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. 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
  2. ascendent
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    I was really hyped by the game since I starded seeing battle animations. For me this is a key point. It was a turn down to see that Pokémon moves were far worse than Sword and Shield, ignoring Arceus. I think this ruin the overall experience. It's quite obvious they didn't pay attention to thay compared to the previous games.
  3. 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.
  4. CheeseWarlock
    Dec 18, 2022
    3
    The negative reviews are certainly justified. There actually is a 2+ hour dialogue fest that gates you from actually playing the game. Third scripted battle with my rival, and Spriggy drops right through the world. That was one of several game breaking bugs I had the displeasure if discovering. HOWEVER; there are some things that really make me wonder what this game could have been. TheThe negative reviews are certainly justified. There actually is a 2+ hour dialogue fest that gates you from actually playing the game. Third scripted battle with my rival, and Spriggy drops right through the world. That was one of several game breaking bugs I had the displeasure if discovering. HOWEVER; there are some things that really make me wonder what this game could have been. The soundtrack, for example, is very good. Not the BEST Pokémon score, but it’s pretty dang good. Arven’s storyline/questline and character are spectacular. And of course, Fidough’s very existence is a blessing.

    This game is a mess. There are bugs, glitches, and cut corners everywhere. The big overarching story is a slog to get through. The first few HOURS of the game is all dialogue and cutscenes that can’t be skipped. I solemnly yet whole-heartedly say that I can’t recommend this game. It’s a shame, but this is an absolutely awful addition to such a beloved franchise.    … Expand
  5. 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
  6. kamic
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    horrible graphics, horrible artstyle, decent pokemon, ok music, too easy battles, mediocre story, insanely horrible performance, low detail, decent, but shallow open world (no entering houses etc).

    honestly a pretty bad game.
  7. bocles
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    When the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. TheWhen the game runs smoothly (which is rarley) its decent to roam around, the expansive open wild areas are fun to roam around and catch pokemon. The story, like every pokemon game after black/white 2, is uninspired and weak. Battling is fine, but the fixed camera is a step down from arceus. A lack of character desgn is disappointing and the school setting adds nothing to the story. The biggest dealbreaker is the constant gameplay glitches, graphical errors, and worst of all the terrible frame drops. The graphics are also just sad, crazy how this multibillion dollar franchise looks worse than games that cameout on the switch in 2017.

    For the love of god Gamefreak and TPC, PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME ON YOUR GAMES. If Gamefreak just took an extra year for developing their games instead of releasing on every goddamn year they could create quality and polished pokemon games that run well and look good.    … Expand
  8. Lunatic7
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    After Arceus I expected more, I believe the game is better than Sword and Shield, but some things from Arceus are no longer here. The ambient world of the game has very bad FPS, it could be better and it's not the switch's fault, because we have other JRPGs with a much prettier open 3D world.

    I don't know how some serious review managed to give this game a 100.
  9. Murtor
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    I just rage quited on Twitch while playing this abomination called Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This "game" is an abrasive paper for the eye and a laxative of good taste. It is literally the worst experience I had in more than 30 years of gaming.

    The graphics are an imposition, the poor performance a kick in the groin for any gamer. Content has been removed (again) in favor of new    I just rage quited on Twitch while playing this abomination called Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This "game" is an abrasive paper for the eye and a laxative of good taste. It is literally the worst experience I had in more than 30 years of gaming.

    The graphics are an imposition, the poor performance a kick in the groin for any gamer. Content has been removed (again) in favor of new content. And this new content works grotty. As a player, I'm unable to throw a Pokéball up a hill because the aiming mechanic of Legends Arceus has been taken out. The auto combat feature sometimes works or it doesn't. Ambushing Pokémon no longer has any appeal, as I can't throw empty Pokéballs either. I have to cancel evolutions every time I level up. In this texture mud, I repeatedly traipse over Pokémon that I just can't see. And the great audio feature that made finding Shinys in Legends Arceus easier is also gone.

    The game character is an empty shell. Thirty years now I've been playing video games. And it's the second time now that I would have loved to hammer the A button in a role-playing game instead of drowning in this tidal wave of platitudes and these dull attempts at fraternization. Watching the unsightly slush that is supposed to represent grass grow is more interesting than any NPC I've run across. If you have trouble reading, you won't be served a soundtrack here either and will have to slog through text box after text box after text box.

    NPC's move as slowly as the entire game feels. It's sluggish to the point of falling asleep. The open world has no appeal when I do end up being compelled to do exactly what you've been doing in Pokémon games for more than 25 years: collecting medals. Because exploring and finding new Pokémon is ruined by the leveling system. I can't go and collect and use whatever I want afterwards. Because I absolutely need a medal to control this new and powerful Pokémon. Exactly the opposite is the appeal of an open world. To venture into dangerous terrain and then take home some particularly good loot. But I can't have that very loot. No, I have to go back to doing what the developers want me to do. The freedoms are as limited as some rooms in this game. They have several doors, but I can't open them for unknown reasons, such as the door in my own house to the garden or the master bedroom. With this setting, there is no need for these doors in the first place.

    Pokémon Violet and Scarlet is a sandpaper to the eye and a purgative of good taste. If there were an invective award for video games: This game would win the main category for two years. Because that's how long the experiences made will haunt one's nightmares.    … Expand
  10. Cocosaurio
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    I love Pokémon, but since we spent real and hard earned money on it the least we deserve is a functional complete game, there is absolutely no excuse for such an important ip to deliver half baked games, textures and frame drops are just embarasing for a 2022 game
  11. Radixtrator
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    The technical issues of this game make it wholly unenjoyable. Cyberpunk was a technological marvel in comparison
  12. jaemisu
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    bruh this game is awful reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  13. Raphtaliaa
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    Idea is good, but execution is terrible. The bad performance, as in low fps and lag, is giving me an actual headache. I love Pokémon, and I really want to enjoy the open world, but that's really difficult when the bad performance is giving me a headache. This is the first Pokémon game that I consider returning and getting a refund.
  14. JP0094
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This game needed more time to polish. This is a multi billion dollar company that churns out a game with dropping frame rates, terrible texture quality and just so so many bugs (I fell through the map). Just stop making games altogether or give the job to a company who know what they're doing.
  15. NortyLawty
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    There is a foundation for a good game here, with lots of fun and interesting new Pokémon designs.
    Already existing Pokémon have benefited from some updated models too, with added detail that can look great.
    Disappointingly, that same passion was not put into the rest of the game. The game is plagued with technical and graphical problems, as well as bland open world exploration,    There is a foundation for a good game here, with lots of fun and interesting new Pokémon designs.
    Already existing Pokémon have benefited from some updated models too, with added detail that can look great.
    Disappointingly, that same passion was not put into the rest of the game. The game is plagued with technical and graphical problems, as well as bland open world exploration, objectives with very little focus or direction, and a fairly dull story.
    Playing this game feels like beta testing an open world expansion for Pokémon Sword/Shield. Far from the exciting new generation of the highest grossing franchise of all time that was promised.
    Game freak have taken several steps backwards after the interesting shake up they brought us with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and in future would definitely benefit from a much longer development cycle.
    Overall, a disappointing experience that I cannot recommend to anyone except hardcore Pokémon fans, interested in catching some exciting new Pokémon designs.    … Expand
  16. oliiver_k
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    The story and mechanics of the game are great, I can say that it is one of the best, but the game arrived completely broken, full of bugs, terrible FPS and there is no excuse for that, not even because of the console not be powerful as there are much prettier and well made games released earlier. GameFreak slipped a lot in refinement.
  17. CEX_MYLFOCLAST
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    There is no excuse for a game of this quality to be released by such a well known and popular franchise. This would be borderline acceptable for a $10 indie game, but charging $60 for this is robbery and taking advantage of your fans.
  18. rrqq92
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    There seems to be a fun game under all the performance issues, but at the state this was released it is just unacceptable. Headache inducing frame drops, graphical glitches, ugly graphics, and most important of all: terrible lag when any action happens. Battles are slow and clunky as it takes a while for every animation, message or UI element to happen. There are so many nice things inThere seems to be a fun game under all the performance issues, but at the state this was released it is just unacceptable. Headache inducing frame drops, graphical glitches, ugly graphics, and most important of all: terrible lag when any action happens. Battles are slow and clunky as it takes a while for every animation, message or UI element to happen. There are so many nice things in this game it really is a shame it works so badly. And it's an insult to the costumers they released it in this state.… Expand
  19. el_raviolo
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    Would be great if the game was finished. It is sadly not. The game mechanics are great, but the bugs...
  20. PandaInDaGame
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you canThis game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you can easily break easily the game. Not gonna spoil story or so, it's quite nice, not high level but enjoyable.

    I would rate it a bit higher because of those nice things, they don't annoy me enough to not enjoy the ride, but the moment you notice they are a AAA franchise, they sell full price of an AAA, it looks worse than some indies and they don't really innovate that much as indies do... and give you this badly optimized game, which is even more criminal if you think that they literally developed it to work with Nintendo Switch, it's not a port like a third party. A Game that is exclusive and does not work perfectly fine in it's console is a failure.. That plus nonexistent post game that they will probably sell apart as a "DLC" just like they did with Sword and shield.. Still, it's called Pokemon so even if this one is a disaster they will keep selling millions and decreasing the quality because they can.    … Expand
  21. CrisSlay
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    One of the worst mechanics I’ve ever played. Lento, con demasiados fallos.
  22. 12347not
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    I'm surprised at the number of people who say the game is great besides the performance. Even if the game wasn't constantly on the verge of falling apart at the seams, the game mechanics and presentation are extremely lacking. Nothing wrong with liking it anyway, considering how people feel about pokemon. This is a fun game for some, but it is in no way a good game.
  23. Sofa1990
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Yes, the game is going in the right direction and yes, the game is quite fun and has its upsides...but still I just have to say that the game is a disgrace, a cheek and an insult to all fans.

    The Pokémon brand is the most valuable media franchise in the world with an estimated combined turnover of 100 billion US dollars. They have all the money, all the power and all the ability to make    Yes, the game is going in the right direction and yes, the game is quite fun and has its upsides...but still I just have to say that the game is a disgrace, a cheek and an insult to all fans.

    The Pokémon brand is the most valuable media franchise in the world with an estimated combined turnover of 100 billion US dollars. They have all the money, all the power and all the ability to make the best games ever for what is arguably the largest and most passionate fan base in the world. But they're kidding us by making bad games over and over again knowing "You idiots are going to buy it anyway."

    Graphics and performance are sub-par. And we all know from games like Breath of the Wild that the Switch can do more. And by God we finally deserve more from the most powerful franchise in the world!
    Everyone who claims that the graphics aren't that bad is lying outright. It looks terrible, has performance drops all the time and you have the feeling you are playing an alpha at best beta game. The game is not finished, it is an early access title.

    I've gotten to the point where I hate being a Pokemon fan because I spend my money on **** Because I "have to" spend my money on bad games simply because I'm a Pokemon fan. It just makes me sad.    … Expand
  24. nunotm
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Pokémon needs to take a page from Zelda's book: delay the game until it lives up to the brand's name, there's only so much that the fan base will be willing to put up with... and these games might just be the franchise's critical point.
    The game promises SO MUCH and what it promises is quite interesting!! The world design, the new 'mons, the breakup with the traditional "pokémon    Pokémon needs to take a page from Zelda's book: delay the game until it lives up to the brand's name, there's only so much that the fan base will be willing to put up with... and these games might just be the franchise's critical point.
    The game promises SO MUCH and what it promises is quite interesting!! The world design, the new 'mons, the breakup with the traditional "pokémon experience"... I mean, how can the 10yo child in me NOT fall in love with seeing pokémon live and interact in the overworld...
    But, unfortunately, the game is simply not good... no matter how good the ingredients are, if a chef does not have the proper technique, the dish comes out just wrong... and these games do leave a bitter taste in your mouth. Personally, my tipping point was when i saw a waterfall worthy of a PS1 game. Seriously, it REEKS of placeholder content that they willingly pushed out on consumers. And that's just disrespectful, both towards the consumer, but also to the franchise and the gaming industry. Cannot and must not be excused.    … Expand
  25. Lymjym
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Created a new account just to rate my disappointment. Game would be good if it weren't rushed and pushed out just to meet the deadline. Just look up online to see all the glitches, poor performance the game has. For a "AAA" game, this needs to be better. If you can look past it's issues, definitely a fun game. But for it's price? It looks unfinished. I know game tried to implement whatCreated a new account just to rate my disappointment. Game would be good if it weren't rushed and pushed out just to meet the deadline. Just look up online to see all the glitches, poor performance the game has. For a "AAA" game, this needs to be better. If you can look past it's issues, definitely a fun game. But for it's price? It looks unfinished. I know game tried to implement what fans have been asking but to release the game as final product in its current state? Meh. I know its a step in the right direction for pokemon but please stop rushing your games. It's performance is so bad. I just hope they would release patches some time in the future. But knowing the company behind this, I doubt it. They might even put it behind a paywall claiming it's a "dlc". Regardless it's fun. I just try to ignore some of the notable issues. But its not worth the price. This ain't "AAA" game.… Expand
  26. dohpamine
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    This game feels half done. The potential was definitely there, but it’s lacking SO much. It’s unacceptably glitchy, and lots of areas of the map just feel empty. Stuff doesn’t always load properly, textures are missing. It’s a bit of a mess. I’ve been playing Pokémon for a long time, and this is easily the worst of the modern iterations.
  27. jasen34375
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    A big wasted opportunity. As the first Pokemon game set in a true open world, you'd expect there would be tons of mechanics that would make use of all the available freedom, but nope, the game still plays the same as SwSh and somehow has downgrades when compared to their latest title, Legends of Arceus. All they really did was increase the size of the world, so instead of a linear routeA big wasted opportunity. As the first Pokemon game set in a true open world, you'd expect there would be tons of mechanics that would make use of all the available freedom, but nope, the game still plays the same as SwSh and somehow has downgrades when compared to their latest title, Legends of Arceus. All they really did was increase the size of the world, so instead of a linear route with many paths to explore, you get an empty and, most of the time, ugly overworld with a few mob spawns here and there. Story wise it's really mediocre even for pokemon standards, they tried to tell some weird tale about bullying, but it boils down to the generic (and almost verbatim) "the true treasure was the friends we made along the way", while making the characters seem they were the true villains in the end, even after their redemption.
    I'm not even going to talk about the performance and bugs in detail, this game is riddled with them and you are probably tired of hearing complaints at this point. Cut content from previous titles? There are a bunch of these too.    … Expand
  28. Tabish
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok once you get through the first hour but 120 billion franchise should have been better!… Expand
  29. AsimovXCV
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    El juego prueba algo distinto a lo antes visto en la franquicia pero tiene tremenda cantidad de bugs y le falta pulir demasiado para ser un juego decente de una franquicia que bien podría dar más de su parte.
  30. ayoade
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    awful performance. should not have released in this state. game is kidna ugly, uninspired open world. pokemon designs are excellent though.
  31. Naughty0002
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    For a AAA game and the biggest franchise ever, it’s unacceptable, i dont care much about the graphics but performance wise, its just bad,
  32. Ernestozb
    Nov 27, 2022
    3
    Muy entretenido, mala optimization, historias aburridas, música aburrida, multijugador no optimizado, raids bastante lentos para entrar.
    Batallas de gimnasios son un poco más difíciles que entregas como sword pero el hecho de tener raids que dan mucha experiencia hace que todo el juego en general sea bastante fácil de pasar, recomendaría no usar esa opción para disfrutar más del juego
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. Melter_Nost
    Dec 5, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Violetto mi ha tenuto incollato allo schermo per più di 50 ore senza staccarmi, con tanto interesse e solo un po' di noia qua e là.
    Bellissimo come sempre scoprire i nuovi pokemon e le nuove evoluzioni. La trama ti spinge a capire cosa ci sia dietro questa fantomatica voragine al centro della mappa e ricatturare vecchi pokemon a cui eri affezionato con nuovi modelli 3D non ha prezzo. Belli i modelli dei pokemon e anche dei vari personaggi.
    Bello il sistema di raccolta strumenti in giro per la mappa siccome, fino a metà gioco, comprarli è davvero troppo costoso. Davvero carine le palestre con le sfide che variano un po' dal passato (sono però anche molto brevi e facilissime) e molto carina la musica di battaglia contro i capipaletra che si modifica mentre continui la lotta, top.
    Carina l'idea di fare una scuola dove impari, con tanto di esami alla fine dove devi ricordare le cose. Ancora di più mi ha sorpreso la verifica iniziale della lega, prima di accedervi, dove devi ricordare alcune cose sui capipaletra che hai affrontato. Ti stimola ricordare le cose è bella meccanica ma rimasta purtroppo molto superficiale.
    È più facile trovare gli shiny e io senza impegnarmi ne ho trovati due, ottimo.
    Bello girare in groppa a miraidon e davvero bello il suo design, a me piace. Ma c'è una cosa che mi ha stupito più di tutte, e vale solo per noi italiani. La prima superquattro è una donna e parla dialetto romano molto stretto. Appena ho visto i dialoghi sono rimasto shockato, una cosa molto cringe, però l'ho apprezza mi ha fatto morire dalle risate e ha dato valore a una cosa che qui da noi non viene quasi mai riportata in un videogioco ovvero i vari dialetti delle nostre regioni.

    Ora le cose negative...
    La grafica, è già stato detto mille volte, è terribile, tipo un gioco della playstation 2. Ma ancora peggio è la poca distanza di rendering che porta alla sfocatura dei modelli, cosa che invece non deve succedere in un mondo dove devi guardare pokemon che molto spesso sono piccolissimi...
    Oltre a quello i modelli distanti, pokemon o persone, cadono di framerate e si muovono a scatti manco fosse un gioco degli anni 90.

    La mappa è.... Vuota. Letteralmente vuota. Riempita di pokemon che si ripetono e oggetti messi casualmente, basta, niente d'altro troverai andando in giro.
    Le città sono carine ma mancano di profondità e dettagli. Alcune città sono praticamente vuote senza niente. Le palestre sono solo una stanzetta con reception e i negozi per le città si ripetono all'unico fine dei picnic e del grinding, tranne quelli per vestire il personaggio dove ho trovato una buona varietà di vestiti e accessori. Carina la macchina per le MT ma non ne senti mai il bisogno di usarla, servirà solo per il competitivo online. I personaggi mancano di profondità nella loro trama ed è tutto piatto e spento, oltre a essere anche molto infantile come pokemon ci ha sempre abituati, ma qui ha raggiunto un livello limite dove è davvero troppo infantile ed estremamente guidato con la manina. La facilità con cui diventi overlivellato è imbarazzante, è stato tutto facilissimo tranne verso la fine dove finalmente si è bilanciato. Le vicende con i pokemon dominanti si ripetono uguali identiche e sono anche facilissimi da battere. La trama con Pepe è davvero imbarazzante e stupida...
    Il team star è anch'esso imbarazzante. La meccanica della sfida nelle loro basi è orribile, lanciare i pokemon e fanno tutto loro, è facilissimo. Mentre invece i capi sono equilibrati e più difficili da battere. Ma il loro pokemon finale è sempre lo stesso con colori e tipi diversi e lasciatemelo dire revavroom è orribile.
    Il modo in cui si trovano i quattro leggendari non ha nè profondità e nè patos, sono messi li in un buco che apri togliendo dei paletti random per la mappa...
    Tanti, ma tanti tanti bug e glich ovunque ti possono capitare mentre giochi e alcuni anche molto fastidiosi.
    I raid teracristal sono inutili se non a specifici fini per le competizioni online. IA nelle lotte molto scadente, non tengono conte delle mosse del giocatore e non curano i propri pokemon con pozioni. Non puoi andare sott'acqua.
    E infine la trama generale. Prevedibile, superficiale e stupida. Una volta finita senti che non ti ha dato nulla se non una grande delusione. Aaah... I robot....

    Concludendo Pokemon Violetto è letteralemente un gioco in pre-alpha, un gioco che è stato rilasciato non completo, con tanti problemi e una superficialità generale nella storia e nei personaggi con palesi riempimenti atti a nascondere tale evidenza. 60€ sono un enorme furto.
    Qui si è raggiunto proprio il fondo della bruttezza e della piattezza nei giochi pokemon.
    Io spero soltanto che la Nintendo si riprenda e non faccia più 3 giochi l'anno ma dia il tempo, anche due o tre anni, di fare un Pokemon completo, profondo e fatto bene.
    Ps. Mi manca la qualità delle musiche che c'era nei giochi precedenti...    … Expand
  39. Knaxer
    Dec 6, 2022
    3
    So much potential wasted by a rushed launch, neglectful patches and poorly designed UI
  40. Marco1522
    Dec 6, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game isn't an open world, you can truly go where you want only when you have battled dondozo and tatsugiri, but until then, you can't go where you want, you want to climb a random mountain? You can't, at the start of the game you don't have the upgraded mount and you need to beat the totem Pokémon to get it,
    The only thing you can do is following the patps until you complete that story, then the true open world starts, but the world it's empty, there aren't sub quest like in Pla and the only thing that you can do outside of the main story stuff is battling useless trainers in boring and slow battles, with orribile animations,after that there are the cities that basically doesn't exist because you can't explore anything there,the restaurants are the same,the shops doesn't have an interior and the doors are all locked. The only positive aspect of this game is the story, that is good written in 3/4 cases, but the rest of the game it's just a total mess    … Expand
  41. pve12345
    Dec 8, 2022
    3
    What would can been an amazing game... Gone, Gamefreak is now a company that only meets deadlines and slowly patches them later on. They now only focus profit margins rather than create a stable game. Even though the game had so much potential, the performance is terrible. The online play is devastatingly bad.
  42. Alkatraz91
    Dec 10, 2022
    3
    Who gave more than 5 to the game was paid by GF. No challange, no dungeons, no real bad team, there is no point on give free roaming when there isnt lv scaling on gyms.This is just a game for kids, and maybe not even a kid will appreciate that.The only good part is the post game.5 step back from legend arceus. It was hard to do a worse game than SwSh, gg to GF
  43. CosmiCat
    Dec 18, 2022
    3
    Technical issues and you have to spam A to get through the most tedious story that I've encountered in a Pokemon game.
  44. misterred
    Jan 6, 2023
    3
    For me there are WAY too many errors in a game from 2022. So extremely disappointed with the graphics, new Pokémon and general glitches. The ideas they have/had with the game are great. The execution now so much.
  45. Snitchy
    Jan 29, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such a big **** down grade for this series ı think game freak is out of idea teralize thing is a piece of **** story line is mid starters is mid animations is mid theres no eat animation bro sword and shield haves eat animation come on titan pokemons is **** robots ı want fight with pokemons not a robot from robocop so game freak is out of idea.pokemon game series needs to end… Expand
  46. hexeli
    Mar 25, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only god think is that is a pokemon game, the bad thing is literally every part of the game… Expand
  47. MetaBones
    Apr 3, 2023
    3
    The expansive map and places to explore didn't make up for an enjoyable experience when it came to the countless anti-immersive issues and problems the game had. If I had spent $35-$40 on the game, I wouldn't have been so harsh but spending the amount of money I did for the game while it was severely unfinished felt like a burn of the worst kind.

    Still, there is fun to be had. The world    The expansive map and places to explore didn't make up for an enjoyable experience when it came to the countless anti-immersive issues and problems the game had. If I had spent $35-$40 on the game, I wouldn't have been so harsh but spending the amount of money I did for the game while it was severely unfinished felt like a burn of the worst kind.

    Still, there is fun to be had. The world is gorgeous and fun to explore, there's lots of new mechanics and content introduced to a Pokemon game, and it generally is a bolder and fresher take on the franchise. While I respect the risks taken, the games technical flaws were simply too many to count and it bogged down every minute of enjoyment I had throughout.

    After completing the core game, I decided to sell my copy since I didn't feel much motivation to return to additional side quests or explore further. At that point, my love for the game was long dead and it simply wasn't enjoyable. The sheer amount of issues, bugs, and poor graphical and frame rate performance was just simply too much to be acceptable.    … Expand
  48. lucas_taliani
    May 11, 2023
    3
    This is the game that put me off the license. Between an empty world, no interest in exploration, bugs, graphics. The worst Pokémon game of the license.
  49. Resker10
    Jul 11, 2023
    3
    If this game proves one thing, it`s perhaps that it had not enough developing time, they have to take more time producing games like this...entering open world is fine, but with enough preparation.

    They didn´t put out an apology and refunded many people for nothing, this is justified and whoever liked this game, im genuinely happy for them, in fact i also enjoyed it, that doesn`t    If this game proves one thing, it`s perhaps that it had not enough developing time, they have to take more time producing games like this...entering open world is fine, but with enough preparation.

    They didn´t put out an apology and refunded many people for nothing, this is justified and whoever liked this game, im genuinely happy for them, in fact i also enjoyed it, that doesn`t automatically make it a good game, they didn´t live up to their potential..i will sell my used copy soon, i looked up prices it goes for ca. 25€ used right now, think about it.    … Expand
  50. Swirbl
    Jul 16, 2023
    3
    You already know how people think about this game, and I'm just here to approve it. It's poorly made and so on. Please rethink it if you are planning to buy the DLC and buy yourself something useful instead... The final battle was neat, though.
  51. voiceofreason69
    Jul 22, 2023
    3
    trash, unpolished, this game looks like it is 3 or more years premature, the only thing saving it from 0 is the fact that it's pokemon, however, again, its pokemon, one of the most sold series to date. the game might have been fine if it was made by a indie game studio with a team of 10 or so people, but it's gamefreak. Gamefreak gets loads of money every year, yet they couldn't have usedtrash, unpolished, this game looks like it is 3 or more years premature, the only thing saving it from 0 is the fact that it's pokemon, however, again, its pokemon, one of the most sold series to date. the game might have been fine if it was made by a indie game studio with a team of 10 or so people, but it's gamefreak. Gamefreak gets loads of money every year, yet they couldn't have used an actual budget and a over 1 year development cycle? really? this game had 500 people working at a company with money that most gaming companies would never be able to accumulate over their existences, yet they couldn't just make a decent game, to add insult to injury they literally released pokemon arceus just a few months prior which is an excellent game. WHAT HAPPENED? WHY? I NEED TO KNOW!!!
    3/10 garbage, absolute trash, (im suprised I didn't rate this a 2)    … Expand
  52. AkDenied
    Sep 5, 2023
    3
    Not 0 ONLY because i like the way they tried a real open world .

    But still , this game looks unfinished , tons of bugs , horrible graphics and exept Nemona all the characters are lame to be honest..
  53. angmarec
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    For a while every new pokemon games is worse than previous one. This is not exception.
    First start from how it looks and continue with optimization. This game is ugly, and looks like from early 2000s, but has horrible performance and fps drops. It inherits all problem of open world game, and don't even try to fix them.
    It still has some improvement in quality of life aspects, but it is    For a while every new pokemon games is worse than previous one. This is not exception.
    First start from how it looks and continue with optimization. This game is ugly, and looks like from early 2000s, but has horrible performance and fps drops. It inherits all problem of open world game, and don't even try to fix them.
    It still has some improvement in quality of life aspects, but it is not enough.    … Expand
  54. Bastrion
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    I enjoyed the main game and the experience is astounding, but your immersion is constantly broken by highly game breaking and front facing bugs and glitches that range from hilarious to full on terrifying body horror. They even go as far as to hard crash your Switch sometimes, causing actual damage to the console through overheating and damaging fatal error crashes.

    The game is an    I enjoyed the main game and the experience is astounding, but your immersion is constantly broken by highly game breaking and front facing bugs and glitches that range from hilarious to full on terrifying body horror. They even go as far as to hard crash your Switch sometimes, causing actual damage to the console through overheating and damaging fatal error crashes.

    The game is an AMAZING experience throughout, completely ruined by this unacceptable amount of bugs and game breaking QA failures. I would revisit this review if they communicated on patches and fixes, but I fear much like the tradition with Game Freak, it's a pump and dump one and done.    … Expand
  55. Southernhammer
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Just not finished. Game looks absolutely dreadful and runs so poorly. After the success of Legends Arceus, this game had a lot more to live up to and it just failed miserably. The game itself can be fun if a little predicable but the performance and glitches make it borderline unplayable
  56. Visaith
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I bought both games. Been playing Pokemon since YRB, at this point I just think I'm part of the problem. Game is completely broken, stay away.
  57. qualquerum
    Dec 5, 2022
    2
    Certainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed forCertainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed for releasing a game like this after Arceus… Expand
  58. IronFanton
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Everything is wrong with this game, from the beginning to the end. The visual bugs and glitches make the game almost unplayable, not mentioning the lack of things to do around the open world, and the non-sense decision of not making the events adapted to the level of the player.

    The game feels just awful, keeping everything that didn't work in Pokemon Legends Arceus, and removing    Everything is wrong with this game, from the beginning to the end. The visual bugs and glitches make the game almost unplayable, not mentioning the lack of things to do around the open world, and the non-sense decision of not making the events adapted to the level of the player.

    The game feels just awful, keeping everything that didn't work in Pokemon Legends Arceus, and removing everything that made the game enjoyable.
    About the art direction, it seems like with this game they tried to do something better, but again, they ended up failing, creating a game that looks just incoherent.

    This game makes Pokemon Legends Arceus a good game, when it was a technical disaster, and overall a bad experience for the player.
    Another example that lets us watch the, at this point unstoppable decay of Pokemon, and how the fandom will swallow everything that Game Freak vomits them.    … Expand
  59. fluffyparfait
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    This game is in an unacceptable state. The Pokemon designs are five times worst than any other generation for some reason. Every time I get to new area, I don't feel excited to a find a new pokemon, only disappointed. The environments look way too similar as well.

    I have also crashed multiple times, have been softlocked. It is not rare at all. I don't understand how anyone can give this    This game is in an unacceptable state. The Pokemon designs are five times worst than any other generation for some reason. Every time I get to new area, I don't feel excited to a find a new pokemon, only disappointed. The environments look way too similar as well.

    I have also crashed multiple times, have been softlocked. It is not rare at all. I don't understand how anyone can give this game a positive review. Even with the glimmers of a good formula, It takes ten steps back so that anything positive about the game fades out of existence in my mind.    … Expand
  60. Ccmonty
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The core gameplay is fun.....but you can say that about pretty much any mainline pokemon game. this is a blatantly unfinished game that was rushed onto shelves to meet the release quota, only reason this game isnt getting torn to shreds is because its pokemon. buy second hand if you have to have the game
  61. maplepecan
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    While it’s great to see the Pokémon series jump into a 3d open world the execution is horrendous. We still have a limited national again leaving out old favorites, the terrain and textures and repetitive and low resolution, the cities are empty, and character customization is super limited. The only saving grace for this game is story and writing which is enjoyable and better than the lastWhile it’s great to see the Pokémon series jump into a 3d open world the execution is horrendous. We still have a limited national again leaving out old favorites, the terrain and textures and repetitive and low resolution, the cities are empty, and character customization is super limited. The only saving grace for this game is story and writing which is enjoyable and better than the last entry in the series. This game really shows game freak needs to work with another studio to get these games out properly or just leave Pokémon all together. Sending a game out in this state in 2022 is embarrassing especially from the most profitable franchise in existence. Hold off on buying until the games fixed or you get a steep discount on it.… Expand
  62. eugenji
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    10 von 10 Game, wenn nicht ...
    - Low FPS
    - Spiel bleibt manchmal für 1-5 Sek hängen - FPS Drops/Stutter - mehrere Abstürze (vermutlich DER Grund, weshalb das Spiel ständig automatisch speichert) - der letzte Bereich kommt aus der Hölle. Leer, trist und PS2 Niveau, falls überhaupt - Glitches, vor allem im letzten Bereich. - Clipping Fehler - und noch soviel mehr Man kann mit    10 von 10 Game, wenn nicht ...
    - Low FPS
    - Spiel bleibt manchmal für 1-5 Sek hängen
    - FPS Drops/Stutter
    - mehrere Abstürze (vermutlich DER Grund, weshalb das Spiel ständig automatisch speichert)
    - der letzte Bereich kommt aus der Hölle. Leer, trist und PS2 Niveau, falls überhaupt
    - Glitches, vor allem im letzten Bereich.
    - Clipping Fehler
    - und noch soviel mehr

    Man kann mit Freunden spielen, wenn dann nicht...
    - es gibt keine Freundesliste
    - Man setzt auf ein Passwortbasiertes System, aber
    - man kann nicht einfach einer Session joinen. Man muss unbedingt bei einem Pokecenter sein und wird im Anschluss dann "irgendwohin" geportet
    - Ist mal die Verbindung weg (weil z.B. Pause gemacht, Absturz), dann kann man NICHT mehr in die alte Session rein. Diese muss abgebrochen werden und ... siehe oben.

    Geschichte
    - Neutral: Weder gut noch schlecht. Wie man es von Poki halt kennt

    Terakristallisierung
    - Neutral: da in weiten Teilen belanglos

    Fazit:
    2 von 10, weil die Musik ganz gut ist. Aber die Immersion (bzw. eher Spielspaß) leidet massiv am technischen Zustand des Spiels.

    PS: Hab ca 70h gespielt    … Expand
  63. fedemene
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Game is fine, however, technical issues, poor graphics, bugs and crashes absolutely ruin the experience.
  64. thompsonmelo
    Dec 28, 2022
    2
    And a worse game than the previous ones, the fight by turns remains the same without modifications that make the game more fluid, only now with at least 500 bugs throughout gameplay and fps in constant drops and more controlled Pokémons
  65. SammyDelicious
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon game anymore.

    Since the release of Pokemon Black and White (2010), Pokemon X and Y (2013), and Pokemon Sun and Moon (2016) the Pokemon franchise has been heading on a downward trend. These games when compared to their predecessors and contemporaries in the industry are lackluster, medicore products, seemingly selling their games based purely off of nostalgia.

    Pokemon GO (2016), despite the popularity is the worst Pokemon game I have ever played.

    The greed at Nintendo has led them to exploit their fanbase by releasing rushed and poorly designed games with massive technical issues.

    I was extremely hopeful when the Nintendo Switch came out and I anticipated finally receiving a fun and beautiful new open world Pokemon game, similar to other fun, new, and beautiful Nintendo properties for the Switch. (You know the ones I'm talking about. The games that don't have 3.4 ratings on Metacritic.) But unfortunately the Pokemon games for Nintendo Switch, Pokemon Lets Go Eevee and Let's Go Pickachu (2018), Pokemon Sword and Shield (2019), and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (2022) have been terrible games. These games are incomplete and far less fun than previous Pokemon iterations. I would NEVER recommend these Pokemon games on the Switch to anyone. I have never been more disappointed in a game then with Pokemon Sword and Shield, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet turned out to be FAR MORE DISAPPOINTING.

    The new Pokemon games are not 'triple A' titles, they are rushed, glitchy, poorly designed, graphically terrible monstrosities that Nintendo and GameFreak should be ashamed to ask full price for.

    Because of these reasons, and the downward trend of Pokemon games over the past THIRTEEN YEARS, I feel as though Nintendo has exploited me enough, and I will not be buying anymore Pokemon games for the Switch.

    I cannot believe a culture that is deeply concerned with shame would release such a disgraceful, imperfect product and then charge full price knowing very well that product is unfinished.

    This comes across to me as though the people releasing Pokemon games, and the CEO's in charge have no shame.

    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the fastest selling Nintendo games (within the first three days of sales). However, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been so highly criticized for the technical issues that it seems Nintendo is now issuing refunds in response.

    The fastest selling Pokemon games are being issued refunds for technical issues.

    Think about that. That is shockingly unacceptable.

    There will be no change in the culture at Pokemon until fans start letting Nintendo know exactly how they feel, I am protesting by not buying anymore Pokemon games. Nintendo can also have this review.    … Expand
  66. zyde94
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Le aspettative erano già basse dopo aver visto i trailer. Nonostante ciò la delusione è arrivata comunque. Il gioco è pieno di bug e glitches che fa sembrare il gioco una beta.
    Per non parlare delle texture e la scarsa cura di dettagli. "Che bello, una città! Esploriamola!": non esistono porte accessibili, le uniche sono shop in cui non si entra neanche all'interno del locale, ma si apre    Le aspettative erano già basse dopo aver visto i trailer. Nonostante ciò la delusione è arrivata comunque. Il gioco è pieno di bug e glitches che fa sembrare il gioco una beta.
    Per non parlare delle texture e la scarsa cura di dettagli. "Che bello, una città! Esploriamola!": non esistono porte accessibili, le uniche sono shop in cui non si entra neanche all'interno del locale, ma si apre un triste menu in cui puoi scegliere cosa acquistare.
    Si sta veramente toccando il fondo.    … Expand
  67. cucholix
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    S/V is the result of an ambitious game in hands of a developer that still struggles with 3D worlds, combine this with a limited hardware where you cannot hide technical shortcomings with horse power. The technical problems are too distracting, blinking textures at far distance, poor geometry draw distance, poor level of detail, capped NPC, Pokémons animations all these issues are presentS/V is the result of an ambitious game in hands of a developer that still struggles with 3D worlds, combine this with a limited hardware where you cannot hide technical shortcomings with horse power. The technical problems are too distracting, blinking textures at far distance, poor geometry draw distance, poor level of detail, capped NPC, Pokémons animations all these issues are present in open world areas, that’s without mention the graphical glitches that become a meme on internet. At this point I have not faith in Game Freak to make a pleasant open world Pokémon game… Expand
  68. Flango
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    This game was specifically made for this console and is worse then many better looking and better playing ports.
  69. Vileguyver
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    The gameplay itself has so much potential, however the game is let down by utterly disgraceful graphics and performance.
    In all honesty the game should have been delayed or "unlaunched" until it is given the time and care needed. As literally one of the largest franchise, money should be no object to make these games look great and run smoothly.
    I'm sure it will be improved over time,    The gameplay itself has so much potential, however the game is let down by utterly disgraceful graphics and performance.
    In all honesty the game should have been delayed or "unlaunched" until it is given the time and care needed. As literally one of the largest franchise, money should be no object to make these games look great and run smoothly.
    I'm sure it will be improved over time, but it kicks game preservation out the window for first to buyers, as the patch downloads won't be around forever and in 50 years time will be left with only rubbish versions.    … Expand
  70. Supah69
    Dec 26, 2022
    2
    It was one of the worst gaming experience i ever had, it is ugly, slow and repetitive, the story is ok and music is good, the three "stories" are not really stories but 3 main quests, and the frame rate can go down to 10 fps, even with ugly graphics and an empty world with nothing to do. Do not buy
  71. Gremlinpirate
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I will admit, the glitches didn't bother me that much, because they were honestly kinda funny. But the inconsistent framerates made what could have been an enjoyable experience into an utter nightmare. Outside of that, honestly the open world felt really boring. I didn't enjoy how the game handled the gym leaders nor did I find any fun in the battle system, They really shouldn't haveI will admit, the glitches didn't bother me that much, because they were honestly kinda funny. But the inconsistent framerates made what could have been an enjoyable experience into an utter nightmare. Outside of that, honestly the open world felt really boring. I didn't enjoy how the game handled the gym leaders nor did I find any fun in the battle system, They really shouldn't have removed set mode. This kind of stuff should not be acceptable from Gamefreak, Legends Arceus came out literally this same year and had very consistent FPS the entire time. Maybe don't rush next time. I would never recommend paying full price for this, especially not in it's current state.… Expand
  72. KadentheKitsune
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I have played for about 10 hours now and would say that i have seen about half of the game so far, the story is... Okay i guess, nothing special, or groundbreaking. Characters are, for a few exceptions pretty boring or stupid.
    The open world is big, but lifeless and pretty ugly most of the time, but nonetheless better than the smal area from sword and shield.
    The biggest problem however    I have played for about 10 hours now and would say that i have seen about half of the game so far, the story is... Okay i guess, nothing special, or groundbreaking. Characters are, for a few exceptions pretty boring or stupid.
    The open world is big, but lifeless and pretty ugly most of the time, but nonetheless better than the smal area from sword and shield.
    The biggest problem however are the technical problems like glitches, textures or buildings not loading properly, weird camera clipping and annoying fps drops that happen regularly.    … Expand
  73. 32fromdiscord
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The main game is fun enough for Pokémon, the open world is nice and allows for lots of freedom, some of the battles were genuinely hard, but the presentation is just off. The game severely lacks polish with its terrible graphics, bad performance and unacceptable amount of glitches. Ignoring the technical issues, the game lacks the kind of content that made the older games so beloved. TheThe main game is fun enough for Pokémon, the open world is nice and allows for lots of freedom, some of the battles were genuinely hard, but the presentation is just off. The game severely lacks polish with its terrible graphics, bad performance and unacceptable amount of glitches. Ignoring the technical issues, the game lacks the kind of content that made the older games so beloved. The postgame amounts to an extra 40 minutes of story to conclude the game, a **** battle facility (calling it that is not even really accurate), 6/7 star raids and a wild area-esque area for catching Paradox Pokémon. **** GSC had more content than this, and that was on a 2 MB cartridge for a 20 year old console. Hell, Crystal even has a Battle Tower, which this game lacks. There's no excuse.

    Honestly, I haven't even touched on the various problems I have with this game, but pointing out the main ones should be enough to tell you everything you need to know about it. It is not acceptable for a game from the biggest franchise in the world to be released in this state at full price, and if there isn't a series of patches to fix the numerous issues with the game, then I would be very dissapointed. I give Scarlet/Violet a rating of 2 purely because I got some form of enjoyment out of playing it, which is more than I can say for SwSh, but I had to bring the score down due to the aforementioned issues.    … Expand
  74. TadaoKou
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Just gonna copy/paste my Scarlet Review in here. Basically the same game, so doesn't really change anything:

    I won't get into the issues with this game here, due to 606 other negative reviews already pointing out the obvious stuff, and I agree with everything. I will just say briefly, this game is a technical mess, but even the game itself is terrible. A dead Open World with no actual    Just gonna copy/paste my Scarlet Review in here. Basically the same game, so doesn't really change anything:

    I won't get into the issues with this game here, due to 606 other negative reviews already pointing out the obvious stuff, and I agree with everything.
    I will just say briefly, this game is a technical mess, but even the game itself is terrible.
    A dead Open World with no actual life in it. No real improvements in terms of gameplay (the same battle system as Gen 1-8, but now even SLOWER.)
    And a really weird difficulty balancing. There is no level scaling in this game, almost like they either didn't have time to put that in or this game originally was not supposed to be as open as it is now.
    The game feels like they took an actual normal linear Pokemon game, but chucked it apart and threw it around in a bland boring Open World.

    But one thing I really want to address:
    To anyone who claims this game is the best Pokemon game ever made:
    Please...stop insulting the 2D Pokemon games.
    Even really old games like Pokemon Crystal are way better than this. Especially if you judge the games based on the timeframe of their release.
    For a GB Game, Pokemon Crystal is awesome.
    For a Switch Game, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is a disgrace.
    And if we include the timeframe both of these games released in, every single Pokemon game is better. Yes, even Sword/Shield due to being a more polished and working experience.

    And no. The Switch hardware is not at fault here. We have seen how the Switch can handle games with Xenoblade 1-3 or even something less impressive, but still better than Pokemon...Breath of the Wild.

    And to anyone who actually claims this is one of the best games ever made...
    Please...play a good game for once...something made by people who respect your time and money.
    Claiming Scarlet/Violet is one of the best games ever made is honestly an insult to actually good games.
    For example: The Digimon series is made by people who have a clear passion for Digimon. How is it that these games have maybe 1/100 of the budget Pokemon could have, but pump out far more polished experiences?
    It's simple. The Digimon Devs take their time to actually finish their product. They don't spam new games every new year.
    This is the problem with Pokemon and why these games keep on getting worse.
    Why is it that Zelda Breath of the Wild gets a sequel roughly 6 years after it's original release, but Pokemon just keeps on spamming games as hard as they can?
    Why can't we get a polished experience LIKE Breath of the Wild for once.
    Well, the reasons for ,,why" are all there. You just have to open your eyes. Stop defending Gamefreak.
    Or more likely...Stop defending the Pokemon Company in general.
    Support games made by people who actually respect their playerbase instead of bullying it with 60$/€ Shovelware games.

    ,,Hey, let's spend 60$/€ on a game made by people who spit in the faces of their playerbase.
    What? It's a fun game."
    This topic shouldn't be about if the game is fun or not.
    This whole topic should be about if the Pokemon Company actually deserves your money for spitting in your face.
    Please...everyone who gave this game a 6 or above. Have some selfrespect for yourself. Don't let big companies spit on you. Don't just accept that blindly ,,because it's fun".

    Nintendo America started to give out refunds for the game.
    Let that sink in. NINTENDO(!) starts to accept refunds for a POKEMON(!) game.
    If you don't know how huge this is and how big the insinuations here are, you obviously don't know Nintendo very well.    … Expand
  75. Endymion_Var
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Que clase de juego es este Pokémon; le pasa lo mismo que al Escarlata. ; lleno de Glich y bugs a más no poder.
    Esto es injugable, arruina la experiencia. Vamos Nintendo me estáis cobrando precio completo
  76. Anc1r3w
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    I love the direction they went for this could finally be the pokemon game we all have been waiting for if they can patch it to make it a enjoyable experience. I just can't enjoy something that gives me a migraine when I play it! Don't care about the pop-in but the slow down, 5fps, stuttering and halftime animations even up close need to be fixed.
  77. CoffeeCup99
    Dec 27, 2022
    2
    If you have a young child who likes Pokémon then they will probably be happy with this game if they receive it as a gift. Other players probably shouldn't waste their time or money.

    The well reported graphical glitches make this feel like a budget offering (in an age when even many free to play games have excellent graphics). The story is standard fare for a Pokémon game - good    If you have a young child who likes Pokémon then they will probably be happy with this game if they receive it as a gift. Other players probably shouldn't waste their time or money.

    The well reported graphical glitches make this feel like a budget offering (in an age when even many free to play games have excellent graphics).

    The story is standard fare for a Pokémon game - good enough.

    The gameplay is sub-par - a failure to move beyond the game's Game Boy origins.
    The combat system in particular feels like a relic, made even worse by it's sluggish speed. This combat system would be an embarrassment to even a free to play game. The developers should perhaps take a look at other modern turn based RPGs' combat systems before embarking on their next project.
    The UI is also disappointing, many screens lacking information that obviously belonged there.
    When playing one also gets a general sense that either the developers or the hardware (or both) were out of their league and they couldn't succeed in making the game that they envisioned. The draw distance of Pokémon has them appearing out of nowhere just in front of you. The Pokémon wandering around while you battle, often stopping right next to you resulting in a chain of battles one after the other. The lack of any indication of enemy level - in an open world game there needs to be some way to know if you're going somewhere inappropriate for your level, that shouldn't mean entering a battle and only then finding out that the enemy is 20 levels higher than you. This consistent lack of polish just further adds to the feeling of a budget title.

    The quality of this product would be appropriate if the developers were making a low budget Pokémon knock off title to make a quick buck. For this to be released as a full priced Pokémon game the developers should be ashamed.    … Expand
  78. Blaski
    Jan 11, 2023
    2
    I am not writing it all again since i did it in the scarlet one, you know what? Thats another **** thing, why tf do we still get 2 versions of the same game? The pokémon fanbase is consuming trash for so long and acting like the 2 versions of the same thing is a normal thing already, its like getting stockholm syndrome LOL, and they are still going to do it since morons continue to buy andI am not writing it all again since i did it in the scarlet one, you know what? Thats another **** thing, why tf do we still get 2 versions of the same game? The pokémon fanbase is consuming trash for so long and acting like the 2 versions of the same thing is a normal thing already, its like getting stockholm syndrome LOL, and they are still going to do it since morons continue to buy and praise it. Anyone who ever believes that this game is good or the best is either stupid or stupid again because thetes literally no reason to think those are good games. I give it a 2 because: AWESOME new pokémon and some of the main characters and all the pokémon got sick textures. Thw resto looks and performs like garbage.… Expand
  79. Wenke
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    To be honest, knowing other people's opinions, I bought the game solely because it was inspired in my country. But I just can't play it while seeing the whole world acting randomly in a horrendously bad optimisation and graphics from the past. If the Nintendo Switch is able to make TLoZ: Breath of the Wild work without problems, why does the Pokémon world, which is way simpler in graphics,To be honest, knowing other people's opinions, I bought the game solely because it was inspired in my country. But I just can't play it while seeing the whole world acting randomly in a horrendously bad optimisation and graphics from the past. If the Nintendo Switch is able to make TLoZ: Breath of the Wild work without problems, why does the Pokémon world, which is way simpler in graphics, give us so many problems? The answer is simple: Nintendo wants Pokémon to make money even if the games they throw to us every year are not even optimised enough not to bug every single second.

    This game was honestly a deception and I hope the next Pokémon game doesn't come out until 2024 at least, because this one feels void, a relatively open world full of bugs and, of course, short, easy and simple. No effort, no love, a lot of visual glitches. I can't wait to buy TLoZ: Tears of the Kingdom, but I'm not going to pay 60€ for a game that isn't even finished. If the next game comes out in 2023 and seems a deception, I surely won't add it to my collection. Put effort in games or Pokémon's franchise will die sooner than later.    … Expand
  80. Holyspear
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    2022 and we got the buggiest pokemon game to date. Other than that games aight nothing that new for me to be hyped about
  81. qlutoo
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I'm a really big fan of Pokémon games since Red/Blue, but it's enough. This is the worst game I've ever played. Full of bugs and glitches. Totally disappointed with this crap.
  82. Axonnius
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Game is borderline unplayable in its current state. Absolutely shameful of Nintendo to allow it on the shelves. Speaking As a huge Pokémon fan, please don’t buy this
  83. shu98
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    As a long pokemon fan, i find this game insulting in many ways. I had always tried to find the good in all the last pokemon games to find em more enjoyable and fun, but this is just unacceptable.

    First, let's pretend this is a finished product (when it is clearly not) subjectively find the design of the new pokemon really lame and poorly inspired, the worst generation by far. Too much    As a long pokemon fan, i find this game insulting in many ways. I had always tried to find the good in all the last pokemon games to find em more enjoyable and fun, but this is just unacceptable.

    First, let's pretend this is a finished product (when it is clearly not) subjectively find the design of the new pokemon really lame and poorly inspired, the worst generation by far. Too much humanoid evolution and so many weird evolution. That is just my taste though so it wont matter much in the score.

    The story and narrative is good at times but quite bad and messy overall.
    The difficulty is completely unbalanced, since level scaling dont exist and as such you can trivialize most of the challenges simply chosing a certain order.
    I dont expect much from a pokemon game in these two categories though, so i can let that slide.

    The real problem is: the game is totally void. It is big in its scope, but devoid of any type of activity, sidequest, interaction with npc. City are totally empty and useless, the open world is big without a level design. You just roam around to pick items at some point, since if you challenge all the trainer you will fing yourself overlevelled, unless you constantly change your party making it weaker on purpose. I am not even talking about team star base and "boss", such a disappontment

    The quality of life is reduced from some of his previous interaction, you cannot turn down the animation and fight style is fixed on set, so you cannot decide to turn it down from option, just like the exp share.

    Honestly, a pokemon game even in its lowest moment managed to be fun since its core gameplay is extremely rewarding and functional per se, even considering its poor story, childish character development, low difficlutybut and mid to low level design in puzzle and exploration. This time they manage to make a pokemon game almost boring, even as a die hard fan.

    That would be a 6 for me, if not for the fact that this game is not finished. It should not have been sold in this state, it is like a alpha rather than a finished product.
    Aside for the low quality res and texture, except for the pokemon model which are greatly improved from the previous game, everything is a mess.
    Performance is really bad, 15 fps in some moment even lower, despite being few object on screen,
    camera angle problem, glitch, soft lock and some real issue about lighting and npc modeling.

    The switch is not the problem, optimization is.
    This is the first time i am asking for a refund, it should be illegal to sell a game in this state.    … Expand
  84. Madbunny1010
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I was super looking forward to SV and all of my hype and excitement evaporated the moment I saw how bad this game ran. I thought it was just someone trying to run it on an emulator, but no this game runs horribly. The camera gives me a headache as it jitters around while you're trying to just walk around the world, Animations look nice but then you see someone start walking in slow motionI was super looking forward to SV and all of my hype and excitement evaporated the moment I saw how bad this game ran. I thought it was just someone trying to run it on an emulator, but no this game runs horribly. The camera gives me a headache as it jitters around while you're trying to just walk around the world, Animations look nice but then you see someone start walking in slow motion or vanishing in and out of existence 3 inches away from you. It feels like the game wasn't tested at all. Because there are glaring impossible to miss bugs and glitches like the world going from dark to light when you're just browsing menus. And shadows pop in and out of existence as well and forget trying to ride your pokemon bike dude, he will just randomly vanis
    I hope they adress these issues because if not this will probably be the last pokemon game i ever play. I can't support this.    … Expand
  85. Electrical_D
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I played the game and it kept going from 30 to 5 to 20 to 3 to 25 to 30 to 10 to 13 to 30 and so on and so on and then every shop is normally enterable I entered one and my game crashed this game isn’t good
  86. maylava
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    I could give this game 9.0 if can play it with my eye closed. But I cannot. The buggy shadow and camera ruins the whole gaming experience, plus you get a huge frame drop when playing. The worse is, the game crashes randomly. I cannot trust GameFreak anymore.
  87. Syy_
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    The game seems to be funny and entertaining but the overall performance and graphics makes it difficult to play and appreciate the game, making the player have to restart the game in order to continue playing sometimes due to the numerous glitches.
  88. Pokukeki
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They started with the lies on sword and shield then allowed Dimond and pearl to be dog **** ,some how did well with legends and went back down even further than sw/sh and hit cyberpunk 2077 low on releasing a garbage game ,and if your a pokemon stan that says " but it's still fun and the game play " shut tfu sit down a d open your brain , this game got green lit in its state cause they know brain dead fans will support anything with the name pokemon, they can release a new game with just 10 pokemon inside a house and all you do I pet them and you stans will give it a 10/10 . The new sonic game didn't even pull this crap, the new cod mw2 has the worse weapon unlocks but atleast their game WORKS GAMEFREAK and pokemon make millions and other games like DOOM SKIRYM XENOBLADE SERIES MARIO ZELDA look better and run smooth on the switch old to new models and POKEMON sc/vi runs worse than a ps1 game PS **** ONE.… Expand
  89. Melzago
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They sold us the prototype, it is worse than an alpha release. A shame. The game is entertaining enough but every technical issues and the poor environment design takes you out of the game at any moments.… Expand
  90. WindFantom
    Nov 19, 2022
    2
    Another cash out on the nostalgia.It is an embarrassment to release this kind of game in 2022.I am a huge fan of the franchise,have all the pokemon games since Yellow...pokemon Violet made me say,no more.It took a tremendous amount of mental effort to sit through the first couple of hours.It so freakin slow!!!Every movement animation its just a joke..the whole game is a complete joke.GameAnother cash out on the nostalgia.It is an embarrassment to release this kind of game in 2022.I am a huge fan of the franchise,have all the pokemon games since Yellow...pokemon Violet made me say,no more.It took a tremendous amount of mental effort to sit through the first couple of hours.It so freakin slow!!!Every movement animation its just a joke..the whole game is a complete joke.Game developers should be punished for releasing a game so raw and broken.… Expand
  91. Saiyi
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Pokémon Escarlata y Púrpura son títulos skipeables que te venden una experiencia dinámica y de mundo abierto que luego no puede cumplir porque la consola no da más de sí. Está lleno de bugs y el rendimiento ralentiza tanto el juego que hace pesada la experiencia del jugador. Hay una mejora notoria en cuanto al decorado de los ambientes y las texturas del pelaje de los Pokémon está muy bienPokémon Escarlata y Púrpura son títulos skipeables que te venden una experiencia dinámica y de mundo abierto que luego no puede cumplir porque la consola no da más de sí. Está lleno de bugs y el rendimiento ralentiza tanto el juego que hace pesada la experiencia del jugador. Hay una mejora notoria en cuanto al decorado de los ambientes y las texturas del pelaje de los Pokémon está muy bien logrado. Se nota que le han puesto empeño al diseño de los Pokémon, pero hasta ahí. El juego tiene más fallos que puntos positivos y es una pena porque el juego sería mil veces más disfrutable sin esa bajada de FPS tan grandes y constantes. También que el juego se cierre constantemente y tenga tantos fallos de programación. Recomiendo explorar a pie que utilizar la montura para que el juego le de tiempo a cargar los Pokémon. De lo contrario, se queda un mundo vacío que te asaltan Pokémon que aparecen bajo tus pies. Pokémon Leyendas Arceus es la verdadera experiencia de mundo abierto y de exploración que debería seguir mimando Nintendo (o incluso zonas amplias como las vistas en Pokémon Espada y Escudo) y dejar la aventura por rutas a los juegos principales. Nada de mundos gigantescos que luego se sabe que no van a rendir bien por el año que tienen desarrollando cada juego principal de Pokémon.

    En conclusión: un juego roto y con un rendimiento inaceptable. Pretende ser un Pokémon Leyendas Arceus cuando el equipo de programación no está habituado trabajar en 3D ni puede terminar un proyecto tan ambicioso con la exigencia empresarial de año por desarrollo. Eso es literalmente IMPOSIBLE y siento que el equipo directivo lleva un tiempo que no tiene claro la EXPERIENCIA QUE QUIERE PLASMAR EN CADA NUEVA ENTREGA DE LOS JUEGOS PRINCIPALES, lo que hace que su continuidad parezca un popurrí de ideas beta que les da igual cómo quede con tal de que salga al mercado y sigan ganando dinero.    … Expand
  92. JohnArhea
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a lifelong Pokémon fan I can say I was very disappointed. My favorite Pokémon has yet again been excluded from the Pokédex but that’s not even the half of it. The game runs horribly, even considering the low performance of the switch. It’s ridden with frame rate issues. New Pokémon pop in only when you get near them. The software crashed randomly and erased about 2 hours of progress. Blurry visuals and lag were even apparent in cut scenes where I wasn’t even physically playing. There is a surplus of older games that blow this out of the water visually and overall it just looks and feels bad.… Expand
  93. fvincentj
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Game could have been really enjoyable - the main quests (titan, gym, star are pretty cool). The music is pleasant as well. I really do want to enjoy the game, but the biggest problem is the ghastly performance and graphical bugs...Mobile phone games runs better and faster than this. Also, if you like hunting shinies - sure itts easier to spawn with the tent thingie, but good luck if you'reGame could have been really enjoyable - the main quests (titan, gym, star are pretty cool). The music is pleasant as well. I really do want to enjoy the game, but the biggest problem is the ghastly performance and graphical bugs...Mobile phone games runs better and faster than this. Also, if you like hunting shinies - sure itts easier to spawn with the tent thingie, but good luck if you're looking for tiny pokemon shinies cause they removed the bell sounds.

    And, before they release any DLC they should fix these issues first.    … Expand
  94. Kinglaus
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Disappointed to be honest, Gamefreak and Pokémon have limitless funds and the biggest franchise in the world. Yet this come out with mediocre half baked games time after time. They should of stayed with the sprites it gave my imagination the ability to emerge me more into the game. & I love Pokémon I want to enjoy the game, but like a toxic relationship I have to know when to let it go. BeDisappointed to be honest, Gamefreak and Pokémon have limitless funds and the biggest franchise in the world. Yet this come out with mediocre half baked games time after time. They should of stayed with the sprites it gave my imagination the ability to emerge me more into the game. & I love Pokémon I want to enjoy the game, but like a toxic relationship I have to know when to let it go. Be better Game freak!!… Expand
  95. Rasettsu
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    en cada entrega el juego es mas fácil, en esta las peleas contra otros entrenadores son opcionales, los lideres de gimnasio ya no suponen ningún reto, y esto sumado a la pésima calidad técnica del juego hace que no merezca mas nota, gamefreak ya no debería hacer los juegos de Pokémon, no dan la talla.
  96. Chelin1995
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    El juego tiene muchísimos bugss, además de correr en muchísimas partes a bajos fps. Lamentable.
    Las animaciones de los pokemones son muy bonitas, pero hasta ahí queda todo lo bueno.
  97. vionai
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Pros: The characters clothing has textures and the pokemon have fur. The overall catch scheme on the overworld is fun, the open world ness is nice. Cons: Gamefreak backtracked on character customization and you are stuck with 1 of 4 uniforms for the entire series. 3 of which are ugly as hell. The textures on the terrain are terrible, constant clipping under ground. Frame rate issues.Pros: The characters clothing has textures and the pokemon have fur. The overall catch scheme on the overworld is fun, the open world ness is nice. Cons: Gamefreak backtracked on character customization and you are stuck with 1 of 4 uniforms for the entire series. 3 of which are ugly as hell. The textures on the terrain are terrible, constant clipping under ground. Frame rate issues. Boring story, and the character is treated like an infant - constantly being referred to as "kiddo, kid, child". I get the protagonist is young but I remembered being annoyed at 11-12 when people did that to me, it's not fun, and finally gamefreak removed all character customization for clothing, back peddling to the days of pokemon gold and silver. Gamefreak released the bare minimum because they know they can - regardless of how poor the game is, it will sell.… Expand
  98. UseTheBoost
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    What would only otherwise be a decent Pokémon, especially compared to the brilliant gameplay advancements of Pokémon Legends Arceus, is completely botched by avoidable and inexcusable performance issues. God forbid The Pokémon Company and Nintendo wait and produce something quality and not force a half-assed game put for Black Friday and the holidays. When are fans going to finally putWhat would only otherwise be a decent Pokémon, especially compared to the brilliant gameplay advancements of Pokémon Legends Arceus, is completely botched by avoidable and inexcusable performance issues. God forbid The Pokémon Company and Nintendo wait and produce something quality and not force a half-assed game put for Black Friday and the holidays. When are fans going to finally put their foot down and say that they've had enough of this cynical corporate cheapness? It's a step backwards mechanically and technically. The new Pokémon are even disappointing and the open world is bare-bones. Oh. And the appeal of doing things in whatever order you'd like is completely negated due to gyms not scaling to your level. I'm continuously disappointed by these companies.l, and both developers and publishers are at fault. It's shameful. Please don't buy it.… Expand
  99. MrDaruma89
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Frame IS an issue. My character clipped through the ground twice and most of the hills look like they come from some Windows 95 screensaver. I hope I could return the game and get my money back, but eshop doesn’t let you.
  100. MiguelonSama
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Is Such a shame how the most profitable video game franchise is releasing a game with so much bugs. After an awesome change from the Legends Arceus game (which is not so bugged as this one), this game sinks the franchise.
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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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