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. Pi421337
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    A shame. Purely and simply. Don't buy this game. Don't encourage mediocrity.
  2. TT_Hipster1941
    Dec 7, 2022
    2
    In all my 30+ years of playing and reviewing I ever saw such a disaster. Been playing Cyberpunk since day 1. Still playing No Man Sky doing expeditions with friends rn. Which proves it is possible to redeem yourself. Pokémon Violet got returned and reimburse by my local Videogame store to cite them : This is worst than Battlefront and No Man Sky, this is unacceptable.
  3. naclstacks
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    It is so unfortunate people piled on negative reviews to this game before playing through it more. I agree the performance issues are unacceptable in today's gaming landscape, but if you are a fan of Pokemon GET THIS GAME. It is the most fun Pokemon game I have ever played. The beginning story setup does take about an 1/1.5 hrs to get through, but once you are free to roam the world it isIt is so unfortunate people piled on negative reviews to this game before playing through it more. I agree the performance issues are unacceptable in today's gaming landscape, but if you are a fan of Pokemon GET THIS GAME. It is the most fun Pokemon game I have ever played. The beginning story setup does take about an 1/1.5 hrs to get through, but once you are free to roam the world it is what I dreamed Pokemon could be when I was a kid playing it on Gameboy. Not to mention most people I have heard negatively review this game either just started playing or literally are going off of watching twitter videos that show the worst glitches. I am about 40 hrs in and haven't seen close to the amount of crazy glitches people are showing. Doesn't mean they aren't really happening to some people, but with over 10 million copies sold and everyone piling on it gives the perception of it being worse than what it truly is in my opinion. Also the co-op doesn't get any love and I think that is such an awesome thing they added.

    In short, if you enjoy Pokemon and can still have fun playing a game that doesn't visually run flawlessly then I think you'll find this game one of the best they have ever put out.    … Expand
  4. 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.
  5. Marinne
    Dec 7, 2022
    8
    Olha, eu vou dar nota boa pra esse jogo por causa da diversão que ele me trouxe. O desempenho dele real ta bem ruim, o jogo crasha, funções q n funcionam, texturas bugadas e muito mais. Porém jogar online com meus amigos e rir disso tudo valeu a pena
  6. Crissaegrimm
    Dec 7, 2022
    4
    Bug, Glitch, Lag, , Crash and a lot off issues with this game. It's messed up! Only a parch can fix this game. The story it's ok, but it's NOT an open world, the graphic it's bad and the gameplay it's boring. Fix this.
  7. shay4567
    Dec 7, 2022
    7
    Il gioco è bello, è bello l'open world e sono belli i nuovi Pokémon (circa) ma è una noia la modalità di cattura e il movimento non è soddisfacente come su Arceus.
  8. miniwho
    Dec 7, 2022
    9
    Amazing game, amazing feel, awesome new Pokemon, compelling story lines, the only downside is really that it is too easy, should be a little harder.
  9. VanguardSoul
    Dec 7, 2022
    5
    The Good: Fantastic new Pokémon and evolution mechanics. Game Freak hit it out of the park as far as those are concerned. Decent story too.

    The Bad: The most extreme frame rate and visual glitch problems I’ve ever seen in a Nintendo game. It becomes downright unenjoyable to play at times. Additionally, I’ve rarely played an open world game such as this one that leans so heavily on the    The Good: Fantastic new Pokémon and evolution mechanics. Game Freak hit it out of the park as far as those are concerned. Decent story too.

    The Bad: The most extreme frame rate and visual glitch problems I’ve ever seen in a Nintendo game. It becomes downright unenjoyable to play at times. Additionally, I’ve rarely played an open world game such as this one that leans so heavily on the structured story. Half the point of an open-world game is the exploration and “making your own story”. This game doesn’t really do that too much, as the open world feels fairly shallow without much mystery or wonder in it. Also, the game is far too easy. I’m not expecting a Nintendo game to be too difficult, but this game is like a light stroll at the park, even for most children. Lastly, there is almost no postgame content. Once you beat the game, there’s very little to do, which has not been the historical case for Nintendo games which usually try to provide a replayable activity or series of particularly difficult challenges unlocked after beating the main game. This game doesn’t truly have that. All-in-all I would not recommend this game to almost anyone. Children may highly enjoy it, but anyone older than 12 years old is going to be frustrated with the lag, glitches, and ease of the “challenges” and bosses.    … Expand
  10. Pittasx
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    Abandoning the precious and unique art style of Pokémon, in exchange for a large number of BUGs and errors, a large number of blacks, ugly cheap characters, and it is difficult to distinguish the gender of the characters, catering to the politically correct Pokémon world.
  11. Shazam08
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Yeah the performance is pretty bad, but it's still the best game in the franchise by a long shot
  12. aoaked046
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Been playing this and everything is just sad. The textures, the world, the gameplay, the bugs, and the performance are all very bad. I don't think I will buy another pokemon game again at this rate.
  13. TwistedSailor
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Though the game was buggy at launch it functions well enough to enjoy a play through. The 3 storylines and open world is a welcome addition to the franchise. Something about seeing wild Pokémon roaming gives the world a “lived in” feel to it. I would highly recommend. One of my favorite installations to the Pokémon franchise in quite some time.
  14. GreyWizard
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Step in the right direction but still needs to be better to adjust to 2022 standards. Just hire more staff and give more time to cook next time.
  15. Katdogcat
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    This game completely changes the way Pokemon has been played for the past coming years. This one and Scarlet introduce a full free-to-explore game with great story telling and fun world-building. Each character is developed well and the game play is engaging. The only problems I've had were dome visual glitches but it didn't change the gameplay one bit.
  16. 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
  17. jakobmoore
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Best Pokémon game the story, characters new Pokémon all great bit poor performance but really not that bad tbh mines fine and I’m loving this newest instalment in the Pokémon games
  18. jjboy1208
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    This gen came out with innovative aspects and changes to try shaping Pokemon world another step closer to completion. However, everything seems to pause in the middle and not being finished up. (open world map lacking details & losing access to small buildings, different zone theme lacking details ... etc)
    FPS is the major issue as it critically strikes the gaming experience. When facing    This gen came out with innovative aspects and changes to try shaping Pokemon world another step closer to completion. However, everything seems to pause in the middle and not being finished up. (open world map lacking details & losing access to small buildings, different zone theme lacking details ... etc)
    FPS is the major issue as it critically strikes the gaming experience. When facing more objects in the screen, your character will experience lag or even being stuck easier.    … Expand
  19. Eleiyas
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    Pokémon Violet is a good Pokémon game - but it is not a good game, if that makes sense.

    It's arguably one of the most fun and most modern Pokémon experiences we've had, which is why everyone is giving this a 10/10, however it is marred by technical issues; poor graphics, poor performance, scummy marketing practices that are a decade-outdated and more. Despite the Switch supporting    Pokémon Violet is a good Pokémon game - but it is not a good game, if that makes sense.

    It's arguably one of the most fun and most modern Pokémon experiences we've had, which is why everyone is giving this a 10/10, however it is marred by technical issues; poor graphics, poor performance, scummy marketing practices that are a decade-outdated and more.

    Despite the Switch supporting 1080p, 60fps, this game runs (docked) at 720p, 30fps - yet the thing is, you'll barely ever get those 30fps, because of the constant stuttering and assets loading in in the background.
    In certain areas and cities, you will be lucky to get 20fps, let alone 30fps.
    The graphics, despite being much better than some past titles, still pale in comparison to nearly any other modern game - heck, Breath of the Wild still looks better and that game is a good few years old now. Anything in the distance becomes a blur of muddy, tiled texture-work, while when you get close it just slaps the higher-fidelity texture on, with zero fade-in. It's incredibly jarring.
    One of the most crazy things is that this game makes Legends: Arceus look fantastic - and although they were developed at the same time, Arceus did come out first, meaning the older game does look better.
    It's also still debateable whether they should have settled on Let's Go: Pikachu/Eevee art-style and graphics, rather than this semi-realistic look they are currently going for (and kind-of failing at).
    This doesn't even cover the terrible coding this game seems to have, with NPCs and Pokémon dropping to 3fps when they go more than 1 metre away from the player, while when entering a city, the models will pop into existence mere centimetres from the player.

    In terms of other cons, the National Dex cut does still affect these games, so be prepared for scummy DLC that re-adds a bunch more mons in.
    There's also the topic of the dual-version release, which is still just as scummy as it always was.
    Scarlet and Violet, just like Sword/Shield and Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, are the exact same game, just shipped with 2 lines of code differing between versions.
    As many dataminers have proved, you can actually get Violet to run as Scarlet using an extremely quick memory edit - which is ridiculous.
    This practice should have ended when the internet became accessible (DS era) - but it still exists in full force, to get unknowing/hardcore fans to pick up the dual pack and dual-DLC-pack for the extra $$$. Not to mention the Pokémon Home and Switch Online subs as well.

    Now, as I said, these games are fun and are arguably the best Pokémon games in a long time.
    For once, the story is actually darn good. Like, really darn good.
    Finding Pokémon in the overworld and such is also really nice and exploring Paldea on-top of the box-legend is a neat feature - although I would have preferred the Let's Go version where we could ride any Pokémon we owned.

    A big issue concerning the story elements though, is that there is no level-scaling. You can do everything out of order, which is a fresh-take on the formula, but the lack of level scaling means that if you do do things out of order, you might find yourself with level 30 mons against the "8th" gym with level 45-50s, or you could have level 60 mons against the "1st" gym that has level 14-15 mons.
    Essentially, if you don't want to get stomped, or don't want to do the stomping, you need to look up a "recommended guide/path" - which then makes the game extremely linear, just like every game before it. Also, because Gym Badges only work based on the caught-level, there is a high probability the player will take their level 5-10 starter and a couple of "route 1" mons and power-level to 50+, simply by exploring the map and catching/battling higher-level mons.

    I know I keep going kind of back and forth between pro and con here, but that is ultimately what the game is like. For every step forward, there are 1 or more steps backwards. Getting competitive Pokémon and power-levelling to 100 is easy with Raid Dens and such - but then you find out that certain options that were staples, like "battle mode" or "battle animations" have been completely removed for no apparent reason. Finding nearly the entire Pokédex, either in the wild or in Raid Dens is amazing, but then, due to the terrible pop-in and draw-distance, you will be zooming around on the box-legend and getting into so many tedious and unwanted wild battles, because you will not see the Pokémon you slammed into, before you slam into it.

    Overall, I'll rate Pokémon Violet (and Scarlet as they are the same game) a 6/10 on my end. They have potential, but should not have been released in this state - and for how long do we have to keep saying "it's a step in the right direction" before we get the game we actually should have on the Switch?    … Expand
  20. F8gamblr
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    For $60 dollars, this game is not worth it. It is not a great open world set up. Instead of populating the world adequately they have multiple shops that sell similar clothes or food in inconvenient locations instead of a single department store. The world feels open, but empty especially with characters that are seemingly missing frames in the background. All of these things ruin theFor $60 dollars, this game is not worth it. It is not a great open world set up. Instead of populating the world adequately they have multiple shops that sell similar clothes or food in inconvenient locations instead of a single department store. The world feels open, but empty especially with characters that are seemingly missing frames in the background. All of these things ruin the immersion. No outfits for your character (pants and shirts) took away from the the customizing aspect that many games have embraced. My starter was my best pokemon and designs for new pokemon were lackluster. They had "students" that were old people in game? A strange, lazy choice. Glitches galore removed you from game play. I have seen better and more complete indie games. The story was good though and earned it the two.… Expand
  21. Rufigame
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think that the Ost, the story, the characters and the mechanical of the game is amazing. That's a great game!… Expand
  22. SilkyRobos
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Alright, the game's a mess, let's be honest here. There's performance issues and many graphical bugs people have memed about. But if you can look past it, the game is superb, with a surprisingly mature storyline (especially the climax) and it feels like a step forward. I've not been able to set this game down since it came out, at the expense of my freelance work, even. The game's justAlright, the game's a mess, let's be honest here. There's performance issues and many graphical bugs people have memed about. But if you can look past it, the game is superb, with a surprisingly mature storyline (especially the climax) and it feels like a step forward. I've not been able to set this game down since it came out, at the expense of my freelance work, even. The game's just sublime with well-designed characters, a killer soundtrack, and a frankly ambitious level of worldbuilding (even if i'd have preferred it not being open world personally, or at least let it have level scaling)

    Taking a point off because yeah, the issues are egregious, if exaggerated, but aside from the performance problems the game's just plain damn fun with some incredibly unique designs that I quite like. It really feels like the company saw the backlash from Sword/Shield and BDSP and pivoted in a new direction where they try to take themselves more seriously and it shows, even if it's rough around the edges.

    Should TPCI have looked for a secondary development team to make the world run better on the limited hardware? Obviously. Should they maybe try to migrate away from such a cutthroat yearly release schedule? Absolutely. But what we have here is still a fantastic game at its core and the negative reviews are very clearly overblown and will balance out as more genuine fans have a chance to write reviews, and as promised updates help to stem the performance issues. The game has had a single post-release update and people are already condemning it as the worst entry in the franchise, and when people are saying that somehow BDSP are better games than this it becomes obvious most of the negative reviews aren't made in good faith.    … Expand
  23. NaturalBornChao
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    I have played for 100+ hours and recently restarted from the beginning on a new profile.

    ~The Good: - The story and characters this time are exceptional, especially during the last segment of the game (the main reason why I am replaying the game). - New Pokemon designs are also nice, with some misses of course, as in every generation. - Shiny hunting is easier than ever on a mainline    I have played for 100+ hours and recently restarted from the beginning on a new profile.

    ~The Good:
    - The story and characters this time are exceptional, especially during the last segment of the game (the main reason why I am replaying the game).
    - New Pokemon designs are also nice, with some misses of course, as in every generation.
    - Shiny hunting is easier than ever on a mainline game.
    - Building competitive teams is also easier than ever imo due to easy access to mints and bottle caps.
    - Open world is nice and densely populated with a wide variety of Pokemon and items.
    - Solid gameplay loop as expected by Pokemon standards, with a few challenging fights along the way.

    ~The Bad:
    - Performance issues are hurting this game quite a bit. Frame drops in the overworld, a laggy box system, and online features that are somehow worse than last gen's Y-comm. Game is totally playable and I never had a crash, but it can be annoying.
    - Some QoL features appear to be missing compared to previous gens. You cannot enter box selection while holding Pokemon in the cursor for example. Some features from Legends: Arceus would also be a great fit for this game, but they are not included.
    - Endgame feels one dimensional, wish we had a Battle Tower of some sort to fill the gap.
    - Some shiny Pokemon colors are extremely similar to the originals. While this is not a new thing, I wish they would be more radical with shiny color changes.

    Overall, very enjoyable experience, would definitely recommend unless the performance issues are a big no for you. Hopefully, we will get a patch that addresses most if not all of these issues soon. The user score does not represent the game in it's entirety imo, as most low reviews seem to be extremely focused on the performance issues.    … Expand
  24. Coverttrickster
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Trying to help counter the trolls. But regardless this game is very fun and it sucks a lot of my time since I can’t stop playing it. Legends was super fun and I really enjoyed the new mechanics that were incorporated. Because some of those were used in the new games it makes the gameplay that much better.
  25. Merro
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    I don't belive this is the experience that a new generation deserves. I refund it after first 10 hours was unbearable even for my kids.
  26. Marco1522
    Dec 6, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game isn't an open world, you can truly go where you want only when you have battled dondozo and tatsugiri, but until then, you can't go where you want, you want to climb a random mountain? You can't, at the start of the game you don't have the upgraded mount and you need to beat the totem Pokémon to get it,
    The only thing you can do is following the patps until you complete that story, then the true open world starts, but the world it's empty, there aren't sub quest like in Pla and the only thing that you can do outside of the main story stuff is battling useless trainers in boring and slow battles, with orribile animations,after that there are the cities that basically doesn't exist because you can't explore anything there,the restaurants are the same,the shops doesn't have an interior and the doors are all locked. The only positive aspect of this game is the story, that is good written in 3/4 cases, but the rest of the game it's just a total mess    … Expand
  27. Gumibluky
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A pesar del pésimo apartado técnico y los terribles gráficos este juego es de lo mejor que hay en la saga y de los más disfrutables y tiene la mejor historia que hay en esta franquicia.
    Sobre el diseño, los pokemons están basten balanceados, hay algunos excelentes, como kingambit o ceruledge, y otros que son vergonzosos, como flamigo, la evolución de dunsparce y el que es una pareja de ratones. El diseño de la región es muy bueno para ser el primer mundo abierto que hacen, pero podría mejorar, aunque a habido una bajada de calidad en cuanto a ciudades con respecto a la generación anterior, cosa que se ve por la poca importancia que tienen muchas de ellas y la falta de interiores, ni siquiera puedes entrar a ninguna casa y que las tiendas son un menú en donde seleccionar lo que vayas a comprar. El diseño de personajes es bueno y además Silvio se parece al Padre Pucci.
    El desarrollo de personajes es excelente, sobre todo en Damián, quien deja atrás el odio que tenía hacia miraidon, quien va recuperando la esperanza de que su padre sustituto (mabosstiff) se recupere conforme avanzamos en su historia y quien termina perdonando a su padre por estar ausente. También Clavel, al ver la historia de los alumnos que formaron el team star y darse cuenta de sus situaciones .
    En este juego la dificultad se basa en el orden en que hagas los distintos gimnasios, lideres y miembros del team star, ya que desde muy temprano en la partida dejan libre para hacer lo que quieras, esto, que a primera vista parece que es una mejora en la saga, es todo lo contrario, ya que sí no sigues un determinado orden la dificultad puede caer en picado, pudiendo enfrentarte a lideres de gimnasio con pokemons 30 niveles por debajo de los tuyos, lo que a mi parecer arruina la experiencia de juego. También influye este poder de elección sobre los interiores clónicos. Tomando a Mencía como ejemplo, hay escenas que tienen lugar dentro de los gimnasios, y al no saber en que gimnasio tendrá que decirte tal cosa por el hecho de poder elegir el orden de estos, incita a los desarrolladores a hacer los gimnasios exactamente iguales para ahorrarse animaciones en el que cambian los escenarios o parte de estos, esto también pasa con las cuevas de los dominantes, siempre la cueva con su mesa y banco de piedra y la especia en el mismo rincón de siempre. Siguiendo un determinado orden, la dificultad del juegos es mayor con respecto al estándar de la franquicia, incluso siendo difícil al final del juego si no vas preparado.
    La mecánica de esta generación es de las mejores, sobre todo si eres jugador del competitivo y creo que debería haberse introducido mucho antes. Y las teraincursiones aportan mucha variedad a la hora de crear un equipo.
    Por último la historia, el juego tiene 3 historias, la más floja es la de los gimnasios, tienes un rival que te retará conforme vayas consiguiendo medallas, te enfrentaras a la liga pokemon y posteriormente a tu rival. Luego está la del team star, que como historia está muy bien, ya que al ser un juego para niños, conciencia sobre el bulling escolar, que tristemente es cada vez más frecuente. A pesar de esto la mecánica de derrotar a los 30 pokemon en 10 min no aporta nada, y al ser 10 min no tienes ninguna presión ya que por lo normal en 2 min lo tienes hecho, 2 min de pulsar un botón biendo peligrar los fps en basaes clónicas por el tema de antes. La última historia es la de los dominantes , siendo la mejor de las tres y a la vez la más fácil de todas. Es la mejor por lo emotiva que es y el desarrollo de Damián.
    El final del juego no es solo el mejor final que hay en la saga principal de pokemon, sí no de lo mejor que a hecho esta saga de videojuegos desde que empezó . En este final los personajes de cada una de las historias se juntan a pesar de no llevarse especialmente bien para salvar Paldea y aúnan fuerzas para que puedas derrotar al "profesor" en un combate espectacular. Los personajes empatizan con Damián y acaban ayudándole a pasar por la muerte de su padre/madre. Bastante épico cuando a los días de morir el padre de Damián, Clavel le dice que va a repetir curso. El postgame si que es bastante pobre y los picnics son muy olvidables si no te centras en el shiny hunting. También podrían quitar el poder del amor.

    En términos generales es uno de los mejores juegos de pokemon que se han hecho. Si que es verdad que quedan por parchear bugs y demás fallos y que el apartado gráfico es de lo pero que puedes encontrar. Pero con el poco tiempo que han tenido para desarrollar el juego me parece admirable lo que han conseguido. Imaginad el juego que saldría si forman un equipo de unas 300 personas que se dedican exclusivamente a un juego de pokemon con 5 años de desarrollo y la posibilidad de retrasar el juego si fuese necesario.
    Por último querría agradecer a los desarrolladores por hacer lo que han hecho en el poco tiempo que tenían.:)    … Expand
  28. rekuhs
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    As much as its changed, there's still more that's the same as its always been.
    It's still a game that has zero respect for your time, making you read the same action descriptions over and over again.
    Graphics and performance are well below expectations for a 2022 release for a property as huge as Pokemon.
  29. m2d2
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Terrible graphics, awful controls, not fun at all. A boring grind in an environment that's worse than FF10 was in 2001.
  30. Moxxoxo
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Some bugs, but not enough to affect gameplay. I love how much there is to explore and also how many tasks there are for the main storyline! I love the direction this game is taking towards an open world concept. I hope future games are continued in this style!
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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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