My Honest Opinion of Pokemon Sword and Shield - Truegreen7 Review
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- In this video I give you all of my opinions on Pokemon Sword and Shield and even the whole dexit/ national dex stuff.
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Ok, I’m 94% sure nobody noticed this and 97% sure nobody cares but Hop starts out with a wooloo. He has the wooloo who evolves into a dubwool. After getting beaten and mocked by Bede hop boxes the dubwool in favor of another “more viable” Pokémon (I think it’s a sandiconda) and after his inferiority complex arc,he brings back dubwool. It’s little things like that that make me smile!
If he was a “good” character then that would have actually been more apparent lol. Then again it’s not his fault. The entire GAME was a let down. If they did it right maybe
I'm 99% sure a lot of people did
Yeah that was nice, great character
I noticed this, I was confused at first as to why he didn’t have Dubwool wasn’t on his team. I figured that he took him out, since he was talking about having a “new strategy”. It was sort of nice seeing it again towards the end of the story.
Fi the eevee Hop is great
Truegreen: These aren’t the best Pokemon games, but they are the most fun.
GameFreak: Mission failed successfully.
Lol
Underrated comment. lol'd
Gamefreak logic
wat
I personally find less linear games that don't handhold and restrict content that is put into dlc more fun
I very much appreciate how level-headed and unbiased this review was! You addressed the negatives without fixating on them, and talked about your positives without exaggerating them. I haven’t bought the games, because they don’t look to deliver on what I consider important to Pokémon, but I am glad that you had fun with them, and hope others who bought it do to.
That's true but you have to keep in mind that everybody has a different approacht to pokemon. I for my part have to admit that I didn't realy connect to the game. Don't get me wrong the game had some magical moments, however, the design and story flaws kinda killed it for me.
Although there where some realy strong points for s&s it really lacked in the gameplay department but thats just imo.
@@haltdeinmaul507 That's....Literally what they just said lol.
@@julescenteno lul tru
It’s not unbiased, it’s literally his personal opinions on the games. All reviews/critiques are biased.
I personally am looking forward to get a switch with Pokémon shield (I’m late to the party ik) because most of the stuff in SwSh slaps so hard. I kinda have a personal approach to Pokemon since it helped me through some really crappy times and now as a 14 year old, it’s helping me get through my anxiety and autism.
Conclusion, if you don’t like the game, fair enough. Just don’t poop on people like me and others who enjoy the games and Pokemon as a whole.
“Their designs are top notch”
*zooms in on Nessa*
Yup sure are " zooms on Sonia"
My baby Nessa don’t get enough love.
Or mostly all females designs in this game.
we got so many good female designs in this game,, Nessa,, Sonia,, bea,, melony,, we’re getting fed that good content
@@cozmo_Comet Forgot Marnie 😉
I def agree that the main story was really messy. The fact that eternus was literally just like “oh yeah this thing exists” felt really weird. I also thought Rose and Oleana had really no reason to be “evil”.
They weren’t “evil” Rose genuinely wanted to save the Galar region in the future he just did it in an extreme way just like N and the story was pretty realistic compared to other stories since the story kept talking about the darkest day and the Pokémon that caused it
@@bubblegumking3870 exactly
Yeah. There was absolutely no build up! Eternatus was just there suddenly with no real explanation.
Rose suddenly jumping the shark because of his ego was a bit left field, just as it left just as quickly when he loses a pokemon battle. Those parts of the game were definitely jarring from how abrupt it seemed.
@@bubblegumking3870 the story wasnt realistic at all in any way. In a world full of pokemon, it makes no sense to have an energy crisis. And rose was the evil guy because he was incredibly stupid and his plans would have destroyed the region, much like how maxie and archie cared about the environment of land and water
Even though Sword and shield has some issues ( and by some I mean a lot) I have to admit that this generation has the coolest gyms in the series. Having a crowd of people watching you and cheer you on is probably the most exciting experience I ever had in Pokémon game.
The Stadions are a damn shame, alone for the fact they're a Big Glaring Plot Hole.
Before the games came out i already said "Oh no, let them explain it, let them explain it, don't become a freaking Plot Hole!!" But no, Gamefreak is dump.
@Perpetua They have no Forcefield/Barriers to protect the Viewers or the Trainers.
Effectively means they're all dead.
The Stadiums are Big because of Dynamax Pokemon being bad - ironcally, just not nearly big enough.
Really shows how Gamefreak put 5 Seconds thought into this new Feature - how embarassing.
Slevin Channel Wow you’re so stupid. Stadiums are a plot hole? Jesus calm down people will go to any extreme to criticise this game. There’s always been experiences like this but it’s a game, not real life- how about you chill and stop wining about pathetic things
Slevin Channel “stadiums are a plot hole” ???
Slevin Channel wtf how is that a plot hole, they’re far away from the blasts and even then, it’s not like these games are perfect reality. In Black and White you verse Cynthia in a house and at the end the house in still perfectly intact, is that a plot hole? Wb every other trainer ever where the collateral damage would’ve caused major harm. Sw&Sh is the only game that ever has a rlly good setting in the form of the stadiums
You never mentioned the truly despicable villain of the game, Cara Liss. She creates Frankenstein amalgamations that are in constant agony without any thought of it
Her name sorta sounds like "careless" lol
@@eyralamol8918 That might have been the devious pun. After all, her experiments are entirely careless
She's not a villain... just an unethical idiot. (in the best way possible).
So the Shou Tucker of Pokemon
@@digitrailz8633 "Some of the worst things *imaginable* have been done with the _best intentions"_
I had the exact same feeling about the plot, the gym challenge was the best it's ever been, but the evil team had no build up and came out of no where feeling like it was just shoved in cos we need someone evil
I think you read my mind
Rose isn’t actually evil though. When you go back to the Galar cave in the post game and talk to Oleana, she explains that Rose actually had got intentions but screwed up horribly. I wish this game had an actual villain though.
Swordward and Shieldbert.... the evilest people in all of pokemon.
Evil team? What evil team?
@@phoenix5054 *Ghetsis would like to know your location*
And the playable character had emotions
Jakob Sprague Fr it’s the first time I’ve felt bad beating my rival multiple times
Sometimes
They looked overwhelmed when they became champion.
@@UchaNekome and when you won a big fight they looked excited
It's almost like they DIDN'T HAVE EMOTIONS in GEN 6
I feel like Galar was lacking as a region. Compare Wyndon to Castelia. Catelia felt like a huge city with stores, dockyards and offices you could visit to gather items or fight trainers. Wyndon is nothing like that. Kalos and especially Alola always let you know thru the music, locations and people you would encounter where you are. Many parts of Galar just didn't feel British to me.
Wyndon is literally a big city.
@@bear-ng6lu ....with nothing in it.
I can see alot of british inspiration... but Lumiose City was bigger than ALL the towns and cities of the game
@@bear-ng6lu a big city with like nothing to do, especially compared to Nimbasa, Castelia and Lumiose City which some of why had daily activities.
DMD00 Oh sorry, I never played those because the only reason I really had the switch was to play Splatoon and Smash Ultimate. I didn’t even think about those cities.
We share the same take on the game’s flaws, and I really appreciate how you worded it. Honestly, the Pokémon community is my least favorite thing about the franchise. People are too divisive, and try to come up with excuses for why their opinion is correct and the opposition is wrong. In the end, we all love Pokémon in our own way, and we shouldn’t criticize people for not agreeing with each other
I agree. I like Sword and Shield and I don’t care about the graphics. I’m only disappointed about the national dex getting cut, and the story was messed up too. For me the games were fun and there’s stuff to do after beating the game. Finally someone other than me can respect Pokémon S/SH.
Yes, too many people are like “the game is objectively bad, and you are dumb if you like it”
Thank you! I didn’t know that there were any kind/sane people left in the Pokémon community
The only thing i complain is that the story is messy, eternatus just appear randomly with no explanation before, there is no evil team. And the national dex just cut in half
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Half of the pokemon fans: Sword and Sheild are gonna suck!
Ball guy: Observe
Me: *sees Ballguy* I don't need it. I definitely don't need it.
Ball Guy sucks if you ask me & Sword & Shield don't deserve the love & defense they get.
WaterKirby1994 why
@@WaterKirby1994 Ball Guy will punish you
@@WaterKirby1994 100% these games are bad, no joke you can be blindfolded and mash A and you'll still beat them. Yet all these TH-camrs are scared to say how they really feel.
I'm kinda in love with polteagist after wooping my freind with him.
Yup, that teapot doesn't break easily! With the coveted Shell Smash, Stored Power and Weak Armor, Polteageist is nearly unstoppable!
@@cintronproductions9430 cursola is much better competitively
Angel Arzola shush
@@internetguy7319 hush what? The truth?
@@internetguy7319 i love polteageist and cursola ghost types are my favorite and i love all the new ones
Dragapault is an effing pseudo legendary,cursola HA is amazing, polteageist is an ok wall,and runerigus is a decent spikes setter
But, consider this:
Wooloo can’t learn rollout.
0/10 worst game ever
Wait...SERIOUSLY?
To be fair, I dont think it would do any damage considering how fluffy they are.
@@moisesmarquez7564 I agree with that.
@@moisesmarquez7564 I guess that makes sense, it can survive a fall off a cliff after all thanks to it's wool
I almost lost to Hop in the post game. His levels just suddenly went up. Zamazenta saved me with the help of a few potions. XD
I feel you, i almost lost to his zacian with an illegal close combat
Corviknight saved me when I fought Zacian. I set up iron defenses and hone claws during his snorlax and swept most of his Pokémon.
Yeah was like damn my boi hop got serious lol, but yeah I had to use a couple iron defenses for that over powered zacian
@@marro15 Yeah I feel like you'll get more challenge playing shield since zacian is pretty over powered lol
I like one shot all his Pokémon with my Cinderace & Rhyperion lmao Zacian was 2 hits on zamaenta. Hop was never good throughout the whole game.
btw, Wingull is actually supposed to fly that way! In most (if not all) of its Dex entries, they state that Wingull glides and rides on updrafts. It also has trouble flapping its wings during flight. The games simply just following what Wingull would actually do if it was in the sky. But I do think it would have been better to see it flying higher instead of so near to the ground. I hope this cleared any confusion about why Wingull is animated that way :)
I know why it doesn't flap its wings, but that's not the real issue. It's able to turn on a single point which honestly looks pretty bad. There's also high-flying Wingull in the Wild Area, which alongside being able to turn the same way, essentially levitates on a straight vertical line when it goes back up, which looks pretty bad when its wings aren't moving at all.
IMO it would look better if it kept moving forwards, or perhaps used its grounded idle pose from time to time.
So why does Wingull have sitting animations in ORAS, yet fly away when startled?
Wheres the updraft lmao
I like Ron's reviews. He cares about a lot of the things I care about.
After playing Pokemon Shield I realised *why* I play pokemon. Discovery. I love exploring and that field was laking in Shield. The routes were short and sometimes uninspired. The trainers were too little of and the npc's all said the same thing over and over.
Hated how the towns were so small even though they were made to look big. It was fine in previous games, but not on the switch.
I like pokemon camp. Playing with pokemon has always been fun (but yes do miss the ability to pet them).
The 'main' story was bad: I love the villain plot normally.
The music was amazing. The graphics didn't bother me. Only the bad pop-in did.
I have only once completed the pokedex in pokemon Sun, so I didn't really care a lot about the dexit. I did care about how it was handled and the repercussions it has for GF and the pokemon company.
I give this game a 6.5/10
Probably the lowest of the pokemon games I've played so far.
Pokémon camp is utterly stupid. Could’ve had mini games or something. Especially online. What a missed opportunity. Battle? Trade? Cook and prepare for a raid? Nope only make curry.
@@iHasaComputer They said they like it, not that it's good. No need to shut it down.
iHasaComputer Oh plz stop. Just stop
I actually hate people like IHasa, because people like games, and you are not gonna make them stop just because u don’t like them.
You know, I need to stop texting in bad moods. It doesn’t come out right.
Pokemon should start having an "Easy" and "Hard" mode.
Hard mode are for old players with no tutorials, Set mode, the challengers have dynamic levels (changes with the players' level), and definitely no exp share.
Grand idea but they'll never do it.
i remember in an interview leading up to sword and shield they were asked if they would ever return difficulty setting and they responded "no, we want the pokemon trainers to set their own difficulty through self imposed restrictions" yet they went and removed the option to turn of the exp share XD what a joke
But what if we want some things but not others? Your way sounds like either stupidly easy or straight up annoying
That just doesn’t sound like the experience I’d like, I would like a level cap, exp share to only affect 1 mon and be an held item, and probably some new trainers and new Pokémon gym leaders have. Set in my opinion is brutal
@@rarefishtycoon6430 Yeah that's what i want, level cap for example, You can't get through level 30 unless you defeat the 3rd gym leader
I personally like it, the new Pokémon are pretty unique and cool
Just Some Guy without a Mustache Same.
You cant judge a pokemon game only over pokemon designs.
Momo-San what do you mean? He's Just Some Guy without a Moostache
@Patricia Grau Gomis Gen 5 is great, my fav gen too, but this gen is pretty great too, was a very fun game, I mean sun and moon bored the fuck out of me to be honest.
@Patricia Grau Gomis you clearly haven't played the game as you can't spell dynamax
It’s refreshing to hear some talk about the game’s flaws without saying it’s a bad game, or not worth the purchase. I loved this game, even to the point that it’s pretty high up on my list of favorite Pokémon games, and games in general.
Always good to hear that I'm not the only person who likes the games.
I'm glad I dodged the bullet by boycotting this guttertrash myself, glorified 3DS games at 25% more price with N64 graphics and less content (dexrape, movepool pruning, mechanic neutering) requiring an online subscription to trade with people, no improvements in major areas and the hand holding are all dealbreakers for me. Combine that with the fact that gamefreak lied about their reasons for the cuts and I'm just flat out resentful towards Gamefreak and am going to continue my boycot of all of their products going forward unless they go back to the old standard of a full gameplay experience with all the features the previous mainline games had and not a dressed down excuse for a game that'll turn into a "live service" model as they seem to be trying to enforce right now. They can firmly sod off. :)
@Rudy Aguirre 3 You do realize a handful of people don't represent the majority right?
Yeah, from what I've seen of most reviews people only bring up the negatives and it's garbage worse than Satan or say the game is a godsend. This nice blend of both is really what all reviews should be.
You're right that it doesn't represent the majority, but it usually ends up being the part that gets stereotyped for the community, just look at the Sonic and Steven Universe fandoms.
I’m at 24 hours with 3 badges because I spend all of my time screwing around in the wild area
Im at 22 hours and ive beaten the game
me only 10 hrs and my game is done
Lmao I did the exact same thing when playing through the game
Honestly, I've played way too many JRPGs that level up every party member to go back to individual level ups.
i think individual level ups could be executed well in pokemon if they took the time though. lots of players play through the game with equal teams so they can combat multiple different types of pokemon, and if trainer's pokemon throughout routes are equally balanced so that multiple pokemon types are required to beat them, swapping in and out, then most pokemon will get equal amounts of use which should cause your team to be a similar level by the time you reach a lot of key battles in the game.
Team level ups are great if you don't want to grind. Single level ups are great for playing with every part of your team. That's why I prefer the option to turn EXP Share on and off to my whim, so you can have the best of both worlds while making the game easier/more challenging.
Especially since Pokémon has a hard time balancing the routes for your team's level.
X and Y were, level-wise, atrociously balanced, often making your entire team five to ten levels higher than gym leaders if you never turned off EXP share. Sword/Shield was a bit better balance-wise, but still I was overleveled for most of the game despite me running from most encounters I already caught and never using EXP candies (great addition btw), making the game FAR too easy for me. Only Leon and Hop's final battle gave me trouble, and that's because I downright refused to earn experience during that time.
Also, I found out I NEVER used my starter between level 16 and 35. Thanks to EXP-share and the fact he was the highest leveled Pokémon I never wanted to use him. And that's kinda sad.
Many JRPGs aren’t 1 on 1 battles most of the time like Pokémon is tho.
@@UiloorDr I was about 3 levels below Leon and still one shot every single one if his pokemon. They obviously didnt think to slap any IVs or EVs onto them. It was just like taking a level 5 pokemon and using rare candies until they were the appropriate level
Honestly I think the problem itself lies in the fact that the games overlevel you because of the exp share mechanic but doesn't offer any good amount of challenge to make use of your abilities, so the games get too easy.
11:40 "And Sonia, oh Sonia"
Me too bro, me too
She is too good.....
What a wonderful assortment of pixels
Mans said "And is super pretty"
People were drawing lewds of her not even an hour after the direct
I personally hated her I loved almost all of the other characters but what even is her personality
I can honestly say after 23 years of playing Pokemon, these are my favourites. Wild Pokemon roaming the overworld, the wild area and raids, the fact that the Pokemon league was treated as an actual tournament rather than just an "elite 4" made the games feel more alive and bigger in scope. Every Pokemon was interesting that was added to the games and the soundtrack was amazing.
They're not perfect and you can tell they have a lot to learn, being a small team who have developed almost exclusively for handhelds trying their hand at a console game isn't going to be a smooth transition but this is a great start.
You started playing in 1996? I started in 2002 although played 1 game from each pair & the 3rd versions. Sword & Shield were my biggest disappointments for the series, the actual choices made for the region felt more like GameFreak trolling us than actually trying to make a good UK based region. These games feel almost like they didn't even study British Culture & got most of their material from stereotypes. I mean how the heck did Pokemon that are loved & feel like Pokemon you would encounter in the UK get left out in favor of some of the most hated species out there?
Dynamaxing really shouldn't have replaced Mega Evolution as Kaiju have absolutely nothing to do with the UK's Culture, while Mega Evos were introduced in the French based region & England has a long sibling like history with France. The UK had so much potential for a region that went completely wasted to focus on only a few aspects of its culture. We could have gotten the chance to battle Diantha seeing as she's partly based on a Princess from Wales. We could have gotten representation for the Knights of the Round Table in the form of Legendary Pokemon.
There were many great works of fiction to come from the UK, from the long running Doctor Who to series such as Harry Potter. Also the written works of greats like HG Wells & others. We didn't even get an Actor Trainer Class to represent the many great British Actors from the Shakespeare plays to films themselves. We could have gotten another Pokestar Studios. You can tell GameFreak has no real ambition for the series & it shows. GameFreak lied repeatedly & these games feel more like 3DS games.
@@WaterKirby1994 I think it was 96. Whenever they came out in the US. I'm british and we got them in 98 here but my dad went to Boston in whatever year they came out there and brought me Red so I was actually one of the first in the UK to play it 😂
@@EmpireGamingWynter UK & US both got the Gen 1 games in 1998. I didn't play Blue or Yellow used until after I got LeafGreen & Sapphire Versions. I started with the Gen 2 games when all that was really available where I lived in terms of merchandise was Gen1 stuff.
what was the worst part of those 23 years of playing pokemon?
@@pjayrl1929 maybe partly due to my age and sorting life (early 20s) but after Black and White came out I entirely stopped playing until not long before the hype machine started for gen 7. I played gen 6 right at the end of its life cycle. I just had zero motivation to play it anymore.
"A lot of the flaws with the games have been with the series so I am used to them."
Literally the only quote that I didn't agree with here but here's my take. We shouldn't HAVE to get used to them. Not saying the game needs to be the best pokemon game ever made, I'm saying that these games with the newer hardware should also fix most of the issues I have with the series like the story and the difficulty. Each game should improve upon the last, and it should be improving long standing problems. These games did that very minimally in comparison to other games, like Sun and Moon removing HMs and Black and White making TMs reusable. These games have flaws and they should be criticized for it as much, or even more than, past entries because this is a $60 2019 Switch game. Even if its judged as a pokemon game, some of the ones from over a decade ago, both from the main series and spin offs have much higher quality, when they really shouldn't. The games, like I said should be getting better, not changing incrementally.
But that's my take, and I agree with almost everything else you said.
Amazing video.
HoodlumCallum I second this; I agree with pretty much everything Ron says here.
Hey!
You summed up exactly how I feel about these games.
how you exactly fell?
Hop sucks in the beginning, but towards the end and in the postgame he becomes a lot better
I hated Hop in the beginning he was super arrogant and annoying. I was even happy when he wanted to quit and was really hoping that he actually would (even though I knew he wouldn’t) but he started to become more mature and a pretty cool and fun guy by the end of the game and I liked it.
@@eggburger5978 so charecter developmen
I loved hop like the whole time, he’s a sweet kid who wanted to be just like his brother, but honestly his character development was awesome and I love that he decided to become a professor in the future
@@cozmo_Comet it's better charecter development than most pokemon games
Yoshi's Gaming World Frr!! Him, bede, and marnie all got good development
I love the experience share. It makes leveling up easy without the grind. I also like how camping can level them up and is a great pacifist option for those who don't want to battle train their pokemon as much. Maybe it makes me sound whimpy but i just dont like spending hours grinding with every single pokemon on my team only to slowly level them up because that can make adding newbies a challenge to catch them up. Its just not as satisfying to me. I also slowly feel in love with Hop. I thought he was really annoying at first but watching him lose his confidence made me soften to him and i was genuinely happy to see him in the extension pass though trying to find him when you met up can be a pain
Me seeing that someone named their golisipod Guzma: Ah you too are a person of culture.
everyone has different opinions on sun and moon, but we can all come together with Guzma
Ayy
IT'S YA BOI GUZMA
Personally, I really dislike needing to grind for 2 hours just to get my other Pokémon to the level of my highest Pokémon. I get why others don’t like universal exp share, but it makes me feel less engaged.
ImNotCreative27 it should have been an optional thing not forced
Truer words never spoken! Grinding is called 'grinding' because it's a grind! People don't ever like doing it because it forces you to break up the story and your enjoyment so the EXP share has always been a friend to me. The only argument I'll accept is that the levels of the other trainers are too low, which is independant of the EXP share
Tbf XY introduced the all party exp. share but at least you could turn it off! And now we have exp. candy to level up caterpies
Nazeer Sadek I could agree to that as a compromise
because of the exp share i have absolutely no reason to give attention to any single member of my team, as they will all grow on their own without the player putting any actual effort into it
and you didn't need to "grind" either, just switch the pokemon in front of your team that you want to give experience to, is that too much to ask?
if i see there's a straggler on my team, to the 1st spot you go, so you can get some levels, in Sword and Shield, half your team can level up from 1 single battle, how is THAT fun exactly?
I give it about an 8/10. My issues with the dex and gamefreak still stand. With that being said, these games are fun, engaging, and the best looking Pokemon games. It's the most fun I've had on a game since gen 5
It’s important to keep in mind that the one pumping out the games on a tight schedule is The Pokémon Company Int. The fact is the programmers at GameFreak would certainly prefer to have waited to add everything they’d want into the games
A Games Player a good point, but they were the ones who started the "high quality animations" which is an inconsistent claim at best
I personally had the least fun in a pokemon game since X and Y. For me a 5/10 but I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Yea I'm pretty much of the same mind as you about everything. I love the games a lot, but obviously I'm not blind to the things wrong with it. I just don't want to seem like I'm in the "this game is trash and there is nothing good about it" or the "this game is amazing and there is nothing wrong about it" group. So thanks for putting my thoughts into words!
The rival is probably the most improved part
Hey, I also lost to hop, too, except it was to his Zacian because he had a move that was super effective against my entire team.
Lol was it behemoth blade? Bc same
@Cadeboy 13
Zacian as a whole is completely busted.
I lost my Zamazenta to his Zacian because Zamazenta is literally inferior. Like, its movepool sucks and gets one shotted by Zacians Close Combat.
Other than that, i never lost to Hop. Hes pretty pathetic, and i wished that we had the option to insult him.
*Laughs in sword*
Who else chose Sobble and was never dissapointed.
I was probally the only one.
Scott Avant Your not the only one
@@sw1shstyx777 good
Same. Love Inteleon.
I did, Inteleon is just too good.
I had no idea of Sobble evolutions. So when my Sobble turned out to be a female, I actually laughed at my luck, but when she became an Inteleon, I absolutely loved her
I feel like with more time, this game could've been 10 times more amazing.
My feelings too. But a bit eats away at me that executive meddling got in the way of what could have been truly great.
If the Pokémon company didn't put a time crunch on them to push the anime, tcg, and the merchandise, then perhaps gamefreak could've took their time with sword and shield
@@delphoxxthevulpera68 Yeah, that's definitely why it happened the way it did.
@@delphoxxthevulpera68 Yeah, people were saying they should've delayed the games but they couldn't have due to the anime and tcg.
@@psyffee3755 they could, at least with most of the Franchise
Just make a Filler Season for the Anime
The Manga has been stuck in gen 5 since from 2013 so delay it wont be a Surprise
Just keep making the Toys
But i dont know Anything about the TCG so i dont know if it would be Possible to delay it
Absolutely loved these games for their exceptional atmosphere and excellent, coherent character-development. I think it’s really unfortunate that all of these changes get overshadowed by things most fans might consider minor flaws - but naturally I understand it must be heartbreaking if the natdex is what makes the essence of Pokémon for you. I think we should show GameFreak how much we liked all of the new additions and improvements now, because they definitely heard the criticism enough already - either they decide to act upon that or they stay stubborn. However, hopefully the next games will expand upon both of these areas, not just one.
The issue moved passed the National Dex ages ago btw - it was their reasoning that people are angry about, but that's for another day.
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Thank you for posting this
Looking at it as nothing but a Pokémon game may make its flaws appear minor but within the context of it being a Switch game, the very first Pokémon mainline game on a home console and Gamefreak’s excuses and LIES leading up to its release, it really turns into a piece of shit barely worth half the money of its current prize
Thing is, there are bigger problems than the national dex; away from that, this game has by far the biggest *regional* dex ever, and that more than makes up for it as far as I'm concerned.
My primary issue is that the game feels clearly rushed. Routes and towns are somewhat sparse and linear, there isn't a whole lot to do in them. The game is poorly paced; there's barely anything to do between gyms five to eight except beat the gyms, and then a whole other plot kicks off when you get to Wyndon. Tied to this, the way the villain switch was handled was appalling (Team Yell aren't ever made remotely villainous; Macro Cosmos had no personality and because they weren't built up there was no satisfying payoff from beating them). The game is missing a dungeon or two: no Victory Road, and so disappointing that the Energy Plant was just one room.
Shame because I agree with Truegreen that most of the things that are good about this game, are *really* good. If GameFreak had been given an extra six months this could have been the best game in the Pokemon franchise and more than worthy of making the jump to a home console. As it is... the most accurate word is disappointing. A missed opportunity. What might have been.
We needed a better story. More background on Bede and Rose' relationship would have been a nice. Actually, all characters. They all felt extremely bland.
A really fair review. It’s like you said, different people value different things in Pokémon. I like the game less than you because I think the negatives outweigh the positives, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t think the positives exist. For example, I’ve always transferred my favorite Pokémon to the most updated game, and it really really sucks that they’re sitting on my 3DS without a shot of coming to Galar, but if it doesn’t matter to you, that’s fine too.
I’m also really happy you brought up the small size of Galar and lack of interesting cities/routes. It may be the most major issue IMO and I don’t see enough people talking about it. Compare the size of Galar to Sinnoh or Unova in terms of content. Unfortunately I hard disagree on the story, I thought Hoenn and Sinnoh had clearly better ones and that Rose in particular was a very weak antagonist. Post game was also disappointing, as it’s the only Pokémon game in quite some time to have no new area in the post game.
As a side note, while I don’t think the easiness was the biggest of the games problems (although it’s up there), I still wanted a harder experience so I replayed it on a different switch account with an all-Grass team. It was still pretty easy, but I’ve seen a lot of people talking about 10-Pokémon teams, maybe I’ll try that next.
Yup. Probably the most neutral and fair review I've seen.
Honestly, I've played pokemon games so many times that the story mode aspect of it is kinda boring if it isn't a nuzlocke run. The main reason I looked forward to this pokemon game was because it was gonna be the first time my party members were gonna get a new polish in graphics and animation. That's why the dex cut, and disappointing animation recycle was a deal breaker. I can no longer use my favorite pokemon mega Gardevoir against my friend/rivals favorite pokemon scizor. And with no new emersive animations to incentivize giving up pokemon we've carried since OrAs, we have to stick to sun and moon. I'm sure the game would be entertaining for one run, but with Gamefreak emphasizing their disinterest in post game, not even hoping for the next game to be better feels realistic to me anymore.
aaaa i agree with almost everything you said. it’s really refreshing to see someone with an overall positive view on this game for once. i love the way you look at pokémon games
This is a great review! I appreciate the effort you put into not dismissing people who are disappointed with these games, but I completely agree with the whole part about how the issues that other people are annoyed with don’t affect everyone. That’s exactly how I feel, since people are always trying to shame those of us who enjoyed the game by pointing out flaws that didn’t really change the way I perceived the game as a whole.
Thanks for this review Ron. I can tell you worked hard on it!
I sat beside a kid in my class last year, and he used to like pokemon, and i he new sword and shield had just came out. I started talking about it to him and he asked me if Hop annoyed me. then he did the absolutely hilarious expressions hop does near the start of the game. hilarious.
While I won't go and say your fun is misplaced, I have a rather big gripe with your review. Its entire point is that you rate it not as a video game, but simply a 'pokémon game'... But in my humble opinion, why would Pokémon get any preferential treatment? Why should we ignore the flaws and weaknesses simply because it's pokémon? Is it really in the right to ignore the fact the games have not progressed much?
I'd argue the opposite, Pokémon being the biggest media franchise of all time - and still one of the biggest video games (X&Y made like 20 million dollar iirc) - I think we should hold the franchise in a higher regard and expect more than just 'a Pokémon game'.
I'm sorry, but - I genuinely cannot agree. It's fine if you enjoy it, but to put your head in the sand simply because it's Pokémon does a disservice to the franchise. The higher ups are forcing yearly releases - and unlike other companies in Nintendo enforce harsh crunch hours and keep strict oversight on everyone. (Even Masuda & Ohmori are kept heavily in check by people from TPC in their interviews - there are literally people off-screen who judge everything they do and say.)
This is a Pokemon channel. I don't regularly play other video games other than Pokemon. (and a couple of Mario and Zelda games, which I play for a completely different reason than Pokemon) It's not preferential treatment. Just simply a fact that I personally can't compare Pokemon with any other franchise. I never said that was the correct way to review em. Nothing wrong with explicitly saying that in the beginning of the review so you know how I play these games and how I'm rating them. And nothing is being ignored. But some people have the disposition to not let flaws damage their experience. Some people are the opposite. Each person brings their own disposition to their review.
@@truegreen7
Agree to disagree then. I personally have played Pokémon more than any other thing myself too and hold the franchise very near and dear to my hearts. But when I see Gen 8, I simply see a corporation pushing a game simply for money, letting the other workers suffer. And even then there are some questionable choices - EXP share being non-optional (when the ability to turn it off still exists in the code, but we cannot access it for some reason) which if you like me, want to turn on and off at your own leisure to avoid overleveling is pretty big. Or the odd decision to have multiple models for pokémon instead of 1 model and different textures. As such we have 66 models of Alcremie in the game including its shiny variants.
As I stated, it's fine if you like them. But from an ethical standpoint - I do not support the TPC milking the franchise at the cost of its workers.
Because he said he isn't a gamer so how could he compare Pokémon to other games?
If I only ever watched one anime but no other animes I couldn't compare it to the other ones right? Only thing I can compare a new season to is the previous seasons I have seen. Smh.
I kind of wish the game had voice actors in it as well. i can picture hearing Phil Cornwell as Piers and Michael Mellamphy as Milo.
Imagine ben diskin voice lance in the games too🔥🔥
Am I the only one that is really glad this game didn’t have voice acting and hopes that no main series Pokémon game ever will have voice acting?
@@eggburger5978 why would you want that?
freddy ortiz I feel like it will mess up the feel of the games, I always liked imagining what the characters sound like in my head and whenever I think of hearing actual voices coming out of the speakers whenever someone talks instead of hearing what I think they’d sound like in my head it would be awkward and weird. Also it would be super embarrassing if someone walked by and heard the cartoony anime voice that they would prob have. It’s just my opinion I can understand why people want it (especially because of the Piers scene) but I just really don’t want it and personally hope it never happens, although it probably is inevitable.
Its so weird how you see Piers singing when you see him... and there is no noise
I hate people complaining about this game all of there arguments are completely biased towards the game they have nostalgia for so this is a good review
Hate the opinion you disagree with, not the person.
You really touched on all the stuff I love about this game and issues I've had with people who dislike it. The only other issue I had was I was super overleveled the whole game but I don't run from wild battles so that was more on my play style than anything else. I think more people should watch how other people play when making reviews because seeing how differently others enjoy the game really changed my perspective on things I originally saw as problems. Long time fans complain about the hand holding but watching people who have never played a pokemon game, or haven't had as much experience with them I could see how helpful it was for them. (It's kind of funny people complain about the catching tutorial because it will automatically skip if you have already caught a pokemon before that point in SWSH which I think is a pretty clever touch!) I was shocked when my brother said he only used the pokemon camp feature twice the whole game when that's a feature I used on nearly every route at least twice. Its a similar feeling to watching others play Untitled Goose Game where people solve the puzzles in ways I had never considered in my own personal playthrough!
I'm confident that in like 5-10 years, people are gonna look back at sword and shield with a lot of nostalgia.
Great new pokemon designs, some of the best in years.
The wild area love it or hate it, was a needed addition to a new generation of pokemon on a stronger device like the switch.
The music.
Gym leaders.
...Nessa🥵🥵🥵
I LOVE this game it’s just good tbh The only thing I don’t like is the fact that I can’t have an oshawott
Literally the best feature is exp share . This series battle system is not dynamic enough, fast enough, nor interesting to justify leveling up your Pokémon one at a time. It’s a quality of life improvement that’s makes the battles tolerable.
Last time I was this early, the Slowpoke meme was still popular
The slowpoke meme is still around, right?
Oh you’re heard of the new slowpoke meme? It’s so funny!
Slowpoke? Is that a new Pokemon?
Kiana Kehoe ur joking right?
Cloudine Mbong nigga?
The games? 7/10
I really enjoyed them, the music is fantastic, especially the gym leader and rival themes got me really pumped for battle. But the game has some weaknesses and honestly, for the fairy gym alone I had to take a point away.
This video? 10/10
Because you are a wholesome guy who just wants to enjoy his Pokémon.
Third best story? Cmon, really? It's the most underdeveloped and standard Pokemon story, with the battle against Rose coming out of nowhere.
I mean gen 6's story isn't exactly great
Lucy K.L I agree. But I think Sun/Moon, HGSS, D/P/P and BW+BW2 off the top of my head have much richer stories.
i feel like ron has a _soft spot_ for Sonia
Maybe not that soft of a spot
Doesnt everyone have that? (Like i dont have but...)
@simon Bergkvist XD :D
@@simonixen0762 R34 artists sure do.
Pokémon X/Y: "this game has many flaws, let's hope the next games fix them"
Pokémon OR/AS: "this game has many flaws, let's hope the next games fix them"
Pokémon SM/USUM: "this game has many flaws, let's hope the next games fix them"
Pokémon S/S: "this game has many flaws, let's hope the next games fix them"
Do you see a pattern in the pokémon franchise? Because personaly I think I have an Idea of how the next pokémon games are going to be like.
Deadass i dont remember people saying this shit back when the 1st two generations of pokemon released had a great story with red continued his story through gold in generation 2 Generation 3 appeared it was ok Emberald fixed most of the problems to late Diamond and pearl many problems some were fixed in platinmum so they remaster gold and silver Black and white try to change the plot from just saving the world didnt execute properly than generation 6-8 we’ve had the games become easier lack story while keeping the same exact gameplay since 1998 nothing has changed as far as gameplay is concerened all the changes were designs and story thats it
Thing is, the games nearly always take several steps forward and several steps back.
Nature Phantom Mage You right thats what recent years would tell you sums up the 2000’s in a nut shell
Worst part is they are charging 50% more for the same quality as a 3ds game
What were the problems with ORAS?
I just want to point out that while I love this game a lot pokemon colosseum and XD had more expansive cities that were well worth exploring. Those games came out 15 years ago (Not GF tho)
I still hope we see Orre one day again, but I pray such a game won't be produced by GameFreak, since the days of their greatest ambitions (BW / BW2) are long gone. ._."
6 seconds, last time it was this early, you could have a full pokedex
j g true lol.
j g 😂 😂😂😂
"I judge based on precedent/progress of the series, not what I hoped to see on a home console entry" and I think that's the page many ppl can't meet on when it comes to opinions on this game. And the controversies over graphics n Dex but yeah ultimately, it seems the key point of contention is just how much you were expecting the home console aspect to affect things.
But yeah man, your criticisms you do have are all very fair and I can agree based off what I've seen.
Personally my only complaints are how barren the wild area feels and the lag in wild area. I love all Pokemon (even if I feel horrible about the fossils) and even with the permanent exp share I still struggled with some battles.
The lag, from what I’ve experienced, only happens when you’re connected to the internet because the game is trying to keep up with rendering multiple other players and the actions they perform. However, with how horrible the Y-comm is right now and the fact it’s nearly impossible to meet up with your friends in the wild area and go camping, that’s really no excuse. I don’t, however, really feel it was that barren, considering it’s the “wild” area and there’s Pokemon around every corner.
Brandon DiMichele ok Barren isn’t the right word, I wish there was more to do would be better.
Hoshiden Lycanroc - blood vomit understandable
Like he said, it’d be cool if there were like caves and such to explore
My biggest issues with the games were the lackluster underwhelming story and national dex. Dex cut doesn't affect my playtrough because I always use new mons but it will greatly affect the post game (building competitive teams, wonder trading, genlockes etc.)
Soundtrack was amazing but I wish the region had a more unique atmosphere.
Fun games, might even replay since the story was not heavy or an emotional wrecker like in Sun/Moon lol.
"Why have less fun by scrutinizing something that doesn't bother me"
Seriously one of the wisest things I've ever heard. Your review actually perfectly captures my opinion on Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Despite a little bit pissed about the National Dex cut because my favorite Pokemon, Zangoose did not make it through the cut. But hey, I really love this game. In my opinion, the story and characters are the most important things in any RPG. The story itself is really one of the best compare to any other Pokémon game since gen 5. Some character like Bede and Hop have become the top tier character in my opinion along with N. And I like that your character is not just some random kid that catch the legendary and beat the champion, you have some backstory to logically to do all of that. Just like gen 5 protagonist, you are exactly someone that has been acknowledge by some character unlike any other protagonist. Since N, there is no any other character that catch a legendary other than Hop, and that make Hop is a really special rival. The champion too, unlike any others, he is exactly well known and such a celebrity. Then Chairman Rose, I think he is one of the best antagonist ever with Giovanni and Ghetsis. Gordie and Piers ended up being part of my top 3 gym leader after Drayden. Finally the new Pokémon, I love a lot of them. Eiscue, Cramorant, Orbeetle, Runerigus, Sirfetch'd and Toxtricity already attached to me. I hope Game Freak will make a sequel to this game. They can make a better story, some great new Pokémon and top notch character, expand the region more and finally fix the National Dex issue. Overall, this game become my second favorite Pokémon game after B2W2.
Thank you for acknowledging that the games have both good and bad things. I’m so tired of all the hate.
I also dislike the catch cap. If we can successfully catch a strong Pokémon the game should let us. I hated not being able to catch things because they were too strong.
Also the lack of gts is annoying. That is definitely a way to pressure people to spend money on Pokémon Home which is rumored to have one
Will anyone mention how the Battle Tower theme is by the same guy who made Megalovania? Toby Fox is a great composer.
Battle Tower : “ you wanna have a bad time? “
“And the designs are top-notch!”
[Shows Nessa]
Honestly the best review I've seen yet! Great job at explaining how enjoyable the game is, but still able to point out the flaws that need fixes without bashing on the game itself.
I absolutely love Toby Fox's music, and I'm so glad he got to work for a big boy game like pokemon.
Ironically the game he made by himself was leagues better than the "big boy" game he got to work on.
Surprise trades is great but I still prefer Global Trade System too because it's the best and very useful from previous Pokemon Nintendo 3DS games like Pokemon X and Y, Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Pokemon Sun and Moon and Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
I enjoyed playing Pokemon games ,but I also enjoy Trading Pokemon the most because I can get any Pokemon so long as they'll contain in Rare Pokeball like Level, Heavy, Love, Moon, Lure, Friend, Dream and Safari Balls because they're my favourites💖. Unfortunely Global Trade System doesn't appear in Pokemon Sword and Shield Nintendo Switch games at all which is a huge disappointed
To be honest I really do missed the GTS (Global Trade System) because they're a lot easier to trade than the link trade with someone who are only interest in shiny Pokemon, plus using GTS be able to show Pokemon that you want trade with and show their Pokeball so you can be able to have the rare Pokeball like Lure, Level, Love, Moon, Heavy, Safari, Friendship and Dream balls.But unfortunely It's now on this new Pokemoon game programme Pokemon Home and I don't own it as it cost alot to keep and to be honest I wouldn't know how to used it to transfer on Nintendo Switch.
"pokemon sword has some of the best characters in the entire pokemon franchise"
"Sonia was probably the only character to reveal interesting information."
Everyone said the same thing about x and y. Then realized it sucked like 2 years later. Same for ORAS, then same for S&M, and USUM. Just wait about a year or two and everyones "omg new shiny finally" bias will be worn out and NO ONE will be playing them again. Just think, who plays X and Y or ORAS, or SM/USUM nuzlockes or playthroughs anymore?
sword and shield had the most infuriatingly poorly written stories of all the games. team yell was just kind of there and was mostly ignored by all the characters (even marnie). rose and oleano did nothing the entire game until the last 20 minutes (rose was walking around in his boxers at one point for some reason). bede was supposedly working for rose at some point which was totally ignored for the second half of the game. leon is insufferable ego maniac. i could go on for a while honeslty. only redeeming factor for this game is the music imo. it won't be looked back on fondly i agree
@@ma99954 I feel like most X and Y reviews people were like "The characters are the best in the series" even though it's so obviously awful. It's just Nintendo nastalgia goggles, they can't fathom a franchise like Pokemon to have such a shit game, so they flat out lie to themselves. "The story isn't that bad, it's actually one of the best in the series!" My guy needs to wake up
@@knoxgarfallen3355 at least ORAS is actually good
@@knoxgarfallen3355 it’s his opinion is he not allowed to have one? He probably means more personality wise I’d assume, but still he said it was his thoughts and told you that you could disagree, he’s not lying to himself, you are, believing that anyone who disagrees with you is lying.
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Dlc: *allow me to introduce myself-*
I actually was fine with the EXP. share, as all of my Pokémon were actually a bit under leveled! Granted, I did switch out team members a lot.
HyperPyra same I used like 20
It would just be nice to have the ability to choose, so you can tailor the amount of Pokemon you use and how over/underleveled you want to be to your own preference. A restriction of the player's freedom for no real reason is difficult to justify.
Sophie Jones yeah I wish it had a choice but I didn’t mind much
I just wish it had the option to turn it off
I just now played the game and one thing I noticed related to the permanent exp share is that, even if it does make the game "easier" by making it so you don't have to farm as much, you never really feel overleveled even playing in a grindy way. I got to the first gym at level 20 thinking i was way overleveled and to my surprise I was actually in the right range. Compared to other games, I never really felt that I had to be careful about how much fighting I did to avoid gaining too many levels before the next gym. Even the champion cup had a pretty nice surprise with the jump from level 55 to level 60-65 pokemon.
Definitely agree with all of the review and appreciate that it's a review of what the game is meant to be, and not a review of what the game isn't. I'm getting tired of many "Why this new pokemon game SUCKS" reviews where they spend 90% of the video complaining about things the game never offered and talking about how they wish it was an entirely different game.
I found the game to be really good but I still find it nowhere near on the same level as Pokémon platinum which to this day is still my favourite all-time Pokémon game. In my opinion the Sinnoh region is laid out better than Gallar is and it has the greatest music of all time. I found the GEN four Pokémon to be way more interesting and way cooler to look at compared to GEN eight
Unfortunately I fear if GameFreak remakes Sinnoh, they'll only ruin it.
@@WaterKirby1994 at least they can make them faster
@@WaterKirby1994 sorry to burst your bubble but they ruined it
@@higakeiichi2928 Yeah I know GameFreak gave some Studio without much experience developing games the job of remaking it & they made a demaster instead. Why is it every remake except HGSS is of less quality than the remake pair that came before? I fear whatever comes next whether it is Let's Go 2 Johto or Gen 5 Remakes.
Let's face it there's a 65% probability that whatever gets remade next will be even worse than BDSP, as impossible as that sounds. Black & White remakes are already probably doomed to be much worse than their original games when they happen. The Gen 5 Fanbase should be in complete dread right about now because their beloved games will likely get remade before this decade ends.
Gen 5 was an anomaly that unbalanced the Pokemon Series & doomed it down a path where the series quality would keep decreasing. The sheer weight of Gen 5's maassiveness combined with the switch to 3D would essentially start the series downsizing. The 3 Year gap between generations that returned after Generation 5 only would further make the games feel rushed as the 3D Games required more time to make.
A year late, but SwSh are defo my favourite pokemon games. I love how you can replay so many times but still have a great time, and i like how you can play through with no grinding involved.
I've seen people be very subjective towards the games, so I want to thank you for being objective, my dude.
This was a really great video. I really loved the Gym Leaders, the Gym Challenge and exploring the Galar region. I think that you made a good point in regards to the cities. I didn't really notice it because they still feel so vast and gorgeous even with the few amount of people and closed off areas. I don't think that the plot was messy per say, but I do think that the buildup to Chairman Rose being the villain was too subtle or too small. There are problems at the power plant and wild Pokemon Dynamaxing before he's revealed as the big threat, but there isn't a more prominent growing threat during your journey. Even Sun/Moon had the possibility of Ultra Beasts showing up before Lusamine was revealed as the true villain. The focus is primarily on the Gym Challenge this time around, along with the mystery of the Galar legions, and the conflicts are more character driven like with Hop and Bede's character arcs. I don't think that's a bad thing, especially when I love so many of the characters introduced in the games, but it kind of leads to a lack of more proper buildup to the second Darkest Day. I actually thought that the two brothers were more random than Chairman Rose's villain turn, but the post storyline quest did feel like the most natural extension of the main storyline out of all of the games thus far. I absolutely adore Hop and his character development was terrific. He's easily one of my favorite rivals. Sonia's character arc was also pretty solid and I grew to like her a lot more than I initially expected.
I also think that describing them as the most fun and entertaining Pokemon games is really fitting. I've played Pokemon since Silver and I wanted to replay Sword right after I finished it. I usually don't get that kind of reaction after finishing the main storyline, or at least not as intensely as I did with this game. I actually want them to do another game set in Galar before doing any remakes, even though remakes would probably be easier to manage, just because I want to explore Galar more and make new teams. I prefer sticking with one team as early as possible, although I might raise a few more Pokemon that I wanted to try out sooner rather than later. There are valid complaints about the games and I have my fair share of problems with them too, but darn it these games are extremely fun and at the end of the day, that's exactly what I want from my video games.
Yeah. They still feel kinda rushed to me, but honestly, they have a small deadline of an year, they will sadly have to cut corners. I think they should give us a full fledged game with the National Dex, and good features. And they should also take their time to do that. I agree with a lot of criticism, but that doesn't mean I support people who spread toxicity and rudeness in the fandom. I don't respect anyone who doesn't respect the developers and other people involved in the games. If you're going to criticise the games, do it respectfully. Don't be a jerk to Masuda or anyone at GF. That's why I hate DistantKingdom. He is really toxic and his fanbase is really rude and they are just plain jerks. If you're criticising the games, be unbiased, fair, and most importantly, respectful.
@@piyushmenon4987 I think that there are good features in these games already. They don't feel that rushed or incomplete to me, but I also couldn't care less about the National Dex issue. I understand why people are upset about it and not being able to see some of my favorite Pokemon in the games is disappointing, but the toxic behavior from so many fans made me care less about the National Dex. Ideally, I agree that they should have more time to develop the games so that everyone can be happy, but they were in a tight spot with these games in terms of a time crunch. Taking more time to develop them just wasn't an option and as much as people say that they would have preferred a delay, I'm positive plenty of people would have thrown a fit over not getting a new generation on the Switch until next year instead.
@@mewdreamer Yeah. I've seen some people give it a 1/10 or a 9/10, which, I think is really biased. I'm fine with their opinions, but it honestly is just ridiculous. That's their subjective opinion, while I'm more of a guy who likes to focus on being objective. But yeah, however good or bad the games might be in their opinion, they have no right to be toxic to anyone or harass GF or Masuda. I highly discourage rude and toxic behaviour and recommend being polite, respectful, fair and civil. I've been called a shill when I was talking about the positive points of the games, and I've also been harassed a lot online. I understand some people wouldn't like the game delayed. And, I'd say sometimes, you can't please everyone in life. GameFreak will have to make controversial decisions. I don't think many people will stick around after Sword and Shield. I'll still stick around to see and try the upcoming games.
@@piyushmenon4987 A 9/10 rating doesn't seem too biased to me, but reviews and opinions are subjective by nature anyway. No one should be harassed or threatened over these games, especially GF and Masuda. Despite the backlash, I'm not sure if that many people will avoid future games. Sword/Shield sold like hotcakes despite months of backlash over the decision and most of the reviews I've seen/watched have been as whole pretty positive. I don't think that the backlash comes from a minority group of fans, but I don't think that the backlash is necessarily an accurate representation of how the fanbase in general feels about the National Dex either.
@@mewdreamer Yup. The criticism is important though. But that's just my opinion. However, I will say that the games are pretty fun, honestly.
People just like to complain. This game is pretty with good mechanics, music and the character design is amazing.
The characters are even good for pokemons standards.
Yeah, every new gen is hated by these “fans”. If they hate the new games that’s fine but don’t ruin the fun for others.
You bring up a nice point (as you consistently do), GameFreak *have* heard our criticism, it’s now important to talk about the great stuff that we want to continue into the next game, as well as making the atmosphere around the games more kind and welcoming! Celebrate what we love now we’ve made our concerns heard
I lost once. That dang Sword legendary. It's freakin BUSTED! Boosted attack plus Swords Dance, that's BROKEN!!!
Foul Play
@@vodaz9109 OBVIOUSLY! But you wouldn't know to do that when you know 0 percent of the game ending. Smh, why do i have to explain this...
Coz this is the internet and nothing is allowed to be simple.
*Explain everything in abundant detail.*
@@vodaz9109 fairy type
Hop on shield is freakin op
I avoided this video for a while because the fan reaction around this game has been pretty toxic even still. But, I literally agree with everything you said except for Hop, who is now my favorite rival, topping Hau. Hop is the only character in any video game ever who I want to give a hug. (I just want him to be happy ;~;)
Ahem, pushing my bi-curiosity aside, I really connected with your opinions on this game. I think the story should've been executed a bit better with the Rose stuff, but the Gym Challenge is the most compelling it's ever been. You FEEL that journey. Leon is the embodiment of success, so much so that his theme is just the Hall of Fame, because everyone expects him to win. He's the unbeatable champion, after all. That's why they repeat that same phrasing over and over. It's built up to so expertly, it's just... AAAAH!
Flawed? Yes.
Mishandled in many ways? Yes.
Fun, interesting, engaging, and epic? Y E S .
Whenever i see Coalossal's Gigantamax form, the lava reminds me so much of Minecraft. Just look a the textures
I pretty much agree with you on all points. The most disappointing part of the game was the rush job with rose and co. There was something special there, especially with all the hints at more of a story behind the assistant, but they just didn't stick the landing. Also, making the monarchy the final villain of the UK Pokémon games was pretty genius and very funny.
I can't wait for the Top 20 Sword and Shield music list!!
I have to say, one thing I hope Gamefreak continues going forward is the presentation. I love how important the gyms felt, and how several leaders were more than glorified trainers we beat once and never talk to again. It made the journey feel special, which is the whole goal of Pokemon. I've never bought both versions of any Pokemon game but I'm seriously considering buying Sword just to play through the story again without losing all my post work in Shield.
They aren't perfect, but damn if I don't find them fun.
I quite liked the non-voice acting actually. It let me visualize their voices, and had fun attempting a British and Scottish accent!
Ow yeah, I imagine that if pokemon does voice acting they should do it only in cutscenes. Like the movie cutscenes and the normal dialouge we just read. That'd make those scenes less empty
This is definitely the best SwSh review I've seen
I quite enjoyed Sword & Shield but not having a Mareep hurts me in the soul
I'm so glad to hear your opinion on this! I love your videos and gen 8 has been so different from past regions, so I knew this would be great. I completely agree with alot of your points!
Hop's entire arc is him slowly realizing that he isn't the protagonist lol
I'm really glad you had so much fun with the new titles. I had some complaints and I didn't think it was the strongest game out there, but I at least had fun!
Honestly, the main gripe I have with this game is the same thing I thought of ultra moon. I don't like that my rival gets a starter weak to the one I choose. Your rival is supposed to push you and be a challenge but Hop and Hau just weren't since you have a type advantage from the beginning.
It's been like that in Gen. 3 as well.
It's worst in Gen. 3 because your rivals starter Pokemon doesn't fully evolved ( not counting the remake ).
@@jjc4924 is it? I've only played gen 1, 4, 7, and now 8
Slasher. Yeah. The rivals in Gen. 3 is your male/female protagonist depending on who you play as. They also have an starter Pokemon that has the advantage against your own starter Pokemon. But the biggest problem was that they had an very little development that it didn't bother to fully evolved all the way to it's final form. It only stops at it's middle form & nothimg more. And the worst part about it is that it's own Pokemon team isn't that built up really well either. For example; if you have Torchic as your starter Pokemon, it'll have an weakling Slugma that hasn't evolved into an Magcargo yet. That's how bad they are.
Thankfully, they were improved in the remake. They were alot better in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire than what they were in Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald.
I will say that the absolute worst rivals in any Pokemon games is Shauna, Trevor & Tierno from X and Y. They are far worst.
My one complaint about the Wild Area: in postgame all the wild Pokemon are level 60. Which sucks if you genuinely enjoy catching Pokemon at lower levels and leveling them up. Catching an Oddish or a Mudbray at level 60 makes it feel like you missed out on part of its growth & development.
I thought this game was pretty good
It was alright, and every time i re-played it, i found something new!
But with the whole "darkest day" stuff, and the rather easy difficulty, I felt this as more of a fan-game than an actual pokemon game
Overall I enjoyed my time with it, it's the first game that got me into competitive with all of it's quality of life features
But I feel that the game could be alot more polished with the animations, textures etc.
I enjoy this game 7/10
In terms of Gigantamax forms, I wouldn't say any of them are 'ingenious', besides maybe Alcremie and Duralodon. Most just seem to be getting bigger or weird stretching, which makes sense but is a bit boring. Gengar didn't need another form though, and Charizard definitely didn't.
I felt that the cut of hundreds of Pokémon was actually unnoticeable by just playing.
They diversify which Pokémon are in and *every* area has different Pokémon.
I honestly love Pokémon so much that the games can have issues but I will still love and support the franchise. They always bring me joy when I play them, flaws and all.
Ron:lost to hop
Me:This is so sad Alexa play Pokemon sword and shield gym theme
The things I wish they would have done is put more animation into the basic attacks, and I wish they would let us transfer Pokemon from our old games into this game even if it doesn't register on the Pokedex, kind of the way Mew does when you get it in the game.
I returned Shield and got Dragonquest 11 instead because I heard it was great. It's definitely a lot of fun.
And that's fine. If you don't enjoy a game, or want to try something else, you always can try it.
Yeah, I think I agree. I definitely enjoyed this game, though I know many did not. But I feel like this game was at the very least in the middle of other games; while it was not the best, it is not the worst either. For me, I felt the biggest problem was how easy it was. I switched out my party multiple times (I didn’t have a rotating party of 10 like you but I just replaced them) and even then I tended to be overleveled really easily-which is one of the problems of a game being too easy. For example, Leon was the hardest challenge I had in the game’s story. However, he only KO’d one of my Pokémon. No other trainer did that. I didn’t even use items. Not as much of a letdown as X and Y’s champion, but still a let down.
I started playing HG/SS and I feel like that game gave a challenge, though I feel like the levels were a bit off (at the Elite 4, I was level 39ish and while many elite 4 is 40ish, Lance is 50 and having a 10 level difference will obviously be more difficult, especially if they’re all dragons). I feel a better balance could be struck if they made you always land 5 levels below opponents if you don’t use the EXP Share All and land at (or slightly above) opponent levels if you use the EXP Share All. I wasn’t that much of turning off EXP Share All at first, but seeing how easy recent games are with it on, it’s really... hitting more. I think that’s why I enjoy older (Gen 5 and below) Pokémon games more; because they were more of a challenge.