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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1363 reviews

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Customers commend Pokémon Scarlet for its engaging gameplay, wonderful open-world design, and interesting storyline. Many appreciate the abundance of new Pokémon and find the game fun and easy to use. However, some customers have expressed concerns about performance issues, software errors, and inconsistent frame rates, with some reporting lag.

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    Gameplay
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gaming

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    Best Buy Employee
    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    outstanding game. i had so much fun playing this game & it was very easy to get

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Gameplay
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    Frame rate

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fun, but buggy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    While the game clearly has some performance issues, like drops in frame rate and bugs, the storyline and some of the mechanics are pretty great. I recommend for long-time fans of Pokémon.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Open world

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    game fun

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good game love the open world, sometimes feels a bit empty but either way fun to explore. love the pokemen.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Gameplay
    Cons mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Flawed but fun iteration of Pokemon

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    You've probably heard about the performance issues, which are truly bad, but the game is so fun that I still think it's a 4/5 star experience. Love to see the ambition from Game Freak

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Open world

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Groundbreaking massive open world

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Groundbreaking Pokemon game. Massive open worlds you share with Pokemon seamlessly unfolds as you explore alone or with friends. It's one of the main reasons to own a Switch and a must have for Switch owners, especially Pokemon fans!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Gameplay
    Cons mentioned:
    Bugs

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fun Game

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Only downside, as everyone else has mentioned, are the small technical issues here and there. Doesn’t bother me as much, however. Overall good gameplay, it’s Pokemon.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Gameplay
    Cons mentioned:
    Bugs

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Yes theres technical issues but….

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Jusy finished the game and can still say its one of the best Pokémon games to date. The glitches were annoying at times but did not completely compromise the experience

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Frame rate

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Performance Issues Hold It Back

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I spent launch weekend playing this game. Overall, it’s fun at times, and it’s nice for Pokémon to be in an open world. However, there are several technical problems. Frame rates are horrible and all over the place. This shows most often in NPCs walking or the windmills turning. It’s very choppy. The Pokémon storage boxes will fade to black and take a second to load all the Pokémon you’ve caught. People and shadows will flicker in and out. Camera control is a little wonky. There are times when the camera will show what’s underneath the world. This game could have spent more time in development. On the plus side, after doing the beginning part of the game, you really can go anywhere and do the three main storylines in any order you wish. There is no level scaling so that means you might meet a Pokémon or a trainer who is beyond your current team. Bottom line: the game does just enough to be engaging, but the performance issues are too numerous to ignore. If you are a casual player, I recommend waiting to see if Game Freak issues some patches before buying. If you are devote Pokémon fan, then you will enjoy this game despite the warts.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay
    Cons mentioned:
    Bugs

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fun game! A little buggy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Ive been playing Pokemon since Game Boy days. And this is quite a step up. It is buggy but not bad where can’t play it. Highly recommend if you’re a true Pokemon Fan.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Open world, Story

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gotta Catch 'Em All!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great update to the Pokemon series. Tons of quality of life improvements, massive open world, lots to do, and a great story line to boot. Must have Switch title.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Bugs, Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good game

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great game despite the bugs and performance issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Open world

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Loving this Pokemon Game

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I just started playing with it and I love how they start becoming more open world.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Open world, Story

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Despite any press I’ve seen about performance issues, I haven’t had any issues. The story is great, the new Pokémon are awesome, and the open world is excellent!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Gameplay
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Its Pikachu!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Look I’ll be real the game has performance issues but it’s still reqlly fun, it’s one if the first Pokémon fames I’m 100%

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay, Open world

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pretty good

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was a good game. The open world was nice and the story line was easy to follow.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fun Play

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the game, very fun. Me and my son enjoy playing this together!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Story
    Cons mentioned:
    Frame rate

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Performance Issues

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The story and base game was slightly above average with plenty of things to do this time around, although somewhat overwhelming. However, the grahpics pedrormed very poorely on certain parts of the map. I defiently had below 15 frames per second at many points and the game would run slow

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Scarlet on switch 2

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought it for switch 2, plays great on switch 2 due to update. Game is fun and is open world.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Open world
    Cons mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ghost of paldea

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Whoever thought of a truly open worlded pokemon game needs a raise. despite the performance issues, this is still one of my favorite games this year.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay, Story

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best story sinse b4 sword

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I really like rhe story and that it has 3 different path ways. You can either face a abnormal pokemon, face gyms or face a bad team like team rocket.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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