Pokemon Violet

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2050 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 635 out of 2050
  2. Mixed: 205 out of 2050
  3. Negative: 1,210 out of 2050
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  1. Behavepy
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    We cannot deny that there are many bugs in this game. But the flaws cannot obscure its great accomplishments. As a poke-fan, who have played almost every version of Pokemon games, I think this game created a fantastic experience I have never felt in the past version. Lights shine in the big city. Neon lamps, shooting stars, dawn and dusk. Another advantage is the well-written plot, thereWe cannot deny that there are many bugs in this game. But the flaws cannot obscure its great accomplishments. As a poke-fan, who have played almost every version of Pokemon games, I think this game created a fantastic experience I have never felt in the past version. Lights shine in the big city. Neon lamps, shooting stars, dawn and dusk. Another advantage is the well-written plot, there are many funny characters. It’s a leap from linear plot to a really free experience. I do hope players could finish first lap of the game in order to fully experience the world.… Expand
  2. cgrenier324
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    Yes yes the game has all sorts of technical issues, sometimes just had me straight up laughing. The first half of the game ir was frustrating, I think because I was looking for something to be wrong with the game. But at the end of the day we play games for the stories, either the ones they out us through or the ones they put us through or the ones we create for ourselves. And I have toYes yes the game has all sorts of technical issues, sometimes just had me straight up laughing. The first half of the game ir was frustrating, I think because I was looking for something to be wrong with the game. But at the end of the day we play games for the stories, either the ones they out us through or the ones they put us through or the ones we create for ourselves. And I have to say this game gives both, I really fell in love with it in the second half and especially in the endgame. It has been a long time since I was emotionally connected to the characters in the story. Bonus points for giving me a metroid feel during the last mission, and the conclusion had me welling up. Best Pokémon Game maybe I've ever played despite the technical flaws.… Expand
  3. CosmicScarab
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the worst running Pokemon games that have ever been released. There is horrendous pop-in, a low and inconsistent framerate, and has various hangups when doing just about anything, including entering menus or entering battle. On top of this, it somehow manages to look worse than any other Switch based Pokemon game, and even worse than Pokemon Colosseum, a gamePokemon Scarlet and Violet are the worst running Pokemon games that have ever been released. There is horrendous pop-in, a low and inconsistent framerate, and has various hangups when doing just about anything, including entering menus or entering battle. On top of this, it somehow manages to look worse than any other Switch based Pokemon game, and even worse than Pokemon Colosseum, a game on the Gamecube from nearly 20 years ago.

    The gameplay is acceptable in some places but takes several steps back in others. Customization is severely limited, and you are not able to change your clothes beyond 4 outfits. The Battle Tower and any post game facilities are gone, likely to be included in a future DLC, if at all. For some inexplicable reason set mode is gone and you are unable to change basic things such as skipping battle animations. You are advertised as being able to challenge the gyms in any order but this is very misleading, as there is no scaling on the gyms, so doing them out of order will mean you are going to either be too high of a level or too low, and never on par with the gyms.

    If a future patch fixed all the bugs and performance then the games would still only be about a 6-7, just due to the removal of features.    … Expand
  4. BeefyAlpaca
    Nov 21, 2022
    1
    I honestly don't know why fans keep accepting this level of abuse from Gamefreak. By now you really have to gaslight yourself into thinking this is a good game. Unacceptable graphics, lots of glitches, same old boring mechanics, bad character development, a shallow story with no real message whatsoever. Instead of buying it, just watch a Let's Play or something. I bought it, finished itI honestly don't know why fans keep accepting this level of abuse from Gamefreak. By now you really have to gaslight yourself into thinking this is a good game. Unacceptable graphics, lots of glitches, same old boring mechanics, bad character development, a shallow story with no real message whatsoever. Instead of buying it, just watch a Let's Play or something. I bought it, finished it and I feel scammed.… Expand
  5. myllercardoso
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    The fun that this game should give us is overshadowed by the lack of care in the technical and visual construction of the game. Gamefreak was completely remiss in this release, the only feeling is disappointment.
  6. Yvask
    Nov 20, 2022
    3
    I like what GF was going for with this generation but jeezus, the performance is seriously taking away from all the good in this game. This level of incompetency in quality is inexcusable. They can even address the performance issues but I doubt they will. This franchise will never die, we can only continue (lol) to hope for improvements.
  7. Officialalexj7
    Nov 19, 2022
    5
    This game would be so good if the performance and graphics were better. They rushed this game and in my opinion you should wait to buy this one until they patch it.
  8. Luminer
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    It's crazy how some people gave to this game 10 points. This game is unfinished, it's a shame. It's not even indie level quality.
  9. VoltrenXytech
    Nov 30, 2022
    1
    between the performance issues, the game crashing, and the outright lies in the promotional material from the Pokémon company, this game is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen.

    to start with, no the customization is NOT expanded upon, sword and shield had far better clothing options, and hair options. there is no open capture system like in Arceus, your forced to run up and    between the performance issues, the game crashing, and the outright lies in the promotional material from the Pokémon company, this game is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen.

    to start with, no the customization is NOT expanded upon, sword and shield had far better clothing options, and hair options.

    there is no open capture system like in Arceus, your forced to run up and enter combat every time you want to catch a Pokémon

    you CAN'T challenge the gyms in any order you want, you either follow the story route or fail

    there are very little to no indoor areas, making it feel like your just walking around an all natural commune.

    would have like to get further in the game, but i didn't want to risk it bricking my switch with the very obvious memory leak in it, and the crashes that most likely are caused by overflows, one wrong step and id bet the switch would over heat like crazy, i already had one full system crash from the game, not worth the risk.

    i have currently refunded the game after almost 2 weeks of no response from either Nintendo nor Gamefreak on the state of the game, the chances of getting a patch for all these problems (some very dangerous for the switch) is slim to none, and at this point they took our money and ran...    … Expand
  10. i_mush
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    I'm giving 6 instead of 5 just to offset some excessive criticism, although it is impossible to be kind towards this release.
    The game is fun and the open world aspect of esploration and progression is really interesting, giving the player the freedom to explore allowed me to find myself just a little underleveled for the next challenge, giving me the necessity to actually train my mons    I'm giving 6 instead of 5 just to offset some excessive criticism, although it is impossible to be kind towards this release.
    The game is fun and the open world aspect of esploration and progression is really interesting, giving the player the freedom to explore allowed me to find myself just a little underleveled for the next challenge, giving me the necessity to actually train my mons before bringing it on, this was a great feeling.
    Also, new pokemon models are great, you can actually see more details like furs and scales, and overally the design of new mons is great and not awkward as in the previous releases.

    The bad thing of this game is is that you're constantly reminded that it has been rushed just to meet xmas sales. Textures look ugly, the framerate is low, animations are poor and there are bugs every now and then, and this is a big setback that ruins what should have been an otherwise great adventure.    … Expand
  11. Xaboss
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    WHAT A GAME! Pokemon violet gives the best pokemon adventure since Black2 and White2, with its unique issues being graphics, fps and (very funny) bugs.
    If you want some realism go touch some grass.
  12. Flow4all
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    Not a 10, but for sure not a 3-4… best game of pokemon on the switch by far, the real score should be between 7,5 and 8,5.

    The game is fun, the history is enjoyable even if the performance issues are there.

    You’re playing on a **** device with the power of a medium end smartphone, deal with it and enjoy the game…
  13. 6500
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Advantage Fun to explore Auto battle is god function BGM feels good Disadvantage Graphics are subtle Poor processing is noticeable… Expand
  14. Simone010
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Kinda disappointed even if there are so many interesting features and coil scene
  15. Ilbinishtok
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    Techniquement c'est un scandale, le jeu est moche même pour une Switch, ça on est habitué. Par contre des bugs et des lags a foison des qu'il y a 3 pokémons a l'écran et c'est encore pire dans les villes. Après ç'est addictif comme à chaque fois, même si e trouve que le système de capture instauré dans Arceus était bien plus intéressant.
  16. danieljp93
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Pros:
    - The Tera mechanics add a new dimension to battles. The Tera battles themselves also look fantastic.
    - The sandwich-making mechanic is a pretty nice feature, allowing you to boost certain aspects of your playthrough (higher catch rates, more exp. gained etc.) - Battles look good, and run smoothly. - Good selection of Pokemon from previous generations to add to the new ones. -    Pros:
    - The Tera mechanics add a new dimension to battles. The Tera battles themselves also look fantastic.
    - The sandwich-making mechanic is a pretty nice feature, allowing you to boost certain aspects of your playthrough (higher catch rates, more exp. gained etc.)
    - Battles look good, and run smoothly.
    - Good selection of Pokemon from previous generations to add to the new ones.
    - Different branches of the story to play through in whatever order you want to.
    - Pretty standard Pokemon experience.

    Cons:
    - FPS... Oh boy. The game feels like it's falling apart right from the start. Even walking around your house, a small and finite area, was a huge chore. The game stutters along while your Switch cries out in pain from start to finish.
    - The open world... I love open world games. They should be full of secrets and rewards for exploring. Pokemon SV has none of that. They've created a fairly standard open world with standard terrains, but other than more Pokemon and more Pokeballs/Potions to find, there's not really any point straying off the main path. It's a huge disappointment.

    Overall, is it better than SwSh? Probably. Is it better than PLA? No.

    6/10.    … Expand
  17. Phiroth
    Nov 20, 2022
    5
    No es lo mejor pero tampoco lo peor que he jugado, hubo cosas que estaban bien pero otras no.

    Pero para cuando el parche? Ya en serio, si gamefreak tiene dignidad, debrian arriesgarse a mas, como poner actores de voz, salirse de la historia clasica, dejar de lado este semi-realismo en el apartado grafico y TESTEAR, porque el framerate va y viene y muchos bugs. Porque si bien hay cosas    No es lo mejor pero tampoco lo peor que he jugado, hubo cosas que estaban bien pero otras no.

    Pero para cuando el parche? Ya en serio, si gamefreak tiene dignidad, debrian arriesgarse a mas, como poner actores de voz, salirse de la historia clasica, dejar de lado este semi-realismo en el apartado grafico y TESTEAR, porque el framerate va y viene y muchos bugs. Porque si bien hay cosas que parecen interesantes, otras son mas de lo mismo.

    Tanto dinero en su poder y poco tiempo (o interes) al parecer, el juego sera recordado por ser uno de los productos mas divisivos que han salido en los ultimos años.    … Expand
  18. MrBott_a
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's my first time playing since black and white; I was drawn in by the pokedex, that is the only thing that can be saved. Everything else is a mess.
    Game Freak, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo should all be ashamed.    … Expand
  19. GalaxyFox_64
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Pokémon Violetto non ha solo una grafica scadente che i fan purtroppo hanno imparato ad accettare, ma ne ha una veramente ARRETRATA, nonostante io non la consideri uno degli elementi fondamentali per creare un buon gioco è davvero scadente. I problemi principali di questo gioco, sono il frame rate troppo basso, il costante lag che sarà presente dall'inizio alla fine del gioco (esclusePokémon Violetto non ha solo una grafica scadente che i fan purtroppo hanno imparato ad accettare, ma ne ha una veramente ARRETRATA, nonostante io non la consideri uno degli elementi fondamentali per creare un buon gioco è davvero scadente. I problemi principali di questo gioco, sono il frame rate troppo basso, il costante lag che sarà presente dall'inizio alla fine del gioco (escluse alcune aree) e i design di alcuni dei nuovi pokemon che sono poco ispirati, così come alcune delle aree esplorabili sono troppo simili in certi punti.
    Alcuni dei pochi punti a favore dei giochi sono il worldbuilding per la storia ma NON per le interazioni con hli NPC che non cambiano mai, la funzione open world, e le cavalcature di Koraidon e Miraidon.
    Per quanto riguarda le catture invece sono un misto tra leggende archeus per la possibilità di cogliere di sorpresa i pokémon selvatici lanciandogli una Pokéball con un membro della squadra all'interno e i giochi classici perché si deve per forza ingaggiare una lotta contro di essi.    … Expand
  20. RiverTheUmbreon
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. there are a lot of bugs which i do not excuse, sure, but this is tje most fun ive had with a game. The characyers felt so alive, almost like they were real. And the story was unexpectedly dark with kids getting bullied, mommy and daddy issues, implied ptsd and the death of a character before the game even started. This story is the best weve had in a pokemon game and its sad to see it being ignored.

    Now, the gameplay. These games introduced so many new features that i dont know how im going to return in older games without auto healing and auto battles. Its not like they dont have flaws sure, but I want this review to ficus on the positive stuff. The tera raids are much quicker and more fun, the gym tests were a huge improvement and the world felt far more vast and worth exploring. From trying to find the four non-box art legendaries to collecting gimmighoul coins there are so much things to do! The designs are amazing too. You can clearly understand what is the role of a character simply from their design like Ryme and her hair and especially all of team star.The designs of the towns are great too, with a lot of stores to explore. The designs of most of the pokemon are absolutely fantastic. Look at anihilape that took tbe lore from the pokedex and made an evolution out of it. And all the stater designs are amazing too. There a lot of unique ways of evolving them too, which ks mostly fun

    10/10 game just should have been delayed a bit.    … Expand
  21. Blurry1999
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Damas y Caballeros, de las mejores bandas sonoras en TODO Pokémon;

    > Banda Sonora: Una OBRA maestra toda la banda sonora del juego (Grandiosa elección añadir nuevamente a Toby Fox como compositor); > Historia: Fue GRANDIOSA, me encantó como te dieron la libertad de poder elegir que hacer primero, si los gimnasios, detener el Team Star, ayudar a Damián a conseguir los condimentos    Damas y Caballeros, de las mejores bandas sonoras en TODO Pokémon;

    > Banda Sonora: Una OBRA maestra toda la banda sonora del juego (Grandiosa elección añadir nuevamente a Toby Fox como compositor);

    > Historia: Fue GRANDIOSA, me encantó como te dieron la libertad de poder elegir que hacer primero, si los gimnasios, detener el Team Star, ayudar a Damián a conseguir los condimentos secretos para curar a su Mabosstiff (ó un poco de todo) y el final... Me hizo llorar;

    > Jugabilidad: La implementación de mundo abierto fue una increíble idea, pero si se vio la falta de desarrollo por perfeccionar el desempeño del juego, un poco más de tiempo para perfeccionarla y hubiera sido una obra maestra como lo que hicieron en Legends Arceus (PD: El añadido de combate libre con Botón R, fue una opción INCREÍBLE para obtener materiales de Pokémon y Exp rápido);

    > Personalización: Me encantó que me permitiera modificar mi avatar desde un inicio (Hice a mi avatar como mi Waifu y quedó IDÉNTICA), quedaron debiendo con las vestimentas, pero tratándose de un Tema Escolar, no se puede hacer mucho;

    Y también cuenta con una Rejugabilidad estupenda;

    > En conclusión: A pesar del mal desempeño que tuvo en cuestión de frames y sacar las cosas apresuradamente, disfruté muchísimo Pokémon Violeta, más que en Espada, espero que les haya sido de ayuda, espero que les guste tanto como a mi :D

    ~ Blurry    … Expand
  22. Hall003
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    Sarò onesto, io non l'ho neanche comprato sto gioco del cavolo e menomale.
  23. N64ftw
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    The open world combined with 3 storylines is entertaining, but the horrific programming cannot be over looked. This game has great potential, but I cannot recommend it in this state unless you are a die hard fan.
  24. kingcobra69
    Nov 19, 2022
    7
    Ignore the people that talk about graphics they dont realize the hardware the switch has let alone gamefreak and how they work as a whole the games amazing im still gonna play it the only 2 gripes I have is performance and we cant have custom clothes like pants skirts shirts etc I personally wouldn't recommend buying it right now but once they fix the constant stuttering and lag I highlyIgnore the people that talk about graphics they dont realize the hardware the switch has let alone gamefreak and how they work as a whole the games amazing im still gonna play it the only 2 gripes I have is performance and we cant have custom clothes like pants skirts shirts etc I personally wouldn't recommend buying it right now but once they fix the constant stuttering and lag I highly recommend it… Expand
  25. Plegian_Scum
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    Leeching off the Pokemon brand and adding very little value. A disgrace to the Nintendo name.
  26. Cesarantony
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    I played 2 hours of the game and in the first minutes i had a problem with the fps, i'm sure that the game is a evolution in the franchise but they have some problems in making it, if the game had more time i think that the game would be so much better
  27. Starlord
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    Playing nonstop since playing the game while the performance issues and they really need to fix that in the areas that have performance and glitch issues. BUT! If you can get through those issues the game is completely amazing with a performance patch this is a 10/10 game, as it currently stands it's a 6/10. Please Game Freak put out a performance patch!
  28. Guitou
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Looks cool but full of bugs, framerate drops, graphics issues...
    A big shame
  29. Nicorattlesnake
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    Pésimo lo mismo que el otro Pokémon, franquicia dejada pese a ser de una empresa millonaria
  30. Starfree
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    Pokémon has always had performance issue, but this is a new low. The game renders the entire map at once making game slow down and many other problems. There’s a lot of lazy things in this game that is just insulting. But it’s still Pokémon, and the open world actually works, not as well as it could. But it is nice to see change. The game is good, it’s just all the glitches and bugs andPokémon has always had performance issue, but this is a new low. The game renders the entire map at once making game slow down and many other problems. There’s a lot of lazy things in this game that is just insulting. But it’s still Pokémon, and the open world actually works, not as well as it could. But it is nice to see change. The game is good, it’s just all the glitches and bugs and performance problems really bring down the experience.… Expand
  31. CodeOfDarkness
    Nov 21, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review will contain minor spoilers about plot elements and certain Pokémon environments. No NPCs will be named, so you should be able to read without much damage to a blind gameplay if that’s what you are looking for.

    Where to begin… Scarlet and Violet are a first for the franchise in multiple aspects, be them good or bad. A main game is finally open world and somewhat non-linear, something players have always asked for, but we’ve received a product that should not have been released in its current state. A mixed review is inevitable with the day 1 state of gameplay, and I shall now name the pros and cons of this controversial piece of software.

    THE GOOD: + an open world, full of freedom experience. Scarlet and Violet encourage you to explore and play at your own pace. The level curve is quite balanced and catching all mons in an area should make you leveled enough to proceed to the next. + the cities are actually interesting in their depiction of the Iberian peninsula and are full of references in that regard. The characters also have a nice, unique design most of the time. You interact with multiple NPCs and the university/school setting is interesting, even if obviously limited in a few areas (like “classes“ with 3 lines of dialogue).

    + avatar customization is the best the franchise has ever seen, albeit limited to a child playable character, so no age customization yet. + the plot has included a few more mature/emotional themes that stray far from the typical “bad organization wants to destroy the world”. + the competitive is fresh as ever with the new mechanics and a new, hard to predict way to bypass a Pokémon’s weakness with terastalize and it’s unique “hidden power”. + the Pokédex descriptions complement the habitat and enviroment of the Pokémon really well. Seeing a garchomp gliding on top of a snowy mountain is nice. One male pyroar surrounded by 5 females is cool as well.

    THE NEUTRAL: = a highly subjective topic, the designs are kinda… bland. The starters are not the greatest and some Pokémon look very strange, but that will vary from person to person. Iron Threads looks silly and out of place. = it’s not clear what the level curve is for a certain location. One gym you are fighting level 40 mons and the next is at 24. It’s usually related to the level of the wild mons in the area, but if you intend to go through the “intended” order of gyms, you will need to do a lot of fast traveling/backtracking. A progression based on your number of badges would be better and feel more natural. That’s actually what happens with one of your rivals, and that makes it even more strange depending on the gym you just faced. = The limited number of Pokémon in the game make some of them appear in a very large amount of areas, which feels unnatural and repetitive. This doesn’t happen very often, though. = Pokémon in the wild don’t interact with other species. You’d expect Tauros and primeape to chase other Pokémon, but they just don’t care. That’s a missed opportunity, but nothing major. THE BAD:

    Sigh… here we go. This game is a COMPLETE performance mess and was released in an unfinished, unoptimized state that’s unforgivable considering the size of the franchise it’s in. - Frame Drops are absolutely everywhere and very noticeable, reaching sub 20 in multiple instances. If you thought XY/Sun and moon triple/double battles were bad, brace yourself… - textures are extremely low resolution in a lot of overworld surfaces, further contrasted by high textures in NPCs, poke balls and some Pokémon (looking at you, magnemite). They look really bad and dated. - visual glitches are everywhere with out-of-bonds/seeing through walls, texture pop-ups, slowed down movement for NPCs that aren’t very close, etc

    - field of view is horribly short and you will bump into Pokémon that were invisible a second ago if you are going fast. Ambient details like grass will pop up close to you and feel like you are playing an old game on minimum settings, still struggling to reach more than 24 fps (let alone 30). - camera is awkward during battles and your character may get warped to the edge of a cliff depending on where you engage a wild Pokémon. To summarize, this is a game with great ideas and a step in the right direction of GAME DESIGN, but was released in a clear UNFINISHED state that screams “this game should have been delayed for further optimization/debugging”. I really hope these problems get patched, but no excuses can be made for the state we have right now. The Nintendo switch is a very old piece of hardware and game freak has made more than one Pokémon game for it before, so it should never delivered such a messy performance for a mainline game. A solid 8.5 to 9 is, unfortunately, a 6 at best due to these reasons, and I can’t recommend Scarlet and Violet to you if performance is a major point of your enjoyment in a game.    … Expand
  32. qualquerum
    Dec 5, 2022
    2
    Certainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed forCertainly the biggest downgrade in pokémon history. It's unacceptable for GameFreak to release a limited game like this after Legends: Arceus. Basically they removed all the cool content that Arceus had and went back to the same generic old stuff. Not to mention the game is insanely slow, I feel like going to sleep every time I enter a battle. In short, GameFreak should be ashamed for releasing a game like this after Arceus… Expand
  33. rhoxwen
    Dec 1, 2022
    4
    The open World addition is not that and story is actually really good. But all these flaws ruins the experience:
    1- Art direction is the worst it's ever been, Pokémon and Human characters look like Garbage.
    2- The game is WAAAY too buggy. 3- The battle System is painfully SLOW. 4- The Open World feels lifeless and empty. 5- Horrible Performance for game that was developed by company    The open World addition is not that and story is actually really good. But all these flaws ruins the experience:
    1- Art direction is the worst it's ever been, Pokémon and Human characters look like Garbage.
    2- The game is WAAAY too buggy.
    3- The battle System is painfully SLOW.
    4- The Open World feels lifeless and empty.
    5- Horrible Performance for game that was developed by company with a multibillion brand behind it... and running on a console that is capable of so much more.

    not worth of your time and money, Pokémon fans deserve better    … Expand
  34. Pookytookybaby
    Jan 2, 2023
    8
    Despite its many flaws and technical issues, I found myself thoroughly enjoying this entry in the franchise. There really is no excuse though, for a company that rakes in the money. Hopefully fixed with updates, but doesn't look good with gamefreaks track record.
  35. AlexBlasio
    May 21, 2023
    8
    Es un buen juego, con un nuevo tinte en la historia, y la jugabilidad, espero que mejoren en eso. Los bugs es algo que no le hace justicia
  36. kaelmato
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game sure is a mixed bag, for every step forwards, 3 steps have been taken back.
    After beating the game I thought I might as well post an honest review here which isn't just another 0 or a 10. My review will contain some spoilers but I will try to keep them as vague as possible.

    Lets start with the good:
    -The game is semi open world! You can at any point go anywhere which is a massive leap forwards for the franchise going forward.
    -The battle gameplay is as fun as it's ever been, still good old pokemon.
    -The raids are back and they're much better and in SwSh, you no longer need to wait for your turn if someone decides to go walk their dog in the middle of a raid, and overall the flow of the raid battles is much faster.
    -Some of the music is super awesome and memorable, and I will be listening it on my headphones.
    -Story spoiler, keeping it as vague as possible, look away now if you don't want to be spoiled in any way: The last 2 hours were geniunely the most amazing pokemon experience I've had in years, maybe ever, it's still fresh so I will need to mull it over. The tone was completely different from what I would've ever expected from a pokemon game. The tone was more like something I would expect from a xenoblade game, and I loved it. The ending singlehandedly raised my score from 6 to 7 for this game, if it weren't for the glaring issues the game has, it would easily be a 9 for me.

    Now the bad:
    -The game runs atrociously, at times you will reach single digit frames, shadows, lighting, objects, everything pops and unpops into existance in front of your eyes.
    -The textures are horrible, even by pokemon standards.
    -Everything that is more than 8 meters away from you reverts to simple 4-6 frame animations. This includes people walking.
    -The same happens if there's a lot of people in an area at the same time, only 6-7 of the people are actually 30 fps (or whatever your current fps is at the time), while others are reverted to 4-6 frame animations, I can only assume this is a conscious choice to preserve switch computing power, but I know switch is capable of much more than this, looking at xenoblade.
    -There are bugs, you can fall through the floor, clip through things, get stuck in animations, spaghettify in multiplayer (This funs actually funny).
    -While the OST as a whole is great, there are some serious oddballs at pivotal moments, such as the elite 4 battle theme which are just horrible. The elite 4 in this case sounds like a songs intro, but the song never starts, it just feels off, and completely ruined the vibe of the elite 4 for me. Edit: Scratch that, my game was apparently bugged (because of course it was) and the song actually only looped the first 10 seconds, just looked up the song on youtube and turns out there's more to the song than I gave it credit for.
    -There is no battle tower.
    -The open world at times feels empty and there is no scaling so you still kinda have to do things in a set order or you'll be severily underleveld or overleveled.

    In conclusion, do I recommend this game?
    Sure, if you're a serious pokemon fan like I am, just be aware that the game runs like a turtle.
    If you're not a super fan like me, or you're new and just thinking of getting into the franchise, I personally would probably skip this one, or maybe wait for a patch that fixes things, no guarantee there will be a patch though.

    TLDR:

    7/10, it's a great game plagued by performance issues and bugs.    … Expand
  37. BloodMutt
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    There's bound to be bugs and glitches in a new open world game and there are. But otherwise it's a decent game if a little lacking story-wise with a big but mostly empty world. The "bad guys" get weirder and less menacing with each installment, their motivation is also getting downright silly. I'm hoping for updates that'll fix most of my complaints.
  38. ChefoMaestro
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    A fun story, great new Pokémon, cool new features, and good characters. The main problem is that the optimization is absurdly bad. I think it's definitely a step back from Arceus. Another point against is that the cities feel a bit empty.
    If you are a fan of the saga, you are going to enjoy it a lot, but even the biggest fan notices the game's technical deficiencies
  39. Dillium
    Nov 22, 2022
    5
    The game is fun but the sheer number of glitches and graphical errors are impossible to ignore.
  40. Sercho
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    It's unbelievable the state this game was released. It has so many bugs and looks so outdated that it doesn't look like a first party game, people defending this game forget that pokemon is one of the highest grossing media so they have the resources and the people to make a good game however the pokemon company doesn't care about quality and apparently they don't care about the fans.It's unbelievable the state this game was released. It has so many bugs and looks so outdated that it doesn't look like a first party game, people defending this game forget that pokemon is one of the highest grossing media so they have the resources and the people to make a good game however the pokemon company doesn't care about quality and apparently they don't care about the fans. This is the worst pokemon game in terms of quality and it's very disappointing… Expand
  41. CloudXz
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    I really liked the open World and the Story was pretty good for a Pokémon Game. But the Graphics and Bugs are absolut awful. I would give it a 8/10 but it is not possible to ignore the Problems. A great Game that get overshadowed from to much Problems. What is pretty sad because it was fun.
  42. Gorgola34
    May 5, 2023
    8
    Juegazo este Pokémon, bueno como todos los Pokémon, que bien me lo he pasado y a la espera de esos dlcs
  43. BiggestFurret
    Aug 31, 2023
    9
    The most overhated game of 2022, Violet will not fail to deliver in quality other than a few FPS drops and 1 or 2 small glitches.
  44. TheLinkgirl
    Dec 5, 2022
    4
    Within the space of creature catching games, Pokémon is obviously top dog. With an extensive history spanning over 9 generations, and now over a thousand critters to choose from, it simply has an inherent advantage no other game has due to its history. That being said, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are not good games.

    Now, I'm sure most everyone is expecting me to bash the game for being a    Within the space of creature catching games, Pokémon is obviously top dog. With an extensive history spanning over 9 generations, and now over a thousand critters to choose from, it simply has an inherent advantage no other game has due to its history. That being said, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are not good games.

    Now, I'm sure most everyone is expecting me to bash the game for being a buggy, unfinished train wreck. No. I honestly don't care about that, and I'm someone who likes buggy games. My issue with Scarlet and Violet is that I simply don't find them that fun. The world feels barren, devoid of life, like it was just auto-generated and key towns were placed wherever. There never feels like there's a lot to do even though you have so many objectives. The only challenging part of the game for me was when I decided to intentionally take on a gym way above my level. Other than that, every single challenge was easy. The creature designs feel like they've also taken a hit for me, and I barely managed to scrape together a full team for this game. There might be something interesting in Pokémon SV, but I couldn't find it. What a disappointment.    … Expand
  45. Arcanjojr
    Nov 21, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Se tivesse nas mãos da netmarble sairia um jogo 10/10, estou jogando o Violet e dou 7/10 e me divertindo pelo vasto mundo aberto para exploração e sair um pouco dos pokémons tradicionais e ir para o mundo mais tecnológico✌… Expand
  46. DolphinReviews
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    There is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're goingThere is a good game here, but Pokémon Scarlet and Violet make it actively difficult to enjoy it with the abysmal performance. The actual world is a blast to explore, or would be if I wasn't able to see through the ground and hit more than 15 frames per second. There are a good amount great new Pokémon designs this generation, but there are quite a lot of bad ones as well. If you're going in completely blind to the game I can easily see you being disappointed in your starter Pokémon's final evolution. The character animations of the humans are awful, lifeless husks being puppeteered with view frames. The actual Pokémon's attack animations are somewhat improved. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet should have been delayed an extra year in order to fix the performance issues and the character animations. I can't recommend Scarlet and Violent until there is improvement to the performance so it becomes at least playable.… Expand
  47. MastroQQ
    Dec 2, 2022
    3
    The day you gonna actually fix performance issue (especially fps ones), you gonna get a good rate. The story is beautifull yet, the framerate ruining part of my explorative experience.

    Fix it, Slowpokes.
  48. CheeseWarlock
    Dec 18, 2022
    3
    The negative reviews are certainly justified. There actually is a 2+ hour dialogue fest that gates you from actually playing the game. Third scripted battle with my rival, and Spriggy drops right through the world. That was one of several game breaking bugs I had the displeasure if discovering. HOWEVER; there are some things that really make me wonder what this game could have been. TheThe negative reviews are certainly justified. There actually is a 2+ hour dialogue fest that gates you from actually playing the game. Third scripted battle with my rival, and Spriggy drops right through the world. That was one of several game breaking bugs I had the displeasure if discovering. HOWEVER; there are some things that really make me wonder what this game could have been. The soundtrack, for example, is very good. Not the BEST Pokémon score, but it’s pretty dang good. Arven’s storyline/questline and character are spectacular. And of course, Fidough’s very existence is a blessing.

    This game is a mess. There are bugs, glitches, and cut corners everywhere. The big overarching story is a slog to get through. The first few HOURS of the game is all dialogue and cutscenes that can’t be skipped. I solemnly yet whole-heartedly say that I can’t recommend this game. It’s a shame, but this is an absolutely awful addition to such a beloved franchise.    … Expand
  49. Descoses
    Dec 3, 2022
    3
    Este juego con cada bug que sale se hace cada vez mas y mas injugable,con texturas decepcionantes para una empresa como game freak,lo unico rescatable es la historia y las animaciones pero pedia actor con voces pero tampoco,ya ni se que pensar
  50. Bobaganoosh7
    Dec 15, 2022
    4
    To be blunt, the game has a lot of potential, and with some updates, and, hopefully, changes it could rise to that potential. However, in the state that it is in, best I can do is deem it average. The basic premise of the single player loop is pretty good, but hampered with technical issues everywhere. And for the record, this game is NOT open world until near its completion. The onlineTo be blunt, the game has a lot of potential, and with some updates, and, hopefully, changes it could rise to that potential. However, in the state that it is in, best I can do is deem it average. The basic premise of the single player loop is pretty good, but hampered with technical issues everywhere. And for the record, this game is NOT open world until near its completion. The online aspects of it, particularly the raid battles are horrid. Sword and shield were bad, but workable. Unless you have companions to raid with, you’re stuck with completely random raids with very little choice even in the star level. No problem if you don’t do the raids, but certain items are locked behind completing them. It is a VERY poorly executed idea… Expand
  51. CaiqueDeodato
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    O jogo é bom e é uma evolução em relação a Sword/Shield, mas considero um retrocesso a Legends: Arceus, onde tudo era mais dinâmico e fluia bem. A performance desse jogo é ruim, o grafico é inferior ao Legends, as cidades apesar de serem abertas no mapa, são mais mortas e sem nada pra fazer, a customização do personagem sofreu um retrocesso gigantesco, onde além de não poder trocar aO jogo é bom e é uma evolução em relação a Sword/Shield, mas considero um retrocesso a Legends: Arceus, onde tudo era mais dinâmico e fluia bem. A performance desse jogo é ruim, o grafico é inferior ao Legends, as cidades apesar de serem abertas no mapa, são mais mortas e sem nada pra fazer, a customização do personagem sofreu um retrocesso gigantesco, onde além de não poder trocar a roupa, os acessórios são espalhados em muitas lojas sem necessidade. O ponto forte do jogo é a liberdade, pois você pode escolher o que fazer e em que ordem fazer (apesar que o nível de seus Pokémon restringe bastante essa liberdade). Se não tivesse existido Legends: Arceus, provavelmente eu veria esse jogo como um avanço absoluto na franquia.… Expand
  52. MildorZalost
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    I mean this is not a bad game but performance issues and bugs area just annoying, distracting and does interfere with general enjoyment of the game at the point where your really question if you're playing a tested version or a beta. I would wait in other for more patches to be released but I don't think there will be any since they already sold your an incomplete game
  53. Javichuxd
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Terrible graphics, but worse optimization. Also, It's so enjoyable, great story, and more complete that any last pokemon on switch.
  54. WispDum
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    It’s good. A lot of people are talking about bugs and glitches, but I haven’t run into any, and I’ve been playing undocked. A lot of people are talking about graphics, but it’s a switch title. It’s not about the graphics, it just lacks stylization, and I wish they would consider that.

    This one has decent story telling, and in my opinion, is a fundamentally better game than sword and    It’s good. A lot of people are talking about bugs and glitches, but I haven’t run into any, and I’ve been playing undocked. A lot of people are talking about graphics, but it’s a switch title. It’s not about the graphics, it just lacks stylization, and I wish they would consider that.

    This one has decent story telling, and in my opinion, is a fundamentally better game than sword and shield. It comes with a lot of content, and it doesn’t deserve to be considered bad by any means, if you’re a fan of Pokémon games.

    However, there are better ways to spend $60. Xenoblade 3 is great, give that a try if you don’t like Scarlet and Violet. Regardless, it’s not a terrible way to spend your money. It’s a good 30 hours of enjoyment if you speed through it, and probably like 80 to 100 hours if you take your time and play the game.    … Expand
  55. Ludomancer
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    Some of you people REALLY think that the technical issues are the biggest problems?? L. M. A. O.

    The stutters and stalls on a battle starting are identical to the over-long intro animations and musical scales from other series. This is just what happens when there's nothing to distract from the horrendous waiting. It is the EXACT same bland and joyless combat as every other Pokémon    Some of you people REALLY think that the technical issues are the biggest problems?? L. M. A. O.

    The stutters and stalls on a battle starting are identical to the over-long intro animations and musical scales from other series. This is just what happens when there's nothing to distract from the horrendous waiting.

    It is the EXACT same bland and joyless combat as every other Pokémon Game.

    It's the best plot in the series by far because it took a cheap shot with a sick dog that barely went anywhere. It's Trash but it's the best GameFreak has ever put out.

    The Open World and "non-linearity" is a bald-faced lie because levels dictate everything.

    Who gives one if you can count the polygons, There's not a single interesting place to be. Three quarters of the damn region is just named "West Province Area 420" because they can't be bothered to make this place memorable.

    I would like for the Pokémon Company to disown GameFreak.    … Expand
  56. none1195
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    The gameplay and writing is amazing, but the host of technical issues is insane.
  57. IlPodd
    Nov 22, 2022
    6
    This game could be SOOO MUCH MORE.
    Despite serious graphical issues and a clearly rushed test phase (which probably has been skipped...) the game its self is enjoyable and can provide good entertainment. Some in-game areas are clearly intended to provide some features that have not been implemented due a rushed release. This game is a what-could-have-been went bad.
  58. SkittlesHD
    Nov 22, 2022
    5
    The Variety of new and Powerful pokemon is great. The story was perfect all around 10/10 all pokemon fans need to give this game a chance.
  59. lizardpants
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    I'll start by saying this isn't a "bad" game but man it's got some issues.

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

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

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

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

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

    An extra year in the oven and this game probably could've been a 7 or an 8, but for whatever reason the devs and their overseers refuse to re-evaluate their production pipeline for these games. These games make billions but it would be nice if they could take a little more pride in their work instead of just rushing the games out of max profits.    … Expand
  60. Pixelman030
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    It's alright in my opinion, but it's definitely not at the quality of the older gamesm
  61. Firem23
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    The game itself has really fun gameplay. I'm genuinely enjoying the actual style of it and I want more pokemon games to use this gameplay style. The pokemon being their correct sizes and the freedom to explore the world are nice. Unfortunately, the game is held back by the well known performance issues. It has crashed on me multiple times for seemingly no reason. The frame rate is droppingThe game itself has really fun gameplay. I'm genuinely enjoying the actual style of it and I want more pokemon games to use this gameplay style. The pokemon being their correct sizes and the freedom to explore the world are nice. Unfortunately, the game is held back by the well known performance issues. It has crashed on me multiple times for seemingly no reason. The frame rate is dropping constantly. The people move in choppy and stuttery movements even if you are directly in front of them. You can phase through your pokemon when you are walking with them. I know the developers did what they could in the extremely limited time that Gamefreak and the Pokemon Company gave them to get this game done, but in the end it feels like a it's an indie game in early access and not a AAA first party fully finished game.… Expand
  62. tom_mio
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    I want to rate this game a 9 or a 10, becase from how fun and ambitious it is, it would deserve it.

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

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

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

    With this game and the recent Legends Arceus GameFreak / TPC have proven they can make ambitious titles and that gives me hope for future games. But they absolutely need to give more time to developers or hire more to be able to deliver a finished product.    … Expand
  63. Smoogey
    Nov 24, 2022
    7
    pretty good game but the issues with it are undeniable. there is no way the game is a 3.5 user score, but its not perfect. the gameplay loop is enjoyable and i always found myself super happy and exited to get back on but there are a whole lot of laggy and performance based issues and i know they will most likely be patched but come on you cant just release a game like that today. this ispretty good game but the issues with it are undeniable. there is no way the game is a 3.5 user score, but its not perfect. the gameplay loop is enjoyable and i always found myself super happy and exited to get back on but there are a whole lot of laggy and performance based issues and i know they will most likely be patched but come on you cant just release a game like that today. this is the highest grossing media franchise and it needs to be treated better.… Expand
  64. EngameX86
    Nov 30, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Technical issues aside ( which there are plenty) I've spent a good amount of time with this Game ( Violet and scarlet) and the issues go far deeper that just glitches here and there. to keep it simple.
    Design: the lack of customization options in this partially online game is not only far less then previous games but also bland and lifeless.
    The majority of the "new" Pokémon designs feels nothing more then lazy.
    The overall design of the gym leaders seam purposefully lackluster. this is in comparison to the Team Star crew that all sport a far more unique design.
    That final 4 battle was inexcusably bad following the most pointless and boring mandatory segment in Pokémon history the "final four exam".

    Between the technical issues, Lazy design, poor special additions and overall lackluster story.. I'm only left Disappointed.. This game feels like Gamefreaks put as little effort as possible...at a premium price.    … Expand
  65. ShrekXGrinch
    Nov 30, 2022
    1
    Very annoying characters, poor graphics quality, bad animations, lots of pokemon characters removed, too easy, insultingly babyish dialogue, features removed, poor story. Game functionality breaking glitches, godawful pop in. Save breaking errors and glitches. Memory leak makes switch overheat and CAUSE HARDWARE DAMAGE
  66. Remanentnano
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    The game is unplayable due to glitches, bugs and poor optimisation, I paid for an incomplete game.
  67. Itstimayyy
    Dec 1, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God this truly is the paradox game of all games. It’s the best and worst Pokémon game at the same time. World building is complete trash. You can’t go into other buildings, lack of other cities. You mean to tell me the only important places spread around are where the gym leaders are? Lack of side quest to further enrich the world. The game is suppose to be based off of Spain, so why do we have a sushi chef for a water gym leader, and a salaryman for a normal gym leader that’s eating at an izakaya. That’s Japanese culture. The 4 hidden legendaries are Chinese based. Belibolt is literally a chansey reskin if you look closely. Pawmi LITERALLY just stands up when evolving. Constant clipping throughout the world. Pokémon not loading in fast enough and LOD distance is complete trash. AND YOU MEAN TO TELL US WE CANT CHANGE OUR SHIRT AND PANTS AND ARE STUCK WITH SCHOOL UNIFORMS!?!?!!?!?!?!? Plus the plethora of exploits people are using to cheat in the game goes to show how much effort they did during playtest. Don’t ban people for your negligence shipping out a game that’s not ready. For a company that makes the most money they can’t afford playtesters???? The lack of love the Pokémon company has for its fans is starting to show more often and it leaves more of a bad taste than the sandwhich recipes you have us make in game.… Expand
  68. DennSan85
    Dec 1, 2022
    2
    Die Software Abstimmungen sind so schlecht....Spiel Stürzt öfter ab und von der Flüssigkeit und Grafik wollen wir gar nicht erst Anfangen.
  69. Ferraz_10
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    This game is a joke. Unfinished, unpolished, ugly, hollow, boring and full of bugs and glitches. Can't believe they actually published this thing.
  70. SrPyddinPops
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Truly an unfinished game and a criminal act by a multi-national company to say it is anything more than a paid beta.
  71. niksonleonard
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Nintendo released a game that claimed to have online appeal and friends coop but it is a shame o
    what they haven’t delivered. Online Raids just doesn’t connect properly when accessing by Pokeportal. Coop for nintendo is see other 3 friends running through the map basically, it is silly.
  72. Ahtom458
    Dec 1, 2022
    0
    Demasiados glitches, el juego carga muy lento los escenarios y aparte segun te dicen que puedes escoger tu camino como quieras y eso a medias ya que te obligan ir por caminos que yo no deseó, ejemplo quiero evitar al 100% la liga pokemon y noooo debo recorrer ese camino del entrenador para mejorar a mi montura si quiero seguir pfff que estafa
  73. Murkrow067
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    I don't think it's acceptable in any way. Not only a big downfall compared the previous games of the franchise, it doesn't provide enough quality for a game in it's period too. A complete disgrace.
  74. Pokemonhater13
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    Story is okay, characters are great but the bugs AND THE 7STAR CHARIZIARD RAID is **** IT‘S **** BUGGY I KILLED IT 3TIMES in ONE BATTLE IT SUCKS IT IS BUGGY AND I WANNA **** GAMEFREAK ON THEIR DESK


    (btw I‘m not a real Pokémon hater I love(d) that franchise, but this game is a **** no go)
  75. Fili7k
    Dec 2, 2022
    3
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are perhaps among the greatest concepts GameFreak has ever put on the table for a Pokemon Adventure. However, the lack of a well-constructed open world architecture, an insignificant story that only shows a spark of originality in it's final moments, and, perhaps, the worst technical, graphical and artistical emplants i've ever seen in a modern AAA game to date,Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are perhaps among the greatest concepts GameFreak has ever put on the table for a Pokemon Adventure. However, the lack of a well-constructed open world architecture, an insignificant story that only shows a spark of originality in it's final moments, and, perhaps, the worst technical, graphical and artistical emplants i've ever seen in a modern AAA game to date, mix into a disastrous formula which renders GameFreak's latest adventure a complete failure.… Expand
  76. Fodeyay
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    It's the same old pokémon formula (catch pokemon, defeat gym leaders, become champion) but poorly disguised as an open world. The map is not fully accessible from the beginning unless you use glitches to reach later areas. Gym leaders' pokémon have fixed levels, that means if you like exploring different areas and catching pokémon before tackling gym challenges, you better be prepared toIt's the same old pokémon formula (catch pokemon, defeat gym leaders, become champion) but poorly disguised as an open world. The map is not fully accessible from the beginning unless you use glitches to reach later areas. Gym leaders' pokémon have fixed levels, that means if you like exploring different areas and catching pokémon before tackling gym challenges, you better be prepared to be greatly over-leveled. This takes away the feeling of "choose your own route" and trivializes any encounter as your team will most likely be way more powerful than your opponent's.
    The story had some good points, but the awful performance of the game, the constant glitches and the empty cities, terrible npc model animations and constant dips in framerate overshadow every good aspect that the game might have had. As a life-long fan of the franchise, this is definitely a step back.    … Expand
  77. MrEmpee
    Dec 2, 2022
    5
    "Pokémon ha toccato il fondo e non contento si è messo a scavare" ... Questo è il commento più sincero che posso fare sui videogiochi di nova generazione, problemi di game design evidenti, world building grezzo, bilanciamento della difficoltà rotto, zero contestualizzazione delle creature nelle mappe, nessun interno di negozi o abitazioni, grafica da pre-alpha ps3, trama interessante ma"Pokémon ha toccato il fondo e non contento si è messo a scavare" ... Questo è il commento più sincero che posso fare sui videogiochi di nova generazione, problemi di game design evidenti, world building grezzo, bilanciamento della difficoltà rotto, zero contestualizzazione delle creature nelle mappe, nessun interno di negozi o abitazioni, grafica da pre-alpha ps3, trama interessante ma raccontata come se il pubblico avesse sei anni e tutto questo pattume è condito da bug e glitch di ogni tipo. Un prodotto nel migliore dei casi molto lontano dalla forma finale e nel peggiore perfettamente conforme alle scarse abilità dello sviluppatore, sicuramente il punto più basso della saga.… Expand
  78. Soliwhite
    Dec 2, 2022
    0
    Game Freak this Game is technical a disgrace you don’t care about your consumers anymore!
  79. GigaCritics
    Dec 3, 2022
    1
    The bugs, glitches graphics the empty overworld and fps drops make the make unplayable for me. It had some good and sure u can have fun with it... But the reasons o showed destroy all the fun for me right from the beginning. I played the hole game and I that I really dislike to say
  80. Adelson54
    Dec 3, 2022
    0
    Foi tão ruin o jogo que não recomendaria pra meu inimigo as taxas são horríveis! Nota 0!
  81. Raizon_98
    Dec 3, 2022
    2
    It deserves two points only for the narrative component, very mature and detailed. The rest of the game is not enjoyable due to technical issues (lag, stuttering, lighting, low quality textures...). A video game with a potential rating of 9.5 points ruined due to haste.
  82. Lillix225
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is an very nice game with nice Storys bit the Grafic is very bad, many gliches in the wall or under the map......You can go with 2 fps… Expand
  83. DukeOfKings
    Dec 6, 2022
    5
    While the games do have glitches, my copy had essentially none, and actual game quality wise, it's loads better than the slog Pokemon's put out recently. Normally I'd give 4/5, but I'll give leeway due to review bombs from people who haven't played it.
  84. Pyrobound
    Dec 6, 2022
    7
    This would honestly be the best pokemon game since black and white if based on story alone, however this is a modern pokemon game so it's filled with issues. Mainly performance issues. I won't claim the graphics themselves are bad (for pokemon), but the absolutely abysmal performance is unacceptable. Frequent slowdown, lag, and outright crashes from memory leak is NOT acceptable in theThis would honestly be the best pokemon game since black and white if based on story alone, however this is a modern pokemon game so it's filled with issues. Mainly performance issues. I won't claim the graphics themselves are bad (for pokemon), but the absolutely abysmal performance is unacceptable. Frequent slowdown, lag, and outright crashes from memory leak is NOT acceptable in the current day in age of games. It really does take away from the experience when you're trying to immerse yourself in the story and the npcs move at 5 frames per second. I am aware you can SOMEWHAT fix these issues by closing and reopening the game to reset memory leak, but I shouldn't have to jump through hoops to make the game playable in the first place. Your average player who does frequent internet discussion about the game won't know that they need to do this in the first place and more than likely experience terrible performance and glitches from memory leak. It's a shame because gameplay wise, this is the most solid modern pokemon game in years. The open world is vast and entirely explorable, right from the moment you get you ride pokemon. Though I do wish they had level scaling and team scaling specifically for the gym leaders, it's still incredibly fun to go off the beaten path and fight something 20 levels above you and win. You can just go straight to the final areas and catch the pseudo legendary of this gen right away if you want. I won't spoil anything, but the ending of the game is the best one we've had in forever. Finally the ability to play online in real time with your friends is a major plus and something we've needed for a while. Despite my thorough criticisms, I still think this is a good but flawed game. I had fun and I think you can too. I'm just warning you that the performance issues are vast and I can only hope they update them out because it's a shame that such a good pokemon game is bogged down with these kind of issues.… Expand
  85. Bobbythekai
    Dec 6, 2022
    5
    Greatest pokemon game in a while, this is the first pokemon game with like full actual Co-op and I can't wait to see what happens with the franchise now
  86. mngolar20
    Dec 10, 2022
    9
    This Game for all the issues people claim to have they are purely cosmetic issues the game plays well and is and absolutely awesome game to play. so I say 1 point for off for the bugs and the fsp but otherwise the is Funtastic
  87. amphibiousRV
    Dec 12, 2022
    9
    So sure, the game isn't optimized. People are going to complain about that for ages. However, the game is far from unplayable, and Game Freak actually managed what I consider to be the best story in a 3D mainline Pokemon game. The open-world mechanics, along with the complete removal of random encounters, lend themselves perfectly to the three-prong adventure, and the conclusion was soSo sure, the game isn't optimized. People are going to complain about that for ages. However, the game is far from unplayable, and Game Freak actually managed what I consider to be the best story in a 3D mainline Pokemon game. The open-world mechanics, along with the complete removal of random encounters, lend themselves perfectly to the three-prong adventure, and the conclusion was so unexpected and undeniably excellent. You may be wary of picking this game up thanks to all of the group-think hate and review-bombing focused around the graphics and performance, but I actually played through the whole thing and had a great time. Seriously, if you liked any mainline Pokemon game in the past decade, you'll probably like this one even more.… Expand
  88. HectorPurpett
    Dec 12, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probabilmente, il gioco pokemon più brutto mai creato. Anche i giochi clone sono più belli di questo piccolissimo ed infimo aborto. Al netto dei bug (MILIONI di bug) che posso ancora soprassedere e dell'ORRENDA resa grafica, quello che a me pesa maggiormente è che si è tagliato tutto ciò che c'era di positivo in pokemon.
    -0 esplorazione delle città, anche perchè queste non esistono, sono brutte, inconcludenti e terribilmente nauseanti.
    -Le lotte con la telecamera che fa quello che gli pare, finendo spesso nelle ortiche.
    -Avete messo i pokemon che ti seguono, ma almeno fateli andare al vostro passo. O toglietelo, se non siete capaci di farlo bene.
    -ORRIBILI grotte. Anzi, meglio che grotte sono dei buchi nel muro con DUE texture. Complimenti.
    -Avete disintegrato pure la personalizzazione dei pg, mettendo loro quattro vestiti standard. "Eh ma puoi personalizzare le calzette..." Scusa allora.
    -Manco i negozi hanno gli interni. L'unico che ha l'interno è il parrucchiere ma perchè l'avete rubato da Spada e Scudo.
    -La Sierra Napada. Dio. Mio. Sarebbe stato meglio un muro invisibile.
    -A dir poco orribile ed imbarazzante: avete la scuola istanziata, fatemela visitare! No, eccoti un menù per teletrasportarti nelle classi. Ma che bravi che siete.
    -...Ma cosa succede alla luce quando apri i menù di lotta? Non ci credo, davvero avete applicato per errore un effetto di luce al tasto per la tera?
    -DATEMI IL LEVEL SCALING.
    -Oh mio dio, che rara bruttezza è la Lega scusatemi? E' un container, che fine hanno fatto le bellissime scenografie di Bianco e Nero?
    -Oh mio Dio santissimo, che roito è il deserto. Mi viene da piangere, ma sempre meno della Sierra Napada. E, giusto per completezza, ho contato il numero di alberi presenti nella zona nevosa: 18. Ma che bravi che siete.
    -Siamo nel 2022, siamo capaci a fare un pic-nic decente? Chiedo.    … Expand
  89. kpe1104
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    i like the game so addictive. I have no problem about the game. still worth it
  90. Rimuru12
    Dec 30, 2022
    0
    its like a cheep low buget game for how big Pokémon is and how much money they make the pokémon game should be some of the best games on the switch
  91. paz_1618
    Dec 15, 2022
    0
    Always looked for ratings in metacritic, never registered. I’ve decided to registered only to rate pokemon violet.
    50+h into it, it’s a completely mess. But i liked it.
    Since now: I was in the box, managing my pokemon to rearrange them in pokedex order. I’ve spent 1h reorganizing 3 box, serching manually for every single pokemon. Then, the game crashed. While I was in a box, just moving    Always looked for ratings in metacritic, never registered. I’ve decided to registered only to rate pokemon violet.
    50+h into it, it’s a completely mess. But i liked it.
    Since now: I was in the box, managing my pokemon to rearrange them in pokedex order. I’ve spent 1h reorganizing 3 box, serching manually for every single pokemon.
    Then, the game crashed.
    While I was in a box, just moving around data in a f****g database THE GAME CRASHED.
    I’ve never been so infuriated towards a game.
    I’ve never reted games, i’m pretty tolerant towards any tipe of messy game, but this is ridiculous.
    A ZERO is TOO MUCH.    … Expand
  92. Steotbf
    Dec 18, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only good thing that this game has is that some of the new designs are cool, the rest sucks, everything from the game and level design to the story (which i don't think is surprising at all at this point), i just wish they took the few things that legend arceus had to give and made a decent game.… Expand
  93. CosmiCat
    Dec 18, 2022
    3
    Technical issues and you have to spam A to get through the most tedious story that I've encountered in a Pokemon game.
  94. Defqon
    Dec 18, 2022
    0
    I can't believe Nintendo let games like these be published. Performance is the worst I've ever seen. I dropped Arceus after 3 hours, this one was even quicker. Pokemòn is dead. Ty GameFreak.
  95. CircuitLive
    Dec 19, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was ok I loved the added pokemon however, the game felt so empty... Sure we had 3 storylines do the gym challenge to become champion and defeat the new team star and get the legendary... pretty basic stuff for a Pokemon game ....but that was it really... After a while it just kinda became repetitive wandering this vast empty world the game appeared to have so much we could do but it just fell blank... I enjoyed the character designs however I believe we shouldn't have been set to a uniform... Yeah maybe we could change our uniform when we're in school however we where stuck in the same few outfits...we could add accessories but that's really it... It was disappointing to say the least… Expand
  96. Obama999999
    Dec 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THIS GAME SUCKS

    THE TERA RAIDS ARE RIGGED AND THERE ARE TOO MANY BUGS

    IVE BEEN PLAYING A LOT OF THE GAME AND I FINALLY BECAME CHAMPION, AND THE FRAMERATE IS GARBAGE AND THE TERA RAID POKEMON IN 5 STAR TERA RAIDS ARE JUST ATTACKING TWICE AND HEALING WHEN I ONE SHOT A 4 STAR POKEMON TERA RAID

    **** THIS GAME 0/10    … Expand
  97. jailsondx
    Dec 23, 2022
    0
    Absurda quantidade de bugs que estragam a experiência, além de um design de mundo POBRE e sem sequer legendas em PT-BR
  98. ProjectHMF
    Dec 24, 2022
    0
    Worst game ive played in my life. Literally gamecube tier graphics in 2022 at 15fps and on top of that its ugly as **** Pokemons spawn at like 2m im not even joking huh dont even consider buying this bullcrap. Do the world a favor and pirate the game.
  99. Oriiba
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Just lost 70 eggs from half an hours worth of progress all because I joined my girlfriends group and opened THE MAP and by the way auto save WAS ON why would a game not automatically save when joining someone else’s game, it’s a basic thing that is standard in every game that has the same mechanic. A game should not be released in a condition where opening the map crashes the game letJust lost 70 eggs from half an hours worth of progress all because I joined my girlfriends group and opened THE MAP and by the way auto save WAS ON why would a game not automatically save when joining someone else’s game, it’s a basic thing that is standard in every game that has the same mechanic. A game should not be released in a condition where opening the map crashes the game let alone a game where I get crashes on it at-least 3 times a day on my 5 month old new OLED,

    When I first started the game my skybox wasn’t even there that’s how broken this game is, I’m tired of defending this game I really do like it but I can’t give it any redeemable points because it simply isn’t complete enough to classify as a game. It is absolutely ridiculous that a game can be released in this condition… I’ve constantly fought against the complaining Pokémon fanbase for years as I think this game is really fun and has so much potential but you absolutely cannot play it at the minute , it is not worth half price and yet they are charging so much for a game that has only been play tested on high tech industry switches and not consumer ones.

    If the game is fixed I will give it a rating higher than 0    … Expand
  100. Eldaoron
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually looks like a beta at most, some areas you can clearly see the repetition of the same texture all over a mountain, with no fine-tunning whatsoever. Glitches and small errors all over the place. I found visual mistakes with pretty much any aspect of the game, specially on menus and the Pokédex.
    Gameplay is ok-ish (being generous), mount is incredibly slow even when "fast". The glide mechanic is nerfed to the absurd for some reason. Teraraids (offline) are wonky, turns are unpredictable and "allies" do absolutely nothing when the player is out.
    Pokédex is useless, can't search or filter, you have to go through everything each time you want to look for something.
    I wasn't expecting something on "Nintendo-seal-of-quality" level, but this is even worse than Sword/Shield in terms of "polished".    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 118 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 118
  2. Mixed: 61 out of 118
  3. Negative: 2 out of 118
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    60
    Not a bad game. It still has its solid core, new Pokémon, and what's worked for years continues to work. The open world is a questionable addition in my opinion. [Issue#324]
  2. VideoGamer
    Dec 14, 2023
    70
    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the long-awaited step into a fully open-world, but one poorly implemented and marred by frustration. A compelling story and characters are a saving grace in what is ultimately a fun game, but Pokemon's attempts at modernising continue to fall disappointingly short.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    20
    A square wheel spins more smoothly and fluidly than this game. If three Pokémon or characters come into view at once, the whole game creaks and falters. Edge-off unplayable. And that's a shame. Because the addition of an open world is "on paper" a puffy idea to refresh the franchise. No more linear walking that takes you past gyms and ever stronger and different Pokémon, gotta catch 'em all. You can go wherever you want. With some tactics, you can take on some very tough challenges with Pokémon that aren't nearly strong enough. Fun! Except this game just wasn't ready. It's shameless that Nintendo and Game Freak are still throwing it on the market. Nevertheless: 10 million games sold in just three days.
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