This review contains spoilers
After hearing that the next Nintendo console is dropping sometime this year, something baffling occurred to me. Despite owning every Pokémon game on the console, I haven't finished any of them! So I said "fuck it", it's Pokémon Scarlet time. I should've went with Legends Arceus.
Obviously, the worst offense that this game commits is the unforgivable performance issues. The biggest video game franchise of all time can't release games this fucking broken, and with every compliment I can give this game, there is nothing that counteracts the massive disappointment that this game stands to be. That's not to mention my biggest pet peeve of how the lack of voice acting - or any semblance of voice emoting - makes this game feel so stunted and awkward.
Okay now for actual content, I'll rapid fire:
- The school setting is a fun idea that gives pretty much no incentive to actually visit the school, which is weird, but manageable.
- The open world is fun when you finally start seeing a wide display of Pokémon, I just wish there was a little bit more to find out there to draw attention away from the main objectives.
- Middle of the road generation in terms of new Pokémon designs. Not nearly as miserable as Sword/Shield, but doesn't give me enough to like it as much as other gens.
- Weirdly, this game probably has the best human character designs in the franchise.
- I thought Terastallization would be stupid as hell, but it was easily the best gameplay gimmick since Megas.
- Arven's entire storyline is a lot of fun! Titan Pokémon are simple, yet awesome to fight, and I even enjoyed the character moments a ton!
- Nemona and the Victory Road storyline is your standard Pokémon journey, but it's not butchered by any means, and I appreciate that. Gym leaders were almost all enjoyable!
- Larry!
- Team Star started promising but got a bit dull by the end. I don't really like the characters in that storyline so much, except Clive, who is epic.
- Final Boss that ties all of the characters from each main storyline together was a solid way to wrap it up, and Area Zero is a lot of fun to briefly explore! Also the reveal that Sada, Arven's Mom, has been dead throughout the game was pretty wild.
-Ed Sheeran Jumpscare
Overall, I didn't hate it. Some might claim it's the bottom of the barrel for the franchise, but let me remind you that Sword/Shield are on the same console as well. Despite how dogshit the games quality, I'm thankful they're changing up the formula for the first time ever, and it would be great if they could improve their quality come Generation 10, or will it be called Gen X?
Obviously, the worst offense that this game commits is the unforgivable performance issues. The biggest video game franchise of all time can't release games this fucking broken, and with every compliment I can give this game, there is nothing that counteracts the massive disappointment that this game stands to be. That's not to mention my biggest pet peeve of how the lack of voice acting - or any semblance of voice emoting - makes this game feel so stunted and awkward.
Okay now for actual content, I'll rapid fire:
- The school setting is a fun idea that gives pretty much no incentive to actually visit the school, which is weird, but manageable.
- The open world is fun when you finally start seeing a wide display of Pokémon, I just wish there was a little bit more to find out there to draw attention away from the main objectives.
- Middle of the road generation in terms of new Pokémon designs. Not nearly as miserable as Sword/Shield, but doesn't give me enough to like it as much as other gens.
- Weirdly, this game probably has the best human character designs in the franchise.
- I thought Terastallization would be stupid as hell, but it was easily the best gameplay gimmick since Megas.
- Arven's entire storyline is a lot of fun! Titan Pokémon are simple, yet awesome to fight, and I even enjoyed the character moments a ton!
- Nemona and the Victory Road storyline is your standard Pokémon journey, but it's not butchered by any means, and I appreciate that. Gym leaders were almost all enjoyable!
- Larry!
- Team Star started promising but got a bit dull by the end. I don't really like the characters in that storyline so much, except Clive, who is epic.
- Final Boss that ties all of the characters from each main storyline together was a solid way to wrap it up, and Area Zero is a lot of fun to briefly explore! Also the reveal that Sada, Arven's Mom, has been dead throughout the game was pretty wild.
-Ed Sheeran Jumpscare
Overall, I didn't hate it. Some might claim it's the bottom of the barrel for the franchise, but let me remind you that Sword/Shield are on the same console as well. Despite how dogshit the games quality, I'm thankful they're changing up the formula for the first time ever, and it would be great if they could improve their quality come Generation 10, or will it be called Gen X?