Poll: Has The Latest Trailer Convinced You To Buy Pokémon Scarlet & Violet?

i was gonna buy it anyway, but the trailer helped me decide which version I'm gonna buy!

(Scarlet, because hello Professor Mommy)

I liked what I saw. But still uncertain if im getting it. Really need to see how the framerate holds up. Legends and Sword/Shield was pretty bad in that aspect, and it ruins it for me if it can't hold a consistent framerate. But i'll see when the time comes.

I will probably pick it up regardless as I still enjoy the collection and exploration aspect of the games. I just won't be putting as much effort into the training that I used to for specific types and stats as that aspect of the games is way too much of a commitment these days.

The only Pokémon game I ever got into, was black and white. Even that one I only got a quarter of the way through. Safe to say I’m not getting this one.

the capture and battle systems from arceus were so amazing, fluid, fast. Looks like they cut part of that mechanic. Looks like you can't just thrown the ball on that route 1 things, also it seems that you cannot walk during the battle, nor change the first pokemon on the fly.

Other complain of mine is the lack of voice. It is 2022, text boxes were fine like 15 years ago, it is time to move foward

It's mainline Pokemon. Of course I'm going to buy it no matter the reviews and trailers.

Nope skipping this pokemon game as usual.

There are too many good games coming out to care about this entry for me.

I was already on board. I've enjoyed every Pokemon generation I've played at this point(playing since Yellow), so yeah. It has always been fun for me playing a new generation of Pokemon.

I skipped SwSh, Legends, and the DP remakes. So far this one looks promising

I played pokemon X. It was a game that happened. And every game since has not looked any better and are apparently various levels of not very good.

I just like seeing the new mon designs and thats it. The games in general just look very underwhelming with obviously very little effort put in. Which is very stupid considering pokemon is the biggest media franchise ever. Could put a little more than the teams monthly lunch money into the budget, game freak.

Everything since X and Y had put me off the series until Legends Arceus, which is both brilliant and innovative. This game really appeals to me from the trailers too. Hoping that we see a second golden age from Game Freak!

I get all new Pokémon games, so I was going to get this regardless of how excited the trailers made me.

This trailer didn't really get me excited, but I liked some stuff shown off.

@CharlieGirl I'm getting both because I am one of those people, but I definitely know which one to play first. 😉

I did like what I saw, yes, but the currently UK-exclusive steelbook case gave me that little push towards being convinced. Lol

Been a fan since the diamond and pearl days and still am one!
I’m gonna pick scarlet because reds my favorite color. (Scarlet is essentially another word for red)

Considering I haven't skipped a single mainline game since Ruby/Sapphire I'm obviously also going to buy this

It's very unlikely I'll ever buy a Pokemon game for myself again. The series has been heading in a not so favorable direction and that's fine, or perhaps I'm just getting old. I bought Legends Arceus (first & only Pokemon game since X in Gen 6) and it ended the series on a high note for me, so I'm satisfied. I'll just appreciate the weird designs and the memes this time around.

I have played 2 pokemon games. Red and Diamond. They were the same game. Diamond just had a new lick of paint. No, I don't need to play the same game again.

I mean, I was going to get it (Scarlet for me, Violet for the fiancée), as soon as it was first announced. I love the Pokemon franchise, I have since it first came to North America, I don't think that's ever gonna change.

Honestly, this looks to be the best Pokémon generation since the franchise transitioned to 3D models. I love the addition of coop. That will be a lot of fun.

I've not been excited for a new Pokémon game for a very long time now. Not counting spin-offs because New Pokémon Snap I was very excited for and did not disappoint.

I'm not gonna buy Scarlet and Violet anytime soon. They could toss a million Lechonks in there, I'm not sold until they stop being absolute Trubbish with the development of these games.

I was feeling pretty good about it after they confirmed it was open world in the announcement, but I wanted to see more about how it works. Now I think I've seen enough, being able to explore the world in any order AND with up to 3 friends is a tremendous game changer and I'm over the moon about this. Day 1 purchase!

Pokemon is kind of like FIFA & Madden Football for me. I enjoy playing them but after I buy it one year, I'm good for like 3-5 years. I'm starting to get the itch to play a new Pokemon game again but I don't feel the trailer showed me enough to say I'm buying it this year.

Somehow, the battle animations feel like a step back from Arceus.

That said, I'll probably end up picking it up, though I'm still not entirely sold. Want to see more details on 1) new mons, 2) the "gimmick" (and whether any past gimmicks will make a return), 3) what mechanics (if any) they're bringing in from Arceus (pretty much the more the better)

This may be the first time I buy both games. Pokémon has been on a roll for me since let’s go.

I'm curious about the multiplayer, that could be a gamechanger for me... the Pokemon games move just a hair too slow for me sometimes, but multiplayer sounds like it could be just the twist they need.

I already had Violet on preorder😅

I'm curious about it but I don't know, I want to see more gameplay. The last Poke game I got was Arceus and I love the mechanics they introduced, especially regarding capturing pokemon. If they implement that gameplay in these games, then it's a no-brainer.

Not entirely sure I'm getting it yet, as I'm really not keen on going backwards from the mechanical improvements in Legends: Arceus.

It's a new Pokémon Gen, I bought every new Gen since Pokémon Red. So yes I was going to buy from the beginning 😂

I got utterly burned on SuMo, skipped USUM, SwSh, got BDSP, got burned again, skipped Arceus. I want it to be good. I still love Pokémon. Heck, I've been running randomizers and nuzlockes in gen 1-3, but I feel... Unloved by gamefreak.

I like the new rival and most of the new pokemon, but the other characters are giving off this weird living doll vibe that's kind of offputting. Either way, I haven't missed a mainline Pokemon game yet, and I'm not starting now.

I’ve never played a Pokémon game before, so this and Arceus might be the perfect start for me!

I've played em all so I probably will pick it up but I'm really unhappy about them removing all the things Arceus added to actually evolve the series. This honestly just looks like a sword and shield 2 to me.

Sorry but no. They have to work more on the franchise to convince me.
This rest of the year I'll go for Xenoblade 3, Live a Live, Splatoon 3 (likely), Bayonetta 3 and Mario & Rabbids 2 (if they come out). And let's see if Nintendo brings any surprise!

I’m sure I’ll get it anyway, but the trailer didn’t even remotely impress me. The game just looks off in terms of visuals and frame rate, which I was already worried about from the first trailer. I really want a new Pokémon game to truly grab me again, but lately I feel like Game Freak hasn’t been giving their all for these games. Even one extra year of development for this game could do it a lot of favors, but unfortunately they would never delay it. It just makes me sad to see a series that was once my favorite not really impress me anymore, especially considering how much advancement and innovation we have seen with Mario and Zelda, thanks to Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. I hope I will love Scarlet and Violet, but so far, they don’t seem very promising to me.

Will be getting Violet now I've seen the legendaries. I had a lot of fun Sword so this is a no brainer for me. I just really enjoy Pokémon games despite the flaws, hopefully the frame rate doesn't dip though.

People will be comparing these "open world" Pokemon games against the likes of Elden Ring and Breath of the Wild. And they likely won't hold up.

Pass. There were thoughts and elements put into Arceus that made that game such a nice breath of fresh air. To completely roll back those elements in this game seems like a huge step backwards. Considering all of the new elements they are putting into this game, it just feels strange that they would remove the things that really made their best Pokemon game to date stand out amongst the rest of their recent games.

Not buying. Looks like another cheap mini-grade.
Pokemon is now as lame as Call of Duty, Battlefield, Madden and Fifa in my eyes.
Would love to see a Pokemon game that is ambitious without being so by accident (see Legends Archeus).

Sun/Moon were meh, didn't even bother with Ultra or the Go games, Sword/Shield were also forgettable for me, and I feel like I wasted my money on Legends...so yeah, I'm done.

At least Snap was fun.

Glad to see the return to traditional battling. I didn't like the battle system in Arceus. It felt cheap and unpolished. Can't wait to play in the open world with friends and train for the VGC format!

Nah. It'll be very uninspired and bland like every pokemon game has been since crystal. Since gen 3 they've just made everything a digimon fan game.

I've personally never played a Pokémon game. That's not a knock in anyone who does, but I will say this: it seems that franchise has gotten more than its share of releases on the Switch. And there are plenty of IPs out there that I wish got half as much attention, whether they typically make as much money or not.

I’ve never played mainline Pokémon games. Just spin-off puzzle games.

Hmm, I still need to see a bit more, like forced EXP Share, subpar animations/visuals, postgame content, whether or not the multiplayer takes away from the singleplayer experience and how easy it is.

Heartgold/Soulsilver, Black/White and OR/AS has raised by bar. I still haven't bought any Pokemon this generation besides BDSP out of nostalgia.

I was not going to but the trailer clicked something in me that I am now seriously thinking about placing a preorder.

I'm very tentatively interested, but until I can really see graphical improvements in the environments I can't budget $60 for this in good conscience. I missed Sword and Shield, and I suppose I'll miss this.

After being disappointed with Shield, I'm basically done with the mainline series for now. Of course I could well change my mind if Scarlet/Violet end up being phenomenal, but currently I expect to skip them.

Majority of Pokémon fans (myself included) were already going to buy whatever gamefreak throws our way. But what the trailer did do was up my hype a little, still some things they need to announce such as gyms and multiple towns, but otherwise looking great

As someone said to me on twitter when I said I actually enjoyed Sword and Shield. I am part of the group of fans that will blindly buy any game with Pokémon written on it and the reason Game Freak can year on year put out games with minimal effort and still make a fortune. So yes I’ll buy Scarlet and Violet and will most likely will enjoy it despite being told not to. I am daring to have my opinion and actually like something regardless of some deciding I shouldn’t enjoy it.

I voted "in from day one" but so far my feelings about this game are mostly apathy... Pokémon hasn't disapointed me yet, but there's a first time for everything. I want to enjoy this game, but even with co op and an open world, I'm just not interested.

✅️I got back into Pkm due to LGE but the levelling-up took too long so played 🗡🛡 and ploughed loads of time into it as I find it a great a Game.

B💎 was DULL and BORING and I didn't like Arceus very repetitive gameplay.

I'm looking forward to 🔴🟣 just so I can re-catch Seviper [Bite/Crunch/Poison Fang/Poison Tail].

It'll be a Day-One purchase so here in the 🇬🇧, we'll get a Steelbook.

Legends Arceus was so good that it got me back into the Pokemon groove. Some of the new info on it did get me a bit more curious but I'm still not expecting too much out of the games but I'll get Violet, at the very least building a team has always been a fun prospect of the series even in the lesser games.

@Dilly-Mick on the other hand GameFreak has been on a Roll lately so I don't really think I have any reason for concern.... But so far the trailers have not excited me.

I am cautiously optimistic having skipped Gen 8 and only recently having played Arceus. It looks like it's vastly improved from Sword & Shield so I'm hoping the momentum keeps going and no massive red flags pop up.

@Alundra-1998 What does it look like? UK has been getting a lot of the good SE packages lately T-T

I just wish we could have a mainline game look like snap. Cut whatever nonsense you want idc. I want my mons to be visually pleasing, not this. Pokémon pixelated and Pokémon Aliasing.

@Ramen756 I do not know what the actual steelbook looks like, but here is the product page.
https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en_gb/pokemon-scarlet-and-pokemon-violet-dual-pack-steelbook-edition-P00092.html

Meh. Unfortunately I've bought into the last three gens, and was not into any of them. There's not a single thing about this new that tells me it's going to be any different.

I was already planning to. While I think Gen 7 and SwSh are largely pretty bleh, BDSP and Legends did a lot to make me a bit more optimistic about the series going forward.

Day One, Pokemon Violet.

No but for sure, until they decide to take their games with respect the franchise deserves, and stop milking a dead cow. They have the most profitable franchise on the planet and could do far more with the franchise. This should be God of War, Metroid, Zelda, Metal Gear, Last of Us, Or Monster Hunter Rise level of polish. And finally realize that players today are not brain dead monkeys and that their game really needs a story- a more adult one too, decent characters and innovate gameplay. Even No No Kuni was a better Pokémon game overall, and that’s like a 10year old game. They just do lazy ass job and instead of making proper games every 4-6 years, they abuse players with their third versions and making sub par games all the time. What happened since Black 2?!!!!! The last proper well made Pokémon game?!!!!

Still need to see a bit more gameplay mechanics. I liked that the story isn't linear any longer, I'd like a bit more Legends and less Pokemon S&S in this one.

I'm getting Pokemon Violet, as I like the futuristic theme of Professor Turo. I'm on the fence about the Starter Pokemon but love the idea of these upcoming games.

After the first 151 pokemon I lost interest.

Cut the fluff, bring the numbers back down and put it some work to make an actual good game, then I'll consider Pokemon again.

I was already going to buy it. The trailer didn't really change my opinion one way or another.

I’m kind of tired with Pokemon right now, ever since the move to Switch all they did is cut corners, and all the bugs and glitches present so long as they can milk the franchise every year instead of hiring more people at Gamefreak and having longer development time, makes me not excited for these games as I know they’ll be another half rushed mess.

First video game ever was Pokemon Yellow with turquoise Gameboy Color! Been collecting Pokemon and Gameboys for years even rebuilt some of them due to dead pixels on the original Gameboy, like my profile picture above.

I've been done with Pokemon since I learned playing one of the DS games that they are just recycling the same content every single game. Not interested in the roster updates. Call me when they finally catch up to Dragon Warrior III's combat system

Even if this one is good, it's just too much. Too much Pokemon. I'm surprised this series never suffers from franchise fatigue but I'm all Pokemon 'd out.

Arceus was the first I spent any serious time on. Even from the trailer, this will be my second. No doubt.

I think I'm through with mainline Pokemon games. My first was LeafGreen and I've played almost every game since. The last one I got was Sword, but I'll get Legends: Arceus in the future.

Sword left a bitter taste in my mouth. I loved the new pokemon designs and how they added more personality to the gym leaders, but the pacing was awful. Hop stopping you every three steps to spout tutorial tips and/or challenge you to ANOTHER battle really grated on me. He redeemed himself a bit at the end, but that didn't excuse how much of a drag he made the first part of the game.

Then there was the plot. Aside from the fact that Rose was afraid of an energy crisis that was only going to happen CENTURIES later, I then learned that in the DLC, where you meet his brother Peony, there exists Regileki, the electric Regi that could power all of Galar, SOLVING THE ENERGY CRISIS. So instead of messing with an apocalypse-causing dragon, all Rose had to do was talk to his brother to discover an easier and safer solution.

Also, I don't think I can ever go back to a game that I can't complete on my own. I get that in the past two different versions incentivized trading, but I think we're beyond the point of needing two full priced titles for essentially the exact same game. Another reason I want to play Arceus, since that won't be an issue.

I know now that I'm not the intended audience anymore. It's saddening, but I understand.

Gotta catch them all!! Gotta buy them all!!

I think to revitalize the series so strongly with Arceus only to walk it back a year later by making every encounter turn based again is beyond ridiculous. Arceus' catching mechanics were actually FUN, something I hadn't had with the series since I can remember. I've played them all to scratch my "collect them all" itch but come a certain point in each mainline game I've felt an emptiness and fatigue and with Sw/Sh I finally promised myself I was done. This seems like Sw2/Sh2 and as sad as it makes me feel to miss out on catching the cute new designs we've seen, I just can't push myself through another 70+ hours of mediocrity. I don't trust them to improve the series, especially if they are treating Arceus like a spin-off instead of an evolution. I'll buy Legends 2 in a heartbeat but I'm so exhausted with the old formula and every glaring lack of effort from Game Freak.

As long as the co-op mode is online I'm totally in. Doesn't matter if the games 'good' or not as long as it's a fun playground to mess aroudn with my friends across the country in.

It's a main series Pokémon game, I was already gonna buy it

I've only bought a few Pokemon games, but I like the looks of this. Forward Team Scarlet!

I really hate the trainer model artstyle for this one lol

I was considering it after the reveal, but this trailer has quenched my curiosity.

Big nope if they're going the Arceus sneak around and catch em instantly crap. That's not Pokemon. Big open world's aren't exciting when they're just empty spaces designed to make it take longer to get from A to B.

Doesn't help that it looks like a PS2 game either. Those trees haha..

Was turned off from the initial reveal and the full trailer now does not change that. Everything looked really weak.

As much as I want to be excited by 4 player co-op, I don't see it being that enjoyable if the base game is devoid of passion. Does adding more participants to a bad game turn it into a good one? I suppose the answer is yes, sometimes, but I can't help but feel I don't want the Pokemon IP to become a champion of the "it's so bad it's good" approach.

As an aside, I'm especially appalled by the depraved reactions from the fanbase over "hot professors".

Done with the series over here. It's not the trailers fault either though. Back when Dexit hit Sword/Shield it had really killed my enthusiasm for the franchise. Ever since then I have gone on with my life & developed new interests & hobbies.

LOL
A lot of complainer here.
I personally being neutral with Pokemon franchise, not too hyped but still have some interest.
And I don't mind with the changes in each series as long the games still playable yet I wish Pokemon games have some drastic changes like other similar monster training games by 3rd party developers.
I think it will be interesting if Pokemon games adapting Yokai Watch games gameplay by 3 vs 3 to make it powerful team or Fusion by combining 2 different Pokemon into new looking Pokemon and adapting Paradigm Shift from FF XIII with six different roles (Commando, Ravager, Medic, Synergist, Sentinel, Saboteur) so the non playable Pokemons in my team will act depend on their roles and we can switch their roles to fit with Battle situation anytime.

Gamefreaks doesn't need to be afraid to try those different gameplay style. It will be very risky but if it executed properly, it will be enjoyable Pokemon games to play with different gameplay style.
And I still never understand with complainer here.
Gamefreaks keep being same, peoples complaining.
Gamefreaks tried different things, peoples are still complaining.
It was like damn if you did, damn if you didn't.
Give it a break.

Fuecoco is the only design I've liked so far and I'm not interested in open world anything or multiplayer Pokemon. So there's really nothing here for me. Gonna pass on this one.

@rawzeku i don't think you can expect it to be much better than it has with the last couple

@Kieroni you’re skipping the good games!!

@KBuckley27 you’re what?

@Hot_Chick how cold of you

The latest trailer has at the very least convinced me to consider it. I didn't enjoy Sword/Shield very much so I have been hesitant to buy another one. The most recent trailer though has peaked my interest since it doesn't seem like the se exact experience as most Pokemon games. And I know I can't expect the next Pokemon game to actually be challenging since most of the recent ones simply aren't, but I need interesting challenging combat to stay interested. If the reviews tell me it isn't very challenging, I won't be interested until a deep sale perhaps on Black Friday in 2023.

The reveal of this game killed my interest in the franchise overall. Never should've bought Legends Arceus if I knew this game was coming too soon

@NinjaNicky
But most mobile phones today are capable of handling better graphics. The problem is that developers often underestimate the capabilities or they overshoot the hardware and cause severe limitations. Games can play and look good on the Switch and mobile devices, if enough development time and proper optimization techniques are used.

@NinjaNicky I'm sorry, have you played more than one Zelda game?

The Pokémon game loop has (ironically) not evolved evolved in 25 years. That is just not true about Zelda.

I won't even try to defend trash like CoD or FIFA, as they're your examples, not mine.

I'm used to the old format. The formats that were present in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Sun/Moon

Pokemon has always had a pricey value proposition, what with two types to buy, with how DLC worked in the last gen, it made it even worse. Seriously, if the yucky DLC format didn't feel like a rip off I'd be more likely to forgive the lack of innovation.

Bit late to this party but:

I've been yelling about this for ages. But pokemon NEEDED 4 player co-op gameplay. The fact that we haven't had it for this long is absurd, but now that we're getting it for real, it WILL enhance the pokemon experience.

Pokemon is literally about going on a journey and the anime makes it all the more clear that 'travelling with your friends' makes the experience that much better. And being able to battle and trade and run around the same world as your friends will just maximize the replayability that other games in the series dont have.

Oh, you found a rare pokemon? Guess you can either surprise your friend with it in a battle or lead them to wherever it was you found it. Maybe you're both shiny hunting and helping one another out? Or what if you were leading someone new to the series through a high level area where they wouldn't normally be able to go without your help.

Co-Op multiplayer breathes new life into that experience in a way that Lets Go and Sword and Shield tried and failed to do. And I genuinely can't wait for it. I still maintain that this should have been an ongoing feature in the series since Gen 4-5, but as this will arguably be the best version of pokemon to date (they do try to improve with every iteration they release), getting co-op now isn't the worst thing ever.

I'm 100% in on this. I just hope that they try and bring all pokemon into the games to really make everyone happy.

This game deserves a bigger presentation. A 20-minute video with the developers explaining a LOT of mechanics.
Shut it....!

What sold me is being able to play coop. Me and my Sister live far away from one another and one of the main ways we bond is through Pokemon battling and trading. Now we can actually go on adventures together!