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Pokémon Sword and Shield | Review Thread (READ STAFF POST)
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It's reviewing surprisingly low for a new Pokemon gen. Though I don;t think anyone that had issues with the games actually expected a meaningful shift in reviews considering that X/Y (pretty widely considered among the worst in the series) are the highest scoring Pokemon games.
Or to get good pokemons, in Sun/Moon I got a lot of pokemon with hidden abilities or egg moves that I couldn't get otherwise.
Oh, just you wait until the user reviews come in and the Poketubers give their 2 cents.
Nintendo isn't giving review copies to them for some time.
I'd call it that, based on what I've received in conjunction with it
That's still in btw.
EDIT: I thought you may have known already but responded just in case. That was clearly unnecessary as like 3 other people responded too. 😝
Based on the reviews and overall reception to the new direction of the series, I don't think I'm going to stick with this franchise any more.
Everything I enjoyed about the series has been removed and most people don't seem bothered, so I guess Gamefreak wont have any reason to return to what I want from a pokemon game.
I'm not upset with anyone for enjoying these games for what they are, but I am very disappointed in these new titles.
I guess I'm just not a fan of of Pokemon in it's current form. Oh well there are plenty of other game series for me to play and enjoy.
This will probably be the last time I post in a pokemon thread until next gen.
Everything I enjoyed about the series has been removed and most people don't seem bothered, so I guess Gamefreak wont have any reason to return to what I want from a pokemon game.
I'm not upset with anyone for enjoying these games for what they are, but I am very disappointed in these new titles.
I guess I'm just not a fan of of Pokemon in it's current form. Oh well there are plenty of other game series for me to play and enjoy.
This will probably be the last time I post in a pokemon thread until next gen.
As an extremely casual player/fan (this will be my first time deep diving into a mainline Pokemon game), this is all I need to hear...can't wait!
The problem is that if you don't have a friend with another copy of the game, you either have to waste another $60 on the opposite version, or arrange a trade on a forum (if you live in Australia, you're screwed).
So people calling out a bunch of cut stuff is just a hate campaign?
User banned (3 days): Inflammatory comparison
The complaints about this game really do seem to have a gamergate motive and mood to it. People describe it as toxic. Nah these just radicals lol
It's a faceless online marketplace. It doesn't even have to be online. Just add a pokemon of a certain value and the game spits back the pokemon you want. Is that a good feature?
You can still actually trade no? I'm sure people without friends will be coordinating trades online. See, now you're actually trading!
Interesting vs convinient
I'll take interesting, especially with the limited roster
It's so linear that you... got lost and had to explore...?
Gunna be another decade at this rate.One day, one day we'll get our pokemon of the wild.
I believe.
Can we stop with these comparisons? Most people here are just voicing their opinions about game mechanics, it's not part of a culture war.
Also, that "petition" is obviously fake made to mock the "toxic fans".
Actually trading is interesting.
A faceless market place spitting out what you want isn't. It doesn't even have to be online lol
hey now. Torterra was my all time favorite grass third stage starter until Decidueye.
Well, when you consider any criticism a "hate campaign" it makes sense they would think that.
This is the same people who the second the models were datamined and found out to either be the same or minimally changed, moved goal posts instantly.
It sucks you got personal attacks but just because assholes exists doesn't make the complaints invalid. Most people are just disappointed in the game and aren't attacking any individual person for it.
This is a terrible take from someone who's already admitted to being a lapsed player that mainly plays solo. GTS has significant function to many players and if you don't see that, that's fine, but it's a staple nonetheless that has been a regular part of the game until now.
Not to mention being compared to GG, a movement full of people that would be happy if I were murdered, is pretty fucking offensive.
That sucks. I'm sure you know this from your own experiences, but don't let a few loud toxic voices get you down.
The Eurogamer review is basically confirming all the concerns that I had about SwSh. I'm sure the games are fun, but this is not what I'm looking for in a Pokémon game.
If it's not something you wanted to use, you were never forced to. Now the option doesn't exist for anyone.
Trading online on a forum is actually trading. A faceless marketplace spitting out what you want isn't trading nor interesting.
People have had this weird obsession with attacking Joe in unrelated Pokémon threads. And that's just the public facing stuff.
I hope Joe understands most of us hate that nonsense and call it out.
Current reviewer meta: Call the game divisive, downplay the importance of significantly bad elements, give it a 9+ store.
I really wish the reviews did a better job at explicitly saying how it's superior than previous entries in the series.
I really wish the reviews did a better job at explicitly saying how it's superior than previous entries in the series.
The fact that people attack you on the internet is pathetic. You don't even work on the game, you just report new which makes it even more sad.
Are you pretending not to understand this feature?
LOL
I would really not go that far, most people are very open and sincere about how they are feeling.
I also dont think the petition is real, but is funnily written regardless.That's why i posted it.
"We, as both Pokemon fans but more importantly, American Citizens believe this is violating our Market rights and need something done about this. "
Usually comes paired with comments of amazing quality of life improvements and continued streamlining and removing bloat. I personally haven't seen much evidence of any of that, but I guess we'll see for ourselves soon enough.
Well I guess I've seen the streamlining, but not exactly a positive for me lol.
I've actually become convinced getting rid of gts is a good thing lol.