Pokemon Sword

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  1. kare8019
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    楽しいです ポケモンたちは可愛くて見ててすごく癒されますね 個性豊かなキャラクターばかりで凄く楽しいです。処理落ちするところがちょっとだけマイナスポイントですゲームフリークの技術力がないからでしょうね
  2. David31
    Nov 18, 2019
    4
    Cosas buenas:
    -Gimnasios y Liga Pokémon: En esta ocasión la liga se sigue y se televisa por toda la región como un gran acontecimiento dando la sensación de que realmente estás participando en algo grande, con combates más espectaculares y lideres de gimnasio carismáticos.
    -Zona Silvestre: Es cierto que ahora mismo esto no es más que una zona safari con esteroides, pero me parece una    Cosas buenas:
    -Gimnasios y Liga Pokémon: En esta ocasión la liga se sigue y se televisa por toda la región como un gran acontecimiento dando la sensación de que realmente estás participando en algo grande, con combates más espectaculares y lideres de gimnasio carismáticos.

    -Zona Silvestre: Es cierto que ahora mismo esto no es más que una zona safari con esteroides, pero me parece una buena idea que seguir explotando en el futuro y tiene potencial para acabar convirtiendose en un pokémon de mundo abierto que tanta gente espera. Quiero confiar en que seguirán ese camino.

    -Mecánicas simplificadas: Me gustó mucho cuando descubrí que podía cambiar los motes y olvidar y recordar movimientos desde el centro pokémon en lugar de buscar por todo el mapa al npc de turno que quiere un objeto a cambio de cualquiera de esas cosas. Además el vuelo (o viaje rápido) está disponible desde casi el principio del juego, lo que agiliza las cosas si te has dejado alguna ruta por explorar mejor.

    -Diseños y BSO: Tanto el diseño de los nuevos pokémon, como el de personajes, como el de ciudades me parecen de los mejores de toda la saga. No hay ningún pokémon que me desagrade visualmente, el diseño de los personajes les ayuda a conseguir carisma pero sin llegar a ser demasiado extravagantes (no como otros de la saga) y pese a que las ciudades no destacan por ser grandes, la manera en la que están hechas te da una sensación de amplitud. por otra parte la banda sonora en general me parece una de las mejores que hemos tenido en varias generaciones con algunos temas que te ponen los pelos de punta.

    Cosas Malas:
    -Rivales: Antes creía que jamás volveríamos a tener un rival de la talla de Silver o Blue, ahora lo sé. En esta ocasión contamos con 3 rivales, el principal de ellos es Paul y en esencia es una especie de Tilo pero sin malasadas y al que a partir de ahora me voy a referir como Tilo2. En cuanto a los otros dos es cierto que no me han disgustado y si que tienen una evolución más clara dentro del juego, pero me da la sensación de que se quedan a medias de algo que podría haber sido mucho mejor, en especial el chico (no recuerdo ahora su nombre, disculpad). Este personaje tenía potencial para convertirse en una especie de segundo Silver pero cuando tiene la oportunidad para ello se desinfla y se queda en nada.

    -Poca libertad: Entiendo que Pokémon es un juego lineal pero este en especial lo es más que otros. Cada vez que giras una esquina y cada vez que atraviesas una puerta aparece Tilo2 para decirte ``ES POR AQUÍ, ESTE ES EL CAMINO QUE TIENES QUE SEGUIR JAJA SALU2´´ ``DA IGUAL QUE ME IGNORES PORQUE DENTRO DE 4 METROS VOY A VOLVER A APARECER PARA DECIRTE OTRA VEZ CUAL ES EL CAMINO´´. Y si por algún casual decides darte una vuelta antes de seguir adelante puede que te encuentres con un muro de npcs que no te deja pasar (esto ocurre sobretodo en ciudades donde se plantan 2 idiotas del team yell y no te dejan pasar por según que zonas sin ningun tipo de justificación argumental y sin sentido ninguno porque realmente no hay nada en ese lado de la ciudad que no debas ver en ese momento).

    -Restricciones para capturar: Ahora resulta que si no tienes x medalla no puedes atrapar pokémon de alto nivel. Comprendo que existiendo la zona silvestre esta sea una manera que tiene el juego de evitar que vayas por la vida dopadísimo, pero hubiera sido más fácil que directamente no te aparezcan bichos de ese nivel hasta que no tengas la medalla. Queda feo enfrentarte a un pokémon y que no te deje atraparlo solo porque al juego no le da la gana.

    -Historia y duración: La historia más allá de la liga pokémon es muy pobre y no cobra un mínimo de interés hasta casi el final del juego. Además el juego en si es el más corto de toda la saga, a mi me ha durado 20h, con un postgame de apenas 2h y que tampoco tiene demasiado interés.

    -Pokedex y aspecto técnico: Si bien es cierto que la pokedex de Galar tiene las suficientes novedades y variedad como para no echar de menos in game a ninguno de los pokémon que faltan, una de las justificaciones para recortarla era poder mejorar las animaciones y los gráficos, cosa que no ha sido así. Hay muchísimas animaciones recicladas (tanto en bichos como en personajes) y el modelado de los pokémon que ya existían es exactamente el mismo que en la pasada generación. Además el salto gráfico se queda mucho más corto de lo que muchos esperábamos. Por tanto no veo una justificación real para que no pueda estar la pokedex completa.

    Cosas que me importan una mierda:
    -EL PUTO MODO COCINA

    En resumen: Creo que la prensa en general ha sido bastante generosa con la nota. Las cosas buenas que tiene el juego, y que en otras generaciones hubieran llamado más la atención, quedan eclipsadas por las cosas no tan buenas y por las desacertadas palabras de gamefreak que nos hicieron esperar un nivel de calidad que en realidad no existe.    … Expand
  3. Myouken
    Nov 18, 2019
    1
    Complete laziness from the developer, technically not sufficient for a games of late 2019 on the most powerful nintendo console, the game is worth playing with friends, but it's a masterpiece of laziness by gamefream, which is not able to beat even games came out in 2006 on the wii
  4. Sertecnotech
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    Muy buen videojuego divertido y se ve la mejora a su anterior pokemon de la 3ds en lo particular me encanta
  5. MichaelPaints
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    If you are a Pokémon fan or not looking for a great, but not perfect, entry into the series, these games are just that.

    But a word of fair warning about reading reviews from other fans: the lack of a total, "national" Pokédex within this game is responsible for almost the entirety of the backlash you are seeing. In my opinion, it's sad to see a GamerGate tactic (angry mob mobilization)    If you are a Pokémon fan or not looking for a great, but not perfect, entry into the series, these games are just that.

    But a word of fair warning about reading reviews from other fans: the lack of a total, "national" Pokédex within this game is responsible for almost the entirety of the backlash you are seeing. In my opinion, it's sad to see a GamerGate tactic (angry mob mobilization) being utilized to express disappointment in an otherwise solid entry into the Pokémon universe. They could have just not bought the game and moved on, but instead, they're needlessly disparaging the hardworking game developers behind Pokémon by reviewing the game poorly in forums like these.

    If you want to send a message to Game Freak and Nintendo : don't buy the game. If you could care less about the National Dex, buy it!    … Expand
  6. Seihoff
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    El mejor juego de Pokémon, con mucho, hasta la fecha. Me parece una decisión acertada el limitar la Pokedex pero hacer que todos estos Pokémon aparezcan durante la aventura y no como en otras ediciones, que el 70% se consiguen una vez terminado el juego. Las ciudades y localizaciones son preciosas, los escenarios de batalla adecuados, la música es la mejor de la saga sin duda y el sistemaEl mejor juego de Pokémon, con mucho, hasta la fecha. Me parece una decisión acertada el limitar la Pokedex pero hacer que todos estos Pokémon aparezcan durante la aventura y no como en otras ediciones, que el 70% se consiguen una vez terminado el juego. Las ciudades y localizaciones son preciosas, los escenarios de batalla adecuados, la música es la mejor de la saga sin duda y el sistema de gimnasios me parece bien planteado. El drama de las animaciones causado por una mala traducción de una entrevista no acabo de comprenderlo, y menos destrozar la nota de un juego por ello siendo unas expectativas personales y lo exigibles. Los movimientos y Pokémon nuevos tienen unas animaciones notables. La única crítica es la facilidad del juego, deberían incluir un modo difícil con autolevel de los líderes de gimnasio o no permitirte subir de nivel más que los Pokémon de estos rivales, como digo, en un modo que se pudiera seleccionar desde la pantalla inicial. Por lo demás es un juego divertisidisimo y a mi gusto, el mejor de la saga.… Expand
  7. CHKNRAVE
    Nov 18, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my 1st Pokémon game since Diamond and Platinum, so Dexit didn't bother me much since I'm heading towards my very first full Pokédex which wouldn't be possible if some had to be imported.

    Instead, what bothered me was the lackluster story. You go from gym to gym while the plot barely advances with a half-baked villain that turns out to be a part of the official challenge, a rising one that turns out to be a rival, another one who gets dealt with half an hour later, and a pair that's post-game and has the depth of a kiddie pool. Imagine going from Platinum to this.

    The areas are rich with Pokémon. The Wild Area is awesome, however the raid battles were both a miss and a mess. For a game that sold well, I wonder why there's like only 3 raid battles going on at the same time and why none of them are open when you try to join through Y-Comm. And then you try to host your own raid battle, and nobody comes after the 4-minute lobby wait time. So you get matched with bots that have utterly useless partners, they drag you down more than they help you so it's impossible to win with them past 3 stars.

    Speaking of multiplayer features, Surprise Trades are a troll's heaven. You can send a lvl 60 Swirlix with its trade evolution item, and in return you'll get a lvl 5 Chewtle named "gay Squirtle". True story. It's frustrating, so you're better off trying to find people to trade with over on Reddit.

    Graphically, and quite frankly I don't buy Nintendo games for their graphics, the game is doing alright. The music hasn't been turned off which is always a good sign, and the controls are easy and useful. Did you know the back triggers act as A buttons? It's pretty useful to check the Pokémon Wiki while catching them all.

    Overall it's a good but not great experience that I'm not done going through, but I don't think there's any story left now which really sucks. And I still have my Master Ball because there's only 3 legendaries. One with a 100% catch rate, and the box ones. Zacian just took a Quick Ball to the face and it was mine.    … Expand
  8. NGU1057
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    I believe that this is a great game, but I know it has its flaws (frames drops) but why are people complaining about the graphics? Look at USUM, those graphics were way worse!
    I liked how this game made it feel like I was a prodigy instead of being a random kid beating the elite four and how they made the game feel more tourney like. We all know that when new pokemon are revealed or    I believe that this is a great game, but I know it has its flaws (frames drops) but why are people complaining about the graphics? Look at USUM, those graphics were way worse!
    I liked how this game made it feel like I was a prodigy instead of being a random kid beating the elite four and how they made the game feel more tourney like. We all know that when new pokemon are revealed or evolutions, they aren't going to turn out the way we want it too. But we just have to get used to it. (eg. Popplio).    … Expand
  9. SWandSHsucks
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    • Main pokémon games are low effort waifubait. • Main anime will be again Ash silly comic relief adventures. • Other spin offs will not be about Mystery dungeon or etc anymore, just mobile gacha bait. It's time to move on..
  10. Evoku
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    Personally I love it. They made the game beautifully in terms of its English touches. They made the scenery, the Pokémon and the even the colloquialisms really really well for an English themed region and I absolutely love it.
    There are a lot of people who say it had more potential in terms of graphics and they didn't like that they removed a lot of Pokémon from previous gens. But this is    Personally I love it. They made the game beautifully in terms of its English touches. They made the scenery, the Pokémon and the even the colloquialisms really really well for an English themed region and I absolutely love it.
    There are a lot of people who say it had more potential in terms of graphics and they didn't like that they removed a lot of Pokémon from previous gens. But this is the first super competitive Pokémon game with a ranked ladder system and I believe it's to balance the online gameplay.

    The game is beautiful and being able to run around the wild zone and see other players is incredible. I have been playing with 3 friends who have been loving this game as well. The new features like gigantamax are very enjoyable and feel powerful to use. Graphics in battles is super clean. There's only a couple frame rate drops at the very start of the game. And sometimes graphics goes a bit funny but the overall graphics is pretty good so these review bombs are literally garbage. The whole experience is totally amazing for a new Pokémon game.

    So many large and small things like in battle snippets of characters talking and camping with other players, sending Pokémon on jobs. I could say so many new things that make this game amazing but it's better you actually pick up the game and play it yourself without me spoiling it. And in terms of the Pokémon cuts, there is still well over 500 Pokémon so the removal of some Pokémon is not a problem and some will probably be available in Pokémon home to transfer in next year... Maybe...

    The best Pokémon game Ive played in a very long time....    … Expand
  11. PhilipMoon
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    Game is fun, like all Pokemon games tend to be, nothing groundbreaking. Graphics are definitely the low point of the game, but that might have more to do with the system than the game. Could not care less for Dynamax, mega evolutions were way more fun.
  12. SuperiorSuisen
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muy mal juego, definitivamente el peor de la franquicia, en nada ayuda que recorten números en la Pokédex y para qué? Para seguir usando malos gráficos de un pobre juego lal hecho, el post gane es mediocre y falto de creatividad, la historia si bien no es mala tampoco se supo aprovecha y lo peor son los atrevimientos para nuevas mecánicas que terminan por ser monótonas y repetitivas a tal punto de que comienza a ser tedioso. Si no es de los peores juegos de la saga es porque es el peor, y para el precio es un absoluto robo, Game Freak ha hecho más con menos, un claro ejemplo sería Gold y Silver, pero dejando de lado las comparaciones este juego no tiene brillo propio y no destaca en absolutamente nada, si bien tiene una banda Sonora excelente ya es habitual que una entrega de Pokémon sea muy buena instrumentalmente hablando, por eso lo único que tenía que hacer era asegurarse que el gameplay no se sintiera pesado y la única tarea que tenían la hicieron mal. Más palabrashay para describir este juego, pero pocas quedan que no sean ofensivas, así que en conclusión sale más rentable comprarse un Gameboy y un cartucho al Pokémon Sword, no sólo puede salir al mismo precio si busca bien, hasta se puede optar por algo de mejor calidad.… Expand
  13. rain97
    Nov 18, 2019
    9
    This game is amazing. It’s nice to see pokemon still going strong. People should stop crying about their favorite pokemon and focus on experiencing this game for what it is.
  14. Akuryo90
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    Great game, cool new Pokémon, music awesome... I love that game. And the designer of trainers and leaders are the best
  15. Crypt96
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    Initially, the game is fine. The graphics seem to not have a poor resolution when you start off. For A nintendo switch game, everything should be clean. There are hiccups in FPS when entering battle while playing on the TV, but in handheld, the game runs smoothly, Ive only had a few drops in FPS. The render distance is abysmally bad. I have seen indie developed games with a larger renderInitially, the game is fine. The graphics seem to not have a poor resolution when you start off. For A nintendo switch game, everything should be clean. There are hiccups in FPS when entering battle while playing on the TV, but in handheld, the game runs smoothly, Ive only had a few drops in FPS. The render distance is abysmally bad. I have seen indie developed games with a larger render radius. The animations of the pokemon in the overworld are lifeless, and I feel they could have put more effort into make the pokemon world feel less like Pokemon GO, and more like other swtich titles (Breath of the Wild, for example, the creatures have some life and react more lively when you approach them) the animations in battle are subpar to previous titles, specifically the the attack animations. There are Nintendo 64 titles where the animations are far superior and more believable to this game. I dont mind the reused animations, what I do mind is saying you cut so many pokemon off from the game to say you were making new models and animations, when the only thing "new" are the gigamax models and the new pokemon to the Galar region. on a side note, I had high hopes for the Galar region Ponyta, because he is so cute and the Rapadash is so ugly. The same can be said with Wooloo. His evolution is so ugly. on a side side note, how can they pass the perfect opportunity to make a male and female Wooloo evo with a sheep and ram. (rant over) The companion is nice, but he is an idiot for the first battle. If I were him, I would want to be better than my friends. I would have picked the grass type to counter Sobble, but instead, he is the pathetic type who is programmed to be weak against you. he had two starting pokemon this time, thats new, but insignificant compared to the rest of the game as I progressed.

    The overworld suffers from the same fate of linear corridors, like sun and moon. the visuals are very colorful, but they distract you from the poor resolution you get from certain objects which throw your immersion off. the ground of the overworld reminds back in the PS2 days where the ground has poor resolution textures but the grass, that is thrown here and there, distract you from this. the damn trees get worse as you progress. you will find pretty trees and background props early on, but they get worse as you progress... why? why not fix all the trees, instead of the beginning few?

    I want to get back to the battling models because the pokemon are not scaled to size in the battle scene. we either grow a few sizes larger then our pokemon, or the pokemon get smaller, because every pokemon has about the same size in the battle scene. I am upset I spent money on this game after a while because my first gigamax, dynamax, whatever it is called, is awful. there is a significant performance drop in battle. the only other time I see my Switch have performance issues is in Xenobade Chronicles 2, when I am lvl 82+ in the Gormott province fighting the T rex looking monster with 8 or 9 vloffs hitting me because my AoE attacks aggroed them. In my example, there are 14+ high quality models that are animated very precisely to look as life like as possible, and the giant T-rex i am trying to kill that is larger than my camera zoomed out to max range that is also animated finely and lively. The last thing I want to point out is that only after all this, the Switch is also computing the huge amount of damage each unit is dealing to each other in a frantic race to keep the game from dropping below 26 FPS, its a mess (a fun, chaotic mess). All Pokemon sword and sheild have are 2 big models and the trainers. the models of the Pokemon are not lively or beautifully animated. they are just standing there and the game is not calculating anything, they are only in the idle pose. and the game stutters from this. How can the switch even have FPS problems when only loading 4ish models? After my first encounter with dynamax, I turned off my switch and sold my copy to some poor soul online. If the devs were not going to put their time into this game, then it is not worth my time. This is borderline "the game will sell because it is Pokemon." I feel like an idiot purchasing this game. I posted this review on Sheild as well, because they are the same game.    … Expand
  16. morgoth834
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Pokemon continues the downward trend its had ever since the transition to 3D. The game has less content than any pokemon game since RS back in 2002 on the GBA. Let that sink in for a minute. I'm not merely talking about the lack of pokemon due to dexit (all though that is certainly a major issue) but rather the lack of content to do. The main story is the shortest pokemon game yet withPokemon continues the downward trend its had ever since the transition to 3D. The game has less content than any pokemon game since RS back in 2002 on the GBA. Let that sink in for a minute. I'm not merely talking about the lack of pokemon due to dexit (all though that is certainly a major issue) but rather the lack of content to do. The main story is the shortest pokemon game yet with incredibly linear routes, no dungeons, and very little challenge or exploration. After beating the game which takes roughly 20 hours there is virtually no post-game. It's incredibly barren.

    Then there is the graphics. What can I say but that this game looks absolutely atrocious. This is a major AAA game and yet it looks horrendous. It pales in comparison to games like BotW or Odyssey (both of which are filled with far more content BTW). Pokemon is the single biggest media franchise in the world yet it looks like it was made by an indie team. This is utterly inexcusable.

    I've barely scratched the surface of what a travesty this game is. But, all in all, it's downright terrible. An easy 0/10 from me. Pass this one by and play Pokemon Black and White instead. You'll have a far better time.    … Expand
  17. Aaradorn
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    Feels like they could do better. The graphics remind me of a 2007 rpg, the pokemon look cool but the models come from the 3DS, the battle animations, if you can call them that, are the bare minimum of an animation.

    I guess it's great for kids but not for older fans.
  18. DJ323
    Nov 18, 2019
    2
    When I saw the first trailer for Sword and Shield I was so excited. I watched each and every trailer up until the release but with every trailer I watched I became less and less hyped.

    When I learned that not all Pokemon would make it and mega evolution was cut, I was disappointed but it was not a deal breaker for me. When I saw the replacement feature (Dynamaxing) and the    When I saw the first trailer for Sword and Shield I was so excited. I watched each and every trailer up until the release but with every trailer I watched I became less and less hyped.

    When I learned that not all Pokemon would make it and mega evolution was cut, I was disappointed but it was not a deal breaker for me. When I saw the replacement feature (Dynamaxing) and the "high-quality" graphics and animations that were apparently the reason for the cut, I was thoroughly underwhelmed. I still had hope for the games but it was dwindling heavily. Now that the games have been released and I can see them first hand, I am fearful.

    The first trailers for Sword and Shield, not only gave me hope for the new games but for potential generation 4 remakes. After Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, I was ready to see Primal Giratina, Palkia, Dialga and maybe even Primal Arceus. Seeing how Sword and Shield turned out, I now fear Game Freak will remake my favourite generation in the series (I know I am biased due to nostalgia) and ruin it with a Gigantamax Arceus. I didn't know the game could be so awful that the thought of my favourite game being remade could fill me with dread. I sincerely hope that Game Freak fixes its mistakes before attempting gen 4 remakes because I don't know if I can stay a fan if they screw up Sinnoh too.

    If you're wondering about the problems I had with the game, they are as follows:
    -The game was too easy (EXP share being mandatory did not help) and quite short
    -The game was very linear with a basic story
    -The game seems rushed and unpolished
    -Graphics in certain areas were very bad quality (not a deal breaker for me though)
    -Models popping into existence was very jarring (*poof* there's an Onix, *poof* its gone)
    -The wild area was mostly empty (and kind of boring)
    -The wild area weather makes no sense (sunshine next to a blizzard is completely normal)
    -Over 400 Pokemon were removed (I expected 100-200 not basically half of the older gens)
    -Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing are worse gimmicks than mega evolution and Z moves (and they are basically just a combined version of both but lazier)
    -Animations were fine (some were great, some were Yamper's tail whip but the great ones did not justify the cut content)
    -There is less content than the 3DS games but with a $20 markup

    Maybe I had too much hope for this game because I compared it to other Switch games like Breath Of The Wild and Mario Odyssey. Maybe I am not the demographic Game Freak is targeting anymore. All I know is that the game was so disappointing that I knew I had to rate it (even though I don't normally rate things). Overall, the game has some good areas and aspects but it also makes me very worried for the future of the franchise.    … Expand
  19. Dillonology
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    Already one of my favourite Pokemon games created! Raiding brings this game new life and is very fun with friends!
  20. ConcernedParent
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    Hello, I bought this game for my five year old thinking that it'd be a good first video game for them. Aside from everything else everyone else has said in the reviews here, the game actually made my child cry. They were frightened by the pokemon when it popped in in front of my child without any time for him to react. This made them cry and say "That pokemon attacked me!"

    I returned it    Hello, I bought this game for my five year old thinking that it'd be a good first video game for them. Aside from everything else everyone else has said in the reviews here, the game actually made my child cry. They were frightened by the pokemon when it popped in in front of my child without any time for him to react. This made them cry and say "That pokemon attacked me!"

    I returned it immediately. Glad I did. Do not buy this game.    … Expand
  21. YeeManX
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    Before going into this review, I'd like to clarify that before this game came out, I was heavily defending it and against those who were upset solely over the dex cut, but now that the game is out I can't really defend it anymore.

    I've played every single pokemon game since Yellow, and sure every game has its flaws, but from Yellow to Ultra Moon, I've believed that every pokemon game    Before going into this review, I'd like to clarify that before this game came out, I was heavily defending it and against those who were upset solely over the dex cut, but now that the game is out I can't really defend it anymore.

    I've played every single pokemon game since Yellow, and sure every game has its flaws, but from Yellow to Ultra Moon, I've believed that every pokemon game released was a "good game" and that they would never fall off in quality one day, but with the release of Sword and Shield, I was proven wrong.

    I was upset over the dex cut, but I believed that they wouldn't cut out over half the pokemon in existence unless they had something great up their sleeve. Pokemon Sword did not deliver on this message. The game is cutesy and fun, but there isnt much of a game itself. It kind of holds your hand and takes you through a nonexistent story that suddenly throws some "bad guy plot" at you near the end with no explanation whatsoever, and completing the game felt very empty. Once you beat the champion, there s virtually nothing to do. Nothing. No post game content like they promised. The game feels janky, and feels like a straight path with no exploration, experimentation, or soul. To think that the same company that made Soulsilver, Black and White, and X and Y made this game is extremely disappointing.

    For those who object and say "there was too many pokemon anyway" provided a weak argument. I've noticed any "fan" who has said this has been someone who only got into pokemon because of pokemon Go, so i suppose its fair for this demographic to not care as much since they could have been overwhelmed by the 809 pokemon present before sword and shield. For someone like me who has been here throughout the whole series, however, almost cannot believe they cut pokemon period, nevertheless over half of them. The problem here is those will argue that "800+ is too much for one game" which is true. No pokemon game on its own had all 800+ in it. Those that were absent could only be obtained by transferring them from games they were present int, or by trading with someone. So its not abnormal for Sword and Shield to only have 400, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon actually only had 400 in its pokedex as well. The difference is that you could still send those missing ones to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon once you completed the game. Sword and Shield virtually wipes these pokemon from existence.

    All of the previous games I mentioned not only had the ability to have all pokemon currently present either caught or transferred to it, but they all had some post game content. There was a time where a pokemon game had MORE post game content than its story content, and this has withered down in amount after Black and White 2. Not only is Sword's story only a few hours in length, without the ability to have missing pokemon transferred to it, there is essentially nothing to do once you beat it. No legendary pokemon to catch other than the one on the cover of your game, no extra pokemon not found in the region dex to find, no secret battles or areas, all there is is a cheesy 1 hour subplot.

    The Wild Area isnt very well executed. The pokemon and other 3D assets seem to randomly pop out of nowhere or disappear, and its weather system is bizzare. One second its a sandstorm, then its sunny, and then it becomes a blizzard, in the span of maybe one minute. The routes and other areas themselves are boring hallways with no subareas to explore, and it makes me wonder if the rest of the region took a cut to prepare the Wild Area.

    The games arent terrible on their own i guess. If you are new to pokemon, I actually think they may be decent gateway games into the franchise. Id be willing to say for the sake of a newcomer, these games could be a 6 or 7, but there are much, much better pokemon games you can probably buy at GameStop, such as Black and White, their sequels, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are nice too if you dont like sprites and prefer 3D models and worlds, and the latest games Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon can support 807 pokemon in one game. For those longtime fans, however, these games are really disappointing. Extremely. It feels like GameFreak no longer caters to the longtime fans and wants to produce quick, easy games to maintain the "fans" introduced through Go who probably will forget about pokemon again in a few years like they did when Pokemania died down in the 90's.

    Yes, just like your favorite youtuber is probably exclaiming, these games have some fun moments, but there isnt depth to it, its kind of mindless, in that there is no challenge really. Id be willing to even defend these games if this was to be improved in the next game since these are the first Generation 8 games, and the first main games on the Switch, but for Gamefreak to tell us that this is how they want every game to be from now on? I think these will be my last pokemon games unless they change majorly.    … Expand
  22. Billhous
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    Game is nearly identical to other pokemon games as per usual. Game play is great if you enjoy pokemon. Graphics aren't great for a modern colsole release. Can't speak too much to the full breadth of content as ive haven't finished both games but am at 10 hours on sheild and 1 hour on sword, and this can seems thinner than usual.
  23. Flarec
    Nov 18, 2019
    6
    Pokemon....Pokemon.... Es esto enserio? Este juego, es un buen pokemon y nadie lo va a negar, sigue usando la misma formula de toda la vida..... Esto, es un efecto fifa ya no tengo que decir mas que espero que los proximos pokemon lo hagan com tiempo.... Es un salto grafico de lo mas pobre para venir de 3ds, el juego es lindo y detallista en algunos sectores pero esto.... No lo compensaPokemon....Pokemon.... Es esto enserio? Este juego, es un buen pokemon y nadie lo va a negar, sigue usando la misma formula de toda la vida..... Esto, es un efecto fifa ya no tengo que decir mas que espero que los proximos pokemon lo hagan com tiempo.... Es un salto grafico de lo mas pobre para venir de 3ds, el juego es lindo y detallista en algunos sectores pero esto.... No lo compensa vamos, podian hacerlo mucho mejor... Mas que todo es tan cerrado y no se diga la zonas para silvestres.....
    Para mi, me parece un insulto, que me parece un insulto? Que este juego tenga una historia tan cutre..... Alguien a visto la critica de pokemon mundo misterioso exploradores del cielo????.....
    Este titulo tiene 5.4..... Y puedo decirle que es mas injusto que la alta calificacion que tiene este juego, la historia es paraa adultos disfrazada con un humor infantil.... ES UNA DE LAS MEJORES TRAMAS DE UN VIDEOJUEGO..... Deberian hacer mas cosas asi pero no..... Tienen que atraer el publico casual, si estas leyendo esto ve a ver la critica de ese pokemon MM Si lo has jugado sabrás que tiene una trama tan superior.... Este juego puede hacer llorar si le das la oportunidad de llegar al final de la historia principal.....    … Expand
  24. brinkoflight
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    It's about what you'd expect from the series post pokemon black and white 2. The games are shell of it's former self. However some bigger problems presents itself that the series didn't have before. The national dex is cut and pokemon are out right removed, mega evolutions and Z moves are removed, pokemon moves have been removed, mediocre textures, graphical issues like pop in, reusedIt's about what you'd expect from the series post pokemon black and white 2. The games are shell of it's former self. However some bigger problems presents itself that the series didn't have before. The national dex is cut and pokemon are out right removed, mega evolutions and Z moves are removed, pokemon moves have been removed, mediocre textures, graphical issues like pop in, reused animations like those for Hop and Hau, no post game, battle tower offers less than it did before, pokemon size scaling like Wailord, features like GTS removed and it costs more.
    There's more issues than the ones I listed here. If you want a good Pokemon game try black and white 2, Heartgold and Soul Silver, Emerald and Platinum.    … Expand
  25. RealMar
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    The game is great and I am playing it everyday, I don’t get why are the fan boo so mad.
  26. RYSCO
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    Muy Buen Juego, creo que es lo que tendría que ser pokemon. Aunque podría ser un juego de mundo abierto totalmente, que es el camino que está tomando, creo que no sabemos valorar los juegos y las horas de diversión que nos pueden dar. A pesar de algunos bugs, no creo que sea para tanto cebarse con una empresa que nos ha dado tantos años de diversión. Han apostado por otro formato paraMuy Buen Juego, creo que es lo que tendría que ser pokemon. Aunque podría ser un juego de mundo abierto totalmente, que es el camino que está tomando, creo que no sabemos valorar los juegos y las horas de diversión que nos pueden dar. A pesar de algunos bugs, no creo que sea para tanto cebarse con una empresa que nos ha dado tantos años de diversión. Han apostado por otro formato para poder atraer a los fans y no tan fans. Haciendo algo más simple para poder ganar más adeptos. Por mi parte es buenísimo.… Expand
  27. iiOmarSP
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Now, before anyone takes this out of context, I want you to read this carefully before jumping to conclusion.)

    So, the divisive game is finally out and despite my concerns, I was able to try the game at a friend's house who got it early, and I'm more or less disappointed.

    For those who didn't know: the National Dex was cut in favor of the following:
    1) Better Graphics
    2) better animation
    3) more game content
    And multiple news outlets said that the game has new models for every old Pokémon.

    The "haters" had to wait for the game to come out, to "justify their issues" like a lot of people have said, and that resulted into finding a lot more issues.

    Visually speaking, the game looks VERY subpar, everyone pretty much knows that, the animations are laughably terrible, and a lot don't make sense (using your foot for the move: headbutt for example), the memes regarding the other box legendary rotating, that's getting meme'd for a reason.
    The models themselves look lifeless ragdoll models, it suffers from performance issues, it's 30fps but its VERY inconsistent, and overall, the polish level is just terrible with this title.

    Yes one can make the argument that it's not as bad as another game, and that is just sad to justify a bad product to simply "it's not as bad as X game" that's just not how it works.

    The "content" they wanted to add is low, literally. The Battle Tower is a gimped version of the previous ones, the exp share is forced on you, and you're not able to turn it off. It practically turns the game into Final Fantasy II level up system (not the SNES FF2) you feel incredibly overpowered and your enemies are just weak. It feels incredibly boring to just play and tedious to see how you can steamroll your way through the game without doing anything important, game is way too easy for someone who spent 2 years on this franchise.

    Subjectively speaking, the music is just not that good, yes there are like 4 or 5 tracks, but the rest is just not something I'd remember listening to.

    The story is really nothing to write home about, Pokémon (mainline) generally doesn't have good storytelling to begin with (N not withstanding)

    Gameplay wise, this is Let's Go but without the stupid catching mechanics, a busted exp share that I've talked about, and the Dynamax/G-Max feature is pretty much a gimmick, you don't really need to use it to beat the game that much.
    Pokémon Camp reminds me a LOT of the Chao Garden so I kinda like it.
    Wild Area is cool in concept but bad in execution, the issues with visuals and animations REALLY shine here, and the catching level cap is...kinda good to prevent you from steamrolling through the already easy game, much easier.
    Curry Dex is kinda unnecessary, but cool I guess.
    Game is short, I did everything I could in 23 hours.

    And for that, the game is pretty much a 3/10, you'd probably wondering that I'm being a hater for giving 0 instead of 3, but the reason is to why I did it, is because simply: Game Freak lied. This is something that I'm pretty sure nobody can defend, you can't justify a company's lying to your face multiple times, while compromising a game, charge 60 bucks for it, and hope that it'll sell on brand recognition, only to find that everything they said is a lie.

    Nobody INITIALLY cared about the national dex removed until their excuse of "better visuals and animation" happened, which the game doesn't deliver, "more content" is also one because the game is LIGHT on content, heck, the models are practically IDENTICAL to their 3DS counterparts, which defeats the whole "we made new models for older mons" statement.

    This is rather a scummy thing to do: selling an underwhelming software for cash after promising things to do, only to NOT deliver them.

    Even thou the game is a 3/10, I simply can't excuse a rushed, badly optimized product for full price, because I simply "like the franchise" I will never support a franchise that sells anything for brand recognition, even if they have objectively the greatest games ever made.

    Its a badly made rushed product and should be critiqued for being one instead of being the exception to the rule: "this franchise is for kids, so don't expect it to be for you" while my younger sis (whose 12) is calling this game out for "paid positive reviews"

    Because if the game is strictly for kids , why do people care so much to defend a "kids game"    … Expand
  28. Mieszko
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    Pokemon Sword and Shield, where to begin... First we need to understand this is a mainline Pokemon title and needs to be reviewed and compared to all those that came before it. You cannot base the review solely on this game in and of itself. With that said let's begin.

    Graphics: 5/10 This is a Nintendo Switch, first party AAA title and it definately does not look like it. The    Pokemon Sword and Shield, where to begin... First we need to understand this is a mainline Pokemon title and needs to be reviewed and compared to all those that came before it. You cannot base the review solely on this game in and of itself. With that said let's begin.

    Graphics: 5/10 This is a Nintendo Switch, first party AAA title and it definately does not look like it. The framerate runs at 30FPS and due to this you would think that the game would look at least on par with something like The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. It doesn't. The shadows are low resolution and update slowly and infrequently. The textures are basic and lackluster. The animations are dry, boring, predictable and repetitive. Considering GameFreak promised graphical fidelity and Nintendo backs them and this franchise with everything they have, this is a massive dissapointment. The framerate cannot even hold 30FPS at times and because of the aforementioned graphics there is no excuse for choppy framerates.

    Gameplay: 6/10
    What can I say? This is a Pokemon game and it delivers on that, but it is the same Pokemon game it always has been. Choose your starter Pokemon, beat eight gyms, catch some Pokemon along the way, grind them up in level, beat the champion of the region. Game complete. The only reason it gets a 6 and it a 5 is because of the Wild Area. The Wild Area allows you to roam around and actually see Pokemon live around you. This was every childs dream in 1995 and kw its here. But it's one area of the map and nearly separate from the story. So it's underwhelming.

    Story: 2.5/10 I wont spend much time here because I dont want to spoil anything. But - Spoiler Alert- there is nothing to spoil. It's the same game we have come to expect as stated in the gameplay section. Meet your rivals, battle your rivals, beat some gyms, find the villainous team. Capture some legendary pokemon and defeat the team to save the world. Defeat the region Champion. Yay, incredible...no. The story is not doing this game any favors.

    Multiplayer: 1.5/10 Multiplayer? What multiplayer. Of course you can battle other players online but aside from that established standard from over a decade ago what else can you do. Encounter some random players in the Wild Area, that's pretty much it. You cannot rome the Wild Area with your friends, you cant battle wild Pokemon with your friends, you pretty much cannot do anything with your friends except for battle them of course. But that is a feature we expect and they dont get any points here for giving a Pokemon game Pokemon battles because without them it isnt a Pokemon is it?

    Replayability: 5/10 This is where Pokemon usually shines. But in Sword and Shield it really stabs you where it hurts. The game features 50% of the Pokemon in the franchise. This means that you lose out on using some of what may be your favourite Pokemon in battles both online and in singleplayer. You cant catch them all, you cant breed them all, you cant battle them all. This doesnt sound like Pokemon anymore, this sounds like a sideshot. The multiplayer game suffers greatly because of this for obvious reasons and breeding pokemon for fun or competitively takes on a terrible new face. If you have a favorite Pokemon make sure its in the game before you buy it. The story offers no replay value and the post game has taken a real beating in this title. You can still battle to your hearts content but this is a very very mediocre Pokemon game in this department.

    Corporate Transparency: -1 Review Point Normally I would end a review here and give a final rating but this game deserves one last paragraph dedicated to it. GameFreak promised us graphical fidelity. They promised new 3D models for everything in the game. They promised us this at the expense of cutting 50% of the creatures we grew to love since the 1990's. They lied. The models are reused, the animations are terribly lifeless, the story is empty, the game is choppy and feels very incomplete. This only matters because they took a franchise and milked it for the name. So for corporate transparency this game loses one point off the final review.

    Graphics: 5
    Gameplay: 6
    Story: 2.5
    Multiplayer: 1.5
    Replayability: 5
    Total: 20/50

    Which equals: 4/10 minus 1 point due to corporate transparency. Giving this game a solid,

    3/10    … Expand
  29. solacress
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    For many fans, these games are disappointing, as they cut many fan favorite features. About half of the pokemon cannot be transferred into Sword and Shield, and a battle mechanic made for generation 6 games X and Y was removed from the games. However, if one is willing to look past those disappointments, Sword and Shield are actually really good games. They provide fun gameplay, anFor many fans, these games are disappointing, as they cut many fan favorite features. About half of the pokemon cannot be transferred into Sword and Shield, and a battle mechanic made for generation 6 games X and Y was removed from the games. However, if one is willing to look past those disappointments, Sword and Shield are actually really good games. They provide fun gameplay, an engaging story, and many new features never before seen in a pokemon game.
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  30. BigBadBaerni
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    My daughter (12 yo) and I play this game together on two Switch with Sword and Shield Versions. I do not consider myself a Pokémon Pro (only played "red" back in the 90s, until Let's GO last year), but for my daughter (and I assume, a LOT of kids) it's a great world to catch your Pokémons. The cities are cute, and so are the Pokémons, and IMO this matters more to kids, than having the sameMy daughter (12 yo) and I play this game together on two Switch with Sword and Shield Versions. I do not consider myself a Pokémon Pro (only played "red" back in the 90s, until Let's GO last year), but for my daughter (and I assume, a LOT of kids) it's a great world to catch your Pokémons. The cities are cute, and so are the Pokémons, and IMO this matters more to kids, than having the same models as in a past version. 9 out of 10, because I struggle to organize my pc boxes. It's a great game, far better than Let's GO last year IMO.… Expand
  31. Napo17
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    The game was great, i dont understand people complaining about this game
    Story: 8/10
    Pokemon desings: 10/10
    Difficulty: same as other pokemon games xd
    Grafics: 8/10. The grafics are awesome, the moves animations are incredible, unfortunately in the wild area the game looks a quite worst but i realy dont care about that
    In routes and battles the framerate is solid like a rock
  32. mariioow
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    I was extremely hyped up for this game before release, the thought of having a console Pokemon main game meant that we'd finally get a huge region and a ton of new Pokemon to play along with. Sadly I wasn't expecting that this region didn't even bring as many Pokemon compared to the fifth generation, and neither did bring a huge region like heart gold / soul silver. While taking out megasI was extremely hyped up for this game before release, the thought of having a console Pokemon main game meant that we'd finally get a huge region and a ton of new Pokemon to play along with. Sadly I wasn't expecting that this region didn't even bring as many Pokemon compared to the fifth generation, and neither did bring a huge region like heart gold / soul silver. While taking out megas and z-moves weren't the last straw that made me really disappointed in this release and just made me want to watch walkthroughs of the full game, the whole fact that the game admitted that they weren't going to include every Pokemon broke my expectations. I still gave it a chance hoping that the numbers would be close to 800 or something but sadly not even half of the pokedex made it in, not to mention that through data mining it has been found that 35 more Pokemon are getting added I don't understand what's going inside GF's head, they said that they were cutting the Pokemon because they wanted to focus on other features, the models, and animations. The only new things here are the textures that usually change with every generation and some new features that don't really add up anything new.

    I wanted to give this a fair review, I know this will be the first Pokemon to many and it's a good entrance to the franchise, after all if you didn't play the games before you don't really know the many Pokemon you're missing, but for me, someone who has caught every Pokemon multiple times to have every single one of them in my Pokemon bank, this game really doesn't make it justice at all. The whole route the game is going for disappoints me, and remembering how Iwata helped out during gen 2 while they couldn't fit every Pokemon back then reminds me of how much he was needed in there, I wonder if he was still around this would've happened, or if he would've said that since the slogan is gotta catch 'em all, you're supposed to be able to have them all together too. I don't have any hopes up anymore for Pokemon home, I don't really know what to do anymore other than voting with my wallet so hopefully someone over at Gamefreak's reads this and knows that I just want my friends to be all together, nothing else.    … Expand
  33. ComeOnGrandma
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    I've really been enjoying it, i picked up sword yesterday and currently have just beaten milo, I'm still early in the game (5 hours or so) but i think for people who just like pokemon games at their core this game is great! I personally like the graphical style in sword and shield because it's simple just like the games itself, although (dynamax battles in my opinion look amazing) i hopeI've really been enjoying it, i picked up sword yesterday and currently have just beaten milo, I'm still early in the game (5 hours or so) but i think for people who just like pokemon games at their core this game is great! I personally like the graphical style in sword and shield because it's simple just like the games itself, although (dynamax battles in my opinion look amazing) i hope people give this game a chance, i recently got a switch just to play this and so far I'm not regretting it!… Expand
  34. Aliensoldier
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    unfortunately, Gamefreak don't understand the true fan of pokemon. After an wonderful Zelda BOTW, masude has to make an new episode with more ambition.
  35. Axel69
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    The graphics look like they are 2 generations behind. The "story" is almost non existing. The game is a buggy mess, the entire world freezes when climbing ladders etc. Removing half of all pokemon sucks. Gamefreak lying is also a huge problem. The worst pokemon main line game. I feel ripped of.
  36. TactlessCloud
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    It's just feels like a lazy pokemon game that lost it's way during development. My favorite part in the game is that I can use ZA WARUDO everytime I go on a ladder. Besides that, everything just feels super lazy. The environments are boring, pokemon appearing/disappearing, technical issues like framerate, poor pokemon animations, etc. the list of problems can go for awhile Comparing it toIt's just feels like a lazy pokemon game that lost it's way during development. My favorite part in the game is that I can use ZA WARUDO everytime I go on a ladder. Besides that, everything just feels super lazy. The environments are boring, pokemon appearing/disappearing, technical issues like framerate, poor pokemon animations, etc. the list of problems can go for awhile Comparing it to the 3ds pokemon games also just shows how much is missing. Although they did recycle the normal pokemon formula, the game actually worked most of the time along with them adding new things like mega evolutions and changing things up with sun and moon with the island challenges. Sword/Shield just did the lowest amount of effort possible and hit submit.… Expand
  37. avefenixflames
    Nov 17, 2019
    5
    I have been a pokemon fan since Red, I don't play competitively I only love the art which is the only thing that has improved all these years, this game in that regard is beautiful but in everything else feels incomplete it doesn't even feel like a nintendo switch game, before playing this I played Lugi's Mansion 3 and that game feels way more polished, the animations, the sound, theI have been a pokemon fan since Red, I don't play competitively I only love the art which is the only thing that has improved all these years, this game in that regard is beautiful but in everything else feels incomplete it doesn't even feel like a nintendo switch game, before playing this I played Lugi's Mansion 3 and that game feels way more polished, the animations, the sound, the graphics all of it feels current generation, but pokemon sword and shield feels that it should have released on the 3DS, even the game's box art compared to other switch games looks lackluster. I still love the game, it is a decent game, I love the art and I don't care about the missing pokemon, but I understand the people that care. Before all the game limitations were because of the hardware, now there is no excuse... Smash Bros. Showed us that all the pokemon can have voice lines, Zelda showed us that there can be a true open world pokemon game... and even before that Pokemon Stadium showed us that every pokemon can have nice animations... and cutting pokemon from the game didn't help to improve any of that... This game is by no means bad, but it also don't deserve the praise that the media is giving to it...… Expand
  38. Rogalik66
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    To start with, I play pokemon since red/blue versions, so you can't say that whole dex cut is not touching me. At first when i heard that there will be no national dex in the game i was a little mad, but think about it. There is almost 1k pokemon now, so i can understand that they might resign from putting all of them in a game for balance reasons. I almost finished the story and i willTo start with, I play pokemon since red/blue versions, so you can't say that whole dex cut is not touching me. At first when i heard that there will be no national dex in the game i was a little mad, but think about it. There is almost 1k pokemon now, so i can understand that they might resign from putting all of them in a game for balance reasons. I almost finished the story and i will definitely play some online battles.
    Graphic in the game does not bother me, it's not great but for me it's a good start on switch for Game Freak and i hope for improvements in future titles.
    Most of the pokemon designs are great, like Inteleon with his snipe shot, Corviknight, Sirfetch'd and Toxtricity.
    Yes the adventure is not the longest, but i think that's because there is much less random encounters in the tall grass. If you think logically, in older titles encountering 100000 zubats and tentacools was falsely making the game longer and that is not something i will miss.
    Another plus for me is that Game Freak made it so much easier to get a competitive viable pokemon, by possibility to change natures.
    And finally the best aspect of the game: music! It is great, i love the gym theme, route 7 music with it's Scottish feeling and many more.
    At the end i must say that i don't understand all the hate the game is getting. Ok some of my favourites were removed from it as well like Porygon line, Eelektross, but many of them are still in the game. Just realise that there are almost 1000 pokemon already and that move had to be made. I bet that 90% of the bad reviews are people that did not even play the game, they just cry about dex cut.
    Just i don't understand a rating 0-4 is for games like "Big Rigs" or " Limbo of the lost" not to a solid game like this.    … Expand
  39. RaverCrow
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    I'm about 9 hours into the game so far and honestly it looks and plays pretty well. Granted, there are some hiccups with framerate drops in heavily populated areas especially the wild area when you're online but it's not bad. The Dynamax raids are a nice gimmick and the gym challenges are a nice change of pace from just fighting gym trainers and leaders every time. I feel like this gameI'm about 9 hours into the game so far and honestly it looks and plays pretty well. Granted, there are some hiccups with framerate drops in heavily populated areas especially the wild area when you're online but it's not bad. The Dynamax raids are a nice gimmick and the gym challenges are a nice change of pace from just fighting gym trainers and leaders every time. I feel like this game would have been more complete if they didn't split development resources towards Let's Go and Little Town Hero midway through development of SwSh but I'm hopeful for an update that adds more of the cut Pokemon or a third title down the line that includes the rest of the roster, but it's still a good game so far.… Expand
  40. cerberus
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    Très bon Pokémon qui augure du bon pour la suite, plus de contenu aurait été le bienvenue et plus de boulot sur les terres sauvage aussi
  41. radiosquirrel
    Nov 17, 2019
    2
    Nowhere near worth $60. As someone that loves Pokémon and has played them all, it seems like Game Freak has officially given up. It feels like a horribly rushed 3DS sequel got ported to the switch by a small team of interns.
  42. Rallsop13
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Simply not what the fans wanted. This is a rushed, rough-around-the-edges, 3DS game, with an HD coat of paint. This is not what anyone wanted or expected from the first mainline console release from the highest grossing media franchise of all time. There’s hardly a story besides the League, the battles are still just Pokémon sitting face to face, and the world textures look “last-gen”. ANYSimply not what the fans wanted. This is a rushed, rough-around-the-edges, 3DS game, with an HD coat of paint. This is not what anyone wanted or expected from the first mainline console release from the highest grossing media franchise of all time. There’s hardly a story besides the League, the battles are still just Pokémon sitting face to face, and the world textures look “last-gen”. ANY limitations that the Devs say that have are BS. They SHOULD have the funding and the time to give us the game we want. The series is moving in the right direction but it needs to cut the yearly release and give more time to craft a whole game for our current technology. I will not purchase another Pokémon game until this is achieved. Do better, GameFreak and Nintendo.

    (Note: I don’t actually think it is a 0/10, honestly it’s probably like 5/10, but I give a 0 as to keep the average score as low as possible in attempt to counteract the people that blindly throw 10/10s it’s way.)    … Expand
  43. eduardocb31
    Nov 17, 2019
    2
    Little innovation compared to previews game. Cut 55% of all Pokemon and game is VERY easy
  44. Aciel85
    Nov 17, 2019
    6
    Pros
    - Slightly new gfx
    - Interesting new experience from the pokemon running around/new gfx - New pokemon Cons - Game is too short. Does feel like a rush job after u realise there is nothing much to do after completing the game. - Pokedex has been cut to half - Linked to first con, virtually no post game.. in the past games there were at least 10 legendaries to catch, this game..    Pros
    - Slightly new gfx
    - Interesting new experience from the pokemon running around/new gfx
    - New pokemon

    Cons
    - Game is too short. Does feel like a rush job after u realise there is nothing much to do after completing the game.
    - Pokedex has been cut to half
    - Linked to first con, virtually no post game.. in the past games there were at least 10 legendaries to catch, this game.. i dont even want to mention the #.. u can count it with a single hand?
    - pricey for the content

    As someone who played every single generation of the pokemon game from start, its an exciting experience to see new pokemon n new UI/new pokemon chasing you. But yet it is underwhelming as this is probably the most pricey pokemon game in terms of content. There is literally almost 0 post game content.

    I would give it a fair 5/6. but in actual sense it is just a 3 or 4 when you compare to the previous pokemon games.

    I was kind of shocked at what i was supposed to expect post game, there was literally almost 0 post game. which was really disappointing. . I am fine with what ever was being recycled or re-used. but i think this time gamefreak or whichever company who made the pokemon game really rushed it too much. it could have at least had global trade and a proper post game...

    i believe they are trying to sell a DLC or an expansion for this... meh    … Expand
  45. Recoome84
    Nov 17, 2019
    2
    The game was an utter disappointment. It was the fastest and easiest game of the franchise. Poor animations, cut Pokémon, lack of post-game, and bad business practices from Gamefreak. Not to mention the new dyna-max system, which is another new gimmick that’s soon to be scrapped in the next generation. Also, why do I need to make sure auto save is off at the risk of my SD card. It isn’tThe game was an utter disappointment. It was the fastest and easiest game of the franchise. Poor animations, cut Pokémon, lack of post-game, and bad business practices from Gamefreak. Not to mention the new dyna-max system, which is another new gimmick that’s soon to be scrapped in the next generation. Also, why do I need to make sure auto save is off at the risk of my SD card. It isn’t any lower because I know some people can get enjoyment even with these issues, but I cannot.… Expand
  46. WillfulFirefly
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    After having finished "Pokemon: Shield" (by that, "Pokemon: Sword") in around 25 hours, I felt immediately compelled to type a review as this is the most disappointing entry into the Pokemon video game line-up that I had ever experienced. This is tragic for me - to say the least - because I went in with decent expectations and with hopes that this would succeed prior Pokemon video gamesAfter having finished "Pokemon: Shield" (by that, "Pokemon: Sword") in around 25 hours, I felt immediately compelled to type a review as this is the most disappointing entry into the Pokemon video game line-up that I had ever experienced. This is tragic for me - to say the least - because I went in with decent expectations and with hopes that this would succeed prior Pokemon video games well. Sadly, it feels more like a huge step back with some promising features that I hope future entries consider keeping and improving.

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

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

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

    Conclusion: My recommendation is to wait for a sale - around $40; it's not worth the full price of $60 if you're a long-time Pokemon gamer. By Pokemon video game standards, "Pokemon: Shield" is the weakest entry to the franchise. However, that's not to say that it's a bad game: it's passable and this is the problem because past Pokemon video games are not "passable". I think that - for a casual gamer - this is good to waste time in and have some fun. It was fun for me sometimes and even charming. For this case, I would give "Pokemon: Shield" a 5/10, but my current rating is to reflect actual Pokemon gamers (the ones who love battling and forming teams and staying engaged and whatnot) and - personally - this was a below average experience for me. Overall, I think that this game needed more time in the oven    … Expand
  47. Jampa
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Where do i start GF?
    I am very aware of the fact that jumping from a platfrom like NDS to a relatively new one such as the Switch Console would have had its cons, but the game...storyline...designs...graphics and even destroying the core idea of Pokemon itself (Gotta catch them ALL),you have completely ruined the magic, that joy Pokemon gave me since i started playing Red/Blue...
    I was    Where do i start GF?
    I am very aware of the fact that jumping from a platfrom like NDS to a relatively new one such as the Switch Console would have had its cons, but the game...storyline...designs...graphics and even destroying the core idea of Pokemon itself (Gotta catch them ALL),you have completely ruined the magic, that joy Pokemon gave me since i started playing Red/Blue...

    I was barely a kid when pokemon R/B came out, you used to put heart and passion, amd even though the game was full of glitches, frezings, and whatsoever, still was a better game that this pile of garbare is.

    I cannpt even find a single positive thing about the game, you became a company focused on money, not even considering what your lifelong buyers have been asking for. You lack creativity, inspiration, and heart...
    Once i would have sold my kidneys to play your games, no matter the price i would have been the once in the line to give you as much money as you wished for, now I'm returning the game, thing i literally considered impossible. You disappointed a whole generation of fans all over the world who always supported and loved you for the countless hours of joy and entertainment you managed to provide, and now as sad as it is Pokemon it's only a shadow of the glorious past it had    … Expand
  48. RecorderPlayer
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    The game developers are lazy and create an underwhelming game every year without any innovation. There is so much potential with the new power and capabilities of the switch, but of course, they waste it and use **** animations and poor graphics with a boring open world if you can call it that. Where is the breath of the wild type pokemon game? Also, national dex sucks
  49. BlindFox
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    Quitando todo los lloriqueos de la gente, yo de verdad disfruto el juego, tiene buenas mecánicas que han vuelto de otros juegos y muy buena rejugabilidad, y eso de poder encontrarte a gente cercana jugando, un toque muy bonito, me gusta mucho la verdad.
  50. TraitorDice
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    I bought this game day of release, and so far I have played up to the end of the gym challenge but before fighting the champion.

    The pros: The graphics are kinda nice. I like the Galar region and having sheep-like Wooloo rolling around fields. The better trainer customisation is something I'd been hoping to have for a long time, it was relatively limited in the Sun and Moon games.    I bought this game day of release, and so far I have played up to the end of the gym challenge but before fighting the champion.

    The pros:
    The graphics are kinda nice. I like the Galar region and having sheep-like Wooloo rolling around fields.

    The better trainer customisation is something I'd been hoping to have for a long time, it was relatively limited in the Sun and Moon games.

    I do like many of the new Pokemon designs, Drednaw is my bro.

    Cons:
    Bugs: graphical (battle backgrounds sometimes display incorrectly, i.e wrong background for the area

    Save deletion: this was a big one but fortunately for me it happened pretty early on and I haven't experienced it again since (touch wood)

    Addition of alternatives to breeding for stats/natures: This might be a positive for some, but personally I consider it to be poor decision. I don't like the idea of providing an alternative to actually learning part of the game. It also detracts from the community element of the game somewhat, as trading for breeds and Hidden Ability Pokemon was a big part of the experience for me.

    Removal of moves: To be fair I can understand the removal of some moves, particularly as HMs are increasingly a thing of the past. However, some of these removals just detract from the game. The removal of Hidden Power takes away a very useful option for type coverage for many Pokemon and also contributes to my problem with the simplified alternatives to breeding. Return and Frustration, just why? Does this indicate plans to further reduce the friendship mechanic in the future?

    Removal of Pokemon: The removal of over half of all Pokemon is just ridiculous. The reason given seem to have been made up, and it's something that just SHOULDN'T happen in Pokemon, the games where the tagline is "Gotta Catch 'Em All!" Now it's "Catch about half". It also stinks of greed because with many Pokemon not being transferable to the new games, and "coincidentally" the upcoming launch of Pokemon Home, it seems like a plan to strong-arm people into paying a sub fee for an application just to be able to keep their old Pokemon until years in the future when a game is released that allows those Pokemon. If dev time was really an issue, it just should have released later. Further, the fact that Gamefreak seems to have done their best to conceal this from fans is disgusting.

    Weird animation stops: Although the graphics are nice, by no means amazing, there's a weird thing where actions such as climbing a ladder freezes Pokemon, trainers etc. I can understand why this might be the case with how Pokemon can now be seen in the over world, as it would feel bad to miss a Pokemon because you were stuck doing something else, but the way trainers and other things freeze is just unnatural.

    Conclusion:
    Overall Sword and Shield don't seem worthy of being put on the same level as main titles, both in spirit and pricing. They feel more like one of the spinoff games with a very small amount of content (The games have a very small number of routes, and those routes are quite small compared to some from the past) and VERY limited selection of Pokemon. If they genuinely plan to continue with cutting the amount of Pokemon in games going forward, then I can't see myself playing Pokemon anymore. It's terrible to spend a long time breeding and training Pokemon to then have them sit in cloud storage or on an old game for years until Gamefreak decides to release a game in which they are allowed.    … Expand
  51. Redpool
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    te quiero mamá y a ti Paco, que eres un grande, le quiero agradecer a mi madre y a mi padre pon tener este gran honor, este Pokémon en decepcionante por cómo no lo vendieron, pero no considero que necesite un treh, yo le daría un meno treh
  52. legofan3225
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    While it sticks to the general pokemon formula, I found this game very disappointing. The baseline of catching and battling pokemon will always be fun; however, this game as a whole didn't feel worth the $60 price tag. I am ok with the dex cut, but seeing the honestly god awful graphics firsthand really put into perspective what an absolute rip off this game was. It carried over designWhile it sticks to the general pokemon formula, I found this game very disappointing. The baseline of catching and battling pokemon will always be fun; however, this game as a whole didn't feel worth the $60 price tag. I am ok with the dex cut, but seeing the honestly god awful graphics firsthand really put into perspective what an absolute rip off this game was. It carried over design flaws from the 3DS (basic animations, pop in, etc) that are completely unacceptable on a next gen console and a game that is $20 more than it's predecessors. I should have trusted my gut and never bought this game firsthand in the first place. I wish I had waited to buy after a price drop to about $40, which feels much more appropriate for this game.… Expand
  53. Cephey
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Good game, with much fun, with much new intresting mechanic, but with to much hate from sony marketing, people just blind and dont even try to play game before write self anger!
  54. TalionSwift
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Have played a good 10 hrs so far 2 gyms down, i love this game so far! The music is legit my favorite Pokemon soundtrack so far i love it and several choice songs are on my playlist. The new Pokemon are pretty great and SIr Fetche'd is awesome looking. In anycase i look forward to finishing this game, i cant believe all the hate this is getting over mostly Nitpicks IMO.
  55. heireaper
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Great game ...i hope people will stop crying and try it out for real it trying new ting and its in the righg mind set its deferent then all the other game
  56. EscorpionDorado
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Despite his “flaws” is a complete and inmersive adventure. The new players will receive a grateful experience.
  57. Fabiotipow
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    Mais do mesmo, graficamente horrível pra sua geração, as coisas pipocam na sua tela. Tirem esse grande jogo das mãos da game freak
  58. Frewsh
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Yeah, this game just feels more unfulfilling than most other Pokemon games. A lot just feels missing or uncanny in some ways, mostly with how you interact with the world and the pokemon that inhabit it which is all directly caused by the bad quality of animation and graphics. It all just feels shamelessly downgraded when compared to other Switch titles, almost like a cash grab meant forYeah, this game just feels more unfulfilling than most other Pokemon games. A lot just feels missing or uncanny in some ways, mostly with how you interact with the world and the pokemon that inhabit it which is all directly caused by the bad quality of animation and graphics. It all just feels shamelessly downgraded when compared to other Switch titles, almost like a cash grab meant for mobile devices rather than an immersive main console game. I just don't think Game Freak tried too hard here, because the love that we're seeing from Sword and Shield is mainly because of the fact that it's on the Switch.

    But let me break it down for you like this: Nintendo Switch is the fun part of Sword and Shield; Sword and Shield is not the fun part of a Pokemon experience for Switch. Simple as that.    … Expand
  59. Hyo
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    I love this series, I first played Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow both, borrowed from a friend, but for me, it all started with Crystal since it was the first I actually owned. As the series keep evolving it kept adding new wonderful ideas... From the secodn generation we already got a lot of new wonderful things: they added a Female Character, Two Regions, the Pokégear, they dividedI love this series, I first played Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow both, borrowed from a friend, but for me, it all started with Crystal since it was the first I actually owned. As the series keep evolving it kept adding new wonderful ideas... From the secodn generation we already got a lot of new wonderful things: they added a Female Character, Two Regions, the Pokégear, they divided Special into Special Attack and Special Defense. We got Apricorns and Special Pokéballs, Move Tutor, the Battle Tower, Breeding and Shiny Pokémon. We then lost Apriconrs the Pokégear and the Battle Tower, but got Abilities, Secret Bases, Weather, Natures, Double Battles, Pokémon Contests and the -Battle Frontier. We then lost Weather and Battle Frontier. But got Global Trade System, Pokémon Super Contest, The Underground. We lost the last one and got C-Gear, Pokémon Dream World, Entralink, Pokémon Musical, Seasons, Sprite animations, Triple Battles, Rotation Battles, Battle Subway.

    We finally jumped to 3D and lost a lot of stuff for Custom Clothing and Characters, Mega Evolutions, -Horde Encounters, Super Training, Sky Batlles and Pokémon-Amie. then we got -Alola Forms, Battle Royal, Z-Moves, Island challenges, Poké Rides, Hyper Training, Festival Plaza and Poké Pelago.

    We then jumped form handheld to a main console, and lost: Mega Evolutions, Z-Moves and 400 Pokémon for a big empty Wild Area, Dynamax and Gigantamax, Max Raid Battles. Y-Comm and -Pokémon Camp, Permanend Exp share...

    This was the first main Pokémon game on a not only handheld device. We were expecting the best game in the series, but instead we got half baked game, rushed to meet merchandise and anime deadlines. I don't care about the Pokédex, but, losing all those features, Mega Evolution, the justification that they had to do it, to make better animations... It was too much, I feel betrayed, they told us Let's Go was to appeal the Pokémon Go player-base, and that they'd have something for fans of the main series later. Well, this game certainly doesn't feel made for fans, who is it for? OLM, Inc.? Pokémon Center? **** this game, **** Gamefreak, **** the Pokémon Company and **** Nintendo.    … Expand
  60. Nbrslayer89
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    I don't understand the review bashing. This game has captured the heart of pokemon.
  61. SpartanYoshi
    Nov 17, 2019
    5
    -Historia: Malo.(4)
    -Graficos: Bueno.(7)
    -Aspecto Tecnico: Muy malo.(1)
    -Jugabilidad: Bueno.(7)
    -Diseño de Personajes:Bueno.(7)
  62. Eric3742
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    It's just insulting the treatment that Gamefreak gave to this game, it was supposed to be the game that would set a path to the future pokemon games but what we got was a game that somehow is more mediocre than XY not only by having an efortless work out on it but even cutting off some of the things it got right, as a a pokémon fan I hope they get it irght the next time because this isIt's just insulting the treatment that Gamefreak gave to this game, it was supposed to be the game that would set a path to the future pokemon games but what we got was a game that somehow is more mediocre than XY not only by having an efortless work out on it but even cutting off some of the things it got right, as a a pokémon fan I hope they get it irght the next time because this is everything except what a game developer company should do.… Expand
  63. Esbelto
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    um jogo entregue incompleto,completamente baseado só no nome da franquia,para cada mecânica, nova no jogo ,3 antigas foram retiradas,sem nem contar os pokemon retirados por pura preguiça e comodidade na game freak ,
  64. LebowskiRams
    Nov 17, 2019
    7
    The graphics deserve all of the hate. Really disappointing in that aspect.

    Everything else, though, is pretty darn good. Excellent new pokemon designs, the only problem with the wild area is that it isn't larger, the cities and towns are good. Another point of contention was the cutting of the national dex. But with 400 pokemon in the regional dex, it's nt as big of a deal as it's    The graphics deserve all of the hate. Really disappointing in that aspect.

    Everything else, though, is pretty darn good. Excellent new pokemon designs, the only problem with the wild area is that it isn't larger, the cities and towns are good.

    Another point of contention was the cutting of the national dex. But with 400 pokemon in the regional dex, it's nt as big of a deal as it's made out to be.

    The biggest issue when playing Sword and Shield is that dreaded feeling that this could have been better, but it is an improvement upon the previous two generations.    … Expand
  65. portillo12850
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Excelente juego es una adaptacion muy buena del juego de gameboy y adicoonal trae muy buenas novedades
  66. DannyDarkness15
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Really disappointing, a mediocre game with lots of flaws that could be fixed with a little of care but gf didnt even tried.
  67. Unreal13
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    Unbalanced 3DS game with 60$ price tag...Finished the game in just 15 hours, graphics are weak, gameplay is repetitive it is basically just going from one gym to another with every NPC you speak just telling you to advance to the next gym until you beat the champion and that’s the game end of story. All in all just boring...
  68. DeepDarkRex
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    The worst Pokemon game ever. Don't buy it. It's a recycled beta with the animations of 3ds, isn't the national pokedex, the z moves and the mega evolutions. Dissapointing.
  69. Nocto13
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    The game is so good! I love it! You can costums your character like you want. The new pokemon of this generation are very pretty and cool.
  70. Emb34
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Un merecido 0 para devolver un poco de amor que dieron al DS... Aparte aparenta ser un juego mediocre en comparación con sagas de épocas anteriores
  71. pia-chu
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Odio que no tenga la pokedex nacional y que no pueda transferir los pokemones de mis juegos anteriores, muy enojada por eso. Además, gráficas no dignas de la consola, el juego es caro y se acaba en 30 horas. No lo vale, ya no seguiré comprando más juegos en preventa
  72. Kitsuki
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    COMPRA OTRO JUEGO ANTES QUE ESTO.
    No puedo describir la frustración que me genera esto. He jugado Pokemon desde que tengo memoria, y me resulta totalmente inaceptable lo que pasa con esta entrega. Es un juego con un precio muy elevado para lo que realmente vale. Pokedex recortada porque "Tenían que hacer los modelos "desde 0"", siendo ahora algo que todos sabemos que son reciclados. Lo    COMPRA OTRO JUEGO ANTES QUE ESTO.
    No puedo describir la frustración que me genera esto. He jugado Pokemon desde que tengo memoria, y me resulta totalmente inaceptable lo que pasa con esta entrega. Es un juego con un precio muy elevado para lo que realmente vale. Pokedex recortada porque "Tenían que hacer los modelos "desde 0"", siendo ahora algo que todos sabemos que son reciclados. Lo mismo con las animaciones. Defenderán muchos con el pretexto de los polígonos y la renderización, eso no justifica nada, los modelos son los mismos, solo había que renderizar a nivel gráfico. Las animaciones de personajes y pokemon en el Overworld es horrible se congelan, entran en bucles e movimiento, con una horrible carga de recursos. Ahora, los combates. ¿Tan difícil era hacer los fondos como en Let's Go?
    La historia es más que pobre, muy poco duradera y sin un post-game que valga la pena realmente. La dificultad del juego tampoco se salva, GameFreak se jactó de que sería un juego con un nivel desafiante para jugadores veteranos, siendo que fue igual o más fácil que entregas como X/Y. No sé qué ocurrió con GameFreak esta vez. He defendido una gran variedad de entregas, como por ejemplo US/UM, pero no puedo más, no puedo resistir más trabajos mediocres por parte de GameFreak, no puedo permitir que le vean más la cara a los jugadores que con ilusión desean jugar.

    BUY ANOTHER GAME BEFORE THIS.
    I cannot describe the frustration that this generates. I have played Pokemon since I have memory, and I what happens with this game is unacceptable. It is a game with a very high price for what is really worth. Pokedex cropped because "They had to make the models" from "scratch""", now being something that we all know, are recycled. The same with the animations. Many will defend with the pretext of polygons and rendering, that does not justify anything, the models are the same, you just had to render at the graphic level. The animations of characters and pokemon in the Overworld is horrible they freeze, they loop, and it ahs a horrible load of resources. Now, Pokémon Battles... How difficult was it to make the funds like in Let's Go?
    The story is more than poor, a very short story and without a really worthwhile post-game. The difficulty of the game is not high either, GameFreak boasted that it would be a game with a challenging level for veteran players, being that it was the same or easier for you to beat as X/Y. I don't know what happened to GameFreak this time. I have defended a great variety of Pokémon games, such as US/UM, but I can't do it anymore, I can't resist more mediocre works by GameFreak, I can't allow the players who wish to play to see this thing, it's a scam.    … Expand
  73. caching12
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    Pretty much an up-scaled 3DS Pokemon game where GameFreak painfully rushed because of upper management and the holiday season (ngl, this game is going to make Nintendo/TPC bank $$$). Borrowed the game from a friend and finished it over opening weekend, but this is much worse in terms of gameplay difficulty, quality, depth and post-game material compared to Sun/Moon (which that gen alreadyPretty much an up-scaled 3DS Pokemon game where GameFreak painfully rushed because of upper management and the holiday season (ngl, this game is going to make Nintendo/TPC bank $$$). Borrowed the game from a friend and finished it over opening weekend, but this is much worse in terms of gameplay difficulty, quality, depth and post-game material compared to Sun/Moon (which that gen already took a nosedive in difficulty) and the previous generations we've gotten accustomed with.

    Adding to the fact that developers have been pretty dishonest to the fanbase, it's disheartening to put a product out there where it results with the fanbase noticeably and entirely split. Questionable feature omissions from past generations and things you would expect as a triple-A Nintendo game would deliver got lost en-route. As a fan who has played since Gen 1 and who still believes the Pokemon mainline game can still flourish, I'm going to give them a chance, going to wait and see whether GameFreak listens to fixing a few things for the next update in this gen. If the updated version fixes a majority of the complaints, then I will support and purchase the game.

    But right now, Pokemon can do better and this kind of development work/decision-making should be frowned upon. Not going to support by purchasing this "vanilla/rushed" version of the game. Listen to your fans, both the casual and the hardcore, and that'll take this game for generations to come. SSBU is the prime example where listening to both casual and the hardcore fans can go a long way.    … Expand
  74. PhantomThief95
    Nov 17, 2019
    5
    These games could've been so much more as Pokémon's official new generation debut on a home console, but instead it ends up being an underwhelming, incremental upgrade over the 3DS games. There are some neat QoL changes and the Wild Area is a very good idea that I hope to see more of in future games, but the rest falls very short of what is expected of a home console game.
  75. ExtracoinVJ
    Nov 17, 2019
    4
    Un mal juego, las animaciones son pauperrimas, los graficos son malos, el area silvestre es una "idea" interesante pero mal llevada a cabo, corto y super facil.

    Estas criticas serian un poco mas que las del resto de sus entregas pero se entendia que GF no sabia hacer mas con pokemon por estar en consolas portatiles, al saltar a sobremesa no solo los jugadores de la saga si no que desde    Un mal juego, las animaciones son pauperrimas, los graficos son malos, el area silvestre es una "idea" interesante pero mal llevada a cabo, corto y super facil.

    Estas criticas serian un poco mas que las del resto de sus entregas pero se entendia que GF no sabia hacer mas con pokemon por estar en consolas portatiles, al saltar a sobremesa no solo los jugadores de la saga si no que desde GF y el mismo Masuda salieron a elevar el "hype" hablando de que la saga principal se enfocaria en los veteranos de la franquicia y habria mucho mas trabajo por parte de la compania sobre este juego y que seria lo que todo "fan" esperaba.

    La verdad, Masuda deberia seguir abrazando peluches y dejarle el desarrollo a alguien que tenga un poquito de ambicion.

    En fin, es jugable, es un juego del monton que recicla modelos y animaciones pero que al menos tiene la "inovacion" de poder saltarte unos tutoriales y poder tirar la pokebola sin tener que entrar siempre en la bolsa (Si, se mataro ncon la innovacion)    … Expand
  76. VTII
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    There are no graphics issues or bugs. It's the best pokemon game in years. The missing pokemon ended up being small issue then first stated, they weren't missed. Were you really going to breed across a zubat to play the game with there are plenty good new and returning pokemon to keep the game fun.
  77. klkevinkl
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    The latest entry into the Pokemon series feels bare. There's ten routes, two caves, two forests, a battle tower, and one big "Wild Area." With most cities having three identical buildings you can enter and a Pokecenter/Mart, a clothing store, and a hair salon, towns feel absolutely empty. Much of the game focuses around just going from gym to gym and whenever the B plot comes up, theyThe latest entry into the Pokemon series feels bare. There's ten routes, two caves, two forests, a battle tower, and one big "Wild Area." With most cities having three identical buildings you can enter and a Pokecenter/Mart, a clothing store, and a hair salon, towns feel absolutely empty. Much of the game focuses around just going from gym to gym and whenever the B plot comes up, they literally tell you to let the adults take care of it while you go to the next gym. While some areas like the dark forest on the way to the Fairy Gym is nice with the interactive light up mushrooms, much of the game just feels barren. The Wild Area is also poorly designed, with arbitrary Pokemon levels that sometimes scales and sometimes does not. The result is that about halfway through the game, you will encounter Pokemon you cannot catch until two gyms later. Dynamax Pokemon are interesting, but the fact that you cannot use them outside of gyms and the Wild Areas make them kind of pointless most of the time. And for some reason, legendary Pokemon cannot use Dynamax. The raids are the worst as you have to match up with AI players to try to bring down the giant Pokemon and their stupidity will usually cause you to fail. I tried to get other players, but all the online features for the game were broken and by the time I finished the game about eighteen hours later, I still could not complete my first equivalent of the Wonder Trade that I started the moment that it was available (about 30 minutes in). The gym puzzles are interesting, but they gave up on those about halfway through with some dungeons not making sense at all, such as the rock type gym being on the snowy mountain. Towards the end of the game, the opponents you face suddenly jump ten levels too, making it seem like something was missing. But the biggest problem of all is the pitiful selection of Pokemon. For the first time ever in any Pokemon game, I reached the end of the game without a team that I felt confident with taking down the champion because I just did not have the ability to deal with many different types due to the limited selection of Pokemon. By the end of the game catching every unique Pokemon that I encountered, I had about a hundred Pokemon, but perhaps only ten of them were actually usable due to poor status values.

    The only thing positive I can say was that the gym leader battles definitely feel a lot more exciting. Most trainers will move when they declare an attack now. When you get to the gym leader battles in that stadium, the crowd reacting to knock outs is absolutely amazing. It was a shame that the same effort was not put into other battles too. The gym trainers on the way to the gym leaders did not even have a background.    … Expand
  78. user68729697165
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    I love Pokemon. I've been a fan since Red came out on the original Game Boy. However, these games are terrible. Animations are terrible, framerate is capped at 30 fps, and almost all of the Pokemon I love have been cut out of the game. Don't waste your money on this cash grab.
  79. lukasloreto
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    jogo horrivel, estava andando numa caverna e percebi que detalhes da caverna nao estavam prontos como se tivessem esquecido de terminar, cara uma franquia como pokemom esta na hora de inovar o publico anseia por isso!
  80. Emilio34
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Muy buen juego no se hecha en falta la dex en ningún momento deje el hate.
  81. BrushedRed
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    Have to admit I wasn’t too crazy about this game at the very beginning. It felt more like a fetch quests for gyms at first. But I stuck with it and it grew on me. Yeah, it’s a shame they did away with half the Pokémon and that the game doesn’t feel quite as large as other Pokémon games, but once you get through all the gyms, it seems that the story really gets going. I also love theHave to admit I wasn’t too crazy about this game at the very beginning. It felt more like a fetch quests for gyms at first. But I stuck with it and it grew on me. Yeah, it’s a shame they did away with half the Pokémon and that the game doesn’t feel quite as large as other Pokémon games, but once you get through all the gyms, it seems that the story really gets going. I also love the legendary wolves. They gave me a feeling of almost like Twilight Princess at times. The new galarian forms of older Pokémon are pretty cool and bring a new sense of life to those old friends. I just completed it all today and really started playing around with the Wild area and engaging in some of the giganimax raids. And I have to say they work well and are a lot of fun. I didn’t care how some of the Pokémon were capped off and were restricted until earning all the badges. But I must say if you stick with it and just get all the badges out the way, this game becomes a lot better. So stick with it and you’ll enjoy it, even if it is quite a rickety start.… Expand
  82. ScottyWired
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    It's a Pokemon game. The core mechanics of it are impossible to mess up. But that's it. It's a Pokemon game.
    It has turned into a yearly release franchise like Call of Duty or FIFA and the amount of content shows.
  83. STARBOOST39
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Outstanding!!! It's a new world to explore ,to discover more of the pokemon franchise
  84. 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
  85. Magicsaber
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    That is not my expectation of what came next after Let's go!
    No freaking surprises!
    Terrible design of Pokemon!
  86. Alastor_X
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    While i understand most of the people complaining, i think this is a great pokemon game it have a great start, and it feel solid, later it down the pase but not a great problem, graphically it's the best pokemon game and it look a lot better than other games like fire emblem three houses, level design it's great on towns and gyms, but it feel flat on the wild area after a whilenot for theWhile i understand most of the people complaining, i think this is a great pokemon game it have a great start, and it feel solid, later it down the pase but not a great problem, graphically it's the best pokemon game and it look a lot better than other games like fire emblem three houses, level design it's great on towns and gyms, but it feel flat on the wild area after a whilenot for the graphics, but for the level design of that area.

    And about the animation, i've watched a video of pokemon attacks that only jump and dont move at all, that video it's fake, you can turn off/on the battle animations, all characters have animation iddle and animation attacks , of course not the best, but lest remember it's a turn based RPG, not a fighting game like pokken tournament.

    people remember the best to make your voice being hear it's dont buy the game, forget about attacking people who are enjoy it, or the developers, that only waste your speech, make noise and not results.    … Expand
  87. Emrald
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    QoL improvements in this game are very nice, plenty of good new pokemon designs, lots of pokemon to go out and catch and VERY PRETTY graphics and character models. Would rate 10/10 but Hop is annoying.
  88. ace1016
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    It’s a new region of the Pokemon world and like the Alola region it was well done. The new Pokémon are cute and cool with every bit of weirdness that we are used to and more
  89. thesagegreatv
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    This is VERY EASILY the worst mainline Pokemon game I've ever played. #GameFreakLied
  90. Houki
    Nov 17, 2019
    2
    It plays like a mobile game and you can most likely have fun with friends on it with the raids but otherwise the content seems to be lacking and definitely not worth the 60 dollars price tag, buy BoTW instead, you'll get more playtime and have more fun.
  91. whitesngamne
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    This game sucks. Not a good Pokemon game. Hopefully Gamefreak can learn from all of this backlash for the next mainline game.
  92. tsdZero
    Nov 17, 2019
    7
    Pokemon Sword and Shield are games that are easy to see problems with. What with the lack of used elements in the story, frame rate issues, and even shorter NPC Field of View that has pokemon and People popping out of thin air like daisies, Pokemon Sw/Sh are games that can still proudly wear the title. The Soul of Pokemon is still here. You can catch, battle and go on a journey just likePokemon Sword and Shield are games that are easy to see problems with. What with the lack of used elements in the story, frame rate issues, and even shorter NPC Field of View that has pokemon and People popping out of thin air like daisies, Pokemon Sw/Sh are games that can still proudly wear the title. The Soul of Pokemon is still here. You can catch, battle and go on a journey just like you always could before. Sadly for casual players the journey ends there as not much else is left for casual fans of Pokemon. But for Competitive players, Sword and Shield offers more than previous titles. I only wish these games had more time to breathe and polish what they had. Because sadly the controversy at hand overshadows two solid but not amazing games.

    But hay, at least the music is great!    … Expand
  93. FlyingPiloswine
    Nov 17, 2019
    3
    Its Death by a Thousand Cuts in this entry. That is to say, although I do feel the original magic of Pokemon in this entry, it is marred by an endless slog of annoying and downirght insulting design choices. I am going to just cut right to the chase:
    -If your pokemon are even 1 level lower than the wild pokemon, it's catch rate artificially plummets. It will cost you 8-10 pokeballs to    Its Death by a Thousand Cuts in this entry. That is to say, although I do feel the original magic of Pokemon in this entry, it is marred by an endless slog of annoying and downirght insulting design choices. I am going to just cut right to the chase:
    -If your pokemon are even 1 level lower than the wild pokemon, it's catch rate artificially plummets. It will cost you 8-10 pokeballs to catch a level 18 with red HP and a status condition if all your pokemon are level 17. If that same pokemon was level 16, it would take 1-2 pokeballs. This has been confirmed by a few online news outlets, as well as my own experience.
    -The route design is absolute garbage. Its just straight alleyways with some scenery. There is no exploration. Even fan-made games have more complex and interesting level design (*cough* Prism *cough*).
    -EXP Share is impossible to turn off. You can use one pokemon the whole time, and all your pokemon will level up at practically the same rate. There is no incentive to train any of them individually.
    -Dynamax offers no strategic value. Your pokemon becomes so OP that it basically guarantees you 3 KO's on the enemy team. (one for each turn of Dynamax)
    -There is no GTS. The online trading functionality is utterly broken. The only way to trade is to: know someone personally; contact them through call or text; somehow decide which pokemon to trade without being able to share your collections or your intentions in-game;schedule an exact time to trade;share a 4 digit password with eachother, which someone could accidentally use as well because its only 4 digits long.
    -The characters and story is a total bore. I was excited at first because it has some My Hero Academia vibes, but there is no depth. The rival has two lines that he repeats ad nauseum: "I want to be the best, and type matchups."
    -Your rival picks the TYPE DISADVANTAGE POKEMON. Which means you will just steam roll him without even trying. I picked Grass, he picked Water. What an absolute joke.
    -The wild area has multiple forms of "invisible walls". You just literally are not allowed to throw a pokeball at certain levels of pokemon, and you are not allowed to cross a bridge until you have X number of badges.
    -There is no fast travel cutscene. You don't need HMs anymore, but the replacement for "fly" doesn't even have the courtesy of showing you a tiny cutscene like literally every pokemon game since the dawn of time.
    -You are still wearing ridiculous safety gear when you ride a bike even though thousands of games rated E for Everyone never do this.
    -You can't wear hats with certain haristyles, even though there are only about 10 hairstyles in the entire game. I am a game developer. I know how easy and simple this is to do. Its just a mesh variant. Completely asinine how I can't wear a hat with medium length hair.

    There are plenty other small gripes and things that made me sad throughout my time. I played about 10 hours until all of this together made enjoying the game too difficult. Its a dang shame because the world is awesome, and so are most of the pokemon designs. Its just all of these things that come together to show that Gamefreak doesnt really care about players who want even the tiniest fraction of challenge in their experience.    … Expand
  94. Perkypears
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    Not a perfect game, visuals do not hold up to what a switch game is capable of or what most $60 titles look like. If you have interest in the competitive aspect however many parts of the game are streamlined, such as changing a pokemon's nature, and EV training. The length of the game is about average for the series, but if you like most Pokemon games you'll probably like this one
  95. Jkrv05
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    The best Pokémon game, addictive as any Pokémon game, a lot of people just hating this game, but the true is that this game is much fun
  96. Kevinchiquito
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    The game is really good, the internet integration have a Lot of improvent, the Pokédex is limited bit it's ok.
  97. 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
  98. 21emertxerofv
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Worst mainline Pokemon game in terms of story and in-game content. Definitely not worthy of a $60 console price. Do not buy this game. The developers don't deserve the support.
  99. Shid
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    They lied and used 3DS game models and animations and they didn't even include all models in the game.
    Not to mention the innumerous bugs, horrible graphics and lousy finish.
    Do yourself a favor and don't buy it!
  100. Gelider
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    Es un juego q no merece la pena , popping, animaciones recicladas , gráficos malos ( hasta ps2 tiene mejores gráficos) faltan pokemon , dificultad nula , etc
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  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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