokemon video games: This is going to make it more accessible for a lot of players while making it more focused for long-time players. Things like mints to change Pokemon nature type to exp share being always on making the entire game less grindy and monotonous. All very much appreciated!

    Negatives:
    (-) Inconsistent Graphic Quality: Some good textures, some REALLY out-dated textures. Some battle backgrounds look pretty cool; others, not so much and repeatedly used. Towns like Circhester look breathtaking, but then there are the open world sections that look flat and ugly. Textures may pop in-and-out at times. Stiff models!
    (-) Inconsistent Animation Quality (and Missing Animations?): Some elaborate and well-done, but - for the most part - low effort. Also, Pokemons don't have a turning animation, and NPCs seem to be are missing a couple as well? NPCs look soulless at times with barely any expressions. Pokemons headbutting with their legs look weird. Some Pokemons even use the same bad animations to attack (when using different moves).
    (-) Empty-feeling Open World sections: For today's standard of video games, even some open world indie games look more livelier than this game's open world sections. The AI for roaming Pokemons is pretty dumb and non-interactive as well and is easy to maneuver and play around. Moreover, the open world sections are relatively small in comparison to a lot of other games: even those of low-budget.
    (-) Incompetent Story: Most of the important things in the story are described by NPCs rather than shown (or - you know - involving you like a game). Also, most of it is the typical Pokemon video game story (i.e. be the very best, have a rival, meet someone with an emotional complexity, etc.). Also, Hop is more annoying than easy-to-hate.
    (-) Unpolished and Unoptimised Game: This game has glitches and oddities and even some weird exploitables. Pokemon AI in camp can be a little buggy, and the game got stuck at one point when I was playing with my Pokemons. Sometimes, my frame rate would drop below in certain areas much more in comparison to other Switch games.
    (-) My Switch crashed twice: This is the first (and second) time that my Switch had ever crashed, so - to me - this is a huge deal.
    (-) No Post-game: Other than completing your Pokemon collection and , there's nothing else. Honestly, this comes as such a shock as I never not had a post-game in a Pokemon video game.
    (-) Too much hand-holding: Every NPC treats you like an idiot even past the tutorial and reminds you constantly that you can do this and that. They make it a big deal for doing minor things like walking from point A to B. It is very annoying to be blasted by so many text boxes when you just want to play the game.

    Mediocres:
    (?) Relatively Short Game: In comparison to the other Pokemon video games, this is the shortest and I really took my time exploring everywhere. I was honestly shocked that I finished this game so fast.
    (?) Easiest Pokemon video game: With all the quality of life features, I barely needed to think while playing or battling. Personally, it's a negative for me, but - for others - this might be a saving grace.
    (?) Dynamax is a gym/raid gimmick.
    (?) Raids: I was expecting much more but it's just a longer Pokemon battle - not much strategy needed. This may vary from player to player though.

    Conclusion: My recommendation is to wait for a sale - around $40; it's not worth the full price of $60 if you're a long-time Pokemon gamer. By Pokemon video game standards, "Pokemon: Shield" is the weakest entry to the franchise. However, that's not to say that it's a bad game: it's passable and this is the problem because past Pokemon video games are not "passable". I think that - for a casual gamer - this is good to waste time in and have some fun. It was fun for me sometimes and even charming. For this case, I would give "Pokemon: Shield" a 5/10, but my current rating is to reflect actual Pokemon gamers (the ones who love battling and forming teams and staying engaged and whatnot) and - personally - this was a below average experience for me. Overall, I think that this game needed more time in the oven.    … Expand
  14. riverkev95
    Jun 17, 2020
    5
    Es un juego con muchas ideas interesantes pero ejecutadas de una forma cuestionable.
    Muchas decisiones del juego son polémicas y definitivamente se nota que le hicieron muchas horas de desarrollo para obtener una experiencia decente.
    El juego brilla por sus mecánicas clásicas, accesibilidad a nuevos miembros y curiosas innovaciones, pero falla terriblemente en quitar cosas de    Es un juego con muchas ideas interesantes pero ejecutadas de una forma cuestionable.
    Muchas decisiones del juego son polémicas y definitivamente se nota que le hicieron muchas horas de desarrollo para obtener una experiencia decente.

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

    En conclusión, Pokémon Sword/Shield no es un pésimo juego, pero está lejos de ser un buen juego. Es un juego entretenido, pero mediocre. Los más fanáticos, aquellos que compraban ambas versiones desembolsarán mucho dinero ya que pasarán de gastar $80.00 a $180.00 ya que el pase de expansión es ligeramente diferente para cada juego y se vende de esa manera.    … Expand
  15. shimstar
    May 15, 2020
    2
    I’m gonna keep the review short. Biggest problem of the game is that there isn’t much of an endgame. Nothing to really do if you finish the storyline and what not. I shiny hunt but that alone doesn’t hold up really. Also the first halfish of the game feels like a hand hold not letting you to really play the game. Some of the new Pokémon looks good but as well many look pretty ugly. I’mI’m gonna keep the review short. Biggest problem of the game is that there isn’t much of an endgame. Nothing to really do if you finish the storyline and what not. I shiny hunt but that alone doesn’t hold up really. Also the first halfish of the game feels like a hand hold not letting you to really play the game. Some of the new Pokémon looks good but as well many look pretty ugly. I’m also not a fan of how they removed half of the moves from previous games. Also the giga cr*p feels very uninspired imo. my BIGGEST complaint is about how bad some of the animations are and that they can’t even scale some Pokémon right ruining the image of how we thought of that Pokémon

    I like some music and characters. And some areas. Also like the raiding aspect of the game.    … Expand
  16. Tpleasure
    May 15, 2020
    0
    Bad game play. Doesn't have all Pokémon. Really boring. Bad FPS. I really think this game is trash. I would never reccomend this game to anyone. Please don't buy it
  17. Queensephora
    Mar 7, 2020
    10
    They have really outdone themselves. I have been playing pokemon since a kid. I love the pokemon link box, taxis, and xP share with out needing xP share. There is so much new content!
  18. Mykeeh
    Feb 17, 2020
    8
    I play the Shield version and my nephew plays the Sword version. In his opinion he said “This is the best game i have ever played! I don’t want it to end” he is 8 and satisfied. I on the otherhand am 27 and have more opinions. The animation on some attacks needs improvemen and there is a bug on some attacks that says it is not effective even though it is. It could be more challenging tooI play the Shield version and my nephew plays the Sword version. In his opinion he said “This is the best game i have ever played! I don’t want it to end” he is 8 and satisfied. I on the otherhand am 27 and have more opinions. The animation on some attacks needs improvemen and there is a bug on some attacks that says it is not effective even though it is. It could be more challenging too when in come to defeating the players in the game. Winning every time seems to be a given.… Expand
  19. Stoys
    Jan 20, 2020
    1
    game is too short. story is lacking! endgame is terrible! you feel like you have to rush too complete the game and dex too have any endgame. and when you are there. you get bored FAST!
    there are simply not enough pokemon here, and where is the new mythical pokemon? the game in total is terrible! and this is not good enough total! online play is also insane bad! also shiny hunting is the    game is too short. story is lacking! endgame is terrible! you feel like you have to rush too complete the game and dex too have any endgame. and when you are there. you get bored FAST!
    there are simply not enough pokemon here, and where is the new mythical pokemon? the game in total is terrible! and this is not good enough total! online play is also insane bad! also shiny hunting is the worst ever. cause its not any fun. its basicly only mesuda cause the rest is just not fun. for eks. shiny hunting for a feebas that has a 2% spawn rate. i fished for 1 hour without encountering 1. soo you do the math. hatching eggs are basicly the only way. and its boring! so there is simply no fun endgame!    … Expand
  20. AKALucio
    Dec 24, 2019
    2
    It is now extremely clear that GameFreak puts much more effort and focus on creating characters suitable for merchandise than on delivering a quality product. Low-res textures, cheap animations and the boring and too easy-to-master fighting system are just the tip of the iceberg. The settings are uninspired and lazily structured, built to serve neither gameplay, aesthetics or storytelling.It is now extremely clear that GameFreak puts much more effort and focus on creating characters suitable for merchandise than on delivering a quality product. Low-res textures, cheap animations and the boring and too easy-to-master fighting system are just the tip of the iceberg. The settings are uninspired and lazily structured, built to serve neither gameplay, aesthetics or storytelling. The soundtrack is ok, not spectacular or memorable, but the old-school sound effects feel much more gamey and artificial than vintage and iconic. The absence of voice-acting in a fully animated game is very deceptive and contributed to the cheapness of the experience. The gameplay, that often managed to be easy to learn but hard to master, leading lots of young and less-young players to enjoy the experience, has now become plain easy and lacks the features that define an interesting fighting system.

    I'm very sorry to witness how critics can't be brave (or experienced) enough to manifest their view on this atrocity of a game. The art that was put here is completely wasted in order to feed the selling machine that the Pokémon franchise has become. Shout-out to the artists and designers that really put their effort and managed to stand out despite the abysmal product that this company has led to create.    … Expand
  21. WeepingWillow
    Dec 22, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game takes several steps forward and several steps back. Depending on your priorities, this could be the best or worst game ever. It has very streamlined gameplay, with some tutorials being skippable and a lot less cutscenes then previous games. The Wild Area alone made me want to buy the game - it has all kinds of cool multiplayer features(though the UI is very confusing), its open world and lets you catch all kinds of pokemon you normally wouldn't, it lets participate in "Max Raid Battles" where you and three players/npcs fight against one giant Pokemon, and it lets you spend a new currency called "Watts" on cool new items. Pokemon Camp is a great feature, letting you play with Pokemon in a way never seen before. In previous games, you played with pokemon one at a time. But in this game, you can play with them all at once. You can talk to them, play fetch with them, or sit back and let them interact with each other! The best part about Pokemon Camp is seeing how your pokemon interact with each other. They have conversations, they race, they argue, they help each other play fetch, ect. And you can also cook curry with them. This is a fun minigame that while there isn't much motive you use, its pretty cool to see all the different ingredient and berry combinations you can make.

    Now on to the rest of the game. I'll talk about the good before the bad. Some of the characters have the most personality and are the most fleshed out of any pokemon game that I know of. Even the rival that everyone hates, Hop, has a great character arc. The music is very good, though not as good as Black and White or Sun and Moon. The new pokemon designs are very cool, though I wish there were more new pokemon. Gym battles are the most fun they've ever been. You fight in a massive stadium with people cheering you on. I have a love-hate relationship with Dynamax. It is very fun to use and visually appealing, but it is very imbalanced and can be easily abused.

    Now, onto the bad.

    A lot of people posting bad reviews are annoyed about the "National Dex Cut" or "Dexit". In previous games, you would be able to transfer pokemon from previous generations over to your current game. But in this game, you can't. Essentially, only about 50% of the pokemon are in this game. If this is your first game, you don't normally transfer pokemon over, or you just don't care about a lot of the pokemon cut, then this really doesn't affect you at all. Keep in mind, 50% of 880 pokemon is about 400 pokemon. That's a lot of fully functional characters in a game. You won't find another switch game with 400 unique characters that you can "play" as. But I'm not saying it's not a disappointment, and people have a right to be mad. It doesn't completely ruin the game.

    As for the other flaws, I think the absolute biggest problem with this game is the removal of the ability to turn off XP share, and the easiness of the game in general. I found the game quite difficult, but only because I worked quite hard to make sure I didn't get overleveled or I didn't use a Pokemon that would allow me to essentially skip a fight. Normally, you can turn off XP share to make the game more difficult(XP share gives XP to all of your pokemon, even when they don't battle). But for some reason, they removed it, meaning its a lot harder to make the game harder.

    The graphics are alright, I guess. The reason why people hate them so much is the devs claimed they were improving the graphics and animations and that's why they cut pokemon. There are actually a lot of other legitimate reasons why they cut the pokemon(the main one being they couldn't afford enough storage) but this isn't one of them. The graphics, while the best we've seen in a Pokemon game, are not up to par with other $60 switch games.

    The plot is the biggest disappointment for me. While the postgame has some decent plot, the main plot is hot garbage. And I say its a disappointment because the characters are so good. I love all the characters in Sword and Shield, yet the actual plot is near-nonexistent. Its like a D&D game, with great players and a bad dungeon master.

    My recommendation is:if you want the game, buy it. If you don't, don't. If your kid wants it for Christmas or something and you can afford it, buy it. Keep in mind, the game is $60, whereas previous games on the 3DS have been $40.

    All things considered, it's all about priorities. And my priorities are Pokemon designs, music, plot, and gameplay. So I give it an 80%.    … Expand
  22. KANATA
    Dec 15, 2019
    0
    I think GameFreakneed to see these ratings and review why. If it wasn't called pokemon, the game wouldn't have sold well
  23. Daitya
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    Como todo juego de la saga Pokémon es un buen juego. Nuevas criaturas, batallas, la magia de empezar de nuevo en una nueva región, una nueva cultura regional y personajes, una banda sonora impresionante... Pero también nos encontraremos con numerosos fallos como... Ciudades un poco monótonas, el recorte de Pokémon(que espero que metan un DLC para compensar), la falta de libertad delComo todo juego de la saga Pokémon es un buen juego. Nuevas criaturas, batallas, la magia de empezar de nuevo en una nueva región, una nueva cultura regional y personajes, una banda sonora impresionante... Pero también nos encontraremos con numerosos fallos como... Ciudades un poco monótonas, el recorte de Pokémon(que espero que metan un DLC para compensar), la falta de libertad del principio o la escasez de postgame.

    Lionel, el campeón de Galar se ve más humano y actúa como tal, además de ser querido y conocido por todos los habitantes. Me gusta su expresión al perder(aunque me da un poco de pena combatir contra él XD). Eso sí, este personaje fue el único que me derrotó y me superaba en nivel.

    Para terminar me gustaría destacar la toxicidad de la comunidad de Pokémon. Una comunidad tan tóxica que no puede disfrutar de un juego de su saga favorita y prefieren insultar y amenazar de muerte a Game Freak porque no se sienten satisfechos con el juego(o al menos es lo que dicen). También deberíamos apreciar la otra posición donde se ponen como locos cuando hacen una crítica a su juego favorito.

    Conclusión para ambas opiniones de ardidos y amargados: Disfrutad del juego y pasad de vuestro "Orgullo Pokémon" parecéis una secta. Es un juego y ya está, no han matado a vuestros padres. Como cada juego tiene sus puntos fuertes y sus puntos débiles y ya está. Eso sí, estáis en vuestro derecho a decir que el juego está "incompleto" o que podrían haber hecho algo mejor... Pero hacedlo sin insultar y con un punto de vista neutral, que hay cada crítica destructiva que no tiene sentido.    … Expand
  24. SilexEco
    Dec 7, 2019
    9
    Bueno, lo primero un enorme saludo a los piperos de 3dMaletines que tan enamorados andan de mi culo, en especial al admin "yasif-nator", chico a ver si dejas de atragantarte con tanto maletín de PlayStation España, que es que no se puede ni leer cada noticia que publicas, perdón, quería decir publicitas, con tanta baba, menos mal que poco a poco van despertando las neuronas de la gente yBueno, lo primero un enorme saludo a los piperos de 3dMaletines que tan enamorados andan de mi culo, en especial al admin "yasif-nator", chico a ver si dejas de atragantarte con tanto maletín de PlayStation España, que es que no se puede ni leer cada noticia que publicas, perdón, quería decir publicitas, con tanta baba, menos mal que poco a poco van despertando las neuronas de la gente y os van mandando a donde os corresponde.

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

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

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

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

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

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    ENGLISH:

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

    The worst part of the game for me may be, for example, the story, it does not finish hooking and almost until the end of the game you do not really see a breakthrough, which almost seems taken out in a hurry and under the sleeve, in previous editions it kept you hooked From the beginning, another negative point is that the game is missing that bit of darkness / meanness that other deliveries offered, for example, the Yell team seems like a joke in bad taste and the rival Hop is nasty.    … Expand
  25. ponns15
    Dec 5, 2019
    5
    Un juego bastante regular, la historia es algo predecible, no innova en nada, excepto que por fin no hay muchos tutoriales cada 5 min, fuera de esos los movimientos como doble patada, azote, bola sombra o un simple chorro de agua no estan a la altura, la zona salvaje esta llena de lag y popping, los gimnasios me parecieron bueno, comparten emocion y buena seleccion musical, pero noUn juego bastante regular, la historia es algo predecible, no innova en nada, excepto que por fin no hay muchos tutoriales cada 5 min, fuera de esos los movimientos como doble patada, azote, bola sombra o un simple chorro de agua no estan a la altura, la zona salvaje esta llena de lag y popping, los gimnasios me parecieron bueno, comparten emocion y buena seleccion musical, pero no justifica que quiten a muchos pokemon con los que creci por segun meter calidad en los que metieran que algunos si tienen movimientos muy trabajados, pero otros se ven muy genericos...… Expand
  26. WizardChamp
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    First to adress the elephant in the room, the visuals contain a lot of reused 3DS assets and unoptimized loading for the Switch. This game isn't overly visually stunning but it's if you approach it as a handheld game built for a home console by people who have little experience with optimizing the hardware, it's alright. Second, no not all the Pokémon are in the game but technically youFirst to adress the elephant in the room, the visuals contain a lot of reused 3DS assets and unoptimized loading for the Switch. This game isn't overly visually stunning but it's if you approach it as a handheld game built for a home console by people who have little experience with optimizing the hardware, it's alright. Second, no not all the Pokémon are in the game but technically you couldn't obtain them all in previous games either without transferring them from older games, it's fine, we still have about 400 Pokémon. The story echoes the traditional Pokémon plot structure 8 gyms, beat your rival(s), beat the team of miscreants that get in your way, and make your way to the Pokémon league. There's been 8 versions of this story prior with a few changes and adjustments (not counting retellings), it's just how Pokémon is. That being said the minor adjustments in Sword and Shield really echo some of the best past versions of it with some really neat and interesting twists, don't expect Shakespeare but if you liked past Pokémon stories you will like this one. The region the game is set in, Galar, is based on England and is probably going to be one of my favorite regions looking back. Most of the game takes place in one large connected segment of the region which honestly brings me back to games before the 6th and 7th generation of Pokémon on 3DS, and the Wild Area just adds to this connected feel (of course don't expect to have access to everything all at once, blocked off areas do open up as you go as in any other Pokémon game, and the beginning and ending segments have their own areas you won't be spending as much time in). As for the Pokémon themselves the game has a fine Pokémon selection including a bunch of new Pokémon and Galarian forms of old ones I absolutely love. The gameplay keeps the soul of the series while also offering some great stream lining and plenty of improvements, including some brought over from last years' Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee. I love the dynamax concept as a whole especially how it gives the feeling of unique and special Pokémon battles to wild non-story based encounters and just adds plenty of room to create new kinds of encounters as a whole. I finished the main story very over leveled but a post game encounter showed me that I could still improve so it's never too easy, just more accessible to everyone. In short despite the shortcomings Sword and Shield has improved where I think it matters most and offers excellent gameplay and story (for a Pokémon game's story) and has easily become one of my favorites in the series. I give Pokémon Sword and Shield a 10 out of 10.… Expand
  27. fiTy
    Nov 29, 2019
    2
    An RPG game with competitive online system with more exploits than its 20+ years ago predecessors.
  28. Kechosz
    Nov 28, 2019
    6
    Big pokemon fan here. Well first of all the new pokemon are really interesting. Not the usual kind of montsers and i like it. The graphics are meh... Some stuff looks great like the textures of pokemon are better and the routes are nice but the wild area is something like in the early 2000.t The animations are horrible. The story is really dumb nothing really interesting. Altough i enjoyBig pokemon fan here. Well first of all the new pokemon are really interesting. Not the usual kind of montsers and i like it. The graphics are meh... Some stuff looks great like the textures of pokemon are better and the routes are nice but the wild area is something like in the early 2000.t The animations are horrible. The story is really dumb nothing really interesting. Altough i enjoy the game like battleing and shiny hunting i must say this is not something you put out on anewish console. It could've been much better and nicer.… Expand
  29. Mimikyu
    Nov 27, 2019
    7
    It's not a bad game, but also not amazing.
    Graphics are a bit mixed: I have experienced a bit of graphical glitches, like problems with shadows and saw Sonia's hair acting on it's own, however in battle the graphics are pretty great. The starters do have more animations, while not being as great as last gen.
    The starters are ugly imo, but some designs are weird, but not bad. it is a case    It's not a bad game, but also not amazing.
    Graphics are a bit mixed: I have experienced a bit of graphical glitches, like problems with shadows and saw Sonia's hair acting on it's own, however in battle the graphics are pretty great. The starters do have more animations, while not being as great as last gen.
    The starters are ugly imo, but some designs are weird, but not bad. it is a case of getting used to it.
    There IS less post game content and hunting for gigantamaxed pokemon is kind of tedious and unnecesairily grindy, but it keeps you from getting bored from the game.
    The pokedex IS ofcourse decreced, but i don't have any problems with it. Some pokemon i would have like to be in it were scrappe, but by thinking back. Most of these pokemon were broken (always in competetive teams) some pokemon were nerved like mimikyu, but it does make the game more balanced.
    The wild area is a place to catch pokemon in a 3D setting ,but this place does feel rushed. I often get a lot of framedrops and pokemon keep popping in a way I will accidentally battle them unwantedly.
    Especially when connecting online are these problems noticable bad.
    They also need to go back to the old trading system the y-comm is a very bad system, where you need to make a code to trade eventhough the switch has a working invite system. They also removed the GTS which was a great place to trade pokemon you needed for your pokedex, but removing it did make me more active in catching them myself.
    The story, while predictable is very pokemon like. I would've wanted it to be a bit more in dept like in gen 5 and a little bit darker. The evil team (team yell) wasn't even evil, but more like foothball (sOcCEr) supporters are in reallife.
    I didn't haven any problems with the autosave (due to being only in the Japanese versions, with a faulty SD card)
    But the game could have been harder or at least, they could have added a challenge mode like in gen 5.    … Expand
  30. Underrated
    Nov 26, 2019
    2
    "The lowest improving pokemon generation", thank you Gamefreak for trying to break the old thing but it turns into worst with your lazy nature. The first worst of this generation is cutting the pokemon without reasonable but with many excuse to make sure you could go comfort zone. The second worst, you committed that you will never update other patches to add cut pokemons, this so attacks"The lowest improving pokemon generation", thank you Gamefreak for trying to break the old thing but it turns into worst with your lazy nature. The first worst of this generation is cutting the pokemon without reasonable but with many excuse to make sure you could go comfort zone. The second worst, you committed that you will never update other patches to add cut pokemons, this so attacks fan hearts who believe the core of the pokemon in the concept "Catch 'em all". The worst of this generation, you complained about animation of 3DS how it poor but your ruined your mouth with lazy by using all recycled animations and while you couldn't make the scene of battle to be good. Plus the open world is the worst but I expected it to be good with patch if you read this little comment. 2 points for you made open world but it so poor. bye see you next gen.… Expand
  31. Eleiyas
    Nov 26, 2019
    1
    I'm giving this "dual pack" a 1/10.
    Each game on its own merits a 5/10.
    So, why am I giving the dual-pack a 1/10 when that doesn't seem right? It's simple. Back in the past, in the "early days" of Pokémon, there were massive differences in the different games. The best example is Sapphire/Ruby. You had different Pokémon, a different evil team, different story elements, different    I'm giving this "dual pack" a 1/10.
    Each game on its own merits a 5/10.

    So, why am I giving the dual-pack a 1/10 when that doesn't seem right? It's simple. Back in the past, in the "early days" of Pokémon, there were massive differences in the different games.
    The best example is Sapphire/Ruby. You had different Pokémon, a different evil team, different story elements, different legendary, etc.

    In these particular games, you are basically buying the same game twice. It's a scam to be honest. The only differences between Sword and Shield are 2 or 3 different Pokémon, a different Gym leader and a different box-art legendary. So, 4 different Pokémon total and a different Gym leader. Everything else is the same. There are no story differences, no evil team differences, no area differences, nothing.

    The only time it is warranted to buy both versions is if you have 2 kids and you buy one version for one kid and the other version for the other kid (or in a couple). Otherwise, don't buy into this scam GameFreak have been running since the 3DS days, you only need 1 copy of either game. You can trade with other people for the 4 different Pokémon.    … Expand
  32. 360barrier
    Nov 24, 2019
    0
    Awful graphics, awful controls, awful camera and bad theme. This is a pretty mediocre release in every way. Graphics are like welcome to five years ago. Were they blindfolded when making the camera? Main character is boring. Hopefully this is the last game in the series.
  33. Samk-sunh-sam
    Nov 24, 2019
    0
    Positive :
    + Pretty awesome new pokemon designs, with the return of the regional forms.
    + Pretty solid OST, with tracks like the wild area, or the gym battle theme. + Amazing art style, with this football (or "soccer") theme which gives the game a pretty original feeling that was never seen before on the main game, and of course the brittish inspiration for the region. + Pokemons who    Positive :
    + Pretty awesome new pokemon designs, with the return of the regional forms.
    + Pretty solid OST, with tracks like the wild area, or the gym battle theme. + Amazing art style, with this football (or "soccer") theme which gives the game a pretty original feeling that was never seen before on the main game, and of course the brittish inspiration for the region. + Pokemons who appears out of the grass, which gives the world a little bit more life.
    + Return of a more evil rival.
    + Some animations are pretty good.
    + Less annoying tutorials who are much more shorter. + A little bit of quality of life improvement here and there.
    Negative :
    - Game way to easy, with people who heal your pokemons evey five meters. Game freak lied to us saying that it was a game for the veterans.
    - No multiple save sloths, which is pretty scandalous for a game from 2019.
    - No difficulty setting, which should now be normally a standard, resolving the problem with the fact that the game is way to easy. - Around 60% of the Pokemons from the series where cut whith the disappearing of long time fan favorites, reducing the diversity in the multiplayer mode.
    - Disappearance of fan favorite features like mega evolution and Z-moves.
    - Pretty uninspired and boring new battle gimmick whith the dynamax and gigantamax, who don't change much the gameplay. - Horrendous UI.
    - To much cinematics wich ruins the pacing and the rythme. - Pretty ugly, empty, lifeless, and tiny wild area, whith not much to do in it except to catch some random wild pokemons and compete in m dynamax raid. The wild area is'nt the pokemon open world experience promised by the marketing, in reality, it looks more like the Hyrule Plains from Zelda Ocarina of Times in N64, in terms of graphics and size, except that in the Hyrule Fields are less empty and that the Wild Area, who suffer from terrible frame rate problem and pop in, appears in a game from 2019 in a pretty powerful console who can run Zelda Breath of the Wild, and not from a game that released in 1998! In the end, the wild area where one of the worst part.
    - Models wich didn't change from X and Y to Sword and Shield, which is pretty embarrassing when one of the excuses for the cutting of 60% of the pokemons where that they wanted to remake all the old models, which would'nt be possible without cutting some creatures.
    - Pokemons out of the grass are very lifeless and don't interact whith the environment surrounding them.
    - Worst starter trio of all time in the history of the franchise.
    - Alot of bad animations that are often reused from former games, which is insulting  when one of the excuses for the cutting of 60% of the pokemons where that they wanted to improve the animations, which would'nt be possible without cutting some creatures. - Horrible second rival wich is just an naïve little dumb child without depth.
    - Pretty terrible story which is very predictable and badly showcased. - A ridiculous short mainline quest that keeps going during 15-20 hours.
    - Terrible pop-in. - A pretty low number of new pokemons. - A game which is way to much linear. - A price way to high
    If this game showed something to the world, is how the Pokemon franchise has little to no evolve in the past, and how Game Freak doesn't care much more his fans. If this was a little indie gale for 3DS, I would have been quite impress. The problem is that pokemon is the most valuable multy platform franchise in the world, making billions of dollars, and they're saying that they can't afford us a AAA experience? In all what Pokemon sword and shield can offer, you can feel how rushed and flawed the game actually is. The annual pokemon releases are killing the franchise. If you do'nt believe me, imagine what this game could have been if Game Freak had mobilize more staff and lef one or two more years of development. Nothing is impressing and new for the franchise, except for the new pokemons and the controlable camera in the wild area. It's pretty sad to see this franchise being handled like this when you see Mario and Zelda, which are franchises which make much less money then pokemon, getting games like Zelda Breath of the Wild or Mario Odyssey. I am so sick of the peoples who still buy it even if it's bad, because it encourages the laziness of Game Freak, knowing that the game will sale well anyway. This is why I'm giving a bad review that is so sharp, for an awakening to the brain dead fanboys and for the laziness and the lies from Game Freak.
    I would personally only recommend the game to hard core pokemon fans with low standards and to very young child and maybe for the strategy pokemon players. For the others, do'nt buy it if you are awaiting for a quality product, stay away from it at all cost to this cheap money grabbing game.    … Expand
  34. Kamarr
    Nov 24, 2019
    0
    Hot trash! Cause it's a Pokemon game it's gonna sell regardless of it being bad or great. There are many things wrong with this. 1 being Gamefreak being lazy and it shows. Copy paste trees lack luster Pokedex more than half of the Dex has been cut to bring in hot garbage Pokemon feels like a lot of the older games meant nothing. This is the best franchise in the WORLD and it doesn't showHot trash! Cause it's a Pokemon game it's gonna sell regardless of it being bad or great. There are many things wrong with this. 1 being Gamefreak being lazy and it shows. Copy paste trees lack luster Pokedex more than half of the Dex has been cut to bring in hot garbage Pokemon feels like a lot of the older games meant nothing. This is the best franchise in the WORLD and it doesn't show period. No real end game beyond online battling and Battle Tower and a tournament mode which is very dull. I'd give this a 0 but I feel they deserve a 4 cause at least the wild area and such was pretty legit beyond the copy paste tree's and water that looks like tar. Another thing to add is the fact that the Online capabilities of this game is trash and no GTS? like give me a break.… Expand
  35. DoctorZack
    Nov 22, 2019
    3
    Absolute disaster.

    It maintains a basic level of competency with a new idea or two, but that's literally the only thing going for it. Everything else isn't just "bad" its genuinely a painful experience.
  36. BrokenPond
    Nov 21, 2019
    3
    The game looks great and the new pokemon are designed awesome, but the biggest concern is the online system. There are no menus for interacting with your friends so they introduce link codes which has never been a good system. To trade both players have to put up a post with the same link code connecting them both. The odds of more then 2 players using the same code turn out to be prettyThe game looks great and the new pokemon are designed awesome, but the biggest concern is the online system. There are no menus for interacting with your friends so they introduce link codes which has never been a good system. To trade both players have to put up a post with the same link code connecting them both. The odds of more then 2 players using the same code turn out to be pretty high. picking random codes like 8267 or 1906 and so on almost always connect to randoms at some point, causing trades to take longer. Not to mention that friends trade request, even with link codes, have a horrible time connecting together. At one point i spent 45 minutes trying to connect to a friend to trade, never connecting. On top of that, the retraction of many basic online features such as no gts make the late game and replayability so much less compared to all its predecessors. After all the outrage over the, "dexit," i have had a very positive mind going in trying to find the good, but either the switches online capabilities fail it, or the game itself is flawed.… Expand
  37. nafechinde
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    i think this is time that we start making nintendo as a publisher of **** games also accountable, they are all involved in making **** games and making fools of consumers
  38. RepentantSky2
    Nov 21, 2019
    10
    I'm very glad I bought the dual pack of Pokemon Sword and Shield, because playing through one game wasn't enough, these games are too much fun for that. Despite the hate being sent their way, Pokemon Sword and Shield are the best games in the series to date, period.
  39. MathSlompo
    Nov 21, 2019
    6
    This game is really nice comparing with the previous ones, but comparing with the potencial it has, omg. It just seems like they didn't finish the game or they really didn't care much about it. The game isn't deep, it doesn't have the realism we always wanted, the nature, habitats, mystery, exploration, challenges, CHALLENGES. It's all too easy and i can't even contemplate the landscapesThis game is really nice comparing with the previous ones, but comparing with the potencial it has, omg. It just seems like they didn't finish the game or they really didn't care much about it. The game isn't deep, it doesn't have the realism we always wanted, the nature, habitats, mystery, exploration, challenges, CHALLENGES. It's all too easy and i can't even contemplate the landscapes and the pokemon living, because it's unreal and sometimes looks really bad. It's still making the same mistakes of all the other pokemon games. This is more of the same, but a little bit better.
    It could be so much better, but i'm playing anyway, because it's pokemon and i love it, the game is awesome, but i was expecting something new, something real, something better.
    Sorry about my english.    … Expand
  40. Mack_thge_Sack
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    I'm going to state my points and not my emotions, (although, i'm quite unhappy with gamefreak)

    1. People say not having every Pokemon in the game is "reasonable", why? i ask that because previous games on the DS, a solely handheld/portable system. (that I'm willing to bet has far less processing power than the switch) X and Y, OR/AS and Sun and Moon, Contained every pokemon and they are    I'm going to state my points and not my emotions, (although, i'm quite unhappy with gamefreak)

    1. People say not having every Pokemon in the game is "reasonable", why? i ask that because previous games on the DS, a solely handheld/portable system. (that I'm willing to bet has far less processing power than the switch) X and Y, OR/AS and Sun and Moon, Contained every pokemon and they are 3DS games, you're telling me that it was possible to put them all in those games but it was too much work to put them all into a CONSOLE game. i'm gonna call **** especially when there are those of us spending 120$ on both versions.

    2. Gigantamax and Dynamax is stupid(just an opinion(but the right one)), a) mega evolution had Twice as many forms making it much more versatile and meaning more people could have their favorite pokemon become even more powerful. 48 mega evolution, 20 some odd gigantamax.
    b) Sure every pokemon can gigantamax, but, you cant gigantamax whenever wherever like with mega evolution, also having your pokemon simply become giant and lose all of its unique moves (in my opinion) is far less appealing than keeping the moveset that i designed to work a specific way, if i wanted z-moves id play more sun and moon i don't care for your knockoff "dynamax" moves
    c) the ONLY way to get gigantamax is thru luck, in max raid battles, or through possible future events, so if i want to make sure my pokemon has the proper IVs, ability, Nature and characteristic i should probably just forget gigantamax unless i wanna spend every waking moment scouring the wild area, it makes the new staple for battling extremely inaccessible and undesirable

    3) finally the lack of content is absurd, i was waiting for maybe a second wild area(maybe in that snowy region) or something maybe a new post game area like previous games but its nothing its a tiny region(maybe the smallest so far) with short poorly thought out routes, uninteresting caves, Absolutely no Victory Road. and back to the lack of mons in the game, if they didn't put time into the out world, they obviously didn't put any more time and effort into animations than they did with X/Y-US/UM, no work on the plot of the game, then where did the resources go? gamefreak has either a lot of work in updates to do or pokemon is gonna be a thing of the past and ill just keep playing my DS versions where i can keep my longtime companions.    … Expand
  41. Kurisuda2992
    Nov 21, 2019
    1
    Compared to other Pokemon games that I have played this isn't one of the greats. The game itself isn't all too breathtaking, the battles only got a few animation improvements but that's about it. The wild area is the best part of this game and it slowly becomes dull, the curry cooking and relaxing with your pokemon is great. The one thing that irritated me was the lack of postgame content.Compared to other Pokemon games that I have played this isn't one of the greats. The game itself isn't all too breathtaking, the battles only got a few animation improvements but that's about it. The wild area is the best part of this game and it slowly becomes dull, the curry cooking and relaxing with your pokemon is great. The one thing that irritated me was the lack of postgame content. Dynamax is cool for a little while (4-5 times for me) then it got boring as well. If the game gets some updates in regards to more content or adding pokemon from previous games then I'll raise up my score.… Expand
  42. AvalonBunny
    Nov 20, 2019
    1
    The writing is abysmal, you literary get to watch NPCs deal with the whole story. This is literary the biggest franchise in all of entertainment, bigger than Marvel, Star Wars, or any other competitor, and this is the best they can come up with?
  43. ririechan
    Nov 20, 2019
    1
    the games gives nothing more than the previous games.
    Features, like mega evolution and half of the national pokedex, had been removed in exchange of a broken mechanic.
    Quality is extremely poor for a switch game, it's more comparable to an enhanced 3ds graphic main plot bad and short even for a pokemon game and the wild areas, strong point of this game, are just empty space where    the games gives nothing more than the previous games.
    Features, like mega evolution and half of the national pokedex, had been removed in exchange of a broken mechanic.
    Quality is extremely poor for a switch game, it's more comparable to an enhanced 3ds graphic
    main plot bad and short even for a pokemon game and the wild areas, strong point of this game, are just empty space where pokemon suddenly pop out
    it's better to play a 3ds game, which gives you more content and a decent post-game, since this game offers nothing in that regard as well    … Expand
  44. XsGamer
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    NOTE: If you are review bombing because of the pokedex. Grow up, you're a child and should never be taken seriously. I would urge anyone actually reading these user reviews to ignore the ones spouting crap about it due to a pokedex (not all the pokemon being in the game). Their opinion in this matter is invalid.

    With that said: Pokemon sword/shield provide a different experience than    NOTE: If you are review bombing because of the pokedex. Grow up, you're a child and should never be taken seriously. I would urge anyone actually reading these user reviews to ignore the ones spouting crap about it due to a pokedex (not all the pokemon being in the game). Their opinion in this matter is invalid.

    With that said: Pokemon sword/shield provide a different experience than previous games. None of my favorite pokemon are in the game. However that sort of thing doesn't bother me. Unlike people complaining about the lack of the entire dex I know it would take tens of thousands of hours to animate every single action and attack.

    The biggest downfall is the performance issues when you play with the online enabled in the wild area. Other than that it's really not a big deal. The entire experience is enjoyable and I've done nothing but enjoy my time spent playing.    … Expand
  45. Insejnar
    Nov 19, 2019
    2
    Where do i begin... I was really hopeful for these games thinking how cool it would be to play a mainline pokémon game on a console and how it will look way better, It didn’t look better. Framerate dropping during cutscenes and battles felt reasonable on the 3ds sun and moon era but now it baffles me how the games can look so cheap with such terrible animations when walking or when usingWhere do i begin... I was really hopeful for these games thinking how cool it would be to play a mainline pokémon game on a console and how it will look way better, It didn’t look better. Framerate dropping during cutscenes and battles felt reasonable on the 3ds sun and moon era but now it baffles me how the games can look so cheap with such terrible animations when walking or when using some attacks. This could’ve been amazing but gamefreak messed it up. Still no character customisation apart from choosing skin colour and clothes/hair. I was really hyped to get a mantle like leon but that seems impossible.

    And then we get to the pokemon and the ones they chose to bring over. When they announced the end of national dex i said fine, they will be able to pick the right pokemon from each generation. But now that I’ve played through both games it feels like a huge troll. I saw maractus, throh and sawk, diggersby, pelliper, vanillite line, delibird, baltoy, seismitoad, BASCULIN!?, barbaracle, elgyem and beheeyem, shiinotic and just dumb **** Sure there’s some good choices like machamp, lucario, gyarados and excadrill but overall it’s a huge disappointment. Also charizard gets sucked off again and i hear people are not happy about that. It has some good ideas like the wild area and dynamaxing but it feels tedious that the Gigantamax form raids are Impossible to find if you aren’t the luckiest person alive. The online raidsystem does not work it’s impossible to get into a good raid and if you are connected online while in the wild area the game starts lagging and people and pokemon can appear out of the blue because the game’s rushed.

    It feels bad to say that the franchise I’ve always loved and respected has let me down so much.
    2/10    … Expand
  46. Flare748
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    The flaws are so minor they really don’t matter to me. I haven’t had this much fun in a Pokémon game since XY. I would recommend this game to everybody. Gyms are so hype now thanks to the music, setup and camera angles. The wild area is so fun and full of fun and engaging max raid that you can play online and locally. Towns look amazing on the Switch and I will be playing this game forThe flaws are so minor they really don’t matter to me. I haven’t had this much fun in a Pokémon game since XY. I would recommend this game to everybody. Gyms are so hype now thanks to the music, setup and camera angles. The wild area is so fun and full of fun and engaging max raid that you can play online and locally. Towns look amazing on the Switch and I will be playing this game for hundreds of hours.… Expand
  47. Akayomi
    Nov 19, 2019
    7
    I got Pokemon Shield but since they're pretty much the same game, I'll paste my review here as well.

    Short version: The Good: - Refreshing feeling overall - Good character designs - Good looking graphics and animations (Half of the time, more on this down on the 'bad') - Wild Area is amaizing The bad: - Lazy animations on a lot of attacks (Which makes it even worse, considering    I got Pokemon Shield but since they're pretty much the same game, I'll paste my review here as well.

    Short version:
    The Good:
    - Refreshing feeling overall
    - Good character designs
    - Good looking graphics and animations (Half of the time, more on this down on the 'bad')
    - Wild Area is amaizing

    The bad:
    - Lazy animations on a lot of attacks (Which makes it even worse, considering some attacks have beautiful animations)
    - FPS drops on the Wild Area, even in Docked mode
    - Cutting the National Dex to "include better animations". Animations that are not in the game.
    - General unpolished feel to the game. This game needed at least 3-6 more months of development, and it could've easily been the BEST pokemon game of all time. Instead, we get a half-baked, mediocre pokemon game.

    Overall: If you enjoyed pokemon games, you will have fun. The game lacks in a lot of aspects, but it's still an enjoyable experience. I wish GameFreak would've taken more time to polish it a bit more, or at the very least that they adress the issues on patches down the line.

    Long version:
    I'm glad I bought this.

    Yes, the game has issues (FPS drops, some animations are cheap as **** it's generally unpolished, unnecesary dexit) but the game really ISN'T as bad as leakers and naysayers would have you believe. It pisses me off because if they had a few more months (say, 3 months, like Animal Crossing) this game could have been the BEST pokemon game ever. Instead, we get a half-assed mediocre game, but with enough fun stuff that it guarantees a huge profit for GameFreak, therefore they will not learn, and will continue to half-ass games, most likely. That's pretty sad.
    Also, anyone saying "the game is short!!! you can beat it in 8 hours!!" is full of **** I haven't even finished the main story and check it: 26hs and ticking. And I haven't even started doing max raids or anything endgame like that.
    The XP share turned on all the time is a pain in the ass, and we SHOULD have an option to turn it off.
    The difficulty is... very low. You can just mash A and you will probably win most fights. That being said, difficulty does spike in a few battles here and there. But most of the time it's very easy.

    Is this game perfect? No, not at all. Is it bad? Not really. It's average, or mediocre, whatever word you prefer to use. But it's fun. If you walk into the game wanting to hate it, you'll nitpick and hate every part of it. If you walk into the game wishing to have fun... well, you'll have tons of fun.

    Whether or not this game is worth 60$ is up to you to decide. For me, it should be 40$ and not a cent more. But I still bent over and paid full price. Even tho I reckon it shouldn't be full price, I personally am having lots of fun, and that makes it worth my time and money.    … Expand
  48. himbaba78406
    Nov 19, 2019
    0
    劍跟盾一樣爛
    而這個版本只是雙倍的爛而已
    建模的問題大家都知道
    這款遊戲絕對不會讓我喊〝真香〞來去買
    抵制GF讓牠製作好下一代寶可夢
  49. Jomo2306
    Nov 19, 2019
    0
    From the gameplay to the tress, to the background battle scenes, joke of a “wild area” poor animations essentially no post game. After playing this “game” it feels rather unfinished, unpolished and sloppy. Second worse game behind Pokémon let’s go. I would not recommend buying this game. The dex takes a back seat compared to how the game actually plays.
  50. noxer94
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Game left a lot to be desired. As a long time pokemon fan I was expecting so much more.
    Wild area which was supposed to be the selling point of the game looks bland with not much else to do other than catch some pokemons - there really is not much to explore, if anything at all.
    The story left a lot to be desired; it was okeish up until the 3rd gym, then it felt rushed and not very well    Game left a lot to be desired. As a long time pokemon fan I was expecting so much more.
    Wild area which was supposed to be the selling point of the game looks bland with not much else to do other than catch some pokemons - there really is not much to explore, if anything at all.
    The story left a lot to be desired; it was okeish up until the 3rd gym, then it felt rushed and not very well worked on. I know it is supposed to be a story for kids, but even then, the story felt very much unispired, boring and lackluster when compared to other pokemon titles. We are introduced to game elements out of nowhere and the explanation for those - giantmaxing - is as bland as it could be.
    Speaking of game elements - a lot of game definiting elements are missing. No national dex (more than 60% of the pokemon were cut! last time we had such few pokemons it was 2006 and pokemon pearl was being released!), no mega evolutions, no z moves, more than 150 moves were cut...you get the point.
    Game looks bad for a switch release. Let's be honest here, pokemon was never about graphics, but this is the freaking switch and there were to be expected MUCH better graphics than the ones we got. Pokemon Battle Revolution from 2006 looks BETTER than this! Models are LITERALLY the same as the 3DS ones for XY released in 2013, animations are poor, and textures are horrible albeit masked by some good lighting effects.
    The sound is also not the best. There are some crucial parts where we dont even got music going on due to pure laziness. Music used to be great, but honestly it's quite bad in sword and shield.

    I beat the game in 15h, its shorter than the other titles and the postgame is pretty much non existent.    … Expand
  51. DuckTurtle
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    The game has a lot to offer and is with out a doubt the most difficult modern Pokemon game especially in the second half. The animations are smooth and the frame rate didn't drop. Most of the landscapes look great. While the did cut half of the Pokemon there are still a ton of Pokemon in the game (400), and most of the new Pokemon look good. Honestly a very solid game.
  52. Tmato
    Nov 18, 2019
    1
    Not worth buying 2 copy of same game. Only have 3 or 4 different pokemons and two dif gym leader
  53. BugsyNanusu
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    A bug filled mess with less Pokemon than Diamond/Pearl. Non-existent difficulty. Graphics that look worse than the Pokemon games on the Gamecube. Do not support this cash grab!
  54. Parzivalz
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    Can't **** understand why people like this game. The beginning is cool then it gets down to being uncool. you just left out
  55. pia-chu
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Odio que no tenga la pokedex nacional y que no pueda transferir los pokemones de mis juegos anteriores, muy enojada por eso. Además, gráficas no dignas de la consola, el juego es caro y se acaba en 30 horas. No lo vale, ya no seguiré comprando más juegos en preventa
  56. TalionSwift
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Have played a good 10 hrs so far 2 gyms down, i love this game so far! The music is legit my favorite Pokemon soundtrack so far i love it and several choice songs are on my playlist. The new Pokemon are pretty great and SIr Fetche'd is awesome looking. In anycase i look forward to finishing this game, i cant believe all the hate this is getting over mostly Nitpicks IMO.
  57. liquidkitten
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    In the end there are only about 40 pokemon I miss from the roster. Game is really fun and well made! I do not know what the issue with animations is. To me they seem great!
  58. VTII
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Sad to see so many false reviews on here hopefully they get removed because they clearly haven't played the game. There are no graphics issues or bugs. It's the best pokemon game in years. The missing pokemon ended up being small issue then first stated, they weren't missed. Were you really going to breed across a zubat to play the game with there are plenty good new and returning pokemonSad to see so many false reviews on here hopefully they get removed because they clearly haven't played the game. There are no graphics issues or bugs. It's the best pokemon game in years. The missing pokemon ended up being small issue then first stated, they weren't missed. Were you really going to breed across a zubat to play the game with there are plenty good new and returning pokemon to keep the game fun.… Expand
  59. thesagegreatv
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Now THIS generation is DEFINITELY not worth getting both games for. PLEASE save your money!!
  60. Vordx
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    An awesome improvement over previous titles. The changes to the random encounters as well as online functionality made the world feel much more alive. I've never caught so many Pokémon during the main storyline
  61. nikospant
    Nov 17, 2019
    2
    In the beginning I was so excited about the upcoming games and the first couple of trailers seemed entertaining both in designs and the future of the game. As the time passed by, I was feeling less and less excited about the game and I will try to summarize the main points after having already finished the game after only 16 hours of gameplay, as an early copy arrived yesterday.In the beginning I was so excited about the upcoming games and the first couple of trailers seemed entertaining both in designs and the future of the game. As the time passed by, I was feeling less and less excited about the game and I will try to summarize the main points after having already finished the game after only 16 hours of gameplay, as an early copy arrived yesterday.

    Longevity and replay value:
    First of all, compared to previous Pokemon games, only 16 hours of gameplay to beat the whole game seems way underwhelming, especially considering that I caught all the new pokemons that I found, explored the Wild Area and passed through it as many times as deemed possible, as long as there was something interesting to day (Hint: there wasn't much). I feel that except the online component, there isn't much replay value to the games and I don't feel the need to play them again.

    The price tag: $60 compared to a $40 a couple of years back, for less amount of content seems way overpriced in my eyes.

    Characters:
    Most of the in-game characters seem bland, not interesting and especially the rival seems... not like a rival should feel. Even the Champion seems like a naive person the least .

    Plot:
    Easy, predictable, no depth, I really wonder if someone thought through the whole story from the beginning or was creating on the way..

    Difficulty:
    It is a pokemon game, I do not expect to have actual difficulties from a game designed also for children and here is the main point, mario odyssey is also designed for children and everyone can complete the game, but it also have more content, targeted on more mature audience with an actual difficulty to complete 100% of all the game aspects. There is no such option in this pokemon game. Exp.Share gets OP and all my pokemon are overleveled, even after switching all the overleveled ones mid-game.
    On the other hand, handholding and cutscenes in every route does not make me feel and experience the map as it should be and there is always someone telling me where to go, who to speak to and how to handle every aspect of the game without me feeling responsible for the decisions made in game at any level.

    Graphics:
    Graphics don't seem like an upscale compared to previous 3ds games and for being the first mainline game in a console, I would expect something better, for example natural-moving characters or introducing pre-rendered movie scenes in times where the movement seems unnatural (e.g. when the 2 legendaries turn around when they face each other). To get it even a notch further, voice acting in a mainline console gaming doesn't seem far fetched but they didn't even cover the basics so, that is too much to expect from what they have given us.

    Controversy:
    I am not gonna use any buzzwords, I totally understand about large number of designs logistics and that doesn't hinder my ability to play the game, so all the other reasons are why I give such a low score for the game.

    All in all:
    A pokemon game is never gonna be awful, because of the successful formula they have and because of the size of the franchise, but the way the company is going, we are never gonna have a truly great Pokemon game ever again (eg. HG/SS, Platinum, Emerald, B2/W2).

    It is not a 0, but anything above a 2 would be unfair, so my score is gonna be exactly that.    … Expand
  62. LycanLiam
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Pokemon Sword and Shield are the best Pokemon games in the series! I play the game every day! They are fun, exciting, and easy to play. I hope to see more Pokemon games that focus on story, character development, and gameplay! I recommend these games to everyone! I have played every Pokemon game in the series so far. This game is the best one so far. It is also really easy to learn and getPokemon Sword and Shield are the best Pokemon games in the series! I play the game every day! They are fun, exciting, and easy to play. I hope to see more Pokemon games that focus on story, character development, and gameplay! I recommend these games to everyone! I have played every Pokemon game in the series so far. This game is the best one so far. It is also really easy to learn and get the hang of. The graphics are great and the storyline is fun and engaging. I like how you can customize your character, and what types of new Pokemon are available, and it adds an additional depth to the gameplay. It is my favorite game in the Pokemon series. The storyline is very well thought out and is always interesting.… Expand
  63. Silvally1
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    These games have their faults, a lot of them. The wild area is a mess in almost all categories, new mons look goofy, region is extremely linear, story makes zero since, more hand holdy than the last Gen, level scaling is atrocious.

    But it's not all bad, Camping is cute, max raid battles are a fun way to waste your time, some gym battles can be fun, some interesting characters too. Is    These games have their faults, a lot of them. The wild area is a mess in almost all categories, new mons look goofy, region is extremely linear, story makes zero since, more hand holdy than the last Gen, level scaling is atrocious.

    But it's not all bad, Camping is cute, max raid battles are a fun way to waste your time, some gym battles can be fun, some interesting characters too.

    Is the game an unplayable mess like they claim? No. But is it any good? Eh, for a jump to home console it's pretty lackluster and if you want to go there... unpolished. If you liked the last games you might enjoy it but that's a HUGE might.

    Overall, 3/10 since it's not worth 120 for two.    … Expand
  64. Silvallymadeit
    Nov 17, 2019
    2
    My copy of Sword and Shield came in the mail a bit early yesterday, and while Sword and Shield are pretty cute games, I have to admit there are some glaring problems that make this game feels like it was needed to bake in the oven a tad bit longer. For starters, I just want to say I never cared for the controversy surrounding these games about not being able to transfer all of yourMy copy of Sword and Shield came in the mail a bit early yesterday, and while Sword and Shield are pretty cute games, I have to admit there are some glaring problems that make this game feels like it was needed to bake in the oven a tad bit longer. For starters, I just want to say I never cared for the controversy surrounding these games about not being able to transfer all of your pokemon, so this review is in no way biased towards that. There are, however, other issues that did drag down the experience for me. I often ran into performance issues. Frame drops, trees or objects randomly popping up in view; and while at times the game does seem beautiful and comfy, at other points the game almost seemed sloppily put together.
    The games are far too easy to the point of boredom, even for a Pokemon game. I felt myself being overleveled very quickly. I was often taking down opponents only in one singular attack, despite not going out of my way to fight many monsters. The new EXP share, which spreads experience across your whole party, seems to amplify this problem. It seems as if the game was not balanced with this feature in mind, as my entire team were several levels ahead of our opponents for most of- if not, the entire game. The adventure lasted roughly about 12 hours for me to complete, which is awfully short for an RPG, and there isn't much you can do after the journey is over. Might I add this game only has 10 routes, previous entries having about 30ish.    … Expand
  65. Nomorehashtags
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    It has a lot of little improvements over previous games and makes some interesting premises with some of the ideas it implements but massively cuts back on features in past games which were actually good, plus the overall game comes off as incredibly short plot wise and underwhelming in terms of girth of traditional content (route and dungeon variety). It also doesn't help that the gameIt has a lot of little improvements over previous games and makes some interesting premises with some of the ideas it implements but massively cuts back on features in past games which were actually good, plus the overall game comes off as incredibly short plot wise and underwhelming in terms of girth of traditional content (route and dungeon variety). It also doesn't help that the game more or less encourages you to just play solely with your starter since your other 'mon will get exp from battles anyhow so there's no point in swapping out since everyone will be kept at similar levels unless you pick up an exceptionally low leveled late game Pokemon which even then you can now boost with exp. candies which is a nice feature addition although makes more sense as a post-game item and should be a crutch on which the game can lean on due to a poor level curve. £120 is a joke for both, just trade.… Expand
  66. LarsCramer
    Nov 17, 2019
    2
    CONS:
    The dex cut. You can't transfer non-Galar mons outside of a small handful. Pokemon Home is not a solution, I like my mons on a physical cartridge I own and not on a server who knows where. Pokemon Bank won't last forever, eventually it won't be possible to transfer from older games at all.
    Reused models. It would be obvious even if I wasn't actively thinking about it because of you    CONS:
    The dex cut. You can't transfer non-Galar mons outside of a small handful. Pokemon Home is not a solution, I like my mons on a physical cartridge I own and not on a server who knows where. Pokemon Bank won't last forever, eventually it won't be possible to transfer from older games at all.
    Reused models. It would be obvious even if I wasn't actively thinking about it because of you guys. It looks bad.
    The opening drags. Before you can challenge the gyms, you have to talk to like three other people.
    The game crashed. It only happened once, but I still prefer my AAA games to not crash.
    Characters disappear when you're far away. The only reason I didn't realize this was a problem at first was because I'm nearsighted IRL.
    The entire plot with the chairman. You go break into his building because the plot says so, then there's a weird non-animated cutscene, and finally an anticlimactic boss fight where the version mascots do most of the work.
    I'm about to fight the champion, and I don't feel anything.
    Postgame consists of a series of battles against Dynamax pokemon at gyms and a couple of rematches. Battle Tower is as barebones as they come.

    PERSONAL GRIPES:
    Hop is an idiot

    PROS:
    Random encounters were changed to be less annoying, and there are plenty of overworld encounters
    Most of the gym leaders have good designs and fun personalities (grass dude still looks weird tho)
    Bede and Marnie are alright rivals

    Rating this lower simply because it's not worth buying both of them for $120.    … Expand
  67. Pardner
    Nov 16, 2019
    5
    Very disappointed. While many issues have already been pointed out, there are a few major ones that few, at least from what ive seen, have pointed out.
    1. The handholding. Everyone hates hand holding, from kids to adults alike. Unfortunately, Hop, the "rival" is literally everywhere and won't let you take a few steps before he needlessly tells you what you already know. There's hand    Very disappointed. While many issues have already been pointed out, there are a few major ones that few, at least from what ive seen, have pointed out.
    1. The handholding. Everyone hates hand holding, from kids to adults alike. Unfortunately, Hop, the "rival" is literally everywhere and won't let you take a few steps before he needlessly tells you what you already know. There's hand holding everywhere. We aren't idiots. The handholding makes us feel like one, however, and it very quickly makes you hate Hop. 2. The lack of challenge. This game is incredibly easy. The EXP share is always turned on, so your Pokemon are usually overleveled. Along with that, there's zero puzzles or dungeons. The old games had plenty, and completing these made you feel accomplished. There's none of that here. Without challenge, are you truly playing am JRPG? Challenge is what makes Pokemon games fun. So no challenges or puzzles really hits hard here.
    3. Shiny locked and gigantamax locked Pokemon. Unfortunately, there are shiny locked Pokemon again. This time, it's not only legendary Pokemon, but gift Pokemon as well. Keeping shiny Pokemon locked behind events doesn't feel like you earned it. There cheap grabs. It's insulting. Not only that, but you can't just give the gigantmax trait to any Pokemon. You have to catch them. This means any Pokemon you have been with for a long time cannot gigantamax. You must replace them if you want a gigiantamax version of your Pokemon, even shiny versions. This feels cheap to me.
    4. Lack of new Pokemon animations. While Gamefreak did have to create new textures and tweaks to the wireframes, it doesn't excuse about how they lied about new animations. While the moves are wonderful to look at, the Pokemon themselves aren't wildly animated like this. It's all the same. It seems the animation budget went towards moves and not Pokemon. Now that all the moves have new animations, hopefully the Pokemon themselves will get more animated in the next games.
    5. Non Scaled Pokemon. I gripe I have is that Pokemon aren't properly sized in battle and in the campsite. Pokemon that should be massive are the size of the player. An example of this is tyranitar. Hes proper size in the overworld, but he's absolutely short in battle and the campsite. Same is true for the third legendary. Absolutely giant in cutscenes and in the overworld, but it's the size of a charizard in battle and the campsite. It makes no sense.
    6. Mediocre wild area textures. The textures in the wild area are awful compared to the rest of the game. Unfortunately, the wild area is a large part of the game, so you can't escape it. The trees look like they came from the 64 era, the grass looks like it was smothered on, the water looks a bit glossy and doesn't even have water ripple around swimming Pokemon, it's just bad.

    All in all, Pokemon Sword (and shield) is a mediocre Pokemon game. It feels like this should have come out on the 3ds. It just isn't as good as it should have been. I mean, it's a decent game, but it's not a great game. Hopefully with the reported longer development time for future titles, we can get the Pokemon game that truly earns the title of #1.    … Expand
  68. viniLPS
    Nov 16, 2019
    10
    achei os jogo excelentes, mas com muitos diálogos no início, e alguns cenários de batalha deveriam ornar melhor com o local que vc está
  69. AnRPGFan
    Nov 16, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In my opinion, Sword/Shield is weaker than all previous Pokemon games in practically every aspect. There's so many different ways you can look at this game and no matter what it always falls short compared to previous entries.

    Length-wise the game is short, you could potentially beat the main story in one sitting. It still feels like you're playing a handheld game made to be played in short bursts rather than a huge home console game. While this is mostly due to the story's actual length, I'd say the blame also falls partially on the difficulty. I understand that mainline Pokemon games have never really been hard, but this game takes it to another level. In my experience, it felt as though you would have to be constantly going out of your way to gimp yourself to bring any sense of challenge at all. Playing through the game "normally" felt absolutely brainless this time. The post-game content is also what has now become the standard barren experience we've seen in the past couple of generations. There's the usual short story expansion and Battle Tower. It seems to mostly exist just to nudge players toward online interactions with PvP battles or exploring the Wild Area.

    The story is nothing special and, in my opinion, weaker than previous entries in the series. It feels like the developers weren't sure what to do and ended up creating a sort of caricature of past Pokemon stories. Just your standard Pokemon story but with completely ridiculous villains, even for what would be considered the "norm" for Pokemon. I thought the post-game story's plot and villains actually had potential, but they're obviously only around for a short while and thing wrap up way too soon.

    Presentation might be where this game hurts the most. As far as Graphics go the game will bounce from looking amazing to looking like a middling budget Gamecube title. Major story moments look mostly great but then something like wild area is just the polar opposite. Music in this entry is incredibly weak compared to previous entries in my opinion. So many songs are just grating to me and very few stick out. The average Pokemon game doesn't wow me with its music, but it's never been outright bad like in Sword/Shield at times. One sort of small aspect of the presentation that really bothers me is the how battles look. Pokemon are still poorly scaled like they were in battles in other 3D entries. In extreme scenarios like with Waillord this looks completely ridiculous. The majority of Pokemon are still animated to look totally lifeless which is jarring when compared to many of the new, pretty animations given to the moves themselves. Battle issues don't just stop at the Pokemon, I would describe the trainers as robotic in battles outside of scripted scenes. They just stand around and won't react to their Pokemon getting hurt or anything. All of these roll together to make battles feel as far from immersive as possible; they feel closer to simulations of Pokemon battles than actual Pokemon battles.

    The design of the world as a whole I would just say is okay. Towns look pretty and are well-made but are generally lacking in depth which leads to exploring them not feeling very fun. Routes and dungeons, however, are much worse. They're incredibly simplistic and railroaded this time, which leads to very little exploration. If a player wants to explore, the only option is really the Wild Area. Running around in the Wild Area can be fun, but it feels pretty empty and a bit too large for its own good. The world itself is just okay at best, but I was mostly satisfied with the characters in it. Most of the NPCs in the region look nice but don't feel particularly active in the overworld. The new Pokemon of this region are mostly great, but that's obviously to be expected. My favourites are probably the new fossil Pokemon.

    I'd say the new major additions this game brings to the table are a mixed bag. The Wild Area is a great concept, but it ends up feeling empty and what I'd describe as tech demo-like. Pokemon Camp is a big letdown in my opinion. It's this entry's version of Pokemon Amie and Refresh but it doesn't do much new. Just the usual interacting with Pokemon except now you have multiple (awkwardly) walking around at once and can play with a ball. The QoL changes are pretty great, however. With nature mints and the ability to breed egg moves onto existing Pokemon you can now take any Pokemon and make it competitively viable. This means you can eventually take Pokemon you had with you through a single player adventure into online competitive battles with almost no downside. The issue, of course, is that these additions come with the trade off of other major features being removed. In particular, the game's lack of the GTS is just insulting.

    Overall, I see Sword/Shield as easily the weakest mainline Pokemon game. If you skipped out on past Pokemon games I'd recommend you look there for a Pokemon fix before even thinking about this game.    … Expand
  70. Ferrox
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    Each game of itself is only a 3 at best. But at this point in time, cutting content from each game and holding it hostage in another version so you either have to pay for Online Play and reach out to others on the internet to trade you, as well as miss out on a few of the Gym Leader differences, or pay double the already overpriced fees for both versions (and then still you need a secondEach game of itself is only a 3 at best. But at this point in time, cutting content from each game and holding it hostage in another version so you either have to pay for Online Play and reach out to others on the internet to trade you, as well as miss out on a few of the Gym Leader differences, or pay double the already overpriced fees for both versions (and then still you need a second system to trade) means this game is not worth even that.

    A shame, because there are hints of a great idea in this game. Just not executed well at all. Missing over half the pokémon, bad graphics and short gameplay just compound the issues.    … Expand
  71. thvbh
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    After "it all comes together" and "ultra changes", generation 8 adds more lies to GameFreak's pile of shame. They promise a lot, and they again fail to deliver in almost every single aspect. This time, however, the technical shortcomings, lack of polish, and shortage of ambition is covered up by a veil of scam-level dishonesty from the developers themselves and a blanket of praise fromAfter "it all comes together" and "ultra changes", generation 8 adds more lies to GameFreak's pile of shame. They promise a lot, and they again fail to deliver in almost every single aspect. This time, however, the technical shortcomings, lack of polish, and shortage of ambition is covered up by a veil of scam-level dishonesty from the developers themselves and a blanket of praise from "unbiased" game critics, whose reviews sound more like advertisements than genuine reviews.

    The decision to cut over half the existing Pokémon from the game under the pretense of filling the game with content and quality animations wouldn't be so bad if the results could be seen in the game. However, the games are just as hollow as their predecessors, if not even more. Complete lack of difficulty, constant hand-holding, horrible plot, insufferable cutscenes and barely anything to do post-game is something that seems we will have to get used to, as it's apparently the new standard from now on, and any future games will probably be evaluated with regards to the bar set this laughably low.

    Pokémon is finally dead. As an avid fan since red and blue, I say it with a heavy heart. What started six years ago, with the release of Pokémon X and Y, finally came to fruition - a game so hollow and dumbed down, that even the awful past two generations look full of content compared to it. What was once a flawed, but ultimately fun franchise with a mediocre, but really passionate team of developers behind it, finally succumbed to the disease of brand-loyalty blinded fanbase that can see no wrong in the games as long as they have the Pokemon logo stamped on. This tremendous fall in quality is entirely their fault and no one else's - this is the best time for GameFreak to implement egregious monetization schemes in their next games, as not only will they evade any criticism from game critics, but will be largely praised for it by a large group of fans, which is truly asinine.

    What's left is to hope that a team of talented developers will see the growing disenchantment with the series and decide to step in, fill the void and dethrone the corrupted king of the monster catching genre.    … Expand
  72. OmegaChase1002
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    Just buy Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition, EvoCreo, Temtem, or Yokai Watch instead.
    WHAT the H-E DOUBLE HOCKEY STICK was Gamefreak THINKING!?
    No National Dex, bugs everywhere, cut moves, horrible animations (despite Masuda claiming they would be the best in the series), hand-holding EASY difficulty since we're unable to turn the EXP share off anymore, free full heals literally    Just buy Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition, EvoCreo, Temtem, or Yokai Watch instead.
    WHAT the H-E DOUBLE HOCKEY STICK was Gamefreak THINKING!?
    No National Dex, bugs everywhere, cut moves, horrible animations (despite Masuda claiming they would be the best in the series), hand-holding EASY difficulty since we're unable to turn the EXP share off anymore, free full heals literally everywhere even when not in a Pokémon Center, abysmally short campaign, almost no postgame, a rival who is literally just Hau 2 (right down to his animations), a Champion with an unlikeable egotistical personality, obvious gen 1 pandering, a bug that can actually erase the save data of all your other games saved on your Switch, and a whole host of other problems.
    Stick to the older games from gens 1 to 7. This game is the death of Pokémon.    … Expand
  73. dmolken
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    These games are extremely bare bones and rushed. These games almost look like a direct port of a 3DS game. They cut over 50% of the Pokemon, deleted over 100 old moves, and charge 50% more money ($60 vs $40) than the 3DS Pokemon games. On top of that, Game Freak said that they needed to cut 50% of the Pokemon in order to make high quality models and animations for the Pokemon. I'd be okayThese games are extremely bare bones and rushed. These games almost look like a direct port of a 3DS game. They cut over 50% of the Pokemon, deleted over 100 old moves, and charge 50% more money ($60 vs $40) than the 3DS Pokemon games. On top of that, Game Freak said that they needed to cut 50% of the Pokemon in order to make high quality models and animations for the Pokemon. I'd be okay with that if it wasn't for the fact that they lied, and they actually are using 3DS models and animations. Because they are using the 3DS models, there is no reason why they should be cutting over 50% of the Pokemon. Do not support a developer that lies to you. Boycott this game.… Expand
  74. Zasfe
    Nov 16, 2019
    1
    Tiene gráficos muy malos, muchos bugs, sin pokédex completa, fallos con el autoguardado, sin Megas, sin Movimientos Z, mucho curry que no se pidio, una historia muy mala y aburrida, no explican el lore de eternatus.
  75. awdwaffges
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    Cut corners mixed with a predictable story, laziness and stupid features noone asked for. Don't spend any amount of money on this. Even if you get it for free, don't play it because your time is more **** valuable than anything this piece of garbage could provide you.
  76. Xkayz
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    Game feels rushed, incomplete, and limited. Animations often make no sense. Little to no post-game content.
  77. Guerreroo
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    Hate the new Pokemon design they look like zootopia characters, the worst Pokemon so far.
  78. kankanbow
    Nov 16, 2019
    3
    -GF cut 500 pokemons, you can only use pokemon from the regional dex. you can't use any pokemon in PvP anymore (specifically the ones you've taken hours to breed and train for online) and you can't create autistically curated teams for other story runs and such.

    -They cut moves (which is frankly worse then the dex cut), they did cut some old gen 1/2 moves that have been powercrept to    -GF cut 500 pokemons, you can only use pokemon from the regional dex. you can't use any pokemon in PvP anymore (specifically the ones you've taken hours to breed and train for online) and you can't create autistically curated teams for other story runs and such.

    -They cut moves (which is frankly worse then the dex cut), they did cut some old gen 1/2 moves that have been powercrept to pointlessness but they also cut actually good moves seemingly at random.

    -They cut features such a riding pokemon, having pokemon follow you, petting pokemon

    -The game looks like **** and worse then pokemon lets go E/P despite being on the same console this being a mainline game and the former being a quick and dirty rehash/cash in to suck money out of lets go casuals.

    -charge $20 more then a 3ds game when it's objectivly a lesser product.

    -Bugs that cause freeze and other issues    … Expand
  79. RealDeal81
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    This game is poorly done. I’d rather watch an rgt85 video thank play this game. Do not buy!!!
  80. Nacaruh
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    This "game" have a lot of problem, short and irrelevant history, horrible animation, a lot of cut content and with all that we have to pay $60 DOLLAR for a "3DS game"??? Sorry but this game was a mistake
  81. devilxs
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    This was a very rushed game and took a big step back on some of the cool features of lets go, such as riding pokemon, or having them follow you.

    Gameplay is very linear and holds your hand the whole way through. Exploration outside of the 2 flat wild zones is non-existent. Your bike rides on water, and with no exploration, moves like surf/dig/cut/etc, have been removed from use.    This was a very rushed game and took a big step back on some of the cool features of lets go, such as riding pokemon, or having them follow you.

    Gameplay is very linear and holds your hand the whole way through.
    Exploration outside of the 2 flat wild zones is non-existent.
    Your bike rides on water, and with no exploration, moves like surf/dig/cut/etc, have been removed from use.
    Certain gym cities are unacceptably short and have 3 buildings.
    Pokedex was harshly reduced. Apparently in exchange for other improvements? (there are none)
    Graphics-wise, it's still behind it's time for a switch game. I think lets go looks better.
    Content is severely limited and being forced down 1 path while my "rival" checks in on me every 5 minutes left me very annoyed.
    Npc models were reused excessively. I've never felt like I was constantly seeing the same character over and over in previous games. Are there even more than 5 unique characters other than the main cast in this game?

    Overall, there's just been too many excuses, too many lies, and just downright disrespect by game-freak to release something like this at practically double the price of previous (content rich) handheld games. It's a slap in the face to fans everywhere and really gives Pokemon games a questionable future.    … Expand
  82. zanzou
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    Shortest mainline pokemon game ever made, no end game, fewest pokemon since generation 3, automatic EXP share means you are always too high-level, models were imported from a low-fi handheld game, terrible graphics and animation, dynamax is a terrible gimmick to replace mega-evolutions.
  83. Aetheryn
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    People will actually play 120 bucks for this flimsy, buggy, corner-cutting travesty? I know I shouldn't be surprised but I still pity those drones.
  84. fairyfairyfairy
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Terrible lazy boring uninspired.... Zero effort was put into this game. Aesthetics are garbage, visual appeal is NOWHERR to be found. buggy, trashyz
  85. Zeriel000
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Wow it's so funny that the media doesn't DARE give this game a bad review. This reminds me of Bethesda when nobody dared touch them, but we have to be honest here. This game is a 3DS port with HALF the content and DOUBLE the price.

    I want to know why EVERYONE keeps buying the same game Over and Over and Over again and it's like I'm the only one that notices??? So I'm feeling like I'm    Wow it's so funny that the media doesn't DARE give this game a bad review. This reminds me of Bethesda when nobody dared touch them, but we have to be honest here. This game is a 3DS port with HALF the content and DOUBLE the price.

    I want to know why EVERYONE keeps buying the same game Over and Over and Over again and it's like I'm the only one that notices??? So I'm feeling like I'm going insane!
    This is the most valuable franchise in history, this is a BILLION dollar company and this has been going since 1995! so stop making excuses!

    This game has No graphics, No Story, Half the Pokedex GONE, Mega Evolutions thrown in the garbage, WORST STARTERS SINCE GEN 2! I don't care what anyone says! I'm so DONE!

    Don't waste money on this, if you have a 3DS you're not missing ANYTHING! buy Luigi's Mansion instead!    … Expand
  86. MEPWAYNINTENDO
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Utter garbage and one of the worst games ever made. Nintendo is a worthless, lazy company who doesn't care about what they put out at all and they just take advantage of little children and people with mental disabilities because they don't know any better.
  87. AnotherPerson77
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    The cutting of Pokemon was a change that I had expected (albeit dreaded) to come sooner or later as the series total Pokemon and alternate forms would continue to grow, I have never had an interest in the competitive landscape or catching every Pokemon so the reveal of the decision was disappointing to me, but somewhat understood. However I still believe this was a poor decision given thatThe cutting of Pokemon was a change that I had expected (albeit dreaded) to come sooner or later as the series total Pokemon and alternate forms would continue to grow, I have never had an interest in the competitive landscape or catching every Pokemon so the reveal of the decision was disappointing to me, but somewhat understood. However I still believe this was a poor decision given that this is the first mainline Pokemon game to be released on a console, this is a big moment for the series and should have been taken far more seriously. I also believe that with a sacrifice this major, something of similar or greater value must be given in return. The cutting of Pokemon could have given Game Freak the opportunity to greatly develop the animations and personalties of the Pokemon kept in the game, perhaps reintroducing following Pokemon or having more dynamic interactions with them. Alternatively, the story and world could be more developed and based around the Pokemon that inhabit the region. Or the graphical prowess of the development team could be shown in the environment, with their time being spent on designing a more interesting world instead of reworking the Pokemon.
    Unfortunately, none of this came to pass. While it is undeniable that the visual design of the game is better than what has come before (with the exception of some poor texture mapping on trees and rocks) I and many others do not believe that it has reached an acceptable level given the superior hardware the games are using. The games feel like an upgrade to Sun and Moon but lack the style that made Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee visually pleasing and still have some incredibly poor textures. Not to mention, the animations for the game have been shown to be reused and to freeze whenever a player climbs a ladder. For a game that had 3 years of development (1 for concept and 2 for production) and is charging £60/$60 at launch (going up against Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey) combined with being a part of the most profitable series in the world, this is completely unacceptable.
    But the biggest and most insulting aspect of these games is Game Freak’s dishonest marketing of the games, only serving to further stoke the flames between the developers and consumers. Not only did Game Freak avoid mentioning the cutting of previous Pokemon until being directly questioned about it by a reporter and later confronted by the angered fan-base, they have also provided blatantly false reasoning for why the cutting was necessary. The studio claimed that the cutting of previous Pokemon was due to them being forced to remodel them for the new hardware, however this was shown to be a malicious lie by data-miners, who discovered that they were re-using the previous models. This also brought their statement that the reason for the cutting of 50% of the previous Pokemon, mega evolution and Z moves was to improve the online and competitive matches into question, with many people believing that these features were cut either out of laziness or as a result of trying to release a new game every year since 2016 (I personally believe the former). While the re-use of previous models is accepted as an industry standard and shouldn’t be criticised, blatantly lying to consumers about your product should never be excused.
    But even with all of the controversy aside, the games still fall short even as Pokemon games. There is very little experimentation, with many of the story elements being reused from Sun and Moon (such as the fake evil team, the main mechanic being the result of a powerful Pokemon radiating a mysterious energy and even many of the character design sharing similar design elements to those seen in previous games). Most of the new elements of the game, such as dynamaxing, feel hollow and meaningless as they were clearly created with the intention of being abandoned next game rather than being included out of a genuine passion to develop and improve on the mechanics of the previous games. No effort was taken to improve on the storytelling of the series (which suffers from an overabundance of cut-scenes) or the difficulty curve (which is pathetically easy), showing a huge disconnect between the studio and their fans.
    The only area of the game that warrants praising is the soundtrack, which is of excellent quality as always and deserves a large amount of praise for the variety of styles and use of soundscapes in some of the tracks.
    Unfortunately, even if you are a hardcore Pokemon fan, their isn’t much this game offers to warrant it’s £60/$60 price. I don’t even believe that £30/$30 wouldn’t be acceptable. I would recommend giving this game a skip, Game Freak should not be rewarded for poorly managing a project and producing a lackluster product (whether by intention or not). By not buying these games, we can hopefully encourage them to produce a better quality game next time.    … Expand
  88. Draco901
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Absolutely pitiful. Half of the entire dex is cut, megas and z-moves are gone meaning far less strategical diversity, the main game is only about 14 hours long, exp share was buffed to make the game stupidly easy, there's practically no side content in the least, practically no post game at all, no elite 4, bland and uninspired Pokemon designs, and a new battle "feature" which is not onlyAbsolutely pitiful. Half of the entire dex is cut, megas and z-moves are gone meaning far less strategical diversity, the main game is only about 14 hours long, exp share was buffed to make the game stupidly easy, there's practically no side content in the least, practically no post game at all, no elite 4, bland and uninspired Pokemon designs, and a new battle "feature" which is not only limited to a handful of battles in the entire game, but fundamentally adds no amount of strategical variance in the slightest. This piss poor excuse of a game isn't even worth the dirt on my shoes. Free fan games have done better and will continue to do better.… Expand
  89. annslow41
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    As a fan who's bought (sometimes both version) and played every single mainline Pokemon game and was even in the hardcore training & battling scene for years, I will NOT be buying this game. I will NOT support lazy developers. Both game freak a Nintendo know they COULD have made a great game - the game we've all wanted - the Breath of the Wild of Pokemon.

    But let's face it, they knew    As a fan who's bought (sometimes both version) and played every single mainline Pokemon game and was even in the hardcore training & battling scene for years, I will NOT be buying this game. I will NOT support lazy developers. Both game freak a Nintendo know they COULD have made a great game - the game we've all wanted - the Breath of the Wild of Pokemon.

    But let's face it, they knew people were going to buy the games like hot cakes regardless of how much effort they put in. The promise of an "open world" Pokemon game will be too much to resist, full-well knowing their fanbase will be expecting so much more and that they'll underdeliver. But the bottom line is it's going to sell, so they'll deliver the bare minimum on that and on everything else. It's going to sell and they're going to make their money. Why put the extra effort in? It's a business decision, and as far as their profits are concerned, a pretty good one.

    It's still bullsh*t: a huge disservice to their fans. They know it. We know it. But it's not going to stop them from making their money. Still, I won't be contributing to that because that's not the kind of developer I want to support.    … Expand
  90. AverageT
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Probably the most controversial pokemon game yet, 2/3rds of the dex removed along with tons of moves and features. In what was supposed to be the holy grail of pokemon games sadly development was rushed, mistakes were made and the developer went on to lie to the public about it. I wanted to see past all that and still enjoy a pokemon game and found a very short story with reused animationsProbably the most controversial pokemon game yet, 2/3rds of the dex removed along with tons of moves and features. In what was supposed to be the holy grail of pokemon games sadly development was rushed, mistakes were made and the developer went on to lie to the public about it. I wanted to see past all that and still enjoy a pokemon game and found a very short story with reused animations and no music? I was stumped when I came across a pokemon I could not catch because I wasn't high enough level. I couldn't even throw the pokeball! Sadly the game is as easy as ever. While it's as fun as any other pokemon game, its probably the most lackluster of all the main series titles.
    This was a nice packaged deal though    … Expand
  91. greninjaX
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    gamefreak lied. they said they were cutting pokemon because they were making new models with high quality animations, but that is simply not the case. everything was recycled from the 3DS game. there was no reason to cut pokemon. gamefreak needs to learn they can't get away with this. don't support this game
  92. alio828
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    Early access game.

    Lots of potential, poorly executed.

    It is myself to blame that I gave my money to this insufficient game developer again, so I am giving generous score to this insufficient thing.
  93. PokeMaster22222
    Nov 15, 2019
    3
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. There's so many problems with it:

    1) Pokemon models reused from XY; only change is lack of compression (which was previously needed for 3DS), and shading. 2) Pokemon animations are incredibly static, lifeless and basic - Tomb Raider on the original PlayStation had better animations. 3) Move animations are still incredibly basic and lifeless too; Tail Whip, for    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. There's so many problems with it:

    1) Pokemon models reused from XY; only change is lack of compression (which was previously needed for 3DS), and shading.
    2) Pokemon animations are incredibly static, lifeless and basic - Tomb Raider on the original PlayStation had better animations.
    3) Move animations are still incredibly basic and lifeless too; Tail Whip, for example, just flips the user around and shakes them about - no actual tail movements. Double Kick is still just basic hops instead of actual kicks, a la Battle Revolution.
    4) NPC movement is incredibly stiff, static, and robotic.
    5) Insane amounts of pop-in.
    6) Overworld uses very low-quality assets for trees and the like.
    7) Pokemon in the Wild Area aren't tied to any thematic area, just wander about, and generally look very artificial and lifeless.
    8) Over 470 (~60%) of 809 older Pokemon completely removed.
    9) A slew of moves removed.
    10) Mega Evolution removed.
    11) Dynamax isn't exciting or a worthwhile innovation, since it's a temporary scaling-up of regular models only able to be used to specific areas.
    12) Pokemon model size scaling is way off; Pokemon are way too tiny compared to what they should be. For example, Tyranitar and Wailord should be huge; instead, they appear smaller than the Trainers.
    13) Box Legendary battle has no music.
    14) Game is incredibly linear, I've heard.
    15) There's an insane amount of free heals and auto-heals present, EVEN DURING THE ELITE FOUR CHALLENGE. You know, the challenge where you traditionally had to go through five battles in a row, relying on whatever healing items and general strategies you had?
    16) Permanent Exp. All effect ruins any kind of challenge, and there's no way to turn it off, unlike the 3DS games.

    Game Freak LIED when they said they made brand-new models; they never officially told us how many Pokémon were missing, or how many moves were missing. This game feels incredibly rushed and incomplete, yet Game Freak has no plans on patching the missing content in.

    If you're looking for a good RPG on the Switch, try Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Fire Emblem: Three Houses or Octopath Traveller. If you're looking for a good Pokémon game, get a New 3DS XL and buy Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire and Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon - hell, buy Platinum, HeartGold or SoulSilver, Black or White, and Black 2 or White 2, since these DS games are still by far the best Pokémon games I've played.

    DO NOT SUPPORT SUCH LACK OF EFFORT. DO NOY BUY POKÉMON SWORD OR POKÉMON SHIELD.    … Expand
  94. Geraldux
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    No se por que tan malas criticas es un gran juego, es divertido, adictivo, competitivo, multijugador, tal vez no contenga a todos los pokemones pero contiene a muchos de generaciones pasadas , la parte donde es como un mundo abierto, y te encuentras otros jugadores online, los gimnasios, los nuevos pokemones e ir descubriendo sus aptitudes y evoluciones siguen emocionando.
    se ve bien no    No se por que tan malas criticas es un gran juego, es divertido, adictivo, competitivo, multijugador, tal vez no contenga a todos los pokemones pero contiene a muchos de generaciones pasadas , la parte donde es como un mundo abierto, y te encuentras otros jugadores online, los gimnasios, los nuevos pokemones e ir descubriendo sus aptitudes y evoluciones siguen emocionando.
    se ve bien no sera la máxima calidad en la consola pero se ve bien, no hay bajones de frames y el sonido es espectacular. Si le ponen malas criticas solo por el hecho de no tener a todos los pokemons, les digo jueguen sin ver nada de spoiler ni vídeos y verán como se emocionan.
    Recomendado    … Expand
  95. thrwycr
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    Enormous amounts of cut content, bold-faced lies from developers used as excuses, incredibly poor use of the hardware, overall an obviously unfinished game. Definitively the worse in the history of the franchise.
  96. Fizalpha
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So much unjust hate for the best Pokemon game in the entire series, there is no other Pokemon game that even comes 10% close to this one, it's everything you'd want for both competitive and casual, no need to breed or do monotonous things anymore, you can change personalities with discs, find a Pokemon you like with great IVs but horrible personality? Hold onto it and change it with a disc, and you never have to give up your hard earned Pokemon.

    The Wild Area is the best thing to ever be done in a Pokemon game, with online co-op play and changing biomes rotating what you can catch, along with a bunch of special things to do and see, there's literally nothing I can find wrong with this game when compared to my last favorite game which was White. The Gym leader battles are fun and exciting, with minigames before each one, or during them in some cases...

    You actually feel like a Pokemon trainer in this game, from the anime, and there's so much detail in every little part of this game... Yes half the Pokemon are missing, but there's more than enough to make up for it in the actual GAMEPLAY and what is there is great and all competitively viable.    … Expand
  97. christiansmith
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    I don't understand how you can be expected to give a score higher than 0 for a game that not only repeatedly wipes its own save data due to critical bugs, but can also erase save data and game content from *other* games as well.

    Some people defend Game Freak by claiming that this is Nintendo's fault for having built a system susceptible to this sort of error; Nintendo is at fault, in    I don't understand how you can be expected to give a score higher than 0 for a game that not only repeatedly wipes its own save data due to critical bugs, but can also erase save data and game content from *other* games as well.

    Some people defend Game Freak by claiming that this is Nintendo's fault for having built a system susceptible to this sort of error; Nintendo is at fault, in fact, for having left such an absurd vulnerability in their hardware, but Game Freak is perhaps far more idiotic to have designed their game in such a way to allow this sort of damage to be done regardless.

    The game itself is pretty terrible, too, of course, but the technical issues I feel are far more relevant.    … Expand
  98. Shillmons
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    I mean, cmon its twice the trash for double the price, at this point its just your fault if you are falling for this
  99. Shinku002
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Es el misml juego repetido x2 :v y encima no hacen compatible el banco pokemon(ni el nuevo ni el viejo:v) vale,el mismo analisis va: La peor basura de titulo de pokemon en la historia!,sin megaevoluciones!(lets go pilachu y eevee si tenían), sin movimientos z,reciclado de manera vaga,recortadisimo en pokemones ejem no esta squirtle,bulbasor solo chardmander por charizard :v,recortado enEs el misml juego repetido x2 :v y encima no hacen compatible el banco pokemon(ni el nuevo ni el viejo:v) vale,el mismo analisis va: La peor basura de titulo de pokemon en la historia!,sin megaevoluciones!(lets go pilachu y eevee si tenían), sin movimientos z,reciclado de manera vaga,recortadisimo en pokemones ejem no esta squirtle,bulbasor solo chardmander por charizard :v,recortado en movimientos,los pokemons mas feos que eh visto nuevos!,la hitoria mas corta de todos los juegos de pokemon,el lets go de switch dura 25h, este 15 :v,el diamante y perla 41, esta lleno de bugs,los graficos son de lo peor para una switch!,un arbol y las montañas que ellos enseñaron presumiendo parecian de n64 por dios!, etc,ademas los de nintendo(si los de nintendo quien es el que manda en su querida consola?) presumian de la obra y oda de este pokemon!,en fin, por algo la nota… Expand
  100. wetrode
    Nov 15, 2019
    3
    For too long the Pokemon company has gotten away with rehashing the same game and selling it like a sequel. Game Freak not only has lied during the release of this game, but they have shown absolute incompetence in the transition from the 3DS to a console more capable than the PS3 or Xbox 360. This is the release we would expect from companies like EA and Activision. If you've played anyFor too long the Pokemon company has gotten away with rehashing the same game and selling it like a sequel. Game Freak not only has lied during the release of this game, but they have shown absolute incompetence in the transition from the 3DS to a console more capable than the PS3 or Xbox 360. This is the release we would expect from companies like EA and Activision. If you've played any Pokemon, you've played sword and shield, except all previous titles just packed more content for a better price. If these games were $29.99 each, it would be passable, but for the most profitable IP in history to deliver an empty husk of it's previous titles for $20 more than it's 3DS releases, is ashame. Don't waste your money.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 86
  3. Negative: 0 out of 86
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Mar 1, 2021
    80
    Pokémon Shield is a warm and familiar experience with some interesting twists and ideas thrown into the mix. The presentation left me disappointed – the game still showing its handheld roots – but, the hook of capturing and training Pokémon is as addictive as it has ever been, while the Wild Area teases an exciting new direction for the series.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    100
    Another great game in the Pokémon series. It holds back when it comes to technical design and it doesn´t offer the opportunity to catch the old familiar faces, but fortunately most of the new additions are more than satisfactory for many hours of gameplay. [Issue#300]
  3. 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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