Pokemon Sword

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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5909 Ratings

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  1. PipeRomero
    Dec 1, 2019
    0
    Malo técnicamente, malo gráficamente, carente de contenido y bueno en diseño de Pokemon y ambientación musical.
  2. Cubsie
    Dec 2, 2019
    2
    This is a short game, a very short game.The game is not only short, but easy, and limits your exploration. The thing i personally was excited about most, was the wilds, and at early game, you were limited to where you could go, not only because you couldn't catch every pokemon you can see, but you would certainly be wiped out if you go too far. This limits the exploration that theseThis is a short game, a very short game.The game is not only short, but easy, and limits your exploration. The thing i personally was excited about most, was the wilds, and at early game, you were limited to where you could go, not only because you couldn't catch every pokemon you can see, but you would certainly be wiped out if you go too far. This limits the exploration that these marketers boasted about while hyping this game up. It is too linear, even more so than any other pokemon game. The new dynamax feature...love it, or hate it, going to the spots where the dynamax pokemon appears grants you items that makes sure you're whole team is wildly overpowered and stays overpowered. This game holds your hand for you every step of the way, there is no challenge, nothing, and this is all without the postgame in mind. There really is nothing to do in the post game, it's lackluster and far from polished and with very little to do. In a modest 20 hours, you can become the pokemon champion of a short over priced lackluster game from a blockbuster series. If you want to spend $60 on a game, you want more than 20 quality hours of it. Only look at this game if there is a sale, or they updated it to give it some new features, or brought some really good free quality dlc, but for now, leave it alone.… Expand
  3. Pinzonerone
    Dec 3, 2019
    0
    The game is made for childrens. Short story, not challenging contrincants. Easy battles. No interesting story. No much pokemons to choose. It is a waste of money
  4. LUCIID
    Dec 3, 2019
    2
    The game has a few good things but its quality is nowhere near past games.

    10-hour game, 20 if you take your time No postgame Generic backgrounds during battles 2019 one saving slot? The same storyline for the past 20 years Recycled animations 400 pokemon only Pokemon has little to no personality during battles Frame drops 0 difficulty 2019 and no voice acting? Pros:    The game has a few good things but its quality is nowhere near past games.

    10-hour game, 20 if you take your time
    No postgame
    Generic backgrounds during battles
    2019 one saving slot?
    The same storyline for the past 20 years
    Recycled animations
    400 pokemon only
    Pokemon has little to no personality during battles
    Frame drops
    0 difficulty
    2019 and no voice acting?

    Pros:
    Minimalistic UI
    No HM moves
    Camping
    Few good pokemon designs

    Overall this game is in no 2019 game. Standard things are treated as innovations. Pretty similar to 3ds entries. The only pokemon game I played was XD of darkness/coliseum on the Gamecube and honestly... it's not even close to that level. Gamefreak really rushed this project and you can definitely tell    … Expand
  5. Onichan_69
    Dec 3, 2019
    0
    Baja calidad de animaciones, no tiene todos los pokemon, historia corta y mala. Simplemente no vale la pena el juego es un ultrasol o ultraluna recortado.
  6. DetPikachu
    Dec 3, 2019
    4
    I'm going to keep this to bullet points but before I do I have to say this is coming from a person who's first game was pokemon red.

    This game is a massive disappointed, I fear for the series and I'm moving to temtem until I see massive changes. -Can't change outfit on bike and in stadium -No following pokemon -No rideable pokemon -Can't catch high level pokemon until you have the badges    I'm going to keep this to bullet points but before I do I have to say this is coming from a person who's first game was pokemon red.

    This game is a massive disappointed, I fear for the series and I'm moving to temtem until I see massive changes.

    -Can't change outfit on bike and in stadium
    -No following pokemon
    -No rideable pokemon
    -Can't catch high level pokemon until you have the badges even though you couldn't control them anyways
    -Story is lacking, very liniar, blan and almost non existent with the main villian doing something at the very end and only focusing on the tournament battles throughout the rest of the game not feeling like an adventure but rather just a competition.
    -Rival is annoying
    -beggining takes too long
    -Hidden abilities can only be found through gigantimax pokemon
    -Selective Egg moves can't actually be transferred meaning they lied again. i.e volt tackle
    -Animations and frame rate are garbage with constant drops in fps, and texture pop ins
    -Money is hard to get in a timely fashion in the end game unless you know a work around with meowth and selling pokeball bought with wats
    -Huge lack of past starters
    -Battle tower is not put together well and offers decreased rewards after completion
    -Choice of dialogue means nothing
    -Online play needs to be reworked
    -Only difficulty of raids is being pair with NPCs that bring pokemon that the raid Mon is super effective against
    -No plans to bring updates with new content giving it a poor shelf life
    -Sounds are still being re used including models
    -Dynamaxing loses its touch and flare after a while and feels less and less special in a short time also the amount of gigantimax pokemon is miniscule compared to megas
    -Shiny pokemon do not appear in overworld unless you start a battle to see if it is. Taking a step down from let's go -Humans in the world feel lifeless and don't move what so ever unless talked to
    So    … Expand
  7. JamesS00
    May 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was too short for me and I still can't play with people in raids.One of the worst pokemon game.… Expand
  8. SteviLsGaminG
    Dec 8, 2019
    2
    The Game Seems really Rusht and Unfinisht, Old Pokemon are Reused.

    Pokedex uncomplete

    Game Laggs when online.

    Store only told not played -_-

    New Pokemon almost Ugly
  9. kenshingensai
    Dec 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. postgame is lacking, there is no Elite Four, you fight the same trainers all over again instead, wild area don't care for, raid battles don't care for, towns are empty, lifeless animations, feels more like a port from 3DS, improvements come at way too high a price, the game suffers from many graphical issues. Pokemon, trainers, and objects will just pop into and out of the overworld for seemingly no reason. I can go on and on its trash.… Expand
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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.

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    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
  14. Matthewbraith
    Dec 15, 2019
    0
    Pokemon Sword and Shield is a massive piece of f*cking S*it. Also it has multiplayer.
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. SirBadger
    Dec 27, 2019
    2
    Biggest dissapointing of this year. Cuted Pokedex, pathetic small wild area and animstions of attack will leave without comment...
  20. Ghuze
    Dec 28, 2019
    1
    Absolute garbage. Boring, ugly, sloppy, don't even bother with this game, it's not worth it.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. Crobi
    Jan 18, 2020
    4
    Missing Pokémon aside, the game has outdated graphics, blurry textures, little to no story, and a laggy wild area. The game feels empty and uninspired at best. Some towns are barely more than a Pokémon centre and a street. If this was made by an indie studio I'd be more understanding, but for a mainline Pokémon game in 2019, this game is disappointing at best.
  24. Catachoys
    Jan 16, 2020
    1
    Los graficos nunca han sido algo importante en la saga de Pokémon pero creo que graficos de Nintedo 3DS o incluso de 64 en una Switch ya es muy poca calidad Pasando a la historia, es corta, muy poco inovadora y demasiado simple para nada comparada a la de las anteriores generaciones y ni hablar de lo basico que es la zona salvaje En este juego hay varios personajes interesantes de los queLos graficos nunca han sido algo importante en la saga de Pokémon pero creo que graficos de Nintedo 3DS o incluso de 64 en una Switch ya es muy poca calidad Pasando a la historia, es corta, muy poco inovadora y demasiado simple para nada comparada a la de las anteriores generaciones y ni hablar de lo basico que es la zona salvaje En este juego hay varios personajes interesantes de los que se podria haber sacado más partido pero como en todas las ultimas entregas de pokémon el rival ya no es mas que un amigo y el juego es bastante facil haciendo que un niño de hasta 5 años no tenga ninguna complicacion en terminarlo ya que el juego te guia de un punto a otro haciendo una historia lineal en la que para nada se toma en serio la exploracion Este sera mi ultimo juego de pokemon porque ya no se que esperar de Gamefreak… Expand
  25. Exxenoz
    Jan 18, 2020
    0
    It feels more like an unfinished, overpriced and boring Indie-Game than a video game from a billion dollar franchise. Definitely one of (if not) the worst Pokemon Game ever.
  26. missile
    Jan 31, 2020
    1
    The game would be good if it was a 30 box game, but no instead you pay the full price (60 box). I still don't understand why you should have 2 versions of the game, you pay the full price but you got half of the game. Personally, I finished the game in less than 9 hours. I expect more from this full-price game and don't speak about this **** system of den which is a painful way to longerThe game would be good if it was a 30 box game, but no instead you pay the full price (60 box). I still don't understand why you should have 2 versions of the game, you pay the full price but you got half of the game. Personally, I finished the game in less than 9 hours. I expect more from this full-price game and don't speak about this **** system of den which is a painful way to longer the life of this game. Now they ask 30 box more to get what should have been in the game from the start and right now,16 box for Pokémon home. No I got enough of it. I don't support this, they are doing to us a BO3. It's time that they understand that we are not cows. It will be the last Pokémon game that I buy. And for everyone that things that there is still hope see you again at the next game.… Expand
  27. Entalpi
    May 4, 2020
    3
    Honestly it is a shell of a game. The earlier games in the series were far more fleshed out and exciting than this empty husk of a Pokemon(TM) game.
  28. urzu_se7en
    Jun 4, 2020
    3
    If you think this game worth 10 points you never played a Pokémon game before.
  29. TheSoyIsStrong
    Feb 4, 2020
    4
    This is by far the least ambitious Pokemon game of all time and manages to have less content than past games. The Dex cut, while embarrassing on his own due to the fact that nothing in the game would justify it, is sadly just one of the many issues.

    Whereas other franchises like Mario and Zelda keep improving and evolving, the Pokemon games just stay stagnant and get worse in certain    This is by far the least ambitious Pokemon game of all time and manages to have less content than past games. The Dex cut, while embarrassing on his own due to the fact that nothing in the game would justify it, is sadly just one of the many issues.

    Whereas other franchises like Mario and Zelda keep improving and evolving, the Pokemon games just stay stagnant and get worse in certain aspects, with Sword and Shield being a massive decline in every shape and form compared to Gen 7.    … Expand
  30. taffyandtora
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    People will **** on games like star wars battlefront 2 and fallout 76 for their awful business practices but I would argue that Pokémon sword and shield are just as bad as these games. To access all of the content you will need to buy 2 separate games 2 £30 dlc packs and pay for 2 subscription services one of which costs more than Nintendo switch online. I would excuse all of this if thePeople will **** on games like star wars battlefront 2 and fallout 76 for their awful business practices but I would argue that Pokémon sword and shield are just as bad as these games. To access all of the content you will need to buy 2 separate games 2 £30 dlc packs and pay for 2 subscription services one of which costs more than Nintendo switch online. I would excuse all of this if the actual game was good but it just isn't. There is almost no strategy to the combat, the xp candy system is so broken I had a level 100 Pokémon by the third gym, they cut out half of the pokemon, the graphics and animation look like they have came straight out of a PS2 game and you are just stopped by all these characters who constantly tell you about the the boring backstory so much making the entire experience miserable. I fell dirty that I bought these games and I am never buying a Pokémon game again unless they drastically improve.… Expand
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#79 Best Switch Game of 2019
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

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