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Pokemon Sword
Released On: Nov 15, 2019
80
4.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 94 Critic Reviews
80
70% Positive
66 Reviews
66 Reviews
22% Mixed
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 94 Critic Reviews
80
70% Positive
66 Reviews
66 Reviews
22% Mixed
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
I can’t remember the last time I felt this much joy when playing a video game.
Pokemon Sword and Shield's single-player experience is filled with neat characters and a new region that's brimming with personality, but running around the Wild Area with other players offers a special kind of fun. Quality of life improvements to the metagame, including the ability to change your Pokemon's nature and rent teams for fights, gives you good reason to stick with the game after you're crowned the new champion of the Galar region. Despite the controversy, Sword and Shield offers a great time.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 6,086 User Ratings
4.7
34% Positive
2051 Ratings
2051 Ratings
15% Mixed
934 Ratings
934 Ratings
51% Negative
3101 Ratings
3101 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 6,086 User Ratings
4.7
34% Positive
2051 Ratings
2051 Ratings
15% Mixed
934 Ratings
934 Ratings
51% Negative
3101 Ratings
3101 Ratings
it is a very good game. It has a good story, good animations, good graphics. So everything a Pokemon game should have, unfortunately it could be a little more difficult,
You could change this, for example, by making the EP divider optional, but that's my only criticism
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Nintendo Switch
1st of all I really enjoyed to play Sword n Shield and after playin' Pokémon Violet I wish this was more more like S/SH. The region, the characters, the Pokémon, everything feels so great in this game and it looks even better than Gen 9 tbh and so does Gen 7. I luv the Dynamax feature and it's much cooler than the Terastal phenomenon of the new gen cuz it looks so horrible but I got one point of criticism and it's the route musics. As a 90s kid, I grew up wit Gen 1 and 2 and the route music was incredible but in S/SH every route sounds nearly the same so there's no individuality and them routes feel empty due to this, fix this in the next Gen and this'll be the greatest version we've ever gotten. So overall this is one of the best Pokémon experiences u can get. I hope Gen 10 will be more like that.
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Nintendo Switch
Pokémon Sword and Shield are arguably the best 3D entries so far, but the game lacks in content and it makes the game just remarkable and not excellent. However, the adventure is really fun, beautiful and surprising, with some of the best designs ever made. Wild Area is a blast, and the soundtrack just amazing. This game makes your time valuable, and the result is close to what everyone expected.
Sword & Shield is a really tricky Pokémon entry to pigeonhole. It retains the old Pokémon charm, but it's not without flaws.
While the game is just as fun and addicting as ever, the awkward dialogue feels shoe-horned in and the stark difficulty drop off in the mid-game is unfortunate to say the least, making the latter half of the experience a breeze. It’s still an enjoyable experience and a treat to explore the Galar region. It may not be perfect, but it is a strong step in the right direction to giving us the ultimate Pokemon experience.
Pokemon Sword & Shield doesn't take enough risks or attempt anything really new and important. The overwhelming amount of re-used assets and shortcuts leads to one of the biggest missed opportunities on the Switch to date. Newcomers will find a lot to love here, with no previous games to measure it against, but longtime series fans will likely be left wanting in almost every area.
Pokémon Sword and Shield are not bad games. But fun character arcs and inventive, creative designs of new ‘mon are often offset by poor pacing and restrictive world design. The world of Galar is charming, and is a Pokémon interpretation of Britain I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid, but between gating what Pokémon you can catch behind Gym Badges, some half-baked route/City designs and a modest amount of post-game content, Sword and Shield can only be called ‘good’ Pokémon games… not ‘great’ ones.
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Nintendo Switch
Overhated as hell, I actually found the game quite interesting, and found myself lingering in postgame for whatever reason. Honestly, really fun game with better graphics than most pokemon games.
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Nintendo Switch
The game was still solid even if I do have a lot of critisism for it versions of the game.
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Nintendo Switch
as a pokemon fan I feel so sad, this game fixed none of the problem of the franchise, this game feels made in 2005 and it impossible to have fun for someone who has more than 15 years, what is the point of the combat if its all 1 pokemon vs 1 and you can oneshot everything, they even tell you what move is supereffective. The story would be uninteresting even for a 4 years old. I have been bored for the entire game, also the game has not legendary outside of the main ones, the others are all locked in 2 pricy DLCs. 100% greed 0% passion and heart
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Nintendo Switch
I mean... it's fine. Game is so overwhelmingly easy and the story is boring but the new Pokémon are always so fun to see and some of the city designs were really cool. I also liked the Gigantamax feature and the gym battle music added so much to the game.
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Nintendo Switch
Summary Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are set in Galar, an expansive region with many environments—idyllic countryside, contemporary cities, thick forests, and craggy, snow-covered mountains. The people and Pokémon live together in this region, and they’ve worked together to develop the industries here. You’ll visit the various Gyms in the Ga...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: Nov 15, 2019
Developer:
- Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo
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