Pokemon Violet

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2050 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 635 out of 2050
  2. Mixed: 205 out of 2050
  3. Negative: 1,210 out of 2050
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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. BEW9000
    Dec 3, 2022
    9
    Genuinely one of my favorite Pokemon games, while frame rate issues were constant throughout my playthrough the game itself had some of the best writing out of any of the mainline games.
  4. Marchez69
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    The graphic issues on this are ridiculous. Cannot go a few minutes without them popping up.
  5. ZangBang
    Dec 3, 2022
    3
    38/100
    Pokémon Violet's open-world map is heterogeneous, both visually and structurally, and offers a seamless exploration with great emphasis on layered vertical progression, rich of treasure to encourage exploration, progressively expanded through mobility upgrades. Even so, the world feels disappointingly dull at its core, due to Pokémon almost never interacting with each other or the    38/100
    Pokémon Violet's open-world map is heterogeneous, both visually and structurally, and offers a seamless exploration with great emphasis on layered vertical progression, rich of treasure to encourage exploration, progressively expanded through mobility upgrades. Even so, the world feels disappointingly dull at its core, due to Pokémon almost never interacting with each other or the environment. on top of their slow, passive reactions to the player's presence. Furthermore, most of the treasure throughout the region of Paldea is redundant or functionally useless, leaving only the discovery of the new Pokémon species to act as the main incentive for exploration, but they're not enough to carry the entire journey. The new open-world progression allows players to tackle the various challenges in any order, but the lack of level scaling virtually strips the player from any real agency lest they'll retroactively make the other challenges terribly easy, which happens anyway since the game's difficulty offers no excitement whatsoever outside from venturing dangerous areas. The game tries to add flavor to its fights through the Terastalization mechanic, which adds a decent twist to strategies, and to add flavor to its trials with various minigames, but these are excruciatingly, embarassingly simplistic. Customization received a massive downgrade, with a lot less clothing options. The story is bland and offers very little substance, that is until the last few hours, when it haphazardly unveils its true potential and interesting concepts in a rush.    … Expand
  6. Raizon_98
    Dec 3, 2022
    2
    It deserves two points only for the narrative component, very mature and detailed. The rest of the game is not enjoyable due to technical issues (lag, stuttering, lighting, low quality textures...). A video game with a potential rating of 9.5 points ruined due to haste.
  7. Adelson54
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    Foi tão ruin o jogo que não recomendaria pra meu inimigo as taxas são horríveis! Nota 0!
  8. killermichiZ
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    lazy greedy company relases a new game that is extremly lackluster in every way


    not worth it
  9. GigaCritics
    Dec 3, 2022
    1
    The bugs, glitches graphics the empty overworld and fps drops make the make unplayable for me. It had some good and sure u can have fun with it... But the reasons o showed destroy all the fun for me right from the beginning. I played the hole game and I that I really dislike to say
  10. Descoses
    Dec 3, 2022
    3
    Este juego con cada bug que sale se hace cada vez mas y mas injugable,con texturas decepcionantes para una empresa como game freak,lo unico rescatable es la historia y las animaciones pero pedia actor con voces pero tampoco,ya ni se que pensar
  11. Soliwhite
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    Game Freak this Game is technical a disgrace you don’t care about your consumers anymore!
  12. MrEmpee
    Dec 2, 2022
    5
    "Pokémon ha toccato il fondo e non contento si è messo a scavare" ... Questo è il commento più sincero che posso fare sui videogiochi di nova generazione, problemi di game design evidenti, world building grezzo, bilanciamento della difficoltà rotto, zero contestualizzazione delle creature nelle mappe, nessun interno di negozi o abitazioni, grafica da pre-alpha ps3, trama interessante ma"Pokémon ha toccato il fondo e non contento si è messo a scavare" ... Questo è il commento più sincero che posso fare sui videogiochi di nova generazione, problemi di game design evidenti, world building grezzo, bilanciamento della difficoltà rotto, zero contestualizzazione delle creature nelle mappe, nessun interno di negozi o abitazioni, grafica da pre-alpha ps3, trama interessante ma raccontata come se il pubblico avesse sei anni e tutto questo pattume è condito da bug e glitch di ogni tipo. Un prodotto nel migliore dei casi molto lontano dalla forma finale e nel peggiore perfettamente conforme alle scarse abilità dello sviluppatore, sicuramente il punto più basso della saga.… Expand
  13. Senessis
    Dec 2, 2022
    9
    In my humble opinion, this is the best "modern" Pokémon game. I love graphics, an open world and the soundtrack. Haven't noticed any bigger glitches except broken online mode ( I hope, the developers will patch this soon).
  14. 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
  15. Fili7k
    Dec 2, 2022
    3
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are perhaps among the greatest concepts GameFreak has ever put on the table for a Pokemon Adventure. However, the lack of a well-constructed open world architecture, an insignificant story that only shows a spark of originality in it's final moments, and, perhaps, the worst technical, graphical and artistical emplants i've ever seen in a modern AAA game to date,Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are perhaps among the greatest concepts GameFreak has ever put on the table for a Pokemon Adventure. However, the lack of a well-constructed open world architecture, an insignificant story that only shows a spark of originality in it's final moments, and, perhaps, the worst technical, graphical and artistical emplants i've ever seen in a modern AAA game to date, mix into a disastrous formula which renders GameFreak's latest adventure a complete failure.… Expand
  16. MastroQQ
    Dec 2, 2022
    3
    The day you gonna actually fix performance issue (especially fps ones), you gonna get a good rate. The story is beautifull yet, the framerate ruining part of my explorative experience.

    Fix it, Slowpokes.
  17. 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.
  18. AVAVT
    Dec 2, 2022
    3
    I loved Arceus, and upon hearing this game will be fully open world I pre-ordered the game. Yet another bitter lesson about not pre-ordering game.

    If you're reading review then you probably already know the development quality is terrible. But as a game dev myself I can also tell you this: no future patch will be able to fix this game. So don't keep your hope up. The fandom might be    I loved Arceus, and upon hearing this game will be fully open world I pre-ordered the game. Yet another bitter lesson about not pre-ordering game.

    If you're reading review then you probably already know the development quality is terrible. But as a game dev myself I can also tell you this: no future patch will be able to fix this game. So don't keep your hope up.

    The fandom might be telling you Game Freaks will fix it in later patches. That won't happen. This game was made by amateurs, probably half the team are interns they hired to fill in the vacant spots. The only way to properly fix this game is to remake it from the beginning, which won't happen.

    Frame rate spike, jerky animations, camera running underground, 3 meters pokemon view distance. These things will never be fixed. So wait for next pokemon game (and don't pre-order this time) or replay classic version or find another monster-taming game. Just don't buy this.    … Expand
  19. 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)
  20. 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.
  21. GrimmjowUK
    Dec 2, 2022
    10
    Never seen a bug or lag in the game. I bought my switch this year, and the game is the memory card version, not digital. I played %90 of the pokemon games and i can say that this game is wonderful. I liked all of the small details. When you use a skill to a pokemon, it shows its type advantage next time you use it. All places looks great. If u want dubbing and vocalization, this game is aNever seen a bug or lag in the game. I bought my switch this year, and the game is the memory card version, not digital. I played %90 of the pokemon games and i can say that this game is wonderful. I liked all of the small details. When you use a skill to a pokemon, it shows its type advantage next time you use it. All places looks great. If u want dubbing and vocalization, this game is a japanese game and it doesn't have vocalization as %99 of japanese games. But i hope there will be vocalization in the next games. Really great game if you like pokemons and turn based combat mechanics. I like how you catch pokemon more than pokemon legends arceus. People give Persona 5 more than 94 points but giveing this game 7 is a shame. I love persona 5, but this game is not worse than persona, it deserves a 9 minimum … Expand
  22. Metacrictik
    Dec 2, 2022
    8
    I am generally a game over graphics guy, but the graphics are bad, even for a system that has graphics worse than a potato pc, and i can’t go 5 seconds without seeing performance issues. For the glitches, there are almost none if you play the game as intended (for example don’t go in that one corner where if you start a battle it clips out of bounds). The story is one of the, if not the,I am generally a game over graphics guy, but the graphics are bad, even for a system that has graphics worse than a potato pc, and i can’t go 5 seconds without seeing performance issues. For the glitches, there are almost none if you play the game as intended (for example don’t go in that one corner where if you start a battle it clips out of bounds). The story is one of the, if not the, best in all Pokémon games and it’s really enjoyable and I can say I had a lot of fun fighting the gyms, titans and team star members. The tutorial is really long but overall it’s a good game. I recommend it.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. Ender7887
    Dec 1, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great story, held back by some of the worst graphics I’ve seen on a modern console. Pokémon is going down hill and will never get better especially with 10M copies sold.… Expand
  25. 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.
  26. Zero7812
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Não tem nem como joga isso, parei antes do primeiro ginasio, de tão insuportavel que estava a performance
  27. 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.
  28. Chano_eng
    Dec 1, 2022
    9
    I was really eager to had a really great time when I turned on the Nintendo Switch with Scarlet cartridge for the very first time. I noticed that Game Freak released a "day 0" update, so I got my game copy up to date... The suspicious thing here is that Game Freak recognized that the game may not be ended with the "naked" cartridge without the 1.0.1 update. What they actually wereI was really eager to had a really great time when I turned on the Nintendo Switch with Scarlet cartridge for the very first time. I noticed that Game Freak released a "day 0" update, so I got my game copy up to date... The suspicious thing here is that Game Freak recognized that the game may not be ended with the "naked" cartridge without the 1.0.1 update. What they actually were recognizing was that they ran out of time, so that they didn't finish the game at flashing cartriges milestone.
    What I experienced at the really first hours playing Scarlet was that the game feels so laggy. Every time I open Pokedex the game takes 1 second or so with a kind of transition of laggy black screen, also when opening the Pokémon storage box.

    Saying this about this game is very painful for me. I was expecting this game so much. And also have to say that the historiy, the enviroment and everything related to the game (without the technical aspects) is extraordinary. Brilliant. The score would have been much higher in my case just if Game Freak didn't just remove the Quality Assessment phase in their development.

    They have published an update which fixes some of the problems. The game is 9/10 for me (not considering technical issues).    … Expand
  29. rhoxwen
    Dec 1, 2022
    4
    The open World addition is not that and story is actually really good. But all these flaws ruins the experience:
    1- Art direction is the worst it's ever been, Pokémon and Human characters look like Garbage.
    2- The game is WAAAY too buggy. 3- The battle System is painfully SLOW. 4- The Open World feels lifeless and empty. 5- Horrible Performance for game that was developed by company    The open World addition is not that and story is actually really good. But all these flaws ruins the experience:
    1- Art direction is the worst it's ever been, Pokémon and Human characters look like Garbage.
    2- The game is WAAAY too buggy.
    3- The battle System is painfully SLOW.
    4- The Open World feels lifeless and empty.
    5- Horrible Performance for game that was developed by company with a multibillion brand behind it... and running on a console that is capable of so much more.

    not worth of your time and money, Pokémon fans deserve better    … Expand
  30. Ajudinhas
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    Very good pokémon game from start to finish. The performance issues are not as bad as they seem. In general, I liked the game a lot.
  31. DennSan85
    Dec 1, 2022
    2
    Die Software Abstimmungen sind so schlecht....Spiel Stürzt öfter ab und von der Flüssigkeit und Grafik wollen wir gar nicht erst Anfangen.
  32. Itstimayyy
    Dec 1, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God this truly is the paradox game of all games. It’s the best and worst Pokémon game at the same time. World building is complete trash. You can’t go into other buildings, lack of other cities. You mean to tell me the only important places spread around are where the gym leaders are? Lack of side quest to further enrich the world. The game is suppose to be based off of Spain, so why do we have a sushi chef for a water gym leader, and a salaryman for a normal gym leader that’s eating at an izakaya. That’s Japanese culture. The 4 hidden legendaries are Chinese based. Belibolt is literally a chansey reskin if you look closely. Pawmi LITERALLY just stands up when evolving. Constant clipping throughout the world. Pokémon not loading in fast enough and LOD distance is complete trash. AND YOU MEAN TO TELL US WE CANT CHANGE OUR SHIRT AND PANTS AND ARE STUCK WITH SCHOOL UNIFORMS!?!?!!?!?!?!? Plus the plethora of exploits people are using to cheat in the game goes to show how much effort they did during playtest. Don’t ban people for your negligence shipping out a game that’s not ready. For a company that makes the most money they can’t afford playtesters???? The lack of love the Pokémon company has for its fans is starting to show more often and it leaves more of a bad taste than the sandwhich recipes you have us make in game.… Expand
  33. Syhlcam
    Dec 1, 2022
    7
    Pokémon Écarlate / Violet sont des jeux incroyable à deux doigt d'être des équivalents à Breath of the Wild pour Pokémon. Mais ces jeux souffre d'un manque de travail cruel sur la technique, qui pénalise l'expérience de jeu. Des textures horribles, des ralentissements et bugs, des choses évitables mais qui l'ont pas été.

    Et c'est dommage car derrière, les jeux offre un bon open-world    Pokémon Écarlate / Violet sont des jeux incroyable à deux doigt d'être des équivalents à Breath of the Wild pour Pokémon. Mais ces jeux souffre d'un manque de travail cruel sur la technique, qui pénalise l'expérience de jeu. Des textures horribles, des ralentissements et bugs, des choses évitables mais qui l'ont pas été.

    Et c'est dommage car derrière, les jeux offre un bon open-world qui pousse à l'exploration. Un monde ouvert qui est généreux en objet, en Pokémon et en environnement. Un jeu qui offre également plusieurs quêtes intéressante, apportant parfois des nouveautés pour la série principale. Et qui se fini sur une quête très narrative qui nous transport dans une ambiance originale pour la licence. Le tout sur une bande sonore exceptionnelle et avec l'utilisation intéressante de la téracrystallisation.

    Mais on peut également noté que la personnalisation est certes bien amélioré mais déçoit sur certain aspect. Que la difficulté non basé sur le joueur facile l'expérience de jeu. Et que les cinématiques manque de doublage pour qu'elles soient plus impactante.

    En clair, Pokémon Écarlate / Violet sont de très bon jeu, qui propose un vrai pas en avant pour la licence Pokémon avec un bon open-world, mais c'est aussi des jeux qui souffre de leurs techniques.

    FULL TEST : https://www.geekexperience.fr/jeux-video/avis/avis-pokemon-ecarlate-violet/    … Expand
  34. Arkshayh
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    In my opinion, this is the best pokemon game, yes it has a lot of technical issues and the UI is not the best but the gameplay, the characters, the music (especially in the zone zero) and the story are so good. And goddamn this open world is amazing.

    As a pokemon fan who play since diamand and pearl I'm really happy
  35. TML2308
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    El juego es, básicamente, la culminación o definición de lo que fue la generación de juegos en la Nintendo Switch. Se juntaron, y perfeccionaron todas las mecánicas vistas en las anteriores entregas, además de de tener la mejor historia, lideres de gimnasio, alto mando y equipo "enemigo", vistos desde la sexta generación.
    Es un juego que vale la pena jugar se sea o no fan de la saga.
  36. Remanentnano
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    The game is unplayable due to glitches, bugs and poor optimisation, I paid for an incomplete game.
  37. Danelius216
    Dec 1, 2022
    7
    Pokemon Violet was the first game I've been able to complete since Pokemon Y or Omega Ruby. I have purchased and failed to complete Pokemon Moon, Sword, Brilliant Diamond, and Legends Arceus. I do want to eventually go back and finish them, but I struggled to maintain focus. Pokemon Violet (and Scarlet are riddled with graphical glitches, bugs, and frustrating mechanics, however the corePokemon Violet was the first game I've been able to complete since Pokemon Y or Omega Ruby. I have purchased and failed to complete Pokemon Moon, Sword, Brilliant Diamond, and Legends Arceus. I do want to eventually go back and finish them, but I struggled to maintain focus. Pokemon Violet (and Scarlet are riddled with graphical glitches, bugs, and frustrating mechanics, however the core of the gameplay, story, and characters kept me there for the entire game. Pokemon riding my ass while battling something else and immediately getting me caught in unwanted battles was real frustrating. The "Let's Go" feature is pretty rough around the edges. Feeling unresponsive at times. The pop in is really bad, and frame drops sometimes make me want to turn the game off with how bad it can get. But that was only twice and never did I get a crash or bug that broke my game. To be honest it didnt sour my experience much because I was just happy that the core game was good. Great even. The new Pokemon are wonderful, the story is the best in the series in my opinion. The region is stellar (when it doesnt chug at 10 frames per second with pop in and such) but that didnt really kill my excitement. I felt like a kid again. I think people are too cynical about performance. This felt like a real Pokemon game and I hope with patches and bug fixes that it will just continue to get better with time and DLC. When the problems get fixed I can easily see this as a 9/10, but for now 7/10 is my score.… Expand
  38. brssena
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Um lixo, gráficos horríveis, Nintendo não respeita os clientes, o jogo é o pior de todos os tempos
  39. Humilone
    Dec 1, 2022
    9
    Graphic issues and some bugs are a reality! Either Way a lot of fun anyway specially for Pokémon fans!!
  40. Akriil
    Dec 1, 2022
    8
    Yes graphics are pretty bad, but i still liked this game. Pretty interesting characters and what is most important this game doesn't make you go in one direction, from the begging you can choose between three different pathes. Also realy liked soundtrack (especially team star grunt theme). I will rate it with 8 only because of graphics. Haven't seen any bug yet.
  41. MechGundam13
    Dec 1, 2022
    7
    Pokemon does one step forward and three steps backwards.

    I'm not going to talk about the countless glitches, bugs, performance issues because I'm sure they are going to get fixed. Lets address the Elephant in the room, the graphics, the graphics even for a switch game are really bad and it's not like the switch couldn't handle better graphics, SMT, Monster Hunter, Zelda and even    Pokemon does one step forward and three steps backwards.

    I'm not going to talk about the countless glitches, bugs, performance issues because I'm sure they are going to get fixed.

    Lets address the Elephant in the room, the graphics, the graphics even for a switch game are really bad and it's not like the switch couldn't handle better graphics, SMT, Monster Hunter, Zelda and even Pokemon Lets Go are graphically way more impressive and that's what Pokemon should at least look like.

    The new story ,,paths'' are all nice and bring something new to Pokemon, but they are not executed perfectly well.

    Also while the game has cut scenes, they are in silence, they should have at least voice actors for the cut scenes.

    Archiving major accomplishments like beating the Pokemon League are not celebrate like in other games and is basically nothing special in this game.

    The new Pokemon's are all nice and I like the new Forms of certain Pokemon's.

    The new Tera transformations dosnt't look really nice and while it bring something to the competitive multiplayer, they don't bring anything to the main game.

    Also new mechanics like ,,auto-battles'' don't really work well, the path finding of your Pokemon screws up a lot.

    If we are also going to talk about the new open world, there is basically nothing to explore or see, it's just a empty world.

    Another thing I didn't like was you can't go in every building, you can't talk to every NPC and trainer battles are optional.

    Visual customization of your own character was cut in content a lot in comparison to sword and shield.

    I still had fun exploring the new Pokemon and I did like the Zone Zero area in the game, so that's why I still give the game a decent rating.

    Game Freak should take some time off there normal release schedule and really work on a good Pokemon Game.    … Expand
  42. lucasnascimento
    Nov 28, 2022
    1
    It's been a while since Game Freak has treated Pokemon fans with disdain.
    We have a habit of accepting whatever **** they throw at us for being Pokemon fans, and they take advantage of that. It's no different in this one. The open world is a wonderful addition and one that every Pokemon fan has been waiting for a long time. But not everything is flowers, the game is ABSURDLY buggy, with    It's been a while since Game Freak has treated Pokemon fans with disdain.
    We have a habit of accepting whatever **** they throw at us for being Pokemon fans, and they take advantage of that. It's no different in this one. The open world is a wonderful addition and one that every Pokemon fan has been waiting for a long time. But not everything is flowers, the game is ABSURDLY buggy, with terrible fps drops and all that with afully serrated graphics.

    Save your money.

    OBS: GAME FREAK/NINTENDO, SUBTITLE YOUR GAMES IN PORTUGUESE, PORRA!    … Expand
  43. Fabqaz
    Nov 30, 2022
    2
    Game is a hot mess, bugs and glitches everywhere, textures and pokemon popping in and out of existence and worst case scenario, half of the games features randomly gets Thanos snapped out of existence till the next day or if youre more unlucky the next few days
  44. Sercho
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    It's unbelievable the state this game was released. It has so many bugs and looks so outdated that it doesn't look like a first party game, people defending this game forget that pokemon is one of the highest grossing media so they have the resources and the people to make a good game however the pokemon company doesn't care about quality and apparently they don't care about the fans.It's unbelievable the state this game was released. It has so many bugs and looks so outdated that it doesn't look like a first party game, people defending this game forget that pokemon is one of the highest grossing media so they have the resources and the people to make a good game however the pokemon company doesn't care about quality and apparently they don't care about the fans. This is the worst pokemon game in terms of quality and it's very disappointing… Expand
  45. Wushall
    Nov 30, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm 30 years old and I played all the games in the franchise, and after being disappointed with Sword and Shield, I came with a lot of hype for this game.

    Yes, the performance of the game is terrible, the game is clearly not finished and gamefreak shouldn't have released this as a final product, the deadlines have clearly been cut so that it could be released this year, which I don't think was necessary as it had the remakes last year and Legend Of Arceus at the beginning of the year, you could have waited longer for these games to be released.

    As for the game itself, it's amazing. Open world exploration makes you lose hours walking around the map and forgetting to do the game's main quests, the variety and number of pokemons is also incredible and for the first time in the franchise, we had more serious stories with a heavier background and not just someone wanting to conquer the world. Team star's story is great and that of Arven and his father/mother and his dog brings tears to any pokemon fan. And the ending with Ed Sheeran's music hits the nail on the head.

    Finally, if you are going to analyze the game technically, it is a 7 because I can't ignore the low performance that gets in the way and irritates at times, but in terms of grandeur and history, this game, on a scale of 0 to 10, receives an 11. the best pokemon story and when you finish the story of area 0 after the league, it's a wonderful feeling that I've never felt in any pokemon game after all these years.    … Expand
  46. EngameX86
    Nov 30, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Technical issues aside ( which there are plenty) I've spent a good amount of time with this Game ( Violet and scarlet) and the issues go far deeper that just glitches here and there. to keep it simple.
    Design: the lack of customization options in this partially online game is not only far less then previous games but also bland and lifeless.
    The majority of the "new" Pokémon designs feels nothing more then lazy.
    The overall design of the gym leaders seam purposefully lackluster. this is in comparison to the Team Star crew that all sport a far more unique design.
    That final 4 battle was inexcusably bad following the most pointless and boring mandatory segment in Pokémon history the "final four exam".

    Between the technical issues, Lazy design, poor special additions and overall lackluster story.. I'm only left Disappointed.. This game feels like Gamefreaks put as little effort as possible...at a premium price.    … Expand
  47. 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.
  48. Hall003
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    Sarò onesto, io non l'ho neanche comprato sto gioco del cavolo e menomale.
  49. tiago_santos
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    This game is a blast to play! But i just think it's stupid that when trading back pokemon to the original owner the pokemon will still disobey you. By the time I was at the third gym (with level 20-25 pokemon I'm pretty sure) my Quaxly was at its final evolution just as an example of hiw much I over level. I don't know know how to but can someone appeal this to Gamefreak or Nintendo about this.
  50. 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.
  51. VoltrenXytech
    Nov 30, 2022
    1
    between the performance issues, the game crashing, and the outright lies in the promotional material from the Pokémon company, this game is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen.

    to start with, no the customization is NOT expanded upon, sword and shield had far better clothing options, and hair options. there is no open capture system like in Arceus, your forced to run up and    between the performance issues, the game crashing, and the outright lies in the promotional material from the Pokémon company, this game is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen.

    to start with, no the customization is NOT expanded upon, sword and shield had far better clothing options, and hair options.

    there is no open capture system like in Arceus, your forced to run up and enter combat every time you want to catch a Pokémon

    you CAN'T challenge the gyms in any order you want, you either follow the story route or fail

    there are very little to no indoor areas, making it feel like your just walking around an all natural commune.

    would have like to get further in the game, but i didn't want to risk it bricking my switch with the very obvious memory leak in it, and the crashes that most likely are caused by overflows, one wrong step and id bet the switch would over heat like crazy, i already had one full system crash from the game, not worth the risk.

    i have currently refunded the game after almost 2 weeks of no response from either Nintendo nor Gamefreak on the state of the game, the chances of getting a patch for all these problems (some very dangerous for the switch) is slim to none, and at this point they took our money and ran...    … Expand
  52. ulisesdoblaje
    Nov 30, 2022
    1
    Es muy divertido,no puedo decir que no, pero le falta muchisimas cosas, que claro la iran poniendo de a poco mas los fallos, así no, para eso sigue haciendolos estilos nds, y nos va a gustar mucho con un montón de cosas
  53. Yanez
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    Worst pokemon game in history by far. the plot is almost nothing and not very engaging with the exception of the ending which mixes everything a bit and is pleasant. The lore is literally zero, the graphics are bad, the pokemon design is successful but only halfway, some are well done and original, others are outrageous or the usual additional evolution of a first generation pokemon. TheWorst pokemon game in history by far. the plot is almost nothing and not very engaging with the exception of the ending which mixes everything a bit and is pleasant. The lore is literally zero, the graphics are bad, the pokemon design is successful but only halfway, some are well done and original, others are outrageous or the usual additional evolution of a first generation pokemon. The frame drops are bordering on the ridiculous, and the journey in search of spices is nothing more than a classic search for the HMs of the old games, as it unlocks the various surf, flight, etc. Also, I wanted to clarify that it's not an open world, given that you're not free to choose where to start from since the game's difficulty doesn't adapt based on where you go, but remains static so it forces you to follow a path.… Expand
  54. dmsandoval39
    Nov 30, 2022
    10
    Despite of the performance issue (which could be fixed), everything else is very fun, enjoyable and entertaining!
  55. Luky1996
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    Un buon finale e una decente narrazione non riescono a salvare il gioco. Ambientazioni anonime e cattivo bilanciamento. L'open world promesso è inesistente, sei costretto a esplorare alla fine del gioco per non rovinarti l'esperienza con l'overleveling. Il fatto che le main battle non abbiano livelli scalari vincola l'esplorazione. Le 3 storie non si possono affrontareliberamente in quantoUn buon finale e una decente narrazione non riescono a salvare il gioco. Ambientazioni anonime e cattivo bilanciamento. L'open world promesso è inesistente, sei costretto a esplorare alla fine del gioco per non rovinarti l'esperienza con l'overleveling. Il fatto che le main battle non abbiano livelli scalari vincola l'esplorazione. Le 3 storie non si possono affrontareliberamente in quanto i Pokémon non obbedirebbero e koraidon non otterrebbe powerup necessari ad esplorare. Prestazioni orribili… Expand
  56. iSanta
    Nov 30, 2022
    9
    Game 10/10
    Performace 7/10
    Pokemon "scooter" Legendary NO COMMENT XD
    the game maintains a pleasant playability, the fights have remained as in the old titles...some bugs in the graphics department but nothing shocking
  57. ShrekXGrinch
    Nov 30, 2022
    1
    Very annoying characters, poor graphics quality, bad animations, lots of pokemon characters removed, too easy, insultingly babyish dialogue, features removed, poor story. Game functionality breaking glitches, godawful pop in. Save breaking errors and glitches. Memory leak makes switch overheat and CAUSE HARDWARE DAMAGE
  58. xChrisMas
    Nov 30, 2022
    4
    I'm trying to write an honest review here. I will not gloss over any flaws I've encountered.
    First of all: I've played all 3 paths and I have finished the Zone Zero Storyline, caught about 100 Pokemon and explored the world for the most part. So I think I gave the game a fair Chance before writing this review.
    Pros: -Cool Rirval -Good new Pokemon and evolutions to prior ones -Nice    I'm trying to write an honest review here. I will not gloss over any flaws I've encountered.
    First of all: I've played all 3 paths and I have finished the Zone Zero Storyline, caught about 100 Pokemon and explored the world for the most part. So I think I gave the game a fair Chance before writing this review.

    Pros:
    -Cool Rirval
    -Good new Pokemon and evolutions to prior ones
    -Nice concept of 3 Paths/Storys to follow
    -Mostly decent graphics
    -I havent encountered any gamebreaking bugs
    -the 3 main storys are decent for a pokemon game (but badly told due to the badly thought out Open World and the limitations that came with it)
    -moving around on your mount is fun when you got all upgrades

    Cons:
    -Open World is not level scaled
    -Open Wolrd is at times bland and empty
    -There's nothing to gather for crafting in the Open World, only Potions, Balls and X-Items (which I can just buy), So why would i go out of my way to explore? There are not Dungeons either
    -The Story cutscenes are repetitive and always play in the same locations due to Open World limitations, which takes all liberty away.
    -Gyms are all the same texture
    -Towns are uninspired and boring, i cant name a single one after finishing the game
    -there are a grand total of 0 NPC quests which would allow for emotional binding with the world and its inhabitants
    -Gym trials are uninspired at best and boring at its worst
    -Every Gym leader except Iono is forgettable
    -Story Cutscenes are barebones and feature no memorable interactions like pokemon battles
    -If you don't follow the intended order of Gyms the game is either too hard (levels are too high) or too easy (if you grind to beat the high level gym) afterwards. The difficulty is fine if you follow the intended path, so why is it fully Open World again if you don't actually have a choice?
    -The battles are awfully slow. Why is there a delay after every action? It could be so much snappier
    -Why are there so many trainers in the open world that only have one pokemon? Where's the difference between that and a random encounter? It just takes 3x as long to battle them so I started avoiding them at a certain point in the game
    -Team Star Bases and trials are boring and repetitive. They're literally the same every time. They almost feel like an afterthought and very rushed
    -The Pokemon league was the most disappointing climax in the whole game. Whos idea was it to make it literally just two boring rooms, one being out of minecraft diamond blocks? There was no reason in making this so boring (unlike the caves or gyms who had to be the same due to interchangeable story cutscenes)
    -The Elite 4 are boring and have zero character (but I think that is like this in every pokemon game, at least they are present outside their League-Rooms, but I too wouldn't want to stay in that depressing room all day long)
    -The last story arc is literally just a walking-sim with your new friends...
    -Most of the story of the last arc is just dumped on you during a boring elevator ride
    -Arven is the only one who got a decent and meaningful character development (and even that is barebones)
    -The last story arc is rushed, there is no sense of urgency and no real dilemma since it's clear what to do and it's over after at max 1,5h depending on performance

    So overall I would rate this game a 4/10 and this is with not even mentioning the common performance issues since i think most people are focusing too much on them when they don't say much about the game at all. I tried to focus only on the game itself and it was ultimately not a good game. I can see most people have fun on a surface level with the core-pokemon mechanics like battles and gyms and some well working additions like the mount. But overall I don't think this offering enough to call S/V a good, replayable game.    … Expand
  59. Phopsphex
    Nov 29, 2022
    4
    The newest edition to the mainstream Pokemon game family is a disappointment. On a technical level the frame-rate, character animation, and general graphics are poor enough as to be unacceptable. 95% of buildings cannot be entered and an equally poor number of NPCs can be interacted with. It looks and plays like an alpha. The amount gameplay is skeletal. No post game to speak of, hugeThe newest edition to the mainstream Pokemon game family is a disappointment. On a technical level the frame-rate, character animation, and general graphics are poor enough as to be unacceptable. 95% of buildings cannot be entered and an equally poor number of NPCs can be interacted with. It looks and plays like an alpha. The amount gameplay is skeletal. No post game to speak of, huge empty zones, a worthless new gimmick, trainers rarely have more than two Pokemon, the gym challenges are creatively bankrupt, and Team Star content consists of slow, stiff animations and a bizarre mini-game in which you just repeatedly press the right bumper until your Pokemon defeat enough opposing Pokemon by bump into them.

    The game can be fun for those first few hours of exploring a new Pokemon game, just like it always is, but expect your enjoyment to run dry after a few days. If you can borrow a friend's copy give it a try and have what fun you can. If the only way you can play it is to buy it I highly suggest you give Pokemon Violet a pass.    … Expand
  60. MentosFreshner
    Nov 29, 2022
    7
    Would be an easy 8 for me if it ran a bit better, maybe a 9 if the world was a bit more realised and polished. Can’t say I’ve encountered any major glitches, mostly just slowdown/frame rate stuff. I honestly have been loving my experience but I do think Pokémon deserves more time and care. They have such an amazing history of groundbreaking games and this one just seems to be scraping byWould be an easy 8 for me if it ran a bit better, maybe a 9 if the world was a bit more realised and polished. Can’t say I’ve encountered any major glitches, mostly just slowdown/frame rate stuff. I honestly have been loving my experience but I do think Pokémon deserves more time and care. They have such an amazing history of groundbreaking games and this one just seems to be scraping by in some places. That being said, the characters, story, music and Pokémon are all sweet as, the open world is fun to traverse too!… Expand
  61. Ardho
    Nov 29, 2022
    9
    for game 9/10 , love the true open world map, the world is very beautiful, the map is very wide but boring, performance is very bad, i give 4/10
  62. Speedie
    Nov 29, 2022
    8
    Pokémon Violet is the culmination of everything GameFreak had been working towards with Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Starting from the most obvious, performance is far from optimal. Sadly it is not the wonderous landscape and smooth adventure that we wanted it to be. Points have to be docked for that. What Pokémon Violet does well however, is just about everything else it has to offer! It isPokémon Violet is the culmination of everything GameFreak had been working towards with Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Starting from the most obvious, performance is far from optimal. Sadly it is not the wonderous landscape and smooth adventure that we wanted it to be. Points have to be docked for that. What Pokémon Violet does well however, is just about everything else it has to offer! It is an wide open adventure that for the first time, you can take at your own pace! There is no required direction, and this Pokémon region is truly yours to explore. The new battle systems are not only wonderful for ease of use, but are also extremely enjoyable. Not to mention for the first time ever in a Nintendo game, I can honestly say that the online works exactly as intended. It's simple, its fast, and there is no difficulty in connection to other players for adventures and raids. This is one of the most fun Pokémon games to play, and moving forward we can return to ones that are enjoyable visually as well.… Expand
  63. Plegian_Scum
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    Leeching off the Pokemon brand and adding very little value. A disgrace to the Nintendo name.
  64. 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
  65. 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.
  66. jonantlew
    Nov 29, 2022
    5
    It's fun to play but very buggy and crashes. I wish they'd have taken more time to really make an IMMERSIVE open world experience.
  67. BayleyRules
    Nov 29, 2022
    10
    I don't see why people are complaining at all, this game looks absolutely fantastic!
  68. 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).
  69. Fury72888hshu
    Nov 29, 2022
    9
    Damn the angry crowd is review bombing this game with their emotion and not actually giving some useful and fair review, which definitely not deserved. Yeah, sure its got lot of bugs, and I mean A LOT of bugs, but its not like Cyberpunk 2077 first day where there a lot of game breaking bugs. People tend to ignore the game's core that are beside graphics which is the gameplay, the story,Damn the angry crowd is review bombing this game with their emotion and not actually giving some useful and fair review, which definitely not deserved. Yeah, sure its got lot of bugs, and I mean A LOT of bugs, but its not like Cyberpunk 2077 first day where there a lot of game breaking bugs. People tend to ignore the game's core that are beside graphics which is the gameplay, the story, the innovation and the music when they are enraged, which will gave an incorrect review. So, to player who plans to read the review before buying the games, make sure the review is actually have some points in it and not something that just write by people who just try to review bomb it, positive and negative review. Alright, time to get to the main points.

    With the 4 points I mention above, let's start with 1) The Gameplay:
    The gameplay adapts some mechanics from Pokémon Legends: Arceus like backstabbing (yes, using your Pokémon's pokeball) and giving you a first strike advantage. Your riding Pokémon which depends on which version you purchased (in this case Miraidon) also got new overworld ability like Sprinting, Swimming and etc. which is also adapts from PL:A. This game is also the first Pokémon game to feature full-open world, with loading time only occurred on cutscenes loading and entering and leaving buildings. The level scaling, I can't defend this one, they have Nemona level scaling with your current gym badge and your champion status, but they can't level scale the gym and other wild Pokémon, but I still got a good laugh when my level 10 Quaxly suddenly battling a level 35 trainer, and you know what happen next, blacked out, lost some of my Pokédollars and back to Pokécenter. Speak of Pokécenter, this new Pokécenter absolutely fit the open world style gameplay. Need to heal, found a Pokécenter, heal up, go back to adventure, repeat. Simple and quick, no loading time except maybe the healing animation, which is also quicker than past games. And now, the new mechanic: Terastellize. By default, every wild Pokémon's Tera type is by their original's type, if it have two original type, its one of those as Tera type. There one exception for wild pokémon, there some Pokémon sparkling in the wild, and when you battling them, they will immediately Terastellize, which the Tera type is often not the same with their original type. You can also change your Pokémon's Tera type by defeating the Medali City Gym first, so you can talk to the cook and change your Pokémon's Tera type with 50 Tera Shards, which can found in the wild and as a Raid Rewards. Speaking of raid, it is time to talk about the Tera Raid. Some of the things in Tera Raid is adapts from SW/SH's Dynamax Raid, like the four players to raid and the Tera Shield. Now lets talk about new things in Tera Raid, you have 3 different Cheers skill and can only use 3 times combined in a Tera Raid, "Go All Out!" raise you and other player's ATK and SP ATK, "Hang Touch" raise you and other player's DEF and SP DEF and "Heal Up" heal you and other player's Pokémon;s HP and status condition. So carefully plan your cheers skill to help you and your team to win the Raid. Tera Raid use time now and not the Dynamax Raid's 4 fainting counts. And trust me, you will have enough time to win the raid even if there Pokémon get fainted a lot, not saying 7 stars Tera Raids though, you need a good team for that. Speaking of overworld multiplayer, I cant say anything about it because I don't have friends (Cry in the background), so lets move to the next points.

    2)The Story
    I'm going to be honest, this might be the best story alongside B/W's Story. I can't said anything here since its will be count as spoiler, but trust me, the story is very freaking good. My recommend steps to play the 3 paths is: Path to Legends => Victory Roads > Starfall Street.

    3)The Innovation:
    The "Let's Go" feature. Its a very good feature when you just want to exp grinds, since its save a lot of time to battle and wait for all the animation to finish, and its also wont beat the Shiny Pokémon so don't worry accidently kill a Shiny Pokémon with this feature. Now on to the things that is not new gaming innovation, but more of a Pokémon franchise's innovation, the full-open world which I mention above, so I won't talk about it again. The Riding Pokémon that is more improved version from PL:A, just one Pokémon and you can explore the entire maps (of course you need unlock the ability first which is in Path of Legend).

    4)The Music:
    Good ol Game Freak, still making banging music, and now with the help of Toby Fox, the creator of the popular indie games: Undertale and Deltarune. You will enjoy the music in this game.

    Conclusion, the games will be, if not, the best Pokémon games if it without the bug that everybody angry for. So I recommend to play this games despite everybody being angry about the bugs, because underneath the bugs, its a gems. (I'm reaching text limit so no picnic part)    … Expand
  70. Irarius
    Nov 29, 2022
    3
    bad game
    keeps crashing, unfinished, too much text in battles so it takes forever to do things
    long lopading times
  71. 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
  72. LeJanman
    Nov 29, 2022
    9
    Seit Schwarz und Weiß, hatte ich nicht mehr so einen Spaß. Wären diese Performance Probleme und Bugs nicht, wäre es eine 10.
  73. 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
  74. lucaspgs92
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    The game is very fun, but it has so much performance problems that I can't give it a good score.
    It feels like Gamefreak is insulting me with this unfinished product that have AAA price. Performance is bad, really bad. Stable 30 fps is the minimum requirements to launch a game, and GF launched it with A LOT of lag, all the time.
  75. pommidoroumami
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    This game has an awful art style. It’s not mandatory for me drop a game without bugs and problem, but this is unacceptable.

    The Monster design is sufficient.
  76. JoeDiMaggio_
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    Definirlo un bel gioco è disonestà intellettuale. Credo con fermezza che, chi recensisce in modo positivo questo pattume, sia un fan del brand o non ha mai giocato a nessun videogioco in vita sua. Esistono videogiochi indie sviluppati con 10 euro da una singola persona nello scantinato di casa di mamma più stabili e godibili di questa roba imbarazzante.
  77. 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.
  78. godshot767
    Nov 28, 2022
    3
    This damages Nintendo's brand for polished, fun games. For a AAA game franchise the performance issues and game design decisions here are abysmal. This should never have been released in this state. I'd refund if it was not a present for my kid.
  79. Cgebl
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    This game totally is an insult to everyone who bought it. The seemingly open world is soulless, empty and ugly.

    During my play, a wave of nausea keep sweeping over me. Heavy frame drops (20fps average & sometimes even under 5) and camera falling through the floor are just a few among bunch of huge disgusting problems. Please respect your money, don't buy crap like this. Otherwise you    This game totally is an insult to everyone who bought it. The seemingly open world is soulless, empty and ugly.

    During my play, a wave of nausea keep sweeping over me. Heavy frame drops (20fps average & sometimes even under 5) and camera falling through the floor are just a few among bunch of huge disgusting problems.

    Please respect your money, don't buy crap like this. Otherwise you are signalling to GF/TPC that poor quality like this will keep emerging permanently.    … Expand
  80. ChainsawMcConel
    Nov 28, 2022
    6
    A Step in the right Direction! You have a Open World which feels quite good even tho it feels quite empty sometimes. The Pokemon variety is overall alright, especially at the begining. Trainer Battles are mostly very easy as usual but sometimes you can find harder ones, always a small highlight. The Battles against Main Characters are actually Difficult! Not the Gym Leader Battles butA Step in the right Direction! You have a Open World which feels quite good even tho it feels quite empty sometimes. The Pokemon variety is overall alright, especially at the begining. Trainer Battles are mostly very easy as usual but sometimes you can find harder ones, always a small highlight. The Battles against Main Characters are actually Difficult! Not the Gym Leader Battles but Battles against the The Team Star Leaders or like the Battle against the Academy Director. Some Trainer can One shot you with ease. The 3 Main Storys are a welcomed change, The Bullying-Topic in the Team Star Story had a good Message in it. The Character Designs, Dialogues and the new Team (Team Star) are way more "normal" so you wont have many Cringe-Situations at all and especially no annoying Characters like you had a Ton of in Sword/Shield. Like our Rival is not an annoying Kid, but a nice looking and kind Teenager Girl, also the Game isnt to Childish, by which i mean not too Colorful in a wrong way. When i think of Pokemon Sun/Moon & Pokemon Sword & Shield i have to say that Pokemon Violet Purple is a much better Game.… Expand
  81. samjcjc
    Nov 28, 2022
    2
    Horribly buggy, ugly low quality textures, Looks like a bad gamecube game yet is £50 in 2022. This is just a joke.
  82. Agonistes
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Laziest Pokemon game to date. As someone who has played since Blue/Red, this is such a disappointment.

    Game Freak isn't worth supporting anymore, they're just shilling their fans.
  83. 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
  84. souziago
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    N64 textures, bugs, glitches... You name it. Pokemon Violet has it all. I can't believe this was made by a multi-billion dollar company.
  85. 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.
  86. MrIHaveASword
    Nov 28, 2022
    9
    The game is pretty damn good, any glitch I found was more along the lines of a silly graphical instances that are just funny. Is it a perfect game? Absolutely not, needs some updates on the framerate issues and the popping. Is it a fun game, absolutely.
  87. gamerguy78
    Nov 28, 2022
    7
    I had a ton a fun with the game but it dosent take away from the issues. This optimization is horrible and the glitchs are bad. But with that being said it's still a ton of fun and what I wanted from a pokemon game and I think this game is overhated (Also how do I change my username on this site)
  88. Mibard
    Nov 28, 2022
    3
    Assolutamente insufficiente, pieno di bug grafici, un netto downgrade con l'interazione dei Pokémon rispetto a Leggende Arceus, città vuote e dimenticabili, interni delle case non più visitabili, dialoghi con npc sparsi per la regione inutili ed estraniati dalla storia del gioco. Vergogna Game Freak e The Pokémon Company. Un fan estremamente deluso. Do 3 perché si salva la storia, laAssolutamente insufficiente, pieno di bug grafici, un netto downgrade con l'interazione dei Pokémon rispetto a Leggende Arceus, città vuote e dimenticabili, interni delle case non più visitabili, dialoghi con npc sparsi per la regione inutili ed estraniati dalla storia del gioco. Vergogna Game Freak e The Pokémon Company. Un fan estremamente deluso. Do 3 perché si salva la storia, la battaglia finale, e le musiche. Altrimenti sarebbe 0.… Expand
  89. drillkraft
    Nov 28, 2022
    8
    Can be glitchy and laggy at times. Hopefully they release a patch soon. Probably the most fun Pokemon game in a while. I love the open world and the new monsters. It probably could have used a few more months just to iron out the glitches. Hopefully the next game will have voice acting.
  90. TwilightWind
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Everyone who defended, apologized for, excused or otherwise allowed Sword/Shield to be the highest selling entries in the Pokemon series shares blame for how Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are. This utterly broken, buggy mess does not deserve to be placed in the same league as games I would consider a 2/10.
  91. 6500
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Advantage Fun to explore Auto battle is god function BGM feels good Disadvantage Graphics are subtle Poor processing is noticeable… Expand
  92. Versalador
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    I did everything in my power to like the game, I even made like 15 videos explaining everything about the game...

    But you can't, you simply can't ignore how insulting the gameplay and NPC design is.
  93. Paenguin
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Ok i'm still halfway through the story and have not finished the game but man, the graphics and performance really ticks me off. I feel really scammed into buying this game. Everything else is nice and good but i should not have been made to pay full price for this game. At the get go you will really feel that you are playing a browser game. The lag is framerate drop is really noticeableOk i'm still halfway through the story and have not finished the game but man, the graphics and performance really ticks me off. I feel really scammed into buying this game. Everything else is nice and good but i should not have been made to pay full price for this game. At the get go you will really feel that you are playing a browser game. The lag is framerate drop is really noticeable when you are in cities and when in the open world, i dont notice the pokemon spawn since there is a spawn delay. I also have experienced crahes early on so it really destroys the experience. i would not recommend buying this game nor celebrating the developers due to the unpolished nature of the game. Yes it is going to be fixed but its not supposed to be that way. They shouldve charged way less for this game.… Expand
  94. 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
  95. BleedingJester
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    The game isn't bad just really mediocre I didnt experience any game breaking bugs just a few graphical ones that didnt really matter

    The game is really easy to the point that its a detriment to the game making it really boring to battle and grind The games story is predictable and feels unfocused and doesn't begin to get interesting until the final hour of the campaign This game    The game isn't bad just really mediocre I didnt experience any game breaking bugs just a few graphical ones that didnt really matter

    The game is really easy to the point that its a detriment to the game making it really boring to battle and grind

    The games story is predictable and feels unfocused and doesn't begin to get interesting until the final hour of the campaign

    This game has two major the first problem is that it took to much from Breath of the Wild you can do almost any of the games story (Gyms, Team Star, Titans) in any order which hurts the story and the second problem is with the switch itself the switch just isn't powerful enough to properly handle what game freak is trying to do with the games and there are other pokemon games on the console that prove the switch is partially at fault for the issues

    overall, the game isn't bad but it's not good either its just really mediocre    … Expand
  96. Elwoodwrap
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    The best Pokemon game so far. The graphics can get slow, but the story and gameplay are extremely fun.
  97. Kerofutii
    Nov 27, 2022
    2
    I’m sorry but I just cannot justify more than 2 stars on this game. Compared to its previous entries, it’s no secret that scarlet and violet are severely lacking in some of their timeless qualities. You can no longer enter other people’s homes, fully rendered interiors are replaced with a simple menu and the number of bugs/performance issues have made this entry somewhat of a laughingI’m sorry but I just cannot justify more than 2 stars on this game. Compared to its previous entries, it’s no secret that scarlet and violet are severely lacking in some of their timeless qualities. You can no longer enter other people’s homes, fully rendered interiors are replaced with a simple menu and the number of bugs/performance issues have made this entry somewhat of a laughing stock. I will say I truly see the potential, I think if they were to release an update with bug/performance patches and were to update the rendered world, this would be a fantastic game. It needed more time in the oven, and I can only hope that Nintendo and gamefreak will be a lot more diligent in future releases. This is just not acceptable, and I hope an update rolls out soon to iron out these issues … Expand
  98. VannRedhaym
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    The technical performance of the game is terrible.
    Nintendo Switch heats up like an oven.
  99. Victor_nana
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    I really wanted to give this game a better grade, it was incredibly fun, I became addicted to the game for 4 days until I finished it. However, it has serious issues in the whole structure which were too impactful to ignore. Therefore, just to clarify, this review and grade do not exactly reflect my real experience, bc I'm considering the whole production context (pokemon is the **** mostI really wanted to give this game a better grade, it was incredibly fun, I became addicted to the game for 4 days until I finished it. However, it has serious issues in the whole structure which were too impactful to ignore. Therefore, just to clarify, this review and grade do not exactly reflect my real experience, bc I'm considering the whole production context (pokemon is the **** most expensive intelectual property in history) and comparisons with other games in the market. Also, I'm taking from a perspective played of a franchise fan who played all games since diamond/pearl (except lets go pikachu/eevee, BD/SP and Legends Arceus).

    1. Grafics/performance 1/10 - I really don't know how the **** this game was let to be launched like that but even for pokémon paterns this game is surprisingly broken. It really impact the player's experience in a way that in the beginning of the game I really wanted to take a refund due to this issue. It's almost impossible to play at 30 fps, thats **** ridiculous, and also the background grafics are at the same level of a ps1 game, without exaggerations, which contrast with the main character's grafics that are far better.

    2. Story 7/10 - It really is the best pokemon game in terms of story, however it still is far worse and non-sense compared to other games in the market and also nintendo ones, just as zelda. Although the character's are far more engaging and relatable which is a strong point of this game.

    3. Gameplay 7/10 - I don't have much to talk about this segment, it is better and more fun than usual because it's a open world game. The amount of things to do in the game is huge and it really improve the experience but is not enough to overshadow the issues of the game.

    There are much more things to say but I don't really know if they are as important as the other points. Although I would like to enlighten a problem across all the pokemon franchise, WHERE THE **** ARE THE VOICE ACTORS, it is unacceptable that the multi-billionaire pokemon company can't give the budget necessary to hire some voice actors, the game 'd be so much better, I think I'd even cry in some scenes, like arven with his dog or the last ones of operation starfall, if there were some dubbling.    … Expand
  100. rightwrist
    Nov 27, 2022
    5
    The gameplay and story is not enough to save the absolutely horrid graphics and performance. The overworld does have it's moments of greatness, in particular the bamboo forest and Socarrat Trail, however the bad outweighs this. The zones are mostly bland and scarce of features, not helped by the graphics. This is doubly true for the cities, which almost always feel empty and tiny at theThe gameplay and story is not enough to save the absolutely horrid graphics and performance. The overworld does have it's moments of greatness, in particular the bamboo forest and Socarrat Trail, however the bad outweighs this. The zones are mostly bland and scarce of features, not helped by the graphics. This is doubly true for the cities, which almost always feel empty and tiny at the same time. Even if you wanted to enjoy the scenery of this game, it's still a task, due to the abominable performance issues. On a vanilla Nintendo Switch, this game lags constantly while out in the open world.
    Playing through the game was actually rather enjoyable. The variety of Pokemon you could see in the open world was unexpectedly vast, and made me feel like I had a lot of options for building my team. It also made me want to explore around in hopes of seeing something I really wanted to use. This exploration aspect was emphasized in a really great way through the riding Pokemon (either Miraidon or Koraidon respectively). You would unlock new travel features each time you defeated a Titan Pokemon, which sort of created a positive feedback loop. However, these riding Pokemon are ruined by bugs. I fell through the ground not once, but twice while riding Miraidon. There was also a lot of various "jank" I encountered. It's extremely disappointing that this game was sold in a state like this. On another note, this game is actually very different from it's predecessors in terms of how battles are handled. There are basically no compulsory trainer battles in the open world, which I think is fine, however I would've have minded if there was still LoS encounters. There are alternative ways of leveling up your Pokemon, (for me) primarily the Tera Raids. Each time you defeat a Tera Raid, you get a sizeable loot drop, which contains Exp. Candies. This makes it to where you can use Tera Raids as a primary means to level up your Pokemon, which I really liked.
    I really liked the story and characters. Your rival, Nemona, is not a new trainer like you are, and is instead a champion-ranked trainer. She is somebody that is obsessed with battling, and wants to have you get strong enough to challenge her at her full strength. In order to do this, she raises a new team of Pokemon to challenge you as you go along your journey. Overall, her character was surprisingly enjoyable, considering how unenjoyable the rivals have been in previous games. Arven, another character, was also likeable. Throughout the story, you assist him in defeating Titan Pokemon and getting the Herba Mystica they keep guard of in their dens. Arven's motivation for getting these herbs is that his Pokemon, Mabosstiff, is ill, and he had exhausted all other options for curing him. I really liked this storyline in particular. The last aspect of the story is Team Star. It's hard to go into information about this one without spoiling information that is slowly fed to you, but I liked the leaders of Team Star. Overall, the story and characters were a huge step from the previous couple generations.
    The game after beating the story is scarce. You basically just rematch all the gym leaders and take part in a school tournament. Many players were disappointed in the lack of a Battle Tower, and I agree with them. It seems incomplete, however I expect them to >sell< DLC to actually finish the content, which I am really not happy about.
    This game is good, however it's an ugly, buggy mess, and not in a way that they'll actually get around to fixing. I enjoyed it, but I cannot reasonably give it anything higher than a 5/10.    … Expand
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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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