Switch Pokemon Sword and Shield

[Sub_Zero]

Been improved? Take a read of this.

Spoiler: Massive reddit post of all the s**t that is wrong with this game

Those weather changes.. WTF

 

[Sub_Zero]

yeah don't think I will be getting this anymore..

 

[mighty_sainters]

completely understand the frustration and I thought this was going to be so much better, but I’ve bought every single Pokémon game ever released on GameBoy and switch so I won’t let up now.

in recent years I’ve really enjoyed completing the Pokédex and shiny hunting so as long as I get a decent kick out of that the storyline won’t matter to me as much as others.

 

[pantskyle]

Kojima: I'm making the weirdest game of 2019
Gamefreak: Hold my beer

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Im sorry. I know all I am posting is negative s**t, but this game is the reason I bought my switch and I am bloody annoyed. We cut pokemon so we could to better animation they said. This is a 2019 console game, not a 1996 gameboy game ffs.

Spoiler: I think this is the fire starters evo so don't look if you don't want to see it

While I don't care for console games, only play Pokemon Showdown sometimes, its embarrassing, lazy, pathetic how they couldn't be farked with doing proper animations. The Pokemon franchise can get away with anything, it sells regardless. Mr Ken Sugimori carries the franchise with his designs.

 

[eDPS]

--- Pokemon.com: What motivated the change to leave the Exp. Share on permanently for the first time in the series?

Mr. Ohmori: I spent a lot of time discussing this with our battle design team. We came to the realization that the vast majority of players played the games with the Exp. Share left on at all times. When thinking of why players would want to turn it off, we thought it would primarily be to give Exp. Points to only one of the Pokémon in your party. We felt the same result could be achieved by players simply limiting the number of Pokémon in their party to one. That would be a more intuitive way to limit Exp. Point gains for most players.

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-...d-masuda-on-pokemon-sword-and-pokemon-shield/

Surely this isn’t the case? If so and they don’t ever plan on bringing difficulty settings in then this will most likely be the last new Pokémon game
I play

 

[Quivorir]

That would be a more intuitive way to limit Exp. Point gains for most players

An even more intuitive way would be allowing the option to turn it off. Jesus christ these guys don't seem to think.

 

[mighty_sainters]

An even more intuitive way would be allowing the option to turn it off. Jesus christ these guys don't seem to think.

Can’t remember which the last game was to have it but they literally had the option to have it on or off. Very simple to the amulet coin, give it to someone in your party if you want double money earnings.

Really not hard.

 

[Dez!]

Still excited for it, most of the issues are things I don't give a s**t about.

There's still a * ton of Pokemon to catch, so I'm not fussed.

 

[Millky95]

Can’t remember which the last game was to have it but they literally had the option to have it on or off. Very simple to the amulet coin, give it to someone in your party if you want double money earnings.

Really not hard.

Originally it was like the Amulet Coin, give it to one Pokemon to level them up to help them catch up and often given to use mid to late game. Then it was given to use early game and it effected everyone but you could turn it off

Now everyone all the time gets EXP. Those that are leveled behind don't catch up cause everything gets stronger

 

[ep2018]

I'm having a good time of the game so far, perhaps because my expectations going in were so low.

 

[Loonerty]

I'm having a good time of the game so far, perhaps because my expectations going in were so low.

And cos you've not paid for it.

 

[Quivorir]

Rumour is now that the import tool they use to import the pokémon was FUBAR and the plan is rather than admitting the ****ed up and delaying the game is so to come out next gen/game and play the "we've heard your complains and all pokémon are back" card.

I don't believe, however if it was true I wouldn't be surprised either.

 

[ep2018]

And cos you've not paid for it.

I'll probably do what I did with US/UM and end up buying the game and then transferring my game save to the bought copy.

 

[eDPS]

If you needed more proof that gamefreak are lazy developers

 

[TJASTA]

 

[eDPS]

Soooo IGN gave the game a 9.3

 

[kangle4]

Seems to be getting mostly favorable reviews so far.

Even some of the ones that rated it lower still say the games are enjoyable they’re just not the complete step up some people were hoping for.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Amazing how reddit has a long list of issues but the reviews don't mention or slightly care. IGN likes it simply due to it being more Pokemon without saying much at all.

Having said that people will bomb bard metacritic and simular out of bias.

 

[pantskyle]

Soooo IGN gave the game a 9.3

Even I could pay IGN to give me a good review.

 

[dtm06]

I quite liked gamexplain’s review.

A likable enough game with significant flaws.

Have a feeling the user scores are gonna be through the floor however.

 

[dtm06]

Soooo IGN gave the game a 9.3

That review ignored every problem that has been raised in the community

 

[Loonerty]

Amazing how reddit has a long list of issues but the reviews don't mention or slightly care. IGN likes it simply due to it being more Pokemon without saying much at all.

Having said that people will bomb bard metacritic and simular out of bias.

I'm sure the game will be fine for a casual fan.

But for the die hard Pokemon fans it seems to be a very very clear step backwards.

 

[eDPS]

I like this review the best, haven’t seen them all but almost seem to gloss over the difficulty

 

[Quivorir]

Whilst I haven't read them all word for word I have skimmed a lot and they all seem to say "whilst this is bad and this is bad and this is bad, it doesn't really affect the game play".