The Paldea region is big but can't seem to hold itself together.

Pokemon Violet/Scarlet is the next generation of the pokemon series. Trainer's step forward to the Galar region to go back to the past of the Sinnoh region now to explore the Paldea region Which seems to be having issues trying to exist in the pokemon world. (Maybe Arceus didn't have enough to finish it.) But so far let start with the good.

Pokemon scarlet/violet lets trainers explore the Paldea region without following a set path and lets you go wherever you want to. Some areas you won't be able to reach without the help of the pokemon Miraidon or Koraidon if you chose Scarlet. You'll need to do a couple of quest to upgrade Miraidon to able to move faster, climb rock walls and move across water.

Scarlet/violet lets you choose to battle trainers or pick whichever gym leaders you want to battle. You'll also need to stop the new antagonist group called team star. The new pokemon and the terastal gimmick can be fun as well. you won't be able to change the terastal type of the pokemon until you beat a specific gym and collect crystals.

The major issue of the game is the performance and graphics. The pop up of grass, cities and pokemon ruins the immersion of this region also the number of glitches you might run into. I haven't experienced those issues people have run into, but my game did crash once. I haven't seen anyone talk about the online tera raid battles. it takes forever getting into a match, and if you do it can end very quickly.

Pokemon Scarlet/violet does have some good and its moving into the right direction, but the unfortunate issue of graphics and performance will keep people away. I'm sure the games will sell very well but this will tip the scale of future pokemon games. Wait for a price drop or patches for it.

Reviewed on Nov 21, 2022


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