Pokemon Sword

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4.7

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  1. RudyGolden
    Jan 9, 2020
    9
    It's a good pokemon game, most bad reviews are just mad they didn't include every pokemon and that it is not perfect graphics. Reminder it is a switch game. If it had any better graphics your switch would catch on fire.
  2. Zedekai
    Jan 9, 2020
    2
    Very unhappy. Feels like half an unpolished game from 10 years ago. S u c k s
  3. UnbornZombie
    Jan 9, 2020
    0
    Huge let down. They are getting so lazy with development it’s a shame. This game is an insult to consumers. Do not waste your time playing this garbage.
  4. Mastery6945
    Jan 9, 2020
    10
    It's an excellent game, the best thing about it, is the dynamaxing system where your Pokemon becomes gigantic, definitely recommend it (EDIT) Now that the upcoming expansions are releasing soon, I can expect to see more potential with 200 more Pokemon coming into the game, including all past legends from Dialga, Xerneas, Kyogre, Lunala. And one last thing, they need to reverse those reviewIt's an excellent game, the best thing about it, is the dynamaxing system where your Pokemon becomes gigantic, definitely recommend it (EDIT) Now that the upcoming expansions are releasing soon, I can expect to see more potential with 200 more Pokemon coming into the game, including all past legends from Dialga, Xerneas, Kyogre, Lunala. And one last thing, they need to reverse those review bombed comments, 'cause they didn't know until the expansions were announced.… Expand
  5. Manuelx890
    Jan 8, 2020
    5
    Juego absolutamente decepcionante, desde el comienzo hasta el final. Al jugarlo esperaba una experiencia nueva y novedosa, algo acorde a la generación, sin embargo, mis expectativas fueron erróneas.
    El argumento de la historia fue totalmente nefasto, personajes poco desarrollados, carisma nula, totalmente predecible, toda la aventura consistió en ir de gimnasio a gimnasio, la historia    Juego absolutamente decepcionante, desde el comienzo hasta el final. Al jugarlo esperaba una experiencia nueva y novedosa, algo acorde a la generación, sin embargo, mis expectativas fueron erróneas.
    El argumento de la historia fue totalmente nefasto, personajes poco desarrollados, carisma nula, totalmente predecible, toda la aventura consistió en ir de gimnasio a gimnasio, la historia mejoró un poco en el post-game.
    Tu rival es un lameculo, no tiene una personalidad propia, parece que es un personaje totalmente plano que está destinado a mejorar solamente tu bienestar y no el de él. Parece que el guionista intentó desarrollarlo con momentos existenciales, pero aún así no se obtuvo un personaje interesante.
    Los gráficos no van acorde a una nintendo switch, me dio la impresión de jugar un videojuego de nintendo 3ds en HD (hay información de que reutilizaron los modelos 3d de los videojuegos de 3ds), el escenario del videojuego era totalmente vacio, hay carencia total de ambientación, principalmente en el área silvestre.
    Me dio pena ver las animaciones de los pokemon y personajes, parecen robots programados para hacer una acción, no hay realismo. También quiero decir que falta un doblaje de personajes, puesto que es muy raro ver cinemáticas con personajes modulando sin emitir un sonido, no parece ser un juego AAA.
    En cuanto a los aspectos positivos, este juego es un pokemon de toda la vida, los combates son excelentes, y puedes viciarte con la pokedex.    … Expand
  6. CJ2020
    Jan 7, 2020
    10
    My son got this game for Christmas, he is 9 and loves pokemon, you could say he is a walking pokedex!
    So this review is from him, after all he is the target audience in my opinion.
    So graphics, he was very pleased with the game and how it played and looked, yes there are some problems as other reviews have suggested but they by no means detract from the enjoyment of the game. He found the    My son got this game for Christmas, he is 9 and loves pokemon, you could say he is a walking pokedex!
    So this review is from him, after all he is the target audience in my opinion.
    So graphics, he was very pleased with the game and how it played and looked, yes there are some problems as other reviews have suggested but they by no means detract from the enjoyment of the game.
    He found the game very easy to play and navigate, in his first play through he just wanted to get the gym badges as quickly as possible so did find some of those a little challenging at times. The second play through has been much easier as time has been taken to level up and evolve his pokemon to make the game easier and he has actually stopped to look for the various collectables dotted around the map, which are numerous.
    There were a couple of things he found a little disappointing, these were the length of the game, 8 days and 10 hours the first time, although the second play through he is up to 10 hours already and only completed 3 gym badges, so to make the game last I would recommend taking your time. The other issue he had was the lack of extra things to do once the game was complete, there are no side missions as such so he has resolved to try and collect all 400 pokemon available in the game.
    He insisted I give it a score of 10 as he loves the game that much but I thought a score of 7 or 8 was more realistic mainly due to the length of the game and the odd graphical glitch that I saw pop up every now and again.
    So if you are expecting an in depth RPG this is probably not for you but if you're 9 and love pokemon then it's a no brainer!    … Expand
  7. JoePapaReviews
    Jan 7, 2020
    5
    My team of 6 magikarps couldn't beat this game I thought magikarp was the best pokemon!!!!
  8. TheFredinator
    Jan 6, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Imagine being 6 years old. You just got Pokemon Diamond Version. It's your first Pokemon game EVER! You love it and can't wait until the next installment. You buy Platinum, HeartGold, and White version. Still, you cannot wait for when Pokemon finally makes that leap to home console. You know it's going to be a decade before then.

    Fast forward to 2019 and we finally have that home console game. The home console experience that we all dreamed of as a kid while playing on our handheld devices. Pokemon Sword had ridiculously high expectations due to it being the first true home console Pokemon Game. Gamefreak had years to prepare for this, so we were all very excited. So did they deliver?

    No. Not at all.

    Pokemon Sword and Shield is the perfect example of a lazy game and how lazy GAMEFREAK is in general. Every single thing in this game is done to cut corners and development time so that they can work on next years game.

    The first thing I am going to talk about are the animations. WOW DO THESE SUCK! GAMEFREAK actually cut out more then half of the Pokemon because "They wanted to improve animations." And it turns out, most of the animations are just recycled from the 3DS Titles that they made six years ago. They didn't just make up a fake excuse for cutting out half the Pokemon, they also lied about not importing animations! And WOW are these bad. At some points, I swear that I forgot that I was playing a full $60 Switch Game.

    The second thing that I am going to talk about is how this is the most generic Pokemon Game to date. There is absolutely nothing special about this game. 8 gyms, a friendly rival, evil team, champion battle. There are also no side areas to explore unlike in previous titles. Even Let's Go had more exploration to be done then this **** show.

    The final thing that I wanna touch on is the STORY... If that's what you call a story. This has to be the worst story in a Pokemon Game to date. Throughout 75% of the game, you're left wondering if there really is a story or if you're just collecting Gym Badges. Finally, when you get the 7th Badge, you get a "Story." There is NO build up to this story either. It's just there. The saddest part for me is that some of the characters, such as Hop, are actually very well written.

    Now, the two things I'd say that I liked about the game are the Raids and the Competitive aspect of battling. This is the most user friendly game to get into wifi battling in Pokemon. If you want to compete, Sword and Shield makes it nice and Easy. Also, the raids are very fun to do with friends and give lots of rewards to players.

    But these two reasons are NOT enough to buy a $60 cashgrab. They needed to be worked on for at least another year.

    I can go on and on about how this game is ugly and more examples of laziness, but I'd rather go to bed.

    Pokemon Sword & Shield get a solid 2/10.

    Do not go anywhere near this games and let's hope that GAMEFREAK decides to finally put the same passion that they put into Black & White into the next installment in the franchise.    … Expand
  9. edwardolardo
    Jan 6, 2020
    10
    My Background: Played Gen 1 and Gen 2 Pokemon Games

    Pros: -A lot of the things that made Pokemon easier in previous generations are on Sword/Shield. (i.e. TM's aren't lost after 1 use, backpack category sorting, etc.) -Wild Area is almost like playing Pokemon GO raids. Super fun with friends! A lot of different areas and a ton of pokemon in the wild area -Great build-up in the    My Background: Played Gen 1 and Gen 2 Pokemon Games

    Pros: -A lot of the things that made Pokemon easier in previous generations are on Sword/Shield. (i.e. TM's aren't lost after 1 use, backpack category sorting, etc.)
    -Wild Area is almost like playing Pokemon GO raids. Super fun with friends! A lot of different areas and a ton of pokemon in the wild area
    -Great build-up in the beginning, and good ending with a great post-game that ties everything together
    -Lots of new Pokemon (at least for me)
    -Dynamax is not overpowered

    Cons: -Dungeons are not as complex as Gen 1/2.
    -Between Gym #7 and Gym #8, there's really not much going on in terms of battles with other trainers    … Expand
  10. Seanna1998
    Jan 6, 2020
    1
    This game is technically so outdated to be embarrassing. There is no postgame, no dungeon, no evil team and most importantly, no details nor passion into this game at all. It is impossible to raid in multiplayer due to this sticker system which doesn’t update. Overall the writing of dialogues is not for children, is just childish, it’s frustrating not only for grown up players but also forThis game is technically so outdated to be embarrassing. There is no postgame, no dungeon, no evil team and most importantly, no details nor passion into this game at all. It is impossible to raid in multiplayer due to this sticker system which doesn’t update. Overall the writing of dialogues is not for children, is just childish, it’s frustrating not only for grown up players but also for kids. Not worth 60€, I’m deeply disappointed Game Freak. Looking at Pokémon’s income those games shouldn’t be like this.… Expand
  11. keeganm
    Jan 6, 2020
    2
    Hollow, half-baked game. The game spends so much time holding your hand, it’s simply annoying.
  12. miiraii
    Jan 6, 2020
    2
    Right. A lot of people are saying that they do not understand why this game is bad, and they think that it's good. As a player whose first ever game played was Pokemon Red, and a player who has played every generation up until 8, I say that it is ok, not bad but not a great game either.

    Gamefreak's promise of the cut National Dex for better animations (not graphics) is pretty much a BS    Right. A lot of people are saying that they do not understand why this game is bad, and they think that it's good. As a player whose first ever game played was Pokemon Red, and a player who has played every generation up until 8, I say that it is ok, not bad but not a great game either.

    Gamefreak's promise of the cut National Dex for better animations (not graphics) is pretty much a BS on the entire community. Reused models comparing Hop and Hau (SM) together, move animations are also reused and this game just does not live up to anything considering it is now on the Nintendo Switch honestly. Additionally, I have been getting framerate drops, random lag spikes and especially, the pokemon in the Wild Area who just randomly appear and spin around? Like, are these the better animations we are meant to stick to from now on?

    Animations are a big, Celesteela-sized no. Esp. Team Yell animations lol.

    The world was ok, but Gamefreak didn't really go through with it, leaving a lot of wasted potential behind. Wyndon doesn't have a lot of things to explore, just a clothing shop, salon, pokemon centre, hotels and stations. So many things could have been done, like including Big Ben since it is based off the UK and it was clearly shown in visuals but not in the actual game? Wild Area seems very limited - most towns and routes feel lackluster with unmemorable music. But Route 201 from D/P/Pt? Yeah, those were the prime times of Pokemon. Shame that the National Dex had to be cut after so many memories with all of my old buddies.

    Story is vey bland The whole thing just felt like a climb to become champion (which we all know is the ultimate ending) with dumb Team Yell in the way. I know people will say that plot is not the best component of Pokemon games, but seriously? What about Gen 3, 4 and 5? Games which had the best of everything. There were sidequests we could do, characters we could interact more with, actual villains with pasts that made them humanised (cough, N), and it wasn't just race to the top. But in this game, playtime is really short, took me around 20 hours to beat in comparison to the 45 to 50 or so hours I spent in Black, Alpha Sapphire, and Platinum.

    Next point, characters. Hop has ok development, not on the level like N or Gladion has, but still ok. He just gets annoying after a while since he keeps popping up out of nowhere and I can't even play the game properly without him showing up. The rest of the characters in Sword and Shield are meh, they do have some personality and I appreciate that, but most of them are just really unmemorable and easy to just blitz through. I mean, even the champion. I was just so tired of the game at this point, buildup to the fight was really anticlimatic, music was mediocre at best. Not Cynthia level. But Cynthia is memorable solely because of her team, her personality, her difficulty spike and her theme.

    Don't even get me started on the postgame's plot and character designs. There is none and I laughed way too hard at the shallowness of the postgame compared to other postgames like in S/M and ORAS. We didn't even get an opening animation anymore.    … Expand
  13. emanuele0933
    Jan 6, 2020
    3
    I awaited giving to this game a vote because I thought they would gonna patch its issues but no, the game was and it's still a total mess nowadays.
    Technically is an abomination: the animations are the same of the 3DS games (that were already bad) but for an unknown reason they don't work propery
  14. DreamCore
    Jan 6, 2020
    4
    By far the worst pokemon game I've ever played.

    While taking a few steps forward, removing random encounters and adding several quality of life improvements, it doesn't really add anything new. The story is very bland with poor bland writing that I felt like skipping most of the time. About 95% of the story is the standard "beat all gym leaders" that we've seen a hundred times    By far the worst pokemon game I've ever played.

    While taking a few steps forward, removing random encounters and adding several quality of life improvements, it doesn't really add anything new.

    The story is very bland with poor bland writing that I felt like skipping most of the time. About 95% of the story is the standard "beat all gym leaders" that we've seen a hundred times already with the other 5% of the story being a contrived "end of the world" kind of thing.

    The world design is boring and the world is very small and feels very artificial with very small and linear areas. The wild zone is large sure, but it's very bland and unintersting.

    The graphics is below mediocre. Other games like Luigis Mansion 3 shows that good graphics is possible on the Switch, but the visuals in this game is a big letdown.

    A large number of the new pokemons are also very boring visually. It feels like the designers have completely lost their imagination.    … Expand
  15. kuehnau
    Nov 15, 2019
    1
    Pokemon Sword and Shield has been here for a bit now and after playing the game, I ask myself how much of a sequel to the legendary franchise are they?

    People are already well too aware that the National Pokedex has been slashed and a number of people's favorite and iconic Pokemon are now missing. This is a even larger slap to the face once news broke that the reasons GameFreak gave    Pokemon Sword and Shield has been here for a bit now and after playing the game, I ask myself how much of a sequel to the legendary franchise are they?

    People are already well too aware that the National Pokedex has been slashed and a number of people's favorite and iconic Pokemon are now missing.

    This is a even larger slap to the face once news broke that the reasons GameFreak gave weren't truthful. Not only are the in models based off of the 3DS version and the battle animations are lack luster, but hackers are quickly proving that it takes little effort putting back in the Pokemon that have been cut. The game feels sluggish in places with framerates sometimes dipping as low as mid 20s. Which is incredibly obvious when the game is locked in at 30FPS. I don't have any specific issues with games that do this as they still manage to look perfectly fine, in my personal opinion. The larger issue for me is, locking a game in at 30FPS shouldn't also include slow downs as if this were a video game from the early 1990s when this was all too common.

    The world in Pokemon Sword and Shield feels mostly empty and while some would like to argue the newest games are "open world", it's painfully apparent that the game is a mostly on rails experience, with small spots here and there where the developers finally allow a bit of free roaming, but once you pass that area, it's right back to the on rails experience.

    Not only that, but some of the games cities are just completely wasted. While each town could have offered unique clothing options and styles there like three cities that offer anything. Making it even more frustrating, some of the towns are literally nothing more than a direct line to a gym. Hop is really annoying, I think he makes my game experience worse with how he shoe horns players in to situations and makes all sorts of demands they have no right in making. The game is worse because of Hop. I hope future games will allow players to completely forego "rivals" if they so chose so. I get that having a rival is a trope in Anime and Video Game culture, but at the very least provide a better one than Hop if GameFreak is going to press the issue.

    There is now a hard cap on what level pokemon you can capture. And while previous games simply had Pokemon that misbehaved in battle, now the game simply refuses to allow the option to even consider trying to catch them. This is incredibly frustrating to me. I was surprised to see they removed global trading, like really? Wonder Trade is still in, but it's disappointing that they haven't put in any sort of better measurements in place to ensure jerks aren't screwing over other players with low level junk. Add to the fact you need to be subscribed to Nintendo's garbage paid online membership program and it's almost completely worthless in my opinion.

    This may be a incredibly biased complaint but I am also very unhappy with a number of the new Pokemon designs. On top of that, while some of them I absolutely love (Like Yamper), their evolved forms are hot garbage, forcing me to choose between either evolving my Pokemon and then dealing with the vile evolution forms, or keeping their better first forms, but putting my Pokemon at a slight disadvantage.

    Gigantamax as a feature isn't worthwhile in any capacity. I'll be very surprised if they continue to use this with any future games. I would have much more preferred that they had just dumped that feature and spent more time on polishing all of the other problems this game has. Even Mega Evolutions would have been better than Gigantamax.

    Team Yell is just some of the worst antagonists in the game. They look and act stupid. At least Team Rocket was run by what was essentially a Mafia boss. I don't know what GameFreak was thinking with Team Yell, but they are some of the dumbest enemies I have ever seen.

    The character customization options just plain sucks. There's a small handful of hair styles that do not change from city to city. Some cities have clothes shops where the styles change, but not nearly enough to be acceptable. Further, why is GameFreak forcing only skinny pants in the game? There's so many character models and designs of clothing. How hard would it have been to add in varying clothing options? As it is your character always looks like some dang hipster because all of their pants options are almost skin tight. I want baggy pants, just let me have that! Jesus..

    At this point if you are still even reading this review, I am sure you have realized I have a lot of complaints about Sword and Shield. But the fact of the matter is, they are still enjoyable games, it just feels rushed and crapped out instead of taking the time, focus and consideration that this franchise deserves.

    It's important for fans of these games to let GameFreak and Nintendo know that a lot of mistakes were made with this latest release, but I also wouldn't discourage anyone from trying the games.    … Expand
  16. Bentrz
    Jan 5, 2020
    9
    I've been playing Pokémon Sword now for about 3 weeks and cannot agree with the hatred and anger that the game rises in some users, who seem very biased in their opinions because of some minor problems the game has. As a matter of fact - the game sparked joy indeed for me as a player who has played Pokémon from the very beginning. I see the game as a major improvement in the Pokémon familyI've been playing Pokémon Sword now for about 3 weeks and cannot agree with the hatred and anger that the game rises in some users, who seem very biased in their opinions because of some minor problems the game has. As a matter of fact - the game sparked joy indeed for me as a player who has played Pokémon from the very beginning. I see the game as a major improvement in the Pokémon family because of the following reasons:

    (no spoiler)
    - Pokemon run around freely, which adds more colour to the individual characteristics of each Pokémon - for example: It is hilarious how Machoke runs towards you completely on Testosterone as if he would train only biceps and chest in the gym
    - It is far more easy to change your Pokémon team and try out new Pokemon because every Team member gets sufficient exp. That being said, you have a better variety to choose from for each fight
    - Difficulty level in the game -> Same as in every other Pokémon game - as long as you don't mess up the type combinations you don't die
    - Dynamax far less annoying than mega evolutions

    Problems others may see in the game, which were not a problem for me:
    Graphics: How can somebody complain about the graphics in a Pokémon game? for me not understandable at all, since you don't need high end graphics and lots of details to create a unique and cool athmosphere (e.g: Minecraft, Tetris, literally any other Pokemon game)

    Dex: I encountered throughout the game enough different Pokémon and in fact a greater variety from the very beginning as in Gen I to V. I tried a few new ones for my team, which I wouldn't have considered otherwise. Be open minded and do not stick to your one and only 'best' team that you cannot have.

    Story is as lame as in other Pokémon games too, therefore no point for criticism because this is what is to be expected - whoever buys a Pokémon game for a great storyline and expects one is retarded anyway.
    Change my mind    … Expand
  17. Insightonic
    Jan 4, 2020
    2
    Mediocre Pokemon game. Barely 18 hours play time, no open world as promised but 1 **** tiny area where you can slightly control the camera running around in a boring environment for 30 minutes because after that you've seen and done everything there is. The animations are ridiculous sometimes and the areas in general are like tubes. No exploring, no hidden paths or anything like it, itemsMediocre Pokemon game. Barely 18 hours play time, no open world as promised but 1 **** tiny area where you can slightly control the camera running around in a boring environment for 30 minutes because after that you've seen and done everything there is. The animations are ridiculous sometimes and the areas in general are like tubes. No exploring, no hidden paths or anything like it, items are "hidden" in plain sight. This is a game made by 10 year olds for 6 year olds. No effort put into. Charging 60€ feels like a crime.… Expand
  18. PeaTearGryfin
    Jan 4, 2020
    1
    Good
    -The music is ok, I guess
    -Some of the new Pokemon are ok -Sonia is best waifu Bad -National Dex gone -Terrible story -Your rival is literally the worst character ever -The graphics are ugly with N64 era textures on trees, buildings, ground, sky, etc. -Bad battle animations -Pokemon are incorrectly scaled -Overpriced for the lack of polish -Frequent frame rate drops    Good
    -The music is ok, I guess
    -Some of the new Pokemon are ok
    -Sonia is best waifu

    Bad
    -National Dex gone
    -Terrible story
    -Your rival is literally the worst character ever
    -The graphics are ugly with N64 era textures on trees, buildings, ground, sky, etc.
    -Bad battle animations
    -Pokemon are incorrectly scaled
    -Overpriced for the lack of polish
    -Frequent frame rate drops
    -Online play causes the frame rate to drop down into the single digits
    -Max Raid Battles don't work as designed
    -Wild Area is a tiny, lifeless field where wild Pokemon just pop up out of the ground in front of you
    -Catching more powerful Pokemon is tied behind story progression
    -Terrible pacing
    -Gym challenges are boring and Gym Leaders are terrible
    -Dynamaxing is the lamest mechanic ever introduced into a video game
    -Way too many hand holding tutorials    … Expand
  19. Xevius
    Jan 3, 2020
    4
    The worst main Pokemon Game so far.
    Still good Games but not for Hardcore Fans.
  20. Ophenix
    Jan 3, 2020
    4
    I’m not a hater, nor a person who truly cares about the PokeDex, I just like RPGs and Pokémon is at heart an RPG I usually enjoy. The games are never a 10/10 but I usually rate them much higher that 4.

    My main issue with SWSH is that I just feels dated and like it wants to waste my time. I just don’t understand why everything around the combat and the UI is so clunky. The combat text    I’m not a hater, nor a person who truly cares about the PokeDex, I just like RPGs and Pokémon is at heart an RPG I usually enjoy. The games are never a 10/10 but I usually rate them much higher that 4.

    My main issue with SWSH is that I just feels dated and like it wants to waste my time. I just don’t understand why everything around the combat and the UI is so clunky. The combat text takes forever to move and is sometimes just downright idiotic. Do I really need to know “the battle field got weird” after killing the enemy’s last Pokémon?
    I know this might seem petty to people but those texts, and the serialized animations (one animation for drain moves, another for the healing after the first ends) add up and while I have clocked over 20 hours on this game at least two of those were spent on animations and texts that are completely redundant.

    Has no one at game freak played a modern RPG? This isn’t the GBA era, games like SMT solved this issue with fluid animations ages ago.

    The rest of the issues I have with the game are pretty much written elsewhere and better by others. While some animations (trainers, gym leaders, etc.) are amazing, most are trash. Most Pokémon have one or two animations, making them look funny as hell when the kick for the magic move but jump up for “Double Kick”. Wild area is a really fun concept but is rather small and empty in practice, and with the exception of a few battles (love the new gym leaders) most of the combat is piss easy, even by Pokémon standards.

    I don’t hate the game or GameFreak, I just want them to sit down, play some Persona 5 and take notes on how to not waste my time on textual padding.    … Expand
  21. MasterUlysses
    Jan 2, 2020
    4
    You can tell they gave up halfway through development. After the 5th gym, the game hurries you along to the end of the game leaving a trail of trite challenges, underdeveloped and short areas, baffling character motivations and aborted plot arcs in your wake. The Dynamax gimmick is uninspired at best and broken at worst, particularly in regards to Max Raids, which is exacerbated by almostYou can tell they gave up halfway through development. After the 5th gym, the game hurries you along to the end of the game leaving a trail of trite challenges, underdeveloped and short areas, baffling character motivations and aborted plot arcs in your wake. The Dynamax gimmick is uninspired at best and broken at worst, particularly in regards to Max Raids, which is exacerbated by almost nonexistent player matching online. In ever sense of the word, this game is a downgrade; Dynamax is an extremely downgrade from Mega Evolution and Z Moves, Y-Comm is a downgrade from PGL, Galar's mythology is a downgrade from that of every other region, and of course, most infamously, even the amount of available Pokemon is downgraded. This game is of the same franchise-killing caliber as Sonic '06, but unlike Sega, Game Freak refuses to apologize for giving us a subpar product. And that is not an acceptable way to treat the millions of fans who have been loyal for more than 2 decades.… Expand
  22. JohnCapala
    Jan 2, 2020
    6
    Not as bad as haters say, but still a big step back for the franchise. Story is bad, characters are bad (saying this after coming from the Sun & Moon great characters), routes are bland, region is linear, there's almost no postgame compared to previous games... And a big etc

    On the other hand, gyms are amazing, dynamax is not bad and music is amazing.
  23. Tidus88
    Jan 2, 2020
    8
    Game Freak can improve some parts (for example graphics, animations, storytelling) in further games, but I like the first console Pokémon. The world is full of beautiful places and lovely details and I still love the gameplay. I enjoyed my 35-40 hours trip trough Galar and will continue my journey.
  24. pm_goulart
    Jan 2, 2020
    0
    The game was first presented in the begging of 2019 and was very well praised by the fan based community. If good improvements and a new 3D game model, the game raised a lot expectations by public. Also, the developers stated in some interviews that they have learned from previous experiences and they were working hard to give fans the game they wanted. However, things turned out to beThe game was first presented in the begging of 2019 and was very well praised by the fan based community. If good improvements and a new 3D game model, the game raised a lot expectations by public. Also, the developers stated in some interviews that they have learned from previous experiences and they were working hard to give fans the game they wanted. However, things turned out to be completely different from what had being said.
    01 – First, the game lacks graphics improvement. It is the first time that Pokémon hits the tv consoles. For sure it had more power than the previous handheld consoles, but yet, the graphics did not reflect the true power of the Nintendo Switch. We can see that by playing the Legend of Zelda, Mario Odyssey, or Xenoblade Chronicles. The truth is: the graphics improvements were poor and lacks refinement as you can see a lot of pixelate textures throughout the game.
    02 – The cut of National DEX were a very wrong move. The fact that not having all the pokémons in a game is a huge step back in the franchise. They could have worked that part and hired more professionals to do this job. It is not a case of balancing and lack of time. This is a case of misleading in the production and lack of a strong leadership.
    03 – The game does not have any post game adventure. It is the worst ever.
    04 – Along with the Pokémon, the removal of the GTS is another step back as we now have to count on lucky to complete the dex with pokémons we don’t have.
    05 – The game does not stand good frame rates while connect on the internet. There moments of lagging and short freezing if the internet is on.
    06 – Despite all the improvements, the game main story is poorly developed. It grows in the background, which makes the main character be apart of it. This is a shift if you just look back in the other games where the main characters take part of the story and help to build the storyline.
    07 – Mega evolutions, z moves, abilities, deleted items and moves does make a difference. Mega evolutions were a great move. It makes no sense removing it.
    08 – The soundtrack is one greatest things in the game. At least I was not disappointed in this aspect. However, is somehow repetitive as some routes share the same song and some cities have copies of previous ones.
    09 – Differently from Sun and Moon, Pokémon Sword and Shield makes a really [almost absent] referent of other games from the same franchise. They barely mentioned other regions. In consequence, there is not multi plot. The stories do not connect to each other.
    10 – The producers delivered a final product with so much work to be done. And this could be fixed if they either contracted more people or asked for help. They delivered a poorly made game relying on its name to sell millions of copies.    … Expand
  25. Vmac19
    Jan 1, 2020
    6
    It's okay. I just bought it because it's pokemon. The game was kind of lame though however it did have alot of potential to be the best pokemon game so far however it was only okay I guess
  26. AeonQuasar
    Jan 1, 2020
    2
    There are so many issues with this game that I will list up only the top 3 most noticeable and biggest problems. Not even counting Dexit that most people rattles about. 1. It's too easy. You can't turn of the xp share and every battle is so easy you can win it in without any effort. A simple hard mode would have solved that. 2. Way to linear. A game that screams for more open world styleThere are so many issues with this game that I will list up only the top 3 most noticeable and biggest problems. Not even counting Dexit that most people rattles about. 1. It's too easy. You can't turn of the xp share and every battle is so easy you can win it in without any effort. A simple hard mode would have solved that. 2. Way to linear. A game that screams for more open world style and only give you that in very small portions. Imagine pokemon in Breath of the wild world. Why not gamefreak? 3. It's not good enough improvement from the Gameboy design
    It's supposed to be the first "real" console game, but it feels like a slight improved version of the 3ds games. For a price like this it's not even close being worth it.    … Expand
  27. PannacottaFugo
    Dec 31, 2019
    0
    I will be completely and utterly honest. I don't think these are bad games. They're unarguably better than garbage that were both Pokemon X and Y and Pokemon Sun and Moon. However this game is undeniably lacking in so much pass content such as minigames, moves, Pokemon that follow you, MORE THAN HALF OF THE NATIONAL DEX, and so much more! Not to mention that there are tons of unpolishedI will be completely and utterly honest. I don't think these are bad games. They're unarguably better than garbage that were both Pokemon X and Y and Pokemon Sun and Moon. However this game is undeniably lacking in so much pass content such as minigames, moves, Pokemon that follow you, MORE THAN HALF OF THE NATIONAL DEX, and so much more! Not to mention that there are tons of unpolished areas and bad graphics AND bad animations. The game itself other than the removed content is very run of the mill and is what we're kinda used to and have gotten used to for over two decades. The gameplay is slightly better than usually I guess, the story is also slightly better, and the characters this time around are way better than usual. I found most of them to be very well written and lovable characters. On a side note I really love the Wild Area and hope they bring it back for future entries but we all know they won't

    This game isn't that bad and more just an okay game. An easy 6/10...however like I said before this game has bad animations, bad graphics, more than half the National Dex removed, and it has nothing to show for all of these problems and missing content we love. I really have no choice but to give this game a 0/10. Hopefully the enhanced versions of these games that will come in a year or so will fix the problems of Pokemon Sword and Shield.    … Expand
  28. SoupSparrow
    Dec 31, 2019
    10
    Just so everyone knows, the negative ratings were from an image board called **** on a board called /vp/ for Pokémon. They're the ones who raided this ratings page over things like the Pokédex, despite never playing it ever.
  29. jz_paris
    Dec 31, 2019
    1
    Very bad experiences with version sword. A lot of Pokémon is banned and the shield limited Pokémon can not be collected. Very bad YY communication system, you can NOT get the real time info from it and possible to connect to anyone else when your try to exchange Pokémon with your friends. One point for the music, and the others are 0, it is a proper score.
  30. hewientrucko
    Dec 30, 2019
    0
    What a amazing game! POOR STORY POOR SYSTEM POOR NETWORK AND IT BROKEN MY SWITCH DOWN! Even it's not a part of Pokemon's game......still terrible. Don't buy it unless you don't want your son play too much switch.
  31. YourPalMatt
    Dec 29, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the weakest stories since XY, and most of it happening offscreen until near the end, with the “bad guy” being an impatient energy tycoon whose crisis is far off in the future, but instead ends up releasing the legendary who happens to be the cause of the Dynamax phenomenon, and who nearly caused Armageddon in the past, who is now causing Armageddon in the present. You and your “rival” are tasked with taking it down after the Champ can’t even beat it, and with the help of the two legendaries of sword and shield, end up taking it down.

    The postgame is not much better, with a one hour post story that barely even scratches the surface of the history of the Galar region, and has you Capture the box legendary. And then of course there’s the standard battle tower, but that’s really it. Online is horrendous, the Wild Area is a dull and empty expanse, and the lack of all the Pokémon definitely hurts this game. Do not recommend as a starting Pokémon game.    … Expand
  32. hacazevedo
    Nov 16, 2019
    10
    I finished the game. I love him. Good story, good characters, good battles, good Graphics and beautiful cutscenes. This game is one of the best Pokémon games. Congratulations to the gamefreak. And if you're reading this review, you're a parent or a person who wants to buy this game, I come to say you can buy, the negative reviews are from people who haven't even tried the game, so you canI finished the game. I love him. Good story, good characters, good battles, good Graphics and beautiful cutscenes. This game is one of the best Pokémon games. Congratulations to the gamefreak. And if you're reading this review, you're a parent or a person who wants to buy this game, I come to say you can buy, the negative reviews are from people who haven't even tried the game, so you can buy and ignore these negative reviews. I recommend this game.… Expand
  33. Ferrox
    Dec 29, 2019
    2
    While a lot of people might give this game either a 10 or 0 in the hope to somehow "balance" the score to what they believe it actually is, that leaves reviews as unreliable. This game isn't a mere 0, but it also definitely isn't a 7 to 10. Let's discuss the good and the bad.

    The good: -Streamlining the proccess of making a competitive pokemon: This also has some downsides for the    While a lot of people might give this game either a 10 or 0 in the hope to somehow "balance" the score to what they believe it actually is, that leaves reviews as unreliable. This game isn't a mere 0, but it also definitely isn't a 7 to 10. Let's discuss the good and the bad.

    The good:
    -Streamlining the proccess of making a competitive pokemon: This also has some downsides for the satisfaction of breeding your own but it makes it a lot easier for those unwilling to put in the time, as well as change your beloved in-game capture during a playthrough into a powerful warrior.
    -The Gym Challenge: In previous games, challenging the Gyms was just something you did to progress the story. They were fun, sometimes forcing you to change up your team, but other than a unique sprite with special song it felt like story-wise it was just what kids were supposed to do. Here it feels like an actual choice was made. It is a carreer path in the Pokémon World, and people love seeing it. You are like your favorite sport star, gaining fame and entertaining the masses as you rise in the rankings. The battles in the Stadiums with an audience feels like a big event.
    -The challenges leading up to the Gym Battle: Combining the best of both traditional Gym Battles and the Island Challenge, there is a trial to prove yourself before facing the Gym Leader. And while some are better than others, it is more satisfying to do it this way than to just beat up a few Gym Trainers in normal fights.
    -The new Pokémon: it wouldn't be a Pokémon game without the titular beasts. And while not all are equally great, there are definitely a few that charm or impress you. Just look at Wooloo.
    -Several inovative ideas: GameFreak has finaly tried to join the current scene by experimenting with some new ideas like a small open-world setting with varying levels, a free camera, online multiplayer, but this unfortunately leans more towards, well...

    Unfortunately we come to

    The bad:

    -The graphics: While Pokémon might have never placed itself as a powerhouse graphicswise, it usually had a style uniquely their own with decent graphics. Unfortunately, decent is rather too generous to call this game's graphics. While it has been said many times before, the trees and vegetation call back to the era of N64. Shadows flicker, the water is horrible, and then we have to talk about
    -The pop-in: NPC's, trees, pokémon. When you move it simply jumps into existance. This is a problem that games for years have dealt with in different methods: loading only what is visible on the screen, using lower-res models for those in the distance. And with a camera always angled just the way the develloper wants it should have been easy to recognise just what needs to be loaded when and what could be ignored. Speaking of which
    -The camera: GameFreak was proud to show of the Wild Area, where you could roam free and encounter many pokémon and look all around you. Unfortunately it is still very small with too little to do, and even that is restricted. It's not as beautiful as you'd hope, and the Pokémon hardly move, pop-in jarringly, and even if you're ready to face a challenge
    -Pokemon capture is limited by badges: While it might seem like letting a newbie trainer try their hand at capturing a level 40 pokémon would be unballancing the game, take into account that it is their choice to do so, they have to win that fight and capture them first with their underlevelled pokémon, and even if they trained their Starter up to LV100 through sheer grinding, they'd still be barred by the game. And if it is a Shiny, too bad. Speaking of Shinies
    -Overworld Sprites come in one color only: Even Let's Go showed if you had a Regular Pokémon or the ellusive Shiny before you battled. A simple palette swap should have done that here, but it's not, so you have to engage each pokémon and hope to find them shiny during that encounter. But overworld or in battle,
    -The models are unchanged since X & Y: The root cause of the #GameFreakLied trend, SwSh still use those same models AND animations as the 3DS games, with slightly upscale textures. This might not have been so bad if they hadn't promised (and yes they did) that they HAD to remake them from scratch because they couldn't transfer them over and therefore
    -Not all Pokémon are in: Less that half or all existing Pokémon are in the game, and the rest will never be here. Considering the models and animations are all there waiting, this feels like a big disapointment to long-time fans. Because what else will you do when you finish the game? Because
    -The Game is SHORT: Both in story length and routes, there is very little to do. 10 routes, some with only 2 patches of grass and
    -No post-game: Other than a more limited Battle Tower there is no battle facility or option to transfer in non Galar pokémon to fight or try a new game with.

    Conclusion: Good ideas but bad execution.    … Expand
  34. svsidath
    Dec 28, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappoinment can't even begin to describe how it feels to see the state of this franchise. You see other major titles like Zelda, Mario, Fire Emblem, Dragon Quest, Smash Bros, and Animal Crossing make their way to the Switch and they look gorgeous and wonderfully made. Animal crossing isn't even out yet, but they delayed the game to make sure it's the best it could be and meet everyone's expectations. Meanwhile, the pokemon company decided it was a good idea to make a new game every year, so now every new product is extremely rushed and has less content than the previous title.i wasn't a fan of Let's Go in the slightest but after playing these titles, I'm actually surprised to admit it wasn't that bad. With this pattern continuing, soon Sword and shield will look like masterpieces due to future games having even less content and playability. Pros: + Nice music tracks
    + Character customization has many options thankfully

    Cons:
    - Bland story
    - Cut Dex. Even worse reasoning for cutting the dex. "Balancing the competitive meta" is the worst one yet cause it's objectively wrong previous titles made it so early online tournament battles limit the participants to only using "region native" pokemon, which would give a stamp to the pokemon's summary to signify it was caught in-game and not transferred. There is no reason this couldn't have been done again. - "High quality" animations and models. So that was a lie. It was even disproved before the game came out. #GameFreakLied trended worldwide on Twitter since people who got the game early or pirated it found out the models were transferred over from the previous games, disproving the interview claims of "oh uhh porting to the Switch was difficult so we had to make everything from scratch". Furthermore, character animations like Hop are reused from previous games, see the infamous Hau-Hop gif. What's even worse is NPCs running around, coming to a halt, and doing a full 90 degree turn as if they still live on a DS game grid. - Rushed ending. There's not even an evil team in this game, which made the whole game feel like an extremely short gym challenge and then a stop by Rose Tower to fight what should've been a post game legendary. You even catch the middle legend before you can catch the box legend, which was added as a post-game catch instead so you actually have one thing to do later. - No antagonist until the VERY end, and even that was rushed into "leon, cancel the championship match everyone was waiting for right now so we can start an end to climate change today. or else."
    - Bland post game. You do a bunch of battles and then catch the box legend. Then Hop decides to give up on his original dreams cause he realizes he isn't good enough to reach those goals and never will be. Keep in mind he does this after catching a Legendary. He decides to be a lab assistant. With a legendary.
    - Characters built off a single trope/defining feature (ex: Leon, the undefeatable champion who has a bad sense of direction)
    - Extremely small routes. GameFreak now believes kids are essentially braindead and would rather play on their phones than on their switch (they actually stated this claim in interviews), so routes are much smaller and simpler so we can spend less time playing their game. Small routes make it even faster to jump from one gym to the next. I found myself casually adventuring the wild area and then when I finally decided to fight some gyms, I finished 3 within the span of approximately half an hour.
    - Gen 1 pandering. This has always been a problem and it still remains. First we had Kanto, then we had Kanto in Johto's games (which is one of the biggest selling points of it), then we had Kanto remakes in Hoenn, then we got a nice brief break from Kanto in Sinnoh but they popped back up with the Johto remakes, then we got Unova— new gen Kanto (see the tropes repeat in the dex: 3 stage rock monsters that evolve from trade: Geodude/roggenrolla, 2 stage cave bat that you'll always run into: Zubat [crobat didn't exist at the time]/woobat, humanoid fighter duo: hitmonlee-chan/throh-sawk, 2 stage mushroom monster: Paras/foongus, pink healer: Chansey/audino, etc.), Then we got many Kanto megas in Kalos (with Charizard having 2), then we got Kanto only regional forms in Alola, and now we get not only more Kanto regional forms but Gigantamax Charizard as the champion's ace. And depending on your starter choice, a majority of his team isn't even Galar pokemon.
    - Horrible designs. I used to not like certain pokemon cause I wasn't a fan of their designs, but this gen made me believe they are godsends. After seeing garbage like Eiscue, I actually found Aromatisse and Stantler to be creative designs that were probably coined by Socrates or Aristotle. I have James Turner to thank for this revelation. Even the starter evolutions were pure disappointment. When they were first leaked, forums and Twitter couldn't stop talking about how ugly they were.    … Expand
  35. Ghuze
    Dec 28, 2019
    1
    Absolute garbage. Boring, ugly, sloppy, don't even bother with this game, it's not worth it.
  36. SirBadger
    Dec 27, 2019
    2
    Biggest dissapointing of this year. Cuted Pokedex, pathetic small wild area and animstions of attack will leave without comment...
  37. Missiletainn
    Dec 27, 2019
    4
    The overall Experience feels rushed, they took all the wrong criticisms from Sun and Moon, with a serious downgrade in story and characters, but kept the horrible pacing, terrible route and town designs where everything is basically one street, with the occasional side road. The Music is cheap and uninteresting, being played on dollar store MIDIs, the graphics of the game are sub-par evenThe overall Experience feels rushed, they took all the wrong criticisms from Sun and Moon, with a serious downgrade in story and characters, but kept the horrible pacing, terrible route and town designs where everything is basically one street, with the occasional side road. The Music is cheap and uninteresting, being played on dollar store MIDIs, the graphics of the game are sub-par even for the switch, though the aesthetics for the character designs are really good, and the overall world aesthetics are nice, the new pokemon designs on the other hand are probably the most decisive and overall worst since generation one, the ratio of sheer misses compared to big hits is about 5:1 for the new pokemon, compared to the last two generations lovely quality over quantity, Galar has neither. It does 2 things well, the integration of Gyms into the culture, and the wild area, but neither are done perfectly, the linear progression of the gyms ruins some of the experience as there is no real reason you have to face them in such a strict order, and the wild area is ugliest part of the game, as well as one with lots of missed potential, it feels small, and it should've had access to every city, and been there to remove most of the worthless nothing routes. it could've been hub where you could then go to each city with a gym to challenge them in any order you see fit, but right now, while being the best part of the game, the wild area is certainly lacking.

    Overall, the game feels rushed, GameFreak NEED to hire help if they want to continue doing Pokemon games at the scale and size they are trying, they cannot handle the workload, and hiring teams to optimise, transfer, and update data from old games would not get in the way of their creative team, they don't know how to optimise and it shows, especially with the draw distance.    … Expand
  38. fallout7050
    Dec 27, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the graphics that both said that they were going to improve did not make the animations of most of the pokemon are poor compared to for example pokemon sun and moon or pokemon ultra sun and ultra moon which percent are of a cosola of the last generation 3ds and this game that came out on a supposedly better console has worse animations even the game that preceded pokemon les go eeve has better animation than this game In addition to having all the pokemon without any limitation that they are only 400 a company like gamefreak that has millions as a company for having the most important franchise as a pokemon, it cannot make a game that is decent and that has all the pokemons as it was pokemon les go eeve and the worst thing will surely be that they will issue an ultra sword and ultra shield edition with the false promise that it will solve all the errors and bring all the pokemones when the latter should have done it at the beginning and as if it was not enough With all the above mentioned, the rendering distance is rubbish, you literally go a bit far and the pokemon are already disappearing and then we have the fact that our rival is simply bad for saying little, he spends half of the blessed game telling you that you know the weakness of elementary types and does nothing to counter his clear disadvantage literally he doesn't feel like he is a rival although they want to paint it as such and as for the story this is bland and predictable from the minute one we already know that the bad guy in the game is chairman rose and although the game tries to hide it he fails prematurely are for all these reasons that I think this game is so bad… Expand
  39. Isabela123
    Dec 27, 2019
    10
    I loved so much this game!
    I know that there are a lot of cool Pokémons that aren't in this game, but it's too much diffucult complete the Pokédex with all those Pokémons.
    And yeah, this game has some things that have to be repaired, but this is one of the best Pokemon game I ever played (after Pokémon Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby of course). You have to compare this game with the others    I loved so much this game!
    I know that there are a lot of cool Pokémons that aren't in this game, but it's too much diffucult complete the Pokédex with all those Pokémons.
    And yeah, this game has some things that have to be repaired, but this is one of the best Pokemon game I ever played (after Pokémon Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby of course). You have to compare this game with the others Pokemon games, no with Zelda games for example.
    I had so much fun playing this game, and I don't mind with the bugs, because almost all games have bugs.
    (Sorry if there are any english problems).    … Expand
  40. Cafe_8bits
    Dec 26, 2019
    5
    Pokémon SwSh really did surprised me. I thought it would be another forgetful and unpolished adventure, like every title since XY. But hey, they really tried to put some nice things at the table here. Many new mechanics are very nice, and the plot and themes of the game are the best ones in the series so far, but... The game is really unbalanced, and inconsistent. Many gym battles werePokémon SwSh really did surprised me. I thought it would be another forgetful and unpolished adventure, like every title since XY. But hey, they really tried to put some nice things at the table here. Many new mechanics are very nice, and the plot and themes of the game are the best ones in the series so far, but... The game is really unbalanced, and inconsistent. Many gym battles were challenging, but other important fights were a piece of cake by nature. Galar its a nice region, ton of mons to catch and places to explore, but the wild area kinda sucks. But in the end its surely better than its 2 predecessors, i think if they had just ONE more year to finish this games, they could be oneof the best Pokémon games. Too bad Masuda´s team can´t do it because they are busy with next year´s game, because that´s what Pokémon became.
    This game made me sad, because my once favorite franchise is stuck in a cycle of mediocrity in its main line games, and it does not seems that will stop soon. But yeah, kinda fun game. I made nice memories with it, but don´t buy it, your money deserves better.    … Expand
  41. bringbacknatdex
    Dec 26, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been playing this series since Pokemon R/B/Y came out for the GB, and have played every single Generation since. I have truly enjoyed this series, as it is part of my childhood, but I still played Pokemon Sw/Sh despite all the controversy surrounding it in hopes of Gamefreak sticking to their word of having "higher quality animations".

    Nope.

    To start off, I hate that the National Dex has been cut and GF has not really stuck to their word as much as I'd like it to. I do love some of the new mons like Dragapult, Frosmoth, Galar Darmanitan, Alcremie, to name a few, the graphics are pretty good in terms of the 3D stuff. I love the idea of Wild Areas and the new UI, customisation.

    But there are other errors (which may just be me being picky but idc) - such as when Hop throws the pokeball to catch Zacian / Zamazenta in the post-game where it is nonexistent, random overworld pokemon in the WA that just pop up out of nowhere and I am forced to do an encounter, Piers's cutscene, Sordward and Shielbert in general (especially that clapping sequence near the end of postgame lolol), ending credits mouse cursor lol.

    I just feel like none of the characters in Sw/Sh have been memorable except for maybe Hop and Bede, who probably has a bit of development that I can appreciate. But I miss the times in games like S/M where we could capture all the legendaries from games past, battle former champions like Red, Blue, Cynthia, when characters were really memorable (still waiting for N and Gladion to make a reappearance).

    I'm not saying that Sw/Sh is not fun, I did enjoy certain moments of it such as the Eternatus battle and the arrival of the legendary wolves, but I feel as if GF did a really lazy job on it and just threw a half-assed product at us. And as a hardcore fan since Gen 1, I think that it's unfair to receive this product that has such a shallow plot, an even shallower postgame imo, characters that are not memorable to an extent, wack move animations (seriously, Cinderace kicks to punch). I miss the old mechanics like ride mons and soaring (literally just soared around Hoenn for 3 hours at one point), but now, flying taxis don't even have a cutscene or anything. The music in general is meh, it's fine but previous titles have been better. I mean, just ask Zinnia. Or Wally, or N, or Hau, or the protagonists from S/M where we actually had our own champion theme. I was literally crying by then because I loved it so much.

    Seriously, the whole game just felt like I was just supposed to become the champion and nothing else. Rose? Nah, I have the championship to worry about. Like come on, give me a side quest at least? Or have more interactions with characters like Bede. I was such a big fan of him by the end, I wish I had more interactions and more development with him. Or Marnie. idk.

    I also found it harder to trade pokemon with friends, even with the link code that never seemed to work. Either it would take way too long, or I'd get matched up with someone other than my friend. EV yields for competitive battling are harder to discern because they no longer show what EV spread your mons have. F in chat for the GTS, you will be missed.

    You can disagree, you can defend this game until the end, but my opinion on this is that it is an unfinished game that just lacks a lot of aspects that could have been fixed had GF just been not lazy with this. A mouse cursor can get into the credits scene, but not pokemon like Metagross, Garchomp, Salamence? Pokemon who I loved and constantly spent so much time with on my 3DS and had so many memories battling with both online and off.

    Also GF, why the hell would you cut Mega Evolutions from the game? If it's not broken, don't fix it. Still don't know what to feel about Dynamax. It's just too broken imho - like I get that if you're locked into a move with a choice item or something, you can Dynamax to get out of that and so can your opponent, but I seriously loved Mega Evolution with all the new forms and abilities and...god I miss the old pokemon.

    Yeah. I don't have high hopes for the next games. GF, get your act together. Also, still waiting on those Sinnoh remakes (please don't nerf Cynthia).    … Expand
  42. Drizzyt10
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    Game freak... really? Creatures inc... really? The Pokémon company.. really? Trash
  43. slayerzack1
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    pokémon Sword and Shield is a excellent game. If you were on the fence, and not sure whether or not to pull the trigger on buying it, take this as a sign that you should. Whether this is your first Pokémon game, or your fifteenth, or you haven’t played in a decade or more, this is still the game for you. As a twenty-year fan of the series, I don’t think I’ve ever had as much fun with apokémon Sword and Shield is a excellent game. If you were on the fence, and not sure whether or not to pull the trigger on buying it, take this as a sign that you should. Whether this is your first Pokémon game, or your fifteenth, or you haven’t played in a decade or more, this is still the game for you. As a twenty-year fan of the series, I don’t think I’ve ever had as much fun with a Pokémon game as I have with Shield. But like every game before it, Pokémon Sword and Shield is an iterative hop more than it is a generational leap, and that’s good, and bad, and everything in… Expand
  44. Janek1907
    Dec 25, 2019
    7
    I think That sword and shield are good Games, but with some less good details. For example the graphic. In the year 2019 I don’t want a Game which looks like a 2014 WiiU game. Many people says, that the missing of the National Pokédex is a big problem, but I think, actually it’s not. The story could be better, but is still okay. As a gamer who played every Pokemon game, it is very easy andI think That sword and shield are good Games, but with some less good details. For example the graphic. In the year 2019 I don’t want a Game which looks like a 2014 WiiU game. Many people says, that the missing of the National Pokédex is a big problem, but I think, actually it’s not. The story could be better, but is still okay. As a gamer who played every Pokemon game, it is very easy and for starters it shouldn’t be hard. For me it was too easy. I only needed 25 hours for the main game and for a RPG in the year 2019 it’s not much. But in the end I have to say, that the game really makes fun so I rate the game with a 7.… Expand
  45. The3DPenguin
    Dec 25, 2019
    7
    Pokemon Sword and Shield are good, not great and not bad either.
    When I played Pokemon Sword I had fun, I couldn't stop playing it. However the game is on the shorter side around 20 hours long.
    When I played it I noticed that it felt quite rushed, it felt like it came out before Sun & Moon. What I mean by this is that some areas look amazing - best in the series so far, while other    Pokemon Sword and Shield are good, not great and not bad either.
    When I played Pokemon Sword I had fun, I couldn't stop playing it. However the game is on the shorter side around 20 hours long.

    When I played it I noticed that it felt quite rushed, it felt like it came out before Sun & Moon.
    What I mean by this is that some areas look amazing - best in the series so far, while other areas have N64 graphics - notably the Wild Area. Some of the new attacks are spectacular while most of the multi-hitting moves are honestly lazy. But most of the move have been updated atleast a little bit.

    All Pokemon still have only one animation for Special and Physical attacks and some moves - Like Flamethrower barley line up with the mouth of the Pokemon - but it's been like that since X/Y.
    The models are also the same as in the 3DS games, just refined a bit.

    But if you have played the game the end of the story felt incredibly rushed - while it was still good, I had a hard time understanding motives and actually what was happening.

    But some reasons why you should play the game. The music is 100% the best in the series, I actually had to stop fighting so that I could listen to it. The Wild area is incredibly fun to explore. The rivals in this game actually have personalities and are great characters. The new Pokemon have really good designs. The Trainer Card maker and so on.

    The games difficulty is: Easy. The exp share is always on and Dynamaxing allowes you to one-shot pokemon.

    All in all. The game is good, but don't expect a switch game. Expect a upgraded 3DS game.    … Expand
  46. DavidLFen
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    Objetivamente, el juego parece un port cutre de un juego de 3ds y ni siquiera de uno que explote al máximo de la 3ds, las animaciones son cutres, la exploración es nula y el balanceo está roto, el juego entero está ROTO, cada elemento mínimamente interesante de la narrativa es desaprovechando, y el postgame es casi inexistente, quita mecánicas a las que nos acostumbramos hace mucho como laObjetivamente, el juego parece un port cutre de un juego de 3ds y ni siquiera de uno que explote al máximo de la 3ds, las animaciones son cutres, la exploración es nula y el balanceo está roto, el juego entero está ROTO, cada elemento mínimamente interesante de la narrativa es desaprovechando, y el postgame es casi inexistente, quita mecánicas a las que nos acostumbramos hace mucho como la GTS y encima añaden cosas molestas como las MT de un solo uso, la ausencia de más de la mitad de los pokemon se nota mucho, es un insulto a los fans de toda la vida, si alguno de tus pokemon favoritos no estabprogramado por que a los de GAME FREAK, les apetecía rascarse las pelotas, jodete, y para colmo esta cosa cuesta 60€, no gracias… Expand
  47. Toast420
    Dec 25, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is ok but the starters are to human looking and are not good. Also when you beat the game the raid battles become almost impossible to beat because the ai will revive them selves even though they fainted it will count as being fainted again. The team only has 4 faints and the battle ends when it reaches 4.… Expand
  48. Neri
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    Really bad animations, future titles need too improve really hard if they want to keep the franchise alive
  49. Ejawesome
    Dec 23, 2019
    0
    Absolute waste of money. Cash grab that was rushed and is extremely flawed in so many ways. Regret all my time spent with it.
  50. KillProcess
    Dec 22, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It could be some much better, if they spent more time with the game...

    It's a fun game, the best thing they did was that now we can see the pokemon in the wild,

    But it such an easy game that all my accomplishments became lackluster. That ending with the fight with that giant pokemon that end in 2 turns, it is one of the best examples of this.    … Expand
  51. Jl58
    Dec 22, 2019
    5
    Pokemon sword was massively effected by time constraints. You can see a massive lack of polish graphically. When you compare the quality with Dragon Quest and Xenoblade 2 it’s clear that it was pushed out asap. Lots of animations are below par but the worst thing has to be the game speed. Raid battles are pointlessly slow and trainer battles take far too long with loading for animations,Pokemon sword was massively effected by time constraints. You can see a massive lack of polish graphically. When you compare the quality with Dragon Quest and Xenoblade 2 it’s clear that it was pushed out asap. Lots of animations are below par but the worst thing has to be the game speed. Raid battles are pointlessly slow and trainer battles take far too long with loading for animations, weather effects and multi hit moves. The Nintendo servers make the online in this game next to worthless. It has been rushed by creators who I think genuinely love the series but Game Freak need to learn that quality over quantity will please the fans. I’m hoping the next instalment has a half decent story, updated battle mechanics and they completely revamp most of the overdone tropes of Pokemon such as gyms… Expand
  52. kranky
    Dec 22, 2019
    0
    Worst main series pokemon game ever.

    It is like previous games but with some nice mechanics removed (Mega-evolutions and minigames)
    And without national dex.
  53. Mitchie22
    Dec 22, 2019
    4
    I enjoy the game but some part of me really wishes I bought Let's go Eevee or pikatchu instead, by comparison lets go is more beautiful graphically, allows with better interactivity with pokemon including riding.
    I bought sword and im disappointed, i was hoping that with the more open landscape of the wild area it'd be a perfect place to ride and spend time with my pokemon, the camp    I enjoy the game but some part of me really wishes I bought Let's go Eevee or pikatchu instead, by comparison lets go is more beautiful graphically, allows with better interactivity with pokemon including riding.
    I bought sword and im disappointed, i was hoping that with the more open landscape of the wild area it'd be a perfect place to ride and spend time with my pokemon, the camp feature is Okay but gets boring fast since you only have two toys to play with and the talk feature, I was really hoping pokemon would be able to follow you around which is seriously a feature game freak needs to stop being indecisive about having in their games, get rid of the bike and let players ride pokemon, more interactivity with pokemon is what makes a good pokemon game, we want to be trainers who actually spend time and enjoy our travels with our partners, that's how every pokemon should become and stay for the future. The bike outfit is ugly, nuff said about that, I honestly dislike the raids, they're fun to play with other players but the for solo play the ai is a hot mess that is perfectly incapable of making good decisions, who sold those people pokeball anyways? The shield that dynamaxed raid mons get is annoying, mostly because it's scripted to come up at certain HP points preventing you from just one shouting raid mons, don't get me started on the pokedex cut, i was saddened by the fact i could get a dragonight one of my favorite pokemon, along with many others, thank go i can at least get Arcanine, but still, i feel Game freak took waaay to many lazy decisions with this game, the pokedex cut being the most glaring along with graphic quality as compared to the let's go games.    … Expand
  54. Rigbo
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    Been playing up to the fifth gym and this is a very mediocre Pokémon game. Pokémon games have never been too hard but this is just ridiculously easy. The wild area while being fun, looks terrible and super ugly. 500+ Pokémon were cut for plenty of animations that look from a Nintendo 64 game, unpolished and muddy textures, and plenty of features removed in favor of a new one which justBeen playing up to the fifth gym and this is a very mediocre Pokémon game. Pokémon games have never been too hard but this is just ridiculously easy. The wild area while being fun, looks terrible and super ugly. 500+ Pokémon were cut for plenty of animations that look from a Nintendo 64 game, unpolished and muddy textures, and plenty of features removed in favor of a new one which just boils down to making your Pokémon bigger, even gigantamaxin feels boring. This game is the result of Game Freak going too far with being lazy and cutting corners. I highly recommend buying this game used, as GF does not deserve the money for this rushed and unpolished game.… Expand
  55. AlexSaiyan
    Dec 21, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a normal Pokemon game like UltraSun and UltraMoon with the graphics in HD with another region, new pokemon and Dynamax… Expand
  56. samktiago
    Dec 21, 2019
    0
    an insult for the franchisee' fans, also, stan Pokémon B/W B2/W2 for a clear skin
  57. Fish2405
    Dec 20, 2019
    0
    Too short a process. Boring plot. There was only time to burun. Let me down to the end of the pokemon series
  58. Orangefizz
    Nov 17, 2019
    1
    Theres honestly a lot of things the game did right. It feels like a small progression. But honestly, it just feels that they failed to innovate and it's a missed opportunity. I feel gamefreak and nintendo fail to understand that the pokemon average fan's age is growing. They cannot continue to playcate to adolescents and expect that generating a new game every year with mild updates isTheres honestly a lot of things the game did right. It feels like a small progression. But honestly, it just feels that they failed to innovate and it's a missed opportunity. I feel gamefreak and nintendo fail to understand that the pokemon average fan's age is growing. They cannot continue to playcate to adolescents and expect that generating a new game every year with mild updates is going to be acceptable on a next generation console.… Expand
  59. aar12567
    Dec 20, 2019
    5
    Gamefreak presents... A Pokemon game in which the annoying rival picks the starter that is weak against whichever of the 3 Pokemon you pick. Annoyingly though, no hedgehog pokemon? that's a British animal that could have been a good idea for a new start, but no, instead we get a monkey -insert video of British toddler saying "F*** off monkey" here-

    If you loved fun stuff like navigating    Gamefreak presents... A Pokemon game in which the annoying rival picks the starter that is weak against whichever of the 3 Pokemon you pick. Annoyingly though, no hedgehog pokemon? that's a British animal that could have been a good idea for a new start, but no, instead we get a monkey -insert video of British toddler saying "F*** off monkey" here-

    If you loved fun stuff like navigating around large oceans on the original pokemon, or exploring mt. Moon and the large dark tunnel, well forget that, because you won't be doing that here. Instead, we have very short linear tunnels with no exploration, a team that turn out to not be so bad, and well... a small 10 minute snowy area of ocean that pokes fun of British Weather, and if you love the 4 seasons, Pokemon has you covered because the field you go out exploring in has 4 seasons that never stop changing, which makes catching pokemon very boring and tedious. As for gyms, you'll really love seeing that Gamefreak (a company that probably has all the money in the world) Gamefreak got really bored towards the end of making this game, or ran out of ideas. You play through 4/5 gyms, and the last few have you play a guessing game on a stage before battling, another one where you walk through a town which you're unable to explore, to reach one of the leaders. And then a final where you stand in a room and fight 3 people (seriously? one of these doesn't even have a gym)

    I feel like Pokemon is a dying franchise, running out of ideas, poor animations that are at EA level (instead of seeing gyarados snaking through the water, he rotates on the same axis to turn around, it looks dumb) I expect better from a developer with so much money, there's really no excuse for it.    … Expand
  60. LeonSan
    Dec 20, 2019
    1
    How arduous Pokémon player I can not pass up the disaster that these games mean, it seems that a mobile game (pokego) consumed the whole soul and brain of the company I love. From game mechanics to the worst story, in addition to a poorly optimized game, simple and painfully disappointing
  61. EggManStudio
    Dec 19, 2019
    9
    #ThankYouGameFreak
    Pokémon Sword didn't blow me away, but despite the lack of a National Dex it's a damn good Pokémon game and a brilliant first proper outing onto the Switch for the franchise. Here's hoping that Game Freak uses this as a stepping stones me for een better games on the console in the future!
  62. niccolomusillo
    Dec 19, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring history, inconsistency online multiplayer. Less helps for competitive players. Obtain a competitive gigamax pokémon with the correct method is impossible. No online tournament allowed. Post story inexistent. Only few ideas were good but not enough… Expand
  63. tariacurigamer
    Dec 19, 2019
    8
    I liked pokemon sword but I think it could be better if there was no better gamefrak worked on pokemon lets go the game is enjoyable with many mistakes, a lot on this page exaggeratedly classified by the clipped pokedex, which is a bad game, when in reality is not a bad game, it is simply mediocre but bad it is not to say polish the game but considering that this game only had inI liked pokemon sword but I think it could be better if there was no better gamefrak worked on pokemon lets go the game is enjoyable with many mistakes, a lot on this page exaggeratedly classified by the clipped pokedex, which is a bad game, when in reality is not a bad game, it is simply mediocre but bad it is not to say polish the game but considering that this game only had in development 200 workers and that we are talking about a hybrid where the graphics approach a ps4 because the truth it was obvious that this would literally happen to people just screaming of anything I give it an 8.5 not because it is bad, but because it is a mediocre development and that it could improve by 35%… Expand
  64. Pidabyte
    Dec 18, 2019
    3
    They promised us a veteran game, but is just a casual pokemon (again). Its too easy, simpe graphics, cutdex, poor animations and shorty.
  65. Anonijm21
    Dec 18, 2019
    0
    Cutet Pokedex ,Gigantamax Suck,same animations as 6th and 7th Gen Gamefreaks sues Leakers,Leakers which tried to warn us
  66. Toska123
    Dec 17, 2019
    0
    It has been awhile since I picked up a Pokemon game. Pokemon Yellow was my first video game I ever owned, and it is still one of my favorites of all time to this day, bugs and all. I eventually wore tired of the newer, cheesy pokemon, and the easy storylines. I was sick of being considered a nerd for playing Pokemon. And thus, Pokemon Black was the last iteration of Pokemon that I played.It has been awhile since I picked up a Pokemon game. Pokemon Yellow was my first video game I ever owned, and it is still one of my favorites of all time to this day, bugs and all. I eventually wore tired of the newer, cheesy pokemon, and the easy storylines. I was sick of being considered a nerd for playing Pokemon. And thus, Pokemon Black was the last iteration of Pokemon that I played.

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

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

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

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

    I just wish they valued that as much as I do.    … Expand
  67. KingofLions
    Dec 17, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este es el fin, de todos nosotros, hemos vivido el auge, el amanecer de un imperio mundial, en donde los compradores ya no exigirán lo más de sus productos y cada vez, chistes como los Fifas, Cod y este juego llegarán a cubrir la tierra entera, he seguido la saga desde pequeño y admira a mis heroes, que eran capaces de en un juego en una videoconsola que cabía en mi bolsillo, dos regiones enteras, y la misma cantidad de pokemons que hay en este juego, no tengo nada personal en contra de este juego, me lo he pasado todo e incluso lo he llegado a disfrutar por momentos, pero lo que me enferma son los tóxicos resultadistas que creen que de la vida hay que aceptar esto, es que esto no hay por donde cogerlo, no fue hecho con amor, cómo es posible que este juego comparte catálogos con obras maestras en Switch como el Odyssey, el BOTW, Three Houses o Ultimate, cuando dicen que es el mejor juego de la saga, los considero locos, pero decir que este es el mejor juego de la consola, es una vergüenza, los personajes son un copia y pega de los personajes en Sol y Luna, la historia es más sencilla, aunque no ha estado del todo mal, el roster estuvo bien, aunque pudo ser un poco más grande, lo que me vuelve loco fueron las mentiras que se atrevieron a decirnos a la cara, que lo de las animaciones ultra detalladas, que lo del pasto, que lo de las horas de juego, vendiendolo como Dios en forma de cartucho de 36 gb que cuesta lo mismo que BOTW, un juego infinito con un mundo abierto que es probablemente el mejor juego de la historia, cada cosa a su tiempo, y los enfermitos que le ponen 10 a este juego, no siendo objetivos, se me pueden ir a jugar Fifa 20 Champions Edition y ver The Last Jedi, porque esto no queremos en una comunidad de Switch, espero que Game Freak reflexione y se tome su tiempo para desarrollar un juego mejor que este de aquí y que si va a hacer cagadas, que digan la verdad, ya estuvo, joder.

    ENGLISH TRANSCRIPTION
    This is the end, of all of us, we have lived the boom, the dawn of a world empire, where buyers will no longer demand the most of their products and each time, jokes like the Fifas, Cod and this game will come to cover the whole earth, I have followed the saga since I was little and admires my heroes, who were capable of in a game on a console that fit in my pocket, two entire regions, and the same amount of pokemons that there are in this game, I have nothing personal against this game, I've been through it all and I've even come to enjoy it at times, but what makes me sick are the toxic who believe that life is to accept this, this is not where to take it, it was not done with love, how is it possible that this game shares catalogs with masterpieces in Switch as the Odyssey, the BOTW, Three Houses or Ultimate, when they say it is the best game in the series, I consider them crazy, but say that this is the best game on the console, is a shame, the characters are a copy and paste of the characters in Sun and Moon, the story is simpler, although it has not been entirely wrong, the roster was good, although it could have been a little bigger, what drives me crazy were the lies that dared to tell us to the face, that of the ultra-detailed animations, that of the grass, that of the hours of play, selling it as God in the form of a 36 gb cartridge that costs the same as BOTW, an infinite game with an open world that is probably the best game in history, everything at its time, and the sick people who put 10 to this game, not being objective, I can go to play Fifa 20 Champions Edition and see The Last Jedi, because this we do not want in a community of Switch, I hope Game Freak reflects and takes his time to develop a game better than this here and that if you're going to do **** tell the truth, it's already been.    … Expand
  68. iozay
    Dec 17, 2019
    9
    Great game, Gamefreak has however made a few mistakes (Cutting pokedex without good reasons and it not being up to the standards for a Nintendo game) but other than that the game is great :)
  69. Missin
    Dec 17, 2019
    8
    These games are not as bad as people think. The removal of the national pokedex was to improve the quality of the game, and it removed a lot of unnecessary Pokémon I don’t care much for. While it did remove some fan favorites, we have over 80 new Pokémon to look at! Most of the new Pokémon are decent to great. Give the newbies a chance. I really like the wild area in the Galar region andThese games are not as bad as people think. The removal of the national pokedex was to improve the quality of the game, and it removed a lot of unnecessary Pokémon I don’t care much for. While it did remove some fan favorites, we have over 80 new Pokémon to look at! Most of the new Pokémon are decent to great. Give the newbies a chance. I really like the wild area in the Galar region and it keeps me returning to the game. Outside the wild area though, the game is kinda boring. Being unable to turn off the exp share and high levels of wild Pokémon makes the trainers and gym leaders really easy. It does reduce the need to grind, however. My favorite aspect of the game is max raid battles. It’s great to feel like I’m doing a raid in Pokémon GO. While I can’t meet new people, I don’t have to leave the house for it. People are complaining about the graphics, but I don’t think they look that bad. Overall, I can say that Pokémon Sword and Shield are decent middle-of-the-road Pokémon games!… Expand
  70. Sasa789
    Dec 17, 2019
    0
    Pokemon, make REAL videogames! This is not what we wan't. Evolve like all that other video games have, you of all companies have the funds to make the greatest game EVER.
  71. ExistDragon29
    Dec 16, 2019
    0
    OMG I am so sad that my favorite pokemon Cryogonal was not in this game. Why in the world would they take out sooooooooooo many pokemon like wtf its not like they make 100+ new desines every game or anything. And there is a tree in the game that looks bad so the graffics are horribel. And omg the rival picked Grookey which is the worst pokemon even and all starters suck and bad pokemonOMG I am so sad that my favorite pokemon Cryogonal was not in this game. Why in the world would they take out sooooooooooo many pokemon like wtf its not like they make 100+ new desines every game or anything. And there is a tree in the game that looks bad so the graffics are horribel. And omg the rival picked Grookey which is the worst pokemon even and all starters suck and bad pokemon designs look like fake fan made pokemon oh wait fans can do better. And the water looks too much like oil. Shame on you Gamefreek you guys can do better. I am now boicotting pokemon bye… Expand
  72. kaimaru
    Dec 16, 2019
    2
    Animações lamentáveis reaproveitados dos jogos passados, gráficos da Wild Área ridículos, Atraso de aparição de objetos, não contem a NationalDex o que é um absurdo, Sistema Online precário, Pokemons não dublados em pleno 2019 com um dos consoles mais forte da Nintendo, o que é decepcionantemente não sei por qual motivo não da para trocar de uniforme nas batalhas de ginasio, vende noAnimações lamentáveis reaproveitados dos jogos passados, gráficos da Wild Área ridículos, Atraso de aparição de objetos, não contem a NationalDex o que é um absurdo, Sistema Online precário, Pokemons não dublados em pleno 2019 com um dos consoles mais forte da Nintendo, o que é decepcionantemente não sei por qual motivo não da para trocar de uniforme nas batalhas de ginasio, vende no ginasio mas você sò pode usar normalmente mas nas batalhas de ginasio ele usa o que ganha no começo, se não da pra trocar pra que colocar essa m**** sò pra você comprar de trouxa achando que da pra usar, pra finalizar novamente não tiveram o trabalho de traduzir para português sendo vários outros jogos estão com legenda, não á desculpa para isso!… Expand
  73. KANATA
    Dec 15, 2019
    0
    I was very disappointed and IGN was a joke，GameFreak is lLazy and arrogant。
  74. IGNisaFraud
    Dec 15, 2019
    1
    Many people who defend this game will often say things like "the main story never really matters" or "I play for the postgame anyway." The postgame is shallower than Sun/Moon's. What postgame is there? Why would you pay $60-80 and not have any care about a main campaign (what is this, Call of Duty?)?

    There are surprisingly many exploits, bugs, etc. that affect both the main and postgame    Many people who defend this game will often say things like "the main story never really matters" or "I play for the postgame anyway." The postgame is shallower than Sun/Moon's. What postgame is there? Why would you pay $60-80 and not have any care about a main campaign (what is this, Call of Duty?)?

    There are surprisingly many exploits, bugs, etc. that affect both the main and postgame in annoying, sometimes harsh ways. The positives of this game which you may have heard about from the likes of corporate reviewers like IGN, NintendoLife and others are blown out of proportion. Quality of life changes are really all there is to enjoy, because who doesn't appreciate convenience? Everything else, from the Wild Area to side quests and activities are not 9/10 worthy.

    Game Freak unfortunately couldn't use their time and massive wealth to make Pokemon new AND better, a task which isn't that difficult to achieve.    … Expand
  75. Matthewbraith
    Dec 15, 2019
    0
    Pokemon Sword and Shield is a massive piece of f*cking S*it. Also it has multiplayer.
  76. meritum
    Dec 15, 2019
    2
    This is the first pokemon game I have played. The game is just not for everyone. It is for pokemon fans, not for every jRPG fans(I am jRPG fan). I dislike this game not because it is THE entry in the series. I dislike it because it the gameplay is not fun for me(pokemon games gameplay). The game is boring for me. Really 2/10 is my score and I am sure about this. The worst game from theThis is the first pokemon game I have played. The game is just not for everyone. It is for pokemon fans, not for every jRPG fans(I am jRPG fan). I dislike this game not because it is THE entry in the series. I dislike it because it the gameplay is not fun for me(pokemon games gameplay). The game is boring for me. Really 2/10 is my score and I am sure about this. The worst game from the quite good ones. I understand, that there are some people that like this gameplay.

    But if you like the other pokemon games, it is the best entry in series except of poedex(graphics are neat and really good). The wild area is also better than normal places in the game    … Expand
  77. yetimand
    Dec 15, 2019
    8
    i think this game is pretty good. all the new pokemon were solid. butt the lack of some of the made the deacent
  78. chronogaming8
    Dec 15, 2019
    7
    Pokémon Sword is a good game, nothing more. It has everything that any player expects to find in a Pokémon game: a lot of creatures to catch and train, beautiful graphics but not spectacular, an acceptable story, many different environments to go, a soundtrack quite good but not spectacular ...

    And that is the big problem of this game. Being the first Pokémon game on Nintendo Switch,    Pokémon Sword is a good game, nothing more. It has everything that any player expects to find in a Pokémon game: a lot of creatures to catch and train, beautiful graphics but not spectacular, an acceptable story, many different environments to go, a soundtrack quite good but not spectacular ...

    And that is the big problem of this game. Being the first Pokémon game on Nintendo Switch, developers should have risked a little more. Playing Pokémon Sword feels like a good experience, but nothing innovative. The Dynamax Pokémon are an interesting addition, but they do not compensate for the things that have been left behind: the Mega-evolutions, the Z-Moves, about 500 Pokémon that do not appear in the game, the simplification of many mechanics ...

    I spent hundreds of hours playing each of the previous games in this franchise, including Sun and Moon. In 35 hours I have finished Pokémon Sword, post-game included, and I am not hooked enough to continue dedicating hours.    … Expand
  79. Yosik
    Dec 14, 2019
    4
    I grew up with the pokémon franchise and have played through every official generation pokémon game alongside some spin off titles. Pokémon Sword has its moments of wonder when running into new pokémon you haven't seen before & that nostalgic feeling returns reminding you what you love about the franchise. But then outside the boundaries of new pokémon & extremely linear exploration,I grew up with the pokémon franchise and have played through every official generation pokémon game alongside some spin off titles. Pokémon Sword has its moments of wonder when running into new pokémon you haven't seen before & that nostalgic feeling returns reminding you what you love about the franchise. But then outside the boundaries of new pokémon & extremely linear exploration, you're met with what feels like a rushed game skinned with extra polygons for Nintendo Switch.

    Despite the controversy surrounding the game, as a game itself it felt quite poor in quality ranging from the boring & useless dialogue which seemed to go on for the entirety of the game to your rival or some other character stopping you in nearly every new area. At the time of writing this, the games score is 80 but this score to me should be more like 40. That may appear harsh but given the tools & resources this game had in development, it's mind boggling how it was able to be so boring. Animations are akin to nintendo 3DS versions of previous pokémon games & despite being on a more powerful system, the graphics & animation appear to be sub-par. I would compare the ageing of the pokémon franchise to that of Dragon Quest. Both franchises are roughly the same age & both franchises also have similar mechanics in regards to turn based play, monsters which evolved from random encounters in their older games to appearing on screen in their latest counterparts. Dragon Quest did its sequel & that franchise justice with its amazing story & incredible graphics in Dragon Quest XI Definitive Edition. Where the latter is concerned, Pokémon Sword, in my opinion has been released in an uncompleted form with the potential to be so much greater but instead is an underbaked cake that falls apart when you cut into it. Poor dialogue, useless side quests that prolong progression & for no other purpose. The pokémon community is full of all ages from children to mature adults & unfortunately the Pokémon company alongside ganefreak have failed to grow with their community. This revelation is clearly justified by Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield.    … Expand
  80. madku321
    Dec 14, 2019
    6
    It's not a bad game. It's just not a good game.
    The good stuff was always good—designs, look, feel—but it's the move to console that's glaring.
    First of all, the game is terribly easy. So much so that when my pokémon die it's not because of skill, it's just because of luck. The exp. share makes it so no grinding necessary, which isn't bad, but at the same time removes all thinking. Why    It's not a bad game. It's just not a good game.
    The good stuff was always good—designs, look, feel—but it's the move to console that's glaring.
    First of all, the game is terribly easy. So much so that when my pokémon die it's not because of skill, it's just because of luck. The exp. share makes it so no grinding necessary, which isn't bad, but at the same time removes all thinking. Why switch out to train (a skill to help) when you can simply leave your OP pokemon to deal all the damage, and have the harder pokemon to train simply sit there? The AI is stupid also: making dumb moves makes what would've been a hard battle easy.
    What makes a pokemon game? Towns? The pocket monsters themselves? The routes? In this game, it can't be the routes. Most of them are very linear, and I find myself, for the first time in any pokemon game, ignoring the trainers just so I can get to the god-damned next town or gym. I don't believe the pokemon make up this game either. Over half of them are from previous games, which isn't necessarily bad, but one of the coolest things is finding a new, rare pokemon or finally getting to see your carkol evolve (what will it turn into???). The towns I can happily give credit to: they look great and are meant to feel large. But after exploring towns, you find yourself wondering why they felt so small to you.
    The linear aspect goes beyond routes. I never get the chance to decide where to go. At most, I can go left or right at a route (but, one will end or maybe the two tracks will meet up again). And, though the world is large, the main game stops you at every minute just to give you the next item, let you continue the game, or just have an annoying cutscene about Galar's history that YOU JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT. Without choice, the game almost feels... empty, boring.
    The wild area, the most lauded thing of this game, is not even that good. I find myself returning there just to find one single pokemon I want instead of exploring it to look for new things.
    The game, overall, just makes me think about the older games and how they were (are?) really good. The move to full 3-D for the first time hurt the franchise greatly, only opening it's flaws more and making me miss the older games, instead of thinking of the new ones.
    6/10, because it's fine, I guess.    … Expand
  81. Tmech555
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Amazing Pokémon game! The music and charm found its way into my heart. I have to say it is one of my favorite Pokémon games.
  82. Drago-S132
    Dec 14, 2019
    4
    -> (The review is also in English to the bottom ;)
    El juego, aunque cumple con entretener, lamento decirlo, es simplemente malo, pues al final sus defectos sobrepasan por mucho a sus virtudes:
    -No están todas las MT's (como es el caso de Tóxico, movimiento clave en muchas estrategias). - No están todos los pokémon (si pensabas que aquel reclamo de traer toda la pokédex de vuelta era    -> (The review is also in English to the bottom ;)
    El juego, aunque cumple con entretener, lamento decirlo, es simplemente malo, pues al final sus defectos sobrepasan por mucho a sus virtudes:

    -No están todas las MT's (como es el caso de Tóxico, movimiento clave en muchas estrategias).

    - No están todos los pokémon (si pensabas que aquel reclamo de traer toda la pokédex de vuelta era un tanto exagerado permiteme decirte que vas a extrañar a más de un pokémon en este juego, ya sea solo porque te gustaba, o porque realmente era parte importante de algún set o estrategia).

    -El juego es Demasiado fácil (El repartir experiencia es obligatorio, lo que causa un sobreleveo espantoso, rompiendo la experiencia de los combates de gimnasio y del juego en general).

    -No hay interacción entre pokémon salvajes (con el tiempo comienzan a parecer animatronicos sin alma caminando sin sentido)

    -Graficamente pobre y deficiente. (No hace falta explicar este punto, hay juegos de Gamecube que le dan mil vueltas a sus gráficos, especialmente en la zona del área silvestre)

    -El juego marca error y te saca de la partida (Ya me pasó, y muchos han reportado que tal error puede dañar o formatear tu memoria SD en tu switch, así que cuidado).

    -Animaciones muy mal hechas, o incluso inexistentes. (muchas de las animaciones en combate son muy pobres, poco creíbles, o fuera del juego inexistentes, por ejemplo, a usar un corvinight para ir a otro pueblo o zona uno esperaría ver alguna animación, pero no existe tal cosa).

    -Faltan mecánicas, como megaevoluciones y movimientos z, y más que faltar, las dejaron fuera por completo, como si nunca hubiesen existido.

    En cuanto a virtudes, el área silvestre es de lo poco disfrutable del juego, y aunque me gustaría decir que es su mayor virtud, lamentablemente se siente incompleta, sin exploración real, sin secretos, vacía, corta, limitada y muy pobre gráficamente.

    Lamento decirlo, pero al final el juego me decepcionó mucho, a pesar de que amo pokémon y fue mi regalo de cumpleaños.

    _________________________________________________________

    The game is simply bad, unfortunately its defects exceed its virtues:

    -Not all MT's (as in the case of Toxic, a key movement in many strategies)

    - They are not all Pokémon (many of the favorites are not even for strategies)

    -The game is too easy (experience share causes over-level breaking the experience of the gym fight and gamen in general)

    -No interaction between wild Pokémon (they seem animatronic without soul)

    -Graphically poor and deficient

    -The game marks error and takes you out of the game.

    -Very badly done, or even nonexistent animations.

    - Mechanics are missing, such as megaevolutions and z movements

    The wild area is the unpleasantness of the game, and I would like to say that it is its greatest virtue, but unfortunately it feels incomplete, without exploration, without secrets, empty, short and very poor graphically.    … Expand
  83. marvalarv
    Dec 13, 2019
    4
    You can't keep rebranding the same gimmick button from five generations ago and call it an innovation
  84. hochulia
    Dec 13, 2019
    9
    I loved the characters and the story (wish there were a little more). Game looks pretty amazing, and raids and camping and cooking mini-game are very addictive to me. I think raids are the best online feature ever! I enjoyed the game overall, but I wish there was more story, and more interesting interaction with npcs in towns, and more interactions in towns in general. Like there's cafe inI loved the characters and the story (wish there were a little more). Game looks pretty amazing, and raids and camping and cooking mini-game are very addictive to me. I think raids are the best online feature ever! I enjoyed the game overall, but I wish there was more story, and more interesting interaction with npcs in towns, and more interactions in towns in general. Like there's cafe in ice town which is only useful in story, but completely useless after it. It could be like one of battle cafes in pokemon platinum. And some places are empty after you complete the story.
    I still think the game is great and fun, but really need some improvements, a dlc maybe.    … Expand
  85. DoritoBag
    Dec 13, 2019
    8
    it's not a bad game and people just likes to complain about majority of the pokemon being cut and trees, was why does it matter that pokemon get cut they are only going to be using the same six through out the game and graphics doesn't mean anything.
  86. AllenF
    Dec 13, 2019
    0
    Nothing more that I can add. It's a downgrade and is several steps backward in many ways. Empty buildings, terrible online functionality, easy difficulty even for a Pokemon game, no HA hunting outside of max raids, Gigantamax/Dynamax is just Z move x3 turns with Uber HP, the wild is vast and boring after the initial viewing, there is 0 endgame outside of boring and impossible-to-soloNothing more that I can add. It's a downgrade and is several steps backward in many ways. Empty buildings, terrible online functionality, easy difficulty even for a Pokemon game, no HA hunting outside of max raids, Gigantamax/Dynamax is just Z move x3 turns with Uber HP, the wild is vast and boring after the initial viewing, there is 0 endgame outside of boring and impossible-to-solo raids, berry farming sucks and is all random. Nothing to love about this game. If it were the first in a Pokemon series, it would be an OK game at best. This half-baked game is shameful. Here's to hoping for gen 9. This hurts me so much as someone who grew up with Pokemon… Expand
  87. RonRocker777
    Dec 12, 2019
    10
    It’s a awesome game, very addictive with a lot of fun and new Pokémon. The dinamax, open world, raids, etc. Are the best of the game
  88. Dazar
    Dec 12, 2019
    0
    A lot of reviewers are saying this is the best Pokemon game ever. How? Look, it has the fundamental bare bones stuff, but it also has a lot of crap and cut out good parts. Lets start with the ones I have the greatest issue with. So, this game was touted as being for the long-time and competitive fans. I disagree with this statement. Game Freak even advertised features to support theA lot of reviewers are saying this is the best Pokemon game ever. How? Look, it has the fundamental bare bones stuff, but it also has a lot of crap and cut out good parts. Lets start with the ones I have the greatest issue with. So, this game was touted as being for the long-time and competitive fans. I disagree with this statement. Game Freak even advertised features to support the competitive scene (which counters the argument that the game is primarily targeted towards children in my opinion).

    First lets look at the EV system. You can no longer see what your exact EV values are. Which sucks. You can not instantly reset all EVs, you need to use berries specific to each stat. Where do you get these berries? The boring Max Raid battles. You have to farm them. They don't always drop by the way. Good luck if you get stuck on the 4 and 5 star and have no internet and/or can't find people online. There is no berry garden to cultivate them in this game either. Have fun with that and try not to miscalculate.

    The GTS is gone as many are aware, but now you need to use both Nintendo Online service as well as communicate with the person you want to trade with before you start. Have fun using Discord or this game's Wonder Trade (I know it is called something else) to get version exclusives that you may want (HA Darmanitan is going to be fun to try and get for shield). Speaking of, wonder trade is currently abysmal. You are likely to get the same Pokemon over and over.

    Lets talk about Max Raid and dynamaxing in more detail. They are boring. Now I never liked Z-moves all that much but they were more interesting than dynamaxing. The fact that the Megas were also cut for this crap sucks. The number of moves you have when dynamaxed is so limited and brainless. I believe all status moves become a glorified 'protect' as well. Even Z-moves had more varied effects. The raids themselves are only "use attack that deals most damage". Any other move used will hold your team back. The worst part is you are pretty much forced to use it in the story unless you want to get a lot of your guys killed in gyms.
    The gigantamax moves also seem less useful for the most part than dynamax ones. That makes me question if these were play tested in any way.

    We already know about the dex cut so there is no reason to talk about it in too much detail. That said the animations outside of battle are nice, but very pointless and should not have had resources put into them. It seems to have been for those that enjoy the games more casually (and yet still no following Pokemon).

    My last problem has to do with the story. Hop. Not as bad as people say. He is better than other rivals in a few ways. But please, leave me alone for two minutes and let me play the game without interruption (grant it. If not him, others are willing to do that job for him).

    It has fun moments, but whereas there was stuff I used to enjoy (like the gym and the battles to become champ) this game has made me dread it. You need to use dynamaxing to win unless you over-level yourself (which is very easy to do due to the EXP share, of course many already complained about that).

    A majority of the new Pokemon I like, but for the first time they actually created Pokemon I dislike. Five of them. Keep in mind I actually like Garbodor. This game gets a 3 out of 10 for going backwards in too many ways and adding forced unpleasant mechanics. Hopefully, gen 9 comes out better, but I am concerned. Due to gen 8 being the basis of the possible gen 4 remakes, I have no hope for those games. I do hope they patch some problems out, but can in no way patch everything out. Also, turn autosave off for this game. Actually, that glitch may warrant a zero.

    Note: Max Raids are currently exploitable through a glitch, with no patch in site. That may be for the best, though

    Edit I changed the score to a 0 due to a smart phones seemingly being needed to use Pokemon Home. Not everybody has one. Grant it, I may just have issues due to Diablo Immortal. Also, too many people are spamming 10's (and arguably 0)    … Expand
  89. Olucedo
    Dec 12, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. These games are really beatiful looking. I enjoyed The story very much. The Post game is really good and The fact that The metascore is 80 and The user score is 4.9 should say something about a **** annoying whining community im sorry that your precious national dex didn't Make The Cut. But seriously stfu about that already. Its not like IT was a big suprise we knew about this since early autumn this couldnt had Been a suprise to you.… Expand
  90. fishfarter400
    Dec 11, 2019
    1
    Everyone is complaining about the National Dex being left out of the game, but the issue with this game is far deeper. I think majority of us are upset with the end product because we all were expecting much more from the first core Pokemon game in the series on a next gen console that isn't just a handheld. Seeing screenshots online of a Pokemon game done in the style of Breath Of TheEveryone is complaining about the National Dex being left out of the game, but the issue with this game is far deeper. I think majority of us are upset with the end product because we all were expecting much more from the first core Pokemon game in the series on a next gen console that isn't just a handheld. Seeing screenshots online of a Pokemon game done in the style of Breath Of The Wild makes your imagination run wild on what a Pokemon could and should be. Instead we were all left with another regurgitated Pokemon game, that has been dumbed down to the point where there is no challenge to the game at all. There are so many missed opportunities with this game and it's not just the national dex. The game as a whole isn't a terrible game, but it's an extremely disappointing Pokemon game that leaves us wondering what could actually be, and it's left me feeling that I am done with the series, and I won't be bothered to play another Pokemon game unless we see a new game with some real wow factor.… Expand
  91. Oshawottcabread
    Dec 11, 2019
    4
    Ahora que me pase este juego haré un critica constructiva y honesta.Daré puntos según estos criterios
    jugabilidad 2 puntos
    graficos 1,5 puntos multijugador3 puntos opciones disponibles(que tal son los pokemon)2,5 puntos cambios nuevos 1 punto jugabilidad 0,5/2 la jugabilidad no es muy buena, en primer lugar anunciaron la cámara que no esta disponible en todo el juego solo en una    Ahora que me pase este juego haré un critica constructiva y honesta.Daré puntos según estos criterios
    jugabilidad 2 puntos
    graficos 1,5 puntos
    multijugador3 puntos
    opciones disponibles(que tal son los pokemon)2,5 puntos
    cambios nuevos 1 punto

    jugabilidad 0,5/2
    la jugabilidad no es muy buena, en primer lugar anunciaron la cámara que no esta disponible en todo el juego solo en una pequeña parte de el, recomendaría usar el control de pokemon lets go por este motivo aunque en algunas áreas el juego me pide a gritos girar la cámara, en estos sitios no hay control sobre ella solo en la zona salvaje.

    gráficos 0/1,5
    Muchísimos arboles que te acercas y se ven mal los puedes traspasar incluso texturas desde algunos ángulos que se ven a puntos, animaciones de giro mal hechas desde luego este apartado no es para nada bueno y si hay algunas animaciones chulas pero lo esencial no funciona

    multijugador 2/3
    Este apartado estuvo genial las incursiones son muy buenas y jugar en linea esta guai, a pesar de que el internet es de pago (que este juego no tiene culpa de eso) renta jugarlo, lo malo es que no hay gts algo imprescindible para mi, y los encuentros no están bien si te intentas unir a una raid vas a ver un fallo en el 90 % de los casos. Esta bien pero se puede mejorar

    opciones disponibles 0,5/2,5
    La dex nacional era imprescindible en este apartado aunque he de reconocer que hay pokemon chulos. Me cabreó mucho que metieran las formas regionales y las formas normales pudiendo meter otros pokemon. Y que de iniciales antiguos este solo charizard en la pokedex me parece la idea mas estúpida jamas vista.

    cambios nuevos 1/1
    Esta muy chulo el área salvaje es muy buen cambio que pueden explotar mas en futuras entregas el dinamax tampoco lo veo mal aunque solo con el área salvaje ya este apartado debe tener la máxima puntuación

    jugabilidad 0,5/2+gráficos 0/1,5+multijugador 2/3+opciones disponibles 0,5/2,5+cambios nuevos 1/1

    0,5+0+2+0.5+1=4
    nota final 4/10
    Conclusión
    El juego no es una maravilla es uno mas, creo que no deberían sacar un juego cada año. Deberían tomarse un tiempo para desarrollarlo, y desde luego que los trabajadores las épocas de mas trabajo hagan mas de 140 horas a la semana me parece vergonzoso no lo siguiente.

    Merece la pena comprar este juego?
    Depende de tu gusto y si te importa que estén o no todos los pokemon.
    Por mi parte no lo recomiendo.    … Expand
  92. Ultralevixz
    Dec 11, 2019
    6
    It's not a bad game but it's not a great game either it's still core Pokemon but a lot of Pokemon aren't there and there isn't any national dex but it's still a fun game but they could have made it better
  93. Ayresbrun
    Dec 11, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game seems unfinished in a lot of aspects.
    It is the worst pkm game i ever played. I have all of them and this is the only one i stopped at 35 hours of gameplay. Can’t even bring myself to take online battles in this format. My pkm are staying in USUM.

    Pros:
    - a lot of character customization
    - good menus
    - pkm league with random trainers
    - the stadium vibration in battles is awesome. U feel like it is a match to watch.
    - wild pkm on screen
    - internet connection similar to PSS

    Cons:
    - only 10 routes
    - wild area is a mashup of areas that don’t fit together
    - supersized pkm feels like a flawed gimmick near z moves and mega evos.
    - the games takes nearly 15 - 20 hours to finish
    - no post game content. I mean, not a thing... the battle tower is garbage.
    - exp share turned on forever makes your party overleveled entire game (the champion was 7 lvls below my pkm without grind).
    - graphics glitches in matches
    - poor visuals in a lot of cities, itens and cutscenes
    - Removal of GTS. U can’t post what pkm u want on the internet
    - U can’t catch pokemon above your badge lvl. So if u see a pkm u want but its overleveled, come back other time.
    - Mediocre legendaries
    - Mediocre story
    - More cutscenes than Sun and Moon
    - a rival as annoying as Hau
    - Kanto pandering. (Charizard lover here, but even i think it needs to stop)    … Expand
  94. Diego9028
    Dec 10, 2019
    8
    Aunque no sea lo que muchos fans esperaban, pokemon sword es realmente un buen juego de pokemon, trayendo nuevas mecánicas interesantes como lo és el dynamax y el Área Silvestre, este último aunque se ve que hay mucho que pulir es el primer paso para una nueva forma de jugar pokemon. Por último sólo queda decir que en el apartado gráfico deja mucho que desear tomando en cuenta que este esAunque no sea lo que muchos fans esperaban, pokemon sword es realmente un buen juego de pokemon, trayendo nuevas mecánicas interesantes como lo és el dynamax y el Área Silvestre, este último aunque se ve que hay mucho que pulir es el primer paso para una nueva forma de jugar pokemon. Por último sólo queda decir que en el apartado gráfico deja mucho que desear tomando en cuenta que este es un juego de Nintendo Switch, pero aún así no es un grave impedimento para disfrutar de este juego.… Expand
  95. BunBrigade
    Dec 10, 2019
    8
    I'm going to be honest. It's not a perfect game. It feels a little bit rushed and some elements should have been made better. BUT that being said I really enjoyed it. I really did. I haven't had this much fun since X&Y came out. Sword and shield became one of my favorite pokemon games.

    I really hope that some of the problems people have been annoyed by are corrected in the future and    I'm going to be honest. It's not a perfect game. It feels a little bit rushed and some elements should have been made better. BUT that being said I really enjoyed it. I really did. I haven't had this much fun since X&Y came out. Sword and shield became one of my favorite pokemon games.

    I really hope that some of the problems people have been annoyed by are corrected in the future and preferably in these games and not in a new game, but other than that I can only say that it was a good buy and I don't regret doing it.    … Expand
  96. SuperO
    Dec 10, 2019
    10
    Pokémon Espada y Escudo pueden presumir de contar con unas funciones de lo más interesantes y unas novedades fascinantes, aunque en multitud de momentos hemos tenido la sensación de que los juegos todavía podían aspirar más alto. Esto no tiene por qué ser necesariamente algo negativo, porque los dos juegos nos han parecido excelentes y un primer paso a lo que puede llegar a ser Pokémon dePokémon Espada y Escudo pueden presumir de contar con unas funciones de lo más interesantes y unas novedades fascinantes, aunque en multitud de momentos hemos tenido la sensación de que los juegos todavía podían aspirar más alto. Esto no tiene por qué ser necesariamente algo negativo, porque los dos juegos nos han parecido excelentes y un primer paso a lo que puede llegar a ser Pokémon de cara al futuro. Con un Área Silvestre mejor, una Pokédex más completa y otros detalles, tiene pinta de que a la serie le queda mucha vida por delante y estamos deseando de ver hasta dónde puede llegar.… Expand
  97. Sergiovolker
    Dec 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Si bien es cierto que plantea una forma de liga Pokémon que más se asemeja al manga o al anime me parece una falta de respeto que te curen después de cada combate, vale así sería justo en la vida real, pero venimos de una considerable reducción de dificultad respecto a anteriores entregas a excepción de X e Y que literalmente podías salir a curarte en medio de la liga. .
    A que viene que Berto interrumpa la liga y todo el mundo aplauda, si se ha convertido en el líder tipo hada tiene derecho a participar en la liga, no tiene que andar montando numeritos y el postgame, los hermanos hacen bastante el ridículo.

    Puedo resumir todo el juego en sube, baja, atraviesa, círculo, atraviesa, izquierda subir y bajar, vuelta derecha, sube y repite

    Entiendo que según la entrega aparezcan unos u otros Pokémon pero que digan que es por la animación cuando reciclan las de 3ds. Además porque crean un banco nuevo de almacenaje de todos los Pokémon con acceso a espada y escudo sino se puede pasarlo todo? Dos opciones, DLC de pago para completar Pokedex o en uno segunda versión de la saga con todos incluidos a precio de juego nuevo    … Expand
  98. Hemoh54
    Dec 9, 2019
    6
    Not satisfied because the story too short and less event also character not interesting
  99. Stallodesu
    Dec 9, 2019
    2
    Removed pokemon. Removed features. Low FPS. Reused assets and models. Reused animations. Terrible draw distance. Terrible textures. Terrible story. **** lackluster handheld experience sold at a console price for a console. Do not recommend.
  100. Slycorp
    Dec 9, 2019
    10
    Amazing game! Loved every second of it, the new additional pokemon more than make up for the dex cut and pretty decent battlea in it
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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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