Pokemon Violet

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  1. xSpOokie
    Sep 1, 2023
    6
    after the realease we all know that the game had controversies , because of its poor performance and because of the game optimization , is by far the worst point about the game but there are a lot of other negative aspects .

    1. the first negative aspect that you realise just in the beginning of the game is that the variety of the first pokemons you encounter is SUPER blank , in terms of    after the realease we all know that the game had controversies , because of its poor performance and because of the game optimization , is by far the worst point about the game but there are a lot of other negative aspects .

    1. the first negative aspect that you realise just in the beginning of the game is that the variety of the first pokemons you encounter is SUPER blank , in terms of looks , choice and even powerfull pokemons , the pokemons that generally we are looking for in a new gen is of course the new pokemons , but the first couple of pokemons in the route makes that impossible and every person you see playing the game ends up leaving the first route with a fletchling and hoppip.

    2. the poor performance of this game is what it makes almost impossible to enjoy , at the beginning everyone who played the game thinked for themselfs " ah this isnt to bad , clearly has some graphical issues but i can deal with it" but all of us thought about it before getting into the academy , after that we can see how lame the graphical issues and the performance are even 3ds pokemons games had better performance than this game .

    3. the concept of Crystallization at first look it looked interesting and fun but after playing the game for a while you see how useless and boring it is , was something just to "had" since shield had dynamax version but tbh it would be better without it .

    4. the story , it is good , i saw some people saying that the game was probably one of the best stories in pokemon and could compete with black and white but that is the biggest lie anyone could tell you about this game , the story is good? debatable , why you ask? because the only thing really good about the story of the game was the final who gave us a little bit of more emotion about the story and nice little flavor like " this was a interesting experience , not the best , not the worst , but it had potential" but the final apart the story is like a 6/10 .

    yeah overall its not a good experience just for the fact that any possitive aspect will be almost unrelevant because of its performance , makes it almost impossible to enjoy , its not the worst to tho its a experience that you end with mixed feelings , but majority of your walkthrough will depend of how much you love pokemon.    … Expand
  2. danisito123
    Aug 20, 2023
    5
    A ver, está bien, es un mundo abierto de Pokémon que en lo personal me ha dejado satisfecho, pero no me ha sorprendido. Tiene barbaridad de bugs, los gráficos, detalles y calidad es mediocre para un juego de 60€, no tengo mucho que decir de este juego ya que no es algo que merezca totalmente la pena, si te gusta Pokémon te gustará, está muy guay ir caminando por donde quieras y encontrarteA ver, está bien, es un mundo abierto de Pokémon que en lo personal me ha dejado satisfecho, pero no me ha sorprendido. Tiene barbaridad de bugs, los gráficos, detalles y calidad es mediocre para un juego de 60€, no tengo mucho que decir de este juego ya que no es algo que merezca totalmente la pena, si te gusta Pokémon te gustará, está muy guay ir caminando por donde quieras y encontrarte a los Pokémon caminando, lanzar a tu Pokémon a que haga un combate automático, tenerlo acompañándote y hacer las teraincursiones. Es un juego pasable pero solo para un tipo de público en específico… Expand
  3. Thunderfury1208
    Aug 11, 2023
    5
    mediocre at best. I have played every pokemon game that has released and I have witnessed this series evolve through its lifetime. The series has become easier and easier and I can see why the pokemon company would this and that's to make it easier for people to play the game. This game was an absolute joke when it comes to seeking a challenge. The story was okay but the fact that I hadmediocre at best. I have played every pokemon game that has released and I have witnessed this series evolve through its lifetime. The series has become easier and easier and I can see why the pokemon company would this and that's to make it easier for people to play the game. This game was an absolute joke when it comes to seeking a challenge. The story was okay but the fact that I had trouble with only 1 gym leader and that the only place that was even remotely challenging was area zero makes this game obsolete. Over the years pokemons designs have continued to plummet and with the recent news with the dogs like Riakou and Suicune becoming dinosaurs the designs just keep looking like utter crap. It is as if someone from the design team left their iPad unlocked and their children got ahold of it and designed something and pokemon company said "Okay we will go with that"… Expand
  4. thehexgames
    Jul 14, 2023
    7
    This game is so fun and the story was excellent...that's why it kills me to see how unfinished the final product is. Love to see Pokemon trying their hand at an open world game, but it plays like a beta version.
  5. MettaGo
    Jul 9, 2023
    6
    This is my first Pokemon game, I've watched the series when I was younger collected the cards, and has always wanted to play the game. I can say the game isn't perfect and pretty ugly, but it is so fun. The Starter Pokemon have never looked better, and the open world really gives a lot of content.
  6. drseven
    Jun 30, 2023
    6
    A change is needed in the Pokemon saga. The low performance and the level of bugs that the game presents is frustrating, the draw distance is nil. The game is fun and the open world is a good implementation in the saga, but one of Nintendo's pillars like the Pokemon saga deserves better treatment and standards, since all the good ideas they raise are clouded by their technical section.
  7. Rhex98
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    El juego es divertido, cuenta con buenos nuevos Pokémon, tiene buenos personajes y una buena historia, además de ser el primero en tener un mundo completamente abierto sin tiempos de carga, el GRAN problema viene en su rendimiento, dios GameFreak como puedes sacar un juego en estas condiciones, tiene tantos bugs y un rendimiento terrible a 20 fps, horrible en todos los sentidos. Si eresEl juego es divertido, cuenta con buenos nuevos Pokémon, tiene buenos personajes y una buena historia, además de ser el primero en tener un mundo completamente abierto sin tiempos de carga, el GRAN problema viene en su rendimiento, dios GameFreak como puedes sacar un juego en estas condiciones, tiene tantos bugs y un rendimiento terrible a 20 fps, horrible en todos los sentidos. Si eres capaz de tanquear todo eso y eres fanático de la franquicia no te lo puedes perder, igualmente dudo que lo hagas.… Expand
  8. Ert0426
    Jun 11, 2023
    7
    Pokemon Violet could have been a fantastic game and a great leap forward for the Pokemon franchise, however, numerous bugs, graphical errors and oddities, framerate issues, a continued lack of voice acting, some weird omissions of features from previous games like catching pokemon without battling in legends: arceus, and an open world that, while vast and greatly detailed, can sometimesPokemon Violet could have been a fantastic game and a great leap forward for the Pokemon franchise, however, numerous bugs, graphical errors and oddities, framerate issues, a continued lack of voice acting, some weird omissions of features from previous games like catching pokemon without battling in legends: arceus, and an open world that, while vast and greatly detailed, can sometimes feel empty and lifeless. Fortunately, its new quality of life features, like auto battling, the unique designs of the new pokemon, the amount of freedom given to the player, and the new open world can at least keep Pokemon Violet on the level of being a good game, just not what it could've been.… Expand
  9. SolarEclipse
    Jun 8, 2023
    6
    PLEASE STOP CALLING ME MISS ECLIPSE IM NONBINARY

    Other than that it’s fine but the “Miss Eclipse” and the She/her pronouns are driving me insane
  10. SplitSecondRev
    May 16, 2023
    5
    I really wish I could give this the score it rightfully deserves, but when a game from 2017 runs 100x smoother without (almost) any frame issues, it's hard to overlook. I loved the game play and the open world. I loved being able to play with friends. There was so much right about this game, but the performance is really unforgivable.
    Pokemon has to push games out in order to sell    I really wish I could give this the score it rightfully deserves, but when a game from 2017 runs 100x smoother without (almost) any frame issues, it's hard to overlook. I loved the game play and the open world. I loved being able to play with friends. There was so much right about this game, but the performance is really unforgivable.
    Pokemon has to push games out in order to sell merchandise, TCG products, anime etc. Because of this, the games are rushed and can't be polished in a way that they deserve. I truly believe this game is a high 8 or 9, but is held back so much because of time constraints.
    Game play/Story, the only thing I wasn't a fan of was the Team Star story. I feel like it missed the mark and the older audience. It's certainly not like the story from previous installments and feels less like an "epic adventure" than before.
    I would love to change this score to what it should/could be, but even now all this time after release, the performance has not improved a single bit.    … Expand
  11. Ch4mallow
    May 15, 2023
    7
    Bon jeu , malheureusement pas très beau , avec quelque bug mais un bon jeu pokémon en monde ouvert je recommande de le faire tous de même
  12. jljosue
    May 12, 2023
    7
    Pokémon Violet presents many interesting and fun ideas, but unfortunately many of them are poorly executed. The premise of three routes or plots in this game seems unique to me, but the ease of many mini-games or challenges presented in Gym Leaders or Team Star discouraged me a bit. While many Pokémon are well designed and recreated in their habitats, the lousy performance of the gamePokémon Violet presents many interesting and fun ideas, but unfortunately many of them are poorly executed. The premise of three routes or plots in this game seems unique to me, but the ease of many mini-games or challenges presented in Gym Leaders or Team Star discouraged me a bit. While many Pokémon are well designed and recreated in their habitats, the lousy performance of the game terribly affects that sense of immersion with the Pokémon you encounter and the gameplay. All of this gave me the feeling that the game definitely needed more time, something Pokémon has been having a lot of trouble with lately, and their recent games speak for themselves. I hope that this in the future will change, and that these Pokémon Scarlet and Violet games will allow the Pokémon Company to rethink their priorities; where quality is above the amount of money they generate by wanting to release games on specific dates so as not to lose the economic business model they have. This business model, by the way, is affecting the company's image regarding the quality of their games. I, as a veteran fan of the Pokémon saga, know that they can do better and give more, and get out of that comfort zone.… Expand
  13. Somedude2
    May 3, 2023
    7
    Pokémon Violet is an interesting experience. The games story is in my opinion is pretty great the game juggles 3 story missions decently and it’s much better than most Pokémon games. The gameplay itself is standard to most other Pokémon games just this time the map is open and you can explore most of the map from the start. Personally I find this game pretty enjoyable for most Pokémon fansPokémon Violet is an interesting experience. The games story is in my opinion is pretty great the game juggles 3 story missions decently and it’s much better than most Pokémon games. The gameplay itself is standard to most other Pokémon games just this time the map is open and you can explore most of the map from the start. Personally I find this game pretty enjoyable for most Pokémon fans not the best game but also not the worst its right in the middle… Expand
  14. hk300
    May 1, 2023
    5
    I cannot deny that the gameplay loop and a lot of the concepts in the game are fun, ended up building a classics team full of pokemon from previous gens that I gel'd with. However, the technical state is disgusting both visually and performance wise, especially since I know the switch can handle games like Breath of the Wild, and Fire Emblem engage which run and look better. The new genI cannot deny that the gameplay loop and a lot of the concepts in the game are fun, ended up building a classics team full of pokemon from previous gens that I gel'd with. However, the technical state is disgusting both visually and performance wise, especially since I know the switch can handle games like Breath of the Wild, and Fire Emblem engage which run and look better. The new gen pokemon are grim if I'm to be frank though this is an subjective view. Though lack of voice acting isnt a point against it, it does start to grind on your gears when story battles have characters interrupting the action to talk, with no voices, cut scenes running with no voices. What is the point of attempting to be cinematic if you can't at least make these concessions. Maybe this should've had another year in the oven.… Expand
  15. azura_
    Apr 23, 2023
    5
    as many others have stated; the graphical issues and bugs are uncharacteristic of the series and frankly unacceptable. all made more frustrating considering theyve introduced some great new ideas for the franchise, the writing is fairly solid for pokemon, and that the bones of a good game are here. clawing back aspects of customization from x/y / sw/sh are also unwelcome, as is continuingas many others have stated; the graphical issues and bugs are uncharacteristic of the series and frankly unacceptable. all made more frustrating considering theyve introduced some great new ideas for the franchise, the writing is fairly solid for pokemon, and that the bones of a good game are here. clawing back aspects of customization from x/y / sw/sh are also unwelcome, as is continuing the recent trend of not including all current pokemon (not as necissarily obtainable in the game but at least transferrable from pokemon bank). overall theres decent enjoyment to be found here but i cant recommend supporting such an unpolished realese.… Expand
  16. Christian_TV
    Apr 15, 2023
    5
    This is the worst Pokemon game. The plot is boring,worse than Sun and Moon.The Graphic,the framerate and the bugs make this game an absolute torture.The worst thing are the buildings,not explorable and monotonus
  17. ElSmasher
    Apr 5, 2023
    7
    Before I start, I would like to congratulate Game Freak for taking the risk of having released for the first time a TRUE openworld (just like Sonic Frontiers) in such a short time. Pokemon Ecarlate and Violet are games that are unfortunately made "hastily", and this is felt with a technique that is excecrable, worse than that of Arceus. Bugs, clipping, aliasing, everything goes; TheBefore I start, I would like to congratulate Game Freak for taking the risk of having released for the first time a TRUE openworld (just like Sonic Frontiers) in such a short time. Pokemon Ecarlate and Violet are games that are unfortunately made "hastily", and this is felt with a technique that is excecrable, worse than that of Arceus. Bugs, clipping, aliasing, everything goes; The artistic direction however saves the furniture, and is better than LPA in my humble opinion. Apart from this "technical" part, the game is excellent. It is true that we can note some rhythmic problems because of the long pokemons captures, missing or weakened features in favor of the openworld or a weak post-game. But, its main frame is varied and is a pure pleasure, so addictive. RPG Codes are still as well retranscribed coupled with a lively openworld as air, we are free!!! The lifespan is impressive: 20-30h in rush, 60h if you take your time. We are a long way from Sword and Shield’s failure to take risks or the LPA’s broken promise. Pokemon Ecarlate and Violet is excellent, yes but unfortunately outdated by today’s technique, which makes it ugly.… Expand
  18. Aetherreal
    Apr 5, 2023
    6
    Despite having lots of good qualities, the game is a slog to go through due to lack of polish and slow pacing. Arceus is a much more rewarding experience.

    Pros: 400 Pokémon in the dex, 100 new Pokémon! New regional variants slap. The quality, detail, and originality of designs for characters and Pokémon is fantastic. The battle animations are great. The new mechanic provides a nice    Despite having lots of good qualities, the game is a slog to go through due to lack of polish and slow pacing. Arceus is a much more rewarding experience.

    Pros:
    400 Pokémon in the dex, 100 new Pokémon! New regional variants slap.
    The quality, detail, and originality of designs for characters and Pokémon is fantastic.
    The battle animations are great.
    The new mechanic provides a nice change for competitive players.
    Lots of different things to do (3 big "questlines")
    Fully open world and the freedom to do things in any order.
    New auto-battling mechanic reduces grind.
    Accessing storage boxes from the inventory is beautiful.
    Auto-heal and quick party reorganising are lovely.

    Cons:
    Bugs, visual glitches, corners cut all over.
    Various performance issues and one crash to date.
    Pacing is incredibly slow.
    Textures in the natural overworld are very lackluster.
    The legendary Pokémon is very low-quality in cutscenes. Very cringe.
    EXP share is still obligatory. Why no player agency?
    Music is fine.    … Expand
  19. HungryLarry
    Apr 2, 2023
    7
    This is the good game about pokemon with very bad graphics and classic pokemon catch system
  20. irai16
    Mar 28, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yeah...this is a hard game to review. Even though I have enjoyed my time with it overall, I really can't give it a higher score due to its pathetic graphics and performance. The main story is alright, but the best part of the game is definitely the post-game in Area Zero which shockingly might have the best story in the entire series (RIP Turo!). The multiplayer as always is very fun, though they really need to add some guidance on stuff like EVs and IVs in the game itself, all the info is still only online. If you're a Pokemon fan, well, you probably already have this game, but if you're not, don't feel bad about skipping this.… Expand
  21. Bearyunite
    Mar 26, 2023
    7
    Actually even though most people don't like the game i do recommend it as it has a great story but it is bare bones so i wouldn't buy it unless you want to also get the DLC
  22. TJD2
    Mar 5, 2023
    7
    The game is fun to play and the Pokemon designs are pretty good. That said, the game is marred by technical issues and poor performance. The framerate will stutter and the game will slow down to a crawl even when nothing is going on. It feels like a power point at times. The open-world ambition is offset by these issues and they are too glaring to overlook. I wanted to absolutely loveThe game is fun to play and the Pokemon designs are pretty good. That said, the game is marred by technical issues and poor performance. The framerate will stutter and the game will slow down to a crawl even when nothing is going on. It feels like a power point at times. The open-world ambition is offset by these issues and they are too glaring to overlook. I wanted to absolutely love this game, and I like it enough not to return it, but Pokemon Legends Arceus is a much better game that does not suffer these problems. If a patch is not released soon I may not even end up beating this one.… Expand
  23. TheQweast
    Mar 3, 2023
    7
    Is the performance bad. Yes. Are the textures pretty damn low quality. Yes. Is the game fun to play. A million times over yes. The open world format fits Pokemon so well it's a great game I think the biggest issue is that it's a shame it couldn't have been done better some of the new Pokemon are a bit lackluster like all of the future forms being all samey. Also compared to the twoIs the performance bad. Yes. Are the textures pretty damn low quality. Yes. Is the game fun to play. A million times over yes. The open world format fits Pokemon so well it's a great game I think the biggest issue is that it's a shame it couldn't have been done better some of the new Pokemon are a bit lackluster like all of the future forms being all samey. Also compared to the two mainline games before it the dialogue is kept to a minimum.… Expand
  24. DarkQuill
    Mar 1, 2023
    6
    The game is actually pretty dang fun. Most of the bugs and glitches are visual-based, and those that affect gameplay aren't too big of a deal and usually correct themselves.

    The problem is that fans were promised a high-quality polished game in exchange for cutting Pokemon out, and now we've got neither of those. If this was the demo release it'd be another story, but it's a full-priced    The game is actually pretty dang fun. Most of the bugs and glitches are visual-based, and those that affect gameplay aren't too big of a deal and usually correct themselves.

    The problem is that fans were promised a high-quality polished game in exchange for cutting Pokemon out, and now we've got neither of those. If this was the demo release it'd be another story, but it's a full-priced game with a day1 patch and it's ridiculous how bad things are.

    I played this for a few hours but ended up returning it after finding out my favourite Pokemon was cut. Losing the motivation to find your favourite Pokemon coupled with the constant stuttering and camera glitches was too much, and not worth continuing. Gamefreak rushed this game out in such a poor state, and still can't put Pokemon in a Pokemon game, so why should anyone be anything but critical of them.

    6/10, because the game is a lot of fun, you can very easily see that when you play it. The problem is that what you see runs at 5FPS.

    01/03/2023 - After the v1.2 patch, the game runs significantly better. Hopefully there are still more optimization updates to come, but it is shaping up to be a better game now. The biggest thing the game has going against it is how extremely slow battles are, which unfortunately will probably never be updated. 6/10 for now, this is what the game should have at least been on launch.    … Expand
  25. Edele
    Feb 28, 2023
    6
    This is my first Pokemon game on the Switch. After the 3DS, I haven't played any Pokemon games for a long time. It's not a bad game, but once I finish it, I won't be opening it again.
  26. mepphy
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    cool game,hope dlcs and next one can ACTUALLY evolve the formula also fixes were appreciated, would be cool to enter in houses
  27. Daniel1516
    Feb 24, 2023
    7
    esta culero mazizo lleno de errores en ocaciones ni se puede disfrutar Puntos(3)

    Nueva reseña el juego con las actualizaciones esta bien ya no estan tantos problemas tecnicos pero se ve la verdad muy mal a comparacion de otros de la misma nintendo yo en lo personal se siente algo vacio la idea es buena pero como que le faltaron ganas para que este bien implementad    esta culero mazizo lleno de errores en ocaciones ni se puede disfrutar Puntos(3)

    Nueva reseña el juego con las actualizaciones esta bien ya no estan tantos problemas tecnicos pero se ve la verdad muy mal a comparacion de otros de la misma nintendo yo en lo personal se siente algo vacio la idea es buena pero como que le faltaron ganas para que este bien implementad .    … Expand
  28. Degia24
    Feb 12, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has a good potential, but it's too glitchy and with a lot of FPS drops (and certain wild Pokémon hordes makes the framerate more lower)
    Plus, the game could crash very easily in certain cases ("The software was closed because an error occurred") - especially during rainstorms, playing co-op or in some areas where FPS drops are common.
    Plus again, why gave to the player characters an absurd suit-and-tie 1960 style school uniform instead of a complete customizable set of clothes?

    Peccato!    … Expand
  29. Super_Oshawott
    Feb 8, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After the review bomb that happened on the day of the release and playing it all the way through, I can say that everyone that reviewed negatively docent know what fun is.

    It's not perfect, especially with the stability of the game, but this is way better than Pokemon Sword by a long shot. The story is fun, Arven is a great character and the connection your character has with the main legendary is a lot more unique than anything Nintendo put out for the series since Black and White.

    It's has its issues, but it's fun. And that's all a game really needs.    … Expand
  30. magerehein666
    Feb 5, 2023
    7
    The framerate issues and glitches took away a bit of how fun the gameplay is. I have been a fan of Pokemon for over 20 years so I am a bit biased to like the game. But I found the storyline nice, better than Sw/Sh. Postgame is fun as well. Excited for the DLC
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  1. Positive: 55 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 61 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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