Pokémon Shield is a warm and familiar experience with some interesting twists and ideas thrown into the mix. The presentation left me disappointed – the game still showing its handheld roots – but, the hook of capturing and training Pokémon is as addictive as it has ever been, while the Wild Area teases an exciting new direction for the series.
Pokémon Shield
Game Freak · Nov 15, 2019
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Become a Pokémon Trainer and embark on a new journey in the new Galar region! Choose from one of three new partner Pokémon: Grookey, Scorbunny, or Sobble. In this all new adventure, you'll encounter new and familiar Pokémon as you catch, battle, and trade Pokémon while exploring new areas and uncovering an all-new story. Get ready for the next Pokémon adventure in the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield games.
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- 8.5Either catching ‘em all, or taking on the Wild Area and the Gym Leaders, there’s plenty of content here even if some people think the National Pokédex removal is a deal breaker. It’s still a lot of fun and can keep players busy for hours on end. The style and look is great and it controls fantastically. Is it my favorite Pokémon game in the series? I’m not sure, but it still holds the standard for one of the best out there. Any RPG fan will get enjoyment out of this one and Pokémon fans new and old will have a great time exploring the Galar Region.
- As has been the case with Game Freak for years, Pokemon Sword and Shield feels like two steps forward in some ways and one step back in others. The loss of more than half of the total number of Pokemon is certainly felt, but the introduction of the Wild Area and the reemergence of gyms on a much larger scale help to make Pokemon Sword and Shield another must play Pokemon experience regardless of the more glaring than usual flaws.As has been the case with Game Freak for years, Pokemon Sword and Shield feels like two steps forward in some ways and one step back in others. The loss of more than half of the total number of Pokemon is certainly felt, but the introduction of the Wild Area and the reemergence of gyms on a much larger scale help to make Pokemon Sword and Shield another must play Pokemon experience regardless of the more glaring than usual flaws.
- 8.0Pokémon Sword and Shield have a few problems which prevent them from attaining classic status, but what's here is an incredibly fun, pretty, and enjoyable RPG that is hard to put down once you start playing. The loop of fighting trainers and catching Pokémon is one that works incredibly well here as it ever has, but I can understand why hardcore Pokémon fans will feel let down. Still, if you're not bothered by Dexit, this is a great Pokémon game to pour a couple of dozen hours into, at least.
- 8.0The game delivered quite strongly in its presentation in a way that sets the stage for the franchise to continue into future generations, but at the same time the lack of real gameplay and story innovation could endanger some of that staying power, especially among longtime fans.
- If you are already angered at the fact that your favorite Pokemon didn’t make it into Sword and Shield, then the poor visuals, shoddy online infrastructure, and underwhelming Dynamax mechanic won’t do much to win you back over. Still, many aspects of Pokemon Sword and Shield show promise, and if a future game in the series can feature this title’s best elements while having better graphics and every Pokemon, we may have the best game in the series on our hands. That’s why the middle evolution metaphor is very apt.
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He jugado desde Pokemon Red, y este conserva la formula pero le hace falta libertad en su mundo, se lo daría a mi hijo pero yo ya no lo considero entretenido a mi edad.
One of the best pokemon games I have ever played its endless fun, I mean what could you ask for
Finally a pokemon game that isnt boring, trust me i have skipped sun and moon for this. Amazing recommend for sure but I wish they had mega evolutions
I love this game. I have loved playing Pokemon since Heart gold but this game is not quite up to that standard alone. With the DLC, I would give this game a full 5-stars. The story is good and standard; the graphics are good for most of the game, some of the environment looks terrible but overall nothing to hinder your experience. I love this game a lot, but it is definitely something I can easily put down and not play.
Most of pokemon's game don't have the best story, and this game is not exception. The bad part: * The story is complete boring * Your rival is too dump and ridiculous. * Team Yell is not evil. They are just dump people. * The way to catch the legendary pokemon is ridiculously. The good part: * The wild area is gorgeous * Raid pokemon battle are kind of fun but repetitive * You can easily grind your pokemon, so the gym battles would be easy. * Good music during gym battles
The story was a bit bland for Sword & Shield, and honestly, I was expecting a little bit more from GameFreak and the team behind Sword/Shield. Hopefully, the next Pokemon installments will reach higher and newer heights and raise the bars for old-timers who grew up on the GameBoy Color/Advanced generation of the series. 7.8/10.
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