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. Versalador
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    I did everything in my power to like the game, I even made like 15 videos explaining everything about the game...

    But you can't, you simply can't ignore how insulting the gameplay and NPC design is.
  2. Paenguin
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Ok i'm still halfway through the story and have not finished the game but man, the graphics and performance really ticks me off. I feel really scammed into buying this game. Everything else is nice and good but i should not have been made to pay full price for this game. At the get go you will really feel that you are playing a browser game. The lag is framerate drop is really noticeableOk i'm still halfway through the story and have not finished the game but man, the graphics and performance really ticks me off. I feel really scammed into buying this game. Everything else is nice and good but i should not have been made to pay full price for this game. At the get go you will really feel that you are playing a browser game. The lag is framerate drop is really noticeable when you are in cities and when in the open world, i dont notice the pokemon spawn since there is a spawn delay. I also have experienced crahes early on so it really destroys the experience. i would not recommend buying this game nor celebrating the developers due to the unpolished nature of the game. Yes it is going to be fixed but its not supposed to be that way. They shouldve charged way less for this game.… Expand
  3. ChainsawMcConel
    Nov 28, 2022
    6
    A Step in the right Direction! You have a Open World which feels quite good even tho it feels quite empty sometimes. The Pokemon variety is overall alright, especially at the begining. Trainer Battles are mostly very easy as usual but sometimes you can find harder ones, always a small highlight. The Battles against Main Characters are actually Difficult! Not the Gym Leader Battles butA Step in the right Direction! You have a Open World which feels quite good even tho it feels quite empty sometimes. The Pokemon variety is overall alright, especially at the begining. Trainer Battles are mostly very easy as usual but sometimes you can find harder ones, always a small highlight. The Battles against Main Characters are actually Difficult! Not the Gym Leader Battles but Battles against the The Team Star Leaders or like the Battle against the Academy Director. Some Trainer can One shot you with ease. The 3 Main Storys are a welcomed change, The Bullying-Topic in the Team Star Story had a good Message in it. The Character Designs, Dialogues and the new Team (Team Star) are way more "normal" so you wont have many Cringe-Situations at all and especially no annoying Characters like you had a Ton of in Sword/Shield. Like our Rival is not an annoying Kid, but a nice looking and kind Teenager Girl, also the Game isnt to Childish, by which i mean not too Colorful in a wrong way. When i think of Pokemon Sun/Moon & Pokemon Sword & Shield i have to say that Pokemon Violet Purple is a much better Game.… Expand
  4. Zekyu
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    La manera en que hicieron el cambio a mundo abierto fue muy buena, desafortunadamente el trabajo entregado al final fue mediocre, caidas de cuadros constantes, calidad gráfica pobre que lo hace parecer con escenarios sacados de Nintendo 64 y un sin fin de bugs. Una lastima que Nintendo haya entregado al público un producto en tan terribles condiciones.

    Y para aqueyos que tanto lo    La manera en que hicieron el cambio a mundo abierto fue muy buena, desafortunadamente el trabajo entregado al final fue mediocre, caidas de cuadros constantes, calidad gráfica pobre que lo hace parecer con escenarios sacados de Nintendo 64 y un sin fin de bugs. Una lastima que Nintendo haya entregado al público un producto en tan terribles condiciones.

    Y para aqueyos que tanto lo defienden, no olviden que hay Breath of The Wild o Xenoblade 3    … Expand
  5. Lazyboy4320
    Dec 13, 2022
    4
    So I’ve played the game around 100hrs now it’s crashed more then a dozen times on me. The game is fun but the performance is atrocious something needs to be done immediately about it the frame rate regularly drops to the 15s and make it seem like your trying to move through muddy water had it crash three times when I was doing the water gym. The game could be good but the performance isSo I’ve played the game around 100hrs now it’s crashed more then a dozen times on me. The game is fun but the performance is atrocious something needs to be done immediately about it the frame rate regularly drops to the 15s and make it seem like your trying to move through muddy water had it crash three times when I was doing the water gym. The game could be good but the performance is seriously holding it back fix your game gamefreak.… Expand
  6. Mandjee
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    The game is unplayable with all theses bugs... Also, the graphics are horrible.
  7. Rappel
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    Crashes, bugs and 2 fps... it is annoyingly bad. I played around 8 hours, with 10 Crashs. No minute without bug. It is so ugly. Every mobile game looks better. Traveling around is so annoying. It is so slow paced. Everything is so so so so so slow....
  8. Tabish
    Nov 26, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok once you get through the first hour but 120 billion franchise should have been better!… Expand
  9. Fer010
    Nov 25, 2022
    6
    Since their debut in 1996, finally, Pokemon has been shown to be capable of delivering a story with more layers around the characters and the world of the game. Besides providing new mechanics, and a new wonderful way to play Pokemon that was just tasted with the Pokemon Legend: Arceus, sadly this wonderful franchise has shown to be in the wrong hands. The game is shown to be in worstSince their debut in 1996, finally, Pokemon has been shown to be capable of delivering a story with more layers around the characters and the world of the game. Besides providing new mechanics, and a new wonderful way to play Pokemon that was just tasted with the Pokemon Legend: Arceus, sadly this wonderful franchise has shown to be in the wrong hands. The game is shown to be in worst technical condition than its predecessor, full of bugs, glitches and game-breaking mechanics (like the pokemon cloning). It seems that the game needed more time to correct all these errors (like usual from Game Freak) this game for me is able to reach a 6 only for the features and not for quality, the game shows mechanically, shows, to be below average besides the name and the legacy that continues to have.… Expand
  10. Naughty0002
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    For a AAA game and the biggest franchise ever, it’s unacceptable, i dont care much about the graphics but performance wise, its just bad,
  11. gigidagosto
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    it’s supposed to be a nintendo game on 2022? not only it looks 30 years behind, but it’s full lf bugs and problems and it has nothing good, plot, music, even the pokemon design this time isn’t on point as it always (at least that) was
  12. aRuubie
    Nov 27, 2022
    2
    Worst Pokémon game until now, hands down.
    Funny to play, difficult to enjoy
  13. victor2742
    Nov 27, 2022
    1
    the worst of the Pokémon games in the main series. There are nice ideas, but they are placed in such a horrible and wrong context as to be in vain. it's basically a pre-alpha game, lag, graphical render, all wrong. this game needed at least another year before it was released
  14. TREMbalaSuicida
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    I've been a fan of the pokémon franchise since I was a child, but it's impossible to accept the terrible service that the company is giving us! A huge amount of bugs and glitches, constantly dropping frames, extremely expensive games and on top of that to enjoy 100% of the game we always have to buy both versions that are released simultaneously,bad customer service pretending that theI've been a fan of the pokémon franchise since I was a child, but it's impossible to accept the terrible service that the company is giving us! A huge amount of bugs and glitches, constantly dropping frames, extremely expensive games and on top of that to enjoy 100% of the game we always have to buy both versions that are released simultaneously,bad customer service pretending that the problems we report do not exist and other negligence with the fans, in addition to other problems with the company that is extremely strict with copyright, and can even sue fans for using digital arts or even game soundtracks. Honestly a disappointment with the company, this game is not even worth half of its value, and here I leave my note of repudiation and I hope that things will improve in the future, and pokemon company will consider our complaints and fulfill our request.… Expand
  15. Hydr
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    worst game of pokemon ever.there are a lot of bugs,it's lagging in the entire game,the story is the same of all the others pokemon, the difficulty is too easy and the pokemon interaction with the other pokemon and the word interaction still missing and the open word isn't real because you can't go in all parts off the map at the beginning.loks like a beta of the real game and i don't knowworst game of pokemon ever.there are a lot of bugs,it's lagging in the entire game,the story is the same of all the others pokemon, the difficulty is too easy and the pokemon interaction with the other pokemon and the word interaction still missing and the open word isn't real because you can't go in all parts off the map at the beginning.loks like a beta of the real game and i don't know how this is an actual buyable game. Please dont buy this.… Expand
  16. Ernestozb
    Nov 27, 2022
    3
    Muy entretenido, mala optimization, historias aburridas, música aburrida, multijugador no optimizado, raids bastante lentos para entrar.
    Batallas de gimnasios son un poco más difíciles que entregas como sword pero el hecho de tener raids que dan mucha experiencia hace que todo el juego en general sea bastante fácil de pasar, recomendaría no usar esa opción para disfrutar más del juego
  17. jamartinezm
    Nov 27, 2022
    1
    Unpolished buggy release that constantly crashes. It's a disappointment that they released a game in this state.
  18. Victor_nana
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    I really wanted to give this game a better grade, it was incredibly fun, I became addicted to the game for 4 days until I finished it. However, it has serious issues in the whole structure which were too impactful to ignore. Therefore, just to clarify, this review and grade do not exactly reflect my real experience, bc I'm considering the whole production context (pokemon is the **** mostI really wanted to give this game a better grade, it was incredibly fun, I became addicted to the game for 4 days until I finished it. However, it has serious issues in the whole structure which were too impactful to ignore. Therefore, just to clarify, this review and grade do not exactly reflect my real experience, bc I'm considering the whole production context (pokemon is the **** most expensive intelectual property in history) and comparisons with other games in the market. Also, I'm taking from a perspective played of a franchise fan who played all games since diamond/pearl (except lets go pikachu/eevee, BD/SP and Legends Arceus).

    1. Grafics/performance 1/10 - I really don't know how the **** this game was let to be launched like that but even for pokémon paterns this game is surprisingly broken. It really impact the player's experience in a way that in the beginning of the game I really wanted to take a refund due to this issue. It's almost impossible to play at 30 fps, thats **** ridiculous, and also the background grafics are at the same level of a ps1 game, without exaggerations, which contrast with the main character's grafics that are far better.

    2. Story 7/10 - It really is the best pokemon game in terms of story, however it still is far worse and non-sense compared to other games in the market and also nintendo ones, just as zelda. Although the character's are far more engaging and relatable which is a strong point of this game.

    3. Gameplay 7/10 - I don't have much to talk about this segment, it is better and more fun than usual because it's a open world game. The amount of things to do in the game is huge and it really improve the experience but is not enough to overshadow the issues of the game.

    There are much more things to say but I don't really know if they are as important as the other points. Although I would like to enlighten a problem across all the pokemon franchise, WHERE THE **** ARE THE VOICE ACTORS, it is unacceptable that the multi-billionaire pokemon company can't give the budget necessary to hire some voice actors, the game 'd be so much better, I think I'd even cry in some scenes, like arven with his dog or the last ones of operation starfall, if there were some dubbling.    … Expand
  19. VannRedhaym
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    The technical performance of the game is terrible.
    Nintendo Switch heats up like an oven.
  20. davidccll
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    El juego es una autentica basura en todos los sentidos, los graficos, el rendimiento, como conseguir a los legendarios, el reciclaje, el no poder entrar a las casas, los nombres de los pokemons, su diseño... Pura basura
  21. Mibard
    Nov 28, 2022
    3
    Assolutamente insufficiente, pieno di bug grafici, un netto downgrade con l'interazione dei Pokémon rispetto a Leggende Arceus, città vuote e dimenticabili, interni delle case non più visitabili, dialoghi con npc sparsi per la regione inutili ed estraniati dalla storia del gioco. Vergogna Game Freak e The Pokémon Company. Un fan estremamente deluso. Do 3 perché si salva la storia, laAssolutamente insufficiente, pieno di bug grafici, un netto downgrade con l'interazione dei Pokémon rispetto a Leggende Arceus, città vuote e dimenticabili, interni delle case non più visitabili, dialoghi con npc sparsi per la regione inutili ed estraniati dalla storia del gioco. Vergogna Game Freak e The Pokémon Company. Un fan estremamente deluso. Do 3 perché si salva la storia, la battaglia finale, e le musiche. Altrimenti sarebbe 0.… Expand
  22. Justsomepotato
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Its so damn bad, Arceus is so good in comparison.
    They rushed it and didnt polish it enough.
    Its really embarrassing to say the least.
    Its really unfortunate, because i really enjoy most of the Pokemon games.
  23. LorenzoT
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Capita di sbagliare è vero, nessuno è perfetto. Ma perseverare è diabolico e questa serie ha raggiunto il punto più basso dell'inferno ottenendo un posto direttamente vicino a Lucifero. Non c'è un pregio nella nuova opera di Pokemon, niente di niente. Pnc che sembrano vuoti e con dialoghi imbarazzanti che al confronto i copioni dei film dell'Asylum dovrebbero essere ritenuti una delleCapita di sbagliare è vero, nessuno è perfetto. Ma perseverare è diabolico e questa serie ha raggiunto il punto più basso dell'inferno ottenendo un posto direttamente vicino a Lucifero. Non c'è un pregio nella nuova opera di Pokemon, niente di niente. Pnc che sembrano vuoti e con dialoghi imbarazzanti che al confronto i copioni dei film dell'Asylum dovrebbero essere ritenuti una delle Mervaiglie Del Mondo, storia insulsa , banale e arida come il comparto tecnico e visivo , la stessa minestra dei giochi precedenti rimescolata in una chiave di lettura pessima e con una realizzazione finale da mettersi le mani nei capelli.… Expand
  24. godshot767
    Nov 28, 2022
    3
    This damages Nintendo's brand for polished, fun games. For a AAA game franchise the performance issues and game design decisions here are abysmal. This should never have been released in this state. I'd refund if it was not a present for my kid.
  25. HiddenDev
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    The pokemon company really needs to realize that they are ruining one of the most beloved game franchises ever, they need to invest more in tech and give devs the tools and resources to make better games instead of this garbage full of tech issues.
  26. GalloPizzuto
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    giocando a questo gioco mi sono divertito si ma per i bug ci sono talmente tanti bug che si può solo ridere
  27. lucaspgs92
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    The game is very fun, but it has so much performance problems that I can't give it a good score.
    It feels like Gamefreak is insulting me with this unfinished product that have AAA price. Performance is bad, really bad. Stable 30 fps is the minimum requirements to launch a game, and GF launched it with A LOT of lag, all the time.
  28. Phopsphex
    Nov 29, 2022
    4
    The newest edition to the mainstream Pokemon game family is a disappointment. On a technical level the frame-rate, character animation, and general graphics are poor enough as to be unacceptable. 95% of buildings cannot be entered and an equally poor number of NPCs can be interacted with. It looks and plays like an alpha. The amount gameplay is skeletal. No post game to speak of, hugeThe newest edition to the mainstream Pokemon game family is a disappointment. On a technical level the frame-rate, character animation, and general graphics are poor enough as to be unacceptable. 95% of buildings cannot be entered and an equally poor number of NPCs can be interacted with. It looks and plays like an alpha. The amount gameplay is skeletal. No post game to speak of, huge empty zones, a worthless new gimmick, trainers rarely have more than two Pokemon, the gym challenges are creatively bankrupt, and Team Star content consists of slow, stiff animations and a bizarre mini-game in which you just repeatedly press the right bumper until your Pokemon defeat enough opposing Pokemon by bump into them.

    The game can be fun for those first few hours of exploring a new Pokemon game, just like it always is, but expect your enjoyment to run dry after a few days. If you can borrow a friend's copy give it a try and have what fun you can. If the only way you can play it is to buy it I highly suggest you give Pokemon Violet a pass.    … Expand
  29. QUIICKCLAW
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    Pokémon Violet is a step in the right direction for GameFreak and the Pokémon Company.
    The first ‘truely open-world’ Pokémon game delivers on the expectation. Enjoyable world traversal, interesting locales to explore and unique Pokémon to find makes the Paldea region a joy to simply wander.
    For the first time in a while, GameFreak has also stepped up its character writing. Each of the    Pokémon Violet is a step in the right direction for GameFreak and the Pokémon Company.
    The first ‘truely open-world’ Pokémon game delivers on the expectation. Enjoyable world traversal, interesting locales to explore and unique Pokémon to find makes the Paldea region a joy to simply wander.

    For the first time in a while, GameFreak has also stepped up its character writing. Each of the prominent characters are a treat to deal with, Arven in particular, and Nemona is one of the first ‘Rival’ characters in some time to feel like a genuine rival to the player.

    Despite these excellent improvements to the series, Violet is not without some significant issues holding it back. Game slow-down is a major flaw in the Generation 9 experience, noticed in many areas across the game, sometimes to extreme degrees, quickly breaking immersion and gameflow.
    The game’s ‘Tera Raid Battles’ also suffer serious desync issues that result in buggy fights, confusion in what is happening and even serious glitches, such as being forced to sit on a white screen for up to a minute while battle sounds continue to play in the background.

    Pokémon Violet is 100% a step in the right direction for the Pokémon franchise, but its lack of polish is worrying as it seems to be becoming a bit of a norm.
    Had Violet been a polished experience on launch, it may have been lauded as the one of the best Pokémon games in a decade…    … Expand
  30. DexExplosion
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    Bad frame-rate. Misses button presses. Looks below average. Bland gym challenges. Good pokemon design. Missing features. Neat plot twist. Well below its potential.
  31. darthfaca
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible, aburrido, los gimnasios aburridos ... la liga pokemon un aburrimiento, tan solo 3 combates con 3 don nadie... 0 emoción... El legendario no es un legendario, sino q es un terminator q viene del futuro, si si es un pokemon que vino evolucionado del futuro... osea ... ¿por q lo llamamos legendario? Una estafa ambos juegos. Chau nunca más me roban.… Expand
  32. Traffo
    Dec 6, 2022
    1
    Terrible graphic with a lot of bugs. Ew... I enjoyed the story, but everything else is just not it
  33. Scilence2392
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    this mess was someone's 1st Pokémon game.we will lose many new Pokéfans to terrible broken games like this
  34. GamefreakGoAway
    Jan 3, 2023
    0
    This is one of Gamefreaks most uninspiring games. Lagg, slow gameplay, Glitches, Team star is just an copy paste, gyms arent even inside of the gyms, people keep interupting your traveling, no fun caves towers etc, Story = mid, map design and emptyness. Im a pokemon fan but this is the worst one of the games. Gamefreak and pokemon should be ashamed! I want the old games back not the open world...
  35. epeternally
    Dec 10, 2022
    5
    Rather lovely at its best moments, but hilariously buggy and shamelessly unfinished. This is one of those games that didn't need another 6 months of development, it needed another 12-18. The core gameplay loop is still fun - there's only so far you can screw up Pokemon, but none of us should have put up with this level of disrespect from Nintendo.
  36. rrafemi
    Apr 17, 2023
    8
    Gráficamente es bastante mediocre, eso es indudable. Y no se explica cómo puede tener tan mal rendimiento.

    No obstante, el juego es muy disfrutable, ofrece gran libertad, variedad y no se hace nada pesado, al menos para mi. Bastante recomendable.
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. MentosFreshner
    Nov 29, 2022
    7
    Would be an easy 8 for me if it ran a bit better, maybe a 9 if the world was a bit more realised and polished. Can’t say I’ve encountered any major glitches, mostly just slowdown/frame rate stuff. I honestly have been loving my experience but I do think Pokémon deserves more time and care. They have such an amazing history of groundbreaking games and this one just seems to be scraping byWould be an easy 8 for me if it ran a bit better, maybe a 9 if the world was a bit more realised and polished. Can’t say I’ve encountered any major glitches, mostly just slowdown/frame rate stuff. I honestly have been loving my experience but I do think Pokémon deserves more time and care. They have such an amazing history of groundbreaking games and this one just seems to be scraping by in some places. That being said, the characters, story, music and Pokémon are all sweet as, the open world is fun to traverse too!… Expand
  40. Black_Mullet
    Dec 27, 2022
    4
    Negatives:
    1. Game lags, barely running above 20fps when moving around.
    2. Even when running fine, gameplay and movement feels slow, cheap and sluggish compared to PLA 3. Game stutters/glitches/freezes/crashes, player clips through walls, random flashes on background 4. Why do boxes take FOREVER to load Pokemon Sprites? Can't describe how awfully annoying that is. 5. Let's Go feature    Negatives:
    1. Game lags, barely running above 20fps when moving around.
    2. Even when running fine, gameplay and movement feels slow, cheap and sluggish compared to PLA
    3. Game stutters/glitches/freezes/crashes, player clips through walls, random flashes on background
    4. Why do boxes take FOREVER to load Pokemon Sprites? Can't describe how awfully annoying that is.
    5. Let's Go feature is bugged, my pokemon might be cycling around wild pokemon and then returning to you instead of attacking (not talking about encountering shinies)
    6. Online raids are broken, constantly glitching, even after 1.1.0 patch.
    7. Many uninspired new pokemon and shinies.
    8. No set mode really? What kind of genius made that decision?
    9. Pokemon don't fit in the screen when battling, especially on double battles, and battle stages are boring.
    10. Any texture other than the Pokemon's is low definition and looks outdated.
    11. Elite four felt cheap, and you can't battle them again. Champion was indifferent. The whole experience was underwhelming, felt as if I'm fighting on my backyard.
    12. No Battle Tower equivalent.
    13. You can just clip through your Pokemon, they act as holograms.
    14. Still no voice acting. It's the first game of the franchise (and a little bit in PLA) that I really noticed the lack of and wanted voice acting.
    15. No shiny indicator in the overworld. Sound and sparkle from PLA was a bit too much but they could add something like a sparkle from the shiny every 2 seconds or something.
    16. Post game just doesn't exist. They will sell it next year with DLC for 50$.
    17. Mass Outbreak Pokemon have random IVs. It would be way better if it was like PLA.
    18. So many features and mechanics from PLA didn't make it. Outfits, aiming, no random wild battles, throwable items etc.They're supposed to be different genres but still, PLA did some amazing things. Why can't a mainline series be action rpg? No one would complain.

    Positives:
    1. Story is is great for the first time in years
    2. Seamless world, you can traverse the map without loading in and out of towns caves etc which is fantastic (for a Pokemon game). Although I dont like the fact that you can go everywhere from the get-go I'd like more restriction.
    3. Kept the mass outbreaks and raids.
    4. Music was good most of the time except when it glitched.
    5. Pokemon textures are great they did a good job.    … Expand
  41. EasyGamerBoi
    Aug 24, 2023
    4
    This game killed any hope I had left for Pokémon. Wether it be Pokémon Presents full of mobile game ads for 25 minutes with absolutely no substance, the lack of effort & passion from GameFreak & the mentally ill take that we NEED a Pokémon game yearly. You could be fooled by the disgusting amount of money these games made, but this franchise has ROTTED from the inside out. The sense ofThis game killed any hope I had left for Pokémon. Wether it be Pokémon Presents full of mobile game ads for 25 minutes with absolutely no substance, the lack of effort & passion from GameFreak & the mentally ill take that we NEED a Pokémon game yearly. You could be fooled by the disgusting amount of money these games made, but this franchise has ROTTED from the inside out. The sense of hope that Legends gave me was obliterated, I really can’t put into words how much Violet crushed me. At least the music is still good even tho I wouldn’t put it in my top 5 of the franchise’s OSTs. Area Zero is my favorite area in the history of Pokémon with it’s Xenogears-like theme. There’s some new Pokémon that have good designs but I wouldn’t call most of them super memorable.
    But this is easily the worst looking “modern” game on the market & the worst optimized. It’s been talked about to death but these games are nearly a year old with ZERO updates to fix the CONSTANT frame drops. It turns my stomach that they’re selling $35 DLC before addressing a SINGLE ISSUE that got this game clapped in review scores. Nothing will change either, cuz YOU IDIOTS keep buying these broken PS1 products. Sorry Nintendo d*ck eaters, merchandise deadlines are NOT a valid excuse for how these games were released. When you really want to suffer, just play online! The raid system & online functionality + interface is *somehow* even worse than Sword & Shield. Raids are simply broken, they weren’t even fun for a short time like D-Max in the last gen, they are a SLOG to this day & you’re better off doing it with AI trainers offline. After playing other RPGs this year like Final Fantasy X & Xenosaga III, there is no reason the battle & catch systems are so SLOW in these games. Those are PS2 games that I could do 2-3 battles in by the time the slogs in Violet were done. BTW, Legends Arceus fixed this issue LITERAL MONTHS EARLIER, if they didn’t have time to implement the QOL features from PLA, MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE DELAYED THESE PILES OF CRAP. Why ditch PLA’s lighting fast catching mechanics? Why ditch PLA’s shiny spawn noise when this game forces you to look at the 240p environments for the slightest difference in a Pokémon’s model, some being too small or indistinguishable to even notice? Especially when a lot of them don’t spawn until you are LITERALLY RIGHT ON TOP OF THEM, WASTING EVEN MORE TIME GETTING IN & OUT OF BATTLES WHEN THIS WASNT A PROBLEM IN PLA. The gulf in quality between the 2022 games are staggering. This game seems custom made to waste more of the player’s time than ever. Fans had the nerve to overlook the CONSTANT technical issues cuz “the game is still fun”. This is the most MISERABLE I’ve ever been playing one of these horrid modern Pokémon games. Were they going for a Death Stranding ripoff? Cuz 90% of this game was mind numbingly boring, an entertaining ending doesn’t save the rest of the game. But I’m giving it too much credit, who thinks this Jurassic Park wannabe plot was well written? You’re telling me SCIENTISTS wanted to bring Pokémon from the past & future to live among the present? I shouldn’t even bother talking about a Pokémon plot but this is the same franchise that gave us the Unova games & we’ll never get a level of quality like that again from these duds.
    The sad part is I saw the potential, open world is a direction that can work for Pokémon. But TPC needs to close GameFreak’s doors & get a dev team that has a shred of competence. THEN give the team enough time to make a complete game instead of these yearly proof of concept games we keep getting. A console that’s not weaker than an Xbox 360 would help too! In a just world, we’d get Legends style games as the new norm instead of outdated copy & pasted garbage. Sword & Shield are still worse games, but I can’t lie & say I wouldn’t rather play them than S/V ever again. At least they had a playable frame rate!
    My love for Pokémon is 6 feet under by now, year after year of trash followed by a bit of hope in PLA, only for it to crash back down in the grave again with S/V. Unless we get a Legends style direction for the series, I’m leaving this toxic relationship I have with Pokémon. I’d rather play games that are made with a shred of passion, from people with a shred of dignity. Pokémon Violet is the last Pokemon game I’ll ever touch otherwise. I just wish more fans would’ve stood for something & followed suit in wanting better from a franchise that IS capable of such, instead of giving Nintendo their biggest paycheck yet. The biggest media franchise of all time only has this skidmark to show for itself. Self inflicted wounds tend to suck like that.    … Expand
  42. xSpOokie
    Sep 1, 2023
    6
    after the realease we all know that the game had controversies , because of its poor performance and because of the game optimization , is by far the worst point about the game but there are a lot of other negative aspects .

    1. the first negative aspect that you realise just in the beginning of the game is that the variety of the first pokemons you encounter is SUPER blank , in terms of    after the realease we all know that the game had controversies , because of its poor performance and because of the game optimization , is by far the worst point about the game but there are a lot of other negative aspects .

    1. the first negative aspect that you realise just in the beginning of the game is that the variety of the first pokemons you encounter is SUPER blank , in terms of looks , choice and even powerfull pokemons , the pokemons that generally we are looking for in a new gen is of course the new pokemons , but the first couple of pokemons in the route makes that impossible and every person you see playing the game ends up leaving the first route with a fletchling and hoppip.

    2. the poor performance of this game is what it makes almost impossible to enjoy , at the beginning everyone who played the game thinked for themselfs " ah this isnt to bad , clearly has some graphical issues but i can deal with it" but all of us thought about it before getting into the academy , after that we can see how lame the graphical issues and the performance are even 3ds pokemons games had better performance than this game .

    3. the concept of Crystallization at first look it looked interesting and fun but after playing the game for a while you see how useless and boring it is , was something just to "had" since shield had dynamax version but tbh it would be better without it .

    4. the story , it is good , i saw some people saying that the game was probably one of the best stories in pokemon and could compete with black and white but that is the biggest lie anyone could tell you about this game , the story is good? debatable , why you ask? because the only thing really good about the story of the game was the final who gave us a little bit of more emotion about the story and nice little flavor like " this was a interesting experience , not the best , not the worst , but it had potential" but the final apart the story is like a 6/10 .

    yeah overall its not a good experience just for the fact that any possitive aspect will be almost unrelevant because of its performance , makes it almost impossible to enjoy , its not the worst to tho its a experience that you end with mixed feelings , but majority of your walkthrough will depend of how much you love pokemon.    … Expand
  43. BertKA88
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the biggest pieces of trash I’ve ever played. A dead world, uninspired gameplay (lol at the gym where you just roll an olive), and bugs from the moment I started. And once again Pokemon won’t let me do anything for two hours because it forces me through the same tutorials I’ve been doing for 25 years. It’s worse now because your rival is this annoyingly friendly pest rather than a rival who is a jerk, but at least interesting. I’m giving this game a 0/10. Not because of a protest or anything, but because it genuinely deserves a zero.… Expand
  44. KinimodYunmi
    Jan 8, 2023
    4
    Hält nicht was es versprochen hat, das erste Start hat mir echt Spaß gemacht, weil´s was Neues war. Ich war von anfang an nicht so von der Idee, dass man sich aussuchen kann, wo man lang möchte, überzeugt, da ich mir sicher war, das es nie im Leben funktionieren kann, es scaled halt nicht wie in The Elder Scrolls Online oder anderen RPG´s. Da folge ich vom ersten legendären Pokémon mit demHält nicht was es versprochen hat, das erste Start hat mir echt Spaß gemacht, weil´s was Neues war. Ich war von anfang an nicht so von der Idee, dass man sich aussuchen kann, wo man lang möchte, überzeugt, da ich mir sicher war, das es nie im Leben funktionieren kann, es scaled halt nicht wie in The Elder Scrolls Online oder anderen RPG´s. Da folge ich vom ersten legendären Pokémon mit dem Sohn vom Akademieleiter einfach dem Pfad zum nächsten Dorf und biete 3 Meter rechts vom Pfad ab und zack hab ich einen Kampf mit meinem Level 16 Pokémon VS ein LVL 50 BLITZA ! WTF ????

    Außerdem läuft das Spiel mit 3 FPS und anfangs hat man sich nach einigen Minuten fast die Finger verbrant und selbst die Play Station war nicht mehr zu hören!    … Expand
  45. ulisesdoblaje
    Nov 30, 2022
    1
    Es muy divertido,no puedo decir que no, pero le falta muchisimas cosas, que claro la iran poniendo de a poco mas los fallos, así no, para eso sigue haciendolos estilos nds, y nos va a gustar mucho con un montón de cosas
  46. pommidoroumami
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    This game has an awful art style. It’s not mandatory for me drop a game without bugs and problem, but this is unacceptable.

    The Monster design is sufficient.
  47. Luky1996
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    Un buon finale e una decente narrazione non riescono a salvare il gioco. Ambientazioni anonime e cattivo bilanciamento. L'open world promesso è inesistente, sei costretto a esplorare alla fine del gioco per non rovinarti l'esperienza con l'overleveling. Il fatto che le main battle non abbiano livelli scalari vincola l'esplorazione. Le 3 storie non si possono affrontareliberamente in quantoUn buon finale e una decente narrazione non riescono a salvare il gioco. Ambientazioni anonime e cattivo bilanciamento. L'open world promesso è inesistente, sei costretto a esplorare alla fine del gioco per non rovinarti l'esperienza con l'overleveling. Il fatto che le main battle non abbiano livelli scalari vincola l'esplorazione. Le 3 storie non si possono affrontareliberamente in quanto i Pokémon non obbedirebbero e koraidon non otterrebbe powerup necessari ad esplorare. Prestazioni orribili… Expand
  48. Yanez
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    Worst pokemon game in history by far. the plot is almost nothing and not very engaging with the exception of the ending which mixes everything a bit and is pleasant. The lore is literally zero, the graphics are bad, the pokemon design is successful but only halfway, some are well done and original, others are outrageous or the usual additional evolution of a first generation pokemon. TheWorst pokemon game in history by far. the plot is almost nothing and not very engaging with the exception of the ending which mixes everything a bit and is pleasant. The lore is literally zero, the graphics are bad, the pokemon design is successful but only halfway, some are well done and original, others are outrageous or the usual additional evolution of a first generation pokemon. The frame drops are bordering on the ridiculous, and the journey in search of spices is nothing more than a classic search for the HMs of the old games, as it unlocks the various surf, flight, etc. Also, I wanted to clarify that it's not an open world, given that you're not free to choose where to start from since the game's difficulty doesn't adapt based on where you go, but remains static so it forces you to follow a path.… Expand
  49. Wushall
    Nov 30, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm 30 years old and I played all the games in the franchise, and after being disappointed with Sword and Shield, I came with a lot of hype for this game.

    Yes, the performance of the game is terrible, the game is clearly not finished and gamefreak shouldn't have released this as a final product, the deadlines have clearly been cut so that it could be released this year, which I don't think was necessary as it had the remakes last year and Legend Of Arceus at the beginning of the year, you could have waited longer for these games to be released.

    As for the game itself, it's amazing. Open world exploration makes you lose hours walking around the map and forgetting to do the game's main quests, the variety and number of pokemons is also incredible and for the first time in the franchise, we had more serious stories with a heavier background and not just someone wanting to conquer the world. Team star's story is great and that of Arven and his father/mother and his dog brings tears to any pokemon fan. And the ending with Ed Sheeran's music hits the nail on the head.

    Finally, if you are going to analyze the game technically, it is a 7 because I can't ignore the low performance that gets in the way and irritates at times, but in terms of grandeur and history, this game, on a scale of 0 to 10, receives an 11. the best pokemon story and when you finish the story of area 0 after the league, it's a wonderful feeling that I've never felt in any pokemon game after all these years.    … Expand
  50. Danelius216
    Dec 1, 2022
    7
    Pokemon Violet was the first game I've been able to complete since Pokemon Y or Omega Ruby. I have purchased and failed to complete Pokemon Moon, Sword, Brilliant Diamond, and Legends Arceus. I do want to eventually go back and finish them, but I struggled to maintain focus. Pokemon Violet (and Scarlet are riddled with graphical glitches, bugs, and frustrating mechanics, however the corePokemon Violet was the first game I've been able to complete since Pokemon Y or Omega Ruby. I have purchased and failed to complete Pokemon Moon, Sword, Brilliant Diamond, and Legends Arceus. I do want to eventually go back and finish them, but I struggled to maintain focus. Pokemon Violet (and Scarlet are riddled with graphical glitches, bugs, and frustrating mechanics, however the core of the gameplay, story, and characters kept me there for the entire game. Pokemon riding my ass while battling something else and immediately getting me caught in unwanted battles was real frustrating. The "Let's Go" feature is pretty rough around the edges. Feeling unresponsive at times. The pop in is really bad, and frame drops sometimes make me want to turn the game off with how bad it can get. But that was only twice and never did I get a crash or bug that broke my game. To be honest it didnt sour my experience much because I was just happy that the core game was good. Great even. The new Pokemon are wonderful, the story is the best in the series in my opinion. The region is stellar (when it doesnt chug at 10 frames per second with pop in and such) but that didnt really kill my excitement. I felt like a kid again. I think people are too cynical about performance. This felt like a real Pokemon game and I hope with patches and bug fixes that it will just continue to get better with time and DLC. When the problems get fixed I can easily see this as a 9/10, but for now 7/10 is my score.… Expand
  51. Melter_Nost
    Dec 5, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Violetto mi ha tenuto incollato allo schermo per più di 50 ore senza staccarmi, con tanto interesse e solo un po' di noia qua e là.
    Bellissimo come sempre scoprire i nuovi pokemon e le nuove evoluzioni. La trama ti spinge a capire cosa ci sia dietro questa fantomatica voragine al centro della mappa e ricatturare vecchi pokemon a cui eri affezionato con nuovi modelli 3D non ha prezzo. Belli i modelli dei pokemon e anche dei vari personaggi.
    Bello il sistema di raccolta strumenti in giro per la mappa siccome, fino a metà gioco, comprarli è davvero troppo costoso. Davvero carine le palestre con le sfide che variano un po' dal passato (sono però anche molto brevi e facilissime) e molto carina la musica di battaglia contro i capipaletra che si modifica mentre continui la lotta, top.
    Carina l'idea di fare una scuola dove impari, con tanto di esami alla fine dove devi ricordare le cose. Ancora di più mi ha sorpreso la verifica iniziale della lega, prima di accedervi, dove devi ricordare alcune cose sui capipaletra che hai affrontato. Ti stimola ricordare le cose è bella meccanica ma rimasta purtroppo molto superficiale.
    È più facile trovare gli shiny e io senza impegnarmi ne ho trovati due, ottimo.
    Bello girare in groppa a miraidon e davvero bello il suo design, a me piace. Ma c'è una cosa che mi ha stupito più di tutte, e vale solo per noi italiani. La prima superquattro è una donna e parla dialetto romano molto stretto. Appena ho visto i dialoghi sono rimasto shockato, una cosa molto cringe, però l'ho apprezza mi ha fatto morire dalle risate e ha dato valore a una cosa che qui da noi non viene quasi mai riportata in un videogioco ovvero i vari dialetti delle nostre regioni.

    Ora le cose negative...
    La grafica, è già stato detto mille volte, è terribile, tipo un gioco della playstation 2. Ma ancora peggio è la poca distanza di rendering che porta alla sfocatura dei modelli, cosa che invece non deve succedere in un mondo dove devi guardare pokemon che molto spesso sono piccolissimi...
    Oltre a quello i modelli distanti, pokemon o persone, cadono di framerate e si muovono a scatti manco fosse un gioco degli anni 90.

    La mappa è.... Vuota. Letteralmente vuota. Riempita di pokemon che si ripetono e oggetti messi casualmente, basta, niente d'altro troverai andando in giro.
    Le città sono carine ma mancano di profondità e dettagli. Alcune città sono praticamente vuote senza niente. Le palestre sono solo una stanzetta con reception e i negozi per le città si ripetono all'unico fine dei picnic e del grinding, tranne quelli per vestire il personaggio dove ho trovato una buona varietà di vestiti e accessori. Carina la macchina per le MT ma non ne senti mai il bisogno di usarla, servirà solo per il competitivo online. I personaggi mancano di profondità nella loro trama ed è tutto piatto e spento, oltre a essere anche molto infantile come pokemon ci ha sempre abituati, ma qui ha raggiunto un livello limite dove è davvero troppo infantile ed estremamente guidato con la manina. La facilità con cui diventi overlivellato è imbarazzante, è stato tutto facilissimo tranne verso la fine dove finalmente si è bilanciato. Le vicende con i pokemon dominanti si ripetono uguali identiche e sono anche facilissimi da battere. La trama con Pepe è davvero imbarazzante e stupida...
    Il team star è anch'esso imbarazzante. La meccanica della sfida nelle loro basi è orribile, lanciare i pokemon e fanno tutto loro, è facilissimo. Mentre invece i capi sono equilibrati e più difficili da battere. Ma il loro pokemon finale è sempre lo stesso con colori e tipi diversi e lasciatemelo dire revavroom è orribile.
    Il modo in cui si trovano i quattro leggendari non ha nè profondità e nè patos, sono messi li in un buco che apri togliendo dei paletti random per la mappa...
    Tanti, ma tanti tanti bug e glich ovunque ti possono capitare mentre giochi e alcuni anche molto fastidiosi.
    I raid teracristal sono inutili se non a specifici fini per le competizioni online. IA nelle lotte molto scadente, non tengono conte delle mosse del giocatore e non curano i propri pokemon con pozioni. Non puoi andare sott'acqua.
    E infine la trama generale. Prevedibile, superficiale e stupida. Una volta finita senti che non ti ha dato nulla se non una grande delusione. Aaah... I robot....

    Concludendo Pokemon Violetto è letteralemente un gioco in pre-alpha, un gioco che è stato rilasciato non completo, con tanti problemi e una superficialità generale nella storia e nei personaggi con palesi riempimenti atti a nascondere tale evidenza. 60€ sono un enorme furto.
    Qui si è raggiunto proprio il fondo della bruttezza e della piattezza nei giochi pokemon.
    Io spero soltanto che la Nintendo si riprenda e non faccia più 3 giochi l'anno ma dia il tempo, anche due o tre anni, di fare un Pokemon completo, profondo e fatto bene.
    Ps. Mi manca la qualità delle musiche che c'era nei giochi precedenti...    … Expand
  52. Devashish623
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    Pros: Amazing Soundtrack.
    Truly open world.
    When completely still/no bugs, game looks amazing! Heart touching story. Cons: Though I have not got any major bug, it might be cause I play offline solo, the game does run slow, which is to its detriment. Heck, a single player only person like me is giving this otherwise amazing game a 7 due to how bad the fps can be, and how slow and sluggish    Pros: Amazing Soundtrack.
    Truly open world.
    When completely still/no bugs, game looks amazing!
    Heart touching story.

    Cons:
    Though I have not got any major bug, it might be cause I play offline solo, the game does run slow, which is to its detriment. Heck, a single player only person like me is giving this otherwise amazing game a 7 due to how bad the fps can be, and how slow and sluggish it feels.
    The soundtrack does get boring soon due to repetition.    … Expand
  53. NixyFox
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Again GameFreak have let the fans down by not coding in all the Pokémon thus people are not getting the experience they're paying for, Pokémon from 6 years ago still stuck in the Limbo of Pokémon Home!

    The game is a mess, not just because of the disgusting state it was released. We were sold on freedom of playing the game in any way we choose, this was false. Areas all have level    Again GameFreak have let the fans down by not coding in all the Pokémon thus people are not getting the experience they're paying for, Pokémon from 6 years ago still stuck in the Limbo of Pokémon Home!

    The game is a mess, not just because of the disgusting state it was released.

    We were sold on freedom of playing the game in any way we choose, this was false.

    Areas all have level variances so do gyms, titan Pokémon, team star bases etc.

    The experience does not scale to your personal progress, which would have made the games actually great, since you get badges for completing elements of the game those badges should affect the levels of the content you play, but NO! They took the easy lazy option, what's worse is the Pokémon centres are supposed to guide you through the content to give you a smoothe experience but they send you to content that's closest to you regardless of what level you are, it's not good...

    To play the game and have half a decent experience you need to use a guide to follow the true route, oh and you thought you could skip doing certain content you don't want to do because it's monotonous and boring? Guess again, you have no choice but to do it because you need to do it all to complete the main story.

    Honestly I've been playing Pokémon since the beginning in the 90s, the switch games have been a slap in the face, hoping things will improve in the next game, that GF actually listened to feedback and would correct their mistakes, but nope, they've gotten lazy and complacent and worse! because they know their game will sell record numbers regardless.

    I'm done with the series on the switch, I'm not paying into this franchise anymore until GF do better!    … Expand
  54. Pioupiou006
    Dec 8, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Je mets une note en moins pour le graphisme mais sinon ça reste vraiment le meilleur Pokémon que j'ai joué. Le gameplay est une pure merveille il est vraiment très agréable à jouer, et c'est un réel plaisir de remplir le Pokédex. Bref c'était mal parti mais une fois que j'ai commencé à jouer, je n'ai plus réussi à décrocher du jeu… Expand
  55. pve12345
    Dec 8, 2022
    3
    What would can been an amazing game... Gone, Gamefreak is now a company that only meets deadlines and slowly patches them later on. They now only focus profit margins rather than create a stable game. Even though the game had so much potential, the performance is terrible. The online play is devastatingly bad.
  56. MoonMen
    Dec 8, 2022
    1
    Where do I start, the buggy glitchy mess, the unstable 20ish frame rate, the dull pixel environment or the bad graphics and the lazy Ui. we know this game not gonna be fixed anytime soon if any at all giving the history of Game Freak and yet still charge a full AAA price tag.
    Shame
  57. LyshXD
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    este juego es una mierda, enserio es infumable, está rotisimo pero aunque no tuviera bugs es un juego de mierda, enserio es mas divertido no jugar a nada que jugar este insulto a los fans de la saga.
  58. Seto2000
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No god game terible sounds Not all pokemon ,New sh*t feature Nintendo pleas bring Bach Mega… Expand
  59. Reez96
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Die grafic im spiel ist eine Katastrophe und die glitsche sind auch müll pokemon kassirt nur geld wegen die marke.… Expand
  60. LucAri91
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    It would have been an acceptable game if it was not for the ridiculous lag and the obvious uncompleted parts of the game do to a lack of time for the development.
  61. Rooster93
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Why am I still forced to have exp share on?
    Pokémon really outdid themselves trying to power creep this Gen, can’t wait for the 40 dollar dlc that ransoms peoples favorite Pokémon behind paywalls.
    On top of the huge buggy mess that they released it in.
  62. Cfollett
    Dec 9, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Omg. Just let us play the game without the 3 hours of prolog stories. This is getting ridiculous… Expand
  63. 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.
  64. Alkatraz91
    Dec 10, 2022
    3
    Who gave more than 5 to the game was paid by GF. No challange, no dungeons, no real bad team, there is no point on give free roaming when there isnt lv scaling on gyms.This is just a game for kids, and maybe not even a kid will appreciate that.The only good part is the post game.5 step back from legend arceus. It was hard to do a worse game than SwSh, gg to GF
  65. ORNITOMUSIC
    Dec 10, 2022
    4
    El juego esta muy bien en cuanto a concepto, pero no puede estar bien puntuado con los errores que tiene, texturas que van a 2fps, sombras muy pixeladas, da la impresión de que es un juego indie.

    Me gusta mucho la libertad, y los escenarios.
    Echo en falta una banda sonora en condicones, y los preciados puzzles que caracterizaban pokemon.
  66. Jukainxx
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    Abilty patch giving you ability to change pokemons ability back destroys many people spend time on previous games
  67. Kakashi45000
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    Honteux 60 euro pour un jeu non terminer remplie de bug.juste parceque c'est pokemon la mauvaise foie et de mise.honte à vous de défendre se jeux sous seul prétexte que vous avez eu du fun en sachant tout les probleme et la qualité technique au fraise en tout point.sa serait ubisoft ect vous seriez les premiers à crier au scandale reiveiller vous...
  68. drguilt
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    The game is unfinished. I don't get it why they just released like this.
    Also graphic looks so ugly. In game artwork also ugly.
  69. orih
    Dec 14, 2022
    0
    As a dedicated pokemon fan myself, I cannot recommend this game. This recent pokemon title is broken to the point of being unplayable--near Sonic 06 levels of bugs and performance issues, which is the real reason I can't genuinely score this game. Beyond that, it's also the ugliest game on the Nintendo Switch. It looks to be in its alpha state, and most Gamecube games look better and haveAs a dedicated pokemon fan myself, I cannot recommend this game. This recent pokemon title is broken to the point of being unplayable--near Sonic 06 levels of bugs and performance issues, which is the real reason I can't genuinely score this game. Beyond that, it's also the ugliest game on the Nintendo Switch. It looks to be in its alpha state, and most Gamecube games look better and have more polish by comparison. I've seen many people say things like "but the game is still fun!" but so are many other games.

    If you're hungry for a pokemon experience, just dust off your copy of Emerald, Black or White, ORAS, or any other pre-SW/SH pokemon game, and you'll have a much better experience with the same gameplay.    … Expand
  70. 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
  71. Osmonium
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    Game Freak should stop rushing the release of Pokemon Games and Nintendo should have common sense about their online signature's problem.

    I always loved pokemon, been playing them since gen 2, but, they got greedy and are getting away with it because people always buy their games. I'm never getting another pokemon game after this one and here are the reasons: The performance is    Game Freak should stop rushing the release of Pokemon Games and Nintendo should have common sense about their online signature's problem.

    I always loved pokemon, been playing them since gen 2, but, they got greedy and are getting away with it because people always buy their games. I'm never getting another pokemon game after this one and here are the reasons:

    The performance is horrible, and this isn't because it runs on a switch! There are other titles of the same console that are a lot more beautiful and run smoother;

    The graphic quality overall is poor, NPC's and pokemons appear and disappear out of nowhere.

    There are a lot of camera clipping issues.

    The animations are laggy even when you're not too far from things, some of them are extremely ugly, like when you fall from a high place, your character bounces on the ground berofe popping out the levitating phone to save you.

    THE ONLINE GAMEPLAY. Pokemon is all about trading pokemons with your friends and battling them. Nintendo makes you pay a triple A price for a horribly made game and you still need to sign their horrible subscription to play pokemon how it should be played. This should never have been allowed.

    Also, there are a lot of problems with how the open world was made. You can exploit the teleport to battle feature to go to places where you shouldn't, I got to the psychic gym (lv45) without even finishing the tutorial. Also, it is an open world game that punishes you for exploring, since you can go to all areas, including the ones with extremely high level pokemon without a warning.

    Please Nintendo, take your time and make a good pokemon game, this one could've been the best pokemon yet, but because of your hurry to make money out of kids you're killing what could be a really good experience for everyone.    … Expand
  72. Bartiglietti
    Jan 1, 2023
    0
    Is this an alpha? Even 1/10 would have been too much for a software unable to work properly. Not to mention the usual missing challenge: the one and only struggle you experience is to find your way between bug and glitches, trying to get to the end of an entertaining plot.
  73. Theroguehawk
    Jan 5, 2023
    1
    Goofy graphics & animations. The design is terrible and the storyline is weak. Nothing like what Pokemon used to be.
  74. misterred
    Jan 6, 2023
    3
    For me there are WAY too many errors in a game from 2022. So extremely disappointed with the graphics, new Pokémon and general glitches. The ideas they have/had with the game are great. The execution now so much.
  75. StarterBordlord
    Feb 3, 2023
    7
    Pretty fun game, only reason I'm giving it a 7 is that I got softlocked because I kept on crashing in the 7th gym. Took me a literal month until it worked again.
  76. Marioipod13
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    Junk, buy anything Generation 1-7 instead. Tell Nintendo to revive the 3ds and throw the switch in the garbage.
  77. shadowclaw2303
    May 26, 2023
    0
    Ganz ehrlich, dieses Spiel ist die Definition von Abzocke, 60
    Euro. Als N64 Spiel wäre das ganze nichtmal 20 Euro wert. Die Grafik ist lächerlich, hässlich und auch die Abstürze sind bodenlos. Einfach richtig schwache Leistung Gamefreak :(
  78. Mellmi
    Jun 13, 2023
    2
    I only created this account to give this game a bad review, I hate it that much. As a passionate fan of the Pokemon franchise this pile of 10 fps garbage really hurts my heart, hardly ever was I that disappointed.
    I dont even want to mention the few things this game actually does right or at the very least okay, because there is nothing that this game does better then any other of the    I only created this account to give this game a bad review, I hate it that much. As a passionate fan of the Pokemon franchise this pile of 10 fps garbage really hurts my heart, hardly ever was I that disappointed.
    I dont even want to mention the few things this game actually does right or at the very least okay, because there is nothing that this game does better then any other of the Pokemon games and that could motivate me to play past the relieving credits.
    First, as everyone knows who saw eally anything of the game, its a technical desaster. I have a really high tolerance for pretty bad technical performances, I played Fallout New Vegas on a day 1 PS3 and loved it, but this game doesnt convince me to look past the absolutely horrible technical issues it has on mass.
    And, as nearly every Pokeom game is, this game is way to easy, even for Pokemon standarts. You can just blast through absoluitely everything and even skip earlier stroy events for the entire game, what makes them an absolute joke when you finally engange with them.
    Why tf does the player ride a god damn motorcycle?! I theorize they did it because some people found it awesome in Botw, I hated it anyways, but they forced the two weels on pokemon even. The cover legendaries! It is not even hilarious anymore, that is outright a war crime.
    And they really took too much inspiration from Botw and worked it out very, VERY poorly. The nuture zone in Pokemon Sword and Shield worked quite well because it wasnt so big and sprawling, thus never as empty as Paldea feels. Everything looks uninteresting, you can interact with nothing and it looks like they just let a toddler spam Pokemon onto a plain. It isnt fun to traverse these leftovers of a landscape, it feels like the worst thing you could do with a modding tool.
    And adding to that, all of the cities that should act as the islands of interaction and fun in that desolate wasteland, are as bland as it could get. You can go into non of the buildings, restaurants are now just a menu on your screen, the arenas are at their absolute lowest point and not a single character really stands out.
    Nearly all of the gym leaders are absolutely interchangable, the champ is a joke and the cheepest Cynthia ripoff I couldve imagined, and your two companions are either extremely forgettable and cosplay your neighbors kid from Hoenn or their extremely annoying. Pepper is annoying as hell. At least I think so, my friends really liked his story line in fact. I just guess that I was so pissed off by everything I played through that I couldnt bring up the patience for his stroy line at all.
    And coming back to the fact that everything feels remote, empty and meaningless, none of the characters, not Team Star, not your companions, not anyone interacts outside their little pockets of camps or cities. The "evil" team is never really established as a serious threat, they mocked one student, but thats it. Every other game has the evil team cause trouble here and there, sometimes even very serious one. But Team Star isnt presented in that manor at all so they hust are a bunch of children who are missing out on school and drive monstertrucks. (Seriously wtf)
    And going further, a factor that contributes to the overworld feeling so boring, which is the main selling point of the game, is that they feel like the exact same location with another bucket of paint on them. That is heavily supported by the usage of the same music piece throughout several different areas. The music in Pokemon in general is really, really good and has a lot to do of how we feel about the games, in my opinion. But this game has not really that great music, only the theme from the east zone really stuck with me.
    Back to the samy areas, all of them feel the same because nearly all of them are equally wide and empty and there never is a unique route like, for example route 8 and 5 in Galar. You never have a different expireince, you just bike through everything and thats about it.

    I wont buy the DLC for the game, it already disappointed me more than enough. It just makes me angry what GameFreak has become and that their garbage games are selling so damn good. It really angers me as I sencerely love Pokemon and what it can and could be. I just hope that the ones responsible got fired or something.    … Expand
  79. drseven
    Jun 30, 2023
    6
    A change is needed in the Pokemon saga. The low performance and the level of bugs that the game presents is frustrating, the draw distance is nil. The game is fun and the open world is a good implementation in the saga, but one of Nintendo's pillars like the Pokemon saga deserves better treatment and standards, since all the good ideas they raise are clouded by their technical section.
  80. Resker10
    Jul 11, 2023
    3
    If this game proves one thing, it`s perhaps that it had not enough developing time, they have to take more time producing games like this...entering open world is fine, but with enough preparation.

    They didn´t put out an apology and refunded many people for nothing, this is justified and whoever liked this game, im genuinely happy for them, in fact i also enjoyed it, that doesn`t    If this game proves one thing, it`s perhaps that it had not enough developing time, they have to take more time producing games like this...entering open world is fine, but with enough preparation.

    They didn´t put out an apology and refunded many people for nothing, this is justified and whoever liked this game, im genuinely happy for them, in fact i also enjoyed it, that doesn`t automatically make it a good game, they didn´t live up to their potential..i will sell my used copy soon, i looked up prices it goes for ca. 25€ used right now, think about it.    … Expand
  81. Swirbl
    Jul 16, 2023
    3
    You already know how people think about this game, and I'm just here to approve it. It's poorly made and so on. Please rethink it if you are planning to buy the DLC and buy yourself something useful instead... The final battle was neat, though.
  82. Dradkol
    Aug 23, 2023
    4
    As a Pokémon fan since 1996 ( Pokémon Red first Game ), I began to disaffect myself from the saga as the games began to become increasingly immature, repetitive and therefore boring starting with Pokémon X/Y.
    The level of immaturity and qualitative degradation has reached such a point that I have been forced to stop buying Pokémon games.
    These two chapters: Pokémon scarlet and violet are    As a Pokémon fan since 1996 ( Pokémon Red first Game ), I began to disaffect myself from the saga as the games began to become increasingly immature, repetitive and therefore boring starting with Pokémon X/Y.
    The level of immaturity and qualitative degradation has reached such a point that I have been forced to stop buying Pokémon games.
    These two chapters: Pokémon scarlet and violet are horrid games, both for the level of quality (very low) and for immaturity. Avoid them like the plague.    … Expand
  83. MoonSpeir
    Aug 9, 2023
    2
    Perhaps the single-most soulless, bland and pathetic Pokémon entry thus far, that only insults the beloved franchise as a whole.

    The now-infamous performance problems and visual issues aside, here are some criticisms of the game design itself; - The game is presented as 'open-world', this is only true conceptually, not in practice. The lack of a level-scaling system for wild Pokémon,    Perhaps the single-most soulless, bland and pathetic Pokémon entry thus far, that only insults the beloved franchise as a whole.

    The now-infamous performance problems and visual issues aside, here are some criticisms of the game design itself;

    - The game is presented as 'open-world', this is only true conceptually, not in practice. The lack of a level-scaling system for wild Pokémon, trainers, and gym leaders effectively gates the player into following a linear path around the map, otherwise you are very quickly defeated or trapped in encounters you can't run from.

    - The 'open world' is purely transversal, where no thought has gone into making it in any way unique or interactive. It's simply a stretch of empty space between locations, with the occasional building ruin or broken down pickup truck that serves no purpose other than to try and break the monotony.

    - Pokémon on the overworld only exist to move around, there is little to no interaction between them with each other nor with their environment, they move and lie down to sleep, that's about it. Biomes are poorly constructed and weather systems don't affect species that appear; fire types are present in rain, water types wander around on grass under the sunshine, dark types are found in caves rather than rock or ground types, ghost types appear at night - this is the only attention to detail found within the spawn system. What's worse is that spawns usually result in dozens of the same species appearing and saturating the area, rather than smaller numbers with more species diverse.

    - Pokémon designs themselves are still reminiscent of balloon animals with no depth or discernible features, eyeballs for example are still white orbs with a black dot, slapped on to the face rather than sculpted into it. Some surface textures have been improved slightly, but we're a long way off from believable skin, fur, scales, and feathers.

    - Catching has now reverted back to the battle screen interaction format, despite PLA introducing the widely-praised overworld Pokéball throwing system. Weirdly enough, you can aim and throw a ball at Pokémon here, but only to initiate a battle, not to attempt to catch the Pokémon you're targeting.

    - The gym challenge has gone back to the old format of inconsequential interactions with uninteresting characters that treat the gym leader role as merely a side-hustle. This is a huge step back from the previous generation, which reimagined the gym challenge as a national sport, broadcast all over the region, with battles taking place in sold-out stadiums full of high-energy spectators, with gym leaders characterised as pro-athlete celebrities who were the pride of their hometown/home city.

    - Towns and cities all adhere to the exact same aesthetic, constructed from duplicated assets using the same boring grey-block buildings. Despite having the largest locations in the entire series, buildings generally can't be entered or interacted with in any meaningful way, you can approach the door of some shops or cafés and it instead opens up a menu displaying clothing/accessory assets that take several seconds to load as a preview. Some towns have the exact same shop or café pasted several times in a row and they think you won't notice. All towns are full of copy-pasted static NPCs that again can't be interacted with, instead only displaying a text-box above their heads.

    - Battles are horrifically slow, no QoL changes whatsoever have been made to the combat system which at this point is beyond archaic. "It's supereffective!", "It's not very effective...", "Critical hit!" etc. along with status effects each still require their own unskippable text box following the move used, rather than simply being incorporated as a splash effect upon use of the move itself. Animations are recycled from generations past and have not been streamlined in any way.

    - The in-game camera is pitifully slow and there are no options to change its speed. The camera itself has a fixed active preset so it constantly moves against your own inputs to face in the direction your player faces. The camera can also be controlled in battle, yet defaults to a flat overhead view and resets your movements after every turn, the dynamic camera system with multiple angles from the previous generation is now gone too.

    - Cutscenes cannot be skipped without changing an in-game setting to skip them *all*. Rather than simply provide a means to skip a specific scene as it's happening, as most other games do, your options are binary - you must either watch all cutscenes or none of them.

    - The lack of voice acting and the text box with the chiming sound effect is no longer a quirk of the series but an example of how far behind the times it is. Emotional scenes are completely diminished by the lack of spoken line delivery, music is used constantly and inappropriately to cover up the lack of voice acting, otherwise there would only be silence.    … Expand
  84. PunPun11
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    I've played almost all the Pokemon games over the years and this is the worst game ever, it has nothing to offer, an almost completely empty open world with nothing to do, short and boring plots with nothing to do with each other, stupid challenges, very easy battles, terrible graphics and terrible performance. A huge downfall from the previous games, you can't enter houses, or talk toI've played almost all the Pokemon games over the years and this is the worst game ever, it has nothing to offer, an almost completely empty open world with nothing to do, short and boring plots with nothing to do with each other, stupid challenges, very easy battles, terrible graphics and terrible performance. A huge downfall from the previous games, you can't enter houses, or talk to people, the character design is minimal.… Expand
  85. Impe97
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    People that vote good have serious problem, that game its almost a scam and a ruin for pokemon, like all the pokemon switch games
  86. YaeYae
    Sep 2, 2023
    2
    This game is an insult in so many ways. Pokemon has always been a very low effort concept but they can't even keep up with that..

    - Low render distance and FPS. Pokemon literally spawn inside you because the render distance is so short. - The whole theme of this game is visiting an academy. You enter the academy a total of TWICE in the main story for a total of 10 minutes. Must've    This game is an insult in so many ways. Pokemon has always been a very low effort concept but they can't even keep up with that..

    - Low render distance and FPS. Pokemon literally spawn inside you because the render distance is so short.

    - The whole theme of this game is visiting an academy. You enter the academy a total of TWICE in the main story for a total of 10 minutes. Must've graduated off screen!

    - There are barely any new Pokemon introduced in this "new" generation.

    - There is no post game after finishing the story. None at all! Stop looking! Or pay 30€+ for the DLC!

    - All characters have zero personality. They are just happy residents of the continent. How interesting, right?! Even the "villain" team is just a bunch of misunderstood nerds.

    - You can ride a Pokemon like a bike, even glide on it. Sounds good right?! NO. The faster you travel, the more problems you see with the render distance and FPS drops mentioned previously.

    - You can customize your character! Only problem, the majority of outfits straight up suck massive D!

    - There are barely any legendary Pokemon. The only ones you can find are hidden behind a stupid mechanic that forces you to explore the whole map to look for stakes in the ground. 32! Placed so badly, half of them you probably won't find without a guide!

    If Game Freak continues like this they deserve to go bankrupt. Sword and Shield at least got the performance and looks part right. This one doesn't even get that done. Hope they either pull their heads out of their asses or another franchise takes up the dropped torch.    … Expand
  87. AkDenied
    Sep 5, 2023
    3
    Not 0 ONLY because i like the way they tried a real open world .

    But still , this game looks unfinished , tons of bugs , horrible graphics and exept Nemona all the characters are lame to be honest..
  88. Valexi
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    The technical level of this game made me quit it four hours in. It’s unthinkable that a brand this big is capable of publishing this piece of crap after all the other amazing titles that have smoothly run on the Switch console. It’s time for us to put aside the “but it’s Pokémon” (I’ve been playing since gen 1 and I am a TCG collector) and stop accepting everything they throw at us.
  89. vickykoi
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    I never give ratings this bad but i cant believe what a glitchy rushed mess this game has been. Do not buy this game because if you do, you're telling Nintendo this is the level of quality you are expecting for pokemon games forever.
    Everyone was so hyped for a new gen game. Switch has only had TWO good pokemon titles in its entire 7 year lifespan. (Them being arceus and the Lets go! games).
  90. Blind92890
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    I want to love this game but holy f*** how could they let this trash be released. I love the landscape.. if it didn't look like a mine craft beta. I hate the Tera garbage..it's a gimic and does zero to enrich the game or change it. Oh your pokemon can take on a different type. I don't care. I can switch pokemon to counter. BORING. NONSTOP GRAPHIC ISSUES, LAG which I didn't even thinkI want to love this game but holy f*** how could they let this trash be released. I love the landscape.. if it didn't look like a mine craft beta. I hate the Tera garbage..it's a gimic and does zero to enrich the game or change it. Oh your pokemon can take on a different type. I don't care. I can switch pokemon to counter. BORING. NONSTOP GRAPHIC ISSUES, LAG which I didn't even think could happen on a switch since the graphics are basically from a windows 95 to begin with. Idk man. Just a really bad quality product. It looks like it could've been great. But it's not. Needs a stupid amount of patches already.. from arceus to this is just complete bs… Expand
  91. ValkyrieR0SE
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    The good: it's pokemon. The open - ish world is fun to move through. Seemless integration of battles into the overworld (except for performance and the camera dropping through the basement). A grand vision with so much potential... Unfortunately, most of that potential didn't make it.

    The bad: locked into an extremely ugly school uniform (all 4 season apparel is atrocious, your bad    The good: it's pokemon. The open - ish world is fun to move through. Seemless integration of battles into the overworld (except for performance and the camera dropping through the basement). A grand vision with so much potential... Unfortunately, most of that potential didn't make it.

    The bad: locked into an extremely ugly school uniform (all 4 season apparel is atrocious, your bad taste in style doesn't change this fact). I get that being a student is part of the story, but you could have at least made the uniform half decent.

    The really bad: how did a game with this many performance issues make it to release? Clipping. So. Much. Clipping. Don't blame the Switch. We have plenty of Switch games that are seamless. Rendering. God. Awful. Rendering. Again, it isn't the switch causing this, we have plenty of bigger games with higher resolution graphics rendering just fine. Graphics. Why is it that there are nintendo ds games with better quality graphics? One would think that amazing graphics could be responsible for the abysmal rendering, except both the graphics AND the rendering suck. Framerate. Why. Just... Why? Cutscenes with framerates so bad it's almost laughable, except this is supposed to be a professionally developed game, not a slapstick high school project.

    Seriously disappointing game quality. It IS pokemon, and it is, therefore, fun. I love the change in play style, some very cool new pokemon, and I can have an eeveelution team rather early on. They hit the mark on some basic quality of life aspets. Definitely a good direction to be going, but it is very shameful how carelessly this game was developed. The half decent story and updated play style does not excuse poor craftsmanship.    … Expand
  92. puganj
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    i have been a pokemon fan for my entire life, but i believe enough is enough, is time for nintendo to realize they do not have the right to sell unfinished games, with glitches and visual frame drops.
  93. KrillerBomb
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Broken, boring, not innovative whatsoever. Same old, same old. Pokémon deserves better than this.
  94. Missnaisa
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    Good ideas with extremely poor execution. The break from the traditional Pokémon mold is so well thought out and it’s easy to see that there is the potential for a good game. Unfortunately, it looks like a Wii era game and performs even worse. How this game was even released boggles the mind. Pokémon clip through the player character, the player clips through the floor/ground frequently,Good ideas with extremely poor execution. The break from the traditional Pokémon mold is so well thought out and it’s easy to see that there is the potential for a good game. Unfortunately, it looks like a Wii era game and performs even worse. How this game was even released boggles the mind. Pokémon clip through the player character, the player clips through the floor/ground frequently, menus lag to the point that I had to check if my controller was still connected, the frame rate is laughable and the dips are absolutely ridiculous. It’s time for the Pokémon Company to move from GameFreak to a dev company that can actually create a decent product. Pokémon is the highest grossing franchise is history, more than Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars. This game does not reflect that, nor has any other game in recently history. It’s becoming apparent that we will never receive the Pokémon game that we deserve.… Expand
  95. sodosopa
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    How a single game could be released in such a state is one thing, what I find particularly infuriating are the dishonest positive reviewers going around gaslighting audiences regarding how truly atrocious the performance of this game really is - it has to be seen to be believed.

    I feel awful that it took Pokemon Violet/Scarlet for me to create a Metacritic account just because I felt I    How a single game could be released in such a state is one thing, what I find particularly infuriating are the dishonest positive reviewers going around gaslighting audiences regarding how truly atrocious the performance of this game really is - it has to be seen to be believed.

    I feel awful that it took Pokemon Violet/Scarlet for me to create a Metacritic account just because I felt I had to warn others.    … Expand
  96. panchodia
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Pokémon has been releasing half-baked products for years, at high prices. In a way it's disrespectful to its fans and the people who buy the game. This time they went too far, hopefully there will be a change after this.
  97. NablaOW
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Pokémon is the most lucrative franchise in the world.
    Considering this, this game is a big joke. There's indie games that are more well done than this.
  98. MrGamerClock64
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    The performance is beyond poor, visuals are cheap, and low quality. It's honestly embarrassing for a multi billion dollar franchise can't even make a game that looks and functions like one. There are many similar games on Nintendo Switch that runs better, that are more stable, and are much better looking than Pokemon Violet. Games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, XenobladeThe performance is beyond poor, visuals are cheap, and low quality. It's honestly embarrassing for a multi billion dollar franchise can't even make a game that looks and functions like one. There are many similar games on Nintendo Switch that runs better, that are more stable, and are much better looking than Pokemon Violet. Games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, The Witcher 3, and even Ark Survival look better! This criticism needs to be heard. Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures Inc., all need to understand that these games need to be better.… Expand
  99. SD_XyRCK
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Game is broken, also feels kinda incomplete, lack of features in previous games like enter houses, battle setting and customization, even lags a lot when walking, is unacceptable this kind of mess in a final product.
  100. LTX128
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    Sorry, but we can’t let Nintendo sell us this crappy looking games anymore. I hope they fix the tech issues asap. Or give us full refunds.
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  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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