Customer Ratings & Reviews

Like all the other reviews for this game have said,currently the Nintendo Switch is BARELY able to handle this game,as such there are very noticeable performance issues that happen throughout the entirety of the game,it is however a great installment for the series.Best Buy shipped it quick and arrived on release day.5 stars for best buy,4 stars for Game Freak.

Pokémon Violet provides an enjoyable gameplay loop, much like Pokémon Legends: Arceus did earlier this year. It also boasts a colorful cast of characters that helps elevate the rather simple plot. However, its most significant faults lie in its presentation and general performance on Nintendo Switch.

Been a pokemon fan since the days of red and blue versions and can say without a shadow of a doubt that the series has came a long way. From having a legitimate open world to run around to all the new additions to the gage solid 4 stars.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet show that Game Freak is truly trying to grow and evolve the Pokemon Formula. Learning from the baby steps that Sword and Shield’s Wild Area and DLC, as well as 2022’s Pokemon Legends Arceus, show that Open World Pokemon has a formula that can work. That means you can tackle any of the games challenges in any order that you desire. Combine this with a solid story, great Pokemon designs, and you get an incredibly fun and solid game…. until the performance issues arise. From low frame rate to stuttering to issues with pokemon models, this game easily needed upwards of an extra year to sort out performance issues. With that in mind, if you like Pokemon, you’ll find something to like in Scarlet and Violet, unless the performance issues yoverwhelm you first.

To be honest, it’s a decent game that is saved by the pokemon, some new mechanics, the open world, and the story. What’s sad is that all of this is completely overshadowed by the horrible performance. Frame rate drops (and overall lack thereof), terrible rendering, and so many weird glitches. The primary way you interact with a game is visuals and how things render while playing. This contributes to the immersion of the game. This game is nothing but constantly removing you from that game due how poorly it performs and looks. I mean the edges of everything in the game are rough. Things appear in each other and unless youre right next to someone they move at 5 fps. This game was not ready for release and makes me honestly furious. It feels like the publishers cared more about holiday sales than they did for their customers and developers. This game needs more time to be patched and fixed. Do not buy it right now.

Love the open world concept that they had from Arceus, and even more so more freedom in how the story rolls out. You're free to go anywhere in the game from the get go. Hoping they continue this trend maybe up the difficulty.

Despite the bugs, Pokemon has shown a return to form, while also evolving on several concepts and experiments from past iterations. With a completely open world, and updated mechanics, Pokemon has shown that it doesn't need to be the same game every year, and they CAN adapt, while also maintaining the age old mainstays that make the series fun.

Despite the criticisms for this game's performance and bug issues, the heart of it still shines. I personally have only ran into one bug in my 35 hours of playing. Frame drops do plague the game in certain areas, especially a lake area of the game, but all of this can be looked over while having a great time.

This game has some issues with performance but I highly recommend this if you are even the least bit interested in Pokemon. This has got to be one of the most innovative and fun Pokemon game in recent times. The formula in this is the first for Pokemon games.

I have been playing Pokemon for years now. I have to admit, this game is disappointing when it comes to performance and creativity. The game was obviously rushed, with copy and paste throughout, doing the bare minimum towards getting the game to simply run. And that is what made this game so disappointing at first. You can see where they make an effort to add texture to the game to add more pzazz or whatever, only to be let down by the choppy graphics and ridiculous frame rate drops. The developers definitely could have done better. HOWEVER, as choppy and messy and repetitive as it gets, I have found myself thoroughly enjoying the game-play, even getting a good laugh at the random glitches. It does feel oddly nostalgic and new, especially since my brother decided to pick up the game as well. It is a technical disaster, sure, but it still holds to the Pokemon loop - successfully scratching that itch in catching Pokemon, training said Pokemon, winning gym battles, etc. Despite its technical failures, I believe it is a solid game

Game is flawed performance wise, but there is a lot of fun to be had here, especially if you are a pokemon fan

The game work perfectly it just doesn't run very well on the original switch but from what I can see it runs perfectly on the switch 2 (which I do not own )

Been a long time fan of the Pokémon series, though I had been disappointed a lot with Pokémon lately. The Pre-Order bonus was kinda boring, the story was fine but it felt too cringe and kiddish I miss how dark Pokémon can be sometimes, but it is a kids game after all. The Pokémon selection was decent, there are some cool new Pokémon's that I really liked. The graphics seemed to be downgrading with every Pokémon game, and the performance is struggles at time. I appreciate the open world, but it seems a little bland. I still had fun with this game, but they could have done so much better.

I’ve been playing Pokémon for a long time and was excited for this game! Upon playing, there were some glitches and need patching but honestly that’s what makes the game even more fun. Would be nice if for once gamefreak took their time with these Pokémon games but overall I enjoy this game.

It’s got some performance issues and this is the first Pokémon game that has ever crashed on me BUT it is a blast to play and all the new Pokémon look goofy at first but grow on you. After a software update or two for the performance and bugs this’ll be a 5-star Pokémon game.

Solid gameplay features but definitely has bad frame drops and lag. Graphic quality is way less than GameFreak is capable of, but still fun.

The open world is what makes this game amazing! Pokemon is taking the right path on open world gameplay.

Way better the sword and sheild but still lacking a little magic. I do enjoy a few quality of life aditions. Over all im enjoying the game.

Honestly, a great fun game! Not game of the year material, as should be expected from Nintendo. They released pokemon red and blue on February 27, 1996 and have made these games for 26 years. They are making steps in awesome and great directions, but given the amount of money, talent, and time at Nintendos disposal we should expect far far better on release. That said, it is a great game for pokemon fans new and old. You will fall in love with it, and have a great casual low stress, gaming experience, and have fond memories that you can share with friends for years to come. Get it, you wont regret it.

This is a fun pokemon experience, especially for being the first open world experience in the series. I admit that, performance wise, it can be better and it is not perfect by any means. With that said it is definitely an enjoyable entry and I am happy with my time with it.