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. MatisGo
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This game is the perfect example of how little Gamefreak cares about its players. This game is more bugged and technically deficient than what you would expect of an alpha version, with performance problems so bad that certain animation can't even run at 10 fps. This is the most pathetic game I've sadly played for years.
  2. SlowbroLin
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    Awful game! I love Pokemon! Nintendo, please save Pokemon and take over the development job!
  3. AndyJoker
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This could be a good Pokémon game, but the awful developer job Destroy everything. It is not my phone Nintendo switch not powerful enough, there are lots of switch games much better graphic and design. How dare Pokémon company create such a horrible graphic games with huge amounts of bugs in 2022? Shame on you. I bought this game but it doesn’t mean I support it, I feel so disappointed.
  4. IlPodd
    Nov 22, 2022
    6
    This game could be SOOO MUCH MORE.
    Despite serious graphical issues and a clearly rushed test phase (which probably has been skipped...) the game its self is enjoyable and can provide good entertainment. Some in-game areas are clearly intended to provide some features that have not been implemented due a rushed release. This game is a what-could-have-been went bad.
  5. 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.
  6. Hueso115
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    As i explained in Scarlets review in spanish, this generation is far away from beeing a close to 2023' game. Bugs and glitches mixed with pops, low rendering and framerate explosions make it unplayable, its a dissaster as a game and quality standards in Nintendo need to return to its origins.
  7. Ducklett
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    Pokemon S/V is a ton of fun. It has a fantastic gameplay loop that improves on the last few Pokemon Games. The new characters and pokemon designs are all entertaining and enjoyable. I always felt like there was something to do. The main story took me about 40 hours to complete. It definitely had me smiling almost all the way through.
    I had two issues with this game. The first isn't very    Pokemon S/V is a ton of fun. It has a fantastic gameplay loop that improves on the last few Pokemon Games. The new characters and pokemon designs are all entertaining and enjoyable. I always felt like there was something to do. The main story took me about 40 hours to complete. It definitely had me smiling almost all the way through.
    I had two issues with this game. The first isn't very clear where it wants you to go next. However, this is easily solved with a guide. The second is its performance. While playing I didn't encounter any major glitches. I did come across quite a few minor visual bugs but nothing game-breaking. Honestly, I feel as if most people are blowing these glitches out of proportion. I've played much worse games that were just outright unplayable. This on the other hand is very playable and quite enjoyable.
    I love the 3 storylines. All three were very fun and well-written. Better than almost every story that has been presented in the Pokemon universe. The music in the game was catchy and memorable besides a few odd choices later in the game. I found that the online works well enough for the game. While some patches could be used to fix some of the awkward visual bugs I felt that the online worked well and I didn't have any issues connecting with friends to roam this amazing open world together. Another major highlight for me is the terra raids. I loved connecting with friends and random players online to compete in these raids. These raids work a lot better than they did in sword and shield. I also think game freak did a great job streamlining the way competitive pokemon works and the way breeding works in this game. I hope game freak gets around to creating a patch for some of the visual issues so the talk can start forming around everything amazing these games did right. If you are on the fence and are okay with a few visual glitches id say give this game a shot. If visual glitches run your fun well id skip out on it or wait till there is a patch. As a final word, these games kept me smiling and it was very hard to pull away from the addicting gameplay loop.    … Expand
  8. Art_Kampfmann
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Pude jugar el juego por medio de un amigo y de verdad me alegro mucho de haber cancelado mi compra, decir que este juego es malo es halago. Tiene muy buenas ideas ejecutadas a, ya ni digamos a medias, sino como a cuarto de camino, es un juego hecho con prisas y se nota muchísimo, está infestado de glitches, las animaciones da vergüenza verlas, el reto del juego en sí mismo no representaPude jugar el juego por medio de un amigo y de verdad me alegro mucho de haber cancelado mi compra, decir que este juego es malo es halago. Tiene muy buenas ideas ejecutadas a, ya ni digamos a medias, sino como a cuarto de camino, es un juego hecho con prisas y se nota muchísimo, está infestado de glitches, las animaciones da vergüenza verlas, el reto del juego en sí mismo no representa ningún desafío, te quieren vender la idea de que "tú eliges tu aventura" pero el mapeado tiene ya predefinido por dónde querían los programadores que iniciaras y donde termines por el nivel de los pokemon salvajes, salta de lo ridículamente fácil a lo ridículamente imposible de pasar por ahí. Por último, yo entiendo que un buen videojuego no lo hacen los gráficos, pero el rendimiento aquí es para llorar, vas avanzando y aparecen y desaparecen pokemons, árboles, edificios... los dientes de cierra los verás todo el tiempo... mientras xbox y PS dan un 4K a 60fps, a nintendo solo le puedes pedir 30 y si bien te va, porque aquí el promedio son de 15fps y es en serio, vean videos en internet por si no me creen, de verdad su rendimiento es como de nintendo 64. Este juego tiene buenas intenciones pero de buenas intenciones no se vive, es un juego que no está terminado y que muy probablemente no lo haga o lo haga super lento si nosotros los usuarios se lo consumimos.… Expand
  9. Luigithemetal64
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    The open world and large items list are the positives. I would love to see those in the Kanto-, Jouto, Houen, and Shin'ou Pokémon games. The adventuring freedom like being able to challenge different gyms is fun as you are not blocked away from paths. The auto battling makes leveling up quick when you have better type matchups. You are able to buy type-boosting items and Mints with eitherThe open world and large items list are the positives. I would love to see those in the Kanto-, Jouto, Houen, and Shin'ou Pokémon games. The adventuring freedom like being able to challenge different gyms is fun as you are not blocked away from paths. The auto battling makes leveling up quick when you have better type matchups. You are able to buy type-boosting items and Mints with either money and League Points you have from beating trainers and getting Pokémon. You can also craft TMs.

    The physics are the negatives. Everything flickers, you tend to teleport to far spots when you send your Pokémon out to battle, and you can get stuck on some land when riding. The Abilities never work outside of battles. Synchro no longer changes any wild Pokémon's Nature. That is taking away the variety of getting Pokémon that I often find myself reseting the game to look for a different Pokémon with the Nature I want. It is frustrating when you got a Synchro Ralts with any neutral Nature from the first area. It used to work in the past games since Emerald and even in Generation 8. It is as if SV were made around Legends: Arceus where that action RPG does not have Abilities, and even that was annoying. The character customization seems nice, but the problem is that TPC has a problem with separating the options by sex where the boys have the same hairstyle option as the female's, and can wear lipstick where even if the idea is based on kabuki actors, it is still pointless and weird. The character designs are doll-like like in New Pokémon Snap, and are just kind of creepy when seeing the bumps on the cheeks and depth around the eyes. Pokémon is supposed to be like an anime. It is not like we are expecting Grand Theft Auto graphics or whatever. Cel anime graphics like in the Nexomon and Gal Gun games should have been used to allow potential for much added content, fixed glitches, and smoother gameplay. Nexomon, Gal Gun, and even the Xenoblade games played fine on the Nintendo Switch.

    People say that the Pokémon games should have went back to being 2D games. You can make video games like an anime, and they will sell if you can get the gameplay, physics, and graphics right. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX looks like the Generation 6 games for the 3DS in HD, and looks great and possibly play great too where even if the graphics are "bad", you do not see pop ins and outs nor get stuck in levels. I feel like I am better off with playing ports of old Pokémon games. Code Mystics and Inti Creates might make Pokémon games better without TPC rushing Game Freak, and be better than ILCA.    … Expand
  10. Aa89
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Worst game in the whole franchise almost to the extend it’s an insult to the fans
  11. Legendarkz
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    Overall a great Pokemon game, just a little buggy, but I hope it get fixed soon
  12. Twd042
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Honestly this game is just sad. Everything is there, just the delivery is beyond poor. The game looks like it was made in 2001. Sure, interior spaces and maybe human/Pokémon look ok… however, the vast majority of the game you’re looking at the same 4 textures of poop grass, poop mountain, poop water, and if you’re lucky some poop buildings. It all looks terrible. This is a 10$ game maybeHonestly this game is just sad. Everything is there, just the delivery is beyond poor. The game looks like it was made in 2001. Sure, interior spaces and maybe human/Pokémon look ok… however, the vast majority of the game you’re looking at the same 4 textures of poop grass, poop mountain, poop water, and if you’re lucky some poop buildings. It all looks terrible. This is a 10$ game maybe 20$ if that. It looks like it was designed for a calculator. The appearance is garbage and at minimal, GameFreak could have ensured a solid 30fps, but even that can’t be achieved. Many will say it’s the switch hardware and sure, I’ll agree, the switch is a mediocre, underpowered device running similar to 2012 iPod touch applications, but developers know what they have to work with. This is a cash grab game. DO NOT BUY if you’re over the age of 4 and have any sort of mental capacity. This is a horrible game and is looking and running like a game from 2001. Game freak and Nintendo, please stop trying to rob little kids with your horrible games… rather, output good games that us adults, with money, will pay for and appreciate.… Expand
  13. mikegh1994
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    performance issues aside (which i haven’t experienced at all) this game is the best pokémon game we’ve ever gotten
  14. artichitcuth
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Un juego no acabado con Bugs por el cual se debe pagar 60$ cada vez salen peor los juegos de pokemon de Game freak
  15. Propokeman
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    This game is really fun and engaging but it suffers from major performance issues. The good news is that game freak is most likely working on it so this review is solely based on hope but that hope is whats driving to continue playing this game
  16. Tapi_12
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Problemas series de rendimiento, gráficos a la altura de play 2, popping exagerado, Bugs por todas partes, mundo abierto muy vacío y repetitivo, diseño de personajes mediocre, diseño de Pokémons muy inferior a lo acostumbrado, una trama que como viene repitiéndose en la saga deja mucho que desar. Un producto impropio de la saga, impropio de Nintendo y una ofensa a su consumidores y a laProblemas series de rendimiento, gráficos a la altura de play 2, popping exagerado, Bugs por todas partes, mundo abierto muy vacío y repetitivo, diseño de personajes mediocre, diseño de Pokémons muy inferior a lo acostumbrado, una trama que como viene repitiéndose en la saga deja mucho que desar. Un producto impropio de la saga, impropio de Nintendo y una ofensa a su consumidores y a la industria de los videojuegos… Expand
  17. koliveiras
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Pelo amor de deus a galera não dá valor ao dinheiro MESMO. 300 reais um jogo cheio de bugs e sem nenhum pronunciamento da empresa... muito triste ver a franquia chegar a este estado.
  18. 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
  19. KaittoYT
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Não sei como a crítica sempre consegue passar pano pra jogos ruins, poderia ser muito melhor porém a Nintendo por sempre saber que seu público passa muito pano pra ela lança o jogo de qualquer jeito, poderia ter sido um lançamento incrível
  20. Poyaya
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    **** you gamefreak & the pokemon game company. Making a pokemon every year just to grab money, instead of making good pokemon games, so trash...
  21. Leonardo007
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Fortnite também kkk já percebi isso ontem pro pirata mas não sei se tem vinagre de alho e o
  22. BrunoZard
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bugs Bugs e Bugs , jogo mal programado , feito sem nenhum respeito aos milhares de fãs. Tomem vergonha na cara e atualizem para que seja descente.… Expand
  23. ZeBrickie
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Very Shallow. The open world is empty and unintresting and most new Pokemon look horrible. Just collect Neo Pets instead.
  24. yadpr2
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    The frame rate and performance is terrible, Pokemon Legends Arceus was much better and it felt like it had more passion and heart put into it. This game feels rushed and unfinished.
  25. renatovsj
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Bugmon violet esse é para ser o nome, pior jogo com performance técnica que ja joguei, qualquer empresa indie com menos dinheiro faz melhor que isso
  26. ildemaro
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Mas de lo mismo nada nuevo siempre la misma tontearía y de paso rotísimo y lleno de bug
  27. Predlalo
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Juego sin corazon y echo al aventón, Nintendo es famoso por sus altos estándares de calidad pero en esta ocasión nadie lo verifico, glitches, Bugs, bajones de framerate, Game Freak es un estudio que ya no puede seguir con la franquicia de Pokémon y seder a otro estudio serio comprometido con lo que el fandom pide y merece
  28. HusuallyHype
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute dog **** performance. Unfinished game. I'd say I'm disappointed, but I've come to expect nothing less from the Pokemon company.… Expand
  29. rlwright34
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Was excited after arceus. But oh my, this game is bad! I vcan deal with simple graphics, but the fact a billion dollar company can churn out a game that needs years more in developemt to iron out issues. Is v bad. It also has nothing to do with the hardwear. I mean common if xenoblade 3 and breath of the wild can do it then so can pokemon! There is no excuse. All the die hard fanboysWas excited after arceus. But oh my, this game is bad! I vcan deal with simple graphics, but the fact a billion dollar company can churn out a game that needs years more in developemt to iron out issues. Is v bad. It also has nothing to do with the hardwear. I mean common if xenoblade 3 and breath of the wild can do it then so can pokemon! There is no excuse. All the die hard fanboys saying the game is great and everyone else is being a downer need their heads read- pretty sure i wont ever preorder a pokemon game again. I played this game of r about 25 hours before I just couldnt any more!… Expand
  30. darxodia
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    This game could've been the best in the series but the experience is severely hindered by technical problems, it's clearly an unfinished game.
  31. Dtizet
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Unacceptable, worst than previous entries. Gamefreak and the pokemon company needs to start doing the right thing, test their games and no rush it.
  32. valedgo69
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. la teracritalizacion es un asco ... esta muy roto no tiene sentido tener los objetos potenciadores si con teracristalizacion se bufea mucho, la tematica inclusiva es un asco, graficamente esta bien tienen q arreglar bugs y lags ... despues d unu rato se torna aburrido… Expand
  33. Siderium
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Una decepción absoluta. Después del respiro que significó Leyendas Arceus, Gamefreak vuelve a sorprendernos con un lanzamiento inaceptable, apresurado y desprovisto de cualquier atención o cariño. Pokémon se corona, una vez más, como la franquicia que pese a haber calado tan hondo en la cultura (al punto de convertirse en el símbolo de una época) sigue decepcionando.

    Pokémon no es    Una decepción absoluta. Después del respiro que significó Leyendas Arceus, Gamefreak vuelve a sorprendernos con un lanzamiento inaceptable, apresurado y desprovisto de cualquier atención o cariño. Pokémon se corona, una vez más, como la franquicia que pese a haber calado tan hondo en la cultura (al punto de convertirse en el símbolo de una época) sigue decepcionando.

    Pokémon no es cualquier cosa; es, de hecho, la franquicia más lucrativa de toda la historia y, sin embargo, por razones incomprensibles, recibimos una obra rota, injugable y con un apartado artístico mediocre. La entrega roza lo delictual, sobre todo si consideramos el peso económico que tiene la saga tras de sí.

    Con cada entrega siempre albergo la esperanza de que Gamefreak y The Pokémon Company viren el rumbo. Pero mientras Pokémon pueda sacar cualquier trasto y venderlo sólo por tener un Pikachu, la excelencia —acostumbrada en Pokémons antiguos— está perdida.    … Expand
  34. Googa
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This game is the Sonic '06 to Sword and Shield's Shadow The Hedgehog! It's completely broken garbage that proves that GameFreak no longer needs to try! They can put out literal garbage, and the shills will still gladly pay for it!
  35. blitzkrieg2121
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    No way this game needed to be released to consumers for $60. Don't make a date that is not possible to meet. Game Freak (and Nintendo) messed up here. Let their employees down most importantly, I can't imagine the pressure and hours they were made to work. They also let down the fans and consumers. The bones for a good game are here, they just did not give the development teams enough timeNo way this game needed to be released to consumers for $60. Don't make a date that is not possible to meet. Game Freak (and Nintendo) messed up here. Let their employees down most importantly, I can't imagine the pressure and hours they were made to work. They also let down the fans and consumers. The bones for a good game are here, they just did not give the development teams enough time to produce a quality title. No excuses. They just knew they could get money from people because it's Pokemon and it's holidays. People will still buy it so nothing will change unless they just want to do better by their people and their fans.… Expand
  36. Arcanjojr
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Se tivesse nas mãos da netmarble sairia um jogo 10/10, estou jogando o Violet e dou 7/10 e me divertindo pelo vasto mundo aberto para exploração e sair um pouco dos pokémons tradicionais e ir para o mundo mais tecnológico✌… Expand
  37. Megamnx
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Horrible la cantidad de Bugs y las animaciones mediocres ya no se esfuerzan nada en esta franquicia.
  38. lavaking
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    You need to take time game freak!! Like really you have not even designed the inside of the buildings I can't even enter house like what is this. Also the game is buggy as ****
  39. Pingus_Pongus
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Undoubtedly the buggiest and most technically fumbled pokemon game to ever come out, shame on you GameFreak.
  40. Xxmoptopxx
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    One of the best Pokemon games so far. The story is fantastic and I love many of the characters. It would be better with voice acting but maybe the next game will. It has graphic and performance issues sure but a patch will probably fix those issues. A few graphic issues don't bother me so long as they aren't game breaking and so far no issues there. If if anything this just goes to showOne of the best Pokemon games so far. The story is fantastic and I love many of the characters. It would be better with voice acting but maybe the next game will. It has graphic and performance issues sure but a patch will probably fix those issues. A few graphic issues don't bother me so long as they aren't game breaking and so far no issues there. If if anything this just goes to show we need a switch 2 that is more powerful. This could be so much more but even as it is I love it and will play it again and again… Expand
  41. Kurome_Kurogane
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Tal y como ha salido el juego se están riendo en la cara de la gente. Mal funcionamiento en general y bastante pobre en todos los aspectos. Va en buena dirección pero se merece un sabotaje por pensar que algo en estas condiciones es aceptable
  42. blaqkmagick
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    The performance of the game is pretty atrocious. Tons of framerate drops, cameras clipping through terrain and N64 era textures. It's a shame because I want to play this game. Catching pokemon feels extremely rewarding and enjoyable, more so than any previous pokemon game. But it's just hard to get past all the performance issues and lazy design decisions. The removal of set battle modeThe performance of the game is pretty atrocious. Tons of framerate drops, cameras clipping through terrain and N64 era textures. It's a shame because I want to play this game. Catching pokemon feels extremely rewarding and enjoyable, more so than any previous pokemon game. But it's just hard to get past all the performance issues and lazy design decisions. The removal of set battle mode and the lack of level scaling is super questionable. What's the point of being able to do the gyms in any order if the pokemon levels don't scale? Game Freak needs to do better.… Expand
  43. Tekinos
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know that the graphics are mid and the performance is terrible with loads of glitches but this game makes it up with an open world done right. The open world graphics aren't the best but discovering the open world is something I thought Game Freak would do a horribly job switching to open world but they did an amazing job. They let you do what you want to do in any order. It only needs some polish to be perfect… Expand
  44. polishedrelish
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    This game has a lot going for it. Catching Pokemon is really fun, the new designs are really interesting, and the overworld is well-designed. However, there are a few key flaws that hold this game from greatness.

    Firstly, the elephant in the room. While I haven't experienced many performance issues myself, it is certainly an issue that can't be ignored. At worst, it is quite simply a    This game has a lot going for it. Catching Pokemon is really fun, the new designs are really interesting, and the overworld is well-designed. However, there are a few key flaws that hold this game from greatness.

    Firstly, the elephant in the room. While I haven't experienced many performance issues myself, it is certainly an issue that can't be ignored. At worst, it is quite simply a major embarrassment for Game Freak.

    Next, there's the cities. They all just feel empty and lifeless, in no small part due to most shops being turned into menus and not being able to enter buildings. It almost feels like a demo at times, even with all the people walking around.

    Overall, I'm enjoying the game, but it leaves a lot to be desired, and really could have used more time in the oven. It's a shame delaying Pokemon games really isn't an option due to merch.    … Expand
  45. NeroHao
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    I can't believe this is a game coming out in 2022, even worse than some indie games. Is gamefreak using your feet to develop games? I have played for 20 hours so far, and encountered no less than 10 bugs, and some bugs even happened repeatedly. Gamefreak has been spoiled. As a fan for 20 years, I would buy and play every Pokemon game. This time I was very disappointed and angry, I'm 30I can't believe this is a game coming out in 2022, even worse than some indie games. Is gamefreak using your feet to develop games? I have played for 20 hours so far, and encountered no less than 10 bugs, and some bugs even happened repeatedly. Gamefreak has been spoiled. As a fan for 20 years, I would buy and play every Pokemon game. This time I was very disappointed and angry, I'm 30 years old this year, and I'm not sure if I will buy the next Pokemon game, maybe it's time to keep the good memories in my childhood.… Expand
  46. zachi2
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Right now, the technical issues make playing this a little jarring. The jerky models, low frame rate, camera not liking slopes and at times, your player model can break that get you stuck.
    I also feel alot of the personality they added in Sw/Sh was taken away. The NPCs just feel so stiff and emotionless.
    The review may change if TPC/GW patches this rushed mess, but we will have to wait and see
  47. YungPerez
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    There is no way the biggest grossing franchise, release a game this unpolished, feels like im playing a fan game
  48. mordyy
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    The best story and quality of life improvements in the franchise yet. The new mons are great, the region is amazing, and the pretty good open world (in addition to all of the above) truly sets it apart as the overall best Pokemon mainseries game thus far. The technical issues were close to warrant dropping a point or two, until I finished the story and realized that I was tearing up. TheseThe best story and quality of life improvements in the franchise yet. The new mons are great, the region is amazing, and the pretty good open world (in addition to all of the above) truly sets it apart as the overall best Pokemon mainseries game thus far. The technical issues were close to warrant dropping a point or two, until I finished the story and realized that I was tearing up. These are truly amazing games. Don't heed negative reviews from people who refunded it after 30 minutes of not being able to handle the admittedly poor textures.… Expand
  49. Atriganth
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    La verdad el juego me gusto bastante es quizás uno de los mejores pokemon, pero se gana una nota NEGATIVA POR ESTAR ROTO y me quedo corto, esta lleno de bugs y Glitch, sin mencionar la tasa de fps que parece que se quiere suicidar todo el tiempo simplemente el juego no esta terminado en la parte técnica,
  50. PapaDemeritus
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    A buggy, glitchy, jittery mess. If it weren't for all of that I'd give it a 8/10 when compared to other pokemon games. But this is embarrassing. And if you are sensitive to flashing lights, I would suggest to stay away till they fix cause this will more that likely trigger you.
    walking in the city is slow, and when looking at NPCs you can see them smoothly running by at 10 frames a second.    A buggy, glitchy, jittery mess. If it weren't for all of that I'd give it a 8/10 when compared to other pokemon games. But this is embarrassing. And if you are sensitive to flashing lights, I would suggest to stay away till they fix cause this will more that likely trigger you.
    walking in the city is slow, and when looking at NPCs you can see them smoothly running by at 10 frames a second. I was willing to overlook that, but then go in the grass, any grass, yes the triangle green shapes appearing on the ground. You will experience the worse jitter as the camera cannot seem to decide how to display things. The jitter is on a level I have never experienced in decades of gaming.
    Game freak should really be ashamed of themselves for this one. Glad I didn't buy the two pack at least.    … Expand
  51. Jarack25
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    You've already seen 100 reviews of people complaining about the graphics, but is this game fun and an improvement upon the previous formula?

    Sadly, no. Removing Switch mode completely takes out the element of preparing for type advantages mid-battle because you will always take a direct and lethal hit from the advantage against your set Pokemon. I know the games were developed    You've already seen 100 reviews of people complaining about the graphics, but is this game fun and an improvement upon the previous formula?

    Sadly, no. Removing Switch mode completely takes out the element of preparing for type advantages mid-battle because you will always take a direct and lethal hit from the advantage against your set Pokemon. I know the games were developed simultaneously, but I do wish that some PLA elements were carried over. I don't want PLA 2, but after playing it, I realized just how good some of the ideas presented would be for the series as a whole, for both presentation and gameplay. (EX: There is a glowing beam of light telling you where to go as a Pokemon sits idle, with you needing to run into it for a cutscene to play. (Compare this to PLA just displaying a small signal on your map, with the cutscene beginning automatically once you enter the area.) The animation for things like battles, Pokemon in the wild roaming around, and the "Let's Go" action all felt off. It was a fun idea to sneak up on wild Pokemon and doge attacks that could cause them to fight you, forcing you to flee if you didn't want to fight those Pokemon. EV and IV training being streamlined were all great additions. I don't want game-overs, a genre change, or crafting systems; I want a shakeup of the formula and better presentation. Scarlet and Violet show glimpses of a good game before delivering more of Pokemon Sword and Shield with worse performance and glitches.

    I love this franchise, and I sincerely hope that these reviews reach the Pokemon Company's ears and that what they take away from them is "Give the developers time and hire help." rather than "Never try anything new again."    … Expand
  52. Leohige
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Nota 10 mesmo com todos os problemas o jogo é muito bom. Confio que a game freak irá corrigir isso. Não acho necessário localização para português, inglês é o suficiente desde que o primeiro jogo foi lançado.
  53. Alidale
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Llevo jugando Pokémon desde Diamante/Perla y debo decir que este juego ha sido de los más disfrutables hasta la fecha, te plantean varios objetivos para cumplir a parte de poder completar una Pokedex con un mundo repleto de nuevos Pokémon y de otras generaciones, tiene una jugabilidad que te engancha y te hace no querer parar de jugar. Es simplemente un juego maravilloso, me encanta.
  54. MetBoy
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    What is that even supposed to be?
    Giant landscapes with nothing in it.
    No accessible stores or houses. Animation that are reused from X/Y, AS/OR, Sun/Moon, Sword/Shield Practically no NPCs you can actually talk to The legendary look both dorky (miraidon a little bit less, though) The graphics are giving me the creeps The performance is straight up embarrassing The character HAS TO wear    What is that even supposed to be?
    Giant landscapes with nothing in it.
    No accessible stores or houses.
    Animation that are reused from X/Y, AS/OR, Sun/Moon, Sword/Shield
    Practically no NPCs you can actually talk to
    The legendary look both dorky (miraidon a little bit less, though) The graphics are giving me the creeps
    The performance is straight up embarrassing
    The character HAS TO wear shirt and pants, only shoes, socks, hats and gloves are customizable and every single one of said items have to be purchased at its very own spezialiced store.
    This is by far the worst Pokémon game ever and I just want to scream out of frustration, because the 4th gen remakes felt really polished compared to THIS!    … Expand
  55. ProdxD
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    Yeah the game is really good in tearms of innovations in the story line but it has so many bugs, crashes and stutters. It seems that is still in development
  56. Rafaelfelipe
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Pokemon Company mais uma vez decepcionando. Jogo horrível, gráficos toscos, mal acabados, cheio de Bug, pokedex criada da forma mais preguiçosa, enfim decepção total.
  57. valdixson
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    ignore the bad notes. the game is beautiful and innovative, best pokemon. Performance issues will be fixed in future updates.
  58. Shmurgen
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Disgusting, Pokemon makes more money than any other media franchise globally. It should not look and run this bad, absolutely inexcusable. Do better gamefreak
  59. jeremca
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This game is promising, but in the current state, it's a shame that GameFreak sell us this piece of garbage.
    Low framerate, graphics bug, game crash.
    They succeeded to make worst every new game....
  60. 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
  61. mrojas
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    it's not the visuals and all about graphics we're talking about. it seems the devs rushed the game for the release this year. as the company knows, every die hard fans will buy any game they release. even it's still bug fest and unpolished. xenoblade chronicles 3 is far better in terms of graphics, we know that monolith soft were talented AF. it has few bugs and drops yes. but, not thatit's not the visuals and all about graphics we're talking about. it seems the devs rushed the game for the release this year. as the company knows, every die hard fans will buy any game they release. even it's still bug fest and unpolished. xenoblade chronicles 3 is far better in terms of graphics, we know that monolith soft were talented AF. it has few bugs and drops yes. but, not that worst like pokemon S & V. there's no excuse for gamefreak and the fans who blamed the console for the outdated engine. it's like a hard to swallow pill for the fans and turning blind eye to these issues. without realizing, the quality future of Pokemon games we are talking about. gamefreak should learn from capcom. monster hunter rise and sunbreak as well as monster hunter stories 2. take note, gamefreak is a veteran game company. and pokemon is the top grossing IP/media in the world.… Expand
  62. BloodMutt
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    There's bound to be bugs and glitches in a new open world game and there are. But otherwise it's a decent game if a little lacking story-wise with a big but mostly empty world. The "bad guys" get weirder and less menacing with each installment, their motivation is also getting downright silly. I'm hoping for updates that'll fix most of my complaints.
  63. vip_leaf
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Like for Pokemon Scarlet I can't bring my self to play the game.
    The removal of set mode feels so random and unreasonable. People now get punished for wanting a little more challenge in the game. Also the performance and graphics are really bad, even for a switch game.
  64. 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
  65. affus
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Very poor performance, lots of bugs. You could call this game as cybermon or pokepunk 2077 and it would be totally correct. It is a shame a professional reviewer gave 100 to this game just to appear at the top.
  66. Chaos_wyvern
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Imposible jugar. Lag, caída de fps, fuga de memoria tras varias horas, texturas, bugs... Lo tiene todo, pero malo. Así no se puede disfrutar de una experiencia de juego. Siento que nos han estafado a todos.
  67. 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
  68. Window420
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    I think this game is a very pleasant experience. The only problems people are complaining about are that 1. Bugs 2. Performance issues. I have only encountered some performance issues after running the game for a long time, but otherwise this is an amazing game.
  69. CodeOfDarkness
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review will contain minor spoilers about plot elements and certain Pokémon environments. No NPCs will be named, so you should be able to read without much damage to a blind gameplay if that’s what you are looking for.

    Where to begin… Scarlet and Violet are a first for the franchise in multiple aspects, be them good or bad. A main game is finally open world and somewhat non-linear, something players have always asked for, but we’ve received a product that should not have been released in its current state. A mixed review is inevitable with the day 1 state of gameplay, and I shall now name the pros and cons of this controversial piece of software.

    THE GOOD: + an open world, full of freedom experience. Scarlet and Violet encourage you to explore and play at your own pace. The level curve is quite balanced and catching all mons in an area should make you leveled enough to proceed to the next. + the cities are actually interesting in their depiction of the Iberian peninsula and are full of references in that regard. The characters also have a nice, unique design most of the time. You interact with multiple NPCs and the university/school setting is interesting, even if obviously limited in a few areas (like “classes“ with 3 lines of dialogue).

    + avatar customization is the best the franchise has ever seen, albeit limited to a child playable character, so no age customization yet. + the plot has included a few more mature/emotional themes that stray far from the typical “bad organization wants to destroy the world”. + the competitive is fresh as ever with the new mechanics and a new, hard to predict way to bypass a Pokémon’s weakness with terastalize and it’s unique “hidden power”. + the Pokédex descriptions complement the habitat and enviroment of the Pokémon really well. Seeing a garchomp gliding on top of a snowy mountain is nice. One male pyroar surrounded by 5 females is cool as well.

    THE NEUTRAL: = a highly subjective topic, the designs are kinda… bland. The starters are not the greatest and some Pokémon look very strange, but that will vary from person to person. Iron Threads looks silly and out of place. = it’s not clear what the level curve is for a certain location. One gym you are fighting level 40 mons and the next is at 24. It’s usually related to the level of the wild mons in the area, but if you intend to go through the “intended” order of gyms, you will need to do a lot of fast traveling/backtracking. A progression based on your number of badges would be better and feel more natural. That’s actually what happens with one of your rivals, and that makes it even more strange depending on the gym you just faced. = The limited number of Pokémon in the game make some of them appear in a very large amount of areas, which feels unnatural and repetitive. This doesn’t happen very often, though. = Pokémon in the wild don’t interact with other species. You’d expect Tauros and primeape to chase other Pokémon, but they just don’t care. That’s a missed opportunity, but nothing major. THE BAD:

    Sigh… here we go. This game is a COMPLETE performance mess and was released in an unfinished, unoptimized state that’s unforgivable considering the size of the franchise it’s in. - Frame Drops are absolutely everywhere and very noticeable, reaching sub 20 in multiple instances. If you thought XY/Sun and moon triple/double battles were bad, brace yourself… - textures are extremely low resolution in a lot of overworld surfaces, further contrasted by high textures in NPCs, poke balls and some Pokémon (looking at you, magnemite). They look really bad and dated. - visual glitches are everywhere with out-of-bonds/seeing through walls, texture pop-ups, slowed down movement for NPCs that aren’t very close, etc

    - field of view is horribly short and you will bump into Pokémon that were invisible a second ago if you are going fast. Ambient details like grass will pop up close to you and feel like you are playing an old game on minimum settings, still struggling to reach more than 24 fps (let alone 30). - camera is awkward during battles and your character may get warped to the edge of a cliff depending on where you engage a wild Pokémon. To summarize, this is a game with great ideas and a step in the right direction of GAME DESIGN, but was released in a clear UNFINISHED state that screams “this game should have been delayed for further optimization/debugging”. I really hope these problems get patched, but no excuses can be made for the state we have right now. The Nintendo switch is a very old piece of hardware and game freak has made more than one Pokémon game for it before, so it should never delivered such a messy performance for a mainline game. A solid 8.5 to 9 is, unfortunately, a 6 at best due to these reasons, and I can’t recommend Scarlet and Violet to you if performance is a major point of your enjoyment in a game.    … Expand
  70. SWERY_51
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    It should not be allowed to release games with such a technical state. It is a disaster.
    From now on, I will not trust Nintendo anymore. I will wait for reviews before buying any Switch game, and if it is not good, then i will not spend any single cent on it.
  71. kaelmato
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game sure is a mixed bag, for every step forwards, 3 steps have been taken back.
    After beating the game I thought I might as well post an honest review here which isn't just another 0 or a 10. My review will contain some spoilers but I will try to keep them as vague as possible.

    Lets start with the good:
    -The game is semi open world! You can at any point go anywhere which is a massive leap forwards for the franchise going forward.
    -The battle gameplay is as fun as it's ever been, still good old pokemon.
    -The raids are back and they're much better and in SwSh, you no longer need to wait for your turn if someone decides to go walk their dog in the middle of a raid, and overall the flow of the raid battles is much faster.
    -Some of the music is super awesome and memorable, and I will be listening it on my headphones.
    -Story spoiler, keeping it as vague as possible, look away now if you don't want to be spoiled in any way: The last 2 hours were geniunely the most amazing pokemon experience I've had in years, maybe ever, it's still fresh so I will need to mull it over. The tone was completely different from what I would've ever expected from a pokemon game. The tone was more like something I would expect from a xenoblade game, and I loved it. The ending singlehandedly raised my score from 6 to 7 for this game, if it weren't for the glaring issues the game has, it would easily be a 9 for me.

    Now the bad:
    -The game runs atrociously, at times you will reach single digit frames, shadows, lighting, objects, everything pops and unpops into existance in front of your eyes.
    -The textures are horrible, even by pokemon standards.
    -Everything that is more than 8 meters away from you reverts to simple 4-6 frame animations. This includes people walking.
    -The same happens if there's a lot of people in an area at the same time, only 6-7 of the people are actually 30 fps (or whatever your current fps is at the time), while others are reverted to 4-6 frame animations, I can only assume this is a conscious choice to preserve switch computing power, but I know switch is capable of much more than this, looking at xenoblade.
    -There are bugs, you can fall through the floor, clip through things, get stuck in animations, spaghettify in multiplayer (This funs actually funny).
    -While the OST as a whole is great, there are some serious oddballs at pivotal moments, such as the elite 4 battle theme which are just horrible. The elite 4 in this case sounds like a songs intro, but the song never starts, it just feels off, and completely ruined the vibe of the elite 4 for me. Edit: Scratch that, my game was apparently bugged (because of course it was) and the song actually only looped the first 10 seconds, just looked up the song on youtube and turns out there's more to the song than I gave it credit for.
    -There is no battle tower.
    -The open world at times feels empty and there is no scaling so you still kinda have to do things in a set order or you'll be severily underleveld or overleveled.

    In conclusion, do I recommend this game?
    Sure, if you're a serious pokemon fan like I am, just be aware that the game runs like a turtle.
    If you're not a super fan like me, or you're new and just thinking of getting into the franchise, I personally would probably skip this one, or maybe wait for a patch that fixes things, no guarantee there will be a patch though.

    TLDR:

    7/10, it's a great game plagued by performance issues and bugs.    … Expand
  72. Asragot
    Nov 21, 2022
    2
    Bajo un gran número de problemas técnicos y baja calidad gráfica se encuentra un buen juego con interesantes mecánicas, innovación dentro de la franquicia y geniales nuevos pokémon.
    El gran problema de esta entrega es la dificultad que tenemos los jugadores para poder disfrutar todo lo bueno que nos ofrece ya que, y desde experiencia personal, hay un gran número de problemas técnicos como    Bajo un gran número de problemas técnicos y baja calidad gráfica se encuentra un buen juego con interesantes mecánicas, innovación dentro de la franquicia y geniales nuevos pokémon.
    El gran problema de esta entrega es la dificultad que tenemos los jugadores para poder disfrutar todo lo bueno que nos ofrece ya que, y desde experiencia personal, hay un gran número de problemas técnicos como quedarse atascado en una posición extraña, que puedas ver bajo el suelo un vacío al batallar, que al lanzar una pokéball el mundo empiece a cargar en el fondo relentizando todo el proceso. El "lag" que se ve cuando llegas a un lugar con más objetos o personajes e incluso dentro de una sala de clases, que sólo esta cargando una habitación, presenta un "lag" y baja notable de FPS. Al parecer no todos sufren los mismos problemas ya sea por la consola o modo de juego, jugando en el modo portátil en una consola más reciente favorece pero aunque menos recurrente los problemas siguen presente. Y lo más extraño es la demora de carga de los iconos de pokemon en las cajas, algo que no debería ser.
    Ahora dentro de lo gráfico los pokémon se ven genial, las texturas y animaciones en el mundo abierto lo hacen sentirse más real y vivo... pero el mundo le quita todo esa emoción con texturas de baja calidad, sombras pixeleadas que parecen más un trabajo abstracto, caminos desérticos o con pocos detalles. Simplemente parece un mundo echo por un estudio indi hace más de 10 años. Se entiende que es la primera experiencia de Gamefreak en este estilo pero con todos los recursos y conocimientos actuales pareciera que el orgullo de hacerlo a su manera destruyó cualquiera visión que tuvieran de un MUNDO Pokémon.
    Jugabilidad, interacciones, los pokémon en sí son los mejores hasta la fecha. SI no fuera por estos problemas el juego sería la mejor representación de pokémon.
    Notas: La obligación de compartir experiencia y el retiro del modo fijo es bastante molesto, el minijuego de los bocadillos es muy general y parece más un simulador de subway de baja calidad. El que al batallar tu personaje tenga que saltar sin una buena transición entre dos posiciones se ve mal, que los pokémon ya no cierren los ojos al estar dormidos se ve mal, aún pero cuando tienen animaciones para dormir en el mundo abierto. La demora de tomar decisiones en el juego donde el cuadro de dialogo se repite cada vez sólo ayuda a hacer más tedioso el proceso.
    ¡El que ya no hayan edificios donde poder entrar! las tiendas son sólo menús y las casas parecen cubos de relleno.    … Expand
  73. 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
  74. The_Gamer_man
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Holy **** are all these "Critics" paid by nintendo? Have any of them actually played the game? Extremely disappointing game, especially when you know how good a nintendo game (like breath of the wild) can look and feel. Graphics wise, not anything different from Legends Arceus.
  75. Joshmariuh28
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    I have a lot of fun in the game, I don't want to stop playing, I'm not going to be hypocritical that the game has some framerate drops and a few bugs here and there, but the fact that the game is very good, it would be better with correction.
  76. zackan
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    The game in itself is fun, but is ruined by all the performance issues and the graphics, which are unacceptable for a game in 2022. I don't understand how a game coming from one of the biggest franchise in the world can be so technically bad and have so many problems.
    I can personally excuse bad graphics as long as the gameplay is fun, but in this case the gameplay is not fun because it    The game in itself is fun, but is ruined by all the performance issues and the graphics, which are unacceptable for a game in 2022. I don't understand how a game coming from one of the biggest franchise in the world can be so technically bad and have so many problems.
    I can personally excuse bad graphics as long as the gameplay is fun, but in this case the gameplay is not fun because it is ruined by all the performance issues, which makes everything feels laggy and slow.
    And on a more objective note, these graphics are totally unacceptable in 2022 for a game under the Pokémon IP.
    If no patch is announced in the next week or two, I will 100% get a refund on the games, and will never buy a new Pokémon game ever again until something is done to finally have the game Pokémon fans deserve.
    I could never recommend the game to anyone while it is in this horrendous state.    … Expand
  77. BeefyAlpaca
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    I honestly don't know why fans keep accepting this level of abuse from Gamefreak. By now you really have to gaslight yourself into thinking this is a good game. Unacceptable graphics, lots of glitches, same old boring mechanics, bad character development, a shallow story with no real message whatsoever. Instead of buying it, just watch a Let's Play or something. I bought it, finished itI honestly don't know why fans keep accepting this level of abuse from Gamefreak. By now you really have to gaslight yourself into thinking this is a good game. Unacceptable graphics, lots of glitches, same old boring mechanics, bad character development, a shallow story with no real message whatsoever. Instead of buying it, just watch a Let's Play or something. I bought it, finished it and I feel scammed.… Expand
  78. Spadek
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Stop being doormats to Game Freak, the series has a net worth of 118.5 billion USD and can't hold a candle to it's fellow titles like Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and others. Before you say anything, no, it's not an unfair comparison considering they had well over enough to compensate (about well over 3 billion if you considered the sales of the last 3Stop being doormats to Game Freak, the series has a net worth of 118.5 billion USD and can't hold a candle to it's fellow titles like Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and others. Before you say anything, no, it's not an unfair comparison considering they had well over enough to compensate (about well over 3 billion if you considered the sales of the last 3 Pokémon games). Why are we making poor excuses for a multi-billion franchise that could so easily give out the games we desire if they wanted to? Why are we so willingly settling for the bare minimum? This is nothing but embarrassing. I know when games like Fallout 76 and No Man's Sky released, people were tearing them up for the poor performance, but when Pokémon preforms poorly, it's "just a little whittle oopsie?" Really?… Expand
  79. srijansin91
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Super bummed to pre order and play this in the state that it's in. For a franchise worth $92billion on the same system that gave us breath of the wild to run in such a sorry state is a slap to every pokefan's face... Sad times.
  80. Khristian5
    Nov 21, 2022
    3
    Me duele poner la nota de color rojo, pero me parece que es indefendible que saquen un juego inacabado. Con bastantes problemas de rendimiento (ya no valoro si técnicamente es más o menos bonito). ¡Suspenso! Tendrá que recuperar durante 2023 (ojalá saquen un parche pronto que solucione los problemas más graves). Tiene buenas ideas en lo jugable que se estropea por los errores. Es laMe duele poner la nota de color rojo, pero me parece que es indefendible que saquen un juego inacabado. Con bastantes problemas de rendimiento (ya no valoro si técnicamente es más o menos bonito). ¡Suspenso! Tendrá que recuperar durante 2023 (ojalá saquen un parche pronto que solucione los problemas más graves). Tiene buenas ideas en lo jugable que se estropea por los errores. Es la primera vez que pongo una nota roja. The Pokémon Company y Game Freak ESPABILAR.… Expand
  81. diamondeevee
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    For me, the best Pokemon game I've ever played. Relaxing with cliffs + ocean scenery which I love. I love collecting Pokemons, just building my Eeveeolutions team.

    Too bad the game is too easy and too candy. I would prefer it to be at least Pegi +12, with difficulty raised, and visible injuries on Pokemons. Also hey Nintendo, time to upgrade Switch to the next game, because the    For me, the best Pokemon game I've ever played. Relaxing with cliffs + ocean scenery which I love. I love collecting Pokemons, just building my Eeveeolutions team.

    Too bad the game is too easy and too candy. I would prefer it to be at least Pegi +12, with difficulty raised, and visible injuries on Pokemons.
    Also hey Nintendo, time to upgrade Switch to the next game, because the hardware clearly cannot keep up with this game.

    Bottom line, I highly recommend this game, to any Pokemon fan.    … Expand
  82. 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
  83. jamsbat99
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    I feel like people are a wee bit too hard one this game. I think this game is fun, I enjoy the gym battles, the new team star battle system is breath of fresh air, and the path of legends. I really like some of the newer pokemon design and the openess of the world and how it is truly your adventure. However I feel like I need to adress the elephant in the room the graphics are bad and theI feel like people are a wee bit too hard one this game. I think this game is fun, I enjoy the gym battles, the new team star battle system is breath of fresh air, and the path of legends. I really like some of the newer pokemon design and the openess of the world and how it is truly your adventure. However I feel like I need to adress the elephant in the room the graphics are bad and the developers need to fix the pop in and the frame rate issues. This game is jank it feels like the team for legends Arceus and this game are two completely different studios that never even spoke to each other . Game freak almost had it perfected and could only go up but they some how mangaed to take 3 steps foward and 4 steps back. Gamefreak needs to take their time with their next installment, I feel the open world can work just they have to actually put the effort and work unto making it a great success.… Expand
  84. Roxas_XIII_13
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Nintendo and Gamefreak. You have to be kidding me. Are You serious? The Game is literally unplayable. Framerate and graphics are like an n64 Game or even worse. Even the Gamecube games were better than this. I stopped playing and i am hoping for a patch for this mess. I really want to play this but i can't. It is not acceptable. I only like the 3d Models of the Pokémon so far. For theNintendo and Gamefreak. You have to be kidding me. Are You serious? The Game is literally unplayable. Framerate and graphics are like an n64 Game or even worse. Even the Gamecube games were better than this. I stopped playing and i am hoping for a patch for this mess. I really want to play this but i can't. It is not acceptable. I only like the 3d Models of the Pokémon so far. For the Gameplay and the rest of it ..... i can't really tell because i don't want to play this mess of a Game. FIX THIS PLEASE… Expand
  85. togod
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    The worst switch game I’ve ever purchased. Horrible frame rate, low quality of texture and game crashes…etc. Don’t buy this ****
  86. Stevenkls
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    Leider hat sich meine Vermutung bestätigt. Ich hab das Spiel nun durchgespielt und muss leider sagen dass ich vom technischen Aspekte sehr enttäuscht bin von dem gehen. Die neuen Pokémon sind sehr cool. Die Geschichte und deren Umsetzung ist auch ziemlich akzeptabel. Was halt leider am meisten stört und das zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch das ganze Spiel ist die Grafik oder besserLeider hat sich meine Vermutung bestätigt. Ich hab das Spiel nun durchgespielt und muss leider sagen dass ich vom technischen Aspekte sehr enttäuscht bin von dem gehen. Die neuen Pokémon sind sehr cool. Die Geschichte und deren Umsetzung ist auch ziemlich akzeptabel. Was halt leider am meisten stört und das zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch das ganze Spiel ist die Grafik oder besser gesagt der ganze technische Aspekt. Bitte GameFreak nutzt euer Geld und steckt da ordentlich mal was rein es kann nicht sein dass hier so ein Spiegel raus bringt… Expand
  87. Dovahnoob
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Just doing my part to counter the trolls...................................
  88. tsubakikasugano
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    I can't believe im about to defend modern pokemon but here we go; as someone who's played pokemon since 4 years old 98' this game is actually **** fantastic. At the time of this review im 13 hours in with a ~120 caught dex count and have only explored maybe 25% of the map. I'm playing on a day 1 switch docked and have had 0 crashes, though, I'm no stranger to switch games crashing due toI can't believe im about to defend modern pokemon but here we go; as someone who's played pokemon since 4 years old 98' this game is actually **** fantastic. At the time of this review im 13 hours in with a ~120 caught dex count and have only explored maybe 25% of the map. I'm playing on a day 1 switch docked and have had 0 crashes, though, I'm no stranger to switch games crashing due to how **** the hardware is.

    This game gives you something that has been lacking in pokemon for over a decade; the freedom and liberty to explore and immerse yourself into the giant world your put into. Exploring is both fun and rewarding whether it be finding new pokemon spieces, tms, items, materials, raid areas, etc. This a BIG improvement over the empty/tiny routes and "guided tour" feeling of gens 7 and 8 and an especially HUGE improvement to SWSH's barren wild area. Simply put, the routes and cities are all a lot like they are in arceus but without being gated by how many Pokemon you caught and to get the most out of this game you have to play it like arceus; you have to want to genuinely enjoy exploring the world and completely the pokedex. if you're hoping to just run through the game going trainer to trainer until you reach the champion, you wont get any satisfaction out of this.

    While I too would love an official pokemon game with challenging battles i've come to accept that its simply not something GF would ever do due to them wanting to keep this game accessible to everyone. This new style provides a much more fun and engaging experience than half assing the gameboy formula in 3d, while at the same time tying the franchise more closely with its tagline of "gotta catch em all". If you want a challenging pokemon game, play and support rom hacks and fan games. There are tons of fantastic ones that fans have pour their hearts and souls into.

    The game does lack polish, tips of character models feet and hands will clip through things. There is occasional slowdown most noticeably during trainer and wild pokemon battles, but nothing enough to ruin the game. When models are far the game has them in that low-res choppy animation, if you played SMT V you'll know what im talking about. Again not something that makes or breaks the game but not something the highest grossing franchise in the world should have in their game.

    The graphics, while not perfect, are a HUGE step up from the lifeless husks and bland areas of SM/SWSH. While I will always prefer the pixel art of generation 5 I love how vibrant the world looks and the character and pokemon models are emotive and expressive.

    There's no secret that this game has glitches, most of the ones I've seen on twitter are graphical glitches. The only one I've encountered in my 13h of gameplay was one single pokemon not loading causing a battle with an invisible wild pokemon. There are however, incredibly helpful or fun to do glitches, such as jumping backwards on your mount not making you slip off of cliffs or encountering pokemon in certain angles letting you skip past obstacles because your characters model "jumps back" when they enter a battle. As someone whos favourite things about RBY are the plethora of glitches to mess around with, glitches like this are an absolute joy and i sincerely hope the ones like the two i mentioned above don't get patched.

    Tl;dr great game but poorly optimized for **** hardware, hopefully the series continues to go in this direction because the core of scarlet and violet is fantastic.
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    Rated 10 to offset review bombs
    objective score: low 8/high 7
    personal score: low 9.    … Expand
  89. Krillu
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    It should be illegal how bad this game is. Game freak should be embarrassed.
  90. VioletEvergan
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Metacritic administrators, please, control this nonsense, many people are creating fake accounts to fill this game with 0's (something that can be clearly seen by entering their profiles)
    No game on the face of this earth can deserve a 0, it is an unfounded grade.
    As someone who has played it, everything said about it is a complete exaggeration, the technical side really isn't that    Metacritic administrators, please, control this nonsense, many people are creating fake accounts to fill this game with 0's (something that can be clearly seen by entering their profiles)
    No game on the face of this earth can deserve a 0, it is an unfounded grade.

    As someone who has played it, everything said about it is a complete exaggeration, the technical side really isn't that bad.
    Other than that, as an RPG it's brilliant and as an open world Pokémon it's the best it's ever seen, the wide variety of playable creatures is incredible, and the fighting is more than entertaining.    … Expand
  91. fedemene
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Game is fine, however, technical issues, poor graphics, bugs and crashes absolutely ruin the experience.
  92. ffmedia
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This is a dumpster fire of a game and if you think this is acceptable probably it's because mommy and daddy are paying for the game anyways.
    Pokemon fans are a different breed, they can spent 120 bucks on both copies of the most lazy and poorly developed game on earth .
    The landscapes look like n64- gamecube era the glitches are unbelievably jarring performance is like trying to run an    This is a dumpster fire of a game and if you think this is acceptable probably it's because mommy and daddy are paying for the game anyways.
    Pokemon fans are a different breed, they can spent 120 bucks on both copies of the most lazy and poorly developed game on earth .
    The landscapes look like n64- gamecube era
    the glitches are unbelievably jarring
    performance is like trying to run an average 2020 pc game on a 98 wndows computer    … Expand
  93. Tagfelix
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    This state of play is disrespectful to the players. Technically, the game is not ready and there are a lot of mistakes that do not allow you to enjoy the game. I hope Nintendo will make conclusions and change their attitude to developers and testers.
  94. 94rach
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No he tenido ni un bug durante toda la historia (ya que estos están ocurriendo la mayoría en emulador) solo el problema de fps en los personajes secundarios y traseros, nada que no se arregle con un parche. La historia ha sido de las mejores de la saga, entiendo que no sea un juego que llene a todos pero se está llevando crítica de más de gente que ni lo ha jugado ni acabado y de verdad no perdáis la oportunidad porque es increíble.… Expand
  95. WesthePretzel
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Review bombing the game will only encourage Gamefreak to go back to their old formula and never innovate again. This game has many quality of life improvements and fun additions that are moving the Pokémon games in the right direction. It’s a very fun game with so much to do and so many places to explore. The negative reviews do not do this game justice.
  96. Juanmon3
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Gamefreak is being lazy, and just want money, this game needs a lot of work, needs to be fixed, a I complete game is a bad game for me. Ugly, and I don't mean the art style. Stuff appearing and disappear 2 meters from you, it's like a amateur studio made it. Say indie is disrespectful for indies companies.
  97. SnooberReturns
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Pokemon is a shell of what it was. These games have taken what was once a great franchise and absolutely crapped all over it. Game freak has killed Pokemon on Switch, and this proves it. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
  98. kale_e
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I’m giving this a 1 instead of a 0 because I think it has massive potential. GameFreak should have given the developers more time. The game is not worth the money I payed for it, I think everyone who bought the game deserves ATLEAST a partial refund. I will likely not being playing it again until there is a massive patch to fix frame rate issues, clipping issues, and lag. The world alsoI’m giving this a 1 instead of a 0 because I think it has massive potential. GameFreak should have given the developers more time. The game is not worth the money I payed for it, I think everyone who bought the game deserves ATLEAST a partial refund. I will likely not being playing it again until there is a massive patch to fix frame rate issues, clipping issues, and lag. The world also feels empty, I wish the colours were more vibrant, and I want to be able to go into the buildings!! Also please let me wear a hat, just because my hair is curly doesn’t mean I can’t wear hats. Don’t buy this game, or any new pokémon game for that matter, until GameFreak starts giving the game devs more time and respect.… Expand
  99. FacuEx
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Pesimo juego... por lejos el peor de la saga. En parte creo que ponerle tan baja nota no es del todo justo, pues tiene varias cosas buenas y es divertido. Pero la verdad ya estoy cansado de los abusos de Gamefreak. Claramente no les interesa crear un buen producto, ni uno decente siquiera... Solo hacen el minimo esfuerzo posible porque sabe que la gente lo va a comprar de todas formas...Pesimo juego... por lejos el peor de la saga. En parte creo que ponerle tan baja nota no es del todo justo, pues tiene varias cosas buenas y es divertido. Pero la verdad ya estoy cansado de los abusos de Gamefreak. Claramente no les interesa crear un buen producto, ni uno decente siquiera... Solo hacen el minimo esfuerzo posible porque sabe que la gente lo va a comprar de todas formas...
    Los npc caminan a 2fps a solo dos pasos de distancia del jugador. Las ciudades vacias, los entrenadores de las rutas son muy pocos y en su mayoria ancianos con uniforme de escolar (turbio). Casi ningun NPC dice o hace nada relevante, le quita las ganas de explorar y tratar de hablar con todo el mundo en busca de secretos o cosas utiles... En fin, omito más cosas, como la calidad del terreno, los bugs en las sombras y las caidas al transpasar el suelo de la nada.    … Expand
  100. Danloz
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The new no man's sky/cyberpun 2077.
    Bugs, a terrible frame rate, pop it, textures from the n64 era.
    It's a completely mess. Fix de game game freak.
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  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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