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. Zachwages
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Graphical issues everywhere. Can't go a single minute without finding a major issue. But this review is meaningless bc fans eat this up anyway
  2. Hogan77
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This is Cyberpunk 2077 2.0. Horrible performance, terrible graphics, bugs and glitches, light flickering, lagging the whole time, this is a unfinished video game, still in beta stage or even alpha stage really. No jokes, we want our money back, no way you can sell this for $60. Someone from Game Freak/Nintendo should come out and apologize immediately, a compensation or a full refundThis is Cyberpunk 2077 2.0. Horrible performance, terrible graphics, bugs and glitches, light flickering, lagging the whole time, this is a unfinished video game, still in beta stage or even alpha stage really. No jokes, we want our money back, no way you can sell this for $60. Someone from Game Freak/Nintendo should come out and apologize immediately, a compensation or a full refund should be issue. I can accept if it is just bad and ugly, but this is unfinished, no way anyone should accept it.… Expand
  3. 84980230812
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    If this game did not have pokemon in the title, I would not have bought it and now that I have I wish I had saved my money. A half-decent game, the most innovative along with arceus in a long time for pokemon, lies under the surface of a slap in the face by big capitalism - rushed out the door to meet a holiday deadline with so many bugs and performance issues that it is simply unplayable.If this game did not have pokemon in the title, I would not have bought it and now that I have I wish I had saved my money. A half-decent game, the most innovative along with arceus in a long time for pokemon, lies under the surface of a slap in the face by big capitalism - rushed out the door to meet a holiday deadline with so many bugs and performance issues that it is simply unplayable. Pathetic, shameful and disappointing. I guess it is too much to ask for a game that doesn't break to pieces with the slightest movement of the camera.… Expand
  4. squidread
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Bad, unfinished game. One step forward, five steps back from Legends Arceus. We just got BDSP and Legends Arceus within the last 12 months. Why rush this one out? Finish your games before releasing them.
  5. Patrick99
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Best actual story and gameplay in years. There's technical problems but I've been playing since the GBA era and this is so close to the perfect game.
  6. Ilbinishtok
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Techniquement c'est un scandale, le jeu est moche même pour une Switch, ça on est habitué. Par contre des bugs et des lags a foison des qu'il y a 3 pokémons a l'écran et c'est encore pire dans les villes. Après ç'est addictif comme à chaque fois, même si e trouve que le système de capture instauré dans Arceus était bien plus intéressant.
  7. ATTJ7628
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    No Set mode
    No toggling off battle animations
    No turning off EXP share
    Bad performance and ugly art style
    Fix the game GF
  8. Lupus_Rex
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    proformas wise the game needs work nothing else to say, but gameplay and story wise it's a really great game and I hope Gamefreak fixes the problems,
  9. 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
  10. urbancr
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Just as bad as Scarlet.. Gamefreak has shown they can't create a visually good game. Pokemon fans should not support this kind of development and I'm honestly shocked a buggy, ugly game like this has broken pre-sale records.. They should go back to 2D games if that's what they're good at.
  11. 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
  12. BadsonNorges
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Jogo feito apenas pra arrancar dinheiro dos fãs, deviam estudar e aprender que existe outros idiomas na Terra
  13. Jisforgenius
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    While the story is intriguing and fun, the glitches, pop-ins, and other technical issues really mar the experience. It's really, I mean really, rough on the eyes to play and if you're not a die-hard Pokemon fan, either skip this or wait until the game gets patched (if that ever happens). Right now it's an eyesore and glitchy and full of bugs. Not sure why these companies felt the need toWhile the story is intriguing and fun, the glitches, pop-ins, and other technical issues really mar the experience. It's really, I mean really, rough on the eyes to play and if you're not a die-hard Pokemon fan, either skip this or wait until the game gets patched (if that ever happens). Right now it's an eyesore and glitchy and full of bugs. Not sure why these companies felt the need to rush this out when Legends Arceus was excellent. They could have easily waited until next year to fix the bugs and release it then. Pretty bummed out as I was looking forward to this game.… Expand
  14. Teofi
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This game is a trip back in time to Nintendo 64, is sad to see what Pokemon has become in video games
  15. divalino
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    The idea of the game is good but it lacks way too much optimization and it is currently unplayable. I have just lost three hours of play because of major bug. It is not the fps or the quality of textures what the problem is, the issue here are the game breaking bugs that the game has. Don't buy this game, I regret to have done it.
  16. Reasonableguy
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    The game is not as bad as the drones on this website say. YES theres problems and glitches, but the game is crazy addicting. I've not enjoyed a region like this in a WHILE. NEED a patch tho, the frame rates are def not good, but the content is MOSTLY solid. **** the sandwiches tho
  17. OliverPerry
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I'm so sick of this game already thanks to the glorious amounts of bugs and glitches, it's so bad that it rivals the level of bugginess in Sonic Colors Ultimate. This game has been "in development" for about 2 yrs and this is the best they can put out??? I genuinely hate GF for what they have done, I hope that the sales for this game tank just like it reputation already has.
  18. 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
  19. Iacomus
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    We all know about the graphics and performance issues but the actual game is incredible. Best since gen 5.
  20. 1brunos
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Sem qualidade técnica, péssima performance no console em questões gráficas e de desempenho.
    Inexistência da linguagem PT-BR.

    Um total descaso com a franquia e seus fãs
  21. Inviction
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Everything takes 2-5 seconds to initiate, even in handheld. Game gives headaches, and should be refunded asap.
  22. SanZ13
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    El juego está de fábula pibes. Es cierto que gráficamente se ve como una game boy pero más allá de eso tenemos una región muy disfrutable y una historia profunda como en las primeras gens.
    Deja a un lado los bugs y dale una oportunidad a pokemon Españita.
  23. 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.
  24. HokageSamaBR
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Pokemon has to stop releasing every year. Otherwise poorly made games will keep coming. Full of bugs, horrible performance and I hope they fix it. If this continues, I will be forced to sue Nintendo for delivering a poorly made product.
  25. Yvask
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    I like what GF was going for with this generation but jeezus, the performance is seriously taking away from all the good in this game. This level of incompetency in quality is inexcusable. They can even address the performance issues but I doubt they will. This franchise will never die, we can only continue (lol) to hope for improvements.
  26. Nao20
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    El juego es una mierda, no hay por donde cogerlo, es una putísima alfa. Nintendo nos caiga en la boca y tragamos agusto. SESENTA EUROS SEÑORES, SESENTA EUROS POR UN JUEGO UN POCO MENOS CUTRE QUE EL ARCEUS
  27. unloso
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Es una verguenza como nintendo dejo que salga el juego en estas condicionEs
  28. Malpo1016
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    This game is a shame, game freak can't say they don't have enough money to do a game properly.
    The gameplay is good this story is refreshing , but the technique and graphique are a shame.
  29. Aizen27
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    juste une honte pokemon mérite tellement mieux que ca... le jeu n'est pas finis et il est d'une laideur sans nom pour un jeu sortie en 2022 MEME SUR SWITCH !! dernier jeu que j'achète de la licence pour ma part trop c'est trop
  30. Christianito
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Lejos de las falsas criticas manipuladas y compradas por la prensa este juego es el último bochorno de la franquicia de Pokemon, esa que algún dia marcó a toda una generación, y que hoy en dia se conforma con vender juegos en versión beta lleno de bugs y con gráficos patéticos. No puedo expresar el dolor de ver como una parte de mi infancia es tratada con semejante falta de respeto a laLejos de las falsas criticas manipuladas y compradas por la prensa este juego es el último bochorno de la franquicia de Pokemon, esa que algún dia marcó a toda una generación, y que hoy en dia se conforma con vender juegos en versión beta lleno de bugs y con gráficos patéticos. No puedo expresar el dolor de ver como una parte de mi infancia es tratada con semejante falta de respeto a la hora de hacer un producto con su nombre...Solo espero que algún dia Game Freak recupere el rumbo y vuelva a ofrecernos un producto digno del juego que enamoró a millones de niños de los 90'. Solo espero que algún dia vuelva Pokémon.… Expand
  31. ebellumat
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The best Pokémon ever made with the worse graphics ever. Gamefreak must need ask for help from ntelligent System to fix this game.
  32. Vidril
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    If Game Freak patches the game to fix the pop-in and frame dips the score bumps to an 8.
    This is the best game in the series by a relatively large margin otherwise.
    The already refined, fundamental gameplay of Pokémon gets so much out of being able to go wherever you want to find the Pokémon you want to use. The new Pokémon this gen introduces are all really well designed and the    If Game Freak patches the game to fix the pop-in and frame dips the score bumps to an 8.
    This is the best game in the series by a relatively large margin otherwise.

    The already refined, fundamental gameplay of Pokémon gets so much out of being able to go wherever you want to find the Pokémon you want to use. The new Pokémon this gen introduces are all really well designed and the returning ones are all fan-favorites. The story, while dumbed down for the absolute youngest audience, kept my enjoyment and the final section was a marvel for Pokémon. The music is fantastic as always, with the addition of Toby Fox returning for the best tracks in the game.
    The pure gameplay is the best the series has to offer, if only they learn what the hell software they're using and actually fix the pop-in and nauseating frame issues.    … Expand
  33. Elias4
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    thought it could be so bad. many bugs and all kinds, performance, map design, caves, plains, design of the new pokemon, the imbalance of the ivs, the gyms do not scale with the level of your pokemon, visual bugs everywhere and in a large part of Sometimes the fps drops below 30 in many areas including the city, even though there is no one or nothing in it, and it still manages to drop thethought it could be so bad. many bugs and all kinds, performance, map design, caves, plains, design of the new pokemon, the imbalance of the ivs, the gyms do not scale with the level of your pokemon, visual bugs everywhere and in a large part of Sometimes the fps drops below 30 in many areas including the city, even though there is no one or nothing in it, and it still manages to drop the fps. Not recommended at all, I hope this will not happen again with the saga.… Expand
  34. DevoB1987
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    SAVE YOUR MONEY!! DO NOT BUY THESE GAMES UNTIL THEY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES! To many people giving GameFreak a pass on this buggy game. These apologists are quite literally ruining these games by defending such poor quality, Why would GF try and put effort into the game when these white knights will defend these lazy practices just because its Pokemon...Anyway the game is full of bugs evenSAVE YOUR MONEY!! DO NOT BUY THESE GAMES UNTIL THEY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES! To many people giving GameFreak a pass on this buggy game. These apologists are quite literally ruining these games by defending such poor quality, Why would GF try and put effort into the game when these white knights will defend these lazy practices just because its Pokemon...Anyway the game is full of bugs even AFTER the day one patch. Frequent fps drops (I'd be riding that dumb bike pokemon and the game would slow for no reason frequently) on a already low fps system is horrid. The textures on EVERRYTHING except characters are very poor. Generally that isn't an issue but these look especially bad. Like near N64 bad which coupled with the issues is very very poor on GFs part. During battles the ground will occasionally disappear! While exploring the pop in is terrible too. This should have never been cleared for release! Not to mention Co-Op was an after thought. Tried with a friend and with what you could do together the implantation is down right pointless! ALL you can do in Co-Op is run around, catch pokemon and battle all separately. You cannot battle together, you cannot catch pokemon together and the tera raids are basically the same as if they were not in your game. They still have to join like if they were in their own game. WHY? WHY even have Co-Op if you CAN'T CO-OP ANYTHING? Also i know this game is designed for kids but this game is exceptional with hand holding elements. The older games provided more challenge and never held your hand through the game. The story is also basically the same concept that it has been since red and blue too. Most kids games have stories that are not as childish as this..… Expand
  35. Speed51
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Es el mejor juego de Pokémon jamás creado, la historia es la mejor de todos los juegos, si eres fan de Pokémon te recomiendo 100% que te lo compres, y si no eres fan te invito a que al menos le des una oportunidad
  36. Eduguerod
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    There is a big worldmap but empty and soulles. The pokemon sprites ara so tiny that you don't see them and constantly touch them, moving is difficult.
    Shadows, npcs and some animations glitch a lot making this game a shame for nintendo and Gameftrak.
    Its. It's shame that old GC videogames look more developed than this game. Its 2022 and pokemons can't talk (only pikachu or evee), neither    There is a big worldmap but empty and soulles. The pokemon sprites ara so tiny that you don't see them and constantly touch them, moving is difficult.
    Shadows, npcs and some animations glitch a lot making this game a shame for nintendo and Gameftrak.
    Its. It's shame that old GC videogames look more developed than this game. Its 2022 and pokemons can't talk (only pikachu or evee), neither the characters. It seems the can't paid for voice actors. The combat music was great in sword and shield, not in this one.
    It looks like only moneymaking is the goal of the company, they don't hide their intentions at all.
    As a 35 y. Old pokemon fan, this was my last attempt on the Franchise.
    Surely The DLC will add more content and "fun" for an unfinished game.
    See you game freak    … Expand
  37. 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.
  38. 12347not
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    I'm surprised at the number of people who say the game is great besides the performance. Even if the game wasn't constantly on the verge of falling apart at the seams, the game mechanics and presentation are extremely lacking. Nothing wrong with liking it anyway, considering how people feel about pokemon. This is a fun game for some, but it is in no way a good game.
  39. GamefreakWHY
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game does not perform well, and it is so upsetting that it detracts so much from the enjoyment of the game.

    I think it’s because the poor performance is indicative that other issues with the game are also a result of time constraints on development. So whereas before, you could look at things you didn’t like & attribute them to questionable game design, now anything that isn’t right    The game does not perform well, and it is so upsetting that it detracts so much from the enjoyment of the game.

    I think it’s because the poor performance is indicative that other issues with the game are also a result of time constraints on development. So whereas before, you could look at things you didn’t like & attribute them to questionable game design, now anything that isn’t right you know 100% for a fact it’s due to the game being so rushed. For example, no level scaling for an game where you “can” challenge gyms in any order, not an intentional design choice, just not enough time to get it right. No battle mode set option, never been absent before, not intentional, just rushed. No shop interiors, no homes to walk into, and only pop up Pokémon centers? Not minimalist game design, just no time to fully flesh the world out. No voice acting? Not because of tradition, just the most profitable franchise in the world refusing to spend a dime on making these games better.

    This game truly sits at about a 6, but because of the fanboys giving it 10's telling you, "if you ignore everything that is horrible about the game, it's actually good!" I have to give it a 0. If you went to pull out your first stake from the ground, saw the black screen with text saying "you pulled out the stake, and it vanished," rather than an animation of it actually happening, you can't give this a 10. C'mon.    … Expand
  40. niclas_sunde
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I had no expectations going into this, basically steered clear of all trailers. And yet it still managed to disappoint. And I feel bad, you really see the developers tried within their timeframe. There's a solid game here, somewhere. Probably buried 3 more years in the future, and quite a bit of optimization in.

    You really see the cut corners in the cities, scratch that. You see the cut    I had no expectations going into this, basically steered clear of all trailers. And yet it still managed to disappoint. And I feel bad, you really see the developers tried within their timeframe. There's a solid game here, somewhere. Probably buried 3 more years in the future, and quite a bit of optimization in.

    You really see the cut corners in the cities, scratch that. You see the cut corners everywhere.
    But they're especially noticable with cities. Every house is a copy-paste model, without good shading. it feels like a proof of concept, rather than a game. One of the cities is literally built on a platform, since they didn't have enough time to work it into the environment..
    And don't get me started on the textures.. people compare them to GameCube games. A fair comparison, only GameCube textures looked so much better. I've been playing a lot of Twilight Princess, and that game looks infinitely better than this tech-demo of a mainline Pokémon. The buildings feel like a part of the world, and altough dated, the textures are carried by phenomenal lighting and effects. Nothing of the like can be said about this empty husk of a world called Paldea.

    I honestly don't think the open world adds anything to the experience. I challenged myself a bit, and did one of the later titans early. At level 20 I took on Iron Treads, and I even caught it. But my ingenuity was never rewarded, as I couldn't use him before I'd beaten another five gyms. The progression is extremely whacky. Instead of leveling the entire world just a smidge above the player, everything is treated as a normal "on-rails" pokémon world. After wandering around the empty wasteland, I made my way back to the Crab-titan. Thinking "Oh! This'll be a challenge, seeing as iron Treads put of so much of a fight!" - I OHKOd it. Didn't feel satisfying at all.

    The story is virtually non-existant. It feels like they ran out of time with it, and just stuck with their concept-drafts.

    I'm very disappointed, and I know my childhood self would be as well. It feels as if my younger selfs dreams of a open-world pokémon have been curb-stomped. My hopes for this franchise has continually been let down, and this might seal the nail in the coffin for me. I don't think I'll ever return to modern Pokémon "games". It just hurts.    … Expand
  41. Keitanito
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Unfortunately, the game is clearly unfinished and was clearly rushed, leading to have a terribly high amount of issues which go from performance (awful framerate), decent/good environment but map completely empty (there is literally nothing between a city and another, not point of interests such as a battle tower, pokemon tower, ruins of alph, etc could be), uninteresting/dull/bland storyUnfortunately, the game is clearly unfinished and was clearly rushed, leading to have a terribly high amount of issues which go from performance (awful framerate), decent/good environment but map completely empty (there is literally nothing between a city and another, not point of interests such as a battle tower, pokemon tower, ruins of alph, etc could be), uninteresting/dull/bland story clearly rushed just to have a story in the game.

    GameFreak has decided to set for themselves a new goal: releasing two games per year, as opposed to the previous practice of releasing a unique one (not counting remakes with minor changes) every two years, doubling the number of products while halving the time dedicated to production. All of this is clearly a problem if the level of the released game is this one.

    Unsure if relevant for a review, but I would say that 60$ for an unfinished and rushed game of this level is not reasonable at all, specially if you compare it the other Nintendo titles released for the same, or lower, price (Breath of the Wild, Bayonetta, Xenoblade, etc)    … Expand
  42. cybersquidz
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The copy-and-paste design of the 'towns' in Pokemon Violet and Scarlet are shameful. In the main town with the university, you can find the exact same shops copied and pasted over a dozen times. Sometimes you will find the exact same shop next to itself up to three times. The vendors for crepes and kebabs are stationed across from clones of themselves. The buildings are poorly aligned withThe copy-and-paste design of the 'towns' in Pokemon Violet and Scarlet are shameful. In the main town with the university, you can find the exact same shops copied and pasted over a dozen times. Sometimes you will find the exact same shop next to itself up to three times. The vendors for crepes and kebabs are stationed across from clones of themselves. The buildings are poorly aligned with clipping and hovering. The textures used in many of the major parts of the town are such a low resolution you can count their pixel density on your fingers.

    The shops are all just veneers aside from the sandwich shop and the barber shop which is just recycled from previous games. No interiors, no NPC shopkeeps, no themes, no design, no style, no aesthetic. Just a flat matte backdrop with the same item selection as every other shop. The shops have been dissected into a handful of vendors making it annoying and inconvenient to find what you want. A single nice restaurant could have taken the place of the ten or so food vendors. A food court even.

    So many building are just facades with no ability to interact or explore. Often when the player is inside of a building they can no longer rotate the camera freely. This is despite the whole room being rendered, such as the classroom the player is first brought to. The cutscene shows the view from the professor's perspective, showing that the fourth wall has been detailed and rendered. The towns have nothing to offer. Most NPC's don't even have dialog and are just window dressing. You can find the same 6 npcs copied and pasted ad nauseum throughout every town.

    Many textures are either stock from some asset pack, or so low quality it would look out of place in Mario 64. The singe texture used to blanket the entire ground for mountains is an eyesore. Look out from the main town and you can see a nearly endless sea of repeating hideous grey 'rock' texture covering 100% of the mountains. Go on the other side and it is the same but it is a single low resolution red 'sandstone' texture. The biomes have no transition between them; The red rocky plateau area clips hideously into the grey mountains. I have seen solo projects from students learning their first handful of skills in unity put out better work than this no-effort cash-grab.

    The camera is a joke. It will incessantly clip into ceilings, walls, and through the floor. If you have the camera above you inside the main hall of the university it clips into the ceiling but the rings around the recessed light fixtures are in front of the camera. During battle if you are on an incline the camera will either be shoved beneath the ground during the victory animation or will be behind the incline making your entire view nothing but that 40x40px blob of ground texture.

    The pop-in and graphical glitches are abysmal and should not be tolerated by consumers. Entire chunks of the distant mountain ranges will flicker in and out of existence. NPC's and Pokemon in the towns will blip in and out of existence 2-5 times as you approach them and will repeat that process if you back away from them. The lack of anti aliasing makes every angle in the game flicker and shimmer as the player moves around the game world. The framerate of animations will go from full down to 2-10 FPS if you get slightly further away from an NPC, or if you are in a cutscene - for example, during the intro cutscene in the classroom half of the students are doing the exact same animation with them slapping their hands and kicking their legs. All of these will be at 2-10 FPS during the whole cutscene. Then, once the cutscene is over they are back to normal FPS. Many textures are not solid or connected to their neighboring objects. An example is the columns in the main hall of the university; they do not connect to their bases or top blocks. You can look downward at the pillar and see the floor below in the gap between the pillar and its top.

    The lack of clothing options is staggering when past games have had so much more. Go to the main hat store in the huge hub city and your options are a whopping TWO styles of hat (plus a single white beanie). Bag store has a whopping TWO styles. Clothing store has another hat variation. Glasses store has ONE style of glasses. The shoe and hat store both show six to seven different styles in their window, but both only have TWO when you go inside to buy, and for the shoe store neither of those two were in the window.

    It is astounding to see each new low that GameFreak sinks to with every new Pokemon game released. It is an insult to consumers to charge full-price for this. No care or effort was put into making a product that was worth a consumer forking over that kind of money for. Every release is two steps forward, and a stylish triple backflip backwards. Unless this game is patched to hell-and-back to fix all the bugs and horrendous graphical fidelity, it is extremely difficult to recommend this game to anyone.    … Expand
  43. 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.
  44. Phiroth
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    No es lo mejor pero tampoco lo peor que he jugado, hubo cosas que estaban bien pero otras no.

    Pero para cuando el parche? Ya en serio, si gamefreak tiene dignidad, debrian arriesgarse a mas, como poner actores de voz, salirse de la historia clasica, dejar de lado este semi-realismo en el apartado grafico y TESTEAR, porque el framerate va y viene y muchos bugs. Porque si bien hay cosas    No es lo mejor pero tampoco lo peor que he jugado, hubo cosas que estaban bien pero otras no.

    Pero para cuando el parche? Ya en serio, si gamefreak tiene dignidad, debrian arriesgarse a mas, como poner actores de voz, salirse de la historia clasica, dejar de lado este semi-realismo en el apartado grafico y TESTEAR, porque el framerate va y viene y muchos bugs. Porque si bien hay cosas que parecen interesantes, otras son mas de lo mismo.

    Tanto dinero en su poder y poco tiempo (o interes) al parecer, el juego sera recordado por ser uno de los productos mas divisivos que han salido en los ultimos años.    … Expand
  45. Marcieparcie1
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Literally unplayable at the moment due to the technical issues at hand. If they don't fix these issues I can't bring myself to finish it as every 10 minutes it just crashes for me or a glitch makes progress impossible.… Expand
  46. BlueAmbers
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Not a single negative review from "official" critics? On a game that runs as low as 8 fps, with assets popping in 10 ft from you? A rehash of the previous entry with an even weaker gimmick? (crystal texture with a hat)
    The corruption really is blatant
  47. Gryph
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The following has been removed and added to the game;
    No Daycare center, No reusable TMs, No Set Mode, No ability to look at individual weather on map [it's now all static and randomly chosen every 10 minutes], No cursor memory, Tera shards to change a tera type require 50 of that type, and the toughest raids in the game give on average 1-3. Some pokemon are so small on the overworld you    The following has been removed and added to the game;
    No Daycare center, No reusable TMs, No Set Mode, No ability to look at individual weather on map [it's now all static and randomly chosen every 10 minutes], No cursor memory, Tera shards to change a tera type require 50 of that type, and the toughest raids in the game give on average 1-3. Some pokemon are so small on the overworld you need to squint to see them. Tera Raids online will desync if one player drops frames, sometimes allowing two moves before you can go, while the timer will also penalize you because the timer runs at a static 30FPS independent of game performance, because of this, the enemy pokemons HP will bounce up and down because it doesn't know what to do, preventing some raids from being completed. Lags and drops frames frequently, The target lock on UI and other things have been removed and there's no crosshair to show what you're aiming at, camera is wonky in pokemon battles, and sometimes, your pokemon will just fall through the earth or clip into the ground during battles, just making an empty void.

    Overall...stop letting this company brainwash you into letting this be acceptable. It isn't. If things like Cyberpunk got destroyed online, Gamefreak shouldn't get some magical pass because nostalgia goggles are on. Skip this game, or buy it used somewhere for cheaper, 60$ for this performance is atrocious. You're letting Pokemon become the Madden of Nintendo.    … Expand
  48. Ranzinz4
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Sem legendas pr-br, péssima otimização, pouca inovação.

    Pokémon parou no tempo
  49. Paxton3594
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Worst pokemon game by far when talking about performance and bugs, really sad because the story seems cool but virtually unplayable as of now. Stay clear until some performance patches come out, that is if they even do come out
  50. Obiwanshenobi1
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Great story, I like the idea and concept, but game freak should be embarrassed for letting such an un finished and untested game release to the public. We paid 60 dollars for a game that feels like it skipped beta. I feel like the massive fan base would have understood and even welcomed a delay in release if it meant a solid product. The fact that game freak hasn't even acknowledged theGreat story, I like the idea and concept, but game freak should be embarrassed for letting such an un finished and untested game release to the public. We paid 60 dollars for a game that feels like it skipped beta. I feel like the massive fan base would have understood and even welcomed a delay in release if it meant a solid product. The fact that game freak hasn't even acknowledged the technical issues to the public to ease minds while they come up with a patch feels like a slap in the face to a long time fan. Save your money and wait like I and lots of others should have.… Expand
  51. MajsterBagi
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The idea itself is cool, as in Pokemon. But so what, the game works badly, the graphics are like from 15 years ago and it runs at 10FPS. it is incomprehensible why Nintendo allows this sh*t to be released...
  52. MSpekt
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I’m tired of Pokémon games being a “step in the right direction”.
    Game is unplayable with constant stuttering and frame drops.
    I’m not asking for a ps5 level game, I’m just asking for smooth gameplay.
  53. DD3vourer
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    While the core gameplay is fun, and *some* innovation from Legends Arceus came through, the game is so fundamentally broken on a technical level that it is impossible to give anything above a 3/10.

    So many features were cut from previous instalments that opens up questions regarding Game Freak's intentions; do they want players to enjoy themselves or feel frustrated? As is with every    While the core gameplay is fun, and *some* innovation from Legends Arceus came through, the game is so fundamentally broken on a technical level that it is impossible to give anything above a 3/10.

    So many features were cut from previous instalments that opens up questions regarding Game Freak's intentions; do they want players to enjoy themselves or feel frustrated?

    As is with every mainline Pokemon game, there is a 1 step forward, 3 steps back rule. The over-world catching and combat is great, but there are no Shiny sound effects. The models are minuscule (the smallest of the Pokemon are neigh invisible which makes it incredibly frustrating). For some reason the Set/Switch option was taken out of the game. Still no sign of a quick-EV training minigame such as the ones from X/Y. So many quality of life features are missing, with little to nothing to show for it.

    The over-world size is as expected of an open world game, but what isn't expected is the poor graphical fidelity of it, as well as nearly every other aspect of the game, besides the Pokemon themselves, which seem to have gotten model refreshes. The most striking ones are the metallic Pokemon, such as the Pawniard line, which have a shiny metallic finish which really gives it an extra oomph. The rest of the game looks like a poor Playstation 2 era port of a game.

    There are so many glitches, bugs and micro (as well as macro!) stutters. Overall, the game does not achieve 30 FPS at any given moment, at least not in my case. There is constant popping, light and shadows completely breaking and stuttering, clipping through terrain and objects, entire cities blacking out, deleting and then reappearing in the span of 3 seconds, horrible FPS drops and stutters whenever Pokemon spawn, or, lord forbid, you enter a city. Seriously, city proximity turns the game into a slideshow.

    Over half of the Pokedex has once again been cut out of the base game and I have no doubts they will once again sell you bits and pieces of it through a paid DLC. Horrible practice, especially for a €60 first-party Nintendo game.

    Game Freak needs major restructuring. Whether it's more development time, more staff, or a complete work environment overhaul; something needs to change. A $90 billion franchise cannot allow itself to treat their mainline games in this manner. Not only are there massive cuts in the content of each subsequent games, the games are releasing more broken than ever. The visuals aren't just outdated, they are antiquated. Either all of the issues need to be addressed, or Game Freak needs to stop charging €60 for broken, unfinished games. Charge it like every other developer releasing what is clearly an Early Access game, a nice and fair €20.

    This is unacceptable, and Game Freak should feel nothing but shame for this product release.    … Expand
  54. Januzz197
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game isnt complete.. is beautiful and fun, but have a TON of bugs ang glitchies, nake impossible to play alone and with friends.. is sad, we wait years for a open world pokemon and got a unfinished game.. and GM doenst care to fan aparently..
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. tdsantos
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Tecnicamente o jogo é muito porco, framerate muito baixo e vai piorando com o tempo. popIns constates, serrilhados em quase tudo e qualquer coisa a mais de 5 metros do personagem a textura é horrível. Era pra ser um jogo muito bom, mas tem tanto problema que irrita demais.
  58. Simone010
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Kinda disappointed even if there are so many interesting features and coil scene
  59. Alex12345o
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    La mecánica de teracristalizacion es definitivamente la peor de todas y la calidad no es digna de un juego AAA
  60. paperowl
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I was totally exited when i heard Gf wanted to make the next gen Pokemon main game open world.
    But o boy i wish they didn't. The world just looks bad. Bland empty grasslands with mountains and a few copy pasted trees. FPS drops everywhere. You go into town and the npcs are lagging around.Really can't recommend it sadly.
  61. 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
  62. DoctorTM
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Pokémon Escarlata y Púrpura son juegos que, jugablemente, están bien. Es un avance para la franquicia que necesitaba.
    Pero, el juego está roto, necesitas mucha resistencia para aguantar que el mundo abierto se vea horrible y que el juego sea inconsistente en sus fotogramas por segundo. Me llega incluso a marear de su pésimo rendimiendo tanto en modo portátil como en sobremesa. Me parece    Pokémon Escarlata y Púrpura son juegos que, jugablemente, están bien. Es un avance para la franquicia que necesitaba.
    Pero, el juego está roto, necesitas mucha resistencia para aguantar que el mundo abierto se vea horrible y que el juego sea inconsistente en sus fotogramas por segundo. Me llega incluso a marear de su pésimo rendimiendo tanto en modo portátil como en sobremesa. Me parece una falta de respeto no a los fans de pokémon (sin yo serlo) sino a la audiencia en general. No se puede sacar un juego en este estado tan desastroso. Un caso parecido al de Cyberpunk 2077.
    Para mi, los bugs son lo de menos, el problema es que NO ES ESTABLE y cuesta mucho jugar durante mucho tiempo.

    Añádele que el mundo abierto se siente vacio, con popping a dos metros de distancia, que no se pueda saltar cuando vas a pie, que te obliguen a llevar el uniforme sin poder ir a comprar camisetas nuevas (sólo lentes, guantes, calcetas y zapatos), que haya tres mil tiendas en las ciudades pero que los productos sólo sean variantes de color.

    Hace falta una actualización urgentemente.    … Expand
  63. Eltranon
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    The story and the characters are compelling and fun, the climax of the story actually made me nervous and felt bad for one of the characters and even cried for a bit (something rare for Pokémon games). The gameplay is fun and moving around the map rewards you with rare items and hidden areas. Although the optimization of the game is very bad, I played the game on handheld mode and it ranThe story and the characters are compelling and fun, the climax of the story actually made me nervous and felt bad for one of the characters and even cried for a bit (something rare for Pokémon games). The gameplay is fun and moving around the map rewards you with rare items and hidden areas. Although the optimization of the game is very bad, I played the game on handheld mode and it ran ok, but the graphics and textures are weird and buggy also noclipping is common and other optimization issues happen all the time, although it did not break my immersion. I believe in a patch they will fix some of these issues.… Expand
  64. TheRealOnefr
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    It's a joke what the Pokémon Company and Nintendo did, the game is just not finished and a joke for the year 2022 I just don't understand why Nintendo lets Game Freak do it that damages the reputation so much. But to be more specific: There have never been so many bugs in a Pokémon game, the graphics are a joke and so many performance problems are embarrassing for the greatest Francias inIt's a joke what the Pokémon Company and Nintendo did, the game is just not finished and a joke for the year 2022 I just don't understand why Nintendo lets Game Freak do it that damages the reputation so much. But to be more specific: There have never been so many bugs in a Pokémon game, the graphics are a joke and so many performance problems are embarrassing for the greatest Francias in the world. That was first my last Pokemon game I can only hope that they change something. A cheek at the moment and you can buy 1000 better games for the money.… Expand
  65. none1195
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    The gameplay and writing is amazing, but the host of technical issues is insane.
  66. 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
  67. Julian_Segarra
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Terrible, what a graphics and what a waste of money and time. Nintendo Pokemon should have the leziest workers ever. Very very upset, i wont buy any pokemon game until they change their politics. Btw the new pokemon designs are just boring.
  68. CrisSlay
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    One of the worst mechanics I’ve ever played. Lento, con demasiados fallos.
  69. Ludomancer
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Some of you people REALLY think that the technical issues are the biggest problems?? L. M. A. O.

    The stutters and stalls on a battle starting are identical to the over-long intro animations and musical scales from other series. This is just what happens when there's nothing to distract from the horrendous waiting. It is the EXACT same bland and joyless combat as every other Pokémon    Some of you people REALLY think that the technical issues are the biggest problems?? L. M. A. O.

    The stutters and stalls on a battle starting are identical to the over-long intro animations and musical scales from other series. This is just what happens when there's nothing to distract from the horrendous waiting.

    It is the EXACT same bland and joyless combat as every other Pokémon Game.

    It's the best plot in the series by far because it took a cheap shot with a sick dog that barely went anywhere. It's Trash but it's the best GameFreak has ever put out.

    The Open World and "non-linearity" is a bald-faced lie because levels dictate everything.

    Who gives one if you can count the polygons, There's not a single interesting place to be. Three quarters of the damn region is just named "West Province Area 420" because they can't be bothered to make this place memorable.

    I would like for the Pokémon Company to disown GameFreak.    … Expand
  70. Luminer
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    It's crazy how some people gave to this game 10 points. This game is unfinished, it's a shame. It's not even indie level quality.
  71. JJim
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Pokemon is always interesting to play and the graphics are not typically super important. However, this game is a total mess, we could compare against a 10 year old game with less quality assurance that cyberpunk. At least needs 4 additional months to reach Nintendo quality standards. If Game Freak is going to follow this path ok, but then the appropriate price would be 15USD like an indie
  72. PandaInDaGame
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you canThis game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you can easily break easily the game. Not gonna spoil story or so, it's quite nice, not high level but enjoyable.

    I would rate it a bit higher because of those nice things, they don't annoy me enough to not enjoy the ride, but the moment you notice they are a AAA franchise, they sell full price of an AAA, it looks worse than some indies and they don't really innovate that much as indies do... and give you this badly optimized game, which is even more criminal if you think that they literally developed it to work with Nintendo Switch, it's not a port like a third party. A Game that is exclusive and does not work perfectly fine in it's console is a failure.. That plus nonexistent post game that they will probably sell apart as a "DLC" just like they did with Sword and shield.. Still, it's called Pokemon so even if this one is a disaster they will keep selling millions and decreasing the quality because they can.    … Expand
  73. raybass
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    The game is amazing. Yes it has massive performance issues but a die-hard Pokémon fan does not play the games bc of graphics or performance. Everyone who cries about that is no Pokémon fan and should just leave.
  74. ThePieMan
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Terribly performing, unfinished game. The environments are lifeless and boring. Game freak need a clean out and to hire some programmers that actually know what they’re doing.
  75. CosmicScarab
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the worst running Pokemon games that have ever been released. There is horrendous pop-in, a low and inconsistent framerate, and has various hangups when doing just about anything, including entering menus or entering battle. On top of this, it somehow manages to look worse than any other Switch based Pokemon game, and even worse than Pokemon Colosseum, a gamePokemon Scarlet and Violet are the worst running Pokemon games that have ever been released. There is horrendous pop-in, a low and inconsistent framerate, and has various hangups when doing just about anything, including entering menus or entering battle. On top of this, it somehow manages to look worse than any other Switch based Pokemon game, and even worse than Pokemon Colosseum, a game on the Gamecube from nearly 20 years ago.

    The gameplay is acceptable in some places but takes several steps back in others. Customization is severely limited, and you are not able to change your clothes beyond 4 outfits. The Battle Tower and any post game facilities are gone, likely to be included in a future DLC, if at all. For some inexplicable reason set mode is gone and you are unable to change basic things such as skipping battle animations. You are advertised as being able to challenge the gyms in any order but this is very misleading, as there is no scaling on the gyms, so doing them out of order will mean you are going to either be too high of a level or too low, and never on par with the gyms.

    If a future patch fixed all the bugs and performance then the games would still only be about a 6-7, just due to the removal of features.    … Expand
  76. bdog77s
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I purposely did not look at much information about the newest gen of pokemon since this was the first game I've pre-ordered since gtav. I really want them to fix this because there is so much potential here but I'll sum it up like this.

    This game is like buying a brand new Ferrari. A Ferrari that comes with holes in the body and rusty metal and sometimes when you round a corner the    I purposely did not look at much information about the newest gen of pokemon since this was the first game I've pre-ordered since gtav. I really want them to fix this because there is so much potential here but I'll sum it up like this.

    This game is like buying a brand new Ferrari. A Ferrari that comes with holes in the body and rusty metal and sometimes when you round a corner the steering jolts back and forth and your adrenaline spikes with the danger. And sure sometimes you have to pump the brakes to get it to stop and the blinkers don't work and a headlight is constantly burned out. But at its core it is still a Ferrari despite all of its issues and the soul is somewhere hidden under all the problems and annoyances and migraines. But it is deep under and I don't know if it is even 100% fixable and it is so heartbreaking to experience. I wish all the love to all the people who put their heart and soul into developing and producing this game, they don't deserve the hate they are getting. But I simply cannot recommend this game to anyone and am contemplating making this my very first video game I've had refunded. I hope after some soul searching game freak can find its way again to producing amazing pokemon games but after this one, I think corporate greed may win out again. Game freak take a page from hello games and just own up to this failure and work on fixing it. You need to earn our trust back, this will be the last pokemon many of us play if this is your strategy from here out. So much potential wasted and turned into utter disappointment. Don't ignore the fans who put you in this position, we deserve better.    … Expand
  77. filctoledo
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Estou super viciado no game. Tem certos bugs, que eu acho que deveriam ter sido lançado sem eles, porém não compromete a gameplay. Espero que lancem em breve um update pra corrigi-los.
  78. MiguelonSama
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Is Such a shame how the most profitable video game franchise is releasing a game with so much bugs. After an awesome change from the Legends Arceus game (which is not so bugged as this one), this game sinks the franchise.
  79. SeanCena
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Bugs, glitches, bad animations, performance issues, empty open world, and bad designs galore. Don't buy this game for ANY reason, and even if you do, make sure to buy it used so The Pokemon Company doesn't make any money from you buying it. It's THAT bad.
  80. wtfwtf12
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    No, this is not a review bomb. This is me saying enough is enough. For years I have let Gamefreak **** slide but not anymore. The performance issues and bugs in this game are unforgivable.
    Shadows show and disappear randomly camera has no borders and sometimes go below ground, memory leak that cause massive FPS drops, Pokemon falling off the map into the water. And the worst offender,    No, this is not a review bomb. This is me saying enough is enough. For years I have let Gamefreak **** slide but not anymore. The performance issues and bugs in this game are unforgivable.
    Shadows show and disappear randomly camera has no borders and sometimes go below ground, memory leak that cause massive FPS drops, Pokemon falling off the map into the water. And the worst offender, pretty much the confirmation that Gamefreak doesn't give a **** - that scene in the classroom where the students animations are in like 5 FPS despite the fact that it's only a small room and they are very close to the camera. It's like they tested it, saw how bad it is, but said "who cares" and shipped it as it is    … Expand
  81. Guitou
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Looks cool but full of bugs, framerate drops, graphics issues...
    A big shame
  82. Serbero
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet son de los peores juegos que he jugado en los últimos tiempos, llevaba sin jugar a un pokemon bastante tiempo, Me he comprado este juego porque entreoía esta ambientado en España y me apetecía probarlo, pero gráficamente es de 2009 hay muchos bugs y glitches la historia y jugabilidad son lo de siempre... No lo recomiendo para nada. Me da la impresión de quePokemon Scarlet and Violet son de los peores juegos que he jugado en los últimos tiempos, llevaba sin jugar a un pokemon bastante tiempo, Me he comprado este juego porque entreoía esta ambientado en España y me apetecía probarlo, pero gráficamente es de 2009 hay muchos bugs y glitches la historia y jugabilidad son lo de siempre... No lo recomiendo para nada. Me da la impresión de que GameFreak se ríe de sus fans, que la franquicia de videojuegos mas rentable de la historia y que mas dinero a generado no sean capaz de lanzar un videojuego mínimamente aceptable me parece bastante lamentable… Expand
  83. Faisuwu
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    El apartado técnico es horrible hay juegos DEL 2002 que LO SUPERAN. El apartado técnico parece haber salido de hace 25 años es algo INADMISIBLE para un videojuego .
  84. Pomtsi
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Laggy piece of trash, it is unforgivable they released this game in this state. Shame on you GameFreak, please nintendo give this franchise to another publisher this is a disgrace.
  85. WispDum
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    It’s good. A lot of people are talking about bugs and glitches, but I haven’t run into any, and I’ve been playing undocked. A lot of people are talking about graphics, but it’s a switch title. It’s not about the graphics, it just lacks stylization, and I wish they would consider that.

    This one has decent story telling, and in my opinion, is a fundamentally better game than sword and    It’s good. A lot of people are talking about bugs and glitches, but I haven’t run into any, and I’ve been playing undocked. A lot of people are talking about graphics, but it’s a switch title. It’s not about the graphics, it just lacks stylization, and I wish they would consider that.

    This one has decent story telling, and in my opinion, is a fundamentally better game than sword and shield. It comes with a lot of content, and it doesn’t deserve to be considered bad by any means, if you’re a fan of Pokémon games.

    However, there are better ways to spend $60. Xenoblade 3 is great, give that a try if you don’t like Scarlet and Violet. Regardless, it’s not a terrible way to spend your money. It’s a good 30 hours of enjoyment if you speed through it, and probably like 80 to 100 hours if you take your time and play the game.    … Expand
  86. Obatosi
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    It's like they looked at the things people hated about Sword and Shield, improved on that, then decided to ruin everything else. Graphics are awful, visual glitches are rife as well as constant jarring fps drops. Pokemon will only render in about 2m away from you. The gameplay is fun but at this rate you may as well go back to sprite models for the overworld.
  87. Phated
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    This is the most entertaining Pokémon game I have played to date despite glaring issues. Overall, I think the exploration and freedom of this game make it feel like the most fun Pokémon game I have ever played with a downfall of glaring performance issues. However, if I can love gen 1 despite being the buggiest game ever than I can love this game too can't I. Full review below
  88. MrDaruma89
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Frame IS an issue. My character clipped through the ground twice and most of the hills look like they come from some Windows 95 screensaver. I hope I could return the game and get my money back, but eshop doesn’t let you.
  89. Southernhammer
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Just not finished. Game looks absolutely dreadful and runs so poorly. After the success of Legends Arceus, this game had a lot more to live up to and it just failed miserably. The game itself can be fun if a little predicable but the performance and glitches make it borderline unplayable
  90. rosettastone
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Game is extremely laggy. Frame drops everytime you enter a new place. Game goes slower the longer you play it due to memory loss. They took the interior out so you can't walk into buildings it's just menus now. Not happy.
  91. Orac
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    el juego a ratos se vuelve injugable, la caida de fps es muy comun y se vuelve una experiencia desagradable, no es posible que la franquicia que genra mas dinero en el mundo tenga este tipo de problemas
  92. Yuuikari
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    La personalización del juego es HORRIBLE, me sorprende que tiene la mejor personalización de rostro, pero la PEOR de ropa, de verdad, esos 4 uniformes predefinidos son HORIBLLES, incómodos de ver, ni una maldita tienda hay para cambiarse la playera, pero claro, hay 4 tiendas de lentes Una basura la ropa del juego, la odio
  93. Rasettsu
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    en cada entrega el juego es mas fácil, en esta las peleas contra otros entrenadores son opcionales, los lideres de gimnasio ya no suponen ningún reto, y esto sumado a la pésima calidad técnica del juego hace que no merezca mas nota, gamefreak ya no debería hacer los juegos de Pokémon, no dan la talla.
  94. EullerEF
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    I believe the game is sufficiently fun and immersive. All the new mechanics and the freedom to choose which path to take are surprisingly positive for the franchise. It is undeniable that visual errors are annoying for those who have a keen eye for these things, but in no way do these errors interfere on the gameplay. Attention is needed for these errors, so that future games do notI believe the game is sufficiently fun and immersive. All the new mechanics and the freedom to choose which path to take are surprisingly positive for the franchise. It is undeniable that visual errors are annoying for those who have a keen eye for these things, but in no way do these errors interfere on the gameplay. Attention is needed for these errors, so that future games do not repeat. But, that doesn't make the game any smaller; in fact, it has the potential to be one of the best games in the franchise.… Expand
  95. Mimmsy
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    Lots of fun , performance could of been better had release been pushed back but if you love all things pokemon then this is still a great game.
  96. Naloncon
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    completely unplayable disaster, every Pokémon evolves from Bidoof for some reason, and the gym leader in the second town steals your social security number

    10/10
  97. azxozx
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The only reason GF released a beta game as finished product because pokemon fanbase will die defending them and still applaud every subpar production not even worthy of being school project if you want proof go see the other reviews.
  98. AdrianMendez
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    It is the game with the most bugs and worst graphics on switch so far. Obviously with performance issues that seriously affect the gameplay. I could say an infinity of bugs that would not end. the lighting is too bad and the quality of the shaders too, they tried to make a game more "realistic" adding micro details on the pokemons and what they have achieved is a mixture of environment andIt is the game with the most bugs and worst graphics on switch so far. Obviously with performance issues that seriously affect the gameplay. I could say an infinity of bugs that would not end. the lighting is too bad and the quality of the shaders too, they tried to make a game more "realistic" adding micro details on the pokemons and what they have achieved is a mixture of environment and characters that does not fit with the composition, you can se a green tree with a poor black shadows, so no indirect lighting, every single issue make the game looking so horrible . There are more animations added to give more life to the pokemons but it's still not enough, not to mention the animation of Sandwich... And the multiplayer mode could be much better. It's a great shame since there are cool things and the music is very good, but as always, as long as they continue to receive so much money they will never change... It's very sad.… Expand
  99. Tsteelfirst
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    It could have been a pretty game. The new Pokémon look overall pretty nice! The idea of an open world is also a nice step towards the right direction. But as stated multiple times by others is the game lacking core things like the possibility to enter buildings and explore those new cities which - from outside- are looking great. The constant frame drops etc shouldn’t be on a console onIt could have been a pretty game. The new Pokémon look overall pretty nice! The idea of an open world is also a nice step towards the right direction. But as stated multiple times by others is the game lacking core things like the possibility to enter buildings and explore those new cities which - from outside- are looking great. The constant frame drops etc shouldn’t be on a console on which you are able to play fortnite, BOTW or Witcher 3.

    If the team would have had the time and hasn’t been rushed like this, this game could probably had the potential to be one of the best of the series.    … Expand
  100. 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.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 55 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 61 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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