Pokemon Violet

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2050 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 635 out of 2050
  2. Mixed: 205 out of 2050
  3. Negative: 1,210 out of 2050
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  1. W0LF2612
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This product absolutely blows in every possible way. You reap what you sow.
  2. cocacola16728
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This is one of the worst-optimized games I think I have ever seen from a AAA developer. By far the worst from Nintendo and far from the quality that one would expect from them compared to the rest of their supported catalog. I have a hard time believing that if this was anything but Pokemon, it would have been allowed to launch in this state. Simply unacceptable. The laziness and greed ofThis is one of the worst-optimized games I think I have ever seen from a AAA developer. By far the worst from Nintendo and far from the quality that one would expect from them compared to the rest of their supported catalog. I have a hard time believing that if this was anything but Pokemon, it would have been allowed to launch in this state. Simply unacceptable. The laziness and greed of Game Freak and the Pokemon Company have gone too far. Pokemon is the highest-grossing media franchise in the world. If taking more time to create a proper game is not possible, then hiring more developers to ensure quality surely is. There is no lack of funding, it is a lack of support and more than likely mismanagement by stuck-up old Japanese businessmen who refuse change and accept new ideas. Anyone who accepts such a trash product from this massive of a company needs help.… Expand
  3. GreendelaBean
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This game is insulting bad. I didn't even pay for it and I feel owed a refund. There's almost nothing redeeming about this miserable experience, the game is fantastically simple with repetitive grinding to get anywhere and poor level scaling across the world. You have very little agency in how you play; my team of 6 lechonks couldn't even beat the tutorial fights, I feel it's very heavy onThis game is insulting bad. I didn't even pay for it and I feel owed a refund. There's almost nothing redeeming about this miserable experience, the game is fantastically simple with repetitive grinding to get anywhere and poor level scaling across the world. You have very little agency in how you play; my team of 6 lechonks couldn't even beat the tutorial fights, I feel it's very heavy on you learning them meta. There are points where you get dialogue choices, but these never matter as even if you tell the director you don't like his paper maché school or reject the over-friendly girl's advances, you're still forced to go along with it. All of that is ignoring the elephant in the pokéball: the horrendous visuals and performance. I fully expect this game to win the "Innovation in Accessibility" category at the Game Awards this year as Game Freak have pulled off something truly remarkable with this game: it's the first that's actually more enjoyable if you're blind. The overall polish and feel of the game is appalling and easily one of the worst games I've ever played. Even very old 3D games have better rendering distances than this, and often look better since they were pushing the limits back then. This "game" was very clearly made by an incredibly passionless team on a deadline and no regard for customer satisfaction. It's hard to imagine how the game could be in a technically worse state than this without literally not starting up. Nintendo and Gamefreak should be ashamed of this miserable showing, almost six years after Nintendo themselves put out much more competent games on the same hardware. The correct thing to do would be issuing a full recall and apology, but of course, the game is already a bestseller, so the greedy executives will instead be laughing and plotting the next quarter-baked entry. In my opinion this game is worth no higher than a 0 out of 10. Even if you enjoyed parts of it, I cannot understand how anyone could rank this above a 6 when the game is so evidently unpolished. I'm sure other game companies are already taking note of people's willingness to tolerate unpolished games, and that's why this insulting product must be boycotted. Do not buy this game under any circumstances.… Expand
  4. rizrizriz
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    The worst Pokemon game I've ever played. Empty, flat, and bland open world ridden with bugs. Not worth your money and I wish I could get a refund.
  5. The_Expert_Game
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    God. i Should of known I should of stopped buying Pokemon games after White and Black 2. These games just take no risk at all, you think the hand holding in the last games were bad? This game treats you like you were still 4 for the nealy 30 years these game have been out! Nintentdo, stop treating kids and us like we're stupid!!!!
  6. DavidZephyr
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Juego asqueroso, un robo. No puedo creer que la gente llegue a defender un producto así sin terminar. Pokémon se está transformando en el FIFA y la gente idiota fanática lo seguirá comprando solo por ser Pokémon.
  7. Geladeira
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    a shame. A game released in an unfinished form and full of bugs, the content is good and fun, constant frame drops, terrible animations. I don't know how a company like Nintendo let a game like that get released.
  8. Eddnav
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Game is outright a technical mess, Gamefreak should be embarrassed to deliver this kind of quality in 2022. This same year has seen games like Xenoblade 3 and this is what we get from the biggest media franchise on earth. Pokemon fans deserve better.
  9. Dqturs
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    Unacceptable. Such level of mediocrity should be banned. Everything feels rushed, unfinished, badly executed. What's worst is that they don't apologize or provide a patch to fix everything that's wrong with this game. They just create a lot of buzz to sell this as if it were worth the price. Terribly disappointing.
  10. valdinei
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    the game has no subtitles PT-BR, has many bugs, it is unplayable, the graphics are terrible
  11. Younari
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Is GameFreak a Indie?
    Sword and Shield was better as this

    Generation 9 so many fun with low Performance bugs crashes and more
  12. OncleToc
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Un jeu qui rame, qui est laid, même Arceus était mieux et plus joli. une honte
  13. takumi90
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame Shame
  14. Extincy
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    This game is not finished, I am very sad, I love pokémon, but this game is terrible. I don't recommend anyone spend their money on this, simply a disgrace to the pokemon franchise
  15. gigidagosto
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    it’s supposed to be a nintendo game on 2022? not only it looks 30 years behind, but it’s full lf bugs and problems and it has nothing good, plot, music, even the pokemon design this time isn’t on point as it always (at least that) was
  16. TREMbalaSuicida
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    I've been a fan of the pokémon franchise since I was a child, but it's impossible to accept the terrible service that the company is giving us! A huge amount of bugs and glitches, constantly dropping frames, extremely expensive games and on top of that to enjoy 100% of the game we always have to buy both versions that are released simultaneously,bad customer service pretending that theI've been a fan of the pokémon franchise since I was a child, but it's impossible to accept the terrible service that the company is giving us! A huge amount of bugs and glitches, constantly dropping frames, extremely expensive games and on top of that to enjoy 100% of the game we always have to buy both versions that are released simultaneously,bad customer service pretending that the problems we report do not exist and other negligence with the fans, in addition to other problems with the company that is extremely strict with copyright, and can even sue fans for using digital arts or even game soundtracks. Honestly a disappointment with the company, this game is not even worth half of its value, and here I leave my note of repudiation and I hope that things will improve in the future, and pokemon company will consider our complaints and fulfill our request.… Expand
  17. Hydr
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    worst game of pokemon ever.there are a lot of bugs,it's lagging in the entire game,the story is the same of all the others pokemon, the difficulty is too easy and the pokemon interaction with the other pokemon and the word interaction still missing and the open word isn't real because you can't go in all parts off the map at the beginning.loks like a beta of the real game and i don't knowworst game of pokemon ever.there are a lot of bugs,it's lagging in the entire game,the story is the same of all the others pokemon, the difficulty is too easy and the pokemon interaction with the other pokemon and the word interaction still missing and the open word isn't real because you can't go in all parts off the map at the beginning.loks like a beta of the real game and i don't know how this is an actual buyable game. Please dont buy this.… Expand
  18. VannRedhaym
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    The technical performance of the game is terrible.
    Nintendo Switch heats up like an oven.
  19. davidccll
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    El juego es una autentica basura en todos los sentidos, los graficos, el rendimiento, como conseguir a los legendarios, el reciclaje, el no poder entrar a las casas, los nombres de los pokemons, su diseño... Pura basura
  20. Justsomepotato
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Its so damn bad, Arceus is so good in comparison.
    They rushed it and didnt polish it enough.
    Its really embarrassing to say the least.
    Its really unfortunate, because i really enjoy most of the Pokemon games.
  21. LorenzoT
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Capita di sbagliare è vero, nessuno è perfetto. Ma perseverare è diabolico e questa serie ha raggiunto il punto più basso dell'inferno ottenendo un posto direttamente vicino a Lucifero. Non c'è un pregio nella nuova opera di Pokemon, niente di niente. Pnc che sembrano vuoti e con dialoghi imbarazzanti che al confronto i copioni dei film dell'Asylum dovrebbero essere ritenuti una delleCapita di sbagliare è vero, nessuno è perfetto. Ma perseverare è diabolico e questa serie ha raggiunto il punto più basso dell'inferno ottenendo un posto direttamente vicino a Lucifero. Non c'è un pregio nella nuova opera di Pokemon, niente di niente. Pnc che sembrano vuoti e con dialoghi imbarazzanti che al confronto i copioni dei film dell'Asylum dovrebbero essere ritenuti una delle Mervaiglie Del Mondo, storia insulsa , banale e arida come il comparto tecnico e visivo , la stessa minestra dei giochi precedenti rimescolata in una chiave di lettura pessima e con una realizzazione finale da mettersi le mani nei capelli.… Expand
  22. HiddenDev
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    The pokemon company really needs to realize that they are ruining one of the most beloved game franchises ever, they need to invest more in tech and give devs the tools and resources to make better games instead of this garbage full of tech issues.
  23. GalloPizzuto
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    giocando a questo gioco mi sono divertito si ma per i bug ci sono talmente tanti bug che si può solo ridere
  24. MrBott_a
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's my first time playing since black and white; I was drawn in by the pokedex, that is the only thing that can be saved. Everything else is a mess.
    Game Freak, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo should all be ashamed.    … Expand
  25. SlimX93
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing Pokémon for so many times, I've never seen one so bad, I think it's time for The Pokémon Company to put aside its pride and give the programming of Pokémon titles to serious and competent Development Teams, unplayable, bad framerate, story is also good, but much more can be done, these are no longer games for an audience of children, children now play something else, you have to admit and understand your mistake, many people like me, always give hope in games that come out, but S/V are really horrible, maybe for the N64 they were fine, but we really don't like that, I'm sorry to put this vote, because I spent so many years on Pokémon, but from S/M this one had a terrible fall series. Just take us for children, we have grown up since 1998 and it is time to move forward and improve, not get worse, you have money anyway, you earn it anyway, so you are interested in us. Shame on Nintendo, don't you have the slightest interest in the products you have on your consoles? Charging games that are long gone from being launched on the market at full price after so many years and releasing things like Pkmn S/V doesn't bother you? Don't you care about your users? I do not think so. I recommend buying the game used.… Expand
  26. Slothbear
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    The state this game currently is in is an insult to the fans.
    There are a lot of good ideas to renew the franchise but the technical issues cannot be ignored.
    Gamefreak, The Pokemon Compagny and Nintendo should never have allowed the game to be released with such poor performances ( the Switch is not to blame, Xenoblade 3 and Zelda have shown us what we can expect).
  27. YHaTToM
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    Disgusting: ramerate drops, pop-in, visual bugs, etc. Any other first party Nintendo title would've been delayed in this technical state.
  28. Plegian_Scum
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    Leeching off the Pokemon brand and adding very little value. A disgrace to the Nintendo name.
  29. carota
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    It is just bad. I hope for the next pokemon game they give it to another studio because otherwise it could be the end for the brand.
  30. Hall003
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    Sarò onesto, io non l'ho neanche comprato sto gioco del cavolo e menomale.
  31. Lenny957
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    this is a beta version. it is unacceptable in 2022 to pay 60 euros for a game like this. Too many bugs that prevent you from fully experiencing the adventure.
  32. Remanentnano
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    The game is unplayable due to glitches, bugs and poor optimisation, I paid for an incomplete game.
  33. Ferraz_10
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    This game is a joke. Unfinished, unpolished, ugly, hollow, boring and full of bugs and glitches. Can't believe they actually published this thing.
  34. SrPyddinPops
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Truly an unfinished game and a criminal act by a multi-national company to say it is anything more than a paid beta.
  35. niksonleonard
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Nintendo released a game that claimed to have online appeal and friends coop but it is a shame o
    what they haven’t delivered. Online Raids just doesn’t connect properly when accessing by Pokeportal. Coop for nintendo is see other 3 friends running through the map basically, it is silly.
  36. Ahtom458
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Demasiados glitches, el juego carga muy lento los escenarios y aparte segun te dicen que puedes escoger tu camino como quieras y eso a medias ya que te obligan ir por caminos que yo no deseó, ejemplo quiero evitar al 100% la liga pokemon y noooo debo recorrer ese camino del entrenador para mejorar a mi montura si quiero seguir pfff que estafa
  37. Murkrow067
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    I don't think it's acceptable in any way. Not only a big downfall compared the previous games of the franchise, it doesn't provide enough quality for a game in it's period too. A complete disgrace.
  38. Pokemonhater13
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    Story is okay, characters are great but the bugs AND THE 7STAR CHARIZIARD RAID is **** IT‘S **** BUGGY I KILLED IT 3TIMES in ONE BATTLE IT SUCKS IT IS BUGGY AND I WANNA **** GAMEFREAK ON THEIR DESK


    (btw I‘m not a real Pokémon hater I love(d) that franchise, but this game is a **** no go)
  39. Fodeyay
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    It's the same old pokémon formula (catch pokemon, defeat gym leaders, become champion) but poorly disguised as an open world. The map is not fully accessible from the beginning unless you use glitches to reach later areas. Gym leaders' pokémon have fixed levels, that means if you like exploring different areas and catching pokémon before tackling gym challenges, you better be prepared toIt's the same old pokémon formula (catch pokemon, defeat gym leaders, become champion) but poorly disguised as an open world. The map is not fully accessible from the beginning unless you use glitches to reach later areas. Gym leaders' pokémon have fixed levels, that means if you like exploring different areas and catching pokémon before tackling gym challenges, you better be prepared to be greatly over-leveled. This takes away the feeling of "choose your own route" and trivializes any encounter as your team will most likely be way more powerful than your opponent's.
    The story had some good points, but the awful performance of the game, the constant glitches and the empty cities, terrible npc model animations and constant dips in framerate overshadow every good aspect that the game might have had. As a life-long fan of the franchise, this is definitely a step back.    … Expand
  40. Soliwhite
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    Game Freak this Game is technical a disgrace you don’t care about your consumers anymore!
  41. Adelson54
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    Foi tão ruin o jogo que não recomendaria pra meu inimigo as taxas são horríveis! Nota 0!
  42. Marchez69
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    The graphic issues on this are ridiculous. Cannot go a few minutes without them popping up.
  43. Swi418
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    This game is an absolute **** . There Glitches everywhere and the performance is god awful . Gamefreak should be ashamed of releasing such a broken mess of game.
  44. JoaozinTikTok
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    Disappointing game for any Pokemon fan. Even I have never played Pokemon, but I know how disappointing it is to be a fan and buy this game only to receive bugs and bad optimizations. Along with the fact that the company itself pretends that the problems do not exist. It really sucks. Not worth it.
  45. Burno
    Dec 4, 2022
    0
    This is a shameless piece of software that should've required more time to come out. More than a message to Game Freak, this is for The Pokémon Company.
  46. danny8hart
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Unplayable for me. The extremely low and stuttering frame rate gives me nausea. DF review sums up the poor graphics and feeling of emptiness in the game.
  47. Helifano
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    The direction for the series overall is good but I regret spending money on such an unfinished product.
  48. darthfaca
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible, aburrido, los gimnasios aburridos ... la liga pokemon un aburrimiento, tan solo 3 combates con 3 don nadie... 0 emoción... El legendario no es un legendario, sino q es un terminator q viene del futuro, si si es un pokemon que vino evolucionado del futuro... osea ... ¿por q lo llamamos legendario? Una estafa ambos juegos. Chau nunca más me roban.… Expand
  49. m2d2
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Terrible graphics, awful controls, not fun at all. A boring grind in an environment that's worse than FF10 was in 2001.
  50. aoaked046
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Been playing this and everything is just sad. The textures, the world, the gameplay, the bugs, and the performance are all very bad. I don't think I will buy another pokemon game again at this rate.
  51. Pittasx
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    Abandoning the precious and unique art style of Pokémon, in exchange for a large number of BUGs and errors, a large number of blacks, ugly cheap characters, and it is difficult to distinguish the gender of the characters, catering to the politically correct Pokémon world.
  52. Pi421337
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    A shame. Purely and simply. Don't buy this game. Don't encourage mediocrity.
  53. Azok28
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    Remplie de bug en tous genre, la map est fade et sans saveur, si ce n'est vide, une histoire complètement bancale probablement inventée en 2 jours. On se demande ce qui as pris du temps pour créer ce jeu du coup, tous simplement une honte pour Pokemon.
  54. MeterSmash2022
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    The conversation surrounding this game shouldn't be about whether it's "Fun" or not, it's about the utter disrespect to the loyal Pokemon fan base by releasing an unfinished, rushed and buggy product, it's completely broken. Under there, there's a good game, I saw a lot of potential here but it's ruined by the performance and how ugly the game looks. If the Switch is capable of moreThe conversation surrounding this game shouldn't be about whether it's "Fun" or not, it's about the utter disrespect to the loyal Pokemon fan base by releasing an unfinished, rushed and buggy product, it's completely broken. Under there, there's a good game, I saw a lot of potential here but it's ruined by the performance and how ugly the game looks. If the Switch is capable of more impressive games, why did Gamefreak do the bear minimum here? Hell, Arceus was more stable and looked better than this, and that shouldn't even be a compliment since that game looked extremely bad.

    Overall, I am completely disappointed, I could look past Arceus' issues and still have a great time, but this? This is pushing it, have more respect for the consumer, and to blind fanboys have some respect for yourselves, don't support this lazyness or defend it, you are all pathetic.    … Expand
  55. jwise1596
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    This game is terrible and not worth completing. It's lazily/hastily made, should have never gotten past QA, and the graphics are god awful. It's FULL of glitches,bugs, ugly graphics, there's no accessibility features, it's ridiculous. They literally did work to undo things that are necessary and we're included in past titles. Sword & shield, and legend of Arceus are much better. ThisThis game is terrible and not worth completing. It's lazily/hastily made, should have never gotten past QA, and the graphics are god awful. It's FULL of glitches,bugs, ugly graphics, there's no accessibility features, it's ridiculous. They literally did work to undo things that are necessary and we're included in past titles. Sword & shield, and legend of Arceus are much better. This series should have continued that and it didn't. Incredibly disappointing as a Pokemon fan since '96. I am so disappointed in Nintendo/Gamefreak. Especially for their nonapologies. Waste of time.… Expand
  56. NixyFox
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Again GameFreak have let the fans down by not coding in all the Pokémon thus people are not getting the experience they're paying for, Pokémon from 6 years ago still stuck in the Limbo of Pokémon Home!

    The game is a mess, not just because of the disgusting state it was released. We were sold on freedom of playing the game in any way we choose, this was false. Areas all have level    Again GameFreak have let the fans down by not coding in all the Pokémon thus people are not getting the experience they're paying for, Pokémon from 6 years ago still stuck in the Limbo of Pokémon Home!

    The game is a mess, not just because of the disgusting state it was released.

    We were sold on freedom of playing the game in any way we choose, this was false.

    Areas all have level variances so do gyms, titan Pokémon, team star bases etc.

    The experience does not scale to your personal progress, which would have made the games actually great, since you get badges for completing elements of the game those badges should affect the levels of the content you play, but NO! They took the easy lazy option, what's worse is the Pokémon centres are supposed to guide you through the content to give you a smoothe experience but they send you to content that's closest to you regardless of what level you are, it's not good...

    To play the game and have half a decent experience you need to use a guide to follow the true route, oh and you thought you could skip doing certain content you don't want to do because it's monotonous and boring? Guess again, you have no choice but to do it because you need to do it all to complete the main story.

    Honestly I've been playing Pokémon since the beginning in the 90s, the switch games have been a slap in the face, hoping things will improve in the next game, that GF actually listened to feedback and would correct their mistakes, but nope, they've gotten lazy and complacent and worse! because they know their game will sell record numbers regardless.

    I'm done with the series on the switch, I'm not paying into this franchise anymore until GF do better!    … Expand
  57. LyshXD
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    este juego es una mierda, enserio es infumable, está rotisimo pero aunque no tuviera bugs es un juego de mierda, enserio es mas divertido no jugar a nada que jugar este insulto a los fans de la saga.
  58. Seto2000
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No god game terible sounds Not all pokemon ,New sh*t feature Nintendo pleas bring Bach Mega… Expand
  59. Reez96
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Die grafic im spiel ist eine Katastrophe und die glitsche sind auch müll pokemon kassirt nur geld wegen die marke.… Expand
  60. Scilence2392
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    this mess was someone's 1st Pokémon game.we will lose many new Pokéfans to terrible broken games like this
  61. LucAri91
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    It would have been an acceptable game if it was not for the ridiculous lag and the obvious uncompleted parts of the game do to a lack of time for the development.
  62. Rooster93
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Why am I still forced to have exp share on?
    Pokémon really outdid themselves trying to power creep this Gen, can’t wait for the 40 dollar dlc that ransoms peoples favorite Pokémon behind paywalls.
    On top of the huge buggy mess that they released it in.
  63. Jukainxx
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    Abilty patch giving you ability to change pokemons ability back destroys many people spend time on previous games
  64. Kakashi45000
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    Honteux 60 euro pour un jeu non terminer remplie de bug.juste parceque c'est pokemon la mauvaise foie et de mise.honte à vous de défendre se jeux sous seul prétexte que vous avez eu du fun en sachant tout les probleme et la qualité technique au fraise en tout point.sa serait ubisoft ect vous seriez les premiers à crier au scandale reiveiller vous...
  65. drguilt
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    The game is unfinished. I don't get it why they just released like this.
    Also graphic looks so ugly. In game artwork also ugly.
  66. MalkavianBro
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    It's simple, fix your **** game and the reviews will change. Coming out and telling people that there is "nothing wrong" with it is insulting to your consumers and fans. We aren't stupid. The game runs like **** and looks like **** You can't defend this game with the arguement that because it uses the lacking power of the Switch that it's bad when you have similar games like Breath of theIt's simple, fix your **** game and the reviews will change. Coming out and telling people that there is "nothing wrong" with it is insulting to your consumers and fans. We aren't stupid. The game runs like **** and looks like **** You can't defend this game with the arguement that because it uses the lacking power of the Switch that it's bad when you have similar games like Breath of the Wild that looks fantastic.… Expand
  67. Gold_Lion
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    Semplicemente un insulto per i videogiochi, pieno di bug, senza una trama (ma vabbè non c'è trama quasi in nessun gioco pokemon ), risparmiatevi i soldi.
  68. CupidVue
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    I came to review bomb this because Pokemon needs to be better. Like w.t.f. How do you go from Legends Arcues to this junk. So glitchy and slow. Be better game freak. Smh
  69. Kzuplayer
    Dec 12, 2022
    0
    Worst pokemon game ever, i'm sorry but there is no post game content, we ask for a battle frontier as emerald version one, but gamefreak seems like they dont care about our wills. there is so much framedrop at some places, impossible to play like that, too easy to get a shiny pokemon, etc.
  70. orih
    Dec 14, 2022
    0
    As a dedicated pokemon fan myself, I cannot recommend this game. This recent pokemon title is broken to the point of being unplayable--near Sonic 06 levels of bugs and performance issues, which is the real reason I can't genuinely score this game. Beyond that, it's also the ugliest game on the Nintendo Switch. It looks to be in its alpha state, and most Gamecube games look better and haveAs a dedicated pokemon fan myself, I cannot recommend this game. This recent pokemon title is broken to the point of being unplayable--near Sonic 06 levels of bugs and performance issues, which is the real reason I can't genuinely score this game. Beyond that, it's also the ugliest game on the Nintendo Switch. It looks to be in its alpha state, and most Gamecube games look better and have more polish by comparison. I've seen many people say things like "but the game is still fun!" but so are many other games.

    If you're hungry for a pokemon experience, just dust off your copy of Emerald, Black or White, ORAS, or any other pre-SW/SH pokemon game, and you'll have a much better experience with the same gameplay.    … Expand
  71. Rimuru12
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    its like a cheep low buget game for how big Pokémon is and how much money they make the pokémon game should be some of the best games on the switch
  72. paz_1618
    Dec 15, 2022
    0
    Always looked for ratings in metacritic, never registered. I’ve decided to registered only to rate pokemon violet.
    50+h into it, it’s a completely mess. But i liked it.
    Since now: I was in the box, managing my pokemon to rearrange them in pokedex order. I’ve spent 1h reorganizing 3 box, serching manually for every single pokemon. Then, the game crashed. While I was in a box, just moving    Always looked for ratings in metacritic, never registered. I’ve decided to registered only to rate pokemon violet.
    50+h into it, it’s a completely mess. But i liked it.
    Since now: I was in the box, managing my pokemon to rearrange them in pokedex order. I’ve spent 1h reorganizing 3 box, serching manually for every single pokemon.
    Then, the game crashed.
    While I was in a box, just moving around data in a f****g database THE GAME CRASHED.
    I’ve never been so infuriated towards a game.
    I’ve never reted games, i’m pretty tolerant towards any tipe of messy game, but this is ridiculous.
    A ZERO is TOO MUCH.    … Expand
  73. Garde_Mystik
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Pokémon has always had its fair share of shortcomings and hiccups. The games have always been rushed most of the time, yes even and especially before X and Y, but if someone told me during Gen 7 that in two generations they'd release $60 main series games significantly more half-baked than any other core series game, are less stable than Generation 1, not even have basic lore explained forPokémon has always had its fair share of shortcomings and hiccups. The games have always been rushed most of the time, yes even and especially before X and Y, but if someone told me during Gen 7 that in two generations they'd release $60 main series games significantly more half-baked than any other core series game, are less stable than Generation 1, not even have basic lore explained for the legendary mascots in the main story, give less postgame than any of the games from Crystal to USUM, and have their actual postgame placed behind a $35 paywall while other companies are pushing out some of the most legendary releases ever on the same console, I would have not believed them. They've stooped to far bigger lows than ever here and it's quite shocking to get this for not only the pedestal Pokémon is on, but the console it's on and the company allowing those games to be published in the first place.

    Unfortunately we're in this position because they know their games will sell millions no matter what. There has to be no bigger component than this.

    What we received from Gamefreak is fully unacceptable for a AAA company ran by the biggest media franchise in the world, especially as games meant to run an entire generation of events, merchandise, competitive scenes, fanmade content, anime, TCG, and other forms of media. The "story being good" simply cannot cut it here. Pokemon will die with Scarlet and Violet being defended. If you genuinely care about this franchise at all, stop defending these games.    … Expand
  74. Defqon
    Dec 18, 2022
    0
    I can't believe Nintendo let games like these be published. Performance is the worst I've ever seen. I dropped Arceus after 3 hours, this one was even quicker. Pokemòn is dead. Ty GameFreak.
  75. Obama999999
    Dec 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THIS GAME SUCKS

    THE TERA RAIDS ARE RIGGED AND THERE ARE TOO MANY BUGS

    IVE BEEN PLAYING A LOT OF THE GAME AND I FINALLY BECAME CHAMPION, AND THE FRAMERATE IS GARBAGE AND THE TERA RAID POKEMON IN 5 STAR TERA RAIDS ARE JUST ATTACKING TWICE AND HEALING WHEN I ONE SHOT A 4 STAR POKEMON TERA RAID

    **** THIS GAME 0/10    … Expand
  76. jailsondx
    Dec 23, 2022
    0
    Absurda quantidade de bugs que estragam a experiência, além de um design de mundo POBRE e sem sequer legendas em PT-BR
  77. ProjectHMF
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    Worst game ive played in my life. Literally gamecube tier graphics in 2022 at 15fps and on top of that its ugly as **** Pokemons spawn at like 2m im not even joking huh dont even consider buying this bullcrap. Do the world a favor and pirate the game.
  78. Oriiba
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Just lost 70 eggs from half an hours worth of progress all because I joined my girlfriends group and opened THE MAP and by the way auto save WAS ON why would a game not automatically save when joining someone else’s game, it’s a basic thing that is standard in every game that has the same mechanic. A game should not be released in a condition where opening the map crashes the game letJust lost 70 eggs from half an hours worth of progress all because I joined my girlfriends group and opened THE MAP and by the way auto save WAS ON why would a game not automatically save when joining someone else’s game, it’s a basic thing that is standard in every game that has the same mechanic. A game should not be released in a condition where opening the map crashes the game let alone a game where I get crashes on it at-least 3 times a day on my 5 month old new OLED,

    When I first started the game my skybox wasn’t even there that’s how broken this game is, I’m tired of defending this game I really do like it but I can’t give it any redeemable points because it simply isn’t complete enough to classify as a game. It is absolutely ridiculous that a game can be released in this condition… I’ve constantly fought against the complaining Pokémon fanbase for years as I think this game is really fun and has so much potential but you absolutely cannot play it at the minute , it is not worth half price and yet they are charging so much for a game that has only been play tested on high tech industry switches and not consumer ones.

    If the game is fixed I will give it a rating higher than 0    … Expand
  79. Eldaoron
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually looks like a beta at most, some areas you can clearly see the repetition of the same texture all over a mountain, with no fine-tunning whatsoever. Glitches and small errors all over the place. I found visual mistakes with pretty much any aspect of the game, specially on menus and the Pokédex.
    Gameplay is ok-ish (being generous), mount is incredibly slow even when "fast". The glide mechanic is nerfed to the absurd for some reason. Teraraids (offline) are wonky, turns are unpredictable and "allies" do absolutely nothing when the player is out.
    Pokédex is useless, can't search or filter, you have to go through everything each time you want to look for something.
    I wasn't expecting something on "Nintendo-seal-of-quality" level, but this is even worse than Sword/Shield in terms of "polished".    … Expand
  80. Osmonium
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    Game Freak should stop rushing the release of Pokemon Games and Nintendo should have common sense about their online signature's problem.

    I always loved pokemon, been playing them since gen 2, but, they got greedy and are getting away with it because people always buy their games. I'm never getting another pokemon game after this one and here are the reasons: The performance is    Game Freak should stop rushing the release of Pokemon Games and Nintendo should have common sense about their online signature's problem.

    I always loved pokemon, been playing them since gen 2, but, they got greedy and are getting away with it because people always buy their games. I'm never getting another pokemon game after this one and here are the reasons:

    The performance is horrible, and this isn't because it runs on a switch! There are other titles of the same console that are a lot more beautiful and run smoother;

    The graphic quality overall is poor, NPC's and pokemons appear and disappear out of nowhere.

    There are a lot of camera clipping issues.

    The animations are laggy even when you're not too far from things, some of them are extremely ugly, like when you fall from a high place, your character bounces on the ground berofe popping out the levitating phone to save you.

    THE ONLINE GAMEPLAY. Pokemon is all about trading pokemons with your friends and battling them. Nintendo makes you pay a triple A price for a horribly made game and you still need to sign their horrible subscription to play pokemon how it should be played. This should never have been allowed.

    Also, there are a lot of problems with how the open world was made. You can exploit the teleport to battle feature to go to places where you shouldn't, I got to the psychic gym (lv45) without even finishing the tutorial. Also, it is an open world game that punishes you for exploring, since you can go to all areas, including the ones with extremely high level pokemon without a warning.

    Please Nintendo, take your time and make a good pokemon game, this one could've been the best pokemon yet, but because of your hurry to make money out of kids you're killing what could be a really good experience for everyone.    … Expand
  81. Bartiglietti
    Jan 1, 2023
    0
    Is this an alpha? Even 1/10 would have been too much for a software unable to work properly. Not to mention the usual missing challenge: the one and only struggle you experience is to find your way between bug and glitches, trying to get to the end of an entertaining plot.
  82. Plinio95
    Jan 3, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the worst Pokémon game ever, it abandons almost all the improvement present in Pokémon Legends Arceus and has eaven a worst grafic desing, the game keeps repeating the same patterns of the 3 main stories again and again, the effect is that, once ended the main line story you'll immediately stop playing the game because the side quests simply doesn't exist just like the post-game because, maybe, you'll have to pay for a DLC in order to capture the 3rd legendary.
    The worst Pokémon game ever!!!    … Expand
  83. GamefreakGoAway
    Jan 3, 2023
    0
    This is one of Gamefreaks most uninspiring games. Lagg, slow gameplay, Glitches, Team star is just an copy paste, gyms arent even inside of the gyms, people keep interupting your traveling, no fun caves towers etc, Story = mid, map design and emptyness. Im a pokemon fan but this is the worst one of the games. Gamefreak and pokemon should be ashamed! I want the old games back not the open world...
  84. Trixiath
    Jan 4, 2023
    0
    Horrible game, waste of money. Frame rate is ridiculous. Can't join raids. Waste of life.
  85. Number7305
    Jan 13, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** looks like for a calculator, the game is extremely incomplete and begs for a DLC, i highly regret buying this garbage digitally, i should have bought Xenoblade Chronicles definitive edition or any other good rated RPG instead of this crap. We all should review bomb this game so they can hear us. Many things are incomplete: the gym challenges, the towns, the open world with freely exploration is a lie, since there are set levels for everything, and the zones are just grass, mountains, caves, water, basic stuff, no secret areas.
    The elite four is also bad, you can't refight them, the Champion uses an horrible team, she is uninteresting in comparison to other champions, well, the GAME is Uninteresting, heck, they even removed the **** battle tower and replaced it with a stupid series of 4 fights that only serve as money grinding! In conclusion: The game is horrible, I don't suggest buying it, even if they fix the enormous amount of bugs in the game, or they add a good DLC, which I doubt if that will be possible, but anyway, it's too late, you know the franchise and it's games, they print money even if it's the worst thing ever.

    PD: If you want the battles, i suggest playing Pokemon showdown, it's free, so you don't need to spend $60 on bad stuff.    … Expand
  86. Vayraaa
    Jan 16, 2023
    0
    Most unfinished Pokemon game ever. This is a disgrace and everyone knows it, including Gamefreak. Its boring and ugly as hell. What the f*ck have you done to my childhood, Gamefreak?!
  87. jermainecm
    Jan 18, 2023
    0
    I don't know why people obsessed with these same old traps garbage. An empty open world doesn't save a plotless RPG and make it even worse.
  88. penefrito
    Jan 19, 2023
    0
    es basura no sirbe ni para prenderle fuego
    basura basura basuar basura
    basura aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  89. Darking-94
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    Really boring and dispersive. A giant map without sense. Lag, bad graphics, bad mechanics... WTF nintendo?!
  90. Razerfree
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    I have played Pokémon games since Red/Blue so you can believe me when I tell you this is an embarrassment of a game both Nintendo and Game Freak have allowed to be released. I'm not going to elaborate on the bugs or the (bad) performance since pretty much everyone out there already mentions this and I'd just be kicking a dead horse.

    Fact: Even if the game didn't have bugs and the    I have played Pokémon games since Red/Blue so you can believe me when I tell you this is an embarrassment of a game both Nintendo and Game Freak have allowed to be released. I'm not going to elaborate on the bugs or the (bad) performance since pretty much everyone out there already mentions this and I'd just be kicking a dead horse.

    Fact: Even if the game didn't have bugs and the performance was constantly 30 fps, this game is FAR from a fun experience and Game Freak clearly fails time and time again to include things the community liked from past games and exclude the ones that weren't popular. Instead they do things nobody was really asking for, like a huge map that is mostly boring and barren or making raids even less fun than they already were in Sword/Shield.

    The story in this game is barely something you will remember in years to come and feels more like an afterthought than actually important to the player. Most uninteresting league champion I've seen, even worse than Diantha from X/Y or Wallace from Emerald. Your rival is SUPER annoying and seems to have absolutely no reason to exist but to want to fight you 24/7. Game Freak even went out of their way to design entire conversations in such a way where at the end you're given a choice (yes/no) which is only an illusion since they will force that "yes" upon you or you will remain stuck forever.

    Trading Pokémon online still remains just as basic as usual, you'll have to give in a code and hope the person on the other side is playing the other version. Don't know why they cant just make it like the Online TCG where you can book trades, or filter them. This is just as tedious as 20 years ago where you had to connect both consoles with a cable.

    Game Freak also did a terrible job of explaining most of the new mechanics of the game to the point where you have no choice but to look online for answers. This feels like the old days when people had to read a magazine to know where to go to or which NPC did what. But everyone knows that's crap game design nowadays.

    They have somehow managed to make a game that is graphically worse than Sword/Shield, Let's Go or Arceus. By worse I mean that they put priority in making it 100% open world even if it means the decision is detrimental to both looks and performance of the game. I'd rather have a game that is 2D, 2.5D or even linear 3D but is well built and inviting instead of a Zelda/Elden Ring copycat because the copy is seldom better than the original and most of the time creativity will suffer.

    These people out here giving this game scores of 10 are either fake bots employed by Nintendo themselves to try to save the average score, or they have no clue and just autobuy anything with Pokémon in the name and are incapable of critical thought and actually looking at the game from an unbiased perspective. There is NO excuse for both Nintendo and Game Freak to make a game this bad and lackluster in 2022 with all the experience and community feedback they have accumulated over 25 years.

    PS: If you're sceptical because this is my first and only review on Metacritic, just know that Pokémon Violet has infuriated me to the point of actually taking the time to write this.    … Expand
  91. StinkySmeller
    Jan 31, 2023
    0
    Imagine finding a piece of dog **** that kinda looks like a dinosaur at a park. You decide to take it home and polish it up to make it look a little nicer. You have to leave for work in 5 minutes so you try to polish it really quickly but end up breaking it into pieces. Even though it just looks like a normal piece of **** now, you take it with you to work and show everybody. The piece ofImagine finding a piece of dog **** that kinda looks like a dinosaur at a park. You decide to take it home and polish it up to make it look a little nicer. You have to leave for work in 5 minutes so you try to polish it really quickly but end up breaking it into pieces. Even though it just looks like a normal piece of **** now, you take it with you to work and show everybody. The piece of **** is this game.… Expand
  92. HirschiPuffi
    Feb 2, 2023
    0
    Tut mir echt leid für jeden der das Spiel gekauft hat. Hab mir das Spiel ausgeliehen weil sind wir ganz ehrlich dafür sieht Gamefreak nicht einen müden Cent von mir. Alles in allem die gute alte Pokemon Formel nur das auf alles andere g*******en wurde. Wer gerne 2 Stunden Textboxen durchklickt um dann ein unglaublich verbuggtes Spielerlebnisse zu haben ist in dieser Generation ganz genauTut mir echt leid für jeden der das Spiel gekauft hat. Hab mir das Spiel ausgeliehen weil sind wir ganz ehrlich dafür sieht Gamefreak nicht einen müden Cent von mir. Alles in allem die gute alte Pokemon Formel nur das auf alles andere g*******en wurde. Wer gerne 2 Stunden Textboxen durchklickt um dann ein unglaublich verbuggtes Spielerlebnisse zu haben ist in dieser Generation ganz genau an der richtigen Stelle. Mehr gibt's dazu eigentlich nicht mehr zu sagen außer das ich hoffe das Gamefreak langsam Mal sein Fett weg bekommt und realisiert das sie jetzt endlich abliefern müssen oder bankrott gehen. Da bei deren Fangemeinde aber eh genau das Gegenteil der Fall sein wird freu ich mich schon auf den Weltrekord für die lächerlichste IP auf diesem Planeten mich haben sie jeden falls ab diesem Punkt komplett verloren.… Expand
  93. hunterverde
    Feb 5, 2023
    0
    O jogo é horrível, parece que foi feito por uma empresa indie de fundo de quintal, tem gráfico pior do que jogo de playstation 2, tudo é travado e roda a 15 fps, fora que não tem legenda em português. Acorda Nintendo!
  94. BlueStarGundam
    Feb 9, 2023
    0
    Waist of money game is absolute trash I want my money back it should be illegal to sell a game this bad
  95. Tora790
    Feb 19, 2023
    0
    Everybody is saying all the regular stuff: bugs, lag, etc. but most of the Pokémon and Character designs are absolute garbage (especially the gym leaders and team star members, only good ones are Iono, Larry and Grusha)! There’s only like 15 Pokémon in the entire game that don’t disgust me.
  96. Ale98
    Mar 14, 2023
    0
    It's been 5 years in a row, yet another **** Perhaps the worst. Non-existent game. Open World empty, objects dropped at random and useless on the map, npc useless and add nothing, badly done and unexplorable cities. Unexplorable houses and shops copied and pasted over and over again. 0 experimentation, leveling handled terribly, you can start wherever you want, right or left, but once youIt's been 5 years in a row, yet another **** Perhaps the worst. Non-existent game. Open World empty, objects dropped at random and useless on the map, npc useless and add nothing, badly done and unexplorable cities. Unexplorable houses and shops copied and pasted over and over again. 0 experimentation, leveling handled terribly, you can start wherever you want, right or left, but once you finish one or the other part, pokemon are too strong compared to pokemon, trainers and gyms on the other side of the uncharted region. Biomes are obscene, empty, careless. There is no exploration, the caves are tunnels with textures that are all the same and applied very badly. The pokemon are only half or a little more beautiful, the others are lazy, lacking in originality. Future forms, on the other hand, are garbage. Pure garbage. The Pokemon League is done with your feet, the 4 coaches all challenge you in the same room which however resembles a public latrine with those horrible tiles that you see. Reflections are very bad, if you reflect in a crystal inside the cave, your reflection is in the wrong place. Rehearsals before gyms are dumb gimmicks. The olive roll is the most cringey and fake stuff I've ever seen. The boss battles in general are all super easy, like the rest of the game. The graphics are obscene, but as if that weren't enough, the framerate is really the straw that breaks the camel's back. A total disappointment, from a generation that really shouldn't have come out. This game, indeed this beta is an insult to the intelligence of consumers. To be kind, those who gave big votes don't objectively understand anything about video games.

    Sono 5 anni di fila, ennesima presa per il culo. Forse la peggiore. Gioco inesistente. Open World vuoto, oggetti droppati a caso e inutili sulla mappa, npc inutili e non aggiungono nulla, città fatte male e inesplorabili. Case inesplorabili e negozi copiati e incollati più e più volte. 0 sperimentazione, il leveling gestito malissimo, puoi iniziare da dove vuoi, destra o sinistra, ma una volta finita una o l'altra parte, i pokemon sono troppo forti rispetto a pokemon, allenatori e palestre dall'altra parte della regione inesplorata. I biomi sono osceni, vuoti, senza cura. Non c'è esplorazione, le caverne sono tunnel con texture tutte uguali e applicate malissimo. I pokemon sono belli solo per metà o poco più, gli altri sono pigri, privi di originalità. Le forme future invece sono spazzatura. Pura spazzatura. Le Lega Pokemon è fatta con i piedi, i 4 allenatori ti sfidano tutti nella stessa stanza che assomiglia però ad una latrina pubblica con quelle piastrelle orribili che si vedono. I riflessi sono fatti malissimo, se ti rifletti in un cristallo dentro la grotta, il tuo riflesso è nella parte sbagliata. Le prove prima delle palestre sono espedienti stupidi. La rotolata dell'oliva è la roba più cringe e farlocca che io abbia mai visto. Le boss battle in generale sono tutte strafacili, come il resto del gioco. La grafica è oscena, ma come se non bastasse, il framerate è davvero la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso. Una delusione totale, da una generazione che non doveva proprio uscire. Questo gioco, anzi questa beta è un insulto all'intelligenza dei consumatori. Per essere gentile quelli che hanno dato votoni non capiscono oggettivamente nulla di videogiochi.    … Expand
  97. im_on_crack
    Mar 21, 2023
    0
    SO MANY BUGS TIS TRASH TRASH tRASH TRASH LAGGY ASS FRAMES 0 FPS POV DOGWATER
  98. Fraafont
    Sep 6, 2023
    0
    Un gioco veramente brutto, ho giocato assiduamente pokemon per anni, ma dopo aver visto questa roba sono rimasto veramente triste e deluso
  99. Yeahwh7
    Apr 1, 2023
    0
    This game is sooooo bad! its sooo boring you cant do anything in it. graphic sucks badly, you cant go into houses or explore or do anything everything feels dead. No voice acting its **** slow and the raids are a absolut laggy disaster. this game is literally so bad i,m speechless. i create extra an account to write this cause i feel scammed beyond for my 65 euros. what an absolut shame!
  100. Okdan
    Apr 28, 2023
    0
    **** trash, better play the og diamond and pearl bro. Or if you want to play comp just play showdown.
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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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