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. NessNoldo
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    A pesar de los bugs que aquejan el juego, no considero que sean unos que te estropeen la partida y te hagan reiniciar de cero. Tiene novedades que me están resultando divertidas y se ahonda más en la exploración y en la investigación. El "Review Bombing" que enfrenta el juego es de gente que ni siente ni padece, que no son fanáticos de la franquicia y que sólo vinieron aquí rebotados deA pesar de los bugs que aquejan el juego, no considero que sean unos que te estropeen la partida y te hagan reiniciar de cero. Tiene novedades que me están resultando divertidas y se ahonda más en la exploración y en la investigación. El "Review Bombing" que enfrenta el juego es de gente que ni siente ni padece, que no son fanáticos de la franquicia y que sólo vinieron aquí rebotados de las críticas que han visto en los medios, que curiosamente se inclinan más por la competencia. Este es el camino que Game Freak debería seguir y pulir, pero que saquen juegos con una calidad adecuada.… Expand
  2. asdfgrand
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Nothing to praise, Pokemon now is synonym for terrible quality game. No optimization, no actual "non-linear" gameplay, no Natdex back, no great post game, not even well designed new Pokemons, only some gross ripoffs from Digimon, Megaman and Minecraft.
    I can not believe GF could make something worse than BDSP. The dev team should hang themselves, shame on those retards.
  3. AsimovXCV
    Nov 23, 2022
    3
    El juego prueba algo distinto a lo antes visto en la franquicia pero tiene tremenda cantidad de bugs y le falta pulir demasiado para ser un juego decente de una franquicia que bien podría dar más de su parte.
  4. Anlaki
    Nov 23, 2022
    2
    Wonderful work devs for trying to make this game better and not monotonous.
    But this game needed more time. Optimization doesn't exist, new mechanics are fun but after 3rd same mini boss and hilariously easy side games it gets monotonous as well. This game would be such a good move, but
  5. xChrisMas
    Nov 30, 2022
    4
    I'm trying to write an honest review here. I will not gloss over any flaws I've encountered.
    First of all: I've played all 3 paths and I have finished the Zone Zero Storyline, caught about 100 Pokemon and explored the world for the most part. So I think I gave the game a fair Chance before writing this review.
    Pros: -Cool Rirval -Good new Pokemon and evolutions to prior ones -Nice    I'm trying to write an honest review here. I will not gloss over any flaws I've encountered.
    First of all: I've played all 3 paths and I have finished the Zone Zero Storyline, caught about 100 Pokemon and explored the world for the most part. So I think I gave the game a fair Chance before writing this review.

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

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

    So overall I would rate this game a 4/10 and this is with not even mentioning the common performance issues since i think most people are focusing too much on them when they don't say much about the game at all. I tried to focus only on the game itself and it was ultimately not a good game. I can see most people have fun on a surface level with the core-pokemon mechanics like battles and gyms and some well working additions like the mount. But overall I don't think this offering enough to call S/V a good, replayable game.    … Expand
  6. Irarius
    Nov 29, 2022
    3
    bad game
    keeps crashing, unfinished, too much text in battles so it takes forever to do things
    long lopading times
  7. Agonistes
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Laziest Pokemon game to date. As someone who has played since Blue/Red, this is such a disappointment.

    Game Freak isn't worth supporting anymore, they're just shilling their fans.
  8. GrimmjowUK
    Dec 2, 2022
    10
    Never seen a bug or lag in the game. I bought my switch this year, and the game is the memory card version, not digital. I played %90 of the pokemon games and i can say that this game is wonderful. I liked all of the small details. When you use a skill to a pokemon, it shows its type advantage next time you use it. All places looks great. If u want dubbing and vocalization, this game is aNever seen a bug or lag in the game. I bought my switch this year, and the game is the memory card version, not digital. I played %90 of the pokemon games and i can say that this game is wonderful. I liked all of the small details. When you use a skill to a pokemon, it shows its type advantage next time you use it. All places looks great. If u want dubbing and vocalization, this game is a japanese game and it doesn't have vocalization as %99 of japanese games. But i hope there will be vocalization in the next games. Really great game if you like pokemons and turn based combat mechanics. I like how you catch pokemon more than pokemon legends arceus. People give Persona 5 more than 94 points but giveing this game 7 is a shame. I love persona 5, but this game is not worse than persona, it deserves a 9 minimum … Expand
  9. squallara
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Game Freak sell IP.
    Pokemon series deserve to evolve properly and apparently you are incompetent.
  10. Multality
    Dec 4, 2022
    1
    Pessimia otimizacao do jogo, quedas de FPS, pokemons sumindo, Bugs para todo os lados, crash de jogo. E tudo isso custando 300 Reais. O pokemon Arceus e muito melhor que isso. Gamefreak nao sabe fazer jogos em mundo aberto.
  11. Nixav
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    Terrible performance, practically unplayable, a really bad game which saddens me
  12. TML2308
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    El juego es, básicamente, la culminación o definición de lo que fue la generación de juegos en la Nintendo Switch. Se juntaron, y perfeccionaron todas las mecánicas vistas en las anteriores entregas, además de de tener la mejor historia, lideres de gimnasio, alto mando y equipo "enemigo", vistos desde la sexta generación.
    Es un juego que vale la pena jugar se sea o no fan de la saga.
  13. Marinne
    Dec 7, 2022
    8
    Olha, eu vou dar nota boa pra esse jogo por causa da diversão que ele me trouxe. O desempenho dele real ta bem ruim, o jogo crasha, funções q n funcionam, texturas bugadas e muito mais. Porém jogar online com meus amigos e rir disso tudo valeu a pena
  14. Bsims93
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    It a really amazing game I like all the new changes. All the quality to life changes are amazing.
  15. DEVILPORK
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    INCREDIBLE. Nintendo and game freak don't have programmer, they have little boy who doesn't know anything about good programing principles.
  16. Akriil
    Dec 1, 2022
    8
    Yes graphics are pretty bad, but i still liked this game. Pretty interesting characters and what is most important this game doesn't make you go in one direction, from the begging you can choose between three different pathes. Also realy liked soundtrack (especially team star grunt theme). I will rate it with 8 only because of graphics. Haven't seen any bug yet.
  17. lucasnascimento
    Nov 28, 2022
    1
    It's been a while since Game Freak has treated Pokemon fans with disdain.
    We have a habit of accepting whatever **** they throw at us for being Pokemon fans, and they take advantage of that. It's no different in this one. The open world is a wonderful addition and one that every Pokemon fan has been waiting for a long time. But not everything is flowers, the game is ABSURDLY buggy, with    It's been a while since Game Freak has treated Pokemon fans with disdain.
    We have a habit of accepting whatever **** they throw at us for being Pokemon fans, and they take advantage of that. It's no different in this one. The open world is a wonderful addition and one that every Pokemon fan has been waiting for a long time. But not everything is flowers, the game is ABSURDLY buggy, with terrible fps drops and all that with afully serrated graphics.

    Save your money.

    OBS: GAME FREAK/NINTENDO, SUBTITLE YOUR GAMES IN PORTUGUESE, PORRA!    … Expand
  18. Ajudinhas
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    Very good pokémon game from start to finish. The performance issues are not as bad as they seem. In general, I liked the game a lot.
  19. Wenke
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    To be honest, knowing other people's opinions, I bought the game solely because it was inspired in my country. But I just can't play it while seeing the whole world acting randomly in a horrendously bad optimisation and graphics from the past. If the Nintendo Switch is able to make TLoZ: Breath of the Wild work without problems, why does the Pokémon world, which is way simpler in graphics,To be honest, knowing other people's opinions, I bought the game solely because it was inspired in my country. But I just can't play it while seeing the whole world acting randomly in a horrendously bad optimisation and graphics from the past. If the Nintendo Switch is able to make TLoZ: Breath of the Wild work without problems, why does the Pokémon world, which is way simpler in graphics, give us so many problems? The answer is simple: Nintendo wants Pokémon to make money even if the games they throw to us every year are not even optimised enough not to bug every single second.

    This game was honestly a deception and I hope the next Pokémon game doesn't come out until 2024 at least, because this one feels void, a relatively open world full of bugs and, of course, short, easy and simple. No effort, no love, a lot of visual glitches. I can't wait to buy TLoZ: Tears of the Kingdom, but I'm not going to pay 60€ for a game that isn't even finished. If the next game comes out in 2023 and seems a deception, I surely won't add it to my collection. Put effort in games or Pokémon's franchise will die sooner than later.    … Expand
  20. kamic
    Nov 22, 2022
    3
    horrible graphics, horrible artstyle, decent pokemon, ok music, too easy battles, mediocre story, insanely horrible performance, low detail, decent, but shallow open world (no entering houses etc).

    honestly a pretty bad game.
  21. zyferkazumi
    Dec 4, 2022
    0
    this game made me stop buying pokemon games jsut cuz its pokemon, i would rather play an actuall good pokemon game like mystery dungeon sky or legends arceus.
  22. CEX_MYLFOCLAST
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    There is no excuse for a game of this quality to be released by such a well known and popular franchise. This would be borderline acceptable for a $10 indie game, but charging $60 for this is robbery and taking advantage of your fans.
  23. rrqq92
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    There seems to be a fun game under all the performance issues, but at the state this was released it is just unacceptable. Headache inducing frame drops, graphical glitches, ugly graphics, and most important of all: terrible lag when any action happens. Battles are slow and clunky as it takes a while for every animation, message or UI element to happen. There are so many nice things inThere seems to be a fun game under all the performance issues, but at the state this was released it is just unacceptable. Headache inducing frame drops, graphical glitches, ugly graphics, and most important of all: terrible lag when any action happens. Battles are slow and clunky as it takes a while for every animation, message or UI element to happen. There are so many nice things in this game it really is a shame it works so badly. And it's an insult to the costumers they released it in this state.… Expand
  24. PandaInDaGame
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    This game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you canThis game has amazing ideas... One of the best mechanics they created using the idea of the mega evolution which naturally evolved into this one (really, will make competitive quite better and funnier). But, doing it open world just spoils the entire level design, it's a nice idea but poorly implemented, they didn't add a level cap or something like scaling levels to yours, so you can easily break easily the game. Not gonna spoil story or so, it's quite nice, not high level but enjoyable.

    I would rate it a bit higher because of those nice things, they don't annoy me enough to not enjoy the ride, but the moment you notice they are a AAA franchise, they sell full price of an AAA, it looks worse than some indies and they don't really innovate that much as indies do... and give you this badly optimized game, which is even more criminal if you think that they literally developed it to work with Nintendo Switch, it's not a port like a third party. A Game that is exclusive and does not work perfectly fine in it's console is a failure.. That plus nonexistent post game that they will probably sell apart as a "DLC" just like they did with Sword and shield.. Still, it's called Pokemon so even if this one is a disaster they will keep selling millions and decreasing the quality because they can.    … Expand
  25. nongplub
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    Pokemon S/V is a combination of good and bad traits of pokemon games.

    Let's start with something good first. - Big map with freedom to explore like Arceus - Auto Battle make life a bit easier - Crafting TMs instead of making it unlimited right from the start - LP is a nice way to lessen the load on Money management Now about the bad things - Lagging and Warping graphic. I know    Pokemon S/V is a combination of good and bad traits of pokemon games.

    Let's start with something good first.
    - Big map with freedom to explore like Arceus
    - Auto Battle make life a bit easier
    - Crafting TMs instead of making it unlimited right from the start
    - LP is a nice way to lessen the load on Money management

    Now about the bad things
    - Lagging and Warping graphic. I know this is Pokemon but... now is 2022 and you still can't solve the problem of lagging? Dropping in FPS is annoying. Other games with much more beautiful graphic has no problem running on Switch. Why can't you improve your graphic a bit? Maybe you did something wrong?
    - Lack of trainer customization. You are locked out of Skirts or Fashion throughout the game. Seriously, this is 2022 and female character can only wear shorts in the game. This is a big downgrade. The choice of shirt is also limited to 4. This is so bad.
    - No Mega evolution.
    - You BAN Skirts but ALLOW Wiglett in the game. What a freak.    … Expand
  26. lks8492
    Nov 26, 2022
    2
    The frame is **** The gameplay is good. Gonna give it a 2, Game Freak shouldn't exploit the consumer like this. We pay full price for this game, and what we got was unacceptable; a half-baked game. Disgrace from the highest gross franchise.
  27. Deadgun31
    Nov 26, 2022
    1
    The game is fun but the glitche, the framerate issues and overall overheating Switch ruins everything that is remotely fun.
  28. Kerofutii
    Nov 27, 2022
    2
    I’m sorry but I just cannot justify more than 2 stars on this game. Compared to its previous entries, it’s no secret that scarlet and violet are severely lacking in some of their timeless qualities. You can no longer enter other people’s homes, fully rendered interiors are replaced with a simple menu and the number of bugs/performance issues have made this entry somewhat of a laughingI’m sorry but I just cannot justify more than 2 stars on this game. Compared to its previous entries, it’s no secret that scarlet and violet are severely lacking in some of their timeless qualities. You can no longer enter other people’s homes, fully rendered interiors are replaced with a simple menu and the number of bugs/performance issues have made this entry somewhat of a laughing stock. I will say I truly see the potential, I think if they were to release an update with bug/performance patches and were to update the rendered world, this would be a fantastic game. It needed more time in the oven, and I can only hope that Nintendo and gamefreak will be a lot more diligent in future releases. This is just not acceptable, and I hope an update rolls out soon to iron out these issues … Expand
  29. JoeDiMaggio_
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    Definirlo un bel gioco è disonestà intellettuale. Credo con fermezza che, chi recensisce in modo positivo questo pattume, sia un fan del brand o non ha mai giocato a nessun videogioco in vita sua. Esistono videogiochi indie sviluppati con 10 euro da una singola persona nello scantinato di casa di mamma più stabili e godibili di questa roba imbarazzante.
  30. Humilone
    Dec 1, 2022
    9
    Graphic issues and some bugs are a reality! Either Way a lot of fun anyway specially for Pokémon fans!!
  31. Arkshayh
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    In my opinion, this is the best pokemon game, yes it has a lot of technical issues and the UI is not the best but the gameplay, the characters, the music (especially in the zone zero) and the story are so good. And goddamn this open world is amazing.

    As a pokemon fan who play since diamand and pearl I'm really happy
  32. Metacrictik
    Dec 2, 2022
    8
    I am generally a game over graphics guy, but the graphics are bad, even for a system that has graphics worse than a potato pc, and i can’t go 5 seconds without seeing performance issues. For the glitches, there are almost none if you play the game as intended (for example don’t go in that one corner where if you start a battle it clips out of bounds). The story is one of the, if not the,I am generally a game over graphics guy, but the graphics are bad, even for a system that has graphics worse than a potato pc, and i can’t go 5 seconds without seeing performance issues. For the glitches, there are almost none if you play the game as intended (for example don’t go in that one corner where if you start a battle it clips out of bounds). The story is one of the, if not the, best in all Pokémon games and it’s really enjoyable and I can say I had a lot of fun fighting the gyms, titans and team star members. The tutorial is really long but overall it’s a good game. I recommend it.… Expand
  33. Senessis
    Dec 2, 2022
    9
    In my humble opinion, this is the best "modern" Pokémon game. I love graphics, an open world and the soundtrack. Haven't noticed any bigger glitches except broken online mode ( I hope, the developers will patch this soon).
  34. Marchez69
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    The graphic issues on this are ridiculous. Cannot go a few minutes without them popping up.
  35. Swi418
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    This game is an absolute **** . There Glitches everywhere and the performance is god awful . Gamefreak should be ashamed of releasing such a broken mess of game.
  36. JoaozinTikTok
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    Disappointing game for any Pokemon fan. Even I have never played Pokemon, but I know how disappointing it is to be a fan and buy this game only to receive bugs and bad optimizations. Along with the fact that the company itself pretends that the problems do not exist. It really sucks. Not worth it.
  37. Burno
    Dec 4, 2022
    0
    This is a shameless piece of software that should've required more time to come out. More than a message to Game Freak, this is for The Pokémon Company.
  38. Nerppy
    Dec 4, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A **** game.

    Honestly the only thing carrying this game is the fact that it’s open world and 3D. Everything else is **** The plot is basically written by your average 12 year old who uses wattpad, literally just a bunch of kids who got bullied but the school is different and changed so its up to you to beat their ass to come back. Like wtf? Who the **** approved that **** Way too much dialogue for characters who keep repeating the same **** “I got bullied and decided to come to Team star     … Expand
  39. rirotto
    Dec 5, 2022
    4
    I finished playing violet just yesterday, 8 monthes of hype and all i got is 15 medium fps and a criminal group formed by bullied people, im a huge fan of pokemon but this is just ridicolous. I enjoyed this game pretty much cause of my passion for this but if we want to be objective this is pure **** Nothing else to say. Paradox past pokemon the only thing i aprreciated
  40. Zenha
    Dec 5, 2022
    9
    This game has been one of the best Pokemon mainline games I've played since ORAS, definitely there were some performance issues, but nothing that actually affected my experience.
    The story is interesting, the characters are charming an (besides Penny) Not annoying, I really enjoyed it and I feel like I will still have a lot of fun while trying to fill the dex, shiny hunt, and participate    This game has been one of the best Pokemon mainline games I've played since ORAS, definitely there were some performance issues, but nothing that actually affected my experience.
    The story is interesting, the characters are charming an (besides Penny) Not annoying, I really enjoyed it and I feel like I will still have a lot of fun while trying to fill the dex, shiny hunt, and participate in raids.
    Therefore, even tho I understand that people are unhappy with some lag, bugs and that sort of issues, in MY case, it ran pretty well! Hopefully people who are hating on it, will give it a second chance and understand how fun this game can be!    … Expand
  41. LoeVae
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Most fun i had in years with a Pokemon title, regardless of bugs. None are gamebreaking
  42. Pizzaheadnascar
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    This game has horrible performance. BUT MY GOD DOES THE ACTUAL GAME MAKE UP FOR IT. This is literally the best game that I've ever played, even better than Breath of the Wild in my opinion. The story is incredible, just wait until the end. And the music is top notch. PLAY THIS GAME
  43. HibDjib
    Dec 5, 2022
    8
    Genuinely crackheaded that there are this many negative reviews, even taking into consideration the very worst of the performance issues and graphics. The strengths of this game ridiculously outweigh its weaknesses.

    //// + Narratively, all previous mainline games don't even come close. Though they suffer from some repetition, likely because of the open world format, the three    Genuinely crackheaded that there are this many negative reviews, even taking into consideration the very worst of the performance issues and graphics. The strengths of this game ridiculously outweigh its weaknesses.

    ////

    + Narratively, all previous mainline games don't even come close. Though they suffer from some repetition, likely because of the open world format, the three storylines are solid, intriguing and surprisingly emotional, and they converge into a beautiful, intense finale. Few people seem to talk about it but the inclusion of Pokemon as proper *characters* adds a lot as well, and is honestly long overdue.

    + Same can be said about the soundtrack; East Province, battle against Arven, battle against "Turo/Sada", are all easily some of the best and most memorable works in the entire series. Clear motifs throughout assist the narrative well. Adaptive music is always welcome.

    + The Pokemon designs and concepts are mostly strong. Regional forms and evolutions return and are all pretty much solid. Some new designs stand out as wasted potential (Baxcalibur) or somewhat out of place in execution.

    + The Tera system is one of the better "gimmicks" and adds neat complexity to battles.

    + Larry.

    ////

    - Everything about the graphics and performance has already been said, and they're pretty inexcusable given the success of this franchise. Personally, I definitely had problems-- none of them were game-breaking, but some took away immersion.

    - The open world works, but is kind of dull. Some areas could be condensed.

    - A lack of customization options for clothing is super disappointing. SwSh is a weaker game but its level of customization was ideal.

    - Scaling difficulty should be an option in the future, especially for an open world game executed like this.

    ////

    This game is absolutely the right direction for the series and Gamefreak should continue to expand and improve upon what makes this game work.    … Expand
  44. zachper
    Dec 5, 2022
    9
    This is easily a top 3 Pokémon game of all time. Yes, there are performance issues, but if you play it in handheld mode you can hardly notice them. It does get pretty bad in docked mode, but the most recent patch is starting to fix these issues. I’m sure with the coming patches it’ll get fixed even more. The game itself is TERRIFIC though. A great, giant open world that’s fun to exploreThis is easily a top 3 Pokémon game of all time. Yes, there are performance issues, but if you play it in handheld mode you can hardly notice them. It does get pretty bad in docked mode, but the most recent patch is starting to fix these issues. I’m sure with the coming patches it’ll get fixed even more. The game itself is TERRIFIC though. A great, giant open world that’s fun to explore with secrets around every corner.… Expand
  45. Cloudstrife1313
    Dec 5, 2022
    9
    Pokemon violet is a great upgrade to the pokemon formula. Open world with lots to do. Events to catch pokemon not in the game. Fun story with side quests and lots to explore. Great traversal with pokemon. Pokemon this gen are great especially ones like ceruledge. Now for some negatives.
    -Honestly the battling and catching pokemon would have been the best its been in a pokemon game......if    Pokemon violet is a great upgrade to the pokemon formula. Open world with lots to do. Events to catch pokemon not in the game. Fun story with side quests and lots to explore. Great traversal with pokemon. Pokemon this gen are great especially ones like ceruledge. Now for some negatives.
    -Honestly the battling and catching pokemon would have been the best its been in a pokemon game......if it wasn't for pokemon legends arceus. Pokemon arceus let's you move around during the fight, catch pokemon on the run, and aim pokeballs. It felt so refreshing in such a great way that it feels a disappointment to go to the slow back and forth. -No spoilers, but a character who is running this group of delinquents is a boring reveal and also a super unlikable and annoying character. I think they tried to make the likable but they are just annoying.
    -the graphics are awful. Its time for gamefreak to try a little. They updated the gameplay in a great way but wow this game looks like a xbox360 or ps3 game. Its hard for you to say its because the switch is so underpowered when xenoblade chronicles 3 exists. It looks incredibly old.

    Even with these problems, the game has so many positives that make it so fun. -The story isn't as great as arceus but its still great. -The traversal is fun and the events that happen in game are interesting. -The catching gameplay for pokemon is challenging and rewarding. -The tera raids add a way to catch powerful and interesting variations of pokemon. -There are a couple of unique biomes that make it feel like you aren't in one area. -The battling is fun even though its not as good as arceus. -the new pokemon have a lot of interesting combos in regards to types.
    -The designs look great.
    -Your "rival" is a great character that i honestly wish she had her own show.
    -The gym leaders are interesting and unique.
    -there are so many hours of gameplay in this game.
    -Coop is so much fun in the game and you aren't stuck on the exact same screen and area when you join or have someone join your game.

    I get why this is rated low by people at the moment because of some glitches and the graphics. Graphics need to be updated badly. I didn't experience any glitches though. And I thoroughly enjoyed the game and it got all my friends to play it and text back and forth with it. I think this is a good base if they add the gameplay elements that they introduced in this game and just add the combat movement of your player and the catching while aiming and throwing from arceus. Also I loved the setting of arceus so it would be great to see different time periods like that. This game was easily a 9/10 and would be a 10/10 but I think arceus was technically a bit better gameplay wise. But arceus really needed pokemon badges so had no badges so it felt like something was missing so its also a 9/10. But I think in the future please keep making games like this and arceus but just update the graphics please. It really looks worse than a phone game its really insane how low graphics some things are.    … Expand
  46. Moxxoxo
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Some bugs, but not enough to affect gameplay. I love how much there is to explore and also how many tasks there are for the main storyline! I love the direction this game is taking towards an open world concept. I hope future games are continued in this style!
  47. m2d2
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Terrible graphics, awful controls, not fun at all. A boring grind in an environment that's worse than FF10 was in 2001.
  48. F8gamblr
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    For $60 dollars, this game is not worth it. It is not a great open world set up. Instead of populating the world adequately they have multiple shops that sell similar clothes or food in inconvenient locations instead of a single department store. The world feels open, but empty especially with characters that are seemingly missing frames in the background. All of these things ruin theFor $60 dollars, this game is not worth it. It is not a great open world set up. Instead of populating the world adequately they have multiple shops that sell similar clothes or food in inconvenient locations instead of a single department store. The world feels open, but empty especially with characters that are seemingly missing frames in the background. All of these things ruin the immersion. No outfits for your character (pants and shirts) took away from the the customizing aspect that many games have embraced. My starter was my best pokemon and designs for new pokemon were lackluster. They had "students" that were old people in game? A strange, lazy choice. Glitches galore removed you from game play. I have seen better and more complete indie games. The story was good though and earned it the two.… Expand
  49. jjboy1208
    Dec 6, 2022
    2
    This gen came out with innovative aspects and changes to try shaping Pokemon world another step closer to completion. However, everything seems to pause in the middle and not being finished up. (open world map lacking details & losing access to small buildings, different zone theme lacking details ... etc)
    FPS is the major issue as it critically strikes the gaming experience. When facing    This gen came out with innovative aspects and changes to try shaping Pokemon world another step closer to completion. However, everything seems to pause in the middle and not being finished up. (open world map lacking details & losing access to small buildings, different zone theme lacking details ... etc)
    FPS is the major issue as it critically strikes the gaming experience. When facing more objects in the screen, your character will experience lag or even being stuck easier.    … Expand
  50. aoaked046
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Been playing this and everything is just sad. The textures, the world, the gameplay, the bugs, and the performance are all very bad. I don't think I will buy another pokemon game again at this rate.
  51. naclstacks
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    It is so unfortunate people piled on negative reviews to this game before playing through it more. I agree the performance issues are unacceptable in today's gaming landscape, but if you are a fan of Pokemon GET THIS GAME. It is the most fun Pokemon game I have ever played. The beginning story setup does take about an 1/1.5 hrs to get through, but once you are free to roam the world it isIt is so unfortunate people piled on negative reviews to this game before playing through it more. I agree the performance issues are unacceptable in today's gaming landscape, but if you are a fan of Pokemon GET THIS GAME. It is the most fun Pokemon game I have ever played. The beginning story setup does take about an 1/1.5 hrs to get through, but once you are free to roam the world it is what I dreamed Pokemon could be when I was a kid playing it on Gameboy. Not to mention most people I have heard negatively review this game either just started playing or literally are going off of watching twitter videos that show the worst glitches. I am about 40 hrs in and haven't seen close to the amount of crazy glitches people are showing. Doesn't mean they aren't really happening to some people, but with over 10 million copies sold and everyone piling on it gives the perception of it being worse than what it truly is in my opinion. Also the co-op doesn't get any love and I think that is such an awesome thing they added.

    In short, if you enjoy Pokemon and can still have fun playing a game that doesn't visually run flawlessly then I think you'll find this game one of the best they have ever put out.    … Expand
  52. Circassian
    Dec 7, 2022
    2
    Worst pokemon game in my opinion. From performance issues to bad looking humanoid gen 9 designs, the new concept of terrastilizing, its overal a bad experience and dissapointing for me. It doesnt have the feel of a Pokemon game that used to excite me as in former game titles. Pokemon has lost its touch.
  53. Pi421337
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    A shame. Purely and simply. Don't buy this game. Don't encourage mediocrity.
  54. MsForsaken
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    One of the few Pokemon games I've actually put a lot of time and effort into. While there may be a few irritating issues, it's not a deal breaker. I think it's cool that you can battle titans as well as the regular gyms!
  55. Obibannkenobi
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    Sin duda alguna llevaba desde Ruby Omega sin disfrutar tanto un Pokémon, las anteriores generaciones aunque me gustan me iban cansando un poco y me parecían cada vez menos interesantes. Con este he vuelto a engancharme, el mundo abierto esta increible, agarra lo mejor de Leyendas Arceus y Escudo y Espada. Este el camino a seguir con la franquicia, aunque tenga algunos bugs (que tampocoSin duda alguna llevaba desde Ruby Omega sin disfrutar tanto un Pokémon, las anteriores generaciones aunque me gustan me iban cansando un poco y me parecían cada vez menos interesantes. Con este he vuelto a engancharme, el mundo abierto esta increible, agarra lo mejor de Leyendas Arceus y Escudo y Espada. Este el camino a seguir con la franquicia, aunque tenga algunos bugs (que tampoco importan mucho, nunca fui fan de "necesita los mejores graficos") estoy seguro que los arreglaran y tengo ganas ya de comprarme el DLC.… Expand
  56. Joogz
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    I am disgusted as a life long Pokemon fan. How is this game the same $60 dollars that say BoTW is or Cyberpunk 2077? I feel cheated. This should be a $20 game. I am not sure that the devs even care or are trying. I think the Pokemon franchise is just a cash cow at this point that fans will mindlessly purchase. This will be the last time I preorder a Pokemon game.

    The Good: - New    I am disgusted as a life long Pokemon fan. How is this game the same $60 dollars that say BoTW is or Cyberpunk 2077? I feel cheated. This should be a $20 game. I am not sure that the devs even care or are trying. I think the Pokemon franchise is just a cash cow at this point that fans will mindlessly purchase. This will be the last time I preorder a Pokemon game.

    The Good:
    - New Pokemon Designs
    - The attempt at shaking up the formula.
    - The gimmick. A nice compromise between Z-moves and Dynamax.

    The Bad:
    - Graphics and performance. The game looks and runs worse than games on the switch that came out 5 years ago.
    - The game has significantly less trainers than prior Pokemon games and the great majority of them only have one Pokemon to battle you with, which you almost always out level by 20 levels or so.
    - No level scaling, which means even though its open world, there is little variation you can take from the planned route, and the fact that you are gate kept by the HM Pokemon that you ride on.
    - I didn't think it would be possible to make a Pokemon game even easier than the Let's Go games or Sword and Shield, but here we are. This is by far the easiest Pokemon game due to lack of level scaling minimal trainers, and very simplistic and easy trainers. For the Team challenges you have 10 minutes, which would be easy even for one who had significant intellectual disabilities, and provides zero challenge or reward to the vast majority of the population including children. The gym battles are the easiest in the franchise. I wish they had some respect for their audience and at least made it as difficult as Black and White or Sun and Moon. Considering adults make up the great majority of the video game player base.
    - Androgynous character models. They made it so that all characters have the body of a boy. They got rid the ability to change your clothes. There is no skirt or feminine clothes for the character model. They went full woke gender neutral, which was a huge disappointment for most of the population.
    - The "three stories" that were so heavily marketed are a variation of the same three stories (Pokemon gyms, team whatever, and legendary Pokemon) all Pokemon games have, except they are now told in a jarring and asynchronous manner that doesn't do the lackluster story any favors.
    - No voice acting in a $60 dollar game. Seriously, still?
    - Lack of endgame content. Most boring endgame of any Pokemon game.    … Expand
  57. darxodia
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    This game could've been the best in the series but the experience is severely hindered by technical problems, it's clearly an unfinished game.
  58. killermichiZ
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    lazy greedy company relases a new game that is extremly lackluster in every way


    not worth it
  59. Dogumentary
    Nov 25, 2022
    4
    A game at the level of ten years ago. And yet it has its moments.

    From a technical point of view, the game is an insult to the buyers. The world looks like a mobile game (which is certainly due to the hardware), there are heavy frame drops, the camera likes to fall through the floor. Small things are also unfortunately lazily implemented, such as status changes. Sleeping Pokemon no    A game at the level of ten years ago. And yet it has its moments.

    From a technical point of view, the game is an insult to the buyers. The world looks like a mobile game (which is certainly due to the hardware), there are heavy frame drops, the camera likes to fall through the floor. Small things are also unfortunately lazily implemented, such as status changes. Sleeping Pokemon no longer close their eyes like in Sword/Shield. On the world map, however, they do so when they are asleep. Sloppy.
    There is little customization for the player.
    The areas are quite dead. NPCs function like puppets without a soul. But that's always been the case with Pokemon, unfortunately.

    On the positive side - the Pokemon themselves are cool (except for some sloppy solutions like the status changes). Catching them is fun thanks to the new implementation, because it's faster.

    All in all, it's a game that excites me because of the technology. Still, I can't put it down. Is it worth the price? No. But for under $50, you can definitely pick it up.    … Expand
  60. Poyaya
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    **** you gamefreak & the pokemon game company. Making a pokemon every year just to grab money, instead of making good pokemon games, so trash...
  61. HusuallyHype
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolute dog **** performance. Unfinished game. I'd say I'm disappointed, but I've come to expect nothing less from the Pokemon company.… Expand
  62. ildemaro
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Mas de lo mismo nada nuevo siempre la misma tontearía y de paso rotísimo y lleno de bug
  63. koliveiras
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Pelo amor de deus a galera não dá valor ao dinheiro MESMO. 300 reais um jogo cheio de bugs e sem nenhum pronunciamento da empresa... muito triste ver a franquia chegar a este estado.
  64. BluesGP
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    worst pokemon game I ever played. This game made me go walk my dog. My user in steam is BluesGP if someone wants to play dead by daylight
  65. JT-Fins
    Nov 24, 2022
    9
    Once you can see past the somewhat buggy performance (which isn’t nearly as bad as it’s made out to be) this is by far the best Pokemon game since the Ruby and Sapphire remakes. It’s been a while since Pokemon has been this addictive. Closing the game every now and then helps with the performance by the way. No way I‘d ever wanna go back to something like the recent Diamond and PearlOnce you can see past the somewhat buggy performance (which isn’t nearly as bad as it’s made out to be) this is by far the best Pokemon game since the Ruby and Sapphire remakes. It’s been a while since Pokemon has been this addictive. Closing the game every now and then helps with the performance by the way. No way I‘d ever wanna go back to something like the recent Diamond and Pearl remakes. One small game play bone I still have to pick with Gamefreak: I will never get used to the damn Exp share… why can‘t I grind each Pokemon individually if I want to??? It’s an essential part of getting to know all team members and getting used to their strengths and weaknesses and eventually deciding whether they’re worthy of permanent team member status! But besides that: Pokemon looks better than it ever has (even with the performance issues)! And it’s also more fun than it has been in a long time. Don’t listen to people who haven’t bothered to actually play this game!… Expand
  66. Younari
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    Is GameFreak a Indie?
    Sword and Shield was better as this

    Generation 9 so many fun with low Performance bugs crashes and more
  67. Shimmybimmy
    Nov 25, 2022
    2
    Wow. This game is the most unfinished game I have played. It has SUCH potential with the setup and overall environment, but really depressing that such a large company can release such a low quality game. Not just the graphics but actual lag. Surprised the world can accept such a low quality game and a site like this could give it such a great review given it's low quality and almost fakeWow. This game is the most unfinished game I have played. It has SUCH potential with the setup and overall environment, but really depressing that such a large company can release such a low quality game. Not just the graphics but actual lag. Surprised the world can accept such a low quality game and a site like this could give it such a great review given it's low quality and almost fake open world.… Expand
  68. Ikesmash
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    Yes, the game is buggy and does not preform as well as other games, but the internet has made that the main focus of this game. I hardly noticed these issues as I played, and just enjoyed the feeling that a brand new Pokemon game brings. With the most lovable characters I have seen in the series, and many heartwarming moments, it is easily my favorite game in the franchise. I am sure theYes, the game is buggy and does not preform as well as other games, but the internet has made that the main focus of this game. I hardly noticed these issues as I played, and just enjoyed the feeling that a brand new Pokemon game brings. With the most lovable characters I have seen in the series, and many heartwarming moments, it is easily my favorite game in the franchise. I am sure the technical issues will be fixed of course, don't let that get in the way of an absolutely fantastic game.… Expand
  69. MatisGo
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This game is the perfect example of how little Gamefreak cares about its players. This game is more bugged and technically deficient than what you would expect of an alpha version, with performance problems so bad that certain animation can't even run at 10 fps. This is the most pathetic game I've sadly played for years.
  70. SammyDelicious
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon    I need to start off by saying my favourite video games of all time are Pokemon games. Pokemon Red and Blue (1998) were the first video games I ever owned. I think Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (2004), alongside Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009) are the best Pokemon games I have ever played.

    It pains me to say this, but I do not think Nintendo is capable of making a good Pokemon game anymore.

    Since the release of Pokemon Black and White (2010), Pokemon X and Y (2013), and Pokemon Sun and Moon (2016) the Pokemon franchise has been heading on a downward trend. These games when compared to their predecessors and contemporaries in the industry are lackluster, medicore products, seemingly selling their games based purely off of nostalgia.

    Pokemon GO (2016), despite the popularity is the worst Pokemon game I have ever played.

    The greed at Nintendo has led them to exploit their fanbase by releasing rushed and poorly designed games with massive technical issues.

    I was extremely hopeful when the Nintendo Switch came out and I anticipated finally receiving a fun and beautiful new open world Pokemon game, similar to other fun, new, and beautiful Nintendo properties for the Switch. (You know the ones I'm talking about. The games that don't have 3.4 ratings on Metacritic.) But unfortunately the Pokemon games for Nintendo Switch, Pokemon Lets Go Eevee and Let's Go Pickachu (2018), Pokemon Sword and Shield (2019), and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (2022) have been terrible games. These games are incomplete and far less fun than previous Pokemon iterations. I would NEVER recommend these Pokemon games on the Switch to anyone. I have never been more disappointed in a game then with Pokemon Sword and Shield, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet turned out to be FAR MORE DISAPPOINTING.

    The new Pokemon games are not 'triple A' titles, they are rushed, glitchy, poorly designed, graphically terrible monstrosities that Nintendo and GameFreak should be ashamed to ask full price for.

    Because of these reasons, and the downward trend of Pokemon games over the past THIRTEEN YEARS, I feel as though Nintendo has exploited me enough, and I will not be buying anymore Pokemon games for the Switch.

    I cannot believe a culture that is deeply concerned with shame would release such a disgraceful, imperfect product and then charge full price knowing very well that product is unfinished.

    This comes across to me as though the people releasing Pokemon games, and the CEO's in charge have no shame.

    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the fastest selling Nintendo games (within the first three days of sales). However, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been so highly criticized for the technical issues that it seems Nintendo is now issuing refunds in response.

    The fastest selling Pokemon games are being issued refunds for technical issues.

    Think about that. That is shockingly unacceptable.

    There will be no change in the culture at Pokemon until fans start letting Nintendo know exactly how they feel, I am protesting by not buying anymore Pokemon games. Nintendo can also have this review.    … Expand
  71. Turambar501
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Although a step forward in certain aspects, they are also some steps back in many other ways.
    - The Pokemon designs not only are the most forgettable in the franchise, but they feel out of place, incoherent, even BAD.
    - Not that Gigantamax was great, but Terracrystalization simply isn't well implemented, like other new mechanics. Once you use it, you have to go back to a Pokemon center    Although a step forward in certain aspects, they are also some steps back in many other ways.
    - The Pokemon designs not only are the most forgettable in the franchise, but they feel out of place, incoherent, even BAD.
    - Not that Gigantamax was great, but Terracrystalization simply isn't well implemented, like other new mechanics. Once you use it, you have to go back to a Pokemon center and recharge it, so you'll end up using it around 10 times in the whole game.
    - About the story and structure, one cannot help but compare it to Fire Emblem Three Houses with its multiple paths, the academy, etc., but it looks GameFreak just forgot about a good cast, memorable situations and a good story. And let's obviate the tehcnical optimisation.

    However, the new region finds some charm here and there, inspired by the Spanish and Portuguese cultures (as Sword and Shield so well did), mainly in the interior designs and the exterior of houses. The bigger size of the region, helps the game feel more immersive at times, although at the same time, the lack of coherence and engage makes it also feel more inert than ever. It feels rather empty.

    Overall, they are fine game. If you're expecting a Pokemon game, these are Pokemon games. But their inspiration and polish leave a lot to desire. It tries more than Sword and Shield. Fails much more than Sword and Shield. Better than Legends Arceus? Sure. Some additions are welcome, but the thing is that for each one of them there are 5 mistakes or downgrades.
    With great potential, Scarlet and Violet fall near the bottom of the franchise, but still make for a decent game.    … Expand
  72. JohnArhea
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a lifelong Pokémon fan I can say I was very disappointed. My favorite Pokémon has yet again been excluded from the Pokédex but that’s not even the half of it. The game runs horribly, even considering the low performance of the switch. It’s ridden with frame rate issues. New Pokémon pop in only when you get near them. The software crashed randomly and erased about 2 hours of progress. Blurry visuals and lag were even apparent in cut scenes where I wasn’t even physically playing. There is a surplus of older games that blow this out of the water visually and overall it just looks and feels bad.… Expand
  73. cocacola16728
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This is one of the worst-optimized games I think I have ever seen from a AAA developer. By far the worst from Nintendo and far from the quality that one would expect from them compared to the rest of their supported catalog. I have a hard time believing that if this was anything but Pokemon, it would have been allowed to launch in this state. Simply unacceptable. The laziness and greed ofThis is one of the worst-optimized games I think I have ever seen from a AAA developer. By far the worst from Nintendo and far from the quality that one would expect from them compared to the rest of their supported catalog. I have a hard time believing that if this was anything but Pokemon, it would have been allowed to launch in this state. Simply unacceptable. The laziness and greed of Game Freak and the Pokemon Company have gone too far. Pokemon is the highest-grossing media franchise in the world. If taking more time to create a proper game is not possible, then hiring more developers to ensure quality surely is. There is no lack of funding, it is a lack of support and more than likely mismanagement by stuck-up old Japanese businessmen who refuse change and accept new ideas. Anyone who accepts such a trash product from this massive of a company needs help.… Expand
  74. Alepernicolo
    Nov 24, 2022
    0
    A little foreword:
    I grew up with Pokémon and always bought games on release. PLA was a masterpiece in my eyes as it brought fresh new mechanics and a new way to experience Pokémon. Of course I was delighted when I saw Scarlet and Violet being announced and being open world. This must have been a dream come true. So fast forward to a bad marketing company, the games content leaking early    A little foreword:
    I grew up with Pokémon and always bought games on release. PLA was a masterpiece in my eyes as it brought fresh new mechanics and a new way to experience Pokémon. Of course I was delighted when I saw Scarlet and Violet being announced and being open world. This must have been a dream come true. So fast forward to a bad marketing company, the games content leaking early and finally the game releasing.

    Now, I was never the person to blatantly insult a game despite bad graphics and low frame rates but god damn. This is just something else. I played it for 8+ hours and it really saddens me seeing my favorite franchise ending up in such a state. The performance issues were so bad that we were literally thinking that my switch was broken. We tried it on my girlfriend's for about 2 hours just to see that it is in fact the game. Additionally information has come out that there is a memory leak in the game. As a long time software developer myself I was stunned to see that a game gets shipped / released without proper testing. I knew that this was common for triple A studios such as CD Project Red with Cyberpunk but as a first party developer of Nintendo this might be the worst release of a Nintendo exclusive title. I already set the bar low when it comes to Game Freak but this time they need to sit down and reflect and maybe consider expanding or handing the Mainline games to someone that actually cares. I will ask for a refund and will not be part of the problem anymore. And no I won't buy it again after they fixed it. I am done.    … Expand
  75. A-Kratonos
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    Juego entretenido, RPG adictivo y que sigue la fórmula que un Pokémon debe tener con los toques de renovación necesarios, no mi favorito pues varias cosas pudieron ejecutarse mejor, pero una entrega más que resulta disfrutable.

    La nota que tiene actualmente por parte de los usuarios es completamente injusta y sobredimensionada, un ensañamiento sin sentido ni lógica. al igual que pasó en    Juego entretenido, RPG adictivo y que sigue la fórmula que un Pokémon debe tener con los toques de renovación necesarios, no mi favorito pues varias cosas pudieron ejecutarse mejor, pero una entrega más que resulta disfrutable.

    La nota que tiene actualmente por parte de los usuarios es completamente injusta y sobredimensionada, un ensañamiento sin sentido ni lógica. al igual que pasó en su dia con E/E, obviamente no es un juego de 10 (pues ningun Pokémon realmente lo es), pero una nota más sincera y objetiva que se acercaria a su realidad es 6, 7, u 8 si realmente te gusta.
    El asunto de los bugs en un típico caso de histeria colectiva causaba por el nitpicking percibido en las redes, porque cuando uno juega, esa cantidad de bugs que uno piensa que le van a suceder, no suceden, sino una cantidad muy baja de estos.

    Lo que si no tiene objeciones son los problemas de rendimiento, y es que los FPS realmente se petardean en según que cosas, pero no considero que sea un justificativo de bombardear el 70% de la calificación con 0's absolutos, eso no es razonable. Y se que este 10 tampoco lo es. Pero es que la proporción simplemente no tiene justificación. Otros juegos de Nintendo son protegidos del review bombing desmedido, y este no debería ser la excepción, se necesita demostrar más coherencia en el buen hacer.    … Expand
  76. abedejo
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Embarassing production values for such a huge and reveered franchise. I'm not sure how Nintendo allows this for their close partner.
  77. BlueAmbers
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Not a single negative review from "official" critics? On a game that runs as low as 8 fps, with assets popping in 10 ft from you? A rehash of the previous entry with an even weaker gimmick? (crystal texture with a hat)
    The corruption really is blatant
  78. Purple_Sylveon
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Incompleto, bugeado, perezoso, hecho a la prisa para vender, un insulto al mundo pokemon y a la propia saga y consola
    Una maldita vergüenza
  79. cybersquidz
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The copy-and-paste design of the 'towns' in Pokemon Violet and Scarlet are shameful. In the main town with the university, you can find the exact same shops copied and pasted over a dozen times. Sometimes you will find the exact same shop next to itself up to three times. The vendors for crepes and kebabs are stationed across from clones of themselves. The buildings are poorly aligned withThe copy-and-paste design of the 'towns' in Pokemon Violet and Scarlet are shameful. In the main town with the university, you can find the exact same shops copied and pasted over a dozen times. Sometimes you will find the exact same shop next to itself up to three times. The vendors for crepes and kebabs are stationed across from clones of themselves. The buildings are poorly aligned with clipping and hovering. The textures used in many of the major parts of the town are such a low resolution you can count their pixel density on your fingers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    It is astounding to see each new low that GameFreak sinks to with every new Pokemon game released. It is an insult to consumers to charge full-price for this. No care or effort was put into making a product that was worth a consumer forking over that kind of money for. Every release is two steps forward, and a stylish triple backflip backwards. Unless this game is patched to hell-and-back to fix all the bugs and horrendous graphical fidelity, it is extremely difficult to recommend this game to anyone.    … Expand
  80. GamefreakWHY
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    The game does not perform well, and it is so upsetting that it detracts so much from the enjoyment of the game.

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

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

    This game truly sits at about a 6, but because of the fanboys giving it 10's telling you, "if you ignore everything that is horrible about the game, it's actually good!" I have to give it a 0. If you went to pull out your first stake from the ground, saw the black screen with text saying "you pulled out the stake, and it vanished," rather than an animation of it actually happening, you can't give this a 10. C'mon.    … Expand
  81. Luigithemetal64
    Nov 21, 2022
    4
    The open world and large items list are the positives. I would love to see those in the Kanto-, Jouto, Houen, and Shin'ou Pokémon games. The adventuring freedom like being able to challenge different gyms is fun as you are not blocked away from paths. The auto battling makes leveling up quick when you have better type matchups. You are able to buy type-boosting items and Mints with eitherThe open world and large items list are the positives. I would love to see those in the Kanto-, Jouto, Houen, and Shin'ou Pokémon games. The adventuring freedom like being able to challenge different gyms is fun as you are not blocked away from paths. The auto battling makes leveling up quick when you have better type matchups. You are able to buy type-boosting items and Mints with either money and League Points you have from beating trainers and getting Pokémon. You can also craft TMs.

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

    People say that the Pokémon games should have went back to being 2D games. You can make video games like an anime, and they will sell if you can get the gameplay, physics, and graphics right. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX looks like the Generation 6 games for the 3DS in HD, and looks great and possibly play great too where even if the graphics are "bad", you do not see pop ins and outs nor get stuck in levels. I feel like I am better off with playing ports of old Pokémon games. Code Mystics and Inti Creates might make Pokémon games better without TPC rushing Game Freak, and be better than ILCA.    … Expand
  82. fvincentj
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Game could have been really enjoyable - the main quests (titan, gym, star are pretty cool). The music is pleasant as well. I really do want to enjoy the game, but the biggest problem is the ghastly performance and graphical bugs...Mobile phone games runs better and faster than this. Also, if you like hunting shinies - sure itts easier to spawn with the tent thingie, but good luck if you'reGame could have been really enjoyable - the main quests (titan, gym, star are pretty cool). The music is pleasant as well. I really do want to enjoy the game, but the biggest problem is the ghastly performance and graphical bugs...Mobile phone games runs better and faster than this. Also, if you like hunting shinies - sure itts easier to spawn with the tent thingie, but good luck if you're looking for tiny pokemon shinies cause they removed the bell sounds.

    And, before they release any DLC they should fix these issues first.    … Expand
  83. Monoture
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Bad UI / Bad Performance sometime framedrop/ outfit customization is very limited
  84. MSpekt
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    I’m tired of Pokémon games being a “step in the right direction”.
    Game is unplayable with constant stuttering and frame drops.
    I’m not asking for a ps5 level game, I’m just asking for smooth gameplay.
  85. Chano_eng
    Dec 1, 2022
    9
    I was really eager to had a really great time when I turned on the Nintendo Switch with Scarlet cartridge for the very first time. I noticed that Game Freak released a "day 0" update, so I got my game copy up to date... The suspicious thing here is that Game Freak recognized that the game may not be ended with the "naked" cartridge without the 1.0.1 update. What they actually wereI was really eager to had a really great time when I turned on the Nintendo Switch with Scarlet cartridge for the very first time. I noticed that Game Freak released a "day 0" update, so I got my game copy up to date... The suspicious thing here is that Game Freak recognized that the game may not be ended with the "naked" cartridge without the 1.0.1 update. What they actually were recognizing was that they ran out of time, so that they didn't finish the game at flashing cartriges milestone.
    What I experienced at the really first hours playing Scarlet was that the game feels so laggy. Every time I open Pokedex the game takes 1 second or so with a kind of transition of laggy black screen, also when opening the Pokémon storage box.

    Saying this about this game is very painful for me. I was expecting this game so much. And also have to say that the historiy, the enviroment and everything related to the game (without the technical aspects) is extraordinary. Brilliant. The score would have been much higher in my case just if Game Freak didn't just remove the Quality Assessment phase in their development.

    They have published an update which fixes some of the problems. The game is 9/10 for me (not considering technical issues).    … Expand
  86. aemrvw
    Nov 23, 2022
    8
    Fun and entertaining Pokémon Game, that is restrained by outdated graphics, performance issues and bugs.
  87. Endymion_Var
    Nov 20, 2022
    2
    Que clase de juego es este Pokémon; le pasa lo mismo que al Escarlata. ; lleno de Glich y bugs a más no poder.
    Esto es injugable, arruina la experiencia. Vamos Nintendo me estáis cobrando precio completo
  88. Flipsurana
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Overall I enjoyed the game and I really wish Gamefreak would take these pointers and I guarantee the next Pokemon game would be perfect and could win Game of the Year so please note this down: (1.) Take more time to edit the glitches (2.) Add VOICE ACTING (3.) Make your habitats more diverse like Zelda BOTW (4.) Change the art style, copy Zelda BOTW's cell shaded style (5.) Keep changingOverall I enjoyed the game and I really wish Gamefreak would take these pointers and I guarantee the next Pokemon game would be perfect and could win Game of the Year so please note this down: (1.) Take more time to edit the glitches (2.) Add VOICE ACTING (3.) Make your habitats more diverse like Zelda BOTW (4.) Change the art style, copy Zelda BOTW's cell shaded style (5.) Keep changing up plot lines, in fact, don't just make pokemons and legendaries exclusives, make the playable character and plot line exclusive as well. This game could've been a 10, but due to the glitches I'm deducting 2 points. (6) Bring back the Arceus catching mechanic… Expand
  89. TT_Hipster1941
    Dec 7, 2022
    2
    In all my 30+ years of playing and reviewing I ever saw such a disaster. Been playing Cyberpunk since day 1. Still playing No Man Sky doing expeditions with friends rn. Which proves it is possible to redeem yourself. Pokémon Violet got returned and reimburse by my local Videogame store to cite them : This is worst than Battlefront and No Man Sky, this is unacceptable.
  90. bf_jeje
    Nov 25, 2022
    9
    The game has visual problems, yes, but it's the Pokemon game I was wishing to play since I was a child.
  91. Lussuria
    Dec 6, 2022
    9
    Had some bugs but easily the best story to appear in a pokemon game to date.
    Thoroughly enjoyed the game.
  92. BEW9000
    Dec 3, 2022
    9
    Genuinely one of my favorite Pokemon games, while frame rate issues were constant throughout my playthrough the game itself had some of the best writing out of any of the mainline games.
  93. Ender7887
    Dec 1, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great story, held back by some of the worst graphics I’ve seen on a modern console. Pokémon is going down hill and will never get better especially with 10M copies sold.… Expand
  94. Mimikyu
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    Despite it's rushed graphical and framerate issues, the story is pretty decent. Terrestialising is great for competitive play and the ost is really good.
  95. jakobmoore
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Best Pokémon game the story, characters new Pokémon all great bit poor performance but really not that bad tbh mines fine and I’m loving this newest instalment in the Pokémon games
  96. Robertinho123
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    A fantastic step in the right direction, marred by two steps back. I really love some of the direction, actual character archs and some battles are actually challenging too, both are incredibly refreshing. I also love some of the new Pokemon (especially Pawmot), and overall really enjoyed it.

    That said, you can't avoid the poor poor poor performance, the framerate is terrible and    A fantastic step in the right direction, marred by two steps back. I really love some of the direction, actual character archs and some battles are actually challenging too, both are incredibly refreshing. I also love some of the new Pokemon (especially Pawmot), and overall really enjoyed it.

    That said, you can't avoid the poor poor poor performance, the framerate is terrible and sometimes distracting.

    The other annoying this is that the game only pretends to be open. If you want a good experience, you have to follow the route that's now listed on many websites, you can't just go anywhere, cause the levels don't scale. Either make it closed, or make the levels scale.

    I really liked the game, but there are some undeniable issues.

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    Updated to a 9 because of the fantastic ending, emotional stuff like that in a Pokemon game, mind blown!    … Expand
  97. AmazingBanana
    Dec 4, 2022
    9
    Yes the game has graphical issues and bugs, but damn its a good game otherwise, its fun, the new pokemon are cool, the open world aspect is awesome, the amount to do is great. Its a must play.
  98. KreyGame
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    En mi opinión es el mejor juego de pokemon hasta la fecha.
    Tiene unos pasos adelante muy buenos em muchos aspectos que le hacían falta (narrativa, jugabilidad, profundidad de mundo, cosas por hacer...).

    A día de salida ha salido con fallos y Pokemon Company merece un toque de atención por ello pero seguro que mejorará con el tiempo y entonces será un producto digno de Nintendo.
  99. Roat1990
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    One of the best pokémon game made. Best combination between de old games and the new open world concept
  100. RosannaHomarra
    Nov 24, 2022
    9
    Pokémon S/V is a great entry, one of the best for many reasons, the slight performance issues and glitches are very minor and is just used as an excuse by the normies to dog pile the game, I've yet to see any of the reported glitches as well, probably because most of those reports were overexaggerated and rubbish one offs. The games got lots of great style and personality, great story andPokémon S/V is a great entry, one of the best for many reasons, the slight performance issues and glitches are very minor and is just used as an excuse by the normies to dog pile the game, I've yet to see any of the reported glitches as well, probably because most of those reports were overexaggerated and rubbish one offs. The games got lots of great style and personality, great story and characters, nice gameplay mechanics aside from the absence of the poke ball free throw seen in the last game this year. Which is a bit sad but isn't that big of a deal, and the selfie mechanic is a very charming feature to immerse players. Yes, a small patch is needed for the reported technical issues but that's up to Game Freak. I've got four more badges to collect so I'm only halfway through the game at the moment but hey, I heard about this unfair hatred and criticism towards the game and game freak and just wanted to put my positive opinion out here, a shame it's still at a red 3.4 at the moment, deserves at least a 7.5. Great job Pokémon company keep up the good work.… Expand
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  1. Positive: 55 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 61 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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