The Pokemon Sword and Shield version differences have finally made buying both games make sense as opposed to the past where each would only have a few different monsters.
Despite being a lifelong fans, some are exhausted by the frequency and quality of modern Pokemon games
same
sword and violet just made me tired of the current format.
they rly traded a cohesive story and Lore for open region.
As much as a fan of Pokemon I never was one to buy every new gen or spin off or remake. I bought Red & Blue. Played Ruby for a few gyms on PC. Played a bit of Fire Red again on PC but didn't buy a new entry until Black. After that I bought X and Moon. Then Let's Go Evee and Sword. Lastly I bought Violet. So it's hard for me to burned out on Pokemon.
Same here, simply grew up and lost interest, but the nostalgia filter still hits for things like the old pokemon crystal.
It was Gen 2 for me, I just can't keep up with all the new generations of Pokemon they add in, I'm keen to jump into Violet/Scarlett though to see what's new.
I always enjoyed these game until the newest ones. The open world is sooooo bland. I missed walking into some random house and getting a cool trade opportunity. Hell, I miss jut walking into buildings. There are not a lot of interior spaces in violet. And a motorcycle is not a pokemon. I don't care how mythic or whatever it is.
Despite their flaws, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet have been so popular that sales have already surpassed Sword & Shield.
Because it’s an actual good game, gameplay wise. If we could get these mechanics on an actual updated Nintendo machine then it would’ve done even better.
Not really
It’s buggy, shallow compared to what we could have had in a logical generation jump and just doesn’t seem to hit what this franchise could do if it was made by a competent developer
It sold on the name because suckers eat that shit up
Didn't take me long to realize that if you strip the open world it's pretty short. I will say that they definitely had better ideas this time around, but this is what we should've gotten at the start of the gen. If they were instead given the chance to skip a yearly release or two and work off what they made here they'd have something really good. Hopefully that Feb update fixes the performance issues so I can finish it.
i agree.
the game is rly bland and i had so many bugs it was crazy, like how does that even happen with a franchise like this ha.
I love pokemon, but the games are starting to feel like they were made by an indie team in 1 year with no money and no QA
For being the most financially successful franchise ever, you'd think they could spend time and resources making an extremely polished experience.
Pokémon’s shift to 3D was a big mistake, as the series’ roots in 2D design make it difficult to transfer important game mechanics into a 3D overworld.
why do other games pull off 3D monster collecting JRPG games just fine? Look at Jade Cocoon and Shin Megami Tensei for examples.
Answer should be obvious.
No other videogame franchise is as merchandise driven as Pokémon
See changes likes this I approve of.
I'd of loved it had they put every Pokemon in the games but divided them into 100 that appear in both and then another 700 divided between the two with the final 200+ having to be imported from other games.
But having each Gym be different (or even just different Pokemon) and even a different Elite 4, would be cool.
Having total different stories would be cool, and with your rival being the avatar of the other games main character.
Now let us transfer between the games
They can't even make it worth buying one let alone both, as of right now these games have less content than their 3DS counterparts and look about on par graphically. None of this matters when we're running around on stretched out .PNG maps with low poly assets, floating objects, and pokemon just popping in out of nowhere with their exact same 3DS models and animations. Nothing you would expect from a multi billion dollar franchise, not even close, at this point it's so pathetic it's almost laughable, but it's actually more sad than anything because they completely screwed up the series first real entry to home console.
But hey it's okay we don't have a National Dex because they used the extra development time to make sure the game was extra high quality... oh wait.
What's sad is even though they clearly put zero effort into these games, I still want to play them just because the new pokemon actually look pretty good. I'll just be buying the game used because they honestly don't deserve $60 for this, not even close, maybe $20.
But there is absolutely NO WAY I will buy both versions, that's just a scam and always has been.