Pokemon Violet

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User Score
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. World_Norsky
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    Pokemon Violet will literally shift my behavior to purchase a hard copy in the future. It is nonrefundable with the digital version. I looked through hundreds of posts on twitter and decided to refund my preorder the day before it released, but it forced me to download. Even though I knew it would not be so great, the real game nevertheless is even worse than my expectation. The starters'Pokemon Violet will literally shift my behavior to purchase a hard copy in the future. It is nonrefundable with the digital version. I looked through hundreds of posts on twitter and decided to refund my preorder the day before it released, but it forced me to download. Even though I knew it would not be so great, the real game nevertheless is even worse than my expectation. The starters' designs were not fantastic, no access to any buildings except for those in the storyline, rigid motions, too many bugs. GF is absolutely deluded by feedbacks from Arceus. Indeed, players were saying that they wanted an open world doesn't mean you have to follow an advice from laypeople. Game Freak, you guys are the game producers afterall, and you don't even know what to do with this game. That's horrible.… Expand
  2. Cesarantony
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    I played 2 hours of the game and in the first minutes i had a problem with the fps, i'm sure that the game is a evolution in the franchise but they have some problems in making it, if the game had more time i think that the game would be so much better
  3. pokemonmaster9
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Never have Action RPG, bring it back.
    Not evolving to Wyrdeer, Ursaluna, and Kleavor in this game without evolution items, such as Peat Block and Black Augurite.
    Also, poor graphic and technical issue should not release next three year. Make it graphic realistic and better technical performance for next 4 years rather than three years. Look how awful is.... 4 years next generation release    Never have Action RPG, bring it back.
    Not evolving to Wyrdeer, Ursaluna, and Kleavor in this game without evolution items, such as Peat Block and Black Augurite.
    Also, poor graphic and technical issue should not release next three year. Make it graphic realistic and better technical performance for next 4 years rather than three years.
    Look how awful is.... 4 years next generation release date, no three years release mainline.    … Expand
  4. airmaverick
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    Rose colored pokemon goggles shouldn't save the performance dumpster fire of Scarlet and Violet.

    Characters and animations often move at a robotic 3fps, clipping, pop ins, stuttering, pausing between actions, ugly textures, wonky camera - and it happens non-stop. Whilst the aging switch hardware is a limitation, there many other better looking and more expansive games that run way    Rose colored pokemon goggles shouldn't save the performance dumpster fire of Scarlet and Violet.

    Characters and animations often move at a robotic 3fps, clipping, pop ins, stuttering, pausing between actions, ugly textures, wonky camera - and it happens non-stop.
    Whilst the aging switch hardware is a limitation, there many other better looking and more expansive games that run way better than this.

    If somehow you can get past all the performance issues (I couldn't) the game play itself feels mediocre at best. A lot of the innovation introduced by Arceus is ignored here.

    Music and sound is poor with weird silences throughout and the lack of voice acting for a fully realized 3D adventure is disappointing.

    If you want to play a Pokemon game I recommend any other in the series over this. After the "fresh air" of Arceus, this game is a new stifling all time low.    … Expand
  5. Zenata
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    Game just is a buggy mess and runs extremely poorly. Not at all indicative of what this system is capable of. It's clear this wasn't given enough time. Framerate drops, pop-in, visual bugs, etc. Any other first party Nintendo title would've been delayed in this technical state.
  6. dutchozk
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    I have never been more disappointed by a mainline Pokemon game. There's so much wrong with this game that 5,000 characters could never be enough. The optimization issues, level of graphical fidelity, bad animations, bugs, lack of scaling, removal of set mode, removal of the ability to disable battle animations, the hideous character designs, the continuation of one generation long battleI have never been more disappointed by a mainline Pokemon game. There's so much wrong with this game that 5,000 characters could never be enough. The optimization issues, level of graphical fidelity, bad animations, bugs, lack of scaling, removal of set mode, removal of the ability to disable battle animations, the hideous character designs, the continuation of one generation long battle gimmicks, and incredibly low target audience age for this game in particular.… Expand
  7. IchBinLeon
    Nov 19, 2022
    9
    I think pokemon scarlet and violet are good games. The lags and bugs are so annoying tho. But i really like the open world. One thing i dont like is the teracrystallation. Just a bright low poly version of pokemon with goofy hats that make your defense and attacks a bit better or idk, not even new attacks. but overall w game
  8. Theplayfulgamer
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Poor graphics, glitches, fps drops, there's a lot of games with better graphics on switch than this and don't haven 10% of problems pokemon scalet has. Lacking of PT-BR localization, again.
  9. BraulioZS
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    Es increíble como un juego AAA posee tantos errores, bugs y problemas de rendimiento siendo una de las franquicias más exitosas a nivel mundial, simplemente se ríen en la cara de los fans que crecimos con la franquicia.
  10. Sheepsyhere
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Pokémon scarlet and violet are masterpieces, also I’m first review which is nice but go play this game
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71

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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