Pokemon Sword

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4.7

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  1. gargom
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    Esto es absurdo, un juego a medio hacer con las texturas a 144pixeles y repitiendo exactamente lo mismo que en nintendo ds pero en switch, innovación cero. Un juego hecho con prisas y sin novedades, no pienso comprarlo, no parais de reiros de vuestros fans, game freak porfavor dejad de querer hacer dinero fácil sin esforzaros lo más mínimo.
  2. Franco2000
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. National Dex is not in the game this make me sad y grow up with the games and I want to catch em all… Expand
  3. xXFedericXx
    Nov 22, 2019
    0
    Bad texture, low framerate, no dub, no hard mode, no regional pokedex, bad plot
  4. Attred
    Jan 15, 2020
    1
    Обманули игровое сообщество. Вырезали более 400 покемонов, сделали одинаковые комнаты взамен. В игре встречаются графические баги, имеет проблемы с производительностью. Эндгейм-контента почти нет. Обман GameFreak о том, что модели созданы с нуля. Самая отвратительная часть из всей серии. На фоне этой части pokemon let's go pikachu выглядит еще лучше теперь.Обманули игровое сообщество. Вырезали более 400 покемонов, сделали одинаковые комнаты взамен. В игре встречаются графические баги, имеет проблемы с производительностью. Эндгейм-контента почти нет. Обман GameFreak о том, что модели созданы с нуля. Самая отвратительная часть из всей серии. На фоне этой части pokemon let's go pikachu выглядит еще лучше теперь.
  5. zmz
    Feb 14, 2020
    3
    Cant believe there is a game, which came up in 2019 and at 60 dollar price tag , has only 10 roads and one barren boring wild area to explore,

    And besides ,the main story is frothy and blank, and no other side challenge and quests . If Zelda got 10, the same price game only deserves 3 .
  6. Carlos_A
    Mar 1, 2020
    1
    Gostei bastante dos novos pokémons, infelizmente a gamefreak gosta de fazer o que quiser com seu público, mas na efervescência do momento, sou obrigado a dizer que adorei o jogo, nota 1.
  7. TheBilly
    Mar 4, 2020
    0
    De lo peor de catálogo de la Switch, siendo lo mismo de siempre.

    Gráficos horribles, "Mundo Abierto" vació, jugabilidad por turnos con nula estrategia y personalización de avatar muy limitada (más haya de ser inútil en este tipo de juegos) y la venta del juego incompleto. Con DLC a un precio execivo.

    Recomiendo que inviertas esos 60 dólares en otra cosa.
  8. fabse96
    Mar 17, 2020
    0
    A complete atrocity of a game. I loved every single pokemon up to this one. But considering the hardware this game runs on and what other franchises were able to accomplish on the switch I would be embarrassed if I were gamefreak!
  9. Mudkip_Sexy
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    MUCHO PASTO
    POCO POQUEMON
    MUCHO BUG
    MUCHO MICROPAGO
    MUCHO CHARIZAR
    POCA AwA
    MUCHA POKEDEX B)
  10. Tonico8
    Mar 2, 2021
    0
    I only could enjoy the first 2hours, afterwards it's an empty game, without any work behind. The routes are a completely garbage. The difficulty is insulting.
  11. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 24, 2021
    1
    There are so many things wrong with this game.
    The graphics. The national dex. The gameplay itself.
    I don't have much to say that hasn't been said already.

    The fact that this even exists makes me want to not even buy New Pokemon Snap.
    But I'm a sucker, so I already preordered it.
  12. Equiixxx
    Jan 26, 2022
    2
    where can i start? this is a total disapointment. Pokemon games being mediocre at best, and the game is easier than Peppa pigs games. Can i even call this a game? Even pokemon go offers a better experience and its really bad, but at least you can walk and exercise.

    " we worked on better animations" Jesus christ. Gamefreaks laughs at you people.
  13. BIGBenY
    Nov 24, 2019
    0
    This game is uninspired and boring. It's the same thing for 20 years now or something. Try something new. The graphics are poor. Pokemon aren't even all in the game and the new Mons are quite ugly/boring, though the last thing is a matter of taste for everybody individually.
    Try something new GameFreak. Don't give us the same warmed up **** stew every time and with some new irrelevant    This game is uninspired and boring. It's the same thing for 20 years now or something. Try something new. The graphics are poor. Pokemon aren't even all in the game and the new Mons are quite ugly/boring, though the last thing is a matter of taste for everybody individually.
    Try something new GameFreak. Don't give us the same warmed up **** stew every time and with some new irrelevant bull**** features, but with few good features or even less features that became a standard.
    Step aside if you can't do it because you are too lazy.    … Expand
  14. feschiquetti
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    For a 2019 game, this joke should be 19.99. very disappointed with this buy.. Their player base are adults, its time for them to recognize that! Kids don't care about pokemon, they want cod and Minecraft. So stop with this dumb story and hand holding please! And I will not talk about technical stuff, enough people already proved that a student can do in 30 minutes a better job than theyFor a 2019 game, this joke should be 19.99. very disappointed with this buy.. Their player base are adults, its time for them to recognize that! Kids don't care about pokemon, they want cod and Minecraft. So stop with this dumb story and hand holding please! And I will not talk about technical stuff, enough people already proved that a student can do in 30 minutes a better job than they did.. oh, and the user interface is also slow and lazy... I wonder if they actually play it... Last pokemon game for me.. they really need to fail to learn. I just wish another big company could give a spin on monster catching… Expand
  15. Kemmo_ado
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    Litrally all the things that the dexers said about the game is now true 60% of the pokmeons are gone Reusing the same models and animations we’ve seen for the past 6 years

    The world is just a bunch of hallways with nothing much to do in it The story is none existing and has the same cookie cutter formula The graphics look mediocare all the way down to the N64 trees Only 81 new pokmeons    Litrally all the things that the dexers said about the game is now true 60% of the pokmeons are gone Reusing the same models and animations we’ve seen for the past 6 years

    The world is just a bunch of hallways with nothing much to do in it The story is none existing and has the same cookie cutter formula The graphics look mediocare all the way down to the N64 trees Only 81 new pokmeons and only 400 mons in the entire game And the problems keep on piling on and on and on. So much for a 60$ game. “But it said the footage is not final” now all I can do is laugh about that sentence... all in all buying a 60$ game that doesn’t have that much content is a waste of money and time as you can use said 60$ to buy other games. Not only that but buying this game would mean that you’re supporting game freak with their laziness and supporting TPC with yearly releases and getting less content.    … Expand
  16. poppinfresh
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Nintendo was just being lazy and pulling a fast one on the fans. Don't mess with the pokemon gang.
    Pros
    -Better UI
    -New Pokemon

    Cons
    -$60 for a $30 effort
    -Poor graphics for a switch title
    -Poor animations for a modern game
    -Limited Pokémon included
    -Uninspired environments
    -Short playthrough
    -Lack of post-game options
    -Excessive handholding
  17. andersonwide
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Never in my entire live, i imagine this, me giving rate 0 to a pokemon game ...

    Don't buy this crap
  18. Dancctd
    Nov 18, 2019
    2
    Juego muy mediocre para lo visto en esta consola, reciclaje, poping, caidas de frame rate bestiales, y sin nombrar el pésimo online de juego,una lástima...
  19. hundera
    Nov 19, 2019
    2
    Despite my general feelings about some of the revealed content during this games hype cycle, I bought this game and played it for work. I knew I would be disappointed and kept my expectations low and the game still failed to meet them. Ignoring the removal of features from prior installations, there are still a myriad of problems plaguing this game. And most of the new features, thoughDespite my general feelings about some of the revealed content during this games hype cycle, I bought this game and played it for work. I knew I would be disappointed and kept my expectations low and the game still failed to meet them. Ignoring the removal of features from prior installations, there are still a myriad of problems plaguing this game. And most of the new features, though good in concept, fall flat in execution.

    The game has serious issues with slowdown during regular game play and cut scenes and lags when online. The camping mechanics (a hugely marketed feature), though cute at first, get boring very quickly when you realize just how shallow they are. Raid battles are an interesting idea, but with the way they're implemented they become a tedious grind as time goes on. The return of the Battle Tower is a nice addition to this game, but it's so bare bones and lacking in features and content, it may as well have been left out again. Pokemon in the over world is a good mechanic borrowed from an earlier game, but it's implemented poorly and is more annoying than anything as it seems to lack any reason for it's existence anymore (shiny and rare Pokemon) beyond a graphical flare. Locking people out of catching wild Pokemon at higher levels is by far one of my least favorite new "features" and it honestly ruined one of the only features I was really looking forward to. The Wild Are was something I had higher hopes for than not at all. As a concept it's not bad. It's open world and sprawling, it has camera controls, all sorts of Pokemon exist in it, it's your hub for raid battles and online. The whole concept is actually pretty fun. And then it falls flat. Locking people out of Pokemon, making raid battles tedious, the constant pop in, the bad online, and the huge amounts of frame rate issues all completely kill this feature as being anything worth looking forward to. Not to mention how INCREDIBLY empty the Wild Area actually is. Despite it's moderate to small size (maybe 5 minutes across at the largest part on bike and 30 seconds at the smallest part), and despite it's cacophony of in world monsters and regenerating items, it still somehow finds a way to feel like a huge empty landscape devoid of life and purpose. Finally, the bugs. Oh dead god, the bugs. This game is a glitchy buggy mess. If you haven't seen some of the lists online about this, I suggest you look around for them. Everything from music triggers missing in battles, to soft locks, to hard crashes, to bricking consoles. Along side the frame rate issues and lag, this game legitimately feels like it's held together with duct tape and chewing gum.

    The music is kind of boring and repetitive outside of one or two tracks. Some songs have a serious issue matching the feel and quality of others. And the graphics, while heavily stylized in an interesting way, still don't feel like a good aesthetic and somehow sometimes don't seem to match themselves. The game has an issue of clashing colors and poor textures disguised as intentional choices for the sake of art. And the story line is short and unremarkable. The whole game for someone who knows how to play and doesn't drag their feet could probably be beaten in like 15 hours. If they're a good player who goes fast, maybe 8. And that's not even accounting for speed runs.

    My ultimate opinion is that this game isn't worth it. Don't buy it. Get it used if you absolutely must, but it is definitely not worth the full 60 dollar price tag. For 40 dollars or less when used, you can get the last big Pokemon game they released instead. A game with more content and less issues. I'm giving this game a 2, because: at least it didn't cause my switch to catch on fire when I turned it on and for all of the short comings of the game, it had some really good ideas. They just weren't realized and that's disappointing.    … Expand
  20. DumbFum
    Nov 20, 2019
    0
    I just think it’s bad they don’t have the national Dex Honestly I know not everything is black and white and such but I genuinely believe they rushed the game for sales every November since Sun and moon there’s been a new Pokémon game I don’t like that Sure this game does a LOT right but I still think it deserves this low score to show gamefreak we care about The National Dex and want ourI just think it’s bad they don’t have the national Dex Honestly I know not everything is black and white and such but I genuinely believe they rushed the game for sales every November since Sun and moon there’s been a new Pokémon game I don’t like that Sure this game does a LOT right but I still think it deserves this low score to show gamefreak we care about The National Dex and want our Pokémon games made with time and love feel free to disagree because the simple fact is yeah this mostly cause of the National Dex it’s not cause I want all the Pokémon well I do but still I think slowly but surely if this yearly release thing keeps going then Pokémon’s gonna become no different then Say Madden or Freaking EA sports games bold claim I know but it’s what I believe so yes this is a good game but I’m giving it a low score so maybe hopefully the next Pokémon game is made without the stupid deadline but maybe IM the stupid one… Expand
  21. Menkonialex
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    The game is unpolished. Boring. Looks like a ps2 game. They ruined pokemon franchise.
  22. Dudi009
    Mar 19, 2020
    1
    Story is so short, the game is so easy. Hope the expack ll be better, atleast last expack sound fun.
  23. Nintenboy
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    The worst Pokemon game in the series The only positive is the music I completed my whole Pokédex got the shiny charm and haven’t seen a single shiny since having it and trust me I have battled over a thousand zigzagoons caught more then enough, and have a shiny charm and nothing! The shiny system is the worst and was not well thought about. Take let’s go pikachu for example! Just get a 31The worst Pokemon game in the series The only positive is the music I completed my whole Pokédex got the shiny charm and haven’t seen a single shiny since having it and trust me I have battled over a thousand zigzagoons caught more then enough, and have a shiny charm and nothing! The shiny system is the worst and was not well thought about. Take let’s go pikachu for example! Just get a 31 catch combo and you actually see the shiny pop up in the wild as a shiny! Why would you go take one step forward and two steps back! I I’m so unhappy with this product and can’t believe this has the gold seal of approval by Nintendo! Shocking. I have put my dual game package up on eBay. I know longer wanna play this mess! I feel cheated! Never again gamefreak will I ever give you the benefit of the doubt.… Expand
  24. Sakamoto_San
    Nov 18, 2019
    2
    El juego es malo en todo sentido historia floja y corta, gráficos malos, rendimiento malisimo y empeora mas cuando estás en linea a lo que ay que agregar que para ocupar esas pocas funciones en linea de la cual solo el intercambio vale la pena ay que pagar switch online, en si una pena y desepcion grandisima lo que fue este titulo sin duda van a sacar otro juego o expancion de este conEl juego es malo en todo sentido historia floja y corta, gráficos malos, rendimiento malisimo y empeora mas cuando estás en linea a lo que ay que agregar que para ocupar esas pocas funciones en linea de la cual solo el intercambio vale la pena ay que pagar switch online, en si una pena y desepcion grandisima lo que fue este titulo sin duda van a sacar otro juego o expancion de este con todo los pokemon y la mitad de la historia que falto lo unico destacable es la jugabilidad tan buena como siempre y la musica porque ni los dinamax valen la pena al final fueron solo la excusa para ahorrarse los movimientos z y las mega evoluciones ya que solo se usan en las misiones y en las peleas de gimnacio… Expand
  25. GenoCL
    Nov 19, 2019
    1
    Unpolished, unfinished, bugs everywhere and that's just the beginning. This game is a mockery, it's Game Freak laughing at the face of its fans knowing they'll buy anything.
    Let's start with the obvious lie: GF saying they remade every model from scratch. What a lie that ended up being.
    Let's see the technical flaws: sudden weather changes everywhere, NPCs freezing then you climb    Unpolished, unfinished, bugs everywhere and that's just the beginning. This game is a mockery, it's Game Freak laughing at the face of its fans knowing they'll buy anything.
    Let's start with the obvious lie: GF saying they remade every model from scratch. What a lie that ended up being.
    Let's see the technical flaws: sudden weather changes everywhere, NPCs freezing then you climb ladders, NPCs freezing when you mount your bike, NPCs popping out of thin air right in front of you, tiny Wailords (this pokemon is supposed to be... well a whale), bad unfinished animations (after GF saying they cut half the pokemon to work on better animations), your bike actually floats in the air, the models (humans and characters) turn around like they are in Resident Evil (making the walking animation) and all this is just the beginning. THIS IS A $60 GAME IN 2019. I refuse to accept that.
    Not to mention this may be the most ugly and uninspired generation of Pokemon ever but that's a subjective gripe.
    Don't buy this game, don't support this game. Game Freak CAN NOT release games in this state and expect people to accept them. This game is NOT THE STANDARD for 2019 and shouldn't cost $60.    … Expand
  26. Matforadocomun
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    O jogo cortou mais da metade dos pokemon das gerações anteriores e oferece uma história pífia e superficial. Não recomendo.
  27. Solaire101
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Нет русского языка, нет многих любимых покемонов из первого поколения.
    There is no Russian language, there are no many favorite pokemon from the first generation.
  28. Toska123
    Dec 17, 2019
    0
    It has been awhile since I picked up a Pokemon game. Pokemon Yellow was my first video game I ever owned, and it is still one of my favorites of all time to this day, bugs and all. I eventually wore tired of the newer, cheesy pokemon, and the easy storylines. I was sick of being considered a nerd for playing Pokemon. And thus, Pokemon Black was the last iteration of Pokemon that I played.It has been awhile since I picked up a Pokemon game. Pokemon Yellow was my first video game I ever owned, and it is still one of my favorites of all time to this day, bugs and all. I eventually wore tired of the newer, cheesy pokemon, and the easy storylines. I was sick of being considered a nerd for playing Pokemon. And thus, Pokemon Black was the last iteration of Pokemon that I played.

    Then, something magical happened. A new app game came out and suddenly, the stigma against Pokemon was all but erased. Pokemon was now hip and cool, and almost everybody was on their phone catching Pikachus and Squirtles. For a moment, an unaffiliated dev team Niantic captured that same magic of seeing a Pokemon and catching it for the first time.

    The hype eventually died down a bit, but the Switch was out and everybody was waiting on an all-time great game from Pokemon. The Pokemon game to end all Pokemon games. The evolution into the Charizard of a game that I have been imagining ever since I was an 8 year old in awe after I witnessed a Caterpie evolving for the first time. Now, everything was coming together. Pokemon Let's Go was released, and it was a nice, casual reminder of everything I loved about the first (and best) generation of Pokemon. Even when I was cheesing the game playing 2v1 against the Elite Four with one of my friends, it reminded me of the game I loved as a kid, and got me excited for the new generation that was coming with the promise of being everything I dreamed of.

    Smash Bros grew up with me, The Legend of Zelda grew up with me, and even Mario grew up with me. But as I began to play Pokemon Sword, I came to the realization that poor old Pikachu stayed behind. He had stayed in my old toy box with the Power Rangers and other toys that never grew up, that never matured, that never evolved. There is a beauty and a bitter sadness to a thing that never grows up. A thing that clutches an everstone and sits in the same state forever. It is like coming home after a long trip and finding everything as you left it. Pokemon still feels like home. But it feels like a home that never realized its full potential.

    And now here I go, breaking into tears because Pokemon really truly means so much to me. I love Pokemon, and I always will, even if I don't end up preordering the next game. Even if I have to leave this franchise as a memory, with occasional visits back to the first two gens. GameFreak was a very special part of my childhood that I would never trade away.

    I just wish they valued that as much as I do.    … Expand
  29. t3tr1s99
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    As a casual Pokemon fan, more of the games I realized the makers have done nothing to make this experience on the switch nothing new but only the same stale port we the fans have already experience many many times over. No it's not a port but it feels like one underneath all the bells and whistles.
  30. Spiritombed
    Dec 8, 2019
    0
    Spiritomb isn't in this game, therefore it's a terrible game. I am absolutely livid, I am full for agony. My wife left me, my son no longer loves me, due to how broken I have become. The Day of Reckoning is upon Gamefreak. You will all suffer the consequences.
  31. OnlyOneHere
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    This game is an absolute embarrassment to this generation of gaming. The graphics are beyond horrible. This 2019 game looks like a GameCube game. The textures look extremely awful, especially the trees. The tree textures look so bad, it looks like it was literally taken from a N64 game. It's pathetic that low budget indie games look better than this trash. The developers were clearly lazy.This game is an absolute embarrassment to this generation of gaming. The graphics are beyond horrible. This 2019 game looks like a GameCube game. The textures look extremely awful, especially the trees. The tree textures look so bad, it looks like it was literally taken from a N64 game. It's pathetic that low budget indie games look better than this trash. The developers were clearly lazy.

    Speaking of laziness, the developers copy and pasted models from previous games. The developers lied about the reused assets. The environments lack detail. There are too many jaggies. It's pretty clear that the developers lazily ported a 3DS game to the Switch. The animations are garbage. The physics are horrendous. The gameplay is so boring and repetitive. There is annoying music everytime you pick something up. Too many pop-ins with horrible framerate. 2019 and still no voice acting. The story and multiplayer are trash.

    The greedy developers continue the Pokemon tradition by cutting the game in half and selling it separately, only this time $20 more. That means you have to pay $120 for the full experience. What's laughable is that this game doesn't even have the AAA quality to justify the $60 price tag. This outrageous greed makes EA, Activision, and Ubisoft look like saints in comparison. I don't recommend this pile of garbage at all, unless you want to support greed and laziness.    … Expand
  32. Gary1408
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    Conheço essa serie há mais de 20 anos, minha infância foi marcada por ela, deixei muitas vezes de sair com amigos pra ficar no sofá anoite com o Game Boy nas mãos, mas infelizmente depois de todos esses anos eu não posso dizer que a franquia está tomando bons rumos, tirar Mega Evolução que foi um acerto muito preciso em XY pra colocar essa mecânica Gigantamax bizarra que foge totalmente doConheço essa serie há mais de 20 anos, minha infância foi marcada por ela, deixei muitas vezes de sair com amigos pra ficar no sofá anoite com o Game Boy nas mãos, mas infelizmente depois de todos esses anos eu não posso dizer que a franquia está tomando bons rumos, tirar Mega Evolução que foi um acerto muito preciso em XY pra colocar essa mecânica Gigantamax bizarra que foge totalmente do aceitável, da minima coerência do que se conheceu do universo até hoje é piada, design dos Pokemons totalmente relaxado, absurdo e genérico plagiando personagens de animações infantis, My Little Poney, Scooby Doo, gráficos que são uma mistura de Android, Nintendo 64 e 3DS com texturas borradas e opacas, sem o minimo de qualidade do que se espera de um console seja ele qual for em pleno 2019, ainda mais na maior franquia do mundo, não recomendo esse jogo de forma alguma e acho que chegou a hora da serie sair das mãos da Game Freak e ser entregue para um estudio terceirizado que saiba fazer jogos para consoles de mesa, por que claramente a Game Freak não tem essa capacidade...… Expand
  33. Rene69
    Nov 16, 2019
    0
    Ridiculamente corto el juego,la historia es una risa dura 10h si vas a saco.
  34. Axldelta1
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Tengo el pokemon escudo (bueno ya no, lo he vendido), pero lo pongo tambien aqui ya que ambos son la misma basura.
    Sere breve.
    Una estafa.
    No lo compres (a no ser que quieras tirar tu dinero para conseguir perder el tiempo).
  35. IHateFanboys
    Nov 21, 2019
    3
    While you can still catch and battle pokemon, which is always fun, this feels like the most lifeless pokemon yet. Where other franchises transferred to the switch by releasing innovative new takes on their formula, Pokemon sword and Shield cut back on their own content and released a half-baked version of their same old story. Either through mismanagement or malice, Pokemon is no longerWhile you can still catch and battle pokemon, which is always fun, this feels like the most lifeless pokemon yet. Where other franchises transferred to the switch by releasing innovative new takes on their formula, Pokemon sword and Shield cut back on their own content and released a half-baked version of their same old story. Either through mismanagement or malice, Pokemon is no longer about catching them all, but trying to pick through the ones that made the cut.… Expand
  36. HOFFERN
    Nov 20, 2019
    4
    Its just ok. The game is not bad, but it is literally just a copy of the older games. Sure, new region and bosses, as well as new Pokemon. But also the same backstory as any other game, the same mechanics, and even animations are the exact same as the last game. I hate the new mega pokemon feature.. I really don't see the point in it, should have just kept them normal, and instead focusedIts just ok. The game is not bad, but it is literally just a copy of the older games. Sure, new region and bosses, as well as new Pokemon. But also the same backstory as any other game, the same mechanics, and even animations are the exact same as the last game. I hate the new mega pokemon feature.. I really don't see the point in it, should have just kept them normal, and instead focused on making a more engaging world that the Pokemon actually live in. This could have been the chance to see a great open world rpg Pokemon game, but no.. its just more of the same. They even didn't give us the chance to get the old Pokemon inside the game... you will not find most of the old characters from the original 150, and also most of other Pokemon as well. Just new ones, and a few of the old ones like Charmander.

    Some critics are saying this is the best Pokemon game... I dare to say the opposite. It is a hollow copy of what Pokemon once was, a remake with some new characters.. and I should not have wasted 20 dollars more than a DS game for a game that is literally the same as the old ones. It is probably the worst game in the series so far, at least we knew Pokemon Go would be a simplified remake of the old games.. but this just feels like a fake remake.. as if someone made a Pokemon game without having access to the actual Pokemon IP, a Chinese copy if you will.. and you should wait for the price to drop if you are considering it.    … Expand
  37. Ghostbot
    Nov 24, 2019
    3
    Forget the Dex cut, this game has bigger issue.
    Admittedly, they're also related to lack of content.
    No mainline game has ever been this short and empty. No evil team, no side legendary, no CS (Fly lives on as the fast travel system, which doesn't even have an animation; Surf lives on as the water bike which is probably the least exciting way to handle that), barely any point of    Forget the Dex cut, this game has bigger issue.
    Admittedly, they're also related to lack of content.

    No mainline game has ever been this short and empty.
    No evil team, no side legendary, no CS (Fly lives on as the fast travel system, which doesn't even have an animation; Surf lives on as the water bike which is probably the least exciting way to handle that), barely any point of interest (a single cave, 2 forests, a single water route, ZERO building/ruin of any kind to clear), no victory road, no Elite 4 (you basically do more of the same instead), arguably there is nothing to do in the entire game aside from going from gym to gym, and clearing a gym isn't any longer than in previous games.
    The WA is a mixed bag, I can hardly call it a plus when 1: you need to pay the online fee to get the most out of it, 2: it lags, 3: it is ugly and empty. Raids are fun but they're the only saving grace.
    The permanent multi-EXP means if you try to make your own fun, you'll be overleveled all throughout the game, so even if you block out the lack of content and embrace the open area, you'll just make what little content is left worse.
    The postgame is a joke. They basically cut characters that should have been elements of the story, and have you rush through their events (more stadium battles!) for two hours before rolling credits again.
    Hop's final team is on par with the champion's, so since your team was stronge enough to defeat Leon, as soon as his final postgame battle is available you are more than ready to face him (and that's assuming you don't just solo his team with the legendary pokémon you just got).

    If this were a 3DS game, it'd be a pretty one but the lack of content would be a deal breaker.
    As a Switch game, as the first mainline title on console, as a game worth 60 dollars + the online fee (a first!) this is an EMBARASSEMENT, a step on down on a lot of fields and its lack of new elements (voice acting, multiple saves, gameplay overhaul...) is damning.

    It's okay to enjoy what little is there, it is NOT okay to pat Game Freaks on the back with this lazy game.    … Expand
  38. Topokki
    Jan 19, 2020
    4
    The most lacking Pokemon game I've ever played.

    The story is just weak, the G-max feature is a time consuming joke, battles are not at all innovative and feel like a chore. Animations are acceptable for a console like the 3DS, but again, very lacking when compared to gems like Super Mario Odyssey and Zelda Breath of the Wild. The game is far too easy and do not require you to think    The most lacking Pokemon game I've ever played.

    The story is just weak, the G-max feature is a time consuming joke, battles are not at all innovative and feel like a chore. Animations are acceptable for a console like the 3DS, but again, very lacking when compared to gems like Super Mario Odyssey and Zelda Breath of the Wild.

    The game is far too easy and do not require you to think on a strategy to beat any opponent at all. Just spam your most super effective move all the game through and you will beat it.

    I profoundly regret pre-purchasing it, even worse, I got the double pack version to play with my girlfriend. Playing together is another joke. There are lags of 10 seconds or more CONSTANTLY, not to mention that ... well, there is nothing to do when playing together side-by-side.

    If the game was $30 and from an indie developer, I would say it was worth the price, but instead, you pay full price for half the game. And now there's even a paid DLC coming out, and the DLC alone costs what the full game should cost: $30.

    Worst purchase of 2019 confirmed.

    If you plan on buying it anyway, I recommend you pick the physical version as you can sell it later.
    For me, I'll have the game stuck in my library forever to remind me to don't let hype overcome reason.    … Expand
  39. Kamarr
    Nov 24, 2019
    4
    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
  40. TeneSicarius
    Nov 24, 2019
    4
    I don't think its a bad game, because its a Pokemon game. No matter what, the core loop is fun, and its been built up for many years. I believe its a bad game, because its not new. This doesn't feel like a step forward for the franchise. They could have just released Ultra Sun/Moon on the switch instead of the 3ds and I probably would feel the same.

    This game has less features than the    I don't think its a bad game, because its a Pokemon game. No matter what, the core loop is fun, and its been built up for many years. I believe its a bad game, because its not new. This doesn't feel like a step forward for the franchise. They could have just released Ultra Sun/Moon on the switch instead of the 3ds and I probably would feel the same.

    This game has less features than the game before it, as Pokemon has been on a steady decline on that front for quite some time now. I rate it a 4 because it is not worth buying over any other Pokemon game on shelves. I could never say that about a franchise like Zelda or Fire Emblem; even their missteps are unique and interesting. Pokemon just isn't putting the work in, and its unfortunate.    … Expand
  41. alexandermora
    Jan 12, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not worth the 60$ price tag and now with paid dlc and season pass which means Cut content. If satoru Iwata were still alive he would have done all he could to get every single pokemon in the game besides legendaries of those annoying exclusive event pokemons, but nope people are happy with this inferior and mediocre product, heck some fanboys claim that the story is the best in the series, like seriously? This people never played black and white or pearl and diamond? i am done with this crappy franchise. I will admit that the game is fun, no **** pokemon formula IS FUN but guess what i can replay any of the previous games and get the same enjoyment. Oh lets not talk about those awful animations, the lies and the fact that Gamefreak has become lazier and lazier and pokemon as a franchise has become even bigger THAN DISNEY, FREAKING DISNEY!!!! but nope people think that we dont deserve better and we need to paid more for less because they are **** stupid.… Expand
  42. thedstrat
    Nov 18, 2019
    4
    This game is far too easy and the world is basically a hallway. The environment in between towns is relatively nonexistent and simple. That being said, I love the character designs, it’s very polished, and I do think that some areas were a step in the right direction.
  43. maahikhan15
    Feb 3, 2020
    4
    Very disappointed with the laziness of the developers tbh had so much potential but it was wasted unfortunately :(
  44. VGabrielLM
    Nov 19, 2019
    1
    I always loved the franchise and the games, pokémon is a part of me. It's indescribable how disappointed I am with Sword & Shield. Game Freak just killed the game. Bad graphics, bad story, lazy development, it's ridiculous how they just threw up this game, you feel it was made in a hurry just to be released in the Christmas season and sell millions. ... at least the music is great... asI always loved the franchise and the games, pokémon is a part of me. It's indescribable how disappointed I am with Sword & Shield. Game Freak just killed the game. Bad graphics, bad story, lazy development, it's ridiculous how they just threw up this game, you feel it was made in a hurry just to be released in the Christmas season and sell millions. ... at least the music is great... as always. Simply not worth buying, it's waste of money. They JUST KILLED Pokemon. Game Freak and Pokemon Co. NEED TO WAKE UP. It's POKEMON. It's a billionaire franchise...… Expand
  45. 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
  46. scooby64
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    The new Pokemon game did add a few nice things to the series like dynamexing and the wild area and some of the animations but in overall the game feels really rushed and not finished.
    -Trees copyd over from a 1998 game
    -1 of the enemies you face many times in the game only have 2 models and with how frequent they come they would really benefit from some variety - Most trainers in the    The new Pokemon game did add a few nice things to the series like dynamexing and the wild area and some of the animations but in overall the game feels really rushed and not finished.
    -Trees copyd over from a 1998 game
    -1 of the enemies you face many times in the game only have 2 models and with how frequent they come they would really benefit from some variety
    - Most trainers in the wild seem to have simple character models
    - The game holds your hand way to much sometimes you're forced out or into an area when you're not done exploring yet, this system would work amazing for kids it's very hard to get lost in the story i never really had to look at my map or check what my mission was some players like this and others dislike it
    - I personally am not to impressed by most of the Pokemon some of them look they are pokemon from older gens with very minor tweaks to it while there are some really good looking new pokemon i had higher expectation of the franchise main series
    - Some great animations but also some cheap animations as said before it feels unfinished
    - Frequent fps drops when there is a lot going on sometimes down to 10-15 fps (it feels like) in raid battles and when there is a weather effect involved
    - 1 other small critique is that we can't see a Pokemon is shiny until battle, they implemented this in Pokemon lets go and that was such a amazing feature IMO and really made you go crazy when you spot 1 while not even looking for it    … Expand
  47. Eddy702
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    The game is regular, some scenarios are fine, but, it feels like if game freak did the game fast. The story... meh.
    There's no GTS, i couldn't even have a trade whith a friend. We couldn't understand the interface of the "y connection"" I uses yo love Pokemon ganes, but, i can't love this:(
  48. Nerusomen
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    Habiendo comprado las entregas de ultra luna y el mismo juego de luna, entre ambos cultivé un total de casi 500 horas de juego, este juego me parece una copia por casi todos los lados (exceptuando la historia, añadido de pojemon y actividades cortas) en general es aburrido ver las mismas animaciones desde X&Y y de paso una calidad de gráficos no muy buena llevados de la mano de unaHabiendo comprado las entregas de ultra luna y el mismo juego de luna, entre ambos cultivé un total de casi 500 horas de juego, este juego me parece una copia por casi todos los lados (exceptuando la historia, añadido de pojemon y actividades cortas) en general es aburrido ver las mismas animaciones desde X&Y y de paso una calidad de gráficos no muy buena llevados de la mano de una historia y juego muy cortos, este juego no vale 60 dolares.… Expand
  49. Nomadskimgdom
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    I tried to come at this with a sence of optimism but ultimately became so disappointed. When playing through I found myself thinking about the starter I always transfer up and how much I loved that over scorbunny...The open world is not really all that impressive since there really isn't much in it other than over powered pokemon I dont like using. The battles are fine, but the gyms areI tried to come at this with a sence of optimism but ultimately became so disappointed. When playing through I found myself thinking about the starter I always transfer up and how much I loved that over scorbunny...The open world is not really all that impressive since there really isn't much in it other than over powered pokemon I dont like using. The battles are fine, but the gyms are kind of tedious with the mini games not being anything to write home about. Once you get to the elite 4 though it becomes annoyingly repetitive. Over all not the worst graphics, not the worst story, not the worst game but it's definitely down there and a big disappointment coming from game freak...hope for better in the future though. #bringbackthenationaldex and it would get a 8… Expand
  50. kombatkarrot
    Nov 19, 2019
    2
    Very linear, corridor based game in the 10 hours I have played, I am already bored of the meaningless handholding, the town map now tells me where to go so I do not need a boring NPC tour guide. I had a level 37 starter before the second gym with no real effort which tells me the XP system is unbalanced and broken. The online raid system is terrible. I have been unable to join many raidsVery linear, corridor based game in the 10 hours I have played, I am already bored of the meaningless handholding, the town map now tells me where to go so I do not need a boring NPC tour guide. I had a level 37 starter before the second gym with no real effort which tells me the XP system is unbalanced and broken. The online raid system is terrible. I have been unable to join many raids and can barely get players to join mine. The 'safari zone' is near empty. filling it with other players instead of NPC's dungeons and side quests just makes it an XP pit. I can find very little positive about this game besides the camping mechanic.… Expand
  51. sebet89
    Nov 19, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. rápido
    não tem todos pokémon (menos que a metade)
    grupo inimigo lixo
    vilão fraco
    não tem Elite Four
    não curti o campeão
    rival lixo
    muito fácil
    história lixo
    animação fraca    … Expand
  52. DrJos
    Nov 22, 2019
    4
    Pokémon Sword and Shield are just your average standard pokémon games. The story is not a high point in the series but it's also not a low point. There are some quality of life changes that deserve to get praised (easier creation of competitive pokémon through mints and egg-moves changes, escape ropes being a key-item, the bike doubling as surf, trade evolutions can show up in the wilds)Pokémon Sword and Shield are just your average standard pokémon games. The story is not a high point in the series but it's also not a low point. There are some quality of life changes that deserve to get praised (easier creation of competitive pokémon through mints and egg-moves changes, escape ropes being a key-item, the bike doubling as surf, trade evolutions can show up in the wilds) but there are also features that are lacking (either in their execution or as flavor, shinies not visible in the overworld, you can't ride pokémon, camping could have been done different and ofcourse the big elephant in the room the removal of about 50% of the national dex that existed before the game).

    The removal of the pokédex has been an eye-opener for me and has shown/solidified for me that the pokémon games have been going down in quality in almost every gen. It always seems to be 1 step forward and 2 steps back.

    If you don't care at all about the national dex I would give this game a 6/10, it's an adequate pokémon game and you'll have fun. But seeing as I personally do care about the dex I can't but lower it's score for this, which is why I feel a 4/10 is justified for this game.    … Expand
  53. asesinator21
    Nov 21, 2019
    4
    It does not offer enough content for its price. They are selling a 15 hour long game for 60 bucks,biggest rip off ever.
  54. BrianHoge
    Nov 22, 2019
    1
    bonk bonk chonk chonk ..............................................................
  55. Madarame
    Nov 21, 2019
    1
    Simply lazy work from GF, the game have many objective shortcomings. The biggest issue is that it simply does not live up to the performance of a switch/home console game. Many of the friend favourite features were cut (whether in general arear, pokemon following/ Mega and z-move/ secret base) and replaced with very little additional content. GF promise the removal of the national dex willSimply lazy work from GF, the game have many objective shortcomings. The biggest issue is that it simply does not live up to the performance of a switch/home console game. Many of the friend favourite features were cut (whether in general arear, pokemon following/ Mega and z-move/ secret base) and replaced with very little additional content. GF promise the removal of the national dex will bring about improvement in other area and that's simply untrue to those that have play the game.… Expand
  56. swarthy126
    Nov 21, 2019
    2
    Pokemon will never be bad. Starting a new adventure, catching charming and cool new pokemon, training to defeat the strongest trainers, this is the core gameplay of pokemon that everyone loves. That is why I won't rate this game based on if it does just that, but on how it compares to this era's standard of gaming, and to it's predecessors.

    The animations are below par. You have models    Pokemon will never be bad. Starting a new adventure, catching charming and cool new pokemon, training to defeat the strongest trainers, this is the core gameplay of pokemon that everyone loves. That is why I won't rate this game based on if it does just that, but on how it compares to this era's standard of gaming, and to it's predecessors.

    The animations are below par. You have models of characters doing the same movements in a crowd, Hop repeating the same two poses, poorly done rotations. The standards for graphics are higher each year, but it seemed they regressed in Sword and Shield. There should be nothing that's a triple A, $60, top franchise game that should have graphics or movements similar to N64.

    Some of the main characters are very one dimensional for most of the game. Though I give a few points to having characters with interesting designs. Then again, which pokemon game in the past didn't?

    As for the new mechanics, Dynamax and Gigantamax, they don't add to the competitiveness to battling. They are also not very fun, especially since you're forced to use certain Pokemon to have that function. You could say the same for Mega Evolutions, but Mega Evolutions at least helped much weaker pokemon to be viable to play with, and could've been balanced for some in the future. Z-moves at least were usable on every single pokemon. The raid battles are way to straight forward, there's almost no sense of strategy other than the preparations of choosing the correct type.

    Not a lot of post game events. The new Rocket Team is lack luster; they're not a big organization, nor gangsters, nothing noteworthy. Just a bunch of hooligans and fanatics that aren't even as amusing as Team Skull.

    The Wild area was fun at first, but it became pretty stale after the first hour or so. The area is also not as vast as it seemed in the trailers. That was the biggest selling point for me, and I was a tad bit let down. Great idea that can be improved on in future games.

    Overall the game was too easy. My pokemon were over leveled with ease. Pretty linear as usual.
    When Pokemon was finally hitting the Switch, to the main console, some of us were hoping for that new innovative break through, like Zelda BotW, Mario Odyssey, Smash Ultimate. But with the way things are going, people still rate it high for "being a Pokemon game". And if it sells well, GF doesn't really have a reason to change it direction. Pokemon will be good, but never great, and that's why I refuse to give the review of "Pokemon is fun because of catching charming pokemon is fun", because that is a review for Pokemon as a whole, the Concept and World of Pokemon, and not for Sword and Shield itself, in respect to the standards of this gaming era.    … Expand
  57. Cabi0l
    Nov 22, 2019
    1
    Bugs ohne Ende.
    Auch die Dreistigkeit nicht alle pokemon zu übernehmen. Einfach Geld macherei.
  58. XSoulbound
    Nov 22, 2019
    1
    This is certainly a low point for the series. Despite being put on a far more powerful console, this game contains fewer features, a weak story, boring characters, a nonexistent post game, barely improved graphics, and of course fewer pokemon. It's a massive disappointment, and isn't worth the new inflated price tag. The pokemon cuts are the biggest issue, as there is no reason for itThis is certainly a low point for the series. Despite being put on a far more powerful console, this game contains fewer features, a weak story, boring characters, a nonexistent post game, barely improved graphics, and of course fewer pokemon. It's a massive disappointment, and isn't worth the new inflated price tag. The pokemon cuts are the biggest issue, as there is no reason for it other than laziness. The graphics and animations are far below standard for a triple A title, and the models are nearly identical to the last generation. It amazes me that the largest media franchise in human history could release a mainline game of such low quality.… Expand
  59. newjg
    Nov 22, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good points:
    1-New pokemons
    2-Methods to increase ivs and change natures
    3-No need pokemons MO
    4-Pokemon dynamax
    5-Addictive raids
    6-Character customization options

    Bad points
    1-Lack of the national pokedex
    2-Lack of mega revolutions
    3-Not being able to breed a gigamax poke
    4-Quality of the little intuitive curry
    5-Greater difficulty for those of us who have been playing pokemon for some time
    6-Unbearable companions (PAUL)
    7-Lack of eeveelutions
    8-Online
    Neutral points
    1-Include the rest of the regions
    2-A better parenting system    … Expand
  60. Andrefelipesrg
    Nov 22, 2019
    1
    Unfortunately, Game Freak messed up with everything. Missing national dex, terrible animations, bugs everywhere, basically it’s a BAD 3ds game in the Switch. Sad.
  61. AsterAether
    Nov 24, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Looks amazing, runs rather fluently and has the core Pokemon elements. That's more or less what I can say that's good about it.

    The bad stuff:
    It just feels unfinished. Some animations aren't polished, still have clipping in places etc. The story is a joke, only explained vaguely in exhibition in the aftermath. And I still don't fully get the full scope of the story. And adding onto the unfinished part:No animation for the flight quick travel, no puzzles anywhere in the routes, no VMs that would enable puzzles, even your bike is given to you extremely early. I had everything I could hope for by the 4th arena, and breezed through the rest. I can't even remember in which order the arenas 5 to 7 were, so lackluster they felt. There is so much fun potential in the polished elements, but it's heavily downgraded by the unfinished parts.    … Expand
  62. LucasEVille
    Nov 24, 2019
    2
    Stripped back features, Pokédex limited, “pop” distance of objects ruins any realism the wild area tries to bring to the game.

    A lost opportunity to have perhaps made the best game of this console generation.
  63. AkiBismarck
    Jan 18, 2020
    3
    This is the worst pokemon game so far, everyone who says otherways has either never played a single pokemon game before or is completly delusional. The designes are beyond terrible and uncreative. Gamefreak literally knows it, for what other reason would they place that many old pokemon already catchable at the first routes. They know most of the new pokemon look utter garbage, so theyThis is the worst pokemon game so far, everyone who says otherways has either never played a single pokemon game before or is completly delusional. The designes are beyond terrible and uncreative. Gamefreak literally knows it, for what other reason would they place that many old pokemon already catchable at the first routes. They know most of the new pokemon look utter garbage, so they had to compensate. For anything else wrong about this game there are already enough other reportings like here or on reddit. This game is just a sad picture of what nintendo and gamefreak have become. This isnt pokemon anymore this is a pure money-ripoff… Expand
  64. Joshie
    Feb 2, 2020
    3
    Pokémon sword and shield is a game that feels as if it was a 3DS game rushed onto the switch after the handheld started to die. The game feels like the same game as always and whilst it's a good formula, the amount of rehashed content is near unforgivable.
  65. Tavo1994
    Jul 24, 2020
    4
    $60 game and has less content than a 40 Pokemon game. Gamefreak needs to sell their franchise to another developer who actually cares about their fans
  66. yertre
    Feb 14, 2021
    4
    I've played 2 good Pokemon games, neither of which were part of the main series. It's no secret that the Pokemon franchise has been stagnating for years, but this game feels like Gamefreak are just trying to see how little effort they need to put in to keep the fans happy.

    I think that this game is so disappointing to me because this SHOULD have been a great game. There was so much    I've played 2 good Pokemon games, neither of which were part of the main series. It's no secret that the Pokemon franchise has been stagnating for years, but this game feels like Gamefreak are just trying to see how little effort they need to put in to keep the fans happy.

    I think that this game is so disappointing to me because this SHOULD have been a great game. There was so much potential and they blew it. I really wish people would stop giving Gamefreak a free pass in these matters. As for the franchise, I'm probably never touching a Pokemon game again.    … Expand
  67. FloorFlower
    Feb 6, 2021
    2
    I was so disappointed by this game. It added nothing new to the franchise and is insultingly easy. I feel so bad I payed as much for this as I did for Breath of the Wild.
  68. hamunochan
    Feb 10, 2021
    1
    Massive disappointment from what it could have been. Nothing new was added, anything presented here have either been done before or have been done better by other in different games. Seems rushed, unfinished, would be ok for a DS game, not for a home console. Lazy design.
  69. Kerke
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    Die Story ist unglaublich langweilig und die Charaktere austauschbar. Aber es it halt einfach ein pokemon Spiel.
  70. fpkalac
    Nov 20, 2019
    4
    Well, this is a huge disappointment, this game... where to start?! The story is nothing new and we all know that the story in pokemon games is not that important, so I'll just skip it. I really hoped that when they said they cut down on something, they'll raise the bar higher in other stuff. Like voice acting, visuals, animations.. nope, nothing, they just got lazy and are riding on theWell, this is a huge disappointment, this game... where to start?! The story is nothing new and we all know that the story in pokemon games is not that important, so I'll just skip it. I really hoped that when they said they cut down on something, they'll raise the bar higher in other stuff. Like voice acting, visuals, animations.. nope, nothing, they just got lazy and are riding on the glory of the past entries. We have great games on switch, and pokemon sword and shield are still in a 3ds league. I' would advise you to wait for a wait for a discount to buy this game.… Expand
  71. Kristyjnh
    Nov 10, 2022
    3
    Second pokemon game I haven't finished, after AlphaSapphire. Despite the wild area, there's nothing revolutionary here. No difficulty, and the plot didn't grab me. Luckily I borrowed a friend's copy but playing this after Arceus only made the flaws more acute. Mega evolutions should be brought back, they were the best thing to happen to pokemon in a long time
  72. Arcayon
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    This game falls extremely short of expectations from fans in terms of content, price, and graphics. However, it is still pokemon which is one of the best selling IPs in history. This game will always sell well to those seeking nostalgia. However, it marks a drastic step back in quality which has been an ever-growing trend in the series.
  73. Joseph28
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    1/2 the roster severely hurts a game with all the flaws of the original game. Less interesting new mons and all your faves gone. Very little postgame and a shrunken metagame.
  74. TomasLacerda
    Jul 26, 2020
    1
    I love Pokemon universe, I played the red, ultra sun, h2, emerald, masterpieces! But this one, my god don't buy this one. It's insultingly easy, I tried doing a run without leveling up pokemons just fighting in gym battles and still I managed to finish the game.
    It's also really uncreative, the characters are annoying, the villains are plain pathetic, honestly, such a shame that a game    I love Pokemon universe, I played the red, ultra sun, h2, emerald, masterpieces! But this one, my god don't buy this one. It's insultingly easy, I tried doing a run without leveling up pokemons just fighting in gym battles and still I managed to finish the game.
    It's also really uncreative, the characters are annoying, the villains are plain pathetic, honestly, such a shame that a game with this potential in the Switch is murdered like this. Don't waste your money on this.    … Expand
  75. Petforces
    Nov 18, 2019
    2
    This game is a major let down, and is barley an improvement over US and UM. The graphics have improved but not nearly up to the switch's standards. The wild areas are vast and have very view Pokemon roaming them, and they do not even interact with there environment. A weather system is in place, but it seems to just throw it at you at random. Gone are the old days of gotta catch them all,This game is a major let down, and is barley an improvement over US and UM. The graphics have improved but not nearly up to the switch's standards. The wild areas are vast and have very view Pokemon roaming them, and they do not even interact with there environment. A weather system is in place, but it seems to just throw it at you at random. Gone are the old days of gotta catch them all, as the game has gone from around 800 to only 400. Yes in previous generations you could not "catch" them all however you could still transfer or trade for them, so you could still have them all. There is little in end game content which is normal for the series, and the difficulty is as easy or easier than the previous titles. Most of this would not be so bad if it were not for the fact, you can get graphics that are in the same ball park and more mons, for 20$ less on the 3ds right now. So for the first major Pokemon console release it is a massive disappointment and only die hard Pokemon fans should buy it. Then maybe just maybe, they will see they have to release quality content to last in the console market.… Expand
  76. Gravedigga13
    Nov 15, 2019
    3
    the game is plagued by pop-in, bad textures and sloppy animations. the story is mediocre at best. post-game is almost non-existent. The pokemon designs are decent tho. Finished the main campaign +post game in less than 20 hours. If the game would have been 30€, i would have rated this game higher, but at 60€ I simply can’t recommend this game, it’s a scam
  77. Pellissa
    Dec 7, 2019
    4
    Este juego lo compré con muchas expectativas, pero a medida que avanzaba el juego no me convencía en lo absoluto, le di mucho tiempo, pero mi perspectiva no cambió, este Pokémon tiene el peor final de su saga, eso me desmotivó lo suficiente para no seguir jugando.
    mejoró solo un poco de la anterior entrega (pokemon picachu e eevee) he seguido jugando la torre y he tratado de encontrar a    Este juego lo compré con muchas expectativas, pero a medida que avanzaba el juego no me convencía en lo absoluto, le di mucho tiempo, pero mi perspectiva no cambió, este Pokémon tiene el peor final de su saga, eso me desmotivó lo suficiente para no seguir jugando.
    mejoró solo un poco de la anterior entrega (pokemon picachu e eevee) he seguido jugando la torre y he tratado de encontrar a todos los pokemons pero sigue sin convencerme.    … Expand
  78. jcboyer515
    Jun 30, 2020
    2
    Repetitive story beats, repetitive gameplay, repetitive animations, et cetera. Don't feel too bad for Game Freak,Sw/Sh are also some of the best selling Switch games. The story, like many Pokémon entries, is 100% inconsequential. It turns out to do a really good job making gym battles incredibly fun to complete. The music especially shines in these games, making for an immersive tone. ThisRepetitive story beats, repetitive gameplay, repetitive animations, et cetera. Don't feel too bad for Game Freak,Sw/Sh are also some of the best selling Switch games. The story, like many Pokémon entries, is 100% inconsequential. It turns out to do a really good job making gym battles incredibly fun to complete. The music especially shines in these games, making for an immersive tone. This wasn't a surprise, as most fans of Pokémon usually thoroughly enjoy the single player experience even though the story is never award-winning material. Wild Pokémon are much more fun to catch! Taking a beat from the adorable "Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee", you can now see all the creatures walking around before you initiate a wild encounter. Everything still seems like a typical Pokémon game. I don't want to discuss graphics too much, but it did happen to impact the 'next gen innovation' (which is "Dynamaxing", or "Gigantimaxing" for certain Pokémon) that was added to specific battles. This term, put simply, refers to fighting with literally just bigger versions of Pokémon. Gigantimaxing is entertaining when challenging gyms, but there was an even bigger issue than the graphics: the online. This has basically almost ruined the enjoyment of the game for me. I'm not talking about the extremely optional online battles with strangers or friends, but another feature of these Dynamaxed Pokémon. You can find dens with these special critters in "Wild Areas", the parts of the map that feature decently large spots where you can control the camera angle for the first time in a main series Pokémon entry. To battle a wild Dynamaxed Pokémon, you must team up with 3 other people. The other 3 can be idiot, worthless, garbage, childish AI, or 3 other human players connected to the internet. With one of the 4 players having the opportunity to temporarily Dynamax for three turns, you must defeat the wild giant before your Pokémon get KO'd 4 times total, or 10 turns pass. AFTER beating it, you're given an OPPORTUNITY to catch it. For many Pokémon players, one of the best parts is being able to catch the big special ones, legendaries & stuff. The online connectivity is abysmal for a first party title. Rarely working, I'd say on it's best day it's about a 50/50 shot if you're able to find a team of people to join with no issues. It's extremely frustrating that with two updates released already (time of writing 06/20/2020), that nothing has been done to address these problems. I truly can't defend the practice of selling underdeveloped games. I bought Sword & purchased its expansion pass, $90 total. With this massive of a flaw & such a modest production (minimalist art/animations, no voice acting still) it's utterly shocking to me that Game Freak decided to exclude Pokémon from this generation. The HD textures didn't justify the means, so we're left with a Pokémon that came out seeming even more dated than the 3DS games, with scores & scores of Pokémon being willfully excluded for the first time ever. Even if you pay a subscription fee for Pokémon Home, the new version of Pokémon Bank for trading from the old games. Even if you only buy one months worth of the Pokémon Home service, with a Nintendo Switch Online account you're paying $82.99 ($112.99 with dlc) for a Pokémon game that can't even work with most of the Pokémon. As of the Isle of Armor part 1 dlc, some mild things were added but it was not a lot. Only a couple hours of story, a few new Pokémon became compatible for trading, but the biggest addition was another Wild Area with some of those newly available Pokémon wandering around. Any other things included with the Isle of Armor were cosmetic, such as unlocking the ability for your Pokémon to follow you (again, à la "Let's Go" or the HG SS games) & more clothes. It's a disappointment to say the least. Clearly I'm nostalgic for this series, since I've put in about 180 hours into 2 playthroughs so far. But to forgive this game for the clear robbery it's committing just because I liked this game when I was young is even more depressing, like I'm being used. Unless part 2 of the dlc, The Crown Tundra, has something MASSIVELY interesting to add, I'm not even sure if I'm interested. Unless there is some DRAMATIC improvements to either this game or the next mainline Pokémon games, I don't think I wanna support this series anymore.… Expand
  79. maicallist
    Nov 19, 2019
    2
    Seriously lack of contents, I don’t even mind the pokedex. I feel like I have more to explore in the first gen than sword/shield.
  80. Taf
    Jan 24, 2020
    4
    So many possibilities, so many opportunities. Just not even considered.
    Same basic game play. Same basic animations. Same short uninspired storyline. Why not make the game with a sliding scale of difficulty? So you cater to younger & older players?
    Why not add more depth & ideas? Breath of the Wild type open exploration would have been great? Why lie about the number of Pokémon    So many possibilities, so many opportunities. Just not even considered.
    Same basic game play. Same basic animations. Same short uninspired storyline. Why not make the game with a sliding scale of difficulty? So you cater to younger & older players?

    Why not add more depth & ideas?
    Breath of the Wild type open exploration would have been great? Why lie about the number of Pokémon available?Why communicate so poorly with player base? Not impressed, not happy, can't see me buying any expansion packs or passes, I'm pretty over it to be honest. Sigh    … Expand
  81. Sinoce
    Nov 20, 2019
    4
    It's solid in what it does. It is a main line Pokemon game. Sound, graphics, story, all what I expect.

    My first issue the EXP share. I just want to turn it off. If you want to trade early, you are punished because those pokemon will soon stop listening to you in battle. I noticed I hardly used them because I was fighting t keep my other pokemon up to their level. It's great for loading    It's solid in what it does. It is a main line Pokemon game. Sound, graphics, story, all what I expect.

    My first issue the EXP share. I just want to turn it off. If you want to trade early, you are punished because those pokemon will soon stop listening to you in battle. I noticed I hardly used them because I was fighting t keep my other pokemon up to their level. It's great for loading up some weaker pokemon and grinding them up, but everyone was level 25 or higher by the time I got to the first gym.

    Easy mode. I think every few seconds someone is there to heal me before I go and battle someone or something. Its fine for those who need that help, but now their is no challenge for those who are looking for one. I laughed when I got the escape rope as a key item.

    The dynamax system doesn't wow. It feels like the power rangers' villain made the monster grow and I should summon a megazord to fight it. I know sun and moon had the power ranger poses but now we are actually getting giant monster battles. Stay in your lane.

    I actually like the idea of camping out. The idea of being out in the wild catching and leveling up pokemon sounds great. Probably what actual trainers would do. EXP share cuts down the time I would need to be out in the wild areas though.

    Trading is the worst I've ever seen before. I assume close to a million games have sold world wide. Typing in a 4 digit code to maybe find a friend to trade with is a terrible idea. It took my friend and I about 15 minutes to find each other, another 10 to get lucky enough to actually get paired to trade. Trading would work better as an auction house. "Trading ____, looking for ____." Then people could click and trade. At least let me connect to my friends without having to jump through hoops.

    TMs/TRs. When Game Freak first introduced TMs that could be used over and over, I think everyone cheered. So adding TRs is somewhat of a let down. This is a step back in my opinion.

    EV/IV and natures. I'm happy there is a one stop shop to help get all these things. My problem is that in X & Y, they had a mini game that was great for doing it on the spot for training. I wouldn't have to worry about running into the wrong pokemon to battle because I could max out the pokemon's stats after catching it. Now I have to wait until the end of the game before I can focus just on that without a headache.

    These are just some of the things, besides what everyone else is mad about, that I wish would've been fixed or thought over in more detail.    … Expand
  82. Greg_pontes
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    Bad story writing, HOP is a mess in the game, too simple, only good thing is gyms. Game looks rushed
  83. IkOzael
    Jul 11, 2020
    3
    It's the same mediocre games we've been gettin' for 20 years but worse. The story an' post-game is hella shallow. Characters are meh (though y'know Bea, Sonia, Nessa, Marnie... (Gloria's a different case)) but some had potential. The pop-in is atrocious. Feels like the inverse effect of the Green Baby's Stand from JBA: Stone Ocean was put on everything. The Wild Area sounded cool inIt's the same mediocre games we've been gettin' for 20 years but worse. The story an' post-game is hella shallow. Characters are meh (though y'know Bea, Sonia, Nessa, Marnie... (Gloria's a different case)) but some had potential. The pop-in is atrocious. Feels like the inverse effect of the Green Baby's Stand from JBA: Stone Ocean was put on everything. The Wild Area sounded cool in concept, but should've been on the same level as Breath of the Wild's overworld, like with Galar in general. Pokémon Camp is buggy an' the curry thing is a li'l interesting but that Pokémon eating cutscene... yeah, that stuff could've been better. The gameplay is as dull an' lifeless as its ever been, especially with the gimmicky Dynamax, but the animations were supposed to be generally improved... except they weren't. While this game does have some quality of life features, it strips away others like the GTS only to sell it back in subscription form an' bein' able to turn off EXP Share. I'm personally not one to "catch 'em all" since I jus' prefer the variety of Pokémon bein' present assumin' I don't feel like catchin' 'em later or whatever, but the reasons for cuttin' over half the Pokemon from the National Pokédex are dumb, mainly because they tried to dance their asses around it. I get that would've happened sooner or later which is why you don't mindlessly churn out the same-ass formula every year. But hm, who cares? They got kids, nostalgia hoes, etc. to keep 'em well-stocked on money. Give it room to breathe instead of aligning it alongside the Pokemon anime that's also pretty lame. This series was already at a decline a looong time ago, but damn.

    The Isle of Armor is mundane DLC. I'm not surprised. The only thing I like outta this one is, as you could guess, Klara for pretty obvious reasons (*grabs Wacom Cintiq Pro 13*). Somethin' about 'er gives off vibes that made me like the Hex Maniacs so much. But for real, the dojo feels like a post game's replacement. Some other things I like are the li'l cutscenes with Kubfu an' bein' able to travel with one of my Pokémon, but that one is shut down by the fact it's only while I'm in the Isle of Armor, but even then it has it's own problems which never existed in Let's Go. One particularly bein' the movement speed of some Pokemon. God... Damn... Does Slowpoke among many others move like glacial molasses. Ironically, this is in the same area where you were jus' chasing three stampeding Slowpoke a few minutes ago. The new Rotom Bike design is real cool with the black trail it has an' it made me like the bike a li'l more since I preferred skates. The outfit for it is way better, too. Better than the "clown suit" one in my opinion.

    Now to wait on the Crown Tundra, I guess (goddamn, I hate wastin' money)...

    Anyway, online is worse than it was in the past games. Frame rate drops are all too common. GTS was stripped away among other things for this slow-ass tag alert system that is Y-Comm. The only reason to ever use it would be for Surprise Trade or Max Raids which is near pointless 'cause of an abusable exploit that basically ruins it for other people who want to join. It's not like it'll be worth your time anyway since there's no strategy involved because the best way to beat 'em is jus' hit really hard. Anything other than that gets hella negated as if the Dynamon is Gold Experience Requiem but even hittin' hard is a crapshoot 'cause o' the limited damage they take. Oh, you can forget playin' Max Raids offline. The NPCs have critical errors for brains and/or straight-up have weak Pokémon that're actually more like handicaps for yourself. Notice how they all have Focus Sashes because they're so useless. You'll often have at least two on your team online though 'cause o' what I already talked about. By the way, why the hell doesn't GF do updates if they wanna talk about balancing? They've been able to do that since the 3DS days, but nope. None o' that. Gotta coax that money outta your wallet.

    While I still love Pokémon, I'm gonna look into Digimon, Temtem, fan games, etc. at this point. An' I'll most likely stick to drawin' Pokémon stuff instead of buyin' their "new" game.    … Expand
  84. Lucifer45
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    I played through this game like every other in the series. As a hardcore and longtime fan I am disappointed by the lack of charm in this game. Game Freak, factually, lied. There were some aspects I enjoyed about this game however, which stops me from giving it a 0
  85. Eduardobritola
    Nov 22, 2019
    3
    Just lazy world design and mediocre experience and you cant immerse yourself because the game is made for 4 yr olds
  86. seaprot
    Nov 19, 2019
    3
    This is a predictable pokemon sequel. GameFreak lost the best chance to bring players an incredible Pokemon game, after all it’s the first core Pokémon game on a Tv console. It just scratches the capacity of what Nintendo Switch can do, badly optimized, technically poor. Yes, it’s still pokemon, so it’s you can have some kind of fun, but the game is one of the easiest in the series,This is a predictable pokemon sequel. GameFreak lost the best chance to bring players an incredible Pokemon game, after all it’s the first core Pokémon game on a Tv console. It just scratches the capacity of what Nintendo Switch can do, badly optimized, technically poor. Yes, it’s still pokemon, so it’s you can have some kind of fun, but the game is one of the easiest in the series, incredibly linear and the story is not really captivating, the rival Hop is pretty annoying as well. Hope the next game GF makes a better job… Expand
  87. Melkorock
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    Es increible como Nintendo permitio que salga un juego como este. Por un lado la cantidad de pokémons jugables se ha recortado. El juego se puede pasar en unas 13/14 horas, tiene terribles tirones de fps, animaciones que no se corresponden con un juego del 2019. Hay juegos independientes de menor presuesto pero con mucho mejor aspecto, tiene modelos 3D reciclados de entregas anteriores, yEs increible como Nintendo permitio que salga un juego como este. Por un lado la cantidad de pokémons jugables se ha recortado. El juego se puede pasar en unas 13/14 horas, tiene terribles tirones de fps, animaciones que no se corresponden con un juego del 2019. Hay juegos independientes de menor presuesto pero con mucho mejor aspecto, tiene modelos 3D reciclados de entregas anteriores, y bugs a saco.… Expand
  88. Yuna3141
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    I wasn't expecting NieR:Automata level storytelling, but it felt like little to no effort was put into the plot. The characters in the story lacked life, Team Yell's concept was bland and seemed thrown together, and the villain of the story lacked any sort of development. Overall, the story feels uninteresting, poorly developed, and rushed.

    The concept of Gigantamax had some potential,    I wasn't expecting NieR:Automata level storytelling, but it felt like little to no effort was put into the plot. The characters in the story lacked life, Team Yell's concept was bland and seemed thrown together, and the villain of the story lacked any sort of development. Overall, the story feels uninteresting, poorly developed, and rushed.

    The concept of Gigantamax had some potential, but it turned out a bit silly and ridiculous in the worst sense possible. At times, it didn't even feel like Pokemon at all. Gigantamax being poorly done as well as getting rid of mega evolution did not sit well with me. I would not have minded G-Max not being in the game and had some new megas instead. (Still waiting on Mega Flygon)

    The difficulty of previous games were easy, but Sw/Sh felt absolutely laughable. Without grinding, you're always so ahead in levels compared to gyms, and the champion battle is the only satisfying battle I had. Most of the game like the others is just spamming a move, one-hit the enemy... you guys know the drill.

    End game content is extremely disappointing. You have your usual Battle Tower, get BP, and exchange it for items. Other than completing the dex and re-challenging the league, grinding through raids (which are extremely easy) is the only content which will get repetitive fast. TM's are still there, but moves like Earthquake and Ice Beam are now one-time use (called TR's), so you'd have to collect more watts or grind raids if you want to have the same move on multiple Pokemons - which is unnecessary and adds nothing to the game.

    Barring one or two performance issues, the game ran mostly smooth for me. Though most of the new Pokemon designs feel uninspired, there were a couple of Pokemon that I found to be quite cool, and I loved the design of the legendaries. Some of the towns are beautiful, and the end path of the Slumbering Weald is absolutely gorgeous.

    Time to address the national dex. Obviously, no one is happy that the national dex isn't included in the game, but taking it out of an already poorly designed game hurts it so much more. Also, what's the point of catching, training, and getting attached to your Pokemon if you can't bring it with you going forward? I guess I'll just have a lot of Pokemon which I'm attached to just sitting in a 3DS/Pokebank.

    Overall, this game did not feel like it was made with love and passion. I'd recommend sitting this one out and hoping the next release will be better.    … Expand
  89. SapJo
    Jan 18, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Traurig! Lässt man die Animationen weg, die gefühlt einfach von Sonne/Mond übernommen wurde, dann hat man ein komplett lineares Spiel in dem man von Cut-Scene zu Cut-Scene rennt.
    Eine "Open World" die notdürftig reingeklatscht wurde und immer noch Bugs beinhaltet. Ein Spiel in dem man sich nicht als Protagonist fühlt sondern eher als Sidekick.
    400 Pokemon sind im Spiel und komischerweise nur die Pokemon die eine besonders schwere Entwicklungsmechanik haben.
    Jetzt kommt ein DLC raus mit 200 Pokemon mehr, dass ist Content der eigentlich for low sein sollte und die Pokemon Company will dafür 30€. In den Städten lässt sich fast nichts erkunden/entdecken, sowie auf den Routen    … Expand
  90. KrakenOfPepsi
    Nov 21, 2019
    4
    Metacritic has a pretty small character limit on their reviews, so in order to get all of my points across I'm going to split my reviews across the Sword review, and the Shield review. As a two parter of sorts. This is part 1.

    - The graphics are extremely poor in comparison with other Nintendo Switch games – with jagged, low-poly, blurry environments/textures, as well as dated, recycled    Metacritic has a pretty small character limit on their reviews, so in order to get all of my points across I'm going to split my reviews across the Sword review, and the Shield review. As a two parter of sorts. This is part 1.

    - The graphics are extremely poor in comparison with other Nintendo Switch games – with jagged, low-poly, blurry environments/textures, as well as dated, recycled models and animations (that were also used on the 3DS) as well as significant performance issues throughout the entire game.
    - For the first time in the entirety of the series they have decided not to include all Pokémon in the game – with the regional/national dex totaling just 400. Where as in Ultra Sun and Moon (the previous mainline installment) the regional dex had 403 Pokémon, as well as also having all 803 Pokémon in the game which you could trade over from previous games. It’s also worth mentioning that data miners have now revealed that all of the removed Pokémon have perfectly functioning models and code in the games files which aren’t used.
    - A new subscription service called ‘Pokémon Home’ is required to store Pokémon from Sword and Shield and other new Pokémon games. As well as this however, you will need your Nintendo Online service to access internet functionality on your Switch, and if you want to transfer your Pokémon from previous games you will also need a Pokémon Bank subscription. Yes – you will need to pay for three subscription fees to have access to what is a main staple of the series.
    - The amount of time spent in most of the game's areas is tiny. Within an hour I had defeated two gyms back to back and finished all of the areas in between them. These areas unlike previous instalments, feature very little diverging paths, little to no trainer battles, no puzzles, and nothing interesting to explore. These areas are tiny, and boring. And to make it worse, you can now avoid a lot of trainers, so you can almost just skip entire areas on your bike in mere minutes with little to no consequence because of how easy the game is. These areas also lack many exclusive Pokemon as most can be found in the Wild Area, this on top of having no HMs to unlock in the game means backtracking isn't necessary at all, and you will almost definitely never return to these tiny areas in your play through, making them totally forgettable and completely dull.
    - Dynamax sucks. When you Dynamax your Pokémon, it becomes extremely large without any other design changes for three turns and gets access to incredibly powerful moves. Mega Evolutions were introduced two generations ago, and were expanded upon with each following game. As well as this, they also implemented Z-Moves as an alternative to Mega Evolutions. Z-Moves let you unleash an incredibly powerful attack, much like the ones you can use when Dynamaxing, but you could only use once per-battle and couldn’t Mega-Evolve in the same battle if you used one. Mega-Evolutions are interesting, because it changes the stats, appearance, ability and sometimes even typing of a Pokémon when used, making some Pokémon viable to use which mightn’t have been before, and greatly changed how you could use others. The beauty of it was you could use it in literally any battle you wanted. It wasn’t necessary to beat the game, but it breathed new life into the competitive scene of the game, and also gave more casual audiences a fun little mechanic to play around with. Dynamaxing on the other hand completely replaces these mechanics, and can only be used in very specific circumstances in the main game. The only actual utility of this is to tank hits and deal huge damage, and 90% of the time you will only use Dynamax Pokémon against other Dynamax Pokémon, because normal Pokémon often cannot compete. My point in short is I think Dynamax takes two perfectly good mechanics which appealed to both hardcore and casual audiences, and replaces them with that is basically a worse version of both mechanics which only appeals to casual audiences instead, and in doing so alienates a portion of the for little to no good reason. And perhaps Dynamax could’ve seamlessly blended the two mechanics together if they bothered, but it’s painfully obvious that these mechanics were implemented for no other reason than to show off flashy animations
    - Almost every Pokémon in the game is available to catch, this includes third evolution Pokémon and very rare Pokémon such as Milotic. This removes any rarity and value the Pokémon had. For example: Dusknoir isn’t a valuable Pokémon anymore, because I don’t need to trade it with another player holding a onetime use item anymore, I just find it and easily catch it. Part of me thinks not being able to trade with older games is actually a good thing, because this totally ruins the “in-game economy” if you will, of the Pokémon series.    … Expand
  91. Burgosgts
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ya he terminado el juego, en 26h que llevo he conseguido la mitad de la pokedex (demasiado corta), cuando te lo pasas el area salvaje pasa a convertirse en un supermecado, te aparecen todos los bichos a nivel 60 y casi todos los que te faltan en la pokedex. Despues las incursiones dinamax, salen muy pocas, cuando las juegas en solitario por que la conexion es pesima y no se puede jugar online, los bot que te ponen sacan pokemon malisimos, los matan 4 veces a los bot y a ti te sacan de la incursion. Los efectos de algunos graficos son de risa. Juego descuidadisimo la verdad… Expand
  92. Opportunist
    Nov 20, 2019
    1
    For the sake of brevity, I'll group this game's many flaws into three overarching categories. You've already heard most of the criticisms, so I'll keep it quick.
    1) The lack of content typical of every first Pokemon game in a generation.
    2) Removal of content in previous games being played to an almost funny extreme - morw than half the Pokemon have been removed from the game's code, you    For the sake of brevity, I'll group this game's many flaws into three overarching categories. You've already heard most of the criticisms, so I'll keep it quick.
    1) The lack of content typical of every first Pokemon game in a generation.
    2) Removal of content in previous games being played to an almost funny extreme - morw than half the Pokemon have been removed from the game's code, you can't actually catch em all.
    3) Very, very poor graphics and optimization in conjunction with a slew of gamebreaking bugs.

    Do not buy this game. This series has many better titles to offer that would provide you with a much better experience.    … Expand
  93. JorrisBohnson
    Nov 19, 2019
    1
    The game is an unifnished mess that has no business of being released. Everyone has talked about Dexit or the culling of 60% of the Pokedex but more than that the game has horrible graphics, unfinished animations, empty maps, barely any content with most people finishing the game in 10 hours plus no postgame to speak off. If you are an JRPG fan there are better games on the Switch likeThe game is an unifnished mess that has no business of being released. Everyone has talked about Dexit or the culling of 60% of the Pokedex but more than that the game has horrible graphics, unfinished animations, empty maps, barely any content with most people finishing the game in 10 hours plus no postgame to speak off. If you are an JRPG fan there are better games on the Switch like Dragon Quest XI S or Xenoblade 2. If you are a Pokemon fan then I feel bad but if you want the franchise to improve you should not support this game. Vote with your wallet and let Game Freak know that this type of cashgrab is not accepted. Also there have been reports of the game corrupting save and game data on the Switch, showing how unfinished this game is.

    tl;dr Do not buy, get DQ XI S instead.    … Expand
  94. Syze25
    Dec 3, 2019
    2
    I regret buying this game. Its just gyms with small patches of land around no real map. No good story , no good riVals, who wants an ice crem pokemon when so many cooler pokemon went cut from the dex? Really bad delivered. They fked up unfortunely.
  95. shawtz
    Nov 20, 2019
    3
    Overall a very lackluster game, especially in comparison to other games in the series, like Pokemon Platinum or Black/White 2. Even against some of the weaker titles, like Pokemon X and Y those games are smash hits in comparison to this game. The game just doesn't run well, even though it looks like a n64 game and is locked at 30fps. I will not be picking up another title in the seriesOverall a very lackluster game, especially in comparison to other games in the series, like Pokemon Platinum or Black/White 2. Even against some of the weaker titles, like Pokemon X and Y those games are smash hits in comparison to this game. The game just doesn't run well, even though it looks like a n64 game and is locked at 30fps. I will not be picking up another title in the series until Game Freak makes a game that is up to quality to the older gems.… Expand
  96. Kuniokun
    Nov 21, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es aburrido, la innovación es poca y falta actuación de voz, una historia olvidarle y personajes sosos… Expand
  97. SlowbroLin
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    It is meaningless when I can not get my old Pokemons back! And I think that Mega Evolution is the most beautiful thing since Pokemon XY! And it is gone in this generation!
  98. guyquest
    Nov 19, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A disappoint entry into an otherwise stellar series. The first entry on the Switch cut so much content that games from 20 years ago are more robust. It wasn't just Pokemon that were cut either. No elite four, no mega evoluations, no z-moves, no GTS; not to mention series favorites like following pokemon still aren't back. The game itself is also somewhat buggy, but I assume that will get patched at least. I do not recommend this game.… Expand
  99. TNL12
    Nov 19, 2019
    3
    Although there is some long overdue streamlining and quality of life changes to some important features like breeding and raising pokemon and the wild area is at first, an exciting sight for fans, there is a distinct hollowness to these games that just doesn't quite feel like Pokemon at its best, in fact I'd argue this is mainline pokemon at its worst.

    The wild area with its dynamic    Although there is some long overdue streamlining and quality of life changes to some important features like breeding and raising pokemon and the wild area is at first, an exciting sight for fans, there is a distinct hollowness to these games that just doesn't quite feel like Pokemon at its best, in fact I'd argue this is mainline pokemon at its worst.

    The wild area with its dynamic weather and over world encounters is like something straight out of fan wish lists, in theory. In practice it's a flat, rather eerie expanse of literal pop-in-and-pop-out mons because of the abysmal draw distance. The environments look... okay, to be polite. The lack of experience in developing 3D environments is somehow more egregious than it was in gen 6 and 7, because now there is an unwarranted sense of scale, that makes things seem emptier, colder and sparser; this sense of emptiness is especially pronounced with the Wild Area. There are some nice touches and some degree of effort with having overworld pokemon appear in somewhat unique or unexpected ways (e.g. dandelion-like Eldegoss gracefully drifts down from above), but most of the time its *poof', pokemon appears out of thin air in uncomfortable proximity.

    There are some incredibly questionable textures and geographical features but some (fewer) areas are actually quite beautifully created, on the surface. What is incredibly frustrating is how small and hallway-like many routes and areas are and just how much is only scenery. The amount of times I felt penned in to an obnoxiously small amount of space with inaccessible hills and trees in the distance, was frustating. There are now hardly any dungeon-type areas and the ones there are have no real sense of exploration, just A-B in pretty much straight or gently curved lines.

    The massive inconsistency is ultimately distracting and really makes you long for a game where the care and craft in some of the art direction was the same across the board. Compared to the highly saturated and over-vivid colours of Alola, Galar is for the most part, a drab, washed out and hazy looking region almost *too* faithful to the UK in that respect (I live here), but I really don't think this was the intention. The story and cutscenes, in all honesty really hurt the game experience overall. There is a rigid, dead-eyedness to the way some models move and interact in the game a lot of the time and the storytelling (read: far too many voiceless cutscenes) is weak. You feel like you're waiting for a climax in the story that kind of doesn't happen. The same handful of bland but somehow still irritating characters weave in and out of your adventure at various points which I think some would find frustating. I did. In terms of difficulty, I have to say this campaign feels like probably the very easiest I have personally played. It feels like a chore to find ways to challenge yourself (I chose not to evolve my mons if I could avoid it) because the game effectively poses none itself. Leveling happens at an almost frustratingly prodigious rate. I even ended up avoiding some trainer battles and basically didn't need to battle wild pokemon either at all for fear of over levelling. The battling and battle animations are very disappointing, especially given the sort of words we were hearing from Gamefreak in interviews. Aside from the odd instance of (sometimes too long) unique and characterful animations for some brand new moves, the animations just simply feel outdated and wooden overall. Not really the high quality animations we were promised. Compare this to Camp, where you really see a lot of mons come to life in expression and personality. However camping itself becomes a repetitive and bland experience with not much to actually do aside from wanting to see and interact with different mons briefly. ... what else to say? To say the game lacks polish would be a gross understatement, it feels utterly unfinished in some aspects because of the massive inconsistency of quality across the board, mostly for the worst. This is not the game fans were promised and its simply sad how rushed and half baked it feels, especially with this being on hardware as potentially powerful as the Switch, it's just so outclassed by many other games on the console. It also really pales in comparison to any other mainline pokemon game, in my opinion. Oh, did I mention Dynamax/Gigantamax? Yeah, they're in the game. That's about as much as I care to think about them.    … Expand
  100. dandan791
    Nov 20, 2019
    4
    Copying my review from the Shield version as they are the exact same game;

    I have been a long time Pokemon fan, and I totally feel the disappointment in the negative reviews. I originally gave this a rating of 2 simply because I’m horrified by some of the choices that were made in creating this, but I decided to change my rating to a 4 because even though it’s a “bad“ game compared to    Copying my review from the Shield version as they are the exact same game;

    I have been a long time Pokemon fan, and I totally feel the disappointment in the negative reviews. I originally gave this a rating of 2 simply because I’m horrified by some of the choices that were made in creating this, but I decided to change my rating to a 4 because even though it’s a “bad“ game compared to other pokemon games it’s still a Pokemon game. I wish they had simply focused on really showcasing what they could do with a Pokemon game on the Switch, but rather they chose to cut corners where they IMO really shouldn’t have (especially considering the promises that were made during the creation of the games). I don’t know why, but Let’s Go seemed more polished than this.

    You have 8 preset character designs to choose from, all of which are really really boring, and I wish a more thorough character customization tool (besides hair, eyebrows, and eye color) were in place. They cut a ton of my favorite Pokemon (all in all they cut 400 pokemon out of the games completely). The graphics are bad compared to other switch titles (but obviously good compared to the 3DS versions of Pokemon, but that should go without saying). The story is flat, the characters are uninspiring, and the conversations are dry. “Dynamaxing” and “Gigantamaxing” seem gimmicky. The latter was slightly more intriguing, but I cannot understand the big difference between this and the Mega X&Y forms, so to release it as a “new” feature seemed a bit odd to me. Also, why spend time on that and not time on including all the Pokemon and polishing the game? I managed to ignore other annoyances like the occasional stuttering, lifeless 3DS style animation in trees and greenery, and the odd bug here and there. However, my disappointment peaked towards the end of the main story (no spoilers) when they chose to suddenly change the typical 3D movie scene of people talking to a few still images of blatantly obvious concept art with subtitles running below. It felt random, out of place, lazy, and like a total break from the general art style in the rest of the game. It literally only happened once in the entire game, but during a pretty important conversation. The concept art images were pretty ambitious, so I assume they just didn’t have time to finish the actual scenes. It made me see just how rushed this game was, and it also made me critically look at just how many corners they cut (and promises they broke) in making this game – it’s a lot.

    If they release updates and DLCs in the future I am more than willing to change my review, as I feel like there is a solid skeleton in place here. It just feels hollow compared to other titles. So... as a Pokemon fan I’m incredibly disappointed with these two games, but it seems obvious to me that this is not a proposal to the core fan base. This is to all the parents that want an easy holiday present for their kid and it will sell like hot cakes regardless of the reviews. Kids will gobble this up and be happy, as is the case with every single Pokemon game.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 87
  3. Negative: 0 out of 87
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 30, 2020
    80
    Sword & Shield stumble in a few areas and history may not be kind to them, but they're setting up a future that I'm excited to see. [Issue #44 – January/February 2020, p. 73]
  2. GameCritics
    Feb 6, 2020
    75
    I enjoyed my time with Pokemon Sword and Shield, but I ended feeling conflicted. I appreciate many of the changes and felt that it generally respected my time, but I almost felt like a passive participant. The more complex gym challenges had a meatier role, but the narrative shouldn’t have been shoved to the side. Overall, I would recommend it to players who want to have a Pokemon experience, but this one won’t stick with me the way the older ones have.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jan 14, 2020
    78
    Pokemon Sword/Shield is uncharacteristically user-friendly: now there’s no need to backtrack half across the world to heal your entire team of pokemon or to get to a particular city, for example. [Issue#242, p.66]
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