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@breach187 gotta admit tho, I never knew you could circumvent amiibo locks, haha. Will need to look into this

@breach187 nah its fine. I just play as is. Besides I have heard you unlock the music after beating the game. Cant confirm yet, tho. Still tho, the hyrule desert is the weakest part of the game - even with music it would still be the weakest part. But putting music behind an amiibo is so bad its actually funny

Gave it a six. A good 6.5 if you will. Key cards are lame. And nintendo games haven't been too amazing to put it mildly.
The console itself is better than the s1 but thats to be expected after 8 years.
The pricing is bad but I can live with spending a bit more as I am buying less games than I used to. What bothers me is locking features besides amiibo, which I don't collect.
Honestly not too excited about the future of the console. The outlook for 2026 seems lackluster atm.

Think I am gonna support this. Physical copies are few and far between these days and the game doesnt look half bad

The cover sure looks nicer

Preordered a while ago. Paid below 50eur for the s2 copy thanks to a black weeks campaign. If I had paid 70eur I would have cancelled my preorder and waited for a sale. Pretty sure this one will go down in price.

Tried the octo 1 demo back in the day. Didn't grab my attention. But I like the 2d art style

@DarkTron maybe we will get a definitive edition in physical form at some.point.

@PJOReilly hehe, digital only though it seems. Meh...

Oof... Digital only it seems...

Wait! This game has been released already?

Based on the reviews I have read and seen I think this might be a solid 7.5.

Imo a 7.5 isn't necessarily a bad score. Seems like an ok/solid game that could have been much better. Maybe next time. If there is a next time.

Still looking forward to playing it for what it is.
Hopefully they will take the critisicm to heart and make prime 5 better.

I never played a Yakuza game but was thinking to give it a try now that its on switch. But with three games already out and the fourth one announced and probably more to come its getting a bit overwhelming. Too bad they didn't release a demo.

This didn''t make me cancel my preorder. Can't wait to play it next weekend.

Expanding via acquisition seems like the right move to me. Games will take longer to develope and the more the merrier

Just release a physical version. Dont wanna overpay on this one from playasia

@Chimichanga they did? Maybe tencent didnt like the idea of wasting any more resources.

Bought both castlevania collections physically recently. Given how much storage these games occupy I should have gone digital and saved a lot of money. Oooof....

Splatoon inspired for sure

Now thats very generous/s

Lmao

@Ashunera84

Many people will disagree. Backwards compatibility is not an issue here, they just used the same stuff not the same game.

All metacritic complaints aside: how are we supposed to review a game? Swsh has less content than previous games (pokemon count as content) - is this a reason for a higher or lower score?
Racing games usually don't come with less tracks than their predecessors. Would they score higher if they did?
Could shsw have better graphics? Probably but pokemon isn't about graphics people say, so we can't really take that point into account for our score?

Tell me, what goes into a pokemon review score? The amount of fun a reviewer had while reviewing?

I think there should be certain guidelines which are valid for all games or at least shared between similar games. And previous games should also be taken into account.
If not we end up in a double morale situation where some games are treated harshly while others are praised for nothing.

@Barbara001

You got me there. Maybe I am not well-behaved after all

@Barbara001
So at least we have one thing in common .
The whole point is not about entitlement. Getting away means imo: offering less for the same price and succeeding without backlash.
Backlash is needed to tell the producers something was not ok in the hopes future products will be better.

@Barbara001
Lmao. I am not that much into pokemon, so it's not that much of a deal to me what happens with the franchise in general.
So you believe people who complain and critisize feel just entitled. Fair enough! Maybe it would be better if only people were allowed to review a game who truly love it, with an 8 being the lowest score possible.
Btw I am not into whipping

@Barbara001

That's wishful thinking. Look I understand you are mad because you feel a game that you love (or want to love) gets critisized and you feel this is unfair. Nintendo usually has it much easier to get way with stuff because their fanbase is the most loyal of them all but this time they have really screwed up. Welcome to the real world!

@Bomberman64

I think we all know, even if some won't admit it, this game is just a cash-in. I consider it disrespectful towards fans.
Think botw, a zelda masterpiece (not without haters) but most people will agree lots of effort and polish went into that game.
People expected a massive game on switch.
Let me ask you, how would you compare sun and moon with swsh? Taking into account hardware possibilities?

@Kit

Thats a way to look at things.

@Barbara001
Its not that simple. Their recent attempt at a game wasnt so great, wasn't it? Besides there are shareholders

@eaglebob345
That would actually be amazing. Other companies would have a chance to fill the void and raise the bar so high that pokemon would never return. Great idea!

@Bomberman64
I didn't buy. Maybe if its on sales.

As you pointed out gamefreak was never about innovation. Thats fine. But if the major appeal of the game are the pokemon then why cut the dex? And why lie its the animations that are responsible when they are not?
Imo its simple, if you praise someone for basically nothing they will never get better. Such is life!

@Barbara001
Not if they wanna stay in business, lmao

@frabbit

We all know this game isnt fantastic by todays standards. People giving it a high score do it just because it is a mainline pokemon game or money was involved. Definitely not an unbiased score by any means

@Bomberman64
Its about the effort imo. A lot more was possible. Gamefreak chose to be lazy and cash-in on fans of the franchise. Not cool imo.

@Kit
Thats (nintendo) fanboyism. Be happy about what u get. Lmao

A bomb well deserved

@ILikeStake

I actually got to like him with time. But yes, the game could have done without his comic relief. I am coming darling, lmao.
The mardi garb thing was just silly.

Jade and Veronica here

@construx

Honestly the review has put me off. Naked old man farting?

They are not wrong.

A naked old man farts in your bath, must be a great game/s.

The visuals are off-putting. They could have at least used some anime style.

@Entwickler

People will buy this game out of pokemon craze and love for the franchise. It doesn't mean they wouldn't have wanted a better product. Thats how strong this franchise is.
But you are right, it will send a message to the developer.

@Yorumi
I guess you have a point there!

Maybe we are all blinded by the pokemon franchise. I mean this game is obviously not a great one. The pokemon franchise is expected to score in the 9 range and an 8 suggested it hasn't met expectations.

I think a 7 would be more appropriate. In the end meta scores are sending a message to the developer. Of people praise this game, the developer won't see any reason to spend resources and improve the next title.

Who knows maybe content that is missing will be added later via paod dlc

@Yorumi

Hmm, the graphics were always bad. Sun and moon has some aweful textures here and there and it constantly switches between sections. Yo kai watch is better in this regard imo. And here we are!

To be honest, I only have seen gamexplains review and the graphics aren't terrible. They are actually quite nice and friendly (thats what I seek in a game). The game seems to have lots of charm. A score lower than 8 would do it a disservixe imo.
What I don't get are those 9.3 ratings by IGN. A 9.3 sort of implies there is only room for very minor improvements while swsh is clearly not the revolution and A LOT more could be possible.

My fear is, this game is there to test the waters. Nintendo fans are known to buy everything and if this game sells fantastic the next switch pokemon won't see much of an improvement.

@ShinEon
If Gamefreak hadn't shifted the blame for the lack of certain pokemon on having to redo all animations nobody would have taken a much closer look at them. That being said it was a shady thing to say.

Honestly, I will give this game a pass. I doubt its gonna drop in price but I will buy myself a new switch on occasion so if it comes bundled with it...

@Yorumi
You have a poin there. But aren't the games you mentioned different from pokemon? Is more content always better?
In the end it boils down to how much fun you have with a game imo. I mentioned it already with the witcher review performance should be rated separately. I played dq11, great game! After some time I checked a graphics comparison vid and ps4 is obviously better. What to make of it? Would playing on ps4 make it more fun for me?

@Kalmaro
Indeed its a vicious circle. If it sells well, which it definitely will GameFreak will learn they have made the right decisions

@Yorumi

A game should be rated at its own. Would better graphics, animations make it a better game?
If its still a solid pokemon experience would a 7 be deserved?

@Richwalker13

I think its an 8. It's still a fun experience at its core I guess just not the revolution expected by many.

The whole thing seems a bit lazy. I think the strategy behind it is as follows: first release a pokemon go game for a quick cash-in. Second release a watered down main game - fans are gonna buy it anyway. Then release ultra versions with more pokemon and some additional stuff. Or skip the ultra version and release a bigger and better new main game in the series and do the ultra version after that.