Pokemon Scarlet and Violet review: "The most interesting Pokemon game in a long time, for better and worse"

Pokemon Scarlet Violet review
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GamesRadar+ Verdict

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet offer ambitious ideas and fun concepts that inject life into the Pokemon formula, but don't quite capitalize on them to their full extent – not to mention that poor technical perꦚformance coꦗmpromises the experience deeply

Pros

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    Paldea's open world is conceptually interesting

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    A bouncy musical soundtra𒅌ck elevates the eℱxperience

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    Terastallizing adds an intriguing twist to combat

Cons

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    Performance and graphics are 🌠bad꧃ – often painfully so

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    The ൲actua🍷l open world mechanics don't always integrate well

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    Story lacks focus and direction