Pokemon Scarlet and Violet 1 Year Later

[@rivalryyyy]

What does everyone think of Scarlet and Violet one year on?

[@Tommybotham]

Bought it 2 weeks ago after having not play Pokemon since Platinum got released. The game is ass as far as I'm concerned. Freedom to explore/open world means nothing if there is no dynamic level scaling or your actions don't affect the world. "Evil" team is a bunch of naughty kids. Art style is completely garbage and all the colours look washed and faded. Stupid "challenges" in the gyms or Team Star bases... I just want to fight other trainers, why am I doing all these dumb minigames? I'm not enjoying myself so far. But I'll keep playing since I spent $79 on this game...

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

Imagine providing one of the best written stories in Pokémon history, only to be overshadowed by the game’s presentation and performance due to a rushed development cycle…

[@rivalryyyy]

That is unfortunately the current state of the game which is a real shame. Id honestly just rather the time be taken to sort out any problems - but business is business!

[@TheReZisTLust]

I literally didnt talk any NPC besides essentials, because at starter town the black tauros owner froze my game and I had to reset my first choice which got me a legit female kitty. So I never got any lore really & he was the first character I talked to after checking out the mons "personality" at the intro segment

[@sansundertale8765]

I resonate hard with this comment. So many people never got to experience Arven's questline, Team Star's / Penny's questline, or all the interesting bits about Area Zero because they either never bought this game or turned it off after 30 minutes. It's an actual crime, and this game deserved so much more love.

[@yamidanne]

I like how the reason, as to why BW were disliked, was because something that wasn't even true. And how a pokeball with eyes is better than an ice cream or a pile of muck is better than rubbish.

[@TheReZisTLust]

Pokeball with eyes at least was used as an overworld Sprite trap. After the Power Station or the Hideout you'll get a paranoia about an exploding fast pokemon that you accidentally triggered when wanting an item. Ice cream is something that's ice cream. Grimer is cool cause it was sludge that aye the byproduct of factories

[@gamesmoney1025]

I didn't like black and white either but it was still better than Scarlet and Violet

[@kinggoldenboyy]

great vid! as a long time pokemon fan, this game is just so polarizing in so many reasons. I actually think this is one of the best pokemon stories and character rosters, yet its the quality of the games state that is the worst its ever been (and a year after release no real fixes? wtf???) so i dont blame anyone from judging these games from the outside, but i just know some parts of this game are actually pretty well thought out, hate that the state of the game is how it is

[@rivalryyyy]

Thank you I appreciate that! It's an unfortunate situation really, I feel the same is very much a mixed bag. Some real positives to take from them but the negatives have really effected its general standpoint. Especially as the problems have still to be fixed. I'm just hoping in Gen 10 we take the positives and leave the negatives behind!

[@taner873]

so have they not fixed or at least tried to patch all the performance issues?

[@rivalryyyy]

Sadly no - it's still a prevalent issue.

[@auraswan951]

As someone who played red and blue upon release, I find it fascinating how far the series has come. I'll admit I stopped playing after gen 5 but that was because getting a new system just for a new entry into the series wasn't my main priority (personally the idea of a wholly original Dex was a brilliant idea cause otherwise Charizard go brrrr). I got back into the series with Gen 9 and love the stories. Yes some things could be changed like a more dynamic level scaling for the gyms or a better post game (the ace tournament though interesting gets comically easy with lv100 Pokemon).

[@rivalryyyy]

I get that alot - I started playing the series early Gen 2 and to see where it's currently at now compared to then is astronomical. Sounds strange but a break from the series also helps? Around X and Y I was in and out of the series but when I returned to see the development it had by that point was crazy.

[@grsd8069]

I find it interesting that the sequence of the gym leaders has changed. The gameplay sounds similar to the romhack Pokemon Crystal Clear. I don't know if the other previous generations have something similar, as I haven't played Pokemon since Diamond. Anyway, thanks for the video.

[@rivalryyyy]

Thank you, you're welcome! It's been a long time since I played Crystal Clear - that was really a fun time.

[@OddClarity]

Like so many people, I just expect better from Pokémon. Saying ‘it’s just a game for kids’ is so untrue-dude, I was 2 when the first game came out, and I still love it! When Scarlet and Violet came out, I was so disappointed with how ‘unfinished’ the game felt. They were on the right track, and Arceus, while still a bit unfinished, was such a breath of fresh air. But instead of prioritising quality, it feels like Pokémon rushed it out the door for the money. If Pokémon just had the guts to say, ‘Hey, we need a bit more time to finish this and make it epic,’ the result could have been fantastic. It’s only natural for people to get so attached to something they’re passionate about-and now their kids are too. Some fans have poured decades of love into this franchise, and all we ask is for Pokémon to take a bit more time to put the “quality” back into their games. With how much money Pokémon makes, it’s not unreasonable to expect polished, well-thought-out games. The potential is there-they just need to take the time to deliver on it.

[@rivalryyyy]

I do have a video planned one day about Pokemon's ever changing fan base. It's been going my entire life, starting just before I was born so it's got fans from literally multiple generations of people. Pokemon's had a massive issue with too much content in such a short amount of time - Scarlet and Violet was definitely the peak of it and that's why it's been so ripped apart for performance. I'm happy for time to be taken for quality product - you can't rush greatness, if it takes an extra year then great. Legends Z:A is taking its time which is good. Hoping that's beginning of a change for us going forward

[@thathumankane]

I like the game quite a lot. But I absolutely hate being forced into friendship with all these NPCs I hate.

[@rivalryyyy]

Do you feel the same about all of them added in the Indigo Disk as well as the standard game?

[@jonathanaseo]

Any recommendations for someone who's currently deciding whether to get Pokemon S&V or Pokemon Legends Arceus? Thank you.

[@rivalryyyy]

Both are good options - I think it depends on if you want to have the traditional Gym Challenges or something different. In terms of games in general I prefer Legends Arceus but I don't think you can go wrong with either (even with the glitches and issues that exist in SV).

[@jonathanaseo]

@rivalryyyy Thank you for your informative advice. I subscribed right after watching this vid. More power to you and your channel.

[@rivalryyyy]

@@jonathanaseo thank you! Let me know what game you decide to get in the end😁

[@Whisdom.]

Very important as well to consider is whether you want a colorful and shiny game, in this case pick scarlet / violet. Arceus is a lot more dull in presentation, but I enjoyed it when I was playing it.

[@jonathanaseo]

@@Whisdom. Thank you so much! This is noted.

[@shazebiqbal3857]

This was ny first ever main series game, and as i saw some reviews and especially with the performance issues i decided to play an emulator of violet on pc. I enjoyed the game very much and it was a breath of fresh air, in terms of all the other games i play. I do hope the new is also open world as it does allow freedom for the player but also rewards the player for going through the game in a linear format.

[@rivalryyyy]

Without a doubt - I feel open world is the right way to go.

[@TheFutonGamer]

I think Scarlet and Violet is one of the best and worst games in the series. The game structure, overworld layout, and questing was quite good. The bad is the mind blowing choppiness, bugs, and terrible visuals. The game should look like and play like Mario Odyssey or BoTW/ToTK, but it looks a knock off game and plays about as well as one too.

[@rivalryyyy]

Yanno - saying best and worst is a really good analysis of it. There are so many positive elements but also alot of negatives. I'm curious to hear what you think of the Indigo Disk?

[@FuzzyRaichu1]

I love scarlet and violet I do think it has its issues but even despite them I’ve enjoyed the game so much the openness of the game makes it so fun to play and I haven’t gotten bored despite the apparent lack of post game everything else has been great because of all the quality of life updates they implemented the one thing I’m hoping for in the new dlc is a battle tower place if they add that I’ll be super happy and it would definitely cement them as my favourite pokemon games though I enjoy them so much that they are already a top one for me!

[@rivalryyyy]

The next DLC I am very curious about - there's so many ideas or possibilities. It's not far away now!!

[@FuzzyRaichu1]

@@rivalryyyy yes definitely I’m super excited and I’m sure it will be amazing whatever they decide and honestly the closer to release it comes the more impatient I get haha 😆

[@tarponslayers1147]

To me graphics from where I started I don't mind. I am glad I can really get to play Pokemon on big screen lol. Can't wait to see what ZA will look like though. Anticipation 100.

[@Gladiator0161]

It’s not the worst game I’ve ever played, and I agree with your positive points, that being said the turn based system, the damage system, type matching system and level scaling are broken. Each of those things favors the NPC in a Tera Raid, and while I do want a challenge in those Raids, it’s incredibly frustrating when my LvL 100 Pokémon with great stats & almost 300 health, that I’ve put so many hours of gameplay into, faints from 1 or 2 hits from a elemental attack that it’s supposed to be strong against from a type disadvantaged opponent! This NEEDS fixing. You can add changes to make an opponent tougher without breaking the system your product is known for. Oh and the NPCs you get to “assist” you in Tera Raids, and Raids in general, NEED to be better. Much much better. They need to feel like they’re fellow Pokémon Trainers who know the basics of type match ups at the very least.

[@CarlosDiaz-je1bg]

Did they ever end up fixing the performance issues? I know a common defense of them was they will be fixed later so it's not a big deal. Did that happen now that they have had 1 year and 2 DLCs?

[@rivalryyyy]

Sadly no the performance issues are still there which is very unfortunate

[@costasjonado4739]

Didnt find any issue at all...so i am happy as it is rn... :-)

[@exzisd]

I just want to know if it's fun and if the issues are tolerable enough to have a good time. I expected better from the Pokémon company, Game Freak, and Nintendo. I trusted that they would make good on their promise to fix them. Here we are years later and I still haven't picked either of them up due to glitches.

[@nandoninetysix]

its come a long way and honestly the kid in me is crying of happiness sure its not perfect but its well balanced

[@rivalryyyy]

Glad to hear!

[@josephscottlawrence]

As games they’re bad, but as Pokémon games they’re amazing. Open world Pokémon is incredibly fun.

[@rcthekinglol7973]

XY, ORAS was liked on their release

[@rivalryyyy]

ORAS were as remakes - but I definitely remember the discourse over how easy X and Y were on 1st release though.

[@eli2210]

@@randompersonontheinternet8790bruh we did not need 100000 legendaries every new game. Black and white are some of my favorite but they highkey added so many legendaries. Even Gen 4 had so many legendaries in them

[@HappyGick]

@@rivalryyyy They were easy - they tried to keep the same battle stats as B/W with several updated/new mechanics and shortcuts: early access to Exp Share, said item now being a key item that gives Exp to your whole party, mega evolution, not to mention the release Torchic with hidden ability and Blazikenite (that mf was BUSTED during the main story), Greninja, and catching Pokémon now giving Exp. Did I also mention that the Exp Share also shares EVs? ORAS was less easy imo, but still nowhere near as hard as R/S/E. They should've done what they did in S/M, give trainers EV trained pokemon. Then the game would've felt fair. Other than that, XY was just missing some love in some aspects. It had the chance to become an amazing gen if it was polished.

[@shatteredyoshi]

When this game came out, I played the hell out of it. I beat the story, tracked down the legendaries, hunted shinies, completed the pokedex... then I got bored. I went back to previous installments, gen 1-5. I completed my living dex during this time then had a massive Pokémon burn out until the first DLC came out. I loaded up the game for the first time in months. I didn't have that connection to my team anymore. Traveling across the map I felt massive frame drops and lag, then loading up the DLC for a quite mid to straight up boring story really left a sour taste in my mouth. I expected more performance updates and better content in the DLC. I don't hate the game, but I sure don't feel the desire to replay our even play it again any time soon

[@lulnina7291]

Pull the finger down you were grinding🙃

[@lycox]

Original Sun and Moon not having the Gym Challenge was something I liked as it was a nice change of pace

[@dangerbuffrocky]

True

[@rivalryyyy]

That's fair - I'm a bit indifferent to it personally but I have no issue with them trying multiple new things.

[@lycox]

@@rivalryyyy helps keep things from stagnating

[@HappyGick]

I loved the idea. The S/M games felt fresh like never before, and was really fitting for Alola. I'd argue it's one of the things that makes it unique and alive, just like Galar's Gyms being whole stadiums and the battles being spectacles that people buy tickets for, and your journey through the challenge is actually a journey to become a celebrity. I don't get why having a change of pace is a bad thing for some people.

[@lycox]

@@HappyGick exactly! And some just don't like change

[@bruno213]

Imagine how amazing this game would be GameFreak put in the samw effort that went into Tears Of The Kingdom.

[@DracoMeteor91]

gameplay wise its one of my favorites if not THE favorite, my problem is the framerate, not even the graphics, just the framerate is bad

[@rivalryyyy]

Yeah I think that's the problem - it does some things that are positive but this is overshadowed by the negatives which are really prevalent and sometimes game breaking.

[@goldam1986]

(Indigo Disk) came close to gaining that feature. But... They are still not locking you out of leveling up your team.

[@bgjck]

Honestly my feelings are the same since I've completed the game when it came out. I love the 3 different storylines: Victory Road, Starfall Street, and Path of Legends. This fleshed out the game and being able to do them in any order was also great. I aslo had a lot of fun going around and completing my pokedex. I liked the idea of being able to see all the Pokemon roaming around but I don't understand why shinny Pokemon didn't have a glow or sparkle. This made it so hard to identify some of the shinny Pokemon when shiny hunting. I also really liked that you could battle any gym in any order but without level scaling, it was pretty much pointless. Level Scaling is exactly what this game needed and I felt like Game Freak was being super lazy by not including it. Also I was so hoping for a patch or multiple patches to fix all the bugs and glitches that this game had and it felt like Game freak took the money and ran instead of giving us propper updates and patches. Why are they spending this time working on DLC that should have been part of the game to begin with instead of using this time to fix the actual game! Ultimitly, I put 95-100 hours into this game and so this shows that I had a lot of fun with this game but with out propper patches and fixes, the want to come back to this game is not there for me.

[@Kevin-zz9du]

A year+ to patch in improvements to performance..... nada.. It's first party... NO excuses... If Tears of the Kingdom exists on the same console, they don't have a valid excuse. They just suck at optimization. Performance is crucial, graphics are not. Performance should have been a major focus. Imo, the license needs given to a competent developer.

[@rivalryyyy]

I agree performance is the most important thing - I've never really been too fussed about graphics but performance should be the most important thing

[@Illusive1313]

The last time GF did proper optimization was Gold/Silver and suddenly they had enough room for a second region. Two decades later, they can't even provide 30 fps.

[@goldam1986]

I know Scarlet & Violet have had many bugs in them. But that wasn't what turned me away from buying or collecting them. It was the lack of including Staryu, Starmie, and battle facilities with new styles of battling, and force all monsters to be at the same level, no matter how high you level them up. I was told battle facilities like that were excluded due to a lack of popularity. But hey, it was still optional. And unfortunately without those features. Scarlet & Violet are not worth my time or money, at all. I haven't seen any features like that in these games yet.

[@Mojo1356]

Why is this video one of the only comments sections where people actually have the sense to look past the large optimization problems? Everywhere else, it’s people calling this duo garbage because it looks and runs like it.

[@rivalryyyy]

There's positive and negatives to everything in my opinion - I have had alot of issues with the games performance and I do completely understand the frustration. But the only way we get anywhere is to try be constructive and understand every point of view. Least that's how I see it.

[@Mojo1356]

@@rivalryyyy key word every point because from my experience, people can’t find anything to talk about SV aside from the optimization issues. Of course it’s a problem, but that’s all they can talk about? No talks about the improved writing? The even more accessibility to competitive battling? Terastalizing being balanced unlike Dynamaxing? Item pickups being just as speedy as Legends Arceus? You can’t give much constructive criticism if you can’t talk about anything other than the presentation. Heck, while this is my third favorite generation so far, here are some actual criticisms I have so there can be improvements aside from looking cleaner. TMs are back to one use items. While they attempt to mitigate this by making it so that any TM can be bought with enough materials, I didn’t miss this. The exp share is once again forced on at all times. While I always used it myself, it sucks for those that didn’t use it. It’s been a problem since Sword and Shield, so there is no excuse for it still being forced on. Fix it!!! For some reason, the ability to switch between shift and set is gone just like Legends Arceus, and it’s almost as dumb here. Once again, they come up with the most aggravating ways of getting Pokémon to evolve, with Bisharp into Kingambit being my worse personal offender since finding wild Bishard in packs was luck based. Palafin is very close since that one requires you to be in co op mode despite the fact that it can literally be caught in the wild!!! Wild Pokémon can run up to you while you are in a battle and can end up forcing you to do another battle immediately afterwards. Super obnoxious in packs. I appreciate the attention to detail in making Pokémon look like their actual size in the overworld, but this comes at a cost of small Pokémon being very hard to avoid in the wild since it’s much harder to see them now. I’ve lost track of the number of times I started a battle with something like a Fletchling because I couldn’t see it until I was in front of it.

[@sammoon7897]

Lol. Why should we look past massive and glaring problems??

[@sammoon7897]

Not only does it look terrible and run like pure garbage, with a mostly empty dead and lifeless world, they created an open world game without level scaling, effectively meaning that if you don't follow a predetermined path the game is ruined. It's terrible, and this is from the world's wealthiest franchise.

[@Mojo1356]

@@sammoon7897 kiss any sense of challenge goodbye if you include level scaling. PS The games aren’t what makes this the biggest franchise. It’s literally everything else.

[@mikeb2374]

I mean yeah the freedom is great and I love many things and ideas behind it. I just can't excuse the fact that this billion dollar organization refuses to FIX the issues. I don't agree with many of the changes zelda has made for instance but at the very least you can feel how much work and effort went into them. That is why when people rise to defend this beloved franchise against fellow fans who just want to see it improved the phrase "eat the slop" comes to mind. The creators need both the positive and negative feedback so pokemon as a franchise can evolve into something better. But when they refuse to fix things I say get frustrated and let them know.

[@rivalryyyy]

I 100% agree. I think the only way we get to a point where the games are of the level we all want and expect them to be we need to highlight the good parts (the freedom, some of the ideas etc) and the bad parts (performance issues etc). I love the franchise alot and as a fan I do just want the best possible experience - the only way we get there is to say yeah this is good, but this is also not acceptable.

[@matthewsano6006]

There are so many factors thay dictate the overall quality of these games. Pokemon is a juggernaut media franchise and moves very quickly. From the games, to the anime, movies, toys, cards, clothing....... From a game development standpoint, its hard to make a big, ambitous game that is perfectly polished when you have a strict development cycle where the next generation needs to be released. The Pokemon Company is a business and the games are only a fraction of their sales. Most comes from licensing fees and merchandise. Its their current business model. It prints money. It will likely not change unless they either change their development timeframe, invest more money for current production to increase quality, or scale down game productio and lower the number of games they release every generation which would cut their overall sales. All of which would result in a signigicant loss in net profit. And they have no real incentive to change unless they see their sales plummeting which of course is not happening.

[@rivalryyyy]

Yeah I have discussed this in some of other videos previously - It's just so big now and as a Media Franchise so far away from anything even considered a competitor or anything just in general that there's no incentive to change it. Why break a business model that's working and bringing in success?

[@spyroclone152]

When it comes to objectively broken videogames, I see it in 2 categories. Poop spray painted gold (games that look good on the surface, but just overall stinks), and a gold nugget hidden in a pile of poop. Pokémon SV falls into the latter, but it's more of a mountain of fecal material rather than a simple pile. I see there's some genuine potential, effort, and innovations that further push Pokémon into the modern scene that we otherwise would never see on older hand held consoles. For years, I've dreamed of a truly own world pokémon experience with the ability to tackle the region in any order I wished. SV gave us a glimpse of that, along with other qol features people have always wanted such as being able to relearn moves anywhere, name pokémon anywhere, easy eggmove learning, auto battles, and pokémon following you returning. However, with every positive output SV does, it's always hit with a mechanical negative that bogs down the experience. It's a shame, because I thoroughly enjoyed the music, characters, writing, and especially the new pokémon gen 9 has to offer. Gen 9 has to have one of my overall favorite collection of new pokémon in a good while. These weirdos have been a genuine pleasure to use throughout this buggy mess, and genuinely kept me going through thick and thin. It felt like I was having a genuine adventure in a pokémon game for once in a long time. It's just a pity that they were introduced in this broken mess. Pretty much, SV improves upon almost all the charming aspects of the pokémon games, whilst downgrading on the technical aspects in turn, leaving a polarizing experience to say the least. I do not believe Pokémon SV to be the most irredeemable pieces of garbage like most folks will say online for the sake of drama farming. There are justifiable things to be excited about as a pokémon fan, as well as things to appreciate the game for outside the fanbase. Hence why I call it a piece of true gold in a poop mountain. To invalidate the enjoyment one can have out of this title solely based off the technical performance is a bit disingenuous. It's got the heart, just not the body. However, I will not defend the clear incompetence on display for the sheer asinine design decisions GameFreak has done throughout the production. It is a sheer embarrassment to both Nintendo, and pokémon fans that this game was green-lit to represent the franchise in its Unfinished state. I do not blame anybody who would harshly critisize this game for its terrible impression of technical incompetence. From an objectively technical standpoint, Pokémon SV are terrible videogames. GF are still far behind in terms of modern videogame quality standards, and truly needs to either seek help, or up their game because pokémon may not have a future if they can't deliver functioning games.

[@TokyoLove78]

i didn't play B&W before the release of X/Y to have the possibility to bring all my Pokemon from previous game. Huge mistake: i discovered the best episode of the serie.

[@rivalryyyy]

That's fair! Honestly I'm a big fan of the original Gen 5 games especially BW2!

[@ajflink]

I personally have not played any Pokémon game out after Gen 7. I will not plan on either due to some reasons. One, I don't own a Switch nor do I plan to get one. Two, the quality of the games being released in the Switch era after the Let's Go games is inexcusable. Three, I am not wasting $60 on what are essentially unfinished games that were sold in what is essentially late alpha or early beta states. Four, Game Freak as a company is basically a spoiled rich brat that refuses to change for the better because there is no incentive to do so. Five, the fact it sold extremely well despite all this is infuriating.

[@Blackwell-h5g]

On your point of the boxxed legendary i have to disagree i feel a legendary should be treated like a legendary not the bike you get for free in other games

[@rivalryyyy]

That's fair enough - I like it's inclusiveness in the story throughout myself? But I suppose it maybe dampens it's status as a legendary

[@Blackwell-h5g]

I think we need an in-between a way to keep its legendry status but also include it more in the story

[@ag3ntar7]

Idk. I liked black and white when i first played it. It reminded me of when i played the older ones. I thought x and y were ok but i stopped playing pokemon games after i got sun and moon. I thought the way they tried to make a new game by just changing old character models was annoying. Some wannabe hawaii type pokemon, idk wtf it was but i didnt even try to play it after a day. Then i came back to playing pokemon with Arceus and i thought it was great. I liked the way you can just run around and catch them and run away. Since i enjoyed Arceus, i also played switch Diamond and i thought it was good too. Havent tried Shield/sword or violet/scarlet. I want them to make a new pokemon that has all the first games connected, where u can catch all the pokemon from before the sun/moon games and just battle and trade the way it used to be .

[@ashleeramey]

Fun fact pokemon day is on my birthday 🙂❤️

[@rivalryyyy]

Oh wow! Growing up I would of just got Pokémon stuff for every birthday - cards games etc if my birthday was Pokémon day.

[@ashleeramey]

@@rivalryyyy it's awesome. I usually get pretty good stuff, plus it's around tax time 😁

[@rivalryyyy]

@@ashleeramey ahhh yes that makes sense - we don't have anything like that in the U.K. in regards to tax so😂

[@kelvin.36]

fun fact: pokemon scarlet & violet came out on ny birthday (18 November)

[@rivalryyyy]

Oh wow, Happy Birthday for today! (Only just in the U.K. anyways, nearly the 19th now!)

[@kelvin.36]

@@rivalryyyy Thanks :)

[@lipika2841]

SwSh came out on my birthday (15th Nov).

[@miggzzz]

Sorry to hear that

[@kelvin.36]

@@miggzzz wdym

[@YodaSmokes]

1. Nothing can be solved while still using Xbox 360 level hardware. The switch must be updated 2. Do we really need new Pokemon? Like there’s over 1000 and I couldn’t name 1 Pokemon from the last 2 generations cuz they suck tbh with you. I think just stick with gens 1-7 Pokemon and release only certain Pokemon to certain games.

[@rivalryyyy]

Won't lie when I read this I saw using Xbox 360 Level Hardware and thought wait Pokemon made its way to Xbox?😂 It's generally dependant on what Nintendo want to do I think. The Switch as a concept has been good and very successful in terms of sold - but it's definitely time to step it up in terms of capabilities in hardware. Might have solve some of the issues Pokemon now faces.

[@Mojo1356]

Anyways, the optimization is really the only major problem I have with this game. Oddly enough, I really didn’t have that many problems with it… pre Indigo Disk. What the hell is this stuttering nonsense in Blueberry Academy?!?!?!?! Otherwise, it’s miles better than Sword Shield. The Pokémon models in the overworld scale to how they actually look like (though it can be hard to see them sometimes for this reason), terastallizing is much more balanced than Dynamaxing (never forget the choice item exploit), the cast of characters is miles better here (I don’t care for anyone in SwSh as far as story characters goes. Chairman Rose is a contender for worst Pokemon villain ever) with Arven being a top 5 contender for the franchise as is Kieran, the music is miles better in addition to going the Kingdom Hearts route where every province has its own battle theme, the pacing of battles is much quicker, as is the game in general, you can now buy mints in shops to avoid grinding battle points of any kind, no need for dlc to swap terastallizing types unlike SwSh with Dynamaxing and gigantimaxing, and you now have items that can swap between NORMAL AND HIDDEN ABILITIES!!!!!! I could go on and on with how while Sword and Shield tried to implement quality of life updates to the formula, Scarlet and Violet absolutely murders gen 8 for effort. There are some other problems here and there like how TMs are now back to 1 use items (I didn’t miss this), but at least you can make more of any kind of TM now unlike older games where many TMs like giga drain and drain punch where 1 time only deals.

[@rivalryyyy]

I did within about 2 minutes of the Indigo Disk have some serious optimization problems - it's a really strange one that I do struggle to understand. Interestingly enough I agree in regards to Chairman Rose - I do not think he was a proper stand out villian for the series - I much prefer the characters in Scarlet and Violet for sure.

[@Mojo1356]

@@rivalryyyy I didn’t run into it that quickly, but unlike the main game, I actually had big problems with the optimization in Blueberry Academy.

[@dragonslayer25backwooods71]

I cant pick between pokemon scarlet or let's go Pikachu

[@rivalryyyy]

Dependant on the experience you are looking for - Let's Go is much more simplistic and obviously Generation 1 which is nostalgic to most. It's a nice addition to the series. Scarlet and Violet is open world for the 1st time and fun in its own right but has some issues including performance. Id judge it based on that in terms of deciding which one to get.

[@Jtravelvlogg]

A simple game update can fix SAndV but nintendo doesn't care

[@420thugsta]

I was very disappointed with this dlc

[@nathanmoore7567]

The best

[@nighter7881]

Gen 9 is disappointed… I love Pokémon but this game is lazy and greedy… I’m on the palworld rn until gamefreak decides to try

[@rivalryyyy]

Would you recommend Palworld? I haven't had a chance to try it yet.

[@nighter7881]

Yes 100% I recommend… if you like pokemon you are gonna love pal world reasons It’s like ark where you get to take your pals You are only able to carry 5 in your team The pals are not just stored in a box forgotten You can do many things with them like Put them to work lol butcher them build a base and it’s super addicting also they are going to release pvp online so you can raid bases and battle with your pals there’s tons of playability I have not stopped playing it and I wish pokemon did something similar .. my brother and I got an xbox series s each just for this game and ooof we haven’t stopped playing this amazing game. So yea I recommend it

[@Rikken552]

Hate to break it to you but palworld is about as AAA slop as it gets

[@williamreece5763]

This gane could of been amazing but the performance and visuals falling apart has ruined this game and what's screwed is people actually defend this garbage and it's sad, I bought this game with season pass and still haven't been able to finish it because I get a headache from how bad the performance is. Its sad that Arceus and sword are way better smh

[@gamesmoney1025]

Scarlet and Violet sucks. You cant rechallenge the pokemon league, the display is boring and looks horrible, when you transfer pokemon from pokemon home from other versions to Scarlet and Violet, their moves are completely replaced, no pokemon day care to breed, the map makes it difficult to travel around, Paldea, your character doesnt stay still when you dont press buttons, and alot of the mini games are boring af, you cant even rotate the camera when your traveling

[@rivalryyyy]

There's certainly some things within the game that need to be addressed to make it better overall. Like I have said a few times there's positives in this game, but there's some serious negatives too. I didn't actually know about the moves being completely replaced!

[@gamesmoney1025]

Yep even if they can learn the same moves in Scarlet and Violet, you have to re teach them..... The games Negative seriously outweighs it's benefits. I hated the game so much that I told myself I would never pre order a pokemon game again. I'll wait until people play the games and see if it is worth buying. The few positives Ive experienced were the final battle with the professors, some interesting Pokemon like the evolved form of Primeape, and the music when you beat The Pokemon League (but you can only challenge them once) The Pokemon company should hire a lot more people that can handle specific purposes like having a department that can tell stories, a section for create interesting Pokemon, another section for designing the platform, music, etc. However the Pokemon company is apparently too cheap to hire new employees. What did you like most about these games?

[@rivalryyyy]

@@gamesmoney1025 Yeah that's not good - didn't know it did that. Learn something new every day!

[@gamesmoney1025]

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[@JoshyBoy1124]

My issue is the world is super bland and that is made worse by the pop in making it to where the little notable parts of the game can barely be seen I am a firm believer these are the worst pokemon games not necessarily awful but disappointing especially since I was expecting this to be what mario 64 was to mario or botw was to zelda that being said these are not awful and as the dlcs release I am making an effort to put more time into them as after release and my first playthrough I put them down and never touched them again

[@rivalryyyy]

I see what you mean in regards to the world for sure - what was your opinion on Sword and Shield? I felt like as they were the 1st new step on the Switch they would be the first big step up if you get me?

[@JoshyBoy1124]

@@rivalryyyy i think sword and shields level design was awful mostly linear levels with barely any branching paths or note worthy battles or items but I felt the world aesthetically was great and despite how boring the traversal was I never felt it was bland while playing because there were cool landmarks to see and the transition from rural to urban England style areas was really nice and I think the wild area nailed what scarlet and violet was going for since while still somewhat bland it had enough places of note to make up a good atmosphere and also was bordering more full fledged cities with more character to them

[@rivalryyyy]

@@JoshyBoy1124 I'd agree with that - like you said the area's that transition from rural to urban England are some of my favourite parts - bit of a bias being from England maybe.

[@JoshyBoy1124]

@@randompersonontheinternet8790 look you think what you want I don’t care but in my opinion breath of the wilds unique mechanics, puzzles, combat, and atmosphere make the world far more interesting and while yes hyrule field can be a bit bland botw hits it out the park with tons of areas such as death mountain, hebra mountain, akaala, faron, certain areas of lanayru, and certain areas in gerudo and even the bland areas have fun gameplay and puzzles in them once more I don’t really care but Imma argue since you said sv to is better than my favorite game of all time

[@JoshyBoy1124]

Oh and yeh botw still has graphical problems and frame dips but I find they are more minor and less consistent

[@sansundertale8765]

My opinion has never changed: Huge steps in the right direction (along with Legends: Arceus) but horribly plagued by performance and bugs. I would take the freedom of this game over the terrible hallway segments of SwSh any day of the week.

[@Wesgarbarwil1420]

I think it's important to limit the amount of older pokemon, at least until end game. Otherwise people will just keep using their favourites from previous gens. The performance issues for me were just too much and made the game less fun to play. One thing that is glaring is just how ugly it is. Like you mentioned a few times, the pokemon company are a multi BILLION dollar company so there is no excuse. Those who say they are held back by the limits of the switch, you only need to look at xenoblade or breath of the wild to see that just isn't true

[@michaelakosile7710]

There better than sword and sheild

[@rivalryyyy]

Not a fan of Sword and Shield?

[@RealEroSennin]

They’re*

[@supermariofan53]

Partehhhhhhhhhhh

[@AsherTheModder]

*Asking for garbage level scaling = Instant dislike*

[@rivalryyyy]

Thanks!😁

[@AsherTheModder]

@@rivalryyyy np . donst matter if i agree or disagree just that im entertained and i was.

[@rivalryyyy]

@@AsherTheModder I appreciate different opinions honestly - I like to hear where people disagree with what I think!

[@AsherTheModder]

@@rivalryyyy my reasoning for being against level scaling requires intense explanation.

[@luvtay8804]

@@rivalryyyylol

[@CARNAGE2011]

To me omega ruby was my all time favorite you were able to face everyone multiple times I had like 3 days into it

[@rivalryyyy]

I actually chose Alpha Sapphire over Omega Ruby! That being said they are great Remakes so I completely get where you are coming from!

[@CARNAGE2011]

@@rivalryyyy I had both cause I wanted all the legendary lol

[@rivalryyyy]

@@CARNAGE2011 that's fair - I don't blame you!

[@Blackwell-h5g]

i loved omega ruby heck the first Pokémon game i completed was the original ruby still have it i rember originaly picking mudkip didn't think much to the silly bird then saw waht blazeakin looked like somewhere and instantly restarted and made sure to pick that silly bird sorry mudkip