Pokemon Violet

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2050 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 635 out of 2050
  2. Mixed: 205 out of 2050
  3. Negative: 1,210 out of 2050
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  1. BlueDante
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The game is obviously not finished. I haven't encountered any bugs like others have but I have had constant fps drops and long pauses in between any sort of interaction whether in battle or when shopping.
  2. damidang
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Come on it IS that bad. Giving one point because it is a pokemon game. The graphics is so broken. I don’t really care if you are saying, hey it’s on switch it’s already pretty good. Seriously compare it to botw you will easily find it’s not the problem of switch. It’s just a money making game based on the pokemon IP.
  3. Scottymoh
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The most disappointed and confused I've ever been after forcing myself to play it all weekend. There's not a single aspect of it that doesn't leave something to be desired. The bugs/glitches can be easily overlooked but what you're left with is a comical, disrespectful attempt of a game tied to this franchise.
  4. Mewsky
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The quality control & game test department of this game seem not being responsible for their jobs. The significant low levels of game performance and graphic quality should be unacceptable and can be observed within 5 minutes game play.
    The game systems and idea are fun and attracting. However, if we look into details of any game feature, we can tell that the developer don't care about    The quality control & game test department of this game seem not being responsible for their jobs. The significant low levels of game performance and graphic quality should be unacceptable and can be observed within 5 minutes game play.
    The game systems and idea are fun and attracting. However, if we look into details of any game feature, we can tell that the developer don't care about players' actual experience at all. For example, the tedious courses in school, scarce interactions in multiple player mode, imbalanced battle tempo, so-called open paths only can be beaten if levels are matched, and etc. The developer only built the skeleton of the game, but there is no flesh of the game and not mention to polish it. The developer really should present more details for players. The only thing they actually finished in this game is creating the new Pokemon.    … Expand
  5. Agormley
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Honestly if it wasn’t for Fidough this would be a 0. Ugly school uniforms, terrible performance, glitches everywhere. I changed my hair style and I can’t even wear a hat, even though it’s just hair down, and the hat store isn’t even loading any options. WTF is that eating animations. Why have such a big world when it feels so empty. They took out so many options. Entering buildings,Honestly if it wasn’t for Fidough this would be a 0. Ugly school uniforms, terrible performance, glitches everywhere. I changed my hair style and I can’t even wear a hat, even though it’s just hair down, and the hat store isn’t even loading any options. WTF is that eating animations. Why have such a big world when it feels so empty. They took out so many options. Entering buildings, clothing options, people disappearing randomly while they are in the middle of their 5fps walking animations, the amount of Pokémon in the world and for what??? Crappy performance??? This is not a hardware issue. This is a rushed unfinished game and game freak and the Pokémon company should be ashamed of themselves. There are no patch updates that could remotely fix this. This is insulting to Pokémon fans everywhere.… Expand
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. VoltrenXytech
    Nov 30, 2022
    1
    between the performance issues, the game crashing, and the outright lies in the promotional material from the Pokémon company, this game is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    i have currently refunded the game after almost 2 weeks of no response from either Nintendo nor Gamefreak on the state of the game, the chances of getting a patch for all these problems (some very dangerous for the switch) is slim to none, and at this point they took our money and ran...    … Expand
  11. 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,
  12. 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 ****
  13. 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
  14. Vandji
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    the current gamestate is far from final, it looks more like an open beta. Tera raid dens are unplayable, until gamefreak properly patches this game i wouldn't recommend getting it
  15. Edeny
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    15fps laggy game. So much bugs.
    These detailes is Really Horrible! Give mě back my money
  16. Razal
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    Une Honte en terme technique... Le jeux a des fuite de mémoires qui obligent de le redémarrer toute les heures si on veux éviter de se retrouver à 5fps... Les textures son dégueulasse, quand il y a des texture, spéciale dédicace à la Zone Zéro qui doit porter ce nom car c'est le temps qu'il y a été investis. L'alliasing est dégueulasse on voir des pixels dans tous les sens franchementUne Honte en terme technique... Le jeux a des fuite de mémoires qui obligent de le redémarrer toute les heures si on veux éviter de se retrouver à 5fps... Les textures son dégueulasse, quand il y a des texture, spéciale dédicace à la Zone Zéro qui doit porter ce nom car c'est le temps qu'il y a été investis. L'alliasing est dégueulasse on voir des pixels dans tous les sens franchement pokémon Rouge sortie en 1999 nous en montrait moins... Tous ça atteint sont paroxysme quand on débarque dans une ville ou les PNJ marché en 2 FPS si il sont à plus 5m de la caméra c'est clairement du foutage de gueule de la part de gamefreak qui n'a pas laisser le temps au Dev de peaufiner, d'optimiser et même de terminer leurs travail... Tous ça est vraiment dommage car le pokédex est clairement méga fournis le monde ouvert est plaisant a parcourir même si j'aurai personnellement aimé que les niveau des zones soit dynamique en fonction de notre niveau mais bon je pense qu'il n'y avait pas assez de temps !!! L'histoire est sympas le faite d'avoir 3 arc narratif est très sympas la monture est cool et devoirs débloquer ces pouvoir est plaisant mais tous manque de difficulté. Bref le jeux est sympas, c'est même un bon pokémon mais complètement gâcher par une optimisation inexistante est une technique au fraise de bout en bout. Très décevant ....… Expand
  17. silentsnowfall
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    I lowered my expectations for what a new Pokemon game should be like after Sword and Shield disappointed me. Somehow, this game took even my lowest expectations and managed to be worse. It's an absolute abysmally-optimized lag-fest that was CLEARLY not ready for release. Almost every motion in the game is laggy, stutters, or drops the frame-rate. Everything is choppy and buggy. The gameI lowered my expectations for what a new Pokemon game should be like after Sword and Shield disappointed me. Somehow, this game took even my lowest expectations and managed to be worse. It's an absolute abysmally-optimized lag-fest that was CLEARLY not ready for release. Almost every motion in the game is laggy, stutters, or drops the frame-rate. Everything is choppy and buggy. The game moves at a literal crawl. Almost everything in the environment is un-textured and super ugly. On top of this, the series continues going in the direction of anti-fun, with a forced experience share for the whole party, not showing stat improvements on level-up, a massively long and hand-holding tutorial, and (this is just what I heard) is still linear in terms of levels. You can *go anywhere* but if you do you'll just get the snot beat out of you for going somewhere you're not a high enough level for yet. Clearly Pokemon is not yet ready for the transition to Open-World gaming, as it somehow breaks everything whilst also being incredibly boring. Not to mention it's 2022, this is the NINTH main title for the series, and there is STILL no voice acting. Just tons of boring text on screen and awkward NPC mouth movements with no noise coming out. Now, before you think this is nothing but a hate-fest, I will say this: There are several improvements I can see they have made that I like. They are trying some new things out and some of the changes actually look interesting. That being said, those nice changes are pointless when made in such a terrible game as this. As someone who has ALWAYS bought a new Pokemon game on release, I now have to sadly say that I simply cannot do that anymore. What a waste of $60. It's insane how awfully this franchise is treated by its creators when its one of the most popular franchises worldwide. If you're on the fence, or just curious about it, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Heck, even if you're a die-hard Pokemon fan I don't recommend it. I love Pokemon, but these new games are simply sheer garbage.… Expand
  18. F0xhunt3r
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    Nintendo with Game Freak keeps doing games like this. Besides the technical issues from glitches and bugs (you can already know that from other reviews) the story is poor, nice music, bad models, bad animation and map interactions(textures), Think about it before buying, I totally regretted seeing spent on this garbage, nothing really new that contributes, good for the developers andNintendo with Game Freak keeps doing games like this. Besides the technical issues from glitches and bugs (you can already know that from other reviews) the story is poor, nice music, bad models, bad animation and map interactions(textures), Think about it before buying, I totally regretted seeing spent on this garbage, nothing really new that contributes, good for the developers and designers of pokemon are living in the 2250, the reality is garbage and I don't think the switch console can give more, without problems a Nintendo wii could run that game, zero gameplay, it does not contribute anything an empty world a zero in the modeling textures etc map bugs, the Pokemon designs already leave much to be desired, I have seen much better Fan designs.… Expand
  19. vakuo
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    Poor game, games are created to provide users a great experience and entertain them, this game has a good intention of doing that, but really disappointing quality. This is the worst Pokémon game I have ever played in terms of quality, it’s unbelievable Nintendo agreed to release this game with this performance. I understand Nintendo Switch is it a powerful console, but the quality ofPoor game, games are created to provide users a great experience and entertain them, this game has a good intention of doing that, but really disappointing quality. This is the worst Pokémon game I have ever played in terms of quality, it’s unbelievable Nintendo agreed to release this game with this performance. I understand Nintendo Switch is it a powerful console, but the quality of this game is not poor due to the Switch, it’s poor because Game Freak didn’t make the job. I am surprised to see comments telling the game is good and it can be played, I have played Pokémon for more than 20 years, and this one is crap, I’m really disappointed, just played 1 hr and drop it, this is not what gamers deserve for $60… Expand
  20. Billiborg
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Outrageous, the worst Pokemon game (in terms of achievement), really a shame. I was hoping for something decent after Arceus, but that's how it went. It would have been enough to sell it with the pre-Alpha wording and everything would have been fine haha
  21. Jack_Clinker
    Nov 23, 2022
    1
    Quite literally the worst pokemon game to date. It has great ideas but doesn't execute any of them well. The performance sucks and I've had it crash multiple times. The bi-annual release schedule obviously does not work with this franchise anymore with the amount of resources Nintendo and GameFreak are willing to put towards this IP
  22. MrRedNemesis
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    This game is a perfect example of everything wrong with the videogame industry. A shameless cashgrab made without care, broken and unfinished. They put it on the market because they knew that most people would buy it anyway, it's a pokemon game after all! and they were right. It was the best launch ever for a pokemon game, why should they spend money and time to make actual good games whenThis game is a perfect example of everything wrong with the videogame industry. A shameless cashgrab made without care, broken and unfinished. They put it on the market because they knew that most people would buy it anyway, it's a pokemon game after all! and they were right. It was the best launch ever for a pokemon game, why should they spend money and time to make actual good games when they can get rich with things like this. This game is an insult and every 10/10 review is another dirt shovel on the coffin of the pokemon franchise.… Expand
  23. delow92
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    The game design is probably the best of the last 10 pokemon games but, it is not acceptable at all that a company this big delivers an unplayable game. The frame rate drops and the variable time between frames are literally making me sick while playing. I can't play for more than 20 minutes in one session.
  24. Keizrel
    Nov 25, 2022
    1
    9 and 10 reviews of this game are the main problem of this industry, people who buys whatever dogsh*t their favorite company launches. The state of this game is unacceptable and is plagued by a ton of bugs. The story sucks and the npcs are constantly interrupting you to say trashy dialogues.
  25. Deadgun31
    Nov 26, 2022
    1
    The game is fun but the glitche, the framerate issues and overall overheating Switch ruins everything that is remotely fun.
  26. victor2742
    Nov 27, 2022
    1
    the worst of the Pokémon games in the main series. There are nice ideas, but they are placed in such a horrible and wrong context as to be in vain. it's basically a pre-alpha game, lag, graphical render, all wrong. this game needed at least another year before it was released
  27. jamartinezm
    Nov 27, 2022
    1
    Unpolished buggy release that constantly crashes. It's a disappointment that they released a game in this state.
  28. ShrekXGrinch
    Nov 30, 2022
    1
    Very annoying characters, poor graphics quality, bad animations, lots of pokemon characters removed, too easy, insultingly babyish dialogue, features removed, poor story. Game functionality breaking glitches, godawful pop in. Save breaking errors and glitches. Memory leak makes switch overheat and CAUSE HARDWARE DAMAGE
  29. Itstimayyy
    Dec 1, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God this truly is the paradox game of all games. It’s the best and worst Pokémon game at the same time. World building is complete trash. You can’t go into other buildings, lack of other cities. You mean to tell me the only important places spread around are where the gym leaders are? Lack of side quest to further enrich the world. The game is suppose to be based off of Spain, so why do we have a sushi chef for a water gym leader, and a salaryman for a normal gym leader that’s eating at an izakaya. That’s Japanese culture. The 4 hidden legendaries are Chinese based. Belibolt is literally a chansey reskin if you look closely. Pawmi LITERALLY just stands up when evolving. Constant clipping throughout the world. Pokémon not loading in fast enough and LOD distance is complete trash. AND YOU MEAN TO TELL US WE CANT CHANGE OUR SHIRT AND PANTS AND ARE STUCK WITH SCHOOL UNIFORMS!?!?!!?!?!?!? Plus the plethora of exploits people are using to cheat in the game goes to show how much effort they did during playtest. Don’t ban people for your negligence shipping out a game that’s not ready. For a company that makes the most money they can’t afford playtesters???? The lack of love the Pokémon company has for its fans is starting to show more often and it leaves more of a bad taste than the sandwhich recipes you have us make in game.… Expand
  30. GigaCritics
    Dec 3, 2022
    1
    The bugs, glitches graphics the empty overworld and fps drops make the make unplayable for me. It had some good and sure u can have fun with it... But the reasons o showed destroy all the fun for me right from the beginning. I played the hole game and I that I really dislike to say
  31. UCHIHA_JACK
    Dec 5, 2022
    1
    Si salva (forse) solo il finale della storia di Pepe e del Team Star, il resto è uno schifo su tutti i piani: tecnico, scrittura e difficoltà.
  32. JeremyvT98
    Dec 6, 2022
    1
    Utterly dissapointed. Lack of post main story content. I'm not buying any future pokemon games again if no consistent changes happen.
  33. Traffo
    Dec 6, 2022
    1
    Terrible graphic with a lot of bugs. Ew... I enjoyed the story, but everything else is just not it
  34. ZulianPlay
    Dec 6, 2022
    1
    Pokemon é uma das minhas franquias favoritas.
    O game anterior, Legends Arceus, eu zerei com gosto, amei, o mundo aberto é incrivel...
    Já seu sucessor, tinha tudo para ser tão bom quanto ou melhor, afinal voltaria para a formula original, mas dessa vez com o mundo aberto incrível... e de fato ele é incrível, divertido e cheio de vida... Mas o que me faz dar uma nota tão baixa é a    Pokemon é uma das minhas franquias favoritas.
    O game anterior, Legends Arceus, eu zerei com gosto, amei, o mundo aberto é incrivel...

    Já seu sucessor, tinha tudo para ser tão bom quanto ou melhor, afinal voltaria para a formula original, mas dessa vez com o mundo aberto incrível... e de fato ele é incrível, divertido e cheio de vida...

    Mas o que me faz dar uma nota tão baixa é a quantidade abusiva de bugs, o jogo roda a 1 fps em algumas partes... mano, ele não é um porte, ele é feito para um único console, não tem justificativa para isso, ainda mais em um console que roda o zelda brath of the wild...    … Expand
  35. Aliengamer
    Dec 7, 2022
    1
    This game is by far the worst Pokémon game I have ever played. The lack of care that GameFreak has done to ensure a smooth game experience is astonishing. I want my money back as they showed a smooth experience and it is not but rather a PowerPoint presentation at times with so low fps. Ridiculous. Greedy. Disgusting to the fans.
  36. MoonMen
    Dec 8, 2022
    1
    Where do I start, the buggy glitchy mess, the unstable 20ish frame rate, the dull pixel environment or the bad graphics and the lazy Ui. we know this game not gonna be fixed anytime soon if any at all giving the history of Game Freak and yet still charge a full AAA price tag.
    Shame
  37. Cfollett
    Dec 9, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Omg. Just let us play the game without the 3 hours of prolog stories. This is getting ridiculous… Expand
  38. Mech7
    Dec 11, 2022
    1
    Gioco dal 1998 e non ho mai visto un gioco con questo budget così rotto, è terribile sotto ogni punto di vista
  39. HectorPurpett
    Dec 12, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probabilmente, il gioco pokemon più brutto mai creato. Anche i giochi clone sono più belli di questo piccolissimo ed infimo aborto. Al netto dei bug (MILIONI di bug) che posso ancora soprassedere e dell'ORRENDA resa grafica, quello che a me pesa maggiormente è che si è tagliato tutto ciò che c'era di positivo in pokemon.
    -0 esplorazione delle città, anche perchè queste non esistono, sono brutte, inconcludenti e terribilmente nauseanti.
    -Le lotte con la telecamera che fa quello che gli pare, finendo spesso nelle ortiche.
    -Avete messo i pokemon che ti seguono, ma almeno fateli andare al vostro passo. O toglietelo, se non siete capaci di farlo bene.
    -ORRIBILI grotte. Anzi, meglio che grotte sono dei buchi nel muro con DUE texture. Complimenti.
    -Avete disintegrato pure la personalizzazione dei pg, mettendo loro quattro vestiti standard. "Eh ma puoi personalizzare le calzette..." Scusa allora.
    -Manco i negozi hanno gli interni. L'unico che ha l'interno è il parrucchiere ma perchè l'avete rubato da Spada e Scudo.
    -La Sierra Napada. Dio. Mio. Sarebbe stato meglio un muro invisibile.
    -A dir poco orribile ed imbarazzante: avete la scuola istanziata, fatemela visitare! No, eccoti un menù per teletrasportarti nelle classi. Ma che bravi che siete.
    -...Ma cosa succede alla luce quando apri i menù di lotta? Non ci credo, davvero avete applicato per errore un effetto di luce al tasto per la tera?
    -DATEMI IL LEVEL SCALING.
    -Oh mio dio, che rara bruttezza è la Lega scusatemi? E' un container, che fine hanno fatto le bellissime scenografie di Bianco e Nero?
    -Oh mio Dio santissimo, che roito è il deserto. Mi viene da piangere, ma sempre meno della Sierra Napada. E, giusto per completezza, ho contato il numero di alberi presenti nella zona nevosa: 18. Ma che bravi che siete.
    -Siamo nel 2022, siamo capaci a fare un pic-nic decente? Chiedo.    … Expand
  40. Steotbf
    Dec 18, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only good thing that this game has is that some of the new designs are cool, the rest sucks, everything from the game and level design to the story (which i don't think is surprising at all at this point), i just wish they took the few things that legend arceus had to give and made a decent game.… Expand
  41. Youngsmith361
    Dec 26, 2022
    1
    Game is broken, first Pokémon game I’ve played since diamond and Pearl and wanted that old Pokémon experience again. I have not wanted to play any of the 3D console Pokémon games but decided to give violet a try and I regret my purchase. Buggy game, ugly Pokémon models, 30 fps is a joke, the list problems on but the worst offense is how generic the entire game zones and world look.
  42. lilkamcfar
    Jan 1, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So disappointing, definitely the worst game in the main Pokemon series and such a let down after arceus was so brilliant.

    Loved the open world aspect being carried forward but other than that this game was terrible. The storyline/s are boring and I felt I had to force myself to persevere and finish the game. The end game ground zero was meant to be a special place but again was empty and repetitive - same as the rest of the game. The performance issues are also ridiculous too, the game feels rushed, careless and massively lacking.    … Expand
  43. Theroguehawk
    Jan 5, 2023
    1
    Goofy graphics & animations. The design is terrible and the storyline is weak. Nothing like what Pokemon used to be.
  44. JhonattanGiron
    Feb 23, 2023
    1
    Escarlata y purpura son unos juegos mal programados y mediocres. Gráficamente se ve como una game boy pero más horrible.
    Lleno de bugs y ciudades acartonadas sin diseños de interiores.
  45. VonAxt
    Mar 29, 2023
    1
    As someone who played every single major pokemon game, including the spin off tittles and has some save files stuck at 999:59 hours, and play vgc on a competitive level, please do not buy this game.
    This game is below mediocrity. And this is a trend we have been seeing in this franchise since Gen5.
    The history is below average, the UI is much inferior compared to Sword and Shield...and    As someone who played every single major pokemon game, including the spin off tittles and has some save files stuck at 999:59 hours, and play vgc on a competitive level, please do not buy this game.
    This game is below mediocrity. And this is a trend we have been seeing in this franchise since Gen5.
    The history is below average, the UI is much inferior compared to Sword and Shield...and the performance..omg the performance. You basically gonna play the game most of the time at 16 fps, in some areas going as bad as 2-5 fps). These games are clearly unfinished products. It is embarrassing seeing the ugly open world of paldea almost 6 years later than the beautiful Hyrule in breath of the wild.
    If you play pokemon vgc the game can be good, since the new seasons in the online stadium are fun and the meta is very decentralized. However, if you want to play this game just for the single player experience, you are throwing your money away and you would be much better with Sw/Sh for a better experience (and I thought I would never say this in my life).
    In summary, these games were clearly shipped early and are far from finished...and you know they never gonna fix it because it already 10 million copies and they already got the money.
    Just do not give them any more.    … Expand
  46. ryan_1999
    May 15, 2023
    1
    Terrible looking game, and it is very buggy.
    It's a shame Game Freak has only made one decent Pokemon game on the Switch.
  47. dbegonja18
    May 16, 2023
    1
    Very bland. Nothing like arceus. Very glitchy seems rushed. The environment is boring.
  48. Nilaul
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    Although the game is fun, it is unplayable due to glitches, bugs and poor optimisation. Nothing to do with how powerful the switch is, but developers simply not going though their code and properly optimizing it, as evident by other more demanding switch games both running perfectly and looking great.
  49. NuVanDibe
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I went into this game with low expectations, but it somehow still failed me. This is absolutely atrocious. Broken, poorly-thought-out mechanics, and a lack of polish that results in laughably awful moments. Moments at which the game's pure awfulness makes you put the controller down and smile at just how far this entire franchise has fallen. This is a glitchy mess that wouldn't be fun evenI went into this game with low expectations, but it somehow still failed me. This is absolutely atrocious. Broken, poorly-thought-out mechanics, and a lack of polish that results in laughably awful moments. Moments at which the game's pure awfulness makes you put the controller down and smile at just how far this entire franchise has fallen. This is a glitchy mess that wouldn't be fun even if it weren't broken.… Expand
  50. Lucasmduarte
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    I'm sorry but until they patch this game it is getting 0 from me!! Such a massive step down!! Fully messy crash grab! 120 Billion franchise!!
  51. 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
  52. mrSilkie
    May 29, 2023
    0
    Incredible gameplay changes from the GBA and NDS series, everything i ever wanted bundled into one package.

    I had little performance issues using the R name emu.
  53. TwilightWind
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Everyone who defended, apologized for, excused or otherwise allowed Sword/Shield to be the highest selling entries in the Pokemon series shares blame for how Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are. This utterly broken, buggy mess does not deserve to be placed in the same league as games I would consider a 2/10.
  54. 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.
  55. foryouidid
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The several glitches and bugs are ridiculous. One might think that it didnt go through any quality control before it was released.
  56. OurEntity
    Apr 12, 2023
    0
    The reality is this game was given no actual thought. Fact that there is no shiny indication besides visual is problematic. What else is problematic is that when using the front view camera you are unable to see 75% of the actual Pokémon that are spawning around you. You cannot catch shiny Pokémon if you cannot see them. An auditory way of detecting Pokémon should had been incorporated.The reality is this game was given no actual thought. Fact that there is no shiny indication besides visual is problematic. What else is problematic is that when using the front view camera you are unable to see 75% of the actual Pokémon that are spawning around you. You cannot catch shiny Pokémon if you cannot see them. An auditory way of detecting Pokémon should had been incorporated. Also the fact that I cannot get apro ball other than from the stupid Auction house is ridiculous. It's those reasons why I will NOT be paying for the DLC unless the DLC fix the issues I have mentioned.… Expand
  57. DarthVitrial
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    A genuinely unplayable mess. The lag begins during the intro cutscene (once the NPCs are done t-posing, of course) and only gets worse as the game goes on. The game visibly stutters when throwing out a pokeball during battles. NPCs and Pokémon clip through the ground constantly. The camera doesn’t understand how to zoom/scroll, so when you interact with an object the camera jumps over toA genuinely unplayable mess. The lag begins during the intro cutscene (once the NPCs are done t-posing, of course) and only gets worse as the game goes on. The game visibly stutters when throwing out a pokeball during battles. NPCs and Pokémon clip through the ground constantly. The camera doesn’t understand how to zoom/scroll, so when you interact with an object the camera jumps over to it and then gets stuck until you move offscreen, at which point it suddenly leaps back to where you are in a display seemingly designed to cause motion sickness. The map stutters and lags when zooming in or out. NPCs randomly vanish. Shadows don’t have any sort of relation to the things casting them. They removed the ability to skip battle animations, so now sitting through laggy and low quality animations is mandatory. Trying to connect to the internet flat out crashed my game. And this was all BEFORE entering the city with the memory leak issues. And this was after the day one patch.
    This game has no redeeming traits at all, and frankly should be grounds to fire the entire dev team.    … Expand
  58. Agonistes
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Laziest Pokemon game to date. As someone who has played since Blue/Red, this is such a disappointment.

    Game Freak isn't worth supporting anymore, they're just shilling their fans.
  59. Hoodude
    Dec 15, 2022
    0
    Unplayable trash. I love Pokemon, I played Arceus to death. But this is a horrible piece of garbage. The camera is terrible, the movement is awful, there's all kinds of graphical glitches, the framerate is poor, the graphics are bad, it's so distracting that I can't even begin to pay attention to the story because it's such a horrible experience just trying to navigate within the game!Unplayable trash. I love Pokemon, I played Arceus to death. But this is a horrible piece of garbage. The camera is terrible, the movement is awful, there's all kinds of graphical glitches, the framerate is poor, the graphics are bad, it's so distracting that I can't even begin to pay attention to the story because it's such a horrible experience just trying to navigate within the game! Ugh. Wish I had not preordered this. Total waste of money, will not be playing this. Time to uninstall. In fact, I think this does it for me. I won't be giving Nintendo any more of my money.… Expand
  60. HornyFox
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    What a bad game, Massive Technic Issues, Camera make broken things, FPS Drops and Graphic is still ugly.. This is the worst Pokemon Game ever.
  61. souziago
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    N64 textures, bugs, glitches... You name it. Pokemon Violet has it all. I can't believe this was made by a multi-billion dollar company.
  62. Barrator
    Dec 27, 2022
    0
    The game is very good but unfinished. It's still unplayable, 1.5 month after release.
  63. Alepernicolo
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    A little foreword:
    I grew up with Pokémon and always bought games on release. PLA was a masterpiece in my eyes as it brought fresh new mechanics and a new way to experience Pokémon. Of course I was delighted when I saw Scarlet and Violet being announced and being open world. This must have been a dream come true. So fast forward to a bad marketing company, the games content leaking early    A little foreword:
    I grew up with Pokémon and always bought games on release. PLA was a masterpiece in my eyes as it brought fresh new mechanics and a new way to experience Pokémon. Of course I was delighted when I saw Scarlet and Violet being announced and being open world. This must have been a dream come true. So fast forward to a bad marketing company, the games content leaking early and finally the game releasing.

    Now, I was never the person to blatantly insult a game despite bad graphics and low frame rates but god damn. This is just something else. I played it for 8+ hours and it really saddens me seeing my favorite franchise ending up in such a state. The performance issues were so bad that we were literally thinking that my switch was broken. We tried it on my girlfriend's for about 2 hours just to see that it is in fact the game. Additionally information has come out that there is a memory leak in the game. As a long time software developer myself I was stunned to see that a game gets shipped / released without proper testing. I knew that this was common for triple A studios such as CD Project Red with Cyberpunk but as a first party developer of Nintendo this might be the worst release of a Nintendo exclusive title. I already set the bar low when it comes to Game Freak but this time they need to sit down and reflect and maybe consider expanding or handing the Mainline games to someone that actually cares. I will ask for a refund and will not be part of the problem anymore. And no I won't buy it again after they fixed it. I am done.    … Expand
  64. therockman
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    What a utter disappointment this was, filled with awful animations, low res textures and horrible bugs. Please skip this game. Gamefreak needs to take a blow to know they have to do better.
  65. MrGamerClock64
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    The performance is beyond poor, visuals are cheap, and low quality. It's honestly embarrassing for a multi billion dollar franchise can't even make a game that looks and functions like one. There are many similar games on Nintendo Switch that runs better, that are more stable, and are much better looking than Pokemon Violet. Games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, XenobladeThe performance is beyond poor, visuals are cheap, and low quality. It's honestly embarrassing for a multi billion dollar franchise can't even make a game that looks and functions like one. There are many similar games on Nintendo Switch that runs better, that are more stable, and are much better looking than Pokemon Violet. Games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, The Witcher 3, and even Ark Survival look better! This criticism needs to be heard. Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures Inc., all need to understand that these games need to be better.… Expand
  66. JeremyLohan
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Não tem como defender mais, jogo preguiçoso e mal feito em todos os sentidos, pokemons horriveis, historia péssima não da. LIXO TOTAL
  67. Inviction
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Everything takes 2-5 seconds to initiate, even in handheld. Game gives headaches, and should be refunded asap.
  68. OnlyOneHere
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This game is extremely expensive. The greedy developers are charging a ridiculous price of $120 to get the complete experience of this broken game. I had already written a review of Pokemon Scarlet. I don't think I need to repeat myself. The game is a broken piece of garbage full of bugs, glitches, pop-ins, awful framerate, crashes, freezes, stuttering, clipping issues, stuck on blackThis game is extremely expensive. The greedy developers are charging a ridiculous price of $120 to get the complete experience of this broken game. I had already written a review of Pokemon Scarlet. I don't think I need to repeat myself. The game is a broken piece of garbage full of bugs, glitches, pop-ins, awful framerate, crashes, freezes, stuttering, clipping issues, stuck on black screen, you name it. Metacritic needs to bundle these games together for reviews, because it is the exact same trash. Just because the developers cut the game in half doesn't make it a different game. It is still the same game split in half.

    The graphics are a joke. They are charging $120 for goodness sake, we should expect much better graphics at that premium price. Stray was $30 at launch and Dakar Desert Rally is $40, both of these games look 100 times better. Game Freak has more money than Stray and Dakar devs combined by a landslide, and this game cost way more than those 2 games combined. Nintendo and Pokemon make billions of dollars meaning there is literally no excuse for such puke-worthy graphics from these cheap and lazy developers. It's funny how Pokemon fans make fun of Call of Duty for being the same game every year. What does that make Pokemon then? At least Activision doesn't charge $120 upfront for a shovelware game.

    As of right now with the insane price of $120, I can honestly say without a shadow of doubt that this is the worst game I have ever played in my life. Keep in mind that I have been playing video games since the Atari days. Nintendo, you better start contacting those retailers about refunds because I expect a full refund. You will not get away with the biggest heist of the video game industy. Speaking of which, this game is the laughing stock of the video game industry. I am beyond infuriated with this scam. I don't recommend this joke of game at all.    … Expand
  69. Vegetasan
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    HOW DID POKÉMON VIOLET PASS GOLD CERTIFICATION?! Everything SUCKS!! I only liked the music's and pokemon new designs but.. GRAPHICS PERFORMANCE SUCKS BUTT!!
  70. Garchomp64
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The overall performance is not smooth at all. The visuals and textures are also of very poor for a media franchise like Pokémon. The game has so much unnecessary, padded dialogue, especially near the start of the game and the lack of voice-acting makes the experience less interesting. There is a lot to be desired for player customization. Questionable choices like removing set mode wereThe overall performance is not smooth at all. The visuals and textures are also of very poor for a media franchise like Pokémon. The game has so much unnecessary, padded dialogue, especially near the start of the game and the lack of voice-acting makes the experience less interesting. There is a lot to be desired for player customization. Questionable choices like removing set mode were made. Overall, I would not recommend buying this game, especially for $60.… Expand
  71. DeadSmack
    May 17, 2023
    0
    While on paper it is a great effort, it simply don't deliver what they wanted. The bugs, the poor optimization, the emptiness of the world can't take this game to the higher grounds. It's such a shame to see my beloved franchise in this matter. Simply not good enough. GameFreak, Nintendo, Investors, someone needs to change.
  72. asdfgrand
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Nothing to praise, Pokemon now is synonym for terrible quality game. No optimization, no actual "non-linear" gameplay, no Natdex back, no great post game, not even well designed new Pokemons, only some gross ripoffs from Digimon, Megaman and Minecraft.
    I can not believe GF could make something worse than BDSP. The dev team should hang themselves, shame on those retards.
  73. LastHope17
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Myriad of bugs. Open world highlights the worst things about the genre. Gyms aren't gyms, they are little trials of what the devs were testing and not fleshed out ie: slope mechanics, rythym mechanics, collecting mechanics. Go back to Sword and Shield or Moon, or anything else for a better experience.

    Some character designs were great, but the first black woman I meet has to be a an    Myriad of bugs. Open world highlights the worst things about the genre. Gyms aren't gyms, they are little trials of what the devs were testing and not fleshed out ie: slope mechanics, rythym mechanics, collecting mechanics. Go back to Sword and Shield or Moon, or anything else for a better experience.

    Some character designs were great, but the first black woman I meet has to be a an slightly overweight rapper? A white girl is a skiier, never seen that before.    … Expand
  74. killermichiZ
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    lazy greedy company relases a new game that is extremly lackluster in every way


    not worth it
  75. greninjaX
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    another disappointing pokemon game. these games are being rushed out way too fast. their bare bones, dumbed down, and don't even function properly. gamefreak learned nothing from the SWSH controversy.
  76. 360barrier
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    jesus christ how long did it take for them to make this game? 3 weeks? what on earth are these animations man its absolutely atrocious. lazy, unfinished and is not worth the money.

    and now for the usual Awful graphics, awful controls, awful camera and bad theme. This is a pretty mediocre release in every way. Graphics are like welcome to five years ago. Were they blindfolded when    jesus christ how long did it take for them to make this game? 3 weeks? what on earth are these animations man its absolutely atrocious. lazy, unfinished and is not worth the money.

    and now for the usual

    Awful graphics, awful controls, awful camera and bad theme. This is a pretty mediocre release in every way. Graphics are like welcome to five years ago. Were they blindfolded when making the camera? Main character is boring. Hopefully this is the last game in the series    … Expand
  77. Versalador
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    I did everything in my power to like the game, I even made like 15 videos explaining everything about the game...

    But you can't, you simply can't ignore how insulting the gameplay and NPC design is.
  78. Marston12345
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Completamente roto, lleno de bugs, rendimiento malo, graficos de hace 15 años, una absoluta verguenza de juego. Y los seguidores de cierto calvo defendiendo esta pedazo de M
  79. Lucifer45
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    THE MOST PROFITABLE IP IN THE WORLD, AND GF GIVE US THIS SHXT, HELLO?
    They definitely have enough money to get it right, but they chose not to.
    Why bothered? A garbage with pokemon's name can gain money, it's how successful this IP was.
    So disapointed with the poor quality.
  80. Blentz499
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    I'm a huge Pokemon fan, but the performance in these games are unacceptable. It almost never hits a steady framereate with terrible memory leak and slowdown. There is almost no anti aliasing anywhere in the game. This is an embarrassment for Nintendo who used to be about delivering a quality game. The graphics look comparable to games 20 years ago. I don't need photorealism, but thisI'm a huge Pokemon fan, but the performance in these games are unacceptable. It almost never hits a steady framereate with terrible memory leak and slowdown. There is almost no anti aliasing anywhere in the game. This is an embarrassment for Nintendo who used to be about delivering a quality game. The graphics look comparable to games 20 years ago. I don't need photorealism, but this doesn't even meet basic quality standards that most AAA games have. Shame on Gamefreak and Nintendo for releasing this abortion of a Pokemon title.… Expand
  81. ffp
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Once again Gamefreak delights us with the category they excel the best; Poorly developed games and dumpster fire levels of optimization for a game from the highest grossing franchise ever.
    This game is what happens when people mindlessly buys everything related to a brand.
    This isn't a switch's hardware problem; this is the result of a studio who's always been privileged of making games    Once again Gamefreak delights us with the category they excel the best; Poorly developed games and dumpster fire levels of optimization for a game from the highest grossing franchise ever.
    This game is what happens when people mindlessly buys everything related to a brand.
    This isn't a switch's hardware problem; this is the result of a studio who's always been privileged of making games for such coveted franchise in the most lazy way possible.
    Nintendo (BOTW), Bandai Namco(Smash Ultimate) , Panic Button (Doom2016/Doom Eternal), Monolith Soft (XC definitive edition, XC2, XC3) have been developing masterpieces for this console with top tier levels of optimization and performing 90% of the times at their targeted performance, something gamefreak can only dream to achieve.
    This is embarrassing from every perspective possible.
    Save yourself the embarrassment and don't give pokemon co the free money.    … Expand
  82. aleqhz
    Apr 22, 2023
    0
    Honestly, I expected to be disappointed and they did deliver.
    Garbage/10. No need to elaborate.
  83. exirock
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    This game is a disrespect for the fans, people were literaly scammed into to thinking this was a really good game without any problems, but guess what yet again gamefreak showing signs of rushing games to make quick money, game has alot of performance issues, tons of bugs and glitches and been reported crashes which i can identify has one of them, has for the game ideias was good only theThis game is a disrespect for the fans, people were literaly scammed into to thinking this was a really good game without any problems, but guess what yet again gamefreak showing signs of rushing games to make quick money, game has alot of performance issues, tons of bugs and glitches and been reported crashes which i can identify has one of them, has for the game ideias was good only the past part aswell with past form of the pokemons cause the future pokemon is the worst ideia ever, but lets talk about more about the pokemons, gamefreak and pokemon company showed with this game they lost their touch to make new pokemons and showed signs of 0 creativity where we have one pokemon that is evolution is simply him standing up just like we have a dolphin that only gets a heart and call it a evolution, the game is pile of problems, literaly early looking acess game that shouldnt even be allowed to be commercialized.… Expand
  84. Jardanes
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    After the best pokemon game ever (Pokemon Legends:Arceus), the Pokemon company releases their worst game yet. Really bad performance and visuals. It has many bugs that ruins the experience of playing the game. Terastal Pokemon look stupid. The idea of bicycle legendary Pokémon is just ridiculous. The design team should go back to school and learn a few things with the Zelda BotW and TotKAfter the best pokemon game ever (Pokemon Legends:Arceus), the Pokemon company releases their worst game yet. Really bad performance and visuals. It has many bugs that ruins the experience of playing the game. Terastal Pokemon look stupid. The idea of bicycle legendary Pokémon is just ridiculous. The design team should go back to school and learn a few things with the Zelda BotW and TotK teams. They charge you US$60,00 for a R$5,00 game. Huge cash grab.… Expand
  85. Magnox
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    This game is totally garbage. It has been over a month, and the hit rate glitch in the online battle is even not been fixed, let alone the perfunctory scene design, Gamefreak is truely a unrespectable company.
  86. Sercho
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    It's unbelievable the state this game was released. It has so many bugs and looks so outdated that it doesn't look like a first party game, people defending this game forget that pokemon is one of the highest grossing media so they have the resources and the people to make a good game however the pokemon company doesn't care about quality and apparently they don't care about the fans.It's unbelievable the state this game was released. It has so many bugs and looks so outdated that it doesn't look like a first party game, people defending this game forget that pokemon is one of the highest grossing media so they have the resources and the people to make a good game however the pokemon company doesn't care about quality and apparently they don't care about the fans. This is the worst pokemon game in terms of quality and it's very disappointing… Expand
  87. 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.
  88. Heero739
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Performance aside which indeed as other have said more than bad is unplayable, this game is a step backwards from Legend of Arceus in terms of catching mechanics, npc interaction and exploration. No side quest, no pokedex missions, no catching without engaging, no crafting and of course no dying.
  89. ZoroGust
    Jun 2, 2023
    0
    Game suffered for being the first in the franchise after Pokemon Arceus. He is inferior in everything to the former. Graphically the agony of the white lines in the connections of the elements, like roof and house. In rank, from the Switch generation, it is the second worst game in the franchise, just ahead of the horrible remake of the fourth generation. It may be working now, but theGame suffered for being the first in the franchise after Pokemon Arceus. He is inferior in everything to the former. Graphically the agony of the white lines in the connections of the elements, like roof and house. In rank, from the Switch generation, it is the second worst game in the franchise, just ahead of the horrible remake of the fourth generation. It may be working now, but the franchise has to make a huge change in the games that justifies the absence of all the little creatures, since the game no longer presents the possibility of playing with all the creatures, as it was until the 3DS generations. Overall, 2 out of 10. It's almost throwing (a lot) money away.… Expand
  90. abedejo
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Embarassing production values for such a huge and reveered franchise. I'm not sure how Nintendo allows this for their close partner.
  91. sakurai
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Generally buggy and hard to look at while playing. The framerate and slowdown can become so bad that the game becomes slow motion while battling. I avoided fights for most of the game because it is so sluggish. The game is a 6/10 but I have to give it a 0 on metacritic because fanboys will give it a perfect 10 and it doesn't deserve that by a longshot.
  92. nopantscarl
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    One the wrost games i have ever played. I could go on endlessly on bugs and how horribly the graphic are. The music is awful and the game performance just unplayable.
  93. brssena
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Um lixo, gráficos horríveis, Nintendo não respeita os clientes, o jogo é o pior de todos os tempos
  94. squallara
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Game Freak sell IP.
    Pokemon series deserve to evolve properly and apparently you are incompetent.
  95. Paenguin
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Ok i'm still halfway through the story and have not finished the game but man, the graphics and performance really ticks me off. I feel really scammed into buying this game. Everything else is nice and good but i should not have been made to pay full price for this game. At the get go you will really feel that you are playing a browser game. The lag is framerate drop is really noticeableOk i'm still halfway through the story and have not finished the game but man, the graphics and performance really ticks me off. I feel really scammed into buying this game. Everything else is nice and good but i should not have been made to pay full price for this game. At the get go you will really feel that you are playing a browser game. The lag is framerate drop is really noticeable when you are in cities and when in the open world, i dont notice the pokemon spawn since there is a spawn delay. I also have experienced crahes early on so it really destroys the experience. i would not recommend buying this game nor celebrating the developers due to the unpolished nature of the game. Yes it is going to be fixed but its not supposed to be that way. They shouldve charged way less for this game.… Expand
  96. DuneK
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    The graphic issues on this are ridiculous. Cannot go a few minutes without them popping up.
  97. DrgnMastr386
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    The state of the game that Game Freak released is like a Gyarados. It's atrocious!
  98. Phalcore
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    I understand the frustration, I played Shield, I played Arceus and I understand it, I really do. But the game is far from unplayable (unlike Cyberpunk and ME 4) and will most likely get patched. So let me enjoy my f*cking game :D
  99. nusoul
    Jan 7, 2023
    0
    How is it even possible that game passed QA?
    They have all these issues with graphics in previous versions, how is it possible that Game Freak made that bad game when noname-company made almost perfect Shinning Diamond/Pearl?
    Why Zelda and Fire Emblem developers can do a great product but Game Freak can't? Disappointment.
  100. Zekroxin
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    The Game itself the World and Gameplay are okay and would be Fun but the Performance is so extremly Bad its Unfunny its like a Game from a 10 People indie Company give out a Game in Early Access. Sad part is they will dont do anything about it because its Pokemon and all the People buying it and Supporting this mess.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  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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