Pokemon Sword

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4.7

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  1. manofsteel00
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Just play the game you'll understand. I wanna be the very best. Like no one ever was......
  2. halotroop2288
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    The game's campaign is hand-holdy just like its predecessor (Sun/Moon), but that doesn't make it bad, I actually prefer to see a bit of story. Plus, it has a movie-skip feature to make the story go by quicker if you're not into it.
    The graphics are not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It's 720p in docked mode (which is the only mode that matters) and may reuse assets from    The game's campaign is hand-holdy just like its predecessor (Sun/Moon), but that doesn't make it bad, I actually prefer to see a bit of story. Plus, it has a movie-skip feature to make the story go by quicker if you're not into it.
    The graphics are not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It's 720p in docked mode (which is the only mode that matters) and may reuse assets from previous games, but they don't necessarily look bad here.
    Removing a lot of the Pokémon from the previous games probably makes it incompatible with them, which is a huge disappointment. One of the best features of this whole series in my opinion is being able to transfer your Pokémon from older games, so you can fill your Pokédex quicker (to Catch 'em All, of course).
    I have always wanted to do a "Catch 'em All" run, but I couldn't bring myself to stare out a low-res, tiny screen like the GameBoy or DS line had. I was looking forward to its first HD home console release in the main-line. This truly is a sore disappointment for that reason alone.
    This is going to be a game I finish, and maybe even play the post-game a little, but not one that I complete, or can even consider complete without the entire National Dex.    … Expand
  3. tomyvengeance7
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    The best pokemon game in years , i finish the game and still sad.....gorgeous game , history, characters and music.
  4. Ragnar916
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Too much removed the pokemon didn't bug me but the 100+ moves removed definitely did. The reused pokemon models just everything feels janky.
  5. kryeus
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    This game is a slap in the face to dedicated fans of the franchise. I personally looked past the amateur hour of Let's Go as I understood the reasoning behind testing the new engine on the Switch and garnering feedback. Exp Share from the start, easy EV visibility, and all these "QOL" changes just remove the enjoyment for me personally. They went from having some hidden features that onlyThis game is a slap in the face to dedicated fans of the franchise. I personally looked past the amateur hour of Let's Go as I understood the reasoning behind testing the new engine on the Switch and garnering feedback. Exp Share from the start, easy EV visibility, and all these "QOL" changes just remove the enjoyment for me personally. They went from having some hidden features that only those invested enough would research to being available to a child. The Pokemon being taken out of the game at launch is the least of my reason for the rating, however the refusal to adjust course after a major outcry for change by TPC is absurdly anti-consumer and I cannot stand for.… Expand
  6. Gyeasty
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    The newest mainline Pokemon game we've all been waiting for is in fact a disaster for the series. While only adding 81 new pokemon to the series, these new games managed to remove 490 (yeah, 490) pokemon from previous games, possibly forever. You won't be able to bring back your favorite pokemon that have been with you for years. Pokemon like Lucario, Dragonite, Greninja, and Sceptile areThe newest mainline Pokemon game we've all been waiting for is in fact a disaster for the series. While only adding 81 new pokemon to the series, these new games managed to remove 490 (yeah, 490) pokemon from previous games, possibly forever. You won't be able to bring back your favorite pokemon that have been with you for years. Pokemon like Lucario, Dragonite, Greninja, and Sceptile are gone forever, erased from these future games along with all mega evolutions. You would think that after erasing so many pokemon, Game Freak would add quality new pokemon to the series. But alas, and of course, no they did not. Grookey is the only starter that has a final evolution with a reasonably good design and none of the starters gain a dual type. There are only a few pokemon released in these games that are even usable in competitive play. Pokemon like Dragapult and Grimmsnarl are few and far between within the absolute pile of trash these new pokemon offer. Dynamax is a stupid gimmick that should have never been introduced and I feel like Game Freak is only hyping it up because they even realize it was a huge mistake. "Ooh, big pokemon, me like big pokemon." The only reason I'm giving this a 1 and not a 0 is because there were some decent functionality improvements to the game, but that in no way accounts for the absolute lack of content in these mainline games. I've been a lifelong Pokemon fan - from the first games that came out on gamboy, Red and Blue, and it hurts for me to say that this is the first major step backwards I've seen the company make in that time. What these games present for players is a purgatory of dreams deferred, a useful, connected space void of quality content and the hope that anything great will follow.… Expand
  7. Danny79
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    It's a good game, are there things bad about it yes. im enjoying the game i played 9 hours of it, If you like pokemon than buy the game.
  8. SpaceSausage
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Gamefreak lied. Ugly graphics, reused animations, short af story, not worth 60$, stop buying crap it'll just make GF lazier
  9. zarkoHazd
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    Where is my alakazam and my swampert and my garchomp? Where is my magnezone?
  10. ImAnnoyed247
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Gamefreak needs to put more effort into these games. I've been losing faith since the introduction of fairy types which was a weird move and the mega evolutions which was just another way to pimp out Gen 1 Pokemon that already get too much play. Then last gen was just a cluster. Super Size me pokemon and forced extreme hold handing is too far. Get better or give up the rights to a companyGamefreak needs to put more effort into these games. I've been losing faith since the introduction of fairy types which was a weird move and the mega evolutions which was just another way to pimp out Gen 1 Pokemon that already get too much play. Then last gen was just a cluster. Super Size me pokemon and forced extreme hold handing is too far. Get better or give up the rights to a company who will put in more love. I would kill for another shadow Pokemon saga like Colosseum or XD Gale of Darkness. Those games had passion and thought put into them. They could really learn from that.… Expand
  11. Bbug
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    Nada, nos quitan pokemon, personajes sin carisma, historia peor que las anteriores, última generación y es el juego con la historia más corta, nos prometieron menos pokemon para mejor animaciones pokemon, y son animaciones recicladas, mala nota
  12. RockLeeAce
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Cut 400 pokemon and gave the excuse of making the graphics and animations better. All the models and animations are reused from the 3ds games.
  13. SebasSLE
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buen juego es una experiencia grandiosa, poder jugar pokemon en esta consola.

    Los detalles del mundo se ven muy grandes    … Expand
  14. Gray224
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    This game is amazing! The new Pokémon designs are great, the world looks beautiful, the gym puzzles and battles are creative and fun. Although grinding isn’t as challenging now the battles are still as fun and challenging as ever.
  15. Sariith
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    Absolutely dissatisfied with how game freak has ruined this game. Horrible excuses for why the game came out like hot garbage
  16. Mentaelis
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    While an improvement in some terms, it's a downgrade on so many others.
    The lack of side-quests are bothersome.
    End game is nearly nonexistent and they cut so many features here are some: A lot of pokemon (Remember the slogan being gotta catch 'em all? Not here you won't.) No seasons. No VS. seeker. Some moves removed. Z-moves are gone. Mega evolutions are gone. Modes are still    While an improvement in some terms, it's a downgrade on so many others.
    The lack of side-quests are bothersome.
    End game is nearly nonexistent and they cut so many features here are some:
    A lot of pokemon (Remember the slogan being gotta catch 'em all? Not here you won't.)
    No seasons.
    No VS. seeker.
    Some moves removed.
    Z-moves are gone.
    Mega evolutions are gone.
    Modes are still ports of 3DS games and nothing new, despite a new generation.

    Good?
    It looks visually decent, par some animations.
    It's a pokemon game, but that should really not get it's score too high, every NHL game is hockey, yay.    … Expand
  17. SonyBroWhirrrr
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    Bad game. It cut 65% of the Pokémon and Moves. It does however have a shiny Sif from Dark Souls on the cover, so it gets a bonus point for that.
  18. Miyas
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    I have already 10 hours into it and it's **** fun.
  19. 360barrier
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    Awful graphics, awful controls, awful camera and bad theme. This is a pretty mediocre release in every way. Graphics are like welcome to five years ago. Were they blindfolded when making the camera? Main character is boring. Hopefully this is the last game in the series.
  20. rongCH
    Nov 15, 2019
    6
    As someone who started playing since Red and have been seeing a steady decline of quality after BW (the last true decent pokemon games imao) I am sad to say that I am not surprised, I can tell those developers are old and trapped in time as they could only produce decent games for the 2d handheld generations. I felt the game lazy, with lots of recycled asset, uninspired music, poorly madeAs someone who started playing since Red and have been seeing a steady decline of quality after BW (the last true decent pokemon games imao) I am sad to say that I am not surprised, I can tell those developers are old and trapped in time as they could only produce decent games for the 2d handheld generations. I felt the game lazy, with lots of recycled asset, uninspired music, poorly made pokemon designs, empty uninteresting towns, also the new gimmick introduced (Dinamax) is absolutely terrible, I cant tell yet for sure but I am hoping it can't be used in competitive, if feels lazy, broken and unappealing to me, the games are also incredibly easy and having a mandatory exp share on does not help at all, removing mega evolution, more than half of the pokedex and several staple moves was a huge hit for me, this game will hit the shelf sooner than any other pokemon game i can't wait to return to Ultra Sun since that game was way more appealing and better made than this horrible excuse of a main line series pokemon game… Expand
  21. CodyVCalderwood
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Bad game no effort. I don't understand how people are able to give Yooka-Laylee bad reviews because it wasn't Banjo-Kazooie and those are separate games but we can't compare Pokemon to Pokemon without being made the bad guys. This game is not as good as any previous installment before it
  22. Lertxundi
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm playing amd I think it is the wors generation of pokemon. You avoid to play if its possible… Expand
  23. The_Stapler
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    I have owned every Pokémon game FYI. Pokémon Sword and Shield: 9

    I must admit Sword and Shield are awesome! Here’s why: Dynamax Online play! The music is superb! First main Pokémon game on console! The battles are hyped up and fun! Generation 8 Pokémon are unique! Being able to see Pokémon roam freely AND still being able to have wild encounters is a cool idea that works     I have owned every Pokémon game FYI. Pokémon Sword and Shield: 9

    I must admit Sword and Shield are awesome! Here’s why:

    Dynamax Online play!
    The music is superb!
    First main Pokémon game on console!
    The battles are hyped up and fun! Generation 8 Pokémon are unique!

    Being able to see Pokémon roam freely AND still being able to have wild encounters is a cool idea that works great! There are many other reasons why I rate this game so high but I will leave it to you all to see for yourselves! Being a long time fan of the series it’s a breath of fresh air to be in a new region with new Pokémon. Yes some of my favorites did not make the cut to sword and shield and THAT IS COMPLETELY FINE. I have all of the other Pokémon games so if I really want to play as that Pokémon I can go back to that nostalgia trip. It’s nice to have something different. Why would I want to play with the same Pokémon every single game? That’s straight up boring to main the same Pokémon every game. Some people are taking this Pokédex situation way too far like it’s a personal attack. It’s just a game. I don’t mind the EXP share at all. I don’t have all of the time in the world to grind away just to level up one particular Pokémon. I have a full-time job and a family soooo less time spent grinding is a good thing. The only gripe I have with the game is the graphics in hand held mode. ***I’m sure there will be a future patch to address this though as I have faith in GF.***

    Pokémon on a console system! :) If you are a Pokémon fan this is a must play.    … Expand
  24. Nadim
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    Absolutely disappointing from mainline Pokemon. Battle animations look like something a fan made rather than the largest grossing media of all time's studio. 90 billion dollars this is what they put up for sale. Buggy, unfinished, lack of real post-game, the list goes on. Embarrassing that this is for the same system that Breath of the Wild is on. Box legendary cut scene is absolutelyAbsolutely disappointing from mainline Pokemon. Battle animations look like something a fan made rather than the largest grossing media of all time's studio. 90 billion dollars this is what they put up for sale. Buggy, unfinished, lack of real post-game, the list goes on. Embarrassing that this is for the same system that Breath of the Wild is on. Box legendary cut scene is absolutely disgusting when it comes to animations, something that looks like it was on the PS1. Still a Pokemon game (game is a breeze with no challenge), but not worth your time, better rpg's exist. Corners seemed cut throughout the game. Designs seem uninspired. Game will still sell because the world does not care about this stuff, we'll see when Nintendo releases the numbers at the end of January. #GameFreakLied… Expand
  25. Phantom372
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    While the graphics aren't top notch and the frame rate drops at times. I think it's a very good game plays well and the pokemon look good it's not what I was hoping for. But at the end of the day I can enjoy it and it works great. Also the open area feels huge been playing for about 5 hours now and still feel like there's so much more to do. Although I do miss the rest of the pokemon I canWhile the graphics aren't top notch and the frame rate drops at times. I think it's a very good game plays well and the pokemon look good it's not what I was hoping for. But at the end of the day I can enjoy it and it works great. Also the open area feels huge been playing for about 5 hours now and still feel like there's so much more to do. Although I do miss the rest of the pokemon I can live with this for now cant wait to get further into it.… Expand
  26. 11Josa11
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    I have spend 8 hours in this game now and I have played almost every single pokemon game in the past and I can tell you this is the best one until now. The hole dynimax feature is amazing it makes gym battle feel awesome. Everyone who is telling you this game is bad hasnt played it yet or just spend to much time letting the past not be the past. Pokemon is not about what ones was in theI have spend 8 hours in this game now and I have played almost every single pokemon game in the past and I can tell you this is the best one until now. The hole dynimax feature is amazing it makes gym battle feel awesome. Everyone who is telling you this game is bad hasnt played it yet or just spend to much time letting the past not be the past. Pokemon is not about what ones was in the older games it's just about having fun now and I'm having fun with this game I really couldn't stop playing. This game is better than most switch games and therefore deserves the price tag and yes it's not as good as botw but that is one of The Best gamess ever don't compare so much.. but Believe me if you are a Pokemon fan you will enjoy this game… Expand
  27. BurbleBoy
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    This entire game has been a meltdown. I was optimistic for the games after their reveal in February of this year. But when E3 rolled around, everything went downhill. More than half of returning Pokémon were cut, supposedly because a) they wanted to make each individual Pokémon more expressive, b) they wanted to balance the competitive meta game, and c) they remade the individual modelsThis entire game has been a meltdown. I was optimistic for the games after their reveal in February of this year. But when E3 rolled around, everything went downhill. More than half of returning Pokémon were cut, supposedly because a) they wanted to make each individual Pokémon more expressive, b) they wanted to balance the competitive meta game, and c) they remade the individual models from scratch and didn’t have the time to include every Pokémon. This supposed “more expressive” is laughable, Wingull hovers around with its wings stuck out, Pokémon just appear out of the ground, water Pokémon swim without moving and don’t create any ripple effects, and other embarrassing examples can be found in games. Data miners have found that the models are the SAME, so they weren’t redone. And any competitive meta game is cut through BALANCING, not removing options. There are other graphical issues, too. Slow down, pop-in, and stiff animation plague the game, and the textures on the environment look like they were made for the GameCube. Previous fan-favorite features such as Mega Evolution and the GTS were cut in exchange for Dynamax and Gigantamax, which have significantly less positive reception, and...nothing to replace the GTS. The shortest adventure in the series, a joke of an evil team, the same plot blockades from the previous generation, and arguably the worst soundtrack across the entire series. On top of all that, a forced EXP share that gets you overleveled compares to every trainer around you, and the game ends up being a cakewalk. The game is the most disappointing and infuriating game I have ever experienced, and I can only hope they learn to better the experience in the future. The only reason I can’t rate it lower than a 5 is because, at the end of the day, it’s Pokémon, and there can never be a time Pokémon battling itself isn’t enjoyable. But this is by far the weakest installment in the series.… Expand
  28. Perfec
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Absolutely lovely.
  29. Yung_omlit
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    **** man, they dropped a 3ds game on the switch. Color me surprised. They really cut everything, the graphics are **** and the creators lied. Parents, pick up the legend of Zelda breath of the wild, Luigi’s mansion 3, or astral chain for your kid this Christmas. You’ll be doing them a favor
  30. DelightSlurpuff
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    It's another Sun and Moon, with better graphics, even worse story, worst evil team who aren't even that evil at all...they're just roadblocks. The new features are fun although Soul Silver and Heart Gold did it better. The game itself is a mess. Enjoyable but not worth your money, just like Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. Not to forget, they lied about making new models. The models are exactly theIt's another Sun and Moon, with better graphics, even worse story, worst evil team who aren't even that evil at all...they're just roadblocks. The new features are fun although Soul Silver and Heart Gold did it better. The game itself is a mess. Enjoyable but not worth your money, just like Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. Not to forget, they lied about making new models. The models are exactly the same and the company took the fan base for fools. A company that lies to their consumers do not deserve any type of praise or your money. Please, reconsider this and save your money. There's definitely better games coming later on, this one? This one doesn't even comes close to what other switch games have accomplished.… Expand
  31. Arutar
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Por ser uma nova geração e ser umas das brands mais lucrativas, e estar em uma nova geração poderia ter feito um jogo bem maior e com mais delicadeza
  32. Thunder103093
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Once again just like LGPE i have to skip this. Been playing Pokemon since 1999-2000 & i cannot except how this game has screwed up & no one else should too. The most obvious problem is acorse the removal of the national dex. Along with lying to us about why they did it. That needs to be resolved immediately & them saying they "aren't going to" is both likely a lie & also. not acceptable.Once again just like LGPE i have to skip this. Been playing Pokemon since 1999-2000 & i cannot except how this game has screwed up & no one else should too. The most obvious problem is acorse the removal of the national dex. Along with lying to us about why they did it. That needs to be resolved immediately & them saying they "aren't going to" is both likely a lie & also. not acceptable. The game has graphical issues & bugs & glitches, including the good old delete save date glitch from XY came back. That is not acceptable for that to be in the game, especially when it happened before & Gamefreak deserves criticism for letting it happen again & no, people saying the issues were lies & people were forcing them to happen, that isn't true & i saw numerous poketubers doing videos & streams on this game all day today & those problems were happening to them also. So gamefreak can't make a game right anymore apparently. along with the non existing "graphics & animation improvements" that were suppose to happen with the national dex removal. Forced EXP Share on us, Removing moves, Z-Moves & Megas, higher price for less gameplay & how Gamefreak lied to us for months now & Poketubers blindly defending them. If you really love pokemon as much as i do. do not buy this game, wait until the problems are fixed in the future versions. But right now you should do your wallet & the series a huge favor & ignore this game… Expand
  33. Kingloekie85
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Perfect game, good graphics and beautiful New pokemon. Game is easy to play.
  34. Starlord87
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Gioco coloratissimo e molto bello va vedere... certo la grafica non è mai stata il punto cardine di GameFreak ma nel complesso è bello e divertente.... il miglior pokemon finora prodotto .. sono fiducioso che miglioreranno sicuramente
  35. yic191
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Its one of the best games of Pokemon, so funny, so many interesting pokemon , the history is amazing.
  36. BrunoFaria
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    Jogo incrível, fazia muito tempo q não sentia tanta diversão ao jogar um jogo de Pokémon. Joguei todas as gerações
  37. SainxtrichX
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    Quizá uno de los mejores juegos de pokemon, las cadencias son claras, y destacan mas en switch, pero la experiencia en general fue muy grata y entretenida. Lo recomiendo a 100& y recomiendo no dejarse llevar por las controversias y jugarlo por que vale mucho la pena.
  38. NicRein
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    Let me preface this by saying, I've been playing this franchise since the first release of the game, back with Red, Blue and Yellow.

    Casting aside bias from leaks and all the negative media and news following the games release, Gamefreaks general handling of this release, etc, when I first booted up the game I was met with none of the emotions I had when I first played X and Y. X/Y were    Let me preface this by saying, I've been playing this franchise since the first release of the game, back with Red, Blue and Yellow.

    Casting aside bias from leaks and all the negative media and news following the games release, Gamefreaks general handling of this release, etc, when I first booted up the game I was met with none of the emotions I had when I first played X and Y. X/Y were the first "3D" Pokemon games we got, being on a much powerful handheld, with a bombastic opening score and a very good looking Professor to invite us to this new world of Pokemon. It instilled a sense of excitement and wonder that, this would be an experience unmatched by previous games. X and Y may not have, by the end, been top-tier Pokemon games, but there is no doubt they set a precedent for getting you excited for what was to come.

    Fast forward to now and, a lackluster opening theme, long pauses in dialogue to let a voiceless NPC get through its lines, and a reminder that Charizard is a special case that got through the picket fence surrounding Galar, helped set an expectation for sure. That this game wasn't going to be another impressive leap. I do not want to draw comparisons to other titles on the Switch, since Gamefreak handles things very differently that Nintendo (evidently, Nintendo at least has the courage to delay titles like Metroid and Animal Crossing.) But there is no denying that every new title that has come to the system has blown us away, showing us just what to expect from a late 2010's Nintendo. Now at the turn of the decade, we get Sword and Shield. A game full of compromises to give us small quality of life improvements that could've been in the games since the DS era, while trying to paint them as revolutionary and "exciting."

    We traded over 50% of the National Dex of Pokemon for skipping short tutorials. We traded global weather and seasons for empty open-world-esque areas that have pop in reminiscent of Playstation 1 titles. We traded expansive routes and towns for a free moving, albeit limited, camera. And yet this are all incredible revolutions that should provide pats on the backs of Gamefreak developers. On top of all of this you get a game that is easy to blow through, allowing you to skip unwanted encounters while easily grinding your team to overleveled territory thanks to an always-on EXP share, and a catching system that allowed me to basically catch 90% of my Pokemon with first-throw Pokeballs with no fail.

    The first gym leader sums up this entire game. On the outside, a flashy, over hyped stadium, claiming the challenge of your life. On the inside, a lackluster "run straight to win" challenge, and then a Gym Leader that carries six balls but only uses two, with the first ever dynamax you encounter dying in two hits.

    With blinders set to maximum, you can enjoy this game. But at the end of the day that enjoyment is nothing more than you giving into the fact that "Well, it's a new Pokemon game, I've already beat the others twice, nuzlocked, randomized and blindfolded, may as well have fun with this one!"    … Expand
  39. Alexparsley
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Es un buen juego. Quitando puntos del apartado técnico, para mí mejora en muchas cosas y jamás he completado la Pokédex, no me afecta en absoluto el recorte. Le pondría 9,5, pero no hay notas intermedias. Redondeo a 10 por eso, pero contadlo con 0,5 menos.
  40. timmcq1
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    Finished in a day, not very good. Don't recommend, play the older games. Basically no story and gameplay is weak. Graphics are very bad.
  41. danuffo
    Nov 15, 2019
    3
    I LOVE THIS GAME

    El juego ME ENCANTA, no soy fan de Pokemon pero al resto de personas que si son fans de Pokemon de toda la vida no les gusta, y eso es muy MALO. He jugado los pokemon clásicos desde hace muy poco y la verdad es que no me gustan las batallas aleatorias, las animaciones durante las batallas eran estáticas. Las batallas aleatorias para mi eran una forma barata de    I LOVE THIS GAME

    El juego ME ENCANTA, no soy fan de Pokemon pero al resto de personas que si son fans de Pokemon de toda la vida no les gusta, y eso es muy MALO.

    He jugado los pokemon clásicos desde hace muy poco y la verdad es que no me gustan las batallas aleatorias, las animaciones durante las batallas eran estáticas.
    Las batallas aleatorias para mi eran una forma barata de alargar el juego, y al cabo de unas horas te aburres, muy repetitivo porque tengo que estar moviendo en un menú, así como un RPG pero al menos en otros juegos RPG te entretienes viendo las batallas o las animaciones o los golpes que se daban los personajes pero con Pokemon no es así, al menos eso siento yo.
    En este nuevo juego de Pokemon se acabó con todos esos elementos, y agregaron cosas como hacer gigante al Pokemon, hay más animaciones, las batallas entretienen, etc
    Todo lo que un fan de Pokemon no le gusta pero a mi sí.
    Tampoco es mi juego favorito de la vida pero por fin disfruto un juego de Pokemon, pero el hecho de que a mi me guste no quiere decir que sea un juego bueno, si la mayoría de la comunidad de fans reales de la saga dice que es malo es que de verdad tienen razón, ellos son realmente la comunidad no yo.    … Expand
  42. zeronestor
    Nov 15, 2019
    3
    The game does not live up to the current standards for games, has no content and is an insult to pokemon fans.
  43. HAROLX
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Un juego malisimo y con la peor calidad
    Puede ser una gran juego si eres conformista o tienes estándares nulos o compras todo lo que diga nintendo y/o pokemon
  44. CallMeSenpai
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Easily the worst game of the series. Game Freak announced the cutting of Pokémon to improve graphics and animations; but the characters and Pokémon of more lifeless than ever. The mons are not scaled properly and move very poorly in the open world. EXP Share is always on, and there is no difficulty setting, making the game laughably easy. All caves/forests/puzzle zones were removed. TheEasily the worst game of the series. Game Freak announced the cutting of Pokémon to improve graphics and animations; but the characters and Pokémon of more lifeless than ever. The mons are not scaled properly and move very poorly in the open world. EXP Share is always on, and there is no difficulty setting, making the game laughably easy. All caves/forests/puzzle zones were removed. The open world aspect of the game is hardly true. Most characters and Pokémon do not render properly at all, and as stated earli, they tend to slide on the ground rather than walk ir fly normally. This game was a rushed mess. At $60 (normally $40) this is a true slap in the face. The Switch was supposed to bring more power than ever. Comparing this game to Breath of the Wild or even Super Mario Odyssey is frustrating. GameFreak had all the tools needed to make Sword and Shield a truly new, incredible game. Instead, they gave us what seems to be a 3DS Port. The graphics look the same as ever and lots of key features were cut for cute new garbage.

    #BoycottGameFreak #BuySecondhand    … Expand
  45. AlexSuprem06
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    Not gonna lie, I do not like it that there isn’t a national dex but I personally enjoy this game. Although the wild area has some massive issues graphic wise, I think it is a nice inclusion.
  46. Fish-E
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    It's a fun game, but it's by no means a good game. The game has clearly been rushed to market at least a year too early. More than half the Pokemon are not in the game, despite the models all being ready. The animations & graphics are clearly unfinished, as the game looks comparable to a Nintendo GameCube game. There are a lot of moves which have not been implemented, the game is buggyIt's a fun game, but it's by no means a good game. The game has clearly been rushed to market at least a year too early. More than half the Pokemon are not in the game, despite the models all being ready. The animations & graphics are clearly unfinished, as the game looks comparable to a Nintendo GameCube game. There are a lot of moves which have not been implemented, the game is buggy (e.g. music sometimes doesn't play, the backgrounds in battles fail to load, when you use ladders the entire game just freezes, the game often slows down). They have also removed fan favourites like Mega Evolutions, in favour of more regional forms (something which nobody has been asking for!), making your Pokemon big (a massive gimmick, which, again, nobody was asking for!) a Pokemon camp and a curry dex which together, will provide you with an additional 5-10 minutes of gameplay.

    It's hardly a reinvention of the series like Breath of the Wild or Super Mario Odyssey. I wouldn't recommend it for the current price of £50, but if you see it for £30 I'd buy it. It's on the Switch, but Game Freak have treated it no different to their 3DS games.    … Expand
  47. TOODAMNLY
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I dont normally write reviews but this game forced me to write a review because of just how little it delivered and so much it promised. when i first started the game i felt a rush of excitement that quickly died as i was reminded by the rival known as hau but in Pokemon Sword Hop not only was he just a rehash of hau he even had the same animations but ignoring the whole pokemon hate and trying to play the game and enjoy myself the routes in the game felt short, the weather drastically change from a few steps away, npc's would appear and disappear when running near them. alot of the pokemon were reused from previous generations. The new cast of pokemon wasn't terrible but at the same time wasn't
    enjoyable enough for me to remember them it was really disappointing. exp share made alot of fights feel like one and done, everything felt week. the end of the game started off good but then became boresome when the only damage you could do to the boss was from zacian and zamazenta, after succeeding it just kinda ends with credits and no satisfaction at all. This game is not fun it is Work    … Expand
  48. Josell04
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Está bastante bien, muy buena idea con lo de área silvestre, pa los que dicen que tiene una mierda de gráficos que lo comparen con el primer juego de pokemon y verán cómo si que tiene buenos gráficos.… Expand
  49. maxspin
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    I bought Shield but I'll repost my review here, since they are basically the same games.

    I have just played this game for 5 hours and all I can say is that the rumors were right. Graphics are lackluster (to not say bad) for a Switch game, animations are not detailed like Nintendo promised, routes are boring and most are just straight lines, national dex is nowhere to be seen (I was    I bought Shield but I'll repost my review here, since they are basically the same games.

    I have just played this game for 5 hours and all I can say is that the rumors were right. Graphics are lackluster (to not say bad) for a Switch game, animations are not detailed like Nintendo promised, routes are boring and most are just straight lines, national dex is nowhere to be seen (I was expecting this but whatever), and tons of other small issues that end up causing a snowball effect. I really did expect it to be a bit better, but as a long time fan, I'm just disappointed.    … Expand
  50. Hentailover420
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Truly a game of culture. Love the designs, my only critism is that characters like Bea, Melony, Marnie, and Nessa got replaced by that loser Hau, or Leon's loser brother. But of your not into girls, Leon and Bebe are the ones for you. Just not hop. More Melony. More Bea. More Culture. Conclusion: this game really made me feel like a Pokemon trainer.
  51. shadowxz91
    Nov 15, 2019
    3
    They promised that the cut for the pokemon was to increase the quality of the graphics and animations, but the animations and models are reused, and althought the towns look good, the new wild area looks like it came straight from the n64 or the gamecube.
  52. Kaedro
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    This game is a joke. Less than half the Pokemon. Terrible animations. Some pokemon moves were not included. Camera is not controllable in most places. There are barely any side-quests. Etc. Don't waste your money.
  53. Draco901
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Absolutely pitiful. Half of the entire dex is cut, megas and z-moves are gone meaning far less strategical diversity, the main game is only about 14 hours long, exp share was buffed to make the game stupidly easy, there's practically no side content in the least, practically no post game at all, no elite 4, bland and uninspired Pokemon designs, and a new battle "feature" which is not onlyAbsolutely pitiful. Half of the entire dex is cut, megas and z-moves are gone meaning far less strategical diversity, the main game is only about 14 hours long, exp share was buffed to make the game stupidly easy, there's practically no side content in the least, practically no post game at all, no elite 4, bland and uninspired Pokemon designs, and a new battle "feature" which is not only limited to a handful of battles in the entire game, but fundamentally adds no amount of strategical variance in the slightest. This piss poor excuse of a game isn't even worth the dirt on my shoes. Free fan games have done better and will continue to do better.… Expand
  54. Bentuso
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    If you love pokemon you'd probably enjoy this game. It adds some new features that makes new and old pokemon game fans spend hours playing this game.
  55. S0urceC0de
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    You know, I typically go into a long lengthy review but given the circumstances (ie the reviews on this site that obviously aren't very accurate) I will say that it looks better than previous entries, it plays like Pokemon it just has LESS Pokemon. Dynamax is just this game's iteration of the "awesome power to obtain" like recent previous entries had. Don't listen to the butt hurt, selfYou know, I typically go into a long lengthy review but given the circumstances (ie the reviews on this site that obviously aren't very accurate) I will say that it looks better than previous entries, it plays like Pokemon it just has LESS Pokemon. Dynamax is just this game's iteration of the "awesome power to obtain" like recent previous entries had. Don't listen to the butt hurt, self entitled lunatics; if you like Pokemon get it. This game is a solid 7. Could have been better, yes but it is still Pokemon at it's core. … Expand
  56. JoseVargasCR
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    What should be the definitive Pokemon game is simply the worst Pokemon game ever, not only beacuse the dex cut, but a lot of bugs and deficiencias in graphics an history. Popping, sawtooth and low textures are signs of a low quality and neglected game. History is very short and nothing special. I regret buying it, if you have not bought it, do not do it !!!
  57. Hueonaldo10
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego es una basura, que manera de vernos la cara Game freak. Parece juego de 3ds… Expand
  58. Jinuaga
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    It's a fun game with interesting g pokemon designs, but is definitely just a small upgrade from 3ds
  59. erion94
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    In 20 years following and loving Pokémon (specially in that times that people bullied who did it), this is the first time I got disgusted with the franchise.

    Theses games are nothing more than a mix of recicled Pokemon, models, animations and scripts, literally just a 3ds Pokemon game upscaled(citra did it better). And even worst, with HALF OF THE CONTENT CUTTED!!! 500 less Pokemon    In 20 years following and loving Pokémon (specially in that times that people bullied who did it), this is the first time I got disgusted with the franchise.

    Theses games are nothing more than a mix of recicled Pokemon, models, animations and scripts, literally just a 3ds Pokemon game upscaled(citra did it better). And even worst, with HALF OF THE CONTENT CUTTED!!!
    500 less Pokemon
    100 less Moves
    No Megas
    No Z Moves
    No Special Pokemon (Cap Pikachu, Cosplay Pikachu)

    And the new stuff S*CKS
    PokeCurry is just a new Pokemon Amie mini game feature.
    Dynamax is just a Mega Pokemon copycat.
    New mechanics made the game even more easier, even if you want to play in a hardcore way.

    Why bothering training, breeding and trading if you can get perfect Pokemon so easily?

    The only old Pokemon that received more attention are the gen 1 ones, again.

    Omori, Masuda LEAVE POKEMON COMPANY RIGHT NOW!    … Expand
  60. kannalo
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good
    - Still has the standard pokemon feel
    - Cutscenes are not as annoying as in sumo
    - Bede as a character is a good rival
    - Some of the new pokemon are designed well
    - Customization
    The customization is really good I like the variety of clothes and haircuts you can get for your character
    Bad
    -Animations
    Some of the new animations do look really good but they are overshadowed by other animations which dont fit right like still using the static jump animation for moves. This is confusing for cinderace especially he uses the jump anims for double kick but has a kick animation
    - bad pacing
    - exp share
    I wish they would have kept the toggle to turn exp share on/off or give it to a single pokemon as it would be the equivalent of being able to select a difficulty. It causes over levelling which makes the game easy. I found the 1st and 2nd gym extremely easy because i was levelled quite a lot higher than the trainers and leaders so after that I skipped a lot of the trainer battles and wild pokemon battles I was only a few levels under in the rest of the game but it added a bit of challenge. I'm sure if i went around catching all the mon and doing every single battle like i would normally do the game would have been too easy

    -Plot
    I know the pokemon games have never really had extremely in depth plots but this game doesn't really have one you get vague hints of the legendary pokemon and then not much else happens until near the end of the game when the chairmans plan happens. Team yell add nothing story wise other than a bit of back story for marnie. It makes the game feel a bit aimless like yes you have the gyms as your opbjective but you dont have another objective like with the bad team coming in and messing things up in places/ doing bad things every once in a while where you need to go and stop them. There isn't really any buildup to the chairmans plan and it just happens.

    Overall it is still enjoyable but it feels like a huge step back in a lot of places. I was expecting a lot more from this game and I think many others were to
    - Wild area/raid battles
    while a big area is good I cant help but feel like it was just pushed into the game as a marketing tactic to make sales. It feels like they needed them to make up for a lack of content in the rest of the game

    - Dex cut

    - Hop
    He is hau

    -Maps/Routes
    The routes in this game are extremely short    … Expand
  61. Phantump
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    It's have less than 50% of all pokemon, the textures of the wild area's tree are so bad looks like them take a picture e put in the model, the lack of dubbing is so annoying looks like the game is pixel art yet
  62. Daviz
    Nov 15, 2019
    6
    Sinceramente les faltaron muchos detalles al juego, le falto el cariño de antiguas sagas como la 5 gen, esta mal optimizado, como también abusan del popping en las personas que aparecen y desaparecen de la nada, muchos detalles con los fondos de combates, estos de gamefreak se nota que están bajando en calidad.
  63. nightman_
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    As somebody who has played just about a game from every generation up to this point this feels like another great entry in the series. Sure it has a few flaws but it's not this train wreck people are making it out to be. Besides the 'incomplete' pokedex and mediocre graphics, there really isn't much to hate in this game. Pokemon has never been an overly difficult game but compared to theAs somebody who has played just about a game from every generation up to this point this feels like another great entry in the series. Sure it has a few flaws but it's not this train wreck people are making it out to be. Besides the 'incomplete' pokedex and mediocre graphics, there really isn't much to hate in this game. Pokemon has never been an overly difficult game but compared to the Lets Go series this feels more grounded in traditional Pokemon. The open world map feels like a massive safari zone, and you have your standard collect the 8 badges with routes in between game going on too. As a long time fan I would say this a step in the right direction compared to a couple of mis steps in the previous games ( X & Y , Sun and Moon , Lets Go) . Black and white were the last games I had this good of a time with. Admittedly they could have done with a little more polish in some areas but it's far from a bad game. … Expand
  64. Airam
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    No complete dex, bad graphics, bad map. Nintendo switch deserves a better game.
  65. matiascarpello
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    Me duele que GameFreak siga cargandose en los fanáticos con esta nueva generación. El juego flojo en muchos sentidos. Gráficamente es muy feo, incluso en las áreas salvajes donde se ve todo muy vacío y con modelos y texturas borrosas, que pareciaera que fueron extraidas de 3DS. Además su dificultád es de las más fáciles y automáticas de toda la saga. En definitiva, e peor Pokemon que heMe duele que GameFreak siga cargandose en los fanáticos con esta nueva generación. El juego flojo en muchos sentidos. Gráficamente es muy feo, incluso en las áreas salvajes donde se ve todo muy vacío y con modelos y texturas borrosas, que pareciaera que fueron extraidas de 3DS. Además su dificultád es de las más fáciles y automáticas de toda la saga. En definitiva, e peor Pokemon que he jugado.… Expand
  66. Neptuneon08
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Pokémon como uma franquia de mais de 20 anos e mais de 100 jogos entre principais e spin offs, Pokémon Sword/Shield trás progresso gráfico, porém regresso em qualidade... Animações mal feitas e menos da metade dos pokemon existentes fazem com que o game não seja comparável às obras anteriores, uma pena a franquia ter a disposição um console forte como switch e fazer um jogo desse nívelPokémon como uma franquia de mais de 20 anos e mais de 100 jogos entre principais e spin offs, Pokémon Sword/Shield trás progresso gráfico, porém regresso em qualidade... Animações mal feitas e menos da metade dos pokemon existentes fazem com que o game não seja comparável às obras anteriores, uma pena a franquia ter a disposição um console forte como switch e fazer um jogo desse nível baixo.… Expand
  67. JRGenoblade
    Nov 15, 2019
    3
    This game has been a major disappointment. 60% of the whole point of the game is gone (the Pokémon). And several other things have been cut as well. There is terrible pop-in to where characters will disappear and and then pop into view just mere feet away from the player.
    All of this and nothing to really make up for it. Plus the fact that Gamefreak lied about the reasons for the cuts.    This game has been a major disappointment. 60% of the whole point of the game is gone (the Pokémon). And several other things have been cut as well. There is terrible pop-in to where characters will disappear and and then pop into view just mere feet away from the player.
    All of this and nothing to really make up for it. Plus the fact that Gamefreak lied about the reasons for the cuts. They said they were cutting due to having to remake models and animations, but all the past models and animations are confirmed to be ported over from the 3ds games.    … Expand
  68. Yallmae
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Gamefreak so most laziest company in the World.

    Pokemon Sword/Shield look like early gen 3DS Games and play like Gameboy Games. The Game was outdated two decades ago and despite making billions with a **** mobile game gamefreak cant be bother to invest something in the maingames or hire some talented programmers/Designers. Animations and Pokemon Models are straight ripped out of the 3ds    Gamefreak so most laziest company in the World.

    Pokemon Sword/Shield look like early gen 3DS Games and play like Gameboy Games. The Game was outdated two decades ago and despite making billions with a **** mobile game gamefreak cant be bother to invest something in the maingames or hire some talented programmers/Designers. Animations and Pokemon Models are straight ripped out of the 3ds games. How Lazy can you be ? Gamefreak should be ashamed of themself. The Story is laughable and with 12 Hours way to short. And lets not forget the game is 20% more expensive than sun and moon.

    The Game is a disgrace and not worth the money Pokemon Sword and Shield is a Scam.    … Expand
  69. SpartanleinaD
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    Mediocre, didn't mean nothing new to the franchise, GF is just selling the same game as always.
  70. Evmodi
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Not a $60 dlls game... It's a game that feels incomplete and as it ts right now, even the nintendo wii could have done something better.
  71. annslow41
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    As a fan who's bought (sometimes both version) and played every single mainline Pokemon game and was even in the hardcore training & battling scene for years, I will NOT be buying this game. I will NOT support lazy developers. Both game freak a Nintendo know they COULD have made a great game - the game we've all wanted - the Breath of the Wild of Pokemon.

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

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

    It's still bullsh*t: a huge disservice to their fans. They know it. We know it. But it's not going to stop them from making their money. Still, I won't be contributing to that because that's not the kind of developer I want to support.    … Expand
  72. Lushen1212
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    El juego de pokemon que llevo esperando muchisimo tiempo. Octava generacion.
    No me ha defraudado en nada.
  73. Fhvfgv
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Pokemon Sword and Shield are the best games in the series, streamlining its most tedious traditions without losing any of the charm."
  74. Totalmage561
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love the game so far it has been a blast for me and some of my friends to play the new introduced pokemon are really intresting i cant wait to use them in competitive battling, the max raid battles have been the best part of my adventure a friend of mine got the larvitar raid and he was able to catch it i couldnt but layer we did a togetic raid and i caught while he didnt. The story for the game has been intresting especially within the first hour i am loving the game story it has been fun to play. I wasnt sold on dynamaxing at first but now i see and have tried it out and i like it, its fun and intresting especially with some moves changing the terrain of battle definitely going to be helpful in competitive. Most people you see who are reviewing the game are just bombing it because of the whole national dex fiasco but the game is really solid and i like it, hope who ever else gets the game has as much or more fun as i have had woth it so far… Expand
  75. sonia_strumm
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    its worse than the gba pokemon games from 15 years ago. this is supposed to be the first home console mainline pokemon game and yet they completely **** it up. DO NOT BUY
  76. RETROGEEKGAMER
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Es un gran juego completamente nuevo, con nuevos Pokemons, la envidia de la gente que solo critica, como no saben, ni programar solo saben criticar ya se creen mucho por que no son programadores de videojuegos, este juego tiene que estar en tu colección por parte de Nintendo y Company Pokemon le pongo 10 de 10.
  77. Alexorip
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Pokemon sword and shield are truly awesome games I have no idea why all these people are rating this game so low it is awesome!
  78. AgneseMaile1
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    I have been waiting for this game for so long, It has been promised so much and we all finally were waiting for a special chapter for the nintendo switch.
    Pokedex cut apart, this game is a total scam.
    - No real story, there is no story at all, seriously, you just go here and there and after half of the gyms you do not understand what's going on - no post game - after you sadly    I have been waiting for this game for so long, It has been promised so much and we all finally were waiting for a special chapter for the nintendo switch.
    Pokedex cut apart, this game is a total scam.

    - No real story, there is no story at all, seriously, you just go here and there and after half of the gyms you do not understand what's going on
    - no post game - after you sadly complete the null story, you get nothing as a reward
    - no mini games
    - animations are EMBARRASSING. Imported from 3DS games
    - graphic is colorful but looks... weird, incomplete, some textures are so bad you wonder if the game rushed
    - cutscenes are just copy and paste with puppets rotating, they speak, black fading, nothing really inspiring
    - if you played x and y, you have already seen everything
    - same twist, same villains, same things

    We can not accept another copy and paste pokemon game like this one on 2019 on nintendo switch.
    It is a completely attempt to cash grab money.

    I am going to bring it back ASAP!
    GO BUY POKEMON LET's go, it is SUCH a nostalgia masterpiece compared to this scam.    … Expand
  79. maiavictor
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Lazy animations, bug-ridden, cut content, flat story, dated mechanics, recycled formula with no innovation. How can this game be rated higher than mediocre? Seems like being a Pokémon game excepts it from being a good game.
  80. LightIsMyPath
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    -cute new pokemons -great trainer customization - No gts
    -400ish missing pokemons -3ds quality graphics upscale
    -bad fps and freezes
    - stupidly easy (too many heals, forced xp share) -shortest main story of any pokemon game -shortest post game of any pokemon game - too many tutorials -50% price increase for a worse product -wild area is empty -locked by badge catching
  81. FlawlessRuby
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Cutting haft the Pokemon in order to have time to work on animation and graphic... The tree in the game look RIP off of Golden Eye 64. Game Freak needs to start working harder. The removal of Mega Pokemon for a new gimmick is ridiculous.
  82. DarksoulFX
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Its sad to say that fan made based pokemon games have better graphic quality and quality of life changes that actually make the game alot more enjoyable. #gamefreaklied
  83. Picklez888
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    While I bought this game,as I have for every generation of pokemon, I regret it for the first time. The first console entry should be bigger, not smaller. There is no excuse to cut SO MANY pokemon. I can understand removing legendaries for lore reasons or others but this is just laziness. This is the biggest media franchise ever...what is their excuse again? It surely can't be a lack ofWhile I bought this game,as I have for every generation of pokemon, I regret it for the first time. The first console entry should be bigger, not smaller. There is no excuse to cut SO MANY pokemon. I can understand removing legendaries for lore reasons or others but this is just laziness. This is the biggest media franchise ever...what is their excuse again? It surely can't be a lack of resources.… Expand
  84. kaioser
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The games are vastly underwhelming. Wild areas though vast look unfinished and definitely unpolished. Experience share is on by default with no mechanism to turn it off without boxing your mons. There are several points in the game where it appears that the game could have been slightly rused, certain battle animations are as simplistic as in the 3DS while others are gorgeously choreographed, everything seems to freeze when climbing ladders and NPCs and other objects seem to pop out of everywhere. There is also what appears to be fbs drops from time to time. Gigantamaxing and Dynomaxing and the currydex pokemon camp are features exclusive to this generation, and although these are nice they don't makeup for classig and fan favorate pokemons returning such as Blastoise Venosaur, Greninja among others.The game is rather short in legth clocking in at 16 hours of gameplay and endgame content is rather lacking. I wish they would have developed these games further into the best versions of what they could have been.

    Recommendations to developers to fix:
    Polish the openworld area, add additional textures that will give this area more life and depth
    Include more endgame content
    Include or support in someway all previous pokemons, whether thru DLC or patches or weekly / monthly events.
    add xp sharing option to shut it off.
    address various bugs and polish some of the battle backgrounds. I'm saddened to admit this game still has a lot of potential but so far has fallen short.    … Expand
  85. Zimbawe1
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    I guess I am really enjoying it. Epic game so far and one of the series best
  86. JoaoJorge
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Just don't buy it! The game has really poor content, it's a lazy job who exploit his fans! You deserve better, and if you believe this, don't buy it and next time they will give you the deserved game!
  87. Darkn3ssabid3s
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    Okay is this the best pokemon of all time no it's not. That still goes to heartgold and soul silver but is this a very good pokemon game heck yes it is!!!! The dynamax and gigamax feature is really awesome and thos battles are really fun with 4 people in it. The wild is a very nice and cool area to explore and capture over leveled pokemon. The story so far well is pokemon trying to be theOkay is this the best pokemon of all time no it's not. That still goes to heartgold and soul silver but is this a very good pokemon game heck yes it is!!!! The dynamax and gigamax feature is really awesome and thos battles are really fun with 4 people in it. The wild is a very nice and cool area to explore and capture over leveled pokemon. The story so far well is pokemon trying to be the very best like always haha. My overall experience so far has been a good one and I will continue to play as long as possible. Pick it up and give it a chance and dont listen to all the review bombers… Expand
  88. patjakker
    Nov 15, 2019
    3
    Worst pokemon game to date
    reused models, awful story, every new pokemon looks like a pile of garbage, half the pokedex is gone
  89. fab100
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    Oh dear. There's some fun to be had, but there's some fun to be had in playing about in Microsoft Excel or with a bit of string. Not a whole lot of interactivity, the entire game has it's own plan to get you from to A to B to C and roll credits. If you buckle in, you can probably beat this game in around 16-17 hours. Which is pretty shocking in the day and age of Red Dead 2, Breath of theOh dear. There's some fun to be had, but there's some fun to be had in playing about in Microsoft Excel or with a bit of string. Not a whole lot of interactivity, the entire game has it's own plan to get you from to A to B to C and roll credits. If you buckle in, you can probably beat this game in around 16-17 hours. Which is pretty shocking in the day and age of Red Dead 2, Breath of the Wild, or basically any other big-budget, big-name game.

    The lack of effort, the lack of polish and shine leads em to believe that this game is just not worth your money. It's an extended tech demo at very best.

    + Some great Pokemon designs.
    + Music is always quite good.
    - Very short main game, very little post-game
    - the actual world feels tiny. Somehow, the gameboy games's caves felt infinitely large, compared to Sword/Shield's empty patches of grass

    Overall - 2/10

    Avoid.    … Expand
  90. just_some_rando
    Nov 15, 2019
    8
    I had my game for a while, and honestly, it's great. While the game can look a bit better, I think it's still look gorgeous, especially the cutscenes. Changes like automated EXP share and auto saves are more than helpful, and the wild area is so full of life, and even if it is a bit small, it's so much fun to explore, and I love the combination of random encounters and and wanderingI had my game for a while, and honestly, it's great. While the game can look a bit better, I think it's still look gorgeous, especially the cutscenes. Changes like automated EXP share and auto saves are more than helpful, and the wild area is so full of life, and even if it is a bit small, it's so much fun to explore, and I love the combination of random encounters and and wandering pokemons. Overall, it's a fun pokemon experience that do enough to make itself different from previous entries in the franchise.… Expand
  91. Francescolomaz
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    An absolutely mediocre game with horrible grapich and no postgame allowed in this game.
  92. Honestchap
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    When you look at games like battle revolution and even pokemon stadium, the animations are superior to sword and shield. Game feels empty and recycled.
  93. AGGuy
    Nov 15, 2019
    6
    Want more Pokémon? This is more Pokémon (except with fewer Pokémon). It's the same it's always been - stilted presentation, good music, so-so gameplay comprised of thrilling highs and frustrating lows, a mix of good additions and subtractions and bad additions and subtractions... and the story is not worth mentioning (actually even less so than in past games).

    It's kind of just... more    Want more Pokémon? This is more Pokémon (except with fewer Pokémon). It's the same it's always been - stilted presentation, good music, so-so gameplay comprised of thrilling highs and frustrating lows, a mix of good additions and subtractions and bad additions and subtractions... and the story is not worth mentioning (actually even less so than in past games).

    It's kind of just... more Pokémon.
    Is "kind of just more Pokémon" what you're looking for? Yes? Then this is worth 30 bucks, I'd say.
    Is "kind of just more Pokémon" not what you're looking for? Then don't bother.    … Expand
  94. Uchialee
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    A great addition to pokemon.
  95. GoodBrock
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    Got my copy of the game yesterday and have been playing non-stop since. I've been pretty upset by the national dex cut but decided to see for myself if the games made any compensation for it. It's evident that this game was rushed for the holiday release right from the get go. With the allure of an 'open world' area we were led to believe that the devs have heard our complaints ofGot my copy of the game yesterday and have been playing non-stop since. I've been pretty upset by the national dex cut but decided to see for myself if the games made any compensation for it. It's evident that this game was rushed for the holiday release right from the get go. With the allure of an 'open world' area we were led to believe that the devs have heard our complaints of incessant hand-holding and infantilizing. The first hour of the game is unskippable expository dialogue after unskippable expository dialogue. Happy to be free from the rail roading, once I hit the wild area the game's technical flaws began to show. While it was a nice addition to incorporate overworld pokemon, that's really all there is to it aside from being a pseudo-communications hub. Once I left the wild area to reach the second fort city about three badges in, there was really no incentive to return to the wild area. Once you've begun your gym quest you're placed back on the rail-roading forced dialogue train until the game ends. Game difficulty has gotten easier. While there's plenty of QoL improvements, the overall challenge is lost, mostly due to the now permanent Exp. Share. The story, while historically not one of the franchise's strong suits, is nothing to write home about. There is no big plot or scheme or any real motivation or stakes.

    All in all, the game is a Pokemon game through and through. Casual fun, but nothing more than that. No marked improvements, subpar graphics for the console generation, and nothing to remedy the unnecessary lack of national dex pokemon.    … Expand
  96. Voovoo
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    Just a “meh” game, which really isn’t acceptable for the size of the franchise.
  97. Getoveryourself
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    Pokemon Sword is the best Pokemon game I've played so far. Even though it's getting some bad reviews don't believe them. Play the games and judge it for your self. Okay the game isn't 100% but what game is. It has some things that aren't right there but it's fun. The pokemon 100% The wild area 100% The gyms 100%.
  98. Rishino
    Nov 15, 2019
    2
    Masuda himself said worryingly that; "People shouldn't get their expectations up too high as these are very complicated games to make". This statement is a clear indicator that GameFreak has had their time with the franchise and it is time for them to let go. I had no expectations for this latest installment and I was still disappointed.
    People are saying that most of these negative    Masuda himself said worryingly that; "People shouldn't get their expectations up too high as these are very complicated games to make". This statement is a clear indicator that GameFreak has had their time with the franchise and it is time for them to let go. I had no expectations for this latest installment and I was still disappointed.
    People are saying that most of these negative reviews are only due to the lack of a national-dex, but believe me, the Pokédex is the least of Sword & Shields problems.
    Horrible animations, linear maps (with the exception of the horrendous looking wild areas) and they still haven't fixed the 3D model scaling (even though they litterally have the tech at full display in-game).
    The story is lackluster and the graphics are inexcusable for a game of this magnitude. The battle animations are a complete joke and so are the overworld animations. Still no feature to have your trusty partners follow you around even though there is walking/running animations present in the game. The fact that GameFreak lied about the whole 'Quality over Quantity' in order to improve the Pokémon models and animations are beyond embarassing for the company. The series have been stale since the inception of 3D back in 2013 with generation 6. I strongly believe it is time to let another company take over the reins from GameFreak or at least have Nintendo handle most of the heavy lifting, as it is clear that GameFreak are incapable of handling the new Switch system. The new "Dynamax" gimmick is the most forgettable one yet and it is better off staying that way. A truely uninspired entry to the series, but seing how the games have evolved lately, it comes as no surprise. Stay away from this one and go buy Colosseum/Gale of Darkness for the old Nintendo GameCube if you want a solid home console Pokémon experience.    … Expand
  99. LuigiCuau
    Nov 15, 2019
    6
    Soy fan de Pokémon desde el Yellow, cuando su principal objetivo era "ATRAPALOS A TODOS" pero la saga agarro mucha fuerza con las Batallas Competitivas y en base a lo mencionado fue cambiando para bien, lamentablemente este juego es una decepción, y decepción por que es el primer juego de la saga original en consola de mesa y tiene muchos puntos negativos, se nota que el juego fue hecho aSoy fan de Pokémon desde el Yellow, cuando su principal objetivo era "ATRAPALOS A TODOS" pero la saga agarro mucha fuerza con las Batallas Competitivas y en base a lo mencionado fue cambiando para bien, lamentablemente este juego es una decepción, y decepción por que es el primer juego de la saga original en consola de mesa y tiene muchos puntos negativos, se nota que el juego fue hecho a las prisas para lanzarlo en este año y dejaron muchas colas sin pulir.

    No queremos gráficos como DOOM o The Watcher, pero es una consola de sobremesa capaz de correr los juegos mencionados y no es posible que juegos de Wii y de GC de PKM se vean mejores, mientras que en Battle Revolition las batallas son increíbles con grandes animaciones, aquí simplemente no se tomaron la molestia en que se vean bien las animaciones de batalla, incluso en los juegos de 3DS hay buenas animaciones y ni se tomaron la molestia de reciclar esos aspectos, le tomaron más importancia a recetas de Churry que nadie pidió y muchos olvidará, en poner guantes a tu personaje, que en pulir el juego y agregar la pokedex completa, hay caídas grandes de frames en las batallas, el juego es muy corto, el más corto de todos en historia principal y no hay batallas triples, en 3DS las quitaron en SUN and MOON por que no podía correr esas batallas, pero en SWITCH como es posible que no aparezcan esas batallas, solo imaginen batallas triples con amigos, hasta 6 personas podrían participar en una misma batalla, es una tristeza, si no le doy peor calificación es que no deja de ser divertido pese a ser lo mismo de siempre (escoge tu inicial, gana a los líderes de gimnasios, se campeón y acaba con el equipo malvado en turno) y por que tiene grandes diseños de los nuevos PKM. Nintendo por favor pule bien el juego y agrega todo lo que falta por que se nota como un juego terminado a un 80%    … Expand
  100. HazeTheHawk13
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Worst game in the series, Short, Linear, outdated graphics, horrible animations, music that sounds like it's from the GBA, extreme amounts of cut content. Poor Design choices such as not being able to catch certain Pokemon without badges even though you can still find and battle them in the wild, no post game content besides a very water down battle tower, non interesting plot, half of theWorst game in the series, Short, Linear, outdated graphics, horrible animations, music that sounds like it's from the GBA, extreme amounts of cut content. Poor Design choices such as not being able to catch certain Pokemon without badges even though you can still find and battle them in the wild, no post game content besides a very water down battle tower, non interesting plot, half of the Pokemon were cut from the game, over 100 cut moves, less then 3 PC boxes of new monsters. False Advertisement, Game Freak and The Pokemon company lied, reused animations and models all from the 3DS. Over All Sword and Shield looks like a upscaled 3DS game but with less content and in no way feels like a console more the Pokemon game that fans deserve.… Expand
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#79 Best Switch Game of 2019
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

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