Pokemon Violet

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2050 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,210 out of 2050
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  1. 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
  2. SkittlesHD
    Nov 22, 2022
    5
    The Variety of new and Powerful pokemon is great. The story was perfect all around 10/10 all pokemon fans need to give this game a chance.
  3. lizardpants
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    I'll start by saying this isn't a "bad" game but man it's got some issues.

    tl;dr version PROS: Exploration, Good Sense of Progression, Music, Gameplay CONS: Poor QA & Performance, Uninspired World, Questionable Game Design in some spots Review: Relatively standard faire for pokemon, you collect the badges, stop the "evil" team and fill the pokedex but thanks to the open world    I'll start by saying this isn't a "bad" game but man it's got some issues.

    tl;dr version
    PROS: Exploration, Good Sense of Progression, Music, Gameplay
    CONS: Poor QA & Performance, Uninspired World, Questionable Game Design in some spots

    Review:
    Relatively standard faire for pokemon, you collect the badges, stop the "evil" team and fill the pokedex but thanks to the open world nature of the game it's a little more conducive to the the longevity of the experience; the main storyline(s) had me clock in at around 50% longer than my average playtime for a pokemon game. Using your legendary gradually to traverse and explore more of the map feels satisfying as you unlock more of its abilities over the course of the game. The pokemon designs themselves are hit or miss, even moreso than last gen. I find it a bit funny that the gen that gave me my new favorite starter also gave me Shutterstock Flamingo Clipart #4337

    While the game itself is pretty expansive, the environments themselves are actually relatively bland for a pokemon game; a lot of expanse but a whoooole lot of empty. It's lacking those cool landmarks you got in previous gens like the Abandoned Ship, Dragonspiral Tower and the Whirl islands to name a few. There is one area (hint hint) that stands head and shoulders above any other locations in this game and I'm sure you'll recognize it when you reach it and it only highlights that much more how uninspired the rest of Paldea feels by comparison. I just find it somewhat of a shame the world can't seem to match the whimsicality of the pokemon themselves.

    The quality control on this game pretty much gamefreak saying "Well, at least they can make it through the game without it catching on fire. Probably." Worst performance of any pokemon game, bar none. It can be smooth in a few areas but the majority of the time you're gonna be dropping frames pretty hard. The switch itself isn't the paragon of gaming performance but a lot of games on the switch fit the same criteria of SV while looking and running better. On occasion you'll be encountering various visual glitches that find their way in your adventure. A lot of people are willing to laugh them off but they can be pretty immersion killing.

    An extra year in the oven and this game probably could've been a 7 or an 8, but for whatever reason the devs and their overseers refuse to re-evaluate their production pipeline for these games. These games make billions but it would be nice if they could take a little more pride in their work instead of just rushing the games out of max profits.    … Expand
  4. Firem23
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    The game itself has really fun gameplay. I'm genuinely enjoying the actual style of it and I want more pokemon games to use this gameplay style. The pokemon being their correct sizes and the freedom to explore the world are nice. Unfortunately, the game is held back by the well known performance issues. It has crashed on me multiple times for seemingly no reason. The frame rate is droppingThe game itself has really fun gameplay. I'm genuinely enjoying the actual style of it and I want more pokemon games to use this gameplay style. The pokemon being their correct sizes and the freedom to explore the world are nice. Unfortunately, the game is held back by the well known performance issues. It has crashed on me multiple times for seemingly no reason. The frame rate is dropping constantly. The people move in choppy and stuttery movements even if you are directly in front of them. You can phase through your pokemon when you are walking with them. I know the developers did what they could in the extremely limited time that Gamefreak and the Pokemon Company gave them to get this game done, but in the end it feels like a it's an indie game in early access and not a AAA first party fully finished game.… Expand
  5. tom_mio
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    I want to rate this game a 9 or a 10, becase from how fun and ambitious it is, it would deserve it.

    The open world works perfectly and encourages exploration. The newly added pokemons feel unique and better designed than the past few generations. The 3 stories are very different to what we usually get from a pokemon game and the characters feel human and are way more likeable than the    I want to rate this game a 9 or a 10, becase from how fun and ambitious it is, it would deserve it.

    The open world works perfectly and encourages exploration. The newly added pokemons feel unique and better designed than the past few generations. The 3 stories are very different to what we usually get from a pokemon game and the characters feel human and are way more likeable than the usually very annoying characters we get. This is in lot of way the pokemon game I always hoped for.

    But the technical issues are present and really aren't excusable. The games desperatly needs more polish and I hope a patch comes out as soon as possible. If these issues are fixed and the game gets expanded on though good DLC content it might redeem itself.

    With this game and the recent Legends Arceus GameFreak / TPC have proven they can make ambitious titles and that gives me hope for future games. But they absolutely need to give more time to developers or hire more to be able to deliver a finished product.    … Expand
  6. blackbird0628
    Nov 27, 2022
    5
    I mean no cap, the story itself was crazy as ever. The plot and the way the game naturally makes the player fall into each character were amazing. I kinda feel like Gamefreak finally understood that their main customers are definitely older than in the past. So 10 points on the game itself.

    However, the graphics optimization was hard to see with my eyes open. Frame drops were occurring    I mean no cap, the story itself was crazy as ever. The plot and the way the game naturally makes the player fall into each character were amazing. I kinda feel like Gamefreak finally understood that their main customers are definitely older than in the past. So 10 points on the game itself.

    However, the graphics optimization was hard to see with my eyes open. Frame drops were occurring almost every moment, and screen stuttering, lagging, and immersion greatly disrupted my gameplay. It was unpleasantly severe, especially in rainy or polygonal sea fields. It felt like I was playing an online game with a very bad internet connection. They shouldn't have released the game like this.

    To sum up, out of all the Pokémon games they've ever made, it was so fun and interesting that no doubt, I would call it a "masterpiece" in terms of story, game ability, and convenience. That's why I was even more angry and sad that the other parts were ****    … Expand
  7. Edymarv
    Nov 27, 2022
    5
    Schöne open World aber zu viele technische Fehler. So hätte das Spiel nicht veröffentlicht werden dürfen.
  8. rightwrist
    Nov 27, 2022
    5
    The gameplay and story is not enough to save the absolutely horrid graphics and performance. The overworld does have it's moments of greatness, in particular the bamboo forest and Socarrat Trail, however the bad outweighs this. The zones are mostly bland and scarce of features, not helped by the graphics. This is doubly true for the cities, which almost always feel empty and tiny at theThe gameplay and story is not enough to save the absolutely horrid graphics and performance. The overworld does have it's moments of greatness, in particular the bamboo forest and Socarrat Trail, however the bad outweighs this. The zones are mostly bland and scarce of features, not helped by the graphics. This is doubly true for the cities, which almost always feel empty and tiny at the same time. Even if you wanted to enjoy the scenery of this game, it's still a task, due to the abominable performance issues. On a vanilla Nintendo Switch, this game lags constantly while out in the open world.
    Playing through the game was actually rather enjoyable. The variety of Pokemon you could see in the open world was unexpectedly vast, and made me feel like I had a lot of options for building my team. It also made me want to explore around in hopes of seeing something I really wanted to use. This exploration aspect was emphasized in a really great way through the riding Pokemon (either Miraidon or Koraidon respectively). You would unlock new travel features each time you defeated a Titan Pokemon, which sort of created a positive feedback loop. However, these riding Pokemon are ruined by bugs. I fell through the ground not once, but twice while riding Miraidon. There was also a lot of various "jank" I encountered. It's extremely disappointing that this game was sold in a state like this. On another note, this game is actually very different from it's predecessors in terms of how battles are handled. There are basically no compulsory trainer battles in the open world, which I think is fine, however I would've have minded if there was still LoS encounters. There are alternative ways of leveling up your Pokemon, (for me) primarily the Tera Raids. Each time you defeat a Tera Raid, you get a sizeable loot drop, which contains Exp. Candies. This makes it to where you can use Tera Raids as a primary means to level up your Pokemon, which I really liked.
    I really liked the story and characters. Your rival, Nemona, is not a new trainer like you are, and is instead a champion-ranked trainer. She is somebody that is obsessed with battling, and wants to have you get strong enough to challenge her at her full strength. In order to do this, she raises a new team of Pokemon to challenge you as you go along your journey. Overall, her character was surprisingly enjoyable, considering how unenjoyable the rivals have been in previous games. Arven, another character, was also likeable. Throughout the story, you assist him in defeating Titan Pokemon and getting the Herba Mystica they keep guard of in their dens. Arven's motivation for getting these herbs is that his Pokemon, Mabosstiff, is ill, and he had exhausted all other options for curing him. I really liked this storyline in particular. The last aspect of the story is Team Star. It's hard to go into information about this one without spoiling information that is slowly fed to you, but I liked the leaders of Team Star. Overall, the story and characters were a huge step from the previous couple generations.
    The game after beating the story is scarce. You basically just rematch all the gym leaders and take part in a school tournament. Many players were disappointed in the lack of a Battle Tower, and I agree with them. It seems incomplete, however I expect them to >sell< DLC to actually finish the content, which I am really not happy about.
    This game is good, however it's an ugly, buggy mess, and not in a way that they'll actually get around to fixing. I enjoyed it, but I cannot reasonably give it anything higher than a 5/10.    … Expand
  9. EngameX86
    Nov 30, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Technical issues aside ( which there are plenty) I've spent a good amount of time with this Game ( Violet and scarlet) and the issues go far deeper that just glitches here and there. to keep it simple.
    Design: the lack of customization options in this partially online game is not only far less then previous games but also bland and lifeless.
    The majority of the "new" Pokémon designs feels nothing more then lazy.
    The overall design of the gym leaders seam purposefully lackluster. this is in comparison to the Team Star crew that all sport a far more unique design.
    That final 4 battle was inexcusably bad following the most pointless and boring mandatory segment in Pokémon history the "final four exam".

    Between the technical issues, Lazy design, poor special additions and overall lackluster story.. I'm only left Disappointed.. This game feels like Gamefreaks put as little effort as possible...at a premium price.    … Expand
  10. MrEmpee
    Dec 2, 2022
    5
    "Pokémon ha toccato il fondo e non contento si è messo a scavare" ... Questo è il commento più sincero che posso fare sui videogiochi di nova generazione, problemi di game design evidenti, world building grezzo, bilanciamento della difficoltà rotto, zero contestualizzazione delle creature nelle mappe, nessun interno di negozi o abitazioni, grafica da pre-alpha ps3, trama interessante ma"Pokémon ha toccato il fondo e non contento si è messo a scavare" ... Questo è il commento più sincero che posso fare sui videogiochi di nova generazione, problemi di game design evidenti, world building grezzo, bilanciamento della difficoltà rotto, zero contestualizzazione delle creature nelle mappe, nessun interno di negozi o abitazioni, grafica da pre-alpha ps3, trama interessante ma raccontata come se il pubblico avesse sei anni e tutto questo pattume è condito da bug e glitch di ogni tipo. Un prodotto nel migliore dei casi molto lontano dalla forma finale e nel peggiore perfettamente conforme alle scarse abilità dello sviluppatore, sicuramente il punto più basso della saga.… Expand
  11. DukeOfKings
    Dec 6, 2022
    5
    While the games do have glitches, my copy had essentially none, and actual game quality wise, it's loads better than the slog Pokemon's put out recently. Normally I'd give 4/5, but I'll give leeway due to review bombs from people who haven't played it.
  12. Bobbythekai
    Dec 6, 2022
    5
    Greatest pokemon game in a while, this is the first pokemon game with like full actual Co-op and I can't wait to see what happens with the franchise now
  13. 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
  14. Rwebee
    Dec 7, 2022
    5
    Disappointing, but if I were a child, this would have been fun. Now that I'm older I understand when a game is simply not up to parr. It's so incredibly frustrating knowing pokemon is one of the highest grossing franchises and it's games can't even compare to many games that far less popular. Feels like a greedy cash grab to be honest.
  15. Argonaut69
    Dec 7, 2022
    5
    I would've rated this game a 9, but after sun and moon, the pokemon games are getting worse. The pokemon company should take more time and make a better game than rushing and releasing an unfinished game with so many issues which makes us pokemon fans disappointed to play the new mainline game.
  16. LysanderAG
    Dec 10, 2022
    5
    This game feels very rushed, doesnt even feel like an actual pokemon game because of how much bugs it has and the gameplay it has aswell, the graphics and sounds are some points, ill give you that, but id rather play pokemon yellow than buy and play this.
  17. Fra99
    Dec 26, 2022
    5
    The game looks glitchy and empty. The map is empty, the cities are empty, all the npcs are useless and doest say anything interesting. You cant customise your character that much, in fact during the online matches we trainers look all the same. The plot is quite interesting but the difficult is set too low. The raids are glithcy as well a
  18. VinceTrousers
    Dec 29, 2022
    5
    Overall, a shockingly disappointing downgrade from Legends Arceus in almost every regard. The world may be open, and you may be able to tackle objectives in any order, but the whole ordeal is so lifeless. It's like looking at a table with various slices of cheese laying about, not on plates or anything, just kinda sitting flat on the table. Some slices are slightly moldy, others have catOverall, a shockingly disappointing downgrade from Legends Arceus in almost every regard. The world may be open, and you may be able to tackle objectives in any order, but the whole ordeal is so lifeless. It's like looking at a table with various slices of cheese laying about, not on plates or anything, just kinda sitting flat on the table. Some slices are slightly moldy, others have cat hair on them, and the rare few that are clean were left out of the fridge for too long and taste somewhat passable, but are a little too soft and dubious to truly enjoy. You can eat the slices in any order you'd like though!… Expand
  19. Noperope
    Jan 4, 2023
    5
    The overall gameplay isn't bad but not exactly great either. It's clear it was rushed out the door before it was ready, but hopefully something will be done in the future to correct most of the bugs and glitches.

    I genuinely like the story, even with it being much more darker than the games I've played. It has relatively diverse characters, some that I can even relate to. There are some    The overall gameplay isn't bad but not exactly great either. It's clear it was rushed out the door before it was ready, but hopefully something will be done in the future to correct most of the bugs and glitches.

    I genuinely like the story, even with it being much more darker than the games I've played. It has relatively diverse characters, some that I can even relate to. There are some characters and aspects of the story that could have been written better but, at this point, I'll take what I can get.

    What has really bothered me is the Tera Raids. More specifically, how the Tera Raids only have a certain amount of time for players to defeat the Tera Pokemon. That also includes how time is taken away whenever a Pokemon faints. I personally believe they should have kept the same or made a very similar mechanic as to Pokemon Sword and Shield. It could still be frustrating but it was no where near as bad as in Violet and Scarlet. I'll be honest that I can be quick to frustration but I've never been so easily frustrated with time-sensitive games until Violet and Scarlet. I've lost count of how many Tera Raids I, and most certainly others, have lost in a row because of the current time mechanic. The most I would change is taking time away when a Pokemon faints, seeing how the more times you faint, the longer it takes to be revived back into battle. I genuinely believe it would make it a much more bearable game.    … Expand
  20. Pugtron
    Jan 31, 2023
    5
    Lechonk!!!!??!?!!!?!?!??!??!?!??!???!!???!??!?!??!??!??!??!??!??!!?!??!?????!!???
  21. azura_
    Apr 23, 2023
    5
    as many others have stated; the graphical issues and bugs are uncharacteristic of the series and frankly unacceptable. all made more frustrating considering theyve introduced some great new ideas for the franchise, the writing is fairly solid for pokemon, and that the bones of a good game are here. clawing back aspects of customization from x/y / sw/sh are also unwelcome, as is continuingas many others have stated; the graphical issues and bugs are uncharacteristic of the series and frankly unacceptable. all made more frustrating considering theyve introduced some great new ideas for the franchise, the writing is fairly solid for pokemon, and that the bones of a good game are here. clawing back aspects of customization from x/y / sw/sh are also unwelcome, as is continuing the recent trend of not including all current pokemon (not as necissarily obtainable in the game but at least transferrable from pokemon bank). overall theres decent enjoyment to be found here but i cant recommend supporting such an unpolished realese.… Expand
  22. hk300
    May 1, 2023
    5
    I cannot deny that the gameplay loop and a lot of the concepts in the game are fun, ended up building a classics team full of pokemon from previous gens that I gel'd with. However, the technical state is disgusting both visually and performance wise, especially since I know the switch can handle games like Breath of the Wild, and Fire Emblem engage which run and look better. The new genI cannot deny that the gameplay loop and a lot of the concepts in the game are fun, ended up building a classics team full of pokemon from previous gens that I gel'd with. However, the technical state is disgusting both visually and performance wise, especially since I know the switch can handle games like Breath of the Wild, and Fire Emblem engage which run and look better. The new gen pokemon are grim if I'm to be frank though this is an subjective view. Though lack of voice acting isnt a point against it, it does start to grind on your gears when story battles have characters interrupting the action to talk, with no voices, cut scenes running with no voices. What is the point of attempting to be cinematic if you can't at least make these concessions. Maybe this should've had another year in the oven.… Expand
  23. SplitSecondRev
    May 16, 2023
    5
    I really wish I could give this the score it rightfully deserves, but when a game from 2017 runs 100x smoother without (almost) any frame issues, it's hard to overlook. I loved the game play and the open world. I loved being able to play with friends. There was so much right about this game, but the performance is really unforgivable.
    Pokemon has to push games out in order to sell    I really wish I could give this the score it rightfully deserves, but when a game from 2017 runs 100x smoother without (almost) any frame issues, it's hard to overlook. I loved the game play and the open world. I loved being able to play with friends. There was so much right about this game, but the performance is really unforgivable.
    Pokemon has to push games out in order to sell merchandise, TCG products, anime etc. Because of this, the games are rushed and can't be polished in a way that they deserve. I truly believe this game is a high 8 or 9, but is held back so much because of time constraints.
    Game play/Story, the only thing I wasn't a fan of was the Team Star story. I feel like it missed the mark and the older audience. It's certainly not like the story from previous installments and feels less like an "epic adventure" than before.
    I would love to change this score to what it should/could be, but even now all this time after release, the performance has not improved a single bit.    … Expand
  24. Thunderfury1208
    Aug 11, 2023
    5
    mediocre at best. I have played every pokemon game that has released and I have witnessed this series evolve through its lifetime. The series has become easier and easier and I can see why the pokemon company would this and that's to make it easier for people to play the game. This game was an absolute joke when it comes to seeking a challenge. The story was okay but the fact that I hadmediocre at best. I have played every pokemon game that has released and I have witnessed this series evolve through its lifetime. The series has become easier and easier and I can see why the pokemon company would this and that's to make it easier for people to play the game. This game was an absolute joke when it comes to seeking a challenge. The story was okay but the fact that I had trouble with only 1 gym leader and that the only place that was even remotely challenging was area zero makes this game obsolete. Over the years pokemons designs have continued to plummet and with the recent news with the dogs like Riakou and Suicune becoming dinosaurs the designs just keep looking like utter crap. It is as if someone from the design team left their iPad unlocked and their children got ahold of it and designed something and pokemon company said "Okay we will go with that"… Expand
  25. danisito123
    Aug 20, 2023
    5
    A ver, está bien, es un mundo abierto de Pokémon que en lo personal me ha dejado satisfecho, pero no me ha sorprendido. Tiene barbaridad de bugs, los gráficos, detalles y calidad es mediocre para un juego de 60€, no tengo mucho que decir de este juego ya que no es algo que merezca totalmente la pena, si te gusta Pokémon te gustará, está muy guay ir caminando por donde quieras y encontrarteA ver, está bien, es un mundo abierto de Pokémon que en lo personal me ha dejado satisfecho, pero no me ha sorprendido. Tiene barbaridad de bugs, los gráficos, detalles y calidad es mediocre para un juego de 60€, no tengo mucho que decir de este juego ya que no es algo que merezca totalmente la pena, si te gusta Pokémon te gustará, está muy guay ir caminando por donde quieras y encontrarte a los Pokémon caminando, lanzar a tu Pokémon a que haga un combate automático, tenerlo acompañándote y hacer las teraincursiones. Es un juego pasable pero solo para un tipo de público en específico… Expand
  26. Luigithemetal64
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    The open world and large items list are the positives. I would love to see those in the Kanto-, Jouto, Houen, and Shin'ou Pokémon games. The adventuring freedom like being able to challenge different gyms is fun as you are not blocked away from paths. The auto battling makes leveling up quick when you have better type matchups. You are able to buy type-boosting items and Mints with eitherThe open world and large items list are the positives. I would love to see those in the Kanto-, Jouto, Houen, and Shin'ou Pokémon games. The adventuring freedom like being able to challenge different gyms is fun as you are not blocked away from paths. The auto battling makes leveling up quick when you have better type matchups. You are able to buy type-boosting items and Mints with either money and League Points you have from beating trainers and getting Pokémon. You can also craft TMs.

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

    People say that the Pokémon games should have went back to being 2D games. You can make video games like an anime, and they will sell if you can get the gameplay, physics, and graphics right. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX looks like the Generation 6 games for the 3DS in HD, and looks great and possibly play great too where even if the graphics are "bad", you do not see pop ins and outs nor get stuck in levels. I feel like I am better off with playing ports of old Pokémon games. Code Mystics and Inti Creates might make Pokémon games better without TPC rushing Game Freak, and be better than ILCA.    … Expand
  27. Eilanzer
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Game released full of bugs, MASSIVE slowdowns across the game, removed previous options in other games like exp-share and the list goes on and on...
    What i RLY don´t understand is...If they can´t or don´t want to upgrade to good graphics in 3d...Just do cell shade stuff or that semi 2d/3d they did in some games. People would be fine with that in an open world environment with more options    Game released full of bugs, MASSIVE slowdowns across the game, removed previous options in other games like exp-share and the list goes on and on...
    What i RLY don´t understand is...If they can´t or don´t want to upgrade to good graphics in 3d...Just do cell shade stuff or that semi 2d/3d they did in some games. People would be fine with that in an open world environment with more options for the player.
    Pokemon scarlet/violet is just a mediocre fast food version of the franchise, you can eat it...sure...But at what cost you let yourself pay to be **** raw with salt?    … Expand
  28. xChrisMas
    Nov 30, 2022
    4
    I'm trying to write an honest review here. I will not gloss over any flaws I've encountered.
    First of all: I've played all 3 paths and I have finished the Zone Zero Storyline, caught about 100 Pokemon and explored the world for the most part. So I think I gave the game a fair Chance before writing this review.
    Pros: -Cool Rirval -Good new Pokemon and evolutions to prior ones -Nice    I'm trying to write an honest review here. I will not gloss over any flaws I've encountered.
    First of all: I've played all 3 paths and I have finished the Zone Zero Storyline, caught about 100 Pokemon and explored the world for the most part. So I think I gave the game a fair Chance before writing this review.

    Pros:
    -Cool Rirval
    -Good new Pokemon and evolutions to prior ones
    -Nice concept of 3 Paths/Storys to follow
    -Mostly decent graphics
    -I havent encountered any gamebreaking bugs
    -the 3 main storys are decent for a pokemon game (but badly told due to the badly thought out Open World and the limitations that came with it)
    -moving around on your mount is fun when you got all upgrades

    Cons:
    -Open World is not level scaled
    -Open Wolrd is at times bland and empty
    -There's nothing to gather for crafting in the Open World, only Potions, Balls and X-Items (which I can just buy), So why would i go out of my way to explore? There are not Dungeons either
    -The Story cutscenes are repetitive and always play in the same locations due to Open World limitations, which takes all liberty away.
    -Gyms are all the same texture
    -Towns are uninspired and boring, i cant name a single one after finishing the game
    -there are a grand total of 0 NPC quests which would allow for emotional binding with the world and its inhabitants
    -Gym trials are uninspired at best and boring at its worst
    -Every Gym leader except Iono is forgettable
    -Story Cutscenes are barebones and feature no memorable interactions like pokemon battles
    -If you don't follow the intended order of Gyms the game is either too hard (levels are too high) or too easy (if you grind to beat the high level gym) afterwards. The difficulty is fine if you follow the intended path, so why is it fully Open World again if you don't actually have a choice?
    -The battles are awfully slow. Why is there a delay after every action? It could be so much snappier
    -Why are there so many trainers in the open world that only have one pokemon? Where's the difference between that and a random encounter? It just takes 3x as long to battle them so I started avoiding them at a certain point in the game
    -Team Star Bases and trials are boring and repetitive. They're literally the same every time. They almost feel like an afterthought and very rushed
    -The Pokemon league was the most disappointing climax in the whole game. Whos idea was it to make it literally just two boring rooms, one being out of minecraft diamond blocks? There was no reason in making this so boring (unlike the caves or gyms who had to be the same due to interchangeable story cutscenes)
    -The Elite 4 are boring and have zero character (but I think that is like this in every pokemon game, at least they are present outside their League-Rooms, but I too wouldn't want to stay in that depressing room all day long)
    -The last story arc is literally just a walking-sim with your new friends...
    -Most of the story of the last arc is just dumped on you during a boring elevator ride
    -Arven is the only one who got a decent and meaningful character development (and even that is barebones)
    -The last story arc is rushed, there is no sense of urgency and no real dilemma since it's clear what to do and it's over after at max 1,5h depending on performance

    So overall I would rate this game a 4/10 and this is with not even mentioning the common performance issues since i think most people are focusing too much on them when they don't say much about the game at all. I tried to focus only on the game itself and it was ultimately not a good game. I can see most people have fun on a surface level with the core-pokemon mechanics like battles and gyms and some well working additions like the mount. But overall I don't think this offering enough to call S/V a good, replayable game.    … Expand
  29. 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
  30. LunarD3ATH
    Dec 6, 2022
    4
    There's no such thing as a "bad" Pokemon game, but this one still isn't great. While there are a lot of really cool improvements, none more so than the open-world gameplay expanded from PLA, this game, even after the recent patch, has HORRIBLE performance.

    The pop-in, the dropped framerate, the terrible slow loading of assets when switching camera perspectives (such as when throwing a    There's no such thing as a "bad" Pokemon game, but this one still isn't great. While there are a lot of really cool improvements, none more so than the open-world gameplay expanded from PLA, this game, even after the recent patch, has HORRIBLE performance.

    The pop-in, the dropped framerate, the terrible slow loading of assets when switching camera perspectives (such as when throwing a Poke Ball at a wild Pokemon in combat) are all jarringly bad and constant.

    I'm sure things will improve somewhat over time, as they at least want to iron out most of the performance issues, but even if they actually FOR ONCE fully fixed a Pokemon game to run well instead of just being good enough (PLA still crashes the game when shiny Giratina uses its signature move, btw; every single time), it is still UNACCEPTABLE for a game to be in this state at launch. There is no reason to have pushed this game out this soon in this state instead of just taking more time to develop it.

    Beyond the general incompetence Game Freak has shown over the years, this game release is just proof of their laziness.    … Expand
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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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