Pokemon Sword

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4.7

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  1. Speedie
    Nov 24, 2019
    7
    If you're looking to compare this game to the rest of the Pokemon series, don't bother. Game Freak is taking their world famous series in a different direction, and as a life long Pokemon fan, I'm not upset at all. There are new introductions to the series between battle functions and main quest direction that keep things interesting at all times. There is of course room for improvement,If you're looking to compare this game to the rest of the Pokemon series, don't bother. Game Freak is taking their world famous series in a different direction, and as a life long Pokemon fan, I'm not upset at all. There are new introductions to the series between battle functions and main quest direction that keep things interesting at all times. There is of course room for improvement, as with any video game produced, but it's plenty of fun, and a welcome introduction to my lineup of Pokemon game cases.

    When the game was first announced, and we were told that the National Pokedex was gone (meaning not every existing Pokemon would be in the game) I was quite upset to say the least. I had a feeling some of my favorite Pokemon would be cut, and I was correct. Looking back on it, I was an idiot. The 400 Pokemon included in the game fit so perfectly into the world, being spread out not too thin, but also not having an overwhelming variety in each area. The game feels balanced on the combat side of things due to the limit on specific Pokemon and abilities. Cutting Pokemon from the final project wasn't a split second decision of laziness, it was a decision made to ensure the world feels expansive enough without being crowded, it it works like a charm.

    The story driven content in the game isn't very deep. Not in the slightest. The sad excuse for the "Team" of this generation is something to be disappointed over for sure. The climax has very little build up at all, and a majority of the game is just the protagonist children talking about how they'll be the best trainers there ever was. The post game content is a bit better. More witty, funny, and overall entertaining, but short. I do wish there was deeper lore in the game, or really any significant lore at all to make me excited about the world, but sadly there is no hope. The one slight upside, is that some of the character development is very fun to follow, and caused a few smiles and laughs from me watching the characters change, or chose not to.

    The online features work a bit better than I expected. A bit laggy in the Wild Area sometimes, but otherwise very smooth and reliable. The servers had some issues at the start, but that has nothing to do with the actual experience I had while they were active. The new Raid addition to the game, as well as Trades and Battles are very smooth and work like a regular online game server, which is more than is usually expected from Nintendo.

    In conclusion, this generation is very fun, without a doubt. If compared to the rest of the Pokemon games, sure, it's towards the bottom of the list. As a standalone Switch game though, it truly is a great experience! If you can will yourself to simply get excited about a new video game, and jump into it with a positive, or even neutral mindset, you truly will enjoy yourself. The game is worth a full play through, and deserves praise for the things it does well.    … Expand
  2. Kamarr
    Nov 24, 2019
    4
    Hot trash! Cause it's a Pokemon game it's gonna sell regardless of it being bad or great. There are many things wrong with this. 1 being Gamefreak being lazy and it shows. Copy paste trees lack luster Pokedex more than half of the Dex has been cut to bring in hot garbage Pokemon feels like a lot of the older games meant nothing. This is the best franchise in the WORLD and it doesn't showHot trash! Cause it's a Pokemon game it's gonna sell regardless of it being bad or great. There are many things wrong with this. 1 being Gamefreak being lazy and it shows. Copy paste trees lack luster Pokedex more than half of the Dex has been cut to bring in hot garbage Pokemon feels like a lot of the older games meant nothing. This is the best franchise in the WORLD and it doesn't show period. No real end game beyond online battling and Battle Tower and a tournament mode which is very dull. I'd give this a 0 but I feel they deserve a 4 cause at least the wild area and such was pretty legit beyond the copy paste tree's and water that looks like tar. Another thing to add is the fact that the Online capabilities of this game is trash and no GTS? like give me a break.… Expand
  3. Ghostbot
    Nov 24, 2019
    3
    Forget the Dex cut, this game has bigger issue.
    Admittedly, they're also related to lack of content.
    No mainline game has ever been this short and empty. No evil team, no side legendary, no CS (Fly lives on as the fast travel system, which doesn't even have an animation; Surf lives on as the water bike which is probably the least exciting way to handle that), barely any point of    Forget the Dex cut, this game has bigger issue.
    Admittedly, they're also related to lack of content.

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

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

    It's okay to enjoy what little is there, it is NOT okay to pat Game Freaks on the back with this lazy game.    … Expand
  4. BIGBenY
    Nov 24, 2019
    0
    This game is uninspired and boring. It's the same thing for 20 years now or something. Try something new. The graphics are poor. Pokemon aren't even all in the game and the new Mons are quite ugly/boring, though the last thing is a matter of taste for everybody individually.
    Try something new GameFreak. Don't give us the same warmed up **** stew every time and with some new irrelevant    This game is uninspired and boring. It's the same thing for 20 years now or something. Try something new. The graphics are poor. Pokemon aren't even all in the game and the new Mons are quite ugly/boring, though the last thing is a matter of taste for everybody individually.
    Try something new GameFreak. Don't give us the same warmed up **** stew every time and with some new irrelevant bull**** features, but with few good features or even less features that became a standard.
    Step aside if you can't do it because you are too lazy.    … Expand
  5. GuessWhat
    Nov 24, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yea, the game isnt over 8.0 in my opinion. The graphics look like somebody was likeL "hEy WouLDnt It Be CooL If wE WouLD mAkE UlTra MoOn Hd ANd CaLl iT a NeW GaME?" (and yes i know the story is diffrent af plz dont kill me) the animations are hot garbage and the animations for the *LEGENDERY POKEMON* who are supposed to be the second most important pokemons on the story (right behind you're starters) have one animation. walking. im not kidding instead of having a turn around animation they litterly walk forward and turn around. gamefreak freaked up. yea they have the wild area. but all of the routes are so boring and have nothing special and rememberable. the wild area makes my game run at 2 fps and raids suck alone beacuse you get such bad NPC's one time i was vs a dinamax Mudsdale and i got evee and pikachu as my NPC's and all they did was the evee spammed helping hand and the pikachu did barley anything. The story is really bland and suprise suprise rose the obvious bad guy is a bad guy... who couldve know? the starters (besides scorbunny his ok) evolve into hot garbage and look like the person who designed them was on **** weed or something and it doesnt help that they removed so many pokemons like i know it makes sense but since when does pokemon makes sense? it never made any sense and now when they need an excuse to be lazy they say "it doesnt make sense" or "we need more quality". the game costs 60$ for a game that looks like 20$ game and has a story that a 3 year old probobly wrote before going to nap. with all that its still a ok game, i love the way they made it less grindy by making the exp share always work and buff ur pokebro's. i think that if the game got nintendos quality tag then i dont trust the quality tag anymore. ik i just said so many bad things and only one but for some reason i guess i still like the game...… Expand
  6. Lamabunnyvile
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    This game has been incredible despite my original concerns with problems like the national dex turned out to not really be much of an issue to me.
  7. SKG
    Nov 23, 2019
    8
    Jumping into this Pokemon game has been a bumpy ride. Hearing all the controversy made me concerned. But now that I've actually played it I can finally give my honest opinion of it. First off the graphics. Seeing so many good looking games on the switch it made me look forward to Pokemon. The game has both good and terrible graphics. The Pokemon look fine and some areas look beautiful butJumping into this Pokemon game has been a bumpy ride. Hearing all the controversy made me concerned. But now that I've actually played it I can finally give my honest opinion of it. First off the graphics. Seeing so many good looking games on the switch it made me look forward to Pokemon. The game has both good and terrible graphics. The Pokemon look fine and some areas look beautiful but others are not good, for example the wild area. The wild area really makes this game worthwhile with the Pokemon walking about and an actual movable camera. It's big and fun to walk around in but the graphics are terrible and it has horrible frame rate drops when connected to WiFi. In all with all it's problems it's still fun to play in especially with raid battles which I'll get into later. Next the story is something I have mixed feeling about. Pokemon really tried to mix up how they write there stories with this game but it feels weird. From playing tons of Pokemon games with great story's this game feels rushed and not much thought went into the story. The only really good parts of the story are short and only happen toward the end. The characters are half and half. Your rival is ok his personality grows throughout the story but it's kinda really boring. Other characters are great such as the gym leaders, Bedde, and Marnie. It's just a bummer that they don't really expand on there characters. You want to make a connection to them but can't because the story won't let you. Now with gameplay it's the same old Pokemon game except with a few changes that some will hate and others will love. One exp share does make the game easier which is a little bummer. I was finding myself not finding the game a challenge which made me wonder why gamefreak doesn't add different difficultys to balance out there game. Next are raid battles which at fist I didn't really think would be fun but oh man was I wrong. Raid battles have allowed me to play with my friends unlike any other Pokemon game has. There exillerating and the addition of dinamaxing really makes it fun. The dinamaxing moves look amazing and they remind me old the good old days of mega evolving and Z moves. The basic turn base battle system is the same which is great. It brings back memories of playing my fist Pokemon games. In the end Pokemon Sword/Shield are fun games. Yes there are a lot of things that Gamefreak needs to work on in there next game but it all comes down to if the experience was enjoyable. The things that really stood out and bothered me I eventually ignored and forgot were there. I had a great time playing this game and I don't believe this game deserves a 0 or a perfect 10 but an ok score. I do hope though that Gamefreak learns from there mistakes and the positive and bring out a game on the switch which earns an amazing score in the near future.… Expand
  8. Iki2234
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    This game is actually Very nice!! I enjoyed it more than i thought i would. The story is nice, the pokes are Nice and the gym leaders are Nice as well!! I dont think It deserve a 10 but since the rates are really bad, i Will give a 10
  9. Ihatepokemon
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    Horrible game. Took out all the best Pokemon. No GTS. Hand held through entire story.
  10. demonkisa
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    The game is still very good despite lack of some pokemon. Not all animations are bad and I think the animation debacle has been overblown. Pokemon has never been known for its animations. In comparison to the previous entry it is a rather appreciated return to form. Less emphasis on story and cutscenes every 5 seconds and more on collecting and training your pokemon. Also shiny Zizagoon.
  11. OnlyOneHere
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    This game is an absolute embarrassment to this generation of gaming. The graphics are beyond horrible. This 2019 game looks like a GameCube game. The textures look extremely awful, especially the trees. The tree textures look so bad, it looks like it was literally taken from a N64 game. It's pathetic that low budget indie games look better than this trash. The developers were clearly lazy.This game is an absolute embarrassment to this generation of gaming. The graphics are beyond horrible. This 2019 game looks like a GameCube game. The textures look extremely awful, especially the trees. The tree textures look so bad, it looks like it was literally taken from a N64 game. It's pathetic that low budget indie games look better than this trash. The developers were clearly lazy.

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

    The greedy developers continue the Pokemon tradition by cutting the game in half and selling it separately, only this time $20 more. That means you have to pay $120 for the full experience. What's laughable is that this game doesn't even have the AAA quality to justify the $60 price tag. This outrageous greed makes EA, Activision, and Ubisoft look like saints in comparison. I don't recommend this pile of garbage at all, unless you want to support greed and laziness.    … Expand
  12. Tamsmit
    Nov 23, 2019
    7
    While it's definitely not perfect and feels rushed in a lot of areas, it's still a blast to play through. If Gamefreak spent like 5 more months just polishing the graphics and some story elements, than this seriously could have been a fantastic game.
  13. Menkonialex
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    The game is unpolished. Boring. Looks like a ps2 game. They ruined pokemon franchise.
  14. Jesse_Liv
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    I personally loved this game not gonna lie. The national dex thing really didnt affect me because i wasn't gonna buy pokemon home anyway so its whatevs. This game is not as easy as people say, the game is built around the exp share so you're not really overlevelled but also dont have to grind.
    I really don't have much to say other than that most of these negative reviews come from salty    I personally loved this game not gonna lie. The national dex thing really didnt affect me because i wasn't gonna buy pokemon home anyway so its whatevs. This game is not as easy as people say, the game is built around the exp share so you're not really overlevelled but also dont have to grind.
    I really don't have much to say other than that most of these negative reviews come from salty incels who didnt even buy the game lmao bye    … Expand
  15. eugenioanez
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    Great game and nice introduction to the series for new players. Give it a go if you enjoyed Pokémon Go!
  16. HeyImRandom
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    The game honestly got review bombed pretty hard

    I found the game really enjoyable and I will find myself coming back to it. I understand why people are mad, No National Dex, cut features, questionable graphics, but overall the games are a blast! Although there wasn’t much of a story I will admit, the game overall was still fun. The gameplay was really good and I loved how it was made.    The game honestly got review bombed pretty hard

    I found the game really enjoyable and I will find myself coming back to it. I understand why people are mad, No National Dex, cut features, questionable graphics, but overall the games are a blast!

    Although there wasn’t much of a story I will admit, the game overall was still fun. The gameplay was really good and I loved how it was made. It deserves better reviews    … Expand
  17. KingGoonie1217
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    This game is awesome! Exactly what I wanted in a console version. I’ve played about 5-6 Pokémon games through the years and this is either my favorite or second favorite behind sun-moon. I don’t notice the lack of national dex or missing Pokémon I guess since I’m not a hardcore kneed to catch them all!!!’ Pokémon player. I enjoy to play the games until beat main quest and that’s it. IThis game is awesome! Exactly what I wanted in a console version. I’ve played about 5-6 Pokémon games through the years and this is either my favorite or second favorite behind sun-moon. I don’t notice the lack of national dex or missing Pokémon I guess since I’m not a hardcore kneed to catch them all!!!’ Pokémon player. I enjoy to play the games until beat main quest and that’s it. I try to catch as many Pokémon as I can and level them up as I progress and that’s as fun as ever in this one!… Expand
  18. EpicGamerScout
    Nov 23, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Sword is a surprisingly solid entry into the Pokemon franchise if you can overlook the flaws. While it has subpar visuals and less than half the Pokemon in the previous games, as well as an absurdly easy story, the story itself is pretty good and it has a climax that made me feel as if I'm literally saving the world. The new Pokemon are mostly great, and the post game is full of things like shiny hunting, a (dumbed down) battle tree, and a fun mission that can take you a few hours, etc.… Expand
  19. Gabe120402
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    I made an account just to give this a 0. Models directly cut from previous games. Animations lazily ripped, too. Corporate liars gave us an unfinished game, and a bad one at that. This is the only game in the series where you cannot catch them all. I have been following and purchasing Pokemon games for a while now. I am infinitely disappointed. I'll keep my $60 and spend it on cat foodI made an account just to give this a 0. Models directly cut from previous games. Animations lazily ripped, too. Corporate liars gave us an unfinished game, and a bad one at that. This is the only game in the series where you cannot catch them all. I have been following and purchasing Pokemon games for a while now. I am infinitely disappointed. I'll keep my $60 and spend it on cat food before purchasing this dumpster-fire.… Expand
  20. DJRummel
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. there seems to be a big disconnect in the fandom. the way that there are tons of people out there hatemongering and giving fully functional and actually fun games zeros is rather disappointing. this platform is not for venting, or bringing a game down because you want to send a message. its for reviews. to share what you experienced. i caught zacian. after 45ish hours of gameplay. i have actually played the games. and i also have plenty of game design experience both in coding and modeling. animation in video games is not the same thing as animation in a film. to render something in the game engine, the rig needs to have an animation controller. Those things brought my education in game design to a halt, for how confusing and complicated they are to manage. to even remotely make something look animated, it takes hours of tweaking hundreds of variables in a sequence that can explode on you at any second. in the overworld, pokemon roam, they look organic and this cannot be denied. in combat, they have a ranged animation and a physical animation. some attacks call this action, and some attacks call for the idle animation to be moved somewhat jarringly. this is about all i can find wrong with these. the way they turn is also rotating the model in its walking animation. EVERY GAME DOES THIS. there are many lists going around and many still images and gifs that show flaws in this game. there are flaws. but they are mostly subjective, and the few objective flaws comprise less than 1% of the overall game. in factall of the bad press on these games is the result of toxic hatemongering and hackers making the game look bad. every time I see a non national dex complaint, it can be traced back to this propaganda. i even question if i got the same game as everyone else with how little ive seen wrong. the cities look amazing, and it feels like how x and y felt on the 3ds. a new step onto a new console. the art direction has lent itself to a beautiful world in the galar region. the story has some weird pacing, but is rather enjoyable and i found myself genuinely entertained by the whole thing save for some parts here and there. and the new pokemon are mostly awesome. the most common complaint is the removal of 500 pokemon and 120ish moves. in my playthrough, I didn't miss any of these or notice their absence, i have yet to fill my dex and im in the post post game. yes this game does have a fun postgame, it lastedme a few hours after beating the champion around 37 hours in. the breeding is also revamped and streamlined to the point you can get egg moves and nature mints to almost fully customize your mons. another common complaint is the cath level cap. you cannot catch higher than certain level if you don't have the right amount of badges, but if you complete each gym when you arrive in town, you shouldn't notice it outside the open world wild area, where strong mons will chase you down and make you thankful for a permanent exp share, many of uncatchables can actually rn faster than you before you have your bike, making this a welcome restriction for upping how intense the encounters get.

    tldr games are not a 0, they are fun and anyone who refuses to play is missing out on a fun adventure with tons to do. wish i had more time to type but i have work to go to    … Expand
  21. Mishtacody
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    A solid Pokémon game despite whiners complaints. The wild area is a great addition and the game looks and feels phenomenal
  22. AWARK
    Nov 23, 2019
    5
    I suspect that in 6 months time we are going to get a Pokémon Sword (ultra) version of this game released, with the full national dex and probably an extended wild zone maybe some more story. I enjoy the game but my concern was this game was way to quick.

    it seems to have fallen into the same pit that MMO's did a few years back, "hey everyone hates grinding lets speed it up" So now    I suspect that in 6 months time we are going to get a Pokémon Sword (ultra) version of this game released, with the full national dex and probably an extended wild zone maybe some more story. I enjoy the game but my concern was this game was way to quick.

    it seems to have fallen into the same pit that MMO's did a few years back,
    "hey everyone hates grinding lets speed it up"
    So now all your pokemon in your group earn exp you don't have to swap them out or find an Exp Share or grind on chancies (yes I did that) But in some respects its made your pokemon totally disposable. it used to be you would end up at the end game and I would say normally your starter pokemon would be in your team. Now why bother run a few raids get the exp candies boost up any pokemon that's better in a few minutes.

    The graphics are not a deal breaker for me and I sort of understand why they didn't do the full national dex. They wanted to make it easier for maybe people or newer gamers who may not have played the previous games to have an easier job instead of trawling through 900+ pokemon. However I always feel they should at least have kept all starters from all previous games.

    The trading system is broke, they should have either committed to put in a GTS system to allow trading. OR put in a chat system to allow you to find another trader willing to trade specific pokemon. as its stands the "random trade" feature is just trash pokemon.

    The grouping mechanic is a good idea it just feels like it was unfinished you try and join 10+ games to get "communication close" messages.

    The story I think is the weakest part of the game I actually didn't care for what was going on it didn't even make sense at the end. It was another unfinished aspect to the game. The second story after you finish the main one was even more stupid.

    So to sum up the game feels "unfinished" in that elements feel like they were rushed out the door they may have been tested but it just felt mediocre compared to the prior games they have done.

    The "wild" zone isn't that big its a good attempt at making it multiplayer but it feels smaller than the safari zones in some of the earlier gba games. additionally the group play element is just broken you wait 2.5mins for someone to join your game and if you just rush it you get 3 garbage trainers with trash pokemon that proceed to chain die thus throwing you out. there is no lobby system OR facility to group up with 4 people and stay grouped after you beat a boss and move around.

    So to sum up, its an OK game but a Poor Pokémon game, will be fine for a new player just getting into pokemon but will frustrate anyone who has played the previous games or has invested time. I would wait till either the next iteration is released in 5 years time or if they can patch sword to fix some of the obvious faults such as trading and the national dex.    … Expand
  23. DeathSpell
    Nov 23, 2019
    3
    Animaciones de comienzo de siglo, mitad de pokemones sin aparecer, texturas de los 90, rendimiento pésimo, el dynamax es una porquería.

    Juego a medio hacer, lo único bueno es el diseño de personajes, la customizacion del entrenador y el wild field, que aun así se vuelve aburrido en nada.
  24. Coconutnut
    Nov 23, 2019
    6
    I think it's a decent game, the story wasn't as annoying as previous Pokemon games, but it also felt lazier. There are no big oceans to explore, no big caves to get lost in, it's pretty much a straight line to the finish.

    The second thing that is very annoying - frame rate. The moment you turn on online mode on the Wild Area, prepare for the framerate to drop to 5-15 FPS. It's bad,    I think it's a decent game, the story wasn't as annoying as previous Pokemon games, but it also felt lazier. There are no big oceans to explore, no big caves to get lost in, it's pretty much a straight line to the finish.

    The second thing that is very annoying - frame rate. The moment you turn on online mode on the Wild Area, prepare for the framerate to drop to 5-15 FPS. It's bad, pretty bad. I can't believe they allowed this to happen. Even if you try disconnecting from the internet, the other player models stay there so the framerate stays low regardless.

    Overall, not a bad Pokemon game, but it does feel lazy. The framerate especially feels like the game wasn't play-tested online at all.

    There are very good things in this game, but the shortcomings drive the overall experience down. If you don't care about the story, this might seem good as you can finish the story pretty quickly with no problems, but if you're looking for a game with a good story, this is not it. Pokemon has never been about the story, but this is one of the weaker ones.    … Expand
  25. JoshuaF
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    El juego es entretenido y engancha bastante, podría mejorar un poco la parte gráfica pero fuera de eso está bastante bien
  26. MaidHikari
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    Love it. Not the best Pokemon game but deffo not the worst etheir not bad for there first try at a home console game.
  27. Ishrod24
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    Tired of these half ads games! I understand you want to make it kiddish for the young ones but if you want the support of adult gamers then make better games!
  28. LimitBoZz
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ich bin kein Fanboys und sondern ein Pokènom OG und gebe meine ehrliche Meinung zu dem Spiel ab sowie ich es bei jedem anderen Spiel mache. Zuerst mal Das Spiel macht unglaublich viel Spaß und ist wunderschön.Die sotory ist nicht zu kurz sondern lang genug. Einige Routen sind zu kurz und manche orden kamen auch viel zu schnell hintereinander. Die Story hätte man auch viel besser gestalten können wenn man ein richtiges böses team eingebaut hätte. Es kamen sehr viele pokemon bei Trainern aus der 5. Genrationen zum Einsatz was ein bisschen einseitig vorkam wenn man das Spiel schnell durch gespielt hat. Aber das waren auch schon alle Kritik Punkte von mir und das Spiel macht das auch alles eigentlich wieder weg. Deswegen auch 9 Punkte von mir und keine 8 oder noch weniger. Ich hoffe einige teilen die selbe Meinung wie ich würde mich sehr freuen. Und jeder der sagt oder schreib das spiel hat Bugs oder stürzt ab TOTALE LÜGEN das ist mir in 45 Stunden Spielzeit noch KEIN EINTIGES MAL AUFGEFALLEN und ist noch kein mal.passiert also lässt euch mal nicht verarschen!!!… Expand
  29. Leonelli
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    I've been a Pokémon fan for a long time, which means I've played all of the previous games. This is the first time since B2W2 that I can connect emotionally with the story. There's something about the designs of the mons this time that makes you feel they are alive. I know there is no National Dex and I find that amazing. It's a fantastic way to make the players try Pokémon other thanI've been a Pokémon fan for a long time, which means I've played all of the previous games. This is the first time since B2W2 that I can connect emotionally with the story. There's something about the designs of the mons this time that makes you feel they are alive. I know there is no National Dex and I find that amazing. It's a fantastic way to make the players try Pokémon other than Landorus and the ones we are used to seeing in all teams. I think it's the perfect direction they could have chosen.… Expand
  30. EpiKuro
    Nov 23, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just beat Shield and it was... bare bones?

    There are only 10 routes and no real landmarks between them, it's mostly just route -> town -> route -> town.
    The routes are extremely short and rail-roady (a problem SuMo had as well) with very few NPC trainers on them.

    This was by far the easiest Pokemon game I've ever played, I was done with the main story in about 20 hours and my Pokemon were, for most of the journey, 15-20 levels above the NPCs I faced at any time.
    This was thanks to an overabundance of EXP Candy, which I got in about one hour or so, once I reached the Wild Area.

    This is the first Pokemon Game in which my team NEVER wiped, and I can count the number of times, one of my Pokemon ever reached 0 HP, on one hand.

    The wild area is small and has no real differences between its internal areas, there's a small, non-enterable ghost tower, a lake, a sandbox with some stones... and that's it I think?

    Raids get old fast, since it's damage move after damage move, without any reason to use anything else.
    Also, you feel somewhat irrelevant if you aren't the one dynamaxing, your only job is pretty much to take out one or two shield brackets and not add to the 4 deaths count.
    At the same time some 5 stars raids are impossible to do with 2-3 NPCs, since they seem to die on purpose.

    Any "evil" team will have trouble following up on Team Skull, but with Team Yell it feels like they didn't even try, for most of the time they only function as human roadblocks and nothing else.

    It was interesting to see a rival hit a slump, but they didn't follow through with that and he "got better" before anything meaningful could occur.
    Marnie wasn't even relevant for most of the time and had a lackluster finish to her story.
    Almost every side character in SuMo was more memorable than the ones in Sword and Shield.
    The story follows the same tropes a Pokemon story always does.

    The got rid of multiplayer in the Battle Tower, something that has been in the series since Gen 3, so my entire favorite post game content (co-op multiplayer with a friend in Battle Whatever) has been cut from the game.

    The online functions are jarring and unwieldy, which is especially sad because we now have to pay for them.
    You can't do multi battles with one friend against online opponents, since the code system doesn't work if only two people are using it for multi.
    There's no lobby or anything and a 4 digits code is too easy to random match with people other than your intended friend.
    If you don't use the code, friends don't get preferential treatment, you both just get matched with 3 randos in different battles, if you don't find the sticker fast enough.
    There is no GTS anymore.

    There are of course things I like: I love the designs of most of the G-Max Pokemon, I love the region/flavor, I love the cooking, I love Piers, the towns and the area with the legendaries look amazing, the fast travel is awesome (and fast!) and we can FINALLY see Pokemon before we encounter them (even on routes!).

    I accepted the dex cuts (though I do miss Mega Evolution) and I don't care about models or graphics, but, even with all the things I like, the stuff above is what makes this an below average Pokemon game for me, especially following (Ultra) Sun and (Ultra) Moon.

    The creativity was there, the design was there, the gameplay and the story weren't.
    From here on out, it's only raid after raid after raid, which makes this feel more like an MMORPG, instead of an J-RPG.
    It's all side dish with no meat.

    Bonus: Why in the world would they take out the touch organization in boxes, battles and menus? That made them so much faster and easier to use.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#79 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#1 Most Discussed 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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